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This is the truth of
the wheel of one's life:
Speaker:if you can simply embrace where you are,
Speaker:that energy itself is the energy that
will help this wheel continue to move.
Speaker:Hello and welcome back to
Remember Why You Are Here,
Speaker:a podcast for seekers and sensitives
where you can relax, receive,
Speaker:reconnect to yourself and remember
the most important thing of all:
Speaker:why you're here. Where I live,
Speaker:we are just entering the
time of the fall equinox,
Speaker:and it's one of my
favorite times of the year.
Speaker:At all of the equinoxes and
the solstices, I go outside.
Speaker:Nowadays, I'm doing it with my daughter.
Speaker:I go outside and I collect flowers
and things that are in bloom,
Speaker:bring them to the outdoor altar,
Speaker:and I always love seeing how
vivid the colors of these
Speaker:last flowers are.
Gathering up the zinnias,
Speaker:the last sunflowers, the
anemones in the garden,
Speaker:and just seeing the beauty
of this last gasp of color
Speaker:and really deeply appreciating
this feeling of the wheel turning
Speaker:yet again.
Speaker:I've always really loved and
resonated with this Celtic
Speaker:concept of the Wheel of the Year,
Speaker:this concept that everything
moves in the cycle
Speaker:and part of the great celebration
of being here on this planet is
Speaker:being willing to slow down
enough to feel that shift,
Speaker:to feel that turning. And the fall
equinox to me always has such a specific
Speaker:feel to it.
Speaker:I really can feel the shift
into the autumn season,
Speaker:the coolness in the air, the crispness,
Speaker:the fading of summer into
fall. It's such an invitation,
Speaker:not only deeper into the season,
but into self-reflection,
Speaker:into this time of
self-reflection of one's own
life:where am I in the wheel of my existence,
life:and what might be coming up next?
life:Fall is such a time of nostalgia
and reflection and planting
life:seeds literally and
figuratively for the future.
life:And so I felt inspired to share this
video that I made before I created the
life:podcast called The Wheel of One's Life,
and I never got around to sharing it,
life:so I was excited about
sharing it now as one of our
life:episodes. So in this episode,
life:we're going to touch on what
the wheel of one's life is,
life:how to be aware of where you
are in the wheel of your life,
life:what that means, and how,
when we can orient to that,
life:we can then know what
might be coming up next.
life:So cozy up as we step into
autumn and step into this
life:understanding of the
wheel of our own lives.
life:We all have seasons in our lives,
times that we're up or down,
life:in the depths of winter, or in the height
of summer. In the Celtic tradition,
life:we call this the Wheel of the
Year or the Wheel of one's life.
life:And the truth is, just by
embracing the wheel of your life,
life:this is how you find your center,
life:and this video is a guide to help you
understand where you are in your life,
life:what season you're currently
inhabiting in your life,
life:and how to graduate to the next phase
in your life while being able to
life:embrace this moment with
peace and wellbeing.
life:Wheels are some of the most
ancient symbols on earth.
life:Pictographs of wheels going back thousands
of years were often thought to depict
life:the sun or a sun calendar.
life:The image of a wheel also figures
prominently in many world religions.
life:For example, in Buddhism,
there's the wheel of Dharma,
life:which both symbolizes the wheel
of samsara, of birth and rebirth,
life:but also this concept of
rapid spiritual change.
life:Being able to go with this wheel,
life:to experience the power
of birth and rebirth,
life:and to ultimately transcend
the wheel altogether.
life:This is called coming to
the center of one's wheel.
life:There's also a wheel that
figures in the Bible.
life:Ezekiel refers to this enigmatic,
heavenly, wheel within the wheel,
life:representing perhaps among other things,
the universe and our place within it.
life:The wheel is also a symbol in the
traditional Waite-Rider tarot deck.
life:So the wheel closes out the
journey of the Major Arcana,
life:and it is about the ending of one journey,
life:and the beginning of another.
life:Wheels have ancient symbology and meaning,
life:and just by connecting into
the symbol of the wheel,
life:we can understand our
own lifetimes as a wheel.
life:Just like the seasons and
the cyclical nature of
life:life, everything in nature
moves in this cycle.
life:Everything in your life is
on a wheel, a seasonal cycle.
life:So no matter where you are in your life,
life:you can know that wherever
you are is temporary,
life:that it is just a part of this
wheel, and before you know it,
life:the turn will come and the
next phase will arrive.
life:Embracing the seasonality of your
life is how you realize that you are
life:never stuck. You are always moving.
life:The next era is always coming into being.
life:It can help to tune into which season
you're in now, because just by doing so,
life:you will know which season
may be coming up next for you.
life:So wherever you are in
your life right now,
life:I invite you to tune into these qualities
or characteristics of the four seasons
life:and ask yourself, where are
you in the wheel of your life?
life:Perhaps you're in a wintertime.
life:Are you in a time where things
feel like they're dissolving,
life:where things are fallow, stuff isn't
happening, you aren't going out,
life:things are slowed down.
life:This can be a time where depression is
taking center stage or there's a lack.
life:This is a winter of one's
life and winter can be potent.
life:Winter can be where we
perceive the otherworld.
life:It can be where we do the repair work
necessary to be ready for the next phase
life:of our life, which is spring.
life:Are you in a moment where it feels
like you're being bombarded by newness,
life:where you feel vulnerable, unsure,
life:where you feel naive or youthful-like
you're starting out and you're not sure
life:what you're doing and the intensity of
that vulnerability can be overwhelming?
life:You're probably in a spring of your life.
life:You're probably in a time where you're
beginning something entirely new.
life:You're not going to feel like a beginner
forever, but this is a potent moment.
life:This is a moment where all the new
seeds of your life are getting planted.
life:Maybe you're in a summer moment.
life:Are you in a time where everything just
feels like it's totally at its height?
life:Like you can't take on anymore?
The busyness is just at its peak.
life:Maybe you have a lot going on,
life:you feel like you can't keep up with
your to-do list. This is a summer time.
life:This is a time of fire,
of movement, of fullness,
life:and this has its own beauty as well.
life:There's only so much that we can reach
our peak of busyness before things start
life:to wane again. And you are setting
so much in motion right now.
life:You are setting the foundations
so that you can be ready for fall.
life:Maybe you're in a fall
moment of your life,
life:a moment where it feels like
everything is up in the air,
life:things are ending,
life:but you don't know what's going to
happen on the other side of that ending.
life:Where things are starting to
wane or disappear or transform or
life:change before your eyes.
life:Maybe you're in a time where
you're really having to let go,
life:let go of a job or let
go of a partnership.
life:Fall is a time of deep
transition, but it's important,
life:because this is how we
prepare for the winter.
life:We prepare for a time where our spirit
can come back into stillness and
life:peace and reconnect to an
essential part of ourselves.
life:So which season are you
in in your life right now?
life:I'd love to hear in the comment
section below: Are you in a winter?
life:Are you in a spring, a summer or a fall?
life:And when you can embrace that,
life:can you see how you are being prepared
for the next journey in your life?
life:Because this is the truth of the
wheel of one's life. It always turns.
life:You're never stuck, you're never stagnant.
life:If you can simply embrace where you are,
life:that energy itself is the energy that
will help this wheel continue to move.
life:And at the end of the day,
life:what we really want is to be able to sit
at the center of this wheel no matter
life:where we are in our life, to
sit at the center and observe,
life:to embrace what is happening now,
life:to embrace the power of this moment
because this is where the change happens.
life:So how do we do this? Well,
life:the first thing is to really
step into your observer mind:
life:Can you step out of this situation and
look at it from an outside perspective?
life:Can you watch your own mind?
life:This is where meditation practice
comes in and is very helpful.
life:Can you take at least five minutes every
day to just watch the patterns that
life:your mind goes into,
life:to watch what you think about when
you have a moment of quietude,
life:maybe to watch what judgments you go
to about yourself or about the world?
life:This is all training yourself how to
sit at the center of that wheel and
life:observe your life. And that observation
is what will help that wheel to move.
life:Having a gratitude practice can
also really help you step into this
life:observational mode and
help this wheel to move.
life:What are you grateful for in your life?
life:What are you grateful for in this season?
life:There's always something to be
grateful for in every season.
life:Every season has its
hardships and its challenges.
life:But what is it about this season that
you can actually find gratitude for,
life:that is maybe bringing
something to your life.
life:Taking time at the end of each day to
list just a couple things that you're
life:grateful for. Even if it's
something as simple as,
life:I'm grateful for this
comfy pillow behind me,
life:or I'm grateful for the
water that I drank today.
life:I'm grateful for a hot shower.
life:These simple things can help
retrain your mind to see the
life:gifts inherent to the stage that
you're in. And when we see the gifts,
life:that's when we graduate. And whenever
you feel like you're truly stuck,
life:take a moment and remember another time
in your life where you felt like you
life:were just going to stay
in that season forever.
life:Another time in your life where you felt
like you couldn't envision what came
life:next or that you thought you
were going to be stuck forever.
life:Think about that time now and then
remember what happened when it shifted,
life:when it changed, when the
rest of your life came in,
life:when the rest of your life began.
Even then when you thought,
life:I'm never going to get past this.
I'm going to be stuck here forever,
life:you can look back now
and see how it was just a
life:phase. Everything is temporary.
life:The moment that you're in
right now is temporary as well.
life:The wheel of one's life continues to turn.
life:And our role is just to get
comfortable with that movement,
life:to get comfortable with the cyclical
nature of life, and to trust, to know,
life:that when we can step into
this role of observing,
life:embracing and accepting that that
is the very energy that will help us
life:graduate and step into the
next season of our life.
life:The seasons have so much to teach us,
life:and I'm so passionate about connecting
with the natural rhythms of the living
life:world in order to tune into that.
life:So if you want more content like this
and to stay connected to the living world
life:in a way that really informs your journey
and gives you support along the way,
life:I'd love to see you in any of my courses.
life:I have a whole catalog on my website of
classes that will help you make these
life:direct connections with the
living world and find support,
life:support that will help you tune
into your own individual path,
life:the journey that you're on, and the
gifts you're here to bring to this world.
life:I also send out videos like these and
other forms of support every other week
life:through my newsletter, and I'd
love to connect with you there.
life:Once you're on my website,
life:you can sign up with your email and I'll
be in your inbox every other week with
life:messages like this and
support for your journey.
life:So thank you so much for being here and
many blessings on whatever season you're
life:in right now. So after
listening to this video,
life:I'm super curious. Where are
you in the wheel of your life?
life:If you want to leave me a
voice message and let me know,
life:head over to asiasuler.com/remember.
life:I know when I first recorded this video,
life:I felt very much like I was at the
end of a long winter in my life.
life:It felt like maybe just the
very beginning of spring,
life:like maybe just the snowdrops are
up.And now, listening to it now,
life:it's fascinating to see how
I am in a different season.
life:I feel now way more so
like I am in a summer
life:of my life. And I just
think that that's so cool.
life:It's so neat to take this
moment to reflect on that.
life:And it's such a good reminder for me that
when we take that time to really think
life:on it and reflect on it, it gives us
so much feedback and so much support,
life:not only where we are,
but how to meet this time,
life:and how to move with grace through
the season that we're currently in,
life:and so we can meet what comes next.
life:So wherever you are in the season
of your life, may there be beauty.
life:May you be met by
everything that you need to
life:walk through this time with
wisdom, with courage, with grace,
life:and may it show you and remind you
of the most important thing of all,
life:why you're here.
