Self Care & Neutrality

I didn’t realize how long it has been since I have written here. Wow time is flying…. Here’s my rambling for today.

You know that feeling when you need to say no, I can’t but don’t want to disappoint others, be judged or end up feeling guilty? Well the universe gave me that gift this morning, times 3.

Sleep has been elusive this week. Not because I’m worried or thinking. Not because I was in pain. No reason in particular, it is just the way I am sometimes. And Full Moons don’t help. And then today I had 3 invitations, all wonderful invitations!

But what I really needed was to stay home and nurture myself. (Hopefully take a nap!) When I don’t get enough sleep my empathic gifts are much louder, less managed. Everything seems so loud, noises, energy, feelings….. Because the neural pathways are overstimulated, they need time to rest too.

My life long pattern would have been to find a way to say yes to all of them. Those kind of patterns come up, almost every time, they are neurological pathways. But every time I make a different choice I am strengthening the new neural pathway. Making that new choice easier and easier to make. So I said, no thank you 3 times. And all 3 responses where loving!

When we say yes to self care and are brave enough to share that with others, we help empower them to make that same choice. To put self first, to give ourself what we need. Simply because we are worth it. Every single one of us! Just because we are! We are all Sourse Energy. We are all One. And We Are All Worthy Because We are Love!

Let us build our New Earth with a culture that completely understands the value of Self Care!

Part of doing that is also becoming aware of our own judgement of our and others self care. We are all one but we are all completely individual, living completely different lives. So of course our needs are not going to be the same. May we find that place of Neutrality. When we stop judging ourselves, we can stop judging others And when we stop judging others, we can stop judging ourselves. As Within so Without.

I hope for you lots of Self Care, Neutrality and Sleep! Much Love!

Forgiveness vs Suffering

I am struggling this morning to forgive someone, I went into meditation to ask for help, after a little bit I heard go write about it and share. I sense they wanted me to share this because so many of us are having things come up in this season of change, that we have a choice about. We either decide to hold the pain and all the yucky, humiliating and shameful stories we tell ourselves about that thing. Or we can forgive. 

So, let’s talk about forgiveness for a bit. Forgiveness is NOT saying to another it’s ok what you did to me. Hear me, not that!!! Forgiveness is really “I am not going to let what you did to me hurt me over and over again”. I am not going to run my life based on untrue things that you told me or that I inferred. I am not going to keep suffering, while you stand by unaware that you have even done anything wrong. I am not going to let the devistating pain you left me with ruin m y life. I am going to set my self free from all that pain and struggle by forgiving you, by detaching from what you did and seeing from a higher perspective. 

All are joined in the oneness of love. So any attack I have on another is an attack on myself. Energetically and spiritually anger, vengefulness, hate filled thoughts are acts of attack. So we are sending that yuck to ourselves, as well as drawing more of that into our lives, to prove the story we are telling ourselves. You’ve heard that saying that resentment is like taking poison hoping the other person gets sick… It just doesn’t work.

Psychologically, if I believe that someone hurt me, then I also believe in the consequences of that hurtful act. For example, If someone tells you that you are not good enough, and you believe them, then you start to feel not good enough and act in ways that make you seem not good enough. 

So, it becomes a question of faith. Am I going to believe in this unloving act as truth and then build my life and choices around that hurt. Or am I going to believe in the Love that created the Universe, the Love that connects us all, the Love that is who each of us is at our core.  And allow that Love to flow through me every day  and shoot for every minute? Do I put my faith in the loneliness or enteral connection? Do I believe in my unworthiness or do I believe in the worthiness of every child, woman and man? Do I put my faith in separation and injustice or do I believe that we are all one and we can figure this out? Where are you putting your faith?

Forgiveness does not mean that you allow yourself to be taken advantage of or used. Forgiveness holds within it Discernment. The discernment, without judgement for everyone is one their own path, to say this person, place or thing isn’t good for me. That’s all it is “this isn’t good for me”. Unfortunately, we humans have been taught that we must justify such things, which becomes a whole other ego story to create more pain. Simply allowing “this isn’t good for me” to be true and then taking LOVING action to honor that knowing.

During this season of our evolution as a species we are being asked to let go of all the old stories, hurts and limitation. Because we need to change the world. That is why we decided to be here on Mother Earth at such a tumultuous time of change. So that we can be Love. So that we can do our work and therefore impact the whole. Because we are all one at our core. 

So if you are struggling with forgiveness this morning, I hope this helps. It most certainly helped me to share about it with you. Huh, my guides were right on the mark. Imagine that! Spirit, Love sent the answer. Love sent the miracle. The miracle is when I shift my attention to Love! 

The miracle is when we shift our attention to Love!

My wish for you my fellow journeyers is freedom, forgiveness and a shift in your attention to Love. Just for today or even just for this minute. And in the next moment, deciding again.

Much Love! 

Autumn

Seeing from a Higher Perspective

Time seems to be flying by and there is so much going on lately in our world that I felt called to talk to you about how you are processing those things right now. Of course, the first step is to recognize and accept how we are feeling. Sometimes that can be hard, we are so used to “pushing thru” that we often can’t name what we are feeling, we just know that something is off or that we feel yucky.  

One way to get in touch with your feelings is to journal. Give yourself the prompt of right now I am feeling…. Set a timer for 5-8 mins. Then just let yourself write, no editing, no trying to understand, just write. Let whatever needs to come out, flow through your pen.  Afterward, allow yourself to read and deeply listen to what the body had to share. You may want to journal again, more purposefully this time about ways to cope with those feelings or your plan to meet the needs you see within.

Another way to tune in to your feelings is to go out in nature. Go for a leisurely walk with the intention of getting in touch with yourself and your feelings.  The trick here is to clear the mind and be open to what Pacha Mama has to say/show us. Taking a leisurely walk while thinking about your to do list, won’t help. We have been so trained to think, think, think. I’d invite you to decide and imagine/sense/feel dropping down into your heart space at the beginning of the walk and intend to be curious and open.  

After we have gotten in touch with our feelings and taken time to care for our needs; we can choose and begin seeing from a higher perspective. How do we do that? We simply take a few deep breaths and ask to see this from a place of Love or Higher Consciousness. 

Now if you’re wondering who you are asking, that’s up to you. You could ask your Higher Self. You could ask the Universe. You could ask Spirit. You could ask your helpers and guides. You could ask Gaia. You see, we are all one. Therefore, asking is asking all that is; is asking the Love that created the universe, the Love that makes the planets revolve around the Sun. The Love that makes trillions of cells form a human or a tree or a cat. Love is infinite. Love is who you are at your core; behind all the stories your mind tells you. Love is who we all are!! So ask whomever feels right to you; ask to see from a higher perspective. 

Or you could simply say, I am willing to see this differently. Willingness and intention open the door to step into a higher awareness, where everything is seen more. 

Here is a short video with Light Language and Sound to help you process your feelings and assist with stepping into a higher perspective. Higher Perspective

I do have 2 healing events in September, the info is below. I would Love to be in Sacred Space with you!

Next time we will explore more about the resonance of Pacha Mama and her creation.

Events coming in September. I’d love to be in Sacred Space with you! 

Virgo New Moon Healing Circle

Monday September 6th 7:30-9:00

Free/Love Offering

more info

Equinox Sound Healing Bath

Divine Alignment

September 21st 7:30-9:00

more info

Much Munay!

Autumn

Rosemary Medicine Calling

A few days ago I was led to put rosemary in our ceremonial crystal grid. Throughout circle I kept rubbing and smelling the sprig I saved for myself. Since then, I find myself doing the same thing, smelling the rosemary… over and over.

So I thought I should stop and ask why. What is rosemary trying to tell me? Sometimes we call on the medicine of an herb or other plant. Sometimes they call us. And clearly Lady Rosemary is calling me today.

Of course, my logical mind wants to “go look it up” and “see what the people that know think”. But as I took another sniff I heard her say, why don’t you ask me.

Well, duh! The first thing she reminded me was that when we call on a medicine, be it plant or animal, we call to all of them. Because they are one. The second thing she reminds me is when we, you and I, smell or enjoy a plant, in a way that opens our heart; we send love to that plant. The plants actually feel us loving them. And their sense of purpose is impassioned. So, as I took another deep inhale of her magical essence; I smile because I know I am connecting to all the Rosemarys around the world and that they can feel my love!!!

With the next inhale, I find myself fully in the moment. Rosemary’s essence helps us to be more present, more in the moment. We know that is where the magic lives, in the moment. We all know that Rosemary is well known for bringing clarity, but this seems a little deeper, more profound clarity of the moment of being present.

And as I keep breathing in her goodness, I feel my nervous system slowing down, my breath becoming a little slower, and I feel more relaxed. I notice that my Third Eye seems a little more clear, more attuned.

Suddenly I feel my roots shooting down into the earth, down into Pacha Mama and find myself feeling deeply grounded and centered. My crown opens and I feel the light from above and below beginning to flow through me.

With the next inhale, she tells me that plant medicines are evolving, as we do, as the Mother does. That the medicine needed in this powerful time is a little deeper and offers more transformational energies to those who are open and searching.

She also tells me that they, the plants and the animals, love to work with us individually. She explains more, that the medicine she brings to each person can be more specifically attuned to the person, provided that we are open and curious. We tune out that attunement when we are stuck in thinking we already know what she offers.

She reminds us to approach all of creation with a beginners mind. To be open to all the possibilities, knowing there are things we can’t even yet imagine possible. She encourages us to approach each other with that same beginners mind, the place of “I don’t know but I want to”. Being open to all that is possible. All that wants to be present with us in this moment.

I hope that during this time of transformation, you will take time to go outside and connect. Connect with the Mother! Connect with her many amazing kingdoms! And connect with Rosemary, see if she helps you to feel more present and open.

I’d love to hear how you experience her.

Sending you all my Love!

Autumn Singing Deer

Rewiring the mind

Sometimes things feel so big or overwhelming or both that we forget everything we have learned, even things we thought we had “mastered”. All the old wounds that we have been working on healing get triggered. And all the crazy thoughts we “thought” we had moved past come crashing back in. That is what we humans are wired, neurologically, to do. 

You see neurons that wire together, fire together. What that means is when you think, feel and do things over and over they become neurologically wired into your brain. Think of it as walking through the woods the same way, day after day for years. That process of daily walking makes a path through the woods. The longer you make that same journey, the deeper that path becomes. 

Our brains work in a similar way; when we habitually think, feel and do the same things over and over a really deep route gets placed in our neural pathways. And just like the path through the woods; a well-worn path is much easier to navigate. (more on that later)

The really cool part about our amazing brains; is that just like in the woods we can form new pathways. Let’s say that after 30 years of walking the same path through the woods you one day decide to go a different way. What we know is that venturing off the “beaten path” can be difficult, takes more effort and more attention. In the woods, when we forge a new pathway, we have to remove the briars, move rocks, cut branches and relocate blocks to our new path. We know that a new path through the woods will take us time to create. We know that no matter how quickly we think it “should” happen, it will take as long as it takes. So, we decide we will have to make this new journey consistently and persistently before we begin seeing the actual pathway emerge.

That is how we have to create new neurological pathways in our brains. We do the new things over and over and over again. We change the way we think, which changes the way we feel, which then changes the way we behave. But this is much easier to talk about than to actually do. It is hard to do because just like in the woods there are obstacles; in our brains there a blockages too! You see all of those old stories and feelings are deeply written into our neural pathways. So, when we begin the process of transforming it takes lots of time, patience and self-compassion to build that new pathway through the “woods” of your mind. 

A really important part of this process to remember is that the old neurological pathway, the one you are working so hard to change, is still strong. Those neurological pathways in our mind are like the old path through the woods. If we get tired of blazing a new trail, we can hop over to the old pathway and have a “easier” journey. 

Even for those of us who have been working on ourselves for years step onto that old pathway sometimes. It is especially easy when we are stressed or overwhelmed or tired or lonely….. Who among us hasn’t felt those things throughout this crazy year? 

The past 3-4 months have been incredibly amazing and yet very overwhelming for me. I was doing my counseling and coaching full time. I was creating in all my spare time getting ready for a very big show. I’m taking a transformational coaching course, that is really making me dig deep. And I was purging my home of 20 years to get ready to have new floors put in. See, all of those things are really good, yes? I am blessed! And even though I know and believe that with all my heart; I found myself right back in the middle of my old trauma related ways of thinking, feeling and being. Several times. The good part is those “old ways” are not nearly as strong as they used to be, they don’t last as long as they used to and they don’t hurt others the way they used to. It is like the pathway through the woods has started the slow process of being over-grown.  

The more we work on forging those new pathways the more the “old” ways become uncomfortable. During the process of transforming more deeply into authenticity we begin to recognize that being present in the moment is where to real juice of life is. This moment is where the flow can be accessed. This moment is where love can be found, always. This moment is where we are fully our authentic selves. This moment is where we can access the reality of our Oneness. When that way of living, loving and relating becomes more normal, when those neural pathways start becoming strong, stepping into the old way of being feels uncomfortable, feels like something is missing, just feels yucky. 

So, if you find yourself sliding back into old ways of being, like I did, have compassion. Our minds will want to shame us for sliding ‘backwards” or make us feel guilty for “not working hard enough”. But really what happened is during a time of stress your mind took the path of least resistance, it took a walk on the easy path through the woods. It’s just did what human brains do. 

As I remind you to have self-compassion to offer yourself grace, I am also reminding myself. It seems that the more compassion and grace we can hold for ourselves, the more we can hold for others. Let us all with compassion and kindness recognize when we step off the path of becoming and gently step back into that place of presence, back into the moment, back into our hearts, back into grace, back into love. If we do that over and over, not only will we change, but we will change the world too. 

Sending you all much peace, joy and love!

My 10 Favorite Stones for Protection – Part 1

People ask me about protection all the time, so I decided to share my top 10 faves with you.

1. Black Obsidian

Black Obsidian puts a protective shield around the person wearing or working with it. This shield protects from negativity, both within and without.  It offers protection against heavy or unhealthy energies coming from your environment or relations. This stone is excellent for Empaths as it offers strong protection from emotional attacks.

The inner protection is most cool! Black Obsidian assists the wearer with releasing disharmony, resentment, fear and anger. In a sense, it helps to shield us, from ourselves, our negative, heavy, habitual thoughts and feelings. Once black obsidian helps us see clearly, we can begin healing and releasing those limited aspects of our selves.

Black Obsidian is very grounding and is an excellent stone to assist with holding an intention or bringing dreams into form. And as an extra bonus, it enhances psychic gifts.

2. Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli has been used for centuries by many cultures for it’s mystical properties, one of which is protection. It offers protection during times of spiritual “work”, such as meditation, journey-ing, channeling and connecting to higher realms. When connecting to higher realms or celestial beings, Lapis Lazuli offers a psychic protection. And acts as an anchor to the physical realms during journeys out of body.

As a bonus, Lapis Lazuli clears and activates the Throat and 3^rd Eye chakras. It is a stone of communication that brings truthfulness, openness and clarity.

Lapis is also an excellent stone to use when working to manifest something in your life.

3. Labradorite

Labradorite is very protective. It is especially helpful during times of change and growth as it fosters that growth while assisting with clearing and balancing during times of transformation. By helping us to identify subconscious issues and providing illumination, labradorite helps us to move forward on the spiritual path.

Labradorite invites in Light from inter-dimensional higher realms and shields us from energies that are not in alignment with energies of Higher Consciousness. It also increases Intuition, psychic development and wisdom.

Labradorite calls in the Blue, Green and Yellow Healing Rays to encourage mental, emotional and spiritual healing.

4. Amethyst

Amethyst is a powerful protective and cleansing stone. It dispels fear and anger and promotes emotional centering. Amethyst is an excellent stone for anyone struggling with an addiction of any type. It carries a calming peaceful energy.

Amethyst is also a great stone for enhancing spiritual awareness. Opens one up for deeper love, forgiveness and higher consciousness. Balances and connects physical, mental and emotional bodies linking them to the spiritual.

 

5. Fluorite

Fluorite is psychically and physically protective, it is said to become more protective the longer it is used. Fluorite encourages and sustains health, intellect and emotional well-being by purifying, restructuring, or eliminating anything within the physical or subtle bodies that is not in perfect order.

Fluorite grounds and integrates spiritual energies and quickens spiritual awakenings. Promotes spiritual and psychic wholeness.

It helps with meditation and learning to get past the “chatter” of the mind. A great stone for calming anxiety and stress.

Amazing Meditation Music

https://stellar1.bandcamp.com/track/sekhmet-sonic-sovereign-codes-of-the-blue-nile

 

Message from White Buffalo Calf Woman to the Earth Goddess

Be in flow with Gaia, attend to the seasons to optimize your ability to flow with the twists and turns of life. Nurture your inner world as you would a garden, from the seeds being planted in the dark, to the seedlings that begin to peek through. Know that you are in harmony with the Great Mother, know that your connection to her anchors your dreams into her reality, into her matrix.

Your dreams feed the dreams of the collective and are anchoring in the changes that you dream of as light workers. You are co-creating the New Earth. Your dreams are becoming manifest. Focus your attention on the areas of growth and change. Feed the seeds that you wish to flourish. Allow the seedlings of fear, envy, greed to parish by attending to where you put your focus, your attention, your energy.

Spend time within to prepare for the seeds of new growth. Connect deeply to the Mothers Matrix and anchor your dreams. Plant your seeds. Create. Become. Be the Goddess of the Earth that you already are.

 

Embodying Love – Message from Mother Isis

Open to Love with all your heart, all of your being. Love is an energy. Love is the force that created the universe. Love is the magic that allows a tiny acorn to be transformed into the majesty of the mighty Oak.

Love is the power that causes your bodies to breath and your hearts to beat. Love is the essence of all that is. There is no thing that isn’t love at an energetic level. Love it the essence of who you are. It is always fully present within you. All that is required is that you open up to it.

Allow Love to surround you, fill you up. Allow yourselves to feel that love. As you do this, Love will begin flowing through you to others. It can only be so; as Love can only move, flow. it is never still always pushing forward, growing, evolving. As you allow Love to become who you are; that will also be true of you. Growth, transformation and alchemy are the natural consequences of embodying Love.

A Time for Going Within

I can’t believe it’s January 2018 already. The beginning of the year is exciting. We are all intention setting, planning, and dreaming. As we settle into envisioning the life we want to create, it is vital that we look within. What are the places within me, that are blocking my dreams.

Nature provides us with a perfect guide for beginning a dream. In the winter, many plants pull their energy in until spring. Animals get all hunkered in for the winter. Without that time within, the azaleas wouldn’t bloom, baby bears couldn’t be born, Oaks couldn’t make more acorns….

As we honor the cycles of nature in the world (without), we are called to honor those cycles within. This is the perfect time of year to really get to know yourself, the parts you like, the parts you don’t, even the parts you have yet to acknowledge. It seems that no matter how long we have been on our path, there is always more to discover, more to heal, more places to evolve and grow.

Remember as each of us heals, we are evolving the Whole. I have a friend who says she “wants to save the world from her ego”. I love this saying, because it means that the most important thing in her life is her own personal healing and growth. The biggest gift we can give the world is ourselves; living the highest potential possible, always striving to grow, evolve and allow Love to live us.

Know that you are not alone on this journey within. If you find a place within that feels too big, too painful or too whatever… reach out. We have a huge community of spiritual healers, therapists, awakened friends. Another perspective can often help, an open heart and a listening ear always helps and energetic assistance is amazingly powerful. Remember we were not created to do this alone but in community, in relationship, in unity.

Until we meet again, I wish you warm cozy profound moments of self-exploration and many dreams come true in this year!

Much Munay!

Autumn

Snuggle up, it’s cold out there!