Line of the Day...

I was reading for a fairly regular client today.  She is a wonderful person. She's highly educated. She's kind and giving. She also has one of the most negative attitudes I have ever encountered when it comes to her love life / romance. She sets up land mines for herself left and right.  She is a really good example to me.  Every time I read her, I am shown in yet another way how fear can prevent us from having so much good in our lives and relationships.  Today she was in a particularly argumentative mood.  I would answer her questions honestly and she would come back at me with some fear based reason why she thought that what I was saying was wrong. This went on and on and on and on and on .... so I finally said:

"You know you're arguing with everything I say today."  She responded with, "I am not!"

I love my job!  I love my clients!  I am thankful for the lessons that I learn while doing my job on a daily basis.

Gratitude time!!

It's Gratitude Time !!!!!

1. Sunshine


2. My perfect health


3. That my male cat is better today and has been playing hide and seek with me...I missed playing with him while he was sick!


4. Directv


5. My human senses

Your turn!!

My Dad....

Today is my Dad's birthday.  Today is also the day that my Dad chose to leave this planet and go back to the Otherside.  I had to laugh that he waited one full hour  .... he was in the Eastern Time Zone of the USA at the time of his death.  He waited until 1:08 AM EST.  He wanted to make sure it was his birthday in Central Time too as that was the time zone where we grew up as children.  That is SOOO Daddy.

Yes, I can talk to people on the Otherside.  Yes, I can hear my Dad.  Yes, we have lots of conversations and he makes lots of cracks while I'm in conversations with other people.  It still is not easy knowing that his BODY is no longer on this planet.  He's still Daddy.  I still smell cigars and he still has his very wry sense of humor.  I miss the human being that was my Daddy on this earth.  I miss being able to hug him and smell his aftershave in my nostrils and sit with him and laugh with him. I am VERY grateful that I can still experience him in spirit form!!!!

The dead are always around us.  You hear them in the form of your own thoughts. You catch smells or sounds that make your mind instantly go to someone who has passed over.  You know that's them orchestrating all that, right?  I have a TON of "ghost" stories.  I bet you do too !!  I would love to hear some of your tales. Please share !!  I'll go first.

My adoptive mother died in 1978. We buried her on a Friday and on Saturday morning, I woke up and smelled bacon.  I heard Mom singing and pots and pans banging in the kitchen just like every morning.  She was cooking us breakfast.  I got up, washed my face, brushed my teeth and ran down the stairs. The whole time I was getting ready, I heard Mom.  I could smell the food.  I heard her singing and humming and heard the pots and pans the ENTIRE time. As I came around the foyer, I noticed the kitchen door was closed which was odd.  We never closed the kitchen door.  As soon as my hand landed on the doorknob and started to open the door, everything stopped.  When the door opened, there was the empty kitchen and I remember we buried Mom the day before.

Ok - your turn!  :)

Silence.... fin.

I like to talk. A lot.  I like people to talk to me and I like to talk to them.  I like sounds. I talk to my cats, myself, the animals outside, people around me ..... I just like to talk.   So -- my vow of silence is OVER!!!  It was a success.  I didn't talk for a while.  I saw how much needless stuff I say / post.  I learned I love to talk to beings around me.  I am GRATEFUL for the ability to communicate...like immensely grateful for that!

When I called my cousin to talk to her, she said, "I'm surprised you lasted as long as you did!"  I guess that means the people around me KNOW I like to talk.  Chuckle.

I'm glad I did it.  I doubt I'll do it again.  I would recommend it.  So TALK to me !!!!  What did I miss in YOUR world ?

Silence 1.0

I just read a Tweet posted by @KenNg that says:

"Before you speak...ask yourself:  is it kind, is it necessary, is it TRUE, does it improve on the silence?" ~ Sai Baba

It's "funny" (odd funny - not ha ha funny), but I'm seeing and hearing lots of things about SILENCE now.  This tweet is a really good example.  Today's "AH HA" was about how much unnecessary stuff I say, type, post, repost or spend energy thinking / talking about.  I did not post near as much as I would have today and I do not feel like I missed out on something or did not post something I wanted to or should have.

A really good blog by James Van Praagh (Poet and didn't know it)

This morning I was reading one of my favorite sites - Heal Your Life - and I came across a new blog by James Van Praagh.  Check it out RIGHT HERE and check out the whole Heal Your Life site as well while you're over there.  It's free and loaded with lots of goodies for the soul!!

 

Change... resistance...

There are a few "Teachers" that I use, listen to, read on a daily basis.  One of those is John Assaraf.  He has programs out that make sense to my "Virgo" brain.  He presents his information from a standpoint of science first.  His new program, "Winning the Inner Game of Money" ( a repeat Webinar is coming up soon if you want to see it:  Click here ) is teaching me LOTS and LOTS of new things.  He includes a manual with the program and this morning, while re-reading the manual, I read the following:

Sometimes when you strive to achieve something you have not yet experienced before, you  encounter resistance from other people, your environment, and yourself— often before you have even started. A deep desire for change starts from the inside out.

I think that's why so many people start off on new programs and new paths and then just stop dead or fizzle out.  Rhonda Britten tells us that fear's job is to keep us safe and change is NOT safe...even positive change.  Another thing that John Assaraf said that I "heard" on deep levels was "Are you interested in or committed to real change?"

If you are committed to any type of change in your life be it spiritual growth, weight loss, new exercise program, whatever .... you may want to ask yourself the above question.  Are you interested or committed?  Are you willing to do whatever it takes to keep the program going?  There are going to be times that you just do not want to continue.  The biggest resistance in any change comes from ourselves.  It's natural.

Be loving to yourself, pick yourself up, and continue on with your program because you are, after all, committed to change and not just interested in it.  Right ? :)  Onward and upward my friends!

 

Day after Thanksgiving.....

 

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. There is no commercialism involved. I don't walk through stores listening to Thanksgiving music. I am not inundated with Thanksgiving commercials. I don't have to buy anything. I don't have to dress up or show up anywhere. I am NOT expected to go to church. It's just lots of food, family, friends, and football. What a GREAT day !!!!!!

I love the day after Thanksgiving as well.  There is this peace and calm that comes over my world.  I do not do Black Friday shopping.  I stay home, work, eat left overs, take a nap and enjoy the peace of the day.  I also bask in the things for which I have to be grateful.  So here is today's gratitude list:

1. Rain!!!


2. My clients


3. My children being home together


4. The animal friends who choose me to live with


5. My perfect health

What are YOU grateful for today ?!?

Authentic conversations......

Yesterday I made a phone call that was 10 years in the making.  From Point A to Point Z, someone wronged me GREATLY and it has taken me this long to forgive and prepare for the conversation that had to come as a result.  Yesterday was that day.  I made the call, heard her voice, hung up promptly.  I walked around, talked to myself and God, redialed, heard her voice, wanted to hang up.  I did not hang up.  I said her name.  I could go on and on however, I will not.  The bottom line is that I spoke my truth, and I listened to her truth.   Her truth is NOT my truth so my ego and fears and angers wanted to jump up to defend me.  I took lots of deep breaths and kept reminding myself of my tools and that I had a "center point" and to keep going there to that place of balance.  I stayed centered and balanced.  I only made one jab and for those that know me, you know that's HUGE!!!!  (grin)

The fact that I carried this around for ten years is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT my fault.  I wore it like a wet, wool blanket.  I realize now that I can choose to forgive at ANY time.  One day or one decade.  It's my choice.  I also realize that her truth is not my truth and never will be.  I also realize that my truth is something she has never been able to hear and, more than likely, will never be able to hear.  That does not matter any more.  I spoke my truth.  I did it in a calm manner with no intentions of anything other than to speak my truth.  I listened to her.  I was given the opportunity to say nine of the most important words I have ever said to that woman.  "I am sorry. Please forgive me.  I forgive you."   There is a part of Travis Tritt's song "No More Looking Over My Shoulder" that says:

I could chill a room with reasons why I would not give forgiveness
To the people who had selfishly left me a wounded soul
I kept dragging 'round those memories
Like a ball and chain behind me
Wonderin' why my troubles followed me wherever I would go
Oh, but one night, sick and tired of being sick and tired
I realized forgiveness was the only open road
I swear I heard those shackles snap
The moment that I took that path
I never have one time looked back since the morning I arose

I can relate to that song.  I am also grateful beyond words for the freedom that those nine words that I was able to say, out loud have now brought me.   So my friends, who do you have to forgive?  Of whom do you need to ask forgiveness?

A cool Lakota prayer

A site I have bookmarked on my toolbar is Heal Your Life .  Today I read Chris Prelitz's blog called "The Four Directions".   It's fabulous.  So I decided to share:

Last month I was on the Lakota reservation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota attending a Native American Sundance. One of the most profound experiences I had was having an elder teach me the traditional Four Directions Prayer.

It has become a favorite way for me to connect deeply with both spirit and nature. I'm using it to start and end each day. Traditionally, sage or sweetgrass is burnt and offered to the four directions as you pray from your heart.

I trust you'll find it a powerful way to connect and walk more deeply in beauty:

Four Directions Prayer

(Stand facing South)

Great Spirit,

Thank you for this day,

for the breath and life within me,

and for all of your creations.

As I face South, I allow the spirit of All Possibilities to

wash over me.

Wherever I have fear or doubt, I trust that answers will

come.

Show me it is right for me to make decisions

with my heart, even if at times, my heart becomes hurt.

Help me to grow and nurture my self-worth in all ways.

(When you feel the expansion of all possibilities, turn to

face West.)

The West is the direction where the White Buffalo lives.

White Buffalo stands for strength, bravery and courage.

As you breathe in, allow the power and energy of the White

Buffalo spirit to wash over you and awaken your warrior

within.

(When you feel that powerful presence, turn to face the

North.)

The North is the direction where the black-tailed deer lives.

This is the direction of the spirit energy of humbleness and

humility.

As you breathe in, allow your soul and spirit to be touched

with humbleness,

knowing that all we are, and all that we have, comes from

the Great Spirit.

(When you truly feel touched with grateful humbleness,

turn to the East.)

The East is the land of the Eagle—the symbol for wisdom

and discernment.

I ask the spirit of the Eagle to be with me.

Sharpen my eyes and ears to hear your direction on my

path.

Guide my steps, my actions, and my every word.

(When you feel a deeper connection to the eagle’s

wisdom, turn back and face the South)

Great Father Spirit and Mother Earth,

Thank you for your beauty, and for all you have given me.

Help me to remember to love and feel compassion for all

creation.

Help me to walk my path with joy and love for myself, for

others,

for the four-legged, the winged ones, the plants and all

creation.

Remind me never to take from you more than I need,

and remind me to always give back more than I take.

Rain ...... again ........

 

In yesterday's blog, I spoke about how I was going to just go ahead and be thankful for rain even though it was not here.  I could picture it falling on the flowers, plants, trees, grass, fields, etc. around my house.  Guess what happened?  That's right.  It started raining.  OK granted....it was in the forecast but I still choose to believe that I created that rain around my house.  You're welcome Alabama!  :)   chuckling ...........  SO with GREAT flourish I present today's Gratitude List:

 

• RAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


• Awesome Webmasters who are great at their jobs


• Gator football


• Bread


• Pasta


• Sweet tea


• Salt and Vinegar potato chips


• Pine trees


• Fireplaces

 

What's on your list today ?

Gratitude list ......

It's a Sunday.  The sky looks like it could rain.  We are in what "THEY" say is a "drought situation".  I am seeing rain myself....lots of it.  I will hold that vision and give thanks for rain!!!  So that is the first thing on the list:

• Rain


• Eye glasses


• Animal friends...but today, specifically, CATS


• Directv


• Macintosh computers


• Electricity


• Slippers


• Fingers


• Gross Motor Skills


• Windows


• Screens


• Hearing


• Vision


• Ability to see color


• Ability to reason

Wow - that was easy.  What's YOUR list today?

Abraham Hicks .....

This morning I was tooling around listening to some videos and this particular one just kind of slammed me in the forehead.  I heard the below line very clearly:

But those of you who have decided that you have to earn it, you're in a whole different vibrational place.

So many of us, myself included at times, get stuck in that "I have to earn it or it's not coming!!" place about money.  Today, I would like to ask you to watch this video again at least one more time.  Really hear it.

I, for one, intend that I am allowing at all times and working MUCH less !!! :)