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    Shadowscapes Insight ~ King of Wands


    2012 - 12.31

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    Shadowscapes Tarot by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law

    Shadowscapes Tarot by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law

    This is the second reading in a row where I have pulled a Wands card.  I have to finish typing the last reading, it was when I was in the store last week and well it’s been too busy since. ;)

    I think this card is absolutely stunning.  Centered the King stands with his Staff towering above him and from the staff radiates strength and power of the Lion.  I wears the antlers of the stag and is adorned along his torso with leaves for vitality.  Emanating from him is the force and energy of life.

    To me this card is about wearing the mantle of leadership yet not just wearing it living it for it is not just a mantle to be worn but is a force of blazing inspiration and charisma from deep within burning and blazing through blood and projecting the spirit.  There is no fear but purpose, unafraid of chasing down what you want filled with action and confidence.

    We are getting ready to turn the calendar over again, saying good bye to 2012 and saying hello to the year of the Witch 2013.  I call it the year of the Witch as 13 is a sacred number to many witches (the number in a coven or council, the number of full moons in a year).  It is also the Chinese year of the Snake.  Shedding that which no longer serves us and moving forward with lithe grace.

    This reading tells me that I am on the right path and that the strength from within will burn and blaze away my doubts and I will be victorious in my endeavors for the coming season.  Interesting to have this on the last day of the calendar year.  Cementing for me the magick performed at the full moon.  Rejuvenation, removing obstacles and that which does not bring positive aspects to life.  I’ve gone through the pain of transformation now it’s time to grow in that fertile soil!

    Daily Draw Returns


    2012 - 12.21

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    Four of Cups and Swords pulled today. Interesting day of Fours

    Four of Cups and Swords pulled today. Interesting day of Fours

    It has been quite sometime since I have been able to have any sense of “normalcy” in my days.

    It’s been nearly four months since I’ve made the time for doing a daily tarot reading for myself.  Too long to be absent from my reading practice. ;)

    Today marks the Winter Solstice, a day of turning and transforming.  The darkest day of the year will give way to the Sun and the light. The world is at a turning point right now and I am blessed to be able to witness and be a part of the changes that are going to begin awakening.  A good time for me to return to my daily reading practice and really get out there more with teaching and interacting I think.

    Today I pulled the Four of Cups, intending on only pulling one card; however, was deeply intrigued and ended up pulling a second card to really get a feel for what I am being told today.

    The Four of Cups I see deep introspection. Being absorbed in personal reflection and life can often lead towards seclusion from the world, as seen in the Four of Cups picture.  The Mermaid is lost in thought and reflection to not notice the Slyph’s coming closer and the creatures of the sea from her.

    The Four of Swords I see from within balance, peace and strength are born.  Surrounded by the lotus of wisdom and enlightenment, having undergone transformation and hard times a sword is grasped and held close to the core.  In the center of who you are a strength resides.  Take some reflection time to gather yourself and find your core of peace and well-being.

    Interesting to pull the two cards together today.  In them I see the need for reflection, balance of spirit and strength to come through the challenges of life while still interacting with life and the world.  Do not get lost in the reflection by placing yourself in solitude.

    Great reminder to balance reflection with vitality of the world around us.

    Celestite – gemstone of angels & peace


    2012 - 12.18

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    Celestite Crystal Geode/Sphere broken open to reveal a truly stunning blue crystalline structure inside.

    Celestite Crystal Geode/Sphere broken open to reveal a truly stunning blue crystalline structure inside.

    Celestite is such a peaceful stone, I thought I’d share mine with you. I’ve had this stone near me for quite sometime. This particular piece I purchased at my former local store The Crystal Garden, in Boynton Beach FL. Margaret has an amazing eye for beautiful gemstones and this cracked open geode piece spoke to me right away.

    Celestite is also known as Celestine and can be found in clear, white, blue, green, yellow or gray colors. While these colors are all available the most common seen in stores is the blue variety.

    Offering a gentle and uplifting energy, celestite can help raise your awareness of spirit and spiritual matters. I have found that having this on my desk during the day also helps me maintain a peaceful and joyful attitude. With this it helps balance out the energy fields of all those in the room and helps cleanse the throat chakra. Additionally, if placed on the third eye it can heighten your spiritual awareness and cleanse/open your third eye.

    Celestite can be used to establish communication with the angelic realm and put you in contact regularly with angel helpers for this lifetime. It is also said that Celestite can help lead us towards enlightenment through the peace it will bring us along side divine love, which makes it a fantastic stone for meditation.

    For me personally, I definitely find that my life is transforming day over day. A note of care of Celestite, keep it out of direct sunlight as the sunlight will leach the color from it. The crystals can be quite breakable so keep away from places it can be dropped or played with by small hands and paws.

    A noted side-effect of having Celestite in my working space is an increased amount of creativity flowing from me. I have amazing crafty ideas when sitting at my desk and have made some beautiful beaded peaces while working with celestite.

    Memories…Past, Present, & Future


    2012 - 12.13

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    Dewy Morning Hike & the Leaf

    To say that life is busy would be a huge understatement.  To say that I live a very full life, also an understatement.  I am truly thankful for the opportunities that I am afforded in this lifetime.

    Now that the “disclaimer” has been stated, I’d like to get off the roller coaster for just a little while.  This year has been an INTENSE year.  There is no other word that encompasses what has happened other than intense.  Some of the highlights include wanting to move, coming to terms that I would be stuck in FL forever most likely, finding out my Dad has lung cancer, finding out my grandpa has Alzheimers and was sliding down that slope, coming to terms with smokers in my life that continue despite the health risks, realizing I cannot own another persons decision to continue doing things harmful for them, finding out we are moving after all (OMG), moving all the way across the country with my best friend (and love of my life) and a very dear friend (<3 you Jenn) and all our animals.  Now that the dust is settling and the move is done.  Routines are being drawn.

    I’ve been sick twice since the move in August.  I am “wrapping up” the current cold in the next couple of days.  The lingering cough and congestion are annoying but I can taste food again and smell at last.   This year is the Year of the Dragon.  Dragon energy is about transformation and wisdom.  I’ve definitely seen the transformation happening all around me.  It’s hard to even know where to begin with the amount of transformation that I have personally witnessed.  From job changes, to family members passing, to a cross country move, to new traditions for my little family.  Everything changed this year.

    Right now I am very introspective.  I recently lost my Aunt Lois unexpectedly and suddenly.  I was unable to fly out for her service.  I loved her very much (and still do!).  She has passed to the realm of angels and will look over her family until she is ready to be reborn.  Right now I am struggling very much between being sick and shedding this cold and the sadness that threatens to take over my heart.  My grandpa (Poppy) has alzheimer’s disease.  While the disease is devastating in of itself he’s also 86 and very tired.  So here I sit in California missing my grandpa, who in my head is a feisty and funny guy.  In my head I watch him and my Mammy kid around and joke it up and pick on us grandkids.  These are the memories that I will carry with me of him through all my days.  Right now he’s just tired.  I think he’s ready to move on.  I am sad that I may never see his smile and hear his laugh again but that is my loss, my feelings.  On the other hand I am very glad he is moving to the next stage of his life and growth as a spiritual being.  I hope this transition is easy for him.

    So yes a huge year that has been non-stop busy and evolutionary for me as a spiritual being.  Twice a week quotes go in the Sacred Mists Shoppe Newsletter.  Today’s quote is something that I thought about and dug out of my heart and something I am working very hard at doing daily.   I wrote this for today:

    The kindest word in all the world is the unkind word, unsaid. ~Author Unknown

    I’ve been working on what I call mindful speaking. To me this means that no word comes out of my mouth that has not been considered for choice. I endeavor to not blurt out everything that comes from my thoughts as some of the words are crass or foul and I could be better served by using the vocabulary I have at my disposal. My exercise for today is to not speak a “cuss” word and to speak from the heart and spirit in kindness and with love. Each person I speak to today will receive a compliment, a blessing or merely a smile in passing. Practicing kindness brings more kind and gentle emotions to the world as a whole around us. Will you lift spirits with me today?!

    I wrote that for the Sacred Mists Shoppe Newsletter on Dec 7.  I had a wonderful day, got called into the shop due to illness and worked pretty hard all day.  It was good but lively and filled with wonderful people coming in and out of the store.

    It’s been almost a week and things have not really slowed down for me.  Holiday times are always the busiest and when you throw in Christmas along-side Yule well, you get the idea. ;)

    *subject change*

    Yesterday was my normal day in the store and it was steady with people coming in to talk all day, which I absolutely adore.  Only one thing marred the otherwise wonderful day.  I got *the call* from my Mom.  My Poppy passed yesterday.  It was a hard afternoon for me to keep it together so I stuffed it all into a box to the point of numbness and carried on.

    Now that I’ve had some quiet time to myself, I’ve been able to deal with the grief of losing his presence on this plane and move past it.  I said a little prayer for him on the way home.  ”A brave warrior has fallen, not on the battlefield in war but at the ripe old age of 86.  He’s battled Alzheimer’s valiantly and need not battle the pain any longer.  May his soul be forever young in Valhalla.  I will see you again Poppy.  I love you.”  It was hard for me to get to this point and I could not say it without tears and even typing it I get a little misty.

    He is in a better place, I will see him again and we will have other lives as family.  I lift my chalice to you in memory of all you have done for the family over the years.  Your laugh echoes my mind and heart always.

    I’ll keep on working and getting things caught up.  I will share where I can and what I can.  May your day be blessed.

    Living a Spiritual Life


    2012 - 11.12

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    One of the greatest joys of my chosen path is the diversity in which I am afforded for practice.  I am a Goddess worshiping Wiccan of the Sacred Mists Tradition.

    For me, it is important that my life has meaning and that I use the gifts I was born with to help others as well as the area around me.  This means I live spiritually and with my heart.  It’s not always been easy and it won’t always be easy; however, this is the life I have chosen and will take the ups as well as the downs that come along with it.

    Each day I greet the same, often in a grumbly way when the alarm first goes off.  I’m not much of a morning person but I am morphing into one out of the necessities of this life.  After the furry family is fed I will take my wonderful husband to the Ferry Terminal so that he can begin his trek into the wonderful city of San Francisco for work.  Once I am home I begin my day in earnest.

    I start off by getting myself some breakfast then brushing my teeth, you know normal morning stuff!  Once I finish that I will either play with the dog or work on my crafting projects that need to be taken care of.  When it’s time to get to the desk I will clear off some space, set down my drink for the morning and focus.  I focus with my altar candle for the day’s energy.  I will light the candle with intentions of joy and laughter for the day and to be filled with peace no matter what situations arise.

    As I do this first step I begin to infuse my surroundings with the peace that I want to hold onto.  No better way to keep the peace that I want for my day than to spread it around my space and with every finger stroke on my keyboard.  By this time I am truly centered and ready to tackle anything that comes at me.

    Once I have finished with my initial focus for the day I turn to my strength, peace, healing and joy altar.  These are elements hat so many people need every day regardless of a situation.  This is where I send those energies next.  On this altar are pieces and reminders of friends, family, brothers and sisters.  The candle is a huge 3×6 when I first get it ready.  On the top I inscribe “peace, strength, healing, joy”, down the sides I inscribe the names of people who have asked or given me permission to send these energies to them.  Pictures, gemstones and stuffies represent some permanent residents of this altar.  I will light this candle everyday and let it burn for 3-4 hours (sometimes longer).  At each lighting I will anoint the top portion and send to the candle via Reiki the energies for the day.

    Once all this is done I will start opening my work applications and web-pages to really get down to business.  Throughout the day I may light a cone of my favorite Amber Sun Incense or take a moment to send a little extra energy to someone who has crossed my mind.

    As I work, I smile often and do my best to bring joy to those I have contact with and to myself.  What I do is not glamorous work, but I believe in it deeply.  Working for Sacred Mists and Sacred Mists Shoppe allows me to help people who come to us for training, who come to us for their supplies or gifts.  I don’t always do a good job, but I always learn from my mistakes and apply them to whatever I am doing so that I can personally continue to grow and serve the community that I so love.

    What does it mean to live a spiritual life?  It means being honest to myself, my path, my community and to continually grow with my community.  I endeavor to be genuine in communications as my desire to be of the greatest assistance is heartfelt.  I love my work and my growth.  I have come a long way in the 10 years I have been with Sacred Mists, as a student and will continue to grow with our students.  I am a Sacred Mists Tradition High Priestess, I learn and grow with our students, I share my path with those who wish to be a part of it, I advocate causes I believe in and most importantly I am a spiritual soul having a human experience.

    I guess I have babbled on and on enough and probably repeated myself a few times over. :)

    A garden of joy


    2012 - 09.21

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    Life is a never ending amazing journey and one that I have been doing a whole lot of reflection on.  Of course this seems pretty normal and natural given the absolute craziness and massive amounts of change and transformation my life has undergone, this year alone. ;-)

    A brief history of things that are important to me:

    • Living with love & feeling loved
    • Being near my friends
    • Being close to my family
    • Living in a place that encourages my growth
    • Taking care of my fur-kids needs and giving them a good life
    • Ensuring my friends and family know they are loved
    • Having access to the sea
    • Seeing mountains
    • Experiencing new things
    • Finding health

    At some point I have done all of these things and still feel these things are important to my own happiness.  I grew up near the sea and have always had ocean near me.  Starting from a young age the Atlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico were very important as I accessed them both often, living in the Keys as a child and young adult.  The sea calms me, grounds me, balances me and aids in the facilitation of peacefulness of spirit.  It’s always soothed me.  When I am too stressed I would go to the beach and simply be.

    When I was still young, I followed my heart to Ohio then to Tennessee.  I did not care for Ohio much but Tennessee, ah sweet Tennessee how beautiful you were to me.  Smoky Mountains.  There is something so beautiful about mountains that just captivates the child in me and says be free and explore.  I remember spending nights on Bluff Mountain in Sevier County with my partner at the time listening to the sounds of nature while we camped.  Simply stunning to look at the stars and be at peace.

    After leaving Tennessee I went home, to the sea, Florida called me back to return my spirit to me after trials away from the ocean.  Slowly I was restored and eventually found true beauty within the mangroves while “mucking” at night and hiking where we should not have been.  A glimpse of myself came back to me and I lived again.

    Moving away from the mangroves was easy, I still had access to the sea and was deeply in love with life and my partner. Years pass and we find a way and manifest a move to the West Coast of the US.  California!  I’ve dreamt of this for years.  Now I have access to that which kindles the child and calms the spirit.  I am not far from the water and the mountains surround me again.

    I have found my garden of eden and it’s wrapped in beauty, sunrises and sunsets, mountains, a bay and waterways and beautiful people.

    Each day I greet the day the same. I rise (slowly because let’s face it I am not a morning person and never really will be fully a morning person), I take care of the animals needs, have my breakfast juice then take my wonderful husband to the Ferry Terminal where he will take a boat ride across the San Fran. Bay to go to work in the city.

     

    People are out and about starting their day much the same way but I wonder if they notice the beauty of the world around them here.  My breath is taken away every morning on my ride home as I crest over the hill that is near Downtown Vallejo.  I see the sun peeking up over the mountains as oranges begin to fill the sky.  The clouds this morning were simply beautiful and filled me with awe as I looked around me and saw it.  I heard the birds talking and singing to start their day.  Life was blossoming to start the day and I was a part of it.  My mood lightened, my heart filled with love, today I began with the feeling of harvesting.

    Today, you see is the 2nd Harvest, also called Mabon.  Within me I felt the harvesting starting of joy, creativity, love, peace and prosperity.  The transformation of life began and continues.  What an amazing life we get to lead on this beautiful planet.  Stand firm for your beliefs, love with ALL your heart and soul, be the change in your world, and most importantly be kind to yourself and others.  My heart is overflowing with joy and love…I share that with you this Mabon and shall stop babbling so that you can simply enjoy the silence and begin the reaping of your hard work.

    No really, you are pretty awesome


    2012 - 07.26

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    This past weekend was a pretty tough weekend for me.  I will be writing up my Shadowscapes tarot pull for today later but first I am compelled to write about my weekend and all that is going on in my life.  This post will be very rambly and kind of all over the place so hold on tight for the ride!

    I have periods where I get very depressed, this is simply a part of who I am and I deal with it as best I can via natural remedies and in every way that I can to avoid going back on anti-depressants.  It’s hard.  I struggle with it often but at the end of the day the anti-depressants numbed me too much and I just don’t want to live like that anymore.  The joys in my life exceed the sorrow and I work to stay in that mindset.

    This past Saturday I was left alone to my own devices, as my husband was in California securing our new home and scouting the area etc.  This is not always a good combination for me.  Often I will sink down and get stuck then have to work my way back up.  I started to sink into a lonely state but then picked myself right up and said “Hell with it” and carried on.  I began some serious purging of “stuff” and packing of stuff that we were keeping.  At the end of Saturday a huge chunk of it was done, my kitchen was spotless and I was exhausted and it was AWESOME to get it all done!

    Sunday came around and some friends came to join in the packing fun.  The house (save for desks, glassware, and toiletries), is packed and ready to be loaded into our POD which gets delivered later today.  There are a few odds and ends that need wrapped and packed but those will happen while we are loading the pod up and such.

    Looking around my home seems so empty, it’s filled with many memories and potential of future memories.  We are renting the house to a friend who will continue the work we’ve started on interior remodeling (and do a better job than amateurs like me).  Within me I feel a seed stirring.  Long ago planted and forgotten, it holds within it the hope and promise of a new day and brighter life.  This move to me means a new start where my friends live.  I leave behind me a handful of dear friends, who I will miss, but ultimately will come visit me. :)

    The promises of the beauty to come sustains and nourishes me as I continue walking forward in this life.  This year has truly lived up to the “year of the dragon” with the plethora of life altering transformations that begun sometime ago and have become manifest this year.

    This weekend we pack the POD and finish clearing out the house.  Next Friday we begin our journey by picking up the RV.

    Throughout all of this, I could not have remained sane had it not been for my friends locally, the support of my wonderful boss and my community at Sacred Mists.

    To my friends locally, I love each and everyone one of you and cherish all our memories.  You have been with me for a long time, we have shared many experiences, many sadnesses and many good times. Judy, you have helped me when I have fallen, you have reminded me that I am awesome, you have been there when I needed you to be there.  Donna, your smile always warms me, your laughter incites joy and I will see you at Skillmania via Skype to keep our record going!  Jennifer, we have been friends for what seems like forever (15 years is a long assed time), we have been through a lot together and will continue to keep those times rolling.  We will continue to make new memories over the years and I fully expect you to come and visit me anytime.  We have the room!

    To my boss, you have been a beacon of light through many dark places in my life.  You have been with me when I have fallen spiritually and physically.  You are not just my boss, you are not just my High Priestess you are my friend and sister in all things.  I am eternally grateful for your presence in my life and look forward to this next chapter.

    To my community at Sacred Mists, your love and support over the years has meant the world to me.  We grow, learn and lift each other in times of need.  Each member of Sacred Mists is sacred and precious to my life.  Whether you are still with The Mists or not you have played an integral role in my life and I cherish that.  We will continue to grow together for years to come as we walk the path of the olde ways and wise.

    YOU reading this, YOU are awesome and whether you know it or not have contributed something to my life on some level.  DO I know you?  Maybe not but you read my blog and you contribute that energy to my life.  That makes YOU AWESOME.  Each of us are awesome and contribute to the energy of this life in ways we cannot imagine.

    Yesterday I wrote this:

    May your day be blessed with joy, love, laughter and light. Each and every day we make choices that trickle and ripple the world around us. My choices today will send ripples of joy and laughter to those around me. Blessings-Lady Lilyth

    Today I wrote this:

    With love and joy in my heart, I greet today. The past has made me stronger and wiser, the future holds things of wonder. I embrace all that I was, am and will become with open arms and love. May your day be blessed, my friends, with much laughter and joy.Blessings-Lady Lilyth

    Each of these are things that I mean from the heart and each action I have in every day ripples in ways that I cannot know.  I choose to have awesome ripples to make someone’s day a little brighter.  With that may YOUR day be blessed with AWESOME and LAUGHTER and JOY!

     

    A conspiracy theory to live by


    2012 - 07.17

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    A friend of mine posted a picture on facebook with a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote on it.  The quote is simple and profound at the same time.

    Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen

    The universe and I have long been friends in conspiracy.  The road is not always easy but the decision firmly made will manifest.  The universe WANTS you to be happy and enjoy your life.  I am a firm believer in this.

    One of my biggest desires was turned into a decision.  For too long we have been unhappy and trying new things to be happy and always they are short term.

    We always find things that make us happy.  We get up early and go bike riding, getting fit, doing things with family and the pup.  When it comes right down to it the happiness is just really not there.  When you are not happy what is it that you do to fix it?  You figure out what is missing or what is making you unhappy and you make a decision to change it.  After making a multitude of changes we discovered that one of the biggest reasons we are unhappy is our general environment.

    By this I mean several things and if they are all out of whack, it simply bleeds over into everything else.  What do you do when everything surrounding you adds to an unhappy life?  The general public has become quite crotchety, mean, sour and entitled (sometimes all at once – YIKES).  These things enter the sanctuary of home making it less and less a sanctuary.  You look for things to fix that and they are only short term.

    At some point you determine that you simply must get out of the toxic environment (people & weather) that plagues your joy in life.  When you make that decision you set into motion an unstoppable train that will take you down a treacherous track from which you cannot be derailed only continue to rocket down.  After many twists, turns, and seemingly impossible upside down experiences you emerge through a darkened tunnel.  On the other side of this tunnel is a LIGHT.  It is that which you decided to move towards.  It’s within reach now.

    The road has been hazardous and filled with much pain.   These things are put in the path to ensure that this is truly the decision for you.  No decision comes without pain.  No change comes without sacrifice.  I offer to this decision my blood, sweat and tears, the tears flow more freely now than they have in a very long time.  The sweat comes more frequently as well.  The blood…yes that has flowed as well.

    Standing firmly in this decision we begin to embark on a change that will take me away from Florida into California.  I have dreamed this for years (since my first visit to Napa in 2000 with my former company), I have desired this.  Not only is this the thing I desire but it is the right thing for US.  Everything falls into place neatly, with challenges overcome and a solid plan.

    You can see the signs of packing and the joy that I feel from this picture taken on 7-10.  The move has a conditional offer set on it pending a background check, which as of last night has come back with a WOO HOO!

    We have secured a rental house (with a yard for Ariyana) in Vallejo (it looks like one of the great neighborhoods) and Keith is off to visit and drive it and sign the lease for one year!  We have rented an RV with which we will make the great cross-country trek in with all the pets (4 cats + 1 dog).  Pods will be handling the moving of STUFF and a transport for the car.

    Here I come California!  At long last we will be reunited on a permanent basis.  My friends in Cali, it will be so wonderful to see you all again I have missed you so much!

    Letting Go


    2012 - 07.04

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    Tuesday’s Daily Om, again resonated within me and really got me thinking.

    Lay your burdens down at the feet of the divine and feel the relief from your heart.

    We all know the feeling of walking through life as if we are carrying the huge burden of our worries and stresses on our backs and shoulders, struggling to keep moving forward. There is no real way to move freely and fluidly in such a situation, and we are all longing to lay our burdens down. Just imagining that it would be possible to do such a thing can be enough to elicit a sigh of relief and a feeling of lightness.

    The human imagination is a powerful tool, and we can use it to take journeys to faraway places without ever leaving our home. Because of this, we too can lay our burdens down at the feet of a divine being such as the great Mother, Buddha or a mountain. Releasing ourselves from that which we can’t handle on our own. No matter how smart we are, how capable we are, or how hard we work, no one can single-handedly cope with all the worries that we tend to take on in the course of our lives. And, we aren’t designed to do so. Our wellbeing depends upon our ability to hand over that which we can no longer carry by ourselves.

    Visualizing yourself carrying your burdens to the feet of someone or something much bigger than you can be a powerful daily practice. To begin, sit with your eyes closed and envision an all powerful, supremely comforting being in what ever form that takes for you, standing at the end of a road. See yourself carrying a large sack, box, or other container, imagining that all your worries are inside it. Watch as you make your way to the being of your choice, and lay your baggage down at their feet. Allow yourself to feel the lightness and relief of this action, express your gratitude, and surrender. You will be amazed by how this simple meditation can liberate you from a burden you were never meant to carry.

    It is just very synchronous at how these are coming into my day.  Over the last year or so I have been slowly letting go of things that no longer serve me.  This extends into friends who are not really friends, things I don’t really need and my own attitude.

    In the full moon ritual I wrote for Sacred Mists (also found on the Sacred Mists Blog) I have begun the process of removing EVERYTHING and EVERYONE that hinders my spirit.  Here is to a healthier and happier me!I’ve taken on the stance that if it does not enrich my life then I do not need it and out it goes.  In this life I am here to grow and learn further on this beautiful journey not burden my heart and spirit with troubles.  HA!  Lately I have been weighed down heavily with a multitude of things that have been coming and going in life.  Hand in hand with being true to myself, out with the old and in with the things that enable and encourage growth and enjoyment of life.

    Ending the Cycle


    2012 - 07.03

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    This popped up yesterday from the Daily OM, I get and read these everyday and it always gives me something to think about.

    Each day offers us an opportunity to renew our resolve to the universe that we are ready for change.

    One of the hardest things in life is feeling stuck in a situation that we don’t like and want to change. We may have exhausted ourselves trying to figure out how to make change, and we may even have given up. However, each day offers us an opportunity to renew our resolve and to declare to the universe that we are ready for change. We may even say out loud that we have tried and struggled and have not found a way, but that we are open to help, and that we intend to keep working to create change for ourselves. Making this declaration to the universe, and to ourselves, may be just the remedy for the stagnation we are experiencing. And, it can be done today, right now.

    It is difficult to understand, even with hindsight, how the choices we have made have added up to our current situation, but it is a good idea to examine the story we tell ourselves. If we tend to regard ourselves as having failed, this will block our ability to allow ourselves to succeed. We have the power to change the story we tell ourselves by acknowledging that in the past, we did our best, and we exhibited many positive qualities, and had many fine moments on our path to the present moment. We can also recognize that we have learned from our experiences, and that this will help us with our current choices.

    When we do this kind of work on how we view our past self, we make it possible for the future to be based on a positive self-assessment. This inner shift may allow us to get out of the cycle we’ve been in that’s been keeping us stuck. Now we can declare our intentions to the universe, knowing that we have done the inner work necessary to allow our lives to change. Allow today to be the day to end cycles and enter into a new way of being.

    For a little while now my horoscopes and the Daily OM emails have been pretty nicely in tune with what is going on in my life in one way or another.  It is interesting to me how very true this is.  Our hindsight is always 20/20 and allows us to see how our decisions from the past have affected the present situation.

    Something I no longer allow from myself, and believe me when I say this is HARD, is to allow myself negative/harmful/hateful self-talk.  If in anyway I begin thinking of something as a failure I turn it around as a lesson learned.  I made a decision, I own that decision and move forward with more knowledge than I had before that situation developed.  From within each decision is a seed that must be nurtured to grow and become a part of life and this human journey we are all on in some way.

    When we “get stuck”  a little kick of introspection and energy can get us moving again to come out on the other side with greater results than we could have imagined.  For example, for sometime now I have wanted to make my way westward and live closer to my Covenstead and Best Friend.  Together we are an amazing force of energy and creativity which can bring about magnificent growth both personally and professionally.  She’s truly amazing and quite frankly I’m pretty awesome myself.  To be less than who I am and less than the awesome I carry within me is unacceptable.

    I challenge everyone to change your attitude towards yourself where you acknowledge how awesome and fabulous you are.  I guarantee that your “luck” will change and you will become unstuck and grow in amazing ways.

    A little bit of babbling from me today but I will share my last thoughts and affirmation today and then get started on my day.

    Today and everyday, I acknowledge the divine within as it radiates to the world around me.  I see the divine in everything and everyone around me.  We are connected, we are blanketed in love, joy and growth.  Blessed Be. 

     

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