Energy Update "Talons Locked"

Energy Update “Talons Locked” Image title "First in Flight" Some 6 years ago I was at the Wabasha Eagle Center with my family. As my son and daughter watched the handlers with these huge birds, they warned that next they would feed a rat to the birds and if anyone wanted to move closer now would be a good time. My son, 4 at the time nudged me. We went up and with him on my lap watched and listened to the bird crack that animal apart right before us. My son was quiet and big eyed, then he leaned back into me a bit and said, “That is BEAUTIFUL and DISGUSTING, but BEAUTIFUL.” The reason I share this is I’ll never forgot that day because of what he said. Something else that was shared that day was that Bald Eagles mate for life. When they are selecting a mate they do tricky flying maneuvers to interest the other. Then when both Eagles decide they are “the one” they both fly up very high in the sky, lock talons and free fall. If they make it to the ground, are able to separate and fly back to meet each other, in the world of Bald Eagles, they are married! The reason we were told they do this is to identify who is a viable mate to “match” them. There were some facts pointing toward, if they do this and fail, they likely wouldn’t be able to reproduce together. WOW, maybe we need humans to lock talons before...... So about 2 years ago I set an intention to see this happen in nature and for it to act as a sign for me. So in the middle of some tricky challenges in my life, I am driving to some support two hours away from my home, two times in a week. I am driving back from my second trip and you guessed it! I saw three Bald Eagles flying about when two of them lock talons, free fall and land behind some trees. The spinning birds looked like a sculpture falling from the sky. I couldn’t believe it. I reached to turn off the radio in the car and just watch. When they landed the third bird flew down to them and then away quickly. I am guessing that was a male who was making sure it was a match. Too bad for him it was, now he’s going to have to get back on “EagleMate.com” This is really a rare chance, especially at this time of year because mating normally takes place in January & February. This year maybe due to the cold, snowy and very long winter the birds are mating later? Or perhaps they court a year, build that HUGE nest and get ready for the following mating season. My intention for this article is a reminder to tell you to ASK for what you want! ASK! ASK! ASK! If you'd like to learn more about the Law of Attraction, check out the work of Esther and Jerry Hicks. You can find them on Hay House.

Energy Update "Being in Our Truth"

"Being in Our Truth" What does being in our truth look like? It is accepting who we are fully, that we make mistakes and still love ourselves and that we see ourselves as magnificent and divine beings, no matter what. Ways to achieve this: framing life struggles with perspective, allowing our soul to speak and create upon its goals, needs and desires. These are the things that make magic for the human. Also, being able to find a center, peace among chaos or distress. These are the signs of purpose and truth. Wow, that all sounds noble! However, the real thing about truth, and this is what makes it so difficult, is it is about us being us. We are going to say, do and experience things which create discomfort. Truth comes in when none of that matters (compassion). When we accept ourselves as whole, no projecting on others, just allowing them to be them and us to be us. We don't want to change people but instead love them and allow them to be them. We might choose to hold boundaries to keep us in our truth. Choosing expectancy over expectations and responsiveness over responsibility will help in relationships because these qualities are naturally related to discernment (knowing) over judgement (facts evaluated by the mind). People will feel vulnerability and acceptance if you approach life expectant & responsive and that is sure to create great relationships, fill you up and support your inner peace!

Energy Update "Self Nurture"

“Self Nurture” This theme is part of the trinity of self-acceptance and self-forgiveness. This is the place where self-love arrives. What I am finding at its root, in my own journey, is self-nurture may be foreign to most of us. You might be saying in your head, I go get massages and attend yoga classes. While this can be a form of self-nurture, I want to focus on a smaller facet of this concept. When we are feeling low and need boosting up most of us look outside of ourselves. It is ok to get support in this process of nurturing, however if you want to find self-nurture, you’ll avoid your friends and the Internet and explore soothing your fears on your own. To be honest, I didn’t know what self-nurture was until a few days ago. It is about staying with the pain, the feelings. Just being with them. This is what a mother would do to nurture her child, be with them so they know they are supported. The mother can’t really take the feelings away but give perspective to ease the child. We can look to ourselves to go in and find perspective among the bits we’ve disowned or forgotten. Go through the feelings to go out. In place of flailing at solutions, ask yourself, “What feels right? What clarity do I need to achieve my desired results? How do I ask for these needs to be met? Then we need to release resistance to allow what we want to flow to us, give the fear over to the angels, guides, or source. You can also talk to yourself. Who wrote an article and encouraged people to talk to themselves? Ok, me. Have a dialog with your inner and outer you. See what, can be gained by placing your hand over your heart and talking to the fear. Touch your arm like a mother would to support yourself. Be your best advocate, wrestle through it but what you are doing is huge! You are fully accepting you and this is a key to peace.

Energy Update "Looking for Joy"

Now that we have all successfully have surrounded ourselves with people who view the world from “What is” What’s next? We can focus our attention on seeing the joy in life! I was on an airplane, which had just landed as I actualized my next request from the Universe. I asked to see all of the joy around me. As the plane stopped, people shot up to grab bags and claim their space on the aisle to exit. A father, mother and child rode in the row ahead me. The dad stood up to get their bag and when he turned around to face his row, his little daughter reached her arms up. He set the bag down and brought the child into his arms, she immediately snuggled her head on the father’s shoulder and neck. Contentment and love! That is what I saw. However, what brought me even more joy was the couple in the aisle in front of this father. As all of this was happening, the couple in front of them was watching this dad and child too. This couple was likely ready to start a family of their own. The hope in the woman’s eyes for love of this kind, for her spouse and herself, wanting to be needed, wanting to be able with one small gesture to calm her own child......this yearning oozed from her giant smile. Seeing her brought me great joy. To remember back to when I too could be this for my own children or even for another person. This is a great example of Zero Point Manifestation. We can ask and receive immediately. I left the plane and started this leg of my journey seeing joy all over the place! Somebody outside the plane helped another by taking their hand because their elderly legs weren’t the same as his younger ones. Did I impact this quantum field of ours by requesting to see joy and asking to open the hearts of myself and others? Or was my attention only drawn to what was already always there? Tune your focus to joy. The contrast of this is lack. We deserve to live in "What is" (abundance & expansion) and if we are really committing to this we will ask to see joy, happiness and love in abundance around us and for us!

Energy Update "Self-Acceptance"

Anything you reject in yourself must me reviewed, let go and a new belief formed. This is the work we are summing up from early November of 2013. We've worked through the winter months of facing "being wrong" and moved into flat out "rejection" any feelings of rejection we hold are gaining clarity. We must believe in abundance to thrive and self-love is a good place to feel abundant. We can see our self-rejection in the judgments others make about us. We can choose to act on them by either letting them go or keep feeling badly about them and ruminate (keep thinking again and again relaying the story in our head). Why would we choose to relive them? Because we believe them. Stop believing them. Let go. If you're scared, claim it, ball your fists and scream at the Universe, I am scared and I am ready to thrive. We also can recognize this pattern when we set expectations for things. No expectations, in place of this be expectant, excited like a child who doesn't know what's going to happen. Accepting yourself is about accepting our truth, what we came here to do. This does not need to be a heavy burden. I will share something I heard a woman by the name of Dahna Fox who teaches about the Akashic records says. "We are here to learn to be happy as humans". If that is it, what are we letting stop us? I've hidden my needs for many years. I am claiming them and my life is encouraging more play and creativity. It also is allowing my soul to fully sing. My intuition for my life is stronger. This is what we want. Meet your needs and listen to you. Share only with those who can truly love you unconditionally I know some of you are thinking, “That is one person or a small group of people” Let your expansive nature call in more of these people to your life. By asking for this desire to be met you are also asking the Universe to unravel more people from their “Myth” and offer them their truth. This is a noble request you’ve made!

Energy Update "Judgment & Projection"

I've written about judgment many times. However, the theme has come up again. Personally, I see it defining who is in and who is out in my life. That creates pain and I want to convey the message clearly that your divine truth is about releasing people who judge you. I believe most people mean no harm; it is their fear they are projecting on you. The friends who are "The Ones"? They are able to allow in place of projecting their fear on you. They are able to love you for your faults as well as your strengths. They are able to allow you to pursue what you feel is good for you and accept that is true for you. They accept you and share vulnerability with you. This is healthy! So we need to cut communication with these projectors or be with them with non-attachment. Meaning we can leave them and leave all conversation and exchanges behind with them. No thinking or running the story again in your head (Ruminating). Last week I talked about asking. This is a great place to ask if you are confused if their advice is correct or they are projecting. Questions you could ask yourself to find out are; "Is what they are saying true for me?" "Is what they are pointing out serving me or does it make me feel afraid?" "Can I take they're observation and make use of it?" These answers will help guide you to know if they are pure of heart. If you are still unsure, ask the Universe. Just like last week, ASK at every turn until you see the pattern or gain clarity, meaning you can see it from more than one angle. Letting the people go who project or judge you is an act of compassion. You are releasing them in place of enabling for them to perpetuate the story. You are perfect as you are and for those of you awakening, which is everybody reading this post, its ok to change and move forward in life. A nice thing to practice is sending the person who judges you, especially when it stings, love. Send them love to practice allowing their current expressive needs. That is where they are and this is where you are and all is well.

Energy Update "A Mention of Intention"

What do you intend in your life? Take a look at it, step back and see how it truly serves you. We know where we're stuck in our lives because we can feel it. But how do we know how to change it if we can't clearly see the root of it? We need to understand it so we can change the perception. Can we use displeasure as a catalyst to change our life? Yes. Every answer is in the contrast. If the issue we're having seems unending, seems overwhelming, we can use the tool of asking the Universe for help. One key to this, especially at this very time is to ask at every turn. With each facet of your challenge, ask for clarity. Questions or requests you may ask the Universe could look something like this; "Show me the clarity behind what drives this situation." "Bring me tools and support to help change this situation." "Let me see both sides of this situation so I can have self-compassion." Many things may come your way, go with the one that is most deeply of interest to you. You'll know the one! If nothing feels right? KEEP ASKING! Our inner guidance knows who we are, it never forgot. We can tap into that part of us by asking for clarity. Another way to go about this is to address the strongest, biggest most fearsome issues in our life and chase them with a hot poker! Ok, that is probably only me that would do that. What if we take our personal issue and ask (some might call this prayer) the Universe at every turn to show us clarity. Ok, so we see some clarity in the next days. Then we ask for support in changing this perception of whatever it stems around, generally some form of "lack" and ask how we become abundant in this area? (Whether it is in health, money, career, love or relationships) This exercise is not about asking for money but the clarity on how to overcome the root belief exposing it so we can move into a place of understanding with it. If we understand what the root cause is, we simply have to ask questions like these. How does this perception drive my life now? What do I want in place of seeing things this way? What feelings do I want to feel in place of the ones I’m now feeling? Yes! Here is the key. Ask all of the time, ask the universe for what you need. If you have no struggles in life but feel unsatisfied, ask for your needs to emerge from within you. This is another angle to meet this same concept. Gain the strongest support system, a connection to the divine.