Ms. Debbie - In The Flow: Celebrate with Grace and Compassion

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I recorded my second inspirational video yesterday. This morning, I woke up early. The house was quiet. Tilly was still asleep. The dream vision that I had during the night was fresh in my mind. 

‘Keep telling stories. Let the cards guide you, just like you have been doing with your writing.’

Since I am following my intuition, I decided it was a writing day. Someday, I may figure out how to do both in one day or combine them, but for today, in this moment, I am writing. 

I loved the deck I opened yesterday so much that I felt drawn to ask a question of my Spirit Team after I said the Akashic Prayer from Debbra’s book. 

Soul Coaching by Denise Linn is a lovely deck. Yesterday during the unboxing video I drew a couple of cards. Today, I asked the question, What cards would you like me to share with the collective in my writing today?

Interestingly, my husband was listening to the video from yesterday, while I was shuffling the deck today. He was listening to the reading about the card Enthusiasm. There are no coincidences, so I listened to myself reading the guidebook. I heard the Affirmation: I celebrate everything in my life, and I live in limitless joy. I listened to myself give gratitudes for my husband, for Tilly and for the tripod that I was able to wrap around the kitchen chair so that I could do as I was asked to do by my Spirit Team and friends to share and inspire others. 

How did I get to this place on my journey at this time in history? I have absolutely no idea, but I do believe we are all guided to follow our intuition and the breadcrumbs. Today’s message was to tell stories from the cards. 

I thought of another story that this card reminds me of. I remember horseback riding on a private property nearby. My dad had crossed over within the last year or so. He crossed in 2005. I had been riding on this property for many years at this time and never seen what I am about to share, before. It was a fall day. The leaves were falling off of the trees. My husband and I were alone. It was quiet and peaceful. The sun was shining brightly. There was no wind on top of the hill. We were riding a trail next to a fence. Some small trees were growing up next to some oak trees on the other side of the fence. I was riding Jewel. I don’t remember who my husband was riding at at the time. Possibly an Arab gelding, named Buddy. All of a sudden a huge swarm of dragon flies flew out of one of the small trees. I was mesmerized by this phenomenon. I had heard of it before, but I had never seen this amazing migration. We stopped to watch them flutter about. 

When they were gone from our sight, we continued to ride our horses along the trail. Moments after we had started to walk, we rode up on another smaller tree. As we did, a kaleidoscope of beautiful butterflies flew out of the tree. That was when I realized that it was definitely a sign from our loved ones, in particular, my dad, that he was ok and watching over us. 

Once we connect to our team of Angels and recognize their language, which may be different for everyone, the language can grow and expand. It takes practice from both sides of the veil. I love that memory so much. This card reminded me of it. I am grateful. 

The second card, number 25, Grace. A feeling of warmth and love fills my heart up full as I look at this picture. The mother holding her baby reminds me of the photo no one wanted that my mom had moved with her from home to home and apartment to apartment. It took me a while to remember what my mom said about the photo this one reminds me of.  If I remember, it reminded her to always protect the children. She surrounded it with pictures of her family. Of her children and grandchildren. It held a prominent place in her heart. I have it surrounded with other pictures from her home of a mom and her daughter. I cherished these pictures, too. I wrote one of the poems and typed up the other one that I found somewhere. I wish I could give credit to the person who wrote it. 

As I completed my dancing for today, the last song was “Amazing Grace” . It too was a perfect coincidence. The following sentences from the guidebook touched me. “Angels, guides and spiritual guardians are watching over you and cherishing you. Kindly honor the reality of others!” 

Oh my, that last sentence is a big ask right now. Breathe, relax, allow and let it flow! Another sentence that radiates as important is, “The creator knows the truth of the situation, even if others don’t.” “Hear the truth of others without the overlay of your own opinions.”

I often remind myself to listen for the truth. Always listen for the truth, the rest does not matter. Hmmm, I do believe that I needed that reminder while we navigate through this very upside down reality into the next.

The last card that popped out of the deck: 12, Compassion. Reminds me so much of the love between myself connecting to the hearts of my special fur babies. Yes, this includes dear sweet Miss Tilly Bear. It is amazing how much compassion wells up into my heart when she is snuggled up next to me.  

The guidebook Affirmation: The vibration of compassion shines through my every cell. I can relate to that feeling. I love this sentence, “It isn’t necessary to be perfect, there is no one you need to please but your higher self.” Now that sentence sure feels like the truth to me. 

What can you celebrate with grace and compassion today? 

Manifest a magical day or more. 

21 Day Mediation Challenge: Day 22

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I was going to take today off from writing, but my Angelic Tribe had a different idea. This morning, my Coffee Froth gave me this image. In a moment it went from a sleeping dog, to an awake and aware dog. 

My heart laughed, because I had just said this about Tilly. She has the temperament of a Service Dog. She is aware even when she is asleep. She notices where I am at all times. I try to sneak away to take a shower or change my clothes when she is asleep. NOPE, she notices my every move, even when I think she is sound asleep. 

What is the message from my Angelic Tribe? Is there a message or are they simply letting me know they are watching and noticing, too? 

Could the message be that we need to be like this series of images? Do we need to wake up from our slumber? Do we need to be more aware of our surroundings as we stay connected to our communities and loved ones?

I decided to see what the Oracle cards had to say about my interpretation. I said the prayer, shuffled and waited until a card popped out. When I first looked at number 24. Electric EEL Spirit, I thought, I need to draw more cards, this one might not be what I need or want. 

Interestingly, I have seen Giraffe and Buffalo Spirit. Buffalo was on day 12. The Giraffe Spirit card was December 14th, just about the time we picked out Tilly.  However, I have not seen Parrot Spirit, 45, Watch your words before either. 

When I looked at the Spirit Animal Oracle guidebook, I was pleasantly surprised with the messages I received. The Oracle message: “Seemingly out of nowhere, the jolt of Electric Eel Spirit appears to ‘awaken’ you to a big idea that you are meant to explore.”

As I read these words I am both excited and apprehensive. Apparently we will have many upcoming epiphanies. The inspired thoughts will arrive magically taking you through an amazing transformation that you will be celebrating with delight. Bring inspired ideas to life, now is the time to follow the breadcrumbs and bring them into reality. Don’t be afraid, we have your back. 

Big sigh… I loved that both the Image in the Coffee Froth and the message of the Electric Eel are about being awake. It is time to awaken. It is time for transformation and celebration as we follow the magical glitter (my words) into reality. 

Giraffe Spirit, reminds us to see the big picture. Number 29 when added together is 11. An Angel Number. Yes, our Angelic Tribes are watching over us. The words from the guidebook that spoke to me this time are: “Spirit will bestow upon you a new perspective that might make all of the difference.” 

Now I have goosebumps. It might be time to rise up and start adding content to my YT channel. I have the name, now that the 21-day Meditation Challenge has come to an end, I have more time. Now I must trust that inspiration will arrive. My word for 2025 is Trust, my word for January is Play, so I must trust the process and play with it, even if it feels awkward. 

45, Parrot Spirit; Watch your words, was also a card that I was not excited to read about. Hmm, how interesting, because It asks, ‘What message to yourself are you repeating?’ “It’s time to be more mindful of your self-talk!” “Are you repeating what you truly believe?” Speak with light. Speak with Love. Tell the story that you wish to bring into the world. The universe is listening. 

That was powerful. I have tingles and truth tears. Tilly Bear, just came to my side when I sneezed. She sees and hears everything even when her eyes are closed. She is playful and intuitive. She is a Service Dog who follows her heart. She is full of empathy and joy. My shadow, my sidekick. My friend and a soul keeper. 

Buffalo Spirit, 10, The abundant Universe will provide. Reminds me that I need to take one step at a time. Living my life in gratitude as gratitude is where abundance comes from. 

Today, I am grateful that the Coffee Froth sent me a message to wake up. I am grateful that I was inspired to write, even on a day when I was not going to write. I am grateful that I danced today and felt the heart songs that dance brings to my soul. I am grateful that I feel joyful, playful and connected to Tilly, my husband, and the other members of our property. 

I saw the eagle flying over the barn today as I was standing with Tilly. I am grateful to the Eagle Spirit for flying past today, the day after we completed the meditation. She was flying away from us on the warmer winds out of the SE. As she gave me a salute with her lovely tail feathers I could hear her say, soar with winds, not against them. Ride the wave. Be in the flow!

Manifest a magical day or more!

21 Day Meditation Challenge: Day 17

On a whim after listening to a couple of Intuitive people this week, I asked this question of the cards after I said the Akashic Prayer. Is Kamala going to be our president in 2025? 

Look at these cards. I have not read the guidebook yet. I will, but the cards say all that I think we need today. 

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10: Unfinished Symphony. 28. Building Blocks. 26. Happy Happy. 

I am excited to see what the guidebook says, but I don’t think I am even going to look at it until tomorrow. I am simply showing you these cards because they make my heart sing in joy. For today, I simply want to fill that and meditate. 

Little Tilly update first. She skipped her morning nap because Dan and I were busy putting up the new gate for the stairs. The first gate simply felt dangerous for us and Squirt was able to put his head under it, which caused it to snap open which really could have hurt him. We moved the gate upstairs into the Spirit Room. Tilly  is sound asleep now, as are the other 2 dogs who also were very active all morning. It is mid-afternoon, so they must be tired.

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Breath, Relax. Allow

Breath in for 3, hold for 3, release for 3, breathe, hold, release, again. 

Today I can see a horse.. It is running… fast… very fast… It's odd because it is running on a vertical line, not a horizontal one, it is running down, not up. 

I can see red in the background and I hear something I heard earlier, the British are coming, the British are coming… Is that a good thing, or a bad thing? 

It’s good, because reinforcements are coming to protect the country and the world.

OK. that will make most of us happy, what about the rest of the people in the country? Are they ready to let go of the support they have had for the current leadership? Have they seen the nightmare that the current policies are going to cause? 

No, not yet. The term is young, give it time. 

Do not worry, hang on to the joyful spirit and energy that you felt before you started this meditation. Joy will carry you through the  crazy chaos that may ensure. 

OK, let's talk about Joy then. You had mentioned that there is more than joy that we can experience. We can go into a higher vibrational energy that is more magical then joy and bliss? 

Yes, we can go into a higher paradigm shift than what you have currently experienced during your waking hours. You have experienced it in your dreams and throughout your sleeping hours. It is sparkling and magnificent. 

I see a white horse with a beautiful grey mane that is running horizontally to my right… It is a stunning vision of white and a blue gray colors, like a lovely stone, possibly a marble. 

Breath, hold, release. 

I see a pool of water and hear the word whale…. The water is rippling in a circle. Away from the darkness.  A portal or water spout looks like a tornado in the water.. I can't hear the right name for it. It is spinning very fast counter clockwise… like a drain, but opposite of how it would spin in my area of the world. So this spinning water must be in the lower hemisphere. I feel like it is a tunnel of sorts, pulling me down into a world I saw earlier this year. 

Breath, relax, allow…. 

That was intense…..

Breath, relax, allow 

Come back to this realm, we will visit that one again…. Just not today. 

Be happy… we got this. 

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Wow, that was an intense meditation at times. My breathing and heart rate increased when I saw the spinning tunnel in the water. I have goosebumps now that I am pondering its meaning. I can’t wait to see the city that I think is there, it feels like it’s similar to the city that we all know as the city of Oz. 

Tilly just woke up. Perfect timing. 

Manifest a magical day or more. 

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Magical Gifts and Gratitudes: Unicorn Energy!

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This morning the Coffee Froth image of an angel riding a horse appeared! She is calm as she rides through the clouds! 

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I decided to open just one deck of cards today. I chose The Magic of Unicorns by Diana Cooper. I chose this one partially because of the Image of the horse and rider, and partially because it was calling to me!

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This deck is absolutely beautiful and energetically in line with me! It's words, images and amazing energy is magical. Each card drew me in as I cleared the deck, touched each card, read the words and was touched by the beauty of each image!

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The pocket guide is very well written! I decided to only draw one card for my first drawing. Number 19. Coccoon of White Light! Rest within a bubble of white light and love! 

The number 19 felt familiar when I drew it, but in this moment it became clear as to why it was familiar. On the 19th of this month, our fiber optics will be installed. 

My question for this drawing was for a general message, however I was also thinking about what is next. Will I just keep writing or create something else? Will I create spiritual or mindfulness videos or continue on the path I am on with my writing?

Or will I do both.  What will that look like?

So the message to Caccoon, reminds me to be patient and allow love to heal, inspire and gift me with the perfect timing so that I can do and be the best me I can be!

I am grateful for this Magical Unicorn Energy and deck!

Manifest a magical day or more with your unicorn!

Magical Gifts and Gratitudes: Teeter Totter

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Where do you like to ride a teeter totter?  

Do you choose the high side, the low side or do you prefer the middle?

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This pretty little bird feels as though it would be in the middle, today! 

It feels calm and unaffected by the movement happening on either side of it. 

The energy moves up and down on either side, as it balances calmly on the fulcrum. 

The people moving up and down are enjoying the ride, yet I wonder if they realize they could choose to balance on the calm fulcrum, instead?

Moving closer to the center is the answer for both people on the teeter totter if they seek peace and calm. 

They don't have to feel the incredible highs or the crazy lows. They can feel the crystal clear and calm energy the peaceful bird is experiencing!

Today, I am grateful that I am enjoying the peaceful crystal clear energy the middle of the teeter totter freely offers to us all.

Manifest a magical day or more!

Magical Gifts and Gratitudes: Look Inward.

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A horse and dragon image appeared today. One in my coffee and one in the Magic Glass. Both of these images have appeared before. Each time they draw me to be stronger and braver.

The horse head reminds me so much of the horse head that I found cutting wood last fall. I felt my dear friend was with me when I found the image in the fire wood. I still have that piece to remind me of the magic we discover each and everyday.

This horse head reminds me of drift wood that has been well preserved for years and years, floating along in the water. It reminds me of the day Dan and I were boating 2 summers ago when I found the unicorn head shape where we were fishing. I wrote a story about that magical day. It is a beautiful memory.

Many memories are treasured gifts that carry us forward or they can be painful memories that hold us back. I have experienced them both. Letting go of those painful thoughts has been a lesson for me most of my life, most recently during the last 2 years. Writing this post reminded me that I am spending more and more time in the treasured memories that bring my heart joy. For that I am grateful.

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The Magic Glass image is of a dragon head. When I looked closer I realized that there is a mirror image of the dragon head. Looking into the pond with the dragon I see a pregnant woman.

My team is making sure that I share the pregnant woman. She represents birthing. Birthing something new and very important. I don't know what it is, but this is the 3rd time that a pregnant woman has appeared during the past 10 days or so. twice in one particular card and now from the magic glass.

I did not share the pregnant woman on the card, because she was naked and raw. I believe that I will pull her up, as I took her picture. I believe that if the angels went to this much trouble to bring about this image, she and her circle of women are meant for the group to see.

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The card is Daily Habits. My spiritual practices are the key to opening my divine power and wisdom. OH MY. Look at the image in the moon. It looks like a dragon head. Dragons guard and guide us through transformation as we seek wisdom and deep understanding of the mystical world.

We as a community of light workers are birthing something incredibly important. It is magical, wise and will fill us up with treasured memories to hold dear. Look into the pond at our reflections. Look into our collective souls. Listen to the songs of your hearts. Be raw and naked as the dragon guards you on your next magical adventure.

Manifest a magical day and more!

Angelic Messages: Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving. Today I am grateful for my connection with my spirit guides and angelic team. I am grateful for all of you and for hope, love and joy.

I am grateful that I felt a distinct energy difference during the campaign. This energy gave us a clear distinction between light and dark. What we saw and felt is personal, but that energy is what we are also choosing to stay connected to. I am choosing love, light, hope and joy. I am following that energy each and everyday so that I can live my highest and best life.

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Today it is cold here. My husband and I have the fire going to keep our home warm and our hearts are content because of the warmth. I am grateful that we prepared for the winter months, one tree at a time. Together we chose which trees to cut down after they had died either by wind or disease. We harvested them and thanked them for their time here on earth. Today, we are grateful that they provide us with heat.

Preparation is also in order, for each of us, as we move into the next 4 years. I don't know for sure what that looks like, but I believe that the heart of the dragon that appeared in my coffee foam this morning is telling us to be strong, confident and brave, as we move into the end of the Chinese Dragon year.

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I asked the question, "How do we discover our purpose?" yesterday. During the night I dreamed of a white goat, he/she was a tall white goat with lovely horns. It was wearing a brown collar, no bell. Just a collar. It was living in a school with barricades around it. Not really a fence but it acted like a fence to keep the goat inside the boundaries of the school. Interestingly, the goat took a liking to me and followed me everywhere. I was asking questions about it and how it managed to move freely from inside to outside at will. Turns out it had a card on its collar that let it go in and out at will. What was interesting, is that the goat wanted to go with me when I was leaving the grounds. It was eating the aluminium barriers that I was putting back in place. I returned to it. I opened its mouth and pulled out all of the shiny pieces that I could reach. After that I took it back inside the building, all the way back to where I met it. It seemed to be OK there, so I quickly left.

So, that was an interesting dream. I am surprised at how much I remembered. I don't know for sure what the meaning of the goat and school was. Though, I think it is that some of us still have lessons to learn. Those of us who have learned the lessons were asked to leave the school for now.

Does this dream have something to do with the question of how to discover our purpose?

What do you think?

Apparently dreaming of a white goat means we are ready to receive guidance from our angelic team.

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The cards were meaningful to me. Asking for guidance to discover our purpose filled me with wonder and joy as I looked at each card and read about their deeper meanings.

Feeling your purity and following the joy, to obtain clarity, continues to be an important message for me. It was suggested in a call I was on yesterday to get out of my head. Stop thinking so much and allow your inner wisdom to light the way. I would say that following that lovely crescent moon she holds so gently in her hand is telling me the same thing. I love how she is also stretching while she focuses on purity. I have started to do some mindful stretches each day as my body was revolting against the high energy dances I was doing.

Stretch Debbie, stretch, both physically and spiritually!

Thoughts blossoming into reality. I am reminded that what I think about, becomes reality. Watch my thoughts. I know that dark thoughts can seep in. Grief, pain, fear, anger have all been thoughts I have felt in waves. It is time to think those positive, healthy thoughts. These light, loving, kind, caring joyful thoughts will bring us all to a better place. The energy we felt so deeply is still within us. It didn't come from someone else, it can be a spark from someone else, but it is up to us to carry that spark forward into our everyday lives. Be loving, be joyful, be full of childlike delight, be magical. Draw people to your light, draw people out of the school of hard lessons into a heartfelt connection where life is hard at times, but filled with a magical, loving energy that carries us forward on our path.

Heart-led was drawn again. Wow... If we lead with our heart instead of our ego or man-made thoughts, we will live a life that is in the flow. Moving from the top of the waves instead of fighting the darkness. We will see and feel the lightness as we are carried along with the energy. The magical, loving, heart felt energy will pull us along and keep us safe.

Manifest a magical and magnificent day or more!

Happy Spaces and Flowing Energy!

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I have been busy creating happy spaces within our home. We started with the main floor last year. We completed both bathrooms during the winter. We sorted and moved furniture around in the basement just in time, to spend time down there during a strong storm, that hit our area hard.

This past month, I have been playing in our largest bedroom upstairs and the room we call the spirit room.

I wanted space in the bedroom to exercise. I also wanted my cloths organized and easy to access. I am so pleased with how it turned out. As an extra bonus, I can also play with my curls in there, too! I love the new space. I love how it flows and is easy to do all of the things I wanted to be able to do in that space. I find myself happy in this space. Before I felt frustrated and always in a hurry trying to find what I was looking for. Get in, get out, was my reaction to the energy in that room. Now I find myself lingering as I put my clothes away or when I am choosing what to wear for the day.

The Spirit Room is now also an office... I moved the desk my mom and I both have used over the years, into that room when we got it back from her apartment. It was the table that caused me so much pain, after my mom died, with the comments my brother made about it and my moms wishes for it, at a family gathering. The last family gathering I have attended. I was hurt and so disappointed. Down right angry with both my mom and my brother. His comments stabbed me through the heart, in ways that I hadn't expected to feel.

Fortunately, I am feeling much better now. So much better that I was able to pull the table away from the corner it had been in, since we brought it home. When I did, it seemed to come alive.

I could feel it calling me, to use it for my next adventure. "ZOOM ZOOM" was the message a few months ago.

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Interestingly, last night, a friend asked me if I knew anyone who was a reading specialist. LOL. She is looking for someone to teach her son to read "ONLINE". This may be something to explore, as when I was setting up the table, I said to myself, "Wow, I have room to 'TUTOR' someone."

"Wait, I want to do ONLINE activities, not in person work."

The table may want to do in person tutoring again, but I don't!

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My mom was a tutor for a time at this table. It was also a table I used for doing book work for the "horse business" when I was going to take over that business. I bought it from her after my dad died. It lived here in my home for years. She wanted it back to use as a kitchen table when she moved into a tiny apartment. I was promised it back. She never told anyone else that, though. She apparently only told my brother "Deb has been given enough, let the grand kids choose what they want, first! The table was apparently included in that directive!" Mind you, this was not written down, nor did I have a clue that this was what she was thinking. She always asked me to go through everything with her and help her to choose, who should get what. However, Covid hit and we never did this. We talked about still doing it off and on all that last summer, too! I just kept saying, "Lets focus on getting you well, we can do that later!"

I have been feeling my mom's energy a lot lately, as I have been organizing and rearranging furniture. It has been healing for me to feel her helping me to create a warm and inviting space. Not creating a space for her, as I had done for years and years, but I was now creating a space that feels good to my heart and soul. (Dan's too!)

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The universe has been busy delivering all kinds of magical experiences for us. One of them is better internet. If you know me, you know our home sits in an area that has poor internet service. Our phones work, but not all of the time. "Can you hear me now?" is a common phrase around here. It has taught me to be patient and calm during frustrating moments while teaching during Covid, while attending zoom meetings and while talking to people on the phone.

Interestingly, an offer came in the mail for us to sign up for fiber optic internet about 6 months ago. It is not yet installed, but it is being worked on in the surrounding area each and every week. The tubes are all in the ground on our street, next they will run the cables through the tubes to each of the boxes they put in a few weeks ago. It is so exciting. We should have a consistent internet system installed and usable by fall.

I have been seeing my birthday numbers everywhere. Encouragement to follow the feel, to keep creating, to move into and remain in heartfelt joy as I feel my way through organizing, creating and playing in this happy space that a home should be.

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Retirement has been a time of recovery. A process of healing from painful thoughts and words. Recovery from burn-out and trauma. A time to feel joy and happiness. A time to do what touches my heart and brings me joy. I am forever grateful for this moment in time. I welcome the next moment in time, into my life as it arrives, too! May it be filled with magical fairy dust and love!

Manifest a magical day!

April Gratitude Practice: Daughter

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My lovely daughter came to visit today with her dogs. It's so much fun to have them come for a visit and a run. We will be dog sitting in a couple of weeks, so we are trying to get her dog daisy and Tipper used to each other before they come to our house for 4 nights. Blue knows our home well, he has been here many times, but Daisy has never spent the night here before. 

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Every time they visit, they settle down a little bit more and Tipper does too. I think we will be fine when the weekend arrives, however, I will be glad when they go home. Tipper has shifted from being a pack dog, to being a really amazing single dog. She loves to hang out with us and was totally exhausted when my daughter and her dogs left. 

Our talk was a deep one. I am so grateful for the insights my daughter shared with me. It's important, even though we tear up, because healing occurs in layers. I am so very grateful for my daughter's wisdom. She is an amazing young woman. I am so grateful to have her in my life. She is understanding, wise, strong, and beautiful on the inside and out. She mentioned that we see things from different perspectives. Both of our perspectives are valid. 

 

My heart is full after I visit with her. May your heart be full after you visit with your adult children, too!

Manifest a magical day. Watch for glittering fairy dust and fancy unicorns!

April Gratitude Practice: Eclipse Energy

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I am grateful that Dan and I were home yesterday when the herd was playing. During their play a fence line was broken between two of them. We saw it, I was able to get a few pictures of them before and during it, as I was taking a picture of the Silver Maple tree at the time. 

I am grateful that yesterday I had a clearer vision of what I can do with the horses and others.  It might be the perfect draw to pull me out of retirement, along with my writing. Teaching adults and students mindfulness and encouraging self discovery, with one of the horses, during a zoom meeting, was what I did with my students, during online teaching. I absolutely loved it.

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I am grateful to a Social Media friend. She told me that I am always so positive. That sure made my day. I have struggled with being positive for part of the last 18 months, but because I have been focusing on gratitude and my spiritual growth, I have been feeling a lot more positive. It was nice to have someone notice it, too!

I am grateful for the energy of the Eclipse as it passes by our area, while I am writing this post.  I am sending our planet Love, Peace and Harmony. 

Today, during the height of the Eclipse, I focused on gratitude. What did you spend the Eclipse energy on? 

Manifest a magical day!

Heartfelt Gratitude: Winter Magic

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Working in and enjoying the woods, is one of our favorite things to do together. We have wanted to cut down a few dead trees for a year because we enjoy driving the trails with our Can-Am. The Can-Am is a little bit wider than our Ranger was, so we have a bit of work on some of our trails to do. 

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Since we also burn the dead trees we log, it becomes a win-win! I don’t like to cut trees during the nesting season, though. So this is the perfect time of year to do this type of work. It was fun, too!

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Not only will we be able to drive through the Black Walnut trees, but we can also walk, ride or long-line the horses through the trees as well. Dan, my husband, found another short path we can add to the mix. This will create a nice addition to the trails through the woods. 

Please take a moment to slow down. Connect to the magical energy of winter. Stay there, in that lovely energy for 30 seconds. Breathe in and breathe out…

Since there is one dead tree at each end of this short section, we will remove them to access this new path. We will cut them down within the next few weeks, so we can access this short lane and add it to our frequent excursions to the woods.

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Dan, finished cutting the trees down with a used saw blade. He cut them low so we could easily mow the trails. 2 of the trees we cut were alive, so we piled those logs in the woods. They will dry there, to be used in a year or 2 to warm our home.

Only one tree hung up on the trees around it. Fortunately, we were able to pull it out of the woods with our winch. Usually, we use the tractor to drag them out, but the trails are very wet, we didn’t want to tear it up with the tractor. The winch on the Can-Am worked perfectly.

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Being out in nature, calms my soul. Working in the woods, with my partner, fills my heart with joy. It also uses muscles I want to keep strong and flexible. I don’t need a gym, when I spend time creating, maintaining trails and harvesting the trees we cut down.

The woods are still, this time of year and very quiet. The birds have not returned from their long journey south. The frogs have not emerged from their long winter nap. The leaves have not emerged to rustle in the wind. It is a quiet, calm and peaceful time in the woods. I find winter, this winter in particular, to be a personal season of reflection, peace and simplicity. 

I am grateful to be enjoying a magical winter experience. I have time to notice the peace within my heart, experience the simplicity of my life and reflect, as well as, look forward to the next chapter of my life.

Living life at a slower pace, has allowed me to experience life, at my core. I have connected to the energy of our earth through my heart and my soul. I am once again connected to my inner voice and wisdom. I am strong and confident. I am loving life and being who I have always wanted to be, but couldn’t be, because of the beliefs I had about what others would or did think.

I listened to the messages my friends (ex’s included), colleagues, students, children, parents and society stated, subliminally or out loud. These thoughts all created a framework in which I lived. I lived that way in order to fit in, to remain employed and connected to the people I cared about. I was not confident in myself, most of the time. I lived a great deal of my life within the confines of fear. Fear of rejection and fear of disappointing others.

Not only has retirement allowed me an opportunity to heal from trauma and burnout, I have discovered me at a whole new level. I don’t have to please others. I am gifted, creative, strong, independent, and at times a loner. 

Yes, a loner!

I am confident and happy with who I am becoming. I am also completely OK with myself, just as I am today. I am OK knowing that tomorrow I may decide to pick up a new hobby or activity, but for today I am using the gifts I have and the new ones I have discovered. I have grown to love my gifts and I am not afraid to use them. I have time for my horses, my writing, my land, my husband, my close friends (family included), my hobbies and most importantly, myself.

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Do you listen to your wisdom or the wisdom of others first?

Are you feeling trapped or free to be yourself?

Can you experience the magical energy of winter at your soul level?

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Manifest a magical day.

Heartfelt Gratitude: Magical Connections

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My heart was as content as Onyx and the rest of the herd was, as he rested in the warm sun, yesterday. The herd takes turns resting, while at least one of them, keeps watch over those who are resting. 

Fortunately, my angelic team watches over me, just as my herd watches over each other. 

How is it that the horses know to do this for each other? Instinct and connection? Maybe because they were watched over, as young foals, by their mother and the herd. Maybe because they were watched over,  they continue that wonderful habit! I don't know for sure, but I feel their magical connection, when they gather together like this, after they have enjoyed a meal or enjoyed a good play. 

I can feel my angelic team's vibrational signatures, too! I can feel when they are watching over me, not just during meditation, but throughout my day and night. I feel protected as well as guided. The enchanted breadcrumbs glow and guide my way. I am grateful that I can feel, and at times see magical fairy dust floating all around me. I can hear their voices as they whisper loving thoughts to my heart. 

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Onyx and I are connected through our hearts, too! He checks out what I am doing to see if he can offer assistance or wondering if the dirty cat litter box hay was for him? No, buddy, I can do this job on my own. This is not safe hay for you. I love that you checked in with me though. 

The temperatures were amazing yesterday for February. Our snow has completely melted and the arena footing was amazing. I told Onyx that I would invite him to play, later in the day. He made me promise, that I would. Which I did. 

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I kept my word. I invited him to play in our 50 foot round pen. It has 4 openings, which can be closed, but I rarely close them because it is so much fun to go in and out and all around when we are long lining.  Long lining, is similar to driving a horse, though it is done without a cart. 

We played at liberty, though! Which means we did not have a physical connection. We had a heart connection, which was beautiful. This was the first time I had taken him into the round pen at liberty. He could choose if he wanted to play or not. He had a choice if he wanted to stay in the round pen or not. He chose to play. He chose to follow my lead. In fact, we were circling a little bit too close to each other. I wanted him to move farther away from me. So I did my best to visualize and show him where my bubble was. He was so funny. He went out the far opening and circled way out away from me. I asked him to stop at the second opening. He did. YES, we were still connected. 

I called him  back toward me, but I asked him to stop just inside the opening. He did. I visualized the circle a bit better this time. Let's stay inside the round pen, but keep your outside shoulder next to the white tape. Let's use the whole round pen. 

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I cheered and threw my hands in the air, when he understood and was able to circle me, just as I visualized it. The joy I felt was incredible. I can just imagine, that this is how my angelic team feels, when I receive their heartfelt connections and understand the magical breadcrumbs they send for me to follow, if I choose to. 

Onyx had free choice to connect to me and follow my heartfelt suggestions, just as we have free choice to listen to our angelic team and spiritual guides through our heart. Listening to each other's soul vibrational signatures, is so very important. The ability to communicate through our heartsongs, is our birthright. It is a gift we all receive, however, we need to practice and feel our way, as we learn how to use this  magnificent gift. 

It is important to know that we each have our own unique soul vibrational signature. Our furbabies, our human companions and our Angelic Team members all have their own unique energy. Recognizing that energy, is an important first step to finding and sharing a joyful moment, like I did with Onyx yesterday!

My heartfelt gratitude for today is for these magical connections. 

Are you using your birthright, your magical gift?

Can you recognize the unique vibrational signature of your furbabies, and human companions?

Are you able to tune into the vibrational signature of your angelic team?

Manifest a magical day. 

 

Heartfelt Gratitude: Playfulness and Curiosity

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When I saw this seal playing with something on his nose, while the whale swam nearby, watching, I knew that I would be writing about playfulness and curiosity. Today, this Magic Glass image, is calling to me, to do just that. When I noticed the soul light connection between them, my heart heard this message from my angelic team. 'Playful energy connects to and creates curiosity within others.'

I know this is true for many in all kinds of situations. Children laughing and playing draws the attention of others. The connection is heartfelt and changes the energy of those who are nearby. We feel a little lighter and happier when we connect our hearts to playful souls.

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My herd of horses draw me in, on a daily basis, when they are playing. They run, kick, and dance with each other for long periods of time, sometimes for hours. I feel them calling to me. Their soul energies draw me to them. Our soul light connection is so very strong, that I know when the play is commencing. I feel it in my heart. I am drawn to the window or to look at them from wherever I am. I am drawn away from the task at hand and pulled to watch their antics. A smile and a light hearted energy moves across my soul. I become curious, as the playfulness and fun continues. 

Can I bring this level of playfulness into my life? Can I dance with the herd, as they run, rear, play and dance in the air together? How can I join in? How can I stay safe? How can I be as playful as they can be? 

I connect to the whales watchful curiosity. Can he move as quickly. Can he balance the ball on his nose, too? Can I be a horse or a seal instead of a human or whale? How can I be me, but take on the energy of the horses or the playfulness of a seal, dancing in the sea? 

Today my heartfelt gratitude is for playfulness and curiosity. May we all become more curious, as we are lifted to a higher vibrational energy through playfulness. 

Are you curious when you see children or animals playing? 

Does a smile and a lighthearted energy move across your soul, when you are near playful souls? 

Do you connect to the whale's curious energy or to the seal's playful energy?

Manifest a magical day.