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Determination of the Monarch

July 25, 2019

 

If a genie popped out of a bottle today to grant you just one wish, what would it be?

I might have to choose a trip to Mexico to see the Monarchs in their winter home. I’ll never forget the moment in the film Flight of the Butterflies when Dr. Fred Urquhart experiences the affirmation of a lifetime of work and study as he stands in the presence of thousands of monarchs draped over their favorite trees high in the mountains of Mexico. It had taken 40 years of committed effort on his part and many volunteers across the continent to discover the sacred place.

It’s interesting to me to think about the similarities in Dr. Urquhart’s devotion and that of the monarchs themselves. If you’re familiar with their life cycle, you know that monarchs travel a year-long migratory route to the northern U.S. for a few generations and then a Super Generation flies from Canada to Mexico to winter in the same location where their ancestors have. We know this now because of Dr. Urquhart’s work.

The butterfly in the picture above is one that visited my garden last week. There was an ambitious breeze that day and the butterfly was hanging on for dear life. Its wings fluttered and it appeared as if it was glued to the flower; so determined was it to complete its goal of nourishing itself.

From time to time it was literally blown from the blossom and beat its wings against the airflow until it regained its bearings, circled and landed on the flower again. Repeatedly, it would approach the bloom only to be blown back, forced to repeat the process multiple times before hitting its mark.

It made me wonder about my own determination and focus when I have a goal or mission.  Unlike an insect driven exclusively by instinct, we as human beings have greater choices about how we’ll spend our time and what we want to create for our lives. Our struggles are different, but we also sometimes feel, like the monarch in my yard, as if we’re being blown around or even blown apart when life is other than smooth sailing.

We must be determined when seeking to get our needs met, striving to do our job or moving toward a goal.  It can seem like we’re hopelessly beating our wings against a gale force. What can we do in these times? Here are my suggestions:

Remember and accept who you are.

Not who others have told you to be or who they’ve suggested you are. Go inside and connect to who YOU truly are. There is power there for you.

 

Honor the desire, goal, mission that you have chosen.

Self-will can feel like a burden when we have open ended choices, but it is truly a gift. We wouldn’t want to live without it.

If your heart’s desire has changed, take steps to move in the direction of your new desire in a way that will not damage you or others.

 Even a small step in the right direction opens energy for more movement forward and has a way of giving us courage to continue.

Be open & curious about ways that your goal can be met in ways different from what you yourself have imagined.

Having too narrow a focus blocks energy and makes us blind to opportunity.

Hold a space of possibility.

Another way of saying: “Don’t give up.” See the vision before you and, like the monarch in my yard, when you feel the wind gust, just circle and find an opening for re-entry.

 

 It occurred to me as I sat on my patio watching the monarch in my butterfly garden that to someone who didn’t know otherwise, this scene could look like a choreographed dance. The sway of the long stemmed blossom, the fluttering of the lovely wings as the insect circled again and again until it was able to gently return to the flower.

I wonder if maybe it would be possible for us to see the challenges we face as a dance and flow with the rhythm as we move forward to land on our mark. What might be possible with this mindset?

Blessings & Joy,

Sherry

This article originally appeared on: empoweredjoy.com

Reprinted with permission by the author: Sherry Coffman

“It’s not about the struggles you’re faced with in life,

but whether you choose to move forward with your wings spread wide, ready to fly again.”

                                                                           ~ monarchbutterflygarden.net

Filed Under: Inspiration, Spiritual Guidance, Wellness Tagged With: acheiving goals, determination, devotion, focus, holding space, Monarch, possibility

Are you a resentful People Pleaser? Here’s what you can do. . .

May 17, 2019

 

Dear Fellow Travelers,

Are you people pleasing yourself into an early grave? Sound a bit dramatic? Have you ever read the research on what being overly accommodating can do to your body, mind & spirit? If you do an online search for “people pleaser’s disease” you’ll find enough to keep you busy reading for a few days.

When we have a need to put other people’s desires and happiness ahead of our own we may be doing a disservice to both ourselves and them. We can all agree that being pleasant, considerate and helping others in life is a positive thing. The problem comes when we are giving from a feeling of obligation or a dysfunctional need to be liked or affirmed. We set our own needs aside and this causes major negative consequences. In addition to the stress created from lack of self-care, we put ourselves in danger of being taken of advantage of; we teach the people in our lives that we are willing to serve their needs ahead of our own. This is often followed by resentment when we become depleted or we don’t receive the reaction from others we seek. What’s the cost of that resentment for our personal health and relationships? Here’s what I’ve learned.

Resentment produces stress which in turn moves us into the “fight or flight” syndrome. Once this occurs, cortisol and adrenaline levels increase. Implications for being in this state for extended periods of time impact us on all levels of our being. In the physical body it leads to an increase in heart-rate, can result in adrenal fatigue, lowered immunity and digestive issues. In regards to the mind, we can experience muddled thinking, lowered problem solving abilities and failure to see possible opportunities. Since this state lowers our endorphins that help keep us happy, we may have difficulty accessing the “positive” emotions of love, gratitude & compassion. Our hearts become heavy and the world starts to look dreary as these conditions cloud our view.

And what about the people toward whom we feel this resentment? We often blame them for the way we feel, failing to see that we have the power to choose in each moment what we offer to others. Then, because we are holding them responsible, but are unwilling to communicate, we may become snappish and hateful to the very people we chose to serve. Passive aggression can now rule our interactions. This is not a powerful way to live. What can you do to avoid being in this place?

  1. Realize that your choices are your own.

Take accountability for your choices and if you’ve been blaming other people, stop.

  1. Understand that you have a right to say “no”.

This can be extremely uncomfortable. Start small, if necessary. Try turning down an invitation for lunch with a friend when you know it will put you behind on something you need to do or when you need the time to yourself. The discomfort will ease as you learn to value your own self-care. Practice saying “no” without explanation, a simple: “That’s not possible for me right now.” is enough. People may be annoyed for a while if they are accustomed to hearing “yes”. Consider that as you learn to honor your authentic needs, you show them how to honor theirs as well.

  1. Get clear about your motivation for being helpful.

Ask yourself if you’re operating from a false sense of obligation and also look to see if being helpful fulfills a need you have to be liked or affirmed. Is doing things for other people a coping skill you developed as a child in order to be included or accepted? Is it tied to your beliefs about love and/or worthiness?

So many of us were raised in environments where we were taught to constantly put the needs of others ahead of our own. We may even have been required to perfect our people pleasing skills for survival. It’s up to us to get clear for ourselves about how we’re making choices to be of service so we can live harmonious, joyful lives free from resentment. Listen to this message from

Paulo Coelho, “When you say “yes” to others, make sure you are not saying “no” to yourself.”

Blessings & Light,

Sherry

You can connect with Sherry through her website at: empoweredjoy.com on Facebook @empoweredjoy or email her at: coffmansherry@gmail.com

Filed Under: Inspiration, Intuition, Spiritual Guidance, Wellness

Uranus in Taurus New Moon – 2019

May 9, 2019

On May 4th we had new moon in Taurus being conjuncted by Uranus which is the planet of the unexpected.

It is time to plant exciting seeds!  Make that call!

Aries, this relates to money you earn

Taurus, your wishes

Gemini, all spiritual and/or creative pursuits

Cancer, your dreams

Leo, this relates to your career

Virgo, everything related to expansion

Libra, all things relating to transformation

Scorpio, all things relationships

Sagittarius, this relates to your dream job and vibrant health

Capricorn, romance, fun, pregnancy, and children

Aquarius, home and family

Pisces, this relates to communication projects.

 

Sylvia ESP

sylviaads88@gmail.com

 

Filed Under: Feng Shui, Inspiration, Intuition, Mediumship, Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones, Spiritual Guidance, Uncategorized, Wellness

Energy Healing: A Path To Wellness

May 1, 2019

Everything in this world is energy, regardless of what form it is in – and it is vibrating. Some energy is visible to the human eye while other energies are not. Different energies vibrate at different frequencies which is what makes them all appear and feel differently from one another.  For example, our bodies are much different than a table, but both are pure energy.  We are all beings of pure energy, and energy flows all around us.  It is our vibration that makes us uniquely individual.

Invisible energy is all around us in the form of electromagnetic waves.  From the smallest waves or gamma rays used to kill cancer cells – all the way up to the largest waves used to broadcast radio and television signals.  The only visible electromagnetic energy on the spectrum is color.

Even our emotions have energy or vibrations.  The emotion with the lowest vibration is Shame.  And the ones with the highest vibrational levels are Love, Joy, Peace and Enlightenment.  We can notice the vibrations of emotions by how we feel.  How do you feel when you think, “I hate my boss.” or “I don’t have enough money?”  Now think of a time when you were full of love and joy – perhaps your wedding day or the day your child was born.  If we feel light, we are in the higher vibrational emotions.  If we feel heavy, we are in the lower vibrational emotions.  Sometimes we even feel these emotions in a part of our body, like our throat, chest or stomach.

As we mentioned earlier, energy fields for most people are invisible to the naked eye.  But in 1939 a man named Semyon Kirlian developed an amazing technique called Kirlian photography.  He was able to show the hidden energy fields of animate and inanimate objects with a special photographic process.

In this well-known photo below, scientists took a photo of an uncut leaf on the left.  Then they cut the tip off the leaf, as shown in the center.  After cutting the leaf, they took a Kirlian photo of it on the right.  The shape of the leaf or its energy field is intact!  Even though the upper part of the leaf was physically removed, the energy field of the leaf remained.  This is analogous to the energy field that is within each of us!  Our energy field is our blueprint, just like in the leaf.

When we have blocks or distortions in our energy field, over time they manifest in physical, emotional, mental and/or spiritual distress or dis-ease.  The last place that energy imbalances manifest is in the physical.  Physical issues start first in the energetic field and slowly work their way to the surface and emerge with symptoms that grab our attention, but they’ve been there for quite a while, deep in our energy systems.

For the physical body to truly heal itself, the energy imbalances must be corrected.  Much of Western medicine simply treats the symptoms, but energy healing is detective work that digs in to find the root causes.  We must remember that in holistic medicine and energy healing “anything causes anything” since mind, body and spirit are all interconnected through our energy fields.  Balancing our energy fields supports the efforts of Western medicine in many situations.

Energy healing and an understanding of the universal life force has been known by dozens of names over thousands of years across many cultures.  In fact, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, a Hungarian biochemist and 1937 Nobel prize winner said, “In every culture and in every medical tradition before ours, healing was accomplished by moving energy.”

There are over 100 different modalities of energy healing.  Some you may have heard of, some you may not have and still others you may not have even considered as an energy healing modality.  Here are just a handful:

  • The Emotion Code/The Body Code
  • Reiki
  • Tapping/Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
  • Sound Therapy/Acutonics
  • Pranic Healing
  • Tai Chi
  • Aromatherapy
  • Chiropractic Care
  • Ayurvedic Medicine
  • Reflexology
  • Feng Shui
  • Craniosacral Therapy
  • Acupuncture/Acupressure
  • Crystal Healing
  • Meditation
  • Yoga
  • Massage Therapy

I encourage you to do your own homework, try some different modalities (at the next Dallas Psychic Fair), find one or more that resonate with you, and make energy healing a part of your health and wellness path to a whole new you!

If you have questions or an interest in learning more about energy healing, stop by my booth at the Dallas Psychic Fair.  You can find my schedule of events on my web page.

Blog submitted by Allison Fox Energy Healing – www.AllisonFoxEnergy.com

 

Filed Under: Inspiration, Wellness

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