Doesn't get better than that...

Yesterday was one of those rare days that just flowed effortlessly. Annie and I were busy at The Purple Rose. Every second Saturday we do readings together. Co-link, if you will. It's an amazing experience for us and often for our clients we've been told. We are able to join in the loving channel that brings forth messages and reach even higher vibrations together than we could alone. During the day I received two unexpected gifts (just because, they said). I came home just as the snow was beginning to coat the roads. (perfect timing as I do not enjoy driving in the snow) I walked in to find that the husband had a fire waiting for me. I made a cup of tea, popped some corn and joined the husband under the blanket to spend the snowy, new england, weekend as 'God' intended...watching the playoffs! (even though my dolphins are watching from their living rooms, too) We enjoyed an easy medley of left-overs for dinner including spaghetti squash with meat sauce.

Technical Difficulties

Apparently there was a problem with the sound of my guest's voice during my radio show on Thur. She was fading in and out. It's a real shame because what Shoshanna was sharing about Qigong and Chinese medicine was really interesting. The engineers are attempting to remedy the situation for the archive of the show so it's easier to hear.

Next week I'll be speaking with Michael Jernegan, who is an astrologer. He's going to share with us what to expect in the year ahead and also do mini readings for those who call in! (Thur. at 3 EST)

Secret Candlebox obsession

Beautiful readers, I have a confession to make. A friend recently got a group of us tickets to see Candlebox (an '80's rock band) in Hartford. It was an amazing two night show. The first night was a regular show and the second night was an intimate acoustic performance. After the first night I got their new cd and even had the lead singer autograph it. (my girlfriend caught the sweaty towel!) I have to admit that I'm hopelessly addicted to this cd. I cannot seem to stop playing it. I have to keep the cd in my purse so that I can have it at home and in the car. My husband has no idea how much I actually listen to it and he already makes fun of me every time I have it on. I was struck the first night by two songs in particular. The first song 'miss you' was a tribute written to the lead singer's father who had recently passed. We were told before the song how his father was a vet and had stormed the beach at normandy and that he was also dedicating the song to all of our troops. Even though my 'sign' clearly read "the medium is out"(b/c I was at a concert), I saw his dad appear like a huge angel behind him. As well as the energy of many who we have recently lost. His father stayed this clear for the entire song. The love and pride that was flowing off of his father brought tears to my eyes. If only the singer could have seen what I saw...hopefully he feels him as he sings. The second song that struck me was called 'breathe'. (which my angels are always reminding me to do) There is a line in the song 'You're so much more than I'd ever hoped...breathe me in so I am whole' I can hear the Goddess herself reminding us to do this...as if drawing down the moon. (full moon is Sat.!)

Tune in!

Yesterday was my only day off this week and I found myself in need of self-nurturance. There was a fire, cups of tea, and wholesome meals. Oprah's show yesterday was on spirituality so I decided to tune in. There was a panel of experts who were giving advice to "skypers". One lady had a situation where her bakery business was failing and her family had invested all of their money into it. I think in that moment she needed the equivalent of Chef Ramsey to go in with some practical advice. But one thing that Rev. Beckwith said stuck with me. He said that in those moments where we are experiencing life's challenges, we need to ask the question, 'What quality do I have to birth to have peace of mind' in this situation. That these challenges show us what spiritual quality we need to cultivate within us. For many of us at this time it seems to be 'faith'.

I would love to hear from you during my radio show today!!!! (3:00 p.m. EST...the link is on the right side of my blog)

Raven's World-2

Raven loved all of your comments!!! She welcomes you to share more with her and ask her questions, too!! She'll be sure to answer them in her next column!!

Here's Raven's thoughts for today:

"While it is true that the weather is cold, and as you can see, I do enjoy my time in front of the wood stove, we are meant to experience all kinds of weather. We are meant to experience everything!! That's what being "alive" is all about. We need to enjoy feeling all kinds of weather even if it is for just a few minutes. The snow, the rain, the sun, the moon, the wind. It is the essence of the elements. Of nature. Of what we are all made of. It cleanses us and reminds us of who we truly are. We need to enjoy feeling. Many of you are numbing yourselves. Feeling is one of the greatest gifts of being in body. Let your feelings flow through and enjoy them. All of them. Many who are "enlightened" believe we should only feel "positive" energies. But that is just your perspective. And it is not balanced. All feelings are neutral until you give them a label."

Stuff

Just now as I was thinking of what to write, my cat, Merlin, jumped up on my desk and started to walk on the phone. Somehow he managed to turn on the speaker phone and dial. All of a sudden the operator came on and announced, "We're sorry, the number can't be completed as dialed..." I wonder if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It would have been cool to see who he was calling!

Last night was a late night for me after teaching the first part of my Psychic Remembrance course. It is so much fun to be a facilitator to the rekindling of that intuitive spark that lives within each of us!!

who am I to judge?

I suppose it could happen to anyone. It goes along with that metaphysical concept that I'm always spouting about us being all one. If we are truly all one, you could get confused as to which teammates are yours. You could repeatedly throw the ball to members of the other team. Even though you've stopped the dolphins from advancing in the playoffs, perhaps you're working for a larger purpose-- such as sharing equally or peace on earth.

I've been enjoying being part of others' blogs where we've been sharing how we've been cooking in concert with our husbands lately. I think I have the topper. Last night the husband not only cooked the fish using a new recipe with garlic mashed potatoes and beans. But he actually CAUGHT the fish, too!!!! (last summer, it was defrosted from our freezer).

An ungrounded son

Today marks the day a son is released from being grounded. As the kids got older we've had to be more inventive on imposing consequences for straying outside the bounds of our expectations. But grounding is tried and true. The word itself is so interesting. Don't we all need to remind ourselves to recenter and ground. For me grounding reels the wayward teen back into the bosom of his family for a time. A wonderful opportunity for me to enjoy him being home more, too. Grounding serves to allow him a reconnection to us and our values so that they may be that much closer to him as he returns once again to forming his own.

Qigong anyone

I am learning more about the chinese practice of Qigong. I recently finished the book "Qigong for Staying Young" by Shoshanna Katzman in preparation for my radio show next Thur. Shoshanna will be my featured guest! (my show is "Discovering Nature's Spirit" every thur. at 3 EST on the seventh wave network at voiceamerica.com) What's most exciting to me is that the more I study different spiritual & healing practices the more I am reminded that we are truly all one. In Qigong I felt threads from other modalities I've studied such as Reiki, yoga, feng shui and even belly dance!!!

Raven's World-1

When I began this blog, I had a strong feeling that my black lab, Raven, wanted to be heard. I even joked with my husband that she needs her own blog. The name "Raven's World" kept coming to me over and over again. (From her, I'm sure) Since I don't have the time or energy to do two blogs I told her that she can share mine whenever she has something to say. Here's Raven's message for today:

"We are your guides, you know. Your animals. We are here with you at this time. We all have different purposes. In what we are meant to show you. It would behoove you to pay more attention. Some of you pay no attention at all. Mostly we remind you that you are loved. Purely. Without condition. We wish you would see yourselves as we see you. We are healers. We reflect to you what needs healing. We want so much for you to be happy. And to reclaim your joy. I keep grabbing my leash. My family would benefit from walking me more. In the woods. In nature. But like most of you they are too busy to listen."

Diagnal snow

Yesterday afternoon I was doing Yoga and watching the snow fall outside my window. I noticed how the snow was mainly coming down in a diagnal pattern. As I looked at my window, the snow was falling from the top right corner to the bottom left corner. Every now and then it would shift a bit to horizontal. But it never came down in a direct vertical straight line pattern. Then the wind would take it and play with it. It would circle and sometimes it even appeared as if the flakes were standing still. I thought about how that snow reflected me. That I never seem to move well in direct straight lines either. I used to force myself to do so when I was a prosecutor because that's the way the system and the profession worked. I imagine those of you who were in a "corporate" type environment had to (or still have to) do the same thing. A square peg in a round hole thing. But we were not meant to live or be that way. We cycle just like nature. And I've discovered that I still get to where I need to be. Just like that snow that "succeeded" in forming a blanket on the earth in its own way. And even in objective manifestation measurement terms, it ended up being six inches, a "plowable snow event" to my landscaper husband's calculation and standards. Just like that snowfall, when I'm able to follow my own unique rhythms and patterns, I still get things done. But I get there fully present, as a woman who's whole, and in a way that is most healthy for me.