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Tune In #15: Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow

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No matter the size of the tree, it either started as a nut or a seed.  After all, mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

It’s the same for all successful ventures – be they professional or personal.  Instant greatness is an illusion. Everything takes time to grow and needs to grow in its own time.  In today’s post, your intuition will help nurture that growth. Are you ready?

Tune in! Pick the photo that attracts you the most and scroll down to harvest its message.

Tune In #15 - Pick a photo and grow

As you contemplate your chosen image, also add your own interpretation. This is a great way to exercise your intuitive muscles. Why do you think that image is calling you?

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#1 – Wisdom

"Wisdom" from the Treedom Collection

While working on campus for a day, a colleague asked: “Wouldn’t it be nice to be their age again?”. We both looked at each other and answered “No”. Then she added: “Well, maybe, if I knew then what I know now.”

We learn so much about ourselves and the world growing up and growing older. Sometimes, we’re blessed enough to unlearn a few falsehoods and limiting beliefs too.

If you want to be happy, learn to love what is here and now. Then, if you’re guided to make changes, take inspired action.

I can’t imagine a tree wanting to be something it’s not. It starts off as a seed or nut and does what it does without resistance until it becomes what it becomes.

There’s great wisdom in nature.  Trees teach us about radical acceptance.

May this photograph energize your intention to truly see the worthiness and the gift of all you are and all that is.

Your full potential has been present at your core from the time you were in your mother’s womb.

Simply reach higher and higher, accepting yourself and your circumstances. Grow at your own perfect speed and adapt to your environment while continuing to journey towards the Light.

For trees, radical acceptance isn’t a practice. It’s just a way of being.

Eternal witnesses and keepers of ancient wisdom, trees offer the planet life-sustaining energy, nourishment, and shelter. They also provide us with a mirror.

Will you accept their invitation to love what is, no matter what? With their invitation comes a key to happiness.

#2 – Heart Song

"Heart Song" from the Treedom Collection

Bathed in the colour green, your heart chakra sings with joy.

Green is energizing. It’s healing.

Contemplate this image or bring yourself into nature and just stand there.

Feel your crown lifting up and your heals descending into the earth as if you had roots.

Connect with the energy of Mother Earth. Centre your hands in front of your heart as in prayer position or “namaste”(the spirit in me honours the spirit in you).

With focused soft eyes, become aware of your inner self through your breath. How does it feel to be grounded through the roots and lifting up to the sky at the same time?

And as you continue to breathe in deeply of the love, peace, and joy that’s alive in nature’s beauty, allow your heart’s song to embrace you.

Feel the heartbeat of Mother Earth. Listen to her chorus of winged ones. Welcome the lyrics of your soul.

As your heart song joins with the chorus of nature and the Universe, the heavens celebrate your union.

#3 – Letting Go

"Letting Go" from the Treedom Collection

Deciduous trees shed their leaves every year as a strategy to survive harsh weather conditions.

Shedding leaves helps trees to conserve water and energy.

This seasonal letting go is also what leads to rebirth and renewal.  The shedding of leaves helps trees to pollinate in the spring. Without leaves to get in the way, wind-blown pollen can travel longer distances and reach more trees.

What are you ready to let go of as a strategy to survive and thrive?

This could be anything from old beliefs and patterns that no longer serve you, grudges against family members, or the excess of stuff in your closets and desk.

The Universe abhors a vacuum. When you make space and set the intention, it’ll fill the void with whatever serves your Highest Good.

So embrace the cycle of letting go of any physical, mental, emotional, social, or spiritual clutter. It’s liberating!

Then get ready to manifest new growth, a fresh start, a healthier body, mind, and spirit.

#4 – Promise

"Presence" from the Treedom Collection

Which area of your life shows the most promise in the next week, month, year? As you read through the list, reflect on why one area shows more promise than the others.

  1. Health & wellness
  2. Romance & family
  3. Finances & life planning
  4. Social Life & community
  5. Physical location & environment
  6. Fun & recreation
  7. Business & career
  8. Personal & spiritual development

The Law of Rhythm applies to every area of your life. It’s natural that you have more energy and time to dedicate to different areas at different times. You’ll have different priorities depending on the circumstances of your life.

As you went through the list, however, did you feel an unexpected surge of energy or feeling in a particular area? Is there a seedling ready to emerge from the soil where it requires more of your Light, your time, your care?

There is great potential and promise in all areas of your life. Feel where the momentum is building and give that area what it needs to fulfill its promise.

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Tune In #14: Turn Over a New Leaf

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Are you ready to turn over a new leaf? Want guidance on how to do that?

Tune in! Which photo from my Blossoming Collection attracts you most today?

Then, scroll down to read its message. Always take what serves you and leave the rest.

Tune In 14- Turn over a new leaf - Pick your favourite photo and see what it means

As you contemplate your chosen image, also add your own interpretation. This is a great way to exercise your intuitive muscles. Why do you think that image is calling you?

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#1 – Veneration

"Veneration" from the Blossoming Collection

What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?

Do you have a sacred routine that doesn’t involve checking emails and Facebook first thing in the morning?

Try something new that will put you in the right frame of mind for your day.  How about meditation, journaling, prayer, dancing, yoga, listening attentively to your children’s dreams, etc.?

Find something that works for you and stick to it for at least 21 days in a row to turn it into a habit.

Same thing at night.  What’s the last thing you do before falling asleep?

This is a great time for writing a gratitude lists, asking your team of Divine Helpers for Guidance, praying for those you love, showing appreciation to your partner, etc.

Again, find something that’s aligned with your beliefs and lifestyle.

The important thing is to start and end your day in a state of respect and awe on your journey as a spiritual being having a human experience.

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#2 – Perseverance

"Perseverance" from the Blossoming Collection

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

Not everything comes easily, even if you felt guided to achieve it.

You may face difficulties, obstacles (real or imagined), or opposition.

Don’t give up. If you’re following your guidance, you’ll also be inspired as to what actions you need to take to get there. Keep asking your team of Divine Helpers for support.

What often happens is that you’re trying to force things to happen your way. You’re attempting to control the “how” as well as the “what”.

Leave the “how” up to the Universe. Keep your vision focused on what it is you want to achieve and be open to new ways of how to reach your goals.

I’m not saying sit back and wait for it to magically happen on its own. No. You need to take action. Just take inspired action.

And check in on your attitude, thoughts, self-talk, and the quality of the energy you’re putting into your project. Is it aligned with your desired results?

Re-align your ways of being and doing with your initial enthusiasm and motivation and pay attention to different ways of succeeding.

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#3 – Possibility

"Possibility" from the Blossoming Collection

Your outer reality is a mirror of your inner reality.

Is there something in your life you’re not happy with?

Then take a look inside at your attitude, expectations, perceptions, emotions.

Every experience of anger, impatience, fear, jealousy, discouragement,etc. is an opportunity to learn more about yourself. There’s potential for growth through every challenge.

Get to the root of these emotions. There are so many possibilities as to why you’re experiencing your outer reality as you do.

Food sensitivities cause irritability. Lack of sleep makes you more apt to being triggered.  A lack of unconditional love will skew your judgements of others and their actions.

If you can identify the root of why you’re feeling the way you do, great. Take care of that, and you’ll naturally turn over a new leaf.

If you can’t identify the “why” right away, do something that will help raise your vibration up the emotional guidance scale. You won’t go straight from despair to joy, but keep climbing up to higher states of feeling.

Disappointment, for example, is a huge step up from revenge. And hopefulness is a few rungs up the ladder from boredom.

Music, nature, physical exercise, etc. can help move you upwards. Find what works for you and do it.

Soon, you’ll see that your outer reality is looking much better than it did, even if nothing else has changed but your inner reality.

Life is a mirror. Use it to your advantage.

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#4 – Meditation

"Meditation" from the Blossoming Collection

There are many kinds of meditation.

Some involve formal techniques taught during workshops and retreats.

Others simply involve going into an altered state of being through focused attention. Painting works for me. Washing the dishes or hot baths and soft music work for others.

Some like to meditate for over an hour a day. Others do it for 10 minutes upon waking.

Some do it on their own in silence. Others prefer guided creative visualizations like the ones I channel. If you’d like to try a 26-minute one, click here.

Find a style of meditation that will increase the level of peace, happiness, and well-being in your life. If one style doesn’t work for you, don’t give up. Keep trying until you find your perfect fit.

What’s important is to find something to help you transform your busy monkey-mind and hectic life into one in which you can benefit from the physical, mental, and spiritual effects of meditation.

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How Will You Turn Over a New Leaf?

Are you feeling inspired to turn over a new leaf? Please share one change you’re going to make based on either the energy of the image you chose or the text that went along with it.

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Tune In #13: Are You Connected?

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Are you connected? It’s so easy to feel disconnected in body, mind, or spirit in this busy noisy world.

Find out how your intuition is asking you to reconnect.  Tune in!

This time, contemplate your chosen image first without reading the messages below.

Tune into your heart and let it speak to you.  Why do you think you picked that photo? What is it saying to you?

Then, scroll down to find out extra layers of meaning to help you connect to your true essence and Highest Good.

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#1 – Flow

"Flow" from the Connection Collection

As Abraham Hicks says, everything you want is downstream. So go downstream with ease and grace. Why bother fighting the current by paddling upstream?

Part 1:

There’s nothing quite like being in the flow.

Athletes and creatives call it being in the zone.

It’s that hyper-focused spiritual state of mind where time flies by and everything seems possible.

I feel it when I’m painting. I’m in such a state of bliss that meal times pass by. I can happily be at it for 16 hours in a row!

What do you enjoy so much that you can get happily lost in it? When do you feel most powerful and purposeful?

Your soul is calling you to add more of that in your life.

Part 2:

Are you in your own flow or dragging behind in the wake of others?

If you’ve picked this photograph, you’re being asked to contemplate if your life is on track – your track.

Sure, this may mean journeying with others on a common project or working for an organization that you believe in.

The question is whether your work and your life are aligned with your True Self: your values, your vision of the future, your natural strengths and preferences.

Is there something you’re doing or being that doesn’t feel like a good match anymore?

What small step or major decision can you take to redirect your energies so that you’re flowing with heart and soul on your Path to your Highest Good.

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#2 – Listening

"Listening" from the Connection Collection

Get in touch with the essence of what your heart desires.

Then listen to your intuition as it guides you in often unexpected ways to getting what you want.

I was really looking forward to the experience of photographing fireworks in Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island as I stepped off an Alaskan cruise ship. Alas, all the crowds witnessed through their see-through umbrellas that evening was a smoke show. This made for pretty boring pictures.

But something told me to go upstairs and sit in the front seat of our double decker bus on the way back to the ship. I was then inspired to photograph the traffic lights while the bus was in motion. Back onboard our ocean liner, I had a lot of fun creating my own fireworks show in Photoshop by layering photographs of the crowd and street lights.

I love this image! Creating it, however, meant accepting what was and staying open to its opportunities.

Are your thoughts and expectations at the root of your unhappiness in any area of your life? Are you limiting your experience by being stuck on the details rather than opening and connecting to the essence of what it is you desire?

Listen to your heart. What do you truly want? Ask the Universe to help you manifest it and get ready to recognize its essence when it magically appears in your life… even if it doesn’t look like what you thought it would.

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#3 – Kwan Yin

"Kwan Yin" from the Connection Collection

In India, children are taught from the very beginning to bow down and touch the feet of their elders as a sign of respect. In return, they receive a blessing. You may have seen this in Bollywood movies…

When I photographed this sculpture of Kwan Yin surrounded in rose petals, I felt inspired to focus on her foot with much of the same feeling of respect.

Kwan Yin, whose Sanskrit name means “Born of the Lotus”, is loved in the temples of China, Korea, and Japan as the Mother Goddess of Compassion and Mercy.

She’s often seen as the eastern counterpart to Mother Mary and has made her way into the hearts of many around the world.

At the gateway to enlightenment, she turned back to earth to answer the cries of those in pain.

In addition to her mercy and compassion, she removes obstacles, erases past offences, and gives healing and spiritual graces – always meeting the true inner needs of the soul.

What rituals (prayer, meditation, chanting) do you feel moved to bring back or bring into your life to help nurture these qualities in you?

If you’ve picked this image, you’re being asked where you can help alleviate your own suffering and the suffering of others through love and compassion.

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#4 – Garden of Light

"Garden of Light" from the Connection Collection

Nourish your body, mind, and spirit with the life-giving energy of beauty.

Colour is light and you need light to survive. Don’t be afraid to add vibrant colours to your wardrobe or environment.

Surround yourself in beauty – whether it’s through a nature break, a visit to an art gallery, or browsing a photography website.

Have you ever felt moved to tears by beauty before? Have you experienced breathtaking awe? Close your eyes and reconnect to what gave you that feeling.

Yes, you need food, air, and water to survive.  You also need beauty.

Make sure you’re exposed to what YOU feel is beautiful every day.

Choose your art and your wardrobe for how it makes you feel.

Then look into the mirror and keep looking deep into your eyes until those critical voices of your ego quieten down and you’re left in awe at the very miracle of your being.

Recognize your own beauty and the beauty of your creations. Let these shine in your garden of Light.

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Did it Help You Connect?

Which image spoke to you today? I’d love to hear one message it gave you before you read my description or something my words have inspired you to be or do in the coming days.

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Tune In #12: What’s your Treedom of Expression?

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A walk in nature can be both grounding and uplifting. It can free us up from our limiting self-beliefs so that we can better express ourselves in the world.

Want to find out what your intuition is saying to you? Tune in!

Pick the photo that attracts you the most and scroll down find out how it can liberate your treedom of expression?

Tune In 12-Pick a photo and learn how it can liberate your treedom of expression

As you contemplate your chosen image, also add your own interpretation. This is a great way to exercise your intuitive muscles. Why do you think that image is calling you?

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#1 – Invitation

"Invitation" from the Treedom Collection

Do you believe everyone sees the same thing when they’re looking at a scene, situation, or person?

They’re not.

Each is seeing what’s in front of them through various filters of experience, judgment, and perception.

If you’ve picked this image, you’re invited to look at yourself and the world through new eyes. Change the filter.

Are you seeing reality through rose-coloured glasses, x-ray vision, or a smoke screen?

Basically, are you looking at the world through the eyes of love or fear?

If you don’t like what you see, first take a look at why you’re seeing it that way – the answer will reveal a lot about your beliefs and judgements.

The more you realize the power of perception, the less you’ll take others’ judgments of you personally. It’s really freeing when you realize that a person’s perception of you or your work says more about them than it does about you.

You can always use their judgment as a mirror to examine if there’s any truth in it for you, but there’s no need to adopt their filter.

Once you let go of worrying so much about what other people think and trying to please everyone, you can start expressing your Self and creating from a more authentic space.

Your job is to keep a watch on your own filters and to live in a way that’s true to your heart.

Not everyone will like what you have to offer, but that’s OK.  Others will love it and accept you for who you are. They can only do this if you take off the masks and show them who that is!

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#2 – Present

"Present" from the Treedom Collection

Are you fully present with those next to you?

It’s become so easy to separate yourself from the people right beside you or on the other end of the phone line.

There are so many distractions pulling you in all directions.

Have you lost your power of focus?

Can you sit for a meal without checking for texts and emails?

Do you connect to strangers on the bus or in line ups?

Can you have a phone conversation without multitasking?

Are you truly listening when someone at work or home is talking to you, or are you thinking of a million and one other things?

Do you turn off all social media when you’re working on a project?

If you’ve picked this image, you’re invited to pay attention to how present you are in the presence of others.

Find union and harmony in your interactions.

And feel the blessing of a heart to heart, soul to soul interaction with another member of the Divine Oneness.

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#3 – Surrender

"Surrender" from the Treedom Collection

Is there something in your life that simply isn’t working?

Are you feeling overwhelmed or oppressed by the weight of the world?

Are you spending too much effort trying to impose your will or force things to happen in ways you think they should?

Sometimes, the best thing to do is simply to let go. Surrender your concerns, depression, and fears to God (or whatever term you use to identify what is greater than you).

Ask for help and give your troubles over to your team of Divine Helpers and the Universe.

This conscious handing over of your load opens you to a deeper level of faith. It’s easier when you remember that you’re not alone and don’t have to carry that load all by yourself.

You may choose to express this surrender in a short prayer or ritual.

Once you’ve done this, it’ll help you to allow everything to be exactly as it is. There won’t be such a need for control or fear.

You’ll start feeling the warmth of Divine Light shining on your shoulders and guiding you out of despair or confusion to appreciate the contrast in life.

Contrast is a good thing. It’s from this contrast that you’ll know what it is you want and what you don’t want.

Once you’ve figured that out, surrender these desires, knowing that they’re being taken care of in ways that are aligned with your Highest Good. All you need to do is ask, believe, let go, and allow. You’ll be guided out of the darkness and into the light.

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#4 – Promise

"Promise" from the Treedom Collection

Oh that glow of spring after a long winter…

Colours and fragrances pop!

The weather and hearts warm to the promise of new beginnings.

If you’ve picked this image, you’re being invited to search within yourself for the seedlings of a rebirth in any area of your life.

Is it time to start a new creative project? It’s gestated long enough. It’s ready to sprout and grow in full colour and with vibrant life.

When you read the lines above, did anything come to mind? Is there something you’ve been wanting to do, but it wasn’t the right time yet?

Follow the rhythms of your personal seasons. Nourish your fertile soil and bask in the sunshine of your beingness.

Allow your creations to blossom –  to reach for the heavens in ways that elevate your vision and your sights.

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What photograph spoke to you today? I’d love to hear how the message resonated and / or what you got from the image. Please comment below.

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Today’s images all come from the Treedom Collection. It’s so important to surround yourself with the love and beauty of Mother Nature.  

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Tune In #11: Connect to the Shades of Time

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Tune In 11: Connect to he Shades of TimeFrom our past emerges our present. But life isn’t about hanging onto the past with unhealthy attachment. Connect to the shades of time to layer upon them new meaning, new growth.

Want to find out what your heart and soul might be saying to you? Tune in!

Which of these 4 photographs from my Shades of Time Collection attracts you most today?

Then, scroll down to find out what message it has for you.

The descriptions below come from my experience of these photographs of abandoned and rusted cars in a Saskatchewan junk yard, but feel free to add your own interpretation.

You’re truly the best to decode the power of symbolism in your life.

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#1 – Moonscape Autoscape

"Moonscape Autoscape" from the Shades of Time Collection

As you read this passage from the Bible, feel your way to your Truth.

What lines have your whole being saying “yes” through a feeling of expansion?

What words have you contracting from a clear “no”?

And what phrases have you feeling “yes”, but then immediately contracting with fear?

It’s important to know the difference between a clear “no, this is not in my Highest Interest or true” and your ego’s attempts to keep you small by maintaining the status quo.  Herein lies your intuition’s invitation to grow. It’s asking you to stretch your comfort zones.

So as you read this, practice discerning between a “yes”, “no” and “yes, but!”.  Your goal is to take inspired action based on all of them.

Ecclesiastes 3 – King James Version (KJV)

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”

What time is it for you?  List a series of inspired actions you can take in the next few weeks based on your inner guidance.

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#2 – Halo Autoscape

"Autoscape Tree Halo" from the Shades of Time Collection

Part 1:

There’s rust around the hole which once held the mirror on the the side of this car.

The mirror is gone.

It was no longer of any use.

What’s left behind are the scars and the texture of time – a halo around a new sphere of possiblity.

How does that black hole feel to you?

Is it an opening, an invitation into the mystery of going deeper than the surface reflections?

What does this mean to you in terms of symbolism in your life? Trust your first inner answer. Journal if you’d like to explore it in greater depth.

Is there anything or anyone that you have used as a mirror in your life that has served its purpose and can be let go of?

Part 2:

Time has eroded the last paint job to reveal previous coats of colour. The pastel shades on this car add a softness to the image. I chose to accentuate the pastel yellow of the original image in the tree silhouette I added.

So although I shot that tree in winter, by adding it here, it has become aglow with new life, new light, new colour.

Is it time to add new colour to an area of your life that has been hibernating or gestating? Where are you most hungry for growth?

How can you add something new to the layers of your existence to better reflect your true essence, your Higher Self, your vision of the life you’d like to create?

If you’re having trouble connecting to the answers, try an intuitive walkabout in nature.

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#3 – Green Tree Autoscape

"Green Tree Autoscape" from the Shades of Time Collection

Your unique beauty and evolving purpose come from your layers of experience – past, present, and future.

You’ve been loved and left.

You’ve journeyed far and stood still.

You’ve seasoned through springs, summers, winters, and falls.

Your beauty is even richer now. It’s gone beyond the superficial to the depths of your essence.

You’ve spent years being and doing as others wanted. Now it’s your turn.

It’s OK to just be you. You’re perfect, even in your imperfection.

This is a time to nourish your being in ways that bring your inner colours out.  It’s not about being or doing for the sake of others.

Focus on what it means to be you. Appreciation will naturally flow your way from those who are aware enough to notice. But that’s not the purpose.

This is a time of re-birth – of deciding for yourself what your life will look like and what purpose it will serve.  Connect to your inner GPS so that your choices and decisions are aligned with your soul. (Click here for my tutorial).

Let go of limiting beliefs, patterns, and perceptions that no longer serve you.  Let go of plans that don’t excite you to allow for intuitive living. If you feel called to, let go of social norms and self-imposed obligations.

See your challenges as having happened for you, not to you.  Then grow from there.

Be you. Open to opportunities for self-love and ask your team of Divine Helpers to show you the ways.

Re-create in ways that bring you peace and happiness.

This isn’t about negating your past, but allowing it to show you what is aligned and what isn’t. Let it inform your next steps on your Path to your Highest Good.

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#4 – Spring Autoscape

"Spring Autoscape" from the Shades of Time Collection

Is your life bursting at the seams?

Are you too busy for your own good and the good of those around you?

Is your schedule too full with stuff you’re doing for the wrong reasons?

Are your closets and storage areas so full that you’re feeling buried by your belongings?

Lighten up before you burst!

Go through this week’s schedule and ask yourself why you’re doing everything.

Examine your choices in every moment.

Is the root of your decisions love or fear?

Look at every area in your life in this same way.

I agree with Dr. Greg Baer, the author of Real Love, when he says that we stuff our selves and our lives with many forms of imitation love to fill the gap left behind by the lack of unconditional love in our lives.

We compulsively try to fill our emptiness with whatever feels good in the moment—money, anger, sex, alcohol, food, violence, power, conditional love, approval of others, and more.

If you’ve chosen this image, you’re invited to simplify your life to allow true light and love to add a new spring to your step.

Read more in my article “Living Simply by Simply Loving“.

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Feel free to share how your image choice spoke to you in the comments below. I’d love to hear.

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Tune In #10: Do You Get the Connection?

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Do you get the connection between symbolic imagery and the messages it holds?

Pick the image that attracts you most today. 

Tune in! This time, contemplate your chosen image first without reading the messages below.

Tune into your heart and let it speak to you.  Why do you think you picked that photo? What is it saying to you?

Then, scroll down to find out extra layers of meaning to help you connect to your true essence and Highest Good.

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#1 – Choices

"Choices" from the Connection Collection

There are so many ways you can spend your days.

There are so many people and groups you can choose to spend them with.

There are so many places where you could choose to hang out.

There are so many dietary and lifestyle choices to make on a daily basis.

Your journey is your own. It’s a journey of choices.

Your choices have put you here and now. Is this where you want to be?

Can you truly be yourself in your current environment and with your circle of friends?

Unconditional love comes from being seen and then accepted for who you truly are. For that to happen, you’re being invited to put more of your Self into all you do, all you are, and all of the choices you make.

This is an invitation to authentic living.

Not everyone will like the changes or like you. Don’t take it personally.

Find your Self and then find your tribe. There is a way to live in alignment with your soul – to make the choices that raise your vibration and connect you to the love and happiness that you deserve.

Think of one way you can shift your choices to be truer to your Self. Then take inspired action – one baby step at a time until you’re moved to take a leap of faith.

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#2 – Crystal Bowl

"Crystal Bowl" from the Connection Collection

Music can help you reconnect to your essence and open you up to divine experiences.

It heightens your awareness and raises your vibration.

Music provides a body-mind-spirit connection that changes your brain waves – it’s powerful stuff!

It can bring you deeper into meditation or get you up and dancing. There are so many benefits.

Of course your choice of music can help. This week, take time to bring more uplifting music into your life.

Doreen Virtue, world angel expert, explained in a recent interview how high vibrational music actually leaves particles on you that act like a shield against external stressors. It also helps relieve internal tension. That’s a visual I’m now using as I dance to 3 kirtan songs on my mini-trampoline every morning!

Try something new. Explore chakra-balancing crystal bowl music, indigenous drumming, classical symphonies, kirtan (Sanskrit chants), angel sound therapy, Gospel, some band you recently heard about but never followed up on, etc.

Ask your friends for recommendations or use Google and YouTube. You’ll know what’s right for you when you hear it.  Enjoy!

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#3 – Crystal Mudra

"Crystal Mudra" from the Connection Collection

You’re being invited to contemplate the big picture of your life.

What lessons have you learned from your journey?

How can these lessons help you and those around you right now?

Then meditate on your life today. Where is the energy flowing and where is it stagnant?

This is also an invitation to explore crystals and gemstones as a tool for healing, cleansing, meditation, rituals, and decoration with a purpose.

Take time this week to find a shop where they sell rocks and crystals – or go into nature.

Feel your way around until you find something that attracts you. Hold it. Close your eyes and feel it.

Trust your intuition and bring something home that you feel will support you in your intentions. It doesn’t have to be an expensive piece of jewelry. It can be a loose stone from the beach.

Start by cleansing it from the energies it’s absorbed from others and do this regularly. Click here for suggestions.

Then hold your chosen crystal as you envision energy flowing and movement growing in various areas of your life.  Carry it around or wear it to energize and protect you. Or sleep with it under your pillow. Again, follow your intuition as to how it can enhance your life.

Note: There are books and websites that describe energetic properties of various stones and crystals. But I’ve heard for years now that these are changing with the polar shifts happening on the planet. So trust your Self in your choices: let your feelings guide you.

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#4 – Dolphin Sky

"Dolphin Sky" from the Connection Collection

Before falling asleep, ask your angel dream guide (who has been with you since birth) for whatever kind of help you need.

As your body falls asleep, so does your ego.

It’s easier to access guidance at that time.

You’re co-creating your dreams with your angel dream guide to heal, problem-solve, have a dress rehearsal, etc. Ask for what you need and enjoy the journey.

Have you ever tried dream analysis? Dream journaling helps you to remember the messages you’ve received during your dreams. It’s a practice that takes determination but is very worthwhile. But even if you don’t, you may receive a memory flash during the day when you need it.

I’ve made major decisions based on messages in my dreams. Had it not been for my dream journal, I would have misremembered the guidance.

Take a course or read a book to learn more first. Dreams at different stages of your sleep have different roles – from processing of the day’s events to divinatory dreams. It’s good to learn more if you’re feeling moved to go this route.

You’ll gain access to your intuition and further explore the wonderful world of symbology – universal and personal.

Whether it’s in your sleep, through creative visualization, day dreams, or some other technique, you’re being invited to dive deep into your intuition and the power of symbolism.

If you haven’t watched my video tutorial on the 5 Steps to Activate Your Intuition for a Happy Healthy Life, now may be the time. Click here – it’s free.

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Did You Get the Connection?

Which image spoke to you today? I’d love to hear one message it gave you before you read my description.

Did your image’s description inspire you to take inspired action? Name on in the comments below.

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Tune In #9: Bloom Baby Bloom

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It’s your turn to bloom baby bloom! 

Tune in! First, pick which photo you feel most attracted to today.

Contemplate your chosen image to form your own interpretation. This is a great way to exercise your intuitive muscles. Why do you think that image is calling you?

Then, scroll down to discover more of its message for you.

Tune In 9-Pick from these 4 photos from the Blossoming Collection and find out what your intuition is saying to you

 

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#1 – Breathe

"Breathe" from the Blossoming Collection

Do you spend way too much time sitting at the computer or in the car?

Haven’t you heard?! Sitting is the new smoking !

It’s time to get more oxygen into your body.

Your breath is your Life Force – your connection to Spirit and a conduit to health.

Getting your body moving is a great start. Whether you dance in your living room or walk in nature, these are definitely blessings in your life.

Now do more – look into deep breathing practices.

There are lots of benefits to deep breathing. Here are a few:

  • reduction in stress and blood pressure,
  • strengthening of abdominal and intestinal muscles
  • relief of general body aches and pains
  • better blood flow
  • release of toxins from the body
  • healthy sleep

You’ll find all sorts of coaching online or through yoga and meditation classes.

So find a deep breathing practice that is right for you and incorporate it into your lifestyle. Of course, if you’re breathing fresh air, all the better.  Nature is a great place for that.

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#2 – Garden of Consciousness

"Garden of Consciousness" from the Blossoming Collection

Do you like structure in your life?

Are you a well organized person?

Are you comfortable with routine?

That’s wonderful.

But make sure to allow room for happy surprises and opportunities.

Don’t over-schedule yourself or always say “no” out of fear when an unexpected inspiration or invitation comes your way.

Better yet, invite the unexpected into your life by taking yourself on an intuitive journey.

It’ll allow you the space, time, and structure to follow your intuition and embrace the mystery. It’ll open you up in fun ways.

Here’s how it works.

Schedule an unplanned block of time for yourself.  Then, either on foot, bicycle or by car, just go.

Where you ask?

That’s the point. You don’t know.  Head in any direction that feels good to you and then, at every intersection, make a choice that feels right.  Consider all directions and just go with your gut feeling.

I love exploring new cities in this way. I even did it by car for a few weeks as I crossed Newfoundland my first year here.

This is an exercise in feeling the fear and doing it anyway.

It’s also practice in being in the here and now – intuitively feeling your way to what’s in your Highest Interest.

You may end up in a shop, museum, swimming pool, park, or country road to the next town. Its’ all good!

Play with it. The only goal is to be open to discovering something new – about yourself and the world.

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#3 – E-Motion

"E-Motion" from the Blossoming Collection

I once went on a guided birdwatching outing shortly after moving to a new city.

The guide pointed out many kinds of feathered creatures but failed to talk about the gorgeous iridescent birds that accompanied us the whole way. When I asked, he simply said, “Oh, those are magpies. They’re a nuisance.”  I’d never seen one, however, and was in awe of both their boldness and beauty.

The same can be said of weeds.  If you don’t “know better”, you might think they’re the most beautiful specimens in the garden. Your heart will open as you watch them dance in the breeze. You might even replicate their essence in a painting or in a photograph.

Where are labels, roles, and prejudices limiting your experience of life?  These might be labels you’ve put on yourself or others. Or they may be labels others have put on you.

“Oh, that’s the cleaning lady”, “I’m Peter’s Mother”, “I’m retired”, “I’m an artist”, “She’s single”, “He’s married”, “They’re not from here”, “He’s a millionaire”, “She’s a doctor”, “They live in such-and-such neighbourhood”, etc.

Pay attention to how both positive stereotypes and negative labels and prejudices affect how you feel about the people and circumstances in your life.

Is there any fear involved? Any jealousy?  Get to the root of your emotion and then see if you can add a little more love into the mix.

You’ll learn to appreciate the world as if it was your first time visiting.

You’ll grow to see yourself through the eyes of your soul, open to new ways of being and becoming.

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#4 – Light Quest

"Light Quest" from the Blossoming Collection

Walking into this meadow of sparkling dew stopped me in my tracks.

My intention was to have an early morning hike on the Skirwink Trail, but I ended up on my hands and knees with my camera for a couple of hours at the trailhead, lost in the magic of these jewel-like droplets.

Are you letting magical moments and opportunities pass you by because you’re too fixed on your plans?

Are you so goal-oriented that you’ve forgotten to enjoy the journey?

Are you so rule-bound or set in your ways (or your society’s ways) that you’re not connecting in the here and now with the elements, people, and situations in your life?

By traveling or getting to know different cultures, you open yourself to different ways of being in the world.

If you can let go of the idea that your way is the right way, you’ll appreciate the differences in cultures, social norm, traditions, etc.

Then, you can more easily figure out which work for you. How would your True Self navigate the world if she or he wasn’t socialized in a particular family or culture?

There’s so much to learn from the world – from nature and various communities near and far.

Open yourself to discovery and to letting go of what may turn out to be an unatural way for you to be if you were truly true to your Self.

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Are You Ready to Bloom?

Which photograph from my Blossoming Collection spoke to you today? Is it inspiring you to bloom more in your garden of life? I’d love to hear your example in the comments below. Thanks!

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Tune In #7: Want Inspiration For Connection?

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Tune In 7-Pick your favourite photo and get inspiration for connectionPeople connect to their Higher Self and Spirit in many ways. That’s why my Connection Collection includes such a variety of photographs.

Want to find out what your heart and soul might be saying to you? Tune in!

Which of these 4 photographs attracts you most today?

Then, scroll down to find out how you might best get inspiration for connection this week on your Path to your Highest Good.

Remember, my suggestions come from what I was experiencing at the time of co-creation and what these images are saying to me now. But feel free to add your own interpretation.

You’re truly the best to figure out why you feel called to a particular life-enhancing energy-infused image.

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#1 – Being

"Being" from the Connection Collection

Swimming with wild dolphins in Hawaii was profoundly connecting.

I got to witness their healing powers as they rallied to help the planet after the earthquake in Japan created a tsunami that swept through our retreat house (we’d been evacuated). Their geometric swimming patterns were unlike what local experts had ever seen.

If you’ve chosen this photo, it’s because you need to find peace to help you cope with the busy-ness or chaos around you. Nature is your answer.

Don’t focus on the overwhelm. Focus on peacemaking – in your own heart first and then in the world around you.

Are you a water person? Find a lake, ocean, or swimming pool.

Are you a mountain person? Go hiking or watch a nature show on the great peaks.

Are you a tree hugger? Go sit in a forest and ask Mother Earth to help ground you.

Do colourful blooms uplift you? Find a garden where you can stop and smell the flowers.

Are you an animal lover? Get yourself some pet therapy. If you don’t have your own, go to a friend’s or to a shelter to cuddle the kitties.

Do whatever you need to connect to nature in ways that are aligned with your soul. Your recipe for wellness is there this week.

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#2 – Teaching

"Teaching" from the Connection Collection

Mudras are body and hand positions that have an influence on the energies flowing through your body, mind, and spirit. They’re often used during meditation.

This photo features the Teaching hand mudra on a Buddha statue.

Is there something you’re learning that you’d like to spend more time on this week?

Are you feeling called to teach others? How? When? Where? Why?

What physical or spiritual practice has taught you to connect to your True Self and live in right livelihood? Can you add more of that to your life this week?

Perhaps you simply need to slow down and listen to your heart.

Meditation is a great tool for that and has so many benefits. The trick is finding the style that’s right for you – there are so many (learn more).

If you’ve chosen this photo, you’re being called to focus on what influences the energy flow in your life and in your being.

If nothing comes immediately to mind, brainstorm a few ideas and feel which of these creates a greater sense of expansion in your body as you contemplate it.

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#3 – Rockface 2

"Rockface 2" from the Connection Collection

You love ease and grace.

But you also love giving yourself entirely to a project and working hard at it.

You thrive through challenge.

You’d rather chip away at a block of stone than mold a lump of clay.

Is there’s a project you started a long time ago that’s waiting for you to get back at it?

What is it?

To give yourself fully to it, you had to accumulate more layers of life and experience. Now you’re ready.

Connect to your True Self by working full-on at what you love.

This is likely not about building something new, but working with or changing something that already exists.

Does this resonate?

If this project doesn’t immediately come to mind, ask your team of Divine Helpers to reveal it to you.

Then pay attention to your thoughts and to the signs in your environment today.

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#4 – Spirit Call

"Spirit Call" from the Connection Collection

This gorgeous lens flare was created in Gros Morne National Park as I pointed my camera directly into the sun over Western Brook Pond.

This sent scattered rays and orbs of light onto my sensors and into my soul.

Truly, if you raise your face to the sunshine, you will not see the shadows.

Where is your focus these days?

Are you making uplifting choices in terms of what you’re listening to, looking at, eating, etc.

Fill yourself with Light.

Choose entertainment, learning material, company, and activities that help you connect to your True Self and Source.

How can you best receive The Universe’s Light into your own life?

What helps you project your own Light into the world?

You are a lightworker. By your very being and choices you make a difference.

Feed your Self, your soul, your body, and your days with Light and then have fun sharing it in your very own unique way – in both your being and doing.

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Did you resonate?

Feel free to share how your image choice spoke to you in the comments below. I’d love to hear.

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Tune In #5: Are you Ready to Blossom?

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Want to find out what your intuition is saying to you? Are you ready to blossom? Tune in! Which photo from my Blossoming Collection attracts you most today?

Then, scroll down to find out why.

Tune In 5: Are you ready to blossom?

As you contemplate your chosen image, also add your own interpretation. This is a great way to exercise your intuitive muscles. Why do you think that image is calling you?

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#1 – At Rest

"At Rest" from the Blossoming Collection

There’s a season for everything.

Your choice reveals a soul calling to rest and re-create in this quiet season of hibernation.

Is it time to slow down?

Are you in need of self-care or pampering?

Don’t let yourself get to the point of exhaustion.

There’s a natural rhythm to all things. Work with your cycles to fully benefit from all the stages of  your personal and professional life.

Find peace, knowing that spring comes after winter. New growth is on its way.

But first, this is a time for rest and contemplation. Let your ideas germinate and projects gestate.

By doing so, you’re assuring that your creative juices will flow with greater abundance and fruitfulness in divine timing.

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#2 – Blossoming

"Blossoming" from the Blossoming Collection

Life is not stagnant.

Life is not boring.

Allow variety and colour to dance in the breeze of this garden called life.

Awaken your senses to the invitations around you.

Follow your bliss to move into alignment with your soul.

What gives you the greatest joy in your life these days?

What did you love to do years back but haven’t in a while?

This isn’t about instant gratification or superficial pleasure. I’m talking real joy – that feeling of expansion throughout your whole being.

What elevates your vibration?

Add more of that into your life.  Like attracts like. This is the Law of Attraction.

The more you elevate your vibration through healthy happy choices, the more you’ll attract joy-making circumstances into your life.

You have the power to manifest the growth and changes in your life that will move you forward on your Path to your Highest Good.

Write down a few that came to mind (or to heart) as you read this and make space for them in your schedule. You’re worth it!

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#3 – Consciousness

"Consciousness" from the Blossoming Collection

Are you truly aware of the beauty and wonder that you are?

Or is your vision clouded by thoughts, feelings, and sensations that keep you from your Self?

You’re so much more than these.

You have the introspective power to see beyond these to the treasure that lies beyond them.

Take anger for example.

You’re not your anger.

Through consciousness, you can use this anger as a tool to understand a deeper truth.

You can learn from this truth and grow from it.

That’s how you can affect the changes to move beyond that anger to reconnect to your True Self and Life Path.

In fact, that anger can become the fuel for you to make your way through the jungle of your mind to find clarity and Truth.

So don’t let yourself be overshadowed by your thoughts, feelings, and sensations. Look upon them as an observer and take conscious action (or inaction) to live in alignment with your soul.

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#4 – Reverence

"Reverence" from the Blossoming Collection

Do you believe in something greater than yourself?

It doesn’t matter what name you use to identify this Divine presence.

What matters here is this invitation to connect and show your gratitude through your reverence to God, The Universe, Source, Mother Nature, your ancestors, etc.

Reverence is having profound respect and love. It’s to be in awe and to express that awe.

How do you do that on a regular basis?

Are you into rituals? Either on your own or with community?

Have you taken the time lately to pray, contemplate your blessings with gratitude, commune with nature, participate in ceremony, etc.?

Tune into your heart to feel your way into reverent behaviour that will re-awaken your awe and appreciation for life and all that is.

This will naturally lead you into quiet transformation and invite even more blessings on your Path.

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Colour is light and we need light to survive. Beauty not only adds light to our days but nourishes our souls.  Are you surrounded by beauty?

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Tune In #4: Your Soul’s Call for Connection

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Let’s face it. We live in a busy world. And sometimes, we create even more busy-ness to avoid connecting with our Selves, others, and our team of Divine Helpers.

Intuitive hearing aids like these visual prompts are meant to help you cut through that noise to get back into alignment with your soul.

So tune in and find out what’s your soul’s call for connection!

Which of these 4 photographs from my Connection Collection attracts you most today?

Then, scroll down to find out what this says about you.

Note: My description is just a cue to ignite your own intuition.  Contemplate the image and listen to your heart to gain even greater meaning from your choice.

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#1 – Miracles

"Miracles" from the Connection Collection - white horse in setting sun

You’re being invited to greater depths of self-awareness and awareness of your environment through your interaction with Mother Nature’s creatures.

Animals can open us to the miracle of beingness – our own and theirs in relationship.

They’ll let you know if you’re truly present, open, and respectful in the moment.

Indeed, these creatures are great mirrors to our current states of being. We can learn so much about ourselves from being around birds, pets, and wildlife.

Horses, for example, are highly aware of our energy, feelings, thoughts, and body language.

This 15-year old Welsh Pony mare called Lacey is part of the team at the Ravenheart Equine Learning centre and retreat in Saskatchewan. Such equine-assisted wellness centres offer programs for self-development and personal growth, healing, grief, relationships, team-building, recovery, and learning.

How are you being called to deepen your relationship with your Self, others, and Mother Nature through the highly sensitive and responsive animals in your life?

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#2 – Prosperity

"Prosperity" from the Connection Collection - butterfly on echinacea flowers

Stop and smell the flowers, my friend.

Your life’s garden is already so rich with beauty and colour. Take the time to appreciate all that you’ve cultivated.

Your inner garden too is teaming with the resources and answers you need to move forward in your life.

So take the time to pause and truly be present.

Take nourishment from the health-giving wisdom of your heart. It knows what’s in your Highest Good. It can guide you, through your intuition to the prosperity you deserve.

So first, appreciate the well-being that you have.

Then, keep cultivating from your strengths to create the good life, whatever that means for you.

By tending to your garden, you’ll harvest the rewards.  What does this mean to you?

Weed out what no longer serves you to give room for goodness to grow into the Light.

Then share your prosperity with the world in ways that fulfill you. Don’t do it out of obligation. Share your bounty in ways that resonate with your life’s purpose.

Trust your feelings in this process. A sense of expansion means it’s aligned with your soul callings. An immediate feeling of contraction means it isn’t.  Any expansion followed by contraction means that fear and ego are stepping in the way.

How can you best weed these out for your well-being and that of world around you?

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#3 – Rockface

"Rockface" from the Connection Collection

Are you so preoccupied with looking far ahead in space or time that you’ve forgotten to appreciate the spot in which you’re standing?

Yes, I’m speaking literally as well as metaphorically.

Take a moment. Where are you standing?

Look around. Look up, and yes, look right beneath your feet. What do you see? What are you grateful for?

This photograph was taken one day on a coastal hike. I was so taken with the views of the ocean and islands in the distance that I hadn’t realized what I was standing on. This rock… the most beautiful rock face I’d ever seen…

So what or who are you taking for granted in your immediate environment.

Are you wasting precious energy longing for something in the distance when the gifts are right there in your space?

It’s by first recognizing and connecting to these gifts that your vision for the future will become clearer.

This is also an invitation to reconnect to nature.  There’s a life-giving energy there that is unlike any other.

Take the time to go for a walk in nature, no matter the season.  You’ll see. It’s a portal to your intuition, clarity, peace, and so much more.

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#4 – Laughter

"Laughter" from the Connection Collection - laughing Buddha photo

You’re so typically yourself.  It’s OK. Laugh at that! It’s great medicine!

And if you and your patterns aren’t funny enough for you, find something else that makes you laugh.

If comedy shows don’t work, have you tried laughter yoga? Or how about inviting your friends, family, or co-workers to lie with heads on each other’s bellies and start a contagious laugh-out.

According to Helpguide.org, ” Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease. Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals. Endorphins promote an overall sense of well-being and can even temporarily relieve pain.”

Do you laugh enough?

Your mental, physical, and social health needs it.

So go ahead, bring a bunch of playful people together for a game night or any other activity that might get you laughing – at yourselves and with life.

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