Telling a New You Story....

If you try to force yourself to change, then change will never stick. - Gabby Bernstein

Thunder struck and the clouds parted in the sky.... that is how I felt when I read the above words by my friend Gabrielle Bernstein this morning. I have been doing some serious work while praying and leaning on God and the Angels for support. I am re-writing my story.....

Actions steps are required and I have my boot straps pulled up to my a**. I am serious, determined, fierce, loved and lovable all wrapped into one giant vessel.

This is a year of transformation my dear ones. I know, I know..... we are always stretching, growing and hopefully learning; however, this year is HUGE!!!!! Our creator has laid an amazing grid for our prosperity, health and happiness. The bank of the universe is not broke.

Now, what are you doing to do about it? How are doing to make this life your best ever starting right here, right now?

Here is a passage from Debbie Ford, a sweet angel who held my hand as I made a determined effort for my best life ever. I love her for her assistance. Now she is in heaven, still working miracles, except now she really is everywhere. ;)

It's so easy to make promises about the year ahead. You will follow your diet, be more financially responsible, be kinder to your spouse, spend more time at the gym...But, for most, the promises you make today will be empty dreams six months from now. Real change doesn't occur when you just want something or wish for another reality. Real change happens when you feel genuinely inspired, turned on by possibility and unwilling to settle for anything less. It happens when you commit with all of yourself to a new way of life, to a new future. So how do you do this? 

To feel inspired and lit up and to make room for optimism, enthusiasm, and lasting change, you must lighten your emotional load by addressing your past issues, your emotional blocks, your negative beliefs, your feelings of unworthiness and any infantile desires that drive you to repeatedly head off in a direction counter to your dreams. If you drop your commitments, it is not because you want to be seen as a quitter or a loser but because unconsciously you are more committed to an outdated self -- an old identity that feels comfortable and safe even though it might have stopped serving you years ago. Often, psychological laziness will have you switch your life over to autopilot and fall asleep at the wheel rather than stay awake to what will fulfill your heart's deepest desires and your soul’s purpose. 

In these first weeks of the new year, a very fertile time to look over your past and commit to a new future, you can ask these simple questions to unload some old baggage and steer your life in the direction of a brilliant and thrilling future -- the ride of your life. 

1. What are your deepest desires for this new year? 

2. What are you willing to give up to get them? What habits, limiting beliefs, unhealthy relationships or situations? 

3. When did you become unwilling to do whatever it takes to have what you want? 

4. What cravings or unmet needs will drive you away from your desired destination? 

5. What structure of support will you need to ensure this new future? 

6. Who could you count on to be your co-pilot to ensure that you will neither fall short of the runway nor overshoot your desired outcome? Who will help you stay awake? 

If you wish to fly to new heights, begin by setting your sights on a destination you can reach and then create a flight plan, a map that will be your guide. And if at any time you don't feel like following your flight path, stop, take a deep breath, call forth your vision for your future, then pick up your phone, dial your co-pilot and ask them to remind you that veering off your route really isn’t worth the pain of repeating the past. Veering off will only leave you in the same repetitive pattern of wanting, wishing, fantasizing, and then feeling intensely disappointed when you land at a destination other than the phenomenal future that awaits you. 

So today, YOU have the power to choose the destination of your dreams, create a flight plan and stick to it. So gather your courage, your strength and your commitment and get on board, making this year the most inspiring year of your life.

Have a great week, bust it wide open and make a difference today. As we continue this journey together, know that I love you, I am grateful for this experience, God is and that is my truth.

Divine God Pod Goddess,

Heather XOXOXO

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When they show you....

As the year is winding down - we have 4 days left in the energetic vibration of 5, which is about change, change and more change. We are feeling this even more so with the last Full Moon of the year growing to its fullest in the days to come.

We are entering a number 6 year that will give us the opportunity to be more loving, caring, warm, responsible, humane and compassionate. (based on numerology)

So with a few days left and a Full Moon on our heels ~ we are being pushed to seriously let go of the crap that we still carry in our subconscious suitcase.

OMG - every insecure button that I have has been pushed in the weeks past by those who at one time held my fragile perfect heart in their hands. I take back my heart - I took it back in pieces, one at a time. Now as it is perfectly back together, I am creating a life from the inside out filled with love, tenderness, compassion and my truth.

I learned a valuable lesson which turned into a powerful tool in my spiritual toolbox. When people show you who they are ~ believe them.  This lesson took me a lifetime to get (good thing this life is only 43 human years so far.)

I am a lover of second, third and fourth chances. Listen closely ~ LEOPARDS DO NOT CHANGE THEIR SPOTS.

I have tried to change them, wash them off, scrubbing them until raw flesh was exposed. I finally got it and see past the spots. Some of us would rather cause harm to ourselves whether conscious or not than to embrace change AND more importantly, we are all doing the best we can in this now moment with the tools we have acquired in our respective toolboxes. Not that we have not been given the opportunity to get new tools or even to sharpen the ones we have, it was our choices that have led us the the places in which we are now standing.

I encourage all to take a moment to reflect on the great change that occurred for you in 2012 and how that change actually opened doors to great things to grow and flourish.

As we continue this journey together, know that I love you, I am grateful for this experience, God is and that is my truth.

Divine God Pod Goddess,

Heather XOXOXO

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The price we pay....

The energies of change are a swirling vortex that is sweeping us up, to surf the eddies and flow of the tides that are washing over us and through us. One of the things that we may forget about this journey we are on, is the effect these changes bring not only to OURSELVES, but to our relationships with the people around us.

We are changing, and when WE change, we cannot expect those around us to change at the same pace, or even at all.

We are each on our own path. Sometimes others paths branch off from ours taking those people onto another trail of their own direction, and sometime other paths unite, joining ours and weaving themselves into our journey.

This journey is ours to experience. It's not always comfortable though.

So if you're feeling discombobulated bewildered and befuddled, maybe you have the ascension flu. It's a process, albeit a confusing one for the unwary. Take it easy on yourself. Rest and Relax and do what feels natural to make yourself feel comfortable. It's not all in your head!

ASCENSION SYMPTOMS

1. Feeling as though you are in a pressure cooker or in intense energy; feeling stress. Remember, you are adjusting to a higher vibration and you will eventually adjust. Old patterns, behaviours and beliefs are also being pushed to the surface. There is a lot going on inside of you.

2. A feeling of disorientation; not knowing where you are; a loss of a sense of place. You are not in 3D anymore, as you have moved or in the process of moving into the higher realms.

3. Unusual aches and pains throughout different parts of your body. You are purifying and letting go of blocked energy vibrating at 3D, while you are vibrating in a higher dimension.

4. Waking at night between 2 and 4 a.m. Much is going on in your dream state. You can't be there for long lengths of time and need a break. This is also the 'cleansing and releasing' hour.

5. Memory loss. A great abundance of short term memory loss and only vague remembrances of your past. You are in more than one dimension at a time, and going back and forth as part of the transition, you are experiencing a 'disconnect'. Also, your past is part of the Old, and the Old is forever gone. Being in the Now is the way of the New World.

6. 'Seeing' and 'hearing' things. You are experiencing different dimensions as you transition, all according to how sensitive you are and how you are wired.

7. Loss of identity. You try to access the Old you, but it is no longer there. You may not know who you are looking at in the mirror. You have cleared much of your old patterns and are now embodying much more light and a simpler, more purified divine you. All is in order, You are okay.

8. Feeling 'out of body'. You may feel as though someone is talking, but it is not you. This is our natural defence mechanism of survival when we are under acute stress or feeling traumatized or out of control. Your body is going through a lot and you may not want to be in it.

9. Periods of deep sleeping. You are resting from all the acclimating and are integrating, as well as building up for the next phase.

10. Heightened sensitivities to your surroundings. Crowds, noise, foods, TV, other human voices and various other stimulations are barely tolerable. You also overwhelm very easily and become easily overstimulated. You are tuning up. Know that this will eventually pass.

11. You don't feel like doing anything. You are in a rest period, 'rebooting'. Your body knows what it needs. In addition, when you begin reaching the higher realms, 'doing' and 'making things happen' becomes obsolete as the New energies support the feminine of basking, receiving, creating, self-care and nurturing. Ask the Universe to 'bring' you what you want while you are enjoying yourself and having fun.

12. An intolerance for lower vibrational things of the 3D, reflected in conversations, attitudes, societal structures, healing modalities, etc. They literally make you feel 'sick' inside. You are in a higher vibration and your energies are no longer in alignment. You are being 'pushed, to move forward; to 'be' and create the New.

13. A loss of desire for food. Your body is adjusting to a new, higher state of being. Also, part of you does not want to be here anymore in the Old.

14. A sudden disappearance of friends, activities, habits, jobs and residences. You are evolving beyond what you used to be, and these people and surroundings no longer match your vibration. The New will soon arrive and feel so-o-o-o much better.

15. You absolutely cannot do certain things anymore. When you try to do your usual routine and activities, it feels downright awful. You are evolving beyond what you used to be, and these people and surroundings no longer match your vibration. The New will soon arrive and feel so-o-o-o much better.

16. Days of extreme fatigue. Your body is losing density and going through intense restructuring.

17. A need to eat often along with what feels like attacks of low blood sugar. Weight gain, especially in the abdominal area. A craving for protein. You are requiring an enormous amount of fuel for this ascension process. Weight gain with an inability to loose it no matter what you do is one of the most typical experiences. Trust that your body knows what it is doing.

18. Experiencing emotional ups and downs; weeping. Our emotions are our outlet for release, and we are releasing a lot.

19. Anxiety and panic. Your ego is losing much of itself and is afraid. Your system is also on overload. Things are happening to you that you may not understand. You are also losing behavior patterns of a lower vibration that you developed for survival in 3D. This may make you feel vulnerable and powerless. These patterns and behaviors you are losing are not needed in the higher realms. This will pass and you will eventually feel so much love, safety and unity. Just wait.

20. Depression. The outer world may not be in alignment with the New, higher vibrational you. It doesn't feel so good out there. You are also letting go of lower, darker energies and you are 'seeing' through them. Hang in there.

21. Vivid, wild and sometimes violent dreams. You are releasing many, many lifetimes of lower vibrational energy. Many are now reporting that they are experiencing beautiful dreams. Your dream state will eventually improve and you will enjoy it again. Some experience this letting go while awake.

22. Night sweats and hot flashes. Your body is 'heating' up as it burns off residue.

23. Your plans suddenly change in mid-stream and go in a completely different direction. Your soul is balancing out your energy. It usually feels great in this new direction, as your soul knows more than you do. It is breaking your 'rut' choices and vibration.

24. You have created a situation that seems like your worst nightmare, with many 'worst nightmare' aspects to it. Your soul is guiding you into 'stretching' into aspects of yourself where you were lacking, or into 'toning down' aspects where you had an overabundance. Your energy is just balancing itself. Finding your way to peace through this situation is the test you have set up for yourself. This is your journey, and your soul would not have set it up if you weren't ready. You are the one who finds your way out and you will. Looking back, you will have gratitude for the experience and be a different person.

The above came to me from Laura Bruno. It is perfectly timed as so many clients are coming to be with some of these symptoms. Remember that we all are different and will process these energies differently yet similarly.  I personally have been letting go and assimilating for about 3 weeks strong. It started with me being totally out for 48 hours for the physical clearing and progressing as the days go by. Over the course, I have experienced all of the above. My latest was hearing music and talking out of my right ear all afternoon on Saturday. This experience

As we continue this journey together, know that I love you, I am grateful for this experience and God is and that is my truth.

Divine God Pod Goddess,

Heather

P.S. The kit I formulated and have been using on a daily basis that assists is Power Up Kit. Read all about it. A-mazing!!!!  Get yours today at Aromatic Institute.

I Apologize...

Did you know that YOU are the sole owner of your vision, and God will absolutely give you what you want with your vision. Problem is your vision is muddied with reality and what everyone else thinks about what they want too. I apologize for my transgressions, as they are part of the collective.

We are in the most impressive times with the Universe and all its aspects lined up to support us as we create our best lives yet.  Each and every one of us has our hand being held by a supreme being that is allowing us to shift into the beautiful beings of purpose that we came to experience.

Super amazing things are occurring ~ you need not fret about the way in which this transpires. Just know that TODAY - we are in similar energy to that of November 1994.

 Look back to whom you were in November 1994.

• What was going for you?
• Positive aspects?
• Opposite aspects?
• Can you recall events, people, opportunities and LESSONS (gifts) you gained?

This is so important because you will have similar opportunities and lessons now. Be conscious this time, be in the moment, reassess before acting upon as this will radically put life back on track. We have full aspect energy for these next three (3) WEEKS. We are growing, maturing and learning from these experiences as we move forward creating our very best life.

Thank you for showing up and being you as you have been doing your work, tilling your garden of extraneous weeds. Since June 2012, we have triggered a DEEP remembrance and awakening of old wounds within our memories and energy fields.

As I said before, you need not fret about the way in which this transpired ~ just know that now there are NO EXCUSES left to stop you from RECREATING  your life anew today and every new day. A most special thanks to Elizabeth Peru for being such a guiding light in this plantary ride.

As we continue this journey together, know that I love you, I am grateful for this experience and God is and that is my truth.

Divine God Pod Goddess,

Heather

P.S. The blend I formulated and use on a daily basis that assists in my opening to gratitude is Heaven on Earth. I use it in a roll-on perfume. Get yours today at Aromatic Institute.

Power of Prayer...

Prayers and affirmations are like keys to the locks of your manifestation door.

All locks were changed a while ago. I personally missed that memo, so I am now learning how to open these doors with new keys.  The "key" is your emotions.

I learned if I was getting too emotional about a situation, my hand was shaking too much to put the key in the lock.  Let's look at the simplicity of this slight adjustment in our perception ~ when it comes to life that critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

Gratitude is one of the main keys that open every lock to every door. As gratitude for the simple things will actually bring more good into your world.  Whose with me? Are you journaling your gratitude daily?  Start small, create a life better than you could ever imagine.

I'll go first:

• I am grateful for this incredible fall weather.
• I am grateful for the twenty minutes extra sleep this morning.
• I am grateful that my beloved made coffee two mornings in a row.

Your Turn... Get it, Got it.... Gratitude.

As we continue this journey together, know that I love you, I am grateful for this experience and God is and that is my truth.

Divine God Pod Goddess,

Heather

P.S. The blend I formulated and use on a daily basis that assists in my opening to gratitude is Heaven on Earth. I use it in a roll-on perfume. Get yours today at Aromatic Institute.

Truths are created...

Truths are created, they are not static. You are the creator of your truths and what you are living is your truth.

I had a discussion today where one's experience of a situatiom was being told and it was this person's absolute truth. Why is this? You see we all have our truths ~ they actually reveal themselves from our perception.

We each have specific filters aka life experiences which affect our lens aka mind's eye which shape perception aka our world. So again I am expressing to you the importance of your thoughts, words and actions. Now I know that our past and our upbringing can influence the filters on our lens. So we must let go of all these thoughts, words, situations amd actions that do not belong to us. We must let go of the records which have been filed and catalogued in our subconcious that we do not want to keep.

From this moment forward I want you to say... I now make my perfect records through the Christ within - the records of Health, Wealth, Love and Perfect self-expression.

In your movement through this week, I want you to be aware that there are only 2 things you can control...

1. how you prepare for what might happen
2. how you respond to what just happened

Now the moment when things happen is in God's hands.

As we continue this journey together, know that I love you, I am grateful for this experience and God is and that is my truth.

Divine God Pod Goddess,

Heather

P.S. The blend I formulated and use on a daily basis that assists in my opening and surrendering is Heaven on Earth. I use it in a roll-on perfume. Get yours today at Aromatic Institute.

Watch Your Words: Change The Way You Speak and Your Whole Life Will Change

Words have power. Especially the words we use, automatically, every day. When’s the last time you heard yourself say something like:

• I can’t remember anything these days.
• This job is killing me.
• I’m dying to see that new movie.
• I’m a procrastinator.
• I’m too old to do that anymore.
• I can’t wait for the weekend.
• My body’s not what it used to be.
• I’m just not very disciplined.
• I hate exercise.

Changing your language can change your life. Just notice the shift in energy you feel when you reframe the above sentences to these:

• I remember everything I need to know when I need to know it.
• This job is no longer right for me and I’m ready for a change.
• I’m looking forward to seeing that new movie.
• I’m having so much fun building “follow-through” muscles.
• I can do anything I decide to do.
• I’m excited to enjoy the weekend.
• My body gets stronger with every breath I take.
• I easily commit to doing the things I love to do.
• I love moving my body in delicious new ways.

What if you knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the words you use were like magnets, creating a field of energy that reaches out into the universe, charged with bringing back experiences that match the words you speak?

When you start living your life from an energetic perspective, life, as you know it, changes forever. In a good way .

Take Action Challenge

Choose one phrase that you use on a regular basis (and if you’re not sure of one, ask someone close to you for an example). Then, turn the sentence into a positive statement and train yourself to use this new one instead. Pretty soon you’ll hear yourself use it without having to think about it at all. And that’s when the magic begins! This message from my a dear friend and colleague Cheryl Richardson.

I know how easy it is to get caught up in the words and phrases that we hear so much. Being a southern girl, I have many that have been floating around my realms for eons.

I have been on a divine mission for many years and can honestly say that I still "catch" myself saying things that are not in the most positive ways. I have many tools in my spiritual toolbox that allows me to stop and "re-do" my phrasing.

I am a firm believer that our thoughts, words and actions, no matter how small or subtle, are like magnets that creates a field of energy that reaches out into the universe, commanded to bring back experiences that match the thoughts, words and actions in which I take.

Journey with me in a realm of conscious creation, knowing that with passion and purpose, you can do anything as with God, all things are possible.

Divine God Pod Goddess,
Heather

All of Me...

It has been a few weeks since my last post. I have had moments of clarity and fog and clarity and fog. I stepped back from my writings as I realized that my writings had slowly dissolved over the last 8 months. Something life altering happened on Dec. 27, 2010. I was left with a handful of broken promises, hopes and dreams, while my heart was scattered and shattered into a millions pieces. It was at that moment that I was no longer able to write with clarity. My words were jumbled with thick goo that would not allow for them to be cohesive and precise.

It was at that time that I started to receive messages from other Earth Angels who were lending me great comfort and insight as I slowly began to unravel the paradox of Pandora's box that I had allowed myself to be squeezed so tightly into. It was in the days, weeks and months that followed that I put all my faith into God that he had a divine plan that was better than I could ever imagine, that I realized I was sacrificing my gifts and my being to accommodate, that I am a beloved child of God who closes doors so that vast windows of greatness can open to those who believe.

The most important lesson to be learned in life is to distinguish things which really matter from those which matter least. The one who knows which really matter will never be deceived by illusion or by a human and will pursue the goals which will lead him to prosperity and to happiness itself. You see, I had fell into my humanness and allowed the illusion of smoke and mirrors to mask the truth and I stopped growing, evolving and ascending. Better yet, I was holding on so tightly to this illusion that I was stunting the growth of all players in the game of my life. So my friends, when God closed the door ever so gently, I had to let go of the handle that I had been gripping with all my might.

Much has fallen away, I have mulched much of the old into fresh compost where an incredible garden has blossomed. I have so much new life in my world, I am inspired daily by the grace of God that I am here on this earth in this now moment to serve as witness to the glory of change. I am happy, lucky, fortunate and blessed. I would not change one circumstance in my life as it has led me to the present, which is truly a gift and I am grateful. I am blessed to have aromatic therapy to assist in the transitions

I think we all experience moments where we may lose our way. I have certainly experienced such challenges that have caused me to lose sight of who I am. I have also been part of friends lives when they have needed gentle love and guidance to rediscover themselves. I firmly believe it is with thanks to love, our friends and their honesty that we are guided back to ourselves..Perhaps love is the process of my leading you gently back to yourself. I know that LOVE is all there is... to love and be loved for who we are, to give thanksgiving for our differences that makes us unique and to know that when you least expect it, your path will cross with those who will change you world forever. You must be awake... "Once you have started seeing the beauty of life, ugliness starts disappearing. If you start looking at life with joy, sadness starts disappearing. You cannot have heaven and hell together, you can have only one. It is your choice." ~ Osho 

I will end this post with one of my favorite poems by Rumi ...  The Guest House

This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they're a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond. ~ 

Accept or Decline...

Every circumstance in our reality exists because we chose to accept or decline a gift. Now the word ‘gift’ has to be considered in the right context because in this instance, it means learning, growth and healing experiences, which are gifts because they are opportunities for us to resolve and release misaligned energies, karma, trauma and soul wounds. They do not always appear in our lives as things that make us feel good, bring us joy and inspire warm and fuzzy feelings. Some gifts challenge our core beliefs and power; others are an opportunity to confirm whether we have learned a lesson. But in every situation, no matter what it is, we always have a choice to accept or decline.

That makes our journey appear to be so easy since all we have to do is say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to every situation that appears before us. With ‘yes’ we accept and we get what we want and with ‘no’ we are clearly indicating that we are on our spiritual path and know what we do not want to step into. Or do we? While that part is a little murky, what is absolute is that there are no ‘maybes’ on our soul journey, even if we are not sure of what we want. So why do we approach many lessons with so much doubt and confusion if we know that the answer will always be a simple ‘yes’ or no’?

 Because we add elements to our ‘yes’ or ‘no’ that turn them into long, drawn out exercises in decision making, and an ‘accept’ answer does not always mean that w are in agreement. Whatever we decline doesn’t always indicate that we don’t want something. Interwoven within our answers are expectations, desires, needs, wants, and a silent hope that no matter what we choose, the Universe will make up the difference if our choice is not powerful and will create the best outcome on our behalf. Within every choice to accept or decline there are expectations, manipulations, desired outcomes and a certain amount of fear.

 Every choice to accept or decline puts us on a different path. Where will this path lead us, how will we do with the lessons and what the outcome will be are all up to us. We think that accepting means yes and declining means no but sometimes it’s the other way around. We can also decline to mean yes and accept to mean no. And if we are making that choice unconsciously we are still committing just as strongly to it as if we were fully aware and confident. Every answer is an acceptance of the path that accompanies it so even if we decline we are not necessarily ‘off the hook’, we are just not going to be on the path that a ‘yes’ answer, or accepting, would have created for us.

 Are you confused yet? It’s complicated but not that difficult because there is a way to determine which is the best, most fulfilling and highest choice and that is to pause, consider and be aware that we always have a choice, no choice is better than any other choice and all choices lead us to a specific path, that is right and best for us because if it wasn’t, we would choose something else.

 When and what should we accept? Any situation that we feel is in our highest good. How do we decide that?  
By checking in with ourselves and asking some simple questions:

•  Is this the best choice for me at this time?
•  What am I learning from this situation and what are my options?
•  Do I really want to do this?
•  What am I committing to?
•  What do I gain from this and what do I lose?
•  What else is possible for me?

 The last question is probably the most important one because we believe that whatever we are faced with is our only option, but it isn’t. We are limitless beings living in a limitless Universe so while we may see only one choice, there are many others we are totally unaware of. So by asking what else is possible, we are pausing just long enough to consider that there may be a different choice for us that we have not yet considered that may be more fulfilling, lead to more joy, be more aligned with what we will become once we allow our energies to expand into higher levels, which is part of what each choice offers us.

 Are we willing to take that risk and become a higher version of ourselves, even if we have no idea what that means? That is what each choice leads us to, whether we are willing to step into our own greatness, divinity, highest aspects and expand our energies to include the fullness of our potential in our reality. No choice can be right or wrong, good or bad because we will chose whatever is possible for us in each moment.

 What we should remember is that any choice can be changed at any time. We determine that by the outcome, which we know once we have made the choice (this is where we step into doubt, confusion and indecision because we want to know the outcome of the choice before we choose, so we know we made the ‘right’ decision. Yet that be known only after the choice has been made, which is why we are more afraid to decline than to accept, even if declining is our more powerful option.

 There’s only one way to find out and that is to make the accept or decline choice with confidence, pausing to ask questions and trusting that with the outcome we will know whether we made a choice that will expand our world or limit it and then we can decline that option and accept another one.

This is the message for August 2011 from Jennifer Hoffman.

Every lesson is part of our journey of spiritual growth and understanding which we select through our choices. Each choice has its own path and outcome and what we 'accept' or 'decline' highlights a single path and its potential outcomes. As we 'accept' one lesson we automatically decline others because they are not available to us while we're in this lesson. This is an 'all or nothing' choice too, because we cannot say 'yes' to part of a lesson and 'no' to other parts. But, we can change our mind at any time when we are ready to stop and take another path to our healing.

We may regret the path not taken but all other options are unavailable until we gain the level of spiritual understanding that is necessary to know and connect to something else. That said, when we are ready for something new all of the paths we have previously declined become available to us at new and higher levels of vibration. What we can choose from, at any moment, though, is what resonates with us. One important note here: we have no way of knowing all of the lessons included in what we decline so whatever we are guided to decline may be in our highest good over the long term. That's why regret is not the best use of our energy.

But, as soon as we understand the lesson and its healing purpose we no longer have to follow that path and are ready to make new choices. Although we think that we have to see something through to our anticipated or expected outcome, all we have to do is realize that there are other potential choices for our life. There is no divinely mandated end to any situation because we have to decide when a lesson is finished. We choose the end, just as we choose the beginning. And when we realize that a lesson is over, it has achieved its purpose in our life.

Each path contains learning that we need to experience, or we would not choose that path. There are no accidental choices, each thing we are attracted to has an energetic connection with us which corresponds an area of healing. The stronger the attraction the more important and powerful the lesson and healing. We accept what our soul needs to heal and decline what we are not yet ready for or what we have not yet learned enough to be able to experience. And then we repeat that process countless times during the course of our many lifetimes as we continue through the spiral of learning, healing, growth and transformation that is our ascension path.

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Until next time...

Your Aromatic Alchemist,

Heather