Hey You, Get off of my Cloud...

Yes, the title of this article is from the Rolling Stones song but it is what I heard when I recently shared a success with someone, only to be met with a stream of criticism and doubt that made me take a step back. Was I looking at my situation the wrong way? Was she seeing something I had missed? Should I ignore her comments or were they true? I had been happy on my cloud until she stepped on it and brought rain into my sunny day.

Have you ever shared a success with someone and when you were finished talking their response just blew you away-not because it was wonderful, supportive and considerate but because they knocked your legs out from under you?

Have you ever talked to someone about an upcoming event in your life that you felt really good about, only to have them come up with a dozen ways that it could go wrong?

Have you ever been with someone who never has anything nice to say about anyone, who can't find a complimentary word to say about anything, no matter how great you think it is?

What's wrong with these people, you might think? And why can't they just be nice and supportive and considerate?

What can you do to help them learn to see the world from a different perspective?

When you're on top of the world it is normal to want to share your good news with everyone, especially those who you believe will support you. After all, they are your friends or family and that is what they are supposed to do. And instead, what they tell you begins to create doubt, confusion, and worry. Then your world becomes smaller, your hopes fade, you begin to wonder how you could have seen so much potential or been happy, you start to find fault with yourself and your dreams and you wonder whether you just imagined everything.

What happened?

You were on your cloud and they decided to rain on it. Not because they chose your particular cloud but because they like to rain on clouds. More importantly, they can only see the world from their perspective, so no matter how much potential or joy you can see in a situation, they can't see the same things because that is not how they see the world and their place in it. They can't be happy for you because they can't be happy for themselves.

You have a choice, to let them stay on your cloud and turn your sunny day into a soggy mess or you can make your cloud a 'no rain' zone and set up boundaries that keep rainy people out of your life.

Why did this happen to you?

We know that nothing just 'happens' to us, we create every aspect of our reality including all of the people, situations and events in it. So why would you deliberately invite these people into your life, to rain on your sunshine? There are several explanations for this that include:

Self sabotage-you need someone to give you an opportunity to sabotage your dreams because you may not believe in them strongly enough so they step in and open that door for you

Testing your faith - you need someone to help you to develop faith in yourself so you bring in someone who can put all of your negative thoughts and arguments in front of you

Validation - you need someone to validate you and your dreams because you need to know that someone else thinks they're worthwhile

We're on the fast track to disappointment when we look to others to tell us we are on the right path. Remember the law of attraction, we attract according to the energy we are sending out into the world. So if we ask for validation because we don't have it, we will attract people who do not validate us because they do not have it to give to us.

  

What can you do?

There are two big choices

You can take their comments to heart, believe them and let them become your truth or

you can understand that this is their truth and you can choose whether you will adopt it as yours or not.

And there's another thing to consider. Maybe their feedback contains some valid points but when we connect to it through our own doubts and insecurities, we allow it to make our dreams smaller and bring in energies that limit us instead of using it with the detachment that will allow us to expand our vision.

Any time our life intersects with a 'rainmaker' we have to choose where we will allow our power to flow - to the doom and gloom of the person who is raining on our sunny cloud or to ourselves and our dreams. Too often we open ourselves energetically to others and ask for their support, only to be surprised and disappointed when they don't give us what we expect from them. We forget that they are responding to us from their energy and perhaps even their envy, anger or frustration with their own dreams.

Unless we are careful, the rainmakers drain our energy and we can no longer support our dreams. And this can happen in an instant. Do we need others to tell us that we are good enough? Can we believe enough in our dreams to ask for others' opinions without also asking for their approval? Is it possible for us to be strong enough in our convictions that we can use our energy to fuel our dreams and stay on that path, no matter what our 'rainmakers' say?

The next time a rainmaker appears on your cloud, remember you have some choices to make. Decide whether you will allow their truth to become yours and whether you will allow their input to provide helpful feedback or rain on your dreams. Then you can let the sun shine on your success and use your energy to support what you wish to create in your life.

There is value in everything and we need to look at every situation from all angles before we judge ourselves and those who judge us. So take the time to consider all options before you decide to give up on your dream because someone has some 'rain' they need to get rid of.

Keep the faith, we're all in this together and time is moving quickly. Become the observer in your life as you stay focused on your path.

  

In these interesting and transformational times, we can be overwhelmed by what is happening in our lives but there are always other solutions. Here are a few things to help you get through the difficult moments in your life:

  

Stay calm, focused, detached and aware and remember your thoughts are creating every moment of your life. Think the best ones.

As you ponder this and the other things that are happening at this time remember to:

Accept all gifts of understanding with gratitude and use them to apply forgiveness, release and healing to every situation.  

Ask for guidance and confirmation and then wait for it to come to you.

Above all, be grateful for this opportunity to be part of humanity's amazing shift in consciousness as we all ascend into the miracle vibration.

Many blessings in these miraculous and amazing times,

Jennifer Hoffman 

www.urielheals.com

www.enlighteninglife.com

***Hope you enjoyed, made sense in my world! Another Ascension Insight from Jennifer! 

Seek with an Open Heart

Uriel's Message --

Are you a seeker in your life, asking for the fulfillment of your desires but unsure of how they will manifest? Do you wish for a rescuer, savior or for a spiritual presence to guide you from the state of wanting to manifestation? What is the secret to creating your heart's desire and are you afraid you will never learn it? You see the process of manifestation as challenging and it is, when you approach it from your mind, the emptiness and lack you observe in each moment and a heart that is closed to receiving.

The secret to continuous and unfolding manifestation of what you desire and more is to have an open heart. Everything you need and want in life is available to you when your heart is open to receiving. An open heart is one that does not have judgment and is not critical, is aware of its divinity, believes that it deserves to have all it desires and trusts in the Universe as its partner in creation. The open heart does not have needs, it moves from the fulfillment of one desire to the next, always seeing itself as fulfilled in each step.

The open heart is loving and detached, powerful and humble, confident and forgiving. It exists in the wholeness of the highest vibrations of your emotional energies. With an open heart you cannot have regret, sadness or sorrow. You cannot be angry with your enemies or those who hurt you. You cannot limit yourself in any way or punish yourself or others for what happened in the past. Only the present moment exists. Your open heart remembers its connection and the abundance that exists in the flow of energy that is the Universe.

Open your heart to receiving so you can live within the fullness of the manifestation of each moment. Every moment has the potential to fulfill your heart's desires. Are you willing to receive and open your heart from the place of wanting to being in fulfillment? See your desires as fulfilled because they are as soon as you ask for them. Trust in divine timing and release the emotions that remind you of lack and fear as their lower vibrations limit your life in every way. Limitation is one choice and limitlessness is another. Release your pain from the past and open your heart to the fullness of its potential. Your open heart can experience unconditional love and within it you can experience life as an unfolding banquet of abundance, joy and peace, without effort or pain. 

This is a power message channeled by Jennifer Hoffman.

Being versus Having Potential

We all have potential, which is the limitless field of possibilities that we can create our life from. Our potential is the small voice of our heart which calls us to explore opportunities, to create a reality from a long held dream, to become the powerful, joyful person we know we can be. But unless we are able to step into our potential, it simply exists as a possibility in our life, something that we can have at some point in the future when we are ready to change. To embrace our potential we must be willing to 'be' whatever it is calling us to become.

Many of us are stuck at the point of having potential, we know that there is something better for us and a way to live that is happier than what we have, we just don't know how to connect to it. Our fears, doubts, uncertainty and confusion stop us from taking the leap of faith that will propel us into a different future. Even if we are unhappy, living the life we know is better than stepping into something so uncertain and unknown that when we can't find a solid foundation to step onto, we ignore its call.

But being our potential does not give any guarantees either. After all, it is potential, meaning that its form is shadowy at best. Because potential calls us to become, it means putting our dreams out in the open, exposing our heart's desire to a critical, unforgiving world. What if we fail, what if no one likes us, what if we do not find any appreciation for our new self? What if we do not like what we have chosen? What do we do then? Do we make mistakes when we become our potential?

This is the critical point for potential, when we can separate ourselves from the belief that if someone approves of our potential, then we have made the right decision. Because once we step into our potential, we also challenge others to step into theirs. And they may be critical, but that is because they are receiving their own inner call to become their potential. If we could take one aspect of potential that calls to us and give it all of our effort, become what it is calling us to do, then we would take that first step and be on the path to allowing our confidence and trust lead us on a journey that would unfold into a life of being who we are from the soul level, embracing our power and giving ourselves permission to be the potential our heart knows is possible and true for us. Be the potential you know you have and allow your life to unfold for you in new, different, unknown, uncertain and miraculous ways.

**This was written by a great soul in our realm, Jennifer Hoffman.

There is no coincidence; however, the energy of the universe will always bring to you the things you seek. The above article is a HOT topic RIGHT now in our world as we are all being asked to step into our potential. The potential that is in the highest good for all, not what we THINK others want from us, but that which IS us at our deepest soul level.

The call has been made. It is now your responsibility to step in. It is a beautiful ride that has many dips, turns and hills. Hang on for this is the beginning of the rest of your glorious life.

Heather A. Howell is a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist serving as the Master Aromatherapist at Aroma Pharmica, an Organic Skincare Company and Seeking Indigo, a Holistic Wellness Oasis in Charleston, SC and serves as a Director and the National Representative of the Alliance of International Aromatherapists. Heather also teaches aromatherapy to health practitioners, professionals in the medical field, massage therapists and other healing modality practitioners throughout United States. In her private practice, Heather assists her clients’ issues and obtaining wellness through the natural medicine of essential oils. Life with 3 incredible children based on holistic living and nature is rewarding and fulfilling. Aroma Pharmica is located on James Island, SC.