In the process of becoming, we can become out of balance temporarily, but know it is only a phase and will pass.
We are all almost always in the process of learning something new, developing an underused ability or talent, or toning down an overused one. Some of us are involved in learning how to speak up for ourselves, while others are learning how to be more considerate. In the process of becoming, we are always developing and fine tuning one or the other of our many qualities, and it is a natural part of this process that things tend to get out of balance. This may be upsetting to us, or the people around us, but we can trust that it’s a normal part of the work of self-development.
For example, we may go through a phase of needing to learn how to say no, as part of learning to set boundaries and take care of ourselves. During this time, we might say no to just about everything, as a way of practicing and exploring this ability. Like a child who learns a new word, we want to try out this new avenue of expression and empowerment as much as we can because it is new and exciting for us and we want to explore it fully. In this way, we are mastering a new skill, and eventually, as we integrate it into our overall identity, it will resume its position as one part of our balanced life.
In this process, we are overcompensating for a quality that was suppressed in our life, and the swinging of the pendulum from under-use to overuse serves to bring that quality into balance. Understanding what’s happening is a useful tool that helps us to be patient with the process. In the end, the pendulum settles comfortably in the center, restoring balance inside and out.
I am going through a phase; a phase of growth, truth, purpose which has been my greatest challenge, test and heartbreak. Greatness awaits, preparing for a life better than I could of EVER imagined. Some have traveled before me, yet there are many traveling behind me. I am here to offer you my support, truth and wisdom for a life better than you could of ever imagined. Visit me at Aromatic Institute for truth, love and growth. "Thy will be done through me for the highest good of all AND for the true manifestation of my purpose." XOHH
What an incredible 2010, jam packed with change, subtle and drastic. We are entering the 3rd week of January and already dramatic transformation. Personally, I had to be knocked down hard this time for the last remaining ego that was attached to a specific area of my life to finally dissolve, thus creating a more gentler state of being. Don't ya just love the energetic humor provided by the universe? This life experience created an Art of Mastery moment - a full circle aspect in karmic lessons when you are graced with this aspect, (and believe me, it will present itself to you in some form, if it hasn't already) you are given the opportunity to revisit an area of your life that had been resolved (or so you thought.)
So you see, I am revisiting an area in my life where i absolutely stuffed down emotions, accepted ideas and beliefs that were not mine AND now have the opportunity to see it from a different perspective. As I am being gifted with court side views, the entire game and its players are now transparent as I can see the lessons, (oh I mean gifts) that are abundantly rich in growth, understanding and unconditional love. There is an adage that keeps playing the background, "once is never - twice is always."
Here we go, take heed...Be the change you want to see in the world, People! We are all experiencing shifts, changes, transformation, it is your choice as to the process. The more you hold on to that which stunts or slows or stagnates your growth, the more explosive and uncomfortable the scenario. To ease this transition, I have an useful and proven technique: Act "as if" you are already that you desire to be. When you act "as if," you learn new ways to behave and begin to move beyond the choices and responses that you made in the past. You are now creating moments of choice rather than moments to repeat past reactions when confronted with current tensions or challenges.
What if we were required to live life from the "inside out," to be fully present to ourselves, our experience and our environment, NOW that is the change I want to see in the world and it starts with ME!!!!
You are in charge of birthing all you desire through your beliefs, through your engagements of energy, action, and thought!!
Where you put your time, energy and THOUGHTS is exactly what you are creating for your future.
As each of these move into your heart space you start to see them become externalized as your life. You are the only one that creates stages and outcomes of situations that benefit your own Soul growth. You, my dear self, have the ability in all abstract events in your life to pull in divine intervention, to rearrange what doesn't feel good, to rewrite the ending to any story. The buck stops with you. You have the gift of coming full swing into Goodness if you choose.
All things, believe it or not, are at your beck and call and creation. Thanks for listening
So just a little bit more detail regards that magical golden key that somehow showed up in my life these last few days. But, first, I wasn’t surprised that Stephen was eliminated off Top Chef last night but I sure was sad to see Dale go. Now, that said, as long as Tre is still dreamily hanging around, well, sigh.
And Andy Cohen’s after show last night with Amy Sedaris was fall out funny and even Colicchio couldn’t keep a straight face. Hilarity in the Bravo clubhouse.
And the laughing continued right into the early snowy morning when each boy who came by was more wrapped up than the next. See we live in an area close by the Chesapeake Bay and we have these enormous dunes nearby, so, whenever it does snow (and stick) the boys snowboard and sled, for hours, down those dunes. But first they converge here and I swear it was like a Norman Rockwell painting here earlier today.
And right this instant I am waiting on Val to get here to help me put up the tree. FINALLY. I am just so behind this holiday season! But I was in front of the energies this morning when I walked into my bathroom this morning. Truth be told I did see something sticking out over the top of that door yesterday but I just don’t know why I didn’t just reach up and grab whatever it was. I had alot on my mind yesterday so I don’t think I was present with that gift.
But this morning, just as I passed under the door, the sun caught the key and it sparkled and shimmered. I got up on my tip toes and grabbed the key and pulled it down in front of me. A golden key. What? Why? How’d it get there? Weird.
So the first thing I thought was that Val must have left that key there when he was in my room the other day. But, still, a golden key on top of the lip of my bedroom bathroom door? Hmmmmm……
But, then, I quieted and I asked what this key meant. And that still small voice that I trust so very much just said these three words, ‘The Golden Key.’ When I got to my computer I looked up a small book that I remembered reading once upon a million years ago. But, I couldn’t remember what the message of the tiny little pamphlet was. Until I reread that message again today. And, essentially, it’s this:
The Golden Key is practicing the presence of God. This method definitely supports and aligns with main messages of almost every other tradition I have studied. Simply put, The Golden Key maintains that thoughts are things. And that where you place your thoughts, consistently and constantly, is also what you will most assuredly manifest in your life. In this particular pamphlet, the author, Emmet Fox, says that focusing on problems will only serve to create more of same in your life. The Fantastic Mister Fox gave us his Golden Key by instructing that WHENEVER your thoughts turn to ANYTHING you don’t want in your life, you should CONSCIOUSLY STOP and turn your thoughts to God (or whoever your Higher Power is.) But the idea is the same. Don’t spend one second thinking about anything unproductive. And if/when your find yourself slipping into anything anxiety producing you should IMMEDIATELY and CONSCIOUSLY stop that stinking thinking and then shift your vibration to an immeasurably higher one by simply thinking about God.
So I am grateful, grateful, grateful…for a benevolent and blessed Universe that will manifest little golden keys for me to remember that we are not ever alone. Symbols. They speak to the language of the soul. And can unlock our ultimate potential so that it can be filled to overflowing with miracles, magic and possibility.
So that is why I am also offering a link today from our friend and uber astrologer Kathy Rose. She does her inimitable inspirational job of offering insights on symbols and signs from the Universe. Go ahead and link to her wisdom right here: http://www.youtube.com/user/roseastrology?feature=mhw5#p/u/0/vsFchweK2B0
The signs are all around us. All the time. Look for yours right now! Here, I’ll kick that effort off…….XOE!
I have to say that I love love love Ellen and so love the insight from Kathy Rose. Since finding Ellen a few month's ago, I have had great forward movement. Thanks Ellen!
Hope this finds you all well and your holidays are filled with uber love, happiness and joy!
It’s baaaaaack! Mercury Retrograde is about to strike again just in time for the holiday season. But, no need to cringe. With the right perspective, the coming three weeks can actually support you in making a new start in the New Year!
Our little buddy Mercury goes retrograde in Capricorn from December 10 through December 30, when it turns direct in Sagittarius. As I’ve mentioned in past blogs, Mercury Retrograde happens when Mercury slows down and appears to stop or move backward. When a planet is retrograde, it’s usually closer to the Earth in its orbit and exerts more gravitational force in our direction. So, in this case, we have a three-week celestial “psych out” in which Mercury, the planet of communication, information, perception, and the mind, skillfully (and sometimes shrewdly!) impacts those areas in our lives.
When a planet is retrograde, our thinking is more introspective and we tend to think about concerns that relate to the sign involved. With this Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn, the hardy goat of the zodiac, there will be more focus on structures and foundations. Capricorn is about keeping your feet on the ground and your eye on the prize. An earth sign, it embodies responsibility, patience, wisdom, tenacity, and maturity. And, good old Mercury will probably bring you situations (some which might be frustrating or challenging) that force you to cultivate all of these qualities.(Hint, Hint, universal 2x4 on its way!) Likewise, when Mercury is in Capricorn, our thought processes become more defined, our focus becomes sharper, and we think in practical terms.
Think of yourself as the architect of your life, setting out to design, organize, and build a beautiful, strong structure that will support you and others. This is the time to step up and take responsibility for whatever is going on, right down to the nitty gritty in your foundations. With Capricorn’s focus on professional and personal standing, we’re all being asked to examine our ideals and goals and perhaps redefine the path we’re taking to achieve them. (Personally, I had been on the wrong track, completely diverted from the real pursuit of oneness.) What’s working? What isn’t? As 2010 comes to a close, how have you grown? What are your most cherished goals? If we take responsibility for laying the foundation now and focus on re-evaluating, planning, and preparing, this time can help us persevere in the long-run and attain the goals we set. Not coincidentally, this retrograde in Capricorn has come at the perfect time to set the stage for a new beginning in 2011. In fact, when Mercury goes direct on December 30, it’s in Sagittarius—the sign of abundance and optimism.
When it comes to the rest of the holiday season, it’s important to keep in mind that Mercury Retrograde does have a way of interfering with all areas of communications. Misunderstandings with friends and family may come up, electronics may start acting funny, and so on. During all retrogrades, I make an extra effort to be clear in all of my communications and say exactly what I mean. It’s also important to detach in the midst of tense situations, and it might also be time to re-evaluate some of your relationships. Some people also prefer to hold off on buying electronics and gadgets during retrogrades. In that case, you might prefer to get a gift certificate for your loved one to use after Christmas. One last thing, I can assure that the retrograde will not mess with Santa’s sleigh!
Exercise:
Create a blueprint for the coming year: Spend some time over this retrograde examining what is and isn’t working in your life. What are some of the patterns you’ve noticed? What did you learn in 2010? Is there anywhere you’ve given away your power? How did you grow? What are your most cherished dreams for 2011? How do you need to grow to be the person who lives those dreams?
Remember, Mercury Retrograde is about introspection. Don’t feel pressured to take action on something new during the next three weeks, but do go within and find clarity about where you’ve been and where you are in your life. Then, create a vision for where you want to go and ask yourself who you need to be to get on that path.
This blog was beautifully written by Collete Baron-Reid and comments in (parenthesis and italics) are mine.
I hope this comes at just the right for you. I can tell you that I have the pleasure of having Mercury Retrograde in my Natal Chart, which tends to lend to me the great honor of experiencing MR about 1 month before the masses. This leads to great insight and expertise in which I offer assistance and guidance to those who seek my professional services as an Intuitive Aromatherapy Pharmacist.
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,
We are grateful for the opportunity to be of service with you in this now.
There have been many changes across the dimensions of creation since our last transmission and much of the change is a result of your coming together in a unified intention of Oneness.
As the seven star gates continue their opening progressions, areas of creation that had become enfolded have begun to reopen, become available and harmonized. Creation is a pulsing, moving beingness with a rhythm of its own that each of you carries within you. As you rise in vibration, so does all of creation in response. As the vibrations rise, the enfoldments that had closed upon themselves for many, many millennia are now opening in such a way that corridors that were utilized by the ancients to cross through the space-time continuum are becoming available again. There has not been a greater time in your existence in which more access throughout creation has been available to you.
To experience these possibilities it is first for you to become aware that they exist, for you cannot have a possibility without awareness that it might even exist. Secondly, to enter and experience these corridors with your consciousness or even your complete being, it is to do so with only the purest sense of being. What we mean by that is to become the oneness that you are, dropping all sense that you are a separate being from creation. To let down your guards and defense that are untrue in the first place, and to become what you intend. Thirdly, it is to enter without expectation or preconception of what the experience will be and to allow yourselves all freedom as a whole and perfect explorer of all reality. Journey with the inquisitiveness of a child, from your greatest states of innocence and allow yourselves to be carried along passageways that your most ancient of ancestors utilized.
Along the way await great beings of light that will be way showers for you. They will give you messages of great importance and truth, and they will assist you in the healing of attributes that you have taken on as untruths.
You can communicate with beings of other dimensions, and of galactic origins. Every twist and turn within the corridors takes you to a new locale in creation, different levels of manifested reality and different levels of density. Do not be so focused upon your journey that you forget to stop and have the experiences that await you. Much like your earthly experiences, when you become logical about what you encounter, the encounter quickly recedes from truth and becomes what you imagine instead. The difference between what you imagine and the truth is that imaginings are often only self-serving and are not aspects of the greater One. Of course you have a responsibility to serve yourselves, learning to receive as much as you give! That can be a difficult resonance to embrace and embody as you have been taught otherwise.
Selfishness is not the same as serving self. Selfishness does not consider the entirety but serving self does nothing but that. It may seem as a paradox and yet it is far from it.
Because so many of you have been coming together on your 10/10/10 and 11/11 harmonic dates in a sense of unity and grace, you have brought great harmonization across all dimensions. You have brought balance into the star gate alignments. The time glitches that you have been experiencing are coming to an end as the true harmonization within and amongst the corridors through creation is perfecting. There is coming over the next weeks of your time, even further harmonizing. You will find within you a great sense of ease and embodiment of the One unlike any times before. The harmonics within you are beginning to mirror that which is the change in creation. This is one of the greatest aspects and events in all of your history.
As the new harmonizations begin to settle in, you will find that your space brothers and sisters will begin to appear more and more. There will be messages delivered and received unlike any in your memorable past, and positive outcomes possible from these experiences.
Your weather patterns will stabilize for the now, being intense in some areas and milder in others. The La Nina will deliver some intensified weather over the next months for those who are in its path.
You may have noticed a minor recession of earthquake activity in the intensity of these events but know that there will be more and further intense events particularly in South America and the far western pacific especially during December of your time. That which has been your norm will become very different in many ways, but then is not change the catalyst to human expansion and awareness? Notice what is happening within you and around you. Let your inside experience balance with your external one. As this occurs, that which you intend will become of fruition much more clearly and quickly than it has in the past.
Celebrate the escalation of human evolution as you rise in consciousness and therefore vibration close to the source of your creation. Remember that all change requires balance and that when positive changes occur there will be other more dense aspects occurring in response. Do not bend to the denser events but see them as only aspects of balancing. That which is positive and that which you intend as positive events will ride farther and higher than any attempt at balance. Also know that what seems to be negative can often be the catalyst to great and amazing change that you may not have yet considered. It is often what you had not expected that brings you the greatest joy and satisfaction.
Continue to work together in body mind and spirit, as your souls know inherently all aspects of Oneness even beyond your human perceptions. As you come together in the name of the One, so do you become indelibly graced with all aspects of consciousness and possibilities. Know that what you have learned as beings of density is far from truth and what you know is only truth. You can certainly learn the difference by listening to your bodies and becoming aware of how experiences created within and around you. When they match, you know you are in truth. When they do not, you may have drifted far from it. But you always know the way back. The way home. You don’t need a map or a process, only to listen well to your inner being.
We are grateful to be of service in this now. Be in peace.
