Saturday, May 25

MANIFESTATION

I had set an intention: To live in a lovely place for the summer, without cost to me, so that I could finish my third book and work on new business strategies. It worked! I got exactly that!

The problem: Once that all came into place, I started getting other house sitting job opportunities for pay, that started me thinking and spinning. Money! I have to have a way to support myself. So, I began to wonder: Is it the little one inside stirring up shit when things are calm, or is it The Universe/God, sending me ways to support myself?

The solution: Talking (it's how I process), getting more information from the jobs, waiting, praying, listening, watching for the signs and FEELING INTO WHAT MY BODY WAS TELLING ME. Getting out of my head and into my body is the answer and yet it's the hardest one for me to do. 

After two weeks of the above, I talked with the original summer gig. I told her all of my concerns. She not only met them, she even had a solution as to how I was going to support myself for three months. She has a neighbor whose mothers goes to Mt. Lemon (AZ) each summer. She's 89 and needs a companion. What was offered to me, was to go there every other week, Fri-Mon. After all was said and done, I set a price and she agreed. Going to Mt. Lemon in the heat of the desert should be delightful. This is exactly what I did in Ireland for four months. Thank you to all who lent me an ear to process! 

Manifestation is easy. It's setting the goal that's more difficult for me. Once you have your goal, say it's a new house for example. You know what it looks like, the area it's in and the price you're willing to pay. Write it down, SAY IT OUT LOUD. Give thanks that your perfect home is on it's way. Trust in Divine Timing  and in Divine Wisdom. Don't settle! There's no hurry, you have all the time you need. Don't let anyone bring you down with their pessimism. It is out there! (Be sure to put a picture of your dream home on your frig, giving thanks (as if it's already happened) each time you see it. This works for everything. Trust and be patient. I'm living proof! Happy Manifestation! 


Tuesday, May 21

TRUST YOURSELF

I committed to housesitting for a lovely home in Green Valley, AZ for the summer. My intention: To have a lovely place to stay (rent free) while I finish my third book and get some business ideas together. (While I'm on the road, I find that it's too difficult to stay focused on my projects. Why? Because I haven't set goals????)

Lately, I've been getting other housesitting offers (for pay) that would keep me on the road. Very tempting!!

The trap: Money and the allure of adventure! Now, Is it a trap or has my intention changed? Hmmmm....Is the Universe supporting my intention with these jobs or are they a distraction? Certainly I need money to live. Could I change my intention and set some goals that would keep me focused?

Question: Where am I giving myself away for money? Where am I not trusting that I will be supported? Where am I not trusting my decision to stay put? Is staying put...in alignment with my journey? What do I choose today? How do I want to create my life? It's the codependency vacillation rearing it's ugly head....I don't know! Yes, you do know....

The answers are within me. I just have to get out of my head and into my body...my body knows...how is it feeling? 

Sunday, May 19

CLEAR INTENTION

Practicing for the Color me Rad, 5K that's coming up in two weeks, I realized that I was babying my right knee. This movement was causing a chain reaction of discomfort, down to the ankle and up to my thigh. 

I noticed that when I began looking in front of me; taking my focus off my knee and putingt it to where I was heading that my limp improved. It became clear that once I was walking with clear intention, and focused on where I was going,  I stopped hobbling along. 

I thought back to when I was with my aunt recently who has Parkinson's. She would shuffle her feet in little baby steps until I told her to focus on the end of the hall. Her steps became bigger and she became more confident in her walking. She had changed where she placed her awareness.

Energy follows intention. 
It matters where and on what, we place our awareness. 
What we focus on is what we'll create.

Doreen Virtue's Weekly Oracle Card Reading this past week said that it is time to take a risk; example, with a relationship or job; go away from or work towards. Or take a risk with something that you're wanting to create. St. Michael (The Protector) has our back! But we won't know what to change or create without a clear intention or goal! 

Tuesday, May 14

Out of your comfort zone....where magic happens!


After spending the past few days in Green Valley, AZ, I was surprised to hear that generally people thought that while I'm away, I'm out partying every night!

My daughter, a basketball referee, who spends many hours on the road during the season, runs into the same general comments. Basketball referee....you must party after all the games!

Uh...the truth: When traveling is part of your job and you get time off all you want to do is rest, veg out or sleep! While I'm "On assignment", I work really for up to 18hrs a day! I stay in unfamiliar places, I'm living around unfamiliar people and I'm always out of my comfort zone. 

While living out of my comfort zone, I find there are many challenges. It forces me to live in the moment and to be conscious. There is no 'zoning out.' I have to pay attention to where I'm going and where I've been. 

The truth for me is that when I'm out of my comfort zone, that's when the magic happens. When I'm not expecting anything and I have no preconceived concepts, I am free to watch and experience the little magical moments when Spirit Support manifests into reality. When this happens for me, there are no words....it just stops me in my tracks and I'm grateful to be a witness to it. 

Anything that takes us away from what is familiar to us has the potential for making magical things happen. When we're not doing what is familiar, we're open to seeing and experiencing things without any preconceived ideas or expectations!

Try it....take a different route home, go to a different restaurant...stop in to a store that you've never been or thought you'd find yourself...maybe a tattoo parlor? It's literally where magic can happen!!! 

Saturday, May 11

WHERE AM I...AND WHAT AM I DOING?

"Where am I and what am I doing?" I could vaguely hear the words coming from the other room. It was early morning and my cousin had just returned from ten glorious warm (mostly) days in Florida with her husband. She lives a 'sandwich lifestyle.' A husband, job, adult children and aging parents consume most of her days.

Today as I woke up, I found myself wondering the same thing! "Where am I? And what am I doing?" 

After two weeks in IL, working with a client in transition, I spent this past week in familiar territory with friends in AZ who will play with me. They take me dancing and out to sing karaoke. Three of us old ladies, tried to sing Baby Got Back....it was a mess, but we had fun! 

Today, I'm heading to San Francisco to spend Mother's Day with one of my daughter's. Then to Grass Valley, CA and Vancouver, WA. 

Living life from a suitcase can keep things interesting but it also has its challenges. Where am I and what am I doing?....are two! 

  







Thursday, May 9

GOAL SETTING

You can't reach something that you don't know what it is. Once you know what you want, you can get it! I've never been very good at this on a personal level. As a recovering codependent, I have trouble knowing what I want. I've spent years knowing what others want. 

I just drove back from Illinois, two weeks on the road. I was helping a client who had a house and several storage sheds across the country. She has a job that allows her the freedom of moving and so with each move she put her things into storage and hit the road. 

The time had come to collect her belongings in one place. (This action is as much about calling all the little pieces of our souls back to us as it is about the stuff.)

When I arrived on Wednesday, she announced that she was going to have gallbladder surgery on Friday and that we probably wouldn't be able to continue the project. 

We sat some goals: To remove, pack and throw away stuff from her two story town home, garage, basement and storage shed, have the truck loaded and be on the road to Oklahoma by next Thursday. They said it couldn't be done. But I knew that if we had something to shoot for, we could make it happen. And we did! 

We stopped in Oklahoma to pick up some things from her father's house and a storage unit there. When we arrived to AZ, we collected the things from another storage shed and I am happy to say that she is now sorted! 

While it was an intense few weeks, she looks wonderful, a new lightness of Spirit! By her willingness to move forward not only set her free it also gives her son the freedom to do the same with his journey. He's also free from the energetic bondage of watching her stuff

While I do this goal setting with ease for others....why can't I do it for myself? I am confident that if I knew what I wanted, I could get it....LOL!