YOUR LIFE IS RIGHT NOW! NOT SOME DAY.....WHEN......

Gosh, it’s been nearly a month since I last blogged. There are several reasons for this. One, could be that I’ve been ultra focused on finishing my next book, however, that certainly is not a reason, not to blog. I could easily cut and paste sections into the blog. OK, how about, I write each day in a journal as a way of helping me figure out things in my life and for the next book coming out. Nice try, but no dice. Again, a simple cut and paste would do the trick! Would you believe "The dog ate it?” OK, “Nobody reads it anyway!” Well, except for one person who has left a few not so encouraging comments. (Which by the way has been a great gift of practice for me when I begin my speaking engagements in the fall.)

What I have found out in the past few weeks is that there are people who do read and apparently even look forward to reading my blog. So to you I apologize for my neglect and inconsistency.

A lot has happened in the past month. This beautiful house has become the new Riverbend Retreat Center and is beginning to feel like a home. I’ve had quite a few charming people visit and two dinner parties. We’ve had a pretty intense fire down here and I had another enchanting time in Mexico at the dentist with some pretty amazing amigos! (Something that I’m happy I don’t listen to negative talk about...not going to Mexico, that is!)

But what I’d like to share today is what I was reminded about for myself after having had a conversation with a friend about making time in life for the things that are important to us. I had been complaining that we don’t go for hikes or have any time to spend together as friends. He was telling me, that it will happen later,” When the season slows down, when the snow birds leave, when some deals in California close"...you get the picture. We can add to the list, “When I retire, when the children leave home, when I’m 64! Wait! I am 64! Dang, when did that happen?"

The part that I just finished in the book was about, This being your life right now. You’re in the middle of it. It’s not someday....when! We have to make time to do the things that are important to us, first and then everything else seems to work itself out as far as time allotment anyway.

In the end, it won’t make any difference how many deals you close or how many books you write if you don’t have family and friends to share your life with. While I become intensely focused on finishing this next book, I find myself neglecting things that are important to me...YOU! (Via the blog!)

Thanks for reading and being a very valuable part of my life. Nameste, I honor the Divine in each of you!

Live, LIve, Live, Life is a banquet and most poor souls are starving!...Auntie Mamme

I BELIVE IN ANGELS

My vision quest is to last until May...ish according to Shamonic Astrology. I am in a cycle of; exactly what I am doing, following the doors that open and paying attention to the ones that close. In my previous life, thinking I knew what was best for me and everyone around me, I would simply push, maneuver and manipulate things the way I thought they should be. It wasn't a bad way to live, but I have found out from experience that watching and waiting for guidance and support from a higher place is much more fun and I've had opportunities and experiences that I didn't have when I was in control of everything.

Most recently, I am here in southern AZ, watching and waiting (and working on my books) for doors to open. I had gone to a restaurant to apply for a bar tending job that I had heard about. I began talking with one of the customers and I said, "I want to go to the dentist in Mexico." He said that his dad goes there. He then gave me his number and I gave him a call. The next week I had an appointment in Nogales, Mexico for an exam and teeth cleaning for $20. How would I get there? No one down here will go to Mexico...really? I remembered I had a friend in Grass Valley who had a cousin who lived near Nogales, so I called and his cousin agreed to accompany this one time.

Everyone I talked to had nothing good to say, in fact, they were all pretty obstinate about Mexico period. As the morning arrived I had some errands to do. I looked at the clock when I left the house, 9:44: in angel numbers, 9=completion and 44=your angels are surrounding you. Great. I was intending to go on the freeway, the light changed, I went another way and discovered a family of crosses along side the road. I stopped and did a soul releasing ceremony. When I finished all my chores, I got back in the car, the clock caught my attention once again, 10:44. 10=new beginnings and once again the 44= angel support. Heading to Nogales, the song that came on the radio, 'I just called to say I loved you, by Stevie Wonder'. I looked at the time, 10:56, once again the 10 representing, new beginnings and the 56, stay focused on your internal spiritual growth among the changes that are coming your way. Getting closer to Nogales, I called the man accompanying me to Mexico and once again I noticed the time, because of the song that came on the radio; The Dance by Garth Brooks, I could have missed the pain, but I would have had to miss the dance. The numbers, songs and words were all very meaningful and touching to me. I was perfectly calm to go to Mexico. I said my morning prayers for protection and taking love and light wherever I go and attracting only that for myself.

We went to Mexico and I had the most enchanting day. I loved being in another culture. It had brought back fond memories of being in Peru. When we left Mexico, there was absolutely no waiting line to cross the border back to the USA, as there had been when we arrive.

The angels are everywhere. All we have to do is to pay attention. Anything that comes into our awareness is Spirit trying to speak to us. Wind chimes, for me are the angels, Wind in the tops of the trees is Spirit. When you stop and tune-in you will recognize what these signs mean to you. We are not alone...we don't have to walk through this life by ourselves!