The First Day of Summer!

Happy Solstice!  Today is the longest day of the Year!  There is plenty of Sunshine in Roswell today.  Maybe, a cloud or two floating around just to tease us!  Sunshine smiles are around town.  Roswell is gearing  up for the Alien Festival around the 4th though this year there have been some miscommunication about how supportive the City is with the Alien Festival.  All in All I am sure there will be crazy fun to be had with strange aliens coming from all around to celebrate the possibility that there is life beyond little ole earth!  Summertime and the living is easy!  Let new beginnings ripen in your life like the Peaches on my Dad's tree.  The time is ripe!   The past you have sown seed and now it is  come to fruition!  That which you have put in motion is going full steam ahead!  With graduations, new jobs, new homes, comes new experiences!

 Cut  the dead wood  out of your life...get rid of those weeds and enjoy the fruits of your labor! 

Wow!  What a ride of Emotion this week!  I don't know about you but this energy has been intense.
  I have heard Happy & Sad Surprising news.  I am hoping that things will calm down this next week.  Adjustments will be made from all of the Truths that have been revealed!
Truth will set you Free.
Yet, truth can be like a big glass of water thrown in your face to wake you up! 
Change..maybe change that you have been wishing for is here now.  Time to adapt and see the road not taken and burn the bridges behind you! 
With this energy ..the universe is pushing the envelope for change..whether it is in your relationships, health...living or working environment.
Something is giving! 
Love is giving you a new opportunity to step out into the unknown.
Excitement, Challenge, but just remember we are tethered together as we ascend this next summit.
Be strong..Hold on!  Scream if you must and let's enjoy the ride~~~~~

Transforming the Future

One of my hobbies is Astrology.  There are some interesting aspects happening in the sky this week that I thought I would blog about.  I will try and keep away from astrological terms but rather focus on the flavor of what is occurring.  No doubt, though, that everyone is feeling a bit of this trans formative energy floating around in their lives with more intensity. 

 We have an opportunity to respond to sudden changes that might be out of our control or we might feel compelled to make sudden changes in our lives. 

The most important thing to remember during these very interesting times is to see the consequences down the line for the decisions you make this week.  It is best to stay with the Truth of a situation! 

 Sometimes, we hide the truth even from ourselves.  If we are preoccupied it is very easy to over look what is happening right in front of our eyes.

  So, take a moment to step back from your life.  Re-evaluate where you are at and what direction you want to go.  Find the truth!  There will be a Divine Plan revealed to you! 

 Your life is more than your own to direct.  You fit into a bigger picture.  A picture of your family, your community, your spark of light that affects everyone your life touches!  You Matter in the scheme of things...never think you don't.  Ha, a self-deception.  On the opposite side of the coin, you are not the center of the Universe either.  This goes back to the saying, "You're very special, just like everyone else!" 

The astrological energy exaggerates our feelings and it might surprise you to see that  this energy opens doors that you might have thought were closed or on the other hand closes opportunities and suddenly sends you in a surprisingly different direction.  It is the "Surprise" element that is the most prominent.  I pray for Happy Surprise moments for each of you this week. 

 If that door shuts though, just know it is for the best! 

 It is a time of Faith & Hope!

12 And Counting

Today marks the Twelfth Anniversary of my office  The Lighthouse being in Roswell!

Amazing to see the transformations that have taken place in my life and in the lives of others.

I am trying to narrow down the many lessons that I have learned by opening my office.  The word that comes to me is Compassion. 

I have learned to not have the "answer" but help others find their own answers just with a little more direction and  a little "light" on their situation.

As a Hypnotherapist, I delve into what is below the surface into deeper aspects of the source of a challenge or difficulty in life.  Looking for that Pearl which makes all of the hardship that one has experienced worthwhile!

There are plenty of lessons and I guess as long as we are breathing we have a lesson to learn.  There are pauses in Life and Lessons though.  As if the Universe understands... we all need a break now and again to incorporate all that we have learned. 

I have learned not to judge the lessons of others but to realize that what another experiences does not have to be my experience.  I can be a witness but I don't have to get out in the storm with them.  Grounding myself in the Rock, I am able to maintain my balance and allow for light to flow.  If I were to describe my work this would be it:  To allow for light to shine in the dark places.  To Illuminate and bring light, wisdom and inner strength to deal with what ever may be occurring in your life at the moment.

Assisting in bringing healing to that which has been wounded.  Peace to those who have trials.  Freedom to those who have been bound.

The Light that has been given to me, I shine.

This means that I continually must look within my own self.  Delve into my own unconscious and continue to grow and to learn....

Compassion

Equanimity

Evenness of Mind.  Neither elated nor depressed.  Balance.  In a world that seems chaotic at times equanimity is needed.  Whether you're living in an Alien City or just feeling alienated.

Finding that  Peace sometimes is the challenge.  I believe that it is there within us.  A God given gift that we must nurture.
Setting limits to how much chaotic thought rummages around in our brains is one way!  Paying attention to all the chatter around us and realizing it doesn't have to be a part of us.
There is that part within each of us that can settle into that Peace.
I went to the mountains for the weekend.  The sound of the wind blowing through the trees reminded me of the sound of the ocean. The ocean and the wind are powerful forces. The wind cannot be seen but it can be heard and felt.  Even though it was a blustery wind..... I felt a Peace flood over me that I have not felt for a very long time.
Sometimes we have to struggle... and try ....and push.... to "make" things happen or prevent something from happening.  That is the nature of life.... birth.....death...and it seems that as I was pondering our dilemma here on this planet, a psalm came to me...really it was the song..

Because the Lord is my Shepard, I have everything that I need. He lets me rest in meadows green and leads beside the quiet streams.  He keeps on giving life to me and helps me to do what honors Him the most.Even when walking through the dark valley of death.  I will never be afraid for He is close beside me.  Guarding, Guiding all the way .  He spreads a feast before me.  In the presence of my enemies He welcomes me as his special guest.  With blessings over flowing ..His goodness and unfailing Kindness shall be with me all of my life and afterwards I will live with Him forever ..forever in his home.

Powerful things are happening around town...some for good, some so very tragic. Globally, also!  We each need to find that Anchor or know that a Shepard is watching out for us...closely watching.
  We must listen for that voice..find that Equanimity and truly feel at peace, no matter what circumstances may arise.

It reminds me of a friend of mine who inspired me to blog.  She and her hubby are experiencing a new life on the water.  She is so watchful of every new sound of her boat ..aware of the wind... of the water.  Awareness is the beginning of Equanimity.  Aware and steady as you go,my friends!

Silence is Golden..

Duct tape is Silver........I have been quiet this past month.  Events in life happen and there are few words that seem appropriate to speak.  Sometimes silence holds the key!  I do, at times, must confess that a little duct tape for myself would be handy.  Seems that when I get nervous or upset I seem to babble on about silly things that probably nobody is interested in.  The rattling of my own voice somehow takes me away from what ever is happening that I find difficult. 

 So, I just wanted to throw out random tidbits of happenings here in Roswell.  Spring is at hand and the trees are blooming.  Iris have begun their blooming.  I believe next week will be the annual Iris show.  Always a beautiful thing to attend.  It is usually held out at the Roswell Mall but I haven't heard yet where it will be this year.  I love the beauty of everything coming alive.  My roses all have buds on them and might bloom a little early this year as we have had so much more rain this year. 

 It takes those silent times to nurture that which is being planted deep within our souls.  Those little ideas and dreams need to be tended to carefully and treated gently.  Sometimes, silence is a sign of faith.  When we feel that the Divine is silent then we know that things are being planted in our life. We have not been forgotten or ignored.  Enjoy the silence and as Sherlock Holmes would say.."Something is a'foot!"

Yep, the Ides of March

It is a rainy day in Roswell today.  The daffodils across the street seem to be happy.  It just seems like an every day Monday. 

Nothing special to be inspired by. 

 An ordinary day, with ordinary thoughts. 

 What's for lunch?    Time to get more kitty litter. 

 Yet, there is always something stirring in the mind...stirring in the wind...or maybe it is just March Madness!

  I had the pleasure of seeing Alice in Wonderland.  I was never much of a fan of Alice like my sister was.  Probably because I was too young to understand the story! 

 Oh, but how familiar it all seemed while I was watching the Wonderland unfold. 

I guess we all feel at one time or another, that we have fallen down the proverbial "Rabbit" hole. 

Nothing makes sense and it seems the rules have all changed ~and we think of what to do now? 

 Life seems to unfold very much like a dream..and we must continue to become more and more ourselves.  That person is  a surprise even to ourselves!   Like Alice, who knew herself, yet said that she could never slay the "dragon" !  But Alice did do exactly that! 

 So, however much you know about yourself ...realize that there is even more! 

 There is always more to you than you could even imagine! 

 Life will go about revealing that to you! 

 Just as sure as I am sitting here in Roswell on this rainy day. 

 Don't be surprised if you wake up one morning and realize that you are more than you could have ever dreamed of being....