Spring into Growth

The spring season brings with it an undeniable hope, a lightness, and openness to freedom. The longer days, the warmer weather, and the ability to be outside more raises our spirits. 

Spring is also a wonderful time to check to see how we're feeling about life in general - what are we thankful for, what have we been appreciating more recently, what are we changing for the better?

Are we doing things out of obligation, or out of purpose or feeling like we're contributing? Are we finding a balance of doing things we want to be doing in addition to those we feel we should be doing? What steps can we take today to bring joy to our moments? 

Let's highlight all our strengths and infuse them with love and appreciation - asking Source and our Teams of Light to embellish and grow them. Let's request creativity and perspective to improve upon ourselves and find people to support us in areas that uplift our purpose and joy, and, in turn, that we find others to support and uplift with our strengths. 

Finally, let's remember that each of us in an integral part of the whole of humanity. Each of us is helping humanity evolve to a lighter way of being, one moment, one situation, one smile, one thought, one kind act, one realization, one helping hand at a time.  

Many blessing today and everyday!
 

Archangel Michael

Archangel Michael is most commonly called in for protection when we feel we need it most. Whether we are fearful of a situation, a discussion, an event, or our safety, Archangel Michael, when prayed to, provides for us in both subtle and directly profound ways. 

Although I had woken up today in a good mood, and started off with a rather productive day, a minor thing happened and I noticed it started to redirect my thoughts. My emotions were kicked up and before I knew it the spiral in my head was in full swing accompanied by stronger discordant emotions. 

By creating a few minutes of space and time for myself, I managed to breathe myself back to functioning from my logical brain, and began a brief meditation. 

Archangel Michael presented himself within my energy and sent me clarity in where my fears, anxiety, and anger were originating. He reminded me of aspects like trust, safety, and divine timing all reside within me and opened up pathways so I could access them in the moment. 

Of course my discord fell away, and I was once again stable in the moment and rest of the morning.  

For me, the Angel of today is Archangel Michael. May he bless you with goodness, safety, security, and immense love today and always.  

 

Learning with Ganesh

As I make some bigger changes in my life, buried emotions rise to the surface. I know this is normal. These emotions include feelings I thought I had dealt with already, emotions or situations I know I've not dealt with, and still other emotions and limiting patterns of thought and attachment to things I didn't even know existed within me. 

It's been a bit of a roller coaster ride with the emotional, mental, and spiritual depths and heights that are available to us when we become more vulnerable in change. Of course, it is usually not easy for us, nor is it for those who live with us either. :) 

Regardless, I find that by inviting Ganesh in for assistance and comradery has been an overall uplifting, growth experience for me, although these words seem to fall ever so short. 

In the past I've previously worked with Ganesh on what I would describe as a more superficial level. More recently, I ask Ganesh for assistance in pushing through some emotional and mental muck. When I feel a small hurdle had been surpassed, I then ask for a clear path to my highest good in specific aspects of my life; then, back to pushing through the muck, and then again, back to clearing the path to a best and highest life. 

During that oscillation, which continues still, my heart seems to open just so - perhaps in that vulnerability - to experience Ganesh at a deeper level. I assume this is true for our connection to all deities or guides we work with - our own willingness and ability to connect influences the experiences we have.  

Through these experiences, I feel free. I feel calm. I have an inner knowing that all is ok and will continue to be ok. I'm learning to trust differently, and I'm letting go of old ways of being. 

I am sure many of you reading this may already have a wonderful connection with Ganesh and I may be considered as being late to the game. We all have a few "go to" beings we work with and for me, Ganesh is in the forefront of my world these days for whatever reasons, and I am enjoying his presence. 

So I'm writing this piece to give a shout out and a thank you to Ganesh for sure, and to all our Spiritual Individuals and Teams of Light who support us on our sometimes arduous path of human living.  

May we all be open to the blessings and goodness on their way to us now.   

The Present Moment of Now

Think of a time when someone started talking to you when you were in the middle of an email, or trolling on your phone, watching TV, or in the middle of a conversation. When you experienced this interruption, were you able to stop what you were doing and fully engage with the person? 

When you're reading a book or have some downtime, do you find you're thinking about plans for later in the day or the week? Or are you fully engrossed in the current moment?  

The importance of being ever present in the current now, brings us to a different level of existing. We spend less energy splitting our time or corralling our thoughts back to focus. 

Let's make sure we love ourselves enough to be present in our activities, tasks, and downtime this month. See how certain things fall way, who steps up, which connections deepen, and how we feel as we release the grip our plethora of responsibilities have on us. 

For many of us, this presence means slowing down a bit and allowing the flow of life to be, which may be contradictory to how many of us live most of the time. Hopefully we can all find areas in our lives where we can be present and over time, with attention, we can bring that presence to another aspect, and another, until we are consistently present in our lives. 

Wishing you all Love and Peace this month!

Ease

How often do we resist the natural flow of situations, conversations, etc?  How often do we allow the flow of life to occur? 

There is a fine balance of when we can fluidly influence things to move a certain way - not necessarily "making things happen" as that implies some force which seems to be the opposite of ease. But easing things into place - constantly being that sideline cheerleader guiding ourselves or someone along a healthy path with support of good habits or positive thought structures. 

Ease is 

allowing and basking in the flow

not always getting what we think we want

breathing deeply

accepting life fundamentals

trusting the spiritual nature of things

prayer

light

all things joyous

Wishing you much ease and joy this day, this month, this year, this life. May you walk in Ease into the world of your dreams.  

 

Strength

When was the last time we acknowledged someone who has helped instilled strength within us?  Parents, coaches, teachers, mentors, friends, and pets could have all contributed to the strength we possess today - whether it be the strength to get through a situation, pick ourselves up after we make a mistake, or to deal with a tough emotion or person.  

When we find there is a little more depth to us that we may have realized, we can turn to external factors that created an internal decision to be strong - whatever that means to us. To me strength is, and certainly isn't limited to: 

knowing when to speak up and when to act

knowing when silence matters and when allowing flows

going within rather than lashing out

releasing responsibility that is not your own

realizing an illusion

including self-care

communicating needs and desires

celebrating self

celebrating other's progress and successes

expressing kindness in the midst of discord

being grateful 

Who would you say has helped cultivate your inner strength? Know that strength takes lots of different forms, each uniquely beautiful. 

I appreciate the strength it took you to bring you where you are today.  

 

Happy Holidays

Given the busy-ness of this season and how crowded our days can become while we prepare for celebrations, listed below are a few heartful things for us to incorporate all year long, and especially during the holiday season. 

• Fill your mind with good thoughts
• Expand your capacity to be compassionate and kind
• Breathe deeply and regularly
• Create time for yourself
• Keep your heart open
• Be ready at a moment's notice to give and receive an exchange of kindness 

Achieving our Goals

(Originally appeared in the Sol Angel March Newsletter)

 

By now I hope we have all secured the overarching essence of the year’s theme for our personal development and interests. With this knowledge we can plan steps forward, classes to take, groups to join, conversations to have, all while maintaining a balance from within. If you haven’t already, march on forward towards your goals this year. Take the vacation you always wanted to, or make the time for yourself or your family - whatever it is that feeds your soul. Power yourself up and go do it – and feel how super energized you can become!  

 

Following our hearts’ nudges can be like exercise - there may be some discomfort or even pain as we follow through on our heart’s plans – but when we reach a milestone, we look back with greater understanding and a bit of pride, knowing we’ve made it this far and can evaluate what’s next. Also, like exercise, the more we follow our hearts’ nudges, the easier it becomes.

 

So if you’re already on your path to your goals or re-evaluating them or making new ones, kudos to you and keep moving forward. For those who are still procrastinating, find ways to be accountable so you can be in the forefront of your destiny. Enlist the help of family, friends, or neighbors – or even a professional to assist. We’re all here supporting each other in our life journey. 

Making the Time

In a world where time seems to be a luxury many do not have, making the time for things we want to do is a valuable practice for our personal well being and for our contribution to our families, jobs, etc. When was the last time you made time for your hobby, your family member, your lifelong or new friend, or something else like adventure, vacation or rest?

For me, I regularly juggle the many interests and needs I have, however, one of the most near and dear to my heart is making time to write. Sometimes when I make time to write, the inspiration is simply not there. I may be either unmotivated and drained from life's daily tasks, concerns, duties, etc., or I feel as though I am writing something for the sake of writing.  When I have specific topics that cross my mind to write about, I usually need to strike while the iron is hot. Waiting, though, is also sometimes appropriate so I can articulate my message just so. Other times I lose the words by waiting. So it truly is a balancing act.

Balancing our time so we meet our obligations and still nurture ourselves with inspiration, fun, and rest is pertinent to our ability to be/feel content. A lot of people will say "You make time for the things you want to do." To an extent this can be true for many people. However, for people who work multiple jobs or in certain life situations, this saying can be insulting. Regardless, it is up to us to create space for the precious moments that make our heart's soar, even if for 15 minutes. This time we invest in ourselves goes a long way to our own strength and potential impact we can have on our every day worlds.

What will you do today to make time for the moments you desire? What can you do to consistently create that space, in whatever frequency works best for your life?