To Acclimate and To Harmonize

             The older we get, the more we see, and (hopefully), the more we learn.  The older we get, the more we are able to experience, and (hopefully), the more we grow.

             Our days end, evenings begin.  A row of work shifts come to a close, our weekends arrive.  Seasons slide, one into another.  And years fly by, each December bringing that calendar to an end.

             If we are fortunate enough to rack up many decades, we are given the gift of perspective.  And a past to reflect upon.

             Not all memories, nor actions, will be good ones.  Just as not all lived moments are joyful.  But that’s what creates the rich and complex fabric of our time here.  It’s a Variety Pack, it’s not a crate of all the same flavors.

             Because while we have favorites, staying the same is simply impossible.  What the Universe wants us to focus on right now is our

Adaptability

             One of the ways we survive these adventures is to change, to revise, to modify.  Being unmoving equates to stagnation.  It’s harmful, not good for us.

             Personally, I struggle with the entire topic.  I’ve not been great at this readjustment shit.  I see the reasoning, I see the truth of it.  I’m just not entirely terrific at the doing of it.  Yet.

             I know I’m getting better, though.  I know I’m making progress.  Which, in truth, is all we can really do.  It’s our job to improve, gather tools, carry them along on our journey, trying to keep up .  All while the ground under our feet is shifting, the sky over our heads is storming, and the body we are wearing rots.

             The best we can do is live fully with each and every breath, be kind with each and every accomplishment, gain wisdom with each and every lesson.  Going forward in this life is about moving through the tasks, even if we don’t always understand them.

             Like evolution on a secluded island, we adapt to what is around us.  As we gain understanding, we make better what we can, we help those who need us, and we care for our loved ones.

 

 

 

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Our Choice

             Our choices, they are unending.  There is a limitless supply of ways to go, who to be, and how to behave.

             This is a Universal Truth.  It just is.  There is no denying it.

             Continuing on our Transitional theme, here’s what I heard this morning:

Options

             We need only select the direction we want to go.  We need only choose the adventure we want to have.

             Since our Options are up to us, it’s important to stay positive.  Because it’s not merely our mind who is doing the voting.  Our actions, our feelings, our words, our judgments, they all count.

             When we are in a lovingkindness mindset, that same experience will follow.  When we struggle and complain/acquiesce and swallow disappointment, that TOO is our reality.

             “Choose Well” – that’s our message.  Take your Options seriously, but then, have fun with them.

             Like last month, I invite you to join me on my new calendar page.  I’ll be envisioning us here.  (This time it’s Bavaria!)

             Good company, excellent food, perfect weather (whatever that means to you), and a calm serenity where we can relax with no pressure, no stress.  And many options.

Today’s Sharing:

is also Business News.  I’ve been offered a full-time job.  It has the benefits we need, and I feel as though it is in the best interest for my family.  So, I’ve accepted the position.

             How this will change my channeled messages, I do not know.  I’m going to try and stay here, showing up when things need to be said.  There won’t be a regular schedule, probably.

             I encourage everyone who has not done so already to sign up for e-mail notifications.  There’s a FOLLOW button on this page, as well as a method under the tab: DIRECT CONTACT.  Scroll down and click “Yes, I want this” to activate.

             Also, there will still be activity on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and Etsy.  I won’t be going away, I’ll just be in training Transition for a few months, then we’ll see where everything falls after that.

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Embracing Change.

     How do you guys like the new hovel picture I put up?  (Other than Lizzie, who already cast her vote for this to be a creepy story prompt.)  I actually took that photo myself (or maybe J.D. did, it was one of us anyway).  Two years ago he took me on a historic homes tour downtown for Mother’s Day (last year he took me to the tattoo convention).  This particular house really struck me, I cropped out the blue dumpster on the left but some of the chain link fence is still in the shot.  Where it sits, once upon a time, was a lovely little neighborhood.  Now this house is smack dab in the middle of a very sprawling industrial mess of ugly concrete and parking lots.  I believe people still live in it, not sure though.

     Historic buildings are near and dear to my heart.  I can’t stand the thought of that beautiful architecture being lost.  Of course, when I say beautiful architecture I mean things I think are attractive.  This house still has some of its original charm, not that you can really see that from this photograph, but it’s there.  In the soul of the house, in the heart of whoever built it, and lived in it, and loved it from the beginning.

     I am always trying to make myself better, learn more, be more, grow as much as I can.  We all do this (or we all attempt to do this).  When we changed and updated this blog it was difficult, we had all grown so used to the look and feel of the old one.  Lucy and Alastair changed theirs just days after I did.  Sometimes I go to one of them and I am still startled, same thing happens here, and I KNEW it was changing, hell I MADE the changes.  But, a new look can be jarring, when we are used to the way things were.

    Plan on watching that header.  It will not stay the same for long.  Now that I can “do” shit myself, I am running with it.  (Kind of like all the crap I keep adding on the sides, and how they are updated non-regularly as well.)  I bitch about change, have done so here, but it’s good for us.  It’s enriching and it helps us, even if we don’t think so.  (I am saying this outloud, and in print, to better learn it my own wee self elf.)

   What I can’t change is the problem I’ve been having with my comments on other blogs.  Alastair was kind enough to reply yesterday with helpful tips on what might have caused this issue.  He and others have also stepped up and saved me from their SPAM folders.  I just walked in from the mall, so my mind is less than clear.  I only skimmed the earlier comments, but from what I read, it doesn’t look good.  (Betties, I don’t say THAT much do I?!)

     We had some family drama today, but all is well now, or will be soon enough.   (I hope.  Do you know much about Virgo/Gemini interactions?  Let’s just say, they can be very emotional and very verbal.)  Before I left though I grabbed our card, turned it over, with my camera at the ready, then I just laughed.

    “Honoring Your True Feelings  ~

By drawing this card, you are urged to listen to, and follow, your true feelings.  Do not betray yourself, or rationalize that it is acceptable to deny your inner voice of truth.

   You have an inner counselor, who is very wise.  This source of wisdom speaks to you in both physical and emotional ways.  Perhaps you have gut feelings that are speaking loudly to you, or physical reactions to situations.  Your heart may be drawing you toward a particular aspect, or you may feel compelled to change a living situation.

  The fairies know the importance of heeding their own feelings, and they ask you to do the same.  They say ‘please don’t discount what you know to be true in your heart.  Follow your emotions, as they are your inner compass that will steer you home and keep you safe, supported, and joyous.’  If you are unclear about which emotions or feelings you are experiencing, write down your thoughts to gain clarity and understanding.

Affirmation:  I listen to, honour, and follow my true feelings and emotions, knowing that they are the answers to my prayers.”