Sometimes our messages are thematic. This is one of those cases. Last week we spoke of forgiveness and allowing that grace to start from within, to begin the growth and kindness process with our own inner spark.
We were encouraged to shine, to care, and to share absolution on our own worthy selves. Now, I’m hearing something similar. A reassurance that we can trust, we can be confident.
Believe Yourself
In the scope of mental health, we are not always strong enough to give our own feelings and thoughts the honor they deserve. Our brains can play tricks on us. We question our very heart and mind. It can be so challenging to know when, what to have faith in.
There are ways to get help, there are tools we can use, tricks we can learn. But we often don’t feel truly equipped to be the sole source of knowledge. So we doubt. We wobble.
Right now, we are being reminded that we DO have what it takes to accomplish those tasks ahead of us. We DO have the strength.
Once we have forgiven, once we have apologized to our own bodies, the next natural step is to move forward. To trust that our inner wisdom has not left us.
Our spirit knows, even if our mind continues to quietly question, we can feel assured that yes, our instincts are good, and our inner judgment can be relied upon.
At this time, we can count on, and believe in, ourselves.
It’s been tumultuous recently, personally and politically and globally, even in our weather. I’ve heard that on a planetary level, we’re transitioning. We are in an evolutionary phase, this time unlike any before.
Evolution and education are not fast. They are not a quick turn-around, like drive up food. We need to understand that so much of what we’re all going through is a process, the journey.
To see beyond the chaos, and into a calmer future can be so difficult. We get caught up in our fear, in our emotions. We question the purpose and the reasoning. We question ourselves.
What I’ve been hearing this week has to do with our value, and our part in the bigger picture. We worry that we aren’t enough, that we don’t have what it takes. We become concerned that we can’t help, that we can’t make a difference.
The Universe is reminding us that there is a plan. That there is intention and meaning . That there is hope. And above all else:
we are worthy!
We are exactly who can help. We have feelings because we care. Yes, it totally WILL get better. Yes, changes are sometimes painful.
But now, if we breathe calmly, if we stop the panic, we’ll be able to see our solution. We’ll be able to see beyond.
We’ll be MORE than ready to lend a hand. We can be right where we need to be to do the most good.
First though, we have to accept the process, and accept our part in it. We are incredibly powerful, we simply don’t always remember that.
Look at this story about a young woman who utilized what she had, and made a huge difference. Listen within, it will all make sense. It always does.
“Queen Esther
The Morning Star
‘My ego is in service to my soul.
And I trust my soul’s divine timing.’
Who She Is:
Esther represents the powerful combination of feminine intuition and divine timing. She was a Hebrew orphan born with the name Hadassah. Raised by her cousin Mordecai, she lived with the Jewish community in exile in Persia during the 5th century B.C.E.
Mordecai became aware of a plot against the Jewish people created by the king’s chief minister, Haman. Using her brilliance and her intuition, Esther came up with a plan to save her cousin and her people.
Her beauty had caught the attention of the king, so the next time his current wife refused to come see him when he called for her, Esther seized the moment and the king chose her to be his next bride.
Then Esther didn’t wait for the king to call for her; she prepared a large banquet and called for him. Later, she revealed who she was and where she was from, that she was a Jew and that Haman had plotted to kill her people.
The book of Esther in the Torah is read twice outloud, once in the morning and in the evening during the festival of Purim to celebrate the memory of Esther’s brave actions. Her name is derived from the word meaning ‘bright star’ or ‘morning and evening star.’
This is the name she grew into when she courageously trusted her intuition and used its divine timing to save her people.
When Your Soul Selects Her Card:
The ego has a timetable that the soul couldn’t care less about. When we are feeling stressed or threatened in some way, fear can be exceptionally loud and can inform the ego to work overtime in trying to get something accomplished or to manipulate something to happen.
The natural flow of energy that’s always at work behind the scenes, the Universe’s capacity to assist us, then gets blocked.
When we are in service of love, we are following the dictates of our soul. And when the ego is in service of the soul, divine timing ensues.
Esther mastered this art. Even under extreme duress, she listened wisely to her soul. She became a queen by letting her love for her people inform her feminine intuitive powers.
This is her imperative: trust that everything is aligning in divine timing; trust your soul-voice.
Soul-Voice Meditation:
What do I intuitively know will happen in divine timing for me?
Intention:
My ego is in service of my soul.
And I trust my soul’s divine timing.”
Today’s Deck:
The Divine Feminine Oracle by Meggan Watterson and Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman
Somewhere here, amongst our many boxes of cards and stacks of decks, there’s one which says, “don’t give up before your miracle occurs” or a similar sentiment.
This idea has been on my mind lately, as I work every day at not losing faith. (Faith over fear, faith over fear, faithoverfear!)
I know that everything happens just when it needs to happen; I know that we are right where we should be; I am not floundering, there is no fear.
But, still. The doubts can creep in. Stealthy and silent. They erode our sense of stability. They rot our foundations.
Truthfully, I am not in a panic, nor am I currently freaking out. The nagging, back of my mind feeling though, it’s
Kinda Edgy.
In order to regain our equilibrium, and banish the creeping dread; to breathe through our stress, we’re being reminded of how important Self-Care always is.
Whether it’s that Quick 3 Minutes we just reach out and cling to, wrestling it from our already overpacked day, or a full afternoon off, with no errands, no chores, no tasks to complete. Take what is ours, that’s the key.
It is never selfish to honour our own needs. It is always healthy for us to be well, so that we can care for others.
In order to validate our message to its fullest, I was directed to preciously the proper place.
“Revelation ~
Listen to your life.
The right path will reveal itself.”
Today’s Deck:
Self-Care Oracle Cards by Cheryl Richardson
Today’s Sharing:
is to show you where I go, when I’m not here. For those who might be curious, here’s the “day” job website.
As you look at those views of my Front Desk, keep in mind, I was sitting just out of camera-range, chatting with the photographer (when my phone wasn’t ringing, that is). The only shot which wasn’t taken in our building is the smiley lady and her dog.
Welcome to JulieLand 