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The Party Is Over .....Or Has It Just Begun

Well, yet another Christmas Day has passed into our memories and scrapbooks. I'm sure there are many doing a happy dance in relief that it is over, impressed with all the presents they accumulated and equally impressed if they kept within budget. Not me. This year I feel like the month of December flew by in a blur and now I sit here sad it's all done. But a New Year and New Beginnings are here!!! For myself, a new 3 month cycle also began on the 26th. (I'll get into that another time.) So much freshness with plans and possibilities. I've got so many ideas for the not so distant future and I hope the procrastinator in me stays on hiatus while I make these ideas real. This blog is one of them. I couldn't hold myself back any longer. I get so revved up talking about spirituality and figuring out my place in the Universe, I knew I couldn't be alone. I knew there must be others out there on this happy planet. I needed to start writing now. Besides the fact, I love to write. I also love photography. Unfortunately, I put that on hold when my second child was born two years ago. This year I plan on changing that detail. I am, also, a registered reflexologist, raindrop therapist, perform level 1 Reiki, and am currently studying to become an Iridologist. I love helping people and I love each and every one of those things I mentioned. They are definitely passions of mine. Along with movies, reading and walking in nature. And then there's the unmistakable euphoria I feel everytime I walk into a bookstore. Wow what a rush!!! But that's for another time.

I hope everyone out there is doing what they love. If not, why not?? Everyone deserves to do work they love. If you are not, maybe this is the year to start. Go for it!!!

QUOTE

"Better to be alone than in bad company."

Reactions..........

Reacting....it is so easy to do especially when tempers flare and the holidays can bring out the best and the worst in us. Schedules are tight filled with work, Christmas get-togethers and the time consuming holiday shopping. Of course with the holiday shopping, budgets are stretched thinner than a snapped elastic to afford the perfect presents for the kids or every person you know by name and then patience teeters on the fence between sanity and stress, yelling at anybody daring to smile in your general direction.
Like last night, I was fine, calm even, getting me and my boys ready for a huge "rent a hall to accommodate them all" family Christmas gathering. This particular gathering was for my husband's stepmother's side of the family. My husband suddenly gets in a hurry to get going and the rest of us are not moving fast enough. He always behaves this way when it comes to his family. With anything else, including my family get-togethers, it's "whatever" and the rest of us literally wait on him.
I could whine with more details to prove my point but when it boils down to it, there is never a point. He was really upset throwing things, upsetting me to get to a gathering where he only knew a handful of people out of the whole hall. I admit I reacted in return, reminding him he could just as easily go alone which escalated the situation. Moments like that I don't understand why the frantic rush and emotional upset and then both of us are so upset neither is speaking to the other.
I shake my head and do my best to forget about it, that is until it happens again.
There's a pattern, a reason for the behaviour. To me, it feels like a power struggle. At least I can say I'm aware of it.
But for right now I'm not going to analyze it to death, I'm going to do my very best to stay in the present moment and enjoy every sweet second of the remainder of the Christmas season.

Dreams ......Part 1

I love analyzing my dreams. I believe its the Universe's way of sending you messages. So I started a dream journal a few years ago. Every morning, I write them down if I remember them and do my best to figure them. Man, some of them can be SO weird. Of course, when I'm in the middle of the whole thing it seems so natural...so normal. Until I wake up and start recalling the details then I think "WHAT THE H---?" But once I started figuring out the symbols some of them were easy.....SOME. And then there's the others. Usually I get the gist of it figured out.
I get friends saying "Oh I had the worst nightmare" and I remind them, there's no such thing as a nightmare. It's our own interpretation of it which may make it seem like a nightmare.
My favourites are when loved ones who passed on are in them. When I wake up it feels like they are still there. Their energy is still so strong. That's because they are still in the room. They were visiting me when I slept because my spirit or higher self was more open to their presence.
If you are ever wondering why Sue Smith or Joe Jones from the first grade is in your dreams, stop wondering. It usually means someone from your past, not usually them directly, just someone from your past needs to be focused on. You need to figure out who by paying attention to your feelings and reactions during the dream, along with any other details. So I bet that simplifies alot of the dreams out there.
Unfortunately since I had my son who is not always willing to sleep through the night, I miss out on remembering alot of my dreams. But I try to remember as many details as possible.
Just remember if you do want to keep a dream journal ALWAYS write down your dreams BEFORE your feet touch the floor. As soon as your feet touch the floor, you break whatever connection you had during the dream. That's why alot of times you forget alot of the details after you get out of bed.
Happy dreaming!!!

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

It took awhile but it finally arrived......no not the Christmas sales, I'm talking about snow. It's finally starting to look a little like a winter wonderland outside but then I heard the weatherman is calling for rain sometime tomorrow. I hope not. Two years in a row there was tonnes of snow where I lived from November 1st right through till April. It was great. Well OK I was kind of tired of it by the beginning of March but still. I just get annoyed to hear anybody complain about the snow in the winter. Hello!!! Why do you live in a location famous for snowy winters if you don't like snow?? One of those things that makes you go hmmmmm.... It concerns me more that the seasons are so screwed up. I love spring and autumn but for at least the last ten years these two seasons seem almost nonexistent. Hello global warming. Yes, global warming. There I said it. I know most wouldn't argue with me except my husband but what else is new. 30 degrees in March and 2 degrees in June are not normal. I'm talking Celsius for the Fahrenheit people wondering how off those numbers are. Snow for Christmas makes the scene perfect. A gentle snow with the big fluffy flakes falling outside while sitting watching the Christmas tree lights blinking. It is so beautiful and so peaceful. And that's what we all need at this time of year is a little peace to counteract the huge dose of chaos we inevitably overdose on.
I hope everyone is experiencing the perfect Christmas weather wherever they are.

The Christmas Season Is Here!!!!!

Oh my Gosh......the Christmas Season is here and I LOVE Christmas!!!!! Sure, I love to get presents just as much as anybody but that's not why I love Christmas.
It's the mood.....no, not the wrestling match at the mall to get the last Elmo doll or whatever the so-called "must have" toy this season is. It's the energy, the love, the compassion for your fellow man, everybody wanting to help one another. I can feel it .......it's so electric. Everyone's bitterness and pissed off attitude seems to take a break for a month. It's great. I wish the feeling lasted all year long not just in December. I know...I know. Christmas shopping is fun for about the first five minutes and then I, too, can start feeling my elbows stiffening because I got bumped for the umpteenth time without a word of apology. How hard is it to say "Excuse me" instead of trying to run a person over with a cart or try paying attention to others around you. I know I'm not the only one in the store at any time so I make sure I'm not standing in the way of another person trying to get by when I'm looking at something.

All's I'm asking is for everybody to remember to PAY ATTENTION!!!! We're all in the malls and stores for the same reason....to get all of our holiday shopping done with as little hassle as humanly possible. So there's no sense getting upset or freaking out on the sales clerk. She can't change the situation. So instead of passing on your foul mood to others try taking a deep breath....chill out and smile. The same goes for the road rage drivers. Remember everybody's time is just as important as yours so relax and think just maybe you needing to go slower is the Universe's way of saying you need to learn more patience. Food for thought.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY......enjoy all of the festivities this season including the traffic jams and the long lineups at the stores.

The Beginning.......

This is one woman's crusade for balance and enlightenment, looking for peace, purpose and pure contentment, on my continued journey of discovery. Sounds heavy but life can be hectic, routine, even soap-opera-drama like on occasion with my husband, family, kids, friends and work. I sometimes get caught up in it next thing I know I'm dealing with the physical, emotional and mental exhaustion. Never mind spiritual. We get so caught up in the 'whatever' we forget ourselves.....our spiritual selves.
This is my continuous journey of learning about myself and what my spirit is on this planet to do. I want to continue to find out what makes me forget time, what makes me glow, what makes me feel blissful in the middle of what seems to be a chaotic, hectic, never ending rat race.
I know there are others like me out there so I'm nowhere near to being alone. I know a great but small group of girlfriends who are also seeking and figuring out how we all fit into the bigger picture.
Sure there are petty annoyances to full blown fears in our everyday life and others who look at you like you must have a screw loose. You know the ones I'm talking about. Thanks to those people you keep your dreams a secret. Not anymore. Not here. Things just need to be vented once in awhile. But everything is a part of a lesson we're all experiencing for reasons only you or I, individually, can explain.
Come join me on the journey while we find our true selves ......together.