Some comments, don’t respond.

There are some people we’re going to call “baiters”. They love to say things to others knowing they’ll get a wrong vibe rise out of them. They may be looking for a debate. They may just like taking you from your calm because they don’t know calm. They could have some other reason, like trying to convince you to see their side best. Whatever the reason is, it’s up to you to not respond or say something like, “Okay, that’s how you see it.” and let the subject drop.

It takes two to keep a conversation going. You don’t have to participate in the type of talk that will lead to self-doubt, second-guessing, or fear. Not at all.

I sometimes write a response to a thread online, think about where that vibe is taking me, then make a decision to not even post it. I made a decision it wasn’t the right kind of vibe I wanted in my space or to contribute to.

Maybe you can consider this in your daily life or with someone in particular? It isn’t an easy thing to do at first (or maybe ever if you’re that type of personality). You may say, “Thank you for your opinion.” The person may then ask you to respond further, trying a little harder to get you to engage that vibe. You can repeat your position of “thank you” or “I’d rather not discuss that topic with you.” Then continue to be polite, maybe even change the topic altogether.

There are some subjects off limits between me and various people. Each person makes choices according to how they’re living their lives. I, personally, don’t agree with some of those choices for my own beliefs. Maybe those people don’t like all of my choices either? We do care about one another and have a long history of good vibrations going on; however, some things we’ve had to agree to disagree on.

Sometimes agreeing to disagree is a big parting of ways. I’ve been there, done that. Sometimes it’s making sure some topics aren’t discussed. Sometimes it’s somewhere else in the middle. You won’t really know until you make a decision about it and see just how far the gap goes.

Your Core Essence

Who you are, the attitude you’ve always held, is considered your core essence. Usually, if you have a favorite color, this can hint to what area of life your Essence thrives in. Blues are talkers. Yellows are free thinkers. Reds show convictions. Oranges show action. Purple show broad thinkers. Greens are comforters.

What this means, if you believe it or not, is…no matter who you are or what you’ve got going on in your life, you will always be passionate about something, or a talking kind of person, or someone ready to do a hands on project. Etc.

You may be having a hard time and think the circumstances aren’t really right for you to “be you”, but I’ve found that not to be the situation. I think sometimes God thinks I’m capable of way more than I think I am capable of. Many times I think this.

I also remind myself, like yesterday, that I’m still me, no matter what else is going on. I still give care when I see it needed, a kind word, a hug. Even on my rotten days, I’ll do that. Care and comfort are part of who I am. I give fabulous hugs and will always try to encourage where I can. This is a part of my core essence. This is what makes me, well, me.

Maybe you can take some time to see what you see in yourself? Maybe you can take a moment to see what others come to you for? Maybe you can believe in your value, your unique essence, your ability to make a difference? Cheers!!

Sometimes you’ve got to trust

I’m restless when it comes to a lot of things, particularly the things I don’t see as “happening soon enough”. I figure if I pray about it and know it’s something in my life that can be improved, I’d like it improved. I’ve prayed about some things for years. I even sometimes wonder if there were answers I was given, but didn’t actually see as answers, choosing to go different routes based on how the flow was going at the time.

I know I’ve made choices that didn’t go anywhere productive because I’d wanted a solution for so long and randomly picked a solution, even when it didn’t feel right. That solution turned out to be a “sour lemon” waste of time, effort, and money. I probably cried even harder after that.

I sometimes think having faith and being intuitive should elevate my life in such a way that I will be “in the flow” of life most of the time and get what I ask for in a fairly quick time. While knowing and being aware a little more does give me a better advantage in some situations, it doesn’t give me the easy streak. No. Life is something we must all work our way through…no matter how consciously aware or how deep our faith.

So, what if we trust we’re right where we should be? What if we consciously make choices as we need to in our daily lives, but trust that the things we want taken care of are being taken care of?

I make an analogy about “crossing bridges”. When my youngest asks me about something in the future (like what we’re doing on the coming weekend), or when I’ve discussed something with my husband and we’re in agreement for a potential situation that may happen ahead, I look at these things as “bridges to cross” as if the journey is an actual walking path. So, I’ll say, “We haven’t gotten to that bridge yet. We’ll figure it out when we get there.” What I mean is, I can’t really make a solid decision until then (when the weekend actually arrives) or life may go in such a way that we never get to that particular bridge (situation) anyway. We may be diverted towards something else. Or maybe we don’t know what that particular bridge even looks like to know what we’re looking for…such as a job/relocation/relationship change/etc.

This frame of mind allows us to recognize there’s potential ahead for several things in several ways. It says, “I know this is/may be ahead, but I can’t really do anything about it today. I acknowledge the upcoming ‘bridge’, but today is the day I’m working with.” It also reminds us to be in the present day we’re in as that’s the one we’ve got to work with at the moment.

Our Lives are what we Create

I watched a movie yesterday about space-time continuum. It was a fiction, but I’d seen several movies like that before and enjoyed them, Deja-Vu, Butterfly Effect. I find it fascinating. The reason being, each movie, in some way, show how our lives really are what we create within it.

Some things remain the same and that gives the thought we will encounter certain people and have certain experiences regardless of what we consciously choose. Some people believe we map out some of these things before we get here as part of what we want to learn as humans on this Earth. That’s getting on a different spiritual way of thinking, yes, but it is valid for some people.

This is what I believe the most, part of our lives are a series of connections we will encounter and the other part is what we create for ourselves while we’re on the journey. So what’s predestined and what’s created? That’s a question I can’t answer. I think that makes for interesting and actually helps heighten our awareness of our lives. Heightens our depth of feeling what we’re living and creating. Heightens our being in the moment we’re in. Elevates our vibes in such a way as to have a depth to our soul.

Old Testament and New Testament

An interesting perspective came to mind just now and I really felt it was a great thought for Easter Sunday. So, here I am, with coffee at 5 am on the Saturday before, writing this, for your reading tomorrow. Enjoy.

Sometimes God shows me perspectives at random moments when I’m more open to messages and not rambling through my own head with whatever comes to mind about my life. This is what happened just now. I woke up, wondered if I should stay up, then wondered what would be a great post for Easter in particular. This is what I got.

What do the Old Testament and the New Testament have in common? Both the people of the old testament and Jesus in the new testament spoke directly to God. They had conversations with God, prayed directly to him, listened to his guidance based on how each of them felt guided.

This is a huge perspective revelation for me. Maybe you’ve noticed it already and think it’s “old news”. lol That’s okay. I’m not an avid Bible reader at all. Growing up Catholic, we really didn’t use Bibles. I’d gone to my grandmother’s Pentecostal church a few times over the years as a child and saw Bibles in everyone’s hands. From time to time, God will send me a Bible verse or passage to add to my knowledge in that area or I will look up specific verses if I’ve come across something I want to learn more about.

So, this morning the revelation of both books showing direct contact with God in the way of connecting with God was a huge insight to me. This point alone should give a perspective shift that causes clarity of such a magnitude as to allow for the possibility of better communication between God and oneself. It’s there. It’s clear. God spoke. People listened, even Jesus.

Here’s another tidbit I want to share with you. It’s something I’ve long believed. Jesus came to teach us how to live that one-on-one faith with God. Jesus didn’t come to die on a cross and save our souls in such a manner. Jesus came to teach us how to REALLY live in FAITH. It’s as simple as that.

If you’d like to deepen your faith or find guidance in your Bible, read the red letters. Read where Jesus spoke…only those passages. Take notes if you’d like. Feel Jesus’ words sinking into your soul, healing the pain and hurt, filling it with love and comfort. It could happen. It could happen to you.

Capers and how that became a sign

I had an interesting series of moments today. I’d like to share them with you to show how signs and actions connect to one another.

I had to get some groceries and went about doing that. As I was going over to the pickle area, I saw a jar labeled “Capers”. I noticed it, remembered some people add it to recipes, and went about looking for the kind of pickles I like.

Just as I was deciding, I saw a man grab a jar of Capers. I mentioned I’d noticed them a moment earlier and asked him what he did with them. He told me he put them in a shrimp dish and gave me other suggestions for their use. He then says they’re flowers. That intrigued me. I thanked him and said I’d look them up later.

I get home and mention this moment to my husband. As I do so, I look on the internet for Capers and find out they are actually the flower buds from a bush. I also find out they’re awesomely healthy!

I find a list of seven great benefits of this little pickled bud. It’s good for helping fight anemia, loaded with antioxidants, helps maintain strong bones, is an anti-inflammatory, good for keeping allergies at bay, great for helping with the digestive system, and is good for maintaining healthy blood vessels.

From this list before me, most everything on it is good for either me or my husband or an all around benefit, like the allergy preventative. It would be a great benefit to add this to our diet regularly. I learned something new and valuable for my family.

This is how these things work. I had to have been right at that section at that time, had to have noticed the Capers (of which I’ve never noticed before and I shop there a lot), the gentleman had to have been there at that time too, he had to have been willing to offer the information to me (a factor on his part), and it helps that it’s an intriguing little food. All of these little factors coordinated to give a blessing benefit for my family.

Ps. If you’re interested in buying the Capers yourself, you can use the vinegar and capers straight to anything you want to marinate or add a salt factor or something like that. If you want just the flower buds, you may want to wash them off first to get rid of the salty factor.

Saying, “You don’t understand.”

Lately, I’ve been saying, “You don’t understand,” before explaining why I made a decision about something. Sometimes I’d then say, “Okay, so you do understand,” then speak more about the topic at hand.

I think that’s a defensive phrase. Maybe the person you’re speaking with does understand, maybe they don’t, that doesn’t change the decision you’re making. The conversation should start with you being firm in your decision and not adding things in that would cause you to start from a defensive spot like the stated phrase.

It’s okay to say, “I’ve been thinking and this isn’t working out for me.” Or, “I’ve made a decision to go this route with my job/career/etc.” Phrases along the lines of being firm in your decisions based on your own thoughts and not starting, adding in, or even ending the conversation with something to feel defensive about. You are the one in charge of your life and can make these decisions. The people you share this information with, maybe someone you’re in a relationship with, may be affected if it’s something along those lines, yes. However, you must always check in on yourself and make decisions accordingly…no matter the area of your life you’re choosing to shift in some way.

Sometimes telling your new story is easy. Sometimes it’s not so easy. Most importantly, it’s YOUR story.

Are you thankful for blessings you may not even see?

Last night I was praying my usual bits and it came to mind to be thankful for the blessings I may not see. This is something I do realize from time to time and wanted to pass along to you.

I know timing is everything and sometimes we’re at the right place at the right time without even realizing beforehand of the blessing that would arrive. You may come across a friend you needed to speak to while looking for something at a particular shopping store. You may have seen and spoken to one of your favorite cashiers while buying milk at the local grocery.

You could get an unexpected visit from someone you love later on in a day you thought was routine and ordinary. This happens from time to time to us. Yesterday we got a phone call and a visit. It was a blessing we didn’t anticipate.

Maybe you decide to go a different way to somewhere to do something out of your normal routine. Because you did that, you may have found something for sale you’d been looking for. Maybe you’ve avoided traffic. Doing something different, even being intuitively nudged to do so, doesn’t always show you the blessing you’re getting in there. This can be a little tricky if you’re a person that must always, always know the why.

I’ve listed some suggestions here, but there are probably lots more ways we don’t see what we’re being given. On that reminder, I will now add thanks for blessings I don’t see.

Notice and feel even the small blessings!

I was writing to a friend this morning, mentioning to her a blessing/breakthrough I’d had for something we’d discussed. I wanted her to know a good turn had happened for my family and to celebrate that.

The blessing wasn’t huge in how people probably view huge blessings, but it really was huge for us. Things aligned in such a way as to create a bit of ease where there wasn’t any. I did have a feeling we were on a better track this time, but it was also not the most confident of tracks for us based on past versions.

That’s interesting. While this post is about noticing the small blessings and really feeling them for what they are, it also, just now, reminded me how nervous I was about going down a rickety track again…even with new circumstances. The signs were there of something different, but I was nervous about it all the same. There was nothing to do but go forward though and this time through it became a good turn blessing.

I guess you get a two-fold post today. Notice the small blessings and really feel them just as awesome as they are, all the way down to your soul. 🙂 Also, try going down a track you still need a solution for again. Yes, you may have doubts and feel unsettled about even trying, but if the signs are there in a clear way, go forth…trusting it’s now the divine time to give you a blessing in that regard. Then, go back to the previous statement, “Notice the small blessings….” 😀 Cheers!

Trying a new color, are you considering it?

I’ve been talking about and doing color readings a lot this week. It’s one of the things in my life making me happy. Colors are such awesomely divine bits of creation. They tell us so much more than we realize. I don’t know why I was gifted with this talent, but I do know I love it so much!!

One of the ways we can shift our environment, is to bring in a new color. We can actually eliminate a color as well, simply stop wearing a certain color, paint over a color that was on our walls, changing decor colors, etc. But, what about bringing in a new color?

Well, the most obvious choice would be one you’re drawn to at this time. You may have noticed a color you didn’t before, but haven’t actually purchased in any way. I did that for a time. I noticed a beautiful deep teal color. I didn’t purchase anything with that color, but it would show up in the oddest of places. I was always instantly soothed by the color and saw it as a good sign.

I’d seen that color sporadically for about a year. Then, on my trip in March, I ended up with three things in that color. I’d bought a beautiful blouse to wear to the event I was going to, on the way there I found a beautiful coat in that color (the temperature was dropping as we drove north), and was gifted some yarn in that color. I totally felt like I’d reached some sort of “goal” with that color. There was definitely a shift in my vibe about it.

Have you noticed a color? Do you want to try it? If the color is one that doesn’t necessarily look good on you or one you don’t like much (if at all?), you can choose to buy it in a way that no one can see, like underwear or something understated like as socks. If it’s a house accessory (I recommend pillows), that’s easier if it’s truly a color you don’t want to wear. You need to be able to see the color regularly to absorb the vibe. Wearing the color is even better because it literally becomes part of your own personal vibe at the time you’ve got it on. It makes a difference on so many levels!

Explore the colors in your life. Look at your closet and see what colors you’re wearing. Notice colors you wore even 2 or 3 years ago, are they the same, did they change, have you changed? You may not have noticed it before, but it is an important thing to notice now. Colors are encouraging you, holding you back, or showing your perspective in some way.