Choosing to be happy, no matter what or asking “How can I embrace this moment?” or “What good will come of this?” is cooperating with the Positive Energy in the Universe.  Opting to see what is best in all situations and deciding to be happy always is true enlightenment.  It is allowing the Universe to mold you.  When you conform to this Law, you become pliable and flexible.  You realize everything is happening for us.  You walk through the day with blessed comfort.

Given any situation, how do you respond OR how do you resist?  Do you give the reins to Divine Source or do you grasp on more tightly?  When we struggle with the riptide we get pulled under into the depth of the undertow.  Suffering is when you want things to go your way or the highway and not allowing things to unfold.  We cause our own distress by believing what we have before us is not enough, who we are is not good enough or thinking it all needs to be different.

Entering the stream of life, on the other hand, becomes effortless when you shape your moments as they come.  Accommodating into the flow does not mean you are standing on the side lines with your arms crossed.  You move through the day with enthusiasm and expectation of finding the best scenarios, instead.  It sounds a little Pollyana, but to be fair, she didn’t ignore her reality, she just made the best use of it.

Shakespeare wrote, ” Sweet are the uses of adversity.”  And, it is good to have a guide or two along the way who has been there before.  Why not?  You never want to go sailing with a captain who has never been through a storm before – right?

We are caught in our minds, the web, and we don’t even realize the spaces we even move through.  How many times have you driven the same road and checked out?  Today, look about and around you.  Acknowledge the Universe for our blessings and seamlessly, new events happen.

You know you are in ego when everything is serious, heavy, ‘controlled’ by you.  You know you are on your way to enlightenment, when you lighten up and laugh at yourself.  Who would you rather hang out with?  The stern, rule follower that never cracks a warm smile or the Happy Buddah?

The present moment is the perfect moment.

There is an old Zen saying, “Let go or be dragged.”  Letting go, we let life live us and propel us forward.  That spirit we each feel and have felt is watching us, is within us.

The following crystals and stones are my new additions.  The top left obilisque and heart is made of fluorite.  Fluorite helps with studies, focus and cleanses negativity.  The deep greens, transparent spaces and purple layers make it beautiful and the spike has an inclusion which makes it unique.

In the right corner is aragonite. This spiky, orange sputnik is a star cluster and it balances energy fields, promotes emotional healing and renews strength and confidence.

The blue stones shaped as eggs and a spike are lapis lazuli which aids your inner vision, encourages truthful communication and many ancient and even modern cultures used it only in the royal circles.  Buddhists recommend it to bring inner peace and freedom from negative thoughts.

In the lower right is an oblique made of black, shiny obsidian.  This silica rich volcanic rock grounds you.  It is used often for psychic protection by light healers.

The red stones are red jasper.  Jasper is a variety of quartz.  It enhances your physical strength and vitality so it is a great crystal to take to the gym.

The round, flat, smooth stones are jet, obsidian and hematite.  Jet also grounds and protects.  Hematite grounds and is used for manifesting as well.

You can see I felt I needed much grounding and protection with all the spiritual, metaphysical and clearings going on around here.

In the last chakra class, I will give everyone a pouch of seven crystals they get to keep, one for each chakra. I will take them through a meditation, lying down, while we place each corresponding stone on our chakra points.  This will aid balance and insight as they follow breathing and relaxation techniques.  There is still time to sign up.  Class starts Nov. 5 and ends Dec. 3.

Happy Halloween goblins, ghosts and ghouls!

Photo Courtesy of ML from Orient Point, Long Island, NY

Does anyone else think it strange that day 313 of year 2 is on the 31st day of October?

Cindi’s costume is a stegosaurus and she will be greeting Trick or Treaters.

“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” – Harry S. Truman

As I contemplated this quote, I thought of all the great readers I know and how different they all are.  To be certain there are a few leaders, but most are entertainers, nurturers, seekers and creatives.  In the field of ideas, there lies a sea of phrases, comments and key words that nail what the author has wanted to transmit to the other side – to the reader.  If that reader is not interested or skims over a sentence, the genius is lost.  It is when the reader and the writer meet at the same apex and mount, that the magic occurs, transforming both the giver and the receiver, albeit at different points in time but on the same wavelength.

“What say you?” – Paris asks Capulet.

From the top of the “easy” trail that was not easy.

Cindi, our dog, is like a mountain goat, leaping and climbing steep crags.

“Taripay Pacha:  Quechua for time to find yourself.  This time is now.  Alternately translated as the age of re-encounter, encounter of the universe, or encounter of oneself; refers to a prophesized golden age of human experience in which we encounter ourselves once more as being one with the universe and thereby re-create the dream of the Inca Empire in a new and better way.” – from a text on the ancient Incas.

Taripay Pacha my friends.

Howdy Partner – From the Wild Wild West – In Modjeska Canyon, CA

Fangio Lilies

Scented with a sweet and light fragrance the Fangio lily is a hybrid and is a unique variety. Each stem has three to five buds per stem.

They were closed up tight buds when I received them and overnight they opened up to bloom and I took this photograph.

The flowers are showstoppers and the fragrance is not overwhelming yet there is a subtle aroma.

The flower petals are pale pink near the edges of each and then gradually, like ombre, are painted in plum brush strokes.

Scrumptious MARZIPAN!! In the shape of fruit and veggies, in the colors of fall.  How thoughtful and cute and yummy!!!!

My friend J, went to DC and NYC and I am the lucky recipient of this box of ?

“Friendship is born at that

moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought

I was the only one.”

C.S. Lewis

Tune in tomorrow when we have the big reveal.  Hint:  It is Vegan, Adorable and Delicious.

On another note, I just received my Certificate of Completion for Space Clearing last night which proved to be an amazing class with rites and ceremonies to perform.  If you need help with any negativity or are at your wit’s end about something – let me know.  If you have just remodeled, brought anything new into your home, purchased anything new or feel icky – let me know, I can possibly help or make sure there are no negative or past attachments of energy to your space or person.