Tune In #17: Connect the Dots

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Sometimes, it’s only in hindsight that we can connect the dots. By looking back, we see how our lives have been guided, helping us trust our intuition and take leaps of faith when they’re called for.

  1.  Start by asking your Higher Self and team of Divine Helpers:  “How have you guided me so far?”
  2. Then pick the image that attracts you most. Tune in! Contemplate your photo first without reading the messages below. What is it telling you about your life so far?
  3. Then, scroll down to find out extra layers of meaning to help you connect the dots on your Path to your Highest Good.

Tune In 17-Connect the Dots

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#1 – Mystic Vision

"Mystic Vision" from the Connection Collection

When I create digital art by mirroring an image, something magical happens down the centre line, where identical parts join in perfect symmetry.

Can you see how the frosty ice crystals on my backlit window at night form an angel near the bottom?

It’s as if the connection of two identical halves into a whole created new and mystical designs.

Similarly, miracles happen in our lives when we re-unite with Source (or whatever term you use).

Actually, I believe that we’re always spiritually connected – created in the image of God and housing God energy within us. We’re a microcosm of the macrocosm. We just lose our awareness of it because of all the noise – internal and external.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could stay aware of our connection to Divine Oneness all day, every day?

When have you felt it?  Maybe it was during morning meditation, holding your newborn for the first time, or facing the natural wonders of the world?

Experiencing it is a blessing. But remembering it is near impossible once the busy-ness of your day starts. Life takes us away from our Selves and Source – stress is like static on your direct line of communication.

Don’t worry. There’s help. Call upon the angels to bridge the perceived gap between you and the Creator. They’re here to marry your energies if the chasm seems to big to jump on your own.

Angels are a part of almost every religion. We’ve all got them. Because of free will, however, it’s important to ask for their help. They’re here to support your soul-driven requests.

According to Doreen Virtue, world angel expert, we were all born with guardian angels and we can call upon more when needed. I’ve certainly experienced this. Have you? Can you think of a few examples where you asked angels for help and were amazed at the results?  What do you need help with now?

Different archangels can be called upon for protection, healing, harmonious relationship, etc.  Groups of angels such as the abundance angels and romance angels are happy to join your team of Divine Helpers for specific projects.

Trust that the angels are here to help you remember your Divine Oneness, creating magic and mystical designs in your day. The best stuff happens along that center line where the Light in you reflects the Light of the Universe. Angels are here to help you do that. Ask and you shall receive.

#2 – Visit

"Visit" from the Connection Collection

You have sailed through life like a boat upon the ocean.

What gifts have you left behind in your wake?

List 5 of your greatest accomplishments. It’s not important if others acknowledged your success. How do YOU feel you’ve made a difference in the world?

These could be in your personal life: raising a happy child, overcoming addiction, achieving the perfect work/life balance, etc. They could also be in your professional life: designing a successful course curriculum, hiring the perfect staff, winning some award, etc.

Now for each of these, reflect on how your Team of Divine Helpers supported you in these efforts.

Did an earth angel in the form of a nurse, new friend, or pet appear in your life to help you surmount a challenge?

Did a series of synchronicities put you at exactly the right place at the right time for a life-changing position?

Did your community’s prayers lead to a miracle?

Did your intuition lead you to making a career change that now allows you to better spread your gifts into the world? It may have come through subtle messages or, if those weren’t heard, through stronger messages like unhappiness or disease.

By acknowledging the various ways your Team of Divine Helpers communicate with you and support you, you increase your awareness and receptivity to their presence in your life.

You’re not alone. You’re never alone. May this exercise help you uncover how blessed you truly are and what a blessing you are in return.

#3 – Messenger

"Messenger" from the Connection Collection

Intuition is a muscle. You need to exercise it.

Paying attention to your environment for answers to your questions is a great way to help you tune in to your very own messenger service.

Everything has meaning. Then again, nothing has meaning except the meaning you give it. You’re the very best one to interpret the symbolism that appears for you when you’re seeking for guidance. Cultural and universal symbolism are helpful, but always check in with your heart to decipher the messages left all around you all the time.

Have you ever felt the presence of a deceased loved one in the appearance of a bird or butterfly?

Has a song on the radio carried a message to you with divine timing?

Do your messengers speak to you through dimes found on the street or tools like oracle cards?

Does one of your daily email services always send you the perfect message for your day?

Do your answers come in dreams?

There are so many channels through which your intuition speaks. Figure out which has been the strongest for you and keep exercising that muscle.

The more attention you pay your messengers, the easier it’ll be to hear / see / feel / know / smell /and taste their guidance.

If you’d like to learn more about my 5 Steps to Activate Your Intuition for a Happy Healthy Life, take the time to watch this 75-minute free tutorial.

#4 – Mindfulness

"Mindfulness" from the Connection Collection

This image was created by layering a photo of the horse’s head and a motion shot of its tail.

But there’s so much more in between.

Do you spend too much time in your head? Are you stuck on the past or worried about the future?

Can you think of a time when things broke down in your body and life because you weren’t paying attention? The messages may have been coming in, but you weren’t receiving them.

Your body speaks. It gives you clear yes and no messages about people, circumstances, and choices.

How aware are you of your body, emotions, and environment around you?

Our intuition speaks as taps on the shoulder – quiet messages through our senses.  But if you don’t hear them, you just might get a helpful 2 by 4 that wakes you up to what’s going on inside and around you. It’s best not to let it go that far.

Mindfulness is achieved by focusing your awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting your feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. It’s a mental state that brings you right into the here and now and opens your intuitive channels.

The more aware you are of the present, the better you can manage your health and happiness.

There’s lots you can do to improve your mindfulness:

  • focus on your breath for a minute
  • close your eyes and scan your body from head to feet
  • listen to a new piece of music without judgment
  • sit in nature and simply observe – notice everything!
  • walk through your home with a spirit of appreciation for the big and small blessings
  • really pay attention while doing something you do every day like brushing your teeth, driving, or opening a door
  • practice yoga or meditation to increase your body and mind awareness

The more you practice the more present you’ll be. What a gift!

Did You Connect the Dots?

Which image spoke to you today? I’d love to hear how the photo or text helped you connect the dots. Name one inspired action you’re going to take because of it.

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Tune In #16: Your Transformation Revolution

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Tune In 16: Transformation Revolution“Personal transformation can and does have global effects. As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us. The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one.” Marianne Williamson

Want to find out what your role is in the transformation revolution? Tune in!

Which of these 4 photographs attracts you most today?

Then, scroll down to find out how you can make a difference through personal transformation.

Feel free to add your own interpretation to the image before even looking at the messages below.

You’re truly the best to figure out why you feel called to a particular life-enhancing energy-infused image.

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#1 – Blessings

"Blessings" from the Transformation Collection

It’s not only women who have the prerogative to change their minds. It’s OK to change your colours. It’s part of human nature.

Every morning when you wake up, you’re different than you were the day before.

Your experiences, blessings, challenges, and reflections have altered your inner reality and your experience of your outer reality.

Nothing in life is constant but change itself.

Even your body becomes entirely new every 7 years as your cells get replaced by new ones.

So isn’t it natural that your old belief systems, patterns, opinions, preferences, and even commitments might change?

Because you’re essentially a different person than you were before, it’s important to re-evaluate your choices.

Transformation is a blessing. Life would be boring if you were stagnant in your ways of being and doing.

The same goes with those close to you. Please don’t expect your partner, for example, to be exactly as they were yesterday. You’re literally waking up beside someone new every morning.

Have fun discovering who that is and who you are – on your own and in relationship to each other. Grow together on the path of constant personal transformation.

According to Dr. Greg Baer of RealLove.com,

“Real Love is caring about the happiness of another person without wanting anything in return.”

This means that unconditionally loving your partner, friends, and family members can mean letting them go if their personal transformation journey leads them away from you.

Hanging onto anything too tightly will suffocate it. Encourage growth by connecting to what your beloveds truly need.

Don’t be afraid of change in yourself or others.

Be grateful for the blessings of this day and seek the blessings at every step of the journey. They’re always there if you look for them.

#2 – Layers

"Layers" from the Transformation Collection

Every layer of experience, emotion, desire, lessons learned, and more have made you who you are today.

This is why there’s no one else exactly like you. Your beauty is exceptional. Your blend of talents and skills is unique. Your ways of being and doing are distinctive.

Like one of my intuitive paintings. you’re evolving layer after layer. Although the previous layers may be hidden, they still energetically affect the final work of art.

As an ever-evolving multi-layered being, it’s important for you to understand the effects of the underlying layers of your life.

How is your past still affecting you today?

As Dr. Gabor Maté writes in his book “When the Body Says No – The Hidden Costs of Stress”,

“A major contributor to the genesis of many diseases … is an overload of the stress induced by unconscious beliefs. If we would heal, it is essential to begin the painfully incremental task of reversing the biology of belief we adopted very early in life. Whatever the external treatment is administered, the healing agent lies within. The internal milieu must be changed. To find health, and to know it fully, necessitates a quest, a journey to the centre of our own biology of belief. That means rethinking and recognizing – re-cognizing: literally, to “know again” – our lives.”

Your emotions have a huge role and are key to this process. Understanding these emotions is crucial to your health.

The cost of repressing, denying, avoiding, or overreacting to your emotions, is high. You’ve been paying it all your life.

As a child, you learned to fulfill the conditions of everyone around you, trying to make them happy and ignoring your own emotional guidance system.

The result is that you may have lost touch with the messages of your body, mind, and spirit and have ended up in a state of physical, mental, or spiritual dis-ease.

Are you unhappy or unhealthy in any way?

The key to transformation, therefore, is discovering who you truly are, at your core, and living in alignment with your emotional guidance system.

It’s time to let go of the layers that no longer serves you.

#3 – Sanctuary

"Sanctuary" from the Transformation Collection

At the source of this image is a photograph of the intricate frost designs on my bedroom window at night with the street lights shining through. I mirrored the image to create the top half and then mirrored that to create the oval, the egg.

A whole new world is created where the 4 sections join – filled with symmetry and mystery.

In this transformation, my bedroom window became reminiscent of the stained glass windows of the great cathedrals.

If you’ve chosen this image, you’re being invited to retreat into your inner chambers where your reflections can lead to transformation.

Your sanctuary is within you.

No matter the chaos of your environment, all you need to do is close your eyes and breathe deeply into your Self where peace and beauty are co-created.

Find the quiet within.

Dive into the symmetry of your inner and outer reality to find inspiration.

It’s from connecting to your Magnific-Essence that you can mirror your Self into the world and in all your ways of being and doing.

Meditation, yoga, contemplation, journaling are all ways to become more self-aware and to journey deeper within.

Once you’ve found your own peace, it becomes a beacon for others.

Your Light reflects the Light of those you encounter, moving them to recognizing their own potential and beauty.

So go ahead, leave behind the world of reaction. Take inspired action and build the strong foundation, walls, and stained glassed windows of your personal sanctuary.

#4 – Imagination

"Imagination" from the Transformation Collection

According to Rudolf Steiner, there are 3 stages of higher knowledge: imagination, inspiration, and intuition.

Imagination is a gateway through which inspiration and intuition can enter. It’s key to receiving Guidance and being creative.

That’s why it’s important to nurture your imagination and that of the children in your life.

Don’t let comments like “That’s just your imagination.” feel like a criticism.

Turn that around. It’s a compliment.  Own it.

A great way to exercise your imagination is through creative visualization.  This is the style of meditation I channel for my clients. There’s also a few sample ones on my site. Click here to try one.

At first, you’re guided by my voice and music through scenes that help raise your vibration, relax your body, and heighten your awareness. At times, you’re invited to explore and evolve a scene on your own. You may be asked to interact with one of your Guides, implement a certain action, discover a hidden object, etc.  It varies in each meditation and your experience of it will be different each time you listen.

It’s in these Self-guided interludes that some get stuck. They tell me they don’t see anything or hear anything. That’s OK.

Although you were born intuitive, you may not have exercised that muscle much. And if you don’t use it, you lose it.

Flashes of insight, visions, inner hearing, distinct smells, tastes or feelings come when your intuitive channels have opened up.

There’s no need to be discouraged, however.

Your imagination is a wonderful gift to get you started on that path.

For example, imagine that you’re being invited to look to your left to connect with an animal that is present in your meditation. If you can’t see, hear, feel, or know what it is immediately, make it up.

There’s a reason you may have chosen to have a giraffe standing next to you instead of an ant eater. Don’t discount this as “just my imagination”. Consider it your use of the power of symbolism to tap into your essence, your guidance.

The more you do that, the stronger your intuitive muscles will become until one day you’ll either see it there in your mind’s eye or connect to it through the various other intuitive channels.

So go ahead. Make up stories during these musical interludes of my creative visualization meditations. Then take time to uncover the symbolic messages that your imagination has revealed to you about your self and your transformational journey.

How Are You Joining the Transformation Revolution?

Please share in the comment below how your image and text spoke to you. Are you inspired? I’d love to hear.

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Tune In #15: Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow

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No matter the size of the tree, it either started as a nut or a seed.  After all, mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

It’s the same for all successful ventures – be they professional or personal.  Instant greatness is an illusion. Everything takes time to grow and needs to grow in its own time.  In today’s post, your intuition will help nurture that growth. Are you ready?

Tune in! Pick the photo that attracts you the most and scroll down to harvest its message.

Tune In #15 - Pick a photo and grow

As you contemplate your chosen image, also add your own interpretation. This is a great way to exercise your intuitive muscles. Why do you think that image is calling you?

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#1 – Wisdom

"Wisdom" from the Treedom Collection

While working on campus for a day, a colleague asked: “Wouldn’t it be nice to be their age again?”. We both looked at each other and answered “No”. Then she added: “Well, maybe, if I knew then what I know now.”

We learn so much about ourselves and the world growing up and growing older. Sometimes, we’re blessed enough to unlearn a few falsehoods and limiting beliefs too.

If you want to be happy, learn to love what is here and now. Then, if you’re guided to make changes, take inspired action.

I can’t imagine a tree wanting to be something it’s not. It starts off as a seed or nut and does what it does without resistance until it becomes what it becomes.

There’s great wisdom in nature.  Trees teach us about radical acceptance.

May this photograph energize your intention to truly see the worthiness and the gift of all you are and all that is.

Your full potential has been present at your core from the time you were in your mother’s womb.

Simply reach higher and higher, accepting yourself and your circumstances. Grow at your own perfect speed and adapt to your environment while continuing to journey towards the Light.

For trees, radical acceptance isn’t a practice. It’s just a way of being.

Eternal witnesses and keepers of ancient wisdom, trees offer the planet life-sustaining energy, nourishment, and shelter. They also provide us with a mirror.

Will you accept their invitation to love what is, no matter what? With their invitation comes a key to happiness.

#2 – Heart Song

"Heart Song" from the Treedom Collection

Bathed in the colour green, your heart chakra sings with joy.

Green is energizing. It’s healing.

Contemplate this image or bring yourself into nature and just stand there.

Feel your crown lifting up and your heals descending into the earth as if you had roots.

Connect with the energy of Mother Earth. Centre your hands in front of your heart as in prayer position or “namaste”(the spirit in me honours the spirit in you).

With focused soft eyes, become aware of your inner self through your breath. How does it feel to be grounded through the roots and lifting up to the sky at the same time?

And as you continue to breathe in deeply of the love, peace, and joy that’s alive in nature’s beauty, allow your heart’s song to embrace you.

Feel the heartbeat of Mother Earth. Listen to her chorus of winged ones. Welcome the lyrics of your soul.

As your heart song joins with the chorus of nature and the Universe, the heavens celebrate your union.

#3 – Letting Go

"Letting Go" from the Treedom Collection

Deciduous trees shed their leaves every year as a strategy to survive harsh weather conditions.

Shedding leaves helps trees to conserve water and energy.

This seasonal letting go is also what leads to rebirth and renewal.  The shedding of leaves helps trees to pollinate in the spring. Without leaves to get in the way, wind-blown pollen can travel longer distances and reach more trees.

What are you ready to let go of as a strategy to survive and thrive?

This could be anything from old beliefs and patterns that no longer serve you, grudges against family members, or the excess of stuff in your closets and desk.

The Universe abhors a vacuum. When you make space and set the intention, it’ll fill the void with whatever serves your Highest Good.

So embrace the cycle of letting go of any physical, mental, emotional, social, or spiritual clutter. It’s liberating!

Then get ready to manifest new growth, a fresh start, a healthier body, mind, and spirit.

#4 – Promise

"Presence" from the Treedom Collection

Which area of your life shows the most promise in the next week, month, year? As you read through the list, reflect on why one area shows more promise than the others.

  1. Health & wellness
  2. Romance & family
  3. Finances & life planning
  4. Social Life & community
  5. Physical location & environment
  6. Fun & recreation
  7. Business & career
  8. Personal & spiritual development

The Law of Rhythm applies to every area of your life. It’s natural that you have more energy and time to dedicate to different areas at different times. You’ll have different priorities depending on the circumstances of your life.

As you went through the list, however, did you feel an unexpected surge of energy or feeling in a particular area? Is there a seedling ready to emerge from the soil where it requires more of your Light, your time, your care?

There is great potential and promise in all areas of your life. Feel where the momentum is building and give that area what it needs to fulfill its promise.

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Tune In #14: Turn Over a New Leaf

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Are you ready to turn over a new leaf? Want guidance on how to do that?

Tune in! Which photo from my Blossoming Collection attracts you most today?

Then, scroll down to read its message. Always take what serves you and leave the rest.

Tune In 14- Turn over a new leaf - Pick your favourite photo and see what it means

As you contemplate your chosen image, also add your own interpretation. This is a great way to exercise your intuitive muscles. Why do you think that image is calling you?

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#1 – Veneration

"Veneration" from the Blossoming Collection

What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?

Do you have a sacred routine that doesn’t involve checking emails and Facebook first thing in the morning?

Try something new that will put you in the right frame of mind for your day.  How about meditation, journaling, prayer, dancing, yoga, listening attentively to your children’s dreams, etc.?

Find something that works for you and stick to it for at least 21 days in a row to turn it into a habit.

Same thing at night.  What’s the last thing you do before falling asleep?

This is a great time for writing a gratitude lists, asking your team of Divine Helpers for Guidance, praying for those you love, showing appreciation to your partner, etc.

Again, find something that’s aligned with your beliefs and lifestyle.

The important thing is to start and end your day in a state of respect and awe on your journey as a spiritual being having a human experience.

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#2 – Perseverance

"Perseverance" from the Blossoming Collection

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

Not everything comes easily, even if you felt guided to achieve it.

You may face difficulties, obstacles (real or imagined), or opposition.

Don’t give up. If you’re following your guidance, you’ll also be inspired as to what actions you need to take to get there. Keep asking your team of Divine Helpers for support.

What often happens is that you’re trying to force things to happen your way. You’re attempting to control the “how” as well as the “what”.

Leave the “how” up to the Universe. Keep your vision focused on what it is you want to achieve and be open to new ways of how to reach your goals.

I’m not saying sit back and wait for it to magically happen on its own. No. You need to take action. Just take inspired action.

And check in on your attitude, thoughts, self-talk, and the quality of the energy you’re putting into your project. Is it aligned with your desired results?

Re-align your ways of being and doing with your initial enthusiasm and motivation and pay attention to different ways of succeeding.

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#3 – Possibility

"Possibility" from the Blossoming Collection

Your outer reality is a mirror of your inner reality.

Is there something in your life you’re not happy with?

Then take a look inside at your attitude, expectations, perceptions, emotions.

Every experience of anger, impatience, fear, jealousy, discouragement,etc. is an opportunity to learn more about yourself. There’s potential for growth through every challenge.

Get to the root of these emotions. There are so many possibilities as to why you’re experiencing your outer reality as you do.

Food sensitivities cause irritability. Lack of sleep makes you more apt to being triggered.  A lack of unconditional love will skew your judgements of others and their actions.

If you can identify the root of why you’re feeling the way you do, great. Take care of that, and you’ll naturally turn over a new leaf.

If you can’t identify the “why” right away, do something that will help raise your vibration up the emotional guidance scale. You won’t go straight from despair to joy, but keep climbing up to higher states of feeling.

Disappointment, for example, is a huge step up from revenge. And hopefulness is a few rungs up the ladder from boredom.

Music, nature, physical exercise, etc. can help move you upwards. Find what works for you and do it.

Soon, you’ll see that your outer reality is looking much better than it did, even if nothing else has changed but your inner reality.

Life is a mirror. Use it to your advantage.

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#4 – Meditation

"Meditation" from the Blossoming Collection

There are many kinds of meditation.

Some involve formal techniques taught during workshops and retreats.

Others simply involve going into an altered state of being through focused attention. Painting works for me. Washing the dishes or hot baths and soft music work for others.

Some like to meditate for over an hour a day. Others do it for 10 minutes upon waking.

Some do it on their own in silence. Others prefer guided creative visualizations like the ones I channel. If you’d like to try a 26-minute one, click here.

Find a style of meditation that will increase the level of peace, happiness, and well-being in your life. If one style doesn’t work for you, don’t give up. Keep trying until you find your perfect fit.

What’s important is to find something to help you transform your busy monkey-mind and hectic life into one in which you can benefit from the physical, mental, and spiritual effects of meditation.

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How Will You Turn Over a New Leaf?

Are you feeling inspired to turn over a new leaf? Please share one change you’re going to make based on either the energy of the image you chose or the text that went along with it.

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Tune In #13: Are You Connected?

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Are you connected? It’s so easy to feel disconnected in body, mind, or spirit in this busy noisy world.

Find out how your intuition is asking you to reconnect.  Tune in!

This time, contemplate your chosen image first without reading the messages below.

Tune into your heart and let it speak to you.  Why do you think you picked that photo? What is it saying to you?

Then, scroll down to find out extra layers of meaning to help you connect to your true essence and Highest Good.

Tune In 13-Pick your favourite from the Connection Collection and see what it means

 

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#1 – Flow

"Flow" from the Connection Collection

As Abraham Hicks says, everything you want is downstream. So go downstream with ease and grace. Why bother fighting the current by paddling upstream?

Part 1:

There’s nothing quite like being in the flow.

Athletes and creatives call it being in the zone.

It’s that hyper-focused spiritual state of mind where time flies by and everything seems possible.

I feel it when I’m painting. I’m in such a state of bliss that meal times pass by. I can happily be at it for 16 hours in a row!

What do you enjoy so much that you can get happily lost in it? When do you feel most powerful and purposeful?

Your soul is calling you to add more of that in your life.

Part 2:

Are you in your own flow or dragging behind in the wake of others?

If you’ve picked this photograph, you’re being asked to contemplate if your life is on track – your track.

Sure, this may mean journeying with others on a common project or working for an organization that you believe in.

The question is whether your work and your life are aligned with your True Self: your values, your vision of the future, your natural strengths and preferences.

Is there something you’re doing or being that doesn’t feel like a good match anymore?

What small step or major decision can you take to redirect your energies so that you’re flowing with heart and soul on your Path to your Highest Good.

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#2 – Listening

"Listening" from the Connection Collection

Get in touch with the essence of what your heart desires.

Then listen to your intuition as it guides you in often unexpected ways to getting what you want.

I was really looking forward to the experience of photographing fireworks in Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island as I stepped off an Alaskan cruise ship. Alas, all the crowds witnessed through their see-through umbrellas that evening was a smoke show. This made for pretty boring pictures.

But something told me to go upstairs and sit in the front seat of our double decker bus on the way back to the ship. I was then inspired to photograph the traffic lights while the bus was in motion. Back onboard our ocean liner, I had a lot of fun creating my own fireworks show in Photoshop by layering photographs of the crowd and street lights.

I love this image! Creating it, however, meant accepting what was and staying open to its opportunities.

Are your thoughts and expectations at the root of your unhappiness in any area of your life? Are you limiting your experience by being stuck on the details rather than opening and connecting to the essence of what it is you desire?

Listen to your heart. What do you truly want? Ask the Universe to help you manifest it and get ready to recognize its essence when it magically appears in your life… even if it doesn’t look like what you thought it would.

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#3 – Kwan Yin

"Kwan Yin" from the Connection Collection

In India, children are taught from the very beginning to bow down and touch the feet of their elders as a sign of respect. In return, they receive a blessing. You may have seen this in Bollywood movies…

When I photographed this sculpture of Kwan Yin surrounded in rose petals, I felt inspired to focus on her foot with much of the same feeling of respect.

Kwan Yin, whose Sanskrit name means “Born of the Lotus”, is loved in the temples of China, Korea, and Japan as the Mother Goddess of Compassion and Mercy.

She’s often seen as the eastern counterpart to Mother Mary and has made her way into the hearts of many around the world.

At the gateway to enlightenment, she turned back to earth to answer the cries of those in pain.

In addition to her mercy and compassion, she removes obstacles, erases past offences, and gives healing and spiritual graces – always meeting the true inner needs of the soul.

What rituals (prayer, meditation, chanting) do you feel moved to bring back or bring into your life to help nurture these qualities in you?

If you’ve picked this image, you’re being asked where you can help alleviate your own suffering and the suffering of others through love and compassion.

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#4 – Garden of Light

"Garden of Light" from the Connection Collection

Nourish your body, mind, and spirit with the life-giving energy of beauty.

Colour is light and you need light to survive. Don’t be afraid to add vibrant colours to your wardrobe or environment.

Surround yourself in beauty – whether it’s through a nature break, a visit to an art gallery, or browsing a photography website.

Have you ever felt moved to tears by beauty before? Have you experienced breathtaking awe? Close your eyes and reconnect to what gave you that feeling.

Yes, you need food, air, and water to survive.  You also need beauty.

Make sure you’re exposed to what YOU feel is beautiful every day.

Choose your art and your wardrobe for how it makes you feel.

Then look into the mirror and keep looking deep into your eyes until those critical voices of your ego quieten down and you’re left in awe at the very miracle of your being.

Recognize your own beauty and the beauty of your creations. Let these shine in your garden of Light.

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Did it Help You Connect?

Which image spoke to you today? I’d love to hear one message it gave you before you read my description or something my words have inspired you to be or do in the coming days.

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Tune In #12: What’s your Treedom of Expression?

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A walk in nature can be both grounding and uplifting. It can free us up from our limiting self-beliefs so that we can better express ourselves in the world.

Want to find out what your intuition is saying to you? Tune in!

Pick the photo that attracts you the most and scroll down find out how it can liberate your treedom of expression?

Tune In 12-Pick a photo and learn how it can liberate your treedom of expression

As you contemplate your chosen image, also add your own interpretation. This is a great way to exercise your intuitive muscles. Why do you think that image is calling you?

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#1 – Invitation

"Invitation" from the Treedom Collection

Do you believe everyone sees the same thing when they’re looking at a scene, situation, or person?

They’re not.

Each is seeing what’s in front of them through various filters of experience, judgment, and perception.

If you’ve picked this image, you’re invited to look at yourself and the world through new eyes. Change the filter.

Are you seeing reality through rose-coloured glasses, x-ray vision, or a smoke screen?

Basically, are you looking at the world through the eyes of love or fear?

If you don’t like what you see, first take a look at why you’re seeing it that way – the answer will reveal a lot about your beliefs and judgements.

The more you realize the power of perception, the less you’ll take others’ judgments of you personally. It’s really freeing when you realize that a person’s perception of you or your work says more about them than it does about you.

You can always use their judgment as a mirror to examine if there’s any truth in it for you, but there’s no need to adopt their filter.

Once you let go of worrying so much about what other people think and trying to please everyone, you can start expressing your Self and creating from a more authentic space.

Your job is to keep a watch on your own filters and to live in a way that’s true to your heart.

Not everyone will like what you have to offer, but that’s OK.  Others will love it and accept you for who you are. They can only do this if you take off the masks and show them who that is!

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#2 – Present

"Present" from the Treedom Collection

Are you fully present with those next to you?

It’s become so easy to separate yourself from the people right beside you or on the other end of the phone line.

There are so many distractions pulling you in all directions.

Have you lost your power of focus?

Can you sit for a meal without checking for texts and emails?

Do you connect to strangers on the bus or in line ups?

Can you have a phone conversation without multitasking?

Are you truly listening when someone at work or home is talking to you, or are you thinking of a million and one other things?

Do you turn off all social media when you’re working on a project?

If you’ve picked this image, you’re invited to pay attention to how present you are in the presence of others.

Find union and harmony in your interactions.

And feel the blessing of a heart to heart, soul to soul interaction with another member of the Divine Oneness.

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#3 – Surrender

"Surrender" from the Treedom Collection

Is there something in your life that simply isn’t working?

Are you feeling overwhelmed or oppressed by the weight of the world?

Are you spending too much effort trying to impose your will or force things to happen in ways you think they should?

Sometimes, the best thing to do is simply to let go. Surrender your concerns, depression, and fears to God (or whatever term you use to identify what is greater than you).

Ask for help and give your troubles over to your team of Divine Helpers and the Universe.

This conscious handing over of your load opens you to a deeper level of faith. It’s easier when you remember that you’re not alone and don’t have to carry that load all by yourself.

You may choose to express this surrender in a short prayer or ritual.

Once you’ve done this, it’ll help you to allow everything to be exactly as it is. There won’t be such a need for control or fear.

You’ll start feeling the warmth of Divine Light shining on your shoulders and guiding you out of despair or confusion to appreciate the contrast in life.

Contrast is a good thing. It’s from this contrast that you’ll know what it is you want and what you don’t want.

Once you’ve figured that out, surrender these desires, knowing that they’re being taken care of in ways that are aligned with your Highest Good. All you need to do is ask, believe, let go, and allow. You’ll be guided out of the darkness and into the light.

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#4 – Promise

"Promise" from the Treedom Collection

Oh that glow of spring after a long winter…

Colours and fragrances pop!

The weather and hearts warm to the promise of new beginnings.

If you’ve picked this image, you’re being invited to search within yourself for the seedlings of a rebirth in any area of your life.

Is it time to start a new creative project? It’s gestated long enough. It’s ready to sprout and grow in full colour and with vibrant life.

When you read the lines above, did anything come to mind? Is there something you’ve been wanting to do, but it wasn’t the right time yet?

Follow the rhythms of your personal seasons. Nourish your fertile soil and bask in the sunshine of your beingness.

Allow your creations to blossom –  to reach for the heavens in ways that elevate your vision and your sights.

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Bring Nature In

Today’s images all come from the Treedom Collection. It’s so important to surround yourself with the love and beauty of Mother Nature.  

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Tune In #11: Connect to the Shades of Time

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Tune In 11: Connect to he Shades of TimeFrom our past emerges our present. But life isn’t about hanging onto the past with unhealthy attachment. Connect to the shades of time to layer upon them new meaning, new growth.

Want to find out what your heart and soul might be saying to you? Tune in!

Which of these 4 photographs from my Shades of Time Collection attracts you most today?

Then, scroll down to find out what message it has for you.

The descriptions below come from my experience of these photographs of abandoned and rusted cars in a Saskatchewan junk yard, but feel free to add your own interpretation.

You’re truly the best to decode the power of symbolism in your life.

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#1 – Moonscape Autoscape

"Moonscape Autoscape" from the Shades of Time Collection

As you read this passage from the Bible, feel your way to your Truth.

What lines have your whole being saying “yes” through a feeling of expansion?

What words have you contracting from a clear “no”?

And what phrases have you feeling “yes”, but then immediately contracting with fear?

It’s important to know the difference between a clear “no, this is not in my Highest Interest or true” and your ego’s attempts to keep you small by maintaining the status quo.  Herein lies your intuition’s invitation to grow. It’s asking you to stretch your comfort zones.

So as you read this, practice discerning between a “yes”, “no” and “yes, but!”.  Your goal is to take inspired action based on all of them.

Ecclesiastes 3 – King James Version (KJV)

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”

What time is it for you?  List a series of inspired actions you can take in the next few weeks based on your inner guidance.

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#2 – Halo Autoscape

"Autoscape Tree Halo" from the Shades of Time Collection

Part 1:

There’s rust around the hole which once held the mirror on the the side of this car.

The mirror is gone.

It was no longer of any use.

What’s left behind are the scars and the texture of time – a halo around a new sphere of possiblity.

How does that black hole feel to you?

Is it an opening, an invitation into the mystery of going deeper than the surface reflections?

What does this mean to you in terms of symbolism in your life? Trust your first inner answer. Journal if you’d like to explore it in greater depth.

Is there anything or anyone that you have used as a mirror in your life that has served its purpose and can be let go of?

Part 2:

Time has eroded the last paint job to reveal previous coats of colour. The pastel shades on this car add a softness to the image. I chose to accentuate the pastel yellow of the original image in the tree silhouette I added.

So although I shot that tree in winter, by adding it here, it has become aglow with new life, new light, new colour.

Is it time to add new colour to an area of your life that has been hibernating or gestating? Where are you most hungry for growth?

How can you add something new to the layers of your existence to better reflect your true essence, your Higher Self, your vision of the life you’d like to create?

If you’re having trouble connecting to the answers, try an intuitive walkabout in nature.

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#3 – Green Tree Autoscape

"Green Tree Autoscape" from the Shades of Time Collection

Your unique beauty and evolving purpose come from your layers of experience – past, present, and future.

You’ve been loved and left.

You’ve journeyed far and stood still.

You’ve seasoned through springs, summers, winters, and falls.

Your beauty is even richer now. It’s gone beyond the superficial to the depths of your essence.

You’ve spent years being and doing as others wanted. Now it’s your turn.

It’s OK to just be you. You’re perfect, even in your imperfection.

This is a time to nourish your being in ways that bring your inner colours out.  It’s not about being or doing for the sake of others.

Focus on what it means to be you. Appreciation will naturally flow your way from those who are aware enough to notice. But that’s not the purpose.

This is a time of re-birth – of deciding for yourself what your life will look like and what purpose it will serve.  Connect to your inner GPS so that your choices and decisions are aligned with your soul. (Click here for my tutorial).

Let go of limiting beliefs, patterns, and perceptions that no longer serve you.  Let go of plans that don’t excite you to allow for intuitive living. If you feel called to, let go of social norms and self-imposed obligations.

See your challenges as having happened for you, not to you.  Then grow from there.

Be you. Open to opportunities for self-love and ask your team of Divine Helpers to show you the ways.

Re-create in ways that bring you peace and happiness.

This isn’t about negating your past, but allowing it to show you what is aligned and what isn’t. Let it inform your next steps on your Path to your Highest Good.

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#4 – Spring Autoscape

"Spring Autoscape" from the Shades of Time Collection

Is your life bursting at the seams?

Are you too busy for your own good and the good of those around you?

Is your schedule too full with stuff you’re doing for the wrong reasons?

Are your closets and storage areas so full that you’re feeling buried by your belongings?

Lighten up before you burst!

Go through this week’s schedule and ask yourself why you’re doing everything.

Examine your choices in every moment.

Is the root of your decisions love or fear?

Look at every area in your life in this same way.

I agree with Dr. Greg Baer, the author of Real Love, when he says that we stuff our selves and our lives with many forms of imitation love to fill the gap left behind by the lack of unconditional love in our lives.

We compulsively try to fill our emptiness with whatever feels good in the moment—money, anger, sex, alcohol, food, violence, power, conditional love, approval of others, and more.

If you’ve chosen this image, you’re invited to simplify your life to allow true light and love to add a new spring to your step.

Read more in my article “Living Simply by Simply Loving“.

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Feel free to share how your image choice spoke to you in the comments below. I’d love to hear.

Surround yourself with beauty.

Do your walls need a makeover? It’s so important to surround yourself with objects and art that support you on your journey to your Highest Good.

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Tune In #10: Do You Get the Connection?

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Do you get the connection between symbolic imagery and the messages it holds?

Pick the image that attracts you most today. 

Tune in! This time, contemplate your chosen image first without reading the messages below.

Tune into your heart and let it speak to you.  Why do you think you picked that photo? What is it saying to you?

Then, scroll down to find out extra layers of meaning to help you connect to your true essence and Highest Good.

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#1 – Choices

"Choices" from the Connection Collection

There are so many ways you can spend your days.

There are so many people and groups you can choose to spend them with.

There are so many places where you could choose to hang out.

There are so many dietary and lifestyle choices to make on a daily basis.

Your journey is your own. It’s a journey of choices.

Your choices have put you here and now. Is this where you want to be?

Can you truly be yourself in your current environment and with your circle of friends?

Unconditional love comes from being seen and then accepted for who you truly are. For that to happen, you’re being invited to put more of your Self into all you do, all you are, and all of the choices you make.

This is an invitation to authentic living.

Not everyone will like the changes or like you. Don’t take it personally.

Find your Self and then find your tribe. There is a way to live in alignment with your soul – to make the choices that raise your vibration and connect you to the love and happiness that you deserve.

Think of one way you can shift your choices to be truer to your Self. Then take inspired action – one baby step at a time until you’re moved to take a leap of faith.

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#2 – Crystal Bowl

"Crystal Bowl" from the Connection Collection

Music can help you reconnect to your essence and open you up to divine experiences.

It heightens your awareness and raises your vibration.

Music provides a body-mind-spirit connection that changes your brain waves – it’s powerful stuff!

It can bring you deeper into meditation or get you up and dancing. There are so many benefits.

Of course your choice of music can help. This week, take time to bring more uplifting music into your life.

Doreen Virtue, world angel expert, explained in a recent interview how high vibrational music actually leaves particles on you that act like a shield against external stressors. It also helps relieve internal tension. That’s a visual I’m now using as I dance to 3 kirtan songs on my mini-trampoline every morning!

Try something new. Explore chakra-balancing crystal bowl music, indigenous drumming, classical symphonies, kirtan (Sanskrit chants), angel sound therapy, Gospel, some band you recently heard about but never followed up on, etc.

Ask your friends for recommendations or use Google and YouTube. You’ll know what’s right for you when you hear it.  Enjoy!

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#3 – Crystal Mudra

"Crystal Mudra" from the Connection Collection

You’re being invited to contemplate the big picture of your life.

What lessons have you learned from your journey?

How can these lessons help you and those around you right now?

Then meditate on your life today. Where is the energy flowing and where is it stagnant?

This is also an invitation to explore crystals and gemstones as a tool for healing, cleansing, meditation, rituals, and decoration with a purpose.

Take time this week to find a shop where they sell rocks and crystals – or go into nature.

Feel your way around until you find something that attracts you. Hold it. Close your eyes and feel it.

Trust your intuition and bring something home that you feel will support you in your intentions. It doesn’t have to be an expensive piece of jewelry. It can be a loose stone from the beach.

Start by cleansing it from the energies it’s absorbed from others and do this regularly. Click here for suggestions.

Then hold your chosen crystal as you envision energy flowing and movement growing in various areas of your life.  Carry it around or wear it to energize and protect you. Or sleep with it under your pillow. Again, follow your intuition as to how it can enhance your life.

Note: There are books and websites that describe energetic properties of various stones and crystals. But I’ve heard for years now that these are changing with the polar shifts happening on the planet. So trust your Self in your choices: let your feelings guide you.

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#4 – Dolphin Sky

"Dolphin Sky" from the Connection Collection

Before falling asleep, ask your angel dream guide (who has been with you since birth) for whatever kind of help you need.

As your body falls asleep, so does your ego.

It’s easier to access guidance at that time.

You’re co-creating your dreams with your angel dream guide to heal, problem-solve, have a dress rehearsal, etc. Ask for what you need and enjoy the journey.

Have you ever tried dream analysis? Dream journaling helps you to remember the messages you’ve received during your dreams. It’s a practice that takes determination but is very worthwhile. But even if you don’t, you may receive a memory flash during the day when you need it.

I’ve made major decisions based on messages in my dreams. Had it not been for my dream journal, I would have misremembered the guidance.

Take a course or read a book to learn more first. Dreams at different stages of your sleep have different roles – from processing of the day’s events to divinatory dreams. It’s good to learn more if you’re feeling moved to go this route.

You’ll gain access to your intuition and further explore the wonderful world of symbology – universal and personal.

Whether it’s in your sleep, through creative visualization, day dreams, or some other technique, you’re being invited to dive deep into your intuition and the power of symbolism.

If you haven’t watched my video tutorial on the 5 Steps to Activate Your Intuition for a Happy Healthy Life, now may be the time. Click here – it’s free.

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Which image spoke to you today? I’d love to hear one message it gave you before you read my description.

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Tune In #9: Bloom Baby Bloom

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It’s your turn to bloom baby bloom! 

Tune in! First, pick which photo you feel most attracted to today.

Contemplate your chosen image to form your own interpretation. This is a great way to exercise your intuitive muscles. Why do you think that image is calling you?

Then, scroll down to discover more of its message for you.

Tune In 9-Pick from these 4 photos from the Blossoming Collection and find out what your intuition is saying to you

 

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#1 – Breathe

"Breathe" from the Blossoming Collection

Do you spend way too much time sitting at the computer or in the car?

Haven’t you heard?! Sitting is the new smoking !

It’s time to get more oxygen into your body.

Your breath is your Life Force – your connection to Spirit and a conduit to health.

Getting your body moving is a great start. Whether you dance in your living room or walk in nature, these are definitely blessings in your life.

Now do more – look into deep breathing practices.

There are lots of benefits to deep breathing. Here are a few:

  • reduction in stress and blood pressure,
  • strengthening of abdominal and intestinal muscles
  • relief of general body aches and pains
  • better blood flow
  • release of toxins from the body
  • healthy sleep

You’ll find all sorts of coaching online or through yoga and meditation classes.

So find a deep breathing practice that is right for you and incorporate it into your lifestyle. Of course, if you’re breathing fresh air, all the better.  Nature is a great place for that.

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#2 – Garden of Consciousness

"Garden of Consciousness" from the Blossoming Collection

Do you like structure in your life?

Are you a well organized person?

Are you comfortable with routine?

That’s wonderful.

But make sure to allow room for happy surprises and opportunities.

Don’t over-schedule yourself or always say “no” out of fear when an unexpected inspiration or invitation comes your way.

Better yet, invite the unexpected into your life by taking yourself on an intuitive journey.

It’ll allow you the space, time, and structure to follow your intuition and embrace the mystery. It’ll open you up in fun ways.

Here’s how it works.

Schedule an unplanned block of time for yourself.  Then, either on foot, bicycle or by car, just go.

Where you ask?

That’s the point. You don’t know.  Head in any direction that feels good to you and then, at every intersection, make a choice that feels right.  Consider all directions and just go with your gut feeling.

I love exploring new cities in this way. I even did it by car for a few weeks as I crossed Newfoundland my first year here.

This is an exercise in feeling the fear and doing it anyway.

It’s also practice in being in the here and now – intuitively feeling your way to what’s in your Highest Interest.

You may end up in a shop, museum, swimming pool, park, or country road to the next town. Its’ all good!

Play with it. The only goal is to be open to discovering something new – about yourself and the world.

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#3 – E-Motion

"E-Motion" from the Blossoming Collection

I once went on a guided birdwatching outing shortly after moving to a new city.

The guide pointed out many kinds of feathered creatures but failed to talk about the gorgeous iridescent birds that accompanied us the whole way. When I asked, he simply said, “Oh, those are magpies. They’re a nuisance.”  I’d never seen one, however, and was in awe of both their boldness and beauty.

The same can be said of weeds.  If you don’t “know better”, you might think they’re the most beautiful specimens in the garden. Your heart will open as you watch them dance in the breeze. You might even replicate their essence in a painting or in a photograph.

Where are labels, roles, and prejudices limiting your experience of life?  These might be labels you’ve put on yourself or others. Or they may be labels others have put on you.

“Oh, that’s the cleaning lady”, “I’m Peter’s Mother”, “I’m retired”, “I’m an artist”, “She’s single”, “He’s married”, “They’re not from here”, “He’s a millionaire”, “She’s a doctor”, “They live in such-and-such neighbourhood”, etc.

Pay attention to how both positive stereotypes and negative labels and prejudices affect how you feel about the people and circumstances in your life.

Is there any fear involved? Any jealousy?  Get to the root of your emotion and then see if you can add a little more love into the mix.

You’ll learn to appreciate the world as if it was your first time visiting.

You’ll grow to see yourself through the eyes of your soul, open to new ways of being and becoming.

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#4 – Light Quest

"Light Quest" from the Blossoming Collection

Walking into this meadow of sparkling dew stopped me in my tracks.

My intention was to have an early morning hike on the Skirwink Trail, but I ended up on my hands and knees with my camera for a couple of hours at the trailhead, lost in the magic of these jewel-like droplets.

Are you letting magical moments and opportunities pass you by because you’re too fixed on your plans?

Are you so goal-oriented that you’ve forgotten to enjoy the journey?

Are you so rule-bound or set in your ways (or your society’s ways) that you’re not connecting in the here and now with the elements, people, and situations in your life?

By traveling or getting to know different cultures, you open yourself to different ways of being in the world.

If you can let go of the idea that your way is the right way, you’ll appreciate the differences in cultures, social norm, traditions, etc.

Then, you can more easily figure out which work for you. How would your True Self navigate the world if she or he wasn’t socialized in a particular family or culture?

There’s so much to learn from the world – from nature and various communities near and far.

Open yourself to discovery and to letting go of what may turn out to be an unatural way for you to be if you were truly true to your Self.

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Are You Ready to Bloom?

Which photograph from my Blossoming Collection spoke to you today? Is it inspiring you to bloom more in your garden of life? I’d love to hear your example in the comments below. Thanks!

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Tune In #8: What’s Your Call to Treedom?

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What’s your call to Treedom today?  Tune in! 

First, pick which image calls you the strongest.

Then, scroll down to find out what it means.

Tune In 8-Pick your favourite Treedom photograph and read what's your call to Treedom

As you contemplate your chosen image, also add your own interpretation. This is a great way to exercise your intuitive muscles. Why do you think that image is calling you?

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#1 – Peace

"Peace" from the Treedom Collection

Can you feel nature’s magical essence calling you?

Find a trail, park, or garden to spend time in today – even for just 10 minutes.

Then breathe deeply of its song.

Become one of its lyrics by connecting to the curiosity and wonder of your inner child.

Daydream among its standing people, the trees.

Close your eyes to feel the water tickling your toes.

Leave your impression in the sand while watching the clouds go by.

Hide within the tall grasses to see the world from a wolf’s perspective.

Climb a tree to commune with the birds.

Squint your eyes to blur the details. Look beyond the trees, the flowers, the grass.

Play with nature’s invitation to shift perspectives and explore various ways of being.

And breathe… always breathe. Your breath is your Life Force, your connection to Self and Spirit. Herein lies your answers and your peace.

When was the last time you truly played outdoors?

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#2 – Portal

"Portal" from the Treedom Collection

Where’s your go-to spot?

Do you have a place in nature that you go to access the Universal Energy Flow?

If you do, take time to go there.

If you don’t, explore various natural areas to discover which feels best to you.

Where you do feel the most expansive, the most connected, and the most at peace.

Think of this go-to-spot as your energy booster.

Whenever you’re feeling overwhelmed, unclear, scattered, or anxious, go there.

Establish a little ritual to deepen your connection to your Self, Mother Nature, and your Team of Divine Helpers.  Ask them to help you bless this spot so that it becomes even more of a portal to your Highest Good.

You might bring an offering for the water spirits.  You may take along your journal to write or your camera to focus on the beauty.  You might take a nap, sing, visualize, or pray … whatever works for you.

Nature is a healer. Nature is a listener. Nature is a portal for connection, transformation, reflection.

Blessed be your go-to-spot!

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#3 – Rejoice

"Rejoice" from the Treedom Collection

You are amazing!

As part of the Divine Oneness, you stand alongside your fellow human beings.

But you’re also a unique expression of the Divine here on earth.

It’s time for you to rise up and celebrate your true colours.  Be who you are! There’s no one else quite like you.

Find what raises your vibration and do more of that.

Add your colour to this world. That is your purpose and your roadmap to health and happiness.

It might be singing, cooking, dancing, yoga, volunteering, canoeing, leading, creating, etc.  Whatever that is, bring more of it into your life.

Let it change you at a cellular level so that your very being shines in the spotlight of your joy.

By allowing your Light to shine, you’re giving others permission to do so too.

Not everyone will get it. That’s OK. Find your tribe and celebrate together.

Or stand alone, knowing you’re really never alone. You’re connected to the Divine Oneness of the Universe – no matter what you’re doing, where you are, or how you’re being.

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#4 – Rooted

"Rooted" from the Treedom Collection

Are you feeling scattered or depleted?

Is life speeding by?

Then it’s time for some  grounding, rooting, or earthing.

Basically, slow down, get down to earth, and feed from its energy.

Take your socks and shoes off and connect directly with Mother Nature.  Or lie down in your bathing suit and allow her energy to refresh and replenish you through your bare skin. Gardening and tree hugging are also very effective.

You’ll receive a charge of energy that’ll make you feel healthier and better fast.

In our modern lifestyle, we can go days or even years without touching the earth. By losing touch with it, we’ve lost touch with our True Self, our happy healthy self.

But when you’re in direct contact with the Earth, you can replenish your energy stores.

Take the time. You’re worth it.

Your dependents or work tasks will also benefit from your self-care.

So go ahead. Take your shoes off and just stand there, soaking in the Earth’s energy much like the roots of a tree getting its nourishment from the ground.  The longer and more often the better.

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Did Treedom Call You?

Which Treedom Collection photo spoke to you today? I’d love to hear how the message or image resonated with you. Go ahead… comment below. Thanks!

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