Love Oracle 24: Listening

Have you picked a word for the year? One that calls you, guides you, stretches you?

Mine for 2024 is “Listening”

When I received it intuitively, I knew it didn’t only mean listening to my inner guidance, to my intuition. I’m pretty good at Listening to those on the vertical plane – to Spirit and my Team of Divine Helpers.

It also means Listening much better to those on the horizontal plane: my fellow humans, my community, whomever I’m face to face with.

Having spent so much time on my own, it’s easy to let those skills go.

Active listening is definitely a skill that can be practiced. I used to teach it at university to my English Second Language students.

But it’s more than a skill. It’s a natural outcome of having an open heart – of caring, of loving, of compassion. It’s also the result of being fully present in the here & now. 

I know I’ll be getting a lot of Listening practice on both the vertical and horizontal plane while living in intentional community this March & April at Ananda Village in California. As part of the Karma Yoga program, I’ll not only be listening to my fellow volunteers and our leaders, but to all the guests who we’ll be serving.

I can be pretty goal oriented and, when I am, can forget to Listen – inside & out. That’s why I chose “Listening” as my word for 2024.

What’s yours?

It’s been a year and a half since I added to the Love Oracle series. Here’s #24 with paintings created since. To revisit previous ones, access the index here.

Listen to your heart as to which of the 3 paintings at the top of the page most speaks to you today (on all levels).

Then scroll below to read its message, asking your Team of Divine Helpers and Higher Self how you can translate that message into inspired action in your life.

*** Note: 27 of my paintings have found a new temporary home as I prepare to leave the country for a few months of karma yoga. Thank you to Una Keenan of Boathouse Wellness at Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John’s NL for welcoming my energy-infused paintings into your gorgeous space.

Recently opened, Boathouse Wellness includes a rental yoga studio, so whether you’re coming to see one of the therapists on site or to do a little stretching or dancing, enjoy!

Original paintings will continue to be sold through my online shop while I am out of the country. If you’re interested in a payment plan, please contact me before Valentine’s Day.

Dear Beloved,

Listen in. Focus on the voice of your heart.

Fine tune your hearing to let go of the ego shouts of “coulda, woulda, shoulda”.

It’s only once you discern the whispers of your soul under all the exclamations of fear and resistance in your life that you can set yourself free.

Are the people, places, activities, etc. that you choose to spend time with/in/doing filling your inner and outer space with aggravating noise, or do they help you zone in on the soulful song of love that is forever humming at your very core?

Do one thing today to help you Listen more care-fully to your Truth.

Reduce the cacophony of peer pressure, self-limitations, doubts and judgment (yours and that of others).

Hear your heart. Soar on the wings of inner peace that naturally grow from living in alignment with your True Self.

Painting: In Myself I Am Free (18″ x 24″)  Professional acrylics & channeled energy work on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges. No framing required. CAD $1,297. Buy it here.  More on it here…

Dear Beloved,

Stop. Step back to admire all the fruit that have abundantly filled your life – the fruit that came from growing such deep roots. 

You did that. Through intention, hard work, following your bliss, perseverance and patience, you have become a most beautiful thriving garden. And through all the lessons learned, you have become a most expert gardener.

But do you hear a call? When you pause, take a deep breath, are grateful for all you are and all you have, you just might hear an invitation to take a break from all the toil. What is that invitation to?

What does your soil truly need to ensure your garden continues to thrive?

Is this truly the time to get your hands deeper in the dirt, to water the roots, or to climb up a ladder to pick the fruit?

Or is it time to let the land rest, to grow new sprouts, to notice what is budding, flowering, and ripening?

There is a season for everything. Listen in. What season is it for you and your garden right now?

Painting: Vive la Vida (30″ x 30″)  Professional acrylics & channeled energy work on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges. No framing required. CAD $3,177. Buy it here.  Order prints here.   More on it here…

Dear Beloved,

What have you stopped hearing?

Is it the prayers or affirmations you recite by rote? Have the words lost meaning, vibration?

Is it the voice of your loved ones because you’re too stressed to truly hear the meaning behind their words?

Is it the signals your body has been giving you to propel you to care for it or to seek care for it in ways that are aligned with wellness?

How about the taps on your shoulder from your Team of Divine Helpers as they place events, people, signs, and synchronicities in your days to guide you in an answer to your calls for help?

When there is so much static on the lines of communication – anxiety, fear, depression, boredom – it becomes hard to hear … to truly hear.

So ask your heart: “Where can I become a more active listener? What am I too hurried to notice? Who is feeling unheard in my life?” It could even be you.

Then call on your Team of Divine Helpers, Angels & Archangels, Ascended Masters like Buddha, Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mother Mary, or whomever you feel connected to. Call on them to show you the way on your Path to your Highest Good.

Then become hyper-aware of what presents itself as you truly Listen for their answer. It may not happen immediately or how you would imagine it could. But if you’ve asked, know that the answers will come. Keep Listening through all your channels.

When you hear the Guidance, take inspired action. Trust. From baby steps to leaps of faith, you’ll find yourself back on track to hearing clearly.

Painting: I Saw the Lord in a Vision (Mary Magdalene) (12″ x 24″)  Professional acrylics & channeled energy work on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges. No framing required. CAD $867. Buy it here.  More on it here….