July Cosmic Lighthouse is up!

I was honored to be asked to start writing a column on crystals for the online magazine Cosmic Lighthouse, and the first one is up!!

http://www.cosmiclighthouse.com/, its in the FREE section called the Lighter Side.

Please go check it out and become a subscriber to this wonderful magazine!

Thank you!

I have been watching a few great video's lately, great Abraham stuff and a series from Jelaila on money. Do check them out!

Feeling tired, funky, like there is a standstill in your life? You're not alone! Pam sent me this quote, which got me thinking about the void. The void is where all creation happens. It's a grand place, but right now, honestly, it feels challenging.

It's not so much that we are afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it's that place in between that we fear... It's like being between trapezes. It's Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There is nothing to hold onto.
~Marilyn Ferguson

But we go on, we sit in our caves to regroup, and we come out to the sunshine feeling like a new person!

myspace blog

I just posted a new blog on myspace with business-y updates!

off?

We went out to dinner last night to celebrate my dad's retirement and my mom's birthday. I didn't notice the above until I was done eating. Is totally how off I was feeling! Thank goodness they were the same style anyhow!

thoughts for now

Have I mentioned how much I love my yoga class? In the months since I started (March?) going to the restorative/gentle yoga class I have noticed both small and large shifts. Small in the way my heart is opening, how my body always reflects back to me what's happening emotionally or energetically, in the way I am more accepting of myself. Large in that I really do notice a difference in my physical body's ability to move and be fluid and not as stiff. It feels like it is preparing my body for MORE. It's so nice to go to a place where I don't have to "be someone", I can just BE, not say a word, and go within. Of course, those nights when I almost die aren't so fun (how is it that doing an arm stretch on a wall can make one almost pass out?), but I always leave laughing and still feeling lighter. Those are the times when I feel stretched beyond my comfort level, and I am realizing that stretching beyond what I feel is comfortable or safe is exactly what I need right now. It feels good.

A fun story to share ... my 6 1/2 year old twin nephews just started playing baseball. It's called "near ball", the teams are boys and girls, and the coach just keeps throwing balls until they hit one, they don't keep score, and it's very entertaining. Last night was their first game. During the 2nd inning, Kaedon hit a great ball, but instead of running to first base, he turned around and ran towards grandma sitting on the sidelines, totally plowing into her for a hug, even though we're all yelling, "Run to first!!" He just stayed with grandma. It's already a great family story that will be told for eons! :)

Had all these other thoughts about synchroncities and new connections, but they all just vanished. Not the right timing I guess! 'Night!

Ahhh creation! I am a happy beader today. Finally created a necklace around the Green Girl fairie piece that I bought for myself about 3 years ago! It's a whimsical piece that its just for me! (Unless I get inspired to sell it...) It's been so nice to spend an afternoon in my porch with the windows thrown open in my porch, the sweet smell of lilac (a late korean bloomer) drifting in, and the sun shining, creating new things! Have been doing some new bracelets too, so stay tuned. I was inspired at the Stone Arch Festival yesterday (which incidentally is where I first met my dear friend Brenda about 10 years ago ... didn't really connect until a little later). I love my city. Great art fairs, great views, a powerful river ... we walked along the new walkway overlooking the St Anthony Falls in downtown Minneapolis, saw great art, enjoyed a perfect Minnesota sunny day. Life is good.

Happy father's day!

Indy!

If you haven't seen the new Indiana Jones movie yet, GO. Especially if you are into metaphysics or paranormal even in the slightest! I was shocked at how accurate the early part of the movie is, with Area 51, Roswell, and other Mayan and ancient references. I won't give away any more, but whoa I was grinning ear to ear for most of it, knowing how it'll shift some consciousness!! If I hadn't been in a theatre with 100 other people I would have stood up and cheered at the end! :)

But really, I can do without ants.

SONIC!

Yes, I am a COMPlete geek, but SONIC IS OPEN IN MINNESOTA!!! I know more than a few people are laughing at me, but I HAD to go on pre-opening day for my strawberry limeaid! :) They were doing training today for only a few hours, and officially open full hours on Monday. No more waiting til Tucson in February, although maybe having one here will take the joy out of it. I doubt it. Now don't get me wrong, their food is not really the greatest, but their Limeaid's (with your choice of cherry, strawberry, etc), are divine. Totally sugary sweet, but for whatever reason I find complete bliss in its flavor! So there.

winds of change!

It is SO windy today and you can just feel the layers of crud and blah's being swept away en masse! I am sitting in my lovely porch watching all the trees sway and move with the wind ... a great reminder to all of us to not stay stuck in the same movement and to stay fluid with the winds of change!

I personally am feeling big changes right now, after some weeks of transition and confusion. No real reason for it, just planetary stuff, and according to Karen Bishop, is right "on track." Of course sometimes this process sucks, but at least the dramatics and traumatics aren't as intense or severe as in years prior. Anyhow, my suggestion to you if you are in this state of confusion is to just stay as centered and grounded as possible. Don't try to create or manifest anything new just yet, don't be working your butt off on some new project... the time for those is soon. For now just connect with your inner core, your heartcenter. Keep breathing with conscious breath's, and feel the light of Source flowing through your core. Stillness, quietness. It is getting more and more important to stay in this space, and if there are drama/trauma's around you, you'll be much calmer and can react from a better space.

I just got back from from a lovely and much needed AND much resisted trip to vist my friend Julie in Dubuque Iowa. I changed my mind about 5 times about going, even though I KNEW (deep inner knowing) that I had to go and that it was going to initiate some sort of change or shift, and even changed my mind at 2 am Sunday morning when I was doubled over in pain (unusually strong monthly issue). But I drove down on Sunday, and had planned on coming home Monday afternoon, but by Sunday evening as I was going to sleep in my lovely Hampton hotel cozy bed I knew I wasn't ready to go home and needed more time. More time for ME, time to process after a reading I had scheduled on Monday afternoon there, and just more down time that I have not had in a very long time. Sunday evening was wonderfully chillin' with Julie and her mom and aunt, along the shores of the river in downtown Dub, with perfect weather. Dubuque is a really sweet, pretty town with lots of hills and trees and old houses. Anyhow, Julie's mom couldn't stand it any longer for me to see the shop so we headed over to Romancing the Stone (formerly known as Atlantis to those of you here in the Twin Cities!). What a perfect spot! It's pretty much the complete opposite of what she had at Atlantis ... RTS is on a main level in a really cool old building, has huge windows, a great porch on one side that overlooks a few fountains and tables, she didn't have to paint because the colors already fit her style, etc. She's done a great job at setting up, of course, and I am excited for her new beginnings!

ANYhow, her friend Patrick met us there and hung out chatting for 2+ hours. He's a psychic, healer, yoga teacher, etc, and I had felt before I went to Dub that I needed a reading with him, that it was part of the whole grand plan of the weekend. Thus why I was resisting going! (He even asked me Sunday night how many times I had changed my mind about going!) So Monday we did a full reading, and of course it was the catalyst I needed for some shifts. He was so affirming and right on for all of it, really encouraging me to fully step up. Like F U L L Y . To most people who see me at Expo's or visit my site it may seem like I am "all there", but I'm not. I'm human. I offer a lot of great things for which I am totally grateful for, but I have much more I can offer and WILL BE OFFERING NOW!!! I have been getting all these hints in the past few months about clearing out more old crap so that I can fully move up a notch, and sometimes it takes me a while to get it. (Aries stubborness!) A few old past life connections to Atlantis and other area's have surfaced so I can see that I don't need to hide under the rock anymore (pun totally intended!), and that it is SAFE to SHINE. My past pattern has been to see shining as ego and tooting my horn in a way that is self-serving and not serving my community. I have had too many examples of ego in people around me in the past few years and I do NOT want to be like them in any form. Ego burns bridges. So I am learning that it's not ego to shine, but is a tip of the hat, so to speak, to God and all that we are, because I AM GOD. So are you. And it's all good.

Patrick also confirmed some changes with Whispers of Spirit that will be forthcoming, among many other things. I was just so friggin' grateful that I decided to extend my trip a little longer because it took me the rest of Monday (as I was driving along beautiful backroads of Iowa on my way to Rochester) to process it all and feel how big this was. I know Patrick knows he's just the messenger, but sheeeesh brother, it was so important on so many levels and I am so grateful that you're the messenger. And we have work to do together. :)

Okay so why am I sharing all this? Because there is value in people's experiences for others to learn, and I personally totally learn from my friends or reading other stories. So I share mine in the hopes that it will help even one person. AND so that I stay accountable to actually changing! The changes for my businesses are in the works right now (always! LOL), but watch for announcements. I feel completely rejuvenated and ready to shine! (Maybe with some help from friends!)

And on that note, I need to go shut windows because I see a raincloud!

Change we can believe in

A monumental night, huh? I had chills listening to Obama (and while I am just about 2 miles away from the Xcel center, was not about to brave crowds of 35,000!), talk with complete confidence about moving into new energy (!!!!), creating change, looking ahead without fear, listening to "the people" ..... the timing of the New Moon tonight is not lost on me either (all about creating new projects, moving foward with new intentions). I won't get into all the cool historic happenings, cuz that's not really my gig, but it is all a palpable shift in energy.

More thoughts coming soon, but I need to crawl into a warm bed!