Ancestors Speak - Look To The Future

 

I have been feeling upset with life.  I look back and say that we did this and that and now we are not.  I say that we are moving backwards and not forwards.  I say that I don’t feel the connection to my family and friends. 

I learn that if I look back and they are moving forward, our connection grows thinner.  If I look behind, I miss all the good stuff out in front. 

My grandmother used to say, throw the thoughts ahead of you and you will catch up to them.

 

It is now the end of June.  Look forward to the rest of the year.  Throw your thoughts to the month ahead, and catch up to it.

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Animal - Great Blue Heron In The Sky

 

Seeing a Blue Heron always feels magical to me.   Part of it is because they have been endangered, and part of it is because they are so solitary.  The other day, when the dogs and I saw one fly over us at the river, the Heron almost felt prehistoric.

She reminded me that all things change and are yet the same.  The cycles of life are constant – life and death.  Neither is to be feared although many people fear to live their lives fully.  Her message is that one can only experience by doing.  There is nothing to be gained by not trying something.  The memory of what you tried sustains you when you feel helpless.

Heron even pointed out that although it may not look like she (Heron) should be able to fly, she does so with ease.  She is a creature of the four elements – earth, water, air, and fire.  So too can we all be.

See more on Blue Heron at

Blue Heron Brings Information 

Spirit Animal – Great Blue Heron

Spirit Animals – Pelican, Deer, and Heron

 

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Speaks - Fairy Realm More Active

One of my friends asked me if I had been hearing that Fairies were more common these days.  I laughed a bit because just the day before another friend was telling me about the fairies in her yard.  While they may not be as defined as those in the picture above, the Fairies are very active with this latest shift in energy.  They are helping to keep the earth and its creatures – not humans – and the vegetation, in a balance so that plants do not exhaust themselves.

Fairies have always made me wonder about their name.  One of the stories that a teacher – healer told me was that because Fairies are of the Earth and very elemental, that they do not have the same ego as humans.  When a Fairy is called to work with you or to make a decision that affects you, they do it with the view of fairness (fairly) in how it will affect the Earth.  That seems very wise to me.

Perhaps Humans should look at things they are doing more “fairly”.

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Speaks - How Do YOU Define Tranquility

 

I hear people talk about needing tranquility.  I looked up the definition because it felt like their definition was different than mine.  Here is the definition:

“tranquility - a disposition free from stress or emotion, serenity, placidity, tranquillity, repose, quiet; or, calm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" – from http://www.thefreedictionary.com

I realized that the word had so many nuances that it could mean different things.  Tranquility, for me, is about being without worry or without that feeling of carrying a huge burden.  It is about walking in the world as though nothing mattered.

The energies currently make it difficult to walk with peace.  The need for tranquility is universal. 

Find that center of peace for you.

I wish you tranquility.

Blessings,

Judy Judy@angelsandancestors.com

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Spirit Speaks - Stay Out Of The Way

 

How do you get to where you need to be?  The short answer, say the Archangels, is to ask for what you need to get to where you think you need to be.  Then, get out of the way, and let Great Spirit (Creator, The Universe) do the rest.

When you set your destination, and then do not try to control how to get there, the results are amazing.

See other blogs…

Spirit Animal – Owl Crosses Path  

Great Spirit's Message and Canada Goose

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Speaks - Who Do YOU Love?

 

 

I saw this sign and I thought – really?   So I began to be mindful of what I was thinking and I watched where my thoughts went.

The sign was right!

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Animal - Ferret Song

Ferret has popped into my life again.  Ferret reminds me to be happy and playful.  Being happy helps those around us, and lets them relax.  In turn, they make your life more enjoyable.  Ferret says that life is enjoyable and it is time to accept the happy.

Although Ferret is more solitary than pack focused, she says that being with others is good for the soul.  A mix of people and animals is the best way to get through the day.

See a past blog about Ferret at http://angelsandancestors.blogspot.ca/2009/05/spirit-animal-ferret.html.

Blessings,

Judy

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Buddha Speaks - Expressing Gratitude

Gratitude, the simple and profound feeling of being thankful, is the foundation of all generosity. I am generous when I believe that right now, right here, in this form and this place, I am myself being given what I need. Generosity requires that we relinquish something, and this is impossible if we are not glad for what we have. Otherwise the giving hand closes into a fist and won’t let go.  - Sallie Jiko Tisdale, “As If There is Nothing to Lose"

 

It seems simple – being grateful.  Sometimes, though, it is hard to be grateful for difficult circumstances.  How can you be grateful when someone is yelling at you and blaming you for every misfortune in their life?  How can you be grateful when someone you have trusted lets you down because they only have their own interest at heart?  How can you be grateful when all your dreams come crashing down because of the actions of another?

These are the big questions that travel with us all of our lives.  What we learn is that each lesson brings us wisdom and strength.  Those are traits that we can easily be grateful for.  Most often, we are only grateful after something has “proven” itself.

We can be grateful that we are well, alive, and productive each day.

Read the Parable on Gratitude at http://angelsandancestors.blogspot.ca/2011/10/buddha-speaks-parable-about-gratitude.html

 

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Animal – Baby Doves

Today, I looked out the window as I got ready for work, and there were three baby doves and two adults on the roof.  My movements attracted some attention.  Several flew away, and one little one simply gazed up at me.  I felt LOVE.  I felt peace.  I wondered how it seemed to know what I needed at that moment.

The young Dove cooed and hopped closer.  It seemed to open up a release in me.  I have been feeling the stress of renovations, and the changes of the energetics from the two recent eclipses.  Dove gave me peace.

Then, one of the other baby doves returned.  Doves are about relationships, usually with other people.  However, I had the strongest sense that they were focusing on me, and my relationship with myself. 

I felt a ripple of healing moving in and out of me, and it seemed, through time.  I felt that some of the things that I was feeling were issues would now be healed.

I went off to work feeling happy.

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Speaks - Calm

When everything seems to be in chaos,

Find a place where it is calm.

Here is the center of creation,

The place where you were born.

Each of you comes from a calmness

Of the Eternal Flame of life.

It is not your nature to be angry or in upheaval.

You are Elemental.  You are healing.

Remember that most things are not about you;

Indeed, most often life is not about you at all.

Find that place where in the calmness, you can see

That life happens and does not need an explanation.

Be still.

Be calm.

 

Blessings,

Judy

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Summer Solstice–June 20, 2012

 

            

The word solstice derives from Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still). – from Wikipedia

                 

May the Sun wash you with blessings

And the Moon cover you with grace as you sleep.

Blessings,

Judy

Spirit Speaks - What is Motion

 

Motion carries you as you work through your purpose. Purpose is simply taking action, doing what you know you need to do without the prompting or without following other’s expectations. When you are in motion, you are searching. Although you may believe that you know the destination, along the way, it may change. So, watch for the signs that appear to you to changes directions. – Meditation #6 from Earth Wisdom Meditations by Judith Hirst 

Every time I hear the words, “if you don’t move forward, you move backwards”, I think of the times that I have been doing some task or project, and I hear the words, ‘Stop!”  I think that there are times when we must stop searching for that elusive “thing” that we are seeking – success, pleasure, closure, teaching, answers, or even love. 

The “stop” is the signal to change direction and plans.  Stopping is not failure; stopping is success!  You have now opened another door, and you set a new path for yourself.

Congratulations.

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Speaks - Parting Ways

 

“…and so the first children of the Sun could no longer stay on a plane that was cold and sterile.  They agreed that, one by one, they would set themselves free of the planet.  In doing so, they would become eternal, and, they would be the Watchers.” – from the first tales of the Star People by Judy Hirst

We all understand about leaving.  It might be saying good-bye as you leave home to go grocery shopping.  It might be leaving a lover or a friend.  It might even be one’s death.  All of our lives, we prepare for LEAVING.  We practice on our family and friends without knowing that we rehearse our own death. 

We are miraculous beings.

Blessings,

Judy

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Buddha Speaks - Your Divine Body

 

When you wash, imagine that you are washing your divine body with blissful energy instead of washing your mundane, suffering body with water. Then dress your divine body with blissful, divine robes instead of ordinary clothes. If you start your morning like that, the rest of your day will be much easier.  - Lama Yeshe, "Visualizations"

 

I am having one of those times in my life where I look at the time I do not spend on myself and my fitness, and I wonder, WHY?  Why did I let other things and other people become more important than me?  Is it because I was taught that, as the oldest, the younger ones came first?  Is it because I am a woman and was trained to take care of others?  Is it because I lost sight of myself?

The answer that popped into my head was – “I forgot who I was – I am that I am.  I am Divine.”

 

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Speaks - The Spirals of Life

I received this email from a friend, and I was struck by the many spirals.  Spirals have been coming up for me almost daily. 

Let me know if any of these patterns resonate for you!

 

              Man Walks All Day to Create Spectacular Snow Patterns

Artist Simon Beck must really love the cold weather! Along the frozen lakes of Savoie, France, he spends days plodding through the snow in raquettes (snowshoes), creating these sensational patterns of snow art. Working for 5-9 hours a day, each final piece is typically the size of three soccer fields! The geometric forms range in mathematical patterns and shapes that create stunning, sometimes 3D, designs when viewed from higher levels.
How long these magnificent geometric forms survive is completely dependent on the weather. Beck designs and redesigns the patterns as new snow falls, sometimes unable to finish a piece due to significant overnight accumulations. Interestingly enough, he said, 'The main reason for making them was because I can no longer run properly due to problems with my feet, so plodding about on level snow is the least painful way of getting exercise. Gradually, the reason has become photographing them, and I am considering buying a better camera.” Spectacular art for the sake of exercise!

 

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Animal–Teaching the Way of Friendship

This is absolutely a story to forward

Every day - at the same time - she waits for him...
He comes... and they go for a walk
Wouldn't it be great if we all had friends like this...no words needed...

they just intuitively recognize the value of each other in their lives and act accordingly.

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I hope that you enjoyed this.  Sometimes, pictures do tell the story that we need to know.

 

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Animal - Cedar Waxwing on the Deck

Each year, the Cedar Waxwing migration stops in our area.  We get many of these beautiful birds in our yard.

On Sunday, many of them landed in our yard – on the trees, the fences, the table, the chairs, the ground, and the bird feeders.

The birds remind us to eat fresh fruit and seeds, and to drink lots of water.  These birds love the water and wooded parkland.  If you are not going out in Nature, now, they say, is the time to start.  The abundance of life and love will soothe one’s soul.

 

Blessings,

Judy

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Buddha Speaks - About Perfectionism

 

Buddhism asks us to go beyond the self, not to perfect the self.  - Dharmavidya David Brazier, "Living Buddhism"

It is difficult to really know what perfectionism is.  We all seem to know what is not perfect.  We constantly say, “Well, it’s not perfect!” 

We are such ego driven beings – we humans think that we know what perfection is. 

The Angels tell us that each of us is perfect the way we are.  If this is true, then why do others wish to change us?

Maybe that is why more and more people live alone.  Then, they don’t have anyone constantly telling them what is wrong with them.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could say, “Here is what is right about you….”

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Animal - Eagle Flying Over Deer

 

 

 

 

This morning, the dogs and I arrived at the park gate at 10:10 am.  As we walked in, a deer jumped up and began running to the island.  As she ran, an Eagle appeared and seemed to fly over top of her until the Deer disappeared through a thicket.

In my world, the message is “eagle flying over deer”  or clear vision on a journey, out of the gate.  The message ties into my thoughts that I expressed yesterday in my blog.  I am starting something new, and Great Spirit is giving me a thumb’s up.

Yes, both Eagle and Deer have many thoughts and guidance to offer.  Today, however, it seemed clear that the message was about moving forward in the way I see.

Like the Eagle, I am looking backwards in time, pausing to consider the current time, and then moving my vision forward.  I like what I see.

Like the Deer, it is time for me to jump up and make a change, and I may as well be running out of the gate as walking.  Moving forward is often something that we have a hard time doing. 

This is it!

Blessings,

Judy

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Spirit Speaks - You Don’t Know Until You Try

 

I sometimes have the best moments when I am out walking the dogs.  Today, I was contemplating whether to try something different in my life.  I have all the reasons that it won’t work.  However, my gut, or instinct, or heart, was telling me to do it anyway.

I wondered if I was being foolish.  Can we really learn a lot of new things at once just because it is our will?  The answer came back, “Yes, you can!  Thy will be done.”   For a moment, the silence was deafening.  I was not in the park.   And then slowly, the sound of rushing water came back.  I could hear the birds singing.  I saw the Sun.

I knew that I need to go ahead with this one new thing in my life.

Wish me luck!

Blessings,

Judy

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