tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83157320630403193912024-03-12T22:45:07.276-06:00ANGELS, ANCESTORS, AND SHAMANWisdom and guidance from the Angels, Ancestors, Shaman, Druids, Healers, Spirit Guides and Ascended Masters. Topics covering: Energy, Peace, Karma, Spirit Animal, Guides, Nature, and WellnessJudith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.comBlogger2384125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-55089597546766620492022-02-20T08:30:00.052-07:002022-02-20T08:30:00.194-07:00A Change In Sleeping Patterns In The Last Several Months Picture from unsplash.comA strange thing is happening in North America to our adult sleep cycle. Many, many people are saying that they are having two sleeps a night or one shortJudith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-35051791930771270382022-02-17T08:30:00.028-07:002022-02-17T08:30:00.181-07:00Spirit Animal - Swans Speak It seems that every Monday, when I walk my dog with my friends, we see a flock of twelve swans fly over us. First, that the swans stay here in the winter is remarkable. Second, the energy of their flight washes over us and even the dogs get excited.What is the message that these beautiful birds are bringing to us? The most important message is that you need to acknowledge the Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-53121578583558346322022-02-14T08:12:00.010-07:002022-02-14T08:12:00.200-07:00Happy Valentine’s Day 2022! Poster from a collection of images from timesnownews.comValentine’s Day! The day that we are encouraged, especially commercially, to express our feelings of love to our family, friends, and special someone.My wish for you this Valentine’s Day is toJudith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-40691217520856873262022-02-11T09:00:00.022-07:002022-02-11T09:00:00.205-07:00Ancestors Speak - The Power of Persistence Picture from J Hirst -taken of Elbow Falls in August 2021Our Ancestors have some powerful parables about taking action. Parables are stories that become sayings overtime. One of the sayings is that expending big energy is like a torrent of water bursting Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-46689419885194304832022-02-07T09:00:00.036-07:002022-02-07T09:00:00.200-07:00Angels Speak - Keep Your Inner Peace! I was in a situation yesterday where I was getting so upset with a family in a grocery store. Normally, the grocery store is a soothing place with quiet music and staff that sometimes break into song. The family - Mom, Dad, and two kids about six and eight - were very loud and argued about everything. Both parents were obviously not in a happy frame of mind and both parents wereJudith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-45729852569502373552022-02-04T09:49:00.017-07:002022-02-05T10:24:49.408-07:00Why Gratitude?If you are a participant in many of the spiritual conferences and podcasts that are currently available online, you will notice that all of them mention the power of gratitude. For the record, www.vocabulary.com has a great definition of gratitude.Gratitude means thanks and appreciation. ... Gratitude, which rhymes with "attitude," comes from the Latin word gratus, which means "Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-62070379276995687472022-02-01T09:36:00.023-07:002022-02-05T09:49:43.702-07:00Feb 1 2022 - The Beginning of Season’s Change After a long span of winter with cold temperatures and lots of snow, all of us in the North look to February to signal a change in the weather. The first really warm rays of sun hit us and we feel better for the sun on our face.February is a time of Peacefulness when we know that the worst of the weather is most often behind us and we start looking at our seed catalogues for ideas forJudith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-5279735435575090022022-01-28T08:00:00.001-07:002022-01-28T08:00:00.191-07:00Hiraeth - Longing For a Place Forgotten Longing…longing for the place that used to be, that we recognize at a soul level. At the soul level, there are not any boundaries of time and place. There is only the sacred recognition of a space where you used to belong.Have you ever experienced Hiraeth? More about Hiraeth in a future post.Many Blessings.Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-7285691165339787922022-01-25T09:00:00.001-07:002022-01-25T09:00:00.200-07:00Are YOU Listening to Nature? A while ago, one of my friends sent me the amazing quote below. She knew that I was working on mindfulness and on being more attuned to Nature and the signs and messages that Nature provides.Enjoy the wonderful ideas in this quote from Angus Williams. *************Drink water from the spring where horses drink. The horse will never drink bad water. Lay your bed Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-86485139630222956272022-01-22T09:00:00.028-07:002022-01-22T09:00:00.198-07:00Hearing The Sound of Your Name When I was in my teens, I started to hear my name when I was out walking in the woods or riding my horse in the pasture, checking on our herd of cattle. Since then, I will hear my name, not in my head, but in the air around me when I am out in Nature, or when I am very quiet and focused on a project. Sometimes, I hear it at night, and it wakes me up.Many people have told me that they Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-49629813061711042632022-01-19T09:00:00.010-07:002022-01-19T09:00:00.198-07:00On Patience The Ancestors tell us that to accomplish what they have accomplished takes great patience. Simple tools and difficult environments meant that to build a house or a barn or a fence took a great deal of time. Our Ancestors laugh at us because they see that we want everything instantly. We, the descendants, do not know patience. Patience brings positivity. Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-41793291710321278242022-01-16T08:30:00.010-07:002022-01-16T08:30:00.174-07:00On Being Fear-Less Picture from Casefoundation.orgThe hardest part of growing up, I think, is adjusting to how many things one must/should be afraid of. When we are very young, we are fearless. Our parents and siblings teach us about fear Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-11514866383476187962022-01-14T08:30:00.030-07:002022-01-14T08:30:00.194-07:00Leave It Behind Picture from quotefancy.comWhen I work with clients, I find that many people are stuck in a past event or set of events, that they cannot let go of. These folks are always Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-66187874160266356492022-01-13T19:19:00.001-07:002022-01-13T19:19:44.502-07:00Yoga Poses To Release Anxiety Picture from Paleohacks…..Several months ago, a friend sent me the poster/picture above that shows a series of yoga poses that may be used to relieve anxiety. Each pose uses the wall to achieve balance and to make the moves easier.I have Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-64144274897615602442022-01-13T08:30:00.001-07:002022-01-13T08:30:00.226-07:00Lean on Me Picture from Soundscapesourcing.comThrough the Christmas holidays, I practiced the idea of “lean on me” in two different ways. In the first way, I was the leaning person. I mentioned in an earlier post that I pinched a nerve in my back which impeded everything that I was doing. I had to lean on people for help. In the second way, I was the person being leaned on. &Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-73437634939283000302022-01-12T09:30:00.015-07:002022-01-12T09:30:00.188-07:00Just a Little Prayer Image is from PrayerBowls….The times that you feel at your worst and your lowest energy is a great time to say a little prayer. When you are happy and on top of the world, it Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-83182685672510832282022-01-11T08:00:00.036-07:002022-01-11T08:00:00.200-07:00Let It Be Have you ever noticed that some people, and many of them are family, see a situation and figure that only they can solve the situation, even though it does not concern them at all? These people poke and prod and say things that inflame the participants until folks are not speaking to each other. Some people call this the “busy body” syndrome. Another name for those that Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-3374282320503594922022-01-10T09:30:00.050-07:002022-01-10T09:30:00.184-07:00Spirit Animal - The Call of the Dove Mourning Doves from the birdsCalgary.ca Through this very cold weather that started about a month ago, I am making sure to keep the bird feeders filled and I am sprinkling seed on the ground for those birds and animals that do not access the feeder. &Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-47559603963330554732022-01-09T09:30:00.018-07:002022-01-09T09:30:00.178-07:00Nature Supports Us Picture of the flowers in our sidewalk flower bed.We hear lots of thoughts about Nature supporting us and how we need to get out in Nature to help our healing — healing of the body, mind, and spirit. What I found though,Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-1530348929928330852022-01-08T09:40:00.002-07:002022-01-08T09:40:33.457-07:00Support - From All Sides My work background is in accounting and technology. Over the years, I have come to understand that support is usually supporting users of software or computers. I have completed many hours of software support. Recently, I learned a different aspect of support, and I was on the receiving end.Around the middle of December, I pinched a nerve in my back. Because it did Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-48355605987249365542021-12-31T09:03:00.005-07:002021-12-31T09:03:48.033-07:00New Year’s Eve 2021For those of you that have asked questions about how to set your intentions for the new year, I would like to share a beautiful ritual that one of my friends sent to me several years ago. I do not use this at New Years, however, this ritual is certainly right for that purpose. I do use it to set intentions for any time. It is powerful to use this ritual with the New Moon.~~Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-2473593784120216542021-12-28T11:49:00.005-07:002021-12-28T11:49:52.954-07:00The Space Between Christmas and New Year’s Day Picture from Mamamia.com.auThe big day, Christmas Day, is over. The guests have gone. Leftover food is bagged and frozen. The beds are stripped and in the laundry. &Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-76871041021057320982021-12-25T07:00:00.025-07:002021-12-25T07:00:00.181-07:00Merry Christmas - December 25 2021! Our Christmas Tree Each year we put up a Christmas tree because we enjoy the process and the affirmation of the coming days of visiting and sharing food with friends and family. We are grateful for all of the wonderful things that have happened this year even though there have been limitations from the covid restrictions. We wish you and your family a Christmas that is Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-45307432489765616732021-12-22T08:00:00.020-07:002021-12-22T08:00:00.180-07:00Christmas Tale - The Story of How Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Came to BeThis story appeared on my blog on December 24, 2009. Many folks loved this story so I thought it was worth repeating this year. The Story Behind the Story of Rudolph, The Red Nosed ReindeerRudolph…from www.guy-sports.comA man named Bob May, depressed and broken hearted, stared out his drafty apartment window into the chilling December night. His 4-year-old daughter Barbara Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8315732063040319391.post-51140864467205114352021-12-19T08:30:00.007-07:002021-12-19T08:30:00.186-07:00Karma Files - The Law of The Garbage Truck Garbage Truck runs over car! ---Photo from www.car-accidents.comThe following post comes from Angels and Ancestors from December 12, 2008. One of my favorite sayings is "How others treat you is their karma; how you react is yours!" by Dr. Wayne Dyer. I have been noticing that during my Christmas shopping, some people are just plain mean to those around them - Judith Hirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883001302498193999noreply@blogger.com0