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I have come to the realization that Winter Solstice is the universe tucking us to sleep.   It’s during this period that Father Time and Mother Nature prepare us for bedtime.  Allowing us the occasion to slow down,  put our comfy clothes on and giving us the stamp of approval that is not only okay but necessary to unwind from our daily restless compulsions and preoccupations.  Extended nights are upon us offering a wonderful chance to take rest, to forgive, to dream, to smile and to get ready for all the adventures and challenges that await us in the days of our coming New Year.  Rest into your slumber, allow your dreams and desires to reveal themselves.  Take pride in your resolutions for the new day ahead.  Do not judge, but recognize what really is and take comfort that our desires are leading us to our truth. 

 The Winter Solstice the shortest day and the longest night of the year.  This happens in both the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere this is apart of our global experience.  We may experience it at opposite times of the year, but the natural course of nature still holds true. With this Rise and Fall of the Sun’s evolution, comes cleansing and reflection.  As Day is dawning and birth and beginnings occur so falls the night.  A time to be grateful as we tuck ourselves in reflection of the day.  “Good Night” is a phrase to sooth us and keep us reassured that a new day will come.  Yet it’s that time to recharge and reflect.  It’s time to say your prayers and appreciate your loved ones as you tuck into slumber.  Allow your body rest and relaxation, I know it’s hard during this mad rush to the holiday.  But, as you observe, you will see the dust settles and the rituals begin.   Lazy days ahead and long nights to rest and relax.  

When you circle the sun like a planet you realize why at times, you, yourself, feel a personal eclipse.  Your spirit experiences a total blocking of sunlight then you are blasted with the full shining power of your personal solar energy.  It’s a powerful and wonderful vision to hold on to.  Yet millions of light years away the Sun is what keeps our energy charging.  Even though it will burn us if we try to look directly to it for answers we will continue to trust in the warmth and allow our senses to get charged.  Sun Rise … Sun Set.  We will forever follow this cycle, it will be consistent for our entire lifetime. Don’t try to fight nature whether it be the birds and the bees or any Human.  We are spiritual beings participating in one eternal journey via a shared traveling energy. Remember dreams have no sense, they seem sometimes unobtainable and unclear.  Trust that dreams do come true.  Have a Happy New Year Ride around the sun everyone, enjoy it.

I leave us all with a Good Night Prayer… 

A Child’s Bedtime Prayer

Now I lay me down to sleep.
 I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
 If I should die before I wake,
 I pray to God my soul to take.
 If I should live for other days,
 I pray the Lord to guide my ways.

Father, unto thee I pray,
 Thou hast guarded me all day;
 Safe I am while in thy sight,
 Safely let me sleep tonight.
 Bless my friends, the whole world bless;
 Help me to learn helpfulness;
 Keep me every in thy sight;
 So to all I say good night.

Magical Editor – Anita Antonio 😉 

 

Recently I have discovered I have no right butting into the details of how my life unfolds.  Sounds kinda crazy RIGHT?  Let me explain.  Here goes, let’s set up some scenarios shall we…

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Scenario 1:

You go into a restaurant you peruse the menu and choose your dining experience, a lite meal or a savory dish, either way you reach deep into your desires and feelings of what will nurture you at this moment.  You sit back and let the experts serve you, right?  You enjoy the full experience, the atmosphere, the sounds, maybe even feel yourself become more present with people around you.  You tune in to the subtle nuances surrounding you.  You open up to opportunities or even foresee giving help to a person reluctantly reaching out for assistance. Then when your dish arrives you are gracious and appreciative of the server as well as the cook and the time and efforts all the elements it took to have this experience.

Scenario 2: 

You go to a restaurant you check out the menu and choose what you want to eat, a lite meal or a savory dish.  Now, instead of trusting that experts will take care of your order, you nervously start thinking of all the things you may not have asked for in order to get the dish done right.  Mind chatter starts to take over, paranoia or that lacking feeling.  Hastily you run back into the kitchen where the magic happens, and you start wondering why the cook isn’t flipping this, or adding that. “Wait, What?, You’re not doing it right, I “think” it needs more of …” the list goes on.  Does this have the feel of a nice dining experience?   Are you setting yourself up for, not only some awkward moments, but your in the kitchen trying to control your experience while your missing out on your real truth, life’s lessons and opportunities as they present themselves at your table.  Even if your host is gracious and doesn’t kick you out of the restaurant; you will be so wound up that even trying to digest this meal won’t be pleasant or nurturing.  Mostly because it was not made with love and trust.

Love and trust, are two of the elements that can launch the creation of your desired dish of life.  Let’s take this a step further, shall we?  So now take these scenarios and apply them to our own life’s desires like placing our orders to the “universe”, then we maybe able to tangibly understand  the ludicrous behaviors we all, from time to time, have enacted to create our dreams.  I say the word tangible because this theory is not new, manifesting your desire or sending your order up to the “universe” through the law of attraction or as some of you know it from the movie “The Secret”.  Well, I agree with Abraham Hicks who has been talking about the “Law of Attraction” for decades.  The movie, yet effective in the way of getting out the initial message, did not really explain your part in the manifestation of it.  For me, and maybe many others, the thought of just letting go and letting the “Universe” take care of it seemed kinda to airy fairy.  Being known as a so called “hippie” from Topanga, you’d think I’d be all over that.  Well I’m a realist that embraces the fact that magic does happen when you resist control and let go of “your” idea of what you “think” you want or how it is “supposed” to go down.  Yet, I still find myself trying to control or set up the events and elements “I” feel are needed for my desire to to make the menu.  Having this vision now of a staff of people who have my best interests at heart, who are here to organize my “ALL INCLUSIVE” vacation of life;  I can sit back and just say to the “Universal Travel Agent”:  so what’s up for today?   Oh, we aren’t going there or that person isn’t joining the group?  OK cool, a change in the menu and a new experience.  So what is it I’m going to experience?   What will you dish out as my overall “big Picture” experience from the order I placed from the ever changing universal menu?

It is freeing knowing that you are here to enjoy your experience of life. You always have the opportunity at every moment to make a choice.  Because your travel agent is just ordering up what you asked for.  Saying no, or even not even realizing you passed up an opportunity to experience what you desire, may just be a sign that you are not ready to receive.  Being conscious and clear on what you want with no need to be realistic, dream big, trust that you are enough of a “RockStar” to deserve that experience.  Allow yourself to receive and pay attention to the details of enjoyment and possibly signs that are presenting themselves for you to change your order to better serve you as you evolve and grow.  Our palate  changes over the years, so don’t be stuck in a humdrum existence.  Be daring and try new things, you could be surprised, the magical experts that can pull a lot more strings then us can serve you up more then you could have ever dreamt up.   Now, Order up and enjoy your living vacation we call “LIFE”.  YUM

“I’ll take an order of Integrity with a dash of sexy, and a side of adventure to go Please 🙂 ”