Yearly Archives: 2013

Beware the narcissistic sociopath disguised as your “Soul Mate”

Paula Renee writes: Will You Be My Next Soul Mate? The idea of a soul mate is very romantic. To meet someone else in this world of billions who shares your same values, interests, desires, and goals is an exhilarating notion, don’t you think? It’s possible to meet someone who, at any given moment in time, is at the same place you are geographically and spiritually. But to think two people can remain on a joint wavelength over many, many years is, in my mind, a set up for failure. Yet, we continue to watch those silly movies that end in “happily ever after” and fool ourselves into thinking it’s real. Enter the narcissistic sociopath. A master at making the magic SEEM real just long enough to send you spiraling into a fog. The narcissist as our “SOUL MATE” is cunning and knows who to select and who to avoid. He will come on strong, sweep us off our feet. He seems to have the same values, interests, goals, philosophies, tastes, habits. He admires our intellect, ambition, honesty and sincerity. He wants to marry us quickly. He fakes integrity, appears helpful, comforting, generous in his ‘idealization’ of us phase. It never lasts. Eventually Jekyll turns into Hyde. Continue reading →

Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio Oct 21 to Nov 10, 2013

All three of the Mercury retrograde zones in 2013, are in water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces). Mercury in water has a filter of feelings. So a retrograde in water signs adds the power of authentic emotion to what we’re saying, perceiving, picking up by vibes. This is one way to see how a retro recovery can enrich our lives. If we’ve denied how we really feel about a person or situation, Mercury re-aligns us with that emotional intel. It’s a great time to rediscover personal meaning, in life experiences, through memories, impressions, serendipity. This retro also inspires us to share with others what’s in the depths. A water sign Mercury turns its wheels on moods, so spend time in places that have atmosphere, are somehow magical, evocative. The imagination finds a groove with the right music or cinema, a book or friend, time in the wild or in a state of alert daydreaming. Continue reading →

Life is too good to be dragged into your grumpiness

Wow, all the amazing good stuff life around us has to offer and some people choose to focus on little nitpicky stuff and try to drag us into it. It’s all like little Sally won’t let Billy play with her ball and they want us to take sides. Work it out, this is the stuff life is made of. Enjoy it. If you knew the amazing potential within you, you’d change your focus right away.

People’s generosity never ceases to amaze me

It never fails to delight me when friends and clients tip me or tithe to me. Wow.

And sometimes, enough is quite simply enough, isn’t it?

My Making Up The Bank Deposit Visualization

All week I’ve been doing a version of my Paypal visualization. In these visualization sessions, I am opening the mail and stamping checks for deposit and making out the deposit slip. I make myself feel giddy with joy that everyone who renews their subscription tips me an extra $3 or $8, so instead of a $22 payment, their check is for $25 or $30. I see checks with all sorts of 3 and 4 and 5 figure numbers on them, and I write them on the deposit slip. So far this week, seven people overpaid me when renewing their subscription. Three sent me $25 and four sent me $30. It’s nice to attract appreciation.

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Pita points and celery stalks with roasted veggie dip

You know what’s really tasty? Today I roasted some veggies: cubes of eggplant, sweet potato and acorn squash, and mashed them together with some leftover parsley hummus I’d made earlier this week. I added a handful of kale, a tsp of tahini, a tbsp of extra virgin olive oil, a lot of lemon juice, some sea salt, and zapped it with the hand mixer. Yummy and nutritious spread on celery stalks and toasted pita. And yes, I know this post belongs on my http://goddessgrub.com/blog/…

Saturday 4:00pm I’ll see what surprise blessing I have

I’m doing an experiment. 48 hours from now I expect to have a surprise blessing from the Universe, that will be by 4pm Saturday. I’m so excited, I wonder what it’ll be… I do have a special request but am open to all blessings! E-Squared: Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality by Pam Grout

Repetitive unwanted thoughts? Replace them

A friend writes that she can’t rid herself of obsessively being angry at her ex, who left her 3 years ago. She sees him as a bully and since they share custody of the kids, she has to listen to his every criticism and attempt to control her with money and the children’s feelings. “I’m fighting with him in my head every day. I have no strength left.” My short answer is to schedule at least one joint counseling session with a licensed professional. In the meantime, if he’s a bully, recognize that he’s got some type of mental disorder which makes him act like that. He thinks he’s doing the best thing. If he treats you hatefully, for some reason he has judgments against you and blames you for something. Whether they are real or not does not matter, how you live your life now will show him who you are. Consider whether you want to modify behavior. Stop fighting back. Not everything he says requires a response. Let him have the last word. Release that resistance. Trust that it will all work out better than you could have imagined. Apologize to him, forgive him. Some replacement thoughts when the anger comes up might be: Remind yourself that he loves your children and wants the best for them. He is a good father and a good provider. You have different opinions about how the children and money should be managed. Consider just letting go and doing it his way for awhile, just to float downstream and catch your breath for a moment. Give your mind and body a brief vacation from the stress. Continue reading →

Awakening and Opening Eyes: Helping a friend see the caterpillar is not dying, it’s becoming a butterfly

Years ago a born again Christian friend came to me for meditation and when we began discussing metaphysical concepts, his mind blew open. He said that he was meditating and having revelations for the first time in his life. He was gaining insight from the time he spent contemplating our conversations and I witnessed his beliefs evolving and morphing. I watched the light bulbs as they went off. What I told him is what I’d tell anyone who was newly on the path – it is good basic info, especially if you’re feeling “trapped” or imprisoned by anything or anyone. As Bo Lozoff says, “we’re all doing time” somehow. If you’re reading this, you’re undergoing some transformation in your own life so parts of this will be relevant for you. A month later I wrote to him in jail: “You said you’ve been rethinking everything you’ve ever done. You sounded resigned to it, which is good since that lowers your level of resistance, which means you’re vibrating in a more allowing and accepting place. When that happens, a better result can come about and things can fall into place quicker. Hang in there. Plus you can practice being a yogi meditating on God all day every day you’re in there. And write! Finally, you’ve been wanting time to write!”

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Andrea de Michaelis – Creating my own reality, one thought at a time

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