Gardening is not just a creative pasttime for me. It also helps in my personal development. Having a yard that lets me continually change the landscape as I please gives me a big feeling of managing something big in my life, and doing it in accord with Mother Nature. It helps me feel connected to the Earth and the natural rhythms of the Universe: the seasons, the moon phases, the planetary aspects, all constantly changing. It helps me feel connected to Whoever or Whatever is out there and, the more connected I feel, the less of a name I need to give it. I see gardening as a daily spiritual practice. Continue reading
Author Archives: Andrea
Do you spend your time care-taking instead of living?
What have you been spending your time care-taking, rather than attending to what will move you forward toward something meaningful? I seldom realize I’m doing it until I’ve stopped doing it.
Get out of that thought loop
You know that thought you keep thinking that is driving you crazy but you can’t stop thinking it because it’s driving you crazy? Stop thinking it. It is driving you crazy. We can’t always control which thoughts arise, but we CAN control which thoughts we choose to continue to mull over. Stop thinking them. They are driving you crazy. Find another focus, now.
I will govern my life as if the whole world were to see
I will govern my life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one and read the other. — Lucius Annaeus Seneca
An Overlook Park Anniversary Luncheon I “Happened Onto”
Deja vu all over again! What would turn out to be a blessed weekend began auspiciously. I’d just dropped off the June Horizons Magazine to Community Center For Healing Arts in Melbourne about noon. A half block away is the City of Melbourne’s Overlook Park, where I married two friends of mine back in the 90’s. As I glanced from Riverview Drive, I saw two people in the gazebo. Usually I’d not pull in, I’d give them privacy, but I felt compelled to park and walk right up. There were Patti and Don, the couple I’d married in that spot, 21 years ago that day, having their anniversary lunch. Since I’d lost weight and let my hair grow since they’d seen me last, and is HAS been years, as I walked up, I said “Hi, it’s Andrea, how are you guys doing?” They looked at each other and laughed. “We were just talking about you,” he said. We spent a few minutes catching up and then I left them to their celebration. It was a fun beginning to what would turn out to be a weekend of magical synchronicities, at play with the cosmic forces of the Universe. I can think of no better playmate.
Tarot Card of the Day: 8 of Cups Reversed
Meditate upon the meaning this card might have for you since it showed up for you at this exact moment.
MEANING: The reversed 8 of Cups often means that you may be thinking about leaving a situation that seems as if it is no longer working. Receiving the card in reverse, however, points to a need to stop and think about it a bit longer. You may not have given the situation enough time yet. It’s important to keep reminding yourself that good times lie ahead for you. If your “gut” is telling you that you really need to get out of a relationship, job, or living arrangement, trust yourself..but think long and hard, first. Look before you leap and weigh all the pros and cons, if at all possible. Continue reading
And THIS is how we manifest with vibrational matching
Six hours after typing my post at The Perfect Time to Place the Craigslist Ad For Best Response, I found the perfect new tenants for the rental home. A perfect example of deciding ahead of time what I want, prepaving it, using creative visualization to amp up my attraction vibe, and then getting happy enough for long enough to let it in. If I can do it, you can do it. Check out these Creative Visualization Links.
Sisters Of The Circle, a free online inner retreat site
A friend wanted to do some real soul searching on her own and I sent her to this free site of mine Sisters Of The Circle, a free online inner retreat site. How can I best discover what I am here for and what work might be mine to do? How do our lives – yours and mine – twine together, how do we fit into each other’s purpose and mission, if we do? I’ve discovered a lot of tips and tricks along the way, many gleaned from insights received during my own personal spiritual development retreats. Continue reading
My Full Moon Saturday, Pruning by the Moon Phase, The Perfect Time to Place the Craigslist Ad For Best Response
Spanish Needle
It feels like a holiday weekend. Most holidays are busy days for my work. For the most part, my work is not one I need to have a vacation from. A holiday to me simply means I get a day off from making a bank and post office run. I began Saturday filled with the full moon energy, fertile and nurturing, buying tomato cages and repotting everything with potting soil. As I watered, I began pulling grass and weeds that had encroached into the mulched bedding areas. Some weeds I keep, such as the important Spanish Needle. The bees love them, and they have medicinal qualities. I pulled up all of the garden bricks I’d edged the new saplings with last year, and used them to line a walkway. Continue reading
I Placed My Craigslist Rental Ad
I wasn’t going to place my Craigslist ad for the rental home until next week. Then I thought, why should I deny everyone who’ll be off for the weekend with time to look, when it’s those who think ahead that will be the vibrational match to my lovely offering. I got my current tenants through Craigslist and they’ve been heavenly tenants. Wait, I think they have. I haven’t been there for months… Anyway, Craigslist, let the games begin!
UPDATE: 24 hours later, the perfect new tenant 🙂