As you make your bed, so shall you lie in it. Make sure no worries or past baggage come into bed with you each night. I do a nightly review to clear away any concerns of the day, and do any forgiveness work, etc. at that time too. It’s like a cleansing, so I’m not marinating in toxic concerns all night.
Author Archives: Andrea
A brother on the path or merely a chameleon?
Just when I began to think how fortunate I was to have lucked upon another brother on the path, I saw him as the chameleon. He was distracted for a time, immersed himself obsessively, but the fruit is the evidence of the inner work being done. His interests lie elsewhere. A brother on the Path is a sacred relationship to me. I have been blessed with several in my time. They act as teacher and student, as muse and artist, as we walk along side each other on the path to awakening and upliftment of consciousness. This is not a romantic/sexual relationship. I find this work is easier done with a man who lives a monastic lifestyle, or who has a partner of many years who understands the work we are doing together. One such brother passed several years ago. I will by my dedication to my practice attract another if that is what is best meant for me, otherwise I shall happily travel my path alone.
Clearing out the east woods, weaving my nature walls
Law of attraction allows us to constantly sculpt our ever-changing future landscape. The last couple of days I’ve been sitting out at my firepit each sundown and during the days reweaving the bamboo and palmetto frond walls lining my driveway. I love doing physical outdoor work, especially when it has to do with resculpting my ever-changing landscape. I typically keep several temporary, natural and living garden type fences in place by weaving the eleganus and grapevine into each other to form a frame. Onto this frame, I can train the iveys and the vines. While it is bare, if it’s in a place I’d like more privacy, I can weave freshly cut small palmetto fronds into it. Nature has the fronds begin to decay as the vines begin to grow. Perfect timing. Each moving gracefully onto their next evolutionary stage. Humans can learn a lot from watching Nature, a lot about graceful transitions, no need for tearings apart. Continue reading
To he who is blaming me for what he is attracting
Jeremy, I won’t share the email you just sent me. The buck stops here. Remember that you agreed on Day One to be part of a publicly shared journey, honesty and transparency, you asked for it, specifically. “I am ready, I can handle it, this is soul work.” Remember that when you blame me for anything. Updating a blog post when your wife emails me doesn’t mean I’ve not “let it go.” It means I’m updating a blog post. That I didn’t include her entire email shows I have boundaries. You sing of stepping stones yet deny your own. My wanting you to get help overrides my caring if you ever talk to me again. And always the crazy lies, why? Like your mom losing her house next month – no she’s not. I understand so much now. If you moved away, it would halt it once and for all. But the Universe hasn’t wanted that to happen yet, so here we are, literally in front of each other. I wish for you what I wish for me. I will continue to write about whatever I see happening right in front of me. I have nothing to hide. I was you twenty years ago. I tried to be a brother on the path to you. When you’re ready for that, the soul knows no separation. Your goodbyes mean nothing, as your soul speaks to mine. When the personality stops being bruised and steps into the background, we will connect again, long from now. I was the only one who came to your rescue when you cried out, deny me as you might in your anger for me outing your behavior (which you agreed to by the way). I pray understanding eases your pain. Live what you’ve been taught these last 16 months and it will transform your life. For right now, you’re just playing at magic and greater treasure lies beyond. Bless you, truly.
Yesterday: Fun, then Jeremy’s anger, then his wife’s email
My ex called last night asking for a file. Although all his belongings fit in 3 boxes, one box being his legal papers organized for easy reference, he couldn’t find it. I thought it interesting he called Friday evening. I’d had a good last couple of days, and was in an up and happy mood. Although I’d overnight gotten several messages asking if he was ok since mutual friends had not seen him on FB, I didn’t mind being asked. It was good to observe I had no emotional tug on that topic as I read the few. I’d been working in the yard having a great day, feeling good. When I saw his number come in on caller id, I had zero emotional twinge from it. Oh, good news he’s calling for then, I thought, since it’s always a vbrational match. Maybe he got his permanent job. Maybe he’s moving. He asked about the file. I told him where to find it. I asked if he’d gotten my email. He cannot get email anymore he said. He’d check it when he got home and call me back.
When he called back, I asked him my emailed questions: “I am still reeling from the conversation I saw you and Misty Dawn (new gf) having (online). Why did you never tell me that was how you felt about me? Was that really how you feel or ever felt? Why after us being apart for two weeks and everything fine as friends did you have to seduce me all over again? Why?”
His immediately angry answer, “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I don’t know what you thought you saw. You can’t believe everything someone else tells you is true.” I said it wasn’t someone else, it was what I saw him typing her, right on the screen in front of me. “Don’t believe everything you see. You don’t know the whole story.” He was now in a rage and his words didn’t respond to the question. I knew he was frustrated not knowing which conversation of theirs I’d seen. I knew by his attitude that this would not be resolved now. He slammed the phone down. He cannot be caught in a lie. The fury comes on in a moment. It’s like you never know which one is going to show up at the door or on the phone.
All he had to do was be a man and answer those simple questions. We would have been good – no matter what the answers were – and he’d get his duplicate files. But he doesn’t know how to communicate his feelings. He knows how to say words that keep you close, but they are only words to get him past the moment. I learned months ago that he doesn’t mean them, they are his coping mechanism. The lies are the ritual he needs to ensure he can feel he’s got everything handled. When he hung up, I felt nothing but relief. The whole call took maybe 6 minutes. I was back to my happy place right away. Had that call come in while I was in a bad mood, it might have irked me. As it was, it was a short blip in time that confirmed recent good decisions.
BUT WAIT, WE DIDN’T GET TO THE WIFE’S EMAIL YET
So I’m happily winding down for the day, I’m outside watering, I’m texting with an old friend I’ve reconnected with. Still in a happy place, lots of fun synchronicities happening, waving hello to strolling/biking neighbors. I come inside and find an email from Jeremy’s wife. Hmmm, since I’m in such a light and fluffy place, it can’t be bad news. Right? Vibrational match and all that?
It occurred to me earlier this week that some of the crazy messages I and other women on Jeremy’s Facebook wall were getting may not have come from his wife as he said. She could have found me anytime the last year through Google and she knows I live across the street. The calls and messages stopped when the new gf came on behind the scene. From his wife’s email, I’m sure she never contacted me before. She wrote: ” We have no knowledge of the messages sent to you. I have sent Jeremy 2 messages since he left my daughter and I in June 2011. I have not sent you any. I’m sorry that he fooled you but I know that you knew it couldn’t possibly work with a man who is married. Leaves his child and does not talk to her on a regular basis. He committed a… crime… not as he described it to you. All he cares about is being famous one way or another stepping on whoever or conning his way up. I fully intend to pursue divorce to the fullest extent and make him pay dearly or go back to jail. I just wanted you to remember there are 2 sides to the story. Don’t feel bad in his absence because I have learned the end result is truely my blessing. Sincerely, C”
I responded to her: “C, hello and thanks for writing. I have lived across the street from Jeremy’s mom for 20+ years. I met him Sept 2011. Ours was not a love story; our long term plans were only for honesty and friendship. He did fool me. I saw his police report when he was in jail. I know the facts of the incident. I was a paralegal for 22 years. The problem with divorce is that he owns nothing and has a low paying job, so even if it was on a final judgment of divorce paper saying he was obligated to pay all your joint debts, he doesn’t have anything, so he can’t pay. His criminal charge of indecent exposure is a misdemeanor in Florida meaning he would not be considered a sex offender here. He wasn’t doing anything (when we hung out) that would send him back to jail. I don’t see his FB wall or keep track of what he’s doing now but he knows his probation officer shows up at random times. His new gf has kids but his crime didn’t involve a minor so he might be allowed to be around them. I am sorry for your pain but know the relief you feel. Had Jeremy not outright asked me for help, I would not have gotten involved. Best of luck to you. Andrea”
HOW DID I ATTRACT THESE ENCOUNTERS WHILE IN SUCH A HAPPY MOOD?
Because stuff is gonna happen when stuff happens. The Universe, knowing my greater intention for wanting a happy, fun life with joyful friends in it, is always giving me exactly what I am in vibrational harmony with.
Yesterday, being aligned with fun and purpose and hopeful thoughts about future happenings, was the perfect day for Jeremy’s call to come in, yet his anger not cause a blip in my screen. The same with his wife’s email. It was not emotionally troubling, it was just a quick exchange of info and I was back to my happy life.
To me, that’s the benefit of having a place of center to return to and to know how to get there. Meditation links here. So when different people move through your life at the speed of light, you are able to easily dodge and bob and weave your way without being personally impacted and bruised by it.
Had I yesterday woken up pissed at the world and responded to everyone from that vibrational stance, there could have been a much different result and a whole lot more karma put into motion. At this stage, I haven’t got time for the game. I long for something real. Until then, I’m happy loving life in general and no one in particular. If we’re really all One, what does that kinda stuff matter anyway?
Love when those around you love
Wish for others what you wish for yourself
I step out to water and 3 hours later have woven new walls
Ow, my hands and arms are all sting-y from the palmetto thorns today. I woke up with all intention to get my monthly billing out of the way first thing, but then thought to set the sprinkler up in the yard. As I looked around the property, I noticed the natural walls I line the driveway with each season using bamboo and palmetto fronds were deteriorating. I got my wire cutters and disassembled the west wall. It took about 5 minutes as the dead fronds just dissolved. I saved the longer young bamboo stalks and took the old, rotted ones along with the palmetto remnants out to the street. I took stock of the ficus growing there, and began to weave a wall using the young bamboo and a few sturdy older pieces. One purpose of the wall is to give me privacy when someone pulls into the driveway. Another is to block the view and sound from neighbors to give us all privacy. I repeated the wall on the east side, and hung some longer bamboo between the loquat trees. The loquats are bearing fruit like crazy! Continue reading
Easy Fix for Motorola Triumph phone with muffled sound
A friend I usually text with called last night and he sounded muffled, far away and in a tunnel. I could catch every 4th word or so. He has a Motorola Triumph and it seems this is a popular problem with that phone. His is out of warranty so I Googled and found a fix: ”My wife has taken back her phone 4 times now to the store and got another brand new phone and nothing fixed it. This is because all the phones at that store came from the same batch or date manufactured. Some dates are effected while others are not. The problem is with the Noise Cancelation Device. On the back at the top of the phone, above the camera is a little rubber strip cover. This is glued in place but with a thin knife you can easily and carefully remove this. Continue reading
We are here to take our own experiences, our own lessons, our own paths and guide others to theirs.
Our struggles, our battles are what mold us into the strong warriors that are here to serve and protect the ones who still need to wake up… the innocent ones that are awake, but not yet strong enough to endure what we have. We are here to take our own experiences, our own lessons, our own paths and guide others to theirs. Continue reading
No matter what choice, I am always where I’m supposed to be
If the Guidance is to turn right and I choose to turn left, the Holy Spirit doesn’t leave because I am a ‘failure,’ it just recalculates the route from where I am. Mimzy Wonka
Create it for yourself and watch someone else pay you for having done it
Last month, I was contacted by a friend I edit for about an idea she had forming. She remembered we’d had a conversation on the topic once and asked if I could elaborate for her. We chatted a few minutes, she gave me a word count and sent over a portion of her manuscript. As I read over the material, I was reminded that I’d over the past year journalled some private thoughts on the matter. I smiled as I checked the word count and realized she’d essentially be paying me for work I’d already done. At the time, I thought I was journalling private ideas for my future contemplation. I shared it with no one. Continue reading