Tuesday, May 26, 2009. I didn’t do a blog post this morning because I needed to fly out of here as soon as I woke up to drive to Ocala. I’d finished my phone work just after 2:00am this morning and had to leave by 7:00am to meet with my Ocala connection before she got into her day. I can do fine on 4 hours sleep, but making myself fall right asleep the minute I stop “work” isn’t so easy. I got 3 hours in before I had to walk out the door. Usually, when the magazine is delivered each month, we do the mailing that day. I take all the stacks left over after everyone has taken theirs, and I deliver Ocala and Cassadaga myself. This time, I had to reschedule the Ocala trip to before the mailing, and I had to do all the last minute figuring to see who gets how many. In my haste and exasperation, I did the math wrong and was 1500 magazines short, and didn’t notice it until I got to Ocala and opened my trunk. Continue reading
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Working with the available light
Monday, May 25, 2009. Happy Memorial Day. Yesterday for the first time in a long time I found myself driving after dark. I’d run out to a meeting about 6pm and threw my wallet and phone in my pocket. I really never need to carry my purse with me, so I didn’t put it in the car. I figured I’d be back by 8pm, long before dark. And of course I wasn’t, and of course one thing I keep in my purse is my driving glasses. I mean, I can see fine to drive with my regular glasses and I do it all the time. But if I’m driving somewhere unfamiliar, where I need to read the street signs, I put on the driving glasses. I also put them off after dark, because I can just see the small details so much clearer. So, as I was leaving downtown Melbourne about 8:30pm last night, I made a point to drive home along the best lighted route. Continue reading
We need some daily undiluted UV light through our retina; taking a ride to clear the mental cobwebs
I went on a long drive yesterday afternoon. I’ve not had a chance all week to get out for a change of scenery, and I needed one. I know I live in Paradise, but sometimes driving out to see the rest of the world lets me appreciate it even more when I return. I’ve heard that “Paradise does not make itself known to you until you’ve been kicked out of it.” I want to make sure that never happens to me. I want to recognize and draw Paradise out of anywhere I am, anytime I’m there. Ma Yoga Shakti says, “Wherever you are, make a heaven of it.”
How to win the lottery by visualizing it; Dr. Joseph Murphy
How To Win The Lottery By Visualizing It. Cynthia P. Stafford was a single mother raising five kids. She read books about positive thinking by Divine Science minister Joseph Murphy. Through Murphy’s teachings of self-healing and visualization, Stafford set her mind on winning $112 million. She wrote the figure “$112 million” constantly, meditated on it, and imagined how excited she would be once the money finally came into her life. After four months of obsessive focus — the first couple of weeks took considerable discipline, she says — she stopped and let go. “Once you’re in the flow of the energy,” she says, “it’s going to happen.” And in May 2007, Stafford won $112 million in California’s Mega Millions lottery. And she’s using it wisely. “The ones who blew it also said they were going to blow it,” she says. “They said it before it happened. It’s what you believe. They attracted that. We have two choices in life. We can choose to see the best situation in our lives, or bemoan why things are not working.” Continue reading
Where does standing up for others fit into law of attraction?
Friday May 22 2009. I went back and read what I blogged May 7th Do I let friends have their own dream, or do I warn them? I thought how judgmental it sounded. When I’m being judgmental and opinionated is when something raises my emotional ire and, when that happens, I no longer have a clear view. And I don’t mean something that throws me into a rage, I mean something that catches my attention in a way that makes me feel I need to protect someone from something. Something that causes in me a feeling of wanting to change circumstances from what they are now to something I find preferable. I am not an activist by any means. I bless those who choose that bumpy path. But I have long felt myself to be somewhat of a voice for those who haven’t found their voice yet. Those who don’t speak up for themselves. Those who can’t speak up for themselves.
It’s funny as I say that, that also, as a psychic medium, I give voice for those who have crossed over. More who can’t speak up for themselves. But I’m talking here about the people I know who are too shy to voice what they want to say to someone. Mostly for fear of repercussion, fear of backlash for speaking up. I grew up in a household like that, where everyone was waiting for the axe to fall, at Dad’s mood. Something I won’t watch 10 seconds of on tv? A couple or family arguing. Off. Period, end of story. Continue reading
I like knowing what my options are
Yesterday was rainy on and off all day and I stayed inside and worked most of the day. My yard is loving the rain and all the flowering plants are blooming. I just cut the grass a few days ago and it can use it again already. While I always water at the base of my trees and bushes, I don’t water my lawn, I let it kind of fend for itself. The half of the back yard that gets full sun all day was mostly browning grass, but it’s now green and getting lush. The other half of the backyard is under the high shade of several big oaks and pines, and I have St. Augustine grass growing there. Little by little, each year it creeps out just a little farther into the sunny part of the yard. Which wasn’t always the sunny part. It was actually where an oak was growing, which came down in the storms of 2004. It left me with a view of the big open expanse of north sky, which I had not had before. I really enjoyed having a new view and being able to see so much at one time.
Mind tricks I play, since I know it’s all about my perception
Wednesday, May 20, 2009. I wrote the wrong date on everything yesterday. I don’t think I wrote 5-19-09 on anything but my blog post of the morning. All day long, as I do phone calls and go through paperwork, I make notes about who I spoke to, what we said, what I need to do next. I date each note. And apparently yesterday I decided it was still the day before. Probably because I didn’t turn the desk calendar page yet, or mark it off on the wall calendar. I do that sometimes to prolong the day and give me more time to finish something. Just one of the funny little mind tricks I play with myself, now that I know it’s all about my perception. I figured out a few years ago that if I can get myself in a state of tizzy and overwhelment by imagining I have more responsibilities that are more urgent than they are, then I can also talk myself into a state of recognizing that things are under control and being done in divine order. Even when I’m plowing through the paperwork and stuck on some particular detail, or can’t suss out a design problem, or need to reboot the computer, I can remind myself that all I need to do is reboot my internal system as well. Reboot my perception, so I can see more of the forest and less of just the one tree I imagine to be blocking my path. Continue reading
Seeking Referrals for Accurate Psychic Readers
The newer, updated post for the below is at On Still Seeking Referrals for Accurate Psychic Readers. I did a new post to allow comments, since this one did not. Please go to the above link.
Last May, I posted the following on Facebook: “Most of you know that I publish Horizons, and have a psychic reading practice as well (see http://horizonsmagazine.com/blog/readings/ .) I’m booked through 2009 and need someone to refer appointments to for psychic readings (not spiritual counseling). Someone who can give accurate, detailed info about what is happening now and predictions for the future. If you know someone (really) real, let me know.” I got several responses back right away.
The ones who die from swine flu have other medical issues as well
I assumed everyone knew this, but apparently not. The ones who die from swine flu or the H1N1 virus all have other medical issues going on as well. If you’re relatively healthy and strong, it’s just another flu and the bug will pass through you in 5-7 days. Don’t be freaked out thinking “OMG they are closing schools near me, I am in danger”. It’s just a flu. Even if you’re diagnosed with it. It’s just a flu. It will pass. Get medical attention but don’t freak out.
Then when it’s over, start eating healthier and you’ll build your immune system so it’s easier in case there’s ever a next time.
Taking my breaks when I can and where I am
I finally got the June Horizons Magazine done and it will go to the printer on time. This is the first time I’ve finished it so close to the wire. I layout most of the articles and the ads 4-5 months ahead of time. Advertisers pay up to a year in advance, so I know to include them. My final layout week each month is – more than graphic layout – mostly me taking care of the bookkeeping end of it, making sure everyone who is going in is paid. That’s probably the smartest thing I do, business-wise: is to not let clients owe me. If they want the discount price, they pay in advance. That way, no one has bad feelings because someone else didn’t do what they said they were going to do. Especially when dollars are involved. That way, relationships are saved and honest people are kept honest. So this past week has been a lot of hours at the computer each day, with a flurry of last minute ads and phone calls. I skipped church on Sunday to work as well, and finally by the end of Sunday I knew I’d have the magazine done on time. Whew! Continue reading