Tidings of Comfort and Joy

Do you find yourself waxing sentimental when the ‘season of love and giving’ comes rolling around each year? Are you missing that ‘someone special’ and feeling as if your holiday will be inconsequential, incomplete, without their presence?

My memories of holidays gone by are bittersweet. Christmas was my most joyful holiday until the year my mother, Leah, died. It was tough enough to deal with her death which was tragic and ‘out of the blue’, but having it occur two weeks before Christmas hit me hard. I can still to this day, hear her reminiscing about Christmas being ‘our’ favorite holiday.

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Set Your Table to Include Your Loved Ones

The holidays are fast approaching and your ancestors and loved ones in spirit long to participate in your family gatherings. I am reminded time and time again of their need to be acknowledged and to be ‘a part of’.

They, your loved ones in spirit, strive to make a connection with you – some do, many do not. I give them credit because they never relinquish that ‘spirit’, they never give up trying. Take comfort in the knowing that they will never give up, no never –not until they connect and communicate with you.

I am also told you can make it a great deal easier for them to connect with you if you tune in and surrender your skepticism. Simply give the possibility of connecting a try. Read More

Trust Without Question

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times.

What you focus on grows, and while there may be some truth to that, we offer this different perspective…

It has to do with getting out of your own way and allowing nature, our divine life force, our highest self, our intuition, or internal guiding system do her thing.

Do you think for one moment the tiny, infinitesimal seed focuses on expanding and pushing through the soil, to sprout and grow upward? Do you think it focuses on being the best damn petunia or tomato plant in the universes, or might it simply be following its innate calling? Stepping aside and allowing nature to do her thing?

Do you think the tiny embryo of a bird focuses on feathering out and cracking through that eggshell, to reach skyward and fly? Or does it simply trust its intuition and divine plan, its innate drive or predisposition to one day soar through the skies? Read More

Begin Where You Are

Begin where you are.

There is no better starting point than where you are.
And only you are where you are.

So – you are starting at the ideal place with the ideal resources…

Where you are.

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Hallowed Help

Witches and goblins and ghosts, oh my!
Make sure you sleep with an open eye.

You will want to make sure that you will see,
The souls of your loved ones who will visit thee!

All Hallows’ Eve, when the veil between the world of the living and the dead is the thinnest, making accessibility that much easier, is not the only ideal time for spirits pay a visit. Sure, the energy is ripe for connecting; it’s electrifying, exciting and inviting, if I do say so myself, but it’s not the only time to connect.

Any day, night or day, any season, is an ideal time to reach out, connect and communicate. I can vouch for the willingness and readiness of your loved ones; I sense their desire to spend time with you. Often their desire feels like an imperative. Read More

Numerical Positivity

Seven, eleven, 15, 17… numbers in general elicit my child-like curiosity. I add a string of numbers together and look up their meaning. I save the slip of paper from the deli-counter* and look at the number when I return home, I see messages in numbers on a license plate – you name it, I am intrigued by them and I always need to know the interpretation of that number.

Years ago I purchased Doreen Virtue’s book, Angel Numbers 101, and to this day, I constantly refer to it. Recently I found myself thumbing through the pages to look up the number 25, as a friend of mine was celebrating an anniversary. The angelically guided meaning of the number 25 stated “As you go through major life changes, expect the best and your optimism will be rewarded.”

This immediately brings to mind advice I received during my first AA meeting, over two decades ago…“If you never have expectations, you will never be disappointed.” I’m not sure the angels are suggesting that with their guided meaning of the number 25. Read More

Are YOU Next?

How far are you willing to go to find yourself? Or are you perfectly content with who and where you are?

Have you made amends to those who have gone before you, your family members and friends who may, themselves, be regretting a thing or two?

Why do you keep repeating your less than desirable habits/mistakes? Would you find value in and appreciate having answers to those ‘whys’ directly from your blood line; your ancestors, those who have “been there” and “done that”?

What would you do with your life if you could become that person, the person who in your heart of hearts, you know you are; the person, who is free of misgivings, regrets, remorse and endless questions? The person who had said what needed to be said and who had heard what others needed you to hear. Read More

Bona Fide Independence ~ Booyah!

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.” *

 

If there is any truth to that quote then there are a high percentage of people in this world who could be categorized as insane. Would you agree?

The more you keep repeating the same patterns, the less your life changes and the deeper the hole in which you live becomes. What is a person to do?

If you wonder why your life hasn’t changed for the better, or why your current situation hasn’t improved, you may want to consider evaluating your current behavior, or taking a different approach to the way you do something. Have you ever stopped to wonder why you may be stuck in an endless loop or why you feel as if you are out of options?

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Proud to Know You!

In honor of Pride Month and to commemorate the distance we have traveled over the decades, I share a chapter of my book, the Spirit’s Speak on Success. It was written my best friend, Ronnie and refers to the trials, tribulations and joys of living our young, closeted lives during the 1970s.

Day 47

Success to me was a full heart.

It was complete and unconditional love.

Love without struggle.

We struggled to be loved and to love out loud – not behind closed doors or down dark alleys.

We were a feisty generation expressing our needs and living out loud – as much as we could.

But we were also full of fear.

Fear of the unknown – fear of the known. Read More

My Father ~ My Inspiration

June 6th marks the day my Dad, Woody, transitioned to spirit. He was a patriot and proud military man, so it was fitting that he crossed over on D-Day*.

Throughout my life, my Dad inspired me. He taught me the value of living in the moment, “crossing that bridge when we come to it”, and above all, remaining positive through thick and thin. Being a full-bred Irish Catholic, he prided himself on being a graduate of ‘Blarney Tech’. He possessed the gift of gab and always made others feel comfortable in his presence. As a devout man of faith, he lived by the credo that his savoir always had his back.

Even as the years passed and time took a toll on his health, robbed him of his vision and his hearing, he maintained his ever so positive frame of mind and indomitable spirit.

My Dad was always there for me. He believed in me even when I was unable to believe in myself. He was Johnny-on-the-spot when I needed advice on how to best navigate through unforeseen challenges both personally and professionally and most especially while I was employed in the corporate world.  Through his support, encouragement and grooming, he unknowingly shared his gifts of diplomacy, patience and stage presence, helping me to achieve my goals throughout life. Read More

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