Year in Review
For many, 2016 was a less than stellar year, but I couldn't disagree more. We get what we wish for. We get what we focus on. We get what we think. If you focused on the negativity, then you would reap the negativity around you. The opposite is also true. If you focus on the magical moments in your life, then you tend to create even more magic. I have days when I can only see the negative and it makes me feel miserable and sad. I analyze the situation and find what good could come of it and I magically feel so much better.
12 Magical Moments of the Year
#12-My second oldest graduated high school and is pursuing her dream of auditioning for "something". I have had so many people commend me for allowing her to stay home, work and go to occasional auditions. I am not sure why I should take any of the credit for this. She has always declared this to be her future, and it is her future to plan…not mine.
#11-I continually find magic in nature, every single day. Sometimes I find feathers in the strangest places, other times I find a single bloom on a cold day. Today, I found floating "fairies" as I went on a crisp winter walk with my puppies. There are no blooms, but there was a floating, fluffy seed on its way to its destination. It is so magical to capture these moments.
#10-Clouds. I never tire of looking at the clouds. They are so magical all by themselves, but when they take on the color of the sunrise or the sunset…there is no end to their magic. I find myself running outside to take "yet another picture" of the clouds, and it just plain makes me happy.
#9- Making crystal jewelry. I love working with crystals. I have had an infatuation with stones of all types MY WHOLE LIFE. There was no reason for this love. My father wasn't a geologist or a jeweler. I just couldn't keep my hands out of the rocks. I would sit for hours and pick out stones that had a hint of sparkle. I would dig in the rocks in the mini park at school, finding fossils and other treasures. Unfortunately, on those days I did not pay attention during social studies. Instead, I would put my new found treasures in the pencil holder in the desk and pour glue over them to make special plaques. Now, I have a much more useful means of playing with rocks and I have created some very beautiful bracelets and necklaces. You can see a good deal of my creations in my Etsy Shop: CrystalHarmony444
#8-Taking the time to listen. I have never been a good listener. When you talk to me, I am probably thinking about something else and will ask you to repeat yourself if I catch something that seems important for me to know or respond to. I realize this is a character flaw. I have spent some time this year listening to podcasts and audio books to help me exercise my listening skills. I have really improved in catching details while doing other things. This has really helped me to focus on people when they are talking to me and helped me to strengthen my relationship with my family.
#7-Never taking the victim stance. There is absolutely no such thing as a victim. Crappy things happen to good people, but we have to get up and go on. If we focus on the crappy thing that happened, no matter HOW crappy it is, you are going to continue to feel crappy. It seems pretty simple, but obviously, this is a very difficult thing to overcome. I recently had a situation where I was left out of something that I thought I was going to be a part of. It hurt. I lost some sleep over it. Now, I realize that it was just not something I needed, or really wanted, to be a part of. It was time for me to move on and take charge of my life and do some things that I had been ignoring. Everything happens for a reason, and it is our life's purpose to find that reason and make something good come of it.
#6-Find the rainbows. I never tire of looking at the rainbows. I seem to find them WHEREVER they exist. They exist after a sunny rainstorm. They exist in the spilled gas on the pavement. They exist when water runs out of the hose on a sunny day. They exist in the imperfections of quartz crystals (this is my favorite place to find them…and of course the rainbow comes from something that is considered an imperfection). They also exist around the sun…all the way around the sun…every day when I am driving to the studio in the late afternoon. Simply stunning.
#5-Weekly massages. Ok, maybe not every week, but every week that I can make it work. I work really hard and as a dancer, abuse my body…STILL!!! I am so happy that I am fortunate enough to have found the most amazing massage therapist that makes my body feel so much better. When I am lucky enough to be able to mix this with an adjustment from my favorite chiropractor, I am in HEAVEN! I feel that both of these people came into my life MAGICALLY by pure "coincidence" which basically means they came into my life by pure magic. I don't question this fact one, single bit, and I love them both!
#4-Limited outbursts. Yes, I still have them. Not as often. Not as volatile. The fact that I am able to control them and keep them from being a major issue is a huge step for me. I am so happy that the years I had speaking with the most amazing (and also a person who came into my life MAGICALLY) have really paid off. It doesn't mean that they are gone all together, but I now have more control. I heard a speaker once say that they asked the Dali Lama if he was truly enlightened. He answered "absolutely not." The speaker asked why he could say such a thing. The Dali Lama answered "because I kill flies." We all have our moments and our issues. It is part of life and we need to except the faults with all of the blessings and turn those into something magical, too.
#3-Working with children. I am so blessed to be able to do what I truly love to do. I always imagined myself teaching in some respect. I always played "teacher" and had lesson plans and books and everything that was necessary for class. Later, I started making up dances and teaching them to my invisible students. I would not change my job for anything! I am able to continually exercise my creative passion and it completely fills my life with joy.
#2-Seeing things that sometimes aren't there. I try to pay attention when I catch those flashes of light. Flickers at the edge of my vision. Streaks of light in front of me. I believe these things are of another dimension and that we all see them…sometimes. If we just open our eyes and our awareness, these things can be part of our daily activity. Believe in them. Trust in them. Energy is all around us in absolutely everything we see…and can't see. Everything is energy. Open your eyes and see.
#1-Dreams of loved ones who have passed. I have been having some very incredible dreams. I have been dreaming lately of people in my life who have passed. There was nothing completely profound about them. One dream a friend told me to always remember about the chickens. I have no idea what this means, but it was interesting. In another dream, an angel stood over a blanket and began waving her arms and the likeness of my Grandma appeared underneath. I was so amazed at how lifelike she looked. I told her that I loved her and was so happy that I was able to see her. The last one was also about my Grandma. I went up to her and told her that she was so beautiful and she looked just like I remembered her. She told me to always remember that if I just let things go, they would happen as they are supposed to happen. These words were exactly the words I needed to hear. I focus so much on how to MAKE things happen. They key is to just LET things happen.
Tomorrow I am going to post a card reading for the past year and for the first three months of the new year. Doing card readings really makes me feel connected to EVERYTHING. I am very excited to share this as part of Magical Moments.
#Createyourownmagic #MagicalMoments
For many, 2016 was a less than stellar year, but I couldn't disagree more. We get what we wish for. We get what we focus on. We get what we think. If you focused on the negativity, then you would reap the negativity around you. The opposite is also true. If you focus on the magical moments in your life, then you tend to create even more magic. I have days when I can only see the negative and it makes me feel miserable and sad. I analyze the situation and find what good could come of it and I magically feel so much better.
12 Magical Moments of the Year
#12-My second oldest graduated high school and is pursuing her dream of auditioning for "something". I have had so many people commend me for allowing her to stay home, work and go to occasional auditions. I am not sure why I should take any of the credit for this. She has always declared this to be her future, and it is her future to plan…not mine.
#11-I continually find magic in nature, every single day. Sometimes I find feathers in the strangest places, other times I find a single bloom on a cold day. Today, I found floating "fairies" as I went on a crisp winter walk with my puppies. There are no blooms, but there was a floating, fluffy seed on its way to its destination. It is so magical to capture these moments.
#10-Clouds. I never tire of looking at the clouds. They are so magical all by themselves, but when they take on the color of the sunrise or the sunset…there is no end to their magic. I find myself running outside to take "yet another picture" of the clouds, and it just plain makes me happy.
#9- Making crystal jewelry. I love working with crystals. I have had an infatuation with stones of all types MY WHOLE LIFE. There was no reason for this love. My father wasn't a geologist or a jeweler. I just couldn't keep my hands out of the rocks. I would sit for hours and pick out stones that had a hint of sparkle. I would dig in the rocks in the mini park at school, finding fossils and other treasures. Unfortunately, on those days I did not pay attention during social studies. Instead, I would put my new found treasures in the pencil holder in the desk and pour glue over them to make special plaques. Now, I have a much more useful means of playing with rocks and I have created some very beautiful bracelets and necklaces. You can see a good deal of my creations in my Etsy Shop: CrystalHarmony444
#8-Taking the time to listen. I have never been a good listener. When you talk to me, I am probably thinking about something else and will ask you to repeat yourself if I catch something that seems important for me to know or respond to. I realize this is a character flaw. I have spent some time this year listening to podcasts and audio books to help me exercise my listening skills. I have really improved in catching details while doing other things. This has really helped me to focus on people when they are talking to me and helped me to strengthen my relationship with my family.
#7-Never taking the victim stance. There is absolutely no such thing as a victim. Crappy things happen to good people, but we have to get up and go on. If we focus on the crappy thing that happened, no matter HOW crappy it is, you are going to continue to feel crappy. It seems pretty simple, but obviously, this is a very difficult thing to overcome. I recently had a situation where I was left out of something that I thought I was going to be a part of. It hurt. I lost some sleep over it. Now, I realize that it was just not something I needed, or really wanted, to be a part of. It was time for me to move on and take charge of my life and do some things that I had been ignoring. Everything happens for a reason, and it is our life's purpose to find that reason and make something good come of it.
#6-Find the rainbows. I never tire of looking at the rainbows. I seem to find them WHEREVER they exist. They exist after a sunny rainstorm. They exist in the spilled gas on the pavement. They exist when water runs out of the hose on a sunny day. They exist in the imperfections of quartz crystals (this is my favorite place to find them…and of course the rainbow comes from something that is considered an imperfection). They also exist around the sun…all the way around the sun…every day when I am driving to the studio in the late afternoon. Simply stunning.
#5-Weekly massages. Ok, maybe not every week, but every week that I can make it work. I work really hard and as a dancer, abuse my body…STILL!!! I am so happy that I am fortunate enough to have found the most amazing massage therapist that makes my body feel so much better. When I am lucky enough to be able to mix this with an adjustment from my favorite chiropractor, I am in HEAVEN! I feel that both of these people came into my life MAGICALLY by pure "coincidence" which basically means they came into my life by pure magic. I don't question this fact one, single bit, and I love them both!
#4-Limited outbursts. Yes, I still have them. Not as often. Not as volatile. The fact that I am able to control them and keep them from being a major issue is a huge step for me. I am so happy that the years I had speaking with the most amazing (and also a person who came into my life MAGICALLY) have really paid off. It doesn't mean that they are gone all together, but I now have more control. I heard a speaker once say that they asked the Dali Lama if he was truly enlightened. He answered "absolutely not." The speaker asked why he could say such a thing. The Dali Lama answered "because I kill flies." We all have our moments and our issues. It is part of life and we need to except the faults with all of the blessings and turn those into something magical, too.
#3-Working with children. I am so blessed to be able to do what I truly love to do. I always imagined myself teaching in some respect. I always played "teacher" and had lesson plans and books and everything that was necessary for class. Later, I started making up dances and teaching them to my invisible students. I would not change my job for anything! I am able to continually exercise my creative passion and it completely fills my life with joy.
#2-Seeing things that sometimes aren't there. I try to pay attention when I catch those flashes of light. Flickers at the edge of my vision. Streaks of light in front of me. I believe these things are of another dimension and that we all see them…sometimes. If we just open our eyes and our awareness, these things can be part of our daily activity. Believe in them. Trust in them. Energy is all around us in absolutely everything we see…and can't see. Everything is energy. Open your eyes and see.
#1-Dreams of loved ones who have passed. I have been having some very incredible dreams. I have been dreaming lately of people in my life who have passed. There was nothing completely profound about them. One dream a friend told me to always remember about the chickens. I have no idea what this means, but it was interesting. In another dream, an angel stood over a blanket and began waving her arms and the likeness of my Grandma appeared underneath. I was so amazed at how lifelike she looked. I told her that I loved her and was so happy that I was able to see her. The last one was also about my Grandma. I went up to her and told her that she was so beautiful and she looked just like I remembered her. She told me to always remember that if I just let things go, they would happen as they are supposed to happen. These words were exactly the words I needed to hear. I focus so much on how to MAKE things happen. They key is to just LET things happen.
Tomorrow I am going to post a card reading for the past year and for the first three months of the new year. Doing card readings really makes me feel connected to EVERYTHING. I am very excited to share this as part of Magical Moments.
#Createyourownmagic #MagicalMoments
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