September 7: Divine Helpers - There for the Asking

I use a specific deck of cards by Sonia Choquette to help me gain clarity.  Last Wednesday, after a couple of exhausting days at work, I pulled three of the cards.  The first card tells me the attitude or frame of mind in which to approach the situation.  The second helps me understand the best way to shift the vibration of the current situation to a higher level.  The third helps me understand what I may be overlooking.

1.  Self-Esteem - Guardian Angel Michael.  This card asks me  

to stay strong, even though I may feel like the odd man out.  It encourages me to not seek approval, nor to doubt myself when I don't receive it.  Rather, it encourages me to stand in my full spirit-hood - stand true in what I know - and claim leadership of my own life.

2.  Exhaustion - Divine Helpers.  This card reminds me that while it is essential that I do all that is within my power to accomplish what I need to accomplish, it is also necessary for me to understand my limits - and ask for assistance from my Divine Helpers.  I can back off, ask for help, and let the Universe work its magic.  I forget about this.  It is so easy to get involved with the trappings of the day and what needs to be done, that I forget I have a multitude of support - all I need to do is ask.

3.  Physical Body - Gaia.  This card asks me to remember that my physical body is a gift from this Earth - a wonderful 

gift in which my Spirit can live.  I am asked to give it the love, respect (there's that word again), and attention it deserves - including good food, rest, a calm environment, and more.  It is through my body that the Earth speaks to me, and living in my head while ignoring my body will work at cross-purposes to getting done what needs to be done in this lifetime.  

Well.  That about nails it, doesn't it?  What else can be said?  

After drawing these cards - and I must say, I felt like the little orange figure in the second picture - I got online and booked acupuncture and Reiki appointments.  A massage was already scheduled.  Then, I put these cards in a place where I would see them everyday to help me remember to  ask for help, and to listen to and care for my body.  

Yesterday, my massage therapist used a Hopi Indian technique in aligning my spine.  I became aware of many Grandmothers there - and the love I felt coming from them 

was strong and grounded.  And I could take some of it in - I just didn't notice it was there, but I was able to feel it, identify it, and take some of it in. They are working in me now.  I welcomed them.  I asked for their help.  I am now, as I write this, thanking them and letting them do their thing - letting the Universe work its magic.  Ask for help.  Keep asking for help.   

This morning, I am realizing that I have eaten very little.  I have not been overly hungry.  In listening to my body this morning, however, I know it is craving several things:  vegetables, exercise, and a walk in nature.  I will give it these things.  And then I will listen again, and discern the next steps.

Last night, I thought I was going to go to a play.  I was led, however, to go to work.  I tuned in.  Really???  Work???  

However, I was extremely productive, and laid the foundation work for all of my courses that will support my creativity in lesson planning for this week.  I am ready - save for some minor review and revision - to begin the "fun stuff."  I don't feel "behind."  And it didn't take that long.  Listening and following the "leading within" was a good thing. 

Stop. 

Wait. 

Listen. 

Ask for help.

Rest in the Universe and let it work its magic.  

'Nuf said…