Yes, there’s a freedom in working from home, but one must be in charge of time and mind to truly function well under their own volition.  Sometimes, I feel as if I’m being controlled by my surroundings rather than the other way around.  Right here, right now, I’m going to stamp my foot, put my fists on my hips, and say out loud, “Hey, who’s in charge anyway?!”  Oh yeah, I am.  Ain’t it great?

Well yes, it is great.  Does it “feel” great?  Not always.  Constant reminders are needed.  Life is fulfilling if we are aware that…

The best things in life are nearest:  Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you.  Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life’s plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life.

~Robert Louis Stevenson

Simplicity itself.  So I tell myself, “Quit making it so difficult on yourself, silly!” or something to that extent, as you can imagine.  “Let it go and go outside,” where nature has just recuperated from another wet front that passed through and the air sparkles, and the birds sing, and the insects buzz while I breathe in deeply from the blossoms that made it through the winds.  Leaves lay on the ground like small bowls containing rainwater.  The earth is damp and the plants are firm having taken in water and nutrients.  I am one of them, standing taller with each breath, turning my face to the sun as a flower would.  My arms reach out, my fingers spread wide, and I draw in energy; up through my feet, experiencing it as it climbs my legs, enters my body, filling it, and then courses out of my chest, arms, and fingers, returning to the world.  I am part of the world.  I fit into the plan.  I feel empowered to greatness.  I can return to my daily tasks, understanding it is not their importance that drives me, but the fact that I am capable in all ways and should express gratitude for this by using my gifts, my abilities.

Having things to do and being able to do them…the best things in life!

There, I did the whole thing, start to finish.  I’m pleased.

Wikimedia Commons photo credit:  By HID

Yesterday, I was at Border’s with my daughters and two of their friends.  They were hanging out, reading Manga and discussing Anime.  This is a tedious subject for me.  The constant filtering of which ones they should not be into is a bother.  But, the girls are being fairly mature about that and seem to be self-censuring to a good degree.

It was a particularly difficult morning because of issues with another of our children and I did a few circles in the center of the aisle near the girls before being led to a table of books where a baby book with cute, knitted caps on adorable babies was calling to me.  I’ve been knitting and crocheting lately, and hats are my thing.  (As an aside here, this is a very good therapy for me.  I find that the idea of learning something new, actually getting to finish a project, and then sharing that accomplishment with people is quite fulfilling.  My girls and I never miss the hour or two we spend once a week with the knitting club.)  Right next to this book was “The Power of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale.  One of those books one hears of many times in life and puts off picking up.  I opened it a little ways into the pages and found myself reading about sitting in the woods, listening to nature in order to learn how to “hear” God.  I love doing this meditatively anyway, but to have stumbled on the reminder that learning to let go and let God is a good prescription for finding the right answer or path was more than a coincidence, or “co-inky-dink,”  as we say around our house.  So, I continued reading over Norman’s vignettes of different people’s stories of tension and hurry and their having life-changing results by simply stopping in their tracks and breathing a bit.

One story was about a man who insisted on doing everything himself.  He was a business owner and could trust no one to do a good job, or so he thought.  His doctor told him to do this and that for relaxation and then to visit the cemetery for a short time each week.  The man wanted to know why and was told that he would come to realize that each one of those people had died and the world had not actually ended when they did.  The business owner went on to be quite successful by delegating and learning to let go of his perfecting tendency.

The reason that put me here today was that I wanted to share a healing-energy success story with you.  When I work in the evenings on Long Distance Energy sessions, I pray and meditate and connect with the person I have an appointment with.  This is basically the same as Norm’s advice above.  (I am not being rude in addressing him so.  I feel a comfortableness in what he shared with me yesterday and I want to pass on that feel of camaraderie to you as well.)  If I relax and bring my mind back to the subject at hand whenever I feel adrift, a calmness pervades and a deep state comes where images and words and ideas are shared with me for the person I’m working with.  There are many repeat clients who have become friends.  It would be difficult not to become friends when such an intimate connecting goes on.  The following is a portion of a response from a recent session.  This person has had pain in her right side for her entire life and no one has been able to determine why.  I am filled with gratitude to have been used for this person’s highest good and to hear positive results.

… I have to tell you I was going through my day and enjoying class and … the instructor told me I had a glow and looked like I was happy. I realized at that moment the pain in my right side is gone!!  I knew since our session I have felt lighter and happier. But I didn’t put it together.  The pain didn’t leave all at once it just eased off and left. Now my right arm is better but still hurting now and then. But nothing like before the session. …

I find it exhilarating to know it is okay for us to see and enjoy the light side and to feel good even though we may be bearing burdens of darkness at the same time.  It is a matter of letting go and letting God/the Universe help.

Wikimedia Commons Credit cemetery:  Doris Antony

Sue has won a free Long Distance Healing Energy session as well as the promised meditation CD.  Sue is already a client and I appreciate seeing her here.  Thanks for your participation and I hope you enjoy visiting the site.

I am all set for a future contest, by the way, and even found a place to generate random integers in order to pick winners.  Spread the word to your friends and let me know of your interest.

Lots of Love and Gratitude, 

Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee
Jest, and youthful Jollity,
Quips and cranks and wanton wiles,
Nods and becks and wreathed smiles
Such as hang on Hebe’s cheek,
And love to live in dimple sleek;
Sport that wrinkled Care derides,
And Laughter holding both his sides.

Come, and trip it, as you go,
On the light fantastic toe;
And in thy right hand lead with thee
The mountain-nymph, sweet Liberty;
And, if I give thee honour due,
Mirth, admit me of thy crew,
To live with her, and live with thee,
In unreproved pleasures free …

Yet again, I am inspired by a new client and am led to create this post.  This is my New Year’s wish for all my friends as well as the entire world.  Please join me on New Year’s Eve 2011 in “Tripping the Light Fantastic!”

Loving you dearly,

]]> http://curativeenergy.com/chitter-chatter/tripping-the-light-fantastic.html/feed 0 http://curativeenergy.com/energy-work/spirit-speaks.html http://curativeenergy.com/energy-work/spirit-speaks.html#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:00:10 +0000 Diana Neff http://curativeenergy.com/?p=1606 During distance sessions, I use the method called EFT.  That is Emotional Freedom Technique.  (I hold a certificate as a practitioner.)  It is a tapping method and I tap on my own acupressure points as I intend the session for you.  While this is a good means of connecting with you, it also opens the door for messages from God to come through and I write them down.  I tap with one hand, write with the other, and enjoy the time.  Writing in Spirit is an excellent way to commune with the Universe and to allow your inner (Higher) self to communicate more fully with the physical you.

The following are two recent messages from the EFT portion of Long Distance Healing Energy Sessions.  They were meant to be very personal for the clients I was working with, but I chose them because, in my opinion, they are messages we can all benefit from.

“I deeply and profoundly love and accept myself.  (I repeated this phrase until our connection was strong and the session moved along.)  I am grateful for all that my life is.  I am grateful for each breath of fresh air, for each swallow of clean water, for each beat of my heart, and for each step I take.  I am grateful to be filled with God’s love, peace, joy, hope, happiness, energy, health and healing.  These gifts fill me to overflowing.  I am happy to share them and I’m grateful for the people who receive them from me.  I am grateful and show this by returning love to the universe.  I watch as each ripple of love leaves my body, growing larger and larger until they become one with the universe in it’s infinity.  I deeply and profoundly love and accept myself and understand that, by concentrating on fullness, sharing, and gratitude, I turn myself into a magnet for all good things.”

“I deeply and profoundly love and accept myself.  I allow myself to be open to the light and positive energy of the universe.  I am capable of using my intuition and I am not afraid.  I can feel the energy and can tell when it is positive and true.  I am made in the image of God and create my life, past, present, and future.  I am free and unburdened.  I share easily with others and feel the positive connection created by doing so.  I lend love and stability to the common consciousness we all share.  I know I am part of the whole.  I enjoy this feeling, this knowledge, and wrap it carefully, storing it in my heart.  Every beat of my heart reminds me of my worth and abilities.  I deeply and profoundly love and accept myself.”

Please let me know if I can help or assist you in your spiritual walk.  Long Distance sessions are just as intimate, personal, and fulfilling as in-person sessions.

Flickr Creative Commons photo credit Steve Corey

So, here we go on the subject of what we can learn from knitting and how to apply it to life’s decision making.

I have a friend who asks me to work with her as the occasion arises.  She has been in the process of making a decision regarding a class (one of her final needed to graduate with a Master’s degree).  Should she take the easy one to get a good grade, or take the more difficult one because she likes the subject, but risk getting a lesser grade.  I am pasting in the transcript I sent to her after her session. (This is a good example of what comes from a session with me.)

The text in blue is directly quoted from DreamMoods.com

As I cleared and connected yesterday, I was surrounded by the colors purple and black and found myself at your Brow Chakra.  While meditating on what message these were bringing, I realized the image had changed to two strands of yarn, one green and one black.  I began writing about the fact that I have been knitting lately and this may have a message for life. Just as in knitting (especially from patterns), there are always choices to be made, but rules that need to be followed for the outcome to be something with meaning to it.  The black and purple colors were a feeling, surrounding me.  If you blend the two, the color will become like the night sky.  Then the yarn strands came into the picture, making it obvious that the blending process isn’t the same.  You can twine two together, but their colors will never blend.  They may go well together, compliment each other, either in monochromatic or opposite ways, but they will never become one color.

This is kind of like the choice you are making regarding your class.  Will the choice make a true blending and become part of the whole, or will it stand out, bringing attention to itself, and perhaps make the end result have less meaning?  Just as well in the opposite way…Standing out and lending a beauty that would not be there otherwise.

Green symbolizes new life.

Green signifies a positive change, good health, growth, fertility, healing, hope, vigor, vitality, peace, and serenity. The appearance of the color may also be a way of telling you to “go ahead”.

Black symbolizes the unknown, the unconscious, danger, mystery, darkness, death, mourning, rejection, hate or malice. The color invites you to delve deeper in your unconscious in order to gain a better understanding of yourself. It also signifies a lack of love and lack of support. More positively, black represents potential and possibilities. It is like a clean or blank slate.

The opposites are very pronounced here, aren’t they?

I opened your Crown and found myself looking at a pure white, knitted (again) bag.  Knitting has meaning for me at the moment and I can see that, in a huge way, it represents how we approach life.  The bag was empty, but full of potential and the need to be filled.  It was a roomy bag, with no flaws, and could expand endlessly.

White represents purity, perfection, peace, innocence, dignity, cleanliness, awareness, and new beginnings. You may be experiencing a reawakening or have a fresh outlook on life.

I moved back to your Brow and began having the feeling of an overabundance of mucus there.  Breathing problems or sinus problems.  This would mean stagnation and the need for movement.  Exercise will assist the lymphatic system and that will help move impurities and negative energies on out.  Then you can think more clearly.

At your Heart, I am seeing all white everywhere.  Then a red heart floating in the middle of it.  It reminds me of the Red Cross emblem.

Red is an indication of raw energy, force, vigor, intense passion, aggression, power, courage, impulsiveness and passion. The color red has deep emotional and spiritual connotations. It can also mean you are needing this energy in your life.

I moved to your Solar Plexus and was up on high ground, circling around.

I began shuffling the Tarot deck at your Sacral Chakra and one card fell out.  The IX of Swords.  It speaks of worry and despair, anxiety and depression.  You may be feeling overwhelmed.  I can see that this makes your decision making more difficult for you.  Something that might be easily decided at another time becomes a mountain to climb and you aren’t sure of your footing.  You are dealing with a problematic situation/difficult decision, but your worst fear is unlikely to materialize.  What you are feeling is the aftermath of previous difficult circumstances – classes, work, life.  Don’t lose sleep over this.

I hope you are able to make your choice and know that it will be the right one.  Try meditating on the choice.  Follow through with the decision and see how it feels while you are meditating.  Try both and see what your heart and gut feel like.

Lots of love,
Diana

My friend made the choice to take the more difficult class and I’m happy she is exploring her intuition and using her gut feelings as guides to making choices.  She is extremely happy with her choice.

‘For where there are two or three gathered together — to my name, there am I in the midst of them.’  Matthew 18:20  Young’s Literal Translation

That isn’t to say we should manipulate the energy into doing exactly what we want if it isn’t for our highest benefit.  I believe in remaining humble, grateful, and open to what is best for me.  If I need money to pay bills or the doctor and to buy food, I need to find out why I don’t have enough and work on applying energy to that area of my life.  That is, “I need help being a good employee,” or, “I need help with my self-confidence while I’m self-employed.”  I need to focus on what I can do and do with my best intentions.

This will bring the abundance we hope for.

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Hello,
Do you give Money Reiki Healings?
Thanks

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Hello,

I give Distance energy sessions that use elements from Reiki as well as other modalities. This is a session where you receive energy from the universe and I am acting as a booster of sorts by allowing additional energy to flow through me to you. This benefits you in whatever way the energy sees is best for you, whatever way your Higher Self/Spirit knows is best for you.

I will not/cannot manipulate the energy into doing anything that is not for your highest good.

If you were to ask for assistance with financial issues, I could focus on sending healing energy to whatever it is that is blocking your ability to support yourself. Then I will let you know if any images come to me that might suggest answers or bring up things you may not be aware of.

Please let me know if I can help.

Love and gratitude,
Diana

We find books and DVD’s and Audio Books at the library for free!  We love listening to the Audio Books during meals and even while we do crafts.

Then the library has other activities going on too.  We are taking advantage of the Knitting Club/Class…for free…and the Signing class…for free…and we will be looking into the Activity times one of the branches has twice a month.

There are also one time programs that are put on.  We want to attend the “Be Kind to Animals” program.
I just made a cute pair of slippers after having learned to knit again.  They are called “Pocket Book Slippers”.  Here’s a photo and the url for you to get the pattern from if you happen to like knitting.  These are very easy and look just like a little pocketbook when you’re done sewing up the two sides.  The size is perfect for my short stubby foot and then stretches out to fit my girls’ long size 9 1/2 feet too without stretching too far and looking ugly.

I had the needles and the worsted already and they cooked up really fast!  The main site I found them at is called Knitting Pattern Central.

My oldest boys are off larping this weekend.  They are having a major battle over in Orlando and we may go see it on Sunday – free except for the gas.  They made their own chain mail by slicing 1″ pvc pipes into 1/8″ rings and then cutting a slit into each so they loop together.  The chest plates are made by cutting 50 gallon blue barrels into about 3″ x 4″ rectangles, rounding, drilling 8 holes in each and then lacing them together.  Yep, long process, but it’s the real thing as in how chain mail has always been made, just not out of plastic.  What a great experience for them.  No photos yet.

Middle son is learning the woodworking trade this summer spending days with his father.

The dogs are happy as can be inside in the air conditioning, as am I, I’ll tell ya.  We had a few days of overcast and rain, which was quite pleasant, but we’re back in the 90′s with high humidity (70+%) after the rains.

I’ve been having a grand time doing Distance Sessions.  It is a most fulfilling acitivity for me, especially as clients share back with me about the readings I provide along with the energy.  I am just as happily surprised as they are and love the positive feedback that results.

All that’s left for me to do is GET SOME EXERCISE!  Right?  Right.  right.

So what to do about clearing the clutter?

Boosts of energy from others’ channeling are always of benefit and get things going faster, but the work basically lies within us.  Attunement was an empowering time for me.  In my opinion, attunement helps individuals see more clearly where their paths lie and aids with their decision making processes.

Meditation is another way to work with energy.  This brings a marvelous balancing into our lives.  Most often, guided meditations will have to do with clearing our energy by being somewhere and doing something and then returning to the present.  This gives us a little break from the daily grind and, after freshening our energy, returns us in a much better frame of mind.

I wrote a guided meditation that is listed under the Free Gifts tab.

As a Reiki Master, I am blessed to be able to assist with teaching the Reiki classes for Hospice volunteers and staff.  I handle different parts of the class; the Chakra teaching portion, the practice session, half of the attunements, and the meditation at the end of the class.  “One with the Universe” is one of the meditations I use.  I love writing meditations and enjoy painting a picture of peace and tranquility within my own mind.  It is fulfilling to know that others appreciate hearing me read them as well.

(I think it’s about time I start creating some mp3′s to post on Curative Energy.  I just have to find a decent microphone.)

Grounding is a stupendous energy moving/de-cluttering technique as well.  Some will cook/eat, garden, exercise, or help others to keep their feet on the ground.  Grounding relaxes us in the long run, helps us feel good about ourselves, and jumpstarts our creative juices.  If we aren’t feeling creative, it’s difficult to want to “spring clean” anything…Our homes, our spiritual insides, or our cars.

So, what does the inside of your car look like?  Time for a little inner space cleaning as well?

A side note regarding attunements brought to mind by a dear client:

I don’t recommend multiple attunements for anything more than an artist’s changing the technique she is working with…I’m an oil painter, I do water colors, I sculpt clay, I weld… The energy is the same even though the way energy workers use it differs.  Any additional attunements would basically say that you are now able to change techniques and to tell others what that technique is.  I know this sounds less than spiritual, but I think people get way too wound up in labeling energy work.  It is a gift from God; each of us is an individual in who we are as well as in how we communicate God’s loving energy.



I was reading an article from the Associated Press. Poor man’s Gatorade saves Bangladeshi kids. The ingredients are, according to the article, “A pinch of salt. A fistful of sugar. A half liter of water.”  This simple mix saves the lives of children who come down with diarrhea. In the United States, we probably can’t quite wrap our minds around dying from such a mundane ailment as this, but it is fact and Bangladeshi moms pass down the recipe from generation to generation.

Because of this article, I flew back a few years into my first child’s babyhood. One day, due to his having a high fever, I called my brother, who lived a block away and who was also a fireman/paramedic, to ask him to pick up some things at the nearby health food store. On the list was an “all natural” performance drink. He dutifully bought that, but also included apple juice in the bag. He had determined, by reading the labels, that apple juice had far more of the needed electrolytes than the performance drinks. I’ve remembered this ever since.

When my kids were very little, they never drank pure juice, I always watered it at least ½ way. It was far more refreshing for them, especially since we live in Florida and were usually at our lumber mill all day long in those days. Little did I know how perfect this recipe really was.  I thought it might be interesting to look up some information on this subject and typed in “electrolytes in apple juice” as a Google search. There it was, “Rob Declares War on Gatorade.” Yahooie Louie.   It’s true!  The blue stuff (orange, green, yellow, purple, red) just isn’t all it’s made out to be! You might like to take a peek for yourself, so click here.

Then I checked out the videos available for the same Google search and found one telling about how apple juice is good for enhancing memory.  Something about its preventing loss of the essential neurotransmitter, acetylcholine.  Hmm.  A word I can pronounce.  So, maybe I can understand the information too!  Let’s see.

Yes, sounds very sensible.  An apple a day… we can make sure to add one for our kids and ourselves…keeps the doctor away.

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