Creating Our Own Matrix

This year, 2019, is a 3 year in numerology. Three is the number of manifestation, setting goals and making them happen. Turning dreams into reality. Each person has their own new year number, so this one is for society as a whole. The two numbers will give you a context for achievement.

The year we are completing, 2018, was a 2 year, a year of partnerships, learning what is working and not working with the people in our life, changing the people in our partnerships where necessary and forming partnerships that will help us achieve our goals. When I refer to partnerships, it is not only romantic. It is also business partners, workout partners, hiking partners, musical partners, people with whom we engage in hobbies, discussion groups and other activities. It is also friends and neighbors. Everyone in our life with whom we interact regularly.

And this past year was an incredibly good one for me. As many of you know, because of the goofiness of the real estate market, with property owners making up ridiculous prices for rentals, I moved into my sisters' house and have my new office there. So that is one new partnership, and it is working out well.

This one room in the house is exclusively used for my practice, and the room has already developed a good feel because it is where all the healing and reading activities take place.

I reexamined different business partnerships this year and decided to continue some and not others. Prioritizing in this way is incredibly powerful. By deciding to take a number of shows, fairs and events off my calendar, I now have more time for private appointments, teaching and mentoring. So it takes courage to do this, because the removal comes before the replenishing. But when you are drawing on experience, intuition and help from spirit guides, you change the energy and the mindset from I hope this works to I am confident that I am doing the right thing and my spirit guides are helping me get it done. It is a real pleasure to be able to work with someone and watch them heal, grow, evolve and achieve goals that they have set, even if it takes a while.

So what are the courageous moves you need to make to achieve your goals?

This year, I made some great new friends and renewed ties with old friends. It felt good to do all these things. It has been a powerful year for partnerships for me.

Clients have returned and referred friends. These are also partnerships. I love seeing the reviews that clients have written for me, and I know that these are a result of my working with my spirit guides to help whoever comes to me for whatever they need. The nurses who are my spirit guides are key to the success I have with everyone and I am constantly grateful for their help. I could never do everything I do alone. My team of spirit guides are invaluable partners.

Another thing I have done this year that I was shy about in the past is to tell everyone that I love them. I used to worry that people would think that that was inappropriate. So I was shy to say so. But then I decided that if I were to die tomorrow that at least today, I would tell everyone how much I appreciate them and express gratitude at every opportunity. I asked my self, "How could telling someone that you love them offend them?"

Yes, that old Talking Heads song is popping into my mind. "This is not my house, this is not my car, this is not my wife. Self! What have you done!!!"

True, the house I live in is not my house. I have no wife. But the car I drive is my car. And I love my life.

And I am in the right place, at the right time and doing the right things. I do not wish I was anyone else or anywhere else or doing something else. I am happy to be here and happy to be me. Helping heal people is what I feel called to do and blessed to be able to be of service to all of you.

So what do I mean that we can create our own matrix? Here is the dictionary definition: an environment or material in which something develops; a surrounding medium or structure.

The environment of my office is where I help good things develop for you. The spirit guides who help me do my work are part of the matrix in which I am guided to become who I am, who help me shape every day. By becoming committed to being the best healer and guide that I can be for you, I am doing what is best and loving seeing how different people look when they have had a session and leave feeling much better.

I had a vision in a dream one night that really stayed with me.

As I was navigating through my life, I got signs that let me know that I was approaching a boundary. Should I do this or not? Will this help me achieve my goals? Do I really like this or not? Is this the best for me or not? Will this make my dreams become real? An inner signal would go off to make me aware of these things. We all have these inner signals, but how much attention do we pay to them?

Yes, I am blessed. I am blessed with all of you. And your presence in my life has helped me to know who I am and what I do. You see, it brightens my heart every time one of you leaves a session with me letting me know that what I did helped you and now you feel better. That validates my work and lets me know that I am doing what I am supposed to be doing.

Yes, this is my purpose at this time in my life. Earlier in my life in earlier careers, (yes, I have had more than one career) I had different understandings of my purpose in life.

Today, I simply say it this way. I am here to help people make progress in their life and get some healing and that I get along with everyone as well as I can. I make all my choices out of love not fear. That is a part of the matrix pattern. Do you choose out of love, rather than fear?

So you see, you can all do this too. There are lots of ways to help other people, and we can all make efforts to get along with all the other people we encounter. I express gratitude to everyone, including the people at the grocery store, the convenience store, the auto repair place, the people at the coffee shop, the people at the bank, the people at the gym. Everyone.

I love all of them because they help my life work well. And I love all of you because you have helped define me. I am defined in relation to you.

First thing out of bed every morning I give thanks for another day.

And then my thoughts of gratitutde continue all day. And then I ask my spirit guides if they have any advice or suggestions for me every day, if there is anything I need to know.

This is how you create a matrix.

You define your goals and visions. You set your parameters and visions and ask your spirit guides to let you know when you are on track.

If you are creating a new, more open, more loving version of yourself, creating a new career or relationship, how else would you know when you are on track, without your matrix?

What is this life you are creating for the next phase of your existence? How will you form it?

You see, the key is right here. Either you set the plan in motion and create the parameters, or you let someone else mold you.

This new year, what will you become? Have you created the matrix to help you become that?

The process requires persistence. I know. After 12 years, every day, someone is calling or messaging for an appointment. I love it and I am blessed to be in this position. Not everyone will take 12 years to accomplish this, because each of us has different goals and timetables.

I could have been dead several times already but I am not. Spirit had a reason to keep me going. And you are that reason. Thank you for being here. You have helped form my matrix and I can help form yours.

I love all of you and I am always happy to hear from you.

The Light and Warmth of the Season

During the winter, the universal feature that we find is the way we light up our world as a way of celebrating. People who follow a Pagan path celebrate the Winter Solstice as return of the sunlight after the longest night of the year enjoy the lights, the fires the candles, the gatherings of friends and family, the warmth of these connections with others and the generosity and good spirits that characterize the season.

Christians, of course, are celebrating the birth of Christ and they light things up because they view him as bringing light to the world, in a different perspective, a blessing from God. Even non-Christians who do not share the same belief systems refer to him as an enlightened teacher and healer.

And the people who celebrate Hanukkah as part of the Jewish tradition celebrate keeping their sacred fire lit back in ancient times when there was only one day's worth of oil left to light their sacred light but miraculously they were able to keep their lights lit for eight days with it. Metaphorically, they kept the light of their faith lit after surviving a grueling battle which they won against overwhleming odds.

So no matter what your reason for celebrating or your tradition, the common thread is that we are celebrating the light in our lives, and so there is some common ground among the various religions and traditions that there is reason for hope, joy and optimism about our survival.

For myself, as I look over the year I am extremely happy at the way things have progressed and the successes I have enjoyed.

Every person's birthday is their new year, but we celebrate the end of the business and tax year at the end of this month, hence the reason for the New Year's holiday.

As I reflect on the various ways I have celebrated in the past and how I celebrate now, there are always fond memories and warm feelings.

Over the years, I have been invited to participate in various Winter Solstice and Christmas parties and events. This year as you see in the calendar section below, I am going to try a new one that someone else created this year. I am grateful for all of you and have included all of you in my gratitude jar. I am sending a hug out to all of you, so close your eyes and feel it as you read this.

I don't know about you, but I have always seen our calendars as a bit off. For example, isn't it goofy that so many calendars declare the Winter Solstice to be the First Day of Winter. Obviously, in the parts of the country where we get snow and ice in Winter, we have had some for quite a while now, and we have our heat and and are wearing warmer clothes. This really is Midwinter and we have more to go. We bring evergreen plants into the house at this time of year as a sign that we are confident that the world will become green again, after all the dark and cold have gone.

Similarly, calendars declare Summer Solstice around June 21 to be the First Day of Summer, but that is not correct either. By that time of June, schools are out, and people have been doing summer things like going to the beach, vacations and baseball games for a while. It really is Midsummer at that time, and is the setting of Shakespeare's play A Midsummer NIght's Dream.

The more we stay in tune with the cycles of nature, the more of a smooth flow we have in our lives. At the heart of this natural cycle, there is an overwhelming feeling in our environment of generosity, kindness, cooperation and love. Whether you are celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas or Winter Solstice, the warmth we create with our fires, heating systems and warm clothes also radiate from the inside out as we express warm feelings for others.

2018 been a 2 year in terms of numerology which featured an emphasis on relationships. And that certainly has been true in my case. How have you experienced this?

I took the time to visit with old friends and family and made new friends. Next issue I will write about 2019 which will be a 3 year. We will see how the new people in our lives and the renewed relationships help us manifest even more magnificent results next year.

Enjoy all these seasonal holidays in the ways you feel appropriate to celebrate.

I love all of you and am always happy to hear from you.

The emotional power of the seasonal holidays

This time of year is full of sentiment and reflection because it is a time of both beginnings and endings. Reflection and welcoming are both part of the season.

At Halloween/Day of the Dead, we remembered those who we knew and loved who died this past year, and of course there are others who also crossed over between then and now. Then at Thanksgiving, we spent time with family and friends in gratitude for what we have received this year.

Now, as we prepare for Christmas/Winter Solstice/Yule/Hannukah and New Year's celebrations, we also reflect on those we value and those we lost. Among those we lost, there is another wave of changes to consider, and that is part of what I refer to as our evolution. There are friends who are no longer part of our lives for a variety of reasons, including career and job changes, divorce, changes in our health habits, changes in activities, hobbies, studies or sports. And there are people who are operating on a different level of consciousness than we are now.

Why does this happen? All kinds of reasons. For example, maybe at one point in our lives we loved to go out to lots of bars and restaurants, but now we spend more time at the gym. Maybe we joined a study group where we are embracing new practices and ideas and some of our old friends think that we are just into weird stuff now. Maybe there were people we used to work with and then hung out with them after work, but now we have different careers and jobs and we are spending time with these new coworkers instead. Sometimes there are jealousies when one person is achieving more success and another has less. Sometimes our tastes simply change and we no longer go to the same concerts or watch the same TV shows. Maybe there were trade shows or business events, discussion groups or meetup groups we always used to go to, but now participate in other things instead. Some people become more pessimistic while others become more optimistic.

As I say, there are all kinds of reasons and most important of all is that we use all these social occasions that are coming up to privately acknowledge our losses and reflect on their effect on us, perhaps journaling to make sense of our losses and changes while publicly celebrating our new friends, new associates, new activities, new opportunities, new outlook and our new plans and new designs for our life in the immediate future.

So it is natural that this time of year, there are tons of emotions tied to the festivities. There are things to be sad about and things to be happy about, and as we progress and grow, we find more to be weighing in on the positive side of our perspective.

So as we light all these holiday lights, notice how much light we are adding to the world with our presence, our joy, our love, our connections to good people and good developments. In doing so, we light the way for others, and in that light new feelings, thoughts, relationships, friendships and new paths and horizons are illuminated.

This time of year is both cathartic and joyous, and that is why it is always so powerful. Remember, this light makes possible our visions, and our visions energize our actions. So enjoy all of your holiday celebrations and know that everything we have done has created fertile ground for new beginnings.

I love all of you and am always happy to hear from you.

Thanksgiving Spirit

It is part of our human nature for people to help other people, and that is one of the core principles at the heart of my business practices.

The truth is in plain sight when we see and hear stories about people helping other people in hurricane and fire damaged areas. People help and send supplies to these disaster struck people even if they do not know anyone there. Why? It is in our nature. It is part of our hearts.

This is part of what we are celebrating every year at Thanksgiving, our appreciation of all the good interactions and connections we have enjoyed with other people and how this has enhanced our life and express our gratitude for all this.

Look how full my gratitude jar is getting! I have been blessed with all the amazing and wonderful people spirit has sent me this year. Every one of you who has seen me this year is named in my jar and I thanked spirit for sending you to me.

I took a vow to my spirit guides to take good care of everyone they send me, and of course, they help me do my work.

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday for one simple reason, because it has only one focus and that is one that we all need. It is the one holiday that is not connected to a shopping extravaganza. The whole day is about sharing a good meal with family and friends and then maybe playing games, engaging in conversations, telling stories, and for some people, watching football games. That is all we do on that day is share the company of people we want to be with.

And that is the way it will always stay in my consciousness. I think that recent attempts to just turn it into another shopping day are despicable, and I will never participate in that.

Let's keep our focus on simply appreciating the day with family and friends. It is a celebration of our core value as people.

Expressing appreciation and gratitude is the first thing I do every day, then I ask my spirit guides if there is anything that they want to tell me or anything that I need to know, and then we get rolling. Try doing this yourself and see what happens.

I always ask them what to write about in order to help make this

newsletter a way of lifting your spirits and giving you good ideas, and maybe even planting seeds for positive change and growth.

At this time, I want to publicly express my deepest gratitude for the two nurses who are my spirit guides. They keep reminding me of the part I am here to play as a healer and help me to do good work for all of you.

They also bring a smile to my face because they keep reminding me that they are here and that they are helping me. Twice they helped me find a place to live. And they constantly bring me other healers who need healing, among all the people who call on me. Often these people are nurses, caregivers, massage therapists, and other kinds of healers.

I can't help but be moved when they present themselves. I think that my guides like to keep reminding me in kind and gentle ways. Yesterday, for example, a woman in a distant state called me, and of course, I helped her. She said she just found me by Googling. And it turns out, she is a nurse. How can that not bring a smile to my face. I have also had other nurses call from distant parts of the country. Each one is a client, yes, and they are also emissaries from my spirit guides. They really keep me on track.

My work continues to improve, even though I know a lot and have practiced a lot. It is part of our human nature for people to help other people, and that is one of the core principles at the heart of my business practices.

The truth is in plain sight when we see and hear stories about people helping other people in hurricane and fire damaged areas. People help and send supplies to these disaster struck people even if they do not know anyone there. Why? It is in our nature. It is part of our hearts.

This is part of what we are celebrating every year at Thanksgiving, our appreciation of all the good interactions and connections we have enjoyed with other people and how this has enhanced our life and express our gratitude for all this.

Look how full my gratitude jar is getting! I have been blessed with all the amazing and wonderful people spirit has sent me this year. Every one of you who has seen me this year is named in my jar and I thanked spirit for sending you to me.

I took a vow to my spirit guides to take good care of everyone they send me, and of course, they help me do my work.

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday for one simple reason, because it has only one focus and that is one that we all need. It is the one holiday that is not connected to a shopping extravaganza. The whole day is about sharing a good meal with family and friends and then maybe playing games, engaging in conversations, telling stories, and for some people, watching football games. That is all we do on that day is share the company of people we want to be with.

And that is the way it will always stay in my consciousness. I think that recent attempts to just turn it into another shopping day are despicable, and I will never participate in that.

Let's keep our focus on simply appreciating the day with family and friends. It is a celebration of our core value as people.

Expressing appreciation and gratitude is the first thing I do every day, then I ask my spirit guides if there is anything that they want to tell me or anything that I need to know, and then we get rolling. Try doing this yourself and see what happens.

I always ask them what to write about in order to help make this

newsletter a way of lifting your spirits and giving you good ideas, and maybe even planting seeds for positive change and growth.

At this time, I want to publicly express my deepest gratitude for the two nurses who are my spirit guides. They keep reminding me of the part I am here to play as a healer and help me to do good work for all of you.

They also bring a smile to my face because they keep reminding me that they are here and that they are helping me. Twice they helped me find a place to live. And they constantly bring me other healers who need healing, among all the people who call on me. Often these people are nurses, caregivers, massage therapists, and other kinds of healers.

I can't help but be moved when they present themselves. I think that my guides like to keep reminding me in kind and gentle ways. Yesterday, for example, a woman in a distant state called me, and of course, I helped her. She said she just found me by Googling. And it turns out, she is a nurse. How can that not bring a smile to my face. I have also had other nurses call from distant parts of the country. Each one is a client, yes, and they are also emissaries from my spirit guides. They really keep me on track.

My work continues to improve, even though I know a lot and have practiced a lot. The nurses keep showing me better ways to do things. My heart chakra has grown a lot during these experiences.

As some of you know, I have been reaching out through email to many of you I have not seen in a while, and I love all the feedback I am receiving from you. You know that saying that you get back what you put out. Another way of saying law of attraction. Or karma. Or what goes around comes around.

You know you are in the right place when you get up every day happy to be doing what you are doing.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving next week and keep some of that Thanksgiving spirit alive every day.

I love all of you and am always happy to hear from you.The nurses keep showing me better ways to do things. My heart chakra has grown a lot during these experiences.

As some of you know, I have been reaching out through email to many of you I have not seen in a while, and I love all the feedback I am receiving from you. You know that saying that you get back what you put out. Another way of saying law of attraction. Or karma. Or what goes around comes around.

You know you are in the right place when you get up every day happy to be doing what you are doing.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving next week and keep some of that Thanksgiving spirit alive every day.

I love all of you and am always happy to hear from you.

What stories will they tell about us when we are gone?

What stories do you think they will tell about us when we are gone? Will they be laughing themselves to death over some of the funny stunts we pulled or the situations we found ourselves in?

Will they say that we were great because we invented computers that changed the world? Will they tell about the businesses we owned and operated?

Will they say that we were an important part of a big company that built great buildings, factories and businesses?

Will they say that we helped a lot of people? That we were good to our family and friends? Will they say that we were kind, considerate and generous?

Will they say that we were great teachers and mentored young people?

The stories that they will tell about us after we are gone are exactly the reasons why the Mexican people created the holiday known as The Day of the Dead, and it is exactly the same reason behind the Celtic holiday of Samhain. The Day of the Dead sets up a table on which we find the person's picture and some of their favorite foods and things in this life. In the Celtic celebration, there is a part known as the Dumb Supper where a place is set at the table for the person who is gone, made with some of their favorite foods and people tell stories about them. People thought to do these things thousands of years ago, and they always did it in this time frame, at the end of October and beginning of November. I have always found it fascinating that this was done by two separate cultures in different parts of the world who had no history of trade.

Even our cave dwelling ancestors had funeral rituals because even before there was literature or language, people knew that there was more to a person than their body, and so special rituals were created to wish us well on our continuing journey.

Remember that we always have time to accomplish more and add to our stories for as long as we are alive. What changes or additions would you like to make to yours?

I always have some fun with this because there are always some blasts from the past that we forgot about until someone helps us remember by telling a story. Sometimes they are about great adventures, and many times they are funny.

Every so often I will be contacted by someone I have not heard from in a long time and so many times I find myself remembering things that were important to that person and that memory is one I forgot until they reminded me.

So give some thought to the stories you tell and see what changes. Let me know how that works for you. I love all of you and am always happy to hear from you.

Tuning Ourselves Up So that We Can Sing Our Life Song

Our energy body is always attuning itself as we move through life. Have you ever noticed how some places bring a spirit of quiet and mystery to us?

You may have experienced this inside of a beautiful old church, museum or some other masterpiece of architecture.

Many people get this experience from being out in nature.

We may also feel it when we visit someone's home or office.

This is our spirit attuning itself to serenity that is being communicated to us. Our energies get in sync with the greater energy that has long been established there.

The more we feel our bodies attuning to the energies of places as we travel through life, the more predisposed we are to the people we encounter in that place or in the times immediately after we leave that place. As our aura is smoothed out by this attunement, our encounters with others are gentler and more joyful.

All of which helps energize us with the music of the soul. As these feelings flow we find ourselves humming, singing making music.

The song we were born to sing is always within us. Tuning up our energy helps us to release that song from its slumber. As we let the energy melt around our hearts, the most beautiful sounds emanate from people who might have told you that they cannot sing. And those who love to sing release new songs that exceed even their previous best.

Do not hide or bury the songs of your soul because you are shy or uncertain. Sing it anyway. You will be surprised at how many people want to hear it and savor the sounds as soon as they hear them.

All that we love connects with us through the harmonious songs that we let vibrate through us. Listen. And then respond.

Notice, as you move through your days, which people, places and things stimulate these feelings of peace, joy and serenity in our lives. Notice what is happening as we are constantly being attuned. It is now autumn, leaves are beginning to fall. Things we are done with are letting go, and as we let go of what we feel done with, it is easier to move forward.

We are being tuned to our strengths, and our feelings help us focus on how to move forward with ever greater clarity.

This is one of the real beauties of fall. Nature clears our path so that it is easier to see. During this process we can tune in to our strengths, desires, and decide which talents, skills and abilities we will strengthen our focus on in the next season of our life. Doesn't that feel good? Say good bye to one chapter and hello to the next.

Open your eyes, take a deep breath and appreciate the feeling of joy and peace sweeping through you at this moment.

I love all of you and am always glad to hear from you.

Courage is a daily habit

Courage is a daily habit. We tend to think of courage in terms of big events. In movies we see courage demonstrated as a person charging into battle risking life and limb to attack an enemy on a battlefield.

But in every day life we may be calling on courage to start a new business, to start a new relationship, to learn something new or try something different. All of these kinds of choices can help us uplift the quality of our lives.

You see, the word itself is something that needs clarification in order for us to use the concept better. Courage comes from the French word for heart, which is coeur. So, you see, courage is all about heart. But many of us think of it as feats of great physical strength because of images we have seen in movies.

Courage, by definition, means that we are proceeding even in the face of uncertainty or fear. If something is a sure thing, no courage is required.

Fear is natural because none of us wants to fail or make ourselves look stupid. Of course in the process of trying new things, we all make some mistakes on the way to becoming excellent.

So let's take a few simple examples to illustrate. Let's say you want to try cooking a new recipe. Go ahead and try it. You will find out whether you like it or not after you cook it, but at least you now have the experience of making something different.

Maybe you want to learn to read cards, do reiki healing, play a musical instrument, or a new exercise program, how to dance or speak a different language. We just need to overcome that fear and plunge in.

Take another common example, starting your own business. Everyone who starts their own business is taking a risk, no matter what kind of business it is. The rewards are great, and so that can help us overcome fear. Once you have created your own business and done the work to make it successful, you gain power over your schedule and your cash flow.

IN starting a new relationship, there is no better way to find out if this person you are considering will be a good fit unless you get together with them and see how much you enjoy their company.

To help us get over those fears and anxieties over trying something new, we just have to ask ourselves if it is something we truly want, then whether we are willing to take action to make it real.

It is important to remember that we always have allies in this process, and that is the role our spirit guides play with us. If you cultivate the daily habit of thanking them for the good things that are happening in our lives and then open our minds to receiving advice and guidance from them, they are always looking out for us because that is their job. They are here to help us and protect us and our team of spirit guides is with us for our entire lifetime.

Our sense of humor is also a great tool to use. When we make a mistake we can both laugh at it and learn from it. When we are in a business or social meeting, cracking a joke or telling a funny story is a way to immediately lighten up the atmosphere and create a more welcoming environment.

A little courage goes a long way to helping us get more of what we want out of life.

Coming up this Monday, September 24 is the full Harvest Moon. What a perfect time to thank our spirit guides for all of the good we have harvested in our lives this year. And it is also a perfect time to start thinking about what new things we would like to have in our lives next. Remember to express gratitude for both the big things and the little things because often little things lead to bigger things.

Heading down these new paths will require some measure of courage from us, but remember, all of our choices come from either love or fear. Choose from love to overcome fear in all areas of life. You will be happy you did.

I love all of you and am always happy to hear from you. Keep in touch and let me know how you are doing and if I can help you I will. Part of the joy of being on this path is knowing that my efforts have helped, encouraged and made a positive difference to you.

And as we walk down these paths and enjoy seeing all the changing colors in the trees and plants around us, savor these visual reminders that we are always changing and growing and these beautiful colors symbolize the new developments in our lives that we had the courage to pursue, and so now there is more to harvest, both in terms of thoughts, feelings, relationships, accomplishments and how all these intangible things produce tangible results. Reflecting on all this seems to fit well in this season where looking around we see visible signs of our progress.

Isn't this a lovely feeling? Remember, our heart is the center of everything. Much love to all of you!