The Space Between Nowhere and Nowhere

Recently I received an email from a dear friend in support of the latest Soul Kisses Spiritual Whispers newsletter. She has retired and like most of us she is experiencing an "identity crisis." She shared that when she stays "in the moment" she maintains a sense of balance and peace, but when she falls back into old thinking - out of the moment - she feels as if she is in a space between nowhere and nowhere.

The space between "nowhere and nowhere." What a concept! This clearly
identifies our position when we live from the old paradigms.

Living "in the moment" fills us with the power of the God Part within and lights the way to set clearly our intentions.

Living "in the moment" is a time of clarity to focus on our intentions - without wavering.

When we are NOT living in the moment, when we're wandering around in la - la land allowing the winds of physical world fears to blow us to and fro our energy is of a lower vibration - drawing to us that which is not our highest good. Then when we receive what is of our vibration we feel as though the Universe is dumping on us.

Yet, as humans - well, for me anyway, this is when a burning ember of anger/frustration and fear bursts forth in sheer determination snapping me back into the present moment - back into my power - fearlessly. It is then that I "see" how "out of the moment" I was...

The snap back into the moment of determination reminded me of this cartoon:

Initially one might think the frog had breathed his last, but even what appeared to be his final moments, he still had a choice. The heron can only go so long without air... The frog will live another day.

The reality is that we, as spiritual beings living a human existence on Mother Earth today, have dominion. If life isn't as we desire, all we need do is look within, change the energy to what we truly want by setting our intention and just doing it. When we stay "in the moment" focused on our intention in glorious gratitude and we experience a situation that feels as though the Universe is dumping on us, it is time for celebration! Celebrate that the energy is shifting - don't give up five minutes before the miracle occurs and your intention comes to fruition. Celebrate in gratitude that your desires are that much closer to your reality!

Never, ever give up.

In love and light,
Kate

If you know the artist of the frog and heron image, please let me know so I can show credit for their work.

Attitude of Gratitude

Sitting still and doing nothing is almost impossible for me. Recently I picked up one of my husband's construction magazines, Construction Dimensions to be exact, and was delightfully surprised at the article I opened it to: The Grateful Workplace: Six ways to create a culture of gratitude in your organization.

The construction community, like everyone else has felt the havoc of the economy. As a result, I hear moaning and groaning about the perceived realities of the field. So without invitation, I begin to share "be willing to change your thought patterns to create the life you truly desire - a good place to start is with gratitude!"

Then I pick up this magazine - this hard core construction magazine and there it is - the word GRATITUDE! How exciting is that!

This article talks about people feeling unappreciated at their job and suggests changing that by "infusing gratitude around you" through thanking or praising someone else for a job well done. The author states that "Gratitude is a two-way street. If you start making other people feel appreciated, nine times out of ten they will not be able to hold in their appreciation for you. You don't have to wait for one of your leaders from on high to implement a gratitude initiative. It will be just as effective if it starts with YOU!"

The veil is thinning significantly - we are manifesting what we focus our attention on in remarkable time. What did you focus your attention on today? What you focused on today is what you'll get tomorrow - make sure it is what you truly wish to experience!

Remember, you're the one doing the breathing - no one else can create your reality, but you! Discern what you truly wish to experience, set your intention and step into your power to embrace your heart's desires.

Blessings of love and light to you,
Kate

Jennifer Hoffman is sharing her wonderful teleclass The 7 Secrets to Living a Miraculous Life on June 29 and it is FREE! If you're ready to create the life you truly desire with ease and grace, click here to register today!

Suppressed Anger will Steal Your Power

Since I fractured my ankle on May 25, life has taken on a new set of challenges. In the beginning, brushing my teeth was a "production." Oh my goodness, the things we take for granted!

Over the past few weeks I've learned:

* My belief that I am a gracious receiver was incorrect!
* My definition of "clutter" is important only to me.
* The difference in how my mind processes information and the way my husband's mind processes information only matters when I'm unable to do things for myself.
* Moving from point "A" to point "B" using crutches requires complete focus - without deviation.
* My world revolves around ice water and I'm picky about how it is put together as well as what glass it is in.
* Expressing anger and releasing it fully is critical to healing.

I discovered that my inner belief has been that anger doesn't help anything, so I stuff it. Hmmm... stuffing anger is not a wise choice! When we stuff anger back into our body instead of releasing it (in a constructive, healthy way) it finds another way to come out - typically through a physical ailment.

Louise L. Hay explains this in her book You Can Heal Your Life. She discusses how to identify suppressed anger and offers healthy ways to release it - one example is plummeting a pillow. No one gets hurt, nothing is destroyed and the anger is dissipated! Pounding a pillow hasn't been a part of my daily routine, but I've taken an oath that I'm willing to change my thinking patterns and beliefs that no longer serve me - and suppressing anger does NOT serve me!

What about you? If you step back as an observer and look honestly at your life, do you suppress your anger? Try pounding a pillow and take back your power!

Blessings,
Kate

True Healing Begins with Me

The past few months have been challenging at best - moving, settling in, freezing in my office and now I fractured my ankle.

Thank you universe for this blessed opportunity to focus on me!

As humans we get caught up in all the "things" we feel we must do each day and we forget or feel we don't have time to honor ourselves. I've learned the hard way that we cannot take care of others until we've cared for ourselves.

My dear friend, Jennifer Hoffman, channels Archangel Uriel. In one of her recent newsletters he talked about the things we don't really need to do falling away and losing their importance. I have definitely experienced this on many levels for many different things.

One thing I discovered is that I must be willing to change the need within me to experience the feeling of not having enough time. I must be willing to release the need to feel overwhelmed, for if I don't, I feel as if I've been beaten up at the end of the day. When I allow myself to release this need, I find myself much more peaceful and balanced at bed time, however, clearly I still wasn't giving my body and spiritual self the nurturing necessary.

So the universe has taken my growth a step farther to focusing my healing energies on me through this fracture.

In the beginning I was angry - very angry that I hurt myself by falling. Then I was able to shift into my knowing that there is perfection in all life situations and events - even though we may not "see" them. Now I am practicing gratitude for this opportunity to work from within to discern what is in my highest good - both physically and spiritually. What a blessing! What I am experiencing now will help me in all avenues of my spiritual growth and physical practices.

I'll be honest, the pain and uncomfortable-ness does interfere with my progress, but clearly when this occurs I'm reaching too far for what I want. I live in an abundant universe - if it is mine, I don't have to reach too far for it, through my intentions I will draw to me what I desire. I must live from a source of love in not only patience, but wisdom by listening to the quiet soft voice from within.

Are you making time for yourself? What have you done to nurture yourself today? This week? This month? If you can't think of anything, please step back and evaluate your desires.

The negative energies circulating throughout our global community are harsh. Your job, first and foremost, is to nurture, heal and care for you! Then you will be able to care for others

Blessings of love and light to you,
Kate

How to Survive Feeling Like a Deceased Loved One is Still With You...

Our heart felt sympathies to those who have lost a loved one.

When we lose a loved one to death of their physical body, they really aren't lost. Our physical brain and physical world teachings tell us they are lost, gone forever, but our spiritual essence knows they are still with us albeit in another form. The grief we experience after the death of a loved one takes us to another world - a surreal reality where we function as if on autopilot often times feeling as if we are drowning in sadness.

As the days and weeks pass at times we may feel as if our loved one is still with us, feeling their presence with a tickle of joy in our hearts. Our human brain then steps in and tells us they are dead - gone. Yet... there it is again! That tickle of joy that reminds us of them. What is this? It is our loved one in spirit form - still with us.

On October 31, 2005 my dad, Big Jim, died during open heart surgery. Within a few hours of my being told he had died he was here, at my house, in spirit form causing my poodle puppy, Majik, to growl. I knew he was here. I could feel it - I could not see him, but Majik could. As the days and weeks passed, Daddy came back often chatting with me and giving me fatherly advice. One day as I was raking leaves the bag kept falling over so I asked him to help me - he informed me he didn't like yard work while living and he wasn't going to do yard work as a dead person. Yup, that's my dad, same sense of humor!

I began to share my visits with Daddy with the Soul Kisses readers, then he started dictating an article for the Soul Kisses newsletter. Next think I knew he wanted to write a book about our continued relationship since his death. Together we wrote Waiting in the Other Room to help those who FEEL their deceased loved ones are still with them, but they think they are unable to validate it. Our prayer is that our story will help others to not only survive the loss of a loved one, but to continue their relationship for Love Never Dies - it lives on in spirit form!

Also included in the book is the method I used to communicate with my grandfather while he was living with Dementia and could no longer communicate. I was able to connect with his higher self and give messages to my grandmother that gave her great comfort as his physical body failed. The messages amazed me leaving me in no doubt that we were, indeed, communicating through our higher selves with 700 miles between our human bodies.

Waiting in the Other Room provides tools to help move on with life without our loved one including a meditation to connect with them. To get your copy click here. Be sure to register for the drawing of the prizes and to receive the wonderful bonus gifts from our sponsors!

May you recognized and embrace the love of your deceased loved one!

In love and light,
Kate

Communicating Through Dementia

Sacred Space ~ Build It and They Will Come

Breathe in THIS Moment...

The past few weeks I've been a very busy girl between the Waiting in the Other Room book launch, 31 Days to Fulfillment, 30 Days to EveryDay Miracles, family and clients. At one point I was thinking that when I've completed my work on the book launch I will relax, BREATHE and return to a routine. I clearly heard "yeah, right..." Not sure who was whispering in my ear, but they were correct. The routine that I have come to expect is gone forever, as gone as life pre Civil War. The southerners lives changed the moment the first shot was fired, mine changed when I printed Waiting in the Other Room.

So now that I have recognized that life has change all that is left to do is to BREATHE now, to relax now and to live in this moment in joy. I still have a huge "to do" list, but I'm not so anxious about it and this process of fulfilling my dream has become easier and a LOT more fun. I'm sure my family thanks me for realizing this.

In the middle of adding sponsors to the book launch website pages it was 2:10pm on Sunday afternoon. It was five minutes to kick off of the Bronco game with the Patriots. I managed to see kick off and stay out of my office for the entire game. At one point I was sitting there with my family and told them - "Wow, we're watching the Bronco game in HD together with good food, life is good!" I can't say that I was totally relaxed, the game did get exciting a time or two and some yelling was done by me, but I was definitely breathing and having a good time - and we won!

At the end of the game our new coach Josh McDaniels was running down the field letting loose his emotions. I loved it! I feel like that - a few weeks ago I felt like I was running screaming into the night in overwhelm and anxiety, but now I'm running into this next phase of my life with grand, glorious excitement - enjoying the journey and embracing the change!

What about you? Are you waiting for something to happen before you enjoy your life? Kids off to college? Next summer? Ski season? Vacation? Don't wait! Enjoy this moment - BREATHE into this moment and embrace the joy to be had - it is a choice!

May you embrace the joy of living in this moment!

In love and light,
Kate