VULNERABLE AND SCARED

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Beloved,

I celebrated my 75th birthday last Tuesday. My intent was to send you
an email to let you know so you could join with me in celebrating.
I woke up in the morning and laid in the bed and I wondered where all
the years went because there is so much I do not remember. It just
doesn’t seem possible that I have lived that many days, months, and
years. How easily we forget many of the details of just yesterday.
Is it easier to remember the more challenging scenarios of living
in human form? I am “playing” (not working) at remembering to live
in the moment. That is all we have because the past just melts away
and you wonder where it all went.

I “know” that I am not the same person, not the same personality,
my views have changed and I have learned soooo much about being human.
There is a saying: “Youth is wasted on the young”. By the time you
know what to do with your life, it is over. I would not want to go
back to being young, though. Not because of my physical looks but
because I have gained so much wisdom by living that I am not willing
to give that up. If I can take my wisdom with me, I would happily
be rejuvenated.

My day went so quickly, I started out going to my Svaroopa Yoga
class, then I took myself to my favorite place for coffee. Then off
to do shopping, both food and other. I came home to 7 messages on
my phone and by the time I got through them, it was time for my
oldest son and family to pick me up and go to my favorite restaurant.
Being Celiac, eating at restaurants who do not have a gluten free
menu is not a celebration. In fact, even restaurants with a gluten
free menu do not offer the food that I crave for. Like fish and chips,
Eggplant Parmesan, chicken fingers, pizza, hamburgers with a gluten
free bun and sauce that is gluten free. Most restaurants offer me
plain fish that is baked, some vegetables and a salad. I sure do
get sick of having such a plain meal.

Well, there is an Italian restaurant just 5 minutes down the road
that carries a full page of gluten free menus. It is a family run
restaurant: Diane’s Villa Nova in Holland, Ma whose cook has Celiac
and is very aware of contamination and just how much flour goes into
simple foods. I had Shepherd’s pie which is hamburg, corn and mashed
potatoes. It was mouth watering and sooo good. It has been years
since I have had it. I try to have something different each time I
go and I still have not tried all they have to offer yet. My son is ‘
a Celiac also and he got the huge hamburg filled with Mozzarella
cheese with the house sauce on it. WE shared a little of what we
were having with each other which is another gift as I usually can’t
share anything that someone else is having. They serve regular food
also so my granddaughter, grandson and daughter-in-law were able to
get food that they loved.

My other son was dog sitting a ways away so was unable to join us but
my kids and grand-kids all wished me a Happy Birthday by either phone,
email or in person. THAT is the only gift that I would ever want to
have, to be remembered by those I love. Money cannot buy love and
so it is the most precious and irreplaceable gift to receive.

We had another snow storm this past Sunday but I did not know about
it until I was half way to the 2013 Matters of the Heart Psychic
Fair being held about an hour and a quarter away. That event had
been postponed from the previous Sunday due to another snow storm
where we got 3 feet of snow. As I was one of the readers. a Mystic
reader, I did not know whether to turn back as I did not know what
lay ahead of me. It had not been snowing when I left home at 7A.M.
The driving was getting more difficult and the snow was freezing on
the windshield but my guidance told me there would be people who
needed my guidance to continue so I did.

This was also a challenge that I had been guided to face, to bring
my Chalice out to the general public. I have had it 18 years and
it is the Chalice that I was guided to buy and use on the cover of
my book, The Wounded Chalice. The transforming story about it is
in my book as it was pivotal in my writing it and following the
guidance of the Divine Feminine. I was still learning to listen
to my guidance and this was another exercise in me listening to
that little voice within me.

It had been on my altar for years as it took me 17 years to finish
the book after I was asked to write it. Are you one of the lucky ones
who listen immediately to your guidance? After my book was published
I retired it to its black box as it is silver with gilded gold and
I wanted to protect it from having to clean it so often. Well,
I took it out and cleaned it for its debut at this event. Sometimes
I need to look at why I am procrastinating. Is it because Spirit is
guiding me to the Divine Timing or am I trying to avoid doing what
is creating fear in me?

Maybe part of me wanted to turn back not because of the storm but
because of my fear of exposure. Exposing my Chalice will make me very
vulnerable. It is so sacred to me that I did not want anybody to
touch it, to tarnish it or to laugh at it. When you make yourself
vulnerable you never know what other people will say or do. Oh, me
of little faith. If I had the faith that I believe I have, why am
I so scared to be vulnerable?

Many people were affected by the Chalice, many were feeling chills
(which I call truth chills), many hearts were touched by it as it
represents their body also. The Chalice holds the blood of life
and so does your body, especially women. Your womb holds the Blood
of Life for your child and it holds the Blood of Your Life. Your
body is sacred as it holds the Divine.

I need to admit to cringing when the first person touched it. I had
placed it to the back of my table so the person would have to reach
over to touch it. Then another woman was rubbing it and another
one turned it over to see the printing underneath it. It was made
in 1913 and it has writing on it but I am not sure what language.
I just this minute realized (AHA moment)that my Chalice is celebrating
it’s 100th anniversary. Wow, what a celebration of the dedication
of this beautiful vessel to holding The Blood of Life . I was
celebrating my 75th while it was celebrating it’s 100th.

Because of the storm, the event was not well attended but those who
were meant to be there were there. This event gave me many
opportunities to face my fears and to help others face theirs. I am
grateful that my vulnerable and scared human had the courage to
listen to her inner guidance.

I hope to remember this video when I get scared of being vu
seen a dog up close before.
The dog is so gentle & keeps trying to engage the child.
What a beautiful animal!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA8VJh0UJtg

Love and Light

Mary Grace
www.IAmMaryGrace.com
www.TheWoundedChalice.com
www.waleson5.com/marygrace.html

PO Box 403
Wales, MA 01081, USA
413-245-3977

A BRIDGE CALLED LOVE

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Beloved,

The Blizzard of 2013 is what they are calling the storm that
really dumped on the Northeast last weekend. i did not get out of
my yard for 4 days but during the storm I was out on my stoop
shoveling as the snow was coming down sometimes at 3″ an hour. The
lake always has gifts for me but one of the ones I don’t get too
often is the little mini whirlwind that surrounds my house. If there
is any wind it likes to pick up and deposit more snow right in the
front of my house.

Of course, that is great in the summer as I rarely have mosquitoes
because the breeze keeps them away but in winter? Ah. that is a
different story. My neighbor called me to pitch in for the cost of
plowing our street which is a private way, and he said he wished
I could see what he was looking at. He was looking at my house
which was nicely wrapped in about 6 feet of snow. The snow was up
past my small kitchen window and it had covered all the windows
in the door of my garage. I shovel the stoop because if I didn’t,
I would not be able to open my door.

It was comical in a way as I would go out to shovel it and since the
drifts were taller than me, I had a heck of a time throwing what I
shoveled over those banks. And….the wind loves to play with me
because every time I managed to get a shovelful over, he would blow
it right back at me. I really did a lot of laughing but finally gave
up at 12:30AM and went to bed. When I got up the next morning, the
snow was high in front of my door. I wish I had a surveillance
camera so I could watch myself as I contort my body to try to get
through a space so thin that Twiggy would have a hard getting
through. But after many gyrations I managed to get the shovel out
there and then work it a little to dislodge some snow that is
against the door.

Finally, I made it and managed to shovel it. My thinking was that
if there was an emergency, they could send a helicopter and bring
me up in the basket but I had to make it out of my house first. I
could not walk as the snow was drifted over my head but at least I
was out side where I hoped I would be seen. When things like this
happen, I like to bring the humor in. There were many blessings also.
The first foot of snow was the heavy wet kind but the rest was the
fluffy snow which made the wind’s job easier but also mine as I could
pick up a full shovel rather than a little at a time.

Last winter was a great winter, I had to be plowed only once and the
temperature was so much warmer. Mother Nature knows what she is doing
though, she knows our water table is low because we did not have snow
last year so she made sure we had plenty this year. She did make it
light kind of snow and after three days, she sent the rain which
diminished the snow and also a heavy fog overnight which cuts through
snow like a knife through butter. We ended up with only half the
amount the storm delivered and now she is giving us beautiful sunny
weather to melt the rest.

All in our area were gifted with the governor closing the roads,
offices, schools, stores except Home Depot which was needed to
furnish parts that snow blowers and snow plows needed. And…..gas
stations so people could run their snow blowers. Most of all,
parents and children got to spend some quality time together without
the outside world diverting their attention elsewhere. They finally
had the time to be a family and get to know each other again. We
were fortunate as we did not lose power but many did. The piece de
resistance was when the Post Office canceled all mail delivery on
Saturday and closed all its Post Offices. I worked for the Post
Office for 23 years and in all those years, the Post Office never
shut down. I think the postal people deserved not to have to travel
in that kind of weather and be with their families after all those
years of sacrifice so we could have mail.

I had planned to get so many things accomplished since we all knew
the storm was coming. Like you, I have so many things that I would
like to catch up on and thought this would be the perfect opportunity
to do that. Much to my surprise, I did not WANT to do anything except
take naps, have hot cocoa, hot soup and just chill out. I started
to chastise myself and then realized that storms such as these, create
an opportunity to be GOOD to ourselves and just ALLOW and TRUST that
all is in Divine Order and will get done when it is supposed to.
That is called Divine Timing. So I relaxed and did nothing. I like
that feeling and plan to “remember” it more often.

I woke up yesterday morning and the snow looked like cotton candy,
soft and fluffy. It was all glittering like it was full of diamonds.
We had just a dusting but it was enough to cover the old stuff and
make it look like glitter. What a sight that was. So you see living
on a lake has many different opportunities to see the beauty that
Mother Nature tries to give us if we but look.

I hope your Valentine’s Day was full of love…beginning with the
love you have for yourself. Where all the other holidays celebrate
with more days than one, Valentine’s Day is just that…a single day
to celebrate. And…..it is universal. Love encompasses ALL. People
and animals and nature and absolutely this exquisite planet.

This past week we celebrated the wonders of Mother Nature, Ash
Wednesday, Mardi Gras and many other celebrations that I cannot
remember the names of. All cultures are celebrating at this time
which means globally there is singing, dancing, love and gaiety.
It so reminds me of when I was a child and enjoying each moment
that presented itself to me. Soooo many memories of when I felt
so trusting and innocent. This music seems to just go along with
all that I am feeling right now. Each of us is a Bridge of Love
when we share our gifts and do what we love. I have such gratitude
to all who have been such a bridge to me and although this music is
from my generation, I believe all generations love and appreciate it.

My generations did it Our Way and now it is time to turn the gavel
over to the next generation to do it Their Way. Yet…..we can still
be valuable as mentors with our life experiences.

I wanted to share this with you so you feel and know that you are
such a bridge also.

Paul Anka wrote this for Sinatra, and only a violin can make this
sound as beautiful as it truly is. Don’t miss this.

Andre Rieu doesn’t often play his violin through whole pieces; this
he did! Also some lovely photos of the arrival of immigrants to the
USA, such as Frank Sinatra’s parents.

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW & ENJOY

http://www.youtube.com/embed/e-y581HdWfY?rel=0

Love and Light

Mary Grace
www.IAmMaryGrace.com
www.TheWoundedChalice.com
http://www.waleson5.com/marygrace.html

PO Box 403
Wales, MA 01081, USA
413-245-3977

THE ENERGY OF LOVE

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Beloved,

I just could not let this day pass without wishing for you the LOVE
YOU ARE from the LOVE I AM. Today is Valentine’s Day and is a global
celebration of the most powerful energy on this planet. It does not
matter who you love, it is the energy of love that is most important.

Let’s help LOVE go viral and peace will descend upon all of us and
our beloved planet. At this moment, I wish I was an artist so I
could visibly display the energy of love that I am sending you.
Just know that I am sending it to you and open your palms to receive
all the love you deserve.

I would also like to share the person who resonates sooooo much LOVE
that you cannot help but love yourself that much. It is a free
transmission from Panache Desai. Here is the info:

The Energy of Love

FREE LIVESTREAM ON FACEBOOK

Don’t you just love the final scene between Dorothy and the Wizard
in the Wizard of Oz? Through some of the most unfortunate of
circumstances, Dorothy traveled far from Kansas to the fantastical
world of Oz making the most unlikely of friends along the way. Her
sole quest was to return home and she arduously and sometimes
perilously tried every means possible to navigate back to Kansas.And
then she was granted the greatest of gifts. The remembrance that what
she was seeking outside herself always existed within. With three
taps of her ruby slippers she awakened back in her own bed in Kansas,
surrounded by the love that never truly left.

How hard are you searching for that love? And what will it take for
you to remember that it burns brightly within you – right now – as
it always has. Everything you are searching for is already yours.
It’s simply a question of tapping into your own energy.

On this Valentine’s Day, join Panache on Facebook and fan the
flames of the internal remembrance of Divine love. This energy of
love, your authentic ruby slippers, will elevate your resonance and
guide you back home into your heart. Because let’s face it… there’s
no place like home.

If you can’t make it live, we’ll miss you but know that the archive
can be found on Panache’s Facebook LiveStream Page.

http://www.facebook.com/panachedesaifanpage/app_142371818162
See you(etherically) on the call. Have a marvelous and wonderful
DAY OF LOVE.

Love and Light

Mary Grace

www.IAmMaryGrace.com
www.TheWoundedChalice.com
http://www.waleson5.com/marygrace.html