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SIGNS FROM MOTHER NATURE – LOVE, JOY AND MOTHER’S DAY

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Beloved,

How has the energy of the eclipses been treating you? Everyone is
being treated fairly. Whatever you haven’t dealt with yet, will
come up for you to look at again. It has been challenging but also
rewarding as we are faced with old scenarios yet we are being given
the strength and ingenuity to see them differently so we can absorb
he blessing and wisdom that comes with them. This article can give
you some food for thought in using the NOW energies.

http://spiritlibrary.com/kara-schallock/new-moonsolar-eclipse-of-may-910?utm_source=Spirit+Library+Updates&utm_campaign=e25d6ffc78-Daily_Update&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ef6a5211f4-e25d6ffc78-120804410

Another eye opener article of what we are experiencing.

http://expectwonderful.typepad.com/messages/2013/05/may-2013-passage-to-expansive-freedom.html

Mother Nature is giving me a lot of nurturing signals. Have you ever
smelled a tulip? I cannot be sure that I ever tried but Tuesday
morning as I pulled up at my Svaroopa Yoga’s studio, “The Centered
Place” I was just pulled in by the beauty of the flowers growing there.
The owner has the greenest thumb that I have ever experienced and it
was a joy just to see what the earth was yielding. I could not help
myself but there were red tulips closest to the driveway so I bent
down to smell it. I was stunned, the tulip had a fragrance and it
was an aroma that I have never ever smelled before. I happily went
in and mentioned it to my teacher, the owner and she smiled and we
got down to doing yoga, On the way out, I could not help myself
again so I bent down and smelled it again and then went around
smelling all the different colored tulips which all had a distinct
fragrance. My teacher and her husband came out and they both smelled
the tulips and were surprised by the fragrance. Have you ever heard
of a perfume or essence called tulip? My heart was singing as I had
discovered something I never knew before and I felt like it was a
gift to me from heaven and the angels. Try smelling a tulip not
the ones in the store but one that is growing in the ground. You
just might be pleasantly surprised and get a marvelous gift.

Tuesday night I received a call that stunned me and plunged me down
into an emotion that I never wanted to feel again. No, no one died
but my heart fell to the floor as I was being asked for help that I
was not willing to give. I then had to get off the phone because I was
so upset that I was shouting. So much for the calmness and serenity
that I had experienced that morning. My mind was whirling as I could
not make sense of what I had just heard. A loved one was asking for
help which was making me judge and jury and I did not like that
emotion. What could I do to help without causing more of a cascade
down into the hellish situation. Sometimes, tough love is the only
answer but that tore at my heart also. I prayed all night for wisdom
and for an answer. The following day, I agreed to help but with
strict regulations. This episode made me judge myself and the other
one quite harshly and I knew that was not the answer. To me, LOVE
is the only answer to any situation but there are many ways to
implement it. I had been given an opportunity to return to a
situation and feeling that I thought I had put behind me. Has
that ever happened to you? I opted for thinking positive and to
keep the scenarios running around in my head to only positive
outcomes. I spent a lot of energy observing myself and the thoughts
that kept creeping in. The situation has not been solved yet but
it is getting easier to keep my thoughts on a positive note. That
is a muscle I would like to strengthen even more. I am also getting
the chance to practice unconditional Love on myself and others.

Here is a different perspective and how we can turn our thoughts
around to find joy.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/21/jack-carroll-14yearold-br_n_3128241.html

This morning as I was doing dishes, I suddenly saw a Baltimore
Oriole at the feeder in front of my window. I was shocked as I have
not seen a hummingbird yet and they usually come in around two weeks
earlier. I had put out food for both species because it was later
than usual for their appearance. 20 Minutes later, there was
a hummingbird at the feeder. My heart jumped for joy as these
are my favorite birds. An hour later, there was a Grosbeak at
my feeder and this is one that is rare for me to see. Suddenly
I KNEW that I was getting messages from them so I went to my book,
Animal-Speak to see what messages they were trying to tell me.

Baltimore Oriole – keynote is THE WEAVING OF SUNSHINE. when the
Oriole shows up, look for sunshine to show up within a two week
period. Orange/yellow and black are the colors of the Archangel
Auriel who oversees all nature spirit activity upon the planet. The
Oriole will help you to weave new sunshine into any area of life you
desire. It will help you to rediscover your own inner child and a
renewed sense of joy in your life.

Hummingbird – keynote is TIRELESS JOY AND THE NECTAR OF LIFE
It is a symbol for accomplishing that which seems impossible. It will
teach you how to find the miracle of joyful living from your own
life circumstances.

I usually only look up animals, insects or birds that I rarely see
as I feel they are specifically speaking to me whereas the ones I
see and enjoy all the time are simply there and not coming to speak
to me. The Grosbeak is just such a one that I rarely see but with
them all coming in such a short time, I felt that they were all
trying to get me to pay attention to their messages.

Grosbeak – keynote HEALING OF THE FAMILY HEART It has on its chest
a rose-colored triangle that looks like a bleeding heart. This can
help teach us to heal all of the old wounds and hurts of family
origin. The Grosbeak can help us to see our family relationships as
a true melody – each note separate but part of a larger whole. They
can help us to see how our family has affected many of our life
patterns.

I truly feel that this grosbeak was sent to me for Mother’s Day and
it was also meant for you just until they leave your nest.

Now you can see what these eclipses are capable of, both challenging
and yet so miraculous. I wish you all the joy that has been given
to me this day. Look for the joys and they will appear and you
will be surprised how they show up.

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

SNAFU AT FAMILY CELEBRATION

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I was not invited to join in sitting with my granddaughter’s
partner, my great grandson nor my daughter in the seating
for the commencement of my granddaughter’s graduation
from college.
 
With 602 graduates and all their family and friends, I knew
I would not be able to locate them so I just found a place
right behind the graduates’ seating so I could see her when
she received her diploma and was walking back to her seat.
 
One good thing about being alone is that you can always find
a seat up front because there is always one space that has not
been filled because most are looking for two or more spaces. 
 
The celebration was not for another four hours.  I spent that
time shopping as they needed to rest after all the activities
that were held all weekend for the graduates.
 
I was a little uncomfortable at the beginning not knowing
what to expect but everyone was friendly
and my youngest son was there and that helped. My
daughter was helping inside the house and as they had
two cats, I was unable to enter to greet the others.
 
A circle of chairs had been set up around the fire pit
so I headed there.  I spoke to people around there and
mingled in other gatherings around the yard.  I did not know
what to expect from my daughter or how I would react.
 
I had nothing to worry about because not once in the
three hours I was there would she meet my gaze.  I only
wanted to smile at her so she would know there was no
animosity but she did not give me the opportunity.
 
She had set up the boundaries of not wanting any
communication with me so I did not feel right
in crossing those lines and perhaps creating a scene
at my granddaughter’s college graduation party.
 
I am proud of my granddaughter for having the
courage to go against her mother’s wishes of not
having me there.  My hope is that the other
people there were not aware of the drama or
should I say non-drama that was unfolding.
 
I came home feeling quite empty and alone. 
The next day, I stayed in bed most of the day.
I did not want to face life nor did I have the
necessary energy to force myself to get up and do
something about it.
 
I received a call from a friend asking if she could
come over and I said sure.  I had a sense that perhaps
she could use some healing or encouragement.  She has
had some traumatic health issues and is caring for her
parents who are in their late 80’s.
 
To my surprise, and I mean surprise, she came bearing
a gift for me.  She was not here to receive but to give,
of her love and time and prayers.
 
I was flabberghasted, pleased and reduced to tears that
I was trying to hold back.  She had made a Prayer Shawl
for me and it was lavendar.  I put it around me and felt
all the prayers and love of the many people who pray
as they knit these prayer shawls.
 
How could I feel sorry for myself with such evidence that
I was loved and cared for.  I usually am the one who prays
for others and am asked to intercede for many people
going through their challenges.
 
I  had not even thought to ask for prayers for myself but she,
Katie Plouffe, had read my previous newsletters and knew
I was having a hard time emotionally. She decided to knit
me a prayer shawl for which I  am eternally grateful.
 
I have an altar, a meditation chair and a prayer space
which is so perfect for this symbol of Love.  I have been
using it every day and sometimes more whenever I start
to think about my perceived loss. 
 
We are all ONE so noone can be lost or separate.  For a while,
some of us walk a different path but they are not lost and we
are still together in Spirit even if they are not aware of it.
 
I know in my heart that someday I will be reunited with my
beloved daughter.  If not in the physical, then in the hereafter.
WE  are all one ocean which is comprised of many drops and
all drops eventually are reunited as one ocean which is God. 
 
Love and Light,
 
Mary Grace
http://www.TheWoundedChalice.com/blog
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3 Brows Beach Dr
PO Box 403
Wales, MA 01081, USA
413-245-3977

A MOTHER’S SORROW/LOVE

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*A Mother’s Sorrow/Love* is something I can no longer hide from
even myself. I have pretended and thought I had released the
sorrow of being asked not to contact my daughter again.

It became known to me this past week that my son-in-law, my
only daughter’s husband was quite ill, in fact on his death bed.
My mother’s heart went out to my daughter, my little girl. I
have known the loss of a loved one but the hardest one to bear
was the loss of my daughter even though she is still living on this
earth.

A Mother’s Love wants only to comfort and ease the pain of her
loved ones. That was the first emotion I felt when I heard the news.
Then I realized that there was no way I could comfort her. My
love tried to go underground so it would not hurt so much.

It did not work. I was still in mourning over the loss of my
daughter and there was no way I could ease that within myself.

I had a choice to make. I could call her or go to the Memorial
Service but I realized that those choices would only add to her
pain. I had been asked not to make contact with her and I had
respected her wishes throughout her life, how could I go against
what she so obviously wanted?

As a mother, I have always put my children’s wishes before my
own. How could I go against what would bring her the most
comfort? Which was not to have me there as a reminder of
other pain she has endured.

I could not!

My boys, her brothers, would be there and so I had some
small comfort in that fact. We would not be a family as
someone, me, would be missing from the equation. Yet,
at least there would part of her family with her.

Since I believe my life’s mission was to be a mother, I never
expected to be thrown away by one of my own children.
I love them all with as much humanly love as is possible even
though they are all grown and living their own lives.

The Divine Feminine is so embodied in me that Her motherly
love shines through me to all I meet. My daughter and her
husband are Atheists. In her mind, I represent God and she
is so angry with Him that she is angry at anyone who
she perceives as representing Him/Her.

I must confess that I did overstep the boundaries she set by
sending her a card that was very simple and did not have any
Spiritual overtones whatsoever. It just mentioned Memories
and to remember them. I signed it simply as “Mom”.

Do you think I overstepped her boundaries? I would love to
hear any comments you might have.

Love and Light,

Mary Grace
http://www.TheWoundedChalice.com
http://www.TheWoundedChalice.com/blog
[email protected]
http://www.twitter.com/iammarygrace

3 Brows Beach Dr
PO Box 403
Wales, MA 01081, USA
413-245-3977