Category Archives: Spiritual Guidance

GLITCHES AND LAUGHTER

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Beloved,

Sorry for the delay, there are a lot of glitches happening which require straightening out.  These are causes of much laughing as all involved struggle to understand what is happening. For instance, I take Nature Throid as a prescription for my thyroid.  Medicare has agreed  that all on Medicare will be covered by this product so there is a shortage as we all scramble to find this drug.  It seems that the producer of this drug is building a new facility in order to handle the new volume of orders but it is not operational yet.  My pharmacist and I have been dealing with this for a few months, begging and borrowing from other pharmacies that have some on hand that no one is asking for.  The crescendo came this week as there simply was no more.  I was told by my doctor’s office that CVS and Walgreens had it but after calling around, no one has any?????I needed to choose another thyroid medication, one my body would accept.  There is NPThyroid from China which is available from my regular pharmacy and I finally received an automated call that my prescription was ready and as I was down to only one more day’s dosage, I scooted over to them.  Once there, I was told that Medicare would pay only for the 15mg strength and I needed the 75mg strength.  Of course, another series of phone calls between doctor’s office, pharmacy and me. Medicare has a glitch, God help us. All of us are laughing at the foolishness that is going on as they will pay for me to take 5 of the 15 mg a day but won’t pay for the 75mg.  ??????? Hopefully this will all settle down and the Naturethroid will be available in a month or two. And…..this is only one is a series of glitches that have been happening. Notice that I am not alone in this; I can’t do this without help from others.  I am sure you are experiencing this is your own way with your own scenario.  You are not alone so do not give up hope.  We need to laugh at the silliness of the happenings in the world right now.

My birds, the golden finches are back.  I even had a beautiful red cardinal at my feeder which I have never seen before as they are usually ground feeders.  My little Juncos, the ground feeders, are back because the others are back and throwing food on the ground for them beneath the feeders.  It is a pleasure to see them again. I took them for granted and this was another opportunity to release all attachment.  Isn’t this what we are asked to do?

Richard Rohr gives us the true story of how the  Celebration of Christmas first began.  I hadn’t heard this before and since Richard Rohr is one of our greatest theologians and author, I wanted to share his wisdom with you. I subscribe to his daily meditations which always add to my knowledge of how the whole world shares in the creation.

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Here is a message from Gabriel and words that will ease all the frustrations you are experiencing.

https://spiritlibrary.com/shanta-gabriel/inspiration-for-the-week-love-within-all

Breaking news: at least to me.  Hope for the future of our planet.  One big, big player is finally listening to the people who wish to stop the  raping  of our Mother Earth when other options are available.

Dec21 is coming this week and I can’t think of a better way of preparing than attending or watching Lee Carroll and Gregg Braden.  What an opportunity  to welcome in the Winter solstice. It starts tomorrow so sign up now before you forget.

Love wins out in the end and it was a  combination  of love for another and love for the world.

SURPRISES FROM YULETIDE

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Beloved,

This has been a season of changes for me.  I tried to get one last jaunt in my kayak but the wind and water did not cooperate but I am fortunate that I can see the water from inside my home. I even rearranged my living room (again) so I can see the lake while I am sitting watching TV (as long as the night has not rolled in yet). My sofa was just too tall for me to sit and still be able to see over the back  to see my favorite reason for still being in this cold weather.

I have been in bird shock for three months as my favorite bird, the golden finch, disappeared from my feeders. Imagine feeling abandoned by wild birds. I asked many people and have called the Bird Store several times and I get the same reason.  There is so much natural food for them like berries and nuts that they are not coming to the feeders. In my 21 years here, this had never happened before. I finally gave up my search for them after all this time and a few have come back occasionally.  I surprised myself that I was so depressed because I could not see my favorite birds and I missed their molting back to the duller colors of the females. Yet…I have many other different birds like the Tufted Titmouse, White Breasted Nuthatch and Black Capped Chickadee.  I am human and do not like change but I am accepting the change (do I have a choice?)

This year is also the year of the Canadian Geese.  I awoke one morning and when I looked out; I saw an armada of around 200 geese in front of the beach.  They were not pooping on the beach though; they kept putting their butts in the air as they were pecking at grass under the water.  My local geese were there but the bulk of the geese were migrating south so they were stocking up on food under the water. One morning I was up early enough to see them all fly in formation to the lake and then watched as they parted in groups to different parts of the lake to feed near shore. The migrant ducks were here for three weeks but they have since left because of the cold, I think. I really am fortunate and have no reason to be disappointed in anything yet I do miss the antics of the golden finch. They gave me a reason to always be looking out the windows.

Do you have a loved one who only likes practical gifts?  This article gave me so much info on things that I did not know existed.  Even if I am not aware of how to use them, someone younger in my family will know.  Imagine their surprise to get one of these items and the knowledge that I will also receive.  Who knows, maybe I will get  one  of these for me.

We are in the midst of a lot of preparation for Christmas.  One preparation that you may not be aware of is the energy you can use in preparation for the Winter Solstice.  I was not aware of just what an opportunity we have at this time.  Do you remember 12-12?  Well, Archangel Gabriel is giving advice on how to use this powerful time to your best benefit. I know this is adding another thing for you to do but it can be as small as 2 minutes a day and you will be rewarded greatly. Let’s bring in the LIGHT.

https://spiritlibrary.com/shanta-gabriel/the-power-of-spiritual-practice

Do you know someone with dyslexia?  A font has been created just for them to make it much easier for them to understand what they are reading.  Isn’t it great that we live in a time of such great inventions? Pass the  word along.

Here is a perfect example of how tragedy brought out compassion and love in 12th graders.  The children are not aware yet of the greatest lesson they ever learned from their beloved teacher. This is the true  meaning  of Christmas.

Ok, Ok, I am going down memory lane.  Isn’t that what Christmas is all about?  Do you remember your Christmases as a child?  We thought it was agonizing to wait soooo long for it to get here but we certainly did a lot of smiling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDOJCY5g4Tg

Love and Light

OPPORTUNITIES OR CHANGE

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Beloved,

I still have not put my kayak away for the winter, I wait until the lake is frozen so I don’t miss any opportunity to go out.  My oldest son, Steve, came a few days ago and all the rest of the yard or outdoor things have been put away but I just couldn’t ask him to put the kayak away.  That would mean that I was conceding there would not be another opportunity to enjoy the water.  We are having such gusts of wind, up to 40 miles an hour today, that I would be foolish to go out even if the sun is out and inviting.  I didn’t get to go kayaking as much as usual this year, there just were too many days of wind and I like to go out when it is calm. What do you give up for winter and what extra opportunity comes because of winter?  Each season gives us an opportunity to put away some things and yet brings others to replace them for a little while.

Are you tired of all the changes going on?  Opportunities abound and we are creators after all, are we not? I find that more and more humans want to get off this merry-go-round or is that my age speaking?  This article raised a lot of questions within me, see what you feel as you read it.

https://spiritlibrary.com/owen-waters/the-adventure-of-being-human

Was this a coincidence?  I think not. I read this article right after I read the above article and it answered many Q’s that had arisen.  Ask and you shall receive seems to have been at play here.

https://spiritlibrary.com/judith-coates/change

I need more lightness right about now and this one has 10 examples of Acts of Kindness, all in one place that will make you smile. It is World Kindness Day.

Here is another heart lightener. I am so grateful for the beautiful people who actually photograph these situations as they are never seen nor acknowledged as they need to hide behind the camera.

This is one that could have been included for World Kindness Day and I would like to include it.  This is service and love you won’t get if you order on line. We need more  awareness  of the small things that occur every day to combat the negativity that surrounds so much of our day.

Love and Light

Mary Grace
https://thewoundedchalice.com