So, I had three fraudulent charges show up on my credit card this morning, which triggered a text message to my phone and woke me up. If you would rather listen instead of read, play the audio:
The fraudulent charges
In the early morning hours on Friday someone fraudulently charged my credit card for nearly $600 worth of stuff at Verizon Wireless via the internet.
The $1 charges were a test to see if the card worked. Then they ran it for the large amount of around $564 and change.
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What could have caused this?
I have recently added the TikTok app to my phone and a couple other apps. Kicking myself over that as I had removed all superfluous apps from my phone a year or more ago when we were hacked twice in a year! Ugh
Could it have been related to a disgruntled Instacart driver? I had put in an order for groceries on Wednesday night to have them delivered between 8-10am on Thursday, and they have always been on time or early! But nooo… not this time. They sent a message at 9 saying the shopper just got my order and would deliver at 11:15am! Normally, that would be okay but Thursday we had to walk to my husband’s doctor appointment!! Grrr! So, I chatted with the shopper and said no, and explained I had put the order in the night before and we were not going to be home. She was short with me (rude) and eventually told me I would have to contact Instacart to reschedule. I did but whoever I talked with didn’t do her job right and an hour later, another shopper started shopping our order. Again I said NO I rescheduled for 2pm!! She said they couldn’t cancel and I had to call Instacart AGAIN. Now, I am pissed. So, I called and the gentleman I spoke to apologized and changed or order to 3:30-5pm. Now, we wouldn’t have our lunch but at least frozen fish wouldn’t be left outside our door to melt. Ugh.
We walked to the doctors office and I worked on my own mental attitude to “let it go.”
The funny thing was the wonderful lady shopper who delivered our groceries at 4pm spent time explaining she could see all the former texts between the earlier shoppers and me. I apologized but she said, no, they should have apologized to me because I did nothing wrong and both the earlier ones were lazy! She said they CAN remove or shift an order though both told me they couldn’t. And that there was a glitch for her to see the texts that day. Normally, they can’t see the texts between previous shoppers and the customer, which then stuck in my head when the fraud charges happened! What else could they see?!? They scan our drivers license when we have wine delivered!
This is how my mind works.
Removed several apps from my iPhone
So, I removed about 6 apps from my phone and will use my laptop for everything except Uber and Lyft. I may owe my career to Bill Gates and technology but I am getting to the place of hating it due to cyber crimes! And Cyber is HUGE business!
Spiral thought: this is what aggravates me about some in the health field. They can’t admit when their industry is wrong. I admit technology has its evils. I have desired to leave tech for a very long time!
Back to the issue of Cybersecurity though.
Connections
I am sooo thankful our niece is studying for her Masters degree in Cyber Security!
I needed to calm down and put my angst into something actionable so I texted my sister-in-law to relay a message to her daughter that if she had time we had been hacked. She did and not long after, our niece chatted with me (and I sent her screenshots) of what happened. I also explained what my credit card company told me as well as the business involved, and she agreed it sucked to have this happen but to try and just let them work through the process.
First, one puts a freeze on the card. Then you report the fraud charge and report the card lost/stolen. Now, my card wasn’t lost or stolen but my account number was, so I don’t know how someone got that, along with my zip code and security code, expiration date, etc. But I am quite sure the financial institutions can figure it out.
Whoever bought something through Verizon Wireless online (because the stores were closed when the charges occurred), would probably use their real name and address, just my card info to pay nearly $600 for whatever, new service, phone, or such.
In the meantime, the credit card company will remove the charges on my account, but it still means that I can’t use my card for up to 10 days, as they have to change my account number and mail me a new card! Ugh!
And when I get my new card I will have to update all the places I use it for recurring charges. Ugh!
But I know we can’t kill all the hackers. (And yes, that’s always the extreme version of the thought process and how wars get started. The human need or drive for vengeance, justice, or CONTROL—we will just call it what it is).
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A big irritation can cause us to make different choices. A little irritation can prompt a blog. As I work to let go of the bigness of the following story, I realize in the big scheme of things, this is a little irritation–though I will not use FedEx again if I have the choice. Writing about what happened helps me feel lighter and soothes the irritation I feel. But I also want FedEx to know they could provide better customer service.. It became glaringly obvious to me (through dealing with them this past week) that a shipper should not offer a pickup service without also providing a label– they are the ones that need the label and have it in their system!
To listen instead of read, play the audio (sorry about the pops in the mic. I’ll work on that for next time):
Reflecting on an irritating task that took all week
Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening.
I just woke up so I will take this moment to breathe in. Breathe in, breathe in. Breathe in with directed breaths. Breathing in a little more. A little more. filling all of my lungs. My diaphragm. My tummy. Directing the breath to the back of my lungs. Top, front, bottom, belly, hold, hold, hold the breath right up to the tippy top of my head and release the breath. Releasing the breath very slowly, even slower than I brought the breath in. Like I’m breathing out through a straw and very quietly, as quietly as possible. That’s how you know you’re doing it right. And just like my dogs used to shake, or stretch, do the downward dog, get the air into the body. Let all the cells of the body rejuvenate. And then stretch or shake.
What I’ve attempted to write about several times this week, and I haven’t yet–I’m going to give you now. You can’t make this stuff up. (laughing a bit) It’s really funny in retrospect, but at the time, it was frustrating. Isn’t that the way life goes? Sometimes.
So what happened was I had an issue with my work laptop and it needed to go back to the company. And my company deals with FedEx (for shipping). They have a corporate account with FedEx.
Monday
My company sent me an email last Monday. I woke up to that email, saying that FedEx would be here to pick up the laptop. Anytime that day, from like, 9:30 am to eight o’clock at night or something. Okay, but I had no previous notice of that. So I was sitting there reading the email thinking, well, that’s great, but I don’t have a printer to print this label that they’ve emailed me. I don’t have a box. I mean, the laptop originally came in a box that was like storage, a little storage box. It was kind of thin but nice, you know with a little bit of a molded insert in that box. It had a place for the little adapter and such. Right?
So I thought, but I can’t ship it in that. I’ll put it in that box, but I can’t ship it only in that box. I would still need a shipping box. And of course, we don’t have a car so I thought well, I’ll have to Uber or Lyft over to the UPS store to get a box to print the label that was kind of what I was thinking. And then I thought well, you know, let me just let my company know. That I’m just reading the email at 10 am on Monday. And FedEx could be here at any time but I don’t have a printer and I don’t have a car.
So I wrote them back. I thought let me try the Easy, easy way first right? Never known to ask, have not because you asked not most of the time. I emailed this gentleman back who had sent me the email with my company. And I just told him that I said you know I don’t have a car anymore and I don’t have a printer to print this label email me. I appreciate this but I’m just now reading your email. They could be here any time. What do you suggest?
Had I known about a day before a couple of days before whatever. That’s what I would have done right? Go to the UPS store which is a mile away. It’s a little too far for me to walk and print the label and I’d have been prepared in other words, right? He writes me back and said, FedEx probably has a way to print the label–when they pick it up and I believe they even have packaging on the truck. You know that you can pack it when they get there. So I thought okay, cool. Silly me was thinking why else would they have pickup service if they couldn’t help people to package their stuff? Wrong! I’ll get into it in a minute. I decided not to worry about it. We’ll see what happens when they get here.
So that afternoon, I think it was between noon and two o’clock. Nice. FedEx drivers. She stops, lady. Real nice lady. Very informative, and very educational. She takes a look at the laptop. In the box. I had it in the box and everything so she could see exactly what I was shipping back and she said well let me let me go the truck get you a box. Do you have your label I suppose they emailed me a label. I don’t have a printer. Oh, well. She said I can’t print the label. They have to when they put the order in. They have to specify that the driver printed the label. She said there’s a way to do that. And if they do it that way, then I can print the label. She said because I’ve done it for other people but she checked she was on our little handheld machine and she said I can’t print your label. But I’ve printed labels for other people because it comes in from FedEx, from corporate FedEx in a different way. Whatever that means. Right? Now I’m not looking at her machine. How do I know and such but she said hold on let me go and get your box at least you have it boxed up and ready. And then all your company has to do is resubmit for pickup and check the box or fill in you know whatever they have to fill in on there and for me to be able to print the label. So I’m like okay, so I didn’t want to argue the point with her. I’m not gonna tell her how to do her job, nor would I know how to do her job right. But as a systems person, I could imagine that Yes. She was probably right that there was probably a checkbox or the directions or something that when you fill in to have them do the pickup, you can ask the driver to print the label. Mean It only makes sense, right? Why in the world, would FedEx have a pickup service but expect people to have a box and a printer at home to mail their package? It just doesn’t make it’s not logical to me and seems quite ridiculous that they would expect somebody to own a printer if you don’t have a car or a means to go and take the package to a FedEx store.
So that was the first cause of irritation. me thinking through their process and what it should be if you consider customer service and if you consider logic. That’s the way it should go right?
So I put the laptop (she even stands at the door) in the box and she said, “Oh, okay, well does it fit? Is it gonna fit?” I was like yeah, you know, I think if I put this in first and that in next, turn it this way, whatever and she’s like, oh, yeah, and then the box can even pouch out a little bit if you need it to for the AC plug the electrical plug. Because you know those things are a little bulky. Yeah, so I got it in there. She’s like, okay, great. That looks good. So yeah, just have them read and she tells me everything. Again, you know, like I’m an idiot, but whatever. So I listen to that. It’s like a 5-10-minute little chitty chat at the door. Right. And I think or and you know, she’s happy goes, walks away. I’m relatively how much happy or could I be because I’m still dealing with the laptop, right?
So I go back to my new work computer. And I email work and I tell the gentleman, this is what just happened. So he goes to put in a new request. To have them come back the next day to print the labor one he sends me screenshots of what he’s filling in and he said so Sheila, I don’t see where I should be making this request. LOL You know, like he’s trying to have fun with this situation. So I wrote him back and said, Well, what about this area? Can you click there and take another screenshot so that I can see what’s behind it, you know, a little drop-down arrow and stuff like that? So we go back and forth in our email several times. Meanwhile, the lady that I work with, she’s chatting with me and sending me emails too, because I have like regular work to do as well as this (laptop) stuff going on. So I’m kind of handling you know, I’m juggling my tasks, I’m handling things and kind of trying to direct him to which I’ve never requested a FedEx pickup. It was the first time I’m seeing it too.
So I said, “Well, hang on and let me get back to you.” I looked a little bit further. I didn’t Google it or anything like that, which I guess I could have done that would have probably helped. But as I said, I was busy doing other things. So I went back to the label a few minutes later, and I said “Oh, look, here’s a field, which was what I was looking for initially, that you could fill in with text character field.” And it was limiting you to 25 characters, but I thought well, that’s fine. We’ll just say driver, print label. Print upon pickup or something like that, right? It was a free-form text field. So let’s make up something that’s short but descriptive for the driver, right? Or for the company to know to be able to do whatever they need to do on FedEx and to get the driver to understand they need to print the label. All right. So that’s what we did. I suggested to him what to type in that box and sent him the email and thought, okay, great, that’s handled. That’s all we need to do, right?
Again, any rational person logical person would think that.
Tuesday
So, Tuesday, nobody shows up.
Wednesday
Wednesday, nobody shows up. I thought, “If they don’t show up by five o’clock on Wednesday. I need to email the company back and say that FedEx hasn’t shown up again. So I don’t know. (I might ask him) “Did you hit the Submit when you sent that request again”? Do I need to take an Uber or Lyft ride over to the FedEx store and just take care of this? I mean, I didn’t want to sit on it all week. I didn’t know how fast they needed the old laptop back. Like I said, it had problems with it. So it wasn’t like it was a brand-new laptop I was sending back anyway. It’s gonna have to be refurbished.
Thursday
So Thursday morning, I get an email saying they’re gonna be here to pick it up. Presumably with the printed label, right? Between I think it was like 4 and 6 pm or something and I thought, okay, that’s weird. And then the more I looked at that label, that was something that had Monday’s date on it (the previous Monday). I laughed to myself and thought, “This is probably not right. You know, it’s probably not going to happen.” So I went ahead and priced what it was going to cost to take the Lyft ride or the Uber ride–Lyft was a little bit cheaper–over to the FedEx store.
I went ahead and did some legwork. I called the FedEx store and the Walgreens store. Because I’ve I just have this thought that well, they are maybe I better just double check. Maybe they won’t print the label at Walgreens because the closest FedEx drop-off store or point for me would be the nearest Walgreens. I know that sounds weird as Walgreens is a pharmacy but they also do photo print at Walgreens. I think I’ve even had photos printed there in the past so of course I’ll just print the label there. slap it on the box, and that’ll be it. I could almost walk there. But against like, right on the edge of being a little too far to walk. So I called them first because I could just have this vision of me being with the Uber driver, you know, or whatever or the Lyft driver and them saying, no, they couldn’t help me or whatever, you know something going wrong, so I thought I better just call double check. I did and I’m glad I did because she said Walgreens said they cannot print the label and I thought well that’s ridiculous too I mean, where’s their customer service if you’re dropping off a package and let’s say you’ve even got it in a box, but you don’t have the label and somebody’s emailed you the label? You know, somebody needs to be able to print this label. And I said well don’t you print pictures anymore? And she said, Well, yeah, but they can’t print the label. I mean, it just makes no sense to me whatsoever. So I said, “I’m glad I called first. Thanks.”
You know, so then I called my UPS store because that’s traditionally where I go. That’s why we don’t have a printer because we print stuff something like once a year why would I even have a printer? And if I don’t have a car Why would I have a printer? I mean, that doesn’t make sense either. So oh my goodness. I go ahead and call them and they’re like, Well, yeah, so I can go to the UPS store to print the FedEx label and then walk it across the street to the Walgreens store to drop it off. That’s what I was gonna do. Thursday, by the way, and they still didn’t have the label printed after all of that. And I suppose my company requested specifically that you print the label we filled in the form and said driver print label. No no, and she was adamant. This one was a different lady, adamant that they don’t print the labels, and almost seemed irritated with me. So I was just like, whatever you know, and just let her walk away. I didn’t even try to you know go over it several times. Right. That was Thursday.
Friday
Friday morning I woke up thinking, “Oh, I could go to my community office” where we live in this 55 Plus subdivision. They don’t offer many amenities here but they have a pool they have a pool table. They have a couple of us pieces, workout equipment, and they have a business office and there’s usually one or two ladies there all day long. Except for lunch. And they do. I don’t know accounting or whatever they do when people buy a unit in here they help them they have paperwork and application you have to fill out you have to they have to do background checks on people, you know that kind of stuff, right? So they’re a little mini business office if you will, but there’s no and this is key. There’s no open area business office like you see in some apartment communities because we’ve been looking at the apartment communities and they’ve all shown us where you can go and sit and use their computer and their printer and all of that they have an open business office for residents, but we don’t have that here. But I thought being that they have a little office area behind one of those half doors where the tops open and the bottom is closed, you know, their little safe and secure in there. I thought they would probably be able to help me it’s one piece of paper by the way. I mean, how difficult is one piece of paper to print? Right?
So I walk to the community center business office. And I asked them nicely, “Can you help me? Is there a way that I can get a piece of paper printed?” I had it both on a thumb drive and my phone as an email thinking one way or the other. Right if they don’t want to put a USB drive into their computer because they’re afraid of getting a computer virus. Understand that I was doing everything in my power to head off any potential issue. Okay. Now, she said we don’t do that anymore. She went further and said we’re not allowed to do that anymore for people for residents. Because she knew I was a resident because I had to have a special key to get into the building. Yeah, that’s another thing. But no, so she couldn’t help me. She could not print one piece of paper. So I thank her for nothing, right? I didn’t say that. But that’s how I felt.
I turned around and I walk away and I walk back home. And on the way back home. Yes, the thought. Hit me and this is why I probably said enough and sold the car. And you knew that that was probably coming right? Yep, that thought dropped in. Okay, Sheila, but how often do these kinds of things happen?
You know what? (thinking to myself) When you sold the car you told yourself and Richard this is, you know, the money that we’re saving every month not having the car if you have to take the occasional Lyft or Uber ride and it’s 20 bucks or whatever it is. Just do it and don’t complain about it. Don’t fuss about it. It’s just part of life, the right things happen. So I go ahead, come back. And I just said since I’m dressed and I’ve already been out I’ve already had a nice discussion with somebody. I will go ahead and just do it now. Now mind you, it’s Friday morning, this past Friday. I’ve been dealing with this all week. And I was done. I was just over it–having made those phone calls the day before.
I thought even though the Walgreens UPS Store combo was closer, I thought, “Why don’t I just go to the actual FedEx store,” right? I thought let me just do that. It’s further than Uber. That Lyft will cost more, but at least I’ll know that I can do it in one place. Go to the proverbial horse’s mouth right? Surely nothing could go wrong there. They’re FedEx. I have a FedEx email label. I have Yeah. Right. I have it in the FedEx box from the driver. What could go wrong? I didn’t even think about what could go wrong. So imagine my surprise when Richard and I (because he didn’t want me to go alone). We get the Lyft driver. All of that goes beautifully. Well, wonderfully well. We enjoyed the conversation with our Lyft driver. She was lovely. Pleasant lady. Good.
Get over to FedEx. I even check on the Lyft app that they’re allowed to wait for you for five minutes. I was like, Cool. I get up to the door. There’s a little older man kind of trying to beat me to the door at FedEx, you know, and I thought well, that’s okay. You know, let him go. He opens the door for me. I thought what a nice surprise. He opens the door. I say thank you. I go and he lets me go first. The clerk is now just becoming available. There were two clerks there.
I put the box on the counter and said I have a number for the label and my phone. I pull up the number. At first, I misspoke I said it was a return because, in my mind, it is a return but to them, it’s not a return. So I quickly amended my statement. I have a shipping label in my phone. Also. I had taken the extra step of getting the little number that they send you because if you’re going to an actual FedEx store, you can let them know in advance and they send you a number and the number corresponds to your label that you already have and that of course that I had emailed to me and in my phone as well. So she is already a little bit put out with me. I don’t know why, but I think just because I said that statement a little bit differently than she was expecting right off the bat. But she asked me again about the number. I tell her and she puts it in and then she goes to another computer. And she kind of looks back at me from a little bit further away and asks, “What’s in that?” And I said, “It’s a laptop.” And she said, “That box isn’t big enough (for a laptop) How thin is it? It’ll get damaged.” So, I stand there for a minute thinking FedEx gave me the flippin box, you know, I mean, the woman looked at (it when we packed it), so then that’s the next thing out of my mouth. I said, “Well, the delivery driver has stopped by twice this week to get the package and they’re the ones that gave me this box and watched me package it so I think it’s gonna be okay.” and “It is inside another box. So, you know, believe we’re good.” She’s like, “Well, you’re gonna have to take responsibility for any damages.” The company is paying to ship it back. Just put it in another box. You know, like I want it to get snotty at that moment say if it makes you happy. Put it in a bigger box. I’m sure they’ll pay for it. That would be another charge for a box. I don’t care. You know, I mean, I was still smiling or in my kind kindness t-shirt. Still smiling very aware. And also very aware this nice older man who led me in the door first is waiting behind me.
I want to hurry this process along. I got Lyft outside waiting. I didn’t want this to be an exchange at all. Just print the label. Give me a receipt. Let me out the door, right? So then she already now is printing the label and walks back over and just start slapping these labels onto the box. The same box I had the laptop in brought it in that she was complaining about right? She’s now slapping labels on it. So I just smile at her. Look at her. She’s like, I’m just letting you know that you’re gonna be responsible for any damages. Okay, fine. You know, like, I think I just said okay, I mean, what was I supposed to do? She had already printed labels. She already slapped the labels on the box, but she just had to lord it over me or whatever. She just had to be the queen of the universe at that moment, like balls in her court. Do you know? What was I supposed to do–grab it back from her? I don’t think so. Not after the week, I’ve had with this silly laptop in this box–trying to get it shipped out. Strike three for FedEx. Absolutely the worst customer service (and process experience) from the standpoint of them coming by twice (at that point) to pick it up and not being able to print a label.
Like I said, you just can’t make this stuff up.
So the clerk gives me the receipt and tells me it won’t be picked up till 5pm. Mind you, it is 10 am on a Friday. She says it won’t leave that store till 5 pm that day. Again, I thought to myself, “That’s ridiculous.” Then she adds, “Your company won’t get it back till Tuesday.” Okay, I did thank her but I’m sure in my mind it was more of a “thank you for the very little you did.”
I get back in the Lyft. We have an enjoyable ride. I didn’t even talk about it. Richard asked how the drop-off went. I said, “It’s off. It’s being shipped. It wasn’t, the best experience but I’ll tell you when we get home.” I didn’t want the Lyft driver to hear me complaining and what are ya gonna do. Right? The thing is done. I just wanted to forget about it. So we ended up having a very pleasant ride home. There was some Rogen started showing driver had to take another little detour route, that kind of thing, but we just had a little chitty chat with her. She played her music at a very low level, but it was Christian music, so that’s fine. We enjoyed it.
And yeah, we get back home and about three or four hours later. Ding dong. It’s FedEx. They were coming again to pick up the laptop. I said, I already took a Lyft over to your store. Oh, okay. It was yet another delivery driver too, by the way. And that person didn’t have a label in their hand either.
So, you know, I can imagine how that was gonna go but yeah. Interestingly, as well, my company had sent me yet another label and said that it would be picked up. So I wrote them back and said, It’s okay, it’s gone. I took it to the store. It’s all done and it’s on its way back to you. But I certainly wasn’t expecting anyone to stop again on Friday.
Finding ease
So yeah, that was a surprise. Four different delivery drivers, wasted stops, essentially. And then the kind of (I don’t want to call her) snotty or rude (behavior) but just very lacking in customer service skills from the person at the FedEx store. And early in the morning too, you wouldn’t think she was already having a bad day–unless she got up on the wrong side of the bed that morning. Who knows, right? But you always gotta figure we never know what the other person’s dealing with. Maybe she just got jilted or something. Maybe she had a sick family member. I mean, you just never know. Right? She could have a million things going on in her life. So I gotta breathe and offer her Grace and be kind., As kind as I can muster anyway, at that moment.
We Are ALL Connected and the decisions of others can and do influence, push, or pull us to the degree we ALLOW.
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Paperback book cover for Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally–click the cover to go directly to the book on Amazon.
Integrating the Spirals to release loneliness and suffering
My online Zoom video course, Integrating the Spirals is helpful now more than ever because I know people are feeling lonely and suffering all sorts of things. (I’m not a salesperson nor do I believe in stuffing things down anyone’s throat. YOU can let me know if you’re interested in the Integrating the Spirals course. It’s ALL YOUR choice. Wink! HUGS!
As an empath I strive to ease suffering and raise hope. I want to uplift others by practicing what I have learned, till the inner soil with breath—many times, every day—to instill peace and calm. Ahhh…
About us
My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 400 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to all of his songs at: http://listen4music.com
In and beyond this magnificent Universe, Omniscience knows ALL. Omniscience is always with you because you are a fractal part of Omniscience. You are truly never alone in this ever-expanding Universe. We are each fractals of Omniscience akin to glints of sunlight on the surface of a large body of water or the rays of sunshine shining upon us.
Fractal of Omniscience. “Spiral Sister”🌀Observer & Perceiver of Energy & Wisdom from Nature. Empath|Author|Connector|Speaker|Singer.❤️🦋🌀🎼〰️🙏🔥☯️
A bit about me, your Spiral Sister
I would love to speak at your bookstore, crystal shop, acupuncture / chiropractor office, or other holistic / natural fair or festival. I support healthy lifestyle businesses. For information on ALL of my books, visit my Amazon Author page.
An Amazon bestselling author of two co-authored books: Transform Your Life Book 2 Inspirational Stories and Expert Advice, Energy of Receiving, and author of the captivating Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection as well as the incredibly helpful 2nd edition of Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally.
Be the best version of who you want to be–who your soul beckons you to be. It’s important because who you are in this world affects us ALL. We Are All Connected.
Information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.
For more about how big irritations can cause us to make different choices and little irritations can prompt blog articles, releasing and easing little irritations and how as powerful creators we always have a choice. And how writing makes me feel lighter, find us on TikTok “Spiral Sister” and follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takeonyour
A lot of something can be a poison; a little, a medicine. In the physical, our eyes are limited and we see through the veil darkly. And fractals. Always uncovering the fractals to reveal many layers and play with the patterns that emerge.
To listen instead of read, play this (you’ll get a surprise if you do, I sing a line from a song you may recognize that inspired this):
A Sunday meditation (examining thoughts)
Alcohol. Used to make tinctures, tonics, and medicine, or to cook with, can be good. But to an alcoholic that same small amount can trigger a binge. People have died from drinking too much alcohol. Thus, it is a lethal substance, yet legal (in most places in the USA).
Water. Too little can kill; too much can kill. Air carries tiny droplets of water we call, Humidity.
Air. Breathwork is beautiful. Hyperventilation can cause someone to pass out. Humans can only go so many minutes without air though. Our physical reality literally depends on a mixture of invisible chemicals we call, Air.
Dirt. I remember a story about a Russian woman who lived to a long age by eating dirt. We need a little dirt, I recall hearing as a child–for the minerals. When we die, we are buried beneath four to six feet of dirt. When we buried my parents the cemetery owner told me the “six feet under” thing was a fallacy. They typically only dig the hole down into the earth about four feet.
Minerals. A little mercury? Too much is certain poison. A little dab will do you (maybe?) of this earth element that is a combination found in the environment of cinnabar and metacinnabar. But at some amount, mercury is toxic. Who was the first person to discover this? What suffering did that person experience?
Driving. When drivers follow the rules, traffic seems orderly. Remember leisurely Sunday drives? I do. But recently I chose to give up driving because it stresses me out. Or perhaps, I ALLOW crazy drivers to stress ME out? Even when I practice Reiki and turn my spiritual Reiki light on, the hassle of driving was something I didn’t feel I needed anymore–plus the financial costs of buying, maintaining, fueling, and insuring a car when I only went short distances once a week.
What stresses you out, physically or chemically that you can choose to “let go of” in order to live freer?
I left my home state at 22 years of age because I couldn’t breathe there. Physically, the area I was born and raised in was called, The Chemical Valley. And I was diagnosed and treated with asthma from the time I was six years of age. When I was about eight years old we visited Florida, due to a death of a close family friend, and I found I could BREATHE free and clear for the first time in my life. And I loved the beach and palm trees. I told my dad, “I want to live in Florida”! And my wonderful Dad helped make that a reality for me, though it took many years. Mom only moved because she had to. Mom loved our home state.
We Are ALL Connected and the decisions of others can and do influence, push, or pull us to the degree we ALLOW.
Layers levels doses degrees fractal meme by Spiral Sister
Finding Truth
Have you examined something so intricately that while on the surface looked uninteresting or untrue, but then upon digging further you found hidden truths?
Perhaps finding truth simply means examining the levels of life and layers more closely. I think most people don’t want to work that hard. They don’t want to keep digging to uncover the truth because it might mean they’ll have to change something about themselves or how they live life.
Why do myths persist?
There must be at least some truth to the “old wives’ tales,” no?
We can study life in a matter of degrees; too hot, too cold and too much or little information. ALL of life comes down (can be explained) by working through the layers, levels, doses, and degrees.
The unexamined life is not worth living, right?
Let me know in the comments.
Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey (p.s. We’re now on TikTok! Search for Spiral Sister)
Here’s our newest song, which I feel is destined to be a smash hit! Let me know what you think:
In The Mirror, original song by Richard Murrey
Peace. Out.
Spiral thought: My 4th book is out now, in the paperback version on Amazon and I’d love if if you would pick up a copy, or read the Kindle Unlimited ebook for free (if you’re a member):
Paperback book cover for Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally–click the cover to go directly to the book on Amazon.
Integrating the Spirals to release loneliness and suffering
My online Zoom video course, Integrating the Spirals is helpful now more than ever because I know people are feeling lonely and suffering all sorts of things. (I’m not a salesperson nor do I believe in stuffing things down anyone’s throat. YOU can let me know if you’re interested in the Integrating the Spirals course. It’s ALL YOUR choice. Wink! HUGS!
As an empath I strive to ease suffering and raise hope. I want to uplift others by practicing what I have learned, till the inner soil with breath—many times, every day—to instill peace and calm. Ahhh…
About us
My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 400 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to all of his songs at: http://listen4music.com
In and beyond this magnificent Universe, Omniscience knows ALL. Omniscience is always with you because you are a fractal part of Omniscience. You are truly never alone in this ever-expanding Universe. We are each fractals of Omniscience akin to glints of sunlight on the surface of a large body of water or the rays of sunshine shining upon us.
Fractal of Omniscience. “Spiral Sister”🌀Observer & Perceiver of Energy & Wisdom from Nature. Empath|Author|Connector|Speaker|Singer.❤️🦋🌀🎼〰️🙏🔥☯️
A bit about me, your Spiral Sister
I would love to speak at your bookstore, crystal shop, acupuncture / chiropractor office, or other holistic / natural fair or festival. I support healthy lifestyle businesses. For information on ALL of my books, visit my Amazon Author page.
An Amazon bestselling author of two co-authored books: Transform Your Life Book 2 Inspirational Stories and Expert Advice, Energy of Receiving, and author of the captivating Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection as well as the incredibly helpful 2nd edition of Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally.
Be the best version of who you want to be–who your soul beckons you to be. It’s important because who you are in this world affects us ALL. We Are All Connected.
Information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.
For more about a little is medicine, a lot is poison. How physical eyes limit us; we see through the veil darkly. And fractals. Always uncovering the fractals and patterns that emerge. Find us on TikTok “Spiral Sister” and follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takeonyour
A while back I had a conversation with a friend who told me, “Sheila, not everybody thinks the way you do” and I was sort of put off by her saying this. However, a few days later I felt she was paying me a compliment when she offered me that insight. If you would rather listen instead of read, play the audio:
Not everybody thinks the way you do!
As well, my daughter told me her ex-husband didn’t think the way I did (when I’d told her I thought he was keeping my granddaughter away from me to “hurt me.”) He’s a narcissist. And yes, I realize I am labeling him, yet I strongly dislike labels. But he is a classic narcissist and I am not perfect, so there’s that. She felt it was much more likely he didn’t consider me or my feelings at all because all he thinks about is himself. Again, providing me insight that others do not think like me.
Thirdly, my husband has offered me similar insights during our twenty years together. He has told me often to, “quit trying to figure out what others are thinking”! Apparently, he hears me lament about what others may be thinking that motivates them to do or not do certain things. All actions are first motivated by thought, ergo, I often attempt to discern people’s motives.
I live in my head a lot. I think it makes me a good writer, analyst, and detective. As well, it helped me get ahead in my career and feed/house/clothe my children. But I have had to work on squelching the overthinking.
Has anyone ever told you no one thinks like you?
Let me know in the comments.
Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey (p.s. We’re now on TikTok! Search for Spiral Sister)
And we’re releasing a NEW SONG on May 13th, 2023 on Facebook! It will be set to a Public audience so you can watch and share even without friending me (as I am nearly at the 5k limit for Facebook friends, a goal I set three years ago for myself after paying a business coach $12k!)
Spiral thought: My 4th book is out now, in the paperback version on Amazon and I’d love if if you would pick up a copy, or read the Kindle Unlimited ebook for free (if you’re a member):
Paperback book cover for Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally–click the cover to go directly to the book on Amazon.
Integrating the Spirals to release loneliness and suffering
My online Zoom video course, Integrating the Spirals is helpful now more than ever because I know people are feeling lonely and suffering all sorts of things. (I’m not a salesperson nor do I believe in stuffing things down anyone’s throat. YOU can let me know if you’re interested in the Integrating the Spirals course. It’s ALL YOUR choice. Wink! HUGS!
As an empath I strive to ease suffering and raise hope. I want to uplift others by practicing what I have learned, till the inner soil with breath—many times, every day—to instill peace and calm. Ahhh…
About us
My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 400 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to all of his songs at: http://listen4music.com
In and beyond this magnificent Universe, Omniscience knows ALL. Omniscience is always with you because you are a fractal part of Omniscience. You are truly never alone in this ever-expanding Universe. We are each fractals of Omniscience akin to glints of sunlight on the surface of a large body of water or the rays of sunshine shining upon us.
Fractal of Omniscience. “Spiral Sister”🌀Observer & Perceiver of Energy & Wisdom from Nature. Empath|Author|Connector|Speaker|Singer.❤️🦋🌀🎼〰️🙏🔥☯️
A bit about me, your Spiral Sister
I would love to speak at your bookstore, crystal shop, acupuncture / chiropractor office, or other holistic / natural fair or festival. I support healthy lifestyle businesses. For information on ALL of my books, visit my Amazon Author page.
An Amazon bestselling author of two co-authored books: Transform Your Life Book 2 Inspirational Stories and Expert Advice, Energy of Receiving, and author of the captivating Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection as well as the incredibly helpful 2nd edition of Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally.
Be the best version of who you want to be–who your soul beckons you to be. It’s important because who you are in this world affects us ALL. We Are All Connected.
Information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.
For more from me about how I think, live in my head, feelings, insights, if something is a put off or a compliment, and fractal memes, follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takeonyour
WOO-HOO!!! My 4th book is out now, in the paperback version on Amazon!! Yippee-YAY!! This is the cover—yes the paperback cover is different from the ebook. I sort of did that as a test to see which one got more attention. We shall see!
Plus, my eldest granddaughter’s favorite color is yellow so there’s that. Ha! Of course, I love the spirals and fractals but so far that cover hasn’t helped get eyes on the Kindle ebook. Yet, fractals make me feel good! Aww, I know.
Paperback book cover for Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally–click the cover to go directly to the book on Amazon.
We’ve been having a little chatty chat about the different colors for the book’s cover, and how I used the Kindle Create app to create the covers, for the ebook I uploaded a background I’d made in my fractal app, but for the paperback I went with a template and modified it.
You tell me. Do I go with the yellow even though yellow is traditionally meant to mean “caution”? I liked the green color too, because green is for growing and living plants, etc. But it just didn’t jump out at me as much. My eldest granddaughter loves yellow and my soulie sister/friend, Nikki Payne of How I Found My Muchness, showed me chakra information on yellow that resonated with me too! Thank you, Nikki!
I can’t tell you what you ALL mean to me. This commUnity has really inspired me… breathing! And when I was slammed with work this past month and had to put the completion of this book on hold, you inspired me to get it done–especially, Nikki, because she sooo wanted the paperback version. Oh, yeah, Nikki… giggle giggle like you do!!! Wink! Giggle giggle!
And here’s the ebook cover:
Ebook/Kindle version book cover for Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally–click the cover to go directly to the ebook on Amazon.
Here’s the background I created in the fractal app, Scale. Upon further reflection and a bit of play a few moments ago, I could create a yellow background in this with either the blue or green (note that all the headings inside the book content are blue–though they won’t print in color):
Let me know in the comments which you prefer, as I am curious as to the cover that PULLS you in more. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey
Peace. Out.
Integrating the Spirals to ease suffering
My online Zoom video course, Integrating the Spirals is helpful now more than ever because I know people are suffering. (Let me know if you’re interested in the Integrating the Spirals course.)
As an empath I strive to ease suffering and raise hope. I want to uplift others by practicing what I have learned, till the inner soil with breath—many times, every day—to instill peace and calm. Ahhh…
About us
My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 400 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to all of his songs at: http://listen4music.com
In and beyond this magnificent Universe, Omniscience knows ALL. Omniscience is always with you because you are a fractal part of Omniscience. You are truly never alone in this ever-expanding Universe. We are each fractals of Omniscience akin to glints of sunlight on the surface of a large body of water or the rays of sunshine shining upon us.
Fractal of Omniscience. “Spiral Sister”🌀Observer & Perceiver of Energy & Wisdom from Nature. Empath|Author|Connector|Speaker|Singer.❤️🦋🌀🎼〰️🙏🔥☯️
A bit about me, your Spiral Sister
I would love to speak at your bookstore, crystal shop, acupuncture / chiropractor office, or other holistic / natural fair or festival. I support healthy lifestyle businesses. For information on ALL of my books, visit my Amazon Author page.
An Amazon bestselling author of two co-authored books: Transform Your Life Book 2 Inspirational Stories and Expert Advice, Energy of Receiving, and author of the captivating Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection as well as the incredibly helpful 2nd edition of Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally.
Be the best version of who you want to be–who your soul beckons you to be. It’s important because who you are in this world affects us ALL. We Are All Connected.
Information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.
For more from me about my new holistic health book on Amazon, paperback and ebook book covers, fractals, and more, follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takeonyour
Each of us is worthy. Each of us matters (we’re here in a matter-full, physical body). Many deny the Power thereof. Many of all different faiths, but I was raised Christian in a Latter Day Saint faith (yes, there’s more than one) and THAT’S triggering enough for many! If you would rather listen instead of read, play the audio:
So, TRIGGER ALERT! You may NOT want to read this, as I’m on FIRE today!!! Here’s what happened:
Here I sit in full moon Energy. Apparently, because as I ATTEMPT to hold my focus on the formatting task of getting the paperback version of my holistic health book done, so I can upload the manuscript for it to Amazon (the ebook is already there), I CONTINUE to get triggered by Facebook comments to a post I put out there for FUN! Ha! I guess it has been fun, and the formatting task is taxing, tedious, and not something I enjoy else I would have it done already! Ha! LOL
The health book is the story (all documented history) of how I reversed lifelong (from age 6 to my early 40s) chronic asthma and how I’ve been living a vibrant life asthma-free since 2005! I was able to quit 5 asthma and allergy medications, saving me thousands of dollars in co-pays (and full costs for meds when I didn’t have health insurance for many years). But dental issues, well THAT’S another story!
To our better health, living in ease (no more anxious feelings or tension), letting go of ANYTHING we don’t need, and sustainment in JOY! Stomping my feet, and hearing the Universe say, “Hahahaha Sheila, you can stomp your feet all you want to but EVERYONE comes home someday–even the best of them! You can only do so much. Yes, Jesus the Christ started a revolution, but He came HOME too!
My online Zoom video course, Integrating the Spirals is helpful now more than ever because I know people are suffering. (Let me know if you’re interested in the Integrating the Spirals course.)
As an empath I want to help ease suffering and raise hope. I want to uplift others and raise our collective vibrations and consciousness. I teach breath work and meditation so we appreciate the value of Detachment. We till our inner soil with our breath and that offers us peace and calm. Meditation is an easy way to Connect us with spirit, higher selves, Omniscience God, and receive personal guidance.
About us
My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 400 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to all of his songs at: http://listen4music.com
In and beyond this magnificent Universe, Omniscience knows ALL. Omniscience is always with you because you are a fractal part of Omniscience. You are truly never alone in this ever-expanding Universe. We are each fractals of Omniscience akin to glints of sunlight on the surface of a large body of water or the rays of sunshine shining upon us.
Fractal of Omniscience. “Spiral Sister”🌀Observer & Perceiver of Energy & Wisdom from Nature. Empath|Author|Connector|Speaker|Singer.❤️🦋🌀🎼〰️🙏🔥☯️
A bit about me, your Spiral Sister
I would love to speak at your bookstore, crystal shop, acupuncture / chiropractor office, or other holistic / natural fair or festival. I support healthy lifestyle businesses. For information on ALL of my books, visit my Amazon Author page.
An Amazon bestselling author of two co-authored books: Transform Your Life Book 2 Inspirational Stories and Expert Advice, Energy of Receiving, and author of the captivating Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection as well as the incredibly helpful 2nd edition of Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally.
Be the best version of who you want to be–who your soul beckons you to be. It’s important because who you are in this world affects us ALL. We Are All Connected.
Information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.
For more from me about us being ALL worthy. How we matter because we’re living in a physical body. How though we come from different faiths, we don’t deny the Power. How to sit with whatever triggers us. And my deep dives with Spirit. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takeonyour
All right. Hi, everybody. Good morning. Good evening. Good afternoon wherever you are in the world. I say that because the world seems to be a much smaller place for us, especially when you blog, right I know we have a worldwide audience when we blog or when we podcast or go on YouTube vlog any of that. But spiral thought there. If you would rather listen instead of read, play the audio:
Here’s my thought (for today for us ALL). I had a dream last night, and I woke up this morning still very much enveloped by the energy of that dream. And what was weird about it was, and this has not happened to me before, but somewhere deep in my subconscious there’s an older TV show or series that is probably embedded in me somewhere and it definitely came to mind as I started processing the dream. What happened was, take a deep breath with me. Maybe not a deep breath, but a breath that will bring spirit and go in and through and all around your body. Okay, there’s the breath.
Well, what happened was, I was a bartender or a server of some sort, and I was what appeared to me to be standing behind a bar and Paul Newman was sitting at my bar–sitting directly across from me. And we were having a conversation and I was telling him, essentially, if I can remember it, right, I was telling him you know, I’m so sorry for us as the other people, his fans or whatever. And I’m not a huge fan–another spiral thought sorry–of his. I mean, I like him, but you know, I wouldn’t have been googoo gaga over Paul Newman. I don’t think. Though he has those beautiful blue eyes. I was apologizing to him though, telling him (I was just really oozing this apology to him) that I’m so sorry that so many people come up to you and interrupt your day and interrupt conversations that you might be having with people around you and things like that, you know, just bug you essentially, I’m just so sorry that people do that to you. You know, why can’t people just understand that you’re just a person like me like we all are, you know, and as I was saying this to him, and he was being very cordial and gracious about this, though, he was kind of giving me this gesture of like, you don’t need to apologize to me. You know, I’m famous. I get it right.
So I was just really infused, I guess, with this feeling of, that we’re not this person, right? So it’s like, I’m not me, in this body that I’m IN because deep down I know that I’m spirit and I’m wearing this earthly some people say a meat suit, right? I’m wearing a ‘skin’–I’m wearing a covering. I’m wearing an outfit. I’m wearing something that’s naturally made just like if I climbed into a cocoon, you know, I’m wearing that. But that’s not who I am. Because I’m the spirit and soul that lives within it.
So here’s the TV series/show part. There was this old show called Dead Like Me. And it had this character played by an actress named Ellen Muth. (Link to YouTube clip of Ellen’s character at the death scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugWpj88EWt4 ) I thought she was a pretty girl–a pretty actor. But I can see where some people might not think she was pretty, nice, maybe plain, maybe that’s a better word. But here’s the thing when she died because she died right at the beginning of the series, and then they would always show her as this other girl, like whenever she would confront someone that was still alive that knew her, right? They saw her but they saw her as a different person. But it was close enough that the audience is the ‘Watchers’, wink on that, right? We knew it was her. It was that other actor playing her that looked enough like her that we ‘got it’ as the audience, as it was so well done. But if her mother saw her, she wouldn’t know it was her but she had a feeling that it was her. She had a feeling and knew something was off–that she was seeing someone that meant something to her like she knew that person. She’d met that person before but she couldn’t put her finger on it. So that’s key and why I say that is because the Ellen Muth character as I said, she had died but she wasn’t dead. Because her spirit or soul or ghost, whatever you want to call it, was still living and she had become a reaper. So she would reap other people’s souls right before they would die–that was her job in the afterlife. And so, of course, she was out walking among us. But anybody who knew her as the Ellen Muth character, if they didn’t know her as that, they would see the other sub-character, Laura Boddington. Here’s a link to the show info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348913/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_dead%2520like
I thought that show represented what I thought of life after death. Especially at the time I was watching it. I thought it represented it extremely well. I thought the show was very well done.
So this dream though, this early morning dream that was having today. (And THIS is what I’ve not experienced before) I so extremely felt like I was not me and in my current body. And I didn’t even feel like I was the person that I was expressing as me in the dream to Paul Newman. I knew I was spirit soul. And I was not that body. And I think what I was kind of getting from him was that he knew that too. And that’s why we were both kind of having this laugh at this inside joke. That’s why it’s not even important for us to laud these people as celebrities.
I was explaining to Paul, or Mr. Newman, “People cherish you–you know? You’re a national icon, right? You’re this American Idol, if you will, right? And that’s why you make all this money and so, you know, a lot of people probably want something from you and things like that too. But I think a lot of it is they feel they know you because you’ve been in their home for years on their TV in shows and movies, interviews, and things like that. Right? And so they feel they know you and when they see you in person, they get all excited and they just, “Oh my God, there’s Paul Newman”! They feel they must meet you and they just interrupt and do crazy, stupid silly things because they’re not even realizing that you have a life (of your own).
So that was why I was apologizing to him. But then it brought up that inside joke of but we’re not this body and so people make much ado about nothing! They make much ado about how we look and our external appearance, whether our hair’s done, whether our teeth are white enough (if we have teeth), or whether we’re dirty, clean, smell nice. Of course there’s all these products to make us feel like we need them to look better, smell better, face the world better, put makeup on and all that kind of stuff, because there’s the certain cultural identity we sort of have to live up to and put a face on.
So probably also I saw a Facebook meme the other day, which I shared as well, that talked about I’m this real person and that I don’t have to put a fake face on to face the world. I don’t have to pretend to be something that I’m not and some days I am amazing. And some days I’m a wreck. It was that kind of a meme. Those of you who follow me here and also follow me on Facebook, you’ve got that already. You’ve seen it.
3am thoughts meme
So I wish I could express to you the dream and I’m sure many of you have had dreams like that where you’re just so engrossed in it and so enveloped and infused by it that it’s hard to put into words. It is almost the word ineffable because it is hard to explain and you want to go back to sleep when you wake up because it was so delicious and so nourishing to you and and so explanatory! It made so much sense and explained so many things in an instant! You know that dream probably felt like it was a five or 10 minute conversation. It probably only lasted 30 seconds. But in the 30 seconds, or whatever that timeframe was, I got so much out of that dream. It was so surreal and magnificent. And it was so layered and complex. And it just felt so amazing. And so true. It was freeing and it was true. And it was humbling. And it told me that’s why we don’t need to have an ego you know, and that’s why we only need to share what is from our basest essence and what’s the base, you know, like what’s the core of us.
What are we trying to do in this world? With this life? That is what we are called to put out there. Because no one has that same mission and drive and purpose and passion that you have. I don’t think. I think it’s like our voice and it’s like our fingerprint and our eye print. You know, because our eyeballs are all unique. Our fingerprints are all unique, our vocal pattern, our voice. Other people can sound very, very similar, but no one has our exact voice.
There’s a lot that can be done with the vocal scan and voice scans. Medically there’s a lot–scientifically there’s a lot they can do with that.
Well, I find these topics so fascinating. Let me know if you’ve had this kind of all-encompassing kind of dream where you just get maybe that is what people mean when they say they get a download. They get a download all at once and have a shit ton of information. And then they could parse that out and write from it, create music paint from it for a very long time just from that one download. Well, that’s what I feel like I got in that dream. It was just so much! A confirmation we don’t have to depend upon the exterior that we present to the world but we do have to mine our ‘inner soil’ (breath). Till our inner soil with spirit. Get in touch with our soul. Find out who we are–what we’re about on the inside–what our gut wants us to get out into the world. And then just go do that. Love you ALL. Many, many, many blessings.
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Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey
Invitation from William Peters to an exclusive webinar
Did you know that leading-edge research on the Shared Death Experience (SDE) has identified a force that guides departing souls in their transition into a glorious afterlife?
Some call this force “The Conductor.”
Years of shared death studies have shown that “The Conductor” possesses a unique personality and a particular way of ushering souls home.
Please join me and many others for an exclusive webinar featuring the inspiring story of Gloria King, who encountered “The Conductor” over a week-long period during the transition of her beloved husband. Hear Gloria’s extraordinary SDE where she engages with “The Conductor,” whom she calls “The Tall One.”
During this one-hour gathering, Gloria will share her unique SDE journey, including:
Her contact, communication and engagement with “The Conductor”
Her pre- and post-death shared crossings that frame this remarkable SDE
Her continuing bond with her departed husband
Her profound spiritual transformations that followed her SDE
In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to ask Gloria questions about her SDE and to learn more about “The Conductor” from my years of research in this emerging field.
My online Zoom video course, Integrating the Spirals is helpful now more than ever because I know people are suffering. (Let me know if you’re interested in the Integrating the Spirals course.)
As an empath I want to help ease suffering and raise hope. I want to uplift others and raise our collective vibrations and consciousness. I teach breath work and meditation so we appreciate the value of Detachment. We till our inner soil with our breath and that offers us peace and calm. Meditation is an easy way to Connect us with spirit, higher selves, Omniscience God, and receive personal guidance.
About us
My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 400 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to all of his songs at: http://listen4music.com
In and beyond this magnificent Universe, Omniscience knows ALL. Omniscience is always with you because you are a fractal part of Omniscience. You are truly never alone in this ever-expanding Universe. We are each fractals of Omniscience akin to glints of sunlight on the surface of a large body of water or the rays of sunshine shining upon us.
Fractal of Omniscience. “Spiral Sister”🌀Observer & Perceiver of Energy & Wisdom from Nature. Empath|Author|Connector|Speaker|Singer.❤️🦋🌀🎼〰️🙏🔥☯️
A bit about me, your Spiral Sister
I would love to speak at your bookstore, crystal shop, acupuncture / chiropractor office, or other holistic / natural fair or festival. I support healthy lifestyle businesses. For information on ALL of my books, visit my Amazon Author page.
An Amazon bestselling author of two co-authored books: Transform Your Life Book 2 Inspirational Stories and Expert Advice, Energy of Receiving, and author of the captivating Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection as well as the incredibly helpful 2nd edition of Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally.
Be the best version of who you want to be–who your soul beckons you to be. It’s important because who you are in this world affects us ALL. We Are All Connected.
Information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.
For more about the world as a smaller place when we blog or podcast to a worldwide audience (or vlog on YouTube), spiral thoughts, and deep talks on Spirit, follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takeonyour
Here’s how everything shook out while we searched for an apartment home in a more northern inland part of Florida, including a stop in Spring Hill, and three night stay at a lovely historic BnB (within walking distance to downtown) in Ocala, Florida. If you would rather listen instead of read, play the audio:
On our way to Ocala, we toured Ariel Springs in Spring Hill. I had hoped it was closer than it looked on the map to a friend Beverly’s crystal shop (Universal Gifts).
At Ariel Springs, we loved Robin, the leasing agent who took us on the tour as she was super friendly and helpful. But as most people know, many more things go into making such decisions than how well one likes the person in this role. Unfortunately, there were more than a couple of reasons why I have to rule out this community from our list of potentials.
First, the road Ariel Springs is on (Barclay to Spring Hill Drive) runs about 12-15 miles between I-75 and State Route 19 in Spring Hill. From looking at the map I had thought we might be able to walk to shops and restaurants on either end of Barclay, but it’s too far for us. With nothing much we could walk to, either for groceries or dining. That’s pretty much the show stopper for us. It’s very car dependent, and the community tends to frown on golf carts too (which was something I had considered doing). The single story villa is nice but it would be a middle unit in a long building. Robin was the first to let me know that most apartments require a 60 day notice to them when residents are going to move out, so they won’t know what they have available until mid-June for our mid-August move.
In Ocala, we checked out any apartments that showed up on my maps app and worked our way out from our lovely AirBnB in a 5 mile radius—keeping in mind Uber or Lyft rides will cost more the farther the distance we are from wherever we want to go downtown.
We stayed in the Paris room of the AirBnB and I took lots of pictures because it really gave me the feeling of being in Paris (though I’ve never been, and my daughter has dreamed of going). I had plenty of time in the house to admire all of the furnishings our super host has saved for many years and the items he continues to collect and add, as well as “feel the Energy” of a beautiful throw quilt that was on the living room couch. Here’s a slideshow of items that fascinated me:
Since most all the apartments that we saw near downtown didn’t make us warm and fuzzy, we ended up preferring the communities 3 to 5 miles out. Each were within walking distance to grocery stores and eateries. This we can do! And the monthly rents, while more than we currently pay, are reasonable for all we will get. Also, the amenities at these communities are fantastic!
Latigo 27 (closest to downtown of the five), has a Wal-Mart right outside the entrance. I’m not a Wal-Mart shopper, but I could do it and save us about $200 a month in rent over the others we liked. This was Richard’s favorite anyway, so that’s why I am putting in position #2 on our list of potentials.
Grand Reserve Apartments was the most expensive and while the map shows a Wal-Mart Supercenter near it, the only stores I saw were a bit of a hike, like the Aldi’s store. It had the largest gym and best kitchen in the apartment, but I put it last on our favorites list because of the location and price point.
Tuscany Place and The Highlands at Heathbrook are owned by the Collier Companies and very similar in look, style, and price, but though Tuscany was higher on a hill than The Highlands and pretty, I thought it may be harder to walk, plus there wasn’t any dining or shopping close. The Highlands at Heathbrook is a very short walk to Publix (with a pharmacy) and a large diner! Score! This became my favorite when we toured the model unit and found each building only has 8 units, 4 up and 4 down. Each unit has a corner of the building! No middle units. And that’s what I didn’t like about Ariel Springs—we would have been in a middle unit.
Summary
#1 The Highlands at Heathbrook
#2 Latigo 27
#3 Grand Reserve Apartments
Before we left the BnB house, we checked out the bulletin board and I saw this:
I simply feel Ocala will hold a lot of mystery in store for us, and grand success too!
To our better health, ease, joy, and sustainment in JOY!
Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey
Peace. Out.
Integrating the Spirals to ease suffering
My online Zoom video course, Integrating the Spirals is helpful now more than ever because I know people are suffering. (Let me know if you’re interested in the Integrating the Spirals course.)
As an empath I want to help ease suffering and raise hope. I want to uplift others and raise our collective vibrations and consciousness. I teach breath work and meditation so we appreciate the value of Detachment. We till our inner soil with our breath and that offers us peace and calm. Meditation is an easy way to Connect us with spirit, higher selves, Omniscience God, and receive personal guidance.
About us
My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 400 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to all of his songs at: http://listen4music.com
In and beyond this magnificent Universe, Omniscience knows ALL. Omniscience is always with you because you are a fractal part of Omniscience. You are truly never alone in this ever-expanding Universe. We are each fractals of Omniscience akin to glints of sunlight on the surface of a large body of water or the rays of sunshine shining upon us.
Fractal of Omniscience. “Spiral Sister”🌀Observer & Perceiver of Energy & Wisdom from Nature. Empath|Author|Connector|Speaker|Singer.❤️🦋🌀🎼〰️🙏🔥☯️
A bit about me, your Spiral Sister
I would love to speak at your bookstore, crystal shop, acupuncture / chiropractor office, or other holistic / natural fair or festival. I support healthy lifestyle businesses. For information on ALL of my books, visit my Amazon Author page.
An Amazon bestselling author of two co-authored books: Transform Your Life Book 2 Inspirational Stories and Expert Advice, Energy of Receiving, and author of the captivating Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection as well as the incredibly helpful 2nd edition of Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally.
Be the best version of who you want to be–who your soul beckons you to be. It’s important because who you are in this world affects us ALL. We Are All Connected.
Information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.
For more from me about moving to a northern inland part of Florida, with a stop in Spring Hill, a stay at a lovely history BnB while apartment hunting in Ocala, Florida, follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takeonyour
Integrating the Spirals 