Even the death that most fear has a purpose

Even death that most are frightened of has a purpose.

Life from the Dead – sign in a park where tree died

Nature has much to teach us. Are we observing?

And while I was watching the sunrise, this man was carving “I Love … ” in the sand. Synchronistically, my cousin Josh had just carved the same sentence in the sand for his beautiful wife, Staci (the day before, on a different beach). I found that intriguing.

Unknown man carving out “I love (somebody’s name)” in the sand on the beach in Daytona Beach, FL

How many people are watching you? I bet this unknown man didn’t think many were watching him carve someone’s name into the sand of the beach that early in the morning on July 6th, 2022.

I wonder how many people watched my cousin Josh, carve Staci’s name in the sands of Myrtle Beach, SC — I love that she has this to remember of him (and his love for her).

Josh wrote, “I love Staci” and even added the year, 2022 – Myrtle Beach, SC

Such as the waves that wash away the words carved into the sand, our lives slip away one day at a time. https://sheilamurrey.net/2022/07/23/grief-ebb-and-flow-when-loved-ones-pass-away/

If you find it in your heart to help Josh’s wife and children, there is a GoFundMe account, as well as other immediate methods of sending support:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/staci-wilson-pay-for-medical-bills-and-food?qid=ab004096d70498caa180d80df81c851c

As is my daily Gratitude F-L-O-W practice that I share in Integrated Spiral sessions, I blow a kiss to Joshua (whom I believe is also in the Grand Beyond). Previous post: https://sheilamurrey.net/2022/07/13/observing-grief-comes-in-waves/

Tribute post in Joshua’s memory: https://sheilamurrey.net/2022/07/17/in-memory-of-my-younger-tender-hearted-first-cousin-joshua-wilson/

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An Amazon bestselling author of two co-authored books: Transform Your Life Book 2 Inspirational Stories and Expert AdviceEnergy 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. As it does affect us ALL because We Are All Connected.

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A study in consciousness: The gnat

While watching (well, more listening) and contemplating the very recent sad, senseless, and tragic murder of my cousin, I tuned into this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUscmv4YqMU

In the video it is suggested to see if we can observe where a thought begins and ends, and the space before and after the thought–where it begins and ends.

Thus, I have been observing the thoughts and messages coming INTO me:

  • Contemplating a recent tragic event (jumble of thoughts)
  • Sitting here, as I breathe and focus on my breath, I notice
  • I can forgive
  • So, it’s a Choice if I don’t (forgive)
  • I can cry
  • That too, is a Choice
  • Ugh, there’s a gnat
  • This gnat is bothersome
  • I can swat the gnat away
  • I can let it go on its way (it may not stay in my face for long anyway)
  • I can Choose to do nothing
  • I can accept the thoughts that come and go
  • I can accept the Energy that moves through me, stimulated (or caused) by my thoughts
  • Accepting that Energy is what causes my emotions (Energy in motion)
  • I Choose better feelings thoughts
  • I welcome better feelings thoughts
  • More than just “looking for the silver linings”
  • I can find the lessons in the experience
  • By observing the lessons learned, I feel some Gratitude
  • I can simply take one step at a time
  • I will be gentle with myself
  • By being gentle with myself, I can be gentle and kind to others
  • I don’t have to use the “bad” or negative experience (no matter how tragic it is) as justification for treating anyone else negatively (huge Aha for me!)
  • I can let the gnat live
  • I no longer see the gnat
  • I am grateful
Found the gnat later

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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 AdviceEnergy 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. As it does affect us ALL because We Are All Connected.

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Death Has No Sting

Death has no sting You’ve done it before You just open up And go through a door Leaving your overcoat To be recycled to Earth Not needed anymore It …

Death Has No Sting

In memory of my younger tender-hearted, first cousin, Joshua Wilson

This is the way I’ll remember my cousin, Josh Wilson. This was to be the last time I saw Josh (August 2017) when I’d went home for a Memorial service for my mom.

Josh outside of our uncles home (that our grandparents built)

I love this picture of my kids (from way back) with our cousin, Josh Wilson:

My son, Matt is on the left, my daughter in the middle, and Josh on the right. Oh, the sweetness of childhood innocence!

Before I left town, the last evening of my visit of August 2017, Josh came up to his brother’s house and Staci snapped a picture:

Greg on the left, his brother Josh in the middle, and me on the right – Aug 2017 at Greg and Susan’s house

Our mothers were sisters. Greg was 6 months younger than me and Josh was 6 weeks younger than my son.

Mom always told me that the day her sister called her to tell her she was pregnant (for Josh) was one of the most shocking phone calls she’d ever received!

You see, I’d just told my mom that I was pregnant (again–for my son), and mom couldn’t believe she was going to be a grandmother again AND an aunt again, all within a matter of a few weeks! (Her sister was over 40 at the time and Josh was to be her 5th child.)

My aunt Alberdia with newborn Josh – July 1982
Before we moved to Florida: Alberdia is holding Joshua and my son is crawling, my daughter smiling.
June 1983 – Alberdia holding Joshua and my son is going to stand, my daughter smiling.

My aunt Alberdia and my uncle Bob loved being parents again.

In many ways, uncle Bob was a better dad to Josh, even than he’d been to Greg (purely my observation). Children are all different, so it’s hard to say why, and also, as a parent myself I know we grow and change and desire to “do things differently” as time goes on. (I certainly feel I’m a better grandmother than I was a mother–of course, they don’t live with me!)

In those early days, we visited often. We all lived about 20 miles apart, but when we could, we would go to church together and share a meal at Alberdia and Bob’s home after church.

Dad always had a soft spot in his heart for Josh since my dad was close to Josh’s dad, my uncle Bob. And uncle Bob died when Josh was only 7 years of age.

My dad used to take my son and Josh hunting and camping when the boys were young (many times), where my dad grew up near Sutton WV.

I don’t have any pictures from those hunting trips, but I’d say it was probably when Josh was about 7 until his was a teenager. (I’d be guessing at that though.)

Since I moved to Florida when I was 22, my children and Josh only got to see each other when we would go back to WV on vacation (typically centered around weddings, funerals, or in later years, my high school reunions).

Here’s a picture of Josh at his one of his sisters’ wedding shortly after their dad’s passing:

Joshua as ring bearer for his sister’s wedding

My ex-husband and I had driven us from Florida to WV (with my children) to attend the wedding and like most things, my ex spoiled most of the event for me. Ugh! So, I don’t have many pictures from that trip and what I do have are pictures of Josh’s sister and her husband (as one might also expect from a wedding).

Not every trip home allowed us all to see each other either, because of work schedules, and the like (which suck) and people really need to consider—take a day off work or school etc. when you have family in town!

Josh with his nephew

Another trip back home, I got to see Josh for about a minute and meet his new nephew (from the sister whom we’d attended her wedding years before). I was thrilled to meet him and to see the love Josh had for him.

I am also thankful that on one of my later trips back home, my husband of nearly 20 years, Richard, got to meet my aunt Alberdia and Josh. We sat and listened as Josh told us all of the hometown news that had been going on, new companies, additions onto the college that was near to my aunts house, and so forth. He was very industrious and had been in landscaping with his brother-in-law for years. Josh loved being outdoors!

As often happens in life, we had drifted apart… though the love remained. We chatted after Greg’s passing and at one point he had considered moving to Florida. I had always thought he’d become a shaman. He really had a gift with people!

Thus, I never thought I’d be writing this or posting a memorial for Josh, especially a few months after writing one for Greg!!! (Link to my post about Greg.)

It isn’t right!!!

I know Life isn’t fair, but no one deserves to be chased and gunned down while driving away in your car!!!

As I wrote a few days ago, the way in which my cousin was murdered has had me upset and going through the stages of grief for days (even believing as I do and practicing what I preach).

It’s hard to make sense of something so senseless!!!

Every time we learn more of the story, my emotions spin again. Ugh!

All I can do is think about the good times and send love and support to our family.

Tragedy has a way of finding us no matter who we are, how enlightened we are, or where we are. I have put myself in dire straits in years past and experienced close calls (like when my ex-husband fired a gun in my direction)! I understand “wrong place, wrong time.” I understand “mistaken identity.” I know we may never know every nuance surrounding Josh’s murder.

I get sad. I cry. I get mad and angry. I am thankful a suspect was quickly apprehended. But mostly I am bewildered. I will probably always have more questions than answers because only Omniscience God can see ALL perspectives and intentions of the players in this cruel tragedy.

If I can raise my consciousness to see the scene from a higher place, I believe there’s a reason… but at this time, I am a limited human being unable to muster my highest and best. But I will remain open to receive. I am open to accept prayers, healing, love, and peace—even in the midst of the confounding mystery. Life is mysterious–even unfathomable at times (like during this emotionally disturbing time), yet worth living.

It could go without saying, but since someone might be wondering… I refuse to get caught up in the “hate” aspect of this or in the gun debate. People who lose their senses do hateful things. And at the extreme end of that spectrum they hurt people. As the saying goes, “Hurt people, hurt people.” One day I hope to release the anger I feel today. I know I will. But right now, it’s all still too raw.

Josh was shot at 7 times. One gunshot hit him in the bottom part of his heart and another gunshot hit his upper left thigh (passing through his leg). The shooter unloaded his weapon leaning out the passenger window while driving and also driving in the wrong lane.

I send love and hugs to our family who are mourning this senseless tragedy—see links to news articles and video:

https://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/victim-in-myrtle-beach-shooting-near-broadway-street-dies/article_d3107a7c-0158-11ed-b18b-170904019253.html?fbclid=IwAR3ggXCltxZZm5gtJ6rGAs-mj3S-FbfeuKQDLJIeRAhloqhojbyo9Q05TrI

https://wpde.com/news/local/family-mourns-husband-father-joshua-wilson-murdered-myrtle-beach-vacation-calls-for-justice-quentin-jean-charged-highway-501-horry-county?fbclid=IwAR1pCmkDeptPG8rW-2rRxVEh2ypMXgJIGo-wCWF1mXSqX7MtXN4sZvBM-o8

https://www.postandcourier.com/myrtle-beach/news/west-virginia-man-in-myrtle-beach-on-vacation-identified-as-victim-of-fatal-shooting/article_24072c34-015c-11ed-be5b-97b3d420f417.html?fbclid=IwAR26TzHjLITqxroXTS0KeFiejX1HcZwyp_bWelf2kppgwI4Jpo-GXX96PnY

https://wlos.com/news/local/family-mourns-husband-father-joshua-wilson-murdered-myrtle-beach-vacation-calls-for-justice-quentin-jean-charged-highway-501-horry-county

https://www.wtap.com/2022/07/14/josh-wilson-was-murdered-myrtle-beach-during-fourth-july-vacation/?outputType=amp&fbclid=IwAR31QlQAKI2RPQBY-RsznpwQHK3GnYuk0ROy-NuTSm9YQ4YBmPo_GX-1ggU

And if you find it in your heart to help Josh’s wife and children, there is a GoFundMe account, as well as other immediate methods of sending support:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/staci-wilson-pay-for-medical-bills-and-food?qid=ab004096d70498caa180d80df81c851c

As is my daily Gratitude F-L-O-W practice that I teach to those in Integrated Spiral, I blow a kiss to Joshua (whom I believe is also in the Grand Beyond). Previous post: https://sheilamurrey.net/2022/07/13/observing-grief-comes-in-waves/

I believe we’ll ALL see each other again one day.

Amen. Namaste. OM

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 AdviceEnergy 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.

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Observing grief comes in waves

Why does grief wash over us like waves? Our body is supposedly 70% or more water or fluids, right? And we know the Energy of the moon pulls and pushes the oceans of the world into waves. Thus, is it any wonder how Energy ebbs and flows within us? As a highly sensitive person (HSP) and empath, I know that , “Energy in motion = Emotions” and that my “work” (if there is any), is to simply Allow the Energy to flow through, so it doesn’t get “stuck.” Seemingly, Energetic experiences can cause a sort of stickiness (that energy healers can feel when they move their hands near a body). ❤️🦋🌀 If I desire to be well and live in peace, and I do, then I must master the Art of Allowing. To heal wounds, past traumas, and triggers, I must observe when they occur (or when past ones rise up for clearing and healing), acknowledge them. Share or journal. Or do whatever I can to make peace with the emotion and let it go. Why does anyone or our illusory Egos, hold on to hurt, anger, sadness, jealousy, or bitterness? We can choose to, “Be Here Now.” We can choose to feel the pain of an experience, pull out whatever we can learn from it, seek the silver lining, forgive ourselves or others, and let it go. Yes, we can. “Disturbances cause imbalance.” Humans tend to fight (from their state of struggle) because each wants to live an independent life and another seeks to Control them. Thus, like a butterfly in a cocoon, we fight to free ourselves. When we choose to be consciously aware, we can ride the waves into the shore. Energy moves. Let it flow. And like a surfer, enjoy (IN Joy) the ride. Feel. Cry. Release. Smile. We Are All Connected. OM Many blessings to you in ALL ways.

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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 AdviceEnergy 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. As it does affect us ALL because We Are All Connected.

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Grace is a Space

Observing

Grace is a Space.

And…

Grace is the Space.

Grace is the Space that I give myself and my others when “in the moment” of fussy, grouchy, hormonal, hangry, or sad, we react snappy, or name it what you will, from an irritated, aggravated, or irrational place.

Now, when I notice the upset, I simply observe and give my loved one SPACE.

Breathe. Peace. Ignore or not add to their moment of upset by feeding it either positive or negative Energy.

I don’t have to correct anyone. Just breathe and observe. Witness.

Let them have the space to feel their feelings. Often, they will correct or adjust themselves given the space to do so. (And maybe not, but we all learn at differing rates of speed.)

I’m meditating and realizing the best I can do is forgive MYSELF for any time in my life where I have been snappy, fussy, grouchy, or short.

I don’t think I have ever been mean, maybe I have, or I’ve acted rudely or responded in some otherwise negative way (or way which could be perceived of as negative, for my own self preservation). But I didn’t intend to be. Perhaps I was protecting or affirming my boundaries. Or projecting from my Ego.

So with my hands together, I forgive myself.

Tapping on my K27 points and all along my collarbone I say, “I’m okay. It’s okay. It’s ALL okay.” And I taught our granddaughters this earlier tonight—they loved it and grasped it sooo quickly!! Oh! My heart!!

I bring my mind to a neutral point and breathe.

Allow a thought to drop in.

Recall others who gave me GRACE.

The others in my life who simply OBSERVED me. And let me BE.

For today, I am very grateful.

Yes, I am in the attitude of Gratitude for my husband, adult children, and granddaughters. And my eternal and ancestral family.

I am sooo grateful to have had the mom and dad I had.

Do you want to live in that place of gratitude every day?

Everything Resolves to Gratitude. Sheila Murrey

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An Amazon bestselling author of two co-authored books: Transform Your Life Book 2 Inspirational Stories and Expert AdviceEnergy 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.

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Have you tried the Carnivore Diet?

After consuming nothing but citrus fruit for more than a month, see my previous post: https://sheilamurrey.net/2022/03/25/when-was-the-last-time-you-felt-great/ and then lightening up to include some raw vegan foods, such as: celery, avocados, romaine lettuce, and saag spinach paneer with basmati rice for dinner too (a few times). And last month, I’d added green smoothies back into my diet to use up some protein powder I’d had in the pantry, as well as, try bananas again (that I had not eaten or used in smoothies for YEARS)!

I had noticed, even before adding the green smoothies, that I wasn’t losing anymore weight. But, in June I’d gained about 5 pounds back! Ugh! I had felt like I’d been sacrificing too–even with that frozen banana in my smoothies. And that’s never a good thing, and why a lot of people regain weight after dieting (which often leads people to conclude that “diets don’t work”).

But, is it true that diets don’t work???

Or perhaps, it’s that we’ve just never found the right balance of foods that will help us achieve our most desirable weight?

I happened to stumble upon this video with Dr. Ken Berry and a gal named Kelly Hogan (who has been eating only meat for 13 YEARS!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-qwRGNgjo

I had an epiphany while watching this. I had never ONLY consumed meat. I’d always eaten meat with lots of veggies, mostly low carb veggies. I had been raised on meat and potatoes, and some Italian foods like spaghetti with meat sauce and lasagna.

After watching that video and doing a fair amount of research, I was off to the grocery store! LOL

I spent about the same, if not less, money for only meat, eggs, and butter, as I had been spending on all the veggies and fruits for me, (as well as the prepared frozen meals for hubby).

Now, my hubby could join me and eat what I was cooking. Ah, cooking! Yes, I’d been missing that. Something about the smell of food cooking. Pleasing aromas.

Photo by Geraud pfeiffer on Pexels.com

I decided to commit to eating a carnivore diet for at least 3 days. Perhaps a week or more if I noticed any difference. In particular, I wanted to see if the number would go down on the scale! Ha!

The first day

I ate my regular breakfast. One ruby red grapefruit. (and no, I doubt grapefruit is on the Carnivore Diet but I love grapefruit and still had a bag of them in the fridge that I wasn’t going to waste).

For lunch, I modified my green smoothie to only 2 handfuls of kale, 1 frozen banana, and 1 cup frozen strawberries, and WATER to blend. No almond milk. No coconut milk. No protein powders. (‘d been adding almond or coconut milk before and using up protein powder I’d had on hand–this time, I was going to go “bare bones” and see if it made a difference).

Mid-afternoon, I felt a little hungry and ate two Paleovalley beef sticks (that we’ve had stored for over a year–I love their turkey sticks).

For dinner, hubby and I both thoroughly enjoyed a lamb shoulder and a ribeye steak! It was the first lamb I had cooked in years (I had to look up the broiling time), and it was the first time I’d used the broiler since we moved to the condo last September!

We following Dr. Berry and Kelly’s advice and only seasoned these with salt and freshly ground black pepper. YUM! I have always loved lamb and never needed mint jelly. I did miss having a small 3 to 4 ounce crystal glass of red wine with this, but I focused on how indulgent the meat with it’s accompanying fat (another thing I’ve always loved about steak), so in moments I wasn’t even thinking about the wine (and I did have 3 bottles in the kitchen, so… willpower! Haha!). I also had a thought that the 4 Rivers barbecue sauce would be lovely on the side of the steak, but I abstained from that too.

Spiral side note: I do love this barbecue sauce (it’s the only one I buy), and hope to enjoy it again sometime: https://www.4rsmokehouse.com/product/signature-barbecue-sauce/

The second day

The second day of my carnivore trial run was on a Saturday.

Now the real test was if I could get through a whole day on nothing but what I’d bought the night before and what we’d had on hand–without feeling like I needed to go buy any missing ingredients (something that always seemed to happen to me whenever I started a new diet).

The morning after my first carnivore day, and drumroll please… I lost 1.7 pounds!

To say I was shocked is an understatement!

What’s more, I had no cravings the night before. Usually I’d want a Werther’s Original caramel hard candy, or small square of dark chocolate, 3 or 4 ounces of dry red wine, something at the end of the day–especially on a Saturday night while sitting at home, watching a couple of movies. NOPE! Not this time.

This time, I had a couple of scrambled eggs for breakfast about 11:30am and a Paleovalley meat stick around 1pm. I didn’t make a smoothie today.

Dinner was a big ribeye steak grilled on the stove in my cast iron grill pan with a bit of grass-fed ghee on the pan (because I thought the steak might stick–it didn’t).

Again, I had a thought that some red wine might taste great with this, but I let the thought go pretty easily and did not succumb to it. And again I was surprised that I didn’t want any other bite of anything.

The third day

The third day of my carnivore adventure was on a Sunday.

I drank 32 ounces of water, went to the bathroom, and had a good BM. Well-formed. No smell. Substantial. (Yes, we talk sh*t here in this blog. Haha!)

Weighed in and had lost, or gently released shall I say, more than another pound! 1.1 pounds to be exact. Again, I am happily impressed!

I treated hubby and myself to a big brunch of 3 scrambled eggs (each), leftover ribeye, and chopped Paleovalley beef sticks. I did add a couple ounces of raw goat cheese to the pan of eggs and meat.

Since we ate after noon today, we ate dinner about 6pm and actually, it wasn’t enough! I’d bought a package of chicken wings but didn’t look at the weight. The package was just over a pound (and I’m supposed to eat a pound of meat for myself). Hmm, what to do!

I hadn’t cooked chicken at home in YEARS. So, I got the fry pan ready with the ghee in it and good and warm. I cooked the whole package of wings and when I could tell (by slicing into a few with a knife) that they were done, hubby and I shared (he had 5 and I had 4). I knew I would probably still be hungry, and I was. So, I ate another Paleaovalley turkey stick. And then, I waited. I didn’t feel full, but I wasn’t hungry. So, I drank another 32 ounce glass of water and had a cup of herb tea.

That got me through a movie and couple of Westworld series episodes (as last night was the premiere of the new season)! Love that show!

Morning of the fourth day

As you may suspect by now, yes, I lost another 1.1 pounds!!!

Okay, this is convincing me that for now at least, I am going carnivore! LOL

But I am going to have my grapefruit in the morning (the next few mornings), until that bag is gone. And I’m going to make my kale, strawberry, and banana smoothie this afternoon. I will post again in a few weeks and let you know the progress.

We have a big bag of shrimp in the freezer and salmon filets–so that will be dinner today/tomorrow. After that, we will be on vacation for a week, so we’ll see if I can stick to this during that time. If not, I’ll restart the Carnivore Diet when we come home.

I’ve noticed that a big part of this diet, other than all the meat and animal products, is learning how to read and abide by our own personal hunger cues (instead of looking a the clock) to know when it’s supposed to be time to eat.

I put what kale I had left (after making my smoothie today) in the Vitamix with some water and poured into an ice cube tray to use if I make a beef stew or such.

Fractals of Omniscience

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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 AdviceEnergy 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. As it does affect us ALL because We Are All Connected.

Information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

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Angel Toilet Tanker Truck

Oh, there we go.

Okay, good morning.

I can talk while I’m driving on my way to meet Gloria Grace Rand’s and Dr. Bruce Lipton or uncle Bruce as we call him in Bruce’s online community. And Gregg Braden and Dr. Shamini Jain in West Palm Beach, Florida. (I was traveling to attend the Consciousness and Human Evolution – TCCHE conference that day.)

Alright, so the interesting thing that’s already happened on this little journey… I’ve been in the car now about an hour actually a little more than an hour, and when I left Bradenton there was absolutely no traffic on Manatee Avenue and I don’t think I’ve ever seen, is that by leaving at 5:09am in the morning on a Saturday, there was absolutely no traffic. I saw two other cars that were even out and awake, they were not going in the same direction as me.

Then when I got out side of town just a wee bit heading toward Myakka and Arcadia (on route 70 out of Bradenton), I had the extreme pleasure to start experiencing a little bit of rain. And I thought, “Oh no, don’t tell me it’s going to rain all the way there” but because my “soulie sis” friend, Jacqueline, had sent me an Abraham-Hicks YouTube (and I didn’t have time to listen to it, the day she sent it), I emailed the link to myself and started that (playing in the car) when I left the condo.

I was listening to Esther Hicks channel, Abraham. I’ve been listening to this and it’s a compilation–a one hour Abraham-Hicks link and I’ll link it here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=e7OAUqJWH0A&feature=share

I’m listening to this and the rain starts. I thought, “Oh no, I’m not having that thought of this rain.” And “I’m gonna have to drive all the way in this rain because I know Florida and I know Florida weather and it can change in 15 minutes or five minutes even.” So, I just told myself, “I’m not going to have this thought.”

I (noticed) that I was behind a big truck. And there was another big truck beside of me on this four lane highway. I realized that I really didn’t want to be beside this truck. So, I got around one of them and I was behind one. And I thought I don’t want to follow this truck. But then the rain started coming down harder. And I saw, we were still X.

When I had initially recognized that this was going on with the trucks on the road, I thought, “Well I bet we’re the only people on the road at this time, right? Because they gotta get to wherever they’re going a job site or something early.”

I decided that with my windshield wipers not so great that I’m going to stay behind this truck. And Esther continues to talk; I continue to listen. I started appreciating that I’m behind this truck.

Now at this same time, another thought that comes into mind from the movie Die Hard. In the second Die Hard movie when they’re landing the plane. Holly was on the airplane. When they were landing the plane, Bruce Willis goes out to the airfield–he’s on the tarmac–he started a fire from the bad guy’s plane. which lights up the runway with fire. And so yeah, it was one of the other planes that had came in and it just kind of slid in without its landing gear. I think that’s what it was anyway, and then there was a fire. And he says, “Holly!! There’s your landing lights!” And so as soon as I remembered that flash from that film, I was like, “Wow, thank you!” And I and then I realized I was behind a toilet tanker truck. A fairly large truck and and he had LIGHTS. He had his regular tail lights but also a third brake light that was high up on the top of the tank.

Oh, there’s some deer; a little deer family. Thank you that you were far off the road and that you were in no way in any jeopardy of me hitting you. I appreciate that. And I just passed a sheriff deputy too. So thankfully, I wasn’t speeding like relentlessly but I’m out in the middle of nowhere. Yeah, I saw the deer and so I started slowing down. So, that’s a good little thing too. That just happened.

I’m following this truck and I’m realizing it’s a toilet tanker truck. Then I look at it and love how his lights are so bright. And so in all that rain, I could really see the truck. And I could see the road really well.

We have brand new tires on the car so I didn’t have any worry or fear or anything like that (about the rainy road). It was a matter of trying to see because it was dark at that time in the morning.

So, it’s completely dark. It’s raining. I’m noticing these lights and how bright they are. I’m thinking about Holly, here’s your landing lights, and instead of being in a hurry because I knew that I left early enough and I didn’t oversleep or anything like that. I’m just feeling really good this morning. I got up though, a little tired or sleepy or groggy, but now I thought this is so cool (to take this drive alone). And then I realized I’m behind the toilet tanker truck.

Now normally, and especially if you have any doubt at all about any kind of accident occurring, this is not the kind of truck you want to be following. Maybe. It’s up to you. Maybe it’s full, but I just had put a smile on my face and then I patted myself on the back of each shoulder with the opposite hand. You know, keep one hand on the steering wheel yet pat myself on the back and go. This is a really cool way to be thinking of these thoughts while I’m listening to the messages of Abraham.

So, I I was thinking, he’s my angel. He’s my angel toilet truck. Toilet tanker truck driver. So he’s my angel toilet tanker truck. And I’m just gonna follow that and so Abraham was talking about just when you get to this good feeling place on whatever subject you’re on, just milk it you know, just milk that good feeling.

So I was just like man, big smile on my face listening to Abraham. And like, how does it get any better than this? It’s raining. I’m behind an angel toilet tanker truck. And he is my landing lights. He’s guiding me as we go because the road turns from a four-lane a two-lane and it runs all the way across Florida. It’s route 70 from the Bradenton-Sarasota area, all the way to Palm Beach.

We use this route when we go to Jupiter as well. It’s really a beautiful drive. And I mean there’s not a whole lot to see but you see old Florida, you go through little towns of Myakka and Arcadia and Okeechobee. It’s mostly flat. It’s beautiful though. And then of course leaving that early and more, how dark it was. You you can probably imagine what else I was going to experience this morning, the sunrise! What I didn’t think about was the where the moon was in its position.

So, Mr. Angel toilet tanker truck, just about the time that the rain starting to ease up. I would have followed this angel toilet tanker truck for about 20 minutes or so 20 to 25 minutes. As the rain just starts to ease up he turned off. He peeled off and went to his destination. And I thanked him, energetically, with a wave of my hand kind of thing and said, “Thank you, Mr. Angel toilet tanker truck man or woman. Thank you for being my angel this morning and guiding me through that rain.” And then I didn’t have to worry about not being able to see a dark road in front of me that kind of thing. I didn’t have any worries because I knew he was my angel. I just felt that he or she were my angels. So then it stopped raining. I didn’t need him anymore. It stopped raining. I can’t not notice this. So I was just smiling and laughing to myself even more about that. And then within maybe five minutes I’m looking just scanning the road the sky and I see a little tiny this this this tiniest shimmer and there were a lot of clouds in the sky, as it was still so dark.

I mean, it wasn’t sunrise yet. It’s only getting to be sunrise now. I’m nearly an hour and a half into my drive. But the sun still hasn’t broken through but it’s that wee early hours kind of light in the sky. There’s a lot of clouds.

I look up and I see the smallest thin sliver of the moon! It was a pretty good size moon, not huge, not like a blood moon, autumn moon, or Harvest Moon, but it was just very pretty silver. And it was like telling me, here’s your silver lining. I mean it was the end. And I tell you I can almost see the outline. It was almost like a lunar eclipse. You know, the eclipse of the moon where you still kind of see the outline of the whole circle, but then you’re really only the light–just catching like the edge.

It was so pretty and it was this crescent moon. Now I’ve seen the crescent moons many times where they look like if you were to open the palm of your hand and stretch your palm out to catch water or something. That’s the bottom crescent. The crescent of the moon is on the bottom, but this was on the side. And it’s open. It’s open side would be on my right. So if I were to hold, you know try to draw you a picture here with words but yeah, so in fact if I find a picture of a similar photo, I will insert that image here.

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I was just relishing, you know, listening to Abraham… I was relishing the rain stopping, and that I would tell the story about my having had an angel toilet tanker truck guide me through the rain. And then I realized that I hadn’t had a chance to wash the car (for weeks) so really, I’m now getting a car wash while I’m on this drive! When I get to where I’m going there won’t be bird droppings and stuff on the car. Because normally we park in covered parking at the condo but where I’ll be parking at the convention center the car may be outside. So, this way, there’ll be no bird droppings. A bird recently dropped something fresh on the car. It’s now been washed from this rain.

All Things Considered. Everything’s going my way. And that’s what Abe often says about everything. I am where I am and it’s okay and everything’s going my way. And why not me? You know why not me? Because we know Source Creator omniscience is the bigger part of me, and you!

So, why don’t we imagine like Source? No. So why can’t we imagine at least that everything is going our way?

Why not me, as it was, the main message Abraham had for me. And it reminds me of that song. If you know it, the old song The Judds, saying why not me. So don’t judge me.

Yes, well, thank you for reading. Thank you for listening. Much love and many blessings to all as I continue my journey.

Transcribed by https://otter.ai

Stay tuned, follow my blog, so you can catch my next post here, when it’s published, about Dr. Bruce Lipton and how I enjoyed the TCCHE conference!

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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 AdviceEnergy 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. As it does affect us ALL because We Are All Connected.

Information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

For more about this blog, how I create digital designs, why I wrote a holistic health book, and more, find me on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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Death by One Thousand Cuts

“Death by one thousand cuts” is described as, a form of torture and human execution which was utilized in China (between 900 to 1905). It entailed …

Death by One Thousand Cuts

We can’t legislate morality!

Legislation or laws are simply the guardrails to attempt to CONTROL peoples actions. Period.

Intention and actions stem from a persons morality, from their heart and beliefs. Better to curb the things that influence those choices, like putting less violence in movies, TV, games, etc and horror and torture, etc.

REMEMBER: Cain killed Abel with a rock!!! 

I had riflery and archery classes in (gasp!) HIGH SCHOOL!!! And yes, we shot REAL rifles and aimed REAL arrows at targets! No one went on a rampage and killed other kids. Can you imagine having such classes in schools NOW??? I can’t either. Why?

When I was in high school, children were taught right from wrong and we had RESPECT for others, even when we disagreed. We fought on the playground, sure. Bullying occurred–I was bullied, even before kindergarten! But parents actually parented and most of us didn’t want to get sent to the school principal who would PADDLE US! Now, I don’t believe as much in the corporeal punishment or guiding children using fear, but I do believe in encouraging children to RESPECT their parents, and follow their loving HEART. So, let’s start there. Let’s start by teaching Meditation in schools, and respect for things that can kill us, like medications/drugs, cars/motorcycles, and weapons.

Why do we argue when what matters is that we simply… BE Jesus. Sheila Murrey

I do all I do, blog, write books, and all of that to empower people to change their HEARTS! Let’s BE more loving. Let’s BE more respectful. Let’s BE more sane. Let’s help others make changes that will allow their hearts to guide them so violence is not the end result. I want us all to vibrate at a higher level to argue and disagree LESS and be able to live in Peace.

Do I believe we can, YES! Will we? I’m not sure. I have hope! Yet, in the meantime, I prepare. Do I have all the answers, no.

One of my friends posted something on Facebook the other day that shook me. She was highlighting the need for MORE gun control and more rules, and more, blah blah blah… and I didn’t say anything or comment, but that’s opposite where my gut feeling goes on this issue. And perhaps she forgot that a past University president (where we both worked at the time) QUIT his job for the University to go to work for a gun manufacturer!!!

Guns in the right hands, trained and skilled hands, for example SAVE LIVES! I’d rather be on a ranch with Ted Nugent at the end times than sitting alone in a cave meditating, though don’t get me wrong, I reach for ENLIGHTENMENT and I love caves, but when the army of insane maniacs are coming over the hills to ravage and plunder, I want someone who can help me protect myself and my family right there beside me! And I’m okay if you think I’m wrong, or if you disagree. As my first and highest thoughts are of FREEDOM and CHOICE. (and by the way, fighting for FREEDOM has been the driving force behind ALL of our USA military since the beginning.)

If someone entered my home with willful intent to harm myself or my husband, yes, we have a gun, and I know how to use it. Do we need a semi-automatic gun? No, but I might be able to scare off and fend off a would be attacker if we did. Thus, I am not against those. Besides, the criminals have them. That cat has already been let out of the bag, so to speak.

Does it come down to whether you want a slow dying process or fast one? I don’t know. And how are we “programming” people?

I pray as if it’s ALL up to Omniscience–God’s timing and act as if it’s ALL up to ME (in particular for myself and those close to me, as I know I cannot and don’t want to CONTROL the world). If I am to “go out” that way (quickly with a gun), then I am ready for the Grand Beyond. Do I hope others are not “taken out” that way, yes. But I also don’t want to see others suffer and go to the Grand Beyond by the “slow death” of chronic illness either. And that’s why I do what I do.

My dad took me hunting with him when I was growing up, and we ate squirrel and venison, rabbit, and so forth. But gradually over the years, my dad gained more compassion for the animals and quit hunting, but that desire, not to hunt anymore, came out of his HEART. He grew his heart over the course of his life to BE more loving.

And as an aside here, I’d like to say that when the powers that be take pharmaceutical ads off TV, I might reconsider my stance on guns, but for now, all I can do is raise awareness that EVIL lies in humans’ hearts, and it’s impossible to legislate morality.

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Fractals of Omniscience

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 AdviceEnergy 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. As it does affect us ALL because We Are All Connected.

Information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

For more about this blog, how I create digital designs, why I wrote a holistic health book, and more, find me on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takeonyourself/