Thought For The Day: April 8, 2019 “No Explanation”

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Happy Monday,

Our quote for today essentially refers to being true to yourself and being your own person. When we make a decision it is our alone to make. We may ask others for their opinion or advice but ultimately it’s up to us to do what’s best for ourselves. However, there will always be people who will question what we do. Remember that you owe no one an explanation (unless you want to) all that matters is that you are comfortable with the choices you make.

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A Compassionate Heart: Cat’s Angel Message for April 7, 2019 

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A Compassionate Heart: Cat’s Angel Message for April 7, 2019 

April Theme: We are being challenged to change ourselves. You have the power to make things happen and the Universe is on your side.



We attract abundance when we ask from a compassionate heart. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie




47: Yesterday we talked about our angelic support system and how it assists us. We are carrying that message over into today. The angels are reminding us that they can help us even more if we ask for specific help instead of asking in general terms. For example if you need extra money to pay your rent and you request “Angels please bring me money”, you might find $5.00 on the ground. However if you phrase your request “Angels, I need enough money to pay my rent and buy food, please help me now”, this open up all kinds of avenues for getting the help you need. Remember that help comes in many forms so allow yourself to be receptive on all levels and that you are worthy of receiving blessings in all forms. Our angels are with us all the time and since their mission is to help us never be afraid to ask for help!




Today we will be working with Archangels Raziel who helps us manifest the things we need, and Sandalphon to delivers our prayers and requests to the Divine as well as to the angels and ascended masters who can best help us. The Ascended Master Kuthumi helps us to navigate the distractions of everyday life. He encourages us to focus on what’s important right now and to set aside things we have no control over. And Roman goddess Abundantia teaches us to appreciate abundance in it’s many forms as well as attract them. She tells us, ” Your faith in the bounty of the universe serves you well. Cast aside your worry and embrace the richness of your life because you have so much to grateful for.”




Our Sacred Stones for today include the following: Moonstone, the stone of new beginnings. This beautiful, watery stone helps to navigate the cycles of change and calms our emotions as it gently promotes creative thinking and creative problem solving. Zincite removes energy blocks gets our life force flowing, which aids the manifestation process. And for increasing positive flow try Amethyst or Garnet.




Bright blessings for a magickal day!




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It’s The Response: Cat’s Angel Message for April 6, 2019 

			
						

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It’s The Response: Cat’s Angel Message for April 6, 2019 


April Theme: We are being challenged to change ourselves. You have the power to make things happen and the Universe is on your side.




Our lives are defined not by the challenges we encounter, but by how we respond to those challenges. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie




46:  Today’s world can be a stressful place. One filled with changes and energies that impact us as well as our loved ones. Today we are reminded of the April Theme of challenges and change. When we feel overwhelmed by what life throws our way, big or small, take a moment to just breathe and then ask our Angels for help. Our Spiritual Helpers want what best for us and can help us with the things that bring peace to ourselves and to our loved ones. Part of the challenge is our willingness to help ourselves. Our helpers can’t do it all for us so we need to do our part to assist the angels by getting our stress levels down, yoga, meditation, dance and letting go of things that no longer serve our highest good . Letting go of stress allows us to reclaim our power and infuse our lives with new energy!




Archangel Zadkiel teaches us to hold compassion for ourselves and for others. This can help to reduce our stress levels. The Ascended Master Maitreya (the Laughing Buddha) helps us to keep our sense of humor during difficult times. He teaches us that being able to laugh reduces stress and creates positive flow. And  the Greek goddess Iris, Lady of Rainbows, helps us to find the calm in the storm. She is the bringer of hope and she gently surrounds us with an all will be well energy.  She says, ” While there is beauty and clarity found in turbulence remember not to let these storms become a destructive flood. Look for the light and use it to ascend to a higher level of thought.”




Our Sacred Stones for today include Moss Agate which can help to replenish and refresh your soul and to release fear and deep seated stress and Chrysoprase to relieves stress as it promotes hope and draws our attention to more positive events.




Bright blessings for a magickal day!




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Cat’s Morning Bits for April 5, 2019

			
						

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Cat’s Morning Bits for April 5, 2019


Good Morning Beautiful Souls, grab a cup of your favorite morning brew and start things off with “Today’s Inspirations”. I hope you find something here that will make you feel good or help you on your path today.


Blessings, Cat


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April is here!

Blithest season of the year,

The little brook laughs as it leaps away;

The lambs are out on the hills at play.

-Eben E. Rexford (1848-1916)


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Spirit Library: Integrity of Mind Body & Spirit


Integrity sounds like a moral issue, but it really isn’t. It’s just plain common sense.


Integrity means wholeness, completeness. A person with wholeness can focus their energies in one direction. A whole person achieves their life’s purpose without the dissipation of energies caused by internal conflicts. They get things done with ease, and then move on to the next activity which further pursues their sense of inner joy


https://spiritlibrary.com/owen-waters/integrity-of-mind-body-spirit


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MBG: PSA: Tonight’s New Moon Is A ‘Personal New Year’ For This One Sign


It’s your time to shine, Aries! The Sun is blazing through your sign until April 20, waking you up to your passion and purpose. You’re in the zone. and it’s only getting stronger, especially once the year’s only Aries new moon arrives on April 5.


https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/new-moon-april-2019-what-it-means-for-aries


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Elephant Journal: If you Hate Meditating, here are 5 Mindful Things to do Instead.


Most of us are maniacs these days.

Life is busy with a seemingly endless list of tasks, commitments, priorities, and responsibilities. The breakneck speed of technological development and the rushed pace of urban life create the perfect storm. In summation, many of us are currently more productive—and more stressed out—than ever.


https://www.elephantjournal.com/2019/04/5-mindfulness-practices-michelle-margaret-fajkus/


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MNN: How to connect children with the natural world in your own backyard


People of a certain age have fond memories of playing in nature as children – scaling a fence at a nearby farm to climb apple trees and eat the fruit while perched on a sturdy branch, building forts in woods near their homes, picking wildflowers in fields or roadside ditches for their moms, walking with a fishing pole to a nearby pond. They also remember that their parents weren’t always sure or even particularly concerned about exactly where they were at any given moment.


https://www.mnn.com/family/family-activities/stories/nature-play-book-nancy-stiniste


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EarthSky News: Follow the arc to Arcturus, drive a spike to Spica


Follow the arc to Arcturus, and drive a spike to Spica. Scouts learn this phrase. Grandparents teach it to kids. It was one of the first sky tools I learned to use in astronomy.


https://earthsky.org/tonight/follow-the-arc-to-arcturus


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Patheos-Pagan: The Story of the Labyrinth


You have heard the stories. There was a monster born in Crete, a monster with the body of a person but the head of a bull. The son of King Minos, the bull of Minos: the Minotaur. The Minotaur, it was said, would only eat human flesh, and needed to be contained. So the king called Daedalus, the craftsman, and ordered him to build an unnavigable maze, one that no one could find their way through, which would hold the monster. Monster that he was, though the Minotaur was still a prince, so people were sent into the maze to feed the monster, never to be heard from again.


https://www.patheos.com/blogs/naturessacredjourney/2019/04/story-labyrinth/


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Inner Journey:


CO-CREATION STARTS WITH IMAGINATION


“It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.”

— Decouvertes


“The man who has no imagination has no wings.”

— Muhammad Ali


Imagination is a tool of the soul. Our imagination gives us the opportunity to ‘try on’ new qualities and perspectives in our life. Through imagination, we can explore our past, problems, patterns, processes, plans, perceptions, principles, passions and purpose to uncover new possibilities.


Without imagination, we stay stuck in the realm of the material, the past, the superficial and the literal. We remain one-tracked, instinctual and one-dimensional.


Our imagination comes from the soul, subconscious and senses. Only through our imagination can we become multidimensional, experience more love, create more beauty, manifest more results, change our conditions, rewrite the past, and connect with divinity, purpose and others.


“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?'”

— George Bernard Shaw


“Reason can answer questions, but imagination has to ask them.”

— Ralph Gerard


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A Note from the Universe 


Never underestimate your own importance in the world today and in worlds to come.I can’t even wrap my mind around it.


Truly,


The Universe


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Today’s Recipe: Vietnamese Shrimp, Pork and Egg Noodle Soup (Bun Rieu)


Typically authentic bun rieu contains crab but it is optional. This is a delicious and healthy meal.


https://www.thriftyfun.com/Vietnamese-Shrimp-Pork-and-Egg-Noodle-Soup-Bun-Rieu.html


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Magical Correspondences for Friday 


Intentions: Love, Pleasure, Affairs of the Heart, Romance, Marriage, Sexual Matters, Physical Beauty, Friendship and Partnerships, Strangers, Peace, Healing, Beauty, gentleness and Women’s Issues.


Incense: Strawberry, Sandalwood, Rose, Saffron, Verbena and Vanilla

Planet: Venus

Sign: Libra and Taurus

Angel: Ariel

Colors: Green, Pink, Aqua

Herbs/Plants: Pink Rose, Ivy, Birch, Heather, Clematis, Sage, Violet and Water Lilly


Stones: Rose Quartz, Moonstone, Pink Tourmaline, Peridot, Emerald and Jade

Oil: (Venus) Cardamom, Palmrosa, Rose, Yarrow, Apple Blossom, Musk, Ambergris


Goddesses: Astarte, Aphrodite, Erzulie, Aida Wedo, Eve, Venus, Freya, Diana, Aset [Isis], The Witch Of Gaeta, Chalchiuhtlique


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Daily Wisdom

April 5, 2019


Originality


“Originality is… a by-product of sincerity.”


-Marianne Moore, in Vogue, 1963


Sincerity is honesty, truth, meaningfulness. And when we share who we really are, we are absolutely original and true to ourselves. What a wonderful thing it is to be an original!


-Lissa Coffey


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Beliefnet:  A Dark Night of the Soul Experience


Finding the richness in a “Dark Night of the Soul’ experience is profoundly cathartic. They provide a huge psychological relief through an open expression of the emotions. The emotional release provides cleansing, releasing, and purging of what no longer serves you or your growth

Read more at https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/angelguidance/2019/04/dark-night-soul.html#mDjeLefFjgpXkrmc.99


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To Shrink or Expand: Cat’s Angel Message for April 5, 2019 

			
						

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To Shrink or Expand: Cat’s Angel Message for April 5, 2019 


April Theme: We are being challenged to change ourselves. You have the power to make things happen and the Universe is on your side.




Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. – Anais Nin




45:  In previous messages we’ve talked about how change is necessary for our overall growth. Unwillingness to embrace change not only only keeps us from growing, it keeps us from moving forward and fulfilling our dreams and goals. Our energy becomes blocked and all the wonderful things that Universe is trying to send us doesn’t arrive.  How we view change lies in our perception of it. There are two choices, fear change or see change as a new adventure. Today is a reminder to embrace the changes that life is offering. The Universe is asking us to have faith in ourselves, our helpers and our human support system.  Ask for help, courage and strength and they will be there for you. The changes that you make will be a good thing and will benefit all areas of your life.  Be bold and embrace these changes head on!




Archangel Jeremiel teaches us that by taking inventory of our lives we gain clear perspective of where we are on our path, which in turn helps us to make positive life changes. The Ascended Master Maitreya who shows us that the path to change ins’t so scary when faced with laughter and joy.  And the Greek goddess Nike says, Do not be afraid to acknowledge the amazing things you have done but don’t rest to long on your laurels. Remember that your power comes through movement and momentum is lost through inactivity. Keep moving and you will be victorious!”




Our Sacred Stones for today include: Zincite which helps us manifest our full potential as we embrace life’s changes. Bloodstone brings the ability to adapt to change more easily and Chrysocolla which allows us to accept change with calmness and serenity making for smoother transitions.




Bright blessings for a magickal day!




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Thought For The Day: April 5, 2019 “The Goal”

			
						

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Happy Friday,


We are one with the universe, with the world and with nature. Match your heartbeat, honor the cycles, embrace love.


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Cat’s Morning Bits for April 4, 2019

			
						

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Cat’s Morning Bits for April 4, 2019


Good Morning Beautiful Souls, grab a cup of your favorite morning brew and start things off with “Today’s Inspirations”. I hope you find something here that will make you feel good or help you on your path today.


Blessings, Cat


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The wild and windy March once more

Has shut his gates of sleet,

And given us back the April-time,

So fickle and so sweet.

-Alice Cary (1820-71)


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Spiritual Unite: Why Empaths Suffer From Dangerous Compassion Fatigue


Empaths are unique; they can put themselves in another person’s shoes. Allowing them to understand the emotions of that person.

One of the primary qualities of an empath is compassion. Psychologist Charles Figley has stated that too much compassion can lead to fatigue. It is known as Compassion fatigue


https://www.spiritualunite.com/articles/why-empaths-suffer-from-dangerous-compassion-fatigue/


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MBG: This Is How To Use The Aries New Moon To Be Your Most Confident Self


The other night I was in a car with two of my best friends, on the way to a silent art walk in LA, and I said out loud, “I am nervous to go to this workshop because of how beautiful and successful I currently feel. What if people don’t like me because of that?” I had never said those words out loud, and it felt terrifying.


https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/celebrate-the-aries-new-moon-with-a-confidence-boosting-ritual


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ThoughtCo: Lugh, Master of Skills


Similar to the Roman god Mercury, Lugh was known as a god of both skill and the distribution of talent. There are countless inscriptions and statues dedicated to Lugh, and Julius Caesar himself commented on this god’s importance to the Celtic people.


https://www.thoughtco.com/lugh-master-of-skills-2561970


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Elephant Journal: Buddhism is Not a Religion — It’s Something Much Better


I get plenty of comments when I say that I’m not a religious person, but I am a practicing Buddhist. Here’s why Buddhism is not a religion.

“The dharma that I preach can be understood only by those who know how to think.” ~ The Buddha


https://www.elephantjournal.com/2016/05/buddhism-is-not-a-religion-its-something-much-better/


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MNN: Time-lapse captures bizarre beauty of Norway’s floating islands


If you were to pass by them, Norway’s floating islands wouldn’t warrant a second look. By all appearances, with a surface covered in green and sprinkled with trees, they betray little of their true nature from afar. It’s only when you attempt to step on one or, as shown in the video above, view them over time, that you notice something odd.


https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/norways-floating-islands-time-lapse


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EarthSky News: Leo loses his tail. We gain a constellation


Tonight’s chart shows the sky in April high to the south around mid-evening. To the upper left of the constellation Leo the Lion are dozens of very faint stars. They make up the constellation Coma Berenices, otherwise known as Berenice’s Hair. You need a dark sky to appreciate the constellation Coma Berenices. If you have one … it’s very beautiful


https://earthsky.org/tonight/leo-loses-his-tail-we-gain-a-constellation


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Patheos-Pagan: How I Learned to Love Daily Practice Again: Back to the Basics


I get up at 4am most days and on my calendar is an alert: Daily Practice.

My computer beeps, my phone beeps, and the Catholic guilt that’s etched into my soul nudges at me.

Get up. Get coffee. Do your daily practice.

No really. Do it.

Maybe tomorrow.


https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chargedbythegoddess/2019/04/how-i-learned-to-love-daily-practice-again-back-to-the-basics/


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Inner Journey:


USE YOUR BREATH TO RELAX YOUR BODY


“Breath is the link between the inner and outer worlds.”

— Alice Christensen


We live in very demanding times, and our health depends on our being able to relieve our bodies and minds from constant stress. Breathing with awareness can focus and concentrate our attention inside. This slows down our pace and eases the pressure, anxiety, anticipation and excitement that are common stress reactions.


At any time, you can consciously experience your breathing to help you concentrate your mind and relax your body. Compare how you feel after your session with how you felt before. Write about your experience in your journal.


“Controlled deep breathing helps the body to transform the air we breathe into energy. The stream of energized air produced by properly executed and controlled deep breathing produces a current of inner energy which radiates throughout the entire body and can be channeled to the body areas that need it the most, on demand.”

— Nancy Zi


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A Note from the Universe 


Don’t you just love ’em?


Everyone. Absolutely everyone.


They’re all scurrying around so. All planning and scheming and dreaming. Defending, proving, and justifying. Laughing, crying, and feeling. All behaving, more or less, as you expect them to…


Ah yea-a-ah, they do that a lot…


The Universe


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Today’s Recipe:  Chocolate Chip Granola Bars


Granola bars make a great snack at home or on the go. Add some chocolate chips to your homemade granola bars for some sweetness and instant energy.


https://www.thriftyfun.com/Chocolate-Chip-Granola-Bars-Recipe.html


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Magical Correspondences for Thursday


Intentions: Luck, Happiness, Health/ Healing, Religion, Legal Matters, Male Fertility, Treasure and Wealth, Honor, Riches, Clothing Desires, Leadership, Public Activity, Power and Success, Trade and Employment


Incense: Cinnamon,Henbane Nutmeg and Sage


Planet: Jupiter

Sign: Sagittarius and Pisces

Angel: Sachiel

Colors: Purple, Royal Blue and Indigo

Herbs/Plants: Cinnamon, Beech, Buttercup, Coltsfoot, Oak

Stones: Sugilite, Amethyst, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli and Sapphire

Oil: (Jupiter) Clove, Lemon Balm, Oakmoss, Star Anise


Goddesses: Juno, Hera, Kwan Yin, Mary, Cybele, Tara, Mawu, Mlaba Mwana Waresa, Ishtar, Nuit


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Daily Wisdom

April 4, 2019


Originality


“True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.”


-Edith Wharton, The Writing of Fiction, 1925


Each of us has eyes through which we see the world, and no two visions are exactly alike. But because we are conditioned to go along with the crowd, our vision gets blurred, and starts to look like everyone else’s. When we close our eyes, tap into our Source, and let Nature’s creativity and intelligence flow through us, we can restore our vision and our originality. We allow our inner artist to shine through!


-Lissa Coffey


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Beliefnet: Spring is in the Air, a time for New Beginnings 

The glorious scents of spring are in the air. I see the first buds coming up in my garden and I always get excited. Spring is about renewal as mother earth reawakens from her slumber. We had such a rough,…


Read more…………….


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Asking To Be Changed: Cat’s Angel Message for April 4, 2019 

			
						

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Asking To Be Changed: Cat’s Angel Message for April 4, 2019 


 April Theme: We are being challenged to change ourselves. You have the power to make things happen and the Universe is on your side.




Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can’t imagine. – Kathleen Norris




44: Our Spiritual Helpers (Angels, Archangels, Ascended Masters and Deities ) surround us all the time even though we may not be aware of it. Their job is to protect, help and guide us when we need it. Our helpers will always do what’s best for us, but remember that we limit their influence when we give them specific instructions or place conditions on what kind of help we need. Asking for help and then letting them do their job opens the way to receiving all the blessings the Universe has in store for us including some we never even dreamed of!




Open the lines of communication and strike up a conversation with your Spiritual Helpers today, and simply ask for what you need right now. (protection, healing, assistance etc.) You can also call on the Archangels for help or for specific concerns: Ariel helps with all areas of environmental concerns and animals. Azrael helps the grieving and those who are transitioning. Chamuel helps in all areas of relationships. Gabriel helps artists and all issues of fertility. Haniel enhances our healing abilities Jeremiel helps us make positive life changes. Jophiel helps to work through ugly situations and promotes a new positive light on them Metatron helps issues involving children. Michael offers protection. Raguel empowers the underdog and helps resolve arguments. Raphael assists in all areas of healing. Raziel helps us to manifest what we need. Sandalphon delivers our prayers to the Divine and to specific angels or ascended masters. Uriel helps in all areas and life lessons




Our Sacred Stones for today include:  Aventurine which teaches us to give and receive gracefully. Both are necessary for healthy relationships with self and others and it allows the Universe to care for you. Tiger’s Eye helps us to accomplish our goals by showing us how to recognize and access our inner resources and the promotion of clear intentions, and Kunzite which can help us to create a balanced partnership with the Universe as it opens your heart to receiving Divine love.




Bright blessings for a magickal day!




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Thought For The Day: April 4, 2019 “The Beauty of Imperfection”

			
						

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Happy Thursday,


We are all imperfect creatures, and oh what beauty is found  in this divine imperfection. Wouldn’t the world be a boring place if we all fit the mold that society dictates? Our differences and imperfections are what make us unique and interesting. Embrace an “imperfect perspective” today!


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Cat’s Morning Bits for April 3, 2019

			
						

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Cat’s Morning Bits for April 3, 2019


Good Morning Beautiful Souls, grab a cup of your favorite morning brew and start things off with “Today’s Inspirations”. I hope you find something here that will make you feel good or help you on your path today.


Blessings, Cat


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Over the land freckled with snow half-thawed

The speculating rooks at their nests cawed

And saw from elm-tops, delicate as flowers of grass,

What we below could not see, Winter pass.

-Edward Thomas, “Thaw” (1878-1917)


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ThoughtCo: Cerridwen: Keeper of the Cauldron


The Crone of Wisdom

In Welsh legend, Cerridwen represents the crone, which is the darker aspect of the goddess. She has powers of prophecy, and is the keeper of the cauldron of knowledge and inspiration in the Underworld. As typical of Celtic goddesses, she has two children: daughter Crearwy is fair and light, but son Afagddu (also called Morfran) is dark, ugly and malevolent


https://www.thoughtco.com/cerridwen-keeper-of-the-cauldron-2561960


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Spiritual Unite: Mercury Goes Direct March 28, This Is What It Means For Your Zodiac Sign


When Mercury moves into retrograde everyone goes to great lengths to prepare themselves and adjust their actions in order to compensate, aware of the incredibly challenging times that it will bring, but have you ever considered just what the ‘Planet of Communication’ has in store for your life when it maintains its usual, direct movement?


https://www.spiritualunite.com/articles/mercury-goes-direct-march-28-this-is-what-it-means-for-your-zodiac-sign/


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Tetraktys: 6 Witch’s Runes Layouts to Try – The 13 Witch’s Runes for Beginners Part 2


Hello witches! This is the second article of a post series about the 13 Witch’s Runes. Last week, I introduced the meaning of each individual rune. Today, I am sharing with you my own rune casting ritual, my best interpretation tips and 6 layouts to try. Let’s get started!


https://www.thetetraktys.com/2019/6-layouts-to-try-13-witchs-runes-beginners-part-2/


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Daily Good: Who Gets to Cry?


Climate change is destroying many places we love points out Trebbe Johnson, and while some of us turn away from admitting this, others are filled with sorrow. But here’s what’s most difficult: “Many of us are simply afraid that if we allow ourselves to wade, even for a moment, into the feelings of sadness for the living world that lap at the edge of our consciousness, we will find ourselves pulled so ruthlessly into grief and despair that we will never emerge.” So how to grieve wisely and honestly?


http://www.dailygood.org/story/2250/who-gets-to-cry-trebbe-johnson/


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Elephant Journal: The Ritualization of Everyday Activities.


A few years ago, I decided to make a change in how I do things—and what an amazing impact it had on my life.

I lose sight of it sometimes and forget to do this practice, but every time I go back I wonder why I ever stopped. When I don’t practice it, my life gets hectic and messy; when I do practice it in everything I do, my life is filled with tranquility, and my home is impeccable


https://www.elephantjournal.com/2019/03/how-we-can-make-a-ritual-out-of-everything-we-do-aaron-soltys/


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MNN: 11 examples of the kindness of strangers

It can be easy to forget how much good regular people do every day.


Some days, it can feel like the world is falling apart. Other days, decent humans step up and make it better.

When I was a little girl traveling with my grandma, we once got stuck in a Florida airport due to a storm. Hotels were already booked, and my grandma was preparing me to sleep near our gate


https://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/examples-kindness-strangers-restore-your-faith-humanity


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EarthSky News: Star-hop to the Coma star cluster 


Our chart at the top of this post shows the constellation Leo the Lion highest up for the night at roughly 9 to 10 p.m. local time (10 to 11 p.m. local daylight saving time). That’s the time on your clock no matter where you are on the globe.

Long ago, the Coma star cluster represented the Lion’s tufted tail. It is a beautiful cluster, well worth taking the time to pick out in the night sky


Star-hop to the Coma star cluster




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Ancient Origins: 3,900-Year-Old Lost Inscriptions Surface at the Ancient Egyptian Amethyst Mines


Archaeologists working in the timeworn deserts of Egypt have uncovered more than ‘100 ancient inscriptions’ at Wadi el-Hudi, where ancient miners once collected amethysts which were believed to be imbued with supernatural powers


https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/egyptian-amethyst-mine-0011667


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Inner Journey:


LIVE IN RELAXATION


“It would be glorious to see mankind at leisure for once. It is nothing but work, work, work.”

— Henry David Thoreau


Is relaxation possible only when we’re not working? No. With awareness and practice, we can be relaxed no matter what we are doing. In fact, when we work in a relaxed state, our productivity increases as our effort decreases.


For true relaxation, we need to connect with our bodies — to consciously and intentionally become aware of tension and release it.


“Anxiety breaks a man’s backbone.”

— Hebrew proverb


“Don’t hurry, don’t worry. You’re only here for a short visit. So be sure to stop and smell the flowers.”

— Walter Hagen


higherawareness.com

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A Note from the Universe


The reason you sometimes find life hard, people difficult, or circumstances challenging is because in each of those areas you signed up for the advanced course.


Magna cum laude, baby –


The Universe


tut.com


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Today’s Recipe: Muffin Tin Quiches


These single serving quiches are perfect for a brunch party but can also be reheated for a quick breakfast. Vary the ingredients depending what you have in the fridge. I have done Greek, Italian and Mexican inspired quiches, as well as ones using traditional breakfast ingredients. They always turn out great


https://www.thriftyfun.com/Muffin-Tin-Quiches.html


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Magical Correspondences for Wednesday


Intentions:Rules healings, the mind, Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear,Loss, Travel and Money Matters, Addictions, Young People, Messages, Perception, Self Expression.


Incense: Jasmine, Lavender, Sweet Pea, Cinnamon, Cinquefoil

Planet: Mercury and Chiron (though this is a moon of Pluto)

Sign: Virgo

Angel: Raphael

Colors: Orange, Light Blue, Grey, Yellow and, Opalescent colors and Violet

Herbs/Plants: Fern, Lavendar, Hazel, Cherry, Periwinkle

Stones: Aventurine, Bloodstone, Hematite, Moss Agate and Sodalite

Oil: (Mercury) Benzoin, Clary Sage, Eucalytus, Lavender


Goddesses: Aset [Isis], Demeter, Ceres, Spider Woman, Bona Dea, Oya,

Devi-Kali, Hella, Rhiannon, Coatlique, Maman Brigette, Sekhmet, Het Heret

[Hathor]


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Daily Wisdom

April 3, 2019 


Originality


“Originality consists not only in doing things differently, but also in ‘doing things better.'”


-Edward C. Stedman (1833-1908)


I think that this is what inventors have in mind when they come up with all these original concepts. It’s all about progress, growth, building on what has been done before and expanding on what we have learned. And isn’t life like that, too? With human relationships, and our own spiritual growth, we want to “do things better” and improve ourselves and our circumstances. We read books, and take advice, but how we apply it is individual and original to ourselves.


-Lissa Coffey


coffeytalk.com


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Beliefnet: 5 Reasons to Keep Your Heart Open


Keeping your heart open can be a challenge, especially when you’ve been hurt by someone you love but keeping an open heart can be the gateway to loving again. Here are five reasons to open your heart and trust again.


Read more……………


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