Thought For The Day: Feb. 26, 2019 “Being Open”

Happy Tuesday,

Our thought for today is a reminder to allow our hearts and spirits to be open. A closed off person can see or experience beautiful things and remain unmoved by them. However when we remain open the beauty we experience can be felt with heart. It can give you that warm fuzzy feeling or bring tears to your eyes.  Just let yourself feel.

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Cat’s Morning Bits for February 25, 2019

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Cat’s Morning Bits for February 25, 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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There, on the black bough of a snow-flecked maple,
Fearless and gay as our love,
A bluejay cocked his crest!
Oh, who can tell the range of joy
Or set the bounds of beauty?

-Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)

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Spirit Library: The weary human, Bouncing back from the bumps and bruises of the journey (Sonia Barrett)

Life as a human being is an insatiable experience despite it being an emotional wild ride. To say the least, it is profound, mysterious, exhilarating and maddening all at once! Being alive is addicting, we want more despite the ups and downs. Then there are those times when we are simply weary and it all becomes too much, yet we hang on for dear life

https://spiritlibrary.com/sonia-barrett/the-weary-human-bouncing-back-from-the-bumps-and-bruises-of-the-journey

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MindBodyGreen: Weekly Horoscope: Start The Countdown Because This Weekend Will Be All About Fun

February 25, 2019 This week, the AstroTwins unpack how a quarter moon and Venus transit will shake things up.
On Tuesday, the quarter moon pushes us to get honest with ourselves and others.

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/weekly-horoscope-february-25-march-3-2019

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Herbal Muse: Turmeric Generates New Brain Cells

More than one million adults in the U.S. are diagnosed with a chronic brain disease or disorder each year. This includes Alzheimer’s, stroke and Parkinson’s, which affect aging adults the most. Adhering to a healthy lifestyle and a diet abundant in “brain foods” like flavonoid-rich berries and antioxidants from herbs and green tea, can go a long way to keep your grey matter in good working order. Score big for engaging in mental exercises, like reading and crossword puzzles, too. But scientists now believe that an aromatic compound in turmeric root may hold the key to the recovery of brain function through the generation of new stem cells.

https://www.herbalmusings.com/single-post/2019/02/22/Turmeric-Generates-New-Brain-Cells

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Elephant Journal: How to Remember & Honor who you are at the Core.

A simple guide to help us reconnect with our child-self.
Connecting with our child-self can be a fun-filled adventure, a healing journey, and a raw glimpse of our past.

It’s an unlearning

https://www.elephantjournal.com/2019/02/print-a-photo-of-yourself-as-a-child-follow-these-instructions/

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ThoughtCo: Key Nature Goddesses From Around the World

In primal and early religions, deities were often associated with forces of nature. Many cultures associated goddesses with natural phenomena such as fertility, the harvest, rivers, mountains, animals, and the earth itself.

https://www.thoughtco.com/nature-goddesses-4149818

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EarthSky News: Watch for the waning moon and Jupiter

On the morning of February 26, 2019, the moon will be at or near its last quarter phase – visible in the dawn sky – with its half-illuminated side pointing at bright Jupiter. One day later – on February 27 – look for the wide waning crescent to more closely pair up with Jupiter on the sky’s dome. If you’re up before the sun, you might also see Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion, near the moon and Jupiter on these mornings

https://earthsky.org/tonight/last-quarter-moon-jupiter-on-february-26

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Patheos-Pagan: Magickal Houseplants: It Isn’t Easy Being Green

My world has always been filled with magickal houseplants. Both my parents share a love of all things botanical, and despite growing up in Brooklyn, it was always a true urban jungle for me. Now I have hanging plants, succulents, trees, herbs and more growing in my home.

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/voodoouniverse/2019/02/magickal-houseplants-it-isnt-easy-being-green/

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Inner Journey:

WHO ARE YOU?

“Please… tell me who you are and what you want. And if you think those are simple questions, keep in mind that most people live their entire lives without arriving at an answer.”
— Gary Zukav

How deeply can you answer this question? Please realize that you are the only one who can answer it. No one else can tell you who you are. You must discover this for yourself. And the challenge of knowing ourselves is no easy task.

We hope this question excites rather than intimidates you. There’s so much more to you than you know at present! Isn’t this intriguing? Perhaps it’s time to go exploring.

“Mysterious and intimidating to contemplate, the human brain is the most complex thing there is and the most difficult task it can undertake is to understand itself.”
— David Noonan

“I don’t think God cares where we were graduated or what we did for a living. God wants to know who we are. Discovering this is the work of the soul – it is our true life’s work.”
— Bernie Siegel

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A Note from the Universe

It’s often from a sense of discontent, feelings of incompleteness, or even a twinge of true unhappiness that the seeds of great accomplishment are sown.

Can I have a “Whoohooo!”?

The Universe

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Today’s Recipe: Fruity Rose Tea

Sometimes the best homemade teas don’t involve steeping dried tea leaves. This version uses fresh slices of fruit, cinnamon and rose petals. It’s quick, it’s easy, and it tastes and smells absolutely divine

https://www.thriftyfun.com/Fruity-Rose-Tea.html

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Magical Correspondences for Monday

Intentions: Psychic Sensitivity, Women’s Mysteries, Tides, Waters, Emotional Issues, Agriculture, Animals, Female Fertility, Messages, Theft, Reconcilliations, Voyages, Dreams, Medicine, Visions and Merchandise

Incense: African Violet, Honeysuckle, Myrtle, Willow, Wormwood
Planet: Moon
Sign: Cancer
Angel: Gabriel
Colors: Silver, White and Gray
Herbs/Plants: Night Flowers, Willow Root, Orris Root, Birch, Motherwort, Vervain, White Rose and White Iris
Stones: Carnelian, Moonstone, Aquamarine, Pearl, Clear Quartz, Flourite, Geodes
Oil: (Moon) Jasmine, Lemon, Sandalwood

Goddesses: Luna, Selene, Diana, Re, Gaeleach, Ida, Artemis [Whom The Greeks Associated With Bast], The Witches, Yemaya, Erzulie, Bast

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Daily Wisdom
February 25, 2019

Perfection

“Perhaps the crescent moon smiles in doubt
at being told that it is a fragment
awaiting perfection.”

-Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)

I love this! Tagore has such a way with words. Imagine that moon, shining so brightly and proudly – knowing that it is what it is and that it is absolutely perfect just the way it is. Is there anything missing? Not a chance! Can we see our lives in the same light? They are perfect just the way they are right here and right now.

-Lissa Coffey

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Beliefnet: How to be the real you

Who are we really trying to please? Be truthful. Here are some tips to help you along the way

https://www.beliefnet.com/inspiration/galleries/how-to-be-the-real-you.aspx?source=NEWSLETTER&nlsource=9&ppc=&utm_campaign=Inspiration&utm_source=NL&utm_medium=newsletter

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About Cat’s Morning Bits: These daily post are reblogged from various email newsletters that I receive each day.

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Sacred Spirals (the place where all paths meet)
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Getting In The Habit: Cat’s Angel Message for February 25, 2019

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Getting In The Habit: Cat’s Angel Message for February 25, 2019 

February’s Theme: Trusting in the “unseen” and believing in yourself puts you on the path to manifesting your dreams and goals.


We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit. – Will Durant (commonly attributed to Aristotle)


225:  We all experience times in our lives when it becomes necessary to let go of outdated and outgrown things. These include things like habits, relationships, material items and thought patterns. Hanging on to these things after their “expiration date” can become a crutch that we use when we are afraid to move on. This inhibits our personal and spiritual growth and causes us to flounder. Today the angels are asking us to start letting go of the things that no longer work for us. They know that this can be difficult and sometimes painful. However, the benefits and freedom obtained in the process will clear our path and propel us forward. It will also bring us new opportunities, growth and blessings that help us to achieve what we want most.


Archangel Zadkiel teaches us about forgiveness as he gently helps us to forgive ourselves and others so that we can continue moving forward as situations are healed. The Ascended Master Babaji teaches us that emotional and spiritual baggage takes up a lot of room and it is through the letting go process that we learn the joy of simplifying our lives for the better. The Egyptian Goddess Isis teaches us about patience as we enter periods of personal growth. She encourages us to celebrate each step in the process no matter how small it may seem. She tells us “Be grateful for the baby steps that move you along your path, for they are milestones on your inward journey. Celebrate these steps and appreciate every kindness shown as they are all part of a grand celebration!”


Our  Sacred Stones for today are Black Agate which helps us to access our inner power and gives us strength to do what we must and Labradorite to relieve fear and insecurity caused by old hurts and disappointments. It also strengthens our faith as it removes the projections of others that are holding us back.


Bright blessings for a magickal day!


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Thought For The Day: Feb, 25, 2019 “Milestones or Moments”

Happy Monday,

Milestones and moments, life is made up of both. We decide which are more important. The big things which can consume our focus, time and attention to exclusion of everything else OR the moments of which our lives are created from. These precious moment’s once lost cannot be recaptured. Where is your focus? What are you missing out on? Find balance between the two and life opens up into something miraculous.

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The Way To Live: Cat’s Angel Message for February 28, 2019 

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The Way To Live: Cat’s Angel Message for February 28, 2019 

February’s Theme: Trusting in the “unseen” and believing in yourself puts you on the path to manifesting your dreams and goals.


Grace isn’t just a little prayer you say before receiving a meal. It’s a way to live. – Jackie Windspear


228:  As we close out the month of February we are reminded that it’s more than okay to allow yourself to receive the gifts and blessings that the Universe has to offer. Sometimes we get so caught up in giving to others that when it becomes our turn to receive we kind of freak out and think or say something like ” Oh no, that’s  okay!” or “I don’t deserve that!” By turning away good things that are offered we can slip out of balance and find our energy depleted. But when we allow ourselves to receive with grace and gratitude doors open up to an amazing flow of abundance and growth. Allow yourself to receive today and allow this energy to come full circle.


Archangel Haniel shows us how to receive with grace and gratitude. This process accelerates when we allow beauty and harmony to surround us. It’ helps us to enjoy ourselves which makes  blessings easier to receive. Archangel Michael helps us to overcome feelings of unworthiness and replaces them with the confidence to accept good things and say thank you. The Ascended Master Buddha promotes balance in all areas of life while teaching us that moderation is the key between giving and receiving. And the 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 are Fuchsite which teaches us about our true self worth and how to embrace it. Chalcedony that brings mind, body, spirit and emotions into harmony by calming fear, anger or self doubt. It also promotes good feeling towards self and others.


Bright blessings for a magickal day!


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Enrolling In The World: Cat’s Angel Message for February 24, 2019

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Enrolling In The World: Cat’s Angel Message for February 24, 2019 

February’s Theme: Trusting in the “unseen” and believing in yourself puts you on the path to manifesting your dreams and goals.

 

Powerful Dreams Inspire Powerful Action.
When you can taste, smell, and touch your dreams,
you can enroll the world.
– Jonathan Lockwood Huie


224:  Today’s message embodies our theme for the month. We are being reminded to embrace the faith we have in ourselves. The Universe and the angels know that you are  worthy receiving the blessings that they offer. Prosperity, love abundance and more are available to us. However, there are times when we feel less than worthy and spend precious time knocking ourselves down. (Remember when we talked about being your own worst critic?) At times like this take some time to ground and center…. just breathe, do your best to let go and surrender the situation to your spiritual helpers. Dust off your courage (it’s there.. it really is!), ask for help and give yourself a big hug and acknowledge your power as a creator. You ARE worthy, YOU are amazing and YOU have the ability to create wonderful things for yourself!


Archangel Michael is the go-to-angel. He helps us to calm down and get centered. He helps us to find our courage and our faith so that we can allow ourselves to move forward with confidence. The Irish Goddess Dana lovingly guides us through issues of self esteem and worthiness. Today she invites us to wear clothing or jewelry that makes you feel good. When we feel good about ourselves our levels of confidence increase and Ascended Master Maitreya helps to lift our mood through laughter.


Our Sacred Stone for today is Iron Pyrite. This stone give our confidence a boost and relieves anxiety and frustration.


Bright blessings for a magickal day!


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The Noise Of Opinions: Cat’s Angel Message for February 23, 2019 

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The Noise Of Opinions: Cat’s Angel Message for February 23, 2019 

February’s Theme: Trusting in the “unseen” and believing in yourself puts you on the path to manifesting your dreams and goals.


Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. – Steve Jobs


223:  Speaking up  and standing up for ourselves can be a little intimidating. However, if we truly want to be successful in achieving our dreams and goals it’s definitely necessary. Today the Universe is asking us to engage in some positive self expression. Communication is the key that will unlock these doors. No need to be aggressive or project anger because you can be forceful and still be positive. There will always be those people who think they know what’s best for you. If something doesn’t work for you or is pushing you in the wrong direction say so. You have a voice and your Spiritual Helpers are behind you all the way. If you need courage or help finding your voice ask your angels for help.


Archangel Haniel helps us to find our voice and guides our words so that we can express ourselves with grace and poise. The Ascended Master Melchizedek surrounds us with the positive energy needed to diffuse unpleasant situations that can arise when we try to get a point across. To help bring your power forward wear a color that makes you feel “powerful” . And, the Hawaiian goddess Pele tells us  “Within you lives the sacred fire that gives life to your greatest dreams and passions. This part of you must be allowed to come forward, not smothered beneath fear, resentment or the expectations of others. Your fire will help you forge new paths!”


Our Sacred Stone for today is Blue Quartz. This stone brings peace and helps to lift the spirit. It works with both the Throat and Third Eye Chakras and helps us to speak our truth and promotes being heard and positive communication. You can add  Rose Quartz as well to bring a gentle , loving energy to your words.


Bright blessings for a magickal day!


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Cat’s Morning Bits for February 22, 2019

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Cat’s Morning Bits for February 22, 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 Sun, with all those planets
revolving around it
and dependent on it,
can still ripen a bunch of grapes
as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.

-Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

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The Wild Hunt: New Merlin tale discovered in archives

BRISTOL, United Kingdom – Most of us, as Pagans, are familiar with the tales of King Arthur. The ‘Matter of Britain’ proves perennially popular, with a regular output of films, TV shows and fantasy novels based on the Arthurian cycle.

Read More……

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MBG: We’re Obsessed With These 7 Earth-Friendly Feng Shui Tweaks

Feng shui helps you create a home that makes you feel at home. As a feng shui designer, I’ve seen firsthand how when our physical surroundings make us feel grounded and secure, the rest of our life can open up and flourish as a result.

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/feng-shui-design-tips-that-are-also-eco-friendly

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Elephant Journal: What it actually means to “Sit with our Emotions & Let them Go.”

Most everywhere we turn in this new age of spirituality, there is a positive saying or quote to lift us up into personal bliss and nirvana.
I love these sentiments. I eat them for breakfast, salivating on how it feels inside when I’m right in that place or need a quick pick-me-up throughout the day and then eyeing one more in the evening to get my fix

https://www.elephantjournal.com/2019/02/what-it-actually-means-to-sit-with-our-emotions-let-them-go/

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MNN: You know it’s winter when it snows in the desert

It’s been a strange winter, with a polar vortex and other storm systems popping up across the country.

The ice and snow even found its way to the California desert. Even Yucca Valley, which lies east of Los Angeles and just outside the boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park, got some snow — and it led to some incredible photos.

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/stories/beautiful-snow-photos-desert-yucca-valley-joshua-tree

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EarthSky News: Moon and Spica rise at late evening

On February 22, 2019, you’ll have to stay up fairly late to view the moon and Spica, the constellation Virgo’s brightest star, rising into your eastern sky. At mid-northern latitudes, look for the twosome to be up by around 10 to 11 p.m. At more southerly latitudes, the moon and Spica will rise earlier in the evening

https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-spica-rise-at-late-evening

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Patheos-Pagan: Anxiety and Witchcraft

I used to thrive off of adrenaline. Once upon a time I did really well with a long to-do list and a short deadline. I don’t know when things changed, but things did change. My capacity to hold high levels of stress has greatly diminished, with the added bonus of occasional anxiety attacks. In order to stay as mentally healthy as possible I let my anxiety inform my Witchcraft and vice versa.

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thewitchesnextdoor/2019/02/anxiety-and-witchcraft/

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Inner Journey:

LOOKING FOR SAFETY?

“Security is when everything is settled, when nothing can happen to you; security is the denial of life.”
— Germaine Greer

Our personality likes to be in control. It likes to know how things are and what’s going to happen. Underlying this desire for stability and predictability is a deep fear that the world is a dangerous place. The personality fears it will not survive without continually being on guard.

The truth is: we cannot control what happens in life. And under the natural law of attraction, we tend to attract to us what we focus on. EXPLORE SUBSTITUTING TRUST FOR FEAR and the world becomes a gentler, happier place.

“There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary.”
— Emmanuel

“One thing we can do is make the choice to view the world in a healthy way. We can choose to see the world as safe with only moments of danger rather than seeing the world as dangerous with only moments of safety.”
— Deepak Chopra

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A Note from the Universe

People believe what they want to believe. And this, alone, explains what they have or don’t have.

Does that make your entire flippin’ day, or what?!

The Universe

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Today’s Recipe: Chai Spiced Coffee Creamer Recipe

Chai spices include cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and others. This spice combination can be used to make a delicious coffee creamer at home.

https://www.thriftyfun.com/Chai-Spiced-Coffee-Creamer-Recipe-1.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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Beliefnet: 4 Ways To Find Quiet In Your Day

It will surprise many, who know me to find that I’d rather do the dishes in the kitchen than talk to a stranger at a party, (shhh, don’t tell my husband). I like the quiet work of the chore. The alone time to regroup
Read more at https://www.beliefnet.com/wellness/galleries/4-ways-to-find-quiet-in-your-day.aspx#cvHb2HH5PxrKOhxo.99

 

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About Cat’s Morning Bits: These daily post are reblogged from various email newsletters that I receive each day.

I invite you to check out my websites!

The Desert Path: The dusty ramblings of a desert pagan. https://thedesertpath.com/

Cat’s Treasure Trove …. an eclectic collection of jewelry & gifts! https://thedesertpath.com
Sacred Spirals (the place where all paths meet)
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Thoughts and Energy: Cat’s Angel Message for February 22, 2019 

 

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Thoughts and Energy: Cat’s Angel Message for February 22, 2019 

February’s Theme: Trusting in the “unseen” and believing in yourself puts you on the path to manifesting your dreams and goals.


Reality is what you believe it to be. It’s what you put your thought and energy into, because your hands physically manifest thought. So your world becomes what you feel and what you think. – Jewel


222: Today  the Universe is reminding us of the importance of tending our “Thought Seeds”. In order for them to take root and  grow you must first believe in yourself as you cultivate these precious seedlings with loving and positive energy. Remember that you  already have the necessary skills to be successful and bring your dreams and goals to fruition. This where our faith and confidence comes into play. Start setting yourself up for the long term by taking the small opportunities that are offered to you now. Add your energy to them and help set thing in motion. Stay true to yourself because you already know what you need to do and where you want to go!


Archangel Uriel teaches us that that there is no problem that cannot be solved. Through effort and creative thinking we are capable of overcoming whatever gets in our way. The Ascended Master Solomon teaches us how to do things more efficiently as he guides us through our internal gardening process. Focus and efficiency help us in our quest for personal evolution. And the Greek goddess Nike gives us the strength and courage we need to claim our victories when they appear. She says, “Do not be afraid to acknowledge the amazing things you have done but don’t rest too long on your laurels. Remember that power comes through movement and momentum is lost through inactivity. Keep moving and you will be victorious!” 


Our Sacred Stones for today include Carnelian and Citrine. Fiery red-orange Carnelian helps us to make positive life choices. It helps you to trust in yourself and abilities and overcoming negative thoughts and conditioning and sunny golden Citrine. draws abundance and brings our self confidence forward. It promotes the optimistic mindset necessary to activate the manifestation process and nudges us into action.


Bright blessings for a magickal day!


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Thought For The Day: Feb. 22, 2019 “Don’t Give Up”

Happy Friday,

When we go through difficult times staying strong can feel impossible. Look at the word “impossible”. It clearly states I’M POSSIBLE. The strength we need to hold things together IS THERE.  What’s important is that we don’t give up. Believe in yourself. Find that magic seed of strength and courage, unearth it, dust it off. Take your rainbow marker and inscribe that seed with the words “I’m Possible”, “I Will Do This” or “I Can”. Hold your magic seed close because it will help you to hold things together.

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I invite you to check out my websites!

The Desert Path: The dusty ramblings of a desert pagan. https://thedesertpath.com/

Cat’s Treasure Trove …. an eclectic collection of jewelry & gifts! https://thedesertpath.com
Sacred Spirals (the place where all paths meet)
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