by llenore | Feb 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Running errands today I saw a lady walking her mother from her car to the Farmer’s Market dressed in the most elaborate, sparkling shoes I’ve seen in a long time.
Daffodils I planted last year blooming for all to enjoy along our front parkway.
I wish I had taken a picture. I helped her get a basket for their purchases and then was on my way.
About 10 minutes later we were both leaving at the same time, but she was already in her car. I motioned for her to roll down the window, which she did. I told her how much I liked her shoes.
She said she found them at Savers – a local discount resale store similar to Goodwill. Her comment was, “I fell in love with them, but don’t go out any more all dressed up. I decided to buy them anyway and wear them when I go shopping!”
That comment tickled my soul. Why do we wait to wear our “dressy” clothes only for “special” occasions?
Area of future-beauty for daffodil bulbs.
Isn’t everyday of life a SPECIAL OCCASION? Just the joy of waking up again is a blessing.
Finding the “sacred” in the ordinary is a gift we all can cultivate. As for me, one “Simply Sacred Sunday” last year I planted daffodils. Now they are in bloom.
Unfortunately my schedule hasn’t allowed me to plant them so far this year. I’m headed out to “play” in the mud pulling weeks in order to prepare a location to plant some more beautiful golden ladies in my garden.
by llenore | Feb 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
As the Chinese New Year celebration culminates in the next couple of days with the Dragon Dance and fireworks, it occurred to me most people don’t know a simple and powerful tool to bring both financial and fortunate blessings their way based on a tradition that is not only Feng Shui, but a spiritual law. This tool is to place money in either a special red envelope (Chinese ritual) or designated location within one’s wallet with the intention of not spending it.
Chinese Red Envelope and currency as “money magnet” as well as “Good Fortune Attractor” when placed in your wallet.
In this ceremonious manner we are creating both a “money magnet” that attracts more money to you as well as a “Good Fortune Attractor” encouraging the many blessings in the world to head your way.
The traditional ceremony is to place money – usually $1 or more – in a small red envelope where it is given to children and family members before or during the Chinese New Year celebration. (The Chinese New Year celebration starts on a “new moon” and ends on a “full moon,” which means it lasts about 14-15 days.) They are to keep it on them all year without spending it.
I often give red envelopes to clients and business women as i meet them during this time of year. It helps to raise awareness about my business and knowledge of the Asian culture as well as an attractor for good to those blessed to receive one from me.
This ritual symbolizes that the person will never be broke since they will always have some money in their wallet or purse. The red envelope becomes an attractor since “red” is the “activating” color.
For those who do not have a red envelop or choose to not use it, we can place the money in a special place where we can see it, but don’t spend it. Some people use a $100 bill for this purpose since most people won’t break a hundred dollar bill, where they might spend $100 in lower denominations.
So my question to you is: What’s In Your Wallet?
Take five-minutes today to do this simple step to activate and increase the financial and fortunate blessings coming your way.
by llenore | Feb 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Continuing from yesterday’s post on Mercury Retrograde, here are specific areas of life that are affected and how you might choose to deal with it. These are especially important to remember since the Year of the Horse is all about “Moving Forward.”
Chinese New Year Red Envelope – Looking forward in the Year of the Horse
Travel in any form – Cars, boats, planes and trains – as well as the purchase of either the item or the tickets to travel via them can be affected in a negative way.
Cars – During this timeframe I have seen more accidents and cars stalled or broken down on the side of the road. During one of those events in my life last year I actually had a driver who knew about Mercury Retro. He said the tow company for which he worked actually scheduled more driver to be available during these due to the increase of need.
There are more issues with cars needing repair work. I’ve learned that if my “Check Engine” light comes on, or some minor noise happens and I don’t feel it is affecting the integrity of my car, I can wait until Mercury goes direct since it usually will go away. But if it is a major issue, it needs to be addressed.
Planes and air travel – Flights are often delayed during this timeframe. I’ve learned to schedule the 4-hour layover between flights instead of 1-hour. That’s because if a flight is going to be delayed, it is usually the first one, which means I’ll miss the second. On more than one occasion, I’ve spent a night in an airport, or a close by hotel, waiting for the first flight out the next morning. This is due to sitting in the originating airport while mechanical issues were being addressed.
Also, I’ve had more flights canceled outright or rescheduled during retros. I can’t say whether there are more air-related crashes or not since I have not monitored this aspect of a Mercury Retro.
Consultations, appointments, meetings and being a speaker/presenter has it’s ups and downs during this time. I often have clients needing, or choosing, to reschedule appointments.
When this first started to happen, I let it affect me negatively. I got upset due to expecting income from these sources.
What happens in reality is interesting. Almost without fail a new client contacts me within minutes, or hours, needing my help IMMEDIATELY! It’s as if the Universe has helped me to hold the space for this individual’s need by having an appointment in place. My income is never affected negatively. If anything, my income increases.
Due to travel challenges where speakers can’t get to a venue since they are stuck in an airport or a major weather-related challenge, I have usually had the opportunity to do at least one previously unscheduled speaking gig each Mercury Retro. That’s 3-4 times a year!
Speaking of speaking – let’s talk about communication and contracts.
The planet Mercury’s energy is not only about “travel” (Mercury is the God with wings which is why he represents travel), he also represents communication. There is a greater possibility your words are misunderstood during this time. Also, contracts are challenging.
Many in the real estate industry know a contract written during a “retro” is most likely to either fall through or come back with a “re-negotiation.” Some agents use this to their advantage by offering a higher price on a property, get it in contract and then start picking away at the price to get a better deal for their client.
For you, if you have anything that you are considering signing that involves “time, talents (your expertise) or treasures (money)”, try to hold off until the energy is more favorable. A few days ago I was about to join a group that would mean a time commitment, my knowledge and money to join. I realized I cared too much about this group to commit to it during a challenging energy that might potentially influence my association with the group negatively. I informed the chairperson I needed to wait until March to give my final answer.
Another major area of concern during Mercury Retros are items technology-based like computers, televisions, smart phones, appliances and cars. Any of these purchases has the potential to be a “lemon” or be stolen. Since these retros occur several times a year,recently there have been several Holiday Seasons where shopping for these items has been very challenging to skirt around the “retro” dates. Again, I have watched this over several decades and seen the effects.
Once, before I was introduced to Mercury Retro knowledge I made a large purchase. I had problems with both it and the communication dealing with the repair, and ultimate replacement, of the item. It was about 2 months later when a friend who was knowledgeable regarding retrograde energy educated me on the mistake I’d made having purchased during a retro.
The year I knew I needed a “new-to-me” car, I made sure I found, signed and drove home the vehicle at least 2 weeks before Mercury Retro started. I’ve purchased only 3 vehicles in the last 30 years. None have been purchased during a Mercury Retro and all have been excellent vehicles – never costing me too much for maintenance nor having left me stranded in dangerous situations.
These are a few of the Mercury Retro issues we can have in our lives. When you have an awareness and plan, I have found I can manage to move through the time with more ease.
Not everything about a Mercury Retrograde is negative. In tomorrow’s post I will share some great tasks to do and advantages of Mercury Retrograde.
