How To Be Your Own Person

 

I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.  Fritz Perls

The wonderful message that came through this morning is “spend time each day by yourself.  If you can, find time to meditate.  It will make you happy.  It will dim all that happens around you.  Each thing that happens around you is about your reality, and the reality that other people create.  It is not real because they – and you – have made it up.  The tree does not need to create multiple realities.  Be like the tree, or other plants.  Be your self.”

The message brought tears to my eyes.  One has heard this type of message all our lives.  How do we do this?  How do we live outside the influence of others?  I posed this question.  My Angels dived in with laughter and love.  

“Let go of guilt.  Guilt is a form of manipulation.  People – parents, siblings, friends, guilt you when they want to control your behaviour.  Guilt is a form of control.  You let go of your power when you feel guilt.  To let go of guilt, go to your Spirit, and to your Soul, and to your heart, and look at what makes you happy.  If it makes you happy NOT to do something, then be happy!  If it makes others unhappy, then it is their problem, and not yours.”

This is good advice, and I will begin the practice today.  Will you?

Blessings,

Judy

Rattlesnake Visits

Rattlesnake has been winding it’s way into my meditations over the last two weeks.  Rattlesnake is a very strong Spirit Guide.  She brings many gifts to increase your power and abilities.  Not only does she blend into her surroundings, she knows how to stay silent and to be still when danger is around.  Hawks, weasels, and other snakes are just some of the predators that love to include Rattlesnake in their diet.

I asked Rattlesnake about the gifts that she brings to working with a human.  She grinned.  She said that many humans reject working with her because they are frightened of her.  She is a tough teacher and guide.  Her gifts, she said, are:

• Agility and speed.  When Rattler shares these gifts with you, you will move more quickly than you could imagine. You will have a momentary awareness seconds ahead of time, about what the adversary will do, and you can counteract with Rattler’s speed.
• Power of the hunt.  Rattlesnake is a very good hunter, and the best hunter amongst the snake-kind.  She will help you find whatever it is you are looking for, whether it is food, information, or actual objects.   
• The ability to shed.  While this seems quite tame compared to her first two gifts, Rattler’s ability to shed her skin translates to you being able to shed all the things that do not serve you, and gives you the ability to shed ill health, injury, and other harm to your person.  Shedding is a powerful gift.

I thanked Rattler for coming in to see me.  She asked that if you are interested in talking to her, that you call her into your meditation, and that you chat.  Do not be surprised if she tests you.

Blessings,

Judy

Bucking Bronco’s Message

 

July and August are especially about rodeos and exhibitions across Alberta.  One of the more popular rodeo events is the bare back and saddle bronc riding.  I believe that this influence is why a spirit wild horse wandered into my meditation with thoughts to share.

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Today is about freedom.  A bucking horse comes galloping and bucking across my meadow in my meditation.  Bronco has some thoughts to share.

• Freedom is about NOT being restrained. 
• Throw off anything that does not suit you. 
• If you want to go some place new, full steam ahead at a gallop. 
• Exercise is not just about walking – it is about running and jumping. 
• When your head is down, it is hard to put a rope around it. 
• There is always someone who wants to saddle you with something. 
• Don’t let anyone touch your ears! 
• If you let them, people will run you in circles.  
• When someone holds out a carrot, they definitely have a hidden agenda.

Blessings,

Judy

Dragonfly

Yesterday and today, I am noticing an abundance of dragonflies around the yard, and in the meadows in the park.  They are all colours.  

As I walked up the hill in the park the other day, three dragonflies flew before me, as though the climb signified a huge change in my life.   My walk was similar to dragonflies journey from egg to larvae to transformation as a dragonfly.  It moves up through the water in the different stages.

I wondered what Dragonfly was trying to tell me – that I will be getting my own set of double wings?  Or, that I will be flying high?  Both those ideas ring true.  Or, is Dragonfly trying to tell me that it is the journey that is the most fun?  My mind flashes with possibilities of light.  It feels like something big will happen.

It is hard to believe that some people think of Dragonfly as bad luck.  However, for some people, change is not good, and so bad luck is the label.  Change is not good or bad at the end of the day because it just is.  It is our response that attaches value to the situation.  

Maybe all the dragonflies are working to help me accept simply being in the moment of this day.  

Whatever the reason that Dragonfly has been showing up, I feel happier for seeing it, and I am grateful.

Blessings,

Judy

The Truth Of Who You Are

 The most sublime truth of all has never been stated or written or sung. Not because it is far away and can not be reached, but because it is so intimately close, closer than anything that can be spoken. It is alive as the stillness in the core of your being too close to be described, too close to be objectified, too close to be known in the usual way of knowledge. The truth of who you are is yours already. It is already present.  ―Gangaji

The next time you sit down to meditate, try focusing on the word “truth” and what it means to you, and focus on how you use truth.  We are seeing the lack of truth (and accountability) around us all the time.  Does that mean that truth no longer exists?

Blessings,

Judy

Wisdom Of Frog

“The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives.” – Sioux Proverb

I heard this saying the other day, and it made me laugh!  Then, it made me feel sad.  I could see that the irony is that man has done exactly what the frog will not do.

Creator has given us – human beings – an amazing abundance of food, environments, mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans.  The beauty that we have around us, naturally, exceeds what one can create artificially, in my opinion.

I remember one of my teachers saying that God created animals to monitor and to teach humans.  The story went on that some of the animals quit working with man because they found him too difficult.  

I wonder whether the scarcity, the lack of abundance in many places, is Mother Nature saying that she is tired of all the “do-overs” that mankind seems to need?

What pond will you avoid drinking from?

Blessings,

Judy

Walk With Me

This post is from my journal from about ten or so years ago.  I was reflecting on the death of a good friend.  I was remembering how he loved life and how he involved my husband and I in his life.  So, this blog is for him.

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Years ago, I saw the great movie, “Being There” with Peter Sellers and Shirley MacLaine.  The last scene shows Peter Sellers walking away from Earth.  The movie so wonderfully creates the idea of innocence and how we can be true to our selves.  

This movie comes up for me because today we said good-bye to a friend.  His celebration of life was beside a fast moving river.  There was a huge circle of love, formed by all the people that came to honour him, and share their stories of adventures with him.  When the last of his ashes was scattered, I saw the image of him walking away, over the water.

For me, death of the physical is simply our spirits agreeing to accept the invitation to “walk with me” that Creator, or Great Spirit, or God, issues.  There is a point, I think, when we no longer need to be on Earth.  We have finished what we started.  And, as we are all energy, energy returns to like.

I think that celebrating life, as we did today, is a wonderful way to bring peace to the family and to each of us.  We are all created with a sense of Oneness that we seem to forget upon arriving on earth.  Maybe it is time for us to actively look for the Oneness in ourselves and how it connects to others.  This practice will help us understand how love wraps around us, and how, when each of us leaves the world a better place, all of us are lifted.

Blessings,

Judy

You Are All Creators!

 

The poster says:  Stay inspired.  Never stop creating.

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.  --Frank Zappa

I have been sitting in my office in the evening, to do accounting tasks like paying bills and updating budgets, and find myself doodling on scratch pads, or thinking about quilting, or even pulling out my wood carving stuff.

What I realized was that my creative, imaginative, “Me” was wanting out!  It wants to come out and play, and draw, and make beautiful patterns, and satisfy something that I have been supressing as I have been trying to get my year end completed.

Let’s face it – accounting is required but not fun the way carving and quilting are fun.  Creator is reminding me that I need to honour my ability to create on a more regular basis than I have been.  When you look at the things that archaeologists dig up and that get put in museums, you can see that man has created since the beginning of time.

Maybe that is why there are so many unhappy people in the world – they don’t have time to create.  I think that creating something – a cake, dinner, art, music, or whatever, is part of what keeps each of us alive.  I think that when we don’t create, that we become depressed.  I think some people have had creativity stifled in them so much that they don’t know that the “I am missing something” feeling is really their need to create something.  Each time that we create, we leave our mark.  

I would like to see our world change to give us more time to create things just for ourselves.  I think that we can meditate to see what we should create next.  I believe that all creative tasks should be done from a state of love.  

As a side story, I wanted to make meatballs for our potluck dinner the other night.  However, I was running out of time.  So, I went to the store and bought a box of frozen meatballs and a bottle of Diane Original sauce.  At home, I mixed the two together, and then before popping the casserole dish in the oven, I waved my hands over the dish and said, “Love, love, love, little meatballs.  Think love.  Think love when you are cooking and think love when you are being added to someone’s plate, and think love through the whole experience.”  I had so many compliments on my meatball dish!  I think I was very creative.

Have a wonderfully creative day and go out and make your mark!

Blessings,

Judy

Swan Says Love

 

Summertime – the time of warmth, happiness, and weddings.  It is a time to contemplate love.  One of the symbols of love is Swan.

The gracefulness of the Swan, and its colour, are symbols of innocence and purity around the world.  Additionally, most people, in all countries where Swan resides, see Swan as a symbol of beauty.  The combination of grace, purity, innocence and beauty, make Swan synonymous with “love”.

As a symbol of love, Swan decorates wedding cakes, is featured on wedding invitations, and may be in the centerpiece or the hall decorations.  In an outdoor wedding, Swan may be swimming in the river or lake.  Swan is appropriate for weddings because Swan mates for life, and if it loses its mate, may remain solitary until death.  Therefore, Swan is the proof of the “one life, one love” saying.  

It is so beautiful, and so strong!  This is the vision that men have of the woman that they will marry, and often, the vision that the women has of her handsome man.  The theme that Swan conveys is that love enhances the beauty and strength for all those that carry love in their hearts.  

It makes sense then, that the Swan is the favoured animal for Aphrodite – Venus, the goddess of love.

See another post about swan here: 

https://www.lightstationwisdom.com/2023/05/swan-energy.html

Blessings,

Judy

Parrot’s Wisdom

 

I was reading about the five parrots in a zoo that had to be separated because they were teaching one another swear words and laughing about it.  I smiled to myself because Parrot is so intelligent and can be very affectionate.  In the zoo’s case, the group of parrots acted more sentient than perhaps the zoo keepers would like.  I was thinking about parrots and the following information popped up.

Parrot

When Parrot flies into your life, you are in for a treat!  She is colourful!   Her colour is also a clue about her healing abilities.  

Yes, Parrot heals with colour.  She reminds us that we cannot survive with just one colour of light frequency – we must have a balanced palate of colour in our banquet of light.

Parrot lives in very tropical areas where the Sun is powerful, and where light splashes into the environment.  With the multitude of tropical flower colours, Parrot fits into the environment, and is camouflaged.  The question becomes, “Rather than dark colours, do you need bright colours (light and laughter) to more easily fit in your environment?”

Parrot in captivity tells everyone to find somewhere warm and sunny to visit – and she says “Take me with you!”

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See this blog link for more on parrots.

https://www.lightstationwisdom.com/2025/02/parrot-circle.html

Blessings,

Judy

Dove Drops Feathers

The other morning, I stepped out of the house, through the patio door, and found some dove feathers on the mat outside the door.  I picked them up, said a thank-you, and left them on the table on the deck.  I was going to clean them when I got back from walking my dog.

When I got back, the dove feathers had blown back to the mat.  I laughed.  Dove surely wanted me to use these feathers for something.  And, when my dog and I were walking, I found a beautiful magpie feather sitting on the middle of the path. I found this quite unusual since that path is walked by over a hundred dog owners and their dogs, each day, and usually twice a day.

So, I  knew that something was special about feathers, and I knew that Dove was sending a message.

1.  Feathers are very often a sign from the Angels that they have heard your prayer, or request, and that they will do as you have prayed for the greatest and highest good.

2.  Dove is about peace and being peaceful, and being nurturing.  I am working this out in my life right now.  It seems like Dove is offering her help.

3.  While my husband and I were having breakfast on the deck that day, Dove came and sat on the peak of our house and cooed at us while we were eating.  It seems like she was saying to be gentle to ourselves and to enjoy our life.

4.  I have been contemplating making a new drum beater, and I keep seeing it with feathers at the end.  The gift of the dove feathers seems like I will be making a “Dove” drum beater.

Blessings,

Judy

Black Sea Salt

A picture of Black Sea Salt.  What is it?

The ingredients say 100% natural salt (lava salt from Hawaii) and activated charcoal powder. What is Activated Charcoal Powder? Simply burnt wood that has had all its oxygen removed. It is a non-toxic universal antidote that can be taken internally or applied topically. In powdered form, activated charcoal is one of nature’s most efficient adsorbents­a powerful aid in eliminating toxins, gas and many poisons from the human system. Provides relief for gas, diarrhea, swollen skin and more. So, not only is it a pretty salt with a nice crystalline crunch, it has, besides the sea salt, an ingredient that is healthy for your insides and outsides! –from /www.purezing.com 

In one of our group meditations, we were linked up with Mother Earth, and she advised us on what natural product we needed, from her, to help us achieve good health. Each of us received different information. 

In my meditation, I was guided to get Black Sea Salt.  I had no idea what it was, or why I would want to use it.  It took me several weeks to find any in a local store.  When I finally found it, I purchased it and began using it.  I have been using it now for a month.  

The black sea salt has trace minerals, plus charcoal, in it, that my body needs.  Since using it, my body does not crave salt in the same way that it did previously.  I find that I eat less food when I use the black sea salt.

Remember, that this is not medical advice.  This sharing is to provide information that you may not otherwise receive. Please check with a doctor before eating anything that is unknown or making changes to your diet.  And, do take what I say with a grain of salt!  However, physically, my nails are stronger and my hair is growing faster. 

Mother Earth knew what she was talking about! 

Blessings,

Judy

Black Bear - Give Us Our Space!

Today, a Black Bear mother popped in to say that she had a few words to say about humans and their view of Black Bear.  She said that humans see the black bear as angry, confrontational and destructive.  She feels sad about this.

Her view is that humans interfere too much in the lives of Black Bear, especially when she is with her cubs.  She will do anything to protect her cubs from over zealous humans.  And, these humans call her angry and destructive.

Black Bear says, “Give us our space.  Honour our role in creation and in the maintenance of the wild.  Treat us with respect and we will not become angry that you are in our space.  Give us time to raise our young, and then we will disappear to the higher country.  We must be at lower levels to show our little ones how to hunt and feed the food that is not higher.  It is what it is.”

Blessings,

Judy

Bobcat Wisdom

With a gray to brown coat, whiskered face, and black-tufted ears, the bobcat resembles the other species of the mid-sized Lynx genus. It is smaller than the Canada lynx, with which it shares parts of its range, but is about twice as large as the domestic cat. It has distinctive black bars on its forelegs and a black-tipped, stubby tail, from which it derives its name. – from Wikipedia

In my meditation this morning, the animal that knocked to come in was “Bobcat”.  She offered that she had some thoughts to share, and that her kind will be showing up as guides for more and more people.  She said that Bobcat has even been accepted as a “pet” in some homes, although, in her mind, the Bobcat moved in as a guardian.  
She says: 

• Look to us as guides about being adaptable to environment.  We inhabit wooded areas, as well as semi-desert, urban edge, forest edges, and swampland environments.  You think that you can survive in only one place.  Begin to experiment with being in different areas.
• Find a healthy food that agrees with you, and eat mostly that food.  Your body will become healthier, leaner, and better able to support you.  You will be immune to diseases that plague others that eat a multitude of different, unhealthy foods.
• Understand the time of day that provides you with the most energy.  Bobcat moves when our prey is active - from just before sunset to midnight, and again for about three hours around dawn.  If your work does not fit your sleep pattern, perhaps you should change your work, or, simply ask for a different schedule.
• Our coat is multi-coloured so that we camouflage easily in all terrain.  How do you camouflage yourself?

Blessings,

Judy

Happy Canada Day July 1 2025

 

I am grateful to be in a place that I love. 

 My wish for all people is to live in a place that they love.  May all people be able to live in a place without fear.  May all people be able to find affordable food and shelter.  

May life be filled with love, laughter, and abundance for all of you.

Many blessings,

Judy