Lean on Me

   Picture from Soundscapesourcing.com

Through the Christmas holidays, I practiced the idea of “lean on me” in two different ways.  In the first way, I was the leaning person. In December, I pinched a nerve in my back which impeded everything that I was doing.  I had to lean on people for help. 

In the second way, I was the person being leaned on.  A friend was going through some nasty stuff and phoned me for support.  As she had been exposed to COVID, I could not go and comfort her so we spent several long phone calls with her talking and with me listening.  Mostly all you need to do is listen.

Whether you are the leaner or the person being leaned on, there are some truths about expectations:

• The leaner is looking for some understanding, some love, and some kindness.  In general, the person looks for support.
• The person being leaned on does not need to solve the problem.  They just need to be mindful that the person is hurting in some way and that person needs love and kindness.

Many blessings!

Yoga Poses To Relieve Anxiety

 

                                         Picture from Paleohacks…..

Several months ago, a friend sent me the poster/picture above that shows a series of yoga poses that may be used to relieve anxiety.  Each pose uses the wall to achieve balance and to make the moves easier.

She told me that the Covid pandemic caused her to become anxious about life.  She did not want to take medication so she searched for a remedy for the tightness that she constantly felt.  She said that she could not identify one thing that made her anxious, it just seemed life was a cause for anxiety.

I have worked through the routines several times and I have shared them with several friends and asked them to try the routines for at least five days.  The question is, “Do these moves actually relieve anxiety?”

While none of us could identify a real anxiety in our lives, we all noticed that this routine simply made us feel better!  We all felt a new balance in our lives.  

Try this routine and see what you think of the moves. 

Blessings!

Judy

Hearing the Sound of Your Name

 

When I was in my teens, I started to hear my name when I was out walking in the woods or riding my horse in the pasture, checking on our herd of cattle.  Since then, I will hear my name, not in my head, but in the air around me when I am out in Nature, or when I am very quiet and focused on a project. Sometimes, I hear it at night, and it wakes me up.

Many people have told me that they sometimes hear someone/something calling their name when everything is quiet.  They are curious about why they hear the sound of their name.  The first reason that one hears the sound of their name is that the person has the gift of clairaudience  and therefore can hear sounds that many people will not hear.  Secondly, when a person hears their name, it is the Universe alerting the person to something important that will happen in the next while.  

Others have different explanations for hearing one’s name.  For me, hearing my name lets me know that something important will either be asked of me or will be an action around me, within the next 24 hours.  

Many blessings!

Judy