Adjusting to Daylight Saving Time

 

         Picture of spring flowers taken by Roger Joyeux and used with permission

Aaahh!  Spring!  And the return to the dreaded time change...spring forward.  On Sunday March 12, we changed to daylight saving time. The natural balance of our bodies was disrupted.  The circadian rhythm of the past six months changed.  

Researchers have shown that the incidents of traffic accidents and the number of errors that people make increase for about a month or so.  Less time for some people and more for others.  People feel draggy, have problems sleeping the nights following the time change, and are more cranky.

Getting past the effects of the time change

To get past the effects of the time change, people can choose to do one of several things:

• Clear and balance your chakras using either music created for chakra balancing or using a meditation specifically for balancing the chakras,
• Use the EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) to tap through your body and mind resistance to the time change,
• Find a Reiki practitioner and have the practitioner help you work through the fog, confusion or whatever issue haunts you through the time change
• Try getting up two hours before your normal wake up time and do several things for yourself before starting your regular day.
• Sit in meditation in the early morning to discover why the time change is affecting you and make any changes that come up in the meditation.

Each of the above items has been recommended by different individuals who found that these processes helped them quickly adjust to the time change.  It may work for you.  Remember, if you have any medical challenge, do check with your doctor before you try something new, especially if you are on medication.

Many blessings,

Judy

email - lightstationwisdom@gmail.com

Using Meditation to Promote Healing

 

                                          Picture is by Judy Hirst, taken at a beach on Kawai in 2015

The other night, I could not sleep as my back was hurting from two hours of polishing the oak walls and shelves in our family room.  This winter, with some very cold days, was drying out the wood.  I lay in bed and contemplated life.  I felt a a pressure to meditate so I did. 

Many years ago I learned a process in BodyTalk (TM) that helped us create a very safe place in celestial space.  For me, the space that I created was a house that had a library, office, lovely living room/sitting area, a healing room and a gym area. I worked through the process to sink into the meditation and into calmness.

In my meditation, I found that I had new caretakers for my library.  Three beautiful white horses named Beauty, Hope, and Grace, looked after the library and kept the place clean and organized and acted as security.  When I asked if they had any wisdom  for me, the advice they gave was that I needed to eat a lot more green... lettuce, cabbage, spinach, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, and include a lot of fruit.  They also said that I needed to walk and exercise to get stronger to carry the vibrations of change that are coming with the Equinox.

After visiting with the horses, I went to my healing room and lay on the bed of healing light, asking it to send healing waves into my back and shoulders.  I lay there for what seemed like a long time.  When I moved off the bed, I felt lighter.

It was time to come back.  I followed the process to come out of the meditation and came to awareness at 4:45am.  I wiggled my back.  It felt so good!  The aches were gone.  I drifted off to sleep.

Note:

You can find out more about the BodyTalk System at IBA Global Healing | Home (bodytalksystem.com).  Note that I am not promoting this site, I am simply providing it as a reference.  I do not benefit or profit from making this reference.

Many blessings,

Judy 

email me at lightstationwisdom@gmail.com

Comfortable and Wise

  

Picture’s origin is not known as it was part of an email.

The most comfortable and wisest people are those who watch their health when they are healthy; guard their country when it is untroubled; and cultivate their fields well when weeds are nonexistent or scarce.
—Venerable Chwasan, “The Grace in This World” - a Buddhist

The Archangels share many ideas with us, and the wisdom today is about being on guard.  This means that we must not slip into complacency about health, protection, growing our food, and tending our animals and children. 

Mankind is a caretaker of many things, and over time, mankind has forgotten how to care-take himself and others.  This is a tragedy that has transpired into many businesses that profit from the idea of doing your caretaking for you.

Today, choose one thing to be more mindful about.  It may be looking after plants at home or in the office.  Become the best that you can be at this task.

Many blessings,

Judy

Wind Speaks To Us

 

Listen to the wind. It talks. Listen to the silence. It speaks. Listen to your heart. It knows. ~ Native American Proverb         Picture on Highway 1 through Banff National Park with wind by Judy Hirst from 2021 There are many people who believe in the power of the wind.  Authors have written about it.  Song writers have penned beautiful songs about the wind.  Animals move with the wind.  And, of course, climate changes with the wind.   Wind tells us that change is coming and often, that it is time for us to change.  Wind reminds us that we are, as the song goes, “dust in the wind”.  For all the wealth and power in the world does not stop how the wind wears down the land and stirs up the sea and oceans into massive waves. Many blessings, Judy

Patience Solves Problems

 

The Ancestors tell us that to accomplish what they have accomplished takes great patience.  Simple tools and difficult environments meant that to build a house or a barn or a fence took a great deal of time.  

Our Ancestors laugh at us because they see that we want everything instantly.  We, the descendants, do not know patience.  Patience brings positivity.  Patience brings change slowly.  Patience gives us the courage to say hard things.

Today, lack of patience causes road rage, crimes against people and businesses, and huge misinterpretations and misunderstandings.

Today, slow down.  Practice patience.

Many blessings,

Judy

Buffalo On Winter - Spirit Animal

 

Buffalo walks in my dreams and tells me that food is getting more scarce.  I look around and I see that it is winter.  I tell Buffalo that food is always more scarce in Winter.  He shakes his shaggy head at me and says that I don't understand.  He says that the plants are not regenerating as they should.  He says the land is not fertile and that the plants are not as healthy.

In the dream, Buffalo says that the herd will move to a different spot – further west he thinks.  I ask what is causing the problem.  Buffalo shakes his head again.  He is not sure, he says, but he thinks it is the way that the humans are digging in the ground.  I take it that he means how they drill for oil and perhaps mining.  When i ask him this, he shakes again, and says it is more about how the land is torn up to put in roads and buildings, and how the leftovers (waste) from the humans is handled.  

He walks up to me and butts me with his head.  It is his way of saying goodbye.  He turns, and as one, the herd moves with him and they begin their trek.

I feel sad, and I yell "Goodbye!"

Many blessings,

Judy

Hamburger Soup Recipe

 When I was growing up, my mother would make a big pot of soup every week in February and March for us to have for lunch.  She said that the soup helped balance out the heavier foods that we ate over the winter.  The recipe below is one of my favourite soups from that time, and, I make it often for my husband and me.

Homestead Hamburger Soup 

8 Servings 

1 pound ground beef 
1 cup chopped onion 
1 cup diced potatoes 
1 cup sliced carrots 

1 cup shredded cabbage 
1 cup sliced celery 

1/4 cup raw rice 

3 cups water 

1 beef bouillon cube 
1 teaspoon garlic salt 

1/4 teaspoon basil 
1/4 teaspoon thyme 
1 bay leaf 

1 quart tomatoes, undrained

Brown ground beef and onion until meat is lightly browned. Drain off excess fat. Add 
remaining ingredients. Stir so tomatoes become slightly mashed. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour. Adjust seasonings.   

Note:  I start this in the morning, and leave it covered, on low all day.  The flavour goes through everything 

Many blessings,

Judy