Our Ancestors celebrated Summer Solstice because it is the longest day. It is a celebration of the SUN, of planting and the beginning of harvesting strawberries, haying, and bringing in the first offerings of the gardens.
Summer Solstice is the perfect time to work on self healing and to be kind to others. The blessings of light are perfect for this time.
Try this prayer:
Many Blessings,
Judy
I love colours in Nature, and I believe that Creator ran wild with her paintbrush as this beautiful river was created.
Thanks to my friend Aleda for sending me this great email.
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The Most Colorful River In The World The river shown in the photographs is the Caristales, which is located near the town of La Macarena in Columbia , South America . The river, world famous for its colourful display, has been called "the river that ran away to paradise", "the most beautiful river in the world" and "the river of five colours". During Colombia 's wet season, the water flows fast and deep, obscuring the bottom of the river and denying the mosses and algae that call the river home the sun that they need. And during the dry season there is not enough water to support the dazzling array of life in the river. But during a brief span between the wet and dry seasons, when the water level is just right, the many varieties of algae and moss bloom in a dazzling display of colors. Blotches of amarillo , blue, green, black, and red - and a thousand shades in between - coat the river. The part of the river where the colourful blooms occur is quite isolated and is not accessible by road. Adventurous tourists can now fly into La Macarena and then make their way to the river site on foot as part of guided tours. The site was effectively closed to tourists for several years because of guerrilla activity in the region along with concerns about the impact of unregulated tourist traffic. However, the site was reopened to visitors in 2009. So far, some 1,000 people have visited Caristales, including around 100 foreign tourists. |
Many blessings,
Judy
Even as the cycle of life goes on, we often relive the anger that we have felt at earlier points in our life as the cycle of love and anger. The Angels tell us that we now have the power to release this cycle.
First, we need to understand what the simmering resentment is that we feel for a parent, for a friend, or for a co-worker. Remember that resentment is about feeling deep anger and ill will, and feeling it at the level that it first occurred. Resentment takes us back to the first event with that person. Why is this anger stuck? Often, it is stuck because we choose (yes, choice is involved here) not to release our anger.
Second, we need to understand that when we make a choice to suppress something that is important to us, that we give away our power. When we give away our power, we get even angrier, and it is the second anger over riding the first anger that causes “anger” to get stuck. And, being human, instead of recognizing that the problem is within us, we pinpoint the problem as being the other person.
Third, although we may think that the other person knows that we are very angry, and that we resent the ground that they walk on, be assured that most people are so self centered that they have no idea that you are upset. So, you are the one that needs to take the action to change the situation and to get rid of the resentment.
Ask your Angels to help you see the bigger picture. Ask them to help you remember why you were angry in the first place, and then ask them to help you change the outcome of that original situation. Sometimes you can do this by prayer, sometimes by mediation, and sometimes simply by peaceful remembering and re-visioning of that past experience.
Remember to that when you ask for help, always give thanks even if the situation does not seem to resolve the way that you have planned it to end. Sometimes, a bigger miracle is at work in the background.
Go in peace and release your anger.
Many Blessings,
Judy
Have you ever had a cold like this? The cold started in my body. Not only did it slow me down but it actually put me flat on my back quite a few days. I know that a cold is a sign that you are clearing something on all three levels of body, mind and spirit. However, when my throat became quite sore, I was mostly concerned with the physical. Nothing seemed to either clear or soothe my throat. Then I remembered that when I was little, Mom used to give me a spoonful of honey when I had a sore throat. So, I tried that solution, and “Presto” after several spoonfuls of honey, my throat started to clear up.
When I was growing up, my only concern about a bee was whether it was near me, and whether it would sting me. When I started studying Egyptian Magick, I discovered that the lowly bee (in my mind) was really an exalted friend and provider for the ancient Egyptian culture. In fact, the nobility were buried with most of their possessions, slaves, and large urns of honey. When the archaeologists have excavated these tombs, and opened the honey, it had crystallized but was without mould or spoilage. I thought this was pretty amazing. The article went on to talk about how the honey was used for healing.
My interest in the bee was renewed when my husband Roger explained that he always has wanted to be a bee-keeper. I decided that I needed to investigate this little insect. As I started the research, I found that the oldest bee is believed to be 100 million years old. (That’s relatively young compared to the shark which is believed to be 450 million years old.)
Through it has changed somewhat over the years, the bee still produces a nourishing, healing honey that is pretty much unrivalled as food and healer. The antiseptic properties of honey make it a natural healer for wounds by protecting the wound from infection and decreasing the swelling. As I experienced through my cold, honey destroys mucus from the cold virus. Honey is also recommended for treating indigestion and heart or high blood pressure ailments.
A few facts that I learned in my quest are:
Don’t take my word for all these remedies. I suggest that you buy some honey and try “bee healing” on yourself and family. Honey really does take the “sting” out of a wound. Oh yes, and “bee” happy.
Many blessings,
Judy
WHO DO I WANT TO BE?
Mentally project yourself 5 years into the future: how would I like to be, having accomplished what I want to accomplish, learned what I want to learn, did what I wanted to do.
- Which qualities have I developed in myself?
- Which are the most important lessons I have learned?
- What have I done for others that I feel most happy about?
- How did I manage to stop underestimating myself?
- How did I manage to stop underestimating other people?
- How did I manage to stop pretending that I cannot do things?
- Which kind of powers and abilities did I discover in myself?
- Which kind of powers and abilities did I find in others?
- What can I do right now in order to be this person in five years?
- If it feels right, make a commitment to yourself to make this vision reality.
Many blessings,
Judy
“Good-bye. I am leaving because I am bored.” George Saunders
Boredom or ennui, tedium; dissatisfaction - the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received"; blahs - a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction; fatigue - (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; "he was suffering from museum fatigue"; "after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue"; "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue"; "political fatigue"With all of these different meanings of boredom, it almost seems fashionable to be bored! What I realized as I read through all of this is that boredom really means that there is no excitement; no passion.
I was watching a show today, and one of the characters said to the other, “Who are you? Dudley Do-Right?”
I laughed! When I was growing up, I loved Dudley Do-Right cartoons. Each cartoon featured a northern Mountie who was squeaky clean, always got his man, and always saved the damsel in distress. When one saw someone as always doing the right thing, being good and true, and being above reproach, that “someone” would often be nick named “Dudley Do-Right”. It may seem that if someone was sticking to the rules, and refused to hurt or bully or be part of anything that got some one else hurt, they were called a “Do-Right”.
Dudley Do-Right captures Snidely Whiplash, and rescues the lovely Nell. Nell throughout the series is enthralled with “Horse”. Picture from Wikipedia.
I feel sad that when people abide by the first Rule of the Universe – harm no one – they are ridiculed. I feel sad that the world’s overall belief system has not changed much in fifty years. However, it feels like that belief system is about to change. The biggest task that a Do-Right person has is to take responsibility for themselves and for their actions. In doing so, the person realizes that their actions have consequences. When you hear a person say, “I had no choice”, know that they are trying to abdicate responsibility, and blame someone else. Any Do-Right person will say instead, “I made a choice”, and become accountable.
Are you a Do-Right?
Many blessings,
Judy
