HAPPINESS

Do you feel happiness on a daily basis? I have become more aware of this wonderful feeling and I recognized how this energy makes me feel, which is uplifted. Happiness makes me smile more often, going for a walk and appreciating the beauty of the trees coming into bloom, listening to the birds singing, feeling much gratitude and appreciation for all I have.

I have to share that I have not felt happiness daily for so many years. My life was a struggle a good many days but I did make an effort every night to write in my grateful journal five things. It was always a wonderful way to go to sleep looking at my blessings.

I am writing on this topic, as yesterday was a day I do not think I will forget. It started off with unexpected help; she went above and beyond what I thought she was going to do and it made my life so much easier; then a friend of mine sending me a gift which totally took me off guard and it warmed my heart knowing they were thinking of me, which made me feel wonderful; I then won a free coffee at Tim's; having a new booking and ending with a beautiful visit with my adult sons. It was like one surprise after the other all day long. I loved how my energy was high, feeling light and feeling so very grateful and blessed. I believe this all happened because I was in that frame of mind of appreciation and gratefulness and Spirit was sending me more.

Remember every day we choose how we feel in every situation we find ourselves in. Choose to look for things to raise your energy to feel good, choose to allow yourself to look at the darkness but not to linger - try and find something positive in a bad situation; choose to feel grateful and appreciate all that you have. Everyday is a choice and I have decided to find ways everyday to make myself happy.

Many blessings to you all.

NEVER GIVE UP

When facing adversity, sadness, feelings of depression, being overwhelmed, loss of hope and feelings of aloneness - how long do you suffer in silence before you seek help? When friends or family give you advice or words of comfort, do you allow those words to resonate within your soul or do you discard them? I am here to comfort you to say that you are definitely not alone. The sad thing, there are too many people suffering in silence.

I have been there myself carrying the depression, sadness, loneliness and honestly just wanting to give up. I have been there so many times in my past, the weight on my heart and soul was so heavy. After the last time that I had my heaviness, I begged God to take me home. When this happened, I knew I needed help. I reached out to my spiritual teacher who recommended a friend of hers for me to go see. I knew spiritually within my soul this was the right course of action versus seeing a therapist. Once I met him, I felt great comfort and was able to talk to him and he helped me discover so much about myself that I wasn't even aware of. We had a reiki session, and it help me release so much of the pain that I was carrying. I continued to see him a few more times and I do believe this healing therapy guided me to be who I am today in my role as a Reiki Master Healer. I chose to do the homework he gave me and chose to change my attitude, thoughts and feelings. The biggest thing I need to stress, you have to be prepared when you do seek help, to do the work. I know of two people who I see that no matter what advice I give them they are choosing to see the darkness and not the light. They choose to not want to do the emotional work. It all comes down to choice.

So if you are feeling at a loss, please reach out and know there is help. Life is hard but we can choose to move into the light and give ourself permission to heal.

HEALTH

I have discovered more about myself lately due to the fact that I had been ill with covid and lung infections for 3 weeks. I had experienced loneliness, isolation, tears and frustration. I could have continued focusing on all that was going wrong but I decided that was enough and find out the true cause of why this was going on. I am one to believe that when we get sick, there is always a spiritual reason for this occurrence. I feel I got covid as I needed a rest. Alot had been going in my life in the month of December and leading into January. My body said enough, and I had to rest. I then researched why the lung issues. The spiritual meaning I found in my healing books was that I was carrying grief and sadness. Now I had to sit and really think about that. I discovered when I started to journal about it that my body was right! It made so much sense when I looked back on my life and all that happened and all that did not happen for me that I hoped would have. Once I recognized the reason, my healing speeded up.

The other thing I discovered, was I needed to reach out to my friends and ask for help. I couldn't continue on with the way I was feeling emotionally and bless my friends who called me every day. They were a lifeline for me. I also asked Spirit for help as I couldn't clear my driveway through the snowstorms we were having. My neighbours automatically came to clear my driveway several times. I felt truly blessed.

So I suggest to you, when you are not feeling well or going through some emotional problems, you are not alone. Reach out to people and ask for help and ask Spirit as they are always present to want to help us on this journey.

Many blessings,