Jenny Heston

Is Your Faith a Handbag?

What do you have Faith in?

Do you have faith the sun will rise tomorrow?

Do you have faith in someone else’s belief of you?

Do you have faith in who others say you should be?

Do you have faith in yourself?

I ask that question as the other day I was thinking about “What do I have faith in?” I have faith in my kids, my family, myself, in love. I have faith in a higher power, that this is a glorious, abundant amazing Universe. I have faith in my body to scramble up and down the sides of a mountain, all sorts of things.

Yet on that day as I was asking myself that question I was doubting myself, allowing other people’s opinions to push my own out, doubts, fear and negative self talk were creeping in and I was feeling blaugh. It was one of those heavy energy, darkish days – not fun at all. Then I realised that I had “misplaced” my faith. Kind of like putting down my handbag and forgetting where I had put it!

Now I don’t know about you but in my handbag is fairly much everything I need for the day; snacks, water, my wallet, ID, drivers licence, lip balm, truck keys and I am sure month old cough drops that are furry! But none the less these things are important and when I leave the house or the office the bag is with me and I know I am covered and it makes life easier. So when I forget where I have hung it up or placed it, there is a sense of panic – actually not a sense of panic but a huge frigging “Oh My Gosh, where the fuck is it!!” kind of panic. Hands get sweaty, visions of identity theft, or huge credit card bills come flooding in, let alone how am I meant to keep my lips moisturised!

Nine times out of ten it is exactly where I left it, I just forgot and upon finding it there is a sigh of relief, a dropping of the shoulders and a sense of “phew, all is right with the world.”

So the other day when fear and doubt were creeping in I realised I couldn’t find my faith in quite a few things that I believe in, including myself. There was that sense of panic, a sense of dis-ease, a feeling of “Holy Hannah what on earth is going on and what am I meant to do?” Yes the palms got sweaty, the shoulders rocketed up and were battling with my earrings and all in all it was supremely uncomfortable. Thus, I got up and went outside, looked at my feet on the earth, found the gorgeous spring flowers that are slowly pushing up their bobbly heads and took a moment to breathe, to breathe in trust, to breathe in faith, to just breathe and calm my mind and find my center.

Ever so slowly I could feel my shoulders creeping down and by the time I walked back inside it was if I could see my gorgeous handbag of faith sitting on the chair where I must have left it, and just forgot. The flooding of calm, reconnection, a sense of all is right with the world again was delicious. So, I think I am going to work with the image of a handbag and my faith bag is a gorgeous red and purple one, with pockets to hold all I love, zippers to keep things safe, a strong shoulder strap so I can take it anywhere with me – and perhaps a GPS locator device in case I forget.

So what colour is your faith bag?

Weekly Reading for February 29th – Leap Day!

Jenny Heston · 2:08 am ·

It is the gorgeous leap day! An extra day in the year.

So I invite you to take a moment and just stop what you are doing, breathe deep into your belly – exhale with a sigh. Relax your jaw, feel your spine lengthen as you breathe. Look at the cards and then gently close your eyes, take another gorgeous belly breathe and as you exhale ask yourself what you need to hear right now, what guidance is there for you. Trust you, trust your intuition and pick a card.

You’ve picked? Good. Now let’s see what the gorgeous message is for you today to guide you for the week. The stones above the cards are Tiger’s Eye, Aventurine and Red Jasper. Ready? So here we go, I love how this reading came out it is like a delicious story from creation through manifestation to receiving.

DREAM A BEAUTIFUL DREAM

The urge to create is the same within you as it is for the universal creator. It also has the same magical ability to draw harmony into being to to find beautiful order in chaos. This includes bringing harmony and the perfect balance of wellbeing into your body, mind and emotions. If you feel blocked, thwarted or contaminated by others in your quest to bring your beautiful dreams to life, you may feel that your heart is dulled, minimised or shut down. Give yourself permission to feel and be beautiful in many ways. There is a situation in your life right now where you feel uncertain about your ability to “fix” or heal. You may feel inhibited in your ability to bring about constructive change. However, the perfect beauty of this situation is not revealed by what you attempt to do to it, or by trying to impose on it. There is a beauty in it and by that revelation it is healed and perfected. In opening up to the beauty within yourself and your circumstances, you open up to change. You can overcome resistance and denial by approaching it with a curious mind, an open heart and acknowledging the hidden beauty. You have the power to be a positive influence in whatever situation holds the most meaning for you right now, and you need to know that.

BRING IT INTO FORM

Beautiful dreamer, you can imagine wonderful worlds of light. You Can dream up so many possibilities. Now it is time to bring those possibilities of light into the world. They need to be more than ideas. They need to live, to manifest. The world needs not only your dreams, beautiful as they are, but also your creations. Get thee to thy desk! Thy easel! Thy computer! Create!

You are being asked to honour yourself with a commitment to complete your inspired tasks. This will help you to grow and that is a wonderful reason to commit. This oracle confirms that the information you need to translate your ideas into form will be provided according to the higher wisdom of life. It may or may not happen by traditional routes. Even if it seems unimaginable, when it is time for something to be born into form, nothing can stop it. It will happen!

RECEIVING

You are so loved. Your every need is witnessed and responded to by the universe. However, you sometimes forget this. You become swept up in the momentum of habitual consciousness, and you forget to take a moment to stop, breathe and be. In that moment you can receive the love of the universe that is receiving you. It will nourish you with contentment and energy. You haven’t done this enough, so your soul is becoming parched and is drying out. Do you know how much joy the universe gains from being able to give to you? When you delight in what you receive there is joyful communion between you and life, energy flows more freely and magic happens. An exquisite life experience is your birthright. Enjoy it! Soak it up. All of it.

Weekly Reading for February 22, 2016

Jenny Heston · 9:49 pm ·

We are going to use this gorgeous oracle deck called – Sacred Rebels – by Alana Fairchild.

Thus, on this day of the Full Moon, gently close your eyes, take a deep breath, ask for guidance, trust your intuition and pick a card.

Have you picked?

Then let’s have a look.

1 – SEEING THE TRUE YOU

Sometimes we believe what others tell us we are, as though the self we see reflected back to us through their eyes is truth. You have been putting rather too much faith in the reflections others have of you – to the point that you might not be honouring all that you are and all that you are becoming, because you believe too little of yourself. If you are getting confused about who you are and your motives or actions based on what others are saying or how they are responding, step back. Let those external perceptions go. Can you just acknowledge yourself? Do so and be free!

2. – RECEIVING

3.- VISIONS OF LIFE BEYOND DEATH

Sacred vision is awakening with in you. You re becoming blessed with the ability to truly see. To see what is real rather than what appears to be. This is true insight. If you have been wondering about your life path or whether you should take action on a project or you need inspiration to really move you out of a slump you have fallen into, then this oracle brings you a message of hope. You will receive your vision. You are leaving behind a smaller view for a more expansive one. You are watched over in life and held in protection. Shift your perspective and look at an issue of concern a little differently. Your ability to be inspired and see the light in all things is unfolding. It must be nourished in your heart with loving acceptance because you are going to help others through your vision, your art and how you choose to be in the world.

My business is a dog!

Jenny Heston · 5:14 am ·

What do dogs and business have in common? (Stick with me – it does make sense)

Okay, who here is a dog lover? I have 3 large dogs that I adore (some days more than my kids – but don’t tell the kids that), I take them up mountains, or down to the lake to play at least twice a day, and I laugh at their passion, enthusiasm and also the fact that they love frozen goose poo! (I call them goosesicles). My dogs get attention, I take them into the office with me, feed them well, get them big yummy bones and give them HUGE love. They know I am there for them and they are loved. They also know they are separate from me and I don’t view them as extensions of myself, I can just revel in them being their own quirky personalities and not taking stuff they do (such as humping other dogs on a walk) personally. [Read more…] about My business is a dog!

Gratitude and value will improve your money…..

Jenny Heston · 2:28 am ·

I am a huge proponent of Gratitude – every night I write 10 things that I am grateful for that day. When I reflect back on what I have written, the majority of them are about other people – kids, family, situations and events that I have participated in with friends, outside things such as my home, my garden, not so much about ME.

Have you ever taken time to really, REALLY appreciate how frigging amazing you are? How valued you are? Or do you define your value based on what others think?

As humans we often base our perceptions of ourselves on what others think, your friend said you were good at baking – so you value that. Your 5^th grade teacher told you you were great at Math, so you focused on Math. A choir leader told you that your voice was grating, so now you don’t sing. Your boss told you you were inept but you weren’t.

Who defines your value?

I have a fun exercise that I invite you to try daily. The School of Positive Psychology says – a habit is created in 21 days. So let’s create a habit that really supports you and allows you to relax into how amazing and wonderful you are and how bright your light shines and how your light impacts people whether you realise it or not. Watch what happens…..

So here we go, either first thing in the morning or as you are heading to bed, write down 3 things – that’s it, just 3 things that you value about YOURSELF.

Don’t be vague and ambiguous. An example being – “I’m healthy.” Cool, that is great, but does it stir an emotion in you? What does healthy feel like and look like for you? How about something a tad more specific such as:- “I am strong, flexible and healthy; my legs are toned and my arms are strong.” Does that evoke a more emotional response?

Here’s the challenge. Can you write 3 things a day for 21 days that you VALUE ABOUT YOURSELF? If you have always over committed, said yes to everything and put other people’s needs first all the time this will be a delicious challenge for YOU.

There is a caveat. There is no repeating. In other words, if you have written 3 things you can’t repeat them. You need to dig and explore and like an Archaeologist find more things that you value about YOU. Trust me; you are an untapped mine and you will be able to go for years, let alone 21 days.

If you are game and do this process watch what happens. In the past when someone complimented you did you brush it off and dismiss it with a “Yeah whatever, anyone could do this.” You go out to breakfast with a friend who pays the tab. In the past you may have had a debate about who is going to pay. As you didn’t value yourself and weren’t open to receiving.

All I can say is STOP! You as a person, a human a being on this planet and part of the mixed community are important and valued. Take a deep breath and when that compliment comes – smile and receive it. When your friend offers to buy you breakie, grin with a full tummy and say “Thank you”.

If you really, truly value yourself you are open to receiving.

So let go of any control issues, sit back in a comfy chair, grab something to write on/with and really start appreciating YOU. This isn’t selfish or narcissistic. It’s a case of you being the tenacious archaeologist and discovering how delightful, delicious you are and the gift that you are right here, right now.

BREATHE AND REVEL.

Jenny Heston

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