Legacy

Hello gorgeous one, how has your week been?  Did you carve out a little time last Tuesday to make your New Moon wishes?  I hope so.  We have been fluctuating between huge snowfalls to the milder temperatures and rain, to then huge snowfalls – sigh….  So things are either squishy and sloppy or icy as heck – whoo, hoo (makes every day quite unique).  Also makes it tricky to dress for the day – do I need an umbrella and rain boots or a Parka and snow boots – or even possibly spiky things that go on my boots?

On the weekend I went to a memorial service for a friend and peer, he had passed at 48 years old after battling brain cancer for the last 6 months.  He left behind brothers, parents, a lovely wife and 3 amazing kids.  He was a kind, generous, man filled with integrity and a passion for soccer and his family – so why, why him?  There is no answer to that question or one that soothes the frustration, grief and sadness.  However, as I listened to all the stories that were shared at the memorial service the word Legacy kept coming up.  

The stories were poignant, funny, loving and wonderful to hear but the common thread was this man lived with such purpose, connection and passion in a way that was inclusive and caring.  Legacy.  Helped grow and expand our soccer association so that kids of all ages and adults could play year round.  Legacy.  He was an amazing father to his kids.  Legacy.  A caring and thoughtful son and husband.  Legacy.  Even in his last days he was still interested in how others were and what was happening in their lives.  Legacy.  

So after the service I came home and sat and reflected for a while on the word Legacy.  What is the legacy that I would like to leave behind?  For me it isn’t about “stuff” so much as “Did I live, did I love, did I matter, did I help and did I make a difference”.  So often we postpone what we want to do to another day because we don’t feel ready, or we don’t share our gifts because of fear, or we don’t grab that opportunity because of feelings of worth.  If you think about that – how daft is that?  Every morning that you open your eyes and can put your feet on the earth can be an amazing day, it’s all a choice, an intentional choice.  It goes all the way from the smallest act to the largest display.  Think of it like the pebble being dropped into a pond and the ripples that come out from it.  For example, you stop and talk to the homeless chap who is bundled up in blankets in a doorway and you see him as a person and he shares with you how touched he was that you “saw” him as he had been feeling so invisible he was contemplating suicide.  Your friend is sick in bed and you pop over with some nice home made soup and check in on them. You see an empty parking meter and the by-law guy approaching so you drop a quarter in it.   You’re in an abusive marriage and your children continually witness you capitulating and finally you say enough is enough, pack up your stuff and take them somewhere safe, calm and kind and they get to witness you standing up for yourself and for them.  I know these all may sound odd to you – but all things matter.  So let me ask – how do you want to live your life and what is the Legacy you would like to leave behind?  Whatever it is, start it now, do it now, be it now!  

Okay, I shall get down off my soapbox now.  The cards that flew out and at me this week  are The Sacred Rebels Oracle which I thought highly appropriate as this oracle is dedicated to those who aren’t afraid to rattle cages, ruffle feathers and rock boats, from a place of loving service to the spiritual evolution of humanity.  The crystals that wiggled and jiggled and demanded to be included are Smoky Quartz (grounding, cleansing and healing), Amethyst (protection, abundance, wisdom and healing) and Citrine (personal power, creativity and manifestation).  

So take a moment and just BE, breathe and BE.  Wiggle your toes and gently place your hands on your heart and breathe into this space long and deep, in through your nose and out through your mouth like a sigh.  If you want, there is a lovely guided visualisation to help you just centre and BE, and tap into the Joy.  

Ready to go pick now?

Let’s go have a look see shall we?

SHOCK OF THE NEW

What wild unconventional voice is calling to you?  Can you hear it?  It is so different so unusual, it might be hard to decipher – like hearing an unfamiliar language for the first time.  It might be hard to discern with great clarity now but there is an affinity between you and this strangely beautiful newness seeking to manifest.

There is a stirring at the deepest level within you.  Something new will break through and the process of this birth may be a shock to you.  The shock will transform into great joy and a sense of tremendous liberation, but you must bear the strangeness first.  That strangeness might be something that rattles your beliefs about yourself and your world, daring you to become more of yourself, more open to where life is leading you and more willing to be the unique sacred art being crafted by the hand of the universal creator.  

Nature never shies away from strange beauty.  She allows for endless diversity and her sacred works are often peculiar and stunning.  You live within her field of creative grace, as a specially created work that also creates!  You are being asked to surrender any fear you may have of being seen as exotic, unusual, eccentric or bizarre.  You are being asked to make peace with strange beauty and to let it happen through you in creative flow.  There are rumblings and stirrings of the creative life force life happening now – deep in the undercurrents of your being.  So be on the lookout for the big shift of new birth, the shock of the new, the unconventional, the strangely beautiful and the disturbing liberation of that which is foreign stepping into your life.

This is life creating the stage upon which you will experience greater fulfillment.  Don’t reject it, no matter how small or insignificant, or how powerful and life-changing it may seem to be.  You are being asked to dispense with your reliance on the past and what have been your tools to navigate life.  You have outgrown your old methods. You will have to fly by the seat of your pants, so to speak, as you experiment with new ways to be.  Life will show you the way.

DEFEND TO THE END THE WORTHWHILE

Beneath the lies and illusions, pretty as they seem, you know what is worthwhile.  All that is genuinely and truly essential for the heart to throb with life is worthwhile.  Anything that dulls it or suffocates its vibrant aliveness, must be questioned, challenged, and more than likely cast aside, for the heart is our key to living an authentic life.  What is there once that is compromised?  Without its foundation of truth, we are to be forever lost in confusion, doubt and despair!

You are a sacred warrior – a defender of the heart.  You have cried genuine tears of your own grief and also the grief of the world.  You have felt the need to protect the presence of love, for whilst it is exceptionally powerful, it can too easily be smothered under lies and fear.  The sacred warrior is vigilant that the presence of love is not chipped away by fear, criticism, doubt or untruths.  Even if others find the unflinching honesty of your feelings difficult to handle, even if those feelings are expressed with gentleness and compassion, the sacred warrior honours the task of being more faithful to love, than to anything else.  

The darkness will be intelligent and sneaky.  It will tell you that it doesn’t matter, that this one time you can forget what you promised, that you are just one person and that you can’t make  difference.  That darkness will lure you into sleepy ambivalence and dull your light, if you allow it to.  The sacred warrior within will fight with love and honour to be true to what has meaning, and never, ever allow it to be cast aside – even if it seems easier in the moment.  You’re being asked to stay strong and stand your ground.  What is happening, or soon will be happening is worthwhile.  So hold tight.  Ask for help to heal.

FOCUS ON THE LIGHT

A tremendous force of light is gathering around you.  It is attracted to the purity of your intention to create from your heart.  As your intention grows, so does the light.  As the light grows, so does your intention.  Magic wants to happen for you now!  The synchronicity, perfect timing, opportunities and information that are needed will seem to be drawn right to your door.  You may start to feel as if you cannot walk outside without stumbling into something helpful, wonderful and inspiring.  

You might be startled as this interplay of light with your heart evokes many new successes and attracts an abundance of opportunities your way.  You may need to adjust as the field of light grows stronger and its effect becomes more palpable.  It may bring rather dramatic improvements into your world.  You may be uncomfortable or feel out of your depth with these changes.  This would be understandable, but it would be a shame for you to hold on to that resistance for anything more than a brief moment.  Any resistance or fear will inhibit the continuing free flow of the light so that is can manifest its beauty through you, in the physical world, where it is needed.

It is best to stay focused on your heart and intentions.  Just allow all else to happen of its own accord, without making it mean anything too personal.  Simply let it be the workings of the great light of love, flowing through a  pure heart and touching the world.  Even if the light that is drawn to you and flows through you has some dazzling effects, you don’t have to get caught up in it.  

Don’t be distracted by other paths around you at this time as you are too close to succeeding on the one you are on now!  Diluting your energies, in the pursuit of too much will slow down your success and the world needs your light to shine sooner rather than later!  In time you may diversify and explore other ways to express yourself but for now, build what you are working on and know that success is coming swiftly.  

Yummers!  Love how the cards in essence told a story and each card can stand alone.  First it was about embracing and welcoming in the new, the “odd to you, but great for you” – then it was about the feeling state and defending it, last but not least if you are willing to do the others then you need to focus on the light and trust and be willing.  Ahhhh, willing is just a delightfully challenging word sometimes.  So gorgeous one, I wish you a stupendous week filled with the clothes you need for the weather, great friends and glorious adventures – if you’re willing to see them as such.  Start creating your Legacy!  As always, I thoroughly love your emails and comments and I thank you for those.  

Huge hugs.