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<channel><title><![CDATA[Clairvoyant Readings - Musings]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings]]></link><description><![CDATA[Musings]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:14:53 -0600</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Who Ordered the Anger?]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/who-ordered-the-anger]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/who-ordered-the-anger#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:04:48 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/who-ordered-the-anger</guid><description><![CDATA[I really wish I had ordered up some love and light for you today. &nbsp;I really want to write a blog joy. &nbsp;But what has arrived is anger. &nbsp;I'm not angry at something specific that happened in this moment. &nbsp;I am not directly reacting. &nbsp;I've actually been feeling anger for days. &nbsp;My sense of it is a release, a letting out of the box, rather than a reaction to something. &nbsp;I feel anger in my body, in my belly, in my chest. &nbsp;It feels like a fire, like a flame. &nbs [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">I really wish I had ordered up some love and light for you today. &nbsp;<span>I really want to write a blog joy. &nbsp;</span>But what has arrived is anger. &nbsp;I'm not angry at something specific that happened in this moment. &nbsp;I am not directly reacting. &nbsp;I've actually been feeling anger for days. &nbsp;My sense of it is a release, a letting out of the box, rather than a reaction to something. &nbsp;<br /><br />I feel anger in my body, in my belly, in my chest. &nbsp;It feels like a fire, like a flame. &nbsp;Burning. &nbsp;I keep trying to fight with people. &nbsp;To make them wrong, and it only makes me feel worse. &nbsp;I keep being triggered by the most minor things. &nbsp;Usually this is a sign that I have overdone it, that I'm just tired and need a break. &nbsp;That doesn't feel like it this time though. &nbsp;This time, I want the FIGHT. &nbsp;Some part of me wants to live in the drama of wronging and being wronged. &nbsp;<br /><br />I could fall back in time to all of the times that I felt justified in my anger. &nbsp;Touching back to places and times when I had a 'reason' to be angry. &nbsp;I could tell myself those scenarios again, those stories again, and I could really make this anger feel real again. &nbsp;But what I know is true is I am not actively angry, I am just feeling anger. &nbsp;So I am trying to stay away from all of the old reasons I have to be angry, and just be with the anger. &nbsp;Because those stories aren't in present time now. &nbsp;And maybe what's triggering me, is helping me release this anger and let it go, let it out of the box. Maybe I am finished with this old anger, and can be in the place of current time when I am not actually angry at something, but I am feeling anger. &nbsp;<br /><br />The other part of me wants me to stop being angry NOW. &nbsp;This part does not like anger. &nbsp;Is afraid of anger. &nbsp;Does not like how anger feels so fiery. &nbsp;This part wants this to be over. &nbsp;Wants to stuff anger back in wherever it's been stowed for decades. &nbsp;This part knows that girls are not to be angry, that that invites more anger to come back at you in scary ways. &nbsp;This part knows that bad people are angry and judges me for being angry and all the other people for being angry.<br /><br />And in this process, I direct so much more anger and judgment at myself. &nbsp;Throwing anger at someone, even yourself, is never ok. &nbsp;Fighting with myself or others only creates more anger. &nbsp;<span>Can you see the loop, and how it makes everything more angry?</span><br /><br />There are ways to release anger, to stop the loop, without creating more of it for yourself or others. &nbsp;This morning I went for a run. &nbsp;Yesterday, I slammed my <a href="https://www.dammitdolls.com" target="_blank">Dammit Doll</a>&nbsp;all over my bed. &nbsp;Sometimes I scream in my car where no one can hear me. &nbsp;I say not nice words. &nbsp;Other times, I just sit with it and say, ok anger, let's feel this out. &nbsp;I notice how my throat burns, and my shoulders are tight. &nbsp;And then, I give myself a break, and I change the emotion. &nbsp;I focus on power. &nbsp;On times in my life when I felt appreciated, respected, or valuable. &nbsp;I take a deep breath. &nbsp;Gratitude can always change my emotion.<br /><br />I'm not putting this anger back in the box. &nbsp;It is too heavy a burden to carry anymore. &nbsp;I'm noticing it, hanging out with it, and letting it go without creating harm for myself or others. &nbsp;Anger, like any other emotion is energy. &nbsp;It isn't good or bad.<br /><br />I sense the tenseness, the anger, out there in our world. &nbsp;In America, the tensions over the November election are high. &nbsp;In many homes, in many hearts, this tension is being felt. &nbsp;<span>I see people being righteous, angry, and scared. &nbsp;It makes many want to close everything down and hide. &nbsp;I get it, that part of me that is overwhelmed by anger really gets it.&nbsp;<br /><br />And yet, this year, I am considering gratitude for this election cycle. &nbsp;For helping me feel this anger, notice it, let it go, and replace it with power. &nbsp;We choose our thoughts and how we feel. &nbsp;We are creators in this system. &nbsp;The anger we have can be felt, released, and an opportunity to find our power. &nbsp;May we claim our power and be powerful. &nbsp;<br /><br />&#8203;Power to the peaceful.</span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is time]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/there-is-time]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/there-is-time#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:49:35 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/there-is-time</guid><description><![CDATA[I have been feeling the push lately. &nbsp;To get going on the things that I said &nbsp;I want to do. &nbsp;To put in work to get to the next level. &nbsp;To keep striving and reaching. &nbsp;This push for this change... it is all self inflicted (I don't have anyone but me who has decided these are the things that need to happen now). &nbsp;And so, I've been pushing... &nbsp;and I feel like nothing is changing. &nbsp;That I'm in the same spot, that I have nothing more to show for all the effort  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">I have been feeling the push lately. &nbsp;To get going on the things that I said &nbsp;I want to do. &nbsp;To put in work to get to the next level. &nbsp;To keep striving and reaching. &nbsp;This push for this change... it is all self inflicted (I don't have anyone but me who has decided these are the things that need to happen now). &nbsp;<br /><br />And so, I've been pushing... &nbsp;and I feel like nothing is changing. &nbsp;That I'm in the same spot, that I have nothing more to show for all the effort I've put in. &nbsp;That's not really true, but you know what is true? &nbsp;<br /><br />I'm tired. &nbsp;I'm more than tired, I'm exhausted. &nbsp;I'm pushing against a brick wall. &nbsp;What I keep forgetting is that I am supposed to be cocooning right now. &nbsp;I'm to be tucked in, to be gazing inward, to let the darkness be comforting. &nbsp;To settle in for a long winter's rest. &nbsp;I know it isn't winter yet, and the hibernation isn't here yet. &nbsp;It came early for me this year, it came at the end of August. &nbsp;I'm resisting it with this striving. &nbsp;Regardless, it is here for me.<br /><br />Although my goals are set by me and me alone, there is a societal pull, that says, now, bigger, better, now! &nbsp;The time is now! &nbsp;You have to get going NOW! &nbsp;There is not time to wait, to get clear, to pause. &nbsp;And I continue to get caught up in that momentum, and then find myself ineffective.<br /><br />So, in case you need to hear it - there is time. &nbsp;Whatever the thing is that you are intending to create, it might not have to be NOW! &nbsp;If you feel like you are completely out of time, tap in to your chest, feel your breath. &nbsp;There IS time, in each breath. &nbsp;And in each breath, you will have more clarity about what part of the creation cycle you are in. &nbsp;Maybe you are full steam into creation. &nbsp;Maybe you are full steam into the death of what you were before. &nbsp;There is time for every part of the cycle. &nbsp;They are not always the same or for the same length of time. &nbsp;If you are in the death part of the cycle, be there. &nbsp;It's ok - there is time. &nbsp;This part is temporary. &nbsp;The more you lean in to exactly where you are, the more you will recognize the stage you are in. &nbsp;And knowing where you are is a beautiful place to be. &nbsp;<br /><br />Lean in to knowing where you are. &nbsp;Feel the relaxation that comes with letting yourself be in the space you are in. &nbsp;There isn't a pull or a push or a forced anything. &nbsp;There is acceptance. &nbsp;There is grace. &nbsp;There is passion. &nbsp;And for me in the death stage, there will be rebirth. &nbsp;<br /><br />That idea pulls me forward, but with a gentleness that brings all of me along. &nbsp;Instead of a striving that feels like part of me is being dragged to a new spot. &nbsp;</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are amazing]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/you-are-amazing]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/you-are-amazing#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 18:27:13 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/you-are-amazing</guid><description><![CDATA[Which version do you sound like? &nbsp;How would your life change if you decided to support yourself wholly, completely, and truly? &nbsp;You deserve support, trust, and love in this life from yourself.   	 		 			 				 					 						  TRUE COLUMN(everything in this column is true whether you believe it or not)&#8203;Try reading this to yourself everyday for a week:You are amazing. You are needed and unique. &nbsp;You are love, loved, and loving. &nbsp;You can do this! &nbsp;You are ready. &nbsp;Li [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">Which version do you sound like? &nbsp;How would your life change if you decided to support yourself wholly, completely, and truly? &nbsp;You deserve support, trust, and love in this life from yourself.</div>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="paragraph"><strong>TRUE COLUMN<br />(everything in this column is true whether you believe it or not)<br /><br />&#8203;Try reading this to yourself everyday for a week</strong>:<br />You are amazing. You are needed and unique. &nbsp;You are love, loved, and loving. &nbsp;You can do this! &nbsp;You are ready. &nbsp;Life is unfolding just as it is supposed to and you are doing just fine. &nbsp;Enjoy what you can. &nbsp;You are precious. &nbsp;We need you and your light. &nbsp;Shine! &nbsp;You are surrounded with love and light just exactly as you are right now. &nbsp;You are just right. &nbsp;Sweet one, you are loved. &nbsp;You are not alone. &nbsp;Yes, you are feeling some pretty big stuff, and you can do it. &nbsp;You will survive, even thrive, in this life. &nbsp;You got this. <span>You know life is how you look at it.</span>&nbsp; &nbsp;You are safe to feel the intensity of your emotions, they will pass and you will be ok again. &nbsp;Be you. &nbsp;In all of the parts you love and the ones you don't - be you. &nbsp;You are the most important person you can be. &nbsp;Your life matters. &nbsp;How you show up in life matters. &nbsp;You matter. &nbsp;You know what matters to you. &nbsp; Your voice is heard and necessary, use it. &nbsp;You speak to yourself with loving kindness and compassion. &nbsp;It's ok Sweet One, you are going to be ok. &nbsp;You are safe today in this moment. &nbsp;Use your intuition, it is here for you. &nbsp;<span>You choose wisely. &nbsp;You are powerful. &nbsp;You are beautiful. &nbsp;You are joy. &nbsp;You are love. &nbsp;You are peace. &nbsp; &nbsp; Lean on me, Sweet One. Be with me. &nbsp;</span></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="paragraph"><strong>FAULTY COLUMN<br />(everything in this column is faulty whether you believe it or not)<br /><br />&#8203;Try to catch these voices in action, and reverse them</strong>:<br />No one loves you. &nbsp;You are a terrible person. &nbsp;I can't believe you made a mistake - you are so stupid. &nbsp;Just stop trying, it doesn't matter anyway. &nbsp;There is no point to trying anymore. &nbsp;You are never going to get this right. &nbsp;You are an awful human being. &nbsp;You messed that up completely and totally. &nbsp;Your feelings don't matter. &nbsp;You don't matter. &nbsp;No one can hear you. &nbsp;You are wasting your time. &nbsp;You are invisible. &nbsp;Be perfect or fail. &nbsp;You fail at everything you try. &nbsp;You are such a loser. &nbsp;I can't believe you thought that life would be different than this, you are not worthy of nice things. &nbsp;You suck. &nbsp;Life is terrible. &nbsp;You made mistakes before and you are just going to keep on making them. &nbsp;You make terrible decisions. &nbsp;Who do you think you are? &nbsp;Why would you even think that someone could love you? &nbsp;You are doomed to keep repeating the same patterns and mistakes. &nbsp;You are destined for failure in all areas of your life. &nbsp;You doubt anything good will ever happen to you. &nbsp;Everyone is mean to you. &nbsp;Everyone is trying to hurt you. &nbsp;No one cares what happens to you. &nbsp;You are at the mercy of everyone else's needs and whims. &nbsp;You have no agency or power in this life.&nbsp;</div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change is Constant and Perspective Changes Everything]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/change-is-constant-and-perspective-changes-everything]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/change-is-constant-and-perspective-changes-everything#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:49:05 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/change-is-constant-and-perspective-changes-everything</guid><description><![CDATA[Recently, I had the privilege to travel with my family. &nbsp;We spent time in Newport Beach, CA, Grand Teton National Park, and Yellowstone National Park. &nbsp;In so many moments of these trips I was reminded that the change in our lives is constant, and perspective changes everything.I can take myself back to the beach even now. &nbsp;Each wave, a new opportunity, a crescendo and a crash. &nbsp;Each breath a new opportunity, an expansion and a release. &nbsp;The shorelines forever being resha [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">Recently, I had the privilege to travel with my family. &nbsp;We spent time in Newport Beach, CA, Grand Teton National Park, and Yellowstone National Park. &nbsp;In so many moments of these trips I was reminded that the change in our lives is constant, and perspective changes everything.<br /><br />I can take myself back to the beach even now. &nbsp;Each wave, a new opportunity, a crescendo and a crash. &nbsp;Each breath a new opportunity, an expansion and a release. &nbsp;The shorelines forever being reshaped. &nbsp;Grooving my toes into the sand in the shallow surf, only to have the grains swept away and brought back but not quite the same. &nbsp;Low tide, high tide, low high tide and high low tide - forever changing, each moment of each day. &nbsp;The shape of the moon moving from almost full to full and back again. &nbsp;Watching sunrises and sunsets. &nbsp;<span>Even if you sat at the same spot at the same moment,&nbsp;</span>they are always different, always changing.<br /><br />In Grand Teton, a quiet hike is changed when horses cross our path. &nbsp;In Yellowstone, the geysers erupt, the pools change color, maybe on a schedule, but usually not. &nbsp;Even the <em>routine</em> is changing based on the unseen undercurrents in the earth. &nbsp;The pools fill, start to overflow, and gush dancing water into the sky. &nbsp;And I can't forget the clouds lifting by and the birdsongs. &nbsp;Reminders everywhere of wild animals that are truly wild, no matter how docile they seem (thank you Bear and Bison). &nbsp;The views all moving, all changing. &nbsp;Change in every glance, every moment, every everything.<br /><br />And then there was me being asked to change on these trips. &nbsp;Events in my life exploding all over these trips, like some really unfriendly wave or geyser. &nbsp;The little girl in me would tell you she was being forced to change, that this was no 'opportunity'. &nbsp;I could feel the undercurrents within me starting to broil, to fill, to overflow, and blow just like a geyser. &nbsp;Because... I didn't want this change. &nbsp;Things were fine. &nbsp;I was contented, I was lulled, and I forgot - change is constant. &nbsp;<br /><br /><span>No matter your spiritual practice, your awareness, your happiness - change will happen. &nbsp;In reflecting on these changes in my life, I have been reminded of the power of presence, perspective, and uncertainty. &nbsp; &nbsp;<br /><br />For me, I had to take some time to be present with myself to grieve what I thought I wanted, what I thought I had, before I could even get a handle on my perspective. &nbsp;And when I got to that place where I could be with it with more neutrality, I recognized that my perspective changes everything about change. &nbsp;I could choose to focus on the pain of the change. &nbsp;I could choose to be the victim of this circumstance. &nbsp;Or, with fresh eyes I could live in the world of possibility of what can be created from this new vantage point. &nbsp;I chose to surrender to what is, and not cling to what was. &nbsp;That cling felt very much like trying to hold on to a receding wave. &nbsp;With this perspective, I can look for the blessings, gratitudes, and attitudes of change.</span><br /><br />And now, a few weeks later I know change is what I crave. &nbsp;I choose growth in this life. &nbsp;Change is what I want to be able to fulfill my truth and purpose. &nbsp;Change is still happening for me, sometimes fast and sometimes slower than slow. &nbsp;I have no certainty about what will be become of all of it, except that it will be the best part of my life yet. &nbsp; What I remember now is that in&nbsp;<span>uncertainty, everything is possible.</span><br /><br />In any change, one part ends, and something else comes anew. &nbsp;I choose to create that new from a place of power, choice, and possibilities. &nbsp;We are not the victims of change. &nbsp;On the soul level, we are the change makers. &nbsp;I am looking forward to our world changing. &nbsp;May you feel empowered to create the change you wish to see or flow in the change you are receiving. &nbsp;Surrendering to change is not a weakness, it is a super power. &nbsp;I know the change I am receiving is the healing that I have been asking for (for many many many years). &nbsp;I know my resistance to it is fear. &nbsp;But a little perspective tells me, there is nothing to fear here. &nbsp;And when I am back to full power, I can't wait to see what I create. &nbsp;<br /><br />In Grand Teton, we&nbsp;<span>moved across a lake bringing one mountain closer and making another disappear from view. &nbsp;An entire mountain seemingly gone. &nbsp;A very literal translation of how perspective can change everything. &nbsp; If you get a chance to visit any National Park, GO! &nbsp;In these parks, the awe inspiring beauty of nature can lift any gaze to a broader plane (plain) and gives you the opportunity to feel the majesty of mother earth holding us in her stability.</span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victimstance]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/victimstance]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/victimstance#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 20:12:43 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/victimstance</guid><description><![CDATA[The victimstance, is like your circumstance, but always viewed as the victim.&nbsp; I've been there, am sometimes still there, and it is a rough road to walk. &nbsp;Everything happens to YOU, and it is never anything good. &nbsp;(Do you recognize the victimstance voice in your head? &nbsp;It sounds like "I can't believe she did that to me.")Victimstance thrives on comparison. &nbsp;Comparing your life and how you feel to everyone else's rosy perfect life. &nbsp;("My life is so much harder than t [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">The victimstance, is like your circumstance, <span>but always viewed as the victim.</span>&nbsp; I've been there, am sometimes still there, and it is a rough road to walk. &nbsp;Everything happens to YOU, and it is never anything good. &nbsp;(Do you recognize the victimstance voice in your head? &nbsp;It sounds like "I can't believe she did that to me.")<br /><br />Victimstance thrives on comparison. &nbsp;Comparing your life and how you feel to everyone else's rosy perfect life. &nbsp;("My life is so much harder than theirs or these terrible things only happen to ME, never anyone else.") &nbsp;Victimstance is fueled by comparison, and can even be a comparison to some version of yourself you have yet to become. ("If only I had this thing or that, if only I hadn't done this when I was 17 - I wouldn't have this terrible thing now, I shouldn't have committed to this.")<br /><br />'Should' can be a huge part of victimstance. &nbsp;What other people should have done to help you, or said to you, or supported you. &nbsp;What you should have done instead of the choice you made. &nbsp;How does the 'should' help? &nbsp;I'm not convinced it does. &nbsp;That 'should' can keep you firmly rooted in victimstance. &nbsp;It is hard when the people we love don't give us what we need, especially if it is our own self not listening. &nbsp;You can either ask them for it, accept they aren't capable of it, or be the victim. &nbsp;There is always a way out of victimstance. &nbsp;Always.<br /><br />I think of victimstance as a place I sit. &nbsp;Picture a room, where all you can see is your own victimhood, so no matter what happens you are the victim. &nbsp;You can leave the room, but when you are in it, it feels like you will be stuck there forever. &nbsp;This is going to sound obvious, but victimstance is sneaky and all consuming, so stick with me here. The catch is you've got to notice you're in the room. &nbsp;Your first clue you're in the room is when EVERYTHING is happening TO you, and NOTHING is happening FOR you. &nbsp;<br /><br /><span>How often you approach life as the victim? &nbsp;How many times have you told the same story? &nbsp;How many times does that story repeat in various forms? &nbsp;Are you starting to sound like a broken record? &nbsp;It could be your victimstance keeping you in the room.</span><br /><br /><span>The first step out of the room is recognizing you are in it. &nbsp;Is everything bad? &nbsp;Every single last thing? &nbsp;Are the flowers not even blooming right? &nbsp;That's a good sign you're stuck in victimstance. &nbsp;</span><span>Byron Katie asks the question, "Is that true? &nbsp;Really really true?" &nbsp;</span><span>I've found this question to bring great awareness to my room. &nbsp;("Is it really really true that EVERYTHING is going wrong? &nbsp;No... actually not everything is wrong. &nbsp;The sun did rise today.")</span><br /><br /><span>The great news is once you know you're there, you can look for what isn't terrible. &nbsp;Look for the blooming flowers in your life. &nbsp;Everyone, even you, has something blooming. &nbsp;But you have to choose to look. &nbsp;Once you see something, you might see more. &nbsp;A gratitude practice can do this in a few days of listing out what you are grateful for each day. &nbsp;</span><br /><br />My friends have spotted my room for me many times. &nbsp;These are the friends I can hear when I'm in the room, and I hope you have some of these too. &nbsp;<span>They are the people who don't spend much time in victimstance. &nbsp;</span>Be careful become some well meaning friends like to stay in the room and they'd like company (misery really does love company). &nbsp;These friends will encourage you to stay. &nbsp;They will trade all the stories of victimhood back and forth with you over and over and over again. &nbsp; A great question to ask your friend stuck in victimstance is 'what would help?' &nbsp;If there is NOTHING that would help... they are in the room. &nbsp;If something would help, they are beginning to see the way out.<br /><br />Noticing you are not the victim of EVERYTHING, is the first step to releasing the stance. &nbsp;Next you might look for the lesson in the pattern of your victimhood. &nbsp;A bit ago, I was exhausted. &nbsp;Things kept happening to slow me down. &nbsp;I would be on hold FOREVER to make a simple phone call. Setbacks that felt like failures. &nbsp;And then I broke a bone in my foot and had to wear one of those lovely boots. &nbsp;I was feeling like the world was out to get me, firmly in my victimstance. &nbsp;Then a friend said, "ready to rest yet?" &nbsp;I laughed. &nbsp;Man I needed a rest, I was pushing too hard because I didn't want to feel the pain of the grief in my life at that stage in my life. &nbsp;The lesson from these setbacks was to take care of myself, rest, even if it meant feeling uncomfortable in the grief.<br /><br />It is amazing how the victimstance can evaporate when you start to take care of yourself. &nbsp;If you are an over giver or a pleaser it is easy to overdo it and become the victim of your own well meaning work. &nbsp;If you are feeling like the victim in your giving, that sounds more like sacrifice. &nbsp;("Why don't they appreciate me/the things I do? &nbsp;No one even notices how much I give! &nbsp;I am so tired.") &nbsp;You could consider how to take care of yourself and rebalance your giving. &nbsp; &nbsp;Sacrifice isn't giving, it's sacrifice.<br /><br />When you are ready to get out of the room, you decide what you want to create. &nbsp;Creators are very different from victims. &nbsp;They make conscious choices that matter to them and show that they matter in the world. &nbsp;You can create a meditation practice, a poem, or a new career, but create something. &nbsp;Something that maybe isn't on the chore list.<br /><br />I believe you can create the life YOU choose and I can't wait to see who you become. &nbsp;You can do it. &nbsp;Life is here for you to create.<br /><br /><span>AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE - There are widespread systemic problems that literally do create victims out of entire portions of our population. &nbsp;These systemic issues try to oppress and keep their victims as victims. &nbsp;It is our work to stand in that face of that injustice, and say No More. &nbsp;Black lives matter. Genocide is NEVER acceptable. The oppression would have us believe we are also victims, thinking there's nothing we can do. &nbsp;That's not true. &nbsp;You can do something. &nbsp;We can and we will.</span><br /><br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's talk about money, Baby]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/lets-talk-about-money-baby]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/lets-talk-about-money-baby#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 17:41:42 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/lets-talk-about-money-baby</guid><description><![CDATA[How much money do you have?&nbsp; How much money do you feel like you have?&nbsp; That second question is based on your lineage, scarcity, lack, and history in addition to your future plans&hellip; and much more complicated than the black or red number in your bank account! &nbsp;We are talking about money because I am raising my &lsquo;suggested prices&rsquo; and have a sliding scale opportunity that offers everyone the choice of price.&nbsp; This brings up all kinds of uncomfortableness for so [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>How much money do you have?&nbsp; How much money do you feel like you have?&nbsp; That second question is based on your lineage, scarcity, lack, and history in addition to your future plans&hellip; and much more complicated than the black or red number in your bank account! &nbsp;We are talking about money because I am raising my &lsquo;suggested prices&rsquo; and have a sliding scale opportunity that offers everyone the choice of price.&nbsp; This brings up all kinds of uncomfortableness for some of my clients and participants.&nbsp; I&rsquo;m sorry to be the person triggering you, yet it is important to me that I offer&nbsp; different ways for payment, giving, receiving, and obligation.&nbsp; For me, changes to our current capitalism system are welcome.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>If you just want to know what to pay me - please pay me what your heart desires. Pay me what will make you show up for your session or class.&nbsp; Offering options for free has not worked because they lose their value and many lose their commitment to show up because they don&rsquo;t have any money in the game.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>What your heart desires to pay could be a tricky question.&nbsp; And you might even be a little upset that I don&rsquo;t just pick a price and instead ask you to consider your heart in matters of money.&nbsp; I get it, money is complicated stuff.&nbsp; And so here are some of my reasons for sliding scale and the opportunities I see to get curious about how money affects our feelings of value.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>An invitation to discover value</span></span></strong><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>We could pay based on our VALUES.&nbsp; We can value (put money with) what we value (in our heart).&nbsp; As in my services, we can pay for the experience of connecting with another in the spiritual realm.&nbsp; Ideally that could be how the world works, if you value it you put money with it.&nbsp; But in reality how much money is a much trickier answer.&nbsp; Because $50 to me could have significantly different value for you.&nbsp; How we spend and receive money is based on all kinds of things - how many people we support, family history, personal history, patterning.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>We&rsquo;ve all had different opportunities and roadblocks.&nbsp; What opportunities were you perfectly poised to take advantage of because of your family, privilege, class?&nbsp; What roadblocks have prevented you from fully accessing money or created disadvantage?&nbsp; For more on this idea, and for those of you who just want to know &lsquo;what to pay&rsquo; - check out this link from <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1P0dAIxqkv88LwXC1cry8fGw_XvbSCfM_" target="_blank">RIDEFREEFEARLESSMONEY.COM</a>&nbsp;for guidance on how to decide what to pay.&nbsp; I find these kinds of inventories really helpful in getting &nbsp;me to be really honest about how much money I have (plenty), despite how much money I feel that I have (not enough).</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>I couldn&rsquo;t know how much you value your money or what circumstances led to those beliefs, so instead of a set price - I&rsquo;m asking you to investigate and take the opportunity to make a choice about payment.&nbsp; I feel exactly what this quote from the Ride Free Fearless Money website says, &ldquo;</span><span style="color:rgb(77, 80, 81)">The scale is intended to be a map, inviting each of us to take inventory of our financial resources and look deeper at our levels of privilege. It is a way to challenge the classist and capitalist society we live in and work towards economic justice on a local level. While I ask you to take these factors into consideration, please don&rsquo;t stress about it. Pay what feels right.&rdquo;</span></span><br /><br />I am a privileged white woman. &nbsp;<span>Please pay what you can freely give, it is important to me that my payment options are inclusive for all.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-weight:700">An invitation to be generous</span></span><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>I absolutely love what I do, and so often it doesn&rsquo;t feel like &lsquo;work&rsquo;.&nbsp; Sometimes that makes accepting money for it more difficult.&nbsp; Similarly, I know I struggle with self-worth.&nbsp; And for me currently, money is still connected to my worth.&nbsp; And I want to make money from my career.&nbsp; That feels good.&nbsp; But here&rsquo;s the thing&hellip; I get that high no matter the number of dollars you pay me!&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Be free there is no obligation to pay a specific amount, and your ability to pay is no indication of my willingness to serve.<span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Maybe you decide that for you the right price for a reading is $55.&nbsp; Hallelujah!&nbsp; Let that be a generous gift from you for me to receive.&nbsp; Give it freely!&nbsp; And I will receive it with my whole heart - what a gift that you give to me.&nbsp; Your generosity is safe with me.&nbsp; I do good things.&nbsp; I serve with pleasure in my heart. &nbsp;I know that my success is not tied to my money.&nbsp; My success is in living a joy filled life. &nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-weight:700">An invitation to explore shame</span></span><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>What I find fascinating about shame and money is some people feel shame for not having enough while others feel shame for having too much!&nbsp; Money is an equal opportunity shame trigger.&nbsp; In any case, shame says, &ldquo;I am not good enough&rdquo;.&nbsp; Not true my friend, - you are a glorious light being.&nbsp; Here to help create world peace.&nbsp; You deserve nice things on your journey.&nbsp; Consider how shame affects your money space - in how you spend it, receive it, and treasure it.&nbsp; If you don&rsquo;t pay at the top of the scale, are you less worthy?&nbsp; NO!&nbsp; You have paid what you can give freely in this life, and that is a gift.&nbsp; If you pay to the top of the scale, are you better than someone else?&nbsp; Also nope.&nbsp; You have paid what you can give freely in this life, and that is a gift. &nbsp;And if you can give more freely, please do!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-weight:700">Money is an opportunity</span></span><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>There have been times that I pay at the top of sliding scales, at the bottom of sliding scales, and somewhere in the middle.&nbsp; I want you to know that I&rsquo;ve participated at all points and want you to feel comfortable choosing what feels right for you.&nbsp; &ldquo;When I pay more, I know that I am helping others to access the event. When I pay in the middle, I know I am helping the organizers cover costs. And when I pay at the bottom, I know I am letting my community hold me and support me. All of these are wonderful and acceptable ways of participating.&rdquo; &nbsp;(RideFreeFearlessMoney.com)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>I thank you for starting to explore money, if you want to do a meditation with money, check out this </span></span><a href="https://www.alightinsight.com/alive-recordings.html">ALiVE Circle Recordings</a><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>, - Titled Money Energy and as always - pay what you can.</span></span><br /><br />&#8203;</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signs, Signs - Have You Seen the Sign?]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/signs-signs-have-you-seen-the-sign]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/signs-signs-have-you-seen-the-sign#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:22:56 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/signs-signs-have-you-seen-the-sign</guid><description><![CDATA[ This is a story with many folds, layers, connections and a few right turns.&nbsp;&nbsp;I went for a hike by myself on a lovely spring day. The trail was icy and muddy in spots and I didn&rsquo;t wear boots or spikes. &nbsp;I was nearing the end having had the most fabulous hike, when I had to go down a very, very, very muddy incline.&nbsp; In my attempt to avoid the worst of it, I stepped on a rock, my foot slipped and I slid on my right side down the hill until the bone above my eye connected  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:765px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:20px;*margin-top:40px'><a><img src="https://www.alightinsight.com/uploads/5/8/2/6/58264327/editor/img-0419.jpg?1713904093" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>This is a story with many folds, layers, connections and a few right turns.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>I went for a hike by myself on a lovely spring day. The trail was icy and muddy in spots and I didn&rsquo;t wear boots or spikes. &nbsp;</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>I was nearing the end having had the most fabulous hike, when I had to go down a very, very, very muddy incline.&nbsp; In my attempt to avoid the worst of it, I stepped on a rock, my foot slipped and I slid on my right side down the hill until the bone above my eye connected with the rock my foot had just slipped on.&nbsp; I was bruised and </span>very, very, very<span> muddy - but not broken.&nbsp; I managed to give myself a black eye hiking!&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>I was embarrassed, but so grateful that I was only bruised and near the end of my hike and not lost up on the trail somewhere.&nbsp; I couldn&rsquo;t believe it was my right eye.&nbsp; In the previous months, I had hurt my right shin, right lower back, right pinky finger, and now my right eye.&nbsp; Sure, I could just be clumsy.&nbsp; But it was too much for my right side to not be something a little more, and I felt I needed to turn right.&nbsp; What this meant to me was that I needed to turn to the masculine* qualities within me and get productive, to start doing what I was dreaming about, to put the details in action.&nbsp; There were a few new programs that I was scared to launch, and I had been avoiding writing for a long time.&nbsp; It seemed like maybe my right side was wanting some attention - turn right, get to work, and write.&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>So I leaned in and I launched another Creator Collective and the ALiVE Healing Circles, all the while writing every day.&nbsp; I love writing, as I sit down to write every morning I can&rsquo;t wait.&nbsp; I could feel the masculine and feminine energies rebalancing within me.&nbsp; I could sense I was resisting power and much of the masculine aspects, and I held the space for healing this resistance.&nbsp;</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Then the eclipses came.&nbsp; And the monsters of doubt in my head grew stronger, coming to the stage with a &lsquo;maybe I should just stop&rsquo; idea. (I had barely begun!)&nbsp; I kept going with support from my guides who reminded me OFTEN that I could do this and helped me pull the healing vibrations through to these new programs.&nbsp; Participants loved them, but doubt doesn&rsquo;t listen to sense.&nbsp; My body started to get tired, which it does when doubt takes over and I do too much &lsquo;other stuff&rsquo; to avoid feeling the doubt.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>And then in divine beauty, my husband insisted I take a trip to Sedona to attend a retreat with some of my favorite spiritual teachers, <a href="https://mattkahn.org" target="_blank">Matt and Joy Kahn</a>, and do some hiking.&nbsp; My mom gave me a book about the vortexes in Sedona years ago and I have always wanted to visit.&nbsp; As I was there, I was really missing my mom (she died in Sept 2022).&nbsp; I reached out to her friends and they sent me this picture of my mom from a trip they took to Sedona together.&nbsp; The next day, I went for a hike to one of the vortex sites at Bell Rock.&nbsp; Vortexes amplify energy you carry.&nbsp; I intended to carry my mom and love with me.&nbsp; The trail was a loop and I chose (unconsciously) the direction that would have Bell Rock and the Vortex on my right side.&nbsp; I was hiking along, and I stopped.&nbsp; I stepped just the right side of the trail, there were no other humans around and I distinctly felt a mother energy.&nbsp; My mother&rsquo;s energy was there too but this was The mother rather than my mother.&nbsp; A compassion greater than any one person or spirit or planet.&nbsp; The mother was vibrating, pulsing, expanding and contracting.&nbsp; The feelings that stayed with me were compassion and power.&nbsp; It was an energy that had come to be with me and guide my way to set down all of the hate I carried. So I could be free. I stopped to write.</span></span></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:right;height:38px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:right;max-width:100%;;clear:right;margin-top:20px;*margin-top:40px'><a><img src="https://www.alightinsight.com/uploads/5/8/2/6/58264327/editor/img-4038.jpg?1713904397" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Then I continued my loop hike to the right, following the trail. &nbsp;With each step, I intentionally set down the weighted heavy energy that was limiting my power. And wouldn't you know it, then I came upon this sign - I love it when signs become SIGNS.&nbsp; I took my picture as a reminder to keep creating with feminine AND masculine energies and go slow if I need to.&nbsp; The mother is with us all, if we only allow her into our hearts we receive the power that is us.&nbsp; May you use the power within you to create your most fulfilling reality for the well being of all.<br /><br />*Want to know more about masculine and feminine energies in your body? Check out this </span><a href="https://www.alightinsight.com/store/p5/March_21_ALiVE_Circle_Recording_-_Feminine_and_Masculine_Balance.html">ALiVE Circle Recording</a><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">. &nbsp;We all have both, regardless of gender.</span></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Star Guides]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/new-star-guides]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/new-star-guides#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:55:16 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/new-star-guides</guid><description><![CDATA[On the first day of psychic school, I met my first guide. &nbsp;It was pretty amazing to 'see' someone who so wants to help you, guide you, connect with you. &nbsp;For me, this guide had a calm reassurance that so helped me find my way on this societally unusual path. &nbsp;And that guide is still with me today so many years later. &nbsp;&#8203;What it is like to connect with guidance? &nbsp;Some people in this realm call them guides. &nbsp;Some people call them angels, some channels, some spiri [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">On the first day of psychic school, I met my first guide. &nbsp;It was pretty amazing to 'see' someone who so wants to help you, guide you, connect with you. &nbsp;For me, this guide had a calm reassurance that so helped me find my way on this societally unusual path. &nbsp;And that guide is still with me today so many years later. &nbsp;<span>&#8203;<br /><br /></span><span>What it is like to connect with guidance? &nbsp;Some people in this realm call them guides. &nbsp;Some people call them angels, some channels, some spirits, beings. &nbsp;It is my truth that everyone has some, and you can meet them or call on them at any time. &nbsp;<br /><br /></span>My guides (I have many now) generally appear as people, in my mind's eye and I can feel their presence. &nbsp;I don't 'see' them in the room with me, but more like a figure in my mind. &nbsp;Even though this is how it works for me, there are many ways for a guide to be present with you. &nbsp;You might just know something, or be moved to do something. &nbsp;You might see an animal presence, or a tree - it doesn't have to be a person. &nbsp;Angels abound. &nbsp;These are all beings and guides regardless of how they appear to you. &nbsp;<br /><br />I have worked with all different guides over the years I have been actively clairvoyant. &nbsp;Recently there has been a new group that has appeared and connected with me. &nbsp;For me and this group, I connect my feet to the ground, and I look for my guide. &nbsp;He is off my left shoulder, and he sweeps a hand in front of me, showing me a new vista or vantage point. &nbsp;This has been how our communication begins. &nbsp;He is not a he as we know it, but he says I am most comfortable receiving this kind of information from a masculine figure because of the patriarchy on earth. &nbsp;<span>He has introduced me to a council of guides. &nbsp;Each member of the council has a different role or aspect or skill set. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span>I talk to him most often but it is as if he speaks or connects for the council. &nbsp;I don't remember the first time we connected exactly, but it has been less than a year now. &nbsp;</span>They help me to connect to a star vibration that I had not intentionally connected to before. &nbsp;(This star energy is what I am sharing in the new programs I am offering). &nbsp;I do recognize this vibration and it feels like home to me, but I did not <strong>K</strong>now it before. &nbsp;<br /><br />The council is beyond supportive. &nbsp;Every time I get scared or doubtful, they remind me that I can do this. &nbsp;That I am ready. &nbsp;I have received that message maybe a thousand times in the last few months. &nbsp;They showed me the vision of the programs I am supporting now. &nbsp;It's like having a cheerleading squad that already knows the outcome of the game and hint, hint - you're the winner. &nbsp; They are so excited to work with me, but do not pressure me. &nbsp; There is a huge difference between excitement and pressure. &nbsp;There is no pressure to show up, to connect with them, to be with them. &nbsp;I am excited to get to do this, and so are they. &nbsp;The vibration that comes through when I am working with them is something to get excited about it. &nbsp;It somehow enhances my own energy. &nbsp;As I claim my inner wisdom, power, and light - the star energy vibration somehow makes it more real, more me, more believable. &nbsp;<br /><br />I totally get that what I am saying is unbelievable to many, it would have been something I laughed in other times. &nbsp;Now, I wholeheartedly believe and I can't wait to be with you in this star vibration. &nbsp;</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Past Life Fascinations]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/past-life-fascinations]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/past-life-fascinations#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:18:25 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/past-life-fascinations</guid><description><![CDATA[Image by  Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay I recently had a past life regression mini session with Angela Yadon. &nbsp;In an online meeting, Angela guided me to imagine a past life with some connection to my current one. &nbsp;I went to a past life where I was a cleric or in a monk in a monastery. &nbsp; Brown robe with a rope tie and everything.I entered a scene in a church, very old, gray, and cavernous. &nbsp;I saw myself at the gnarled old age, bony arthritic fingers, clutching at a ben [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:right;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:right;max-width:100%;;clear:right;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.alightinsight.com/uploads/5/8/2/6/58264327/published/old-man-28738-1280.png?250" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption">Image by  Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay</span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">I recently had a past life regression mini session with <a href="https://qhhtwithangela.com" target="_blank">Angela Yadon</a>. &nbsp;In an online meeting, Angela guided me to imagine a past life with some connection to my current one. &nbsp;I went to a past life where I was a cleric or in a monk in a monastery. &nbsp; Brown robe with a rope tie and everything.<br /><br />I entered a scene in a church, very old, gray, and cavernous. &nbsp;I saw myself at the gnarled old age, bony arthritic fingers, clutching at a bench in the main room. &nbsp;The scene skipped back in time to me as a child with my parents and a baby in their arms, my sister. &nbsp;I was at the age of walking, but not older than 3. &nbsp;My parents were talking about giving me away to the church, because of the new baby. &nbsp;They couldn't feed both of us, and I was chosen to be given. &nbsp;They got money for the exchange, and I became a servant of the church. &nbsp;I never see them again. &nbsp;The scene changes and I am back in the monastery and it is clear I have spent my whole life there. &nbsp;It wasn't a good fit. &nbsp;Even though I am an ecclesiastic, I am filled with self hatred and righteousness. &nbsp;I try to inspire my brothers, I want them to like me, but they give me nothing but apathy. &nbsp;I am a failure and I know there is something missing within me. &nbsp;I have great fantasies about my brothers loving the talks I give that never come to fruition. &nbsp;<span>There were hundreds of others like me, same robe, same convictions, same food, same rooms, and yet I was very alone. The scene moves back in time again, I am younger and in my righteousness I spurn a young woman who has come to me for help. &nbsp;I scorn her and say she can't be helped or isn't worthy of help. &nbsp;The scene skips forward and I see the same woman, but now she is an old hag (complete with wiry hair, missing teeth, and black cloak with a hood) and I am an old man. &nbsp;She has come for revenge. &nbsp;She knows something about me that will damage what little reputation I have at the monastery. &nbsp;She intends to harm me greatly with this knowledge, and holds some sort of proof in her hands. &nbsp;I strangle her and kill her. &nbsp;And I am so appalled by what I did that I hang myself in the ultimate act of my self hatred. &nbsp;And the monastery and my life's work falls into ruin. &nbsp;Yikes! &nbsp;Glad I am in this life!<br /><br />The messages I took away from this past life were that self hatred is keeping me from experiencing my worth and that other people don't decide your value. &nbsp;As a result of the murder I committed, I gave my power away karmically for many lives. &nbsp;The ultimate message was one of forgiveness. &nbsp;<br /><br />During the session, it was clear to me that the people in this story of a past life - the hag, my parents and sister, even the brothers - were people I currently know in this life.<br /><br />About a week before I connected to Angela and this past life, I had a reading with </span><a href="https://www.davidlasocki.com/healing-and-intuitive-coaching/">David Lasocki</a><span>. &nbsp;I was struggling with a relationship in my life and whether and how to end it. &nbsp;In the energy, it appeared to David that this person was strangling me. &nbsp;I experienced fear in my body with messages like... run! do not stop! &nbsp;she is going to take everything! &nbsp;With the help of David and some friends, I was able to disconnect this feeling and energy.<br /><br />The person in this life that I was struggling with ... was the hag in that life. &nbsp;Still seeking revenge, and finding forgiveness instead. &nbsp;I still had a lot of hatred in my heart to clear. &nbsp;And I was avoiding it because hatred isn't one of those emotions you are supposed to feel. &nbsp;Instead, with the help of these readings, I could understand its placement in my life, sit with it, and let it go.<br /><br />&#8203;I am so fascinated by the energy and lessons here!</span><br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not What Good Girls Feel]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/not-what-good-girls-feel]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/not-what-good-girls-feel#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:37:12 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.alightinsight.com/musings/not-what-good-girls-feel</guid><description><![CDATA[Occasionally in a reading with a client, I say something that makes me sit up and take notice. &nbsp;It's as if someone is screaming at me - Ali! &nbsp;This is for YOU (too)! &nbsp;LISTEN!This happened the other day when I said something like 'your emotions don't make you good or bad.' &nbsp;I can logically know this to be true, but in that instant I knew that I was suppressing certain emotions because they are not what 'good girls' feel. &nbsp;On some level I believe that certain emotions made  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">Occasionally in a reading with a client, I say something that makes me sit up and take notice. &nbsp;It's as if someone is screaming at me - Ali! &nbsp;This is for YOU (too)! &nbsp;LISTEN!<br /><br />This happened the other day when I said something like '<strong>your emotions don't make you good or bad</strong>.' &nbsp;I can logically know this to be true, but in that instant I knew that I was suppressing certain emotions because they are not what 'good girls' feel. &nbsp;On some level I believe that certain emotions made me a bad person. &nbsp;What kinds of emotions? &nbsp;Hatred, anger, shame, doubt, confusion just to name a few. &nbsp;And on the other side of the spectrum, it held true that some emotions make you a good person - compassion, generosity, love.&nbsp;<br /><br />For years I have been telling myself that emotions are not good or bad. &nbsp;In my truth, emotions exist, and adding a judgment (good or bad) to them does not make the experience of feeling them better. &nbsp;Often I think it can pile on and make whatever emotion you are feeling - feel worse. &nbsp;So I really tried to become conscious of that little voice that told me anger was a bad emotion to feel. &nbsp;I tried to parent and help my kids with their emotions with acceptance and humility. &nbsp;I made myself create a new language around emotions. &nbsp;I talked about how emotions can be uncomfortable (grief, fear, judgment, doubt, shame), but they aren't in an of themselves 'bad' (or good). &nbsp;Eventually I came to believe that for emotions to heal, it is really about feeling them. &nbsp;All emotions are valid, simply because we are feeling them, whether we label them as 'good' or 'bad'. &nbsp;<br /><br />So with that backdrop, when I said <span>'</span><strong>your emotions don't make you good or bad</strong><span>' - I was shocked that I had missed this nuance. &nbsp;</span>What I discovered in the reading was that emotions don't make <strong>you</strong> good or bad. &nbsp;It wasn't that the emotion was uncomfortable and I was judging it as bad, &nbsp;but rather I was limiting my emotional experience to emotions that 'should' be felt (by 'good' people). &nbsp;The little voice in my head was not only labeling the emotion as something bad to feel, it took it a step further and said I shouldn't feel it, because I won't get to heaven or I won't be a spiritual person, etc. <br /><br />I know I'm not the only one who had it ingrained in them what good girls/boys should feel. &nbsp;We have entire generations of men who were simply not supposed to feel anything at all. &nbsp;And generations of women who were taught to be afraid of or limit 'big' emotions. &nbsp;We are here to feel. &nbsp;All of it.<br /><br />I'm sitting with the uncomfortable emotions, and letting them be with me even if they aren't the 'good' ones. &nbsp;I am the compassionate witness. &nbsp;I get it, I understand why I would feel hatred. &nbsp;I understand why I feel doubt. &nbsp;And I trust that if I feel into whatever the emotion is, that it will heal. &nbsp;I am not a victim to any emotion. &nbsp;As a result, I feel more free and safe to experience the full spectrum of emotions and to a much deeper level.<br /><br /><br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>