My “Two-Minute” Video for this Week: Who are the Dream-Makers in Your Life?
ROSEMARY’S NEWS
June 23, 2014 — Rosemary
So how is this Mercury Retrograde going for you? It’s a big one! When Mercury appears to go backward in the sky (approximately 3 times a year for about 3 weeks each time) things seem to go backward on Earth, too! Printer problems, technology upsets, forgetfulness (oh, yes!) and communications foul-ups. Please be careful! Others who don’t know about these periods can be distracted, especially when driving, so drive defensively, and re-read everything before you send it.
This IS, though, a great time to retreat and do some inner work. Powerful things can come up for processing – in journaling, meditating, coaching work. This can also be a very creative time, so give yourself the gift of time to be your most creative self.
This Saturday, June 21 at 6:51 am Eastern Daylight Time, was the Summer Solstice, when the Sun entered the sign of Cancer and we in the Northern Hemisphere experience the longest day of the year – woo hoo! We welcome Light into our lives. We are reminded that we ARE the Light in the world and it is our work to shine that Light as brightly as we can.
My Dad used to joke that the pessimist sees this day as ‘the days are getting shorter’ day. I celebrate the maximum amount of daylight for as long as I can!
I also find this a great time to shed light on the darkest corners inside ourselves that we hide out from the rest of the year. Have you ever noticed that somehow it seems better to face your fears and clear your blocks when the days give you more sunlight and warmth? I am finding that the clients who are willing to do the deep work now are getting great clarity and support and they feel energized to go out to be their best self in the world of the Light. The insights that are coming in just one session can be very powerful. That’s why I’m still offering the Spring Special so that you can get that kick-start session to explore a question or an issue and get the guidance you need to bring more Light into your life.
SPECIAL OFFER: Private Session with Rosemary for a reading to help you connect you to some answers and leap forward. I don’t usually offer a session at this low investment but I want to help you clear the blocks that have been holding you back from your Big Dream. For a limited time only, there are some sessions available for just $150! Sign up now to claim your spot! 
You’ll be amazed at how much information and guidance can come through in just this one session!
The New Moon is coming on Friday, June 27 so spend some time this week clearing out the old ‘junk’ – from your house, your closets, and the closets of your mind. What did you used to believe that no longer fits who you are today? Identify, clear and choose to believe something new & true! (THIS is why it’s such a good time to do a one-on-one session now!)
Enjoy the beginning of Summer. Get ready to SOAR and make those Big Dreams come true!
Have a Light-Filled week!
ROSEMARY’S EXPLORATION: Dream-Makers or Dream-Takers?
June 20, 2014 — RosemaryWe all have dreams, visions, plans, goals. Some of them we voice to others and some we keep close to our hearts without sharing, but we all have them.
Have you ever shared a dream with someone and then felt as if all the air was sucked out of you when they reacted with a comment like, ‘You can’t do that!’ or ‘That’s impossible!’? We shut down and believe that they know something true about our dream and we move away from it.
Or sometimes we get rebellious and think, ‘I’ll show you! I’ll make it happen.’ And we get caught up in showing them and lose the ‘juice’ of doing it for ourselves.
Think of a dream that you have, maybe even something that might seem impossible but that feels like a dream, a vision of you that you are seeking. Really feel it in your body, in your energy field. Feel how it will feel when it becomes a reality. Ramp up the feeling and smile. It feels so good.
Now remember that feeling and invite anyone with whom you share that dream to share in that feeling. Don’t let anyone deflate you! Don’t let anyone try to steal your dream or say that you can’t do that. Don’t let anyone try to take your dream away from you.
There will be people who want to be your champions, your cheerleaders and who want to help you make your dreams come true. There are others who, for whatever reason, don’t want that. Choose consciously those you allow to surround you. Dream-Makers or Dream-Takers?
This is not about judging others and deeming them lacking or bad. This is about YOU and your choices in life. YOU choose the folks you spend your time and energy inviting into your energy field. YOU choose what you share and what you keep inside. Choose to be with the people who support you, no matter what. Choose to surround yourself with people who will challenge you to grow into the big vision that you have for yourself and your life. Choose to let the others live their lives without trying to influence yours.
The Dream-Takers are probably not being malicious or mean. They are just stuck in their own ‘stuff’ and can’t accept that you choose to dream big, to reach for something beyond what they can see. Their choices aren’t yours. And they are probably operating out of a fear that they then try to project onto you.
Stay courageous. Move in the direction of your dreams, no matter what. If you look around you now and can’t find friends to support you, seek out new friends. Find those who uplift others and hang out with them. Speak to loved ones and share that you want their support as you go ahead to pursue your dreams.
Own your vision. It comes from connecting to your Purpose, to your Soul Mission on Earth. Continue to Dream Big and the support you desire will show up. Stay committed no matter what or who around you tries to take that dream away.
Surround yourself with Dream-Makers! And be one yourself!
ROSEMARY’S THROWBACK THURSDAY VIDEO: Are You Holding Yourself Back?
June 19, 2014 — RosemaryThis video from the archives seems to fit this week’s theme of “hiding under an umbrella.” This time it’s about waiting for a rainy day; holding yourself back for “someday.” Get out from under that umbrella; today’s the day!
Rosemary’s 2 Minute Video: Are You Holding Yourself Back:
ROSEMARY’S INSPIRATION: What is Your Umbrella?
June 17, 2014 — RosemaryMy “Two-Minute” Video for this Week: What is Your Umbrella?
ROSEMARY’S NEWS
June 16, 2014 — Rosemary
Hope you had a happy Full Moon Friday the 13th! Wow, what a day! The Full Moon in Sagittarius was exact at 12:11 am Eastern Time on Friday, June 13. This is the time when the Moon is directly opposite to the Sun and we are invited to release anything that no longer serves our highest good. This year has been a time to ask the hard questions and really commit to our spiritual path, to doing our inner work. This Full Moon occurred during the Mercury Retrograde (remember, this is when the Planet Mercury appears to move backwards when we Earthlings view its path) and that means that communications can get a bit garbled. During this Full Moon period, make sure that you are being honest with yourself, and look back over the last six months to assess your progress. Release anything that is holding you back!
And it was Friday the 13th! I’ve always liked these days, though, and don’t believe they are unlucky. How about you? We had a good Friday here!
We have to make our own luck in the world by looking at possibilities and choosing to pursue them. The best way you can explore your opportunities is to join us on Saturday, June 21 in Severna Park, Maryland for the Possibilities Playshop! You’ll be meeting your guides, clearing some blocks, creating your personal Playbook for the coming moon cycles and having a bunch of fun. The details are here: Playshop Link and I hope you can be here so that you can create your very own Playbook to support you through your journey. And did I mention that we’ll have FUN?!!!
The year is almost half over. How is 2014 for you? Is there something you’d like to change that you haven’t? The Summer Solstice is the perfect time to reassess your progress and your path. Do some self-reflecting. Are you hiding? Have you fully committed to your Purpose? What do you need to do?
Summer is here, at least here in Maryland and the Northern Hemisphere. More Sun, more Light. Be the bright Light in the world that I know you are.
Possibilities are in you and all around you. No hiding out! Explore!
ROSEMARY’S EXPLORATION: What’s Your Umbrella?
June 13, 2014 — RosemaryOr, to look at it another way, what are you using to protect you from the storms of life?
As I look out at the heavy rains that are falling, I wonder how often we rush to our raincoats and umbrellas to make sure we don’t get rained on. Metaphorically, we do the same thing. We rush to protect ourselves from whatever is happening around us so that we don’t have to deal with the depths of the implications or meanings.
Sometimes this can be as simple as avoiding making a painful phone call or finding an excuse to procrastinate on handling something complicated. But I also find that it is easy to stay on the surface and avoid digging deeply into the personal growth work that is available to us in the midst of a storm of life.
For example, have you ever had the experience of being in the middle of turmoil in your life and you find yourself searching for the quick fix, the way out, the end to the pain instead of seeking the deeper meaning and the personal lesson that is hiding inside the situation? We’ve all done this, but as we move along our spiritual journey we learn to seek out the deeper lessons and to get those lessons learned before they return in a more insistent way.
That is what they do. The lessons are there for you to learn what you need to learn to grow into your highest self. They are presented in different guises so that you have plenty of opportunities to figure out how to grow from them. And they don’t go away until you really get what you need to learn.
So your choice is always to learn it now or learn it later.
May I give you a piece of advice, based on personal experience? Learn it now. When lessons return because we’ve been hiding out from them they usually come in a more powerful way so that they are sure to get our attention. I jokingly say that I am focused on finding the lessons and learning them when they are subtly appearing without waiting for them to turn into two by fours to the head!
In what ways you are avoiding the work that can advance you on your journey? Are you thinking about doing some journaling but can’t seem to find the time? Would you like to meditate but you don’t want to learn how just yet? Do you know that you are not being as successful, satisfied, fulfilled as you wish and yet you don’t feel ready to get the help that might bring you that success, satisfaction, fulfillment?
All you have is NOW. The lessons don’t go away. The Universe wants you to have that success, satisfaction and fulfillment and puts lessons on your path so that you can clear the blocks and achieve your dreams. Why delay that?
It’s usually fear. But the rewards of doing the work, of learning the lessons, are so much greater than the pain of getting there that it’s worth it to start now.
Get the help. Do the work. Learn the lessons.
And, when the next storm comes, you can happily dance in the rain!
ROSEMARY’S THROWBACK THURSDAY VIDEO: It’s Time to Release the Blocks
June 12, 2014 — RosemaryThe theme for our posts this week is “blocks” – blocks in our lives that are impeding our progress, our personal development, our movement toward “living our richest lives.” Today’s “throwback video” is from last fall. And again it was on the eve of a full moon. Our moon is full again tomorrow. It is a good time to dig down to examine the blocks holding you back and release them into that fullness.
Rosemary’s “2-minute” video: It’s Time to Release the Blocks:
Blocked? – Richard’s Commentary
June 11, 2014 — RichardIt was a bright, sunny day with low humidity and a light breeze – a lovely June day in Maryland. I stopped at the bank on the way home to get some cash for the farmers’ market the next day. Because it was a sunny, bright day I wore my new “reader sunglasses” – sunglasses with a bifocal area for magnification to aid these aging eyes when reading in bright light. I needed to take them off to see the ATM screen at the bank; I placed them on the handy ledge below the machine.
I was halfway home when I realized I wasn’t wearing my sunglasses – my route is shady and the light less bright. I quick search of my many-pocketed vest – my alternative to carrying a purse – turned up empty. Reverse, dash back to the bank – no sunglasses on the ledge. Inside the bank the teller I know by name is free – “did anyone turn in a pair of sunglasses in the last few minutes?” She looks at other tellers and in their lost-and-found area – “no, sorry.”
I am disappointed – mostly in myself. Why these lapses? And when will I listen to my unconscious mind, my intuition? You see, when I placed my sunglasses on that little ledge under the ATM I had a brief glimpse of forgetting them there – just a flash. And I may even have muttered to myself – “don’t forget your sunglasses there.”
If I listened to that voice my unconscious mind heard “forget your sunglasses there.” The unconscious mind does not process negatives. It only hears and processes positive statements – I learned this in hypnosis and NLP training when I went to a few classes with Rosemary when she was earning her certifications.
So, how am I blocked from listening to my intuition, changing my language used in “self-talk” to make only positive statement and become more fully aware, in every moment, of what is going on within me and all around me? And, what do I do about it?
Here’s what Rosemary writes in her post about this subject:
Be grateful for your unconscious mind. It keeps your heart pumping and your brain functioning and your lungs breathing and a whole lot of other processes operating in your life without your having to consciously make things happen. However, that same unconscious mind is operating in ways that can cause patterns and blocks that you might not know consciously, and might not have chosen if you did know, and you struggle with understanding why you can’t get things done or why you seem to be blocked from your successes.
Yes, that seems true for me and does explain the blockage to becoming fully aware so that sunglasses are not lost. Is there a solution to the blocks; a way to move into full awareness?
Rosemary writes: …if you are reading these words, then you are called to continue forward on your path. Take a step in the direction of your dreams. If you feel blocked, if you stumble, rejoice that you are growing. There are ways to see beyond what is holding you back. There are tools to help you and people to support you in your growth.
Another lesson, another growth opportunity. Is this what my lost sunglasses episode is telling me? Here you can imagine hearing a loud groan!
It was just about a year ago (June 28, 2013, as a matter of fact) that I wrote a similar post here titled “Awareness.” In that post I told the Zen tale of Nan-in and Tenno. The master, Nan-in, asked Tenno when he arrived on a rainy day to which side of the door he had placed his umbrella and clogs on entering Nan-in’s house. Tenno could not answer; he studied at the feet of Nan-in for 10 more years to become fully aware!
I guess this means I have another nine years to go, another nine years of practice and study and “lessons in lost sunglasses”!
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What’s Your Umbrella? – Richard’s Commentary
June 18, 2014 — RichardMy “umbrella” has always been work. When I was in the corporate world I worked hard. I traveled a lot. I had responsibilities. I shouldered them well. As I look back on those 40 years I realize that I was often running away from the lessons, the real part of life I needed to learn.
Oh, sure, I needed to earn a living, keep the family secure, move ahead, up the corporate ladder – that’s what we do, right? But at what expense? How many of us escape into our work with these very rational motivations and miss why we are here in the first place, miss our real purpose?
I am retired now, still working hard, enjoying the work a great deal more and, yes, sometimes I still continue to use work as my umbrella. Why? Rosemary hits on one of the reasons:
All you have is NOW. The lessons don’t go away. The Universe wants you to have that success, satisfaction and fulfillment and puts lessons on your path so that you can clear the blocks and achieve your dreams. Why delay that?
It’s usually fear. But the rewards of doing the work, of learning the lessons, are so much greater than the pain of getting there that it’s worth it to start now.
Yes, it’s usually fear. I wrote about this in a post just last Friday, the 13th when I commented on the blocks we face:
I think the main one is fear – fear of letting go completely and relaxing into full awareness.
I believe my main purpose in this life is to become fully aware, to become enlightened. This is not an ego thing; I believe this is the main purpose of every human on the planet. I, at least on some unconscious level, have known this for a long time. And I have escaped from this, from the lessons that would bring me closer to enlightenment, and worked on all the other things humans do: job, family, earning corporate merits, duty, …
But the Universe wants me to have that “success, satisfaction and fulfillment…” The Universe wants us to become enlightened! The lessons are all there, strewn in our path to bring us into the light.
The ego doesn’t get this. The ego would rather escape into work and feed itself with the rewards of a job well done. So the Universe continues to offer the lessons. And I am beginning to listen. Sometimes the lessons are loud; we can only miss them if we continue to distract ourselves with our umbrellas. Sometimes the lessons are whispers. I’m learning to listen more closely.
I’m following the advice I wrote for myself in the June 13 post (link). And I am ready to “happily dance in the rain!”