THIS WEEK’S MYSTIC MESSAGE from The Divine Feminine: Evolve or Evaporate!

Dear Ones,

The world is rapidly changing on its very axis and many people are walking on her surface with confused minds and unsettled hearts.  The energy of these times can be too much for some people to handle while others are plunging in to their transformations with vigor and enthusiasm. Which category is yours? 

Now is not the time to sit on the fence.  You must decide whether you are ready to grow or if you are choosing to ‘sit this one out.’  Each individual faces a personal crisis of transformation and for some the leap to their next level is a frighteningly huge one.  Again, are you committing to transform or are you choosing to stay where you are?  Or are you, as yet, undecided about that answer?

Decide now.  Transformation is before you, whether you know it or not and whether you are ready or not.  Each human being, no matter how old or young they are, is being called to commit to the coming transformation within.  No one can escape this.  Those who go willingly into transformation will find that they are comfortably changed on the other side of the process.  Those who resist but eventually go along will also be comfortable but it might take them longer to effect the change and there might be some discomfort before they settle down.

Those, however, who resist and regress, who decide not to step into their own transformation, will be very uncomfortable as the world around them changes and they no longer recognize their environment.  This is not to alarm anyone about catastrophic Earth changes or terrible things to come.  But the people who resist change will be left behind as the evolution of Consciousness eclipses their little minds.

Have you thought about yourself as a participant in the evolutionary aspect of the expansion of human awareness?  Each individual carries a responsibility to the evolution of Consciousness on the planet and they participate by expanding their own awareness into energies, spaces and dimensions beyond their old lives.  The teacher who focuses on fostering the creativity innate in their students is participating in the expansion of human awareness.  The person who meditates and stills the chatter of their mind taps into other dimensions where silence and answers live.  The business person who has a soul in their business instead of having a business that ‘sucks the soul’ from its employees is participating in the evolution of Consciousness.

How are you participating?  Are you a parent, raising a child who is allowed to reach beyond the visible into the imagination?  Are you a friend who encourages others to stretch themselves rather than fitting into a mold designed by someone else?  Do you see your role in relationships as supporting others in their exploration of ideas or are you pulling them back into what’s been done before?

Think about these things.  You were born into the time when the Earth needed you to help all of humanity expand.  Your spirit agreed before you were born that you would be here for this evolutionary moment.  All those around you coordinated their life plans so that you could share this moment with them.  This is an exciting moment in the evolution of Consciousness.  Stay curious.  Continue to grow.  Love Mother Earth for bringing you to her heart when you were most needed.  And participate in the growth that you are called to expand.

 

And so it is.

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MUSE-INGS: Decide to Believe or Not – It’s up to You by Rosemary Bredeson

How many times do we have to hear that we create our own reality with our thoughts and beliefs?  Isn’t this message getting a bit tired?

Unfortunately, we must continue to hear this over and over again because there is always another level to the work we must do to gain control over our thoughts.

Have you been working with this concept for a while?  I have.  I learned many years ago that the mind/body connection is very strong.  I had no idea that this was so until I examined some ways in which my mind was controlling my body – in an unconscious way – to my detriment.  I fixed that problem and became a believer in the power of the mind.

There are many books out there that talk about the power of the mind, e.g., Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, a classic.  But the place where we must really begin is to understand that we CHOOSE whether or not to attach our energy to a passing thought.  Sometimes it’s easier to feel that what we think is the result of what is going on in our little world but the truth is that the cycle begins with our thoughts, beliefs and expectations.  We human are learning beings and we are constantly seeking opportunities to learn our lessons.  Whatever we are thinking is bringing the next lesson to us.  If we allow ourselves to attach to negative thoughts we stay stuck and often miss an opportunity to learn a lesson while we stay in the ‘woe is me’ energy.  People who lead fulfilling lives have learned that ‘woe is me’ energy does not propel them forward in their personal growth nor do the problems get solved with that energy.

Now I am not saying that a reaction to a particular situation might not come up as ‘woe is me’ but it is attaching to that thought, staying with that energy, that can paralyze us and keep us from forward progress.  What to do instead?  Recognize how powerful we are and catch the moment before we attach to that thought.  Think instead, ‘I am feeling put-upon and disturbed but I know that I have resources I can tap into to find a solution, or set of solutions, to this problem.’  Keep focused on moving energy THROUGH a situation rather than attaching and getting stuck IN a situation.

The beliefs of generations before us are instilled in us as if they are the Truth with a capital ‘T’ about the world around us and these can be trickier to dislodge because we have to unearth them as influential energies.  We don’t spend much time analyzing why gravity works but we believe that if we drop something it will fall to the ground.  Generational beliefs operate much as gravity does in our lives, but we must learn to analyze the source of those beliefs and choose to embrace or discard them from a conscious position.  Sometimes this requires the assistance of a counselor who can ferret out with us/for us where these beliefs are functioning in our lives.  The effect can be insidious but, once identified, can be dealt with very efficiently.

Understand your role in your reality.  Think empowering thoughts.  Work to clear limiting beliefs.  Identify the source of what you believe and make a conscious choice whether to continue believing that.  THEN you will be living a Conscious Life and your reality will coincide with what you desire it to be!

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THIS WEEK’S MYSTIC MESSAGE from The Divine Feminine: You can’t DO happy – you have to BE happy!

Dear Ones,

Happiness comes from BEING happy, not from DOING happy.  And happiness comes from a decision to be happy inside yourself.

So many people are seeking happiness but focusing all their attention on what’s wrong with their lives and with the world around them.  Too many look at what is not right, according to their definition of ‘right,’ and decide that they are not happy with the situation.  And others feel so overwhelmed with life that they cannot even imagine feeling happy.

We want you to stop searching for happiness and decide that you’ve already found it.

What can you find right now, in this moment, to feel happy about?  If you can’t find anything when you look around at your life then picture something.  Find something to smile about.  Find one thing in this present moment that you can feel happy about.

Now, expand that feeling.  Happiness isn’t about having everything you want in your life and it isn’t about everything being ‘just so’ as you think is right.  So give up that aspect of your search.  Expand the feeling of one thing that you can think of to be happy about.  Extend that feeling around you.  Put your arms out and spin around slowly sending ‘happy energy’ into the room you’re in.  Just pretend you can fill it up with happy laughter.

And then laugh at yourself.

You know, human beings are pretty funny creatures.  Some people have hair growing in one place where they don’t want it but can’t grow it the way they want it elsewhere.  Some people have bodies they don’t like.  Some folks have crooked smiles that they share too seldom because they’re embarrassed that they don’t look perfect.  What is this all about?

People think of themselves as the physical being they see in the mirror.  They then think that everyone else sees them only as that physical being.  We would tell you that you are so much more than that physical body.  Those who really see you as a person see the energy being that you are who is capable of great love and great compassion.  Serious people see you as the Light that shines out of your eyes and the heart that you spread to those around you.  People who think deeply remember the time you helped them or comforted them or gave them sage advice.  YOU are the only one who sees yourself as the body that is reflected back in the mirror.  Others see you as so much more.  Are you willing to see yourself as others see you?

Happiness is like body image.  You look at the surface of your life and decide that you don’t feel happy about it.  But is that what your Life really is – what you see on the surface?  Of course not!  Your Life is the network of friends and family that you have created.  Your Life holds all the mystery of the unfolding possibilities that lie in front of you.  Your history is just that – history – that has contributed to the person you are in this present moment, but that history is not WHO you are NOW.

Focus on the deeper aspects of Life today.  Give yourself some breathing room.  Notice that other people don’t care if a hair is out of place and they won’t remember tomorrow what you’re wearing on your feet today, even if you agonized this morning over which pair of shoes you wanted to wear!  Be yourself for you are good enough just as you are.  You are a perfect person in this moment.  And there is happiness available to you if you pause and allow yourself to experience it.

Be fully present in this moment and find something to be happy about, even if it’s just that you are wearing matching shoes!

And so it is.

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MUSE-INGS: What is your unconscious mind deciding for you?

It seems as if we’re always being told to examine our thoughts, our beliefs.  That’s not as easy as it sounds.

I’ve worked with people who are literally shocked to discover some of the things that they believe.  Our unconscious minds are powerful helpers in our journey of personal growth, but with that power comes an ability to derail our best efforts, the decisions we make consciously but without the agreement of our unconscious minds.

Does this sound difficult to believe?  Let’s look at how powerful that unconscious mind can be.

You can breathe without thinking about it, right?  You don’t go around telling your heart to ‘Beat Now, and Now, and Now,’ do you?  Somewhere in your system is a controller taking care of all those systems so you don’t have to make a conscious decision to get your heart to beat or your lungs to expand.  So why shouldn’t that ‘controller’ be making other decisions for you?  Like how you will respond to a stimulus that is similar to what you experienced when you were 5 or 7 years old?  What about that knee-jerk reaction you had?  Did you consciously choose that or did it come from somewhere else?

Prejudice comes from training in our youth.  In the show, ‘South Pacific,’ they say that you must be carefully taught to hate.  But once those seeds of hatred are planted, you might not even know that you believe that someone ‘should be hated.’  Or what about those family stories that plant a seed about who you are supposed to be?  ‘Our family always does…….’ [fill in the blank].  There can be some powerful beliefs ingrained in us as children that we don’t even recognize are at work.

And so, as adults, we go along thinking that we are in charge when the truth is that our unconscious minds are holding onto beliefs and thoughts about ourselves and the world that might not be valid anymore.  The bogeyman under the bed might not actually be there but the little child within might still be afraid of a strange situation.

How do we use this information in our adult lives?  The first place to start is to examine what we believe.  In every situation, the question to ask is, ‘Is what I believe about this situation true?’  When we are responding to a particular stimulus, we can ask ourselves if the response is appropriate in this moment or is our unconscious mind adding on some data from previous experiences that might not apply right now.  This ability to ask questions of ourselves is the first step to living a conscious life.

And we must question what comes at us and to us from outside sources.  If you are told something that doesn’t feel right, pause and ask yourself what it is exactly that you are feeling.  What, within yourself, is not resonating with this information?  Or what IS resonating with this information, and can you believe something new or contrary to what you believed before?

These questions only help us if we have already started to examine ourselves.  Being on a path of personal growth invites us to become aware in every moment of our own thoughts and beliefs.  For some, this might require help at first, especially in clearing away blocks held in the unconscious mind and difficult to unearth for examination.  The good news is that the more you practice examining your thoughts and beliefs the easier it is to continue.  It rapidly becomes a way of life as your understanding deepens of the intricate relationship of your conscious and unconscious minds.

Personal growth is the path to bringing more Light into your life.  Embrace the journey.  Do the work.  Examine what you believe, both consciously and unconsciously, and grow.

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BOOK LIGHTS: from “2012: You Have a Choice! Archangelic Answers & Practices for the Quantum Leap”

“Many have prophesied about this time in our collective history and many have polarized according to their beliefs.  Some seek rapture, some seek war, others seek Nirvana and many just hope the status quo will continue!  By embracing the truth that all six billion are sparks of the Divine and all six billion paths are perfect, it becomes evident that each person will experience these culminating times in whatever manner they choose to call forth.”

by Sri Ram Kaa and Kira Raa

I choose to call forth an expanding ray of Light onto the Planet that will be a co-creation of all Conscious Beings who can contribute their own Light to the ray.  It will be beautiful and magnificent and amazing!  As are all of you!

Rosemary


NEWS FROM ROSEMARY

Spring!  I’ve been talking about Spring every week lately but I love the energy of this time of year.  There’s such vibrancy in the air.  Even when it snowed recently it was one of those delicious snows that melts quickly into the grass and brings with it the promise of a green lawn soon.  I’m still waiting for the flowers to start blossoming here in Colorado but have already had a taste of Spring – cherry blossoms, forsythia, daffodils – over Easter in Maryland.  I get to enjoy 2 Springs this year as it will arrive here soon!

I hope you are enjoying the energy where you are.  Are you ‘down under’ and getting ready for Autumn, my other favorite season?  Wherever you live, this is a good time to examine where you are in your life and what changes you feel will support your growth at this time.  Are you ready to release something that no longer serves you?  Are you thinking about making some changes in your work or where you live?  Notice that there is a New Moon on Wednesday April 14th that invites you to spend the first few days of the week getting rid of the old and then inviting in the new with the energies of the New Moon.

This is a great time to go on retreat, literally or figuratively, and hit the pause button on frantic activity so that you can assess where you are currently.  I often have clients schedule sessions at this time of year as a ‘tune-up’ to check in with spiritual guidance about where they are going for the rest of the year and also to work across several sessions to clear the old and gain clarity about the new.  I am offering a special price on 3- or 6-session Breakthrough Packages so contact me if you’d like to get on the schedule to do your internal Spring Cleaning [and you can do it by phone]!

There are still a few spots left for the Conscious Confidence Workshop April 24-25 in Colorado Springs.  This is the work/playshop where you will learn a system for making decisions from a place of confidence and trust in yourself.  Stop living with indecision and second-guessing!  This is for you if you’d like to approach the choices in your life with confidence that you are making the right choice for yourself and those around you.  And we will have a lot of fun!  Register at:

www.RosemaryBredeson.com

Or, call for more information 719-272-7873.

If you’re looking for a fun evening of Conversations with The Other Side then put Wednesday, April 28th on your calendar!  We’re doing another educational and entertaining Conversation and each participant will receive a message of guidance for Life from an angel, a spirit guide, or a loved one who has crossed over to The Other Side.  You don’t have to have a specific person on The Other Side to hear from – join us and get a message from one of many interesting sources!  [We’ve have Stradivarius, John Adams, and Chinese poets arrive with fascinating information!]  Register for this event at:

www.RosemaryBredeson.com

Have a wonder-full week!

MUSE-INGS: Be the Example of Good Conversation Skills

Conversations.  Dialogue.  Words to consider.  Sometimes a topic or an issue can be such a polarizing subject that people shy away from having a discussion.  Perhaps it is time for reviving the practice of dialogue, where we learn to discuss a topic even while disagreeing.

It used to be that civility required that one not attack a person for the ideas that they held.  Ideas could be discussed, even debated, without the debate becoming a personal attack.  Some people are forgetting that.  In drawing rooms of old people sought out others to listen to the information being discussed and to proffer opinions but to genuinely listen with openness to what was being offered by others.  We don’t seem to be teaching the children of today about this art of conversation.

On television, they see a point/counterpoint discussion of people yelling at each other and interrupting.  School debate teams might be more civilized but they imply that there are only two sides to each issue.  What about the gray areas?  What about a third perspective or the middle ground?  Why must every discussion become a debate in the form of right/wrong and ‘I’m right and you’re wrong’?  How will our children grow up to be good conversationalists and to learn to really listen to what others are saying when they aren’t seeing it modeled in the society around them?

Too many families are too busy to have dinner around the table so that the art of conversation can be practiced.  It is as small children sitting with the family that people learn to model conversations.  Learning to wait one’s turn before speaking, to really listen to another rather than be thinking of the next thing to say are qualities that one must be taught, preferably by example.  Talking about an idea, a topic of interest, and learning how to respect another’s opinion even when it differs from one’s own, are important skills to learn as a young person.

Several years ago I was picking up my grandchildren from their elementary school and was shocked to hear the tone of voice being used to address teachers as well as other students.  The tone did not convey respect and I heard it over and over again.  Parents have a difficult time training their children to show respect in their speech when for many hours a day a different attitude becomes the norm.  But it is worth the effort for parents to teach their children how to listen and how to speak to be heard.

Every discussion in which one participates requires that one consider the feelings of the other person with respect.  Whether that other person is a dear friend, a family member or a stranger in a store makes no difference. They deserve respect and honor.  And so do you.  Don’t let others talk to you with a lack of respect.  Your ideas are worthy of discussion and you deserve to be listened to.  The best way to receive this kind of treatment is to model it.  Pay attention to the energy in your conversations and notice how you feel when you are talking with others.  Do some make you feel comfortable and heard?  Or do they make you feel small, dismissed, or ignorant?  Consider this when you decide where to spend your time.  Actively seek out those who help you to expand your horizons while respecting you and your ideas.  Be the person in the conversation who is always elevating it to the plane of higher consciousness.  You will feel good and others will, too!

THIS WEEK’S MYSTIC MESSAGE from The Divine Feminine: Are your conversations from a Conscious Perspective?

Dear Ones,

Look around you at the people with whom you surround yourself.  Do they have a positive energy with them?  Do they think of possibilities or do they focus on failures, regrets and what might have been?  What do you speak of with them?  Do you allow the people around you to guide the conversation or do you participate or even steer the conversation to those topics that are uplifting?  Do you consider solutions or do you cut off discussions before solutions can be defined?

Think about the art of conversation and how you participate with others.  Think about the others and the kinds of conversations you have with them, individually and collectively.  Do you feel expanded by the interactions?  Can you see another possibility when you discuss an idea with that person?

It is time to take control of the conversations among people because rhetoric is replacing true exploration.  In many parts of the world people do not engage in conversation because all of their energy is going toward their survival.  The freedom to carry on a conversation goes along with having survival assured in one’s life.  Consider the societies where conversation is an important part of one’s day.  Sitting at the coffee shop or patisserie, around the water cooler in an office, over lunch with friends or colleagues, over a meal at home with the family.  What topics are discussed?  Are they ideas, philosophies, gossip, rants, complaints?

Ideas have a high vibration energy to them, as do philosophies.  When one stays with an idea it can stimulate thinking, mental activity and creativity.  A philosophical discussion can spur one into considering the field of all possibilities, thus expanding the horizons of thought.

The other topics above take one into a lower vibration and cause a contraction of one’s energy, often into an unconscious protective stance.  Gossip about others creates an unconscious fear of being gossiped about oneself.  Complaints cause one to focus on a problem and not on a solution.

You can always take a conversation and turn it into something of higher vibration by gently steering the discussion into higher planes, addressing solutions or ideas or taking a different, higher perspective on the topic.  When someone is mired down in a problem or an issue, it is often up to the other person to offer a perspective from the higher view.  One who is stuck in the energy of the problem may not have the resources to examine all the possibilities for solutions.  This is why it is often advantageous to discuss an issue with another person.

However, discussing an issue does not mean being wedded to the story to the point of staying a victim in the narrative.  Rather, it means allowing the other person to offer suggestions and really listening to those suggestions.

Sometimes you will be the person with the problem and sometimes the one with the solutions.  Are you willing to look at the conversations you have from now on from this perspective?  This is not about judging another person for their views or for getting into a problem situation.  This is your always coming from an open heart that truly wishes to help the other to find peace.

The other side of this is for you to embrace a willingness to really listen to others, to see that they might have another perspective to offer you, and to consider what is being offered.

The kinds of conversations we address here require that neither party devolve to name-calling, judgment, anger/hatred/violence.  We are addressing here conversations between two people who honor each other and who allow each person to have ideas that may differ from one’s own.  These conversations can result in true dialogue and personal growth for both participants.

Decide today that these are the only kinds of conversations you will have.  Decide today that you will minimize time with those who refuse to have these kinds of conversations.  Seek to be the peacemaker, for your own good as well as for those around you.  And solutions you haven’t dreamed of might appear!

And so it is.

News from Rosemary

It’s finally here!  The Spring Equinox is Saturday, March 20th, at 11:32 AM MDT.  And we are expecting up to 5 inches of snow!  The Spring weather is fickle in Colorado.  It is 70 degrees one day and snowing the next.  But the grass loves the moisture as it starts to wake up.  The waterfall on the pond is running again.  More birds are at the feeders these days.  Is there anyone who does not get excited by the new life of springtime?

If you are in the Colorado Springs area on Sunday, March 21st, we would love to have you join us at our Sundays at the Center Celebration at 11:00 AM MDT.  We will be honoring the Spring Equinox with a Celebration 11:00 – 12:00 and then will enjoy a pot luck sharing of snacks to give us a time to visit.  Details are at: www.SundaysatTheCenter.org.

Have you been wondering what’s coming up for you this Spring?  Are you concerned about a loved one who has crossed over?  Would you like to receive a message from your spirit guides?  Come to the Conversations with The Other Side event on Wednesday, March 24th at 7:00 PM at the Center for Powerful Living in CO Springs and have a fun, educational evening while you receive your own personal guidance from a source beyond the veil.  Spaces are limited so be sure to reserve yours now!  You can register at:  www.rosemarybredeson.com.

If you’ve ever wrestled with big decisions in your life, and then spent time second-guessing yourself, the Conscious Confidence Workshop – Learn to make decisions with confidence! in April is for you!  During this two-day event you will learn tools to help you with decisions about your personal or professional life, your relationships, your spiritual growth.  We will be looking at what you can do to get prepared to make decisions and you will learn tools to help you decide which option is best.  There will also be some exercises to help you break out of patterns that are keeping you stuck – these will be lots of fun!!!  The workshop/playshop will be held at the Center for Powerful Living in Colorado Springs April 24-25 and we are keeping enrollment limited to create a safe environment for sharing.  Register at: www.rosemarybredeson.com and come play with us for the weekend!  Enjoy springtime in the Rockies!

The Spring Equinox brings the Light and the Dark into balance in the day – let it lead you into balance in your life. Springtime is a good time to schedule a ‘tune up session’ with me.  Together we can explore your challenges and the ways that I can help you manage those challenges.  Call Rosemary at 719-272-7873 to schedule your appointment.  Give yourself the gift of guidance for Spring!

NEWS FROM ROSEMARY: March 5, 2010

Spring is just around the corner and most of us are ready!  I look at the north-facing front yard that still has mounds of snow in it and think how lovely the grass will be with all this moisture.  And I love sitting on the south-facing deck in the afternoon to soak up the warm Colorado sun, waiting for the first blooms to appear.  [They’ll be awhile yet here in CO!]  I hope that you, too, are anticipating the new growth and the warm sunshine for Spring where you are.

With Spring come new opportunities for personal growth.  It is a great time to schedule a private session to clear out the old thoughts and beliefs, consult with your inner guides  and get ready for bringing in newness in your life.  This Spring I’ll be offering a new workshop, 7 Steps to Conscious Confidence: Clearing the way to make decisions with Full Consciousness and Great Confidence.  In this fun weekend you’ll explore the decisions you make and why you make them, clear the path for more conscious choices, and you’ll leave with the tools you need to have confidence in the choices you make in the future.  So if you’re not where you want to be in life, or you’ve been feeling unsure of choices you’re facing, then join us in Colorado Springs April 24-25, 2010 for a powerful weekend.  Details are at: www.rosemarybredeson.com

Another great opportunity for fun as well as education is the evening event, Conversations with The Other Side, being offered on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 7:00 pm in Colorado Springs.  Last month’s was a powerful event and sold out!  Space is very limited for this event so that each attendee can receive a personal message from an angel or spirit guide or a loved one who has crossed over.  Be sure to register early to reserve your space for this month’s offering.  Bring a friend with you.  Find details and register at:  www.rosemarybredeson.com

I’d be happy to offer a Conversations evening in Maryland during my visit March 30 – April 5 so if you’re in the Annapolis area and would like to host the event, please contact me.

Please leave a comment on this blog; we’d love to get into dialogue with you!

And be sure to check out Richard’s blog, www.MenAndTheGoddess.com.  Stop by and leave a comment there, too.

Hang in there!  Spring IS coming soon!!!