Reflections on Nashville Flood of 2010
According to the Army Corps of Engineer, a flood of this magnitude statistically happens 1 in 1000 years in Nashville.
I am saddened to say that Nashville (and the surrounding counties) has received its share of the natural disasters that seem so widespread these days. This one has struck near and dear to my heart as I see the town I grew up in and currently live in submerged in water.
And I’ve never felt more proud to live here than I do now.
Like any city during a disaster, the people of Nashville have opened their hearts to their neighbors, friends, and strangers. And but for the scores of volunteers, so many more lives would have perished. Once again, the Volunteer State has lived up to its name.
Nashville has always been a city for healing. Situated in a bowl of limestone rock, Nashville is very grounding which provides a great bed, so to speak, for healing. It’s no coincidence that Nashville is a hub for major hospital corporations. Underneath, it also has a very strong and vibrant alternative health and lightworker community that many are not aware of.
Being a sister city of Athens, Greece, Nashville has many parallels, such as the only exact replica of the Parthenon, along with many other architectural similarities throughout the city. It is theorized by many that Nashville will be (or is) a major player in our new world or post-2012 era. This brings me back to the flood.
All natural disasters are a result and for the purpose of bringing our Planet into balance. And all natural disasters cleanse and renew the areas in which they strike. It seems not coincidental that this flood has taken place while the most disastrous oil spill in history is taking place. Earth must maintain a balance if we are to maintain residency here.
A smaller example is that of East Nashville that was hit in 1998 by a tornado. This once-thriving area in the early 1900’s had since been overtaken with crime and poverty. Beautiful Victorian-built homes had fallen prey to decay and neglect. After the tornado came through leaving destruction in its path, the neighborhood spurred by insurance money rebuilt itself to better than ever. It is now considered one of the best neighborhoods to live in in Nashville.
While none of this makes it any easier to see the current devastation of homes, lives, and businesses in shambles, I do know that Nashville will rise from this disaster and be better than ever. It will heal and be healed. And it will be that beacon of light that will help bring our precious planet back into balance.
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Please spread the word, in case folks don’t grasp the severity of what’s going on. Temporary shelters are at capacity, missing people are unaccounted for, many homes are under water, we’re in a water conservation emergency, much of Nashville’s economic base is threatened by flood damage, etc.
Text ‘REDCROSS’ to 90999 to donate $10 to disaster relief.
Destiny Vision Board Workshop
EN’VISION’ YOUR LIFE!
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featuring
~Astrology by Rachel Lang~
~Aromatherapy by Meg McFayden~
Thursday, March 4th 5:00p-8:30p
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According to Chinese wisdom, one’s Destiny is determined by three types of Luck:
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Why ‘Change’ is Essential to Healing
One of my favorite books I recommend to clients is You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay. I absolutely love this book. If there was such a thing as a recipe for making permanent changes on either or all of the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels, then this book would be it.
When I recommend this book, however, I can tell some people question whether they need to do something as extreme as “heal”, particularly those without a physical illness or disease. If I could read their mind, they would be saying, “Healing is for sick people. And I’m not sick.” But the word “heal” is synonymous with the word “change.” To heal is to change. And most everyone wants to change their life in some way or another. And, healers are essentially transformers, or instruments of change.
If you don’t have a physical illness, then why do you need to heal or change? Simple. So that you won’t get a physical illness or disease. All physical ailments start out on the emotional or mental levels way before they ever reach the physical body. The physical body is the outward manifestation of our mind. Thus, the body is the last resort, or the red flag, that lets us know that major changes are needed. So, ideally, we make the necessary changes, or heal, before the physical body ever gets involved. Oh, and did I mention another reason we want to heal… so that we can live the best and most fulfilling life we can.
What about genetic diseases? You might ask how someone is supposed to change something that they didn’t even create in the first place. When a genetic disease is passed down, what is passed down is the mental or emotional belief system that creates the disease, not the physical disease itself. It is scientifically proven that DNA can be changed with our mind. And when DNA is changed, genetic diseases are changed.
Why do you have to change to heal? We live in an ever expanding and evolving Universe. I am not saying this as a prophetic spiritual statement, but as a scientific fact. The common phrase “evolve or die” succinctly sums it up. You have also probably heard the phrase, “the only guarantee in life is change.” We are here on Earth to grow and evolve. It is impossible to improve your life, including health, without making some change. In extreme cases, the “change” may be surgery, which may as a result prompt one to make a change, i.e. pattern, belief. (For example, after having a minor, same-day surgery a few years ago, the experience was so undesirable for me that it awakened me to take preventative care steps to hopefully avoid ever having to be in a hospital again!)
If surgery is still not enough to prompt a change, then the problem will rearise somewhere else in the body—in some form at some point. We are living in a world where we are bombarded by messages of quick fixes and have grown to believe that we can change our life without making changes!
What prevents us from change? Fear. More specifically, we get caught up in old patterns (or ruts) because they are “safe” and “known”. Fear is of the unknown, even if the unknown could be heaven on earth. These patterns could be the result of inherited family patterns, unserving belief systems, and/or karma. When something finally becomes too painful to continue, either physically or emotionally, then one will finally make a change (or make a more dramatic transition from Earth). But why put yourself through the years of painful misery? Instead, make a conscious change, or, in other words, choose to heal.
Love – for ourself or others—is at the core of all change. And when we make a change that is in our highest and best interest it always comes from the heart. Think about major changes that you have made in your life that have been beneficial for your growth, evolution, and happiness. They all involved loving yourself or someone else. Perhaps, it was taking the risk to move across the country to be with someone you love, or breaking up with someone that you knew was not in your highest and best interest. Maybe it was loving yourself enough to take a risk with a job or school that was more in alignment with your life purpose. Or perhaps it was changing a belief system in order to tap into your unconditionally loving someone.
Heal = Change
Change = Love
Love = Heal
Love always comes from the heart.
Open your heart and you will heal or, vice versa, heal by opening your heart!
Why You May Be Having a Sudden Urge to Declutter Your Home
If you’ve found yourself voraciously cleaning stuff out of your home lately, you’re not alone. Over the last few months, I have heard this repeatedly from friends and clients. There is an insatiable urge to clear things out of closets, basements, drawers, and in some cases, entire rooms. For many people, this urge is so pronounced and unlike anything ever experienced before. For those of you who are historically packrats, this feeling is very new and perhaps even confusing.
So what is going on? Afterall, it’s not even Spring!
Basically, we (in conjunction with Planet Earth) are going through a major purging. Looking at it in terms of the economic climate, we have all realized that we not only can live with less, but feel better with less. All of the stuff that we accumulated over the last couple of decades just doesn’t feel good anymore. Stuff feels like a big weight. Instead, space makes us feel good. We can breathe again (notice how your breath changes after you clear something out). This is all part of a return of living close and in harmony with the Earth, not in opposition like we as a collective have been doing. In fact, you may have noticed that when you are now drawn to purchase something, it is artisan-made, natural fibers, and/or organic products.
From a spiritual perspective, we have been and will continue to be (perhaps until 2012) on an accelerated course of evolution with this Summer (‘09) being in full force. As we evolve, we become less and less dense as different vibrations cannot co-exist. Matter is the highest form of density. Whereas, energy before it manifests into a physical form is a lighter density, but still some level of density. For example, a kidney stone would be emotional energy like anger that has manifested into a physical form. As we evolve, we purge this density (which could be the subject of numerous blog articles) on the physical, emotional, and mental levels. And, our home, which is an extension and reflection of ourself, needs to as well.
As you clean stuff out of your home, you are assisting in an important and necessary part of your spiritual growth, which is paramount to your physical and emotional well-being. You may even notice some resistance well up along the way. Be conscious and notice what the resistance is.
As you clean out your basement, you are cleaning out your subconscious mind. In other words, you are bringing things from the subconscious to the conscious mind in order to effectively deal with it and, if necessary, get rid of it. Prior to that, things were stuffed down there to avoid dealing with it or even having to see it.
What about closets? This is where we stuff things we don’t want others to see, perhaps including ourselves. As we clean out our closet, we are all “coming out of the closet” in some aspect. In your own unique way, it is allowing you to live more authentically. This again is a letting go or purging of anything dense, such as lies, fronts, and fakes. Even with regards to your clothing closet, perhaps there are clothes that no longer seem to fit who you are anymore.
We are all evolving to our highest vibration and most authentic selves, which is love. So, when you get the urge to purge your home, go with it.
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Change is in the Air!
As usual this summer has flown by. But instead of the same ‘ol, same ‘ol of hot days, cool drinks, and summer vacations, there has been a different feel in the air. And while summer is usually as predictable as is the hot weather, this summer has been different. Change is in the air! Since leading into the Summer Solstice on June 21, we have all been experiencing a vast amount of change on many different levels. Gas prices have caused us to rethink everything from summer vacation to running errands to where we live. Meanwhile, our country is primed to elect its first African-American president… a feat that would have seemed unfathomable a few years ago. But beneath the global and national levels of change lies our own personal shifts. This may have come in the form of a change in job, relationship, or health. Or perhaps it has been a shift in consciousness, belief system, or an aspect of your ego.
For there to be change, there has to be a letting go. Sometimes we consciously choose to let go and other times it seems to be forced upon us and seemingly out of our control. For example, we can choose to quit our job, or it may naturally fall off by the position being eliminated. What is actually happening on an energetic level is that you are no longer a vibrational match for that job. This is the case with relationships as well. Once there is a vibrational ‘mis’-match, then it will fall away, sometimes suddenly and mysteriously, and other times over a process of many years. The phrase, “out with the old, in with the new” is the perfect description of the process of change. It is the in-between gap of time, whether it be 5 minutes, 5 months, or 5 years, that is the uncomfortable part. During this wait period, it is not uncommon to experience a number of physical, emotional, or mental imbalances, from lack of trust to mental anxiety to low back pain.
Uncertainty can trigger old mental patterns and agitation, thereby causing an imbalance of our chakras. Another common phrase, “This too shall pass” is also appropriate in these times of change. However, that is often easier said than done! If you need some energetic assistance during this time to adjust your sail to the new winds, then contact me for an energy healing session. Oftentimes, a chakra tune-up can do wonders. Knowing that all happens in Divine Order is comforting, but feeling it is even better!
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