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All About Listening + Spring

“Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?” ~ Neltje Blanchan

I wanted to write about trusting your inner knowing.  I tried all week to write it but I just couldn’t find the right words.  I even tried to decide on the pictures to accompany the words, and that was a struggle too.  I couldn’t get the right picture, the right color, it wasn’t coming naturally and smoothly.  In the end I just couldn’t get it and before I knew it, here I am Sunday afternoon and I’m still trying to force write what isn’t coming.

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Isn’t it ironic that while I was trying to write about trusting my inner wisdom, I was actually doing the very opposite.  So instead I let go of forcing and I decided to actually – trust and listen – (LOL) to my inner knowing, and go with what was my original instinct that I had for this week and post some of the gorgeous photos I took while out and about.

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Ahhhhhhhh the colors, the smell, the new freshness of Spring!  What beauty it holds.     What precious gifts!…

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Is this the most luscious pink, or what?

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Trusting in my inner wisdom is not always easy.  Sometimes I’m blinded by that other part of me that lives in the rational realm that always wants to let me know that it knows better and says no, that’s not good enough, or clever enough, and I fall pray to it’s clutches.    I’m working hard at listening to that part of me that knows all, and always has my best interest at heart that is for my highest good and that of all.

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So, welcome Spring –

I hope you found as much joy, loveliness and some peaceful moments while reading, and allowed these photos with their brilliant colors to touch your senses, as I did while writing this post.

“The earth laughs in flowers.” ~ Emmerson

As always, you’re invited to share your thoughts, comments, pictures.  Let’s chat.

Wishing you Spring Blessings.

COPYRIGHT MASHA G. ELLMAN 2017

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Into Magnificence

I am a wonderer in an inner landscape where the magic is constantly revealing itself to me. It’s always more and it never ends. I always seem to get to a place where I stay awhile and than I feel the urge bubbling up inside me, it’s that familiar nudging nagging at me and I begin to yearn again for the deeper more that lies within.  And every time again, I’m like the fool in the Tarot fresh with anticipation.

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Sometimes even though I know it’s time to go deeper, that I’ve outgrown this place, I stay longer. I get stuck and I can’t see where to go.  I can’t find my way out and so I remain there and just move in circles until I finally break through and I find myself at the door on the edge again of a new journey, a new beginning, a new higher level inside this magical land.

Journeys within journeys – every one brings me deeper inside myself and is more glorious, more awesome, more magnificent. With every new journey I reach a higher level of consciousness and I’ve let go of yet another layer of fear, resistance and limitations that I imposed on myself. There are no beginnings and no endings only circles within circles and deeper levels of consciousness that wake me to a higher knowing.

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Today I experienced a shift, I crossed over the threshold into a new journey.

Sometimes you don’t really know that the very thing you’re searching for is not manifesting because you’ve put up a wall of resistance and fear.  You can’t see it, it’s invisible to your eyes and to your senses until that moment that suddenly you find yourself crossed over the threshold and  – WOW!  And you realize there was a wall of resistance and fear that is gone now.  You removed it and you’re inside a new landscape, you’re the Fool filled with anticipation, wonder, and a longing for this new adventure.  You’re ready, willing and eager to uncover the miracles within the mystery.  The magnificence that lies ahead of you.

What about you, have you removed walls of resistance and fear?  Are you entering new levels of magnificence?  Share your thoughts in the comments below, love to chat.

Blessings on your journey

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Why Have a Ritual

I’m continuing February Love with Ritual – I love my morning ritual, it’s my totally alone time with the Universe.  It doesn’t take me long and it makes all the difference in the world for how the rest of my day unfolds and feels.  I carry with me the peace and blessings of this sacred energy for the rest of the day.

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Here is where I stand and open to the mystery.

Here is where I am open, present, ready and willing to receive the gifts of our Holy Mother of Miracles Manifest.

Here is where I honor and give gratitude to all my angels, my spirit guides, my physical mother and father, my ancestors, my animal spirit guides and all of the celestial beings who are with me supporting me, protecting me, loving me and blessing me with their wisdom.

Here’s where I open myself up to letting the wonder and magic come in.

Here is where I declare every day that I expect miracles today.

Here is where I remind myself to step into my power.

Here is where I am in union with and consciously open my heart to Holy Mother.

Here is where I shine love, healing and blessings out into the world.

Rose.jpegI start by lighting candles and incense and smudging myself and my space to remove and release all negative energies, all fear, and all thoughts that limit me.

I say my prayers

I bless everyone, myself and the Universe

I say my mantra 108 times while holding my mala beads

I say my affirmations

I give thanks

Here is where I declare to bring forth  –

My highest light

My highest love

My highest visions

My highest service

My highest gratitude

My highest gifts

My highest health…

Enveloped in this love the tone is set for the day for me.

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And when I’m done I write at least three pages in my journal, a practice I started after reading Julia Cameron’s, The Artist’s Way.

Rituals fascinate me, I started my practice only a few years ago it’s not something I grew up with.  My parents were holocaust survivors, after the war they didn’t believe in God.  There was no religion in my home and God was something to fear.    My ritual which is always evolving has totally changed my life.  It’s become such a sacred time for me that I’m jealous and protective of it, actually I get annoyed when I have an early morning appointment and I don’t have the time to savor the deliciousness of it.

Rituals hold power , magic and miracles within themselves.

I invite you and encourage you to create a ritual if you don’t already have one.  It doesn’t have to be a long drawn out thing, it can be as little as five minutes.  And it can be anything that brings you comfort and peace.

Sit quietly and tune into your body for 5 minutes.

List 5 things in a gratitude journal that you’re grateful for.

Stare into space sipping your coffe for 5 minutes.

Dance joyfully for 5 minutes in your home.

The list in endless. Do what feels good for you. You don’t have to have a morning ritual it can be at anytime, it can be out in nature, doesn’t matter.  You don’t have to spend a lot of time, money or effort.  It should be organic and come from your heart.  If you can manage more time that’s great and if not 5 minutes is all you need to create a shift in your life and find the magic that is waiting for you.

Create a ritual for yourself that will empower you, fill you with joy, peace and wonder.  And very important – have fun with it.

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What is your ritual?  Is it in the morning/evening?  What’s one thing that you do that centers you, lights you up?  Do you want to start one?  Come share in the comments below.

With Blessings and Gratitude

COPYRIGHT MASHA G. ELLMAN 2017

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Give Yourself a Brake

“You don’t always need a plan.  Sometimes you just need to breath, trust, let go and see what happens.” ~ Mandy Hale

I started out knowing exactly what I wanted to write for this week of February Love last week it was Spend Time With Your Dreams and this week it was going to be – clearing space. Yes, that’s what I planned, (so I thought) I even had a rough draft ready but as the days slipped out from under me it just wasn’t happening.  I couldn’t get myself to read what I wrote, I didn’t feel it, I didn’t know how to write it, I kept on procrastinating every day and I couldn’t approach it, it was stuck inside me and I couldn’t get to it.  It was feeling more like a burden than a joy, and I started to tell myself all the negative stuff that doesn’t serve me.  Everyday that passed I got more frustrated and stressed at not being able to write it.

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In all of this I forgot to have some self compassion for myself and give myself a break.  Instead of stressing over this, beating myself up and berating myself, I needed to remember that every day cannot be the same, and sometimes the plans that we have so carefully and thoughtfully laid out, are just not meant to be, they are not happening.

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ~ Buddha

I forget that there’s a Universal Force that is greater than me and always knows what is best for me and for all.  Opening to this Universal Force is not always clear to me, I stumble and resist until I realize wait a minute, let me let go and let the Universe do it. Maybe writing about clearing space was not meant for now, someday but not now.

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So last night I went to sleep trusting that the Universe will give me the perfect words.  This morning I opened myself up to allowing what wants to be written to come through, and here I am writing about letting go, allowing Spirit to shine through.  I’m reminding me and you about – compassion for yourself, giving yourself a break, letting go, know that you’re always supported by a loving force and allow the magic to happen.

The love for this week…

Give yourself some self compassion – give yourself a brake – instead of beating yourself up over not being able to do what you had planned – get out of the way and allow what wants to come through.  Be conscious of the Universal Force that knows what is best and let it shine through you.

And I have to say that this feels really good and perfect as I am writing it.

What about you?  Are you giving yourself a brake?  What do you do to give yourself self compassion.  Are you letting Spirit shine through you?  Leave a comment and let us know, love to hear from you.

Sending you lots of love and blessings

COPYRIGHT MASHA G. ELLMAN 2017

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Spend Time with Your Dreams

So I’m following my theme for this month, February Love, a month of paying special attention to loving ME, and for this week I’m setting aside time to spend with my dreams.

Focus in on them – allow them to breath – make them larger – give them space – bring them to the forefront in my imagination.

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer.  Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”               ~ Harriet Tubman

Your dreams live inside your imagination and your imagination is fueled by your thoughts.

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Spend some time with your dreams.

Bring them into the light.

Open them up.

Look at them.

Expand them.

Take a step towards them.

What are your dreams?  Have you re-visited them lately?  Have you paid attention to them and focused in on them?  Have you brought them into the light?  What are your thoughts about your dreams?  Do they bring up fear or joy?  –

Remember you are the dreamer and your dreams will not happen without you.

Have a question, a comment, a suggestion?  Come and share, love to hear from you.

Blessings

COPYRIGHT MASHA G. ELLMAN 2017

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