writing – In My Everyday Life

When The Universe Sends You a Word…

Sometimes a word just shows up like out of nowhere and it stays with me, it’s there in my thoughts all the time, and I can feel it in my body. This is the universe letting me know that hey, pay attention, this word is what you need right now, accept it, open up to it, let it guide you.

‘Purpose’ showed up over a week ago and it’s taken a hold of me, so I’m doing just that, I’m accepting it as my guiding word for the rest of this year, and maybe longer.

‘Purpose’ made me realize that more than half the year is gone and mostly I have been procrastinating and I’ve done almost nothing of the intentions I had set for myself at the beginning of this year.

The first thing I’m doing is, calling out procrastination and calling in purpose.

So, even though more than half the year has gone by, it’s not too late to make some changes, review this past year, decide what I want to keep and what I want to let go of, and what new I want to bring in.

This week I’m doing a review of what I want for the rest of the year, setting a couple of goals and trying to find a way to hold myself accountable. And the best way I know how to do this is, by asking myself questions in my journal.

What am I most grateful for this year.

What can I do to keep myself motivated.

What have I learned so far.

What do I want to change.

What do I want to let go of.

What do I want more of.

What new do I want.

What has filled me with joy.

What accomplishments am I proud of.

I feel re-inspired and for the rest of the year I want to live with ‘purpose’ in the forefront, living intentional and drinking in the deliciousness of what every day holds out.

How about you, do you have a new word, are you doing a mid-year review? I’d love to hear from you.

Blessings

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020

Masha6 Comments

Hello July! Energies for Celebration and Joy

Hello July,

We’re halfway through 2020 and WOW!!! What a year this has been so far. Like a lot of us, I’ve been caught up in a roller-coaster of emotions and looking back, I see that it has drained me of my energy, of creativity, of inspiration, of being able to function in every day activities. It’s drained me of my inner power and I didn’t realize it until now.

But, for the first time, July is here, and I feel hope and an opening for new beginnings, I’m feeling a shift in the energies, and an invitation to celebration and joy.

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I feel July is bringing me back to myself, here’s what I’m doing:

1 – I need to celebrate ME. Celebrate my accomplishments so far. How I’ve held myself up, how through it all I’m still OK. By making conscious choices, and even though at times it wasn’t easy, I’ve been taking care of my health. I’m exercising, and I haven’t broken my rule of no eating at night since the middle of February. Yeah!!! I’m celebrating that through it all I still wrote articles every month for The Inspired Guide magazine (here) no matter how hard it was to be creative and write. I’m celebrating me for being resilient, strong, and determined. Yes, I’m celebrating.

2 – I forgot that my word for this year is – EMPOWERED – and I’m bringing it back into the forefront every day, leaning on it, embracing it, and it’s already making me feel empowered. Yeah!!!

3 – Our energy can be zapped out of us, especially when we’re with people that have negative energy or, places and situations that are full with negative energy, even through TV or cell phone, our energy can be zapped leaving us, drained. A practice that I used to do, and I don’t know why I ever stopped, is something I learned from the wonderful Danielle LaPorte (here). She said that at the end of the day when she gets home before she gets out of her car she calls her power back into her. She declares – I call all of my power back to me now. I am whole and complete –

And the wonderful Sarah Jensen (here) just recently shared this, – For my highest good may all parts of me left in other people, places, dimensions, times and events return to me to energize, revitalize, and make me whole –

I’m loving this, so along with smudging myself to remove negative energies every morning, I am also returning to doing this ritual of taking my power back into me.

I hope this serves you, love to hear from you.

July Blessings

COPYRIGHT MASHA G. ELLMAN 2020

July 3, 2020

Masha12 Comments

5 Simple Ways to Bring Joy into Your Every Day

Hello everyone hope you’re well, I wrote this article back in March 2020 for the May issue #11, of The Inspired Guide magazine, here, pg 64 – Whether we realize it or not, we need joy in our life every day for our well-being. I’m delighted to share this article here and I hope it inspires you.

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I believe that now more than ever, we need to feel anchored, grounded and hold onto a sense of balance in our daily lives.

For me, like many of us, one minute I feel great and the next I’m stressed, anxious, fearful or on edge. It’s a roller coaster ride of emotions and I need to return to my daily rituals of self-love, and self-care. I need to bring into my day those regular things that support and nourish my well-being. I need to regain my sense of calm. I need to create balance and have positive uplifting things in my day so I can cope with the rest. I need to bring sunshine into my heart, I need – JOY!!!

Joy is what illuminates the darkness, joy is what heals our mind and body. Joy is what brings moments of bliss and fills us with love. Joy lights us up, and opens our spirit to shine. When we’re full of joy, we emanate that energy out into the universe, and the universe needs all the joy we can muster.

joy-2 Joy is my daily sanctuary, it’s not always possible, life happens, but when you can I invite you to join me, get creative and gift yourself a little time each day to do something uplifting and joyous. It’s those few moments of creativity, of being immersed in something that makes you feel good that will uplift and brighten your days.

Here are 5 easy, feel good ways to bring joy into your day:

Take a photo – Challenge yourself to take a photo every day of something that makes you feel happy when you look at it. Doesn’t have to be big, or complicated, you can use the camera in your phone and just snap.

Kindness. Do something kind from your heart for someone, it will raise your vibration and fill you with joy.

Learn something new. Learn a language, how to knit, how to draw, Yoga, how to fix a cabinet. There are endless possibilities. Just involve yourself and give yourself a new experience.

Connect with nature. Walk barefoot on the grass. Hug a tree. Listen to the birds chirping. Bring flowers into your home. Go for a nature walk around your neighborhood. Watch a show on TV about nature. Just admire nature, if you’re open to it, nature will open itself to you.

Love yourself. Cultivate the habit of loving and nurturing yourself. Make time for you. Give yourself what you need, rest, jump, read articles on how to love yourself. Find one thing you love about yourself every day and give gratitude for it.

Joy is not indulgence, it’s a necessity and it’s our choice and responsibility. It’s our empowerment. There’s magick in feeling joy, it lights us up, makes us feel good, fills us with energy. Joy can help us combat stress reenergize us and boost our resilience. Joy keeps us healthy and sane. It strengthens our immune system, and we can rely on it to pull us through difficult times.

Joy is an essential part of our daily life; we need joy for our well-being. Even if we spend just fifteen minutes a day doing something that makes our heart smile, we will raise our vibration level, uplift our mood, elevate our mindset, and just plain feel joy-filled.

Joy-full Blessings.

COPYRIGHT MASHA G. ELLMAN 2020

June 13, 2020June 13, 2020

Masha4 Comments

What I’m Reading

I hope you’re all well, I’m at home and hanging out with my books over here, although I have to admit that my concentration right now is very low and there are days I can’t read anything, and days where I flip from one book to the next, but reading is a part of me and I have to at least have the books, if for nothing else but the comfort they give me.

Here are 6 books I’m reading right now 🙂

I’m re-reading “A Return to Love” I read this book a few years ago, I have the physical book but I love to read on my iPad and I finally got it from the library. Love the library.

“Your Spacious Self” I’ve had for a year but never got around to it, so now is perfect timing.

“Dwelling”, I love Melissa Michaels blog and so of course I had to get her book, and when the book first came out everyone was gifted a journal along with it, which made me happy. I started reading the book but for some reason got side tracked, and now I’m back to it.

I’ve been listening to Melanie Beckler on and off for a while now, and I’ve been interested in channeling, so I can’t wait to start reading Channeling the Guides and Angels of Light, it was being offered for free when I got it last week and I think right now it still is free on Amazon, but don’t hold me to it.

The rest of the books I found through recommendations and can’t wait to dig in.

I’m finding myself drawn to read books that evoke the feeling of home, calm and a connection to universal truths.

Love to know what you’re reading, I’d love any recommendations.

Blessings

March 29, 2020

Masha4 Comments

A Little Beauty for the Heart

Sunday blessings friends.

During this trying time, I like most all of us, am trying to stay calm, be aware of what’s going on, stay home, which I’m actually quite happy to do, since I’m a homebody at heart, and dealing with the situation the best I can.

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They say that looking at beautiful things can improve the quality of your life and create happiness within. I think that we should give ourselves something beautiful to look at every day and especially now, reflect on the beauty around you and nourish your heart.

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Yesterday I spent time looking through some of my recent photos I don’t think I’ve shared, and found these that made me feel good, happy and smile. I think that flowers have that affect on most of us. A connection with nature that uplifts our spirit. And strangely enough I feel a connection to the entire universe, a oneness.

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