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A Guidance Card for Today

It’s amazing how the universe will always bring you to the exact place where you need to be.

For the first time in a couple of months I’m feeling really light, I’ve been inside a very heavy energy, so much so that it affected my days in many ways, it even affected my writing which I haven’t been able to get into.

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I’m taking a class with Victoria Smith “Coffee with the Oracle” and today we were to pull five cards and do a reading.  The cards felt so heavy that I couldn’t really get into the reading and I left it for later.  Then I remembered that there was an interview video to listen to from last week, that I totally forgot about, so I decided to listen.  (Which by the way was great.)

After listening to the interview I felt like I needed to pull a card for today.  So following my inner guidance I used Lisa McLoughlin’s deck “Life Design Cards” I asked the question – what do I need today to guide me that is for my highest good and that of all –  and this is the card that fell out as I was shuffling. The instant I read the guidance on the card I felt a heaviness lift from me, it took me out of that heavy energy and brought me into play, rejoice, celebrate.

Yes, the universe always knows.

Let me know how this message makes you feel, love to chat.

Blessings

COPYRIGHT MASHA G. ELLMAN 2017

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Trust – My New Word for 2018

Trust in yourself is what is emerging for me. It popped into my head a while back and it hasn’t left, and I’m thinking it’s the perfect word for this next year.  Commitment, my word that has guided me, created magic for me, and been my friend throughout 2017, has really served me well, but at times although I mostly stayed committed to my writing intentions, listening to my intuitive voice was a challenge.

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In looking back at this year, although I was committed to bringing magic into my life and lighting the way for others, I often questioned myself, and doubted myself. I would write a perfect blog post and than my inner doubter would overtake me and I’d question if this is good enough, who will want to read this, maybe it’s too long a post, too short a post, not inspiring enough, ridiculous, and so it was left.

But commitment my loving guide, kept me in the game and even though I didn’t publish some of my what I considered not good enough and/or inspiring enough writings, I still published almost on a weekly basis, and that was because of – commitment.

But now I feel that this new year coming will be or has to be about – self trust – Trust in the one thing I’ve been wanting so much and at times avoided, my own inner self, my own inner knowing, my own inner treasure chest full of amazing, magical, inspiring, loving offerings that I know can help to heal and help to inspire, encourage and ignite a spark in others.

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I’m feeling that there’s a “new consciousness” that wants in, as Sue Monk Kidd writes in her book The Dance of the Dissident Daughter, and Trust in myself is emerging to support that new journey.  So I’m letting it in and I’m embracing it with all of my might. I’ll need a lot of courage to stand up to my own inner doubters, but backed with commitment and an unbreakable trust in my own inner knowing, I know that I can stand strong in my root and give out what wants to be expressed.

Wishing you a magical year ahead filled with lots of trust in yourself.

Feel free to share this blog post and share in the comments below your own journey into trusting yourself, love to chat.

Blessings

COPYRIGHT MASHA G. ELLMAN 2017

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Are You Leading with Toxic Thoughts

Letting go of toxic thoughts will allow you to open to your magnificence.

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Toxic thoughts hold you prisoner within themselves and close you to fresh ideas.  They keep you from opening up to new opportunities, envisioning a greater way for yourself and those you’re leading.

You can’t be a great leader while you’re filled with toxic thoughts, you know the ones – those thoughts that dictate all the negative actions that you take and all the bad feelings that you spread out.  Those that judge and criticize.  Those thoughts that are constantly saying that you can’t, someone else can’t, it’s not possible, it’s too hard…why can’t they…they are not good enough, you are not good enough…

When you’re a leader one of your greatest magic keys for success is to recognize the value in others.  But for as long as you’re walking around with toxic thoughts, you can’t see the good in others, you can’t recognize their skills and value.  You can’t lead with encouragement, you can’t inspire and uplift, not yourself not anyone.  You can’t evaluate situations, make decisions or institute change that is of benefit and fair.

Toxic thoughts emanate an aura of negativity that spreads out of you to all around you and out into the universe, so everyone you touch and beyond is affected by your toxic thoughts.  And most of all they hide your magnificence.

Lead from a place of positive energy.  Fill yourself with positive thoughts that will uplift and inspire not only you, but all around you.  Come from a place of how can you serve those you are leading.  Work on changing every toxic thought you have into a positive one and –

Let your MAGNIFICENT YOU shine out.

So, do you have toxic thoughts you need to get rid of?  Come and share in the comments below, love to chat.

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Blessings

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A Sabbath Love Note

A Sabbath love note –

“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” ~ Coco Chanel

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No matter what

No matter who you are

No matter where you are

No matter your beliefs

No matter anything

You are a gift

You are special

Precious

Loved

Worthy

Deserving

You are a divine creation

A shining glory

Holy

You are beauty!

You’re invited to share Sabbath blessings in the comments below.

Blessings

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Are You Keeping Yourself Small

“The song that you’ve been holding back is the cause of your heart-ache.  Don’t wait! You’ve got to sing your song as if your whole life depends on It.” ~Michael Beckwith

What are you gaining by playing small.

By hiding yourself away.

By not stepping fully into the circle of life.

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What are you gaining by playing small.

By not picking up responsibility for your life.

By waiting for someone else to come along and decide for you.

By living inside guilt and shame and fear and blame and judgement and limitations…

Those are heavy dark energies to be carrying around with you.

They stand in the way of the light, they’re blocking the song of your soul.

And the truth is that, only you can remove the fears, only you can remove the guilt, only you can forgive yourself and others, only you can bring yourself out of the disempowering dark and into the higher light.   Only you can toss those dark companions you’re walking with to the wayside.

Only you can “sing your song” as Michael Beckwith says.

Staying small does not empower you, staying small keeps you hidden behind the wall of – who do you think you are, stop being a show off, what do you know, you’re not good enough…staying small keeps you in the field of victim, keeping the magic away from you.

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Only you can break through

Only you can say YES to your life

Only you can declare you’re ready

Ready

Ready

Ready

To live the life you are meant to live.

Only you can be in charge of your life, and actually small or grand consciously or not, you already are.  Only you can direct, only you can transform, only you can move the walls and only you can step through them and cross the threshold into the light and –

only you can open the door to your salvation.

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We each have a special purpose – a magical song inside us. We each have talents and gifts that we were blessed with that are unique to us, that only we have to give.  But, when we play small, we’re hiding from our greatness, we’re not living in the enchantment of our days, we’re not honoring ourselves – we’re not living our souls purpose.

Are you feeling like you’re holding yourself back, keeping yourself small?  Come share your thoughts in the comments below, love to chat.

Blessings

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Hello August!

I’m ready for August.

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I can feel the fresh new air of August holding with it change and transformation.

I’m ready to step into a new path, a more committed path to bring forth greater health, and more awareness of my self care.

I’m ready to be more mindful every day.

I’m ready to commit in a greater way to my writing, and to my inner work.

I’m ready to unfold a deeper knowing of the mystery.

I’m ready for lots of enchantment, miracles and magic.

Are you? What are you ready for? Can you feel the fresh of August?  Share in the comments below, love to chat.

August Blessings

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