You can make a difference.

With this tremendous global and economic shift that is taking place, take a moment to notice if you are staying conscious with the patterns you have of spending and saving money. Frugality is a key growth place for the month of March. Clean out closets, empty the garage, balance your accounts, get your taxes prepared ahead of time, and act responsibly. Now is not the time to go unconscious and just believe that the universe will always protect you.

I do believe that the universe tries to protect us but having a body and being given this tremendous opportunity to experience life in this full place of earth is also about learning to stay present to changing circumstances and situations.

Adaptability is a critical lesson to learn and integrate in order to survive. You must remember that your ancestors were the best at knowing how to keep alive and do what it takes to allow the next generation to move forward. So, now is our time to create stepping-stones for our children and those that will come after us to have a better life.

I know that if I die I want to feel as if I left this earth in a somewhat better position than when I began. That does not mean that I need to be famous or known for some major global experience. But it does mean that I want my knowledge and skills to help, inspire and uplift those below me to feel empowered so that they can live a more full life and find happiness and fulfillment. It is the small things that make the difference.

One way that I do that is that I donate $35.00 per month to a Tibetan family through Tibet Aid. For $35.00 per month I can feed a family of 4, allow the children to go to school for Tibetan culture and language, English, and Chinese culture and education.

I think that is amazing! It is incredible how little things can make a tremendous difference to a family that will improve their lives permanently.

Each of you will find what feels right for you to contribute. It does not have to be money. It can be your time and love.
Recently, I was at the Psychic Fair and there was a slight scheduling error, so I had 20 minutes open. There was this very sweet young man that was hovering around me. He was there with his family and they were scheduled for readings.

I told him psychically that if he wanted to chat with me that he needed to sit down. In a minute he came over and sat down.

I smiled at him and said, “Give me your birth date.”

He responded, “Is this going to cost me anything?”

I said that I was going to give him a free reading.

I could feel how strongly spirit was moving through me in that moment. That is how is should be. I did the reading and he was blown away and amazed at how I could know things.

I smiled as I love to be the first psychic someone sees. I love to open people to a world that is right there but they have never had the experience of connecting to something beyond this reality.

I had to go on to my next scheduled appointments but at the end of the reading he came back around to ask more questions. His family stood around him and listened to what I was saying. His mother was so grateful and appreciative.

I know that in that moment I changed that young man’s life permanently. I shifted his awareness to the magnificence that is all around him. I showed him a door that now he will spend the rest of his life exploring. That is wonderful. There is no greater exploration than the one that is right inside you.

Each of you can reach out and touch someone is a way that alters the limited experience that someone is having in that moment. I personally cannot help myself. I feel spirit compelling me all the time. It is what I am here to do. When I follow my heart and spirit, the energy moves effortlessly and there is no energy drain. I always find myself with more energy afterwards and aligned with some greater essence that is beyond my small ego mind. It allows me to step out of my own narrow drama and touch another heart in a way that is intimate and loving.

My Experience With A Beggar On The Street

In the month of January. I was doing some shopping for my mother and I saw a homeless person begging in the street for money.

I have a motto that I learned from someone who went to India. A high caste Brahmin told a friend of mine that in God’s eyes, even the lowliest beggar deserves more than your spare change.

I have always tried to remember that when I decide to give to someone on the street. If you are going to give, give in a way that makes a difference and give with your whole heart and soul. More importantly, treat that person as a person. Talk to them. Find out who they are and what their story is. You may be surprised as to the gifts that you might receive in return.
But back to the story.

I saw this man with two canes leaning forward as if his hips were in pain. He was about my age. Looked normal. Not like an alcoholic or addict. I tend to give when spirit prompts me. So I give to anyone no matter what a person looks like. But it just so happened that this man looked very normal. So I whipped the car around and when into a parking lot and walked around to give him a twenty-dollar bill.

As I cam up to him he thanked me and said, “Thank you so much for the money but do you know you are the only person who has spoken to me besides my wife for the last 5 days!”.

I was startled and said, “You are kidding?”

“Nope!” He said with certainty.

He said that he had lost his job in the downturn 4 months ago. Then his wife also lost her job. They ended up loosing their house and all their money. In the process of him looking for a job he slipped on the ice and broke his hip. He had no insurance and no way to get help. No one would hire him because they could tell that he needed insurance immediately and that their rates would instantly go up. He and his wife had been on the street for 5 days. All he wanted was to get forty dollars so he could pay for a hotel. All he wanted was to take a bath and have a warm bed for one night.

The poor man was in shock. He told me that both of his parents had been professors at a university and that he had a master degree but no one would hire him because of his condition and because he was overqualified. He could not believe it. He kept repeating, “I cannot believe this has happened to me so fast. I have always worked and paid my own way and in five months everything fell apart and even with a great education he could not get a job. He could not even get a job at Wal-Mart.
I talked to him and consoled him.

Then he told me that the business owner of a nearby store came out and told him that he could not face his store while begging for money. The police were called and the police told him that the beggar was okay where he was as he was on the sidewalk. The store owner was told that he could not tell this man which way he could face while begging for money.
All this man wanted to do was get enough money to get a warm shower and bed.

My heart went out to him and I heard the angels say, “This is only the beginning. It is going to get much worse and everyone is going to have to learn compassion and learn how to work together.”

I could feel the depth of that statement. I could feel my heart reach out to this man. He was so touched that I would spend the time to talk to him.

I felt myself become so grateful for my life, my family, my friends, and how I know that I can count on others if I needed. I could feel the parts of me that in past lives had been in this mans situation.

I kept hearing that phrase, “But for the grace of God go I.”

I also become very grateful for the lessons and opportunities that I have been given in this life and I know that each of us is learning through our own experiences how to open our hearts and become compassionate to everyone.

I feel as if we are all one heart and soul. When one of us is suffering it is important to acknowledge that suffering and be compassionate.

So this month, take a moment to appreciate all you have and to share your spirit and compassion as you see fit in each moment of each day. Allow an angel to prompt you to reach out to someone new and find a place within that can connect deeply human-to-human. You may find that you feel touched, renewed, and blessed by the experience.

2009 February Patterns and Perspectives

Navigating these challenging times will feel like going down rapids in a canoe. These times will take the strength of a buffalo and the agility of an antelope in order to find the new ways and openings for the future. Obama coming into power gives everyone an opportunity to make an energetic shift into a new possibility. It is time to put blame aside and find a way to work together as a country to move towards a greater, more aligned, and unified worldview.

Expansion is at hand and with that comes a renewed public support and revealing of the truth. This will require a dismantling of old systems that have broken down and that are no longer effective in this newly emerging economic environment. Movement is happening but after such a long time when things have been frozen in an old place, this new movement may feel painful and challenging. We have to let go of the old illusions of what we thought our life was going to look like and move towards a more practical and informed perspective.

Fortune expands and this heralds a time when a wise person may come to your aid and give advise to the answers that you seek. Ultimately, the answers need to come from within. Only by looking into you can wisdom be fully realized in your external environment.

Expect that there will be a breakdown of the old systems under the tremendous stress of this emerging pattern. Things will appear disorganized and you will see moments of mass confusion. The huge losses of the lower and middle class will fuel upheaval and conflicts. So expect a continued reassessing of methods and a constant re-evaluation of all plans that are implemented for the next year.

The way through is to consistently and calmly focus and direct the scattered energies toward one common goal that will work for everyone. Know that everyone is actually in the same boat. Even the wealthy have taken a tremendous hit and no one is without the experience of loss and regret. This global material loss is going to put everyone under a tight budget. Restriction and learning self-discipline around spending is going to become the new norm.

So be observant and pay attention but do not fret yourself into nervous knot. Step out of the old illusion but do not contract in such a way that your heart looses its generosity towards others. Staying open is painful. But openness to others is what this new pattern is going to require for all of us to expand and grow into the new place humanity.
Instead of the old selfish pattern that the world needs to revolve around me, we now are going to get to reconnect to the spirit of community and our humanity. We are coming back to simplicity and the old traditions that assist us to connect deeply with our heart and soul to others.

Fulfillment lies in our ability to step out of getting what we want and instead looking at what we have to give others. This may change moment by moment so we need to be willing to be awake and aware of our changing environment and world. It does not have to be bad. It does not have to be a problem. It can be seen as a grand adventure into a new world perspective and we have the opportunity to contribute our small part in the bigger scheme of life.

I am always amazed at how little we really need to survive. In our materialistic world we forget that life can be very simple. I remember when I was a child a peanut butter and jelly sandwich was the most fabulous thing. And it can still be if I let go of what my mind says I need and instead listen to what my heart actually needs. My mind will always want more and more. But my heart wants to be loved, felt, appreciated, and nurtured. Those things do not need to cost a lot. So take a moment to breathe into your heart and ask what it needs at this time. Then find others who feel the same and share that connection with them. The greatest gift you can ever give is the gift of your full love and attention to what ever calls your heart.