March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb

I remember the old saying "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" and I am seeing more of the "lamb" this month with the power of the sun growing stronger and the light extending.

March the 21st is the pagan festival of Oestara when we celebrate with spring flowers and decorated eggs; I love this time of year, so much promise of things to come, a time to plant seeds and watch them grow.

The snow drops in our garden have been out for sometime braving the cold and snow and now the other bulbs are just beginning.

What if .......?

I subscribe to several newsletter and one I really like is by Sandra Ingerman, her Transmutation News. The February one is a good reminder for me that we are all connected and working together and focusing on a world filled with love, peace, joy and freedom is how we will effect the change we want to see in the world.

I am now working on maintaining my energy even in the face of the news that is all around us by asking myself the question "What if ....." and focusing on the positive.

What if it is possible for the global community to create positive change?

Imbolc Festival

Today is the festival of Imbolc, a Celtic Fire festival and this is celebrated with white candles and snow drops or other white flowers. The light of the sun starts increasing from today and although very cold the first signs of spring are around.

We have snowdrops in our garden and they have braved the snow and cold to put in a welcome appearance. So today I have some lovely white flowers and will light a white candle and use jasmine as an incense.

Brigid, a solar goddess, presides over this festival and energises our goals and wishes.

Have a wonderful Imbolc.

Bring "magic" into your life with Goals

Every year between Christmas and the New Year I review my goals from that year and set my goals for the next year, and I always set them in the following way:-

S = Specific and simple. It is critical to get this right as our unconscious mind works on our goals and likes things to be simple

M = Measurable and meaningful

A = As if now - you need to set it in the present tense e.g. I weigh ......., I live in ........., I
earn .......... Your unconscious mind is always in now
= Set goals in all areas of your life for balance e.g. health and fitness, relationships,
career/business, personal development, money and wealth, fun, spirituality

R = Realistic for you; do you believe you can make this happen? Do you believe this will
happen?
= Responsible and ecological

T = Timed; you need to say the day, month and year
= Towards what you want and stated positively

Finally, you have to take action as success does take work and action. You act as if you have already achieved that goal and it is a foregone conclusion. This also takes your goal from a mental concept to a physical reality - seeing your goals in your mind's eye and getting that 'wow' factor.

Remember your conscious mind is your goal setter and your unconscious mind is your goal getter.

Bring magic into your life with your goals.

Cause and Effect

Every year between Christmas and the New Year I review my goals for the previous year and set new ones. Being at Cause when I set my goals means I have choices and can create the goals I want. Taking responsibility for what happens to me and my reaction the events around me means I take control of my life and go for the results I want.

At the Effect end of the equation I have no choices and blame everyone and everything for what happens to me, which means I have nowhere to go.

Magic for me is thinking about my goals and seeing it in my mind's eye, getting that wow factor when I think about them and really believing I can achieve what I want.

Finally "Acting as if" my goal is a foregone conclusion really seals the result for me.

Intention

It is a bright sunny morning quite a change from the weather earlier this week and the winter solstice is fast approaching (December 21st). We continue to read about climate change and yet this morning I heard on the news that some emails from scientists in the UK suggest they have been exaggerating the effect we are having on the climate.

Whatever the scientists decide there is a lot we can personally do by gathering our collective energies and using positive thoughts and intentions to create the future and possibilities we want to see for ourselves and the planet. A quote from Frances Shinn "Creation comes through us not to us" Finding a place to be still and focus away from daily life helps me find my inner voice and the guidance I am seeking and I can start my day with the intention of sending love, peace, joy and harmony to all.

I was recently working on my workshops for the first quarter 2010 and found an article in the Daily Telegraph about how meditation can cut heart attacks and disease. The research has been conducted over 9 years in the US and the results showed a 47% reduction in heart attacks, strokes and deaths in the patients who were meditating.

It is wonderful to see that reaearch is backing what I personally really believe that even a small amount of meditation can really help with what some people see as the stresses and strains of everyday life. So this weekend grab yourself a bit of quiet time and relax, focus on your breath, close your eyes and just let yourself be still. Acknowledge any thoughts and let them just drift away. I also like to play some shamanic music as well.