A Bubble of Joy: Angel Message

 

Today I asked the angels to place a bubble of JOY around you to watch over you and lighten up your heavy load. 

This morning began with a promise of JOY today.  To be of good cheer and brighten our corner of the world.  To choose to be joyful.  Live to bring joy to others.  Joy! Joy! Joy!  To feel JOY coursing through your entire being. JOY! Let it bubble up and spill over everywhere.  The JOY of the Lord is contagious.  Little touches of JOY would pop up when I live it and be it....

As I wrote down the uplifting message of JOY, I could feel a welling up in my inner-being...an insurgence of fresh light energy, almost buoyant.  

On an early morning walk, the whistling duck family were swimming in tandem behind mama duck.   A reminder for me to get all my ducks lined up in a row.  Later, uploading a joyful picture of the blue-beaked ducklings, Blogger had a program glitch so patience is needed.  

I managed to keep afloat...thankful for the heads-up to choose JOY today.  

Plan B went into effect--older blog photos could be added, so here goes.  Funny because yesterday I searched high and low to find this beautiful white snowy peacock I took many years ago at the Fountain of Youth.  Yes, we may be molting right now, but glorious peacock is a promise of victory when we keep having faith seeing things as they are yet to be.  

Have a joyful day, moment to moment, with the angels by your side.  And don't burst that bubble of JOY from the angels.  Keep rising higher.  The best is yet to be. 

Love and peace,

Rae Karen 

Peacock Vision: Angel Lesson

 Yesterday a drive in search of wild peacocks appeared to be a lost cause.  Where were they? Not one beautiful royal blue bird was out and about at the rehabilitation center.  We scanned the trees hoping for a long trail of eyelet feathers cascading off an oak limb ...but nothing.  Rolled down the car windows, hoping for a familiar screech...all was quiet. 

Just when heading out, thinking there is a season for everything.  Maybe the peacocks were a thing of the past, the angels delivered.  Standing in a mulched bed by the parking lot, a large mottled white hump of headless feathers was preening.  

 

I laughed...no wonder I missed it, I was looking for blue. I got out of the car and came closer with my camera.  When that feathery white crown lifted up, LOL... there was not one, but two peacocks! Double for your trouble.  A lesson to not always believe in what you see. There is more than you presently know.   

White peacocks are symbolic of a spiritual awakening, divine grace, and purity.  The peacock's magnificent fan represents wholeness, expansion, and authentic self-expression.  

A time of spiritual transformation.  A purposeful shedding of old patterns and beliefs that no longer serve you.  A time to let go of the past and embrace a new chapter of life with grace.  

The peacocks are molting again, shedding their beautiful feathers to make room for new growth. A promise of resurrection beauty in the spring.   A season to shed the old to make way for the new.  It happens every year in late summer and lasts through winter.   Seeing a few peacocks stepping out without their beautiful tail feathers is a lesson.  A  reminder that even when we don't look our best, we can still step out in the sunshine and with grace express our authentic self, no matter what the season.  Your spirit is forever changeless the eternal noon.

In closing, the white peacock encourages alignment with your highest truth and purpose.  It's important to trust in the process of transformation and renewal...the best is yet to be. 

How blessed are we to be in the company of God's angels as we journey through life.  God is Love.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen  

 

Standing on One Leg: Angel Message

 

Hawks have been a long-time celestial messenger of mine.  Last weekend this Red-Shouldered Hawk landed on the playhouse gym set outside my office window. Hawks haven't been around here lately.  His yellow talons clung to the wet roof of the playhouse--a sign to take time out for fun.  To balance between work and play. 

 

Whenever an animal or a bird crosses our path, pay attention to the behavior. It may be a heads-up for a lesson coming our way.  What were you thinking or doing before the encounter? What has most been on your mind the last 24 hours?  

I stood by my desk zooming in for a closeup.  The juvenile hawk turned his head to make sure he had my attention.

Then he struck a rare pose.  Lifting up his left leg, he maintained balance while standing on only one foot.  Bright yellow talons were curved downward like fingers on his raised leg. In all my years of hawk watching, I've yet to see a hawk stand on only one leg.  I snapped away as he patiently held that pose for a long time.     

Curious, I wondered what was the angel message? 

Was it to give someone else a leg-up at this hour? Or, to stand up for what's right even when it's hard?  To face difficulties with a brave heart?

Sky is the realm of the hawk.  Hawks have keen vision and can see the bigger picture.  Whenever one appears, pay attention.  A message is coming your way.  If you're reading this hawk messenger is for you, too.

Red-shouldered hawks are more vocal than the others and fiercely defend their territory.  He looked my way...opened his beak wide and shrieked. Then with a flapping of powerful wings, he took to the sky flying by my office windows.  

In his wake, a small white feather gently floated down from the sky.  You can't make these things happen, I smiled, thankful for a gift from the angels. Love will always make a way.

Remember you are never alone.  God has given his angels charge over you so abide in the Secret Place of the Most High. God is Love.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen  

 

 

A White Squirrel on "Chance" to "Change" Angel Message

It's a rare day when an albino squirrel crosses your path.  Years ago, my son forwarded this unusual picture of a white squirrel his dad had sent him while taking a walk in a Pennsylvania neighborhood.  I welcomed the deliberate angel message.

Curious, I learned albino squirrels have been a symbol of peace since the early 14th century.  That's what we need most right now.  Peace.  The sighting of a white squirrel symbolizes good luck, and the end of troubled times.  

A sign that you have found an aspect of yourself worth exploring. For me, it's a sign to go deeper within where all the answers are waiting to be found. 

An albino squirrel can also be a message from your guardian angel.  A symbol of change, and good luck and financial abundance. 

A little Topsy-turvey, this albino squirrel clings upside down to a tree, his head looking up.  His pose could convey a "heads-up".  Pay attention... Sometimes it just takes a little shift in perception--in the way we approach a challenge--that can  make all the difference. 

Synchronicity was at play. A CHANGE ad postcard arrived in the mail to illustrate the point.  By changing just one letter CHANCE becomes CHANGE.   An angel reminder to take a chance and change... It doesn't have to be a big move...just a little willingness to see things differently.  To start from the top...no more upside down thinking...remember first that you are a spiritual being in a physical world.  A child of Light. Claim all the God-given power within you to be the change you are looking for.  Love is always the answer, take a chance and change your heart.   You are not alone, the Holy Spirit and the angels are here to comfort and guide you every step of the way. 

 

 Love and peace,

 Rae Karen 

To Everything There is a Season, Angel Message

I love flea markets and second-hand shops because the angels can get creative, guiding me to unusual treasures. Years ago, my heart leapt when I found this stone plaque at an antique store called Somewhere in Time. I chuckled, what better place to find this particular scripture:

 "To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven." (Ecc. 311)

It's helpful to remember seasons come and seasons go. Things don't remain the same. The antique shop, Somewhere in Time, is long gone.  Change is a constant. There's a rhythm and a purpose for each season in life. Sometimes it may feel like a troubling situation will never change, but deep down I know that I'm the one who needs changing. Maybe it's an attitude adjustment or a need to surrender my human will. 

God's Law of Adjustment is always in action. When we accept and can understand and declare that the Law of God is present and is in operation, we bring into power and action of God.  This can be applied to any discordant belief by saying,  God's Law of Adjustment is present and in operation.  That's all that is necessary to dissolve any manifestation of error, or wrong thinking because we have surrendered the problem to a higher Authority.  Our words have power.

I am learning the Law of Adjustment is the universal Law of Love, which brings blessings to all. It doesn't take from one and give to the other. It doesn't withhold under any circumstances, but is ready and waiting to operate in our lives as soon as we make the invitation and set our own human will aside. (That's the hard part, the need to be right rather than to be happy.)

When we can surrender, a comforting sense of peace and joy follows because we are allowing God to control all the events for us through His Law of Adjustment. By giving up our frightened sense of things and letting the divine Mind take charge, then we can see how "all things work together for good to them that love God."

All discord comes from our ego mind, whether it takes the form of sickness, guilt, annoyance, fear or trouble of any kind. When we give up our personal perception--even when we believe we are right-- we find the law of God is ready...and active in making the right adjustments of everything involved. God is Love.

The angels today are whispering, Relax and Let God. 

Now, that's truly burden-free living when make the choice to reflect only love.  When this life is over, the most important question to be answered will be how well did I love?

Love and peace,

Rae Karen

Window Reflections: An Angel Message

Years ago, Elliot and I stopped by a historic town in New York to sight-see. Little did I know when I took a picture, my vision would shift from a material to a spiritual basis. 

 

The uploaded photo revealed more than met the eye.  Our reflection was mirrored in the storefront window and whatever I thought I was taking a picture of didn't show up.  Instead the camera's flash illumined my face with a doorway of light and a bright orb of white light.  I laughed surprised by a flashing touch of truth.  We are all children of the light.  We have a body--but we are much more than the physical, we are spirit-formed.  

It's interesting to reflect on  a reflection.  How it only comes to life when someone is present.  You smile, your reflection smiles; you frown, so does the face in the mirror.  The image mimics your every movement. Whatever you do, the reflection is like Simon Says, raise your hand,  and your image follows suit.  The mirror cannot separate itself from you because of itself it has no power.  And when you walk away, your image doesn't linger in the mirror waiting for your return.  We know the mirror has no real power...

 

The real power lies not in the reflection, but in higher truth your true immortal being is the Light of God that goes with you wherever you go.  Only your thoughts can temporarily separate you from seeing your true identity.

 

My dear friend Marian Gordon was a wonderful meta-physician and poet who had great wisdom.

Life is a mirror

peopled by many selves
Wish I could love
those I don't
then I would love myself.
--Marian Gordon

Our relationships are our mirrors. If you want to know how well you're doing overcoming your ego self, look at those around you. What are they reflecting back to you?  

 

A favorite saying from the Edgar Cayce readings: Stand back and watch self pass by.  

 

We are a Child of the Light, unchangeable, no matter what the illusion seems to be mirroring. Walk in the Light, and shine bright.  God is Love, and Love is reflected in Love. 

Love and joyful blessings,

Rae Karen

Whistling Duck Familly...Angel Message

 

Elliot and I were taking an early morning walk before the sun heated up. Passing by the new overflow pond, I spotted our little pair of Whistling Black-Bellied Ducks with their babies!  When the photos were uploaded--I counted six little ducklings.  The first and last time I saw the family, I counted the brood waddling across the lawn...that was a month ago.  I thought the worse...and so that happy sight of the little family afloat brought joyful tears, a reminder God is good all the time.  

Last fall that treed area was bulldozed, stream-shoveled....for months and months on end....to create an overflow reservoir for the community.  Now beautiful crepe myrtle trees, azalea bushes, and jasmine vines, screen the man-made watering hole.  Who knew back then, it would become home to these unusual Whistling Ducks... They don't give a quack, only whistle, expecting the best.    

A heads-up for me, to follow suit...to expect the best is yet to be.  To walk by faith and not by sight. Give a little whistle...and always let your conscience be your guide.

Remember you are never alone, God has given his angels charge over you... He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you shall find refuge.  Ps. 91

Love and peace,

Rae Karen 
  

Out of the Cocoon... An Angel Message

 

A beautiful butterfly, the biggest ever, lightly danced on the soft petals of the flowering pink pentas.  A comforting picture of transformation.

It's hard to believe this lovely creature once was a lowly caterpillar crawling on the ground to get around.  Change came during a long sleep in a dark, home-made cocoon dreaming of a new life. In spring-time, came a wonderful awakening.  It emerged from the tight cocoon.  A beautiful new creature, with billowy yellow wings that take flight and FLY.  

Fluttering from flower to flower, a butterfly brings a smile of hope and freedom. 

A comforting reminder that transformation is inevitable...

And, it will occur as gently, and joyously as we follow inner guidance along the way.   

Most of all, as a symbol of the soul, the butterfly stirs to mind, no matter what stage we find ourselves in this moment, be joyful...the best is yet to be. 

Butterflies remind us to not take things quite so seriously within our lives.  When one appears it is a signal to get up and move...life is a dance.  Lighten up. 

Love and peace,

Rae Karen

 

       

Lizard and the Lamp Post: Angel Message

 

Light! Light! Light! During lunch on Sunday, an amusing angel message on light caught my eye. I happened to see a funny sight from the sun-room.   A lizard's posture  on the lantern post was something new and different.  He had crawled halfway inside the black hole on the white pole.  The triple glass globes were shining on a cloudy day.  His little head and upper body were tucked inside the hole;  his torso and long tail draped down the pole.  

How did you see it? Elliot asked, surprised.  

I told him, Angels somehow get our attention when a lesson is forming.  This little lizard was either half-in or half-out. We watched to see what happened next while eating our sandwiches at the table.      

Lizard represents dream time--to let go of old fears in the illusion.      

When we walk in the light one step at a time, the path will open up.  God's Word is a lamp unto our feet...but we don't see the whole picture at once.  We walk by faith, not by sight and grow in spiritual strength.  Each step forward in the darkness lights our way.  When we carry His Word in our heart, and remember His promises, we walk as Children of the Light. 

Before I could take a photo, the lizard disappeared down the hole. We laughed. Maybe he already lived there or decided to dwell in the Light.  We were thankful for the lesson to live in the Light and not dwell or focus on the darkness, or be double-minded.  

Angels help to light our way.  We have infinite power and peace in every moment for God is All in all.  Like that old saying, sometimes we may find ourselves in a dark hole to discover we are light!   It's important to keep having faith beyond our five physical senses.  We are spiritual beings... More is going on than we can presently understand, but the outcome will be victorious when we fully rely on God and believe what He says about us.   You are the light of the world.  

Love and peace,

Rae Karen  

Patience Brings Results: Angel Message

Last week, an impromptu stop at The Buttercup Bakery in our old college town turned out to be a timely sweet spot. 

Not one, but seven prehistoric-looking Wood Storks were lined up at the drive-thru window! Patiently each one stood on stilted legs in a straight line, like kids on the first day of school waiting to go to the cafeteria.  Seven --the number of perfection/completion.  And, Wood Storks represent creativity, longevity, and new birth.  All these things take time and patience. 

I watched them from across the parking lot, thankful for the amusing angel message. And, me with no camera.  The Stork bringing up the rear  had to wait in the sun outside the overhang area.  His humble stance stood out like this Wood Stork years ago.   

Head bowed down low, wings opened wide...as if praying for patience, or measuring the size of a fish he hoped to catch.  Woodstorks have no voice-- no song to call their own. They use body language to communicate. He seemed to convey a spirit of humbleness, to be grateful for the good already present.  

 Walking by the bakery, I found a gift he shed on the pavement. A beautiful long, shiny black feather with glints of green in the sunlight.  A quill-- for writing.  Penna is a word for feather...and pen came from that word.  Interesting to think about the major role birds have played in recording world history. In the 1600's, quills were used to write and sign all correspondence.

 Curious about the Wood Storks' gathering, I searched for more symbolism. They are known for extreme patience in waiting to nab a prey, wading into the waters, freezing in place, perfect stillness, waiting for the fish to flow.  

I learned that the Wood Stock brings a message to let go and stop forcing a solution when the water is muddy and hard to see the outcome.  Any excessive movement will only stir up more mud.  Be patient and wait--eventually you'll see the opportunity you need open up naturally. 

And, just in case I didn't take the angel message to heart, I opened a book I bought that morning at Angel Thrift Store.  Saying Yes to Change.  It  had a perfect quote on muddy waters and patience.        

Do you have the patience to wait

till your mud settles and the water

is clear?

Can you remain unmoving till the right

action arises by itself?

                              TaoTe Ching 

 Angels are with us...we are never alone, and our lives are enriched by their presence.  The ordinary /mundane can become extraordinary as we begin to look at the world through a higher lens.  Things still  appear to be what they are...but our perception shifts into a more expansive view.  And, there is more going on than meets the physical eye in the material world.  If you want an answer to a problem, earnestly seek within.  Ask the Holy Spirit and the angels for the gift of discernment and to open the eyes of your heart. In this way, you will discover God's great love for you all around you.  No matter where you are or what you do.  

Love and peace,

Rae Karen  

 

 

National Be An Angel Day, August 22, 2026

Today is National Be An Angel Day.  I want to begin the day by thanking my angel friends who have encouraged me to keep on growing and sharing Angels for You that began with a wing and a prayer in 2009.  There is always much to be thankful for...all the good already present...often overlooked by many distractions. But angels are real, and pop up in many different ways depending upon the need of the hour, and the means in which we will wake up and become aware of loving unseen help.  

Be An Angel Day offers an opportunity to reach out to others with loving kindness.  A smile, a kind word, a prayer, a little act of love to bring joy into the life of another.  Be spontaneous.  

May you feel the loving presence of angels enfold you today with peace, harmony, joy,  and forgiveness.  You are one-of-a kind in a world in need of much love now.  You make a difference in everything you do and say. God loves you.  Keep on shining--the best is yet to be.  

We all are angels with only one wing.  

To be able to fly we have to hug each other. 

                                         -- Unknown 

Have a joyful Be An Angel Day.  Again, I give heartfelt thanks for your being an angel in my life all these years.

 Love and peace,

Rae Karen  

Is Your Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty? Angel Message

 It's always a surprise when I discover a set up...that helps me from a set-back.   And, often it may happen just because I did this or that earlier without any real thought... Objects come together to show me the bigger picture.

While processing a problem yesterday, I sat on the loveseat in my office...  Suddenly, my negative thoughts were interrupted.  I was guided to look up at the bookcase across my den. .  Oh my...  a picture of Mother Mary's face appeared magnified in my drinking glass where I left it earlier.   Sheepishly I  laughed, mildly chastised in a rare moment that seemed beyond time and space.   

I got her urgent message.

 Is your glass half-full or half-empty? 

How you see it is your choice?  

Her beautiful face was above the half-way mark, her mouth below the water level.  A few days ago, that picture, a gift from a friend many years ago, needed a new picture frame. Last week, I tucked it in my desk caddie on top of the book case.   Little did I know then what was in store...

Mother Mary in my drinking glass at just the right moment. I was thankful for the sudden reminder to watch my thoughts and my words. Words are containers of power for good or bad.   I want to be a glass half-full kind-of-person... grateful for all the good already present.  God is good.

Remember you are never alone. God has sent his angels to be with you and guide you in all your ways.  Keep on having faith, and seeing the best.  

Love and peace,

Rae Karen