Following Your Heart

                                  (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

I stumbled upon this quote by Rudyard Kipling in a 1923 spiritual journal.  He said it on the occasion of his installation as rector of St. Andrew's University, Scotland.

After all, you, yourself, are the only person 

you can by no possibility get away from in 

this life and maybe not in another...

Be good to him.  

Let your counsel be your heart, 

for there is no man more faithful to thee than it. 

For a man's mind is wont to show him more then

the seven watchmen who sit above a high tower.

Enjoy your day with the Angels, and listen deep within your heart of hearts to find the joy in your life.  Wonderful things are happening...

Love and blessings,

Karen

InkJoy! An Angel Message

Waiting in line at the Dollar Tree store, I already had a pack of pens in my basket when I saw more pens on display. These were extra special though. The words InkJoy seemed to shout for my attention. I loved the idea,writing with joy ink, and it seemed like the perfect mate for my joy journal. (above)   The angels were no doubt at work.  Whatever we do, do it with love and joy.

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,


Karen

Singing in the Rain: A Message from a Sparrow

                                    (Our new angel statue by the fireplace)

Yesterday in the downpour, I heard a sweet song.  When I looked out the window, a little sparrow had perched on the back of the lawn chair singing with all his heart.  Rain could not hold back his joy.  We thanked him for his cheerful blessing.  His visit seemed to coincide with a recent find, the angel shown above, holding a bird.  Elliot and I both got that she was the Angel of Protection; how God looks after the birds of the field, so how much greater is His care for us.

The song I heard this morning came on wings of its own.  An old favorite, His Eye is on the Sparrow.  I thought of that little bird singing in the rain as the familiar lyrics came to mind.  "I sing because I'm happy. I sing because I'm free. For His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me."

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,


Karen

Ascension Energies

                                (Artwork:  Wikimedia Commons Images)


 If you're not feeling like yourself and wondering what's going on, it's not just you.  We are all in this together.  A spiritual acceleration.  Since last fall, the energies are intensifying from solar flare activity.  Some symptoms reported are dizziness, fatigue, slurred speech, a feeling of walking under water or in quicksand, difficulty putting two words together, (thought gaps) as well as flu-like aches.  The intensity of the squeezing and pressing energies make it hard to function at times. 

The good news is that we are in the process of transformation.  It's not always fun, but the results will be rewarding if we persevere in gratitude.  The universe is conspiring on our behalf, helping us to heal.  

For clues as to how well you're doing, pay attention to what is going on around you.  For instance, all last week, I watched my neighbor treat her burned out lawn (how I've been feeling lately).  Most of the days, she was out there bent over, diligently weeding out the dead grass; saving what was still good, and working in the new green sod, a handful at a time.  It was tedious work, but she had a goal in mind and so she lovingly stayed with it.  I thought of an old Talmudic saying:  Every blade of grass has its angel whispering, Grow! Grow! Grow!  

And so it is with us; we are casting out what no longer works, and getting prepared for a new dispensation.  It's an exciting time.  Synchronicity is happening at a faster rate so its important to monitor our thoughts.  Replaying the past and pondering why things didn't turn out as expected will only delay the new.  The now is all there is, and when we remember that eternity is the absence of time, everything comes together in the immediacy of the present.

The angels are here to help us during this time of acceleration. Angels are God's messengers of Love that come to us as pure intuition. Pausing throughout the day to go within, and listen is key.  Time spent in meditation and also in nature is healing and accelerating our spiritual growth.  Also drinking lots of water helps the process.

The angels guard and guide as we allow their presence to help us put off the old and put on the new.  So whatever form the "stress" make take, it is a blessing; squeezing out the old, and clearing way for our new light bodies.  

Enjoy your day with the Angels.   Wonderful things are happening...

Love and blessings,


Karen

Live One Day at a Time

                     
This morning a little red cardinal brightened the grey dawn as it perched on our neighbor's roof.  The cardinal reflects lessons in developing and accepting a new sense of our own true self-importance.  When one shows up it is a message to add color to your life and remember that everything you do is of importance.  

This garden plaque illumined in the sunlight is a perfect prescription for happiness.  LIVE--One day at a time.  Each day we choose whom we'll serve, God or ego.

Enjoy your day with the Angels and celebrate YOU the gift to the world.  

Love and blessings,


Karen

Angel of Triumph - Reach for the Stars

                                             Reach for the Stars - Artwork Wikimedia Commons


I would like to share something funny that happened with the Angel of Humor yesterday after I'd written in the blog that the definition of humor also means fluids.  Something I just learned.  My AAA travel magazine arrived in the afternoon mail.  To my surprise the featured article was Fluids: 101!  I laughed at the synchronicity, and how life is more juicy when we can see the humor in situations, and keep reaching for the stars. 

This morning upon awakening an inner voice said, "These are the in between times."  

It made sense as I feel as if  I've stopped half-way up a tall staircase.  Although no longer where I used to be, I'm not yet where I'm supposed to be. There is a need to continue to come up higher one step at a time.

 The angels have "our backs" helping us to not fall back into old patterns.  They will guide us with their pure intuition as to where to go and what to do to boost our spiritual energy and keep moving forward.

In my morning meditation, I heard the Angel of Triumph is the angel for today.  I saw the angels standing on edge of a tall precipice reaching down to offer a hand up.  The word triumph means to celebrate victory; the joy of exultation of victory or success.

Enjoy your day with the Angels. And remember that God loves you.

Love and blessings,


Rae Karen

A Frog Rescue: An Angel Message

The angels of nature delivered a message yesterday.  It was a tall straight stick that had a fork prong on the tip. It brought to mind a special rescue many years ago.

While living on a farm out in rural Virginia Beach, I'd found a cute little tree frog trapped inside our large garbage can one evening. He had been waiting near the top, suction fingers stuck on the hall wall of the big container.  I found a short stick on the ground, and told him to hop on it.  I would take him to great freedom. He took a leap, but in the opposite direction and disappeared in a sea of black plastic trash bags.

The sun was going down, and I couldn't just shut the lid on him.  To leave it wide open was an invitation to all kinds of critters. An angel thought came to find a long stick.  I'd asked for their help and soon I had the perfect rescue tool. A tall straight stick with pronged twigs.

Not wanting to crush him, I again asked the angels for support. I stuck the stick down inside the deep trash bin.  To my delight I easily hooked the top plastic bag. Fishing it slowly out, soon it was high enough for me to get a look. 

I let out a laugh.  My little treefrog was clinging to that very bag, riding it up like a gentleman on an elevator.  It seemed too easy to be true, but he stayed on.  Carefully I placed the bag by the old walnut tree.  Instead of taking off, he stubbornly clung to the trash bag. Only when gently prodded did he take off on a new adventure. 

That little frog was a teacher of mine.  Sometimes we may feel like our life has been trashed; we're stuck with no way out, but the lesson of the treefrog is to do our best to get above our problems.  Expect an answer to come.   F.R.O.G. is an acronym for Fully Rely On God.  But let go of all your old garbage.

Several months later, as you can see, a little tree frog showed up on our front door.  His hands looked like he was praying.  I wondered if it was the same one I helped who had returned to give me a message to Fully Rely on God.

So whatever you may be dealing with, don't lose faith.  Keep thoughts on high.  God is the answer.

Click here to enjoy my favorite frog singing my favorite song,
http://youtu.be/GNM6R6QV9vo

Love and joyful blessings,


Rae Karen

An Assignment: Share Angel Messages

The angels need us to be ambassadors of good will and hope.  Their assignment is simple.  Show up and be ready to spread joy, peace, and gratitude.  I had an opportunity to put it into practice today.  I'd been postponing a trip to the Social Security office, like the DMV, the lines can be long and a visit usually involves lots of time and patience.

This morning I decided to change my attitude and go with an expectancy to be helpful.  Rather than making it more my personal agenda, I thought I would try a different approach.  So finding myself open to inspiration, I came across a handful of angel scrolls that I'd made years ago for the angel lectures.  I put them in a little sack in my purse.

When I arrived, the waiting area was packed with people waiting for their number to come up.  With all the available seats taken, I stood by the wall.  The angels prompted me to offer a scroll to two women standing beside me.  They both were happy to receive the Angel of Love; one was a newly wed, married less than two weeks.

Others were interested, and soon more angel scrolls were making the rounds, putting smiles on waiting faces.  There were nods of recognition or laughter at how appropriate their angel virtue scroll was for them.

Some of the angels offered were:  JOY, FORGIVENESS, TENDERNESS, INSPIRATION, LOVE, MUSIC, EXUBERANCE, COMPLETION, TRUST, PATIENCE, and so forth.  The scrolls were made using a label maker software and adding angel clip art.  I roll the little labels into scrolls and fasten them with ribbon. (in case you get inspired to make your own)

Enjoy your day with the Angels.  They so appreciate everything we do to spread the word about them and their loving presence.  Inviting them in wherever we go transforms the atmosphere into divine joy.

Love and blessings,


Karen

Soul Power

                                                            Wikimedia Commons, Someday

Oh soul,

you worry too much.

You have seen your own strength.

You have seen your own beauty.

You have seen your golden wings.

Of anything less,

why do you worry?

You are in truth

the soul. of the soul, of the soul.

                 RUMI

Enjoy your day with the angels.

Love and blessings,

Karen

A Glad Heart...A Gift of Joy

A glad heart makes a happy face.

                               Proverbs 15:13



(Photo by:  Suebee Sheldon)

The joy of the spirit can only be found from a point functioning within us.  We cannot experience joy until we have found it within ourselves; an eternal wellspring waiting to be tapped.  God and the angels are joy and a zest for life.  Every moment can be filled with wonder as we look out upon the world with the eyes of Love.

No one can steal our joy, unless we let them by our own thoughts.  So why not celebrate Life in joy for Who we are and the gifts we can share with all.

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,


Karen

The Moon of Your Heart: An Angel Message

Put your thoughts to sleep,

do not let them cast a shadow

over the moon of your heart.

Let go of thinking.

                 RUMI

I didn't know the blog was going to be about the moon today, but as usual one thing leads into another. Before you know it a theme is building. I am so thankful to the angels for their inspiration.  

One of my favorite descriptions of the moon comes from the old classic movie, It's A Wonderful Life.  Jimmy Stewart (George Bailey) asks Donna Reed (Mary Hatch) what she wants.

He asks her if she would like the moon.  He could lasso it for her.  She smiles, "I'll take it, then what?"

"Well, then you can swallow it, and it'll dissolve, see...and the moonbeams would shoot out of your fingers and your toes and the ends of your hair..."

I love his imagery and find it very healing.   Whenever the moon shines through my window, I  like to bask in the moonbeams even if it means taking my pillow and stretching out on the floor in the wake of soft moonlight on the carpet. 

We are like the moon as we have no light of our own.  As the moon gets her light from the sun, we, too, draw spiritual Light from (the Light within.)  Archangel Gabriel is associated with the moon and with love relationships.   

Tomorrow is a full moon, a time when we are most likely to achieve our highest potential.  With the fullness of light, darkness appears brighter so we can transform any negative thoughts that were lurking in the shadows by focusing on the Light within. 

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,

Rae Karen

Reach for The World

                                (Wikimedia Images)

Some synchronicity was at play yesterday morning. The angels were having fun.  I found this artwork on the web but didn't know what to put with it.  Later in the day, Elliot began playing a song on the piano he'd written many years ago.  I liked the melody so much, I asked for the title.  To my surprise, it was called Reach for the World.  Sometimes answers come like that, you have a need, silently ask for help, walk away from it in your mind, and then the answer practically taps you on the shoulder in ways you never dreamed.  I love it.

The angels are about service, and reaching for the world, is all about sharing.  What blesses one blesses all.



REACH FOR THE WORLD

Reach for the world
Don't you know you got it comin' to you
Reach for the world
It's not very hard for you to do now
You know you can
More than any one man
Have yourself a lot of fun
But don't forget you gotta get it done now

Reach for the World
There's no time for you to lose when you can
Reach for the World
You can do just what you choose if you will
Do all you can
More than any one man
Have yourself a lot of fun
But don't forget you gotta get it done now

Reach for the World
Catch a rainbow high up in the sky and
Reach for the World
Wipe the tears a fallin' from your eyes
You know you can
More than any one man
Have yourself a lot of fun
But don't forget you gotta get it done now.
(c) 1972     Elliot Chiprut

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,


Rae Karen