What Are You Putting Out There? An Angel Message

Many years ago,  a lesson on sound waves wafted in when our next door neighbor installed a mega CB antenna.  Like a giant space needle, it stuck up above his roof hanging out with the towering hardwood trees. Elliot and I joked that Jim could hear music all the way from China! 

Something amusing happened during his first transmission.  In the early morning, our little blue boom box picked up Jim's conversation with a distant CB pal.  Awakened by a bedroom full of static  and our neighbor's booming voice, we tried to figure out how his broadcast could be coming through. 

Later, when he was told about his privacy issue, Jim tried to ground the antenna even more.  But the next morning, before he went to work, his frequency was still coming through loud and clear in crackling conversation on politics.  

Although Jim has since moved on, his long-term vacant house recently had an extreme makeover, awaiting new residents.  But that tall towering CB antenna remains.  A reminder for me to watch what I'm putting out there.   

Amazing how invisible sound waves are constantly moving in the upper atmosphere, broadcasting our conversations.  So our loving angels are in constant communication,  broadcasting peace, love, harmony, and joy. 

 When our desire is to tune in to their high frequency band, inspirational thoughts can come to mind and be put into play.  With our consciousness attuned with the angels, we, too, can pick up and receive heavenly inspiration.  Creative thoughts can come to mind and be put into play.  Ways to lead happier, fuller lives while joyfully serving others. 

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and joyful blessings,


Rae Karen 

Flower of Life Symbol: An Angel Message

Some of you may be familiar with the Flower of Life. I first heard of it in the mid 90's while attending the Conclave of Archangel Michael in Banff, Canada.  I recognized the flower as one I doodled as a child.  Little did I know that it was one of the oldest symbols known to man.  The Flower of Life was inscribed on Pyramid walls by the Egyptians over 6,000 years ago.  The simple visual symbol can be found in temples, art, manuscripts and cultures from all over the world.

As you can see, the pattern of  overlapping circles forms the Flower of Life, that so beautifully illustrates the inter-relatedness of all that Life weaves together in an infinite six-petaled flower pattern.  It you look at another way, you can see its comprised of repetitious ribbon like straight lines that move in multiple directions.

Leonardo da Vinci studied its form and mathematical properties.   Throughout history, artists, architects and philosophers have known the Flower of Life symbol for its perfect form, proportion, and harmony.

Several weeks ago,  DaVinci's Flower of Life Challenge turned up at a neighborhood yard sale.  I would have missed it, but my son pointed out the board game on a table just as we were about to leave empty-handed.  A bit of synchronicity was at play as he had been reading a book on Leonardo daVinci.

The Flower of Life is a  simple visual reminder that everything is connected to everything else.  Every person is connected to every other person.  Some connections are more obvious than others, but everything relates to everything else.  So what we do to another, we do to ourselves, on some level, as we are all part of the whole.

This morning while out for a walk, I spotted Dan Brown's DaVinci Code in the little library book box window as I passed by.  More synchronicity, the language of the angels, abounds in our little neighborhood.

Enjoy your day with the angels.  Everything we do and think sets energy in motion and shapes what will unfold somewhere within our life. My goal is to be more loving and kind.  By the way, years ago my husband was shown, if he squinted, he could see a tiny six-pointed star formed in the center of each Flower of Life.  I loved the reminder that we are all Light.

Love and joyful blessings,


Rae Karen

Then...there were Two! An Angel Message

More confirmation in the art of just letting things be happened this week.  The second wild orchid pod pushed its way open, without any help from me, not even a drop of water.  This beautiful exotic plant had been forgotten in the garden after it shed its final bloom last year. I took it to the garden and tucked it underneath the shelter of a palm plant.  And, as I shared in a recent blog, I caught a glimpse of purplish pink as I sat on the garden bench enjoying the morning sun.  What joy to see that it had bloomed on its own, a gift from nature, just when I needed the message to let go.

So, if you're feeling like you have to do something to make something happen, sometimes the best thing we can do is just let nature take its course, unless otherwise directed.  It's all part of a divine plan that is on schedule, teaching us patience as well as some other needed virtues, like humility, unconditional love, and forgiveness.  Sometimes our desire to push things along, to do it my way, to force an issue, can thwart the growth and hold up the natural flow.

I'm so thankful for these sweet nature messages from the angels.  Trust is at the very heart of each problem, and the answer is always Love.  The angels remind me to relax, and know that God is in control and all is well in spite of appearances.

Enjoy your day with the angels.

Love and joyful blessings!


Rae Karen
  

Angels Give a Helping Hand: An Angel Message

During last night's meditation, our silence was interrupted by a loud crash in the kitchen.  Hei-Hei was up to something.  He was up on top of the kitchen cabinets. Everything on high seemed to be untouched...the teapots, cookie jar, and antique bottles.    Then I saw my favorite little angel statue had fallen off the windowsill and was laying on the kitchen counter.

To my dismay, her tiny outstretched hand had broken off, and was laying in the sink.  At least it was a clean break, but I wondered what the message may be.  An angel losing her right hand didn't seem like a positive sign. 

 And this was a special angel to celebrate the 1,000th Angel for You blog. Nine years of blogging about the power and presence of the angels.  I turned her over to read the label.  The sweet angel holding the little blue bird, went well with the statue's title: "Sing The Prayer in Your Heart."  

As I sadly picked up the tiny angel hand in the sink, my son spotted a little treefrog, clinging to the kitchen windowpane, near where the angel had stood. I smiled.  So playful Hei-Hei must have knocked the angel from the sill while trying to reach the frog.

Elliot was going to glue the angel's hand back on, but it was getting late so I suggested waiting until tomorrow.  

This morning while on the porch, an angel thought wafted in about the message. The angel was symbolic of giving me "a hand".  This blue bird angel had been posted on the windowsill by an old photo of my son and me taken many years ago.  The angel is going to help us.  I smiled as the treefrog's appearance was another reminder to Fully Rely On God.  

I'm so grateful for these powerfully uplifting visual messages.  A wonderful reminder that our angels are always ready to give us a helping hand. All we have to do is remember to ask and be grateful for their loving service.  

Enjoy your day with the angels.

Love and joyful blessings,

Rae Karen

Special Delivery: An Angel Message

Our little Hei-Hei sleeps quietly on the front porch throughout the night, but long before 6 a.m., he starts his day by rattling the screen on our bedroom window.  Sleepily, I silently ask the angels for harmony--for him to settle down a little longer until I can wake up more fully before planting my feet on the floor.   This buys me about fifteen minutes as long as I remain quiet and don't speak to him, but send love. 

To my surprise when I opened the front door early this morning to greet him, he had a message for me.  A  little piece of white paper was on the welcome mat where he patiently waited for me to let him in for breakfast.  I smiled, picking it up. 

That tabby cat had taken one of the old fortune cookie sayings off the table and been chewing on it. Curious, I wondered which one, recognizing a special angel delivery. Although the words on the fringes were missing, I could decipher the wisdom.

               "We make a living by what we get,
                but we make a life by what we give."


Oh how I love that feisty furry feline, reminding me of the importance of giving.  Angels deliver messages in very interesting and fun-filled ways, but the most important thing is for the message to get through.  That's why I'm learning how important it is to pay attention to details.  God is in the details. 

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and joyful blessings!


Rae Karen

The Howdy Bird: An Angel Message

Earlier this week, Elliot and I had a rare treat at lunch in Saint Augustine.  This curious baby bird landed on the outer window ledge by my side of the table.   Wide eyed, he stared up at me, cocking his little head and opening his mouth wide. His sudden appearance brought a rush of joyful goosebumps as I told him I would save some bread for him.  When I took the picture, he flew down  to the ground by the bushes.  He was so endearing that I wanted more, so I peeked over the ledge and called to him.  To my surprise, his little wings fluttered back up on the outer window sill where we could clearly commune eye to eye.

His timing was uncanny as we were talking about going back to Virginia for a visit.  A confirmation of sorts.  The Red Lobster restaurant had been one of Mom's favorite places, not that she had ever dined at this one.   It did seem as though that little birdie was a sign that Mom is still with us, an angel on the other side. I know Love is eternal, it never dies.

 Later I read in Animal-Speak, that the dove is a symbol of traditional feminine and mother symbols. "It is a ground feeder, reflecting the need of keeping contact with Mother Earth and the creative possibilities of the feminine energies on earth."  Dove also represents peace, maternity, and prophecy.

This heaven-sent messenger was especially comforting as a dear friend of ours was preparing to graduate from earth school, a spiritual birth. 

Leaving the restaurant with my biscuit in a paper napkin, I looked for the little birdie, but he had  flown away.  Crumbling the bread, I left it under the bush, in case he returned for a snack.

Something amusing happened when the cropped photo had been uploaded on my computer.  I let out a little laugh.  The truncated CHOWDER lettering on the window now backwards spelled HOWD!  HOWDee.  The Howdy Bird!  I love these playful angel messages that wing their way into our lives  just when they are needed the most.

Enjoy your day with the angels and look for the happy things to fill your day.

Love and joyful blessings,


Rae Karen

Let It Be: An Angel Message

5/25/19 Orchid Surprise

After watering the garden this morning, I took a rest on the butterfly bench at the far end of the backyard.  Sitting in the sunlight, my eye caught a glimpse of a purplish pink bloom near the base of a nearby palm.  To my delightful surprise, a long forgotten orchid was in bloom. 

At first, its lovely appearance seemed to good to be true. But then I recalled how that dormant hardy plant had bloomed before.  

Orchid Blossom Blog 2/12/18

See how it stretched out from the top of the file cabinet, to get my attention.  After that February 12. 2018, rare display, I didn't expect an encore when it dropped its last bloom.  Not wanting to toss it out, I decided to tuck the little plant in a shady garden spot, and soon forgot about it. 

 I've shared before, how my best efforts to propagate orchids are zilch so I don't even try.  But I do, after many years, know there is great wisdom in just letting things be.  What will be will be...without any overshadowing from me.

5/25/19 Orchid Surprise in the Garden

This morning's surprise blessing has the promise of more blossoms to come.  Two more pods are in the wings. For now, this happy flower messenger, in its original plastic pot, brightens the mantle.  Just like the wild buttercup at the backdoor, it has everything within it that supports an ability to bloom.

 I love these encouraging signs from the angels of nature. In Japan, the orchid represents love.  In love, sometimes the best thing we can do is to leave a tender situation alone, let it be.  Unseen help is in the works.  So if you're dealing with something that seems hopeless, just surrender and let it be. Keep having faith that all is well.

Enjoy your day and look for little angel love notes along the way.

With love and joyful blessings,


Rae Karen

Bringing Down the Curtains: An Angel Message

It's funny how something so ordinary can show up at just the perfect time and provide an angel boost.  That's what happened on Saturday at sunset.

I went to shut the cafe curtains on the front porch and must have used a little more muscle than usual. The long expandable curtain rod and two sets of white curtains hit the floor.  I gave Elliot a shout and as we were readjusting the rod, I happened to look up. 

What was going on?  

I couldn't quite tell what was wrapped around the pink tufted mimosa tree as I gazed at it eye level from the window. It looked like a tan glob of play dough.  Then my vision shifted ever so slightly and to my delight it was a little tree-frog looking in at me.  His hands folded as if in prayer. 

Well, no wonder he brought down the curtains!  His act took me by surprise in a sudden burst of laughter. I leaped for joy at the reminder to Fully Rely On God (F.R.O.G. acronym for FROG).

All things work together for good...  It was quite a curtain call.  :-D

Another surprise happened this morning with our tabby,  Hei Hei, on the porch by the window. He, too, put on a performance doing something new.  I watched him settle down to rest in the lap of a cloth handmade angel.  It was so sweet I had to take a picture.

Enjoy your day and remember in gratitude the angels who accompany you on your journey.  Expect the happy things of God to come to you today.  Rest in your angel's lap.

Love and joyful blessings,


Rae Karen

Angels of Happiness - Come On Get Happy!

Zumba Dance Studio at Cocoa, FL

 Sometimes we may find ourselves weighed down  by a longstanding issue. One that doesn't  go away no matter how hard we try our best to find a harmonious resolution.  It just ain't happening...for whatever reason.  

I'm learning that maybe my unwillingness to accept things as they are now causes the delay.  The lesson is here for me to grow through, in peace and gratitude.  The more I grumble and hold a grievance, whining that things aren't going my way, the tighter the problem binds me.  Until I choose again to see it differently.  

Several years ago, this bright yellow Zumba sign caught my eye while taking a mini vacation at Cocoa Beach. COME ON GET HAPPY.  Stuck at a stop light,  I stared glumly at the cheerful dance studio ad.  A sudden smile began to crack across my face as I sheepishly recognized the timing was an angel nudge to make a little wiggle room in my downward thinking.  The colorful happy message was just the lift I needed in that moment, to shake free and find joy.  COME ON GET HAPPY.  Be in the now.

Revisiting this older blog yesterday, inspiration came to tune into youtube and lighten up.  Listen to some Oldies.  Rockin' Robin, Please Mr. Postman, Beechwood 4-5789, Under the Boardwalk, Johnny Angel, such great melodies from the past.  Before long, I was up dancing the Mashed Potato, feeling happy and carefree.  

Enjoy your day with the Angels. And, choose to get happy. 

Love and joyful blessings,


Rae Karen

A Little Willingness: An Angel Message

Joyfully, I call to mind the delightful surprise that happened early Saturday morning.  When I opened the back door, my sleep filled eyes also opened wide at the sight of four yellow buttercups. Lately this wild miracle plant has had only one or two buttery blossoms at most, and, for a while, its green leaves were somewhat sparse on the single woody stem growing out of the wall.

Now this amazing little Over Comer has managed to branch out... to thrive and grow tall for over a year, living in a narrow crack at our back door.  

Such a sweet little companion she has become ever since she showed up, seeded by the winds. I've watched her grow, a tiny sprout out of that little crack, through all four seasons.  Faithful in all kinds of weather, she is a testimony to perseverance. 

Like a burst of sunshine, the tall Buttercup plant now greets me at eye-level as I open the door to faithfully feed Gus, our friendly stray cat, patiently waiting for breakfast each morning.  

Buttercup's cheerful presence has such vitality that admittedly I greet her with a term of endearment, too.  "Choo-skee" I call her.   "Good morning, Choo-skee! Look at you!" I say, admiring her determination and beauty.   

She smiles back in bright yellow blossoms, opened wide to let in the sunlight.  Her lesson seems to be,  It doesn't take a whole lot in the material world to bloom -- just a little willingness, and then celestial unseen help will come rushing in to help you fulfill your purpose.  

 I've written about her amazing progress in other angel blogs.  But, there's something special about this wild buttercup that keeps on joyfully expressing herself, doing her best to put a smile out there.  

You can't make these sort of things happen, as you know.  And, when they do come along, it's a wonderful lesson unseen help is always available.  A demonstration that defies material laws and helps our faith to stretch and grow.  An encouraging reminder that much is happening behind the scenes on the stage of life. So keep on smiling and have faith.

Although the seasons have come and gone,  Buttercup is still here, standing tall, smiling in a bright flower or two. Welcoming another day in which to grow stronger and stretch higher toward the Light.

Thank you, sweet Buttercup, for teaching by example.  Although her colorful blossoms only last one day at a time, there are new ones waiting in the wings.  

Enjoy your day with the Angels, and keep looking toward the Light to grow and bloom.  Smile to Life like Choo-skee. 

Joyful blessings,

Rae Karen

Corresponding Energy: An Angel Message

When I was a child, my Mom often said, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all."

Good advice and more powerful than we may realize since we live in a universe of invisible energies that are called into action by what we say and do.

In God is a Verb, Kabbalists teach that everything we do stirs up a corresponding energy in other realms of reality. Our actions, words, and thoughts set up reverberations in the universe. And, the universe unfolds from moment to moment as a result of all the variables leading up to that moment.

When we stay vigilant we are careful what words we say or think for we know that everything is interdependent. We know that a seemingly insignificant gesture could have weighty consequences.

If we speak casually about someone in the negative, it's important to remember that our words give birth to negative energy that will boomerang that same caustic energy back to us. 

Likewise, positive words and acts, bring rewards of peace, joy, harmony, and love.

The angels advise that no matter how justified a negative judgment may be, gossiping and pessimistic thinking bring negative energy into our lives. We are responsible for creating our experience by the thoughts we consistently entertain.

Peace begins with me, and my thoughts...

Wishing you a joyful day with your angels, filled with happy thoughts of God's Love.


Rae Karen

The Angel of Exuberance!

The angel word for today is exuberance.  Many years ago, the Angel of Exuberance must have led me to this hand-stitched peacock tapestry at a local thrift shop. 

Exuberance is to be full of life!  Just saying the word Exuberance gives a much needed boost, an uplifting feeling.  The Angel of Exuberance comes to offer an opportunity to let go of our persona-- the role we play, the mask we wear, and become high-spirited, fully alive and spontaneous in the moment.  The peacock shown here appears to be taking one last look at what was, before making a leap of faith into a new and exciting flow.  A reminder to be watchful, that we, too, can shed the past and resurrect by staying open for opportunities to begin something new and meaningful that fills our soul.

Since the beginning of spring, peacocks have been capturing my attention.  I looked up the symbolism again in Animal-Speak.  

The keynote of the peacock is resurrection and wise vision (watchfulness).  Of all the birds, the peacock resembles the traditional description of the phoenix.  The phoenix is the legendary bird of resurrection that is sacrificed in the fires of life and then rises from the flames out of its own ashes.  The peacock is a reflection of the phoenix that touches many cultures.  In Chinese mythology the plumage is a blending of the five colors that have a sweet harmony of sound.  In Egypt it was linked to the sun god, Amon-Ra.  In Christianity it was a symbol of the death and resurrection of Jesus.  In Egypt it was associated with the all seeing eye of Horus.  

Enjoy your day, and if it feels right, stay vigilant for new beginnings.  It doesn't have to be anything big, just try to do one thing out of your ordinary routine and watch what happens.  Be exuberant!

Love and joyful blessings,


Rae Karen