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A Spring of Hope
Spring has sprung and the Light has overcome the darkness. Mother Earth has awakened and new buds are sprouting everywhere. Spring has long been revered as a time of renewal, birthing, and of devotion to the Divine Feminine. Many reaffirm the precepts of their faith. It is a time of christenings, baptisms and celebrating rebirth. In the Jewish tradition, Passover commemorates the Hebrews liberation from enslavement in Egypt. The Christian faith honors the resurrection of Christ on Easter. The underlying principles of each story invite us to elevate our consciousness and our humanity through their teachings of: choice, compassion, resurrection, rebirth, forgiveness, and redemption.
Humanity is experiencing a quickening that increased in intensity in January, surged around the Vernal Equinox and peaked again at the Full “Super Moon” of April 6th. We continue to be impacted by the intensity of that full moon so be cognizant of your emotions and how you relate to others. Do not burn bridges just to be right or to win. It is not worth the cost. We are still riding the influence of a wave of transformative energies and are seeing the disintegration of old concepts/patterns and structures. The feeling at times is almost one of change or be changed. Our illusions are being defeated. Have courage! Do what requires completing. Release all that is not true for you so that you may move forward liberated from your fears. We are learning to reinterpret our past, to get the lessons, and carry the wisdom. This healing prepares the ground for our new beginnings. As we process through the seemingly opposing experiences of release and building, it is important not to get anxious if things are not moving at our pace or if plans disintegrate. I have received so many notes from you about this cycle. We want to push things and even people because the seeming inertia or opposition frightens us. I encourage a deep breath now to release the constriction!! Rather, this period is another necessary junctures to allow us perspective. Focus on what is Good in your Life. Give gratitude for the small and the great. Show appreciation for others. Release judgment including that which you hold against yourself. This will help to keep you aligned with Divine Source and open to Life. All of us are in a grand transition which is occurring at a multi-dimensional level. Some of these changes will not be discernable for weeks-months to come, as linking is occurring on spiritual and emotional levels. This does not imply a lack of progress. A new pattern of understanding is taking shape – one that enables us to recreate ourselves, free ourselves from out-moded patterns, and step into the future empowered and compassionate.
For the next 2 weeks, we will be processing through the shadow periods of both the Mars and Mercury Retrogrades. It can be a rather awkward time as energies are up and down as they regain forward momentum. Focus upon getting plans/life goals in order. It is not yet full steam ahead, but we will experience some movement as we near the latter part of the month. We are supported as we focus upon bringing a fresh purpose and spirit to our living which creates a new breathable structure to our lives that allows personal expansion, evolution, and more Love to enter.
The power of the Season of Resurrection affords us the opportunity to reconsider previous decisions and revise our interpretations of the many influences/events of our past. We can find new meaning in them and with it an understanding that enables us to transcend perceived limitations and emerge renewed and reborn from the fire.
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Things I Learned From the Fire
Yesterday, I was thinking upon writing about change today & all that comes up when faced with it. The topic felt appropriate for the time & energies we are processing through. Late last nite, there was a fire in the building where I live – a potential tragedy that was thankfully Not. Spirit – Love took over. Here are a few things that I learned from the fire:
1. You never know what you are capable of until you are tested
2. There is a bit of Hero in each of us – you may never know him/her until you are given a reason to step up to the plate
3. Children quickly assess a situation, figure out how to make the best of it, & then resume playing. They do not dwell & they include others. 
4. Our lives can change in an instant. It is not what we carry with us that matters but rather what we carry Within us that does. Lighten up from the inside out!
5. Change – much like fire illuminates, purges/transmutes, rekindles or destroys. The fear of it can consume us like a fire out of control. If we embrace it, change helps us to transmute what is no longer necessary in our lives. Change can rekindle the Best – the Light in us.
6. A Truth – Our Nature is to Love and to reach out. It really is!
In closing, we are all OK. There was some fire & smoke damage throughout but our spirits & smiles are intact! I doubt that any of us will ever look at each other through the eyes of a polite stranger again! As we gathered in the community center at 2am awaiting the fire marshalls assessment – we laughed & said that this was one hell of a way to meet the neighbors. We’re planning a resident BBQ, as soon as the weather warms. Hummm…. PJ’s optional, this time! And, all the while the children played. I imagine they must have whispered amongst themselves – must we teach grown-ups everything!
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Love: A Message for 2012 from Kuan Yin
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Today, I share an excerpt of a beautiful channeling from Kuan Yin and the Masters that I transcribed shortly after Jan 23rd, Chinese New Year. I hope that their message of Love speaks to your heart:
“….In short beautiful souls, 2012 – the Year of the Water Dragon reminds all of humanity to move from the Heart. The year will be a higher vibrational continuation of the lessons and changes of 2011. The rise of the Divine Feminine energies continues - providing the necessary impetus and support for Earth’s evolution. Many will emerge from the sleep of mental bondage and awaken to Light. The challenges that you have seen thus far and may see moving forward are about dismantling the precepts and structures that have held Earth’s citizens back from cultivating a deeper Humanity – a Soul based way of living in Harmony with all of Life. You, my children, are being ushered out of what you have been misled to believe is real – into what is the True Reality. There is no separation – there is no “us or them”. It is and always has been “We”. Those of you, and there are many awakening souls indeed, who focus upon holding steadfast in a Loving stance will greet/meet each change, even those that may be seem quite challenging – as yet another milestone in Earth’s evolution. All of you are on the hero’s journey - seeking the treasure that is You. I smile as I say this – as you may not always feel like the hero especially as you view the world in its current state. Do not be dismayed. Where you are now is not the final destination. It is only a segment on the road to re-discovering your essential self which is Love. Please know that your journey has never been a solitary one. A myriad of Light Beings have always been helping, guiding, and holding the vibration that supports your Divine Potential and the vision of an Earth renewed. We are committed to your journey. Now is an important time and we must impress upon you that what you “choose” to think, to do, to be impacts the Greater Whole – even the worlds that exist beyond what your current knowledge holds! Many of the Beings that support you have evolved beyond the 3rd dimension themselves. They have great empathy for your journey having themselves been confronted with the challenges that you are facing now. Yes, this is true. Does this not relieve your Heart a bit? That same power to evolve and transcend circumstances lives within each of you, as well. And, there are those of us that you call Divine Masters, Angels, Goddesses that are equally & lovingly committed to your living In-Light-In-Men-t. As you can see, we love to play with words! Play, joy, and laughter activate a higher vibration within the Consciousness. Remember this.
And, remember also Dear Hearts: Love is based upon your ability to Trust in and Live from a Truer Reality beyond your challenges, fears, and the illusion that you see before you. To trust and continue to work/play towards your best Self is not merely fanciful thinking. It is key to transformation. There is a Greater Truth – a Greater Wisdom & Love interwoven in the fabric of your Lives. You are all being lovingly guided. Nature herself reminds you of this. Grandmother Moon and the stars illuminate the path of the night. Your Sun is ever present even when you cannot see it in the night. Go gently into the world – go as Your True Self unbound by illusion/fear. Promise yourself that you will no longer beat the drum of your history (your pain,anger, fear etc..) Your freedom – your Light calls you higher. Know that all that you think and do is Sacred…..and that the power to reach your Soul Potential and create a better world lives within each of you. I am Kuan Yin and we of the Light Most High, Love and hold you in Grace.” ~ Kuan Yin & The Masters via Diana Harris
To See yourself and the world clearly – look thru the eyes of the Heart! ~ Diana
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Our Deepest Fear
I want to share this beautiful video and prose from Marianne Williamson. Her message resonates and is so timely as we embark upon the journey of 2012 and beyond. The lesson of the present time is Power – discerning and stepping into the Power of Heart and Truth. To quote Marianne Williamson, “Its Holy Work to move past our own fear…”. Yes, it is and it is time.
Blessings & Light, my friends
Diana
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Lunar Report – Cancer Full Moon Jan 9, 2012
The Full Moon of Jan 9, 2012 falls in the sign of Cancer. Cancer is the only sign that is ruled by the moon – making this full moon especially powerful. The moon is associated with the element of water, intuition, dreams, and emotions. Cancer speaks to us of emotional nourishment and the desire to be at Home with ourselves and in the world. This is an auspicious message at the start of the New Year. Many of us already feel lost in the Doing of Life. We’ve been programmed to believe that if we struggle more, push harder, or stress more – we will accomplish more. The Cancer Full Moon reminds us that this is an Untruth.
Whatever you’re thinking about is literally like planning a future event. When you’re worrying, you are planning. When you are appreciating, you are planning…What are you planning? ~Abraham Hicks
This full moon asks that we cultivate a healthy relationship with ourselves by taking the time to nurture our soul’s needs. The Cancer Moon reminds us that it is the Heart that inspires us toward our dreams. It is only with the Heart- that we do our best work and fulfill our aspirations. There is an underlying message of Balance and Cooperation here as well – to balance the Feeling Mind (Heart) with the Thinking Mind (Brain). Both aspects are necessary for positive change and fruitful manifestation.
Look closely at the Present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are Dreaming. ~ Alice Walker
We are still integrating what we learned last year about ourselves and our environment. The next two weeks is a time of thoughtful inner work, refining our plans, learning new strategies for dealing with old issues, and rededicating ourselves to our values. Be open to learning, sharing, new experiences or teachers, and new allies. We are most definitely being guided to the next stage of our growth.
Blessings on the Journey, my friends!
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2012 – The Light Shall Set You Free
The Light is more than some abstract, unknowable energy force. Light is Truth. If Light is Truth, then darkness must be lies. Each and every lie we tell to ourselves and others casts the shadow of separation upon us. Every time even the most minor deception is revealed and the Truth is made known we are re-united with the Light. So, Let there be Light. Those are the words by which you can create your own magnificent world. ~ Renee Bledsoe
Welcome to the New Year! The above quote resonated deeply with me. Yes, let there be Light! If we were to look back upon 2011, we would see a year of transformation, endings, breakdowns, breakthroughs, and revolution. Many of us have emerged from the year feeling things were quite surreal. We may feel disconnected or in the dark about things that were once perceived as certainties. All of us, including our external systems/structures, are in various stages of restructuring and reinvention. Humanity is at a decision point. The questions of our time are: Who are we? What do we stand for? Rather than be frightened by these questions: Imagine they are tools for personal evolution to help us better navigate through the new and unknown. Imagine each experience as an opportunity to redefine ourselves, polish or refine our gifts, or reconnect us to our true Selves. Pretend that each experience is asking those two questions of us. In that way, we invite the Light of Awareness in rather than succumb to the darkness of fear. Be open, be teachable, and listen to Life.
To counteract any fear that is seeking to re-anchor itself into the collective consciousness, it is important that each of us take time each day to reconnect to the Heart of Life. This individual act of “Compassion for Self” will provide us the clarity required to better navigate the unknown. As we begin to treat ourselves with compassion by allowing time for “reconnection” – any neediness and fearfulness will subside allowing us to relate to life more compassionately.
In 2011, we learned much of what was true for us and how closely we lived our values. 2012 asks that we rise to the occasion and bring into daily practice our principles, new spiritual understanding, and ideals. Our task is to engage in our lives in a more dynamic way. We are both inspired and challenged by this. It will require courage to change and not fall back into the dark of past behaviors. Neale Donald Walsch puts the past and fear in perspective quite well in the following quote:
Negative feelings are not true feelings at all; rather, they are your thoughts about something, based always on the previous experience of yourself and others. You will not find Truth in your past data, only past data that is based on other past data that is based on other past data, and so forth…
The past is not an option for growth. The next three month’s support surrendering to our Purpose even as the path remains unclear. Trust that you are on the verge of something! It is your Soul speaking to you. Journal. Meditate. Examine your beliefs. Envision yourself living Authentically. Our work in January is to continue to work through our resistance to change. This month offers us the opportunity to penetrate beneath the outward conditions of our lives and tap into our inner wellspring of spiritual power. As we open to a deeper awareness, our fears grow quieter so that our personal power (Truth) can emerge to guide us.
Perhaps we can best align with the Higher Energies of this time by also acknowledging and giving gratitude for the Good in our lives. All Good is the natural outgrowth of Light. Our task is to focus upon and allow our Inner Light to Shine. Jan 23rd ushers in the Chinese New Year of the Water Dragon. A new paradigm of power based upon the principles of the Divine Feminine is taking form in 2012. As the month ends, we may feel less encumbered by the past and more comfortable with the unknown. We begin to realize that we are partners in creation and somehow that knowing makes us feel more Alive!
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12.10 Full Moon Eclipse – Rolling In the Deep
Today’s Full Moon Lunar Eclipse …in Gemini necessitates that we eliminate the unnecessary clutter or the toxic elements in our lives (beliefs, habits, self-sabotaging behaviors, unhealthy ways of relating or unhealthy relationships). These last months have challenged us to reassess what is valuable and to determine what contributes to our Soul Purpose and Well-Being. We are encouraged to look backwards at our past behaviors and to pay close attention to recent events. Both offer messages from the Universe so that we may better understand our conscious and unconscious motivations. This current cycle may feel like we are rolling in the deep – but it actually is a profound opportunity for healing through the process of soul searching/inner dialogue. There is nothing to fear. Remember what rises to the surface only come forth so that it may be healed.Face what feelings or memories surface, allow yourself to see both the challenge and the gift/learning in each experience (no blame, no shame), and envision yourself moving on taking only the gift/learning with you. Finally, release and bless the experience and all connected to it. Breathe deeply. We are reminded to let nothing eclipse our Joy – for we are far Greater than any experience. This evening, go out and stand in the moonlight. Bask in her glow. Breathe in her Peace. And, alllow Grace to enter.It is time for us to reclaim the forgotten or hidden Heart within us.
Blessings & Much Love for the Journey, everyone!
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December Soul Work
We have been processing a rather intense wave of transition these last weeks. Another peak arrived in Nov and will last until mid-late Dec. Relationships (personal and business) are in the forefront and will realize the most stress thru mid-month. Our egos/fears/small selves may be running in high gear obscurring our clairity and ability to be cognizant in our exchanges with …others. They can make us nick pick others or be over-sensitive to any perceived attempt of someone limiting our self-expression, freedom or even challenging our precepts. Or on the other hand, our shadow selves (fear/ego) may emerge in the areas where we are attached to being in control or of dominating situations or other people. If you find yourselves or others engagingin this behavior – stop! Reign yourself in if it is you. If you find yourself in this type of exchange, do not enable it. For all of us, it is important that we be alert to what is going on within us & why. Our wounds are rising to the surface so that they may be addressed and healed. This take courage. A wound does not give us cause to diminish/slight others because we are in pain or feel small.
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Taurus Full Moon and 11-11-11 Update
Today’s Taurus Full Moon (11/10) sets the tone for the Heart Portal date of 11-11-11. We are sensitized so pay attention to what comes up over the next days. Guard against perfectionism and being overly critical of self and others. Allow yourselves to breathe through constrictions and think before engaging with others. The Taurus moon will highlight the areas of our life where we are stubbornly or fearfully refusing to let go. This could be the past, a belief, an anger, a perceived wound etc… We are encouraged to align ourselves with the changes that need to take place so that we may grow. All of us have been and are experiencing a soul quickening. The lessons or reminders that we resist acting upon….will persist until we address them. Nothing goes away until we have learned the lesson & allowed ourselves the gift from the experience. Our dreams may be active during this time or our sleep patterns may change as our bodies/psyches respond to the subtle shifts. This moon, in support of the 11-11-11 transition offers us a great opportunity to release, heal, expand our consciousness, and grow into more authentic ways of Being.
The song of the Soul of the World is getting stronger as many Angels and Masters gather to usher us through the portal of a new era. We are encouraged to travel Lightly so that we may fully embrace the now and our future. Tonight would be ideal for any type of self-work or ritual that would help to release, forgive, & bless the beliefs, thought-forms, and the past that weighs our spirits down. If there are people and events attached to them – release, forgive, and bless them too. You will free yourself as well. To enhance this process, light a candle and request the presence of your angels/guides and the support of Archangel Uriel. He helps to heal the pain of the past, free us from irrational fears, and to discern needs from requirements. Uriel supports our taking action on our spiritual/mental/physical well-being and in supporting the same in others. His colors are citrine yellow/gold and ruby. Imagine him above you filling you with his healing rays of citrine and ruby red as you do your release and blessing work. When you are done – remember to give gratitude to Archangel Uriel and your angels/guides for the healing.
Know that, much Light is being directed to us now. We are encouraged to transcend the ordinary by seeing the extraordinary possibility within ourselves and in every event. The process of releasing, forgiving, and blessing clears the lense of our perception, as does remembering that we have much to be thankful for.
Blessings on the journey, my friends. All is truly well!
Diana
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The Gratitude Journal
Thanks to everyone that collaborated on the Gratitude Journal! I continue to be touched by your wonderful response and the profound simplicity of your reflections. Your collective voices remind each of us that we can find unexpected gifts and strengths in the most unlikely circumstances and that there is much beauty to be discovered within everyday moments.
Blessings & Gratitude,
Diana
What I Am Grateful For
I am grateful for all the richness & beauty that life has to offer. Beautiful sunrises, sunsets and all the wonders in between.~ In Gratitude, Marie
I am grateful for the life-changing realization that the people who have helped me most..that have been there for me the most,
more often than not, were the people that I thought could do nothing for me. Not something that I am proud of but that is history. It is not the dollars, the cars, houses, or the social position. It is the Heart that is Real. ~ Danny S
I am grateful for my journey. I know that the twists and turns others would call failures have cultivated a strength & a courage within me that I would not have discovered had my journey been different. ~ Debbie L
I am grateful for the gift of true friendship – my new family! To protect the guilty, I will call one sister Patience. Lord knows I need that. The other, is Hope. She helps when I am Patti Pessimistic. I nicknamed my new brother Joy – to be in his presence is simply that. I wish all of you a place where you feel safe and loved. ~ Patrice K
I am grateful for the inner compass that guides me. She (my Higher Self and angels) urges me to believe in me and to latch on to my dreams and not let go. ~ Barbara
I am grateful for my dogs. They have taught me unconditional love, and compassion. I was afraid to love a person because I
feared betrayal. Then I realized that I betrayed myself by not extending my heart to others or to life. My dogs taught me what no human could. I am forever grateful. I now Trust. ~ Rachel A
I am grateful for the slow, but powerful, beginning to my spritual journey. Thanks! ~ Kaci I
Who would have known that the spoiled girl could be grateful for anything? Well, I am. I am grateful for all those that share my life now. They would not have liked the me before Me. I had to lose in order to wake up. I don’t miss the old me or the old life. I have love, appreciation, and courage for the future. ~ Melissa
I am grateful for health, strength, wisdom, inner peace, having hopes, dreams, vision and realization of a sense purpose. ~ Leela
I am grateful to my parents, Donald and Mamie, for creating our family. Thank you, Mom and Dad. ~ Mary B
There are hundreds of things, large and small, for which I am grateful, so it was difficult to choose just one! I am grateful for…..the way the light shines through my bedroom window each morning welcoming me to a new day. ~ Dianne
I am grateful for the challenges that I’ve faced. I would not have said so 3 years ago because I was in a scary state to say the least! In retrospect, these events taught me what I am made of and of the wisdom of the Universe. ~ Will
I am grateful for the miracle of health after a long and perulous journey. Many would have given up but I knew something greater than me was urging me to rise above the statistics and become the woman that I am today -whole & happy. ~ Beatrice R.
I am grateful for actualizing healthy changes! I may still be nervous; but the nervousness feels really good – and so do the results! ~Monique
I am most grateful for my brother. He taught me unconditional love. He was labeled mentally challenged. Every living thing responded to his sweet presence. His eyes spoke love. I miss you Tyler. Now, you live only in my heart. I am better for your being in my life. ~ April
I am grateful for a 2nd chance.There is no greater gift than love when you are not loving yourself. Don’t take advantage of it. Use it as fuel for finding your own courage and your own light. Words cannot express the depth of my appreciation for the hearts and hands that helped me - I will pay it forward. ~ Tony
I hold in my heart gratitude for one particular yet precious element in my life. That would be me! I have been blessed with a kind heart that is very giving and loving. I share my love with those who enter my life with full abundance. Even in my darkest /lonely days; I find room in my heart to share a smile or a laugh or two. For that I am grateful! ~ Antoinette
I am grateful for the climb. The view is now beautiful. I found my true self and fortitude along the way. ~ Jake
I was always teased for being sensitive. Now, I know it is a gift. I am grateful for knowing that I have lived my life with an open heart, in spite of it all. Open hearts receive. I have a family that I adore, am appreciated for who I am, and much more! ~ Michele B
I’m grateful for 3 healthy children, a good job that I love and a never ending curiosity about people and the world we live in. ~ Ann Marie
I am thankful to be learning how to follow my intuition and for all the good changes that it brought into my life! ~ M. Casole
I’m grateful for being a conscious being which has the ability to expand in the multiverse in all ways, by being the Love that I am. ~ Namaste, Larry
Since losing my Dad, I’m grateful for meeting Diana. Diana helped me reconnect with my Dad, showed me love is eternal, never dies. Our souls are connected, our bond will never be broken…. Thanks Diana!! ~ DS
I am grateful for the power to choose. Seems simple doesn’t it? Most of us give away this right every day. We fall victim to the noise. I now embrace this gift and relish the responsibility of my choices. You can say that I have a new lease on life. It feels better than the leash that I was wearing. Choose better and be better. ~ Hailey
I am grateful for my connection to God, the abundance bestowed upon me and the for love of my husband and the love and gift of my two children. ~ JB
I am grateful for the goddess within every woman! ~ RM Allen
I am grateful for getting laid off from my job 2 years ago. It forced me to re-invent myself and to finally do something I both enjoy and makes a difference in the lives of others. ~ Linda
I am grateful for this journey on a spiritual path connected with souls on a similar path. I am grateful for the grace and love in my life. ~ Joanne M
I AM Forgiveness, Joy, Compassion, Grace, Tolerance, Beauty, Kindness, Creativity, Unlimited-Abundance, Courage, Peace, Light, Unconditional Love and Spirit: for these gifts I am Grateful! ~ K. Kuebler
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