LOVE LIVES ON

Wow … I knew I hadn’t written in a while, but I didn’t realize just how long it’s been!  Life is good … a little boring and predictable, but very, very good.

I just made the decision last week to be open to doing telephone intuitive consultations for anyone who wants one.  I’ve been telling myself for over 2 yrs now that I would never do that … and yet here we are.  I’ve really gotten information so easily for people when they email me … I decided to challenge myself and see what happens.  The process is always the same, no matter if it is done via email, over the telephone or in person.

I’ve also decided I want to continue to tell my story out loud to anyone who will listen.  I’ve applied to be a workshop speaker at the Women’s Spirituality Conference in Mankato next October.  I will need to speak for at least 75 minutes, so my journey to intuitive knowing will be a part of my talk.  I have a strong sense that I will be given this opportunity.  I will know for sure sometime in June.

It’s been a long winter, and Spring is on the cusp of reality now.  The snow is slowing disappearing and soon the grass will be green and new life will abound.

I’m reading Oprah’s book club selection, “A New Earth” by Eckart Tolle.  It is a great book and I’m doing the online classes that Oprah & Mr. Tolle are hosting for 9 weeks.  Such fun … and it is so refreshing to see so many people embracing the principles of spirituality and getting to know their spirit/themselves in very new, wonderful ways. 

I took a community ed class on energy healing.  It was very interesting and even though we barely scratched the surface of all it has to offer, the benefits I felt for myself and the hands on training we did in class was very beneficial and just plain fun.

Easter, my favorite holiday, is just a few days away!

Blessings to all who read this.

Anna and I got to be a part of a little bit of history on Saturday.  We joined the thousands, (20 +) who were at the Target Center to see & hear Barack Obama.

I got up early on Saturday to do some of the chores I usually do.  I also had some quiet time.  I set an intention that things would go smoothly for us during our day, that we would have very good seats, and that we would have fun!

Roger wasn’t interested in joining us so my friend Julie came along.  We left Owatonna at 10:00 am.  We got a little goofed up getting to the rail station and I remember thinking, “I hope this isn’t the way the whole day is going to go.”

However, we got to the rail station and as we waited for the train, met a very nice couple who also going to see Barack.

 They were precinct captains and had already spent many hours working on the Obama campaign.  We had a great time talking politics all the way to the Target Center.  When we arrived they invited us to follow them, as they were going to find someone in charge who could explain where we needed to go.  It took only a few minutes and they found someone who explained the method to the madness of lining up 20,000 people!

We found the line we needed to be in; it was 11:45 am and thus began the wait.  It wasn’t bad though.  It wasn’t that cold, it wasn’t snowing, and there was no wind.  The line wrapped all the way around the Target Center and we watched as it continued to grow and grow.  It ended up wrapping around a huge parking ramp quite some distance away.  The crowd was excited, but not out of control.

At 1:30 pm the doors opened and our line started to move.  Things went very fast and by a little after 2 pm we were in our seats … just five rows up from the floor.  We had a fantastic view of the podium where Barack would be standing.

We were set!  We could visit the restroom, buy some food, and relax … and we did all three!  Music was playing and it was fun just to sit back and people watch.  It took a while but the Target Center was filled to capacity with many people choosing to stand on the floor rather than sit in the nose bleed seats.

Barack arrived about 4 pm and spoke for about an hour.  It was so much fun to actually see someone you have only seen on TV.  He is a very charismatic speaker. 

Watching Anna was priceless.  She was so happy and so excited to see the man she thinks should be our next President.  I was so glad that everything had come together so perfectly to make that happen for her.

Afterwards we made our way to Itchiban’s and had a wonderful Japanese dinner … where the chef cooks right in front of you spinning his knife and spatula and entertaining us while we ate and he cooked.

We were home by 8:45 pm. 

It had been a fantastic, memorable day.  And everything just flowed.  I realized our little trouble with directions to the rail station really worked to our advantage.  If we had reached the station without getting lost, we wouldn’t have met up with the wonderful couple who were not only great conversationalists, but were so helpful once at the Target Center, and our seats were fantastic.  It was another validation for me that setting an intention for what you want to happen is a powerful tool and one we can all use when we need to. 

It was one of those days that will live in our memories for years to come.  And there is nothing better than making those kinds of memories with those you love.

I hadn’t written a post in a month and this morning I decided to post just a little something.  Nothing much had been going on and I was kind of lamenting about my “boring” life right now.

What a difference a few hours can make! 

I got a call from my friend Julie today.  Her Aunt Clara passed away and the funeral was today, so she was not at work.  About mid-afternoon my phone rang and it was Julie.

She excitedly told me she had to call me … they were going through an old family bible and they came across some family history.  As it turned out another Aunt that she had always known as Jennie, was really named Johanna.  Why is that so exciting you may ask?

It is exciting because quite a few months ago Julie had asked me to try to intuitively get some more information from her parents about an infant sister that had died at birth.  As far as Julie knew her baby sister didn’t have a name. 

I remember getting information rather easily and I had told Julie that her baby sister’s name was Johanna … or Joanna … the spelling with or without the h was a big bone of contention between her parents.  One wanted it with an h and the other didn’t.

And now today, many months after this reading, the name Johanna was found in the family bible.  The signficance of it didn’t hit me until I hung up the phone.  Wow, this was a huge validation that the information I had received had been “right on.”

It’s always nice to receive validation … it makes me smile and know that what I now do for people is real, it’s valuable to the receiver, and it makes the world a better place.  And, there’s no better feeling than that!

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I got home from work late this afternoon and realized that the free tele-program with Susan Apollon that I signed up for last week is tonight!

I got an email from Obama.com.  Anna loves Barack and with her 22nd birthday in a little over a week, I had gone on his website to order a tee-shirt for her.  Unknowingly I was now on his email list.

He’s coming to Mpls on Saturday the email said.  Suddenly, it clicked in my head.  Anna had called a couple of days ago to tell us she was coming home for the weekend … it’s time for a new mother – daughter excursion to the Target Center on Saturday to see Barack!  We can take the light rail downtown and make a day of it … afterwards we’ll eat at Itchibans … we had made plans to do that before we went to see Lion King last October, but time got away from us that day and it didn’t happen.  This Saturday it will!

Our church newsletter came in the mail today.  There was an article in it about the BLUEMAN GROUP.  They are coming to Mpls in March and our church is selling tickets.  When Anna and I were in Las Vegas over Labor Day there were signs for the BLUEMAN GROUP everywhere!  Of course, I was clueless as to who they were (and I still am).  Anna raved about them and had wanted to see them.   We didn’t see them then … but guess what?  We will be seeing them in March!

On February 8th, we are going to my sister Sue’s in Redwood Falls.  We will celebrate Anna’s birthday and go to Jackpot Junction for supper and try our luck and do a little gambling.

What a difference a few hours can make. 

This morning, I didn’t think I had much to look forward to … life seemed boring!  Guess what …. it doesn’t feel boring anymore! 

Life is good …. life is joyous … once again another lesson learned …  amid the mundane activities of life … exciting things pop up unexpectedly to make you smile … expect the unexpected … what a great way to live! 

It is so cold.  Our thermometer reads -16 and with the windchill it’s even colder.  Makes me just want to stay at home and huddle under my blankets and hibernate.

But hey, I’m a Minnesotan!  We are a hearty bunch.  So I’ll do as I always do and head off to work.  Luckily work is only a couple of miles away.

I don’t like being negative, but this time of year is my least favorite.  It seems so boring.  The days are made up of work, cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, watching TV, eating and sleeping.

My next travel excursion isn’t until May which right now seems like a long time away.

But I have a lot to be thankful for.  I need to keep remembering that and embrace the mundane and the cold … for a while anyway. 

Another Christmas has come and gone and another year is all but history.

As much as I love Christmas, each year I keep thinking we shouldn’t do so much.  We really don’t need to buy presents  … after all we are at a point in life  (or at least I am) where I don’t really need anything … and if I do, I can just go buy it.

I certainly don’t need to do any Christmas baking … after all cutting back on food intake woul be a good thing for my physical body.

Of course, I really don’t need to send out Christmas cards … after all everyone that is meaningful in my life, I already keep in close contact with.

Here’s the thing though … if I cut out the presents, the food and the Christmas cards, I would most definitely be less stressed out, of that there is no question.  But each of those things are all a part of Christmas for me … and if I didn’t do them I am certain I would miss them.

So I’m going to keep on doing what I’ve always done … because it feels right for me.

Our house is quiet once again, and I have time to be alone with my thoughts and do as I please. 

2007 has been one of the best year’s of my life.  My family and I are all healthy and happy …  I traveled to many places I have never been before.  I spoke at a gathering in the Twin Cities, my story has been published in a wonderful book.  I’ve met some amazing people who I now call friends.  I started my own blog.   Work was, well work, but always proved to be”interesting!”   All in all, I live a very blessed life; and I am so very thankful for that.

I am excited to see what 2008 will bring to the journey!

I’ve had a few people ask me why I haven’t written in my blog for a while.  Wow … can’t believe I haven’t posted in a month.  But the truth is, I just haven’t had much to write about.

And that’s a good thing I think … I’m just living an ordinary life … and I love it!  There’s been some changes at work and I had to take on more responsibilities than I really wanted to bite off … but it’s stretched me and it’s turned out to be a very good thing. 

Home is good … my family is good … so in general LIFE IS GOOD!  Preparing for Christmas is also fun.  There’s always much that can be done … but I bite off little chunks at a time … it’s less stressful that way and I enjoy it much more.

This weekend is my baking weekend.  I bake cookies and Christmas candy for 2 days straight.  And I love it!  I crank up my Christmas CD’s and get busy.  I give most of it away and that is lots of fun as well.

Enjoy the season and each wonderful, ordinary day!