Easy Goes it; Card of the Week, 14th December 2015

December 14, 2015Leave a comment

Two cards this week (including one “jumper”) and they go so perfectly together and are great clues about how to be our most giving and receptive selves.

Being easy going is something the adult, productive, disciplined get-things-done side of ourselves doesn’t usually embrace, but that skill is plays a huge role in things coming to us easily! You can get more done, see more opportunities, and be more receptive if you let go a little bit.

This week being flexible might be a necessity. December is an intense energy month and an intense time when a lot of people celebrate holidays and there’s more “hubbub” happening than normal. There are parties to go to, food to make, presents to wrap, family to deal with… and even if you don’t do any of those things, you have to deal with the people who do. Things might not go the way you originally think or hope that they will. Being flexible will let you roll with what’s going on and get things done anyway.

No matter what the situation, not expecting things to be a certain way can help you embrace things as they are and that can help you enjoy yourself a lot more. For example, we don’t always get the wonderful family and friends of TV sit-coms, we get the human, flawed ones we’ve got. Not every gift or meal can be Martha Stewart-esque and not every get together is going to be like a Hallmark movie where everyone hugs and sings at the end. But, some of the very best things come out of imperfection.

Playfulness sees innocence where our reasoning minds are hardened and practical. Playfulness is not only about having fun but also in seeing the humour in every day things. One of my favourite winter/holiday memories is of a terrible blizzard that hit one year as we planned to visit an out of state aunt. What began as a huge disappointment ended up being a snow-fort building, hot-chocolate making, casserole building great time.

The best way to RECEIVE (and give) is to not have a rigid and inflexible idea about how things should be. This week, budge and give a little bit. Be playful, let life surprise you, make messy but delicious cookies and do something unexpected. Or maybe you can shake things up and introduce a little bit of flexibility and fun to your family and friends.

Have a great week!

About this deck: The Original Angel Cards: Inspirational Messages and Meditations by Kathy Tyler and Joy Drake is a set of 72 playfully illustrated, tiny cards for inspiration, creativity, meditation and more. It is published by Allegro Corporation.

Openness; Card of the Week, 7th December 2015

December 7, 2015December 8, 20151 Comment

This month’s theme is about giving and sharing, and this week’s card is a great reminder of one of the best gifts we can give to ourselves and others: OPENNESS

Sounds great… but what exactly is openness? Openness manifests in all sorts of different ways but it always does one thing: invites energy IN instead of repelling it.

Think of someone with an open mind willing to listen to your side of the story, or think about how some people feel really open and accepting and have open, friendly faces instead of pinched, closed or angry ones. Or what about the person who is open to ideas? Openness is all about having an open and willing heart.

Why is that so important? Because if we are going to get what we want (new relationships, jobs, opportunities, abundance, etc.) openness is required to attract what we want and to take the practical steps needed to make progress. If you’re not open, after all, you’re going to feel that energy manifest as boredom, frustration, pessimism, feeling hopeless, lost, agitated, antsy, or dull.

Giving the gift of openness is a great way to increase your OWN open heart or help yourself open up if you’re feeling closed down or pinched up. Spend a little time this week brainstorming about how you feel when you’re open and how you have given that openness to other people in the past. Next, think about some ways that you could give the gift of openness to others and yourself.

Maybe for you that means being really open with your spouse and having a great conversation. Maybe you’ll decide that being frustrated is holding you back and you want to give yourself permission to wiggle your toes in the sand and just be open to whatever is coming, whenever it comes. Maybe you’ll open your wallet or heart or kitchen to someone who needs you this week. Maybe you’ll open yourself up to the possibility of having fun doing something totally different than your normal routine. Maybe you’ll open yourself to possibilities you haven’t known or seen yet.

Being open means you’re not focusing on what hasn’t worked before, or on the timeline or manner that your mind suggests, but rather that you’re up for what’s coming without judgements or preconceptions about what that will be. I hope you get and GIVE the gift of openness this week Smile