Where you going mom?

One of our ducks decided to sit on a nest of a bunch of eggs and try her hand at hatching them.  About a month later, she hatched one duckling.  Yes, just one.

Not sure, but I don't think there is many cuter things than a tiny little duckling.

The baby is bigger now and mom has decided to move them out of their dense coverage of the piled high fire pit and introduce the new kid to the rest of the world.  What I find interesting when I watch mom and baby maneuver in the world, is that mom lets the baby discover things on her own. Amy (mom's name) just decides one moment that she's walking across the duck field and baby is supposed to follow.  She doesn't announce her intentions, she just decides where she is going and goes. It is the ducklings responsibility to know where it's mother is at all times and to pay attention to her movements.  It reminds me of parents in the grocery story who are constantly looking for their children.  Or who are always trying to find ways to make their children stay by their side.  Amy the duck taught her little one that it is the ducklings responsibility to know where her mom is and not the other way around.

Amy the duck doesn't try to convince her baby to swim, she just decides to do it herself and then stands guard while her baby figures out how to get on the log and plop in the water.  Amy isn't worried or fussy over her baby - telling her how to do things or correcting her - she just lets her little duckling figure out how things work for her - in her own way.

Interesting to think about how human mothers are with their own children.  Many of them are so worried or scared and try to protect their child from every possible bad thing from happening.  What they may not realize is that providing a safe environment for their child to discover things on their own empowers the little one with confidence, ingenuity and uniqueness in their discoveries.  Doesn't that feel better than worrying all the time?

So a lesson from Amy the duck, provide a safe environment for your children (or animals) to learn.  Also to teach them to be responsible for their own actions at a very young age. 

These are seemingly two small concepts but huge when you really consider how lovely it would be for all new beings to be empowered at such a young age.

A different kind of energy boost

I recently spent a week near Sedona Arizona for a training class and self development session using Medicinal Essential Oils. The opening session of the 5 day training started in a beautiful teepee in the front yard nestled between loving pine trees.  After the session, I was repeatedly drawn back to this magical place and spent each morning in there in quiet meditation.  You could hear the light wind outside as the pine tree branches brushed alongside the teepee.  A scurrying sound revealed several lizards who had perched on the top of the structure to soak in the morning sun.  There were beautiful stones, crystals, feathers, shells and other items inside the teepee that shared their energy for all who entered.

One morning, when I was lying on my back across the floor of the magical lodging, I felt a strong pounding coming through the earth. I thought it might have been a truck or other large vehicle passing since the teepee was not too far off the road.  I opened my eyes and the pounding stopped.  Hmmm.  I got back into my deep place of relaxation and the pounding started up again. As I continued to breathe and let my body absorb this pulsing, I realized that it was really starting to come through my chest. Kind of like my own heart beat.  When I relaxed even further, my heartbeat and this pulsing started to get into the same rhythm.  All of a sudden, I realized that this pounding was actually the heart beat of Mother Earth.   My body was so in tune with her at that moment that our heartbeats were becoming one.  Laying there for several minutes (or it could have been hours), I could feel the energy reviving me and filling me with such intense power.    This was a magical experience for sure and I returned each morning to get my boost of Earth energy.

Many times, we miss out on the simple things like laying in the grass and watching the clouds drift by. Or perhaps, laying under a favorite tree and enjoy seeing the branches sway in the wind.  Such simple pleasures can bring us back to our source, back "home" and provide us with all the power and energy we need to get through our day. Be sure to get your boost of Mother Earth energy every day. Beats any cup of coffee or tea I've ever had!

Have Your Sleep Patterns Changed Lately?

Last updated on March 17, 2012 at 5:02 am EDT by in5d

by Gregg Prescott, M.S.
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Have you noticed a change in your sleeping habits lately, perhaps going to bed or taking naps at unusual times?  You are not alone!

In the article, “What does Ascension feel like?, “one reason that you are sleeping more is that you are having difficulty staying grounded while you are awake. We can interchangeably use the idea of being grounded and descending, they are the same.

“Being grounded does not mean shutting down your awareness of higher information; it just means being strongly rooted in the earth while it is coming in, so you can be a conduit rather than having information get stuck coming or going. And as you spend more time consciously into your physical body than you were before, you require more sleep.

Prior to moving into ascension you were not as present as you thought you were. As you have moved into ascension you have moved more fully into your body. And so by doing that, when you leave your body it is more observable. You feel tired and you sleep more, or when you have emotions and you are more physically moved into your body, you feel them more strongly than you do when you are ungrounded because that is part of the physical experience.”

In another article, “12 Signs of Spiritual Awakening,” one can expect unusual sleep patterns.  “It's likely that you'll awaken many nights between 2:00 and 4:00 AM. There's a lot of work going on within you, and it often causes you to wake up for a "breather.”

We are at the end of the Age of Pisces and are entering the Age of Aquarius, where a new energy overtakes the old energy.  This transitional energy exchange may be playing a large role in unusual sleep patterns for many people. Similar to being an empath, some people may be more in tune with these energies than others, yet everyone will be affected by them.  Empaths will be the first to detect these galactic changes.

This may also explain, on a personal level, why many people are experiencing unusual sleep patterns as discussed in the article, “Symptoms of Energy Shifts”:  “Waking in the morning and struggling to get out of bed after a full night of sleep, or falling asleep in the middle of the afternoon is common. This is caused when the energy is shifting throughout the whole spiritual body. This will pass in time, each person has a different time frame for some it can be weeks, for others months, for others years. If you can create a pyramid structure to sit under this will give you wonderful boosts of energy when you are lacking it. Drink lots of pure water to hydrate the cells, add crystals to energize the water. Eat light meals with organic veggies. Doing light physical exercise will stimulate the energy flow through the body. Bach remedies, flower essences and essential oils will also help the transition.”

The medical industry will try to diagnose you as being depressed and will attempt to resolve the “problem” with a Big Pharma remedy.  My background is in psychology and as a child & family therapist, I have seen how depression can cause changes in sleep habits, but what many people are experiencing is not related to depression.

The late Jose Arguelles stated that we should learn how to live without time, which is easier said than done when most of us have work schedules that we need to follow, as well as routines that we have followed since childhood, such as having meals at specific times or watching a favorite TV “program” at a certain time.

It makes sense that we should sleep when our body tells us to sleep versus forcing ourselves to sleep because we need to awaken at a specific time to go to work.  Unfortunately, that may not mesh well with other family members or our job schedules. The only alternative solution is to try to “live without time” on your days off.

While time may feel like it is speeding up, it is actually your consciousness that’s speeding up.  You’re awakening at an exponential rate where information that previously took years to accumulate is now being gathered and assessed at the click of a mouse. This may add to your system overload as your mind is processing more material than ever before.

In a natal birth chart reading by Lavendar, I was told that when we sleep, our multidimensional selves are working in the ethereal realms.  While we may only remember a few specific dreams from any particular night, our multidimensional bodies are on the other side of the curtain working continuously, as they have no need for sleep. Sleep is the function of the 3rd dimension and is unnecessary in higher dimensions.

Personally, my sleeping habits have changed drastically over the past several months. There are times when I’ll lay down for a nap at 4pm and will wake up 8 hours later at midnight, then stay up until whenever my body tells me it’s time to either take a nap or to go to bed.  Some days, I’ll nap at 2 pm, other days, I won’t nap at all. Overall, I don’t seem to sleep as long as I used to and will wake up after only 4-5 hours of sleep, but will feel completely re-energized as if I slept longer. Perhaps that’s my higher self saying, “Okay, work is done on this side of the realm.  Time to get back to work in the 3d realm.”

Here’s the bottom line: Listen to your body when it tells you it’s time for a nap.  Be cognizant of when your body tells you that it’s time to go to bed.  Most importantly, listen to your body at all times because you know better than anyone else about what your body needs, so when it speaks to you, LISTEN!

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