Saturn in retrograde

Today Saturn, the planet of of responsibility and hard work, but also great rewards, goes retrograde. Retrogrades occur when a planet appears to be moving backward from our vantage point here on Earth. In astrology, retrogrades signal the energy of the planet turning inward, meaning that its energy tends to affect us on more of an internal level rather than an external one. And when Saturn is retrograde, it is a time for us to revisit our past, to reflect on what we need to take responsibility for, and to assess whether our actions are resulting in what we have been pursuing. Saturn wants us to take ownership of our behavior and get clear on how our actions, beliefs, and thoughts are contributing to the reality we are creating and experiencing. Saturn can be a bit of a strict teacher, and can bring some hard or challenging situations for us all to face up to, but the aim of the game here is to rise to the challenge, to take full ownership of your life and decisions, and to know that you always have the power to try again, to do better, and to succeed. Today, begin to see how your thoughts, beliefs and attachments are in reality the root cause of all your suffering. Today, instead of struggling, suffering and resisting your lessons, surrender and allow yourself to find the silver lining in your current challenges and feel more accepting of whatever lessons have graced your Life. Under this retrograde, be mindful of being too hard on yourself or allowing any harshness you are experiencing to lower your self-esteem. Nothing is ever sent your way unless you are strong enough, capable enough, and wise enough to handle it, so be sure to honor this part of your journey! Today, make time to acknowledge all the ways you have grown and all the wisdom you have acquired. It is one of Saturn’s gifts during its retrograde to show us just how much we have matured and overcome. We are wiser now, and it’s important to embrace that fact. And, there is so much learning to be had when Saturn goes retrograde, so seize the opportunity and know that it will only serve to make you stronger and wiser.

Just for today, I am willing to learn something new every day. I am willing to learn. The more I learn, the more I grow. I have come to this planet to learn to love myself more and to share that love with others. I am willing to see where and how I need to change. I am safe and out of every situation only good will come And so it is.

Gemini Season

Today we move into Gemini Season. Gemini is represented by the twins with one twin being mortal and the other being immortal. It is this dual perspective that we can all harness during Gemini Season. We can keep our mind focused on the present and the everyday life we lead, but we can also allow our mind to expand into higher realms and tap into a wisdom that is not from this world. And, adding to all this other worldly energy is the Eclipse season, which begins on May 26th and Mercury Retrograde on May 29th. Both of those cosmic events can guide you to look deeper within yourself so that you can align with our purpose. Gemini Season will be a time of change, growth, renewal, and reflection. Those changes that start within you! So, today, step into a new reality by holding the vision of what you would like your life to be like. It is time to recognize that the reality you tune into is the reality that is aligned with your thoughts and your heart space. When you choose to focus on the love and light that you are, rather than getting caught up in outside noise and chatter, you can tune yourself to a higher frequency reality-you can make the changes that are in aligned with your higher purpose. If you really want to know how this all works, all you have to do is go within. It is within that you will find all the answers that you currently seek. Today, begin to make conscious change in your life. Change will happen whether you are ready or not, so today begin to get ready and take intentional steps to make the changes that you are being guided to make. Even if you may feel lost right now, today trust that you will always find your way when you allow yourself to be guided by your inner wisdom, not by your ego or anyone outside yourself.

Just for today, I trust my inner wisdom and I make decisions with ease. I allow myself to be quiet and still and I am amazed at what I discover, Life is just waiting to share its secrets with me. I recognize that all that I seek is already within me. I am safe. It is only change and everything is always working out for my highest good. And so it is.

You will be okay, no matter what

It takes courage to walk into the future knowing that you don’t have all the details nailed down-that you do not know what comes next. Your next step may be right, it may be wrong or it may lead you nowhere. The truth is, no one ever really knows how it’s all going to look, but you probably have a good idea of how you want to feel(respected, heard, challenged) and what’s most important to you. And if you don’t know those two things, then maybe that’s why the details of what comes next are still so elusive to you. And, in truth, you don’t need to see the details to trust that you’ll figure them out when the time is right, and you don’t need to see your path to know in your heart that it’s there waiting for you to take that step. You don’t need to know exactly how every piece will play out to know what the most important pieces are. And you don’t need absolute certainty to know that you’ll find a way to be okay no matter what happens. Today, no matter what is happening in your life set your intentions to trust and then know that you will be okay. You don't need to be certain about anything. You just need to stop letting your fear that you won’t be okay or that you'll choose wrong or that you'll make an irreparable mistake. So today go ahead and let the universe surprise you and hold the mantra that no matter what happens that you will be okay.

Just for today, I move through life knowing that I am safe, divinely guided and protected. I know that when I make a mistake that it is only part of the learning process. I do not fix my problems. I fix my thinking and my problems fix themselves. I let go of the need to control everything and know that the Universe will always take care of me. Everything is always working out for my highest good. And no matter what I will be okay.

Healing is happenings

There is so much happening right now in the Universe which may leave you feeling overwhelmed or as if you are walking through a dream or perhaps a nightmare. And if you are feeling as if all you want to do is to stay home and hide, you are not alone in those feelings. However, all your feelings, fears and overwhelm are an important part of profound healing and cannot be avoided or numbed out. Today instead of avoiding, ignoring or numbing out your feelings, allow yourself to experience the pain, anger or frustrated and know that your pain has meaning and will help you heal. When you allow yourself to fully experience painful or uncomfortable feelings, you are doing important work. Sitting with your feelings instead of disengaging or distracting yourself is work. And, once you accept that you are doing work, you can silence your internal critic that believes that feeling pain means you're “doing something wrong" or that there is something wrong with you. Instead, you will begin to understand that feeling your pain is important and productive. And, when you understand the true nature of your work, you can summon compassion for yourself as you move through your uncomfortable feelings on the path to healing, peace, and wholeness. Today, feel all your feelings and know that they won't last forever and that you in truth are healing!

Just for today, I recognize that healing means making whole and accepting all parts of myself. I listen to my feelings and I am gentle with myself. I know that all my feelings are my friends, not just the ones that I like. As I move through the layers of other people's opinions and beliefs, I see within myself a magnificent being wise and beautiful. I love what I see when I look inside me. I am safe. I am willing to change and out of this situation only good will come. And so it is.

The process of letting go begins NOW

There has been a lot written about the practice of letting go, as a way to gain acceptance of the way things are and a way to achieve happiness. And, letting go in some cases can bring closure and peace. But letting go can be challenging when you are being asked to let go of something that is deeply emotionally charged or something that directly relates to how you identify yourself.  And when we have a deep emotional attachment to an event or circumstance in our life and we’re being asked to let it go, it can often feel like we’re being asked to move on and forget about the past, person, or event that we’re deeply connected to, which can seem unimaginable or incredibly painful since we have invested so much of ourselves in the person, place, thing, event or addictions. And letting go may feel so insurmountable that you and your ego make up a bunch of stories about why you should remain attached.

Today, begin the practice of letting by noticing the small ways in which you let attachment create unhappiness in your life. Begin to notice all the reasons and rationalizations that keep you stuck. Notice when you become defensive about the idea of letting go and listen to when your “buts” come up.  Those buts are keeping you stuck and are really your fear and ego keeping you attached. Today,  be willing to do the work; to feel the feelings and to listen to your intuition not your ego.  You already know that you need to move on and the only way to do so is to let go. There really aren’t any good reasons or rationalizations to remain attached even if you think there are. Learning to let go of the things that no longer serve you is a process that takes work.  But when you let go of all the things  that are not serving you, you will free up energy and resources and you will begin to reap the benefits of a grateful, joyful life. Be willing to let go today.

Just for today, I am willing to let go. I let go and I am at peace. I am at peace with myself. I am at peace with the process of life. I am safe. It is only change and everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.

Know your truth

Most of us want nothing more than to just move forward and out of where we are right now. However, before we speed ahead in our lives, there are some things you and I need to know! Right now, the Universe wants you and I to slow down and to really listen to the messages that we are being given in small quiet, but also repetitive ways. You and I are being given an opportunity to see some of our challenges in a new light, so that we can gain a fresh, new perspective on old issues-issues that you might have thought you were done with but now have returned so that you can once and for all breakthrough those challenges. This might not be an easy process. Some of the revelations can be shocking or uncomfortable. But, we can never hide or ignore our way out of our truth and it is time to listen to our inner wisdom not our over thinking brains. If there are thoughts or important information that haven't been incorporated into your consciousness, now is your chance to reclaim them. Today, and for the next couple of weeks, allow yourself to revisit the issues that are keeping you stuck and in truth have kept you stuck no matter how much you've rationalized your suffering away and no matter how frightened those truths may seem to you. Remember, the truth will set you free but you must be willing to know your truth in order to be free. Be willing today.

Just for today, I choose to know the truth and the truth sets me free. Divine wisdom, divine harmony and divine love reign supreme within me and all around me and around each and every person. We are all centered in truth and live in joy. And so it is.

The in between space

Change usually doesn't happen in an instant. It usually follows a process before we can transform into our next state of being. And part of that process is the very uncomfortable space of being in the "in between space." In the in-between, you are neither here nor there. It is like hovering in a space of uncertainty and a space, filled with "what comes next". Yet, in truth, you are never really in control and never really know what is coming next. So today if you are in the "in between" space, set your intentions to trust —trust in yourself and to trust in the universe. The beautiful part about the in-between is that it gives you time to make a plan and to execute it. You do not need to take a giant leap today. But rather, set your intentions to take one small step forward. Today, remember that change is the only constant and that transition, the in between phase, is a part of change. You and I must embrace our transition even if it is difficult. In doing so we face ourselves and we acknowledge the areas we need to grow in, the areas where we are strong in, and the areas we didn’t even know existed. We help heal ourselves into wholeness so when we do finally decide to make that jump, we are not scared about whether we are going to reach the other side. Today just trust that everything is always working out for your highest good.

Just for today, I move through life knowingly that I am divinely guided and protected. I release the need to struggle and suffer. I trust the Universe to always take care of me. I trust the perfection of divine timing and allow my life to unfold as it should. I am safe. It is only change and out of this situation only good will come. And so it is.

Dream BIG

Today Jupiter, the planet of luck, expansion and optimism, moves into the sensitive sign of Pisces. Jupiter expands everything it touches and Pisces is the sign of intuition, dreams, sensitivity, and creativity. And, as the last sign of the zodiac, Pisces also rules over completion and our understanding of the whole. With Jupiter expanding this vision for us, we may be able to unlock a deeper appreciation of our journey and find it easier to see the bigger picture. And that is the message for all of us-to look beyond where you were and are and to dream bigger, to dream big! During this connection, you may find an expansion to your creativity and intuition, so if there is something you have been working hard to achieve, know that this energy is on your side and sending waves of support. Today, set your intentions to focus on what you are becoming not on what you are leaving behind, who you were or what has been holding you back. Today, set your intentions to begin to listen to your intuition not what other people are saying to you or what they think. Today, focus on this present moment and on all the joyful opportunities that await you.

Just for today, I think big and then I allow myself to accept even more. I am deserving of all that is good in life and I now allow myself to accept it. Abundance flows freely through me and I am blessed and prospered. Everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.

The right decision for you is the right one!

We are all being asked to change in so many ways. And, some of those changes involve making decisions, which despite being the right decisions for you, may leave you feeling sad and as if you are experiencing a loss. It may feel as if you are losing people, places, things and beliefs that at one time seemed so important but now serve no purpose in your life. Today, recognize that your sadness will dissipate and in truth only you know what is right for you in this moment even if it leaves you feeling sad and others feeling angry or upset. Today, take some time to soothe your hurts and begin to understand that you are the sum of your choices and you need to do whatever feels right for you. Even if your decisions upset the applecart and upset others, you don’t owe anyone any explanations for the way you choose to live your precious years and with whom. Your time is your life, and it’s never coming back. So today, set your intentions to spend your life with people who bring the best out in you, who support you and accept you just the way you are. Relationships in which you need to pretend or be something you are not are toxic and you no longer are choosing to have toxicity in your life. Today, choose to make the tough "right" decisions for you so that you can create the future and the life you desire, no matter what others think or even if it doesn't feel good now. You are stronger, wiser and more capable than you give yourself credit for. And, you have the power to change and create the life you have been dreaming of, today.

Just for today, it does not matter what other people say or do. What does matter is how I choose to react and what I choose to believe about myself. I attract only loving people into my world for they are a mirror of who I am. I am a capable person. I can handle anything that comes my way. I speak up for myself in healthy ways. I know what I want and I do not have to apologize for it. I am safe, divinely guided and protected. Everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.

New Moon in Taurus

We have a New Moon in Taurus. New Moons are a time of new beginnings and represent a fresh start. This Taurus New Moon is definitely one that calls for us to retreat, restore and recharge our batteries. It is a time for self-care, to retreat and reflect, and to allow the energies to flow where they may, rather than trying to direct, force them or control them. This New Moon also opens the doorway to Eclipse Season, a season that ushers in change and transformation. It is a time where the Universe presents an opportunity to make a quantum jump onto a higher path for our soul evolution. During this New Moon, you may begin to feel the changing pull of the Eclipse energy rolling in, but with your feet firmly planted on the ground due to the Taurus energy, you can feel steady and ready for whatever finds you. Overall, the May Taurus New Moon is a chance to ground your energy, to recharge our batteries, and to welcome the creative energies of change. It is your opportunity to go within and listen to the quiet, still voice of your heart. It is your opportunity to trust the wisdom and intuition of our own body. It is also a time to welcome the creative energy that will allow you to evolve and embrace any change with grace and ease. Today, welcome those energies in any way that fits. Know you are being supported to both ground yourself and move with the flow. Know that no matter how uncomfortable, anxious or fearful you may feel about letting go of what you used to be, you will be supported, guided and protected at every step of the way. Go within and be willing to change.

Just for today, I move through Life knowing that I am divinely guided, protected and loved. I am open to the new and changing. Every moment provides me with an opportunity to become more of who I am. I flow w easily and effortlessly with Life. I am safe and out of this situation only good will come. And so it is.

Connections

There is very little in life, if anything more important than our relationships. How connected we feel to others is a strong predictor of our own happiness and our feelings of self-worth. Our deeply connected relationships can ultimately give us true meaning and purpose. However, after a year of being isolated during the pandemic, it can be challenging to get reconnected. You may be either isolating yourself intentionally or trying to reach out to people who clearly serve no purpose in your life any longer, either one can leave you feeling even more disconnected and lonely. But before you can make powerful connections with others, there’s someone else you need to connect with—yourself! For your see, when you are disconnected from yourself, you lose your power and your confidence in your abilities; thus, your ability to trust yourself diminishes. And if you can’t trust yourself, how can you trust others? So, today consciously take the time to discover your own wants and desires and to connect fully with your values. When you have this self-knowledge a lot of other things quickly fall into place. Whether you create a new habit of meditation or just a designated YOU time, by creating time to connect with the vision you have for yourself, you will gain clarity and begin to create real connections with the world outside. As you grow more connected with yourself and your environment, your own power and confidence will grow as a result and you will have the ability to connect with new people in a new profound ways, which meet your and in many way, their new needs. A strong connection is sometimes all we need, and in some cases, all we have, to keep us sane in this evolving world.

Just for today, I recognize that every person, place and thing on this earth is interconnected by love. I am at home in the Universe. I forgive everyone in my past and release them with love. I am safe in all my relationships. I give and receive lots of love. I attract only loving relationships into my life for they are a reflection of who and what I am. I am safe. I am lovable, I am loving, I am loved, I am love and everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is

Gratitude, the antidote for what ails you

In the midst of all the changes that we have been experiencing, it is easy to get bogged down and exhausted. However, we all have an antidote to our struggling and suffering that is available to us at any moment and that is gratitude. The Universe loves grateful people. The more moments you spend being grateful for all the good in your life, the more good that will enter your life. If you have little in your life now, then gratitude will increase it. If you have an abundant life, then gratitude will help it to continue to be abundant. Gratitude increases the abundance and in truth the level of joy that you have in your life. Today, do not focus on what you don’t have and begin to focus on all the things you do. Do not look for things to worry about or to add fuel to your current fires. Instead consciously adopt an attitude of gratitude. An attitude of gratitude is naturally attractive. It has the power to turn challenges into possibilities, problems into solutions, and losses into gains. It shifts the energy. It expands your vision and allows you to see what might normally be invisible to someone who limits themselves by remaining in a state of lack and limitation. Today, spend as many moments as you can being grateful for all the good that’s in your life. Today, just be grateful for it all!

Just for today, I awaken appreciating everything in sight and I give thanks. I express gratitude and thanksgiving every day, in every way. The more grateful I am, the more I have to be grateful for. I am grateful to be alive another day and everything is always working out for my highest good. And so it is.

Life isn't always "easy"

It’s not too late to have what you want in your life. However, that doesn't mean that going after your dreams will always be easy. In fact, anything you really want that you haven’t done yet is going to appear and feel "hard". Expect it to be hard. But just because it is hard and challenging does not mean you should cower and stay where you are. In fact, if you’ve wanted something for this long, there’s a reason. Don’t betray yourself by not going for it. It will be hard. Do it anyway. Today, do not fall into the illusion that everything should be easy and breezy. You’ll be much happier if you get over the myth that life should always be fun and easy. Today, start creating the life you want to have. Today, recognize that the universe is an abundant place and there’s always a chance for you and I. Today, set your course for the life you want to have and remember that you can do more than you think. The right way will find you when you step up, believe in your own dream, and work toward it. Today trust that as you walk, you will find your way.

Just for today, I flow easily with new experiences, new challenges and new people that enter my life. I will not be distracted by noise, chatter or setbacks. I will allow patience, commitment, purpose and grace to guide me. I am a capable person. I can handle anything that comes my way. I am safe. It is only change and out of this situation only good will come. And so it is.