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Favorite Pet Picture: In honor of #NationalCherryTartDay meet Cherry. She claims to be young enough to enjoy walks in the park and old enough to go potty outside. She’d like to be an only-doggie and she’d love a yard to run around in and toys to run with. Cherry takes a bit to warm up, but once you earn her love she’ll jump into your arms to greet you. She is currently being cared for through SPCA Westchester and she was a staff pick to have her fees waived in honor of Staff Appreciation Day. She is also a part of the Foster to Family program. If you know Cherry’s fur-ever family, pass this along and introduce them!
Favorite Book Quote: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
“The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It's our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.”
Random Favorite: Wellness Mama’s Tart Cherry Sleep Gummies
OK, I have to admit that I haven’t made these yet. But I have big plans to get some tart cherry juice at the store tomorrow. Rather that celebrate #NationalCherryTartDay with pastry, we’ll be celebrating with tart cherry gummies and good sleep! (I heard it’s also good for gout and inflammation.)
What were some of your favorite things this week?
& a Q
Question: I saw a ghost but a medium basically told me that ghosts don’t exist. She said: “After being a medium both doing live shows and 1:1 I teach people that Mediumship doesn't require protection. Spirits know how to cross over they don’t need our help… there are no rogue spirits flying around…” But I know I saw a ghost. Do ghosts really exist?
When a “professional” dismisses our experience and tells us that we are wrong it is both confusing and demeaning. I’m so sorry that happened to you.
I define a “ghost” as a spirit of a person who has died but has not yet crossed over into the Light. Because they haven’t gone to the Light, their perspective and personality are still that of their human self. If they made dark choices here on Earth, their energy is probably sensed as being very dark. If they were just stubborn then you may feel that energy.
I have had many experiences of seeing, hearing, and smelling spirits - some of which might be considered ghosts. I also know that, just like medical doctors who specialize in a particular area of the body, spiritual practitioners specialize in different areas of spirituality. So, for her, that might be real - she might have never experienced a ghost. But, since you have, she is not the right practitioner for you. She doesn’t have experience with your experience.
I do believe she is right in that spirits don’t necessarily need our help to cross over. I believe that every spirit has the ability to cross over. But, because they have their God-given Free Will, some of them choose not to. I have never spoken with a ghost before, so I don’t personally know why they chose not to cross over, but I imagine that for some it’d be the same reasons as a child who has been naughty might choose to run and hide rather than go to a loving parent. Perhaps, in life, the spirit made some bad choices, got disconnected from God’s love, and now he thinks he’s going to get in trouble. Or perhaps, like someone who has had a bad day, he wants to sulk a little on his own before joining up with the Light. Or, maybe stubborn old Grandpa Joe doesn’t like change and just wants to continue to sit in his favorite spot for now.
While I don’t believe that they need help to cross over, I do believe that the energies of compassion and forgiveness can encourage a ghost to choose to cross over - just like a smile and the gentle encouragement of a mother can help a child come out of a hiding place when he thinks he’s done something wrong.
Good luck with Grandpa Joe, though! He’ll do it his own way in his own time! ;)
I also think that ghosts can affect our energy. I imagine most of them don’t do this maliciously, but our light is probably the energy source that keeps them connected to this world. So I think it IS necessary to protect your own energy - from ghosts, people, and situations that can drain you. I talked all about that a couple of weeks ago when I answered the question: “How do I protect myself?”. Check it out if you need some ideas!
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You can't talk to a shrink because...your people just don't do that sort of thing.
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This is for the person who heard a voice that said "Move!" and then the bomb exploded right where you were.
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Month in Review
Just in case you missed them, here are the weekly emails from the last month:
Question: Shouldn’t I just give it back?
Question: How do I protect myself?
Question: Why do I feel drained around certain people?
Question: How do I get heard without yelling?
Question: How do we work toward equality?
Week in Review
Here is the subscriber-only content you may have missed this last week. Remember, the daily energy updates are relevant for the day, but the exercises can be done at any time! I’ve just come back from a break so there are only a couple to review.
Friday: Finding Stability Beneath You
Saturday: Let go of what’s not yours
Sunday: Quiet Your Thoughts
Monday: Look for Synchronicities
Tuesday: Take a Moment
Wednesday: Slow and Steady
Thursday: Count Your Blessings
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