• Contemplating the Akashic Records

Ever since I was a little kid, I always had this instinctive feeling that everything - every little detail of life - was predestined and written down, or somehow known somewhere. At some point, I learned that free will is the birthright of every human being. This totally collided with my internal feeling that All Is Known and Predestined.

I put aside my instinctive knowledge about predestination, and embraced the idea of Free Will, which I have heard again and again is truly integral to our existence here. However, every now and then I'd hear about the Akashic Records, and it started to resonate with me regarding my initial gut feeling that All is Known/Predestined. Today, I stumbled across a youtube video that, again, mentions the Akashic records. Specifically, it talks about using astral projection as a way to read the Akashic records.

What are the Akashic Records exactly? Here it's described as, "a theosophical term referring to an universal filing system which records every occurring thought, word, and action....The Akashic Records are the macrocosm of the individual subconscious mind. Both function similarly, they possess thoughts which are never forgotten. The collective subconscious gathers all thoughts from each subconscious mind which can be read by other subconscious minds." These records can be accessed in meditation, via astral projects, or - as Edgar Cayce demonstrated - via a trancelike state.


I'm intriguted. Totally and completely intrigued. I heard of the Akashic Records long ago and considered them, but I'm really beginning to feel that this may be that instinct I had in side of me from birth - that feeling of All is Known and Exists. I wonder if a feeling of predestination is somehow linked to this. If you consider the concept that time is not linear, then all possible future outcomes exist - somehow, somewhere - and are likely written in the Akashic Records.

Alas these are my deep thoughts for the day. Enjoy, disregard, or whatnot. Peace out!

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• A Fun Little Manifestation

So four days ago, on Sunday, I heard a little piece of a song as background music on TV, and tried to remember the name of the song or, at the very least, the lyrics so I could look it up on Youtube and have a good listen. (Music is my life, remember?)

I couldn't come up with enough of the lyrics to get it, but it was bugging me. I hummed the tune to a friend to see if she could tell what I was talking about and got a "Yeah, I know what song you mean," but she didn't know the lyrics or title either. (Or, more likely, my lame humming  didn't actually convey the right song.)

So I searched around for the song: listened to radio stations I don't usually listen to, tried googling the couple of words I *do* remember, etc. It seemed like too much work. Yesterday, I finally said, "OK, I quit looking. I'll just hold the song in my vibration, and let it come to me."

Alas, today I was watching Tuesday's episode of "Glee" online and what popped up on the screen but one of the glee clubs singing that *very* song I was looking for. I got the song, the lyrics, as many replays as I wanted - basically all the info on the song I was looking for.

To me, this feels like a simple manifestation. I set the unwavering intent -- hear that song clearly so I could get the lyrics, name, singer, etc. -- and I let go. Poof - the next day, it showed up.

Have a listen.

Thanks, Universe! ;)

(P.S. By the way, I search for "things" in a similar manner: When I can't find an item at home, I finally quit, tell my brain to figure it out while I"m sleeping; go to sleep; and then find it the next day (or remember where it is) within an hour or two of waking up. I have done this many, many times.)

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• And More Fun!

Two days after my evening of Dance Joy, I can still slip right back into the awesomeness of it all in a moment's thought. I feel like I can see everyone's faces crystal clear; I can remember the vibe of it all - the FUN, the freedom, the ease. It's all good but boy was it REALLY good from my place that night.

Whenever I tap back into that energy of that night through my thought, I know that if I bring that energy into anything else I do, then that which I am doing will be infused with universal love and joy, and will serve my highest good and the highest good of everyone I come into contact with (and, for that matter, everyone on this whole planet).

In a nutshell, if we all have fun, feel fun, and think fun, we will raise our own vibrations as well as the planet's vibrations as a whole. We will promote emotional/physical healing and world peace.

How awesome and easy is that? Man this is FUN!!

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• Following My Bliss

Wow do I have a lot to say today!

To back up a little:

I've been listening to a lot of Abraham-Hicks lately. (Just youtube Abraham-Hicks to see what I'm talking about.) One of the more recent youtube's I've listened to emphasized follow your bliss. If you don't know "what to do" in life, then follow your bliss, be in alignment with who you truly are, and everything else will fall into place. It has to. That is the Law of Attraction, the Law of the Universe.

A few days ago - on Wednesday, to be specific - I was feeling "stuck." It's that feeling like when you want to take action to feel better, but your mind can't figure out what it is you need. What to do, what to do, what to do? Frustration, tap fingers, futz around the house, etc... I took a listen to some new Abraham youtubes that I hadn't heard before, and something they said on one of them really clicked: Follow Your Bliss.

Follow my bliss. Not what I "think" should be my bliss ("motherhood! charity! showing appreciation!") or what "logically" would be a societal bliss ("eating cake! shopping! cleaning the house so it sparkles!") but simply MY OWN BLISS! Or, since bliss is kind of a weird word for me that I wouldn't normally use much, simply stated, "Dude, do things that are WICKED FUN for ME!"

The game then became: Name That Bliss (a.k.a. Wicked Fun Thing). Name ONE THING that you just LOVE to do! Then do it!!

So I thought for a couple seconds, and I decided I wanted to go DANCE. At a club, with a dance floor, and a great band. Years ago I used to go dancing ALL the time and it totally rocked! I totally loved it! Other people loved it! There was just fun and bliss and awesomeness abounding on those nights! And you know what? I missed it!!!

So that was it. On Wednesday, my intent became crystal clear. I looked up local nightlife bars with good dance floors; checked out who was playing; listened to the bands on youtube to find the right fit; and determined where and when (Friday night) I'd be going.

I told my friends, gathered a small posse (of 1 friend!), set the kids up to hang out with daddy, got properly attired, and hit the town. My goal was simple: Get into the "vortex" and just watch what  the universe lets fall in my lap.

The night turned out amazing. My friend and I danced practically the entire time. We tore up the dance floor and brought down the house. We met great people. Everything clicked, from finding the best parking space to getting the right table to just becoming part of the right crowd. I completely and totally channeled/flowed Source energy and was in alignment with myself the whole time. We attracted a lot of positive attention; an endless stream of dance partners; and expressions of appreciation and kindness from "strangers" that we actually felt kinship with by the time we left.

All in all, it was magical.

And it was just as I had consciously intended it to be. From the very second I decided on Wednesday that this would be an Frickin' Awesome Experience, it was, in its entirety.

I am grateful to the Universe for fulfilling my intention in such as neat way!

Dance floor, I'll be back soon. I can hardly wait!!!

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• Emotions Without a Story

One of my focuses in recent days has been to really *really* observe my emotions without a story. Different circumstances evoke different emotions - but once I feel something, I focus on the feeling, name it, and take the story away.

For example, when the house is a mess, often times I look at it and feel, "failure - you are a bad girl for not cleaning up the house and doing your chores. You get a D- for housework. No going out with friends until this pigsty is cleaned up."

I can attach a whole long story to this - going back to childhood; school (any surprise I was a straight-A honor roll student?); etc. Instead, I'm washing the story away and I'm naming the emotions:

Guilt.
Shame.
Inadequacy.

In one single word, I'd call it: Bad. I feel bad.

Lucky for me, I'm aware enough to know that this is not the end of my journey. Feeling these emotions is just the beginning.

Next, it's time to accept and love the feelings that are there. With no story attached, they are lonely little emotions that have no reason to be there. They don't have a leg to stand on. It makes it that much easier now to love them, let them be, and them let them GO. Consciously, I make a tweak in my thinking - I close my eyes and visualize myself in my favorite place - in the mountains, on a hike, at the summit in the summer - and the best feelings come pouring into me.

I focus on this new, higher vibration. Breathe, breathe, breathe the emotions in.

Open my eyes. I'm still in my kitchen. There are still objects lying around the countertop, in the sink, on the table, on the floor. But my vibration is still out there on the mountaintop where the best of my self resides and is always available.

I have shifted my emotions; I have raised my vibration.

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• Driving in the Fog

I was out driving in the fog this morning - thick, beautiful, chilly morning fog.

As I took my time, it occurred to me that driving through fog is a parallel for living in the moment, for being present: You notice all that is around you in the near distance - the exact point of the road you are on, the houses and trees off to the side - but you can't see far ahead or behind you. And in that presence, there is a calm, relaxing peace.

During the drive, of course, there were patches of no fog - and the contrast was striking. Suddenly I found myself concentrating on the far-ahead of me road rather than on the road right before me. Perhaps a good thing for the sake of safety - yes, I can agree with that - but as a parallel to presence, when we look far down the road into the future, or keep checking our mirrors looking into the past, we miss the flowers and beauty right next to us.

I choose to always see, appreciate and simply enjoy the flowers and trees beside me.

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• Peaceful Thoughts on Veteran's Day

The juxtaposition of war and peace so beautifully explained - especially for those of us who don't think they could ever handle the harshness of war, yet still deeply respect those who do:

"Veterans are the light at the tip of the candle, illuminating the way for the whole nation. If veterans can achieve awareness, transformation, understanding, and peace, they can share with the rest of society the realities of war. And they can teach us how to make peace with ourselves and each other, so we never have to use violence to resolve conflicts again."

- Thich Nhat Hanh

It's amazingly ironic how peace is so often the goal of going to war...

Also, a message from Abraham, to a light-seeking veteran with a heavy heart:

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