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I’d rather stay home and ponder questions of the Universe such as why Miley Cyrus was at the Oscars or was the bra I got for free yesterday a gift from the angels for having been stuck with a new cashier who took 25 minutes (YES, 25 minutes) to ring up two pairs of pants, a shirt and a bra. It wasn’t until I got home that I realized she didn’t ring up the bra. I am open to receiving the gifts of the Universe. (My coach suggested that I work on receiving since I seem to have a problem with that so I gratefully accept the gift of a bra.)

While Gal is over there posting her heart out (I can tell she’s feeling better by sheer volume!), I am stuck in a grumpy rut. Trying on clothes yesterday was a horror show. It reminded me that I best get my ass on track NOW with gym and eating because it ain’t working what I’m currently doing (no gym and eating what-the-fuck-ever). I look and feel hideous. And this with spring/summer on the way, too. Not good, Lisa. Not good at all.

Had an interesting astrology reading yesterday from Nancy over at Starlight Press. At least online, Nancy uses her immense talents by looking at the political climate with an eye toward the astrological energies that are afoot. She’s been quite accurate for many, many years and doesn’t hesitate to speak about the challenges we all face now and in the future. Anyway, I loved talking with her and she filled me in on what the energies are in my chart for the next three years. Again, free will comes into play so nothing is set in stone, but with the exception of something that will slow me down or restrain me from October – most of November, it all is very positive – especially as it relates to my spiritual work. There were more details, of course, but I’ll note for posterity that things seem to bust wide open for me end of 2012 into 2013. Remind me of that, k?

I’m happy to see the advent of spring on the horizon as was everyone else because the whole damn world was out and about yesterday. Stores and roads were packed. The snow is mostly melted on our front porch and I can see the two plants we have there peeping their little heads out asking “Is it safe to come out now??”

Off to shower and head into work. Have a happy day, all!

As you may or may not know, the entire Atlantic seaboard was blizzarded upon and we have (at last count) about two feet of snow outside. Peeps are all a’twitter on Twitter about it and I’m using it as an excuse to sit around and do nothing of note. (What’s that, you say? I don’t ever need an excuse to do that? Oh, well. Alrighty then.) So, in honor of Snowpocalypse 2010, here’s my Saturday 9.

Saturday 9: I Started a Joke

1. Tell us a joke that you think is funny. If you don’t tell jokes tell us why.
What do you call cheese that’s not yours?? NACHO CHEESE! hahahah

2. Where do you buy most of your clothes?
Wherever I find something that I like. All over the place, usually. Always looking for bargains at Coldwater Creek.

3. Which famous person would you like to meet? Why?
How cool would it be to have a party with Hal and Cookie? My head (and parts) would ‘plode, that’s for sure. Just to spend time chatting with Hal and listening to Cookie sing and laugh. My impression of Nirvana.

4. What is your ultimate ambition?
To conquer the world! And beyond! Then, drink a lot of coffee with cream.

5. Do you like to live in the area of your country or would you prefer something a little different?
I like where I live … near the water, near the city. Pretty calm and peaceful.

6. Has a newspaper or television reporter ever interviewed you? If so, what were the circumstances and what did you think when you read or saw what you said?
Nope, don’t think they have. Well, my friend Charlie is a reporter and he’s asked me questions so does that count? No? Poots.

7. What was the last CD/mp3 album that you purchased? How did you like it?
Matt Nathanson’s Some Mad Hope – saw him open for Cookie in VA Beach in July and he was great! Wonderful singer/songwriter.

8. Write down 5 songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you.
I can’t make you love me/Bonnie Raitt, Sweetest Taboo/Sade, Make Me/MWK, Wish you were here/Incubus, and for the wonderfully angelic Goddaughter of Love – Float On/Modest Mouse

9. Do you or your partner usually begin intimacy?
What is this intimacy you speak of? I know not what that is. I suspect it is sorely lacking in the life of a Snarkela.

That’s me!

Last week, when I was feeling crappy at work, I asked the angels for a cookie. Not an hour later, the UPS dude brought me a tin of Berger cookies from one of the brokers at work (who sends them to clients and other co-workers.) Woo hoo! (Always loves me some cookies)

MMM!

And then Sunday, I found myself wishing for a really nice handbag. I’m not one to be all about labels and such and I have no idea where this wish came from. But ‘lo and behold, guess what gift I got from my sweet friend at work (PattyMac)? Yep. And mine is a beautiful shade of purple, too!

So, I’m thinking. What else can I manifest with these awesome skillz??

heheh You never know, right?

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This is exactly the kind of day when it’s going to be hard work holding the vibration of joy. I’m tired because I watched an episode of Intervention before going to bed (I know, what the hell was I thinking?) and then couldn’t get to sleep. After coming back downstairs, farting around online, drinking coffee (I know, what the hell was I thinking?), I finally managed to fall asleep around 2am. Woke up all groggy and blarghy.

Gal, thanks for helping me understand my weird OCD around fonts and whatnot. You’re right – my writing and presentation thereof is a reflection of me and so I want it to show on the outside how my soul really is on the inside. (Thank goodness I don’t have that same standard of measure for my cluttery house!) I spent an hour last night again futzing with templates and finally forced myself to just pick ONE and go with it. I don’t know what my issue is but I have to get past it on this.

And here’s a GRRR I encountered yesterday and was thisclose to saying something but thanks to my Angels intercession, I had to turn away and force myself to just be quiet. A client was in the office and the broker wished them Happy Holidays to which they said “I prefer to say Merry Christmas” (and honestly, WTF? How about you just be a nice person and say “the same to you” because the intent is for your happiness, mmmkay?). Evangelical Christian co-worker (the one who thinks I am the devil in disguise) says “Oh, I am so glad to hear you say that!”. I wanted to turn to both the client AND EC C-W and say “Saying Happy Holidays is a way to respect ALL faiths, not just yours which you seem to think must be followed by everyone else.” It just pissed me off. (trying hard to avert a longer rant). Damn. Must everyone be so fucking closed minded?

Long story somewhat shorter: Angels pretty much put masking tape on my mouth and said “Turn away now and just be quiet!” and so I did because while I may be Satan’s minion some days, my angels always win out.

BTW, I ate all the cookies I had left. And am 900000 pounds now.

Whew! Finally finished the readings (all 35 of them) and am glad to have that done with (or get an ass-whupping from my own Guides) and what wonderful feedback! I was going to print some but it felt too much like I was tooting my own horn so you’ll just have to imagine it. I am definitely ready to go public with this now. Next step is getting my own little basic website up.

Surprise! I am actually very anal about things like that and can spend hours and hours seeking out just the right font. And that’s not good and it surely doesn’t help get the site out there. So, my agreement with my own self this time (not with the angels) is to put one up even if it’s simple and without the perfect font. Just have a place to point people to go when they want to know more about my readings and me. (I don’t think the general population is ready for ye olde Snarkypants, hmm?)

In other news – cookies are done! And I think I’ve eaten enough to keep me away from them for years months, oh hell, you get it. I love these cookies! Therefore, I am taking them into work for my buddy, PattyMac. She’s a size 0 so can eat them without concern. I am not quite a 0 so, you know. Not so much without the concern. Pics of cookies posted later.

And … started a new puzzle. 504 pieces. I cannot begin to tell you how overwhelmed I am looking at all those pieces. Give me your deepest emotional pain and I am right there with you. But give me 504 pieces of a puzzle and I am totally overwhelmed and want to run away. This, my friends, just goes to show you how hard it is for me to come down out of my little mental world into the physical and, of course, exactly the reason my coach has suggested this project. Blargh.

Oh yeah, and it’s Monday. Wheee!

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… I got answers! (sort of, anyway)

The Darling Gal asked this question in the comments on the post “To-Do List from the angels”

“Just woo-woo curious — Do you ever know the final outcome? Do the angels know what’s going to happen and report, or can they change what’s going to happen? Sorry if these are remedial questions, but I’m new to understanding the woo-woo.”

Good question! I have a tendency to think that everyone understands “the woo” in the same way I do so I always appreciate questions that remind me to explain myself better. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to do that, Gal!

I shall caveat my answer with this: this is how *I* understand it to be. I am not saying that it’s THE way (mostly since I don’t think there is ONE way for anything) but it’s the way it feels to me. That said, let me see if I can clarify things.

Guides and teachers cannot interfere with your free will. You are the one who always makes the choices and can change them at any time. Imagine a board of advisors who sit with you at a round table. You are sharing with them what your intentions are for the next year. They can offer you suggestions as to what might be a good way to get there. They can also offer alternatives. In the end, though, it’s always down to you to make the final decision.

In addition, they cannot offer guidance unless you invite them to do so. The only time (again, as I understand it) they can jump in unbidden is if your life is in danger and it’s not your soul’s wish to leave the physical plane. Unless you’re Bella in Twilight, that doesn’t happen too often.

In my case, my Guides know that my heart’s desire (besides David Cook, being tall and thin and baby-holding) is to broaden my work as an intuitive. I’ve clearly put that intention out there and allowed the Universe to assist me with it. My part in it is to remain conscious (as opposed to in a coma? heh) and note the “coincidences” that come to me with regard to that intention. Like the blue balloons that I got as a response to my hysterical whining in the car that one time, or that I got two requests for intuitive readings and the individuals offered to pay me for them. (Not that it’s such a shock but I didn’t ask for payment at all and it was a really nice validation that the work I do will help support me financially.)

Gal also asked if the angels know the outcome – because the free will thing comes into play, the answer is no. You put the intention out there and ask for help. Then you pay attention to what comes in front of you – opportunities, coincidences, shifts and changes in things around you. At any time, you can change your route and your guides will be right there alongside you like a trusted team of advisors and friends who want only your highest good. Doesn’t mean weird stuff won’t happen to you as you move along that path. But if you ask “what is the lesson in this?” and really try to understand it from that perspective, the weird stuff flows through a bit faster.

I hope that answered your questions, G. Again, this is from my reading but more importantly, my experience. The readings I’ve done for everyone have been like that. The Guides nudge you a bit where you are slacking off, or help you see things that you might not notice. I truly find that the more I work with them collaboratively, the more things seem to come together and flow.

Ever since I made the offer to do intuitive readings for friends on a forum, I have had such an amazing sense of heightened awareness. It’s as if I’ve taken a leap to a whole new level. I’m still working through them (have about 8 to go – there were about 32 requests total) and do about 2-3 at a time. The feedback has been great – it’s nice to hear that what comes through resonates with those who asked. It’s also helped remind me that *this* is my work here at this time. The more I do it, the clearer I get.

Which brings me to …. the To-Do list I got yesterday morning. It was for a week’s worth of activities.

1. Finish all readings by end of the week
2. work on new (401 piece!!) puzzle
3. ride bike for 15 mins 3x
4. work on website for offering intuitive readings
5. Once that’s up and ready, post on Twitter with special offer for readings
6. Apply to Slade Roberson’s Professional Intuitive Training Program (more on this in a bit)

It was literally *that* clear. And you guys know that when I get guidance (especially when it’s that specific), I am bound to do it. If I don’t, I usually get a swift kick in the ass in the form of that horrible “Why didn’t I listen?” feeling and consequences to follow. It took me about 3 of those before I got it. Not fun.

I think much of the clarity has to do with my action lately – getting out there and offering the readings. For me, doing the reading is the easy part. It’s putting myself out there as an intuitive that is a bit harder to do. (Who knows why? I mean, if you know me at all IRL or even here, I’m pretty open about being quite the woo-woo chick so that whole fear of being out there baffles me.)

Andrea Hess, whom I found through Slade, has created a course on manifesting which is, honestly, amazing in how it takes a pretty huge concept and brings it down into actionable steps. She manages to bridge the piece that most people leave out – taking action here in the physical in addition to setting the energetic vibration. I’m going to talk more about this in another post and share with you what I’m working on around that. I mention it here because it’s all tied in together with the huge downloads of information and guidance I’m getting.

The time for me sitting around and spacing out is, for the most part, gone. I’m definitely not sitting my ass in the middle of the road, waiting and hoping. I’m (finally) moving and as I move, things shift in pretty profound ways. They have already and I trust – TRUST – with all my heart the guidance that I’m getting. I don’t know the end result, don’t know how I’m going to get there. I do know that I will understand what the next right step is and as long as I continue to take action, it will be to my highest good.

So, there you have it. Lots going on, no?