Time for "Annual Review"

We are approaching the end of 2009...time for reflection on how we invested our energies. In a way, I regard this "annual review" very much like a job performance appraisal. In a very broad sense "How did I perform this year?" Did I meet my goals, expectations, abilities???

At approximately this same time last year I declared CHANGE was going to be my Focus, my Vision for 2009. And Change was presented to me within 2 weeks! I accepted the Universe's Proposal and moved to Wisconsin after almost 20 years of living in the city I love, Minneapolis.

Since then my life has needed to be in continual "Review and Update" mode. I stepped out of my familiar and comfortable way of existing and totally changed my surroundings. From living alone in an urban setting to moving in with family along the Lake Michigan rural shoreline ...I have faced a lot of long overdue "Letting Go".

I am now in the formal process of Reviewing and Appraising my performance for this year. My suggestion to you is to consider creating your own unique "job performance appraisal and goal setting". Make this process your very own. Use it to Create a Life you Love...not to condemn yourself and feel guilty. I have used my Vision Charts I create every New Year for about the past 10 years. This process helps me have daily "image reinforcement" and assists me in remembering my Focus, my personal Aim for the year ahead of me.

To you who browse this blog, I hope you have had a fulfilling 2009. May you plant your Seed of Intention for 2010 and have a Blessed Year ahead.

~Rae

Quotes of the Month

"Each day provides its own gifts."

"He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the Universe."

"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth."

Marcus Aurelius

Alternative Ways to Stay Healthy this Flu Season

There are alternative ways to guard yourself against potential illness this season by taking several precautions. Of course there are all the basics: washing hands, adequate rest...etc BUT there are also some options you may not be aware of. First, I believe in LIQUIDS! Water and hot liquids (green tea or herbal teas) are Number 1 on my list for safeguards to prevent severe illness. Other "remedies" I include are Emergen-C (one packet grants you 1000 mg of vitamin C), Glaceau's Vitamin Water (many flavor varieties to choose from, I like IN SYNC the best which offers you 100% of the RDA for Vitamin C and several B vitamins, the water goes down well and has a "smooth" texture to it), Lavender Essential Oil with Epsom Salts (making a bath of this combination relaxes your nervous system and washes away negative energies you've accumulated throughout the day), and using Ginger. Ginger tea will help warm your energetic body and assist in digestion for the heavier winter meals you will be eating.

Full Moon in Taurus

Tomorrow on Monday, November 2 there will be a Full Moon in the sign of Taurus (which means the Scorpio Sun is opposing the Moon). Other planetary aspects include the Sun conjuncting Mercury; the Sun/Mercury squaring Mars in Leo; Venus in Libra trining Neptune Retrograde in Aquarius; and lastly the recent passage of Saturn going into the sign of Libra (October 29th) squaring the powerful planet of Pluto in Capricorn.

What does all this mean?

Emotions are running high and rampant. Deeply held feelings especially around creature comforts, security and relating have come to the surface to be dealt with at a conscious level. Life will continue to gravitate you towards experiences that will encourage you to transform how you interact with others, especially in the arena of intimate relationships. People may start to question whether their personal needs are being met and if "the other" honestly appreciates all that they (as an individual) bring to the relationship.

It is time to Recognize our own individual needs, Release what is toxic to our core Self and the relationship, and Replace it with a healthier mode of operating (relating) and more honest way of expressing our needs and concerns.