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The universe sometimes works in strange ways to make a point! If you look around you with awareness in the midst of a seemingly chaotic or ‘dark’ moment in time, you may indeed find clarity and the reason for it.

This very thing happened to me yesterday and when I say ‘dark’ I mean it! Due to some error in a billing system my electricity was cut off with no notification. Talk about powerless!

I won’t go into the details of the panic I felt but suffice it to say that after several phone calls and a wait time of over 25 mins to actually speak to a human being at Com Ed I was told they would restore my service. Great! WAIT! Not so great…it would be restored in 1-3 days!

OK now the panic really DID set in! I went into complete survival mode until I realized it was something called an energy whack. That’s when you get hit with energy trying to stop you cold in your tracks. It stops you from shining and takes you off your path….but only for a moment. 🙂

An energy whack occasionally comes in when you are on the RIGHT path, SHINING brightly AND you are about to take a giant step in growth! The bigger the energy hit, the brighter you shine once it clears! It doesn’t necessarily mean you are doing something wrong. It could mean you are doing everything RIGHT!

Knowing this I decided to make lemonade out of lemons. After bringing everything in the fridge & freezer to a friend’s house I defrosted the freezer. Not that I had much of a choice, but it made me feel better immediately!

Then I noticed the QUIET! I was there with myself and all was silent. I also realized that at least for the night, I had to rely on myself and do the things I had planned in the first place. This meant packing up my laptop and heading over to Starbucks.

Looking around there were people in their own little worlds owning a space. I grounded and owned MY space. No one bothered me as I happily perused Facebook, took care of emails and scheduled appointments. About mid evening, the atmosphere changed.

It became a meeting place for 2 Italian gentlemen speaking in dialect, a couple dating, a father & daughter. An older gentleman who was very professor-like was sitting next to me and his friend walked in asking him “who created God?”

You KNOW I had to jump in on that one! We had a wonderful conversation about God, Faith and creation. I delighted in their viewpoints and they took to heart mine. As I packed up to go, they told me they enjoyed the chat and hoped that I would come in again to see them.

As I walked back home I couldn’t help but smile at the beautiful energy created in that conversation. I had completely forgotten I was coming home to total darkness. I would have never been at Starbucks or experienced that connection if the lights were on. 🙂

When I arrived home the ‘quiet’ of the darkness penetrated my very soul. I lit candles and realized it was one of the most peaceful and literally enchanting moments I’ve experienced in a long time! There I was, just me, my thoughts and the calm of the night.

The quiet that surrounded me was inside and I found clarity in that silence. There was no brain chatter, no distraction, all was calm, I couldn’t DO anything but BE with ME. As I sat staring at the candle flame, I was silent and at peace. I reflected on the events of the day and realized the gift I had been given.

The next time you suddenly feel like you’ve been hit by a truck or as if the rug was pulled out from under your feet look for the gift you were given by the experience. And by all means if the power goes out remember…YOU are never powerless!~Shine Your Light Debbie

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In the northern hemisphere September 23rd marks the vernal, or autumnal equinox; The beginning of fall and the autumn harvest. Have you ever heard ‘you reap what you sow’? Fall is a wonderful time to take a closer look at life’s harvest.

Did you plant any seeds in your garden of life that are ready for harvest? Is some of your crop still in a growth cycle and not quite ripe enough to pick? Are there bulbs you’d like to plant so they can flower in the future?

Harvest and planting is a perfect metaphor for life. It gets one to thinking about what it is that we are reaping NOW in our lives, what is still in process and what seeds we would like to plant for the future. 🙂

If you are focused on things that happened in the past, worrying about the future or current problems, you are not planting seeds for the future. All creating happens in the present and your ‘vision’ is the seed to plant. If you don’t have a dream, you can’t plant the seed!

“My mind is a garden. My thoughts are the seeds. My harvest will be either flowers or weeds.”~Mel Weldon

Whatever you are harvesting now, take a moment to reflect on what type of seeds you planted and all that happened after you planted them. Did you water the garden? Clear out the aphids? Fertilize?

Once you plant the seeds for what you want, if you are aware and paying attention, you are given information on the steps you need to take to reap a bountiful harvest. This information is useful and can point you in the right direction! Are you heeding the signs?

It may be as simple as your intuition telling you to take a different route home or something more profound like getting the flu so you have to stay home and care for yourself. It could also be a nagging feeling that doesn’t go away until you pay attention to it.

The universe works in collaboration with you and you really do reap what you sow! If you are not happy with your harvest, what steps are you willing to take so that once you plant the seeds you are able to recognize what your garden needs to nurture it? There is no quick fix!

While there are instances of immediate gratification, growth takes time and care. It may be that you don’t really want to take the steps and that’s OK. It’s where you are. BUT if you aren’t happy with the way things are going, take some time to turn within to look at what type of seeds you planted and how you cared for your garden.

Whether you are reaping the rewards of your harvest or deciding to plant different seeds it’s time for your garden to flourish! Harvest then plant new seeds to move on! “Fall” in love! “Fall” into a fresh cycle! “Fall” into fun! “Fall” into a new YOU reaping a bountiful harvest!~Shine Your Light Debbie

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