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Can you hear me now?

Posted on June 3, 2010June 6, 2010 by Debra Taitel

Remember the game “telephone” from when you were a child? That’s the game where one person whispers a sentence or two to another, then they whisper it to someone else and so on, until finally when everyone has told everyone else, the last person says the words out loud.

Perhaps I even as I described the game it gave you a chuckle. No matter what was whispered in the ear of the first person, the last person rarely had the words correct. If you remember, sometimes the sentence was complete gibberish and made no sense at all! 🙂

At the end of the game, everyone usually laughed as the person who made up the sentence(s) stated what it was supposed to be in the first place. Although it is a fun game, it clearly illustrates some of the challenges one can encounter in daily communications.

Have you ever had someone completely misunderstand something that you clearly stated? Of course there is the obvious thought that maybe you didn’t communicate clearly. It could also be based on the intent of the communication itself.

BUT it is also possible that the person HEARING what you were trying to say was hearing you through the “filters” of their own personal experiences! If this happens, not only are they are no longer “hearing” YOU but the communication stops.

Just like in the telephone game, they are hearing what they “think” they heard and while they are processing whatever button you inadvertently pushed, they can’t hear anything else.

When you are aware that this has happened, the tendency is to try to fix it or heal them to clear it up. The other thing that may happen is that you blame yourself. Either way, if someone can’t hear what you are trying to communicate, there isn’t anything you can say or do to clear it up in that moment.

So, what do you do if you feel someone has misunderstood you? Well, you can begin by forgiving yourself. 🙂 This is particularly important if you think you said something wrong! It is possible that you didn’t say anything wrong per se but that you hit an already tender spot (a picture they are working on clearing.)

The next thing you can do is to allow that person the space they need to process. If you try to heal them or fix it, in effect it’s like digging a hole for yourself. Keep in mind that whatever button you pressed, it’s theirs and you don’t have to be responsible for someones else’s “stuff”. 🙂

All in all just remember that you communicate based on your own personal experiences and others hear you through theirs. Be kind to yourself and those you are communicating with. Come from a place of loving intent and forgive yourself and others if things go amiss. Shine Your Light~Debbie

©Debra Taitel 2010

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Debra is a clairvoyant reader, spiritual healer, coach and teacher helping people heal their spirit so they can create and live the life they choose. She has been a featured guest on Wings of Love and Visible by Numbers radio broadcasts. For more information or to schedule a reading please send an email to Debra@Spiritlightinsight.com or visit her website.

GO GREEN for Earth Day!

Posted on April 23, 2010April 22, 2013 by Debra Taitel

Earth Day is a day dedicated to honoring the earth and its valuable resources. It is designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. Officially Earth Day, which is dedicated to ‘celebrate’ and raise awareness is today, GOING GREEN is something to be aware of EVERY DAY!

~GOING GREEN~ is not only for the EARTH! You are OF and connected TO the earth. Not only are YOU a valuable resource on this planet but you have valuable resources you can access. Do you honor yourself as a valuable resource on a daily basis?

As you turn your attention within you are becoming more aware of who you really are. When you allow your valuable energy to flow through you and let go of all that is not, you create tremendous growth and change for yourself. The more often you do this, the more you are growing and expanding your awareness. Did you know that when you are creating change and growth in your life, your AURA actually turns GREEN!

It’s true! Much like the trees begin to bud in the spring, you are budding with new growth. And with this new growth comes a change in the landscape! So are you ~GOING GREEN~ these days? One way to find out is to ask yourself; How have you been treating your body, spiritual and physical environments? Just as you honor the earth, you must honor your own environments.

Take a moment to check in with yourself and the space around you. Are you eating healthy foods, caring for and giving to your body? Are you taking time in your daily life to nurture your spirit by allowing yourself just to BE? Is your physical space clean and in order? If you notice things are messy and out-of-place in your physical surroundings; It is a sign! If you don’t feel good; It is a sign! If you find your attention on everything and everybody except YOU…THAT’S A SIGN!

All those ‘signs’ are indicators that maybe it’s time to do a little clean up. You may have picked up some negativity or toxic energy so get out the hazardous materials suit and begin cleaning out any waste that may have accumulated. Throw out and let go of the garbage you’ve been responsible for carrying around merely because you weren’t aware it wasn’t yours!

Once you’ve cleaned things up a bit, it’s time to shine it up! Take a deep breath, bring your attention back to you and feel your connection with the earth. Then allow the biggest, brightest most illuminating sun you can imagine to shine on you!

Feel its warmth on your face! Feel the rays permeate every cell in your body! Allow yourself to bud, grow and expand! Honor & celebrate all the natural resources you hold within. YOU ARE your own personal most valuable resource……! Shine your light~ Debbie

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