Keep Going

Posted by Barbara Techel
Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed it to be. Don’t think you’ve lost time. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is the right time. ~Asha Tyson

It continues to be the simple things, simple pleasures, and grateful reflections of my own journey that is the place I return to as often as I need to during these challenging times.

I’ve found lately seeing animals I encounter on my walks or running errands often brings me to tears. I’ll be lost in thought of the negative in the world when — just like the other day — I saw four Sandhill Cranes on the edge of a field, and instantly my eyes filled with tears.
 
Their presence is so soothing and they bring me right back into my heart and what matters.
 
Seeing part of this flowering hydrangea framed in the carved-out heart of our deck brought me such delight too!
 
Is this something you’ve been experiencing also? If so, I truly believe it’s a clear sign that you are on the right path…and one that will have you resting more often in peace. Keep going. 
 
XO
Barb
 
                  

Impromptu Animal Wisdom Reading – Owl – On Making Sense of Things, Inner Wisdom, Kindness

Posted by Barbara Techel

I was so inspired by a poem I read this morning in my friend, Dawn’s, newsletter, that I felt called to do an impromptu animal wisdom reading. Who (no pun intended!) shows up, but Owl! The collage above is one I created and was the first piece to sell when I announced the opening of my Etsy shop a little less than two weeks ago. It just so happens owl is the last one on my art table that I need to write a message for before I give it to the person who purchased it. So definitely a confirmation personally for me.

But also owl is about trusting our wise inner self and making sense in a world that sometimes just does not seem to make sense these past eighteen months. So may Owl, the poem, and this message serve as some healing as you, and we all, journey forward.

Click on the owl collage above or on the video below to listen. I’ve also copied and pasted the poem below if you’d like to have the words to save.  🙂

 

XO

Barb

BE KIND…
when the world
goes mad
be wildly kind
to everyone
everyone
everyone
everyone
~ you can’t control much
but you control how
you treat others
in these breaking news
heartbreaking times
when nothing feels
certain
let your raw kindness
be a certainty
allow your compassion
to become a North Star
stamped up in
the sky for
others to follow
back home
 
~ John Roedel
 
                  

Helpful Visitor

Posted by Barbara Techel

Look who came to watch over me as I put out some fall flowers this morning.
 
In past years I’d likely have screamed, but I’ve come to honor and respect Snake very much. This is also a grass snake, so very harmless.
 
Sometimes we can feel alone emotionally and/or physically, but the animals remind us we are never alone and they are here as willing and helpful guides.
 
XO
Barb