Popping In with A Vulnerable Confession Plus a Special Offer

Posted October 11, 2017 by Barbara Techel

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I’ve stepped away from posting to my blog for awhile as I embark on a 7-week personal mastery program. But also said I may pop in now and then…and so here I am!

Have you ever been blessed with insight from an animal that it changed your life for the better?

This month in celebration of the one year anniversary of my second memoir, Wisdom Found in the Pause – Joie’s Gift, I want to continue to share the wisdom that a wee little black and tan dachshund named Joie, brought to my life.

Today through Sunday, October 15th you can purchase the e-book version for $2.99

It’s that wisdom gained that I know without a doubt that Joie wants me to continue to share and be in service in helping other’s walk their path with more clarity, peace, and understanding.

I’ve not been the same since Joie came into my life and then transitioned into spirit ten months later…

I’ve evolved and expanded to a deeper understanding of what purpose is.
I’ve discovered that there are blessings to be found when in transition.
I’ve realized we are never alone and spiritual signposts are there for us to discover if we open to receive them.
I’ve realized that the most valuable gift we can give ourselves is the time to slow down, listen to our inner thoughts, welcome the sweet stillness of being, and then move forward in a new enlightened and empowering way.

So what is my vulnerable confession?

I didn’t do much promoting of this book when I published it in 2016.

Why?

Because I was scared. I was scared of what other’s might think. And just when I thought I’d gotten past this issue as I wrote about it in my first memoir, “Through Frankie’s Eyes.”

But alas, I am human with real fears just like anyone else and I am a work in progress.

I was afraid to say that I believe in working with oracle cards to gain deeper understanding not only of myself, but of my connection with Spirit. It was during a two month sabbatical that I felt called to journal daily from from the guidance of oracle cards to help me find my way again as I write about in Wisdom Found in the Pause.

But I was afraid that other’s may reject me and think it strange – or worse yet, that they (oracle cards) are evil – and the belief that there is only one way in which we can connect with our Creator.

In reality, my belief in the mystical view of life has brought me even closer to Spirit and truly, given me an even deeper understanding of who I am as an individual and that I am a spark of the Divine – as we all are.

Not only have my dogs shown me this to be true in many ways, but animals in the wild too, along with signs in nature, and using oracle cards as a tool while journaling insight I received from them (and continue to) which brought me back home to what I already believed deep down inside.

But I’m now stronger in my resolve to stand in my truth and that I believe Spirit talks to us in many ways. It is Spirit that is always here for us and that we are a part of Spirit, not separate like we’ve been conditioned to believe.

And so purpose becomes about being in alignment with your truth, connected to Spirit. To continue to evolve, it’s about finding a way what works for you to stay connected with Spirit that guides us and helps us to step more fully into our personal power.

This….

this I believe is the true purpose for which we came to this earth to experience and why we are here at this time…

to move fully into compassion and kindness and to live our lives according to what we define as meaningful, despite what society may deem so.

And so with my confession on the table, I am in deep gratitude to the dogs in my life that have worked tirelessly on my behalf to help me move more fully into my own power.

It is in part because of the lessons learned from them I am being called to offer a new service soon to help empower and guide others as an Intuitive Guide and Reader of Oracle Cards. I hope you will stay tuned for that announcement!

For now I thank you for reading my confession and being a part of my community…

and I say once again from my heart…

thank you for walking this journey with me. I appreciate each and every one of you. XO

WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT “WISDOM FOUND IN THE PAUSE:”

“My life has been turned upside down the last few months and I have been struggling with which direction to go in. I went through a whole set of emotions, anger, guilt, fear, and dread as I spent my summer worried about where my life was headed. After reading “Wisdom Found In The Pause” I felt such a sense of relief that it was okay that I felt all these emotions. This book will not only resonate with animal lovers, but with anyone seeking a more fulfilling life.” ~Lori Kattre Helke

“We’re busy, and in our busyness we sometimes lose our way and begin to find significance in what we do rather than who we are. Then, a pivotal event occurs that affects our chosen work and draws our attention to the fact that we’re out of balance. We try to push on, but find we’re traveling in a circle and return to the place that shook us and the lessons we missed. This is a book for anyone who understands the profound joy our animal companions bring to our lives. It’s also for those who find themselves in a tailspin of seeking significance by doing, reminding us that pausing amidst the cacophony is what allows us to hear the whisper of truth so we can stand strong and move ahead.” ~Linda Hoye

This memoir reads like a meditative guide to life. The challenges faced and the lessons learned from Joie made a lasting impression on me. I feel enriched and inspired for having read it. A heartwarming memoir with a powerful message about the lessons our pets can teach us. ~Kathleen Pooler

Wisdom Found in the Pause – Joie’s Gift e-book version available here on Amazon at special $2.99 price through Sunday, October 15th.

When Shift Happens. An Update on Where I’ve Been.

Posted September 22, 2017 by Barbara Techel

My dear and loyal blog readers,

Happy Fall Equinox!

I’ve been feeling a bit guilty as I’ve not posted as much lately so I wanted to touch base with you.

As I shared with you earlier this summer in June, I began a 22-week online course called The Magic of You. I’ve been growing and expanding deeper into who I wish to be and really, who I already am, and this has opened up some wonderful shifts for me.

So yes, “Shift happens.” 🙂 We are truly all a work in progress!

I’m very excited about where my expanding path is taking me and how I want be of service to women searching for purpose, feeling stuck, or wanting to connect more deeply with that ‘something more.’

As The Magic of You class winds down in late October, I’ve made the commitment to go even deeper into my own personal mastery with another intensive 7-week program that begins the second week of October. It is something I’m really feeling called to do and feels very much in alignment. It’s my greatest hope to take what I learn and to be of service in helping other women to do the same, and live an empowered and meaningful life.

When I look back on all my work with Frankie from 2007-2012, my sweet dachshund who lived life to the fullest in a wheelchair, and our mission we accomplished together, I could actually see in my minds eye that this new work I’m gearing up for is what I was being led to. And so now here I am.

It requires much of my energy and I’m dedicated to working on more of my own personal mastery so that I can be in service to other women soon.

Soooo…what this means is that I may not be posting much here to my blog until later October/early November. I may post if I feel spirit calls me to do so…but like I did in Fall of 2013, and I wrote about in my memoir, Wisdom Found in the Pause – Joie’s Gift it is time for me to once again step back for a time being so that I can make this personal commitment.

I will still be sending out a newsletter (which is separate from my blog posts) so if you’d like to keep in touch, please do sign up for it here. I’d welcome having you as a subscriber and part of my community in this way also!

If you’d like a sneak peek at what I’m up to you can also check out the following pages of my website which have been updated (and continue to be tweaked!):

Home page

Intuitive Oracle Guidance Readings

About page

I truly appreciate each and every one of you for being here and walking this journey with me! It means so much!

Love,

Barbara

Kangaroo’s Poignant Message about Guilt We Feel with Our Pets

Posted September 14, 2017 by Barbara Techel

Recently I talked with someone who was struggling with the guilt of having to put their pet to sleep. Then just this morning, I talked with someone whose older pet just had surgery for a ruptured disk in her neck. And the difficulty is that the pet owner needs to go away for a week in the next few days and the guilt has him full of worry.

Guilt can be such a tricky thing and can weigh on us like a ton of bricks. I completely understand this having been through it so often myself in various ways with my own pets.

After talking with my friend whose pet is coming home today, but then he must leave out of town soon, I’m happy to say I was able to provide him some comfort and be a reflection for him that he has covered all bases in making sure his dog will be in the best care while he is away.

After I got off the call I kept thinking about this more and wondering why it is we have such a difficult time with feeling guilty.

So I decided to turn to the Power Animal Wisdom Oracle card deck, as I often do, when I ponder my own challenging questions. It’s my hope that by sharing this and what the card that revealed itself had to say that it will help others facing this feeling of guilt that can oftentimes consume us.

So I asked this question: What do pet owners need to know about feeling guilty? The card I got was Kangaroo, which is about gratitude and being grateful for all you are blessed with.

Reading into this message further, thinking about my friend feeling guilty for having to leave his dog after surgery, Kangaroo confirms that gratitude, not guilt, will help us to ease our worries, which more than often those worries never come true.

Kangaroo reminds my friend how blessed he is to have someone he trusts, who his dog has stayed with many times before, and who has taken care of dogs before after surgery, and who will be looking after his dog. How blessed he is to have this person in his life.

Regarding having to put a pet to sleep – one of the most difficult, heartbreaking decisions we face when having a pet, is that we will likely have to say goodbye to them for their time here on earth is so much shorter than our own.

Kangaroo’s message of gratitude is so fitting for this because she is reminding us how very blessed we were to have had that love and joy in our life from out pets. We can’t have one without the other. This is the reality of loving a pet.

I truly believe with every fiber of my being, and the many teachings I’ve received from my own pets, that our animal friends don’t want us to carry this heavy burden of guilt. As I shared with my friend today, and something I’ve come to understand, is that he can still connect with his dog even when he will be away from her.

I shared with him that he just needs to talk to her in his mind, and she will feel that connection and love. She already knows he loves her and she does not want him to feel guilty.

Guilt causes worry and worry won’t change anything. And we worry because it feels like then we are in control and if we are control we feel like it assures us of a desired outcome. The reality though is that we aren’t in control. But we can be grateful for all that we are blessed with and give thanks for that -that is a choice that we always have.

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