personal growth

Let Us Give Thanks for Times of Uncertainty

Posted by Barbara Techel

This week is beginning hot and steamy and expected to last at least through the weekend. I think about how I used to thoroughly enjoy this type of weather when I was younger, but now on the other side now of 55 years old and soon to be 57 in about three weeks, well, let’s just say I am very grateful for air conditioning.

This week’s cards are Chaos and Conflict and Turkey Spirit.

Even though I’ve been using oracle cards as a personal empowerment tool and also doing readings for others for quite some time now I can still feel a small tug of angst when I pull the Chaos and Conflict card. How often we just want life to be all peaches and cream, right?

As I went for a walk early this morning I made plans in my mind to go at a much slower pace this week. With the July 4th holiday on Saturday and warm summer days now upon us, I’m feeling the need to slow down and savor.

So when the Chaos and Conflict card presented itself I felt a bit let down and went right into wondering what it is that might “interfere” with my plans. But it was only a matter of seconds that I snapped out of it and remembered that it can be a good thing. Next, when I pulled an animal card to help guide us with Chaos and Conflict, I smiled, because yes, of course, we must give thanks for it all.

I also just saw in my mind the Go the Distance card as I feel that with what our world is experiencing right now that we must be in this for the long haul. The Chaos and Conflict are something that is going to take time to work through. But if we can remember to give thanks for what we can control in our lives and what we do have, perhaps not focusing on what we think we may be losing, or what it is that we can’t control, we can move through this time with more ease.

We can let fear gobble up our energy or we can allow fear to be our motivator to take a stance for what it is we wish for ourselves individually and as a world. Whether you choose to strut your stuff by carrying that belief in your heart or making a loud call out into the world about your stance, either will help make a difference.

Notice the Zebra on the card isn’t black and white, but rather brown. Nothing right now is black and white and it is my belief that it is this and that. I believe the conditioning of seeing things as black and white is what we are being called to move away from. There is a middle ground and that begins with each of us tapping into the center of our hearts and living from that truth.

So this week, let us be in gratitude for times we are shaken as a gift that will lead us to a deeper understanding and that this planet is made more peaceful by each of playing our part by living within harmony within ourselves so we can encourage that in others too.

xo,

Barbara

Wisdom in the Paws Reading – For Your Pet and You

Wisdom in the Pause Reading – Just For You

New Offering: For Animal Lovers! When Our Pets Feel Better, We Feel Better (and vice versa!)

Posted by Barbara Techel

Animals are the bridge between us and the beauty of all that is natural. They show us what’s missing in our lives, and how to love ourselves more completely and unconditionally. They connect us back to who we are, and to the purpose of why we’re here. ― Trisha McCagh

I’m excited to share with you the new offering I now have for pets and their people!

As you likely know by now, I’ve been fascinated with and passionate about the animal-human connection for over 25 years.

Animal or human each have their own thoughts, emotions, and feelings. When we pause, tune in, and listen to each other we are given the beautiful opportunity to blossom and deepen in our relationship not only to each other but with ourselves too.

When our pets feel better, we feel better…and vice versa!

SEEKING ANIMAL LOVERS

  • Are you caring for a pet with chronic issues or a senior pet and are experiencing pet caregiver burden or compassion fatigue?
  • Are you feeling anxiety around negative behaviors from your pet?
  • Are you pre-grieving or grieving the loss of a pet?
  • Are you feeling not as connected or bonded with your pet as you’d like and would like to explore why?
  • Do you wish to explore on a deeper level the reason you and your pet are together?
  • Is there a situation/area of concern I didn’t mention that you are seeking guidance for? I’d love to explore with you to see if I can be of service.

INTRODUCTORY OFFER & SUMMARY

  • My new offering is called, Wisdom in the Paws Oracle Readings and Guidance Sessions.
  • Special introductory price of $45 per session (for a limited time).
  • One session per person/per pet.
  • You are open to complementary and alternative forms that feel therapeutic in nature. 
  • Optional: 
    • Provide a brief testimonial if you find the session helpful and beneficial.

Oracle cards are the tool I use to guide you and your pet toward a more harmonious relationship when navigating a challenging situation.

They help me see energetic patterns, tap into intuitive insight, and gain an expanded and beneficial perspective, to not only positively support the sacred relationship you share with your dear animal friend but to enhance the relationship to yourself also.

Each oracle card contains images, words, and symbolism that serve as an invitation to gently and honestly observe and witness not only your story in motion but also your pets.

As a certified oracle guide, an intuitive mentor, and a compassionate listener, I hold space for both you and your pet to be heard. I connect the links from the messages of the cards in conjunction with what unfolds in our conversation that ultimately leads to valuable insight to help you move forward with more confidence and in a mutually favorable way.

The beauty of working together as a team is that both you and your pet will feel more content and in balance, be more present for each other, and understand each other on a deeper level and in a more meaningful way.

Healing heart-to-heart and deepening our connection with animals and ourselves is something I’m excited to help people and their pets with!

To learn more about how a session works and to book a session click on the link below:

Wisdom in the Paws Oracle Reading and Guidance Session

I look forward to connecting with you and your dear animal friend soon! Or if you know of an animal-loving friend who you think may benefit, please feel free to share this with them.

xo,
Barbara

Owl Asks Us Who We Wish to Be

Posted by Barbara Techel

As the world shakes and rumbles with its deep state of pain and fear being unleased all around us, Owl beckons us to remember to come back to what is our truth – tapping into that wise inner self when things around us feel out of control is what we can take control of as a way of enacting peace.

An owl can turn its head 270 degrees. I like that as a reminder for us that we too must see and look all around us and while we may not agree or understand the different views or what is transpiring, we can work to accept that it is all playing out as a way for each of us to come back home to ourselves and what really matters. The more each of us can do this, the more we can tilt this planet back to a place of peace.

Looking at the Owl card, part of the background design caught my eye – no pun intended – as I saw what looks to me as many eyes closed. I heard in my mind, sit as still as you can among the chaos and uncertainty of the outside world and be assured that true and lasting peace only, and always, comes from within.

What a different world it would be if we hadn’t lost our way so many thousands of years ago when we knew then that the only true and real answers come from trusting in our intuition. It’s the tool of navigation I believe owl is trying to help us get back to and we can begin right here and now.

Owl is also reminding us we can each play our part in practicing being in the darkness by closing our eyes, feeling what we need to feel within our own space of self – instead of projecting it – and to trust that in time this will greatly contribute to humanity making a positive shift.

Who are you going to be? Observing the world around us, we see, we experience, we feel, and we acknowledge the darkness that is here. We then close our eyes and for a moment it is dark within us too as we acknowledge how at times we can feel so helpless. This is our cue to tap into those times in our own lives when this has personally played out – it’s our opportunity to feel those times of pain fully so we can release and heal them. This is what will allow the light to enter within even with our eyes still closed.

There was a time when I would have looked away at something happening in the external world that I simply could not handle because it was too horrific. But I realize the more I am able to look, take it fully into my being, allow it to move through me even though at times it feels excruciatingly painful. But to really feel and acknowledge that this darkness exists, I’ve come to experience that this is the way of actually expanding my heart to feel all that it needs to feel. When I don’t allow all those myriad of feelings I’m experiencing to flow through me it actually stunts the growth of my soul.

We are each so wise beyond what we give ourselves credit for – Owl wants for us to take it all in – eyes closed and accepting the darkness – and eyes wide open to let in the light.

Turning to the guidebook the last paragraph really jumped out at me:

“The solitary owl invites us to deepen our spiritual practices, turn inward for answers, and to develop a trusting relationship with our own intuition. They show us that a stealthy, still, and quiet spiritual practice can be more beneficial than those who take a more ‘loud and proud’ approach.”

Owl asks of us to ponder, who is it we wish to be and become?

xo,

Barbara