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Riding the Positive Waves of Falls Energy

Posted by Barbara Techel
Riding the Positive Waves of Falls Energy
Kylie: My reflection of living life from the guidance of my heart.

I’ve got this extra bounce in my step now that fall is almost on our doorstep.

It happens every year around this time, really. I get this surge of energy that feels incredibly good.

This creative energy that comes up through me like an electric current and the trick for me is to not let it get too wild, and have me going in a thousand directions.

But at the same time, I don’t want to lose the momentum of what I see as divine order.

So what does this look like for me right now?

Well it looks like several different things.

It means I’m taking a leap of faith and I’ve decided I will soon be holding SoulCollage® workshops in my home.

I became a facilitator last November because I want to help empower other women to live into their authenticity. My original intent was to hold workshops online and in my home. While I’ve made great progress in creating my first online workshop (and giving thought to future workshops), I had some fears around holding them in my home.

I’m happy to say I’ve cleared those blocks and the ball is rolling in prepping a sacred space within my home to invite others to come and experience the power of creating SoulCollage® cards.

I also continue to work on getting my manuscript, “Finding Wisdom in the Pause” ready to send off to my editor which I hope to do by mid-to-end of October if all goes well.

And a shift on some personal things in my life that I’ve wanted to make for a long time are taking place, too. While I don’t wish to disclose exactly what those are, I’ve felt called to stand stronger in some belief’s of mine that I didn’t take action on in the past.

As I think of this creative electrical current charging through me, the bottom line of what it is, is that I want to continue to be a positive light in this world and I want to help others discover their light, too.

This, for me, means sharing my gifts and getting stronger each and every day in trusting my intuition, and living from the inside, out.

And speaking of positive waves, I’m so thankful and grateful for all the support of The Frankie Wheelchair Fund fundraiser last month. T-shirt sales and direct donations raised over $2,300! WOWEE! I’m looking so forward to sharing with you here future dogs that will be helped.

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I Am One Who…

Posted by Barbara Techel
I Am One Who...
My SoulCollage® card honoring Dr. Wayne Dyer

I am one who sees through a more enlightened portal because of the teachings of a man I greatly admired, Mr. Wayne Dyer. I am one who now believes more in what I can’t see, that divine order is in place, that magic exists, and that kindness and love is what matters most. I am one who believes without a shadow of a doubt that Dr. Dyer’s spirit is larger than ever now, free without physical body, to guide those who are lost, and to remind those who loved him, that he is always near. All we have to do is remember and look into our hearts and he is there.

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Last November I became a SoulCollage® facilitator seeing the potential of healing, fun, and creativity that this process can provide others. It certainly has proven it to me with the cards I’ve made so far! My cards have become so sacred to me – like good friends – there for me when I need answers to life’s questions.

At the heart of SoulCollage® is the “I am one Who” where we act as if we are stepping into the card to hear it speak – to hear its wisdom.

Today I felt called to make a card to honor Dr. Wayne Dyer, who I wrote about and my tribute to him a few days ago.

In SoulCollage® we have what is called Community cards—cards that can be made to honor those we love, are mentors to us, parents, friends, and pets.

Recently I also made a card of my dog, Cassie Jo, who passed away over ten years ago. I was pleasantly surprised when my friend and animal communicator, Dawn, guided me through a meditation, that Cassie Jo showed up.

I didn’t expect it at all. It truly felt magical and my heart smiled big time being with her within that sacred space and then capturing with images what it looked like to me.

The more I understand that we really are all connected, the more my world opens in beautiful ways…and I love capturing this in the SoulCollage® I make.

And it’s why I’m so excited to be doing an online workshop with my friend, Dawn, to help others experience this, too.  We are both looking forward to helping guide others in connecting with an animal friend that has passed over.  If you’d like to join us, you can check out the details here.

My Own Hobby Farm. Well – Sort of.

Posted by Barbara Techel

My Own Hobby Farm. Well- sort of.

Oh, how I think I’d love to have a hobby farm! Some chickens, goats, two donkey’s, and maybe a miniature horse. And of course, a dog or two.

My own garden would be nice too.

I made this SoulCollage® card (above) awhile back but I wasn’t exactly sure what it was about. Until I met with some other SoulCollage® facilitators online yesterday.

We each shared a card or two sharing what we thought they meant. As I talked about this card, I realized again how I’d love a hobby farm. I’ve often talked about wishing I could have chickens so I could have my own eggs, goats for my own cheese and donkeys to love.

The clock on the card I realized meant I perhaps had a little farm in another life or perhaps I will have one in a future life. I don’t know. But it’s fun to tap into this place of unknown.

And it’s fun to dream. It’s one of the things I enjoy about SoulCollage® and how your cards can speak to you through imagination and using your intuition.

And this card below I just had to make after finding an image of a donkey because of my love for these wonderful, spiritual beings.

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I thought more about a hobby farm this morning as I made an egg, fresh from a local farm where John and I are trying something new this year, having purchased a quarter share.

Yesterday’s first share of the season contained a dozen eggs, strawberries, kale, spinach and cilantro.

Thinking about my cards, taking part in buying fresh produce from Old Plank Farm, plus from our local Farmer’s Market too, I guess I have bits and pieces of my own hobby farm in a way, I thought.

And the reality is, I just wouldn’t have time for a garden or all those animals as much as I’d like them.  So for now my hobby farm consists of one special needs dachshund and a laid back English Labrador, plus my support of local farmers…

And dreaming through the making of my SoulCollage® cards. I can live with that.

Saturday I’m excited to facilitate another introductory SoulCollage® workshop – this time for a private group of six friends. I want to lead more workshops as I’m finding how much I truly enjoy sharing this process, being in community with other women, and holding the space for each of us to explore and discover the many sides to who we are.

So yup, a real hobby farm shall have to wait. And perhaps it may yet happen in this lifetime somewhere down the road. Will see.

But for now, I’m happy and content — and in a place of so much more clarity than I’ve been in a long time. And it feels so good. So good.

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