Wordplay: Improving our vocabulary, one word at a time….
Intuitives: Micara & the gift of opening yourself to your intuition
One of the intuitives I’d like you to meet is Micara Link, who had two big shifts in her life last year, as she moved with her husband from South Dakota to outside of Kansas City, AND welcomed their first child. She’s worked with Denise Linn, and over the past five years has really gotten her practice going, with her guidance to the treasures of intuition, as well as teaching & practicing reiki.
You can read more about Micara & what she offers at her website.
In today’s posting, here are her thoughts about strengthening your intuition, and your connection to it:
When I teach people how to reconnect to and strengthen their intuition, one of the biggest blocks that comes up is Lack of Trust.
“How do I know if my intuition is right?
How do I know it’s ok to trust it?
What if I’m wrong?”, they say.
My answer? Your intuition is always correct and it is always safe to trust it.
Why? Because your intuition is the loving voice within that is connected to God.
How do you learn to trust? There’s no short-cut, no secret, no way to teach you to trust – you just have to do it. You have to make the decision & commitment to live from within. Over time you will learn that your intuition is worthy of your trust, but first you have to be willing to take a risk, let go, and surrender to your inner guide.
One of the reasons I love teaching Intuition Development is because it’s during these classes that we create a sacred space to practice your intuition. The more you practice, the more you begin to trust. When you’re put into a room full of strangers, and you’re ‘reading’ them accurately, your doubt-filled mind starts to hush up. Instead, you awaken to the truth of your intuition. You begin to ‘hear’ the difference between your ego-mind, and your love-based intuitive mind.
It can be quite the head trip at times, I totally understand.
I remember when I first communicated with someone’s loved one on the other side… I didn’t even believe in Heaven at the time! It was like my neurons were backfiring, all the circuits made where crashing… how could this be possible?
But it was, and over time, I began to see how powerful, beautiful, magical, and empowering (oh, I could go on and on…;) life is when I live from the guidance of my most sacred advisor: my intuition.
Embracing my inner guide and committing to live from this place within has completely changed my life in the most amazing ways, which is why I am passionate about helping you do the same.
So what exactly IS your intuition and how does it work?
Your intuition is communication from your most holy self, your soul. Your soul is a spark of light extended from The Universe. The Universe is a life-sustaining, supportive, loving force that works within you and for you.
Your intuition comes to you in the form of feelings, hunches, visions, repetitive thoughts, and sometimes a very strong inner knowing.
Your intuition is never fear-based. It always comes from a place of love and peace.
Your intuition is powerful! Listening to the guidance you receive can change your life, especially if you’ve been ignoring it. The fear many people have in listening to this voice is because they know it will change their life – no more living in denial – living from your intuition is living a life of truth and purpose. Our egos tend to have a heavy grip on our wings of trust, holding us back from really stepping into our light.
Your intuition often communicates in whispers. It’s like a feeling or voice beneath all the busyness and chaos. Describing it this way might make it seem like it’s hard to ‘hear’ your intuition, but it’s not. It’s right there. Paying attention will help you recognize it. Also, the more you listen to this whisper, the louder it will get. Over time it won’t seem be so quiet anymore.
Your intuition doesn’t always make sense. This is one of the hardest parts in trusting it because our minds really want things to make sense in a linear, logical, and practical way. Guidance from our intuition can sometimes seem ‘crazy’ with no basis to the information we are getting. This is where the magic really happens! This is the time when we get the opportunity to first-handedly experience the motto, “Jump and the net will appear.” Listen to your inner voice even if it doesn’t make sense. It will. Give it time.
Your intuition is connected to the energy of pure potential and creative life-force which is another way of describing the energy of Source or God. I mention this again, because I want to remind you how miraculous your intuition really is. There are many times you might be looking ahead on your path thinking, “I can’t do this! I have no idea what to do or where to go. Everything seems impossible!”
And then by the power of a tiny whisper from within, everything seems to fall into place better than you could even imagine. This is how your intuition can make the seemingly impossible, possible. Every bump in the road can be maneuvered through your inner guidance. It’s always there to steer you where you’re meant to go.
You who are reading this – yes YOU! – You are SO intuitive! You wouldn’t be reading this right now if you weren’t. I hope this helps you ditch any doubt you have in trusting your inner guide.
Please feel free to send me any questions you have regarding intuition and I will do my best to answer them. (Click here to send me a message!)
It is my passion to help you clear the fear and step into your light through the power of your Intuition! Whoopee! I feel like yelling that from the rooftop!
Just for today, trust your intuition no matter what. See what happens. I bet you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Thank you!
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Here’s a vid with Micara discussing releasing fear:
A Course in Miracles teaches that fear is false and Love is the true reality. In today’s meditation (below), you are guided to release your fears, replace them with love, and restore your right-mind. Use this meditation whenever you need to get back on track — free from fear, worry, stress, and anxiety.
Funnier: More views! Or, redefining a leap of faith….
It is my hope that the lessons below are not lost on you, gentle reader, before you upload your video to YouTube. Remember what it takes to be what you most want to be, both before and after you take that leap. (No cats were harmed in the making of this comic.) (I think.)
Thoughts: Where peace begins…
If there is to be peace in the world,
There must be peace in the nations.
If there is to be peace in the nations,
There must be peace in the cities.
If there is to be peace in the cities,
There must be peace between neighbors.
If there is to be peace between neighbors,
There must be peace in the home.
If there is to be peace in the home,
There must be peace in the heart.
~ Lao Tse ~
Whales: Interspecies love….
If dolphins & dogs can get along….
You’ve kissed people – did you ever see anyone jump like this, afterwards?
from One World, One Ocean
Wordplay: What would it sound like in the age of the Internet?
As usual, Randall at xkcd.com gets it right:
Wordplay: Ten to watch for…..
Not sure why I’m putting this here – you already know this.
Maybe to show your kids. YOUR kids probably already have ’em down, though.
Thoughts: Sharing & leaving the police out of it….
This is a little story from the Wake Up Project,that my friend Elaine passed on to me & you.
What would you have done?
Jessica Eaves from Guthrie, Oklahoma (USA) recently had her wallet stolen by a man while she was grocery shopping. Most people in that situation would immediately get the authorities involved, but she found a way to resolve her problem herself.
“I saw this gentleman down the aisle from me,” Jessica tells us. “He walked behind me, and when I got a couple of aisles over, I realized my wallet was gone.”
“I spotted him in a crowded aisle and approached him,” she continues. “I’m a pretty out-there personality, but I was quiet and calm.”
“I said to him, ‘I think you have something of mine. I’m gonna give you a choice. You can either give me my wallet and I’ll forgive you right now, and I’ll even take you to the front and pay for your groceries.”
The alternative? Jessica reporting him to the police.
“He reached into his hoodie pocket and gave me my wallet,” she recalls, adding that the man was extremely grateful for her help and forgiveness.
“He started crying when we walked up to the front,” she says. “He said he was sorry about 20 times by the time we went from the pickle aisle to the front. He told me he was desperate.”
She spent $27 on his groceries, which included milk, bread, bologna, crackers, soup and cheese. “The last thing he said was, ‘I’ll never forget tonight. I’m broke, I have kids, I’m embarrassed and I’m sorry.'”
“Some people are critical because I didn’t turn him in, but sometimes all you need is a second chance,” says Jessica.
She adds, “My brother and I lost my dad to suicide when I was seven, and I remember him telling me years ago that no matter what I become in life, to always, always be kind.”
~ Source: Yahoo News
Wordplay: That’s tearable. Terrible. Terrrrable. Whatever.
Whales: What do you do when a humpback takes a swipe at you?
When freediver Chris Coates was swimming off the coast of Africa, he had seen humpbacks all day….but this one came close & thumped him with its pectoral fin. You can see his amazing video & the rest of the story here – check it out!
Wordplay: Depends on how you look at it, this lost generation
You know what a palindrome is – you read it one way, it makes sense. You read it in reverse, still makes sense.
This one has gone viral since Jon Reed won second place in an AARP contest, a few years ago – I bet you’ll start composing one of your own after you see it.
Whales: Plastic in the gut – it’s a killer
Ever since I met Captain Charles Moore a few years ago (he came to San Juan Island for a rousing talk), I’ve had plastics on the brain. If you haven’t seen his here’s-everything-in-a-nutshell TED talk, check it here.
The amount of plastic in the world’s oceans is staggering, and it makes its way into the animals who live there. I’m happy to see that people like Angela Sun are making documentaries about this (here’s her trailer for her film, Plastic Paradise):
Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Trailer from Angela Sun on Vimeo.
This is not isolated to any one part of the world – it is everywhere. The whale in the photo above died because it was filled with plastic waste, and there’s a lesson in its death about the direction it – and we – as a species are headed.
Here’s the rest of the story, from CS Globe.
Funnier: Validating you….
If all it takes is a smile, you’re gonna love this.
I promise: You’ll forward this to your friends. You’ll re-post it.
And you’ll remember & dig it all day – check it out!
Thoughts: Gratitude, living in the country….
My good friend Mary Wondra lives near the village on Lopez Island, and has a keen eye for the subtle & the sublime. She posted this little observation about how the inside of what makes it autumn sometimes shows on the outside:
Had a lovely Lopez moment this morning. Sitting on the porch with my sweetie, drinking coffee, doing the x-word puzzle. It’s spider season, so there are webs EVERYWHERE on the vegetation, catching the early slanting sun on their dewy designs. In the apple tree, a spider drowsing in its web when suddenly, another spider appears and shakes one of the connecting strands.
The sleepy spider awakes and heads out to protect his/her home. Thus ensues spider wrestling, name calling, etc. while the two contend for mastery of the early morning construction. We watched for 20 minutes – no clear winner.
But I thought, wow, if I lived in the city, I would never have noticed this momentous battle going on. I’m grateful to be here this morning.
Wordplay: All the alliteration you can ‘andle…
Thoughts: Exploring vulnerabilty, with Brene Brown
This is one of the more influential TED talks I’ve seen, with more people responding to it when I’ve posted it than any other.
Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity.
About Brother Ian
Over the centuries, Brother Ian has been collecting stories & information & discourses for the purpose of elevating the human condition as needed, dissecting it when necessary, and building the case for hope.
In the spirit of noting that organized crime, organized baseball, organized labour, and organized religion tend to engender controversy & occasional discord, I promise to be neither organized or critical of those who are.