A Wink

Message in a Bottle

I was just thinking about the phenomenon of a wink. I’ve been accidently winking lately. They feel like happy accidents when I’m talking to someone. Has this been the secret of winking all along? The wink takes the winker by surprise too?! I mean c’mon, let’s talk about a perfectly executed wink. Heath Ledger still holds first place for me. It is a rare gift when someone captures me with a wink in person. I think most of us have practiced winking in the mirror or with other people. I hope I’m not ruining the magic of winking by talking about it so frankly. But isn’t it interesting? When someone winks, there is no direct translation of the precise information being transmitted. It’s more like an encrypted message or a zipped folder. Its meaning can only be decoded within the mind of the person receiving the wink. In other words, there is so much information, it has to be condensed in order to be communicated. It is a gift. It is a customized secret just for you. It means exactly what you want it to mean. It is for you and nobody else.

I wrote seven more mini-readings for you this week. Last week I called them party favors. This week I’m calling them winks. Remember everything I just said about winks.

MONDAY

INTENTION

Set the scene of your life. You have this chance for a fresh start, a clean slate in one or multiple areas of your life. Consider where there can be renewal. What once worked well may not be working well anymore, and that’s okay. That is the ever-changing nature of life. It is evolution. You’ve been given space, and therefore, you can allocate some of it to grief as this change unfolds. Grief is a part of change, even if you are happy and excited about what’s coming. Do you notice how a child still wants to be picked up after they know how to walk on their own? Take the time to release and let go fully. Take the time to soak in your new surroundings. Take the time to determine your next steps. After all, you know how much it hurts when you’re moving too fast and hit your head or your shin on a sharp corner. Look around. Establish your balance. Know where you’re going. And don’t forget to find the joy along your path. What is the point if we’re not enjoying ourselves? Set the scene of your life.

TUESDAY

BALANCE

When we begin to move toward what is good for us, there is an equal and opposite force that is activated by our motion. Cause and effect. Action and reaction. There is not a force that is exerted which isn’t met with an opposing force of equal magnitude. Press your feet into the floor or the ground and realize that the surface beneath is pressing back against you. When you have decided where you are going and begin to grow in that direction, learn to expect resistance, whether that is within yourself, from outside forces, or both. You’ll quickly learn not everything goes perfectly to plan. Having a plan is good. Being flexible with that plan is also good. Expect to make many adjustments as you go. When the unexpected roadblocks pop up, ask what they are there to teach you rather than allowing them to turn you around or defeat you on the spot. Look for another way through. Look for the detour. You were not guided this far to be abandoned now. You are being led. It is not always smooth sailing when turbulence is a part of life. When we begin to move toward what is good for us, there is an equal and opposite force that is activated by our motion. 

WEDNESDAY

AROMA

Sometimes, the most productive thing we can do in an ongoing, stressful situation is take a step back from it. Of course, we do our part and practice due diligence to find a solution when things are out of balance. There are also times, often after expending much energy already, when the solution comes on its own, as a result of other surrounding variables at play. Remember this when you feel exasperated and weary. Remember this in the fog. Remember this when you’re out of ideas. Maybe you do not have to keep hunting for the solution. Maybe the solution is already on its way to you. Maybe it needs you to stop moving for a moment. The same way you’ve had a hell of a time to get to this point, the solution is also navigating other people and variables trying to find you. Do you want a solution that fits you best? Then send out a scent that fits you. Refresh your scent, your aura, your energy with your favorite things. Release your grip on what is frustrating you and shift your attention to something that will bring you joy. The frustration has you tight and closed. The solution is not picking up your scent. Detach yourself from the spinning problem for a moment. You’re dizzy anyway. Let go, and slow down to a stop. Find what will help you relax and open again. We do not have to squeeze a flower to give us the scent. Take a few steps to get back to a relaxed state. From that relaxed state, you’ll emit your essence. You’ll be reminded of what is truly important to you, deep down. Don’t be surprised if, right then, a stepping stone appears on your path, which you didn’t see before. Sometimes, the most productive thing we can do in an ongoing, stressful situation is take a step back from it.

THURSDAY

CORE

Now you can see the truth. You are no longer stifled under the layers. They kept you under the illusions for a long time. You even started believing you weren’t strong enough. You felt weak then. It was relentless work maintaining the walls you built up. The more you tried to maintain them, the more they suffocated you. Thankfully, you finally let go. It all unraveled around you, revealing that it was never a part of you anyway. Everything that is truly you is still standing here today. Your essence was, is, and always will be. Therefore, it does not come apart. It does not break down like an outer layer. It remains here. It is you. You remain here, even in the new landscape. See? Even when everything changes, nothing changes. Now you can see the truth.

FRIDAY

ANCHOR

You have given change a real chance. You feel your new roots taking hold. This new place fits your natural form. You can settle because it doesn’t ask you to change shapes. You can trust what supports you. You can trust yourself. The longer you stay, the more nutrients flow into you. Receive them. Root down. Establish the foundation you’ve always wanted. Imagine how you’ll grow in this climate. It’s good to visualize and dream. Talk to your roots. They will form, merge together, and lift you up while you still can’t see what’s up ahead. As you remain and trust, time will bring you good news. You have given change a real chance.

SATURDAY

LIGHT

We are naturally drawn to a higher frequency. Healing provides tolerance, even preference, for a higher vibration. Depending on our state, the sound of children playing, screaming, and laughing will either grate on our ears or fill us with joy. It is a high frequency. If it disturbs us, it might be clashing with our low frequency. If it resonates with us, we have already raised our frequency. This is how we create the new Earth. We break out of a limiting shell. We let down the guard that is hiding us. We are accepted as ourselves in a new place. We are not so labored anymore. We can stand tall. We can sit tall. We are changing. We are rooting down in a new way. The essence of life is that it changes. The sun draws us out from within. We become reborn. We are risen. We are healed, and so we are healers. We are naturally drawn to a higher frequency.

SUNDAY

MYSTERY

Going within leads to a new outward manifestation. There is less concern with plans and more concern with here and now. The unknown becomes the compass. What is seen becomes a distraction. Cling to a plan, and it will self-destruct. Hold it loosely, and it will be a friend to grow old with. You can remember and laugh about what you thought you knew. What you wanted changed. What you want keeps changing. Desire only gives you moving targets. Keep praying for tomorrow, and it will never come. Keep soaking up today until you become tomorrow. Be fully here, now, and you create the world that will be. Going within leads to a new outward manifestation.

I have created many playlists on Spotify for my yoga classes. As I wrote this week, I made a new one called Charmed. It is named after the song linked above. It is unlike any playlist I’ve made before, and it is my favorite one yet. If you’re curious to listen, here is the link below.