Simply be your Self

New day? Fresh Beginning!

Fresh day. Fresh start. Fresh week. Fresh perspective.
Like the dawning of the day we can enjoy  and are blessed with a fresh chance each morning to make a fresh start. Take the best of the "yesterdays" and add it into the mix for your own style of unique contribution to "today". Are you going to 'take this chance' that is being offered to you this morning? OF COURSE YOU ARE! and you are going to take it again tomorrow. and tomorrow. and the day after that.
 wow, what a gift we are given each and every morning!  Unwrap your gift today and let it shine out into your World. Shine Brightly!!

Is it RAINING ON YOUR PARADE??! Well, hear THIS!!

That's ok! Here's the thing tips....the sun IS NOT going to shine every day.  yup. that's right.  it just isn't going to.  stinks.
some days (weeks!) we are just sitting there minding our own business, ticking along beautifully....feeling the beauty in the air, giving thanks for all that we have around us, taking in our surroundings, feeling the love.....and THEN??  AND THEN????  WOW.
there it is. the wakeup call. The person, place or thing (that can actually be somewhat of a permanent fixture on parade day? and if that is so then we have a larger deal to work with.....for SURE!) but right now we are talking about this 'thing' that while we are sitting there minding our own business and wishing others would do the same (haha!) we feel a few drops, then a few more and then SLAM!!! IT'S like a water balloon in the face!! Negativity and bad karma rain down on us from OUT OF NOWHERE and what can you do?? The parade is somewhat dampened but continues anyway (because focused positive people persevere even in the middle of a monsoon!!) however, the silver lining has been a bit tarnished.
Right, enough with the meandering analogies for the moment (in spite of how I LOVE them!) It's time to get to the grit as this is a subject that is VERY close to my heart.  (cue drumroll)
There are people in this world that LOVE parades...
.and there are people in this world who LOVE to rain on them....
and so be it.
Each serves a purpose to be sure. Parade people spend an enormous amount of time annually wearing rose coloured glasses and a dose of reality needs to be had in order to keep that balance.  Conversely, Raincloud people spend an enormous amount of time shielding themselves from any type of emotion, tut-tutting and poo-poohing themselves into a very dark and dismal corner.  Balance between the two is a beautiful AND PRODUCTIVELY POSITIVE place to work with, deal from, enJOY and ACCOMPLISH REAL GOALS FOR YOUR SELF AND FOR OTHERS.  BALANCE.

I DO personally LOVE this picture. This little guy is sitting minding his business and yet suddenly feels life raining on his parade.  Instinctively! (I am assuming he has not at this point consulted his life manual, Reiki manual, Angel Therapy manual or any point inbetween!! haha!) however, he INSTINCTIVELY reaches down to solidify his foundation to maintain his position while he is being attacked or his position weakened in any way and AT THE SAME TIME REACHES UP to ensure that he is shielded from any further damage....and HE IS SHIELDED -  as we all are! (our Angel Team makes sure of that and in particular, Archangel Michael - this is his specialty and any time you need shielding he is RIGHT THERE for you! so don't hesitate!!)

If our roots are solid (our integrity, our foundation, our M.O.) and we are quite sure as we reach up that we have a firm belief in the protection of our Angel Team to shield us from any and all negativity that may fly our way(any harsh situation, any toxic situation etc)....we are good! We are protected above and we are firm in our foundations!....ALL SYSTEMS GO!! There is NOTHING we cannot accomplish. period. really. FEEL this and KNOW this.
If you don't KNOW  this (and I mean KNOW it right down to your toes) then you need to try it. Next time you feel the rain drops start.....reach down.....reach up.....and FEEL SOLID!  There is no need to call a halt to the parade!!!! Just keep going darlin' and KNOW that you can just keep SHINING from wherever you are at!!....REGARDLESS of the weather!  Shine on!

Drink in your Angel Rays!

There is no change quite like our changing of the seasons. In Canada as in many parts of the world we have a sense of awe and wonder at the constant change of the weather, the landscapes and the different feelings and emotions they all seem  to excavate from within us. Currently, in the deep days of autumn with the frost on the roofs in the morning, the furnace kicking in in the middle of the night and getting caught by surprise as the outside is SO chill at the beginning and end of each day - however we still have these BEAUTIFUL warm sunrays breaking through the skies LIGHTING UP the fall leaves and warming us from the outside in.
Feeling, TRULY FEELING the suns rays on us at ANY point in any season and in any part of the world is like a deep relaxation spa therapy provided for you directly from the Divine! and especially at this time of the year I find the waning intenseness of the sun just before we plunge HEAD FIRST to winter....the most cherished.
 Sunrays (also called Angel rays in my house :) are GOOD LUCK!  When you spot them from afar (driving in the car down the highway ... especially on the way to a sporting event!...is a great omen also!) or see and feel them streaming into your windows of your house.... or are out for a walk and see and FEEL THEIR GRANDEUR and HARMONY seeping into you, feeling their bliss on your cheeks and forehead, warming the top of your head and shoulders.....it's just like you are physically feeling your Angels sitting on your shoulders, putting their hands on your cheeks and lending you support and comfort.  Look for your sun rays....your Angel rays! and FEEL their healing and comforting energy working on you and all that is around you. Shine back at them and feel the bliss.

Let Stacey MacDonald help you to discover your Angel rays - she offers Angel Therapy in Oakville.

Change is SCARY!!

Oh my gosh!! CHANGE? what change?  good, bad, up, down, new, old, any way it will be DIFFERENT!  different from today and there is virtually NO WAY of knowing FOR SURE if these changes will affect me positively in a myriad of ways, short term or long term and in general unless and until....I experience it.

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Even just writing about it has quickened my heart rate and eyes are a little wider as my mind automatically starts ticking back, back, back through time to all of the changes I have endured, undergone, looked forward to , DREADED, been surprised at, taken in stride etc.   .... and yet here I sit.

Here I sit with another change coming my way and I KNOW it is for my 'greater good' haha!! what's more I have felt it coming for awhile (a couple of years anyway) and I was initially overwhelmed when it came up in my face but then I giggled a bit under my breath and nodded - yup, here it is.  and so....

I STILL am wondering a MILLION things!! have you been there? are you there now?? worried a bit, excited a bit, trying to think of all and any loose ends you could tie up NOW instead of leaving it till you are in the thick of it??!  yes, well....

Change as we know is part of the 'schtick' while we are here on this journey of ours...as we change (either kicking and screaming or embracing it!!!) we are growing! and therefore EXPERIENCING more of what we are meant to on this journey! ticking off some of those boxes that we agreed to do with our Angel Team before we got here and started our Path! 

As 'scary' as it is...ya gotta do it !  :)  so 'buckle down and GIT ER DONE!!' and remember, great results are not made overnight....inch by inch, step by step, feeling your way, leaning on your intuition, listening to your Angel guidance (after all THEY are the ones who got you into this!! and they are the BEST kind of support staff!!)....you will round this corner brilliantly and beautifully!!

So keep going.  Step by Step.  enJOY it!! Yeah, that's right! Here's a tip!...have some FUN with it!! So, you are NEW  at something!! Just buck up and enjoy the heck out of it!  and KEEP SHINING!!!!!

Reiki - powerful Healing!

Reiki - (pronounced Ray-key) is a natural energy technique that unlocks inner flow of vital energy to restore an inner balance. There are 3 levels of Reiki training in all. In Level I, you will learn the history of Reiki and the chakra system as well as be attuned to perform Self Reiki and learn to use appropriate hand placement in performing Reiki to heal others. You are able to tap into an unlimited supply of "life force energy" to improve health and enhance the quality of your life. Reiki treats the whole person including their mind, body, emotions and spirit as well as assuring a sense of peace, security and well-being. Specifically, this healing energy can assist with reducing pain, reducing stress, enhancing self esteem and self confidence, clearing your mind, shortening healing time and restoring energy and balance. Please Click here for a full description of all levels of Usui/Tibetan Reiki training -
Please Contact Stacey MacDonald Usui Reiki Master/Teacher offering Reiki in Oakville, Ontario

ACE that test!!!

Ace-ing the test. Remember that feeling?  Getting that question at recess, walking home after school, or from your mom or dad at dinner time or later on at college or University...that feeling after the exam when you KNOW you finished well.....'how did the test go?"  ....  smiling, "I ACED it".  awesome.

HOW did we manage it? was there a special equation that we followed? did we eat something special for breakfast that morning? did we wish extra hard on a star in the night sky previously?  maybe.  But 'dollars to donuts' I would say that more than likely we prepared. We listened, we studied, we understood, we asked questions, we followed our intuition, we STAYED CALM and went through our preparations methodically and BELIEVED that we could do this. and?  WE DID!! and we did it WELL.  AND CONFIDENTLY! because we prepared and we believed!
On a much larger scale and also a much smaller scale this very same methodology can be applied to ABSOLUTELY any other situation, obstacle, challenge, new venture or tricky situation we come across on a daily basis.  Once we have prepared fully - THAT'S when the believing comes in. 
and on the way to the test, when the ego starts to play its tricky games and try to wiggle its way into our subconscious with negative thoughts - we PUSH it away and focus on calming breaths.  Keeping our breath even and steady we visualize EVERY breath in comes the BELIEF and TRUST in ourSelves and the full support of our Angel Team.........and with every breath out....goes any doubts, fears or anxieties.  NOTHING to feel anxious about!   WE are PREPARED and we are SUPPORTED!!
So go ahead today and PREPARE! do some legwork in an area where you feel less than fully confident in!! Get that extra work done and then sit back and let your Angels do the rest!!  :)  and Keep shining while you do it!!