Today is the final ‘official’ day of JOY month, according to my Soul Coaching (R) Oracle Card Medicine Wheel One Year Layout, and I was thinking about what I have learned and experienced during this time …

• I have achieved my certification as a Professional Soul Coaching (R) Oracle Card Reader ~ YAY!
• I have remembered the importance of BALANCE in my life, and taken several days to ‘do nothing’ while renewing my energies and enthusiasm
• I have spent considerable time exploring and discovering what exactly brings me JOY
• I have stretched my boundaries, been more authentic, stepped back from commitments, listened to others’ wisdom, acknowledged my own wisdom, connected with Spirit …
• I’ve attended a 2 day workshop with Sonia Choquette and ‘remembered’ my own past life connections to Oracle work
• I have supported, nurtured, shared knowledge, been creative, touched lives … and … I’ve been supported, nurtured, had knowledge shared with me, and been touched by others in return
• I have realised/discovered that JOY is not just something that occurs as a physical sensation, like “schweppervescence”, on and off; it is a full body/full spirit way of living which manifests itself as a feeling of Being Immersed in the “schweppervescence” sensation!  And, it’s something which goes deep within my being, to the centre of my Soul …
• JOY Is … authenticity, integrity, inspiration, passion, love, compassion, grace, harmony and magnificence.

Today, I am off to the Expo … I’m a little anxious and a little nervous.  But, when I think about the beautiful people I am spending the weekend with, all seems to settle.  I am Sharing My JOY.  I am stepping through a doorway into new frontiers and after this weekend, life will look very different.  I look at what I have achieved; I look at what I have created; I look at the people I have met on my journey … and I Feel JOY.

Yes.  JOY month has been profound.  There is So Much More to the whole JOY ‘thing’ that I hadn’t realised and I feel privileged to have discovered it!

Thank You!

I have 2 husbands, a wife, and assorted family members who will be with me at the Hurstbridge Psychic Expo, this weekend.

Have I captured your interest?

I have been thinking about what I’d like to share at my Presentation and this is the opening line which drifted through my awareness, this morning.

What do you think?

Want to know more?

Ok.

David is going to be at the Expo, for our Stage Event, on Sunday.  Lee is doing readings with me, throughout the weekend.  Amalia is doing healings.  These people are my ‘current’ husband, ‘past life’ husband and ‘past life’ wife.  Cool, huh?  The “assorted family members” are around and about in the audience when I ‘scan’ the crowd, clairvoyantly.

I love being in Past Life Energy!  Certain music comes on my iPod and it takes me back to Times Before – not that Green Onions is really synonomous with life before the 1960′s, but it represents times in the past where maybe some kind of blues music was being played.  And, whenever I hear this piece, I am transported to a past life with”Arthur” which is dark, smoky, ‘blues-y’ and feels Very Real (“Arthur” is my ‘bad-boy’ lover from MANY Past Lives, and also a ‘past-life’ husband …).

Our reality is far, far away from this imagining, though.

“Arthur” is a Pastor in an American Church and has ‘religion’ in a big way.  I am passionate about all things ‘spirit-connected’ which, from my point of view, is very similar to “Arthur’s” world, but I don’t think he would feel the same.  He does believe in “Supernatural” happenings (I’ve read about it on his blog) but I think I would be classified a ‘witch’.   It’s really interesting, though, that my quest for understanding my past lives began with a comment “Arthur” shared with me when we were in High School – so I guess he must have ‘believed’ in the same things I believe in, at some point.

So, this weekend, I will be indulging in All Things Past Lives.

I LOVE this stuff!!!

In fact, next to becoming a Certified Soul Coaching (R) Oracle Card Reader, it brings me the most IMMENSE JOY of almost anything I am doing, at the moment!  Cool, huh?

And, that little question reminds me of Daniel … he has a new job and is NOT allowed to use his usual repertoire of language, so “cool” is out!  That brings a smile to my face because Daniel is all about those kinds of words. 

Oh, and he is a Past Life Husband, of mine, too.

Make you curious to learn more?

It does for me, and I’m Living this stuff.  Very, very Cool!

Have a great weekend!

I have Just Heard!

And, I wanted to Share the NEWS here, first!

I am now a CERTIFIED Soul Coaching (R) Oracle Card Reader!

Woo Hoo!

THANK YOU! [imagine me doing a Happy Dance around the craft room]

Thank You … for visiting.

I’ve just spent a little time updating Facebook and Gentle Warriors, then I sent the first Goddess Guidance Oracle Card reading out for the week … I noticed that as I was tuning into the ‘past life message’ I intend to share with each Oracle Card that the harmony we have been encouraged to experience is infusing my being.

One of the challenges for a “JOYful Warrior” is dealing with the days when JOY isn’t ‘sparkly’ and ‘inspiring’.  I’ve been waiting for that “schweppervescent” feeling to arrive again, seemingly to no avail.  I touched it, yesterday, when I had a successful clothes shopping session (I have some really fabulous things to wear for the Hurstbridge Psychic Expo, next weekend, now) with Kels – such a JOY, that daughter of mine! – and noticed that Being Proactive made a difference to the level of JOY I was feeling.  I have been waiting for a sign informing me of the next direction I am going to take and catching up on renewing energy and engaging in down time, as well.

The Goddess Guidance message is probably just what I needed to hear.  I am always challenged by an over-active head space and always analysing why things are happening.  MY messages from the card and the past life connection include:

• enJOY the opportunity to drift along, at the moment
• keep the faith
• it’s time to be more ‘active’ and pursue some courses of action

And … I find myself gently harmonious within, again.

Thank You. 

I’m listening to The Gratitude Effect when I’m out and about with “Lilly” and learning So Much!  I’ve gleaned such amazing insights, over the last few days, that I can almost ‘see’ the shift in awareness and the level of growth I’m achieving.

The exercise Dr John DeMartini shares which has appealed to me most is one of Expressing Gratitude, at the end of the day, to the clients he had in his practise, that day.   He shares that he writes just a short “thank you” slip, for each person, at the end of each day; a practice he has been carrying out for a long time.

When sharing about Financial Wealth Building, he suggests that as we write the “Thank You’s” we put a dollar for each one, into our savings account.  So, if you write 20 ‘thank you notes’ you would put $20 into your account; 10 ‘thank you notes’, $10 into your account; and so on.

I’ve been thinking about Thank You Notes or Cards of Gratitude, a lot.  I’d decided to allocate one of the “Batch of JOY” Simply Angels ~ Pay It Forward weeks to Expressing Thanks.  I want to Give Thanks to such a diverse group of people in appreciation of the JOY they have given me.

I am also creating a Wealth Jar (a suggestion from either Jack Canfield or Mark Victor Hansen in another motivational audio-book) which I have on my altar, right where I can see it with ease, and it’s called “365 Days to Wealth”.  Each morning, I place a gold coin into the jar.  It’s been going for almost 3 months and when I look inside the jar it’s beginning to appear like a “Pot of Gold”!

If I combine my Wealth Jar with the  Expressing Gratitude exercise, I will have the opportunity to boost my savings AND share the energy of appreciation.

Awesome!

Thank You to YOU ~ I appreciate you visiting JOY Express!

Thank You to all the people who have visited JOY Express since its inception.

Thank YOU for  Sharing My JOY!

During the ‘decluttering’ process I have been known to declutter my life – change up relationships with people, end relationships with others, cancel subscriptions and commitments which no longer inspire me, and clean out my calendar.

The calendar cleaning has already happened, this year, and seems to have occurred again, this week – that’s twice in 3 months!  Hmm.  The cycles of ‘changing it up’ are happening more often.

I love looking at my newly decluttered shelf and manifestation boards ~ there is a simplicity and harmony in that space which wasn’t there before.  It’s so much easier to live with (although I confess to loving the vibrancy of colour and objects that normally grace my craft room) and my thoughts seem more ‘manageable’ as a result.

The next step on the decluttering path was Facebook.  I am “Friends” with a whole bunch of people who I only know because they are friends of my other friends.  So, I culled that list and ‘unfriended’ about 20 people.  I am sure they are lovely folks but as there is absolutely no interaction with them, there is no reason for me to share my thoughts and wisdom.  While sorting out the Friendship List, I also sifted through the groups I am part of – 3 ‘subscriptions’ have been ended.  YAY!  Baggage is dropping away like ballast from a hot air balloon.

The energetic time and space ‘freedom’ I am now feeling has allowed me to consider what really is important to me and where I am feeling ‘scattered’.  One of the biggest things ‘challenging’ me, at the moment, is an age old issue – authenticity.  Being Authentic is like breathing.  I can’t be ‘me’ without breathing.  I can’t be ‘me’ without Being Authentic.  I find a lot of people around me are not quite ‘up there’ with being authentic and definitely not being ‘accountable’ for the actions or commitments.  So, as is the way of life, I have decided to change up MY situation and experiences and, maybe, create a ripple effect.

Decluttering life is not just about getting rid of those objects and commitments which no longer serve me, it’s also about working out what exactly it is that is IMPORTANT to me and making the time for those things.  Fine-tuning my passions, is probably a better way of describing ‘decluttering life’!

I am Fine-Tuning my Passions!

Woo Hoo!

[Oh, you may want to take a step back if you see me coming - I'm in 'declutter' mode!]

I am cleansing and clearing, again.

Whenever I have some ‘enforced’ down time, I enJOY it for about 5 minutes and then get ‘itchy feet’ and need to DO something.    After a few days of down time, I feel that I can Change the World!

Given that ‘changing the world’ is NOT the intention of down time, I often go to the next best thing – decluttering!

I LOVE decluttering!

[I also LOVE stamping and card-making but my arm has been 'afflicted' with some sort of sore muscle situation and that has been preventing me from doing too much crafting ...]

It’s Satisfying and kind of Creative and certainly Liberating!

As I look at the beautifully clear and empty shelf, next to me, I love the feelings of peace, clarity and pleasure the sight brings.  If I turn around and look at the craft table, I will see mountains of clutter and the peaceful feelings dissipate – instantly!

So, how important is the ‘stuff’ that was originally in my shelf, really?

Probably not important at all.

In fact, how liberating would it be if I just threw EVERYTHING out?

It’s all recyclable.

The information I need has been forever etched in my mental computer, and my actual computer, too, for that matter.

What CAN’T I live without?   My Soul Coaching Oracle Cards.  My iPod.   My Soul Coaching Oracle Cards Altar.

Hmm.

I looked around my room and they are the ONLY things I want.

Guess who’s off to Clear Out The Clutter?

Awesome!

Next, I can work on what needs decluttering in my LIFE!

Woo Hoo!

A Journey.

A way of seeing the world through, and with, my senses.

A Moment in Time.

An energy in which I find myself immersed …

A place of Being Authentic.

A place of Compassion.

A place of Awareness.

A place of Integrity.

A wonderful “Soy Flat White” in a Mug …  A home-made Brownie, served with care, cream, and a squiggle of chocolate sauce … The company of a wonderful person.

Just a little note to say how BLESSED I am to have such a gorgeous daughter!  She is FUN and Precocious and JOYful and a great friend … and she loves to cook!

Thank God!

Check out The JOYful Warrior … Fun with Food … this is one of my JOYs!