Be Observant of Our Surroundings, and Trust Our Instincts

Greetings!   

It took me a long time to finish WHAT IS OUR FOCUS - part 2 .  Afterward, a few past experiences came to my mind.  A new school year would begin soon.  Many young people would soon go back to schools and universities.  Nowadays some people were so addicted to their phones that they looked at their phones while walking or even while crossing the road.  I decided to share these experiences.  

When I was with the Thursday Circle (last Thursday of May, 2005 to August, 2007), the teacher of the circle had said 'As light beings, we attract other light beings as well as those that are of darkness.  We should be alert wherever we are . . .'  While we should not live in fear, it was important for us to be observant of our surroundings.

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Please note that these experiences happened before the restaurant years and before I joined the Thursday Circle.  In other words, I had not yet learned about spirit guides and angels.

One winter morning, I was on my way to work.  After a few miles on the main roads, I had to continue driving on a 2-lane road.  There was a huge, abandoned old facility on the side of the road that I was driving.  Trees lined up the other side of the road.  It was a quiet morning.  My car and an old utility truck were the only cars on the road.  There was no incoming car from the other direction.  

I always kept a safe distance from the car ahead of me.  I was alarmed when I saw the men sitting at the back of the utility truck seemed to turn their heads to look at me.  Then a man on the left side stuck out his head and part of his body to look at me.  Immediately, I stepped on the brake.  The truck slowed down dramatically as if wanting me to drive past them since there was no incoming traffic.  I did not move forward.  The truck moved to park on the side of the road.  Two men came out of the truck, and signaled for me to drive past them.  I remained where I was.  They seemed to be surprised.      

Though my heart was pounding, I knew the importance of staying calm and quick thinking.  I thought the men could run out to stop my car if I drove forward to where they were; most people would not want to run over other people, and I certainly did not want that to happen.  I thought of making a U-turn, but they could do the same to follow me since we were the only two cars on the road.    

The two men went back into the truck.  They drove to the traffic light at regular speed.  They stopped at the traffic light.  The light was green, but they did not move forward or make a turn.  I saw two cars coming in the other direction.  The traffic light turned red.  The two incoming cars stopped before the light.  I saw two more cars coming in the other direction.  There was still no car behind me.  I drove forward, and stopped at a distance behind the truck.  I could see the men in the truck continued to watch me.  

I was going to make a right turn (that was my route to work).  I did not turn on the turn signal because I did not want them to know what I would do.  I knew they could not make a U-turn once they past the traffic light because there were cars in the incoming lane.

When the light turn green, the truck moved forward.  Once I saw the truck past the intersection, I sped up and turned right.  In the corner of my eyes, I saw the truck abruptly stopped on the road.  I drove as fast as I could.  There was no car in front of me.  I looked at the rear mirror to make sure the utility truck was not following me.  After a couple of miles, I finally took a deep breath.  

This incident took place years before cell phones became common.  I had not begun to write down what happened in my life.  I believed I used another route to go to work after this incident.  (I only started to write down some of the things that happened in my life after 'Night Vision - Pieces of a Dream' - an incredible phenomenon )

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When our sons were small, we used to shop for groceries in the morning on the day that my husband did not have to go to work.  (He usually had Tuesdays off.)  In the afternoon, sometimes my husband drove us to a park in a city that was not near where we lived.  It was a big park.  There were many different areas with spaces for parking next to them.  We usually stayed in the playground for children for a couple of hours, and left for a nearby restaurant around 5 p.m.  

One afternoon we were in the park.  For quite a while, our family of four were the only people in that area.  Our sons were having fun getting on swings, slides, monkey bars, and etc.  Later, I saw an old, rusted van parked in the area next to where we were.  Two men came out of the van.  They looked unkempt, and were in their 40 s or 50 s.  One of them got a ball from the back of the van.  They stood about 15 feet apart, and began throwing the ball to one another.  The size of the ball was like a basketball, but it was not a basketball.  I found it weird that two grown men came to the park to play throw and catch.  I observed their attention was not on the ball.  They looked on and off to an area farther down the park where a teenage girl was alone sitting on a swing.  She sat there with her head down, and seemed to be deep in thought.  Before 5 p.m., my husband came to ask me if it was time to leave.  I said we would stay a bit longer.  When he came to ask me for the second time, I quietly told him what I saw.  My husband observed for a while, and agreed with me that the men might have bad intention.  A while later, our sons said that they were somewhat hungry.  I told them to play some more, and we would leave soon.  Luckily, a little bit before 6, the teenage girl stood up, left the park, and walked across the wide road  to go home.

In retrospect, if our family were not in the park that afternoon, the men might have parked their van close to the girl, and kidnapped her.  Seeing us there, they might have purposely chosen to stay in the area next to the children playground.  If something happened to distract us/the parents, one of our sons could be in danger.  If I walked all the way to warn the girl, she might leave the park right away; however, it would be obvious to the men that I had something to do with it.  We never knew what they would do or if they had guns in their van.  It was a good thing that I let things unfold as it had, and had not thought of those possible scenarios.        

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One night after closing up, my husband said we needed to go to a store to buy something for the restaurant.  

As we entered, I saw seven to eight people standing in the area between the entrance door and the door into the store.  It was not uncommon to find people standing there.  Some could be waiting for family that were shopping.  Others might be there waiting for someone to pick them up.  However, a group of three men immediately drew my attention because I saw them exchanged eye signals when they looked at us.  I did not say anything to my husband because it might mean nothing.  Some people were just not that used to seeing people that were different from them.  We bought what we came for.  We walked to the area that we came in.  My husband had parked the car over that area of the parking lot.  The three men were still there. I saw them exchanged eye signals again.  As we were about to walk out of the door, they began to walk behind us.  I raised my right hand and lightly knocked at my forehead.  I said (in English), "Oh, I forget to buy something!  We need to go back!"  Then I said the same in Chinese in a low voice to my husband.  Of course, my husband, believing that I had really forgotten to buy something, gave me his impatient look.  The men stepped back to where they had been standing.  We walked back inside the store.  I told my husband what I saw.  We hurriedly walked to the exit at the other end of the store.  It was a distance to get to where we parked our car.  Quietly, we got inside and drove home. 

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As I was writing, I remembered some incidents that happened after we moved back to this state.  

I loved to take pictures of the sun and the night sky.  Sometimes I went out to the school fields at night to take pictures of the moon and the stars.  One late evening I decided to take a walk because I had stayed in the apartment almost the whole day.  I walked out of the apartment building, I saw a man stepped out of a car.  I did not think much of it.  I walked into the school field.  The man walked in too.  I turned to look at him.  He said, "Hi, you are taking a walk too."  I did not know him, but said 'Hi' in return.  He seemed to know that I was somewhat alarmed.  He started to walk forward across the field of grass, and not on the tracks that I normally did.  I began to walk on the track.  The thought 'it was indeed too dark/late to go for a walk' came.  I turned to walk home.  As I was about to walk out of the school field, I heard the man said, "Hey, you are leaving!  You used to walk longer than that!"  His words shocked me.  Soon the man came out and rushed to his car.  Before he did, he was surprised to see that I was staring at him by the apartment building.  He murmured something like 'it was too cold to walk', and hurriedly drove away.  He was a white man in his 30 s or 40 s.  I took note of his car.  I did not see his car again.    

On another night, I suddenly heard the sound of a bike rushing at high speed toward me from a distance.  I ran as fast as I could out of the school field.  The second I got to the parking lot, I looked back at the entrance of the school field.  A black man in his 20 s wearing a dark colored hoodie was on a bike staring at me.  Then he went away.

After these two incidents I did not go to the school field at night anymore.  If I really wanted to, I asked my son to go with me.  It was not about fear.  Yes, I knew my angels and guides were with me.  However, we were (are) responsible for our own well-being, and it was not worth it to put ourselves in harm's way.

One night a few years ago, I came home around ten after going to a gathering.  I saw a man came out of another apartment building to throw away trash.  When I got out of my car, he came to talk to me.  He introduced himself, and kept talking for quite a while.  I listened.  I knew it was not a chance meeting but a planned one.  When I was home, I told my son about it.  I also told him that I felt there was something wrong with this person.  My son said I was judgmental.  I said, "That was how I felt.  Gut instinct was not a judgment."  Later, my intuition about this person proved to be right.  I would not get into the details.  The situation was not serious.  I handled it calmly and firmly.   My son said, 'Mom, you were right!'  I said, "We all have these instincts or gut feelings from time to time, but we often choose to ignore them.  Trusting our intuition helps us to stay away from bad situations or bad people."  

It was indeed important to trust our intuition.

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During the restaurant years, a car hit our car hard from behind.  (Re What do we do when we have dreams of fear )  The insurance company said it would take a lot of money to fix the car; they said it was an old car, they would only pay us the market value of the car.  With limited money, the auto shop fixed what were necessary so that we could still drive around; no body work was done to fix the back of the car.   One day, while filling air for the tires at the side of a gas station, a van came to park next to us.  Three men came out.  They approached us saying they would fix our car for free if we followed them to their garage in XXXXXXX, a city in another county.  One look at them, even my husband could feel they were not good people.  We declined to go with them, and they drove away.  We were not in fear because the gas station was part of the commercial complex of a big store we went to regularly.  There was traffic in and out of the gas station.  Later we went to the store.  We made sure the van was nowhere in sight as we parked our car.

Those men said they would fix our car for free.  They could have approached other people before, and he/she might have followed them to their garage.  Sometimes people went missing without a trace.  It was important for parents to teach their children that 'If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is', and 'do not get into a stranger's car'.  Many parents might have told their children to stay away from drugs.  However, I had heard that some students began to use drugs when they were in middle school.  Some wanted to blend in because their friends used drugs.  Some might go to a party, and saw their friends using drugs.  It might help to let the children know that they should call home anytime they felt uncomfortable in a friend's house or in a party, and the parents/mom/dad would pick him/her up.  Sometimes they might not be able to talk freely.  It might help to have the mutual understanding as what to say to indicate that they wanted to go home.  For example, during a conversation, the youngster could say 'Oh, tell Aunt Patty I wish her a happy birthday' while the family did not have an Aunt named Patty.  It was important that the parents always knew / demanded to know where their children were and who they were with.

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I share with you these experiences to show the importance of living in the now, be aware of our surroundings, and trust our intuition.  However, I do not mean for us to live in fear.  I am grateful for my life on Earth.  I have met many wonderful people as mentioned in I meet kind people all the time and Growing old in Grace .  And I will always remember the strangers in The Good Samaritans .

Fall is here.  Enjoy the colors of nature!

Many Blessings, 

Q of D

                                         

    

Quan Yin, the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion

Greetings!

Today is August 1.  In lunar calendar, it is June 19 - the day commemorating the Enlightenment of Quan Yin, the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion.  I learn online she is widely known as Goddess of Mercy in South Asia.  In the western culture, some channels call her Lady Quan Yin while delivering messages from her.

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As I had mentioned, my family did not talk to us about religion while we were growing up.  When I was young, my sixth uncle gifted my mother a painted ceramic buddha statue that was said to have been blessed.  I found the buddha statue fascinating.  I began to draw pictures of buddha.  I showed them to my mother.  My mother always took the time to really look at them, and said some words of encouragement.  Later, I began to have dreams of three beings floated in; they sat by a small table and chatted joyfully.  The whole place was filled with light.  My dreams of the three beings stopped after someone in the family accidentally broke the statue.  (Re A Display Stand in a Store with Buddhist Books in Chinese )

In the Asian culture, most of us had heard about buddhas and bodhisattvas; we knew Quan Yin was the Great Compassion Bodhisattva.  In July 1984, my sister called saying that our mother had been rushed to the hospital.  I immediately thought of Quan Yin and prayed for her to be with my mother.  My mother died days later.  At the time, I was not into Buddhism.  It was only years later in a phone conversation with my sister that I learned the day our mother moved on was Quan Yin's Enlightenment Day in lunar calendar; others had tried to comfort my sister telling her not to be too sad because it was a blessed day. 

My grandfather (maternal) had named both of his daughters (i.e. my mother and her older sister) with names of flowers.  My aunt's name was common, and the flower was orchid.  My mother's name was a word that many Chinese might not know.  My name had something to do with flower too.  I had always thought it meant a certain kind of flower that I had not seen.  In 2008 to 2011, I read many Buddhist books in Chinese.  (Re post mentioned above)  While reading a book, I was surprised to learn that my mother's name and mine together was an old term/name for lotus.

                                           

In 2009, I went to a small spiritual gathering.   The facilitator automatically assumed I was a Christian.  Later, the group went into meditation.  When it was over, the facilitator asked, "You are a Christian, aren't you?"  She proceeded to say, "But, you are a Buddhist!  I saw Quan Yin descends and stands next to you!"  I said I loved Quan Yin and Buddha the same as I loved Jesus Christ.  (Re Gateway to Heaven )

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In the early hours of Aug. 1 (i.e. June 19 in lunar calendar), I prayed to Quan Yin and thanked her for her presence in my life and for all of humanity; I sent love to my mother, the relatives that had moved on, and sent love to all who had loved and supported me; I sent love to all who might have conflicts with me, and welcome those that were coming into my life.  I had to go somewhere in the morning, and prayed for everything to go smoothly.  And it did.  Thank you.

In the late afternoon, I lit a white candle and talked to Quan Yin affirming my intention to be of service.  

Thank you Quan Yin and all the Enlightened Ones for your love and compassion for humanity.

With Gratitude,

Q of D

      

WHAT IS OUR FOCUS - Part 2

Greetings!

We bought a new modem and router combo.  The internet connection was excellent in the beginning.  Since then, there had been interruptions.  Luckily, most of the interruptions did not last long.  Sometimes I did have to unplug and restart everything.  A while back, the internet connection was lost while I was on zoom, and it took me 25 minutes to rejoin the meeting.  

 

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I got the title 'What is our focus' two days before I finished my post Incredible Coincidence of Releasing Frustration .  

For many months, my friends were into prophecies of catastrophic earth changes.  They read books and invited speakers on this subject.  They eventually began to stock up necessities so that they could help other people when disasters hit.  Reading their emails, I thought my friends had misplaced their focus.  I thought we should focus in the now instead of worrying about what might happen.  Above all, as a spiritual group, I believed we should not spread words that might cause fear.  Therefore, I found the title 'what is our focus' that came through to be relevant.  

As mentioned in WHAT IS OUR FOCUS - Part 1, the situation had resolved by itself when the host read a book on Jesus in which Jesus said to live in the now instead of worrying about the future.  As a result, my friends' focus on what were to come and on stocking up necessities had stopped.

Now that the internet was stable, I wanted to work on part 2 of What Is Our Focus, but soon realized I did not know how to go about writing the post.

Many spiritual teachers / masters had written books, and had given talks on how to live our life.  They had taught about the importance of living in the now.   Nowadays, we could watch videos of their teachings/lectures online in the ease of our home.  In this lifetime, I was a simple, ordinary Chinese woman.  I read stories of other people's spiritual journey, but was not interested in reading about spiritual laws/theories.  What could I write about 'what is our focus'?  Weeks and months went by.  I tried to forego writing 'What is our focus - part 2', but the title stayed with me.    One day it came to me that I could share some of my personal experiences.

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In life, we went through numerous situations.  We had different personalities, did not think alike, and handled situations differently.  We might go through the same/similar situation, but each one of us might come out of the situation with a different view/version of the experience.  No two persons on earth had the exact life story, and everyone's life was unique in one's own way.   

In Life Must Be Experienced , we had a power outage.  Without electricity, I decided to use the time to throw away old mails, newspaper clippings, and old magazines.  At one point, I prayed for power to be restored by 10 p.m.  Then I remembered we should always add "not my will, but Thy will be done."  Right after these words came out of my mouth, the sound of the TV came on.  I turned to look at the TV.  Evening news was on, and the time was 6:26 p.m.  I stood there in awe of what happened.  Many might not feel how I felt when they went through similar incidents;  they thought those incidents simply happened by chance.  There was no right or wrong in how one felt.   As for me, these coincidences often brought me joy and the sense of wonder/magic that helped me see life in a new light.  (e.g. Stories of Birds, Bees, and other signs from the Divine and Recognizing Moments of Wonder/Magic is a blessing to ourselves )

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Many years ago while I was struggling with life challenges, I asked my guides and angels how to live my life.  Below were their words of wisdom - 

"Life is like a sea, its ebb and rise are constant.  It is the mental view of self that sees it differently.  Everything is in perfect order as is.  What we want you to do now is to be more outright in the front.  State how you want your life to be.  You have always planned your life as if you are responsible for everyone.  No, you are only responsible for yourself.  In being responsible for your own well-being, you influence others in a way that is much more than what you can perceive.  Don't spend too much energy wishing how the others will be or to be.  In doing so, you are not allowing others to learn their lessons.  You can ask or pray that they learn their lessons with ease and grace, but not the way you think things would be or should be."

It was true that I had always focused on the well-being of my loved ones.  I was not alone.  In a healing workshop, most of my friends found it easier to give love than to accept love.  We were daughters, sisters, mothers, and aunts in the family structure.  We were used to take care, comfort, and nurture others.  (Re Giving and Receiving Love Must be Balanced )  A sister in an energy healing share gathering in 2007 was a good example.  She had learned many healing modalities.  She worked in a hospital's children department.  At work, she loved and comforted all the children the best she could.  She had no children of her own.  She showered her nieces and nephews with love and gifts.  She took great care of her aging parents.  Her voice was gentle.  As we listened, we could feel her genuine love for others. When I worked on her, powerful and joyful energy came through.  Meanwhile, I kept getting the message "Tell her that she is very, very loved."  (FYI I rarely got any message during healing sessions.)  The message did not make any sense to me.  She was such a loving person; of course, she was very, very loved.  When it was my turn to share what I got, I decided to share the message 'as is'.  She showed no reaction to the message.  Later, we took a break to have lunch.  During that time, the sister told us some more about how she loved and took care of others.  Then she said she never felt she was loved.  She was so focused in giving love, and did not realize she was very loved.  (Please also view Her face was bright with light; she said she saw Jesus )

Writing this post made me realize that I had not paid enough attention to my focus while I went through situations in life.  I would like to share with you the Thou shalt provide experience.  

It happened during the challenging restaurant years.  Our sons attended different universities.  Our family had only one old car.  In other words, our sons did not have a car.  We drove to see them every few weeks.  I always brought food and frozen meals for them.  I bought those frozen meals when they were on sale in stores, e.g. buy one get one free.  

For days I noticed the tube of facial cleaner was about to run out.  Business had been extremely slow.  A new tube of cleaner only cost a few dollars, but I would rather use the money to buy two boxes of frozen meals for sons.  

One morning, nothing came out of the tube no matter how hard I squeezed it or pressed it against my other hand.  There I was holding the tube and feeling somewhat depressed.  Suddenly, the little child in me thought: it was said Thou shalt provide.  I held the tube with both of my hands in a prayer position, and prayed.  Afterward, I squeezed the tube.  I was all smiles seeing a dab of lotion fell onto my other hand.  It was not watery.  It was a normal dab of lotion.  I joyfully and gratefully thanked the loving divine.

I did the same thing on the second day, i.e. I prayed and a dab of lotion came out.  On the third day, I began to doubt.  I thought there might still be bits of lotion here and there inside, and what happened was nothing magical.  I shook and squeezed the tube, but nothing came out.   I held the tube in my hands, and prayed wholeheartedly again.  A dab of lotion came out.  I stood there in awe and gratitude.     

I did not recall how long this went on.  It was probably about 6 to 7 days.  One morning, with the tube of lotion in my hand, I looked into the mirror.  I was swelled with gratitude for this incredible experience.  Meanwhile, I felt it was time to move on and buy a new one.  I threw away the tube.  I felt free and peaceful.  

At the time, my focus was on the lack because we struggled to pay bills.  With the wrong focus, a few dollars seemed like a big deal.  If my mind was clear, I would see it really did not matter how I spent the few dollars; my sons would be fine and I would be too.  It was through grace that I decided to move on and buy a new tube of lotion when I looked at the mirror.  There was no reasoning going on in my mind.

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As I was writing, I 'got' that - A lot of times, our sufferings were like that.  We dwelt in the emotions that kept us down/stuck, e.g. worries, pain, hurt, anger, sorrow, sadness, guilt, shame, resentment, feeling lack / not enough, not being loved and etc.  We held onto those emotions as if they were part of us.  For instance, some people continued to live in the shadow of bad experiences that happened decades ago; some lived in sadness after a loved one died such as I was after my mother passed away. (Re Happy Mother's Day to all the loving mothers and grandmothers.)  We failed to realize that we were hurting ourselves when we held onto those unwholesome emotions. 

During the challenging years, I worried a lot.  One morning, I looked at the me in the mirror.  I suddenly realized how much I had aged!  My eyelashes were almost gone or sparsely visible.  The hair on my eyebrows was thin and sparse.  I had lost some teeth.  One of my front teeth was broken and the remaining portion was black / badly discolored.  It was a wakeup call for me to take care of myself! I loved my sons, and wanted to be there for them.  (Re Who Smiles? Who Sees? )

Fortunately, I eventually learned that I was not alone.  In the last quarter of 1999, I found myself being awoken to see 4:44 a.m. again and again.  Later, I happened to see 444 quite often such as cars with 444 license plates, 4:44 p.m., and invoices with the number 444.  One morning in the early hours, I heard a man's voice saying one strange sentence loud and clear.  I had many inexplicable experiences of the loving divine too.  In order to find answers, I began to borrow spiritual books from the library.  From books, I learned our spirit guides and angels were with us, and 444 meant the Power of God's Love.  Two years later, I booked a phone reading with a known angel channel who lived in another state.  (I had written many posts about incidents that led up to the reading.  Please view Seeing the birds, I had no doubt God had shown me the sign )  I had those strange experiences because my guides and angels wanted to shake me out of the rut.  Their loving presence and wisdom made a huge difference in my life.  For examples - 

• My guide's timely intervention helped me greatly in my relationship with my older son.   (Re Love! Love! Love! Just love him and nothing else. Simply love him )  During a few small gatherings, I had shared this experience.  In later days, some people told me what I shared had helped them when they found themselves in a difficult situation/relationship.  When they changed their view of the person/situation, the outcome changed too.   
• One night I was filled with negative emotion dwelling over the situations we were in.  Suddenly, I heard 'you can be happy no matter what'.  
• On another occasion, I felt pain thinking about my relationship, and my guide said  You feel pain because you let pain be . 

I could not take in what my guide said right away.  I thought 'In the situation I was in, how can I be happy?'  It was also hard for me to accept that 'I feel pain because I let pain be'.  It took me years to realize that his guidance was invaluable.

Many of us knew/might agree that we were responsible for our actions, i.e. what we chose to do / not to do and its consequence.  However, we might not have realized that it was also our responsibility to take care of our own well-being that included our physical, emotional, and mental well-being.  For example, my sons cared about my health, and suggested for me to exercise more. I always said I was not the exercise type.  I saw others easily picked up a 24-pack of bottled water.  I knew I might be able to do the same if I exercised regularly, but held onto the thought / excuse that I was not the exercise type.  When it came to my emotional / mental well-being, I used to think it was natural / normal for me to worry / feel pain because of the situations / relationship I was in.  I recalled one day my younger son, seeing how worried I was, asked me, "Mom, does it help to worry?  If it doesn't help, why worry?"  I agreed worrying did not seem to help, but found it hard to get out of my old pattern/worrying mode that I was used to.   

Edgar Cayce, the Sleeping Prophet, had also said 'why worry since we can pray' during one of his channeled readings.  (In 2004/5, I went to a small psychic fair.  The host said those who came had a chance to win one of three donated prizes.  My name was drawn!  I won a thick book (used) - The Edgar Cayce Collection, Four Volumes in One.  I had been a member of A.R.E. in recent years.  I had won The Grand Prize (a $100 gift certificate) and the 2nd Reading and other prizes when I went to spiritual events.  Looking back, it was not simply luck; it was the encouragement from the loving divine.  I am deeply grateful.)        

Earlier, I had mentioned that I could not take in my guide's words right away.  However, his timely advice on those occasions had an effect on me.  (Throughout the years, I only heard his voice a few times.)  

When I found myself in a negative mood, I thought of his words.  It caused me to pause my negative reactive emotion to a situation / a person, and looked at what happened from different perspectives.  I took responsibility when I found myself to be part of a misunderstanding.  (e.g. Let Us Start from Ground Zero )  When I saw no fault on my part, I tried *** to let the whole thing go.  In other words, I began to pay attention to my state of being, and took responsibility of my emotional well-being.  (*** I used the word 'tried' because letting go was a lesson in life that was not as easy as it sounded.  Sometimes it took time to truly let go, and we had to be patient with ourselves as well as with others.)

From my observation, there were many underlying conditions in additional to one's personality that caused some people to appear rude/mean/hostile.  For instance, some bullies might hold something within that they did not feel good about themselves or might feel less/inferior to others in certain aspect; they bullied others in order to have that false sense of power and superiority.  In some cases, it could be  a repeat of a cycle.  For example, in  To forgive is first and most of all for the good of ourselves , a woman felt unloved and rejected by her mother as a child because her mother only loved her brother; when she became a mother, she could not show any affection toward her daughter.

As I became more observant of my reaction, I gradually learned not to take things personally because what happened before me might not reflect the whole truth.  (If you have time, please view Sometimes what we assume can be far from the truth )  I also realized my thought / what I held in my mind was indeed important.  For instance, I still worried once in a while; since I paid attention to my thought, I knew to replace it with positive affirmations; sometimes I had fun projecting good outcome too.  In Is our thought a secret known only to ourselves , I sensed the cashier's irritation.  I thought, "Oh!  No.  The cashier is in a negative mood."  Right then, another thought rose to counter my first thought, "Of course, she feels irritated because she has been busy all day.  I should change my view of her.  I should be understanding, and should look at her with love."  I looked at the cashier with love and understanding.  At that very moment, she looked in my direction and let out a broad smile.  Everything Is Energy, and so is our thought.  It was said new thought replaced old thought, and good thought replaced bad thought.  How true!  This incident corroborated what my guide said 'In being responsible for our own well-being, we can influence others in a way that is much more than what we can perceive.'  

 

As regards to our physical well-being, I found this entry in one of my old journal.  I had shared it in my post  Why are some people born with a life crippling condition?   

We always associate healing with one's physical well-being, but it is not necessary the case.  There are healing in many levels.  One may come into this life with a physical challenge that may never be healed because it may be a choice he made.  Healing can take place among his loved ones while taking care of him.  Or, he may have chosen the physical challenge to have an experience. Instead of totally dismantled because of his illness, he accepts, prospers, and lives a good life. 

As human beings, most of us have experienced discomfort and illness.  Our thoughts matter in all situations.  It helps to remind us to have a positive attitude.  In my experience, the attitude of gratitude helps me a lot as I go through life's situations.  Furthermore, look at others with love and compassion.  Love, and love freely.  Don't dwell in our own misery.  If we think our life is miserable, we are not alone because many people are suffering too; it is in giving love, we receive love; and, know that life is not only livable, but lovable and wonderful. 

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After I finished sharing the Thou Shalt Provide experience, another experience came to my mind.  It also happened during the restaurant years. 

I went to a store to buy something for the restaurant.  That day was my husband's lunar birthday.  (Many older Chinese like my husband and me remembered/celebrated our birthdays according to the lunar calendar.  Oriental stores sold Chinese calendars in the beginning of a new year.  We celebrated our sons' birthdays according to western calendar.)  

In the old days, only birthdays of the older generations such as great grandparents or grandparents were important and sometimes celebrated with a feast. (Re I was nicknames the Queen of Dreams)  My husband had always said there was no need to celebrate his birthday.  He said he rarely remembered his birthday, i.e. when he was single.  (He was not into remembering our birthdays, but always went along with me to buy gifts for sons' birthdays.)  Despite of what he said, I never forgot his birthday.  He said he did not want any Christmas present as well.  We always bought him gifts, and saw him smile when he opened his gifts.  

I saw lobsters were on sale.  My husband loved seafood.  Despite of the money situation, I decided to buy two lobsters to celebrate his birthday.  At the checkout counter, I was all smiles when the cashier told me the total was $33.33!  (333 or 3333 is the ascended masters' number.)  My heart was filled with joy.  When I walked by the lottery counter near the entrance/exit, I decided to buy a $2 instant ticket.  Later, I found out it was a $50 winner!                                            

In this incident, I chose to look beyond the lack.  In a joyful mood, I bought a $2 instant lottery ticket which turned out to be a $50 winner.  In retrospect, it was another Thou Shalt Provide experience for $50 was more than enough to cover $33.33!

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Finally, this post is finished!  

Wherever you are, do something that brings you joy.  In love and joy we connect.

Many blessings,

Q of D

WHAT IS OUR FOCUS - Part 1

Greetings! 

Two days before I finished my last post Incredible Coincidence of Releasing Frustration , I woke up and got that 'What is our focus' would be the title of my next post.  Lying in bed, I felt very grateful for the active, loving presence of my spirit guides and angels in my life.  They knew I had been troubled by the emails from some of my friends in recent months.  

Most of the people in this group met in person.  I did not live in that state, and only joined them once in a long while on zoom.  Years earlier, I had emailed my opinion on some matters.  I had also spoken up once.  (Re Prophecies, and What We Need the Most At This Time - 2 )  I had not joined their meeting for many months.  I did not think I should join a meeting just to express a different view.  Therefore, I prayed for the situation involving my friends to be resolved by itself.  Of course, I had not planned to write about it.

Under the title of my blog Loveshines, I wrote 'In faith, I share with you my experiences.  My experiences are not just mine and yours are not just yours for in truth We Are One.  Let LOVE shine through the blog as the title has intended.'  However, the human I still found it challenging from time to time to share some experiences that I regarded as personal or experiences that involved my friends/loved ones.   

Reading the emails, I had thought my friends had misplaced their focus.  After 'What is our focus' came through, I saw how relevant the title was.  In truth, what we focused on was pertinent in life.  I changed my mind, and decided to share the experience.

For months, my friends were into prophecies of earth changes.  They did research, and collected data from online and from books.  They invited speakers to give talks on the same subject.  The more information they collected, the more they believed catastrophic earth changes such as traumatic flood and earthquakes were going to happen.  They began to focus on keeping track of the signs of earthquakes and unusual floods.  Gradually, they held discussions as what to do in case these disastrous events occurred.  They started to stock up the necessities, and advised others to do the same.  They had good intention.  They wanted to help as many people as they could when disasters hit.

The emails reminded me of a woman's story that I read about decades ago.  She believed in the end of time talks.  Fear and stress might have caused her to die early.  After she passed away, people found her basement packed with bottled water, canned food, and equipment for survival.  It also reminded me of the so-called angel channel's prophecy 17 years ago.  That winter was warm and beautiful instead of what she had prophesized.  Weeks later, a pastor said, "Despite of what happened, the angel channel had good intention.  She had taken out thousands of dollars from banks and credit cards, and had bought lots of medical supplies so that she could help many people when disasters hit."  She (the pastor) felt sad that the channel might be in debt because of her good intention.  It was worth noting that the woman had probably believed in her own channeled messages - the great power outage that winter would erase all record of loans/debts from the computer system of banks and credit card companies, and people would not have to pay back the money.  Besides, many people had gone to her for healing because she claimed the angels worked with her.  Her healing sessions were not free.  Worse yet, since she opened herself up to an unknown dark force, she had brought harm to some that came to her for healing.  (Re Prophecies, And What We Need the Most At This Time - 1 ) 

In retrospect, I wondered why she came to me four different times insisting that I must book healing sessions with her - 2 times inside the chapel after Sunday service was over; 2 times when I had already walked outside of the church, and she ran after me urging me to go to her for healing.  I declined.  Some people who always tried to be nice or polite might have said 'yes' in similar situations.  It came to me that we should not be too easy to say 'yes' or 'to make promises that we know we may not keep'; we should not give in to others who claimed to be much more powerful/superior than we were; the true masters knew the truth, and would not present themselves that way.  We could always ask our higher selves/guides/angels for guidance before making a decision.  If you have been reading my blog, you know I am not someone who thinks 'I do not need healing from others'.  When I held the monthly healing circle, we all practiced giving and receiving healing.  When the clairvoyant healer offered to give me healing, I gladly and gratefully accepted.  (Re The clairvoyant healer gave me a healing session ) 

Just like what happened in The Gathering seventeen years ago, my friends' emails stated that they had no fear of the prophesized earth changes; instead, they were looking forward to the future/golden age.  I always felt we should never join in to spread news that might cause mass fear.  In one zoom meeting, a woman said she lived in one of the southern states that would submerged under water according to the prophecies; she asked if her family should move to another state now.  I could hear the fear in her voice. 

In recent weeks/month, the Internet connection had been very unstable.  Many times the connection was lost a short while after I was on the computer.  We had a few gusty wind blowing days, and there was no Internet.  I talked to my son about it, and learned the provider had called him about upgrading the equipment and signing up for another plan.  My son said 'No' because there had already been price increase.  I did not know much about the Internet or the computer.  I searched online, and learned that our modem and router were indeed out of date.  We needed to buy new ones in the coming days.

Other than the Internet interruptions, I found myself stalled in writing.  I realized part of me still thought I should not write about my friends' experience.  On Easter Sunday (April 5,2026), it dawned on me that 'any time I / we had a strong reaction to a situation, it was no longer their experience/his experience/her experience; it became our situation/our experience; in order to move forward or move past the situation, we must resolve our reaction, come to term with what happened, and learn from it.  That was why I was inspired to write a post on What is our focus.  Again, it is true that my experiences are not just mine and yours are not just yours.😌.  \ 

I must have some help today that the Internet interruptions were far less than other days.  Before I continue with What is our focus, I am happy to report that the situation had resolved by itself quite a while back.  The host was guided to read a book in which Jesus talked about living in the now instead of worrying about the future.  As a result, the focus on what were to come and the discussion on stocking up necessities had stopped.

I receive an email from a sister about Pope Leo XIV has invited the faithful to a special Prayer Vigil for Peace in Saint Peter's Basilica on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 18:00 (6 PM Rome time) to pray for lasting peace.  As the sister says, prayer is energy.  

May the Spirit of Peace unite us all.  May we live in Peace, Harmony and Love.  

Love and Blessings,

Q of D                                                    (Next post WHAT IS OUR FOCUS - part 2 )

MUSIC and Me, and how I use my CREATIVITY

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The other day on zoom a woman talked about hearing music in the air upon waking up.  She wondered why she heard this or that music.  The host listened, and moved on to let the next one who had raised his hand for his turn to share his experience which was different from that of the woman.  Soon the meeting came to an end.  If this was an in-person event, I probably would have stayed behind to talk to the woman because I had these amazing Music in the Air experiences too.

In my experiences, sometimes I understood the reason I heard a particular piece of music.  For example, when I woke up to You Are My Sunshine , I recalled an incident and remembered I had asked for inspiration as what to write before I went to sleep.  There were also times I did not know why I heard this or that music in the air.  For example, one morning in 2023 or early 2024, I woke up hearing music.  When I searched for what I heard, I found out it was the theme music of Molin Rouge.  The music was so beautiful that I ended up watching the 1952 Molin Rouge film on YouTube.  It was a good movie.  The actor in the old film did an excellent job in portraying the character in the story.  Near the end of November, 2024, I heard the music again.  With my memory, I had forgotten what it was and had to hum into my android again.  I had no idea why I heard it again.

Since I grew up in the Chinese culture, there were songs/music that my American friends were familiar with, but I was not.  For example, one morning I woke up hearing 5 to 6 musical notes over and over again.  I grabbed my android, and hummed into it.  I was sure 'no match found' would appear on the screen of my android.  To my surprise, all the results showed the same song Good King Wenceslas.  I had not heard it before.  I smiled thinking about the kindness in the song.  I looked up the history or background of the song afterward.    

Some years ago, I woke up hearing music, and knew it was I can't help falling in love with you.  Later, I heard it in the air during the day and not just upon waking up.  'But I can't help falling in love with you' were the only words that I knew of this song.  At first, I did not feel the need to know the rest of the lyrics.  As the music came on quite often during those days, I finally looked up the lyrics.  I was somewhat bothered that the song began with 'Wise men say only fools rush in'.  I decided to change the words.

Wise men say follow the pathway of love

Let love within guide you in all you do

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       Om .  .  .  . Om .  .  .  . Om .  . 

There were two sides to a coin.  Knowing the Truth, the wise men could have said, "Follow the pathway of LOVE."  In Sukiyaki on Christmas morning , I also used my own words for the song 500 Miles (Peter, Paul and Mary version) and called it A Train of Lightworkers.  

I loved listening to music, but was not into remembering lyrics / titles of music.  It was in this ignorance or innocence (whatever one wants to call it 😄😄) that I experienced the fun and joy of not knowing much.  Music in the Air is truly a blessing for me.  

2026 is here.  A few of my friends have forwarded me predictions / prophecies that they have learned of.  Let us remember that we are co-creators.  May peace fill our heart, and love guide us in all that we do.  No matter what happens, we are here for one another.  Since death is not the end, what do we fear?  May we be the help where help is needed; may we be the emissaries of peace and light wherever we are.

Many Blessings,

Q of D 

Another Experience of mind and body

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In my post A.R.E.'s Thought for the Day and My Experience of Thought , I shared an experience that happened on May 25, 2025.  

That morning the except from Edgar Cayce's readings or Thought for the Day I received through email was "The mind governs the body more or less; consequently, the mind should dwell on beautiful things if we would have a healthy body."  In the afternoon, I had a hard time of opening a jar.  I was about to give up, and almost formed a negative thought of the strength of my hands.  At that very moment, I paused my thought as I remembered that "The mind governs the body".  With the heart of a child, I tried again.  I lifted up the lid of the jar without applying any force.

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Below was another experience of mind and body.

In recent years, leg cramps woke me up from my sleep every now and then.  My leg muscle tightened up, and my left / right foot curled in an uncomfortable fixed position.  The sudden pain was severe.  I learned online that the frequency of leg cramps increased as we got older.  I also learned what to do when this happened.  Still, it often took quite a while for the leg cramp to subside and the foot to return to the normal position.  The residue of muscle pain usually stayed for a while longer even though the leg cramp had stopped.

Since I was getting older, I took leg cramp as a normal happening at this stage of my life.  

Some months ago, the pain of leg cramp woke me up.  I rose from bed intending to hold my right foot that was beginning to curl.  As my hand reached the leg muscle that was tightening up, I found myself saying mentally "R E L A X, Muscle!  R e l a x . . . . . r e l a x . . r e l a x . ."  My leg muscle relaxed, and my foot relaxed too.  Leg cramp stopped.  Afterward, I lay in bed with a smile on my face and a heart full of gratitude.  

I had leg cramps two more times.  I learned if I woke up soon after leg cramp started, the pain stopped quickly as I told and massaged the muscle to relax; and, the pain did not linger afterward.  It took a bit longer if I woke up in the middle of a leg cramp.  'Relax, muscle" still helped, and it was way better than to go through the cramping dwelling in the sudden, severe pain.  In the past few months, I had not experienced leg cramp.  I believed the online health tips for seniors had helped.  For instance, I learned the importance of keeping my body hydrated, and plain water was the best; I also learned to move around or exercise a little.

What I shared was my personal experience.  Please consult your doctor for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

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In the beginning of this post, I said I effortlessly opened the jar after I remembered that "the mind governs the body".  

Do you think I will (or can) open every jar or bottle by myself from now on?  😊

My answer to this question is "No."  In life, our experience may not necessary repeat itself.  Every experience is unique for we live in the moment of now.  I will ask for help if I need help.

 

The old me seldom asked for help.  The new me knew  Helping others and allowing others to help us can both be a source of joy .  Here was a paragraph or an incident in Growing old in Grace . 

Whenever I needed help in a store, I usually asked someone that looked friendly or cheerful.  One day while I was pondering who I should ask to help me, I saw a man walked past me.  He was tall and slim.  On his face was a look of gloomy as if he was depressed or sad.  I called out to him, "Sir, would you please help me . . ."  He walked back and got me two frozen TV dinners from the top shelf.  I looked into his eyes and said truthfully, "Thank you very much for your help."  We soon came across each other in the next lane.  I was glad to see that the gloominess on his face was gone!  We greeted each other with a smile.

Thank you for allowing me to connect with you through sharing my experiences.

Many Blessings,

Q of D

We Are Multi Dimensional Beings

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Continue from I am not just my personality & we are not just earthlings - 1 , 

                       I am not just my personality & we are not just earthlings - 2 and

                      We are not just Earthlings; We are Multi Dimensional Beings

After I published my last post, I went to bed and woke up remembering a dream that I had years ago.  In this dream, I was observing the me in the dream.

  

I was sitting on a beach *.  I sat there patiently.

* The observing me assumed it was a beach because all that I saw was an endless white ground which I assumed was covered with white sand.  I did not see water, tree, hill or anything else in sight.  I got the feeling that I had sat there for quite some time waiting for something or to catch something.

Suddenly, I felt a little movement deep beneath. I pulled out a tiny shrimp like living thing.  It was transparent.  In the dream, this tiny living thing seemed to be a great or an important find.

Next scene.  I was back in a lab.  The laboratory was a simple structure.  A few people worked there.  They began to examine the tiny living thing.  We knew each other.  We were a team. 

As far as I knew, there was no planet in our solar system that was covered with white sand / white stuff.  But then, the human I knew very little.  I did not know why this dream came to my mind.  I chose to share it even though I did not know the significance or if there was any significance of sharing it. 

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In Life's challenges do not break us, but build us , I wrote about the good that took place during the pandemic years.  

For years, I only went to spiritual events near me.  I never thought of joining meetings online.  Before our state issued the stay home order due to covid, I had signed up for a series of lectures.  After the first or second lecture, we had to meet online for the rest of the series.

During in-person gatherings, I usually sat near the back.  Sitting at the back behind many people gave me the sense of ease as I observed what went on.  I soon found out it was a complete different matter to meet on zoom.  The names and/or faces of all the attendees were on the screen!  Learning that the lectures were going to be recorded, I decided to turn off my camera except when I had to turn it on.  

The lecturer, though young (in his late 30 s or 40 s), was a good spiritual teacher / speaker.  After an out of body experience at 16, he wanted to find out more about life.  He read spiritual books, and learned how to meditate.  He meditated six hours or more everyday.  His innate abilities opened up.  Other than his in depth knowledge in spiritual matters, he was an exceptional clairvoyant and psychic.  He treated all equally, and never showed any sense of superiority.  His approach or communication with those that attended was always that of compassion and with the intention to help.  After the lectures, I joined some of his webinars too.

One day I asked about the constant pulsation of energy above my head.  He said it was because my 8th chakra was open and active.  It was then I remembered I had my aura photo taken months ago during a holistic festival.  The photo looked different from those on the display board.  There was a colored sphere a little distance above my crown.  The aura photo reader did not say much, and I let it go.  

On another occasion, he talked about my healing energy.  Then he said, "I can still see you even though you turn off your camera.  I know you don't want to be seen.  But . . . if you don't want others to see you, how are you going to do your work or do what you come to do?"  It was a wake up moment for me because I knew he was right.   In time, I thought of joining zoom meetings hosted by spiritual groups that were founded in other states.  It was because of his words that I challenged myself to leave the camera on.  I felt quite uncomfortable in the beginning years, but was more at ease now.  For meetings that were going to be recorded, sometimes I stayed for the meeting with the camera off.   

     

Joining online meetings was a new experience for me.  Later, I heard quite a few said that they were new to zoom as well.  This was another good outcome of the pandemic.  Zoom meetings dissolved the distance or the boundary lines between states and countries that were shown on maps.  It was particularly so in spiritual zoom meetings where we treated one anther with acceptance and respect; where we lived, our skin colors / ethnicities, and our difference in beliefs did not matter as we listened with our heart and embraced one another.

During spiritual zoom meetings, sometimes psychics/channels offered to give free, short readings.  There were also times they offered to read at an affordable price for small group setting.  At first, I was hesitant to join on the list that wanted to be read.  Since I stepped outside of my family in 2005, I had heard this or that about me.  Sometimes I found what others said of me quite unsettling especially from strangers that I did not meet again.  Therefore, I was not that eager to hear more.  However, seeing how joyfully others were in receiving whatever messages that came through, I gradually opened up to join in the fun too.  

In 2022, a channel offered to channel messages for free for those that attended.  When it was my turn, an ancient one came forth saying "you are one of the ancient ones who have walked in many places, and have walked the River of Gold; it is through the River of Gold the mastery lies.  This River of Gold is otherworldly; it is not found in this world . . . ."  In the reading, he asked me to hold his hand so that we ( with my soul) could move away from this world to observe Terra (Mother Earth) which was known as a gem for its beauty in the universe.  He said,  "We are observers, and we must rise above that which our soul inhabits.  So that we may see, truly see, that which is more."  It brought a smile on my face because I had always regarded myself as an observer.  (The channeled reading lasted for eight minutes.  Free, short readings normally lasted for a minute to a few minutes.  I usually just listened.  However, that day I had turned on my phone to record it.  With my memory, I would have forgotten some if not most of what the being said if I had not pressed the button on my phone.)  Here were some of the messages - the being said everything was about energy/vibration, and I had the power to ground words of wisdom on earth through writing / speaking; Earth held its own energy of the river of gold in different sacred places, but had not been fully physically manifested; I might touch these places by going to them; or I might call the vibrations of these places to me in my quiet time, so that they would be apparent to where I lived and worked.  

In one of my posts I wrote that I held the stance of neutrality toward readings.  I thought that was the right attitude because what came through a reading might or might not be true/totally true.  As I was writing this post, I realized I had used the wrong word.  My attitude was actually that of detachment / disregard.  I rarely meditated, and had not called forth the energy of the river of gold on earth as I had been advised.  When the Stone Reader talked about my smile, I put it behind me as well.  (Re Who Smiles? Who Sees? )  Though what came through readings might not necessary be true / totally true, my attitude of detachment / disregard was wrong.  This pattern / attitude neither helped me in my journey of self discovery nor helped me to step into the power of my truth.  It was indeed important to Be Observant of Our Pattern/Attitude .

The being said I could ground the energy of wisdom on earth.  An incident that happened while I was with the Thursday Circle came to my mind.  I believed most of us had heard the phrase 'All Is Well'.  One Thursday Circle, I shared with my friends the dramas in my life that had caused worries and stress.  At the end, I told my friends what I learned from my experiences.  I realized I did not have to stay in that emotional state; I could always pray for help and grace; all would come to pass no matter how dark the situation might seem to be; most of all, I learned 'All Is Well' in the Loving Divine.  Days/weeks later, a friend shared this experience.  The friend was deeply troubled by a situation.  She felt sadder and sadder the more she thought about it.  Hoping to return to peace, she sat down to meditate.  As she got into the meditative state, she saw a big tablet.  On it were the words ALL IS WELL with my name and year*** below.  Immediately, she felt peace.  (*** I had not looked up the incident from my journal.  I believed she said she saw 2006 on the tablet.  If you have time, please click to view Feeling okay in all situations is a big step in life )

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I joined two zoom meetings today (i.e. Nov. 22, 2025).  I enjoyed the meetings, and both hosts were amazing.  And, I had something to add to the above where I saw fault in myself for not following the advice to call forth the energy in my quiet time (meditation).  During the second zoom (2 - 4 pm), I suddenly got this from my guide "But, you have done that in your dream state."  Since the reading was not short, I had simplified the messages.  Below were the actual messages.

The River of Gold is otherworldly.  It is not found in this world except through vision and through travel, through space-time, within a dream.  Your dream world is firmly established.

I chose to share with you this experience because the source in Edgar Cayce's readings had talked about the importance of not to condemn others and not to condemn self.  In other words, if there were something we should improve on, we worked on them instead of dwelling in fault finding.

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Now let me get back to 'we are multi dimensional beings'.

One day I joined a zoom meeting during which we were going to connect with our ancestors or soul families.  It was a paid event.  The fee was very affordable.  The host was an experienced and gifted channel.  Sometimes she spoke light language during her channeling.  A few connected with their human ancestors such as grandparents and great grandparents.  A few were star seeds, and their star families came through.  When it was my turn, the host said a wide variety of soul groups showed up because at different points of my sojourn I was a member of these groups.  They sent me love and support.  I was reminded to use 'abracadabra' in manifesting because it was truly a powerful, magic word.  Caught by surprise, I broken out laughing.  I had heard this word on TV during magic shows, but did not know that it really carried magical power.  (With the way I laughed, my older son had said I might get into trouble if I happened to stand in front of the one who was in power now 😃.)

One year the professional psychics, mediums, channels, and healers of a wonderful spiritual group offered mini sessions at discounted prices such as 40 - 50% off on 11:11 (i.e. Nov. 11, the 1111 angelic day) to raise fund so that they could continue to hold zoom meetings throughout the year.  I booked 3 mini sessions - one for energy clearing, one with a psychic that I had never met, and one with a channel who was well loved and highly respected.  During the session with the channel, I was surprised to learn that I had a Mantis guide and a guide from Andromeda in addition to the spirit guides that I knew.  The channel said the Mantis spirit guide stepped forward saying that I had learned healing from them, and he was here to work with me in my healing work.  It was then I thought of my meeting with the long, tall being and other beings that appeared in different forms in a dream.  (Re my last post.)  The channel asked if I knew why I had a spirit guide from Andromeda.  I said I had no idea.  She said an aspect/higher aspect of me was the one who helped setting up the governing body in Andromeda; she was very loved and respected in Andromeda.  That was why a guide from Andromeda was here with me.  The channel paused for a while to get more information.  Then she said, "Oh, she is an oracle!"  Near the end of the reading, the channel asked if I had any questions.  I had no questions because I did not know what to think of all of these.  After the reading, I wondered if that was the reason that I 'got' the word Lyra.  (Re my last post)  From the information online, I learned some beings from Lyra later settled down in Andromeda and the Pleiades.  

I usually get a link or a recording for my readings from the readers afterward.  Before the reading, the channel said for me to follow the instructions on the screen after the reading was over, and I could save a copy of the reading.  I must have missed a step.  The reading was not saved.  I am way behind in modern technology.  I saw people held the phone and typed messages with one hand.  On zoom, I saw people used Chat with ease while watching the meeting.  Both I could not do.  Sometimes I did not know there was a message for me on Chat.  

According to Edgar Cayce's readings, we had experiences in other planets such as Venus, Mercury, and etc. except those experiences might not necessary be in body form as we were on earth.  In my understanding, it might be a cycle for us to go through the planets.  Some might be more in touch with their intuitive because they had experiences in certain planets.  Some of us might think the Akashic Record was god's judgment of us - good or bad, gained or lost.  In Edgar Cayce's channeled messages, it was our higher self / god self / the self that was of the Creative Forces who patiently wrote/kept those records.

While writing this post, I had pondered if I should skip some of my experiences that might give out the impression of self importance.  

I always held the attitude that I was neither inferior nor superior, and that  

  We are equal by nature.  No one is more important than another.

Everyone's life story was unique.  Over our numerous lifetimes, all of us must have experienced the highs, lows, ordinary and extraordinary.  In my sleep state, I had dreams of other lifetimes, e.g. I struggled to raise my brothers because the mother in that lifetime was not actively present, had husband(s) that did not have much emotion, was a wife/mother/daughter-in-law in an ordinary family with just enough means to live by and we lived in warmth and harmony, a healer, and a respected counselor to some families.

I re-read my post.  This post was about 'we are multi dimensional beings'. The experiences I shared were relevant, and they were not of self importance.  It might be I had not fully learned The Lesson of Importance .  

Coincidentally, in different zoom meetings I joined recently, two people happened to share their experience of meeting the higher aspect of themselves in another dimensions.  Both concluded their higher aspect and them were living parallel lives.  One said his higher aspect looked very different from the human self.  It was exciting to see/hear many people with special gifts and abilities had stepped forward to fulfill their purpose to serve others/humanity during this time on earth.  

Life is a journey of self discovery.  We are multi dimensional beings, we are.

Love and Blessings,

Q of D