It is good to become comfortable being uncomfortable

Greetings!

For the past few months, I had been living in a hibernation mode.  Other than shopping for groceries or visiting my loved ones, I had not gone anywhere.

Many spiritual gatherings were held at night.  There was a center that invited different speakers / presenters to come every Friday night.  I really enjoyed those talks.  The center hosted other events at night throughout the week too.  I had not gone to other events because I was not comfortable driving at night especially in the snow.  The center was in a small strip mall that had no parking lot.  It was not easy to find a parking space in the residential area that was close to the center.  My older son was with me the first two times I went there.  We had to walk quite a distance in the dark to get to the car after the meeting was over.

Few weeks ago, I was delighted to learn that the center now welcomed people to come for spiritual discussion on Tuesdays during daytime.  I had planned to drive there on Feb. 11 as my first move out of hibernation.  It did not happen.  On Sunday morning (Feb. 9), I woke up feeling serious pain in my lower abdomen.  As I tried to get up, my lower back hurt.  For two days, I experienced pain whenever I had to stand up or lower my body.  On Tuesday morning, I found myself enveloped in a field of healing energy.  With gratitude, I allowed myself to bathe in the healing energy until almost 11 am.  The pain was much less than before.  Today (Feb. 13) my lower back no longer hurt.  I still felt some discomfort in my lower abdomen.  The serious pain I experienced days earlier might have been caused by the food I ate.

In a conversation with my younger son, I said, "This winter I have not gone anywhere.  When I was working, I drove to work everyday no matter if it rained, snowed, or the roads were icy.  Some of my coworkers might call in, I did not.  I must be getting old."  My son said, "There are people that are much older than you are, yet they never feel old.  There are also people that feel old even though they are in their 30 s or 40 s.  Feeling old is only a state of mind.  That means you can change how you feel of yourself.  I know you regard many places as too far away.  I understand you don't want to drive at night to places that you are not familiar with especially in the winter months.  You know, it is good to become comfortable being uncomfortable.  What about what you want to do in life?  Sometimes you have to push yourself beyond your boundaries."

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It is good to become comfortable being uncomfortable.

Sometimes you have to push yourself beyond your boundaries.

Deep within, I know it is true.  I know there are patterns I need to let go.  Luckily, I know I am never alone.  I have lots of support from the Loving Divine which includes those from the inner planes as well as those on earth.

Love,
Q of D

3 x 8 equals to 23

Greetings!

My husband grew up in a village.  When the weather was nice, sometimes the villagers sat in the open space chatting and enjoying each other's company.  As a youngster, he liked to sit near the storytellers.  He had heard many interesting stories of historic figures as well as of people that were locally known.  Over the years, he had shared with me the stories that he could remember.  From my understanding, many of these stories might not be real historical events, and some of them could have been made up by creative storytellers; oftentimes, these stories that had passed on were meant to inspire us or teach us life lessons.

Below was one of those stories that my husband heard when he was young.

In the market place, a student of Confucius (a teacher and a philosopher) overheard a man saying 3 x 8 equaled to 23.  He walked forward to tell the man that 3 x 8 equaled to 24.  He explained how 24 was the correct answer to 3 times 8.  The man got very angry.  He insisted that he was right.  He refused to hear any explanation or reasoning.  As they argued, more and more people gathered around them.  Finally, the student of Confucius said, "3 x 8 is equal to 24.  I will give you my hat if you can prove that I am wrong."  In return, the man said, "You are wrong!  3 x 8 equals to 23.  If I am wrong, I will give you my head!"  Some people in the crowd suggested for them to go to Confucius to verify the answer.

The crowd walked to where Confucius lived.  After listening to the whole story, Confucius looked at his student.  He said, "Give him your hat.  3 x 8 equals to 23."  The student was very upset.  He tried to argue, but the teacher asked him to give his hat to the man.  The man proudly put on the hat and walked away.  Others also walked away.

After everybody left, the teacher said to the student, "Yes, 3 x 8 equals to 24.  However, it is better for you to lose your hat than for the man to lose his head.  I hope you learn your lesson that it is a waste of time to engage in foolish or ignorant debates."

The student was still upset for he felt he had lost face in front of many people.  He asked to be excused from school for the time being for he wanted to go home to visit his wife.

Confucius looked at the student for a while.

He said, "You may go home if that is what you want.  In case it rains, please remember not to stand under a tree.  I notice you carry a sword wherever you go.  Please don't be too fast to pull out your sword from the scabbard for it may hurt innocent people."

Along the fields and mountain side, he walked home.  Rain began to pour before he reached his house.  He went to stand under a big tree.  As he did, he remembered what the teacher said.  Immediately, he ran away from the tree looking for another place for shelter.  He heard a loud bang behind him.  He looked back.  He was horrified to see the tree was burning for lightning had stricken the tree.  He felt lucky to be alive, and was glad he remembered the teacher's advice.

After a long walk, he arrived home.  It was night time.  He knew his wife must be sleeping.  Quietly, he walked into the bedroom.  In the dim light, he saw someone sleeping next to his wife!  He thought his wife must have betrayed him and had been sleeping with another man while he was away.  Anger and jealousy surged!  He rushed forward.  His hand reached for his sword.  At that instant, the teacher's words came to his mind.  He decided to take a close look at the one that was lying next to his wife.  It was his wife's younger sister!  As he stood there shaking thinking about the possible dreadful outcome if he had acted impulsively, his wife woke up.  She was overjoyed to see him.  His wife told him that her sister came for a visit earlier that day.  She invited her to stay for the night.

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Since hearing the above story from my husband years ago, I had read a few more stories about Confucius on the Chinese newspapers.  The stories, fact or fiction, portrayed Confucius as a wise teacher that people often went to him for advice.  Reading these stories, I believed Confucius was very intuitive or psychic in the modern term.

I used "3 x 8 equals to 23" as the title for this post because that was how the conversation started before he (my husband) shared with me the story.

Love and blessings,
Q of D

Happy 2020! Lady Portia's Words on LOVE

Greetings!

It had been quite a while since I published  What is love .  In that post, a woman asked the facilitator "What is love?"  At the end of my post, I promised to write a follow up post on love.  Below was an excerpt from the message about love from Lady Portia (the sacred feminine aspect of Saint Germain) channeled through Natalie Glasson, the founder of the Sacred School of Omna.  In the message, Lady Portia said her love and our love were (are) from the same source.  

"My love and your love are expressed and utilised in different and diverse ways.  Therefore, our love is the same while embodying a different purpose.  However, the goal of our love is the same.  This signifies that the journey and expression of love can be different.  In recognizing this, you accept that your source is the same while you have the freedom to be your unique essence or soul without judgment for yourself and others.  You give yourself and others permission to express the flow of truth while recognising the oneness that is always present.  This is truly liberating and allows judgment and the need to understand to fall away.  You create a space for your truth to be present within you and through you while honouring the same within others."

As I had mentioned earlier, I had not written any post for some weeks.  The truth was I found myself facing some situations or conflict.  At first, I wanted very much to clear things up.  Then I realized the best I could do at this time was to let it be.  It was not easy.  The human I did not want to be judged / misunderstood, and automatically, I wanted to react.  As time went by, I knew I had made the right decision to let it go.  I was at ease and at peace.

Happy New Year!

Love,
Q of D

P.S.  As I looked up the message from Lady Portia, I noticed I subscribed to Natalie Glasson's messages on Nov. 11, 2016, 1111 Angels Day!  I had listened to her messages on YouTube for a couple of years before I suddenly decided to sign up.  Her channeled messages from the loving beings helped me a lot over the years.  If you are interested, please visit her website Sacred School of OmNa - omna.org