A Whole New World….

 A Whole New World….

….and not just because it's a New Year! I’ve heard many times mention of the Leader of the Free World. It hits me like a ton of bricks what an oxymoron that title is. If it were truly a Free World, it would not need a leader. Even in the bible in the book of Kings there is a reference to power being taken away from Solomon and returned to the people. 

While the above is a radical idea for many, even more profound is the knowing that true freedom actually lies within each and every one of us. Someone can be more “free” in a prison cell than another strolling around in a “free country”. It is the remembrance of our inner world, and who we truly are, that frees us from the shackles of the programmed beliefs of humanity over the centuries. While for some, this can be an instantaneous satori experience, for others, it can take lifetimes. I am grateful to be scratching the surface of this awareness and ready to take it to the next level. This NOW is the time if you have resonated with this idea even the tiniest bit. Gaia has elevated her frequency as well as a great percentage of humanity making our way clearer. 

There have been so many artists, like Styx with their Grand Illusion, that “got it”. Way back then they were so wise, and their expression of that awakening poured forth in their music. Part of the Grand Illusion is time the way most humans understand it. As I have alluded to in Storytime and other places, everything is happening at once. Generally, humans need to think linearly as their minds just can’t compute everything happening in this one present moment. Due to my intention to BE in the present, I am able to more often (haha, I can’t even write a line with human words without alluding to the currently understood concept of time!) I have deeply resonated with Whitney Houston’s, “One Moment in Time”   since I first heard it in 1988 – especially the line, “in that one moment of time I will feel eternity”. The other verse reminds, “in that one moment of time I will be free”. In reference to Freedom earlier, I believe it is only in BEing in the present moment that we can truly BE free. Only in the Now we can feel/be anything everywhere all at once.

Am I....

...in a prison?

Or am I....

FREE?!

Another line in Whitney’s song is, “I’m only one, but not alone…”. Revealing a bit more about my past – or rather, “other life” experiences, I remember BEing Mary Magdalene. I am equally aware of many others out there who also felt they were Mary Magdalene. How can that be? Are we all having the same illusion? In a sense, yes. Since we are all One, you are me and I am you. Hence, we can have the memory of an experience of being anyone that our energy lines up with in some fashion or another. And now you know where my information of Yeshua, also known as Jesus, comes from!

I almost forgot something from my visit to Kauai a couple months back. In Lemuria and Lessons, I shared about an amazingly gifted, intuitive young man I received a transformative sound session. Just prior to that I picked a card from a Dragon Path deck offered. The card was FREEDOM!

Note: We are almost wrapping up the year of the Wood Dragon!

The message was appropriate too

Why all this talk about freedom and being an inside job as we start the new year? Part is about me being authentic about my own journey. I feel that I have created a prison for myself every time I am in an environment that is not pleasing to me. I’ve struggled against it so much instead of finding freedom and peace within. Yes, often I have succeeded in being the eye of the storm. However, there are enough times that I resisted. I seem to keep recreating variations of the scenario until I figure out how to be totally fine and accepting of it. Perhaps then, I can manifest that tropical jungle beach that I so desire – that place that has been calling me for over 15 years! Another tricky part, for me, is not being attached to the outcome – BEing at peace right where I am in this NOW…no matter what. 

I feel we are all on this Hero’s Journey. Collectively, we answered the call to experience this adventure called Life as a Human. We’ve encountered and surmounted one challenge after another. Eventually, we are transformed and return Home to Source. Let us be kind to each other on the voyage. Understand that each has an individual adventure but it is ultimately all our adventure too as we are all ONE. Perhaps what we don’t like so much in another is a reflection of something inside us that we’d rather not admit and try to hide. When we come to that acknowledgement, we can have more compassion both for them and for ourselves. Perhaps we would like to see more of something in our surroundings – more love, more peace, more understanding, more joy. Maybe the solution is as simple as BEing more of that ourselves. As we exude more love, peace, understanding, and joy, it flows through all creation as we are all connected. We are all ONE. 

Serendipitous Reminder in Aloha Land

As ONE, we can create A Whole New Beautiful World! Won’t you join me in this new year of 2025 in BEing the change we wish to see on this planet? Help me BE love, peace, understanding, and joy. BEing One, we are all in this together. As Ram Dass so eloquently put it, “We’re all just walking each other Home.” 

Enjoying the holidays with family and friends has been a blessing for me. There is just nothing that compares to a 10 month-old baby’s wondrous new experience of the magic of the holidays. My Christmas miracle happened in a totally unanticipated manner. A reconnection hike with a friend (of two and a half decades) resulted in her inviting me to stay at her house. I am so grateful for the kindness of Kathy and her husband in hosting me while I research my next tropical adventure! 

Although I am considering a range of possibilities, I am particularly exploring

from a new angle. I am looking to be a caretaker of a private island – obviously with a jungle beach! If you have any ideas or connections that might lead to this opportunity, I would be most grateful to hear from you! Infinite gratitude to all you wonderful people who have, and continue to, assist me on my journey. I could not have made it this far all alone.

Swirling Love, Light, and Peace ~ Michelle

These ARE My Monkeys ~ This IS My Circus!

June has rolled around and finds me composing yet another message for you. I really thought I'd be skipping a month, or maybe more, but this story wanted to come through. Perhaps there is ONE special person out there that needs to hear it right now.....

As you may recall from my May blog post, most typical human sayings, or idioms, don’t work for me. Perhaps you caught my thoughts on human expressions in Everything Happens for a Reason. Some have worked in one form at a certain point in my evolution – only to shift completely with a new level of awakening. That is exactly what happened recently. I had some sayings that helped me get through challenges like, “Be still and know that I AM GOD” and “This too shall pass.” I also used to look at particular human behaviors and reassure myself with, “Not my monkeys – Not my circus”. That is, until a recent profound aha moment. I realized These ARE my monkeys and this IS my circus! I create my own reality. My thoughts and energetic levels affect what I manifest in my life. I used to somewhat pity the folks who’d say, “they had no choice” as I could see/feel the victim mentality in which they were imprisoning themselves in a world of infinite possibilities. In fact, I was limiting myself with the “not my monkeys” thing. Taking responsibility is a much more empowered place for me. I’m not saying it’s for everyone as it may conflict with their belief of letting go of the things they cannot change. For me, it is not a conflict as we affect the world around us on so many different levels or dimensions. The more one opens their mind to the possibilities, the more one can experience that which is, sometimes beyond words difficult to express…..the more we can manifest what used to be called miracles regularly! We can be the change we wish to see in this world!

For me, my beliefs have some kind of images and/or feelings attached. If there are no mental pictures or emotions, it is challenging for me to have something desired show up in my reality. So the situations I’d previously used, “Not my monkeys…”, would also shift in stages. I began imagining regular monkeys dressed in fancy waistcoats like in a circus or performing with an organ grinder – Mind you I would never really want to see monkeys in captivity or forced to do anything. This is also the way I imaged people exhibiting less than “my” ideal behavior. The images would kind of flash back and forth between monkeys and humans in these waistcoats. Next, realizing if they really were my monkeys, I could have them behaving any way I pleased. The fancy waistcoats disappeared and they all grew wings – not like the dark winged monkeys in The Wizard of Oz but gossamer fairy wings. One by one, they each changed to every imaginable cheerful color of the rainbow.

In the next stage, each began to display - on their chests like Care Bear Cousins – symbols of significance to me…heart, triangle, ankh, infinity symbol, Fibonacci spiral etc. My mind went into great detail with this game of making this new belief part of my current reality. I know it sounds a bit silly but it is a process that helped me positively shift.

Do I really want to get involved in others’ problems and dysfunctional situations? Definitely not in the typical human sense. In fact, I make conscious choices that make those situations scarce in my world. However, as mentioned before, we concurrently live in so many layers and dimensions. As I become aware of less than desirable activities on this planet, I can energetically assist in a powerful manner. Not dwelling on the horrors, the challenges and the sadness, I surround the situation with love and imagine qualities I wish for them like peace, harmony, comfort and joy. This energetic “work” has similar effects to that of prayer. Surrounding any situation with positive energy, in whatever manner that resonates with you, is assisting in making this world a better place. Anyone who participates in this, IS helping BE the change we wish to see! Thank You for all your efforts and Congratulations on the great shifts you have assisted in bringing about – and those you continue to help with!

While I don’t have any beach crafts related to monkeys to share (although I did paint a darn cute Curious George statue when I was very young), Down the Rabbit Hole definitely relates to rainbows and traveling through various dimensions! Please Contact with your interest. And yes, the last pic is blurry intentionally 😉

Although I have discontinued my previous use of “Not my monkeys..” there is a funny variation I’ve used that may apply to you too -  “Not my monkeys, not my circus.  However, sometimes I’ve been seen driving around in the clown car!” 😄 Perhaps you can think of some colloquialisms you have used in the past? Colloquialisms that you might want to tweak a bit to make them more powerful for your personal use today. These sayings or recordings in our heads, whether spoken aloud or not, contribute to our reality. Do you want to live consciously or by default? Although there are no wrong answers, I encourage you to choose wisely. And for every bright new choice you make, Heaven celebrates and I thank you!

Wishing you rainbows and happiness
(monkeys optional)!