My son’s birthday is this week, and he wants a solar system cake.  I tried to order it from the local bakery, but the baker told me that would be beyond her level of expertise, so I’m taking on the job myself.  After doing a  bit of research, I have a plan.  I bought some fondant to make the planets, though I am a complete novice at this and am stressing out at the thought of making a mess of his cake that all his friends will laugh at.  I will do my best, though.

So, on top of dreaming about planets flying off a birthday cake and coming after me, I’m stressing about projects that are currently driving me crazy.  I wanted to have this new advertising program available a month ago now, but there have been setbacks with each type of software we have tried.  We’re also working on a project to make more eBooks available, but there have been setbacks with that software as well.  And there are other projects on my plate.  It seems like everyone and everything needs a piece of me, and my mother-in-law is not doing well.  Mother’s Day was bittersweet and really difficult.

I am feeling a little claustrophobic this morning, and I’m having trouble centering myself.  How can I start this huge “to do” list I have going on this week when there’s so much I can’t even find a starting place?  When life gets crazy, it’s time to center the mind so it can find balance.  The video below is a short one by Deepak Chopra, and the method he gives for centering is very simple yet effective.  I’m off to do this now …

Wishing you all a wonderfully blessed and centered week!

Angel Blessings,

Sheri

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Considering my science background, I’m often asked how I got started doing what I do.  The thing is, I’ve been interested in and studied metaphysical topics most people consider “weird” ever since I was a kid, so I am always open to learning something new.

I know it’s not by coincidence that I happened to stop in a New Age store just days before an introductory course about angels was being offered.  It was 2006, and I was at one of the lowest points in my life … Read More

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The topic of energy vampires and protecting your energy has been really weighing on my mind over the past few weeks.  It’s something I’ve been personally dealing with as my own energy is so sensitive to my surroundings.  There are two videos below that discuss what energy vampires are and how to deal with them.  I also found an interesting article on using food to ground and protect your energy.  The article explains how to use proteins, minerals and root vegetables related to the root Chakra to ground and protect our energy.  I guess this explains why I crave beets so often!    You can read the article here.  The videos are embedded below. I hope you will enjoy this bit of weekday wisdom. Have a great day!

Angel Blessings,
Sheri

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No matter what comes your way, you get to decide how to respond. It’s when you feel most challenged that your soul wants you to respond with dignity and grace. Sure it’s a breeze to do this when life is flowing along; however, it’s in the most challenging situations that you have the greatest opportunity for spiritual and personal growth and development. Yet, in those emotionally challenging moments, we often rely on primitive behaviors that only serve to keep us stuck. We all have challenges to overcome in this lifetime. Perhaps you have a sharp tongue when you get upset, perhaps you have a jealous side that gets the better of you, or perhaps you struggle with self-esteem and insecurity. It doesn’t matter the challenge as we all have them in life. What matters most is learning to overcome those challenges by responding with pure grace during those moments that used to get the better of us. Yes, this takes practice. In what area do you yearn to be more graceful or more gracious?

This week’s card serves to remind you that you are a gracious human being, and you have the ability to rise above any challenge by stepping into grace and stepping away from behaviors that bring you down. Where do you want to allow your graciousness to shine and how might this heal an area of your life? You are up to the challenge. Go ahead, pick an area of your life and vow to bring graciousness to every encounter you have in that area. Feel your heart heal and expand as you allow your graciousness to lead the way. You have it in you! 

With love,

Christina

“I do not at all understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us. ” ~ Anne Lamott

This message was brought to you by Christina using Denise Linn’s Soul Coaching Oracle Cards.  Christina is a gifted Angel Reader and Coach who offers her services to you here through Angel Messenger. 

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Daily Spiritual Insight

Your Card - “Grace” – Be gracious and understanding with yourself. Angels, guides, and spiritual guardians are watching over you and cherishing you. Kindly honor the reality of others.

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Have Questions

I highly recommend preparing a list of questions or concerns to which you’d like answers and guidance.  Please keep in mind that if you ask a question such as, “What do the angels see in my future?” that question is so general, it’s hard for me to get detailed information for you.  The more specific or focused your question, the better the answers will be.

The questions I get asked most often usually fall into one of three categories: career and finances, love and relationships, and health.  However, do not feel limited to these areas.  The angels can offer answers to any questions you may have.

I should note that the reason I suggest you have questions is to make sure we talk about the topics with which you’re most concerned.  I have had readings myself where I was just told information, but unfortunately, the things I really wanted to know about weren’t covered.  As a result, I left disappointed.  Since I don’t want you to feel that way, I want to give you the opportunity to help guide the direction of your reading.  I will certainly tell you if I get information other than what you ask about, but I want to make sure that what is most important to you is addressed during your session.

Ask What You Really Want to Ask

I have found that most people who request a reading do so because they have specific topics they want to discuss.  However, if you’re a bit apprehensive about what to expect, I completely understand if you prefer to start with simpler questions before we get to your main issues.

Occasionally, I’ll get clients who hesitate to ask their personal questions, and instead will ask about everyone else they can think of instead.  The problem with this approach is that often these individuals spend the entire reading without ever getting around to asking what they really want to know about themselves, so they miss the opportunity to receive the answers they most wanted.  For this reason, I suggest focusing on your concerns first.  We can always address your questions regarding other people if there is time remaining.

Please know that neither the angels nor I will ever judge you.  It is extremely important to me that you feel safe to ask anything during your reading, and know that it will be kept confidential.

Stay “Open”

Keeping an open mind and body (arms and legs uncrossed) will result in you receiving a much better reading than if you are skeptical and closed off.  It is also beneficial if you provide feedback during your reading.  Despite what cynics may say, I am not in any way fishing for information, and will actually stop you if I feel you are divulging too much.  It just helps if I know that what I am saying resonates with and/or feels true to you so I know that I am accurately receiving the angels’ messages.

I am not here to force angels or the belief in angels on anyone.  I am simply here to offer what I (and many of my clients) believe to be a valuable service to those who would like to take advantage of it.

Limit the Use of Substances

I know of other ATP’s who refuse to do readings for people who have had any alcohol before their session.  I do a lot of Angel Parties, and personally, I don’t have any problem reading someone if s/he has had a drink or two (although I will always ask to read first those who plan to have more than a couple of drinks).  However, please be advised that too much alcohol beforehand will prevent information from coming through and I will be unable to do a reading for you.

Have Fun!

Angel Readings are meant to be a form of entertainment, and as such should be fun!  The angels want nothing more than for us to have happiness, joy and laughter in our lives.  If you can go into your reading with a relaxed and light-hearted attitude, I feel confident that we’ll get good information for you.

Angel Blessings,

Valerie

Valerie Parrish is a certified Angel Therapy Practitioner (ATP)® with Advanced Training by Doreen Virtue, PhD.  She offers her highly reviewed and accurate Angel Readings here through Angel Messenger and would love a chance to talk with you.  Learn more about Valerie here.  To schedule an appointment, please visit our scheduling page. 

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Sometimes I feel a bit awkward because people think I’m perfect, but I’ve never been shy for sharing that I’m so not.  I guess we all are perfect in a way … we’re all exactly who we’re meant to be.  Although it’s nice that people write to me and tell me how wonderful they think I am , I seem to find great purpose in sharing that I’m just like everyone else.

I am definitely not an angel at all times.  I do try my best, but sometimes it just doesn’t work out that way.  I’ve always been a sponge for the emotions of others, but lately it seems to be getting worse.  Actually, grocery shopping at Meijer’s always leaves me feeling physically ill.  Yes, I do know how to shield and cleanse my energy, but some people need a bit more than that, and I’m one of those people.

Lastnight we went to our local Subway for dinner.  I’ve been begging my husband to stop there on his way home from work to pick up dinner because we have these coupons we bought from the baseball team at school.  He’s been avoiding going because he says the people there are really rude, but I want to use these coupons we spent money on.  Sure, it’s great to support the school, but isn’t it also great to save a few bucks on dinner?

So we went to Subway, and my husband was right.  The staff could rival the mean soup guy from Seinfeld.  Seriously, if that’s the way they treat customers, I can’t imagine why they have any.  Probably because it’s the only healthy fast food place, but I’m thinking emotional health should count for something.  The Little Ceasar’s Pizza next door might not be great for my body, but they are always really nice in there.

At one point, all three people behind the counter were asking me questions at the same time and getting upset that I wasn’t answering all of them at the same time.  I left my husband to deal with the last of the subs, not realizing I’d left him with the actual mean lady.  I was trying to answer the other two people, telling the one what to put on one sub and telling the cashier we had a coupon.  Then my husband was asking me the question the mean lady was yelling at him while my son was behind me asking if he could have chips.

I stopped and glared at my husband while holding out my “Stop Now” hand to my son, and said, “I seriously cannot answer five people at the same time.”  So I told my husband to go tell the cashier we had coupons because I didn’t think he could hear me, and I answered the other two people.  Then as the mean lady got down to the register with me, she started complaining that we hadn’t told her we had coupons and rudely told her trainee, “This we why they should have told us they had coupons first.”

But, I did tell her that.  She was the first one to meet me at the other end of the line.  I told her we would need two foot long subs and two six inch subs because we had coupons for buy one get one free.  Her answer was, “Well that’s not how we ring them up.”  I wasn’t sure what that was supposed to mean, but I now realize she wasn’t exactly paying attention to what I’d said.  They are like mean one track mind robots in there.  They don’t smile.  They don’t care about anything you have to say outside of the question they are currently asking you.  We had actually told them three different times that we had coupons, but this woman treated us like we were the worst customers she’d ever had.

So, as she was griping at me that now she had to delete my entire order, I said, “I’m sorry, but we’re not trying to be difficult.  We tried to tell you several times we had coupons.”  I tend to always take garbage like this from people, although it generally doesn’t happen this badly with a stranger because people don’t generally act like that.  But when people yell at me, I just take it and complain about it later.  However, my son was there, and I’ve been trying to teach him to stand up for himself.

I told her the customer services was terrible, and I would be contacting the company.  There’s no excuse to treat a customer the way she was treating us.  Her response was, “Oh, it’s not you.  You’re fine.”  But she was certainly taking it out on me.  I was furious with her, and it ruined dinner.  We had to eat there because we were going somewhere else, and sitting there in such a negative space was making it so much worse.  All I really wanted to do was throw my sub in the trash and walk out.  Pizza sounded so much better at that point.

Maybe it’s because I used to work in customer service that bad service bothers me so much, but I’m still frustrated about this today.  It was so frustrating and embarrassing … I can’t seem to let it go.  Why couldn’t she see how she was acting?  I understand that working in the service industry can have its bad days, but taking it out on someone else just ruins their day.  If she were my employee, I’d be really tempted to fire her for that behavior.

I didn’t handle it well I know.  When we had gotten to a table, my son started complaining because something wasn’t right on his sub.  I kinda yelled at him and told him there was nothing I could do about it, and he just needed to eat it and stop complaining.  What a grouch!  I took my frustration out on my son when he was simply pointing out that even after answering all their questions, his sub was still wrong.  I was no better that Mrs. Subway Grouchy Pants herself.  I’m still not sure who the Subway Monster is … me or Grouchy Pants.

Needless to say, we won’t be going back there anytime soon.  I go to one of the Subways in Okemos (one town over) all the time, and I’ve never had bad service there. I did also notice my receipt had a survey on it, and I think I might just let them know about my experience.  Maybe I’ll also let them know that thousands of people all over the world are reading about my experience on my blog.  See, I told you I’m not always the angel.  I’m a Scorpio, and sometimes I can’t hold back that little stinger!

Thanks for reading!  If nothing else, I hope my story will help you realize everyone can be a little monster from time to time.  For myself, I think it’s time to call upon Archangel Jophiel and ask her to help me to beautify and uplift my thoughts.  

~ Sheri

Light

You have been doing a lot of work to clear your personal energy and space around you. The result of your hard work is that your light is able to shine through and serve as a beacon of hope to illuminate the positive during times of challenge. To complement your hard work, it’s also time to clear the clutter around you. Often times we hold on to things in life that we are afraid we might need or that we are afraid we might miss. In order to allow your light to fully illuminate, it’s time to reconsider those things that no longer serve you.

“In order to allow your light to fully illuminate, it’s time to reconsider those things that no longer serve you.”

Take a good look around your home, your office, your social circle. What needs to fall away in order to illuminate the path to your future? This might include obligations that are no longer aligned with your highest good, it might include those clothes that no longer fit you or your lifestyle. You might also find that cleaning one drawer in your bedroom, bathroom, or kitchen will free up some energy that you can direct elsewhere. You are already a beacon of light and hope, so take that next step and release those things that no longer serve you. The future is really bright for us all, and we have to claim that future and the right to shine. What POSITIVE things do you see in your immediate future, and what can you do today to shine your light on those things to make them a reality?

With love,

Christina

This message was brought to you by Christina using Denise Linn’s Soul Coaching Oracle Cards.  Christina is a gifted Angel Reader and Coach who offers her services to you here through Angel Messenger. 

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Daily Spiritual Insight

Your Card - “Light” – You are the light, and you come from the light! You illuminate the world, so rejoice and remember who you are. You have a physical form, but that’s impermanent. At your source, you’re luminescent! Lighten up . . . don’t take things too seriously.