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Happy Sunday Fairy World Friends!

I hope that your weekend is playing out how you desire.

Today we have the card "Your Wish is Granted!" I love seeing this card! It's main meaning is "What you've asked for is coming true."

Just pulling this card today, brings an extra smile to my face.

This card brings many emotions forward. Vindication almost. The feeling that you are invested in your project for a good reason.

It is interesting though, because why shouldn't it be good? We imagined it, we dreamed it, we have brought it to us. We knew that it was going to be good, so why should it not be?

We have put forth positive and we are reaping positive. It is just nice to hear that it is coming.

So relax, continue to be positive and relish in the results!

Have a great day and remember the fairy dust!

When It Is Perfect, It's Perfect

Happy Fourth of July! Happy Independence Day to all of my American fairy friends!

I hope that you are enjoying this glorious Saturday!

Today we are seeing the card Perfect Timing. This card has the main message "This is the right time for you to move forward."

This is another sign that you have been making the right decisions and projecting the right positive thoughts out there. You have been priming the pump with pure positivity! And now, based on all those actions, you can easily move onto the next step as the time is perfect!

Actually this should be no surprise! None at all. We are evolving and growing and this is the absolute result, we get to move to the next step!

So everyone, keep up the good work and all this will continue!

Have a great day and sprinkle out the red, white and blue fairy dust!

Walking Away

Hello Fairy World Inhabitors!

I hope that you are enjoying your day amongst the fairies and the fairy dust!

Today we have the card Walk Away. This card has the main meaning of "Leave the unhealthy situation, and enjoy the new doors that open as a result!"

This card brings up the question is when do we walk away? When is enough just enough? We all have different thresholds that we can tolerate things but when is yours reached?

Asking that questions brings a different answer from everyone and I am sure that it will vary from situation to situation. We might put up with more or less based on all the people involved. I think the bigger question we should ask is a what point in any situation are we not being true to ourselves?

When have we put our very souls on the line because somehow (regardless of how we feel about it) it is the thing we "should" do? Is that the right thing? No actually it isn't. But should we get angry because we have been slighted? Well no, anger is really not a healthy emotion.

We have to recognize why we are feeling slighted. Is it the actions of another actually, or is it accepting because it is easier at that moment?

And after we have recognized the root of the problem, what do we do? How do we act? This very part of the process might spark off something inside of us. That would be our ego talking. And as we have experienced before, this might not be a pretty sight. So we have to reign it all in.

There is a book called A Course in Miracles. Well, it is actually a course set to teach one inner peace, through a lesson a day. One key phrase that comes from that course is "Instead of this, I choose peace." And it really applies. It is the point to break anything off and switch gears. It puts everything into perspective. It gives us clarity to explore our true feelings. It gives us mental room to decide if this is a battle we want to fight, our just leave it alone. "Instead of this, I choose peace."

So all this comes down to this, right now, the main situation you have on your mind, it is time to go and that is okay. Prepare. Plan. Be assertive and act. It will all be okay. You chose peace.

Have a wonderful fairy day!

Being Prepared

Happy Thursday Fairy World Inhabitors!

This is a new card for us, Do Some Research. The card's main meaning is "You need more information about this situation. Look further into it before proceeding."

In the guidebook it explains that we are looking into something or maybe on the verge of something and quite frankly, it is not quite right. What is a Fairy World Inhabitor to do?

Well for starters pay attention. The Universe always sends us more messages pointing us in the right direction and yet sometimes we just miss it. We have to talk to people, interview them even about our ideas and somewhere along the way you will know it. You will hear the mental "click" that ties it all together.

Funny things is that "click" might just change all of your plans, but that is okay because you are now headed in the right direction. Enjoy it and be grateful that your received your message so clearly. You are really becoming intune with the Universe and your place in it!

Remember listen for the "click"!

Have a great day sprinkled with fairy dust!

Making Room for the New

It's Wednesday!

The middle of the week and it has been okay so far.

Today we have something different to contemplate. The card that was drawn is Good-bye to the Old, Hello to the New. This card's main message is "You've finished one part of your life, and now a new and even better part is beginning."

This is so cool!

The guide book suggests that one chapter of our life is over and it is time to turn the page. What do you think that refers to? Could it be the summer season, as it just started a short time ago? Or is it a little more complex like a job change or a new business.

In traditional tarot the card "Death" is used. Many people that have reading done are a little put off, taking the card at face value. But it like many things is a metaphor for life. A lot of times, especially in the larger matters of life, we need an old situation to basically end before the new one can begin. Thus the symbolism of the Death card.

So going back to the guide book, there is a reassuring note that we are ready and are equipped with the wisdom to be taken on the next leg of life's journey. So..

Let's go to it!

Have a great day and sprinkle the fairy dust. It makes everything much better!

Gratitude

Hello Fairy World Inhabitors!

I hope that you are enjoying this fine Tuesday!

Today I am skipping the cards, because I have a definite message in me. That is being grateful, the state of gratitude.

Now I know that if someone asked you to list say ten things that you were grateful, it would be easy, you might name your family, your house, your employment, maybe even pets that love you unconditionally. You know what, these are all wonderful things. Truly they are. But there is something missing. We have to be grateful for the garbage as well.

Shocking that I would even suggest it, but it is totally true. Every last, kick you in the butt and spit in your eye event that has happened in your life you should be grateful for.

Why?

Well, for starters you were alive during all of those events. And you may have come out bruised and maybe a little scarred, but you came out of it.

But the bigger factor with all this is the great wealth of personal knowledge that each event gave you. Nothing, absolutely nothing passes through our lives without it being a lesson to us. That is a fact.

So if you had too many hot peppers on a dare, you learned a lesson what a lot of spicy food does to your stomach. File that away. If you have encountered great crowds and a long wait for coffee in the morning, you have learned that you should make other arrangements. Lesson learned. File that away. If you have learned that in the past your two year old melts down when he eats red food coloring and screams in stores, you do your best to take the red away. Lesson learned. File that away.

With all that being said, think about the little things that happen, the annoying occurrences that come up and their lesson is not that prevalent. Think about the things that it might be keeping you from.

You see you can approach any situation that has had an unpleasant outcome in your life and somehow see some redeeming quality about the whole thing. Then my friends you know you are on the right track.

So when you say your prayers and give thanks for every single event in your life, daily, good or unpleasant. Somehow, in their own way, they are making our lives fuller and furthering us along on this journey we call life.

Have a great day!

Adapting An Assertive State of Mind

Hello Fairy World Inhabitors!

Hope all is going well in your corner of our magical world.

Today we are seeing the card Assertiveness for the first time. The card's main meaning is "Stand up for your beliefs, and only say yes if you really want to."

Some might say that the main message could be considered intimidating for two reasons. One as a rule we are not good about speaking our voices and two we don't want to seem pushy. So this is where we learn the finite difference being assertive and being aggressive.

Aggressive is the "in your face" type action that lets other people know what a person wants and that this person is willing to steamroll any one or anything to achieve that goal. Aggression is a fear based action, because it screams the lack of confidence that from the aggressor. They are afraid that their feelings or even themselves are not valid. If there is no validation, there is no acceptance. The aggressive person will make sure that you accept what they want even if you choose not to. Aggressive people act in the total state of ego.

Assertiveness is the act of a confident person. They are open and honest. They let their feelings be known in a considerate manner. They do not agree to do things they do not want just because someone else wants them to. Most of all an assertive person respects other's ideas. They are acting in a state outside of ego. They are confident about their particular needs, but they are acutely aware that other's needs might not be the same.

As you can clearly see there are distinct differences between aggressive people and assertive people. In general society, aggressive people are not liked. On the other hand assertive people are known to get further because they pull no punches and they respect that others might not see it the same was as they do. Also, it is not the most important thing to the assertive person that everyone agrees with them.

So how do we practice the magic of the assertive person? Well, I guess the best way to start is the confidence in believing on yourself. We have spoken about this before, but if you don't believe in yourself, who will?

What makes the most successful assertive person? I would have to say allowing the assertive state become your state of being. Your have to project it on the outside, but more importantly, you have to live it and BELIEVE it on the inside!

I think that we should all adapt the assertive state of mind. We will be more successful as individuals and we will get along better as a population.

Have a great day sprinkled with fairy dust.

Control Freak!?!?

Hello Fairy World Friends!

Today we have an amusing card, Let Go. The card's main message is "As you surrender the need to control, your relaxed energy rapidly attracts your desires."

Control freak. There I said it. So the question is are you one?

I am...sometimes. I can admit it. Especially when I have a vision of how something should play out. When I get fully entrenched in my determination that things go my exact way, I know that I do not play well with others. I know this. The good news about me, being that controlling is way too much work for my liking. Too much responsibility to!

Basically people are controlling because of fear. Fear that the situation won't be right, fear that other people will not listen to them or respect them. Fear that their idea has holes in it and does not measure up. Funny thing about fear though, it clouds our judgement and we forget how to trust.

We forget the basic principle that we have God on our side and things will work out fine without the micro-managing fest. We also forget that we should trust ourselves to carry out whatever we are taking on, because well, why couldn't we do it? And finally we are forgetting to trust our fellow man that they have the ability to work with us, enriching the process on their own instead of telling them what to do every second.

Okay, so let's leave it go, have it carry out in a natural way and put our best efforts towards the common good!

Have a great day and sprinkle on the fairy dust!

Positve Thoughts

Hello Fairy World Inhabitors!

Hope all is going well for all of you!

Today we talking about the card Affirmations again. The card's main message is "To lift up your thoughts and energy, and to attract what you desire, use positive affirmations."

Okay, so we have established what affirmations are and how really important they are to this whole process called life. I have shared affirmations that I have seen and I have written a few myself, they are really merely vehicles for the true feeling that we are trying to convey. But what comes next? And what do we do if they do not seem to be working?

Affirmations are best used when they deliver laser sharp focus on a particular situation. Sure we can use general ones like "I am receiving more abundance" or "My life is filled with love." These are both great things to draw to you. But abundance for instance might take form in more flowers in your front yard. They would be beautiful, but if you are looking for a job, you need a little more than flowers. So being a little more specific could really enhance the situation, like using "I am receiving abundance through job offers." The difference might be subtle, but way more powerful.

We have now established what the affirmations should be and we can chant them over and over to ourselves, but that is not the most effective use of our energies either. We have to be focused, really really focused!

I was listening to a seminar by Abraham-Hicks this morning. And one of the main points was holding our focus on our affirmations and what we desire. It is their theory that we cannot manifest our desires if we are not, even for a brief time, "living" our end result and we cannot do that if we do not focus.

So here is the exercise. First start with the affirmation, for example "I am receiving abundance through job offers" and hold that thought for 17 seconds. At 18 seconds picture yourself doing the ideal job and hold that for 17 more seconds. At 35 seconds while picturing your self doing the ideal job, start to feel the emotion that doing that job might bring like joy and hold that for 17 more seconds. At 52 seconds add the final step to it all fishing the scenario in your mind. The sense of relief that you have a steady paycheck now would be a good example and hold that for the final 17 seconds. There you have it you have emotionally tied the affirmation to you and now it is just more than words.

From here you will go on to say the affirmation daily or whenever you wish and the true impact of the whole thing will always be with you. This is really powerful stuff!

I hope that our further exploration will further enhance everyone's experience!

Have a great day sprinkled with Fairy Dust!

I Am Therefore I Am

Happy Tuesday Fairy World Inhabitors!

It is time to explore another day with the fairies.

As I have told everyone before, when I pick a card each day, I was what the collective We needs to know. Then I shuffle three times and draw a card. After that I blog about the card I draw. Today's card is Express Your Individuality.

This card has the main meaning "Allow your true self to shine because you are awesome!"

We have seen this card before. We have discussed it at length. So now my question to you is, Who still isn't on board? Obviously someone still needs help with this one!

I can give you many examples on how to carry out the expression part. We have talked about hair color, clothing and even nail polish. So that is not the problem. I think where we are lacking is in the knowing you are awesome part!

You are you know and so am I! That is just what makes us us...our awesomeness. (Watch me butcher grammar as well as basic English) There is a saying about an arrogant or conceited person that "they believe their own press too much." But what about those that don't believe it at all? And the other question is why?

I do not believe that there is a textbook answer to the question. Simply some feel they are not worthy. No one can change that but each individual themselves. The rest of us can lend support!

Everyone is AWESOME and I love you all! There is my support!

So everyone, look in the mirror and tell yourself how awesome you are! And mean it!

Have a great day and sprinkle on the fairy dust!

Go Outside Already!!

Happy Monday to all the Fairy World Inhabitors!

Today were are being reminded that we are not spending enough time outside. Today's card is Connect with Nature. The main message is "You're rejuvenated and inspired by spending time outdoors."

Here in the Chicago area, it is finally almost warm today. At 9:00 am it was 71, which is just amazing as I think it only was that warm one day the entire last week.

So this rant about the weather equates to this, we need to go outside. Cut the lawn, weed, plant, just sit in the grass and enjoy the many wonderful gifts that nature provides to us.

So head on out and enjoy! Our days with this part of the season are numbered and you would not want to be sorry that you missed them!

Enjoy outside and sprinkle the fairy dust around! It always makes it better!

I'd Like to Teach the World...

Good Friday to all of the Fairy World Inhabitors!

This week certainly made swift business of itself!

Today we have a card that is totally new Spiritual Teacher. It's main meaning is " Your life purpose involves teaching others about healing and spirituality."

Well, this is certainly an interesting proposition! Have we really ever considered ourselves spiritual teachers? I mean we are always receiving messages from Spirit and we should be conveying them, but the teaching aspect I never considered.

The guidebook suggests we could give lectures or be a paid counselor. I do not know about you, but that is not my speed either. I think for me personally, I would rather teach healing from God through my art. My creations could probably speak louder and more profoundly than just simple words.

I love beautiful things and my prayer is that I continue to create beautiful things that speak to others about love, hope, faith and peace. I pray that my creations convey the very essence of God.

I think that we can all approach this teaching idea with a level of comfort for each of us. We can find our own little niche to convey our message.

So now, please take some quiet time and ask God to be your muse. The fairies will help with this to. Set your goals in mind and lay out your ideas. Pray for the assistance to make your message sing out in your own special way! I am sure that not only will we reach others, but the fulfillment that we all will feel will be overwhelming and lovely!

Have a great day and add fairy dust, it always makes it better!

We Are What We Eat!?!

Happy Thursday Everyone!

Today we are taking another look at a familiar card, Dietary Change. You might remember that it's main meaning is "Improve your diet and your life will also improve." We spoke about this card before here.

We all know in theory how to eat right. We know that we should avoid excess sugar, fats and junk food. We should actually be more on our game than that and also be really aware of what foods we have a sensitivity to and avoid them as well. Okay those are the knowns. What about the unknowns?

What are the unknowns? They are the triggers that cause us to cast our sensibilities aside and grab the bag of Hershey's Chocolate and chips. Or make that late night snack run.

We call them comfort foods. It may be sugar, salt or carbs. They make us feel better. Maybe the even release some dopamine in our systems that ultimately give us calm. It also has something to do with the fight or flight response that we naturally have. Okay we know what causes it all this is mainly stress. The question is how to combat it.

Why do we get stressed? Things don't go our way. People do not react as we think they should. We are not happy with ourselves. Lots of things, sure. Why so many?

I think we just have to take each possible situation apart and be proactive. If you get stressed with too many things to do and are always running late. Well plan better. If you are not happy with how people act, don't approach them. If you are not happy with yourself, you have to learn to love yourself!

I know it is easy for me to say and I have to spend a lot of time heeding my own advice, but all these things we can avoid mostly. When we cannot, we can teach ourselves to cope and react way better, without the pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream! Putting this all into play keeps us calm and the dopamine gets release on a steady basis.

Okay so we know what to do, let's go apply it!

Sprinkle your day with lot's of fairy dust!

Something New, Something Old

Happy Day!

Today we are taking another look at the card Business Venture. This card's meaning is "Trust and follow through on a new business venture."

If you are anything like me you are always looking for something new. I once joked that I wish I could sell my ideas. But I do know my self well enough to know that if I am looking for something me, I am bored with what I have started. So what brings on boredom?

The very meaning of this card gives us insight to this. Trust. The guidebook says we should trust our intuition with respect to our career/business. I think that is the key. We still do not trust ourselves.

We do not believe that what we have come up with is great. We make a small effort and the world doesn't set on fire so it is no good. Lack of trust. I know the ins and outs of this situation personally. Knowing the problem is halfway to the solution. So how do we fix it?

I can say believe in ourselves and that is very true and very textbook. I think this time we need more than a self induced cheering section. We have to go back to the drawing board and create and create and create. We have to push ourselves so far that our work will not even seem like work. It will be a glorious exercise of our creativity and individuality. The outcome of this will be an end product that will exemplify our very being in all of its magnificence for all to see.

Okay Let's Get To It! and sprinkle on the fairy dust it always makes better!

The Key to Healing

Greetings Fairy World Inhabitors!

Time for a weekend of rest and relaxation!

Today we have drawn the card Emotional Healing. The card gives us the message..."As you heart heals of old emotional pain, you receive new blessings and love."

This card and its' meaning raises the question just how do we deal with past hurts?

We really have two options. We either let it be and see the whole thing take over our lives or we can confront the situation and deal with it head on.

At least by facing the situation head on we had the opportunity to put it to rest. And this does not always mean calling a person up, the "wrong doer" and reading them the riot act. This could be something as simple as keeping a journal and letting all your emotions and feeling spill out within the pages that are yours alone.

Should you feel really comfortable with doing so then by all means, discuss the situation with the other party if possible. The thing you have to remember is that you have to be prepared to hear what the other person has to say about the whole thing. You could get any response from them not even realizing that they have hurt your feelings to hearing that you might have actually caused them pain as well.

Whatever method you choose, the key to healing is getting it out, in one form or another and letting it go. We cannot let past hurts rule our life. We have so much more living to do than existing under the shadow of past hurts.

So think about it and let it all out!

Have a great day sprinkled with fairy dust!

5 Ways to Expand Your Comfort Zone

Hello Fairy World Inhabitors!

Today we picked a card called Travel. It's main meaning is "An upcoming trip proves to be life-changing in positive ways."

The guide book talks about vacations and job change and moving, that sort of obvious travel type things and then one thing caught my eye. Step out of your comfort zone.

Leaving our comfort zone can very well be a trip. It causes us to think and act and live differently than what we are used to. The results can be interesting. But even further we have to consider why we do have this comfort zone.

Well for one, the name speaks for itself...it's comfortable. It is the place where we can exist without question. The flip side of the comfort zone is we get complacent and stagnant. Like water sitting in a jar, covered and never shook we get old and moldy!

So let's shake things up! Here are 5 ways to expand your comfort zone.

1. For 7 days include one food per day that you don't eat. Pick something good. Pick something that you'd normally pass up. See if your tastes have changed.
2. Pick out a new polish and wear it. Something out of the ordinary. If you are a pink person go with a red or an orange. Or be really daring and go for blue!
3. Wear that shirt. You know the one that you bought on a whim and now cannot see what you were thinking? Take it out of the closet and show it some life. There was a reason it caught your eye in the first place.
4. Read something different. If you are used to and obsessed with reading a particular genre, it is time to change up. Explore mysteries, romances, historical or even (gasp) flip to non-fiction!
5. Say hello to a stranger every day for a week. You will be making their day and you might meet some new friends.

These five tasks might seem silly and sort of old hat. They were not intended to be difficult. They are meant for you to experience some new things. As you try these thing you will find that your comfort zone will expand and your life will be fuller!

Take the trip it will be fun!

Have a great day sprinkled with fairy dust!

Life is Too Short!

Good Morning Fairy World Inhabitors!

I hope that all is well since my last post!

I am straying away from my usual procedures for a simple message today. Life is Too Short!

Now, we all say it and deep in our hearts we all know it, but I really do not think that we act on it. We don't do things enough. Laugh enough, love enough, live enough. Instead we live with the triplets, woulda, coulda, shoulda. Know them?

Death occurs everyday and you know that we are all going to die at sometime. That is the given. The saying "The only things that you have to do in life are die and pay taxes" comes to mind. But that is not totally true. We have to live. We have to do more than exist!

I know that living hurts sometimes and it is not the most pleasant experience yet not living, really living we miss so much more. The intensity of the joy that living brings by far outweighs the pain that life throws at us occasionally!

Savor each moment. Make living that delicious meal that you just cannot push away until each bite is devoured, and then order the dessert!

When we are born we know two things. We are to live and we are to die. The details and timing of dying are out of our hands. The details of the living are what our lives should be about!

Have a great day sprinkle with fairy dust! It make the living more sparkly!

Owning It

Good Morning Fairy World Inhabitors!

Hope your day will be all the you expect and more!

Today we talk a little more about the card Be Yourself. To review, this card's main message is "This situation calls for you to be your authentic self, which is the basis for your personal power."

In the past, when we have pulled this card we have explored who we really are and about letting our guard down and listening to our inner guidance. Today let's look at being ourselves creatively.

Working in a creative situation and expressing myself through it there is a fine line that you walk. You make things that you love and that are really different and yet sometimes they do not appeal to others. So you re-arrange, take a look at what others are doing and suddenly you are making your own copies of other peoples things. And you might sell a few more since they seem familiar, but not a huge amount. But not overwhelmingly so. At some point you stop and write the whole mess off as you just are not able to do something creatively in a successful manner. But what I don't think that we realize is that it was our attitudes that stopped the flow in the first place.

I believe that when we made our original item, we put it out there with a tentative vibe behind it. Like our announcement was "Here is my item, I think." Somehow we are so unsure and unable to "own" our creativity that we do not believe in it. So when we are not successful and we switch gears to a copy mode, that only does fairly well because still we are not really "owning" the item we are merely producing.

When we are talking about handmade things and sales, well it is true that people tend to flock to the familiar. But, the things that are familiar once were not. They were the new, out there, never been seen item, that had to grow on others. They were the item that when first made, somebody "owned". The creator's vibe was so strong and so proud that it just drew people to them and that item.

I guess it comes down to this, when we express ourselves, however that maybe we cannot be tentative about it. We have to own it. It is ours. It is not just something we did. It is our creation. It is us! We have to put it out there with confidence. And with that confidence we know that while all may not love your creativity they way you do, or even view it in the same manner, that is fine, because you know it is great!

I have an affirmation today, "Anything I create is wonderful because it is an expression of me!"

Have a great day and sprinkle the fairy dust, it enhances everything!

Have a Little Faith

Good Day!

I hope that all my fellow fairy world inhabitors are doing well today!

Today we have the card Business Venture. This card has a main meaning of "Trust and follow through on a new business idea or a career opportunity."

I love when we see this card. It is a reminder that it is "All Good." It is the reassurance that the professional choices that we have made will begin to come to fruition. We have made good choices.

I think that this card also serves as a reminder that we can take steps big or small when that "great idea" comes along to make things happen. It might be a simple as apply for another position in another department at work. Or it maybe signing up to sell for a direct sale, home party type company. Or it might even be deciding to offer a service part time out of your home. So you make a flyer and start handing them out. What ever that step is, it is a big one and Good For You for taking it!

This card reminds us about faith as well. As all good ideas are born somewhere either direct messages from the Universe about a specific thing or from a hint that the Universe gives that leads us in another direction. In either scenario it really takes faith to act. So again, Good For You!

Since it might seem with most things, the going might not be the easiest, seeing that our inspiration could be called Divine Intervention, the likelihood of some measure of success is almost guaranteed.

So now, fellow fairy world inhabitors let us march on, each with our own specific goal, following the rainbow to the pot of gold. There is enough for everyone! And sprinkle fairy dust along the way, so the ones that follow behind have a sparkly adventure as well!

Have a great day!

Paging Patience

Good Morning Fairy World!

It is Friday! Yeah! Getting ready for the 3 day weekend!

Today's card is Patience, Please. This card's main message is "What you're asking for is coming about. Have patience, as there are unseen factors that need to occur first."

They say that patience is a virtue. And good things come to those who wait. These are both very good philosophies, but boy are they hard to master!

I guess we encounter the need for patience from birth. We have to learn to wait for the birthdays, the arrival of Santa Claus and being bigger to do the next cool thing that we want to do. And the waiting is never easy. It is long and drawn out and okay, torture on some level. But really what other choice to we have to do but wait?

There is a flipside to all that though. Having patience pays off. Always. When does your birthday never come? When is there a time that Santa doesn't visit your house on Christmas Eve? And that special thing, the activity that was soo cool that you could not wait to be big enough for, did it happen? And if it did not, didn't something better occur?

Patience is the time when the silver lining in our clouds get polished so that they gleam brighter than ever! Patience is not only the rainbow after the storm, but it is the pot of gold as well!

So when we we see this card and we are reminded of patience we are also reminded of the reward for that patience!

Have a great day and add extra fairy dust!

Nature is Calling

Hello Fairy World Inhabitors!

The weather has been beautiful in our neck of the woods and I hope that it has been the same for you. Although I believe that we are moving straight into summer. Here is Chicago we seem to be a 2 season town, winter and summer. Spring and fall are just rumors really!

So today's card is Connect with Nature. The card's main message is "You're rejuvenated and inspired by spending time outdoors."

This card could not have come at a better time!

As I have said it has been beautiful out. We have had our lawn cut three weeks in a row and it looks like a carpet overall. Lush and green. My peonies are sprouting up and already have buds on them promising some wonderful flowers in the coming weeks.

I look forward to planting my vegetable garden and enjoy the fruits of my labor. (I hope!)

The world of nature is so grand, how could you knot be inspired? I watch all the lush colors as things come to life and it sends my senses singing!

So take time, plant some plants, walk barefoot in the grass and enjoy all that nature has to give!

Have a wonderful day and sprinkle the fairy dust around, it makes the morning dew extra sparklie!

Don't Worry ...Be Happy

Hello Fairy World Inhabitors!

What a great day this is going to be!

Today's card is Everything's Okay. The card main message is "Don't worry it's all working out in a beautiful way!"

So what is this all about? I think the greatest lesson is that we have to look for the gift in any situation. Because there has to be one.

If work is not going right, maybe we have to look for other job training or another department. Business not going well, maybe it is time to rethink you products. Relationship not going right, this is the time to learn and enhance communication. There is always a solution and a gift in the answer.

So let's take advice from the song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin
In your life expect some trouble
When you worry you make it double
Don't worry be happy

No doubling up for this girl! Are you with me?!?!

Let's write an affirmation for today "I live a life of ease as I have no worries."

Have a worry free day!

Dancin' in the Streets...

"Dancin' in the Streets" Martha and the Vandellas 1964, number 7 on Entertainment Weekly's top 100 best songs about summer. Why does this matter today? Let's look at today's card....

Summer!

This card's main message is "Everything you have been asking for becomes yours in the summertime."

So what does this tell us? The guidebook suggests that we have been giving a lot of thought to our dreams and desires (we have been putting our orders in) and now in summer we will see the reality of those dreams come true.

And when that happens we will be DANCIN IN THE STREETS!

So get the sunscreen ready and prepare yourself for an awesome summer.

Until then, have a great day and sprinkle the fairy dust. (I told you it was working!)

Ordering...

Good Morning Fairy World Inhabitors.

Welcome to Monday! I know that it is going to be a super week!

Today's card is Ask For What You Want. The card's main message tell us, "Let the Universe and other people know what you need."

So the guide book suggests that our wants are like ordering food. It does not appear until we place the order. And we should not place our order until we really know what we are hungry for!

So what do we really want? What does our "order" reflect in our lives?

I could list a whole bunch of things, this or that, but to me the essence of it all is this. I am putting in my order for all living things finding peace and comfort.

An affirmation that I have written for today is, "All I need is given to me, I just need to ask."

Enjoy your day, this begining of the week and sprinkle it with fairy dust!

This Just In..We Can Be Honest With Ourselves

Happy Saturday Fairy World Followers!

Rise and shine and get going, it's gonna be a great day!

It is interesting that we have picked this card today, Admit Your True Feelings to Yourself. This card's main meaning is "Be honest with yourself. Only you know what you truly desire."

I said interesting, because even though we are a 7 day a week world, the weekend sometimes allow times for some extra thinking. We will definitely need that to tackle this subject!

I believe at this time we should focus more on what we are afraid of. Those are true feelings. If we face our fears, truly then nothing can hold us back.

FDR said in his address in 1933 "The only thing we have to fear is fear it'self-nameless, unreasoning, unjustified, terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." This is one of the most famous quotes ever spoken about the subject of fear. But what FDR was saying was not just a zinger in a speech for the headlines, but the truth.

Fear can paralyze us. Stop us from doing, being, accomplishing. Fear is our personal black cloud that hangs over our heads. Funny thing though we do not recognize it always as fear.

We can call it many things or describe it with many actions but in reality it is fear. Why do we dream and flat out refuse to help ourselves? Fear. Why do we make incredible things and have incredible talents and then cannot even acknowledge them to ourselves? Fear. We are so scared of the worst possible scenario that we refuse to live and enjoy the greatest scenario when it comes along.

Are we going to get hurt? Well yes, there is a huge possibility of that happening. But that is part of living, it has to be. How would we learn, how would we grow if we didn't come across all the possibilities that there are?

Fear lives in the ego. We have to put the ego to rest and no fear. We do this by acknowledging our fears.

I feel if we do not acknowledge them and put our fears on the back burner functioning around them, two things happen. First we are not really living. And second, when we do things while this fear is front and center, we taint all outcomes because we are expecting the worse. We send off this weird vibe that looks like a huge neon sign pointing at you saying "Hey everyone this sucks! I suck. I am no good. Don't buy my stuff. Don't pay attention to me. Be rude to me!" I have seen this sign over my head.

We have to put ourselves out there and take chances and learn from the outcomes. I have come to the conclusion that I would rather try and fail then not try because I "knew" I was gonna fail.

So let's pick apart our fears this weekend, look at the worse case scenario and decide that the worse things cannot run our lives. Let's put or egos to rest and live, really, really live!

Enjoy your weekend, sprinkled with fairy dust!

Easy Does It

Good Morning Fairy World Inhabitors!

Today let's jump right in. We have pulled the card Easy Does It. The card's main meaning is "Stop trying so hard to control everything and all the doors will open for you."

So, we need to be more laid back do we?

This is so probably true. I think that we really need to look at the situations that we try to control and discover why. Why is it so important that something goes precisely the way we want it to?

The guidebook suggests fear. We have to control a situation because we fear an outcome other than the one we have envisioned. Okay I get this one. But now I wonder why we are so worried about any other outcome aside from our chosen one.

Is it that we will get our feeling hurt? Will we not get the particular item that we want? Will someone not act the we we believe they should? So is it fair to say that it ultimately about us?

Boy, I am guilty of this as much as the next person. Compared to some people I know, I am an amateur, but I have had my moments of needing to have the upper hand. But even though I have done it more than once, I find at the end of the day that the control that was so necessary was more work and more tiring than the other possible outcomes to the situation.

So I think we need to go back to the fear issue. What are we so afraid of? That has to be discovered with each situation, but what I really believe what we will discover is that our ego is crying out. Our ego is hurt.

I also know that when our ego cries out, we are in the midst of losing our vision of our true selves. Losing is a strong word, how about ignoring? We are ignoring our true selves.

Because simply if we are in tune with the four basic rules (be good to yourself, be good to others, learn our lessons,take notes and love God) we should come out all right in any situation. Then we have nothing to be afraid of so no need for control.

That being said, we can do all of this and on the surface an outcome is not exactly preferable and maybe hurts our feelings. Well, we have to remember that hurt feelings are a hurt ego. We have to them step back and look at the lesson we have to learn.

Take a deep breath fairy friends, we are learning a lot and putting a lot into practice. It will get easier!

Today, I do not have an affirmation necessarily, but I do have a thought via @annq, a twitter friend of mine "Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow. It only robs today of its joy. Leo Buscaglia"

So sprinkle that fairy dust around, and have a great day. (And if you happen to running out of fairy dust, there is always more in the shop. Click on the picture below and order some more!)

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Being You!!

Good Morning Fairy Friends!

Hope all is well in your corner of this Fairy World!

Today we are going to switch it up a bit. We are going back to using the "Magical Messages from the Fairies" We have used this deck before and it is time for a change.

Today's card is Express Your Individuality. This card's main message is "Allow your true self to shine because you are awesome!"



So what does it mean to be an individual? Websters defines it as "existing as a distinct entity." Actually that is really a textbook answer. We all knew that! But what does it really mean?

Our little cartoon up there is the epitome of individual! To me being an individual is being what you want to be. It is a sense of style, how we work and how we present ourselves to the world. There are so many options!

That being said, we have to remember that we do co-exist in this world with a bunch of others. So I guess that we should not be anti-social even though we are individuals. Boy isn't that tough! We have to stand out but fit in.

How do we achieve the perfect balance? My first thought was to say "I don't know." But then a flash went through my head. Respect!

If we are all going to strive to be individual, we cannot judge others as they are different from us. We have to respect that other peoples individuality exists in addition to ours. We also have to respect ourselves to show our true selves and shine the way we were meant to.

So for today, do something to show what you really are about. Mismatch socks, tease your hair standing straight up, talk about fairies to a stranger! Let your self shine!

Now this deck does not give affirmations but I like them so let's add a few of our own. Today's affirmation is "I love and respect my true self. I let my true self shine."

Have a great day sprinkle with fairy dust!

We've Got To Move It!

Good Morning Fairy World Inhabitors!

Let's start off today with some music, it is the theme to our post...



Today's card is Body Movement. This card's main message is "Your body wants to express itself through movement. Listen to your body, and it will tell you what kind of movement it craves."

We need to get up and get shakin'! lol It has been a long hard winter and we need to remove the cobwebs to get ready for spring and summer, the growth seasons of the year.

How should we do that? Dance to the radio in your home. Take a walk everyday. Take a class. play with your kids. Just get up and get moving.

I also read that the more we incorporate exercise into our lives, the lower our resting heartrate will be. And that is a good thing!

So get up and Move It!

Today's affirmation is "I lovingly pay attention to my body's needs."

Have a great day and sprinkle the fairy dust outside on your walk!

Monday and Much More!

Hello Fairy World Inhabitors!

I hope that your Sunday and Mother's Day were wonderful for you. I enjoyed mine very much!

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Now onto today's card which is Positive Expectations. We have visited this card before, but let's review the card's main meaning which is "Keep up your hopes, dreams, affirmations, visualizations, and prayers, as they will be wonderfully manifested right now. Don't quit five minutes before the miracle occurs!"

Everytime I see this card the last part of the main meaning always gets me. Don't quit five minutes before the miracle occurs! This is so easy to do, quit I mean. But why?

Maybe we are short sighted. Maybe we are just blind to the "Big Picture". Maybe when set set our expectations, hopes, dreams and etc. we are forgetting that we should be focusing on the essence of the dream. What is our true self looking for when we dream for something specifically?

Like dreaming about winning the lottery for example. We have talked about this before. Is the essence of the dream to win the lottery to be rolling in money and be on TV as the latest lottery winner, or is the essence of the dream to have a life with more ease and a sense of comfort? So when we do not win the lottery, but get a promotion at work has our dream come true? Yes and no. If we were looking at the notoriety and the big pile of cash, well then no, a job promotion is not going to cut it. If we were looking for ease and comfort, yes, a promotion supports that dream.

And that is the other important thing that we have to look at. Dreams don't really come true in just one event. Life is not just one event. Life is a series of events that is called living. So in turn our dreams come true in a series of events as well.

This is why to me, the not giving up five minutes before statement rings so true, because we are always in the middle of our dreams coming true, just in bits and pieces!

Today's affirmation is "I am safe, confident, and secure. I feel joy about my future." I would personally add, "I am living my future!"

Have a great day sprinkled with fairy dust of course!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of the Fairy World Inhabitors!

Enjoy your Day sprinkled with Fairy Dust

Moving Forward Fearlessly

Hello Fairy World Inhabitors!

It is Friday!!! Though I have to say that this has not been a particularly bad week, but it is always good to see Friday!

Today's card is Moving Forward Fearlessly. This card has the meaning "You are making big breakthroughs in your life by putting your Divinely inspired ideas into action. Trust that you are guided each step of the way."

The guidebook suggests that we know ourselves, we are guided by the Divine and we should trust our gut.

I think that a lot of us fail to do this as we do not trust ourselves. We have talked about this before. We do not value ourselves so we do not trust ourselves. How could we make our own good decisions if we don't respect ourselves.

So trust yourself, love yourself and know that with God whispering in your ear when you need it all of your decisions are gold!

On a side note with regards to moving of fearlessly have you read the story of Connie Culp. She is the first US face transplant recipient. You can read her story by clicking on her name. But what a tremendous amount of self love and confidence she has. She is truly an example to about perseverance!

Today's affirmation is "I move forward fearlessly, trusting that each step I take is perfectly guided."

Have a great day and be liberal with the fairy dust, it is Friday after all!

Rise Above...

Hello Fairy World Inhabitors!

It's Wednesday, the middle of the week, hows everything going?

Today's card is Rise above Problems. It's main meaning is "When you're in the middle of a problem, the solution often evades you. See your situation from a higher perspective, and you may see a new way out."

I speak in cliches a lot. I try to avoid it, but when I do, to me I sound to stuff and formal. Too uptight. And I am really far from uptight! lol. So the cliche for this card is the watched pot never boils.

Plain and simple.

While we cannot obsess over a good thing, trying to make a wish come true, we cannot obsess over a not so good thing either. Neither situation is going to come to fruition if we beat it half to death.

Easier said than done. Really how do we rise above?

The guide book suggest that we visualize the issue like a letter that we are mailing to God. You know that once a letter is in the mail box, it is out of our hands and you are at the mercy of the sometimes questionable postal service, you "letter" is in the best possible hands of all. The hands of God.

But (and isn't there always a but?!?!) it is my belief that when we turn it over we are not just expecting the solution to be handed to us on a silver platter. I believe that we have to ask for guidance; open ended all accepting guidance. The kind that we really don't want but you know that we should take anyway.

And it might be tough or it might be easy, we just have to take as it comes because that is the way of God. Because we also have to remember that those problems that we are sending off to God are man-made. There is never an easy answer.

Today's affirmation is "My heart, my mind, my life, and everyone in it are perfectly at peace right now."

Have a wonderful Wednesday and remember extra fairy dust to make the rest of the week sparkle!

A Little Kindness

Hello Fairy World Inhabitors!

It is Tuesday and what a wonderful day it's going to be!

Today's card is Kindness. The card's main meaning is "Practice kindness in all your thoughts and deeds today-toward yourself, other people, animals and the environment-and watch the rewards that come your way!"

The guide book suggests that we not think of kindness as "thoughtfulness", but more as "lovefulness". Interesting.

I think this applies more in dealing with ourselves than others. This goes back to yesterday discussion about loving ourselves. We can be kind to our selves, especially how we refer to our selves or when we receive a compliment. Most of us do not do that well. We are too embaressed and feeling too poorly about our selves to see the sincerity in the gesture of the compliment. We make excuses why that should even apply to us. "Your hair looks nice today." "Thanks it looks better than yesterday." "What a pretty top you are wearing." "Oh, I have had this thing forever." These are just off the top of my head, but you know that is how we react. Best or worse case scenario, just say "Thank You." Be kind to yourself.

This should bring us to ROAKs better known as Random Acts of Kindness. Through the years I have heard debate that we put too much attention on this. That people might begin to expect this. I cannot debate the ins and outs of all of this all I know is if I am kind to others, others are kind to me. I pay a compliment to one person, another will hold the door open for me somewhere else. That is just the way it works.

So let's go out of our way today. Let's be kind to ourselves. Let's be kind to others. Let others be kind to you.

Have a great day filled with ROAKs sprinkled with fairy dust!

Today's affirmation is "I am kind, thoughtful and loving to myself and others."

Expanded Thinking

Hey all You Fairy Friends!

I hope the Monday is starting out well for you.

Today's card is Higher Consciousness. The card's main meaning is "You are receiving guidance from your true self, your higher consciousness, which is one with the Divine universal wisdom. You are listening to love rather than fear."

As we have talked about before, there is a guidebook that goes along with each deck that gives your further insight on the cards. Today the insight begins to explain that we are getting better in tune with all the universe and we are actually getting better messages as the result. It suggests that perhaps we are clearing our minds better, maybe doing yoga or having more nature walks to become more in tune. Or maybe we have "put your foot down to the Universe and have adamantly decided to improve your life."

This notion that we put our foot down to God and said ENOUGH really cracks me up! Who puts there foot down to God? Really? That was my initial reaction.

Then I thought for a second and realized the very act of saying ENOUGH is a turning point. This is the "Okay I get it" phase.

We were built to be problem solvers. Look how man has evolved. Look at all the technology. It is in our DNA. So if we can develop technology that allow me to speak to people around the world at any given time with the click of the mouse and we can have cars that may fly someday, they why can we not straighten out our lives?

The simple fact of the matter is that we do not listen. Mostly to ourselves. We search for answers, picking stuff apart, looking for the deeper meaning. Looking for a better message. But like we have spoken of before, everything we need, ever, is right inside of us right now.

You might say, well I want to improve my living conditions. Where is the new house inside of me? The physical item might not be, but the ability to make a new house is there, right inside of you. The same goes for anything material or financial. The ability to manifest it all is right there within you.

The tricky one is love. I know that a lot of people are searching for it. They are looking for a mate or just the love of family and friends. But it seems that most are looking for love. The fact of the matter is it is right inside of you.

If you are so desperately searching for that love, then really you must take a real hard look at yourself, because you don't love yourself. It is that simple. And if your are having a hard time with the person that you see in the mirror each morning, what do you think the rest of the world is doing?

Like attracts like. It is a proven fact. You know the magnets and opposite poles and all of that. If you don't find yourself worthy of love than who else will? Initially that statement might sound cruel, but it is not really. But if you won't bother with yourself than who will?

Many moons ago when I was in management training for one of the fast food chains, I was having trouble getting my hourly shift responsibilities done. It was becoming a constant problem, to the point that the area supervisor sat me down. I knew I was in trouble, almost sweating it that I would walk out of the meeting with a job. He looked at me and asked "What are the qualities that you consider make up a good boss?" I answered, giving a list and my thoughts behind each quality. I saw him taking notes. It got quiet. He was taking more notes. Then, he tore of the bottom half of the sheet of paper and handed it to me. There printed in capital letters was the list of my answers. He said "Now put this on your mirror at home. Every morning while you are getting ready for work, read this list and remind yourself that you are all of these things. You expect these things out of your bosses, shouldn't your employees expect them out of you?" (Okay so I didn't get fired, but did leave the job when I ended up moving out of state).

The fact is we expect a lot from people, but do we expect them from ourselves? And when people don't come through with our "expectation" Do we blame them or us? We more than likely blame the other person, "because they just don't get me" or we blame ourselves with the martyr "I guess I will toil along forever because no one understands."

Blame and fault are strong words, ones that I do like like to use often along with guilt. But truly it is our fault. We are the ones to blame. But do not play the martyr and feel guilty. It really is about a shift in consciousness and the qualities that we expect from others should be reflected in ourselves. But it takes work.

Lots of work and the change won't happen overnight. We cannot demand that we change our selves. Like we cannot demand that someone else treats us differently. All that theory that the loudest gets served first is a bunch of BS. Because there is a price to pay for being demanding. Anyway, this why the whole "putting our foot down" thing is so funny. Do we look ourselves in the mirror and say, "I demand that you be smarter today!"? No of course not. We should look in the mirror and remind ourselves that we are very intelligent. See the difference?

So if you care to take a minute and make a list of the things that you think that you are missing from your life. Is it love, is it money, is it respect? Under those items list the qualities of those things like beauty, compassion, abundance, and caring. Each morning take your list and put "I AM" infront of each word and say out loud while looking in the mirror. "I am beautiful." "I am caring." "I respect myself." "I am worth it." Any word your chose has power for you. You will know.

Hey if you don't believe your own press who will? (don't you just love metaphors?!?!)

Today's affirmation is "I easily hear and understand the inner voice of spirit."

Have a great day and sprinkle extra fairy dust, you deserve it!

It's Raining Money!!!

Hello Fairy World Inhabitors!

Happy May Day! I wrote a bit about May Day on my other blog. You can find it here.

Today's card is Financial Flow. This card's main meaning is "You have manifested a new sense of abundance in your life. Any financial blocks have been successfully been removed, and you are now in the flow of increased prosperity. Congratulations!"

I always feel great when congratulations is in any statement!

We are making progress as this card is very positive. I think the true thing we need to remember that prosperity exists on many levels. And financial transactions also can be done via barter, so you might get what you want, but cash doesn't necessarily have to exchange hands.

Just be pleased that we are making this much progress!

Today's affirmation is "I am financially secure, I am supported abundantly today, and every day in my future."

BTW, I am gonna win the Mega Millions tonight, so don't bother buying a ticket! lol We can all dream can't we?

Have a great day, a very prosperous one sprinkled with fairy dust!

I've Gotta Be Me

Good Morning Fairy World Inhabitors!

Early start today, let's hit the ground running, shall we?

Today's card is Awakening Your True Self. The card's main meaning is "You're beginning to recover your natural identity, including your old sense of humor, interests, passions, and desires. Trust that any confusion or changes you're currently experiencing are part of your healthful evolution."

You know it's funny. As far as we have come in the past few months, discovering all these new things via the fairies and we did not really know what we were missing. Ourselves!

According to the guide book for these cards, while we have been making great strides, we were getting caught up in someone else's idea of a life. Interesting. So now in the midst of all this the "old" us is back and she is ready to kick butt! We are like spring tulips that are breaking ground and are ready to bloom. Same type of tulips as last year, but much more vibrant somehow.

This brings to mind a song with the words that are very fitting:

I've Gotta Be Me

Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong
Whether I find a place in this world or never belong
I gotta be me, I've gotta be me
What else can I be but what I am

I want to live, not merely survive
And I won't give up this dream
Of life that keeps me alive
I gotta be me, I gotta be me
The dream that I see makes me what I am

That far-away prize, a world of success
Is waiting for me if I heed the call
I won't settle down, won't settle for less
As long as there's a chance that I can have it all

I'll go it alone, that's how it must be
I can't be right for somebody else
If I'm not right for me
I gotta be free, I've gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die
I've gotta be me


Today's affirmation "I now give myself permission to be my true self."

Have a great day. Be yourself. Don't forget the fairy dust!

Living Up to Your Standards

Hello Fairy Friends!

I hope all is well with all of you in my absence!

Today we have the card Raising Your Standards. The card's meaning is: "Don't settle for less than your dreams. Once you make the commitment to manifest an improved situation, the Universe will find a way to deliver it to you."

This is an interesting card. The guide book suggests that deep down we know the life we want to live and we keep selling ourselves short with our negative "I can't...", "I don't deserve...", and "It will never happen." I have a saying in my house, "If your think it's gonna suck...it's gonna suck!"

I guess it is all about our level of expectation. Our standards. Do we expect the most out of ourselves or are we expecting to fail? Or do we cop to the attitude that others don't give us their personal best so why should we?

This is a fine line to walk on because are we striving to our personal best, our highest standards for ourselves or others? The answer should be ourselves. Hands down. (Even though I forget myself..often!) And also, do we have high standards because we want to be boastful about it or just because that is the way we live our lives? Told you it was a fine line. lol

Our lives are interesting things to navigate. We can do it naturally, if we would just allow ourselves. Our hearts know what to do. But somehow we let that little gremlin, our ego take over and suddenly it is all for naught. Our lives then go in two different directions. Either we become bitchy (for the lack of a better word) and competitive and end up burning ourselves out trying to navigate the rough waters. Or we just give, convincing ourselves that we will never be good enough for anything and at some point we just stop trying.

I think we forget that either version mentioned above is not life. Life should be down the middle. Down the middle doesn't mean the it is the perfect straight path, because we would not learn our lessons that way. But down the middle means that we steer through our journey with the confidence that any obstacles can and will be handled with the grace and dexterity of the persons that we are. We know what we can achieve and we do. This emanates from us onto others, giving them the confidence to do the same thing in their lives.

We essentially become mentors, guides for each other. We show each other that life, a successful, prosperous life can be lived without all the turmoil.

I think that we all forget what we could have, what we should have. The glorious life of our dreams!

So think about, pray about and leave your heart open. Everything is right there ahead and we don't have to sacrifice our very selves to have it all. We just have to live up to our standards!

Today's affirmation is "I deserve and expect the best in life. I hold high standards for myself."

Have a wonderful day, sprinkled with fairy dust!

Harmony in The Family

Good Day to my Fairy World Friends!

Hope to the sun is shining in your corner of this fair fairy world!

Today's card straddles a subject that a lot of people just do not want to deal with. The card is Family Harmony. The card's main meaning is "Your relationships with family members are healing. As you hold loving thoughts and feelings about the souls involved (including yourself), you experience genuine harmony within your family."

Well if this isn't a powder keg. In fact without details, this card hits so close to home that I almost spit out my coffee when I drew it! lol

I cannot imagine a family unit on the face of this very beautiful earth that does not have at least one member that is the outcast/troublemaker. By the very nature of the human personality, we are not built to be all best friends. Even if we do share DNA or a last name. It is just not possible/practical. Having said all that how do we cope?

I do not know if there is a solid answer to this one at all. Actually if we had the perfect answer, we would solve world peace. World Peace!?! How does family interaction relate to the whole wide world being peaceful? Need I remind you about the Hatfields and the McCoys?

The thing that I am trying on for size right now is the acknowledgment that that everyone is different. Okay so? We have to accept their differences with us and acknowledge their right do run their lives in a manner other than we run ours. We don't have to like it. We don't have to approve. But we do have to accept. (Like I said, this is new for me too!)

"So I have to accept Uncle Harold is more rambunctious than the rest of us and always hits us for money, and he should have to be a regular for Sunday dinner?" Yes and No

Yes you have to accept that is how he chooses to run his life. Might not be what you would choose, but it is still his choice. and No, he doesn't have to have a seat at the table every week, maybe even never. Whom you have in your home and how you run your life is your choice.

You know, there is another side to this whole thing. The family members that we do not exactly care for probably think our life is nuts as well. That thought actually cracks me up! But it really rings true, especially the ones that are so polar opposite of us. How could they have a relative that is so boring and mundane? Who doesn't belch in the middle of dinner like a three year old? If they are smart, they can accept that our choices are different as well.

Acceptance without judgment is the key to this all I think. We accept that they choose a different life from us and they accept that we choose a different life from theirs. And while we might not be frequent dinner guests at each others houses, at least when we interact, it will not be as stressful.

So this is a lot to mull over, but I think we can do it!

Today's affirmation "I see the goodness within each member of my family. My family life is harmonious and filled with joy."

Have a great day, sprinkled with Fairy Dust!

Leading Up To Earth Day

Good Morning Fairy World Inhabitors!

I think it's gonna be a great day, here in our fairy world.

Today we have the card Environmental Awareness. Something a little unusual. The card's main message is " The fairy kingdom is very concerned with the health of Mother Earth. By drawing this card, the fairies are recruiting you to become involved in environmental matters."

With Earth Day tomorrow could this be anymore appropriate?

This planet is all we have. The only real place for sustainable life. I get that there is the space station and the possibilities of Mars. But I am just partial to life here.

With the season changing I can begin to look forward to another attempt at a backyard garden. While beginning to make my plans, I can across different options for chemical free gardening, including natural pest control. Here is an article that details what flowers to plant among vegetables, that will attract insects that eat the other insects that kill your veggies. It is pretty cool. You can also use other natural resources like sprays make from home ingredients to take care of the pests. More info can be found here.

Gardening, renewing nature is just one option, just keep your area free from debris is a great place to start. Turn off lights and all that fun stuff helps. We all have to pitch in!

So let's love Mother Earth and all her glorious inhabitants! Us.

Today's affirmation is "It feels good to nurture my planet with loving care."

Pick up some litter and have a great day..sprinkled with fairy dust!

We're In The Money!

Good Morning Fellow Fairy Folk!

Happy Monday to you all! It's a little rainy here and a bit chilly, but I am sure that it will be a fantastic day!

Today's card is Financial Flow. The card's meaning is "You have manifested a new sense of abundance to your life. Any financial blocks have successfully been removed, and you are now in the flow of increased prosperity. Congratulations!"

Talk about a great message for the start of the week! We're in the Money!

The guide book suggests that our finances are moving up to a new level. See that we all cannot be lottery winners, we have to go on the assumption that all of our hard work is paying off and our individual endeavors are paying off.

For those of us that may not feel that they deserve any kind of increase please, embrace it! For those of us are tired and losing faith, remind yourself that you deserve it...we all do!

Be proud, feel good. This card means that we are doing all the right things!

Today's affirmation "I am financially secure, I am supported abundantly today, and every day in my future."

Enjoy our super Monday, sprinkled with fairy dust of course!

Being True to Ourselves

Happy Saturday Fairy World!

Today we are looking even deeper into a subject with the card Be Honest With Yourself. The card's main message is "This card indicates that you're hiding your true feelings and aren't forthright about an important topic. The fairies urge you to admit your true feelings to yourself."

We have a tough family time going on right now and while this situation has been brewing for a really longtime, I am finally able to digest, think, ponder and come to conclusions that I am okay with. The cool thing is that even in this small time, have come to those conclusions about my feelings has lifted a weight off of other things. It allows me to look at other things with slightly different eyes. It is very liberating actually!

So what about you? What situation are you just stashing in the back of your heart, leaving to fester. That is what it does you know, it festers and grows and grows and feeds the ego and suddenly it is not your true self that is in the driver's seat, but your wounded ego looking for comfort and revenge in its own way. Where do you think the saying misery loves company comes from?

So take a hard look at things and call it like you see it. It's okay, say it out loud in a room that you are just in. Sometimes the first step to action/acceptance is saying the words out loud. Try them on for size. See how they fit. Feel how it will be to change things if they don't. Act on it!
Just remember that the ego is in play here as well, so heed your actions carefully not to strike out at another. Walk that fine line.

In the end, you will feel better and everything will seem easier to deal with. Good luck!


Today's affirmation is "It's safe for me to be honest with myself and others. I speak my truth with love.

Enjoy your day...sprinkled with Fairy Dust!

Givin' It Up To God!

Good Morning My Fairy Friends,

Today we have an interesting card in Letting Go. The card's main message is "You aren't receiving positive results because you're struggling too much to solve the problem. By letting go, you're opening yourself up to a miraculous resolution."

The guide book gives us further insight. "Problems are caused by human thinking and action. That's why problems aren't solved by additional human thinking and action. When we think hard or struggle to resolve a crisis, things can actually get worse."

Boy haven't we all been in that situation? More so, let's look at what is going on in our current lives and see how this applies right now. How do we solve out problem? Give it up to God! Easier said than done though. Because at some point faith comes into play. Blind faith and trust. We have to say "Please God help" and not give a further thought to the situation. I do not know about you, I have a hard time not having my hand in everything. But I guess it is what got me in trouble in the first place! lol

So I leave you with today's affirmation, "I am willing to surrender this situation to my Creator right now. When I let go, everything turns out perfectly."

Have a great day, sprinkled with fairy dust!