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Waiting for Love (or Approval)

There are two audios today.

The first contains my thoughts on the card, Waiting for Love, and how I interpret it today.

The second audio is my soul’s message and their summary of the card. If you don’t have much time, you might want to go straight to the soul message audio.

I’ve arranged my soul’s message rather like a poem, using some of the natural pauses heard on the audio (and adding one or two more).

Waiting for Love

AUDIO 1 (my interpretation of today’s card)

TRANSCRIPT AUDIO 1:

This card is called Waiting for Love. As with all of the images I’ve collaged, the name of it came to me once I’d finished making the card. All images were randomly selected (on Freemix.com) and randomly arranged in a way that felt right.

Often, I resize some images, making them proportionally larger, or smaller. But here, both the women, and the little Cupid-like angel, are of similar size.

They are all in a forest, with sunlight streaming through the trees. It seems to be Autumn. Another season has passed and the bloom of summer is fading.

The woman on the left appears to be waiting, perhaps a little impatiently, signified by the hand on her hip, almost as if to say, “Come on then, where is it?”

The Cupid angel is picking fluff off some non-existent clothing, almost like a displacement activity, or a sign of boredom. There’s seems to be nothing to do, but wait.

Of course, Cupid is the one who shoots the Arrows of Love, but there’s no bow and arrow in sight. And yes, even Cupid seems bored with the waiting.

To the right of the card, a woman has her arms outstretched and the sleeves, or cape, of her dress look like wings. There’s a feeling of light and lightness, freedom and ease, about her.

I get the sense that she is not waiting for some future event. She is fully present, in this moment, and she is enjoying it, savouring it.

She reminds me of a bird, perhaps a white dove of peace, and peaceful is how she seems to be.

One message of this card might be that if you wait for love (or for the life you love, or for love and approval), then you might be waiting for a long time.

Perhaps some action is needed. Or perhaps it’s simply time to enjoy where you are, with what you have, enjoy things as they are, right now.

Like, if you’re single and don’t want to be single. Or, if you don’t have a job and you want to have a job. Or, if you’re living somewhere and you’d rather be living somewhere else.

So, it’s about being content where you are, and making the best of where you are, whilst still looking forward to what you want.

It reminds me of many a time when I was younger – much younger – and when I was single, all the times I was single. If I was miserable about it, no one would appear on the horizon. This could go on for a whole year!

Until I decided I was going to be happy anyway – I was going to be happy being single and I was going to be happy going out with my friends. So, once I was happy and okay about being single, then pretty much almost immediately, somebody appeared. (And I was no longer single!)

And that was the way I found it worked, from then onwards. I found that – and this is not just from reading books about positive expectation and positive mindsets – if you put it into practice in your own life and you notice that when you’re happy, happy things come to you, and when you’re miserable, miserable things come to you. You do get the message eventually, and you do change things when you get fed up with just sitting, feeling miserable, and not happy with your lot.

The card might be a reminder that not everything we want is immediately visible. Some things take a little time to appear. So, we might as well enjoy the here and now, rather than feeling bored, or impatient, or depressed about it.

I’m reminded of the phrase, ‘I’ll be happy when . . .

But that future Happy Time could be a long time coming, and when that future time comes, there may be something else we’re not happy with! So we’re never really going to be ‘happy when . . . ‘  so, we might as well be happy now.

And if happiness and peace and contentment is not felt right now then it’s unlikely that we’re going to attract that, any time soon. And I feel that, apart from anything else, feeling frustrated, bored, impatient, or whatever, doesn’t make the waiting time any easier for us, or any more pleasant.

I would probably rather make the best of things as they are, than rail against ‘What Is.’

I’d rather look on the bright side.

I’d rather think about the best that could happen, rather than the worst.

I’d rather be happy than miserable.

I would rather think of what I can do to improve things for myself, than go into victim mode and blame.

Blame for things I don’t want to happen, but have happened, and I can do nothing about immediately. Other than perhaps reframe things, and yes, put a positive slant on it.

And I’m not saying that I never go into victim mode or blame! Because I’m human. But I’m just saying, I know what I prefer, and I prefer not to do that.

So, this card is a reminder today, that either patience is needed in the waiting for something, or action is required, or enjoyment of this moment now – and I think this is probably the most important one – and appreciation of all that is here, now, might be a good idea, if we want to feel better than miserable, or bored, or frustrated.

All three ‘beings’ on this card are in the forest, amongst these beautiful trees, and all are bathed in sunlight. But only one of them is really appreciating and enjoying being there, the one spreading her wings, the one who seems to be basking in it. The one who is enjoying the present moment, and being where she is. And, probably seeing the beauty that surrounds her, and certainly feeling it.

But of course, as with all these cards, there can be many interpretations of the images, depending on what is going on in your life at this time. And perhaps this image speaks to you of something completely different? But I’m sharing what the card suggests to me, today. And probably, if I drew the card tomorrow, or next week, or next month, I might receive a completely different interpretation of it.

So, whether you resonate with my interpretation, or have a different one, I hope whatever meaning you assign to the card is helpful or insightful to you.

Lastly, I asked my soul if there was any other message for this card that I’d missed, and this is the answer I received, as I got quiet enough to hear:

So, dear soul, on the card Waiting for Love, any other messages? Anything I’ve missed? Thank you.

(PAUSE)

We say,

it is autumn.

And yet,

the leaves

are beautiful

in their colours.

And some

are still on the trees.

The woman,

who seems

to be waiting,

Waiting for Love,

is standing

within a rose,

a blooming rose.

And this

may well signify

that she

stands within

love.

She is already

in love.

The love that she seeks

is here

and now.

If she would

cease to look

outside of herself for such

and feel

the love that she is,

and see

the beauty

of the sunlit forest

that surrounds her.

It is

a different season,

and each season has its beauty.

The summer

is past,

but it will return.

It is important

to see the beauty

that is here now,

and not wish for

another season

another time.

That time will come,

and that time

can be enjoyed.

So spread your wings and fly

dear one,

and enjoy

this moment now.

You do not have to wait for Cupid and his arrow.

You are love.

Love is your essence.

Love is who you are.

And with that,

we send you our love

as always.

(Thank you.)

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The Midas Touch

The transcription of the audio is below, please scroll down.

I created The Midas Touch oracle card using the free collage app, on Freemix.com.

It’s your choice, what you do, and don’t do.

Bloom in your own way

And that, is more than enough.

MP3 TRANSCRIPTION:

Just a simple, ‘What’s the message for today?’

So, I’ve drawn one card and it is . . .

Oh, it’s this one again.

It’s called, The Midas Touch. And it shows one woman who’s reaching out, in order to be touched, and another woman who looks as though she’s quite withdrawn and within herself. And although she is authentic – as shown by her nakedness – and she’s sitting within a blooming flower, she’s very inward focussed, seemingly inward focussed.

So, she’s not reaching out, she’s very much in her own world . . . It’s almost like she’s keeping the flower to herself. So, she’s keeping whatever she has that is ‘blooming’ she’s keeping it to herself.

Whereas the woman to the left, who is actually reaching out for the Midas Touch, she has a big yellow sunflower-looking flower above her. Almost like a sun. Almost like rays of the sun. And there are lots of seeds that you can see within that flower, also, so there is potential for thousands more flowers to bloom.

So, it’s like a conscious thing, it’s of having to take action, reach out, do something. You have to do something. You can’t just wait.

I mean, it appears to me that he (‘Midas’) is actually touching her as well. So, it’s almost as though, eventually . . .  yeah, it almost seems to be saying, whether you reach out, or whether you don’t reach out, if it’s your destiny, then you’re going to be touched by The Gold, you’re going to be touched by the blessings, one way or another.

So, this might be a card about doing it in a way that is comfortable to you. Doing it in a way that feels right to you, which is a big – something I’m talking about all the time, being such an independent spirit!

Yeah, I’m very much one for doing it my way, and not being influenced by how others are doing it. I can be inspired! But there is no right way, there’s only the way that’s right for you.

So yeah, I think that’s all I can really say, for the moment, about this card. And maybe that will do for now. Yeah, okay.

/end of transcription

Those were my initial thoughts on the card, Midas Touch. Of course, whenever I listen back to a card reading, or type up the transcript, I usually receive further insights. So . . .

Perhaps the card is saying that we are all blessed, all gifted, all touched by The Gold. That we’re all given The Gold. We can choose to keep it to ourselves, or we can share it with others.

The Gold is our unique self with our unique gifts – gifts that we often take for granted and sometimes don’t even view as gifts, or even as something valuable.

We can be insular, or we can reach out. And perhaps this card is saying that through sharing our Gold or our ‘blooms’ and ‘blooming’ with others, we have the potential to seed so much more.

Perhaps through sharing our seeds, blooms and blooming (ideas, creations, growth) it’s not just about one seed or one bloom, it is about potentially thousands of seeds and blooms.

I had a vision once, of one book being written. It was read by a number of readers, and a percentage of those readers were inspired to write their own book. Those (many) subsequent books were read by many others, some of whom then wrote their own books. I did work this all out in a complicated sum, but I think you get the idea. In effect, from one book, hundreds more readers were inspired and thousands more books were written.

But inspiring ‘books’ are just one example. Anyone, who shares anything they’re enthusiastic about, can inspire others – who then inspire others. How we share may be online or it may be with a small group of offline friends (whatever feels right to us).

Maybe you won’t (and don’t want to) reach hundreds or millions of people with your positive messages, your encouragement, service or product.

But maybe you will touch one person, and maybe that one person will reach millions.

And anyone who has seen the film, It’s a Wonderful Life, and loved it, knows that we don’t have to write a book or share anything publicly, in order to touch the lives of many.

So, perhaps that is also what the card is saying:

It’s your choice, what you do, and don’t do.

Bloom in your own way

And that, is more than enough.
 

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Hearing your Soul’s Call

This blog is for writers and artists, like me, who have been wanting to publish a book, start a blog, or share their arty creations, for many years, perhaps even decades. 

You have a deep desire to share your writing or art, alongside doubts and fears about putting your work out into the world. This has created a push-pull effect of getting nowhere fast.

Several times you have thought about giving up and may have tried.  But the desire to create and share your creations won’t go away. By now, you probably realise that this desire will never go away, because . . . it’s the Call of your Soul.

The Call

Through this website I’ll share my own emotional and practical, writer-artist and, most important, soul-connecting journey.  My aim is to be upbeat and optimistic, courageously sharing (yes, courage is needed) my creations, my process, and how I overcome any obstacles fears, (let’s call a spade a spade), along the way.  

I hope, through sharing my process and progress, it will help you too, to finish and share your creations, and yourself, with the world.

There are lots of quiet, gentle souls, silently creating beautiful things. Many have great and numerous ideas, but they would rather not draw attention to themselves, so they don’t share. They’re usually pretty good though at connecting with their soul and following their heart. But they don’t often talk about it.

Well, this quiet one has decided to talk about it! I will be sharing my favourite way of connecting with my soul and hearing my soul’s messages: through creating my own oracle card decks, and reading the cards to gain messages, answers and insights.

I love creating these cards. It’s a fabulous tool for connecting easily to my soul’s loving wisdom. And I’m looking forward to sharing exactly how I do that, through making, naming, and reading the cards. So, welcome aboard!

Lastly, a loving little message from my soul, not just for me, but perhaps for whoever has landed on this page today and read this far (thank you):

As you share your creations, you are also sharing your unique and beautiful self.

Divinely Held