Bonjour, sunshine! Ive been taking my time getting to the beach on Sundays these days, choosing to linger with words from whatever book Im obsessed with at the moment. Now its Go to ELF! Connecting With The Eternal Life Force by Lauren McLaughlin. Love love love. But at first, not so much. I discovered it at the Unity bookstore in Palm Harbor on a Sunday, five days before my dad died. I recall being all bundled up in my jammies in his living room creating messaged images for this page when I had a sudden urge to go to church. Catholic masses were already over, but a Unity service was starting soon, so I hustled + landed in a seat next to a wonderful woman named Carol. I was meant to be there. I was sad, she was caring, together we enjoyed positive messages through words sung + spoken. Carol was the first angel I met that day. She has no idea how much comfort she brought to me. Carol, if youre here, now you know. 😊 Thank you. Afterwards I wandered around the immense peaceful garden + perused the bookstore. I was drawn to the ELF book at first because of its play on words + because I like elves. I believe in them + I wish those Keebler kind would visit my kitchen. Me want cookies! The gist of the book...revealed through a story of a deep friendship between two men from crazy families who met as boys...is ...that we each came to planet Earth to have a happy fulfilling life experience, and that whenever we connect to The ELF in oursELF, life doesnt have to be so hard. I brought it home with me + shelved it. Ha! The Elf was on the Shelf way before Christmas. Last week I was drawn to it, initially because of the time of year...North Pole elf! As I placed our tutud elf on a shelf, I took the ELF book off the shelf + read a few paragraphs. It wasnt easy for me to get into. Nothing in particular, just not happening. I thought of putting it back but the elf holiday vibe theme nudged me to give it another go. Midway through the chapter I told myself that I dont have to force myself to read it...that surely someone else could get into it...let it go. But my gut told me to keep reading. And now I cant put it down. When I finally did this morn, I went right to the elf on the shelf...which now carries a new meaning...+ placed her in my beach bag. I had an idea. I missed the sun pop up by a few minutes as I was wrapping up that chapter. But what I did see + sense was amplified by the books words still swirling around my heart + head. The huge golden ball of light that greeted me warmed my heart, almost defrosting my fingers, toes + nose. Theyre still numb, peeps! We head to Cincinnati for Christmas. I better toughen up. 😁 Cookies! A guy who used to work in our building was relocated to a west county office. He was bummed because he wouldnt be able to walk down to the water to clear his head anymore. I suggested he bring some beach to his new space. I saw him recently + he mentioned that he hasnt gotten around to the beach bring. I told him Id send him a bag of sand. This past weeks beach was wet + practically nonexistent with the high tide, but today the beach was back! Which means sand is going to my pal. And shells! Theyre back too. Even the big rocks are out there, though I couldnt bring them home. Dang. But I could sit on them + enjoy cookies I suppose. 😊 I decided to play a little game. As I walked along the shore shelling, I asked my dad for a piece of seaglass to add to the bag. I havent spotted any in a long time. I heard, Pay attention. So I did. I discovered many beauties, big + small. I kept walking, repeating to myself, Pay attention, pay attention, with each step. I patiently strolled, focused on what was in front of me, with the intention of finding the prize. I walked far. It crossed my mind that maybe the message is to gift a piece of glass from my collection. To let go of a bit from my own stash. That what Im seeking I already have, as is often the case when we pay attention. But I was being guided to stay on the sand. I saw a a few purple shell pieces + knew I was on the right track. And dontcha know it! A piece of flippin glass nearby. Voilà! Gotta love how the universe operates! As I placed the beach in my bag, I plucked out the elf for a photo shoot. In addition to priceless prezzie shares throughout December, Ill post elf pics along with a snapshot of the concepts that appear in the ELF book. The first one is about realizing the ELF...Eternal Life Force...is inside YoursELF. In other words, the divine (in whatever name you give her/him/it) is within you...is you. Divine = you = divine. Sweet! Like a cookie! As you go about your day, pay attention to whats going on inside + outside of you. Set an intention of how you want to experience your day, including a specific desire if you have one. Then align your attention with your intention, take action (because talking about what you want usually isnt enough...we cocreate with our unseen team) + let the magic happen. And it will. Just ask your ELF. Lots of love + light wrapped in a huge hug from mysELF to yoursELF = onesELF with the most delish virtual cookie thrown in fresh from the oven...were talking oozing chocolat😜, Denise-Marie xx
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 14:45:54 +0000
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