not TO us…

I like to say “The Universe is helping…”, another friend of mine says “The Universe is presenting a situation…”, my overall translation is that the events/situations that occur in our lives carry a neutral energy with the potential to change vibration in accordance to our perception.

In other words, if we approach the situation with a perception of “why does this always happen to me?, why do these things keep happening …? I can’t believe this is happening again…” all the things that we say to ourselves when we are in a mindset of negative energy. We feel in some way that the Universe is out to get us. How many people have felt this way? I know I have. The negativity will keep repeating until we break that cycle and learn to do something different.

The challenge is to shift perception to “what is the Universe trying to teach me?, How can I learn from what is happening?, what is the action to take to move forward in my growth/enrichment?…” This shifting of perception is the WORK! Taking leadership of the mindfulness that it takes in order to follow through with this shift in perception leads to the empowerment to integrate this approach in our authentic self reaction.

Shifting perception to “The Universe is helping us” guides us to what we need to work on or where we should focus our action behind intention, supporting our holistic health. The Law of Attraction is real! When we focus a positive energy/light on our approach, we attract that light to us. On the flip side, when we focus a negative energy/darkness on our approach we attract that darkness. Make sense?

Our holistic health is a synergy of our mind, body, and spirit. When there is a disconnect between the 3, symptoms will present in one, two, or all three of these aspects. For example, when we need to work on our emotional side, it might present as a physical body pain. Or when we need to work on our physical body health, it might present as emotional and/or spiritual fatigue. Many different layers to complicate things. When things are complicated, it often leads to feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and fatigued. Leaving us feeling as if we don’t have anything left to give.

Reflecting honestly on our own holistic health and wanting to grow is an important first step to transforming our perception. Having a non judgmental, supportive person to help navigate the process is a key to encouraging positive outcomes. Creating a safe space for honest reflection is an action that can encourage self growth.

If you have been following along with our journey, reading my blog, or having meaningful conversation, I encourage you to reflect on the mindfulness in past posts and how that might influence your own journey.

It’s been about a year since my last post. Wow! I didn’t realize it had been that long until a dear friend mentioned “when are you going to write another post…” So here is what has been happening on our journey …

We spent last Summer in New Hampshire. I worked at a wilderness camp that was also a working farm. We had a dairy cow, made our own yogurt. We had chickens, vegetable gardens, herb gardens, so many blueberry bushes, rain water collection systems, composting stations with “rotisserie” barrels, composting toilets, solar panels. It was a wonderful lesson in farm to table/self sustainable farm living. Here are some pictures from our time at Kroka Expeditions.

I tried to post videos, however, WordPress has changed it’s publishing. I need to upgrade my plan in order to post videos. I’m not financially prepared to upgrade right now so here are some pictures from around the farm. I’ll post the videos on my Instagram (gypsywildhealer) and hopefully post videos here on my next blog post.

Here are some pictures of Bee and I exploring New Hampshire…(also video to follow at a later time)

I’ve also been working on my herbalist path. I am currently in product development for a skin salve for eczema. My Dad volunteered to be my test subject for this trial. He has eczema on his back. Here are the before and after pictures of the first trial…

He said that after using my salve, his back feels the best it has ever felt. I’m amazed by these results! So grateful I could give him the relief of a lifetime!

I’ve also been teaching some wilderness first aid courses at Princeton, New Jersey and Philly Outward Bound…

The newest development in my alignment relates to financial foundation. I’ve accepted a position as a home hospice nurse. I will be starting the end of March. I have tried to piece together all my interests to create an income situation that shoulders our financial burden; however, a drastic imbalance has forced me to shift my perception, pushing through my nurse burnout. I’ve always felt that we all should be in control of our own death. As you might remember from my blog post about my beloved Jannali’s euthanasia, I’ve written many papers in nursing school about a “good death”. Also layering the spiritual belief that there needs to be death in order to have rebirth. The renewal that Spring brings aligns with where I am in my holistic wellness. I feel supported by nature and the time of year. I’ve meditated on going back to “bedside” nursing for quite sometime. I’m feeling aligned with this decision and look forward to riding the wave of momentum that peace of mind provides while nurturing my interests and considering my boundaries. I don’t want to undo all the work I have done to come out on the other side of my nurse burnout. All the energies that have presented surrounding this move seem to be providing purpose and mindfulness.

I would like to shine a light of gratitude on everyone who follows along and supports our journey. Bee and I are feeling blessed.