One Day: Gaia Grows Up!I arrive today with a beautiful new creation... a Children's Story for Humanity named One Day: Gaia Grows Up! The description on the back cover offers the perfect introduction: "Love is the Language of the Universe. And here on Gaia, Earth, we explore Love by experiencing its contrasting Language of Fear. Sometimes we are gifted with Stars and Angels embodied as children who teach us... remind us... show us Love in its purest form, which is Presence. When we are Present in our human bodies, we are Aware. Aware of ourselves... Aware of those around us... Aware of the Gift of Life. In this Awareness, we find Acceptance...which leads to more Love. Children are always our Teachers. And children on the Autism Spectrum are our greatest Teachers at this time in Humanity. In this inspirational A-Z book, we describe the Journey of Gaia, our planet, growing up and we are guided by the visual interpretations of a few of these Teachers, children with Autism. May their Gifts bring us into greater Presence of the Majesty of Life... of Love." The Back Story... A year and a half ago, I scribed short phrases for each of the letters of the alphabet on a large sheet of paper, wondering what this little gift of words would become. As with all pure transmissions of Love from God / Source / Consciousness / Love, the threads of a new tapestry started to arrive in my life. Almost immediately, I realized that these A-Z phrases were going to be the foundation of a children's book and my meditation time introduced the project's connection to the Spectrum of Autism. The artwork arrived through the beautiful creations from Art With Intention, a non-profit organization founded by my friend, Patti McDonald, that utilizes art in a therapeutic program for children and adults with neurological challenges. Over time... slowly... consistently... a book has evolved. This tiny paperback children's book holds a giant universal vibration of Love. The phrases for each of the letters tell a story that is older than time, a story that all Souls remember as Truth. We are created from Source / God / Consciousness / Love... and we each follow our own Soul's Journey with adventures and lessons, surprises and unspeakable beauty. We are ALL offered the opportunity to achieve our Zenith, the pinnacle of all that we believed to be possible when we first began our Adventure. And we ALL return to Source / God / Consciousness / Love... and are offered the choice to begin again. The three Artists featured in this book, young adults with Autism, guided by Patti in Art With Intention sessions, provide their perspective of the Soul's Journey. Their paintings are full of life, color, hope, depth, connection, beauty... and our hearts expand simply in witnessing their creations. One Day: Gaia Grows Up! is a children's book... and also a guide book for children of all ages. Yes, even us adults! We have so much to learn from these beautiful Souls embodied as children and young adults on the Spectrum of Autism. Perhaps we can begin by honoring the creative gifts of these three Artists: Emily, Dylan, and Jack. In a world that is very busy, with much distraction and a never-ending, overwhelming list of tasks to be accomplished, our ability to be still... to be present... in the moment that exists Right Here And Now can be challenging. It is easy to miss the tiny miracles happening right in front of our eyes. It is easy to miss the powerful and tiny connections from one Soul in a human body to the other. Looking another directly in the eyes and listening fully. Smiling and showing concern, care, empathy. Putting a hand on the hand of another and saying simply - "I am here in this moment with you." My hope, my intention is that this tiny little book filled with such a pure transmission of Love can create an opening for deeper understanding, deeper connection, more presence, and a greater Love from one to another... Parent to child, student to teacher, brother to sister. We are all one. We come from the same Source... and we return to the same Source... and in between, we are offered the opportunity always to Love. To BE Love. And to Love. Claim Your Copy... I invite you to order a copy of One Day: Gaia Grows Up! for yourself first, knowing that 55% of all profits directly fund more Art With Intention sessions for children with Autism. What an incredible exchange: You receive this beautiful Gift of Love that can be read over and over again, activating an expansion of Consciousness and Love in your Life... ...And you give $22, flowing green energy back into the creation of more beautiful art. If you or someone you know has been touched by the Gift of Autism... my hope is that this book inspires all of us to honor the journeys of these beautiful Souls who are here to teach us how to be present and expand Love. If the first copy you purchase is for yourself, perhaps the second and third copies can be for a family you know that needs such inspiration. You can learn more at www.gaiagrowsup.com. Thank you, Patti, Emily, Dylan, and Jack! "May their Gifts bring us into greater Presence of the Majesty of Life... of Love." SO Much Love, One Day Is Here! Vivienne Gerard – Teacher / Scribe / Healer / Guide / Lover of Souls and Humanity Clearing Past Patterns to Co-Create an Empowered NOW Join me on My Soul Journey on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter.
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There are times in our Soul's journeys where we are offered a dramatic shift in awareness. A new, deeper level of understanding ourselves and the world in which we live. An opportunity to pause and go inward to heal old patterns and consciously choose new ways of being. Three months ago I created a Portal that I called Awakening The Guides. When I began the live 8-week program, I had a general outline of the topics we would cover and a structured format for the content to be placed into... and NO idea of what the content would be! Each week, for 8 weeks, I showed up on Monday morning for a one-hour recorded phone call where I channeled messages from Source, Gaia, my Soul. That same day, I created a homework assignment to be completed within a few days, allowing for an individual application of the topic covered on Monday's call. On Thursday, I created a video where I offered reflections and taught energy tools that released blocks and opened up new possibilities for the topic of the week. And on Sundays, we integrated all that had shifted in the one-hour weekly group meditation. What I found each Monday as I showed up in service to Consciousness expanding was an incredible Awakening within myself first. Information that I had not yet remembered came through each week. And the synchronicities that played out in my human life in relationships, client sessions, work, and my own body were impossible to dismiss. Awakening The Guides is a powerful activation. A co-creation of Source and Gaia / Earth, funneled through my Soul-human Consciousness. The activation is intended to Awaken those who are going to be guiding humanity through all that is arriving and shifting on our planet in the next two years. How do I know? Because I experienced it for myself first. As I showed up each week and received the activations, I expanded, I shifted, I became more than I was before the Portal opened in March. I walk my talk. Every day. I live my example of how to be a Conscious Awakened Soul in a limited, physical, human body... bringing through my Soul's Gifts in the unique, powerful ways that I chose before I arrived here on Earth. I am in complete alignment with the work I am here to do as a Guide for humanity... My role in this lifetime is to be a Scribe. A Scribe is an old term for those Mystics who maintained a clear channel of connection to God / Source / Consciousness / Love. The Scribes received the words, the messages, the information BEFORE humanity was ready to hear it. And their role was to be brave and to speak loudly. To share the messages that they received with confidence and courage... and a deep love and respect for the Source of the message... and for the receivers of the message. To Be A Clear Conduit. Awakening The Guides is a pure delivery of the empowering Love that Source and Gaia are holding for all humans alive on our planet at this time. The vibration is Pure Love. Are You Ready?And now it is up to the receivers to tune into that vibration... and feel your own preparedness for claiming the activation that begins the moment you say yes to this Journey Inward. You will not be the same person at the end of the 8-weeks... ...and that is exactly the point. The old paradigm way of marketing would be to give you a deadline by when you need to begin this program, with discounts and bonuses to put pressure on you to decide quickly. The first activation of this program comes from YOUR empowered choice, YOUR own Knowing that you are ready to step into this journey. At your own time. Following your own pace. You begin when you are ready to begin. There is no deadline that you will miss or penalty in lost bonuses. The exchange for the program is $888. ... and the expansion in Your Soul's Journey is worth one-hundred-fold. When I created the structure for the program in March, I drew an energetic container (shown here) for the first 99 Guides who would be walking through these 8-weeks with me. I celebrated the first 2 Guides who stepped into the Live program with me and have been humbled by the reflections they have offered along the way. Both are still working their way through the program, as the activation requires time to integrate and sit with all that Source and Gaia bring forward. There is no rush to complete by a certain time... simply the delight of receiving such Pure love. The messages I keep receiving from my own Guides is that they are communicating with the Guides of those who are going to step into this first container of 99. When the first 99 are complete, my intention is to begin another container, this time for 999 Guides. Pure Transmissions of Love from Source always expands exponentially, just as you will discover on your own during these 8 weeks. Awakening is a bumpy process, as the edges to our comfort zones dissolve and we stretch beyond whom we have always known ourselves to be. My role in this program is to hold space for your Awakening. I am highly intuitive and track those who are expanding in my containers. You are seen, valued, and deeply loved here. That is the intangible factor that increases this program one-hundred-fold. You can learn more here. Trust your own Knowing... I am waiting to greet you and celebrate Your (deeper) Awakening! One Day Is Here! Vivienne Gerard – Teacher / Scribe / Healer / Guide / Lover of Souls and Humanity Clearing Past Patterns to Co-Create an Empowered NOW Join me on My Soul Journey on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. I trust you are well as we step into this first day of June 2018! Here in Cincinnati, I am watching a summer storm rolling through my back yard. Marveling at the power of the elements... the way that the wind can move the trees... and the noise of rain as it falls with emphasis from the sky! There is such beauty in the power of nature and it is a delight to simply sit back and watch the elements play. This word "Flexibility" popped up in a conversation with a friend a couple days ago and it has been staying in my awareness since then. As I watch the wind moving the trees outside in this moment, the word seems even more appropriate! Flexibility: "The quality of bending easily without breaking; range of motion / movement..." Like many of you, I receive lots of emails and links to blog articles from a variety of people who inspire me. I always find matches in my own journey to the stories they share from their lives and experiences. And so I trust that the Reflections I share next about flexibility offer similar nuggets of awareness and wisdom for you as you read my words. As Souls in human bodies, our evolution and growth is best supported by and challenged through our relationships... the relationships we share with our partners, our children, our parents, our neighbors, our co-workers, our clients, the friends we see in person, and the friends we know virtually through social media. We are constantly offered moments of Choice in how we show up in our relationships and how we experience others in the ways they show up for us. It feels like our relationships are shifting and expanding and contracting and healing and releasing... at such a profound pace now. Consciousness / Love... is evolving more and more rapidly... every day. Yes, EVERY DAY! What earlier in our lives may have taken us several years to work through within ourselves and then play out within relationships seems to be happening now in a matter of just days or weeks. It can be emotionally draining and difficult to try to keep up with the constantly shifting energies in our relationships... IF we are NOT staying in our own center. What do I mean by that? Perhaps the example of the trees blowing in the wind storm provides a visual illustration that can make sense of what I am describing in theory here. (Allow the metaphor to be translated by your Soul, your awareness, your subconscious... so that whatever nugget you need is clearly received by your conscious mind.) Before the storm moved in earlier, the trees in my backyard were simply standing still with a small breeze slightly moving the leaves. Each tree was steady, firm, grounded, taking up its own space. When the wind started to move in at a higher speed, the trees started bending and moving, bumping into each other at the upper branches. With enough wind and the pounding rain adding in its new element, it is easy for one tree's branches to get tangled up in the others... and then that tree could break the other's branch or knock part of the tree to the ground. As the wind settles down after that storm, the trees may look very different. Perhaps a little damaged, or even destroyed, by the storm that moved through. So it is for us... as our relationships teach us more and more about Love... in deeper and deeper ways. Storms are going to pop up in our human journeys as illness, financial stress, loss of loved ones, career changes, parenting concerns... there's an endless list of storms that can move in and out of our relationships. It is our ability to be steady... strong... grounded... and centered in our own experience as an individual tree within the very crowded forest of humanity that enables us to navigate the storms well. When the wind moves in and we choose to practice flexibility... bending and moving as needed with the currents of energy around us... while staying grounded and centered... THEN, when the storm moves through, we are stronger for the experience, not broken by it. Consciousness is not going to stop evolving. If anything, it is only gathering speed and momentum as more humans expand their ability to Love here on Gaia, as more Souls in human bodies awaken, and as Gaia's elements continue bringing us into the present moment. And so I offer this vibration of "Flexibility" as guidance for those many moments when tiny ripples move through our relationships... and also for the occasional moments when big storms shake things up. Matching the steady flexibility of the trees is a beautiful vibration to tune into over and over again. Just like with the summer storms, once they have moved through, the skies seem more blue and the sun seems to be shining brighter! There is a freshness in nature after a storm that is palpable even on the hottest of summer days. As important as it is to remember flexibility during the storm, it is just as important to remember the beautiful healing and expansion that comes AFTER those storms. Our journeys here on Gaia are about expanding Love. Always. Always, always, always. So, exhale any doubt in your Choice to be alive at this time on this planet. We are leading the way here on Gaia... Pioneers of Consciousness within the Universe! It's Summer Time!On this first day of June, summer officially begins in my own Soul-human journey. It is my son's first day of summer break (exams are over!) and I am excited to see what adventures we step into together as I take the day off to play! Like many of you, I have been putting important dates on my calendar to make sure that those experiences I am most interested in for myself and my family are intentionally committed to in writing. We have a large calendar on poster paper on our laundry room door that each of us keep adding to for each month of this summer! This morning I watched Kaypacha's Pele Report for May 30 (so good!) and a big part of his message at this time was to connect LIVE, in person, eye to eye, with those we care about and who inspire us. And so I begin with a few LIVE dates for OUR (you and me!) summer calendar! I am hosting three New Moon Circle / Festivals (June 15, July 13th, and August 10th) at my home and would love for you to come join me. We will spend the afternoon playing in the pool if it is sunny and chatting and eating inside if it is not. My home is open each of those Fridays from noon on for you to come and connect with me and with other fun, interesting Soul-humans! At 6pm, while the Circle community keeps growing, my focus will shift to supporting healing and intention-setting for 9 individuals in one-on-one sessions in my office, throughout the night. Yup, in person... eye to eye... with me! You can learn more here and claim your time for an individual session or to join the community. I look forward to seeing you at one or all of these fun celebrations on the New Moon! I have also updated my summer schedule for Coaching Sessions to support you in those times of storms rocking the trees in your life. I find in the healing work that I do that my ability to hold a higher perspective (much like the hawk or the seagull that flies above the trees and out of the danger of the storm) offers you new clarity and more breathing room in the situation you are working through. We are in a time of Consciousness where each individual is being challenged to do their own work. To speak their truth. To consciously create the life that they want to live! So my role as a Coach is mostly to be a steady Witness, continually reflecting the higher perspectives as you navigate yourself through the possibilities for growth that are being presented to you. Having someone whom you trust holding space through the moments of the storms in your life is an incredible gift and I always offer that support. You can exchange here and the information to schedule a session time is sent with your confirmation. Throughout the summer we meditate together on Sundays at 10am ET to clear the gunk and create more breathing room! And on Tuesdays at 5:55pm ET, I share My Soul Journey live through video, which you can also watch later in the week on my YouTube channel here. (This week's episode link is below.) I have been creating some beautiful content which I will be sharing in separate emails as each one is completed. So stay tuned! The storm has moved through as I complete this post and everything outside my window is now a vibrant, bright green, rinsed by the element of water! I took a quick snapshot here for you from the front door... What beauty Gaia offers in each new moment! May your June be filled with many moments of such beauty! One Day Is Here! Vivienne Gerard – Teacher / Scribe / Healer / Guide / Lover of Souls and Humanity Clearing Past Patterns to Co-Create an Empowered NOW Join me on My Soul Journey on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. What an incredible time to be alive, as a Soul in a human body on this planet! Here in the Midwest, our entire world is turning bright Spring-green, flowers blooming in every direction... and so I arrive in this space filled with Gratitude for the beauty of this life. Last night I felt called to watch the 1996 John Travolta movie named Michael, about Archangel Michael who takes on human form as a beer-drinking, cigarette-smoking, flirty, middle-aged man who loves pie! As funny as the movie was to re-watch so many years later, I know the reason I felt pulled to watch it is for its powerful message: "Love Is All There Is" and the greatest playground for Love to expand is this beautiful planet we know as home. There is a scene in the middle of the movie where Michael stands in a field with his arms outstretched, eyes closed, breathing in all of the smells and sounds around him being expressed by Nature. And he says, "Oh, how I will miss this." If you have not given yourself the Gift of that moment of full Presence in a while, I invite you to pause wherever you are... close your eyes... turn up your scent of smell, your ability to hear... and fill your senses with the Gift, the Abundance of this Earth. During this time of Spring here in Cincinnati, the vibration of Blooming is evident everywhere. Blooming: "The state or period of greatest beauty, freshness, or vigor; A full bright sound, especially in a musical recording..." I am blessed with a home in the trees where every window offers colorful views of life blooming: green leaf buds; white Dogwood flowers; purple Peonies popping open; yellow Daffodils still standing firm; tiny green grass sprouts coming up through the brown dirt we poured over Spring Break; and all varieties and colors of birds singing from the branches! We live in a physical world of such abundant beauty. And my appreciation is constantly flowing! A few days ago I Scribed a few reflections about the connection between Abundance and Gratitude and it feels sweet to share a nugget here. "Choose to always, always be grateful for each tiny moment or experience of Abundance in your day. Be Walking Gratitude. Express verbally your Gratitude. In the Moment. In this way, you align Gratitude with Presence, and that is a shortcut (to Abundance) we have been trying to show you. In the Moment. Be Grateful. Verbally! And then enjoy the fruits of your labor. Allow more moments of Gratitude to be felt, experienced, expressed verbally. And watch more moments arrive!" The words "Thank You" carry such powerful vibration and energy. I invite you to apply the spoken words into your daily conversations as often as possible and watch the magic that happens! In addition to the beauty of Nature around me, I am in deep Gratitude for the beauty of the relationships in my life. I shared my Reunion story from last weekend in Tuesday's SO's Soul Stories (Weekend Delight). If you have not had a chance to watch that yet, perhaps pause and experience the joy of my Love expanding. And More Love... My daughter is home from college, my husband and son are in their last few weeks of school before summer break begins, and one of my beautiful Loves is living with us during a period of her own expansion. My house is full to overflowing with love, life force, vitality, joy, healing, laughter... beautiful sounds that fill my heart! As I paused this morning to offer my Reflections, there are a few updates as summer arrives that feel important to share. * My written Reflections are going to be shared once a month... at the beginning of each month as I am doing now. When I have quick updates or news to share, I will send a specific email about that item. But this pause that I have been taking to share My Soul Journey in this way will be at the beginning of each month. Thank you for witnessing me as you have been reading these words each week. Your emails and notes of encouragement have been so sweet to receive as my stories touch your own! * My last SO's Soul Weekend is May 18-20... I have had several requests for potential summer gatherings here and I am clear that this weekend in May is my last retreat for several months, perhaps for the rest of the year. I invest a lot of my energy and focus on holding space when I exchange in this way with client-friends, and that focus over the summer is going to be on my family and the book I am Scribing next. If you are feeling called to spend a couple days with me over the next few months, this May weekend is the opportunity to do so. You can read more details here as I have updated the web page for the May weekend. If you have been with me in person before, you already know the potential value of our exchange! * Our next New Moon Circle is Friday, May 18th... The changes to the format that I made last month were very successful and the community energy was beautiful to experience! If you are local, there are 8 spots still available so please book your time. If you are not in Cincinnati and are interested in one of these focused intention-setting sessions, I have 8 phone sessions available on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 15th (the actual New Moon date). These are powerful, laser-focused energy readings and activations to assist you in aligning with the highest vibration for your Soul's next steps. * Introducing Summer New Moon Circles / Festivals... One of the most luxurious blessings of our tree home is the backyard in the summer when the pool is open! I have been pondering how to best share my abundance... my paradise... during these summer months, while still honoring my commitment to be fully present with my family, client calls, and creative work. And so my husband and I have agreed on a fun idea that may interest you! We already have three Friday New Moon Circles scheduled over the summer: June 15, July 13, August 10. Now we are going to also play together on those afternoons, creating a fun, festival vibe for all to enjoy with us! Our home and pool will be open from noon until evening on that Friday. Bring your own towel, sunscreen, food and drinks... we'll provide water, hopefully sunshine!, and lots of space to hang out and connect with friends. You can come for a quick hi and dip in the pool or stay for the whole afternoon. From 5-6pm, we transition into the more intentional New Moon Circle space with the community exchange of $11, which includes the guided meditation for that particular New Moon. My one-on-one sessions start at 6pm and I will be in and out as I support each of those who schedule times with me. Your invitation for the Circle evening is to hang out, connect, have a little wine, pull cards, play in the pool if you feel inclined, enjoy the beauty and abundance of our home and all who gather here. There are many hotels and Airbnb's within 10-20 minutes of our home to spend the night. So this is a perfect place to come pause and celebrate life in the summer if you are scheduling road trips. (If you haven't been to a Reds game or visited our amusement park, King's Island... do some investigating!) For now, simply save the dates on your calendar! I'll update the web page and include more details in my June Reflections. * Gratitude for my Client Sessions / Testimonials... I don't often share the beauty and power of the Soul Guidance work that happens in my coaching sessions. And yet I continue to see the impact my support is having in the lives of those who exchange in this way with me. I am updating my Testimonial page with a few new Reflections from my client-friends... thank you to each of you for your generous Love! I welcome your Referrals for those in your life whom you think may benefit from my coaching support. And I also welcome your own Testimonials to add to this space. Or your Reviews as I grow the audience for my Facebook page (VivGerard). Thank you! * I am in the pure joy of Scribing mode... as I complete One Day: Gaia Grows Up!; prepare the platforms for my pending podcast, Gaia's Love; and begin creating space this summer for my next book, One Day: Gaia's Gifts. And, as always, on Sunday mornings... we meditate together with Source in Gaia's Crystal Grid Meditations. The blooming Abundance and Love in my Life continues to simultaneously humble and delight me! Enjoy the Abundant beauty evident in every moment of your own weekend! SO Much Love, One Day Is Here! Vivienne Gerard – Teacher / Scribe / Healer / Guide / Lover of Souls and Humanity Clearing Past Patterns to Co-Create an Empowered NOW Join me on My Soul Journey on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. It is SO good to be alive at this time on this planet! At the end of my yoga class on Thursday, I felt the pull to sit down for the first time this month and write a few Reflections about this powerful month of April. The word that immediately came forward was Reunion. Reunion: "the act or process of being brought together again as a unified whole; an instance of two or more people coming together again after a period of separation..." The inspiration for this word came from the Bon Jovi song, "Reunion," from his 2016 This House is Not For Sale album. I am sharing some of his lyrics below and I invite you to pause and listen to this song on YouTube or Spotify. "This isn't how the story ends, my friends, It's just a fork along the road Don't say your prayers, save your amens, You've come this far, but you're still far from home Don't say goodbye, just say farewell Write every line you'll live to tell Hold your head high like Harry give 'em hell As the night ignites the day Make some memories along the way Write your song, sing along, love your life Learn to laugh, dare to dance, touch the sky Take pictures each step of the way Make this the best of the rest of your days Start your revolution And I'll see you at the reunion Go chart your course then turn it upside down Go live your life eyes open wide Who's to say what's wrong or right Right?" Like many surprising moments when life delights us with synchronicities, this song just popped up in my suggested music on Spotify one day while I was working. Once I heard it, I kept replaying it, loving the message and the upbeat tempo of the song. Why is this song's message relevant at this time? I believe humanity is on the cusp of a major revolution in Consciousness... a dissolving of the places where we experience separation and believe it to be true... and the coming "together as a unified whole" globally. This may sound like the musings of a dreamer... Yes, indeed. Yes, indeed. I see Gaia, Earth, our planet from a different lens than so many of those around me and around the world. And yet, I know I am not alone in what I perceive. Love is breaking down the illusions and walls that have isolated so many of us in our individual hiding places. When we sit behind our computers and our phones and believe all that we read and are fed through the internet, we buy into the false reality that keeps us separate. Perhaps the best example of this would be the new movie, Ready, Player One, that was of course shared with humanity in this powerful month of April. Living in worlds that are made up through our very busy minds keeps us hidden behind the facade we project out into the world. I am not judging that this is right or wrong. As Bon Jovi says, "who's to say what's wrong or right?" I am simply naming MY Truth and offering it as an idea for each of us to ponder. In the movie, Ready, Player One... the Revolution led to Love. I believe Bon Jovi's invitation to begin the revolution so that "I'll see you at the reunion" beautifully captures what I feel is happening in humanity... now and over the next few months. Love is experienced here on Gaia, Earth through Connection, through time spent with individuals, animals, plants, nature, the sun. Love is experienced through our Eyes... as we see and connect with the wisdom and truth of those around us. It is experienced through our Ears... as we hear voices of love, kindness, laughter, the sound of the wind, the birds singing. Love is experienced through our Mouths and our Noses... the nurturing and pleasure of our physical bodies through food, through fresh water, through the Earth's abundant gifts to us. It is experienced through our Skin's touch... the physical expression of our hearts' expansion, through holding hands, hugging, kissing, expressing Love. Our Souls in human bodies are craving more Love... more Connection. And so, the Revolution I feel happening is an Inner Revolution. It is a dissatisfaction with working and striving and pushing ourselves to meet the projections or facades we have created in our minds and shared with the world. This inner revolution is a Rising Up of Love expanding through the human body. A waking up inside to the priorities of where we spend our time. The craving for Connection is going to lead us to more Reunions. And these Reunions are how humanity heals and "becomes one unified whole." Some of these Reunions will be humans with animals, reconnecting more deeply with pets or the saving of wild animals that are being affected by the damage we have done to our planet. Some of these Reunions will be Souls in human bodies, reconnecting ever more deeply with Nature, Earth, Gaia, through the trees, the water, the food supply. The inner revolution for more Connection, more Love is going to unite humans into ACTION to bring Earth and Humanity into a greater "unified whole." And many, many more of these Reunions are going to be the Souls in human bodies reconnecting with other Souls in human bodies whom they have loved beyond Time and Space. Our greatest illusion is that we separate from Source and from our Soul Tribe when we choose to come have a human incarnation. This inner Revolution, this deep desire for more Connection, is going to bring Souls back into One-ness with Source energy... and into the physical re-connection with our Soul Tribes in human form. If none of those words totally make sense to you in this moment, it is okay, because if you are reading this, your Soul just received the memo that The Reunion is coming. And when it is Your Time, you will know. And the beauty of that Remembering... that Reunion... will change you forever. In this moment, my invitation is simply to pause and be still for a few minutes, allowing whatever nuggets are coming through for you to gently land in your heart. Perhaps listen to Bon Jovi's song and simply feel your feet planted on this beautiful planet. Give thanks for the Gift of being alive in a Soul in a human body at this time on Gaia. It is the most profound of blessings. As I scribe this Love Note from Source to You in this moment, I am overwhelmed with the Pure Love that is flowing through each word. May your Heart receive this Beautiful Gift. In my own Soul-human journey, I am delighting in the richness of this present moment, feeling how wide open my heart is as I continue deepening and expanding my own circles of Connection. In the next week, my beautiful daughter completes her first year of college and returns home to the cocoon of love her family holds for her over the summer. At the same time, I am eagerly anticipating a Reunion with three of my closest Friends next weekend as we celebrate timeless Soul Connections and the physical gifts of my dear friend's Divine Instinct art exhibit in Pennsylvania. Congratulations, Gary Spinosa! My Soul Tribe reunions have already begun, as those Souls whom I have known and loved in other lifetimes are making their way towards my healing communities. The New Moon Circle I host each month is in perfect alignment now with my own Soul Gifts. The healings and activations taking place on the New Moon in my home and virtually over the phone are only going to expand and ripple out dramatically. You can learn more here. I am calling those who feel a resonance to join me for my last SO's Soul Weekend, a Reunion in May with my Tribe where we see through the veil and help each other step into greater alignment with our Soul's Gifts. If you are easing into this new idea of Connection, you can join us for our virtual Sunday meditations or stay in the flow of the Revolution through my SO's Soul Stories live chats or videos on You Tube. Time is part of the illusion on this planet. So trust your own Divine Timing. Honor the ways in which you feel called to move on your path of inner Revolution. And I am waiting, holding space for our Reunion. SO Much Love, One Day Is Here! Vivienne Gerard – Teacher / Scribe / Healer / Guide / Lover of Souls and Humanity Clearing Past Patterns to Co-Create an Empowered NOW Join me on My Soul Journey on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. What a Gift to be alive at this time on this planet! I am writing to you on a rainy Friday morning in Cincinnati. We are wrapping up our Spring Break week with a little sunshine in the forecast, hopefully, for this weekend! Spring Break brings up different images for each of us, depending on where you are in your life's journey and how much connection you have to school schedules. (Baby meme courtesy of Google!) When I was in high school and college, Spring Break offered a chance to pause before the end of the school year, to catch my breath and catch up on all the assignments that needed to be completed! For many of my friends, Spring Break meant a week of partying, whether at the beach or staying home, a chance to let their hair down and play. As a working mother with young school-aged children, Spring Break meant a week of juggling daycare and babysitters while trying to meet regular work deadlines. Now at this spacious point in my life, Spring Break offers extra time with my family when they're out of school, while I continue working from home. My husband is a teacher, and I believe teachers need the break from the students and packed schedules as much as the students need a break from school! This week is usually when he tackles many of the indoor and outdoor projects at home that there haven't been time for during the school year. And so there has been a lot of activity at home this week! New appliances, new furniture, a new water softener system being installed... I am blessed with a husband who can install, build, or fix just about anything! As I reflect on this week In my meditation time this morning, I treasure the moments of Ordinariness that I have been fully present for over Spring Break. ...Stretching with Katniss for morning yoga ...Watching my husband and son work together to build a new desk for his "game" room ...Laughing as the completion signal on the new dryer sings a happy tune to us, ...Calming our dog down when he starts barking to tell us the delivery driver has arrived, ...Walking downstairs at 3am to let my son's group of friends know that it is time for bed NOW! ...Commiserating with my husband as he heads to the hardware store yet again for another part, ...Chanting to the new Snatam Kaur song, Amul, while preparing food in the kitchen for my family. Moment by moment, I am present with the beauty of Love and connection offered in my life. I treasure these moments, knowing that in a few years, my second child will also be away at college and Spring Breaks will look and feel different than they do now. Not better or worse. Just different. And so I am present Here... for This Spring Break 2018... and all the joy I am experiencing. Like many of you who work from home while your family is out of school, there are adjustments made to our regular routines to accommodate for the time spent with family. I am finding that the ebb and flow feels easier and more harmonious than ever before. My yoga and meditation time is early in the morning and this daily practice helps me prioritize my projects for the day. And then as I communicate more clearly with my family, we can support each other in better ways. I have held space for powerful content to flow through for Awakening The Guides while also helping my son prepare our basement for his party for seven teenage boys. (Before photo on the left / After photo on Facebook!) I honored my need to center and re-balance with a weekly group yoga class and acupuncture session while also blocking off time to support my husband with working in the garden. As we identify and share our own priorities with each other, we can show up in better support as a family unit. We are constantly learning and improving our flow! Overall, Spring Break 2018 has been GOOD! We arrive at a new month this weekend... Sunday, April 1st. And so I share below the ways in which we can play together as we move into spring. As I step more fully into my Gifts in each of these spaces, containers... there is so much room for each of you to meet me there and continue your own expansion of Your Soul's Journey! We meditate on Sunday at 10am ET. I invite you to join us live or listen to the recording later. Happy Spring, my friend! One Day Is Here! Vivienne Gerard – Teacher / Scribe / Healer / Guide / Lover of Souls and Humanity Clearing Past Patterns to Co-Create an Empowered NOW Join me on My Soul Journey on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Let's Expand Love in April...1st (Sunday): Gaia's Crystal Grid Meditation call 3rd (Tuesday): SO's Soul Stories live chat 8th (Sunday): Gaia's Crystal Grid Meditation call 10th (Tuesday): SO's Soul Stories live chat 13th (Friday): New Moon Circle - new format, check out the video with details! 13th - 15th: SO's Soul Weekend - yes, you can still come! 15th (Sunday): Gaia's Crystal Grid Meditation call 17th (Tuesday): SO's Soul Stories live chat 22nd (Sunday): Gaia's Crystal Grid Meditation call 24th (Tuesday): SO's Soul Stories live chat 29th (Sunday): Gaia's Crystal Grid Meditation call What a Gift to be alive at this time on this planet! Here in Cincinnati on this gorgeous Friday afternoon, my home is flooded with sunlight and warmth. In my walk outside with Star, I was simultaneously listening to the birds calling to each other as they do when spring arrives AND watching my dog bury his nose in the snow that still sits here from two days ago. Our weather forecast for tomorrow shows 2"-4" of more snow arriving! Such contrasts playing out through Mother Nature today... this weekend... this year. After my meditation this morning, I pulled a card from my Osho Zen deck, to see what wisdom my Infinite Soul offered in the present moment and I received this beautiful word - Ordinariness. Osho says it perfectly and so I share his wisdom here with you. "Sometimes it happens that you become one, in some rare moment. Watch the ocean, the tremendous wildness of it - and suddenly you forget your split, your schizophrenia; you relax. Or, moving in the Himalayas, seeing the virgin snow on the Himalayan peaks, suddenly a coolness surrounds you and you need not be false because there is no other human being to be false to. You fall together. Or listening to beautiful music, you fall together. Whenever, in whatsoever situation, you become one, a peace, a happiness, a bliss, surrounds you, arises in you. You feel fulfilled. There is no need to wait for these moments - these moments can become your natural life. These extraordinary moments can become ordinary moments - that is the whole effort of Zen. You can live an extraordinary life in a very ordinary life: cutting wood, chopping wood, carrying water from the well, you can be tremendously at ease with yourself. Cleaning the floor, cooking food, washing the clothes, you can be perfectly at ease - because the whole question is of you doing your action totally, enjoying, delighting in it. Beauty can be found in the simple, ordinary things of life. We so easily take this beautiful world we live in for granted. The most mundane tasks take on a sacred quality when they are performed with your total involvement, with love, and for their own sake, without thought of recognition or reward." Mmmmm... so beautifully said! Thank you, Osho! I am fascinated with time, timelines, past lives, future lives, other dimensions... this overlap and weaving that reveals how time is not linear. And so I have read many research and theory books on these topics. I am an eternal fan of Dr. Michael Newton's years of past life regression research through hypnosis and a current fan of Alba Weinman's forgiveness hypnosis sessions shared on YouTube. (amazing!!) The consistent theme that always amazes me through all of the stories shared by individual hypnosis clients is how Ordinary their "past" lives were. I believe many of us like to imagine that we were a famous star of a time gone by or connected to royalty or the creator of some incredible invention. And perhaps we were / are / or will be! What this Ordinariness card offered me today was a reminder again that the gift of being a Soul in a human body is found in the ordinary moments of each day. The conversations with our friends, the walks with our pets (or when we witness our dog NOT jumping up to chase our cat!!!), the preparation of the meals that nourish our families, the creations that flow through us in our work, the Soul's gifts that we share with our local community (and yes, perhaps one day, the world!)... Being fully present in the Ordinariness of this life I am living brings me the greatest sense of peace, acceptance, nurturing, and Love. Delighting in the moment right here, right now, that is available for me to experience fully... THIS is where I am truly alive. The beauty of Ordinariness is in the accumulation of fully experiencing all of these moments... one by one by one by one. Those moments become memories that are stored in our Mind - Body - Spirit and remain available to tap into in this lifetime, all lifetimes... all time as it bends and weaves. I am living my ordinary life... and my "work" is sharing my ordinary yet extraordinary moments. The power of technology in this time on our planet is that it allows us to be together in our Ordinariness and share the joy of life's experiences with each other!
I just completed a SO's Soul Weekend with my dear client-friend from out of town and we delighted in the healing and expansion that flows from these ordinary moments together in my home - making a meal together, meditating together, creating her Soul Self Portrait and releasing old stories together. I am holding space for two more SO's Soul Weekends before summer arrives. You will know if this experience feels in alignment for you. And this past week, I changed the format of the monthly New Moon Circle to allow for greater alignment with my ability to be present, one on one, with those seeking support in setting intentions. This new flow feels exciting! Okay... I am off to join the car pool line at my son's high school, ready to celebrate their week off for Spring Break! We have our list of projects around the house ready to begin, along with a few gatherings with family and friends. The beauty of this ordinary yet extraordinary life that I am creating and re-creating in each moment fills my heart. May your weekend be joyous and abundant with many moments of Love! One Day Is Here! Vivienne Gerard – Teacher / Scribe / Healer / Guide / Lover of Souls and Humanity Clearing Past Patterns to Co-Create an Empowered NOW Join me on My Soul Journey on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. I trust you are well! I am joyously awaiting the first day of my first 8-week group program, Awakening The Guides! We begin on Monday, March 12th by exploring this idea of Self - who we are in relationship to others. In this time of Pisces, bringing our attention to our individual roles within the Collective Consciousness of Humanity, there could be no more appropriate way to begin our journey. Traditional Marketing... As I prepare the foundation and the space for those who are already gathering energetically and physically to be in this community, the "marketing" or "promotion" of this program has been a topic of much exploration in my meditation time. In college, I studied business management and communication. My "old" corporate and non-profit career was based on fast-paced development and marketing roles. In the consulting work I also did after I left my last full-time position, I was involved in many launches of programs and events. So I am familiar with the traditional launch process where there is pressure put into the communication with potential participants to "hurry up and make it into the space before the doors close!" Usually this involves multiple emails that increase in intensity and quantity leading up to the event or program, with greater and greater pressure on time and deadlines so that we are not "left out" or "excluded." I experience this myself often when I sign up for a webinar or live call that sounds interesting to me... but in which they are usually selling a program at the end. And then my inbox fills up with 5, 10 emails from a person I don't know, urging me to hurry, hurry, hurry before I lose the opportunity to spend time with him or her! These marketing tactics are repeatedly used because they have proven results. People sign up because they don't want to miss out. What I have found in my own journey, though, is that I often don't go back to listen to the content or do the work that was involved in the offering! I was usually more caught up in the benefits that were being sold to me as a result of the program. And in my desire to reach those benefits, I would hurry to pay for the program but never really buy in to the work, the participation that would be required for me to receive or achieve those results. I spent the money but I never really invested myself in the experience. So, I sit here today, knowing that is the strategy that would likely bring in results. And I have no interest in playing that game! The Experience... In my meditation time this morning, I kept seeing the image of a cruise ship about to leave port. For those who have been on cruises or know friends who have been on cruises, there is indeed an urgency to make it to the dock to be checked into the ship... because the ship is leaving on its adventure whether you are on it or not! And because of the thrill and the joy and the excitement and the pleasure that you expect to have on the cruise, you don't want to miss that deadline of the ship leaving. Because you know that if you miss the ship, it's going to take a lot of coordination, hassle, and money to try to fly to the next port to catch up! And you'll miss all the fun that happened on the first day of the cruise - like when you're waving goodbye to the people running to the dock who didn't make it to the ship on time! Even if you are not a fan of cruise ships, the stories that people share of how much pleasure they experience while on a cruise, clearly conveys the feeling... the vibration... that we associate with a wonderful vacation. So... my "marketing" approach for the next week until this program begins is to tune into and expand the vibration of the experience itself... ...To steady and expand the foundation of the experience so that as each individual arrives "at port, ready to step onto the cruise ship" and begin the adventure, your welcome and your path to follow is clearly guided. The Awakening... Awakening The Guides is already happening. I am experiencing this higher resonance, this deepening connection to my own Spiritual Guides. More each day. The field of healing is already expanding and calling in those who are ready to Awaken to their next level. My "marketing" efforts are complete. I trust that my Guides are connecting with your Guides, if this is the space your Soul is ready for you to step into next. And so your Guides will show you the signs, the nudges, the winks that your human eyes and mind might need as you feel into if this is a match for you. And then the choice is unfolding between your Soul and your human experience. If you are meant to play in this community, you will. There are a few Gifts from my Soul to your Soul that I offer: (if your mind is in resistance to you shifting, expanding, and changing in ways that might ripple out in your life!)
I may or may not send out my weekly newsletter on Friday. I am spending time with my beautiful friend, Andrea, in Indianapolis on Wednesday and Thursday, creating some of the content for Awakening The Guides. And then my daughter arrives home on Friday for Spring Break! So, I am simply practicing being present and trusting in the perfect alignment of my own Flow. May your week ahead also be filled with grace and ease! SO much love from My Heart to Yours, One Day Is Here! Vivienne Gerard – Teacher / Scribe / Healer / Guide / Lover of Souls and Humanity Clearing Past Patterns to Co-Create an Empowered NOW Join me on My Soul Journey on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. |
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