Stepping up our game

We need to step up our game for the people in our lives. . Use the gifts we have to help us elevate ourselves, and to powerfully aid the people around us. Just by being the best ‘us’ we can be. Not stretch ourselves too thin, but to be strong enough to support and lift others, and wise enough to respect and set our own boundaries. It really is time for gentle warriors  - strong in themselves, supportive of others. 

Connections

Every now and then I feel overwhelmed by what I can't do.

I can't solve the budget crisis. I worry about the people who need heating assistance or food assistance when those programs are being cut. I resent the amount of money spent on overseas wars, when our own people have unmet needs like the aforementioned heating and food assistance. I mean really, why is anyone in America going hungry?

You may feel this way too - substitute the topics that overwhelm you.

But, I can bring my gifts to the table. I'm a connector. I connect people to what they need. If we're playing Trivial Pursuit, you want me on your team, because I have a gift for knowing where to find information, and retaining arcane pieces of it.

That seems small . Those gifts won't cure cancer, but a smile might lift someone's spirits. Knowing the answer to someone's question might point them in the direction to solve their problem. Listening fully might make someone feel that God is listening too. You never know how positively you impact people. But as small as this seems, it gives me the sense that I do have power over my life, that I do make a difference (and you do too.)
And that uplifting someone uplifts us all.

Mercury Retrograde

Which typically means communications can go awry and issues from the past - that you thought were settled - come back.

Are you able to ride out Mercury Rx? Does the 'knowing it's MRx' make it easier?

My friends are split on this. Some say if your vibration is strong enough and you're confident in yourself, it should have no effect. And others are cautious about doing card card readings.

For my part, I say having a heads up never hurts, even if you are settled energetically, perhaps others are not.

I AM

Back in the (Catholic School) day, we sang a hymn called "Here I am, Lord." Basically, you were telling God you were ready to serve Him. "I have heard you calling..."
I think it was Dr. Wayne Dyer who said to start each day thinking "How may I serve?" And for years I adopted this as my morning that. That, and gratitude.

But, what if you repunctuated that hymn so it became "Here, I AM?"

Recognize that you are answering/activating/accepting your own divinity.