'the reconnect' newsletter

Hello Friends!

Have you set your intentions yet for this new year? If so, how are they going? Do you feel you have fallen at the first hurdle and you are ready to throw in the towel or are you still surrounding them in great possibility?

The reason I ask is that I sensed a great joy throughout 2011 and with this joy in mind and heart I set my intentions. And then I got sick with the flu. Wham! One evening I was playing with my boys, the next day I couldn't get out of bed. The interesting thing is that it not only wiped out my energy but it seemed to wipe away my connection and consciousness. I was too weak to apply all my usual tools of yoga, meditation, shielding, clearing, cleansing and affirmations, just when I really needed it. Even praying was hard as it seemed a monkey had invaded my brain and I couldn't focus on anything for very long. After a couple of days (or was it hours) of frustration and fighting my ego, I gave it up to the universe. I surrendered and remembered that everything was exactly as it should be and that I would connect at the perfect time.

Five days on, I'm recovering. Still weak, still with the monkey but with a new set of intentions and realization. I had to go to a shadowy place when I was ill. When I was there I learnt something very sad that I had not previously been aware of. I had a dream about my late Mum. I realized how deeply painful it had been for her having lost my only brother a few years previous, for me then to tell her that I and my husband were leaving England to travel and to live in Canada. Now, being a Mum, I know this must have been a great loss. There in my bed, I felt the depth of her pain. She, being the amazing woman that she was, didn't say too much about it. The first year we were here in Canada, they came out to see us. It was once she got back she was diagnosed with lung cancer. A year later, 12 weeks after the birth of my first son and her first grandson, she died at home with me holding her hand.

I do not regret anything as I trust that I am supposed to be here but I do acknowledge the unconditional love she and my Dad showed me by allowing me to follow my path despite the pain and consequencies to them. They did not limit me by showing me their pain instead choosing to teach me to be all that I can be. For this I am deeply grateful.

My intentions for 2011 are, therefore, to be unlimited by being forgiveness, unconditional love and to give unto others what I wish to receive. For as I do so, I receive as well. That is how the Universe works and it is key to mastering The Law of Attraction. I also choose to inspire and empower others to be unlimited.

Don't worry if your intentions change and don't be afraid to go into the shadows. It is in these shadows we do our most growth. And if you choose to get help, ask. Intuitive healers, counsellors, psychologists and coaches are there to guide you through these shadows.

On Thursday 27th Jan, please join us physically or spiritually, if you feel guided to, as we come together in community to bless our intentions for this most powerful and joyful 2011. For more details of this and other events, please see below:

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