[Babette de Jongh]

That is so cool! Thanks for figuring out how to post those videos so we could see how versatile it is. I’m gonna try it!

I’m attaching a photo of one of my post-it posters that I use to make huge lists that are impossible to ignore. I get bored using the same format all the time, so my lists are often made with organic shapes, wheels, spirals, etc.

[Babette de Jongh]

I’m writing book four of the series now! So excited to be writing Reva and Mack’s love story, finally. Those two have a feisty, spicy relationship.

 

[Babette de Jongh]

Hi, Susan,

My husband had a bout with high blood pressure a couple of years ago, and his doctor recommended that he start on medication, but she also gave him some guidelines on diet that he could try first. I had to learn to stop using salt as a seasoning, and using diet alone, we were able to get his blood pressure down naturally without the need for medications. But always, you should trust your doctor (or find one you can trust) and follow their advice when it comes to medical matters.

When I first learned about energy healing, the teacher said, “Energy healing can fix anything that doesn’t kill you first.”

So, while physical concerns can require immediate attention, energy healing is a long-game, and it starts with taking care of yourself on all levels. That means addressing any imbalances that are rooted in the realms of your mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health. And I’d also add the element of your current situation. Are you living in the right place for you? Do your friends and relatives support and encourage you? Are there any changes you need to make in your life in order to reach your highest potential?

Many times, I’ve had energy healing clients say that they’ve experienced complete–and sometimes even permanent–relief of their symptoms. And sometimes, one session is enough to create a miracle. But I think that happens when the client has already done a lot of work to help themselves before they came to me, and the energy healing helped to push through that last barrier to healing.

Doing the work to help yourself isn’t a one-and-done thing you can do and be done with. It’s more a commitment to taking small daily steps of self-care. Can you commit to doing a morning stretching or yoga routine, even if only for five minutes?  Can you promise yourself time to sit and read for pleasure for a half-hour before you cook dinner or go to bed? Even an Epsom Salt bath at night can create positive, lasting change. And each small change you make germinates the ground for more small changes to occur.

How can you move a mountain?

One tablespoon at a time, if you keep at it.

I hope this helps.

And let me know if you’d like to do a 20-minute Zoom yoga routine on a regular basis. I’m game if you are!

 

[Babette de Jongh]

Hey, Susan,

I’m so glad to see you here! The forums are a new thing, so it’ll be a slow start as people sign up and get comfortable with the new medium, but I’m glad we have this safe place to keep in touch. Thanks so much for being here!

Babette

[Babette de Jongh]

Sorry, Katrina, but you’re violating an important forum rule. You have to be kind to my forum friends, and that starts with being kind to yourself. If I could impose a sanction for calling yourself a lazy speck, I would say that you must do something nice for yourself immediately. I wonder what that might be? An afternoon nap? A nice night dinner with your family? Permission to create or do something fun? I’d love to hear what you decide to do to honor the wonderful person you are.

[Babette de Jongh]

Thanks for posting, Ryley! I’m so glad you’re here. I know it’s a bit slow since we’re only just now getting started and only a handful of people have had the opportunity to post. But I’m looking forward to getting to know everyone and having a lot of interesting conversations! TTYS!

[Babette de Jongh]

Katrina, you are so right. Death can have its own beauty. I felt so honored to be present when my sister transitioned. We had plenty of snags and pitfalls to navigate (the hospice company was dreadfully incompetent every step of the way). But because my nieces and I were focused on her instead of ourselves, we were able to give my sister the emotional support she needed, and in return, she was able to share her experience with us in a positive, uplifting way. It truly was an incredible gift.

[Babette de Jongh]

I haven’t seen him. But I’ve noticed lately that the dragonflies are so friendly and attentive! All I have to do is walk outside and hold up my hand, and a dragonfly will light on my finger and sit there for as long as I have time to commune. We’ve had some great conversations these last few days. I’ve also been given a long list of instructions to pass along to whoever buys this house.

[Babette de Jongh]

I’ll do my best to post more often! Recently, I’ve chatted with a tiny gecko I rescued from the pool. He was no more than an inch long, and he clung to my finger, refusing to get off when I tried to put him on the ground. He let me know that he needed to be near water he could get out of more easily, so I took him to the koi pond but cautioned him to stay hidden in the pond plants so he didn’t get snapped up. I hope he listened!

[Babette de Jongh]

Have you tried it yet? I had the opportunity to converse with a water moccasin last week. He was hanging out in the yard, because he had decided that the wood pile would be a great home for him. Since several of the dogs and cats had been a little too interested in him, I had to convince him to move on down the hill and find a new home in the wetland area below our house. He wasn’t happy about it, because as you may have heard, water moccasins are territorial, and he had trouble finding an unoccupied place to claim for his own. Unfortunately, he was adamant (he hung around for days) so I finally had to use the water hose to convince him that the woodpile and our yard were already claimed as well, and he’d have to take his chances with the other snakes already in residence. I checked in with him later in the day, and he wouldn’t answer, but now he has forgiven me, and shows that he didn’t have to go too far to find a nice niche under an uprooted tree stump.

[Babette de Jongh]

I have no idea what happened! As I understand it, forum messages don’t have to be approved, because only forum members can post. I’ll ask my website guru to check into it and see if she can find a message board purgatory that isn’t obvious to me.

[Babette de Jongh]

@Katrina, sometimes I am lazy, for sure. I get a lot done in spite of it, but I think I get lazy because my body/mind/spirit are seeking balance, and when I push too hard and accomplish too much without giving myself enough time to rest and recharge, laziness results. I think that we are all specks in the primordial soup that are trying to survive until we make it to land. And if we wear ourselves out swimming without learning to roll to our backs and float a while, we’ll never make it.