Time to Shine

You can't live your life by someone else's fears. 

What Happens When the Money Paradigm Falls?

Here is a thought that kept coming to me during the last few weeks over and over again, "What happens when the money paradigm falls?" I knew my guides were talking to me. But, I really didn't have an answer for them and kept brushing it off. At some point, I would have to come to a screeching halt and I did. Finally, I stopped and asked myself, "Vanessa, what happens when the money paradigm falls?" My first response was, "Well, I have no idea." But as I allowed the question to permeate my body, my entire consciousness answered for me. The answer that came through me was, "Well, money wouldn't matter anymore." Shit, money wouldn't matter. This led me to thinking about how many of us are intrinsically motivated by money alone because having money in the bank and a big paycheck is how our society deems us successful. It is how society places value upon us. But, what would happen if money didn't exist? And, what is money anyway?

Money is energy. It is a means for exchange. We have all collectively decided to put a value upon a paper dollar or a metal coin. It is a means for creating value. What would happen to your work if money were no longer involved? What are you working for or rather, what are you working towards? Many careers are built upon "getting a raise" or "being promoted." What does that mean to you and does it hold any value for you? What if abundance meant being able to come home and spend time in your garden while you listened to your children playing in the sprinklers? Or maybe abundance means opening that bakery you've always wanted because your grandma taught you all the secret family recipes and you loved the time you spend with her? What I am asking you to do here is really take a look inside yourself and ask yourself, "What do I value?"

This is not a post predicting the future. This is not a post telling you if or when the money paradigm will fall. It is a post to allow you to open yourself up to your inner being. What do you truly want from life? What do you want to learn? What feels good to you? 

And I want you to do just that. I want you to do what feels good to you because following your bliss is what matters, I promise you. When we are in alignment with our true selves, we are in our bliss. And, I guarantee that as you are in your bliss you will be serving a divine purpose and that purpose will serve you. But the moment you are intrinsically motivated by money alone, you are losing the essence of you. Why limit yourself to a number? The concept of infinity was created for a divine reason. Allow yourself to access your infinite being. Be in your bliss and allow it to serve you with integrity.

January 2014

Since the beginning of the new year, I feel everyone has been sensing a great shift. We are tapping into the crumbling of an old paradigm. The world as we know it no longer functions the way it used to. We have outgrown it and we need bigger boots. You know, it's amazing. I went out to Red Rock Canyon today in Las Vegas, NV and was completely blown away by the vast amount of people swarming the area. I was kind of annoyed to be truthful. My dear friend, Linda pointed out that this was actually a really wonderful thing. All of these people are unconsciously feeling the shift too. As they are feeling ungrounded, they are seeking the raw beauty of nature to help bring them back to homeostasis. I feel this is a shove in the right direction and after having that pointed out to me, I am really excited for humanity. Twenty years ago it was safe for most children in America to play outside. Most of the parents of children today have to constantly monitor and supervise their children. In short, this really means kids are not really getting the "full effect" of being a kid. The world we live in is short-changing them. The only way to make a change, shift a paradigm, tear down old structures that are no longer serving us, is to begin with ourselves. This change starts with you. 

Insight for the day

 Love is the key and my soul is the lock. Within my soul I have everything I could ever need and want.

Aquamarine

Now, I am a sailor. Riding the choppy waves of strife and stress. Bearing through the cold and the rain, the violent winds. The storm dies down, the sun regains its confidence and I am sailing the calm waters of content and happiness. It is warm and radiant here. Sparkling with pure joy. The ocean. What an expansive animal with its dark, green-blue depths, its secrets. Unconsciousness. Only to be navigated by the masters of the sea. I am a mermaid. Gorgeous and fearless. Wild and free. Skilled in  these waters.  My reflection shimmers back at me with the glow of the moon as she whispers words of insight. I am in my element. The sea is mother. The moon is mother. Divine feminine. 

Attraction

What you seek is seeking you...

Dear Matthew

I believe everyone in their life will experience this at some point...That undying love. That love that makes your heart swell when you see that person. That love that makes you feel at home just thinking about them even when you could be a 1.000 miles away. It doesn't matter where we've been or where we're going, but I know that I love you. I could be poor and living out of a box in the pouring rain and as long as you were by my side I would feel ecstatic. 

You feel like sweet rain on a summer day and you sound like the warm acoustics of a timeless song. You are my one and only, you are my soul mate, my partner in crime, my fellow teammate, my support system, my therapist, my coach, my teacher. You are everything to me. Changing job locations was the best decision I ever made in my entire life. I am so happy that I met you. I can't thank you enough for changing my life. And I love you most dearly my angel, Matthew Kevin Hartshorn. 

In Case You've Forgotten

Close your eyes but keep your mind wide open -Bridge to Terabithia