Today is Earth Day

What are you going to do to make a difference this year?  Composting is an excellent way to reduce over 45% of your household waste and turn it into something that will be great to use in your garden.

Here are some quick tips:

1.   Composting is really not as difficult as it is made out to be.  In a nutshell you need a good mixture of layering of greens and browns.

a.       Greens include: fruit and veggies, green plants, weeds without seeds, coffee and tea

b.      Browns are fibrous and include: hair (dog hair as well as your own), dryer lint, string

c.       In betweens: Leaves and grasses are considered greens when first cut, but if they are allowed to dry, they then fit under the brown category. It is really a good idea to let grass clipping dry out before putting them into a composter as they become lighter, and will not squish the oxygen out.

2.      It is important to keep your composter moist like a wrung out sponge (40-60% moisture).  By keeping it moist, you will not attract mice, ants or wasps to it.

3.      It is important to “poke” your composter, to help aerate it: once/twice a week during the summer months, and once a week thereafter.

4.       There are some easy activators that you can get for free to help kick start your composting:

a.      Coffee grounds are great.  To get a real jump, approach a coffee shop and ask them to hold their coffee grounds for you from the entire day.

b.      Put one cup of very healthy soil in the composter

There should be no smell at all if the above conditions are met.  For a detailed 13 page pamphlet on composting call Clean Calgary at 403-230-1443.  Here's to reducing waste and making some great compost for your garden.  In gratitude for all you do to make this world a better place.

“WISDOM BEGINS WITH WONDER.” Socrates

Here is the full description of The Jewel of the Sea Card from The Faery Wisdom Deck by Amy Brown that I pulled this morning. It is a great reminder for each of us to look at this world and our life with the wide-eyed wonderment and innocence of a child.
“The mysteries of the sea expand our awareness into the mysteries of life. The sea is a reminder that there is much we still do not know about our own world.
Allow yourself to open up to the unknown and to explore the depths. Dive deeply into your exploration of life. Do not sit on the side lines. Become active and a participant. Get out and begin the journey NOW. Read and study the ancient knowledge and learn to tap into the wisdom which is in everything around you. Become AWARE in all that you do. At the same time KNOW that the world and your life are unfolding as they should. Let this mermaid guide you to the jewels that lie within. Water is representative of the astral water..the STUFF from which all in existence is formed.
It is our essence. Earthly water is used as a sacrament to bless us. Salt water purifies and heals. The seas are deep and mysterious just as is our essential being. There is much we do not know about the sea and about ourselves. If you could journey to the very depths of your being, what treasures would you find? The journey is there for you to take. And a blessed journey it is! Go ahead...find the jewels that live within your depths. Bring them to the surface to examine and to hold up to the light of day. It is in this light that you are able to see all the facets that await
your exploration. See how beautifully they reflect! Every time that you immerse yourself in water, whether it be bathing or swimming, visualize its purifying and healing properties sinking deep into your aura and body. If you are showering, visualize any negative thoughts and feeling washing right off your body and down the drain. There they can be transmuted into creative
energy for good, by Mother Earth.

The Chant
Great Spirit: Allow that which dwells within me to expand and to grow in knowledge and in
wisdom. Show me the mysteries that have been placed around and within me, and help me to understand their meaning and their message. Guide me on my journey and help me to stay attuned to my path. As I journey, I know that I am safe and that you will light the way for
me.”

Shine your light brightly and live your wildest dreams.
Sending sunshine and faery magic,
Susanne
www.motivatedbynature.com

Taming the Dragon and going with the flow!

I had shared this revelation lately with a friend and felt that I needed
to do so, on my blog as well. We are no
different than nature. We have our ebbs and flows, our high tides and low
tides. We have our storms and our calms. We must be able to ride them all with ease and grace. In fact, our true character is shown through the ebbs, the lows and the storms. In this "new age" movement, every one promotes that we should always be riding the "high tides", but that is not natural
nor is it sustainable. We have our mountains to climb, but we also have to
descend from them in order to climb the next mountain to gain the lessons we have come to learn. When we realize this and learn to go with the flow, we can surrender to what the universe will bring in for us, both the highs and the lows. Nature definitely has a lot to teach us if we are only willing to slow down and listen to her wisdom.

The reason I am sharing this today, is I pulled the Moon Dragon card from my Faery Wisdom Deck this morning. It is the second time I have pulled it this week, and it has a very
powerful message. This card is all about emotions and that the moon can make the tides rise and fall, and with them our emotions. “Sometimes the emotions can be lambs, and sometimes they can be Dragons!” When these emotions come in, be willing to sit with them for a while, and truly feel the feelings. Express everything within. Perhaps even write in a journal to help express all that is on your mind. Dig deep into the core of these feelings and keep asking “Why”, until you have the real story. This is the chant:
“Mistress moon, help me to ebb and flow gently with your tide. Allow the Dragon within me to subside. Bring me peace and harmony, just as you can upon the sea. Release my emotions to infinity, so I may live in my divinity. So be it! ‘Wish on a Moon Beam today!”

May this in some way help you with a situation you are facing now or in the future. Sending you lots of sunshine and faery magic to help tame your dragons.

Susanne

www.abcfaeries.com

Synchronicity to following your Bliss!

One of my favourite quotes is by Joseph Campbell which is "Follow your bliss, and the universe will open doors for you where before there were only walls." This morning when I was doing my gratitude journaling, the quote on the bottom of the page said, "Follow your Bliss." Now by noon time, I was really feeling that I wanted to sit in a sunbeam and just soak up the warmth from it. I pulled a card from my Faery Wisdom Deck from Amy Brown and I pulled the Summer Dragon card. Here is a quote directly from it, " Whether in reality it is summer or not, allow yourself to move into the feeling of summer. Mentally cast a golden, sunny, glow around your body. Be full of bliss! Know that things are going to work out well for you if you just stay in a sunny attitude and go with the flow." I felt that was amazing synchronicity all to happen on one day. A good friend of mine says that we should not call it synchronicity, but instead "normalacies" because if we are truly walking our path all synchronicities should be "normal". So to each and every one of you, please follow your bliss. Sending sunshine and faery magic with a summer dragon! Susanne www.abcfaeries.com

Meaning of 11/11/11

November 11 is a time of great significance for all. It is of course the end to the great war. This Nov.11 has a very profound energy attached to it. May we not forget those that came before us to help us live this life of freedom.

This information is from Tania Gabrielle, Celebrity Numerologist http://taniagabrielle.com/
On 11.11.11 we will experience the 11th day of the 11th month in the 11th year of the century - all triggered in a 24-hour period, making this a very powerful moment in time. 11.11.11 is a triple activation of the double digit "Master Number"11. In numerology, the number 1 represents new beginnings, so 11 symbolizes "double new beginnings."
The two 1's in 11 each represent a pillar. Side-by-side the 11 looks like a gateway or portal.
This gateway symbolizes moving from the past into the present. In other words, walking through the 11 Gateway means letting go of the known and embracing the present moment, which is unknown.
On this date, we have a profound opportunity to 'see' through the triple 11 portal and create our vision of the future. Literally to create a New Beginning.

Every number has a positive meaning and a 'shadow' side. 11 in the positive is highly intuitive, visionary, creative, original, balanced and inspired. 11 in the negative is unbalanced, torn, separate, frustrated and divided. A positive 11 'sees' a clear vision. This is the number of the psychic, seer and visionary. A negative 11 sees di-vision, is trapped in the past instead of living in the present moment.
Thus, 11 always asks you to find Balance. By walking through the 11 Gateway and trusting our intuition, we bypass division and feel whole again. We are "in balance."
So, on 11.11.11 you have a particularly strong opportunity to confront the parts of your life that
feel divided, separate or incomplete and need to be resolved. Relationships especially are affected, because 11 reduces to the 'root number' 2 (11 = 1+1 = 2) and 2 symbolizes communication, diplomacy and cooperation in relationships. Walking through the gateway into 'Double New Beginnings' is the key to the number 11. On 11.11.11 everything in your life can be renewed and transformed. Take advantage of this wonderful moment in time - a triple activation of Double New Beginnings. Release old hurts, talk to the people you have unresolved issues with - reach out and forgive. You will be blessed many times over as a new lightness of being
embraces your heart.
Let all bygones be bygones. Now create your spectacular reality. BE the person you want to be. Don't look back. Keep moving forward through the gateway.
Sending sunshine and faery magic,

Susanne Alexander-Heaton

www.abcfaeries.com

Meaning of Squirrel

This past Saturday evening, we headed out to go to an event with the Calgary Jazz Orchestra and Toe Tapping Swing. They presented An Evening with Al Capone. To be honest, I wasn't really sure what this event would be like and really didn't know what to expect. On the way driving there, a black squirrel went bounding ahead of the car. I made a note to check again on the squirrel meaning and just did so today.

What ended up happening was the evening was absolutely wonderful. Everyone was out to dance up a storm and have good, plain fun. It was actually hard to leave!

Squirrel medicine is as follows:http://www.whats-your-sign.com/animal-symbolism-squirrel.html Bottom line is fun, balance and expression/passion. So, the squirrel was sending me a message loud and clear. Thank you great spirit for all the wonderful signs you send.

In gratitude,

Susanne

http://www.motivatedbynature.com/

Do what you love!

A big Thank You to Jim Seybert from StrengthsChat who interviewed me to find out why I love doing what I am doing!

http://jimseybert.com/strengthschat-susanne-heaton/