Welcome to my fourth monthly installment of Animal Balance!!! I was just describing the feeling today to a friend as volatile and full of potential. How are you feeling, {!firstname}? I've been busy with all kinds of things and thoughts. It seems fitting that two small busy creatures showed up to help keep the balance....
High In The tree Sing your song Sipping nectar from Blossoms of Pure Joy: Hummingbird
So Small You see Deep into Things that others don't You are awake and ready: Mouse Wow! Having typed this up I see they had to tell me over and over to get this into my head. Thanks for being a part of this and thanks for seeing past my typos in this raw newsletter. Let me know your thoughts. Is it too long? Which parts set your teeth on edge? What do you like? I imagine there will be refinements later, but I just hope you're having as much fun as I am.
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For Mother Earth we have Mouse, small creature of scrutiny and attention. Are you here to help me through to see the bigger picture that forms from small steps? Mouse, you visited my compost bin last month taking your pick of overgrown lettuces and vegetables. What was your message to me then?
Thank You for asking my Friend, I am Mouse. I bring you the power to go deep into the subconscious, the refuse of your past and pick only the tasty morsels, the freshest leaves, leaving the rest to the worms to return to Mother Earth.
Take the parts of your life you feel are "wasted" and extract the best and the highest Wisdom you are given. Then scatter or bury the rest in the Earth to renew the soil for future growth. In this way you will learn that nothing is truly wasted when it is given honor and respect.
You must let go and learn from those details that your small life is part of a much larger picture. Seeing the big cycles you won't sweat the small stuff. My family gives their lives again and again as food for others: snake, hawk, cat.... But I am sustained by the indomitable power of fertility and new growth.
Find your place in the circle of life. Give thanks and rejoice at the small gifts you receive everyday! They are part of something much bigger!
~*~ And Hummingbird has come from Father Sky today. I hear your high pitched voice almost every day. I see you hovering, zooming by or sitting in the tops of trees. You appeared in the tree with hawk when he was flying and diving at me ferociously. What special vibration do you bring today with the hum of your wings?
Hello my Friend, I am Hummingbird who quickly comes and goes in your life and is yet ever-present. In a word I am Joy! And I am much more that what you think of when you say that word.
I cannot be contained or captured. But I can always be found and felt in the gardens of beauty where I am attracted by the perfumed blossoms of the Great Love of the Soul.
When the Grey Hawk performed his mock attacks your fear rose up even though you knew he was not going to harm you. But when you looked him in the eye face to face, talons bared, the shivers went down your spine releasing the fear back into the Earth. I appeared instantly as new Joy Humming within you!
Remember that the seemingly terrible events that sometimes come to you or the World may also be used to release fears which have been held so that iridescent Joy is allowed to flow quickly back into your life. Then you may move more freely and easily in any direction you choose. Choose Joy. Thanks you for choosing me!
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Mouse?
An easy way of knowing if you're being too hard on yourself is when you are noticing all the annoying faults of others. The two go hand in hand. It's uncanny. It's not just that you notice though, you may notice and accept people as they are or you may resist, reject and become perturbed.
The simple remedy is Love, but it begins with acceptance of what is. Two or three deep breaths with focus engenders acceptance and letting go. That is all breath is in a way. It comes and goes without trying. Watch it and learn.
The critical mind is good at making lists which can bee very useful. Lists of lessons learned, of dos and don'ts, of flaws and positive attributes. What we do with our list determines their value.
Our faults are there to help us to see in a new way. A failed experiment tells us to use a different approach next time. If we begin to see clearly that our faults or those of others are merely useful information that shows us a better direction, then we see that our very worst sources of pain and self-loathing are our greatest gifts and guidance.
They become a treasure map that leads to a buried chest full of gold and precious gems. All that remains is to get your shovel and dig deeper. Mouse knows that you can always go deeper into who you are no matter how humble and small appear. There is no limit to your magnificence and potential.
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Hummingbird, you were sitting in the highest branch of the tree again singing. What is your lyric today? What message might be behind the hum of your voice?
David, I have just been waiting for you to ask, to set aside your thoughts and worries a moment and listen.
I am tiny Hummingbird! In the course of your days remember, there is always a moment to sing and a moment to listen for your Joy. However small the duration it is worthwhile to sit still. Look at me always flying from flower to flower, but you see I land in the highest place to sing my joy.
I migrate thousands of miles in a seemingly impossible feat for one so small. So often you see me sitting at the very highest branch of the tree. When you touch your Joy, even briefly, you raise yourself to the highest level of vibration.
Allow that Joy into this moment and you begin to radiate love. There is a buzz about you, a new lightness to your step. Doors open. Possibilities abound as you remember that the Impossible Dream you hold within IsMostPossible.
This is my message today: Sip the nectar where you find it, then sit and Realize that tiny happiness within you which connects you to the Infinite Possibilities. EnJoy your day Now!
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The Mouse is one who falls prey to many others in the animal kingdom. Hawk, Snake, Wolf and Cat all eat Mice. In this way the small Mouse holds up the World in a way. Mouse is always alert to her environment with attentive ears, eyes and nose. Mouse, my Friend, always sniffing the air, You hold great wisdom of observation. What is your message today?
I am Mouse, the small one. But don't underestimate my powers of growth and survival. Thousands of us populate the Earth and feed other creatures with our lives.
I go about my days unobserved, careful , aware of the potential behind a rustle in the grass or a whisper in the sky above. I like to live close to the Earth so I am glad to represent the Earth Mother.
People love to look at the small details, breaking a thing or idea down to its parts. I can show you how small acts and observations can add up to a greater Whole. But nitpicking over every little detail sometimes leads to a fear which paralyzes your ability to enjoy what is right in front of you.
So I humbly suggest that when worry and tension begins to build stop chewing at it a moment, look into your heart and focus on what is. You may see a bright bird in green leaves, a friend, or you may hear a still small voice whisper to you with a reminder of the greatest gift, the Gift of Life!
As you learn to put your attention in one place you will find many small Joys each day that join to produce a much happier existence. Even the memory of this Joy will sustain you through difficulties, easing your way through many tight places. EnJoy many small moments with family and friends and in the small space in your own Heart.
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Mouse, my Friend, you have been quietly tending to your burrow and family. I know your quiet energy is guiding me this month. Do you bring a message now as we approach the Full Moon?
Hello and Good Morning. I am Mouse. It is my nature to remain quiet and cautious, alert to the dangers around me. So many would eat me for dinner! So I am alert to the signs, sounds and smells at all times.
I am also attentive to the Presence of Creator in all things and every moment. She has given me the skills and senses to survive and also to enJoy life! Joy and Happiness are not found by searching or trying. They are right in front of you and within you now and always.
Take a moment to look Life in the face and see what is obvious, what is staring at you closer than your hands and feet. Take this moment to see what is so close that you have ignored and forgotten.
Count your blessings. Hug your friends and family. In you heart you know that happiness is not found in seeking or acquiring, but in letting go of distractions and opening in loving attention. Allow the busy Mind to rest now in the Heart of Peace, Gratitude, Love and Respect for All that Is in complete Surrender and Trust to the Highest Good within You.
Thank you for listening to my still small voice.
~*~ It was beautiful to see Deer when I stood under the oak tree yesterday and then Hummingbird came close in the trees. Hummer, today is the Joyful Full Moon. Do you have more to say?
In your busy-ness in the World you can taste a new joy now. It is well to stop and land even for a short time in the middle of the day to open the inner vision of compassion gently gazing on your Self with forgiveness.
Shake out the ghosts of despair and worries when you feel them and invite Wonder to return. Then in the midst of activities you'll feel the hum of my wings lift you into the golden green iridescent Joy. Listen to the sound of Joy in your inner ear. Smile. And share that vibration with others you meet. Have a Wonderful Day!
