Are you feeling it? The energies are still really intense! People are telling me they want to get going. They want to rest. They’re having emotional outbursts. They’re on the receiving end of emotional outbursts. I’ve seen, and experienced, all of that myself. It’s wonderful! Things are moving on our planet. Change is upon us and it is a good change!

Each of us in our own way is being called from within to create a more authentic experience of life.

We’re shedding the masks in ways both literal and metaphorical. We’re shedding the “masks” we wore while trying to please others. We’re shedding the “masks” we put on to “earn” love as if we needed to earn it! We’re shedding the masks we wore trying to create things by the “sweat of our brow,” rather than by our positive vibrations. We’re getting more real about who we want to be, how we want to live, what we want in our lives, and what we don’t. I find this wildly exciting! Love is flowing with great intensity, pushing against all that is false, to help us feel all that is real for us, individually and collectively.

This means that when you aim your thoughts and actions in a direction that feels good, things come easily. When you aim your focus on something that feels bad, it hurts a lot worse than it did before.

As I mentioned in the last newsletter, all I want to do in my spare time is organize and clean out. I am not a minimalist and may never be, but I do live in flow, and periodically things need to flow outward! I am doing this the Marie Kondo way. If you’re not familiar, she wrote, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up” and sparked a revolution. She shares a very specific way to empty out things by category, hold each one, and trust your body’s reaction as you ask if it “sparks joy.” She asks you to thank the things you give up and put love into the things you keep. I love it.

It is surprising at times, what “sparks joy” in your life as you viscerally tune in and what does not. The mind can talk you into anything but the body tells you what it resonates with and what it doesn’t. You either feel amazing holding something or not. I feel amazing about a lot of things but there is also a good pile going to others!

It seems many are taking time to evaluate and clean out now – whether it is tangibly sorting through our closets, or more intangibly looking at the beliefs and thoughts that spark joy and those that don’t, as well as the situations, the routines, etc. that we engage in. Right now if something in your life doesn’t “spark joy” it feels dull or downright painful! This is true of our focus as well! So whether you clean up externally or internally, it is a good time to ask the question, “What sparks joy!”


Here are a few pointers on how to “spark” more joy in your everyday life:

1. Evaluate your routines

Do your everyday routines work for you? Are you rushed in the mornings? Does checking email when you do uplift you or discombobulate you? Do you have a way of winding down before bed? If you answered no to any of these questions, pick something you do regularly that doesn’t work well for you. It can be anything at all that feels upsetting, annoying, frustrating, or unpleasant. Now ask yourself, “How can I do this in a way that sparks joy?”

I re-evaluate my routines every several months to make sure they’re still working for me. I recently decided that I would do my self-care routines first rather than starting with emails in the morning. I want to get good and rooted in self and the Divine before I attempt to help others. It is working so much better than when I used to sit down with a wet head to answer emails before breakfast only to discover I didn’t have time for breakfast and was feeling “off” all day.

Likewise, I’ve created a routine before bed that involves relaxing, watching positive and inspiring videos that stir up my creative juices, and then going to sleep dreaming about all the wonderful fun things I can do.

I evaluate practical matters too. I’ve made a little “coffee station” so everything I use is in one place rather than having to run around the kitchen. I fill up a pitcher the night before so I can water my microgreens each morning.

Simple shifts to everyday routines can create a much more positive and pleasant focus in your day-to-day living. Pick one and upgrade it 🙂

2. Evaluate your relationships

Which relationships are you being “real” in, and which ones do you strive to fit with inauthentic behaviors or beliefs? Do you want to change to be more authentic and loving in a relationship, or do you want to move along? Be honest with yourself, without making yourself or the other person wrong. The angels remind me all the time, that it isn’t another person’s responsibility to spark my joy! Either the behaviors and personality of another authentically resonate with you or not. Either you can spark your own joy while around them or you decide you’d prefer to be around others who resonate more.

This is not about making anyone wrong. The heavens constantly ask us to love the light within all. They always remind us that everyone has a right to be, but you have a right to be too. We are tasked to love enough to live and let live.

We’d not want to eat everything at a buffet but without the diversity, we wouldn’t experience the abundance of life. We wouldn’t have the contrast that shows us our preferences. We wouldn’t be inspired to try new things. We know what we prefer and can enjoy it without making the rest wrong.

Animals, children, and the innocent are curious and accepting of all but have their preferences. They live naturally and happily in this fashion, observing all without judgment, choosing to focus on what feels best, and enjoying their days.

3. Be aware of your Focus & focus consciously

There are times you will be in situations or around people and things that you do not prefer. You may work with someone you don’t care for, or have a family member whose beliefs are so strongly put upon you that you want to run! You may have gotten into a financial bind, or have a health issue.

In these situations, we’re in “spiritual boot camp” or in deep lessons of mental mastery.

Trust you put yourself there and you CAN master your focus, improve how you feel and therefore change what you attract in the future. It just takes work. In the words of a client who recently wrote honestly on a rampage, it can be “f’ing” hard at times. True story, but it does get easier with practice.

When I find myself in places or situations that I don’t prefer, I remind myself that I own my own mind. In the words of the Dalai Lama who was interviewed once and asked why he didn’t hate the Chinese government after the Tibetan takeover, he said, “They took my country and they took many of my people. Why should I give them take my mind?” Truer words were never spoken 🙂 We need not give our minds over to external circumstances.

When someone is nasty I either focus on their innocence, that they’re just trying to grow, on all that is good about them, or on people I prefer. I withdraw my attention from their unpleasant behaviors. When I’m in a place I don’t enjoy, waiting in line somewhere, for example, I look for things to enjoy or challenge myself to make up a wonderful story about being here. When I’ve been sick or my body has hurt, I focus on anything distracting that feels better and always heal.

It takes practice to shift focus when something is unpleasant or disturbing in your life, or someone’s bad behavior is blatant and compelling, but as the angels say, we own our own minds. We can give them to someone else to program or program them ourselves. To take charge of your focus is an ultimate act of love that uplifts yourself, attracts good into your life, and in the end, contributes to a kinder world.


The world is changing. We are rebirthing and resurrecting ourselves in ways both great and small. It IS intense. It is sometimes very challenging with this fast-moving energy, but Oh! The opportunities for manifesting are huge as we learn to focus more and more on the thoughts, things, people, situations, and stuff, that spark joy!

More importantly, as we learn to focus on seeing the love and being love in any area of life, we’ll just keep attracting more love and joy in every area of life!

Love you all! I wish you a week of sparking your own joy!
Ann

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