Raven<\/b> showed up in my quiet space and was picking at a carcass on the road side.\u00a0 \u201cThat\u2019s gross\u201d, I said.\u00a0 Raven looked at me and said \u201cBut it\u2019s efficient and respectful.\u00a0 The Soul of this animal is gone and I am using the energy of the remaining flesh to sustain me.\u00a0 I do not waste.<\/p>\n
Raven<\/b> went on to say \u201cOnly humans waste.\u00a0 There was a time humans did not do this but a great deal has changed since then.\u00a0 Now that there is such abundance in your lives, you have created excess, waste and large piles of garbage.\u00a0 Some of that garbage becomes food for other animals but there is more than can be consumed.<\/p>\n
Wendy:<\/b>\u00a0 This is true. We are a very wasteful society.\u00a0 I have made it a point to simplify, buy less and use less and I still seem to have lots and lots of trash.<\/p>\n
Raven:<\/b> You also waste your energy.<\/p>\n
I asked, How so?<\/p>\n
Raven:<\/b> You worry about that which you have no control over.\u00a0 You expend your energy to do this.\u00a0 Then you have less energy for the important tasks like caring for one another; caring for yourself; listening within and listening to guides like me.<\/p>\n
Many of you distract yourselves by focusing on nonsense.\u00a0 Some of you obsess over these distractions.\u00a0 This keeps you from getting quiet and hearing the wisdom of your inner knowing or the wisdom from the many Spirits and Guides who are here to assist you.<\/p>\n
Then Raven left.<\/p>\n
Moments later, I could see Hawk<\/b>.\u00a0 He was very close and I could see all the variations in the feathers on his head.\u00a0 He added, \u201cDiscern where you put your focus.\u00a0 Is this really what you want to expend energy on?\u00a0 Is this really where you want your attention to be?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Remember that what you focus on is what you bring into your life.<\/p>\n
Then he too was gone.<\/p>\n
Their words are sharp but true.\u00a0 While I no longer expend energy watching or reading news events, I can feel time slip by quickly on Facebook or surfing the net.\u00a0 I can find ways to distract myself and avoid getting quiet and going within.\u00a0 Even though I know I will find peace and wisdom within, I avoid.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not unique.\u00a0 I suspect you have experienced this too.\u00a0 Often I have this conversation with my Illumination Program clients.\u00a0 Why is it so hard to get quiet and listen?\u00a0 The answer might surprise you.\u00a0 It really isn\u2019t about lack of time.\u00a0 For most people it is fear.\u00a0 Fear of what we might hear when we get quiet.\u00a0 Some fear the inner voice might scold or ask them to give up all their worldly possessions and go live in an African hut.\u00a0 Though I jest, the fear is real.<\/p>\n
The truth is your higher self, your Soul, never scolds.\u00a0 If you hear criticism or anything like it, you are not hearing from your Soul.\u00a0 You are hearing the Ego doing what it feels is best to keep you safe.\u00a0 The Ego is mistaken.<\/p>\n
Your higher self will support you, be gentle with you and guide you.\u00a0 The guidance may not always make sense.\u00a0 Sometimes we are asked to follow a path, make a choice that doesn\u2019t fit with the practicality of the outside world.\u00a0 It can be a bit scary to follow that guidance.\u00a0 I assure you it will lead you to what is right and best for your journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Raven showed up in my quiet space and was picking at a carcass on the road side.\u00a0 \u201cThat\u2019s gross\u201d, I said.\u00a0 Raven looked at me and said \u201cBut it\u2019s efficient and respectful.\u00a0 The Soul of this animal is gone and I am using the energy of the remaining flesh to sustain me.\u00a0 I do not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-uncategorized","entry","gs-1","gs-odd","gs-even","gs-featured-content-entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7492\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}