{"id":7493,"date":"2013-06-19T13:11:23","date_gmt":"2013-06-19T13:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/?p=1137"},"modified":"2013-06-19T13:11:23","modified_gmt":"2013-06-19T13:11:23","slug":"be-gentle-dear-advises-deer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendywolfe.com\/?p=7493","title":{"rendered":"Be Gentle Dear Advises Deer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the past week I have been seeing deer as I drive down the roads, on my walks and out the windows of my home.\u00a0 It was no surprise then when a beautiful young doe\u00a0appeared in my meditation today.\u00a0 She exuded peace and calm as she looked my way and shared her wisdom.<\/p>\n<p><i>There is harshness in our world right now.\u00a0 We feel the\u00a0 energy of the arguing, the fear, the need of so many to be right at the price of what is best, what is kind and what is loving.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><i>I\u2019m here to remind you to be gentle with yourself and with others.\u00a0 Be gentle with your family and those who are like family to you.\u00a0 Be gentle with strangers, even the ones who are angry or hostile.\u00a0 They need your compassion and gentleness the most.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><i>Show kindness to one another.\u00a0 I know you will understand this and take it to heart.\u00a0 As each of you are patient and loving with yourself and others, you elevate the world.\u00a0 You raise the vibration of the planet when you open your hearts with acceptance.\u00a0 Your being is very powerful.\u00a0 Never underestimate the power of your love.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>What a beautiful message from Deer.\u00a0 I try to remember when I get flipped off by a driver or honked at that they must be having a pretty bad day.\u00a0 Since I don\u2019t know their story, I don\u2019t know if they just lost their job or lost a loved one.\u00a0 It might not be anything so tragic either, they may just be very unhappy.\u00a0 This allows me to be grateful that my life is blessed and to know that I can let go of the energy of their anger that was cast my way.\u00a0 If I am in a good space, I send them love.<\/p>\n<p>And sometimes, when I\u2019m also in a tense place I flip them back, I honk back.\u00a0 I\u2019m happy to say that doesn&#8217;t happen very often but alas I am human.\u00a0 When it does happens I realize quickly that something is amiss and do some soul searching to understand and acknowledge what\u2019s really going on. I usually also feel a little guilty for reacting\u2026so I forgive myself; after all I am human.<\/p>\n<p>Next, I shift my vibration.\u00a0 It\u2019s not that hard.\u00a0 Taking a few moments I do a <i>gratitude check<\/i> which is just a quick inventory of all that is right in my life and all my blessings and that brings my vibration back up again.<\/p>\n<p>This change in vibration can quickly shift our attitude and our energy.\u00a0 Gratitude feels so much better than anger and we deserve to feel good. \u00a0When our energy is filled with love we are protected from having others drain our energy.\u00a0 This is a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>Just for fun (and this \u00a0can make you feel awesome), make someone\u2019s day.<\/p>\n<p>Really notice the person at the grocery checkout.\u00a0 Look into her eyes and acknowledge this other soul with her own story, her own triumphs and her own sorrows.<\/p>\n<p>With genuine concern, ask someone how they are today and <em>listen with your heart<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Open your eyes to the people around you and <em>smile from your heart<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Pay for someone\u2019s coffee in the line behind you.<\/p>\n<p>Give up your seat or place in line.<\/p>\n<p>Put down your cell phone and give someone your undivided attention.<\/p>\n<p>Every day we have abundant opportunities to choose love over fear. \u00a0Love versus fear is what it all comes down to.<\/p>\n<p>Choose love.<\/p>\n<p>Repeat.<\/p>\n<p>Choose love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past week I have been seeing deer as I drive down the roads, on my walks and out the windows of my home.\u00a0 It was no surprise then when a beautiful young doe\u00a0appeared in my meditation today.\u00a0 She exuded peace and calm as she looked my way and shared her wisdom. 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