Can you breathe under water?

As I lay in my hot deep bath, trying to make my body as weightless as possible, without sinking and getting my hair soaked (I cheat and push a toe against the tap); I try to re-capture the feeling of my dreams. That I can breathe under water.

Have you ever had this? The feeling that if you were to drown you would just relax and go with the flow………..

As I turned the corner in my PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT I became increasingly more and more curious about my life path, my destiny and how to switch the so called PSYCHIC switch we are all supposed to possess on/off at will. My dreams were more noticeable to me. The mere fact of how much detail I could remember, even days, weeks or months afterwards made them stick in my mind. Especially the ones were I can breath under water!

Questions, questions! Researching for answers and understanding, then more questions. Unbelievable. My brain was far to busy to fit in a little MEDITATION time to get the answers mind you. But still, I suppose the long way round is always the way I’ll choose.

If I remember rightly, it was around the time that my curiosity was being drawn towards the OUIJA BOARD, and around the time of constantly hearing my name being called, but yet no one was there! The exact same time I realised that if we are all here for a reason I want to get to work to find out what I’m here to do.

In between these strange goings on, my being able to breath under water dream became much more frequent and memorable. Obviously, there’s a message in there somewhere but there was no way I was cracking it. I looked in all the DREAM books.

Did you know that a meaning in a dream book is only relevant to the person who’s writing it or whoever wants to claim that meaning for them?
I didn’t.

For example, I kept dreaming of OWLS. The largest type you can get. Are they ‘the eagle owl’ correct me in comments if I’m wrong. And one particular dream was with my little boy. I wanted to take him up to the owl to show him it was almost the same size as him and to stroke it if he could.

Well each time for me, I interpret an OWL in my dream as learning and knowledge but the other week I remembered and looked it up. It said Bad Fortune or Illness. Well I can honestly say that it didn’t sit right with me. And there was nothing that stood out in my personal life at that time that could back it up. So, dreams are symbols (I always dream in animals) and that’s why they tell you to keep a journal of your DREAMS because that way you can write the significant symbol down and when you next dream of it you know what your subconscious is trying to communicate to you.

As for my being able to breath under water dream, well I was later to find out by a fancy ‘Dream Psychologist’ that to dream a dream like this suggests that the dreamer is exploring their SUBCONSCIOUS and PSYCHIC ABILITY.

It’s funny; I haven’t had a dream like that for ages now but I’ll always remember the feeling I got whilst having them.

A warm, weightless floating feeling.

To re-create it properly I have to turn onto my front in the bath, relax completely and then hold my nose just barely on top of the steamy water. So close if I was to sniff I’d probably suck up the water. When I’ve got it just right I just can’t explain how it feels, just relaxing, maybe it’s the smell ….. I can’t put my finger on it. But it’s the oddest sensation and the closest thing to what I feel in those dreams.

I’d love to know if anyone else has had these kinds of dreams or if they’ve carried out their own weird experiments. By the lack of posts, I’ll get the hint. Seek HELP!

Until next time,
All lathered up & lovely,

Beverley x

‘Smiling From Within’

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A significant sign from Spirit

Everyone has a guide walking by their side, protecting them and guiding them along their chosen life path. Because we can’t hear them speak to us because of the loud hustle and bustle of our world they have to find various ways to communicate to us. By this I mean them showing us a sign from spirit.

 

Everyone gets them. They are little tokens of love, a way of letting you know that a loved one is by your side, a sign to put a smile on your face when you know it’s from them to you.

 

You may say “I never get a little sign from spirit”. But I bet you do. You just need to know what it is that you are looking for. Generally, it will always be the same thing. This is your way of recognising that it is meant for you. Let me explain a little better.

 

For me, I am always sent LOVE HEARTS. Always. I’ve probably always received them but my life and mind were far to busy to see and acknowledge them. 

 

I’ve really only started to notice them and acknowledge they are a gift from Spirit about 18mths ago. I was going through a real lull in my life; I had major decisions that needed to be made. The kind that would change my life dramatically.

 

This one particular day, I was in my local fruit & veg shop choosing singular potatoes. As I searched through to find the sizes that I wanted the first one I chose was in the shape of a large love heart. As soon as I picked it up I got the message "keep it, it’s a present from the spirit world."

 

As sad as it may sound, I did keep it. I kept it so long that it had shoots sprouting from it and in the end it was so soft it didn’t look like anything, only ready for the bin. But from then on they were too frequent.  I couldnt help but take pictures of the most funniest perculiar places they would show up!

I can remember most of the times that I have received my love hearts and each time they make me smile! One time I spilt some Coke-Cola on my cream carpet and the spill mark landed in the shape of a heart (that one I got rid of, luckily). Sat in my garden, I looked up at the sky and the cloud was in the ring shape of a love heart. It stayed in it’s shape for the whole time I was in the garden.

The most recent heart sent to me was only the other day. I’d been thinking about writing this blog and wished that I’d taken a picture of the love hearts I’d been sent. Well, funny enough, then next day as I poured my cleanser into the cotton wool; when I looked I had a perfect love heart sent to me. I grabbed my camera straight away.

 

An example of someone else’s sign from spirit are from my neighbour over in Spain. I was collecting experience stories from people and Anne told me of hers.

Her sister died, they were really close and had connections with the White Feather Sanctuary.  Anne was obviously devastatedwhen her sister passed last year. But every now and then Anne will find a large single white feather. Once she found one lying of her bed. With no logical explanation on how it could have got in there. But Anne’s most recent feather was a couple of months ago. She had gone in to clean and open up the pub that she owned and it was coming close to the anniversary of her sister. When Anne looked at the framed signed football shirt that had been given to her sister, there resting in the corner of the frame was a single large white feather.

 

I was curious to know did she keep the feathers or what happens to them. She said she never keeps them, she doesn’t even touch them. She will just leave them and then they just disappear in their own time without a trace of where they could of gone.

So, take your time to look out for your special sign from spirit. You’re already half way there, by acknowledging that you are ready to accept a gift from spirit.  And remember, when you do start to notice a little something and realise you’ve seen it a few times before; if it’s meant for you then you wont mistake the feeling of knowing it is meant for you. Say thank you and accept your token of love.

Happy searching and I guarantee once you start to receive them you will be ‘Smiling From Within’.

Take care,

Beverley x

Have you received a significant sign from Spirit? I’d love to hear of other peoples little tokens of love. All posts are responded to.

Energy Vibrations - What's Ur Cosmic Etheric?

The energy that you take in originates from cosmic energy. This energy vibration is the life force that underlies your ability to breath, eat, grow, have feelings and to think.

The Physical energy from food and drink is just part of the energy that sustains us in life.

Both cosmic and physical energies are types of etheric or ‘life-supporting’ energies. While food provides the physical, or metabolic etheric energy, life itself depends on cosmic etheric energy.

IN-STREAM

The intake of cosmic energy depends partly on your genetic tendencies: you are born with a capacity to welcome the outside world or to turn your back on it. Your experiences as a child and an adolescent also have a strong influence on this in-stream of energy. If you as an individual have been fully accepted for what you are, then you will be open to the cosmic, life-giving energies that surround you.

Cosmic energy streams into happy people more than it does to those who are sad. In denying themselves their own happiness, sad people also deny themselves the strength and vitality that could support and replenish them.

OUT-STREAM

The out-stream of energy depends on how well your own expressions of energy are met by others. If others try to curb these energies in you, then you may suffer from depression and frustration. The free flow of your energy includes the ability to express yourself freely, and not to be constantly undermined.

See my other postings on colours and their meanings for ideas on what colours you can use in breathing exercises to help with the cleansing of particular areas of your life & body; or for connecting deeper with your subconscious.

Remember, when you breath out & breath in, the colour you visualize

is the colour your 'Smiling From Within'

Until next time, take care

Love Beverley x

Sitting Under The Rainbow With - Erma Bombeck

Sitting Under The Rainbow With.... Is a new piece that I am introducing. When I find people who are interesting, with their own life experience to add. Erma Bombeck was a lovely lady, respected and cherished by many.

Sadly, she was diagnosed with Cancer and before she come to the end of her battle with the dreaded disease she did as most of us would; an honest reflection of her life and the changes she would make if it were possible to live her life over.

When I received the email containing the thoughts of Erma Bombeck it reminded me instantly of my earlier post, 'Be Careful What You Wish For' . Where I cover the fact of, why is it that we always wait until a near death experience before we make the necessary changes in our life.

IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck

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I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it
melted in storage.

I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble
about his youth.

I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

I would have sat on the lawn! With my grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, 'Later. Now go get washed up for dinner.' There would have been more
'I love yous'; more 'I'm sorry's.'

But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute...look at it and really see it.. Live it and never give it back.
STOP SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF!!!

Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what
Instead; let's cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us.

Let's think about what God HAS blessed us with, and what we are doing each day to promote ourselves mentally, physically, and emotionally.
I hope you have a blessed day .

She ends her heart felt life reflection with,

'Friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.'

How many of those reflections could you agree with? How many are you going to take action to change, today?

Until next time,

Beverley x
'Smiling From Within'

How Big Is Your Imagination?

Daydreaming. It's such a lovely word. Whenever I say it I feel like I want to melt into a big fluffy cloud and float around, letting my imagination ponder over all the nice things in my life.

And then reality kicks in and your smack bang in the middle of the grey dreary here and now. Where everyone is rushing around with their barriers up and their back stabbing protection gear on because they just dont know who to trust these days; better off not trusting anyone then!  And so, the cycle continues, only to get worse.

Almost everybodies waiting for the Sun to come out. It eases their touch of SAD SYNDROME. Once the Sun comes out those little faces cant help but smile (in between moaning about how hot it is).

People start lazying on the grass in the parks, chilling, slowing down the pace. Reading and submerging into a fantasy world between the pages. Or just simply lying back and watching planes jetting off to far away lands; pushing the clouds into another funny animal-like shape.

This is when our powerful mind is at its most psychic. This is when you should let it run wild with your imagination shaping your ideal life, in an ideal world.

What if you could wake up tomorrow and start to live it for real?

Would you be in the job you are doing right now?

Where would you be living?

What's the first thing you would change,
to make your NEW life complete?

Imagine, that you could stand outside your own body and view how you're living your life. Do you think, looking from the outside in, that you would say you are on the right track?

If you can then you are lucky enough to be harmonizing with your 'Higher Self'. Whether you already know this or not.

But what if you had the ability to see your life from above, seeing the bigger picture of where your life is heading right now?  Would you step back into your body and keep walking the same path or would you immediately start living your life for today and not worrying about tomorrow.

Why is it we only start to do this when we've had a near death experience. When we feel we have been given a second chance to live our life.  Or if we have lost someone close, making us value the time we have left.

Our lives are exactly what our imagination wants it to be, a movie in our own mind. With YOU as the starring role.............
Looking good, foot loose and fancy free, not to mention 'Smiling From Within'.

Beverley x

Be Careful What You Wish For

The deeper and deeper I explore into the psychic world, the more and more it all links back to the subconscious mind. Or deeper still, the superconscious, openly refered to as 'The Higher Self'.

It throws so many questions up, especially for me because as I travel along the path to becoming a medium I am being thrown deeper into first having to understand the powers of the mind. Feeling utter respect for the psychologists, they've put so much work into giving us facts on how our mind works. It's heavy stuff but so fascinating.

Basically, whatever you think will be. Well, that's not true because I've thought loads of things, good and bad they haven't happened. But have they? If you were to write down what you want and date it, how long would it be before you could cross it off your list? Probably ages because this alone still isn't enough. The trick or art is to send the thought out and know deep in your heart that you will get what you want.

We are all guilty of leading our lives from such a negative point of view that to really be positive and 'Smiling From Within' is a hard, if not impossible thing to do. Day in, day out, you're not allowed to worry about anything just live your life knowing that everything will always work out for the best. Not living your life in fear and doubts of what your future may bring.

Some of you may say, I don't worry about that anyway, I don't waste time thinking about it I just get on with my life. And that's brilliant if that's you. What's the point, worrying doesn't make things better only worse according to this rule. Although, can you honestly say you don't get down about anything in your life. Are you completely happy with how things are going, or could it be better?

Well, according to the hundreds of sites out there we have the magic wand right inside our minds and anytime we want to start living the life we were meant to we can tap it and tap into an abundance of everything, all of the time.

Yes, there is a catch! And it all leads back to the famous MEDIATION yet again. I am the worlds worst at meditating. Although, no one is any good at it unless they are disciplined enough to practice it daily or as often as possible. Learning to still your mind and then being able to receive messages from 'The Higher Self' on guidance, creative ideas, answers to problems and sat nav directions to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

So, GOOD LUCK in finding your magic wand (I'm still looking for mine) and creating your perfect world. As for me I'm off to Spain to relax on the beach, and practice getting in touch with my Spirit Guides.

Beverley x
Truly 'Smiling From Within'

We're All Born With A Life Plan

Everyone is born with a Life Plan. This plan is one that you agreed to follow when you were a spirit on a higher level before your birth. Your parents were also chosen so that you are placed with the right people to help you along with your life plan (whatever your story about parents and your life so far). It is planned in such a way to cover other areas that your previous incarnation couldn't carry out, hopefully giving you further advancement of your Spirit. It is the reason we are put on this Earth.

Some may argue that they make their own decisions and choices and it’s impossible that our lives are already mapped out. Yes your life is already mapped out but the point of it is, the lessons that you learn along the way. The reason for people saying that we have loads of re-incarnations is because there are so many lessons to be learnt and a particular healthy body and active life couldn't learn the same lessons of someone who is less able bodied or chronically ill throughout their life.

This is why when you have a proper horoscope (not general from the paper) reading then it can tell you exactly what type of character you are and how you handle situations. If you look into the various TOOLS available to the Psychics they are able to use things such as your date of birth as your Life Plan code. It's why it seems funny that a combination of various tools will still point to being your character and give similar examples of your strengths and weaknesses.

Of course we all have our own free will, being able to make our own choices and some of those decisions can completely ruin the plan. Destroying what might have been your destiny. But, since the plan is for you to experience certain lessons and for another chance of using your collected knowledge, then many situations can be “tweaked” from behind the scenes to re-direct you to a suitable path to continue learning your lesson.

This is where the help of our spirit guides (they chose to be by our side throughout our journey) and guardian angels (who are with us from the moment we are born, watching over us and making note of all we are up to) comes into play. Coincidences and the perfect back doors of “it’s not what you know it’s who you know”. Also, once we develop enough to be able to recognise and listen to our intuition/ inner higher self then we can start to pick up pace and hopefully stop making the same mistakes that we continuously know we do.

Also in place are Spiritualists, Mediums and Psychic Clairvoyants. It is their role to be available to give guidance and understanding as our ‘Spirit’ advances through its journey. You need to have someone to turn to who is able to make sense of what you’re experiencing. For example, when it gets confusing to know (or feel) what way to go when you have come to a cross roads in your life. When it is important to make the right decision where a major decision is needed. Their role is to use their ability to help others view the options and outcome of different choices taken.

So, what’s it all about then?
The aim is to make everyone get along together and to love each other unconditionally. For us to use our personal power to create a life that we shouldn't only have to go to heaven to be able to experience. (Good luck, we all shout in unison.) Well, no one is saying that it’s an easy task or that you will even live to see it become a reality but wouldn’t it make things that little bit easier if more people were a pleasure to know and to be around.

Not having to think about people doing us wrong, having to keep our guard up. The best we can do to get close to this, is to control the people we have up around us and in our lives and all take responsibility for our own actions. Treating people how we want to be treated. This is why like attracts like and we only attract people who are on the same vibrational level as us. If you mix with people that aren’t really good for you, unless you can wake up and acknowledge that fact and make the break you will always be stuck at that vibrational level. You won’t be able to advance spiritually. Moving up the vibrational spiritual growth ladder is why we out grow people and relationships. It is what we are here to do. To become Spiritually advanced.

Truly believing that we are here to enjoy life to the best of our ability, is the exact feeling of ‘Smiling From Within’.

Beverley x