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Daily Bliss – May 16

Daily Bliss

What is her gift today?

Perhaps it’s simply

To breathe in the air

Of new directions

As she sits still

And calm

No pushing

No pulling

Yet the energy is there

She can feel it

©Ashley Castle Barnes


The chaos around me is real.

I’m in the middle of home renovations so my house looks and feels like a tornado went through it.

My daughter had junior prom this weekend.

I have a litter of orphaned kittens and I’m planning my days and nights around feedings.

One of my own cats is sick.

I could easily crumble into frustration and overwhelm.

But honestly, I kind of thrive in this place.

There is something new around every turn.

Something to learn, something to vision, something to manage.

It’s all a challenge and although it’s a lot at moments, it’s doable.

It’s doable partly because I’m naturally wired for novelty, change, and challenge.

It’s doable because all these things are rewarding, if not inspiring even.

And it’s doable because I’ve spent a LOT of time getting to a place of being able to step back and stop pushing and pulling and allow for insight into what comes next.

That has not historically been my go-to strategy. In the past, I would have taken on everything to the point of not being able handle it – then not have the tools to say no.

Now, when it feels like a lot bordering on too much, I know better how to recognize that feeling and pull back.

Slow down. Feel the energy. Trust. Ask for help.

How are you feeling the energy today?

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Posted On: May 16, 2022

Daily Bliss – December 18

Daily Bliss

The Angels remind us that what we resist, has the unfortunate tendency to persist. Yet when we embrace the realities of the present moment, we open ourselves to actually move the energy, if only incrementally, in a different direction.

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Posted On: December 18, 2017

Daily Bliss – January 13

Daily Bliss


The Angels remind us that with change comes new energy.  It’s our job to hold space for it, give it a chance to be before we start to interfere, as we’re so prone to do.  Time will reveal new opportunities: to either move forward or to move in a new direction.  

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Posted On: January 13, 2017

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