When Least Expected: An Angel Message

A flagrant situation has developed in our peaceful little neck of the woods. A test to hold my peace and let go of control   This morning I could feel my emotions rising at the injustice, a trespass on peace.  I went outdoors to get centered and stood looking out over the quiet pasture--away from the opposite view.  I took inventory of all the good already in that moment and felt calmer.  A lone sandhill crane strolled down the driveway, his red heart-shaped cap signaled a call for love.   Coming back toward the house, I was guided to move a mother-in-law tongue planter out in the sunlight. That's when I discovered a hidden surprise nestled by the bushes.

The forgotten orchid had bloomed!  My mouth dropped, my spirits lifted. A bubble of illusion burst as if I'd seen an angel.  Many months ago, after a blooming season, the plant shriveled with no sign of life. Rather than pitch it, I'd tucked it away.  Wow! Two big yellow blooms and several pods held a promise of more to come.  The neglected plant had bloomed without any help from me.  I welcomed the reminder that sometimes the best thing we can do in a seemingly hopeless situation is to let it be. Surrender.  God is in control.

The fretting began when I carried the orchid into the house and began mothering it, wondering where it should go to be safe from Hei-Hei's playful paws.

When the orchid photos were uploaded, I noticed something had taken a big bite out of one soft yellow petal.  I could relate.  No worries, the smiling orchid seemed to say,  radiant as the sun.  

I'm grateful for these uplifting and unexpected messages of hope delivered by the floral apostles just when needed the most.  A reminder to look for the beauty in each moment, and do your best to keep on shining.  Yellow is the color of faith. There is always more going on than we realize.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen

Little Acts of Kindness: An Angel Message

 

Little acts of kindness can make a big difference.  Yesterday a handful of sunflower seeds tossed to a wild hungry peacock evoked a wonderful display of gratitude. His bronze and green train,  made up of 200 glorious individual tail feathers, fanned out like shimmering rays of the sun.  A full display of the "eyes of God".  I was so close, I could feel a soft breeze as he stirred the air, proudly pivoting round in a circle before me. I'd been fanned by a peacock! A first. 

 Happy Earth Day! A wonderful day to celebrate all life on this planet that we share and call home. And, "watch" for ways to extend love and peace to others in little ways that make a big difference. 

Love and peace,

Rae Karen

The Gift of Water: An Angel Message

Today's angel message is on the wonderful gift of water.  Did you know you have about 12 gallons of that life-giving elixir in your body, making it 70 percent of what you call "me" ?  

Years ago, Dr. Masaru Emoto, a pioneer in the study of water did some fascinating research on water, complete with photographs. His studies showed that water is as alive and vulnerable as we are.  He demonstrated that water is sensitive to our emotions, our thoughts, our attitudes, and our actions. Water has consciousness.  His findings make sense when you think about how water is an esoteric symbol for our emotions.  How often do we say, in a wave of anger, or a sinking feeling, a tidal wave of emotion, or in the flow.  When our mind is still, the living waters within reflect the serenity of a calm lake filling us up with peace and harmony. 

 

Music also affects water--soothing classical music, soft melodious tunes create beautiful water crystals while heavy metal, discordant tones the exact opposite.    When listening to music our feelings are evoked. nerves jangled or soothed... Water has consciousness.

 

Water is also a wonderful purifier.  I've set an intention to drink more water throughout the day, to keep my "tank" fresh.   I've got a wrought iron garden planter by the front door that looks like a tall water spigot.  A reminder for me not to take a single drop of water for granted.  To give thanks whenever I turn on the tap to get a drink, bathe, wash dishes, or water the lawn.   

 

In closing, Dr. Emoto's research showed how polluted/toxic water when exposed to prayer can be restored to a beautiful state of consciousness.   Another reminder to watch how I shower my watery physical body with the thoughts I think.

 

 

 

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,

Rae Karen

 

 

(photos:web)

Speak from the Soul: An Angel Message

In today's world, filled with endless chatter, I loved this message from a book by Annalee Skarin, Ye Are Gods.

"One must learn to speak the language of the angels or 'speak with new tongues.' 

He must learn to speak from the soul and never from the lips, or even from the mind. 

He who speaks from the lips chatters. He who speaks from an empty mind adds confusion 

to discord. He who speaks from a full mind feeds the minds of men. He who speaks from 

his heart wins the confidence of mankind. But he who speaks from his soul heals the 

heartbreak of a world and feeds the hungry, starving souls of men. He can bring light 

for he will carry light..."

"It is given through the gift and power of the Holy Spirit. The language of the soul 

is a sacred language, and most beautiful. It can never hurt or injure. It can only 

bring a benediction of glory."

A sip of synchronicity--my teabag message: It is not talking of love

but living in love that is everything.

Love and joyful blessings,


Rae Karen

(artwork from web)

Great Expectations: Angel Message

 

While waiting for the light to change at a busy intersection in St. Augustine, a new business had popped up on the corner.  Giraffes had been a recent theme, and the sight of a giant giraffe statue, with a heart around its neck, seemed like one of those deliberate angel messages.    

GREAT EXPECTATIONS REALTY. 

I laughed at the synchronicity.  That big-hearted giraffe was named Pip. 

Giraffes convey messages about foreseeing the future.  The tallest of all mammals, they symbolize farsightedness.  Giraffes see great distances but their long legs and neck must work together in harmony to reach their destination.  A reminder that it's not enough to see the future.  We must be willing to move and progress toward it. With giraffe your legs and feet are on the ground and your head in the sky. 

Some questions to ask yourself:

Are you resisting moving into new areas you see for yourself?

Are you resisting change?

Are you afraid of the future?

Sometimes life has thrown us so many curve balls, we may tend to give up and lose hope in having any great expectations for fear of disappointment. The angels encourage us to keep on trying our best and steadily move forward to victory sharing our gifts.  The best is yet to be.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen 

(Ref.  Animal-Speak, Ted Andrews)

A Promise from a Floral Apostle: Angel Message

Maybe you've noticed how God often speaks in angel messages through nature, and the delivery has a warm touch of synchronicity and lighthearted humor. Even a prickly cactus can become a floral apostle...when I have eyes to see and ears to hear.   

Last year, you may remember a wild cactus showed up in time to celebrate Easter.  Standing tall against the inner pasture fence, it had sprouted two large flat green paddles that stuck up like "bunny ears".  The tips of those green ears had antenna-like yellow buds that whispered a promise of what was yet to be. A  promise of hope, faith, and fulfillment.  The cactus was about to unfold her soft inner beauty for all to see.  

After the blooming season, the hardy plant faded into the background, soon forgotten.  

This morning... backing down the driveway, there she was again.  Peeking through the rusted wire fence.  A prolific vision of beauty and promise to come.  Known as Optunia in the flower world, the prickly pear cactus had a profusion of tight buds that resembled yellow candles glowing on a magnificent candelabra. I counted 20 in all, a radiant picture of abundance, endurance, and fulfillment of what is yet to be.  

 

By this afternoon, Optunia was blossoming, opening up to the warm rays of the sun.  Happy bees buzzed, nestling down on her soft petals in a fuzzy yellow bed of sweet nectar.   

I was reminded the prickly pear cactus is a symbol of maternal love because it can endure and thrive in harsh conditions like the unconditional love of a mother.

 Yellow is the color of faith.  The cactus represents an endurance and strength to survive in new environments and situations.   We all have angelic help to assist us in learning to adapt and be flexible so we too can bloom where we're planted.  It's ours for the asking, and having faith that the best is yet to be.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen 

Opening to New Life: An Angel Message

 The emu, a tall flightless bird from Australia, popped his flexible long neck through an opening in the fence at the orchid farm.  Curious and friendly, he welcomed our new faces, eager to interact.  Later, I read that when an emu appears, it could be a sign to look for like-minded individuals for support.  Also, the emu teaches in some way about the openness of our lives to others, which was exactly what this big-eyed bird was doing yesterday.

At home, an openness to new life had been developing.  A large hole in the pasture fence provided a way for the sandhill crane family to come visit and show off  their cute fuzzy brown colt. 

 

"Openness" is the angel message for today.  Look for opportunities to share your life with others.  Love will make a way. 

Love and peace,

Rae Karen

S-T-R-E-T-C-H: An Angel Message

These trying days when physical life is being stretched and pulled quickly in many unbelievable distortions, I find it helpful to have a big green smiling Gumby waving on the kitchen windowsill.  A reminder that these troublesome changes can be used to promote our spiritual growth.  To stretch and come up higher, beyond the limited perception of our five senses. 

 

 Turns out the name Gumby comes from a Latin phrase: Semper Gumby, and means always flexible. Maybe you remember the unique claymation cartoon character Gumby. You could bend him, twist and stretch him. He was always flexible.   

 Another helpful Latin phrase I read years ago came from Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. It also helped me to take a stand when I remembered to apply it.  "Semper paratus is Truth's motto."

 Semper paratus  means Divinity is always ready.  I'd just watched the 1951 sci-fi thriller, The Day The Earth Stood Still.  And, was reminded of the iconic command Patricia Neal had to make to stop the giant robot GORT from destroying the earth. Klaatu barada nikto! 

 
To keep peace in my life, at the first sign of inner distress, I'd silently command, Semper paratus! Intruding destructive thoughts of fear, doubt, guilt, worry would be shut down.  Semper paratus, God's already got this!  Divinity is always ready.  

 

For fun, one day I found a red heart-shaped sticker and stuck it on Gumby's green chest.  What a surprise when writing this blog to learn the description on his toy box reads:  If you've got a heart. Then Gumby's a part of you.  Another great reminder that LOVE is all that really is. Love is the answer to whatever seems to confront us.

 

Have a blessed day, and remember the best is yet to be.  Try your best to s-t-r-e-t-c-h and grow upward into the Light of a new day.  Divinity is always ready.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen

 

 

 

                                                       

Signs and Wonders, Great Egret and Cormorant

 Pardon my long-distance shaky zoom to capture a living portrait of an unlikely pair sharing a quiet moment's repose in the sun. On April 8, the day of the total solar eclipse, their mirrored reflections on the still lake were sharper than their real life stance on the old wooden pier.  A white lacy Great Egret, a high flyer,  and a large shiny black Cormorant, a deep diver, reflecting a time of watching and waiting for the powerful new birth. 

Wishing you a day full of peace and happiness.  Every moment is filled with God's Love.

Rae Karen

Out of Our Element, A Message of Hope: An Angel Message

 I have compassion for this tree and admire her spirit not to give up.  No longer rooted on dry land, the past years of hurricanes and heavy rainstorms changed the landscape.  The lake swelled stretching her deep, watery fingers inland.      

Some days I feel like that water-logged tree, out of my element, far beyond the old familiar comfort zone.  But this tree has been my teacher.  For the last three years, every spring, she has managed to don a new coat of fresh green leaves, offering hope and endurance in times of extreme testing and trials.   

This spring was different, she appeared dormant.  Cold lake water up to her waist, and not a single green twig on her bare branches.  I thought the waterlogged tree had given it her all, and finally let go.  But I was wrong.

This morning there she was, a hopeful sight for sore eyes.  Leafy green boughs opened wide to greet the sun, reflecting a new beginning. A renewal. 

I welcomed the hardy tree's lesson on life.  "Do your best and let God do the rest."  And, most of all, don't judge by appearances.  The best is yet to be.

Happy Spring!

Love and peace,

Rae Karen

Celestial Rainbow-Cloud Dancers

 Yesterday morning's bright blue sky had a story to tell after the heavy rainstorm that night.  Something was up.  I couldn't help notice the  wispy white clouds diving down toward earth, like angels in action.  A new, animated energy abounded.  So much so on our way out to run errands, we stopped to take photos from the driveway.

A series of tests have been coming hard.  Trials to be overcome, and rise above without reacting.  Major challenges to stay centered and at peace no matter what.  Harmony.

A few hours later, as we got closer to home, the sky had changed to a dynamic heavenly view.  Wispy rainbow clouds resembled etheric angels, dancing in a circular portal, rejoicing...

I welcomed the comforting and wonderful sign.  More is going on than meets the physical eye.  So  keep your consciousness on high.  Focus on spirit, and not matter and watch for miracles.  The best is yet to be.  Rainbows are a sign of God's promise.  So no matter what our challenges may be just now, our "clouds" will become rainbow dancers with the help of God's angels.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen

Poetry in Motion: An Angel Message

There's a true saying that we always teach what we need to learn.   

A few days ago, a memorable picture of harmony appeared on the still lake waters.  It was poetry in motion as I gazed through the camera lens to get the big picture.  A little brown duck had dipped down in the lake and unknowingly created a work of art.  The wise duck peacefully cuddled the center of a vortex of glistening concentric circles that all began with his action. 

It was an angel message to pay attention to my own actions.  To watch what I'm creating because its influence will circle far and wide.  The ripple effect in action. 

Little did I know that soon a test would be coming up... 

It happened this morning at the lake while feeding the ducks.  An irate fisherman tried to spoil the serenity of a new day.  In that moment, rather than take the bait, the lovely picture of the duck's rippling effect came to mind. Although, I admit my feathers started to get ruffled, I kept my focus on the calm lake and the serene duck basking in its radiant center.    

May you choose peace today and have patience when dealing with yourself and others.  Tests come in many disguises ready to reveal unhealed parts of ourselves, hidden away.

Remember you are always in the company of God's angels who help guide, comfort, and protect in all your ways. The best is yet to be. 

Love and peace,

Rae Karen