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JEANNE AT BELLA WOODS EVENT ON AUGUST 15, 2009

2009-07-27T08:30:00.000-07:00

COME AND JOIN JEAN
AT
THE BELLA WOODS EXPERIENCE

AUGUST 15, 2009

10 am to 6 pm

BELLWOOD, PA

BODY~MIND~SPIRIT INTEGRATION CELEBRATION

ALTERNATIVE WELLNESS FAIR

Free Lectures w/$5.00 Admission
See Schedule Below!

Directions:

Exit 41 on Interstate 99 and Follow Event Signs
Through the Quaint Town of Bellwood
To the Wolf Furniture Distribution Center and
Continue Following the event signs

What kind of Practitioner will you find at Bella Woods?

Homeopathic Doctors
Acupressure
Astrologists
Iridologists
Numerologists
Massage Therapists
Reiki Masters/Teachers
Animal / Pet Communicators
Psychologists
Intuitive Counselors
Mediums
Aromatherapists
Mid-Wives / Hypno-Birthers
Hypnotherapists
E.F.T Facilitators
Past Life Regressionists
Spirit Artists
Authors
Ministers
Spiritual Counselors
Energy Healers
Results Teachers
Shamans
Flower Essence Experts
Color & Sound Therapists
Meditation Teachers
Yoga Masters / Instructors
Life & Marriage Coaches / Counselors
Tarot Readers
Aura Photographers
Breathwork Facilitators
Herbalists
Fairy Doctors
Plus:
A Spiritual Outlet
Bling (*Jewelry*) ~ Crystals ~ Art

La Jo's Italian Specialties

2009 LECTURE LINE-UP

Please Note ... TWO Lecture Rooms (A-B)

Lecture Room A

12-1 Lori Crilley "Tarot for Your Spirit"

1-2 Joyce Truesdale "Flower Essence for Emotional Well-Being"
& Mary Anne Gibbons

2-3 Teri Ippoliti "Chakra Talk"

3-4 Carol Reyan "Ascension"

5-6 Diane Palmer "Shamanic Counseling"

Lecture Room B

11-12 Carolyn & Dr. Thomas Buck "What Can Hypnosis Do for YOU?"

12-1 Dr. Nick Martin "There's Something More"

1-2 Rev. Dr. Linda Martin "Your Divine Self"

2-3 Rev. Carole Obley "Messages from the Other Side"

3-4 Jeanne Brumbaugh "Sacrifice Gives Way to Restoration"

4-5 Joanie Yanusas "Discover Yourself, Your Path, Your Power"

5-6 Susan Lynne "Communicating with Your Angels"

La Jo’s Italian Specialties
Concession
For
Lunch & Dinner

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DON’T MISS
THE BELLA WOODS EXPERIENCE 2009

INSIDE OUTSIDE UPSIDE DOWN: THE POWER OF PERCEPTION WORKSHOP

2009-05-06T06:59:00.000-07:00

JEAN'S
COMPASSIONATE ILLUMINATION
PRESENTS

INSIDE OUTSIDE UPSIDE DOWN: THE POWER OF PERCEPTION

• Living inside out in an upside down world

• What you believe shapes what you perceive which then leads to what you receive as well as to what you achieve

• Living your truth

• Owning your perceptions
and owning your power

Bedford County
Arts Center
137 East Pitt Street, Bedford

Saturday, May 16, 2009
4-6pm

$20 – includes materials & refreshments

Reservations requested!
Call 814-327-2435

Pausing For Presence In Prayer Presentation On Saturday, April 18, 2009

2009-04-08T13:59:00.000-07:00

JEAN’S
COMPASSIONATE
ILLUMINATION

presents

PAUSING FOR PRESENCE IN PRAYER

BEDFORD COUNTY ARTS CENTER
137 East Pitt Street, Bedford

SATURDAY, APRIL 18
4-6 PM

$20 – Includes Materials & Refreshments
Reservations Requested!
Call (814)327-2435

“In prayer it is better to have a heart without words, than words without a heart.”

---John Bunyan, English preacher and writer

PRESENTATION INCLUDES:

• Examining definitions of prayer
• Exploring diverse prayer practices
• Discovering the power of prayer
• Sharing “prayer pearls”

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009 A BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: MESSAGES OF LOVE AND LIGHT

2009-03-11T10:22:00.000-07:00

A BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: MESSAGES OF LOVE AND LIGHT

Accompany Jean on this evening as she shares true stories which offer insights and important life lessons from the spirits, the people for whom they came, and the woman, medium and mediator, in the middle.

~~~JEAN PRESENTS~~~

A BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: MESSAGES OF LOVE AND LIGHT

BEDFORD COUNTY
ARTS CENTER
137 East Pitt Street, Bedford

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009
5-7 PM

$20 – Includes Materials and Refreshments
(Give as you are able to do so)

Reservations Requested!
Call 814-327-2435
http://www.compassionateillumination.com

FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009 COMPASSIONATE ILLUMINATION AT PENN STATE'S EARTH DAY FESTIVAL

2009-03-11T10:19:00.000-07:00

COMPASSIONATE ILLUMINATION AT PENN STATE'S EARTH DAY FESTIVAL ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009

Jean is proud to be a part of Penn State Altoona's 8th Annual Earth Day Festival, sponsored by Eco-Action, which is being held on Friday, April 24th, 2009 from 10am-5pm. Events will center in and around the Slep Student Center.

Planned events include a drum circle led by Jonathan Murray of FunDrum Rhythm Circles, meditation and yoga sessions, canoe lessons and races, children's activities, a headlining performance by Mystery Train, and of course, exhibits by local businesses, organizations, and other clubs at Penn State Altoona. There will also be an alternative fuel/energy efficient auto show.

Jean will have a Compassionate Illumination presentation and will lead an Earth Day meditation. She will be available for sessions on the campus as well. Call (814-327-2435) or e-mail (illuminata306@hotmail.com)Jean today to schedule your Earth Day session with Compassionate Illumination. First come, first serve!

E.'s Testimonial on March 10, 2009

2009-03-10T08:40:00.000-07:00

The following is a testimonial on behalf of Jean's Compassionate Illumination:

"You have really truly renewed my love for life. The information you gave me only two minutes into our conversation confirmed to me just how real you had to be. You are truly a loving and caring human being with a true gift and you actually strive to use it for good. I finally realize why I am here and it was wonderful to have advice given from my angels and guides and of course Gram (even though she interrupted your shower). LOL. I can't thank you enough for your insight and I am truly striving to be a new me! I can't wait to have another session. Thank you and God bless."

E.

VALENTINE'S DAY

2009-02-03T09:59:00.000-08:00

LOVE: CALL AND RESPONSE

February 14, 2009

Can you live with an open heart, even while others are frightened? Love is not taking advantage of the vulnerabilities of others. It is making the needs of others as important as your own. Love is a fire that is out of control. Once ignited, it cannot be contained. You may strive for moderation in diet, exercise, and work hours, but striving for moderation in love is like striving for moderation in breathing.

Practice moderation in all things except love.

---Gary Zukav
Soul to Soul: Communications from the Heart

The seminar focuses on learning the art of effective communication in intimate relationships. A thriving, rewarding, mutually satisfying relationship possesses a solid foundation based on healthy communication skills. If you love your partner and feel your relationship can benefit from learning some new skills then this seminar is for you! Give your loved one something to truly celebrate this Valentine’s Day: the gift of improved communication!

(Note: It is not necessary to presently be in an intimate relationship with someone in order to attend! These skills can benefit everyone!)

Please plan on attending

LOVE: CALL AND RESPONSE

BEDFORD COUNTY ARTS CENTER
137 East Pitt Street
Bedford, PA 15522

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 @ 4 PM

$10 – Includes Workshop Materials and Refreshments

CALL JEAN TODAY
814-327-2435
TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION
FOR
VALENTINE’S DAY!

Learn more about COMPASSIONATE ILLUMINATION at
http://www.compassionateillumination.com

Hands and Heart

2008-12-07T14:38:00.000-08:00

"If nature has made you a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart. And though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of that."

---Frances Hodgson Burnett

FROM THE GLORY OF AN UNCAGED HEART

2008-12-07T13:38:00.000-08:00

With hands of Love and Light
glowing and rocking
you shape and mold
the frothing fur of each layer.
You take broken and sundered vortices
and with chanted prayer and colored breath
make them whole.

Parched energies
lost among twisted canyons
are found
and with gentle hands
returned to protected silence.
There, spinning on stamping feet
they become the whirling dervishes
borne and held
within the thunder of each soul's matrix.

The gifts that you share
spring from the throne of compassion
and from the glory of an uncaged heart.
These gifts
shot through with gnarled veins of runic gold
speak in whispered words on the breath of angels,
shielding and guiding you
riding the wind from the far side of the veil.

The melody of each life you touch
sings its way up through ancient sunlight
till it spills over the cusp of a new sunrise.
From the root to the crown
this being radiates
in waves of sparkling colors
the blushed bloom of a jungle rose.
Its scented petals
wearing a necklace of morning dew
bows to the sun,
taking its first breath
of what could be.

You will walk your path
on the fresh crust of each new season.
Your path will ride
the curves and bark on the tree of life,
and with surrendered joy
discover unexpected beauty and fulfillment.
And now, as you look
through the panes of your soul
your path is calling to you
in a yearning
for the tidal surge of your next step.
The trilling notes of your song,
the crescendo of your life's symphony
on wings await

SO FLY.

Written for Jean Brumbaugh by Mel Samms-Overley on December 3, 2008

YES, WE CAN!

2008-11-07T04:14:00.000-08:00

While we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism and doubt and those who tell us we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes We Can.

Barack Obama
President-Elect of the United States of America

ANGELIC INSPIRATIONS ,VIBRATIONS, AND REMINDERS

2008-11-01T04:51:00.000-07:00

Angels point us to those open windows that somehow linger unnoticed by each slammed door of opportunity in our lives.

From the beginning of our lives we are taught to walk, to speak, to run, to love, to receive, and to give in return. We are taught by people who know us well and those who don't know us at all. We are also taught by angels and by God.

Let us accept TRUTH, even when it surprises us, and alters our views. --- George Sand

When we BELIEVE in each other we act as angels, offering our confidence and the power of our FAITH. It is no small thing to look in another's eyes, straight and true, and say with sincerity, "I BELIEVE in you."

To HOPE is to fly. To fly is to DREAM. To DREAM is to BELIEVE. To BELIEVE is to DO. To DO is to give HOPE. To give HOPE is to fight the fight of angels.

(AN ANGEL BY YOUR SIDE: THOUGHTS FOR EACH DAY calendar)

LOVE NOTE FROM THE UNIVERSE

2008-10-22T07:43:00.000-07:00

YOUR GIFTS ARE INNUMERABLE;
YOUR DEPTH IS INCALCULABLE;
YOUR PRESENCE IS UNFORGETTABLE.

YOUR TOUCH IS HEALING;
YOUR STYLE APPEALING;
YOUR POWER IS MIND REELING.

AND YOU ARE LOVED AND ADORED
ON A MOMENT-TO-MOMENT BASIS,
MORE THAN YOU CAN COMPREHEND.

JUST LIKE WE PLANNED.

~~~THE UNIVERSE
(http://www.theuniverse@tut.com)

COMPASSIONATE ILLUMINATION ANNOUNCES UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS

2008-10-22T07:29:00.000-07:00

In October, Jean Brumbaugh of Compassionate Illumination presented the workshop, YOUR SECRET GARDEN: HEALING THE HEART, at the Bedford Arts Center. She wove several art forms into the content of the workshop, utilizing the painting “Miranda’s World,” by artist Robin Grass; the poem, “Finding the Lost Child,” penned by local poet, Mel Samms-Overley; and the song, “I Hope You Dance,” recorded by Lee Ann Womack . This month, on Saturday, November 15, 2008 she proudly offers the workshop, STICKS AND STONES: THE POWER OF WORDS, at the Bedford Arts Center from 4-6 pm.

Jean is offering events each month at the Bedford Arts Center for the purpose of tending to the bodies, minds, and spirits of all. Topics for presentations and workshops have not yet been decided; however, the following dates are scheduled for the events:

Sat., Nov. 15, 2008
Sat., Dec. 13, 2008
Sat., Jan. 17, 2009
Sat., Feb. 14, 2009
Sat., March 21, 2009

Each event will be held from 4-6 pm at the Bedford Arts Center

Reservations are requested!

$10 (covers materials and refreshments)

Please contact Jean at (814) 327-2435 to register!
Email: illuminata306@hotmail.com
Website: www.compassionateillumination.com

***Please make note of the dates and plan on joining Jean***

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JEAN IS INTERESTED IN HAVING A COUPLE’S WORKSHOP! PLEASE CONTACT HER AND LET HER KNOW IF YOU AND YOUR BELOVED ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE!

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JEAN’S
COMPASSIONATE ILLUMINATION

AT
BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV

FESTIVAL OF LIGHT

PSYCHIC FAIR
AND
ALTERNATIVE HEALING EXPO

ON
NOV. 8 & 9, 2008
10 AM - 4 PM

IN
The Ice House located at the corner of Independence St. and Mercer St.

Over 30 vendors will be featured! What can you find at THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHT? The following modalities will be represented: essential oils; flower essences; hand and foot reflexology; sound, color, and light vibration; homeopathic remedies; iridology; meditation; reiki; astrology; crystals; dowsing; energy work; master alignment; numerology; shamanism; tarot; lectures; demonstrations; mini-readings; and hands-on-work! There’s something for everyone!

Admission: $3 per day
Workshops: $5 per workshop

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

ASK JEAN TO COME AND GIVE ONE OF HER MOTIVATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO YOUR ORGANIZATION!
She is available to do seminars, workshops, and inspirational talks!

---LOVE IS A LITTLE WHITE BIRD---

2008-10-06T16:42:00.000-07:00

And it won't help any, it won't get us anywhere
it won't wipe away what has been
nor hold off what is to be
if you hear me saying
---LOVE is a little white bird---
and the flight of it so fast
you can't see it
and you know it's there
only by the faint whirr of its wings
and the hush song coming so low to your ears
you fear it might be silence
and you listen keen and you listen long
and you know it's more than silence
for you get the hush song so lovely
it hurts and cuts into your heart
and what you want is to give more than you can get
and you'd like to write it but it can't be written
and you'd like to sing it but you don't dare try
because the little white bird sings it better than you can
so you listen and while you listen you pray
and one day it's as though a great slow wind
had washed you clean and strong inside and out
and the little white bird's hush song
is telling you nothing can harm you,
the days to come can weave in and weave out
and spin their fabrics and designs for you
and nothing can harm you---
unless you change yourself into a thing of harm
nothing can harm you.

.....................................................................................

I give you the little white bird---
and my thanks for your hearing me---
and my prayers for you,
my deep silent prayers.

--- Carl Sandburg
"Little Word, Little White Bird"

What Happens When You Share Your Abundance

2008-09-17T06:11:00.004-07:00

Catherine M. Kasper, in her book, ANGELIC ABUNDANCE: TREASURE MAPS, suggests that September is the perfect month to focus on the abundance in your life. She proposes the following:

Share your abundance. If you feel moved to, from your heart, share your abundance, for everything you give out comes back to you in some way. Send something out into the Universe. Watch to see it come back to you in any one of a number of ways the energy of love can take form!

I wonder what would happen if you shared your abundance today by......

Thanking someone for making a difference in your life

Giving your waitress two or three times the average tip

Surprising a stranger with a bouquet of flowers

Telling someone you noticed their act of kindness

Making a donation to a charity

Leaving pennies in a store that has a "Need a penny, take a penny" dish

Baking cookies and taking a dozen to your neighbor

Paying for a stranger's cup of coffee or ice cream cone or sandwich .......

Please share your abundance today!

With Abundance, Love, and Light~~~

Jean

Prayer For New Life

2008-09-17T06:11:00.003-07:00

Dear God,

May I be pregnant with the expression of a new being: someone more magnificent than I have been;

More powerful than I have been;

Healthier than I have been;

More alive than I have been;

More at cause than I have been;

More tender than I have been;

More compassionate and merciful than I have been;

More full of love than I have been;

More tolerant, less judgmental than I have been;

More at one with myself and with all others;

More close to You, dear Lord, than I have been.

Amen

~~~Marianne Williamson

Doing Well By Doing Good

2008-09-17T06:11:00.002-07:00

Doing Well By Doing Good
William R. Brody

Excerpted from a speech delivered by Mr. Brody to the graduating class of John Hopkins University on May 26, 2005.

There is a man who I'd like to tell you about. His name is Sandy Greenberg. In his youth, Sandy was a very good student, but he came from a poor family. And so he went to Columbia University on a scholarship and there he met his roommate who also was receiving financial aid.

Now while he was a sophomore at Columbia University, Sandy contracted an eye disease that eventually proved to be glaucoma. But the trouble was, it wasn't detected early enough, and as a result he became legally blind. I ask you all to imagine for a moment having been sighted all your life, and then all of a sudden being faced, in a very competitive school, with losing so much sight you could no longer read. This is what happened to Sandy Greenberg.

But something else happened to Sandy that may surprise you. Sandy said that when he lost his sight, his roommate would read his textbooks to him, every night.

So I'm going to put you in that position, in a competitive school like Columbia, or Johns Hopkins. If your roommate had a serious disability, would you take the time to read textbooks to him every night, knowing the more you spend time reading textbooks to your roommate, perhaps the less well you might do with your other activities? That's not as easy a question as it first appears.

But luckily for Sandy, his roommate did. And as a result, Sandy went on to graduate with honors. He got a Fulbright Scholarship, and he went off to study at Oxford. He was still quite poor, but he said he had managed to save about five hundred dollars as he went along.

His roommate, meanwhile, also went on to graduate school. One day, Sandy got a call from him at Oxford. And his former roommate said, "Sandy I'm really unhappy. I really don't like being in graduate school, and I don't want to do this."

So Sandy asked, "Well what do you want to do?"

And his roommate told him, "Sandy, I really love to sing. I have a high school friend who plays the guitar. And we would really like to try our hand in the music business. But we need to make a promo record, and in order to do that I need $500."

So Sandy Greenberg told me he took all his life savings and sent it to his roommate. He told me, "You know, what else could I do? He made my life; I needed to help make his life."

So, I hope you'll remember the power of doing well by doing good. Each of you, in your own lives, will be faced with challenges, with roadblocks, with problems that you didn't anticipate or expect. How you are able to deal with adversity will be influenced, to no small extent, by how you deal with others along the way. What you get will depend a lot on what you give. And that's the end of the story of doing well, by doing good.

Ah! I almost forgot. You probably are wanting to know who Sandy's roommate was. I think you've heard of him. Sandy's roommate was a fellow by the name of Art Garfunkel, and he teamed up with another musician by the name of Paul Simon. That $500 helped them cut a record that eventually became "The Sounds of Silence." Recently, we had the pleasure of going to Sandy's daughter's wedding, and it was Art Garfunkel who sang as Sandy walked his daughter down the aisle.

When you get to be my age (which, for some of you, is really old, (though it doesn't seem so old to me anymore), you will find yourself beginning to ask, did my life make a difference?

That's the day of personal reckoning. And I think the only way to face it is to consider, every day of your life: How can I do something for somebody else? How can I give back to others? It may be teaching, it may be becoming a doctor, you may be successful in business - no matter what your career path, there will always be the opportunity to give back. The chance will present itself to be giving of your time, giving of your money, but mostly, to be giving of yourselves, of your own heart and soul.

My hope today, as you commence to new beginnings, is you will always keep your eyes open for those opportunities to give and embrace them as your best sure way of doing well.

An Empty Canvas

2008-09-17T06:11:00.001-07:00

Life in itself is an empty canvas,
it becomes whatsoever you paint on it.
You can paint misery, you can paint bliss.
This freedom is your glory.

~~~Osho, Indian Spiritual Teacher

"LOVE..."

2008-09-17T06:11:00.000-07:00

Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it.
Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it.
Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.

---Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Who Has Seen The Wind?

2008-09-09T04:24:00.000-07:00

Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I.
But when the trees bow their heads,
The wind is passing by.

---Christina Rossetti

The Force of God

2008-09-09T04:09:00.000-07:00

Rosemary Altea writes:

It is true that we cannot see the wind except when the leaves rustle on the trees, or when fields of long grasses dance, or tall poplars bend their backs. In other words, we can see the wind when it touches something. The force of God, the force of the universe, and the spirit world, is much the same. Sometimes it winds its way gently, softly, into our lives. Sometimes the force of it is so strong that it blows its way into our lives like a full gale-force tornado, knocking us off our feet and in a moment forever changing our way of being and thinking.

---You Own the Power

Catch and Release

2008-09-07T02:05:00.000-07:00

Good Sunday morning to all! I was presented with several difficult challenges over the past couple of weeks which brought temporary discomfort and several empowering spiritual life lessons. I allowed myself to become entangled in the nets of others and, as a result, I felt trapped and restricted---Not a good feeling!

How many times in our lives do we allow the biting words and cutting actions (nets) of others to capture us and limit us? Is it as easy to remove ourselves from the nets as it is to allow ourselves to be captured by them? Actually, I discovered it was much more difficult for me to swim out of the nets than it was to swim in and proceed to entangle myself.

I struggled and strained. My human aspect was caught in the web of deception. It exclaimed, “Fight! Tug! Pull!” And, do you know what happened? It got worse. The moment I quelled my human-self and tuned in with my spiritual-self was the point when things began to improve. My spiritual aspect cried out, “This doesn’t make sense. You got yourself entangled! You know how to untangle yourself! It’s not that hard! Why are you making it so difficult?” Still, for a while I kept flailing and fighting. The saying “The more you struggle, the tighter it gets!” certainly applied.

“So, Jean, what did you do?” You ask.

I stopped.

I prayed. I meditated. I asked God to help me because I was so stuck that I couldn’t figure out how to release myself. The tangles were so tight that I could not loosen them. What a predicament! I needed help! I had temporarily fallen back to relying on my human understanding, rather than relying on God and His understanding.

I was directed to ask others to lift me up in prayer. And so, I emailed family and friends and asked them to pray on my behalf. The response was immediate! I was amazed as I saw email after email flood back to me, expressing love and support. Tears filled my eyes as my body, mind, and spirit felt the loving embrace of so many beautiful people….EARTH ANGELS. They gently whispered to me, “Let go, Jean. Let go. We have you. Let us help you.”

And so…..I let go.

And…..The nets fell away.

And…..I was released.

Allow me to offer up, as a heartfelt thank you to my prayer warriors, the story of a whale and its CATCH AND RELEASE. Consider yourselves nudged!

Thank you, my dear friends. May God Bless You!

With Gratitude, Light, and Love,

Jean

The True Story Of A Grateful Whale

2008-09-07T01:51:00.000-07:00

If you read the front page story of the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday, Dec 15, 2005, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines.

The fifty-foot whale was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her her tail, her torso and a line tugging in her mouth.

A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farallone Islands (outside the Golden Gate) and radioed an environmental group for help. Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her - a very dangerous proposition. One slap of the tail could kill a rescuer.

They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her. When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them, pushed them gently around - she thanked them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives.

The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth says her eye was following him the whole time, and he will never be the same. May you, and all those you love, be so blessed and fortunate in the New Year- to be surrounded by people who will help you get untangled from the things that are binding you. And, may you always know the joy of giving and receiving gratitude.

Blessed Are They That Mourn

2008-09-01T04:41:00.000-07:00

Today is September 1, 2008. One year ago today my dear friend’s daughter died…the day after she celebrated her birthday. Three times this morning, the angels directed me to the same quote in three different sources:

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

---Matthew 5:4

The following inspirational passage is an excerpt from a beautiful book, written by a mother who lost her child. BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN; COMFORT IN THE ARMS OF THE ANGELS by Brenda Schmidt enables you to feel the loving embrace of God and the angels as your heart is held with healing compassion, light, and love. Brenda celebrates her ability to communicate with her son after his passing. She shares the joy of realizing her son continues to live on in spirit and celebrates the moments when she feels him and hears him. Yes, their relationship continues!

As a spiritual advisor and healer, I know that when we die our lives continue, just in a different form. Many of you have had experiences where you have felt, heard, smelled, and/or seen Spirit. Perhaps you just don’t tell others, preferring to keep it to yourself. Maybe you are afraid others will think you are really “out there” and fear being rejected. I encourage you to own your experiences and to give thanks for those precious gifts.

Grief changes us. It deconstructs, challenges, tempers, strips, hurts, breaks, and destroys.

And then,……and then, we emerge, after the ravages of grief with our broken hearts crying out to make sense of the unreal. There is new life. There are new beginnings. There is the dawn of the new day. We are forever changed.

May Brenda’s excerpt give you peace that passes all understanding and may you find comfort in the arms of the angels.

Holding Your Heart With Love and Light,

Jeanne

Brenda writes:

As a bereaved parent, I am on my own journey through grief. I give thanks daily for all the comfort I have received from God, his Angels, all my loved ones on both sides of the veil, my fellow bereaved friends, spiritual mentors and thousands of authors. Collectively, they have pushed me out of the black hole that is grief and into a new, whole and happy of life of peace and understanding.

I have learned that you do not “get over” the physical loss of your child or a special loved one, but you can develop a new, deeper, spiritual, visual---even physical relationship, that may seem impossible to anyone who has not pursued it.

To accomplish this, it takes time, millions of tears, sorrow, blackness, an unbelievable amount of pain and suffering, hard work, study, patience, understanding, compassion toward others and much prayer and assistance from above. This is “grief work.” Do it and the outcome can be astounding.

I will not say that I am no longer in grief or that I will ever be finished grieving the loss of my son. But the horrible emptiness has been filled with love and I am a new person. I develop and grow daily. The bad days are rare. The good days are better than ever. Life seems so different, so filled with love and so worthwhile. I know after seeing the darkest night, the light of life shines so much brighter.

It is my hope that each of you will also eventually find a level of happiness; although different from your life before grief; still rewarding in ways that are as yet, unimaginable.

In the last three years I have spoken with hundreds of people walking the path through grief and my heart aches as I absorb and understand a bit of the pain each one is living with. Each day I learn of tragedies more intense than my own. I am truly amazed at the capacity of the human spirit. There are too many people experiencing the excruciating pain of grief. Each individual has a special relationship to the one they have lost and each is unique in their suffering. We must find our own way out of these depths of sorrow. The climb is not easy, but with perseverance and help, anyone can survive the worst loss---which is their own.

My love and prayers from the bottom of my heart and soul go out to all of you that suffer the seeming endlessness of grief. There is hope. There is relief. There is peace. There is happiness. I hope that with these thoughts and exercises we can push you a little farther down the path---out of darkness and into the light.

Peace be with you,

Brenda Schmidt

Goosebumps Are Godbumps

2008-08-30T03:08:00.000-07:00

I want to share a passage with you today from ANGEL WATCH: GOOSEBUMPS, SIGNS, DREAMS AND DIVINE NUDGES, by Catherine Lanigan. I remember when I finally began to realize the connection between goosebumps and the presence of God, His angels, as well as other representations of Spirit.

My clients often hear me refer to goosebumps, Godbumps, zaps, buzzes, etc. as confirmation or the presence of Spirit. I thought perhaps some of you would enjoy reading the passage below and reflecting on the times when you have felt these bodily responses and reactions. I encourage you to begin paying attention to the loving signs you are given when you ask for God’s guidance and presence in your life. Too many times we limit and or restrict God with our self-limiting beliefs. (Spirit is tapping me at this moment! Confirmation!)

Goosebumps are, after all, the knowledge that the divine is at hand….For good or ill, to let us know we’re safe or to advise us of wrong choices, goosebumps help to move us back onto our divine path. They are instrumental, but only insofar as we pay attention….One of the reasons for our being so slow on the uptake is that we don’t explain our actions and efforts in spiritual terms. How easily we pass off the divine as “coincidence” or “mistakes” or “unexplained.”

….There is always an explanation, if we are willing to look deeply enough for the answer….It takes faith to believe that we are all worthy of divine love….

….And the next time you feel the hairs on the back of your neck rising to attention, stop and ask yourself if what you’re doing is part of your divine path. If someone relates a story to you and goosebumps spring up across your forearms, that is confirmation of the truth. Use those goosebumps, along with your gut feelings, hunches and twinges at your heartstrings, to know when to trust and who to trust. When you’ve said your prayers and the heavens did not open up and lay the answer out in script for you to read, remember to listen with your inner ear to the words of your loved ones around you. Listen to the suddenly familiar song on the radio whose title might be the answer to your prayer.

You’re being contacted every day and night. But are you watching? Trust that your guardian angels are guiding you, every step of the way.

May you have many blessed experiences with Goosebumps/Godbumps!

With Love and Light,

Jeanne