You know it – I know it – and we all do it –

We put everyone else ahead of ourselves, make sure everyone is safe and sound, happy and attended to, fed and loved.

But who is doing that for US?

We’ve all heard the blah, blah, blah about how if we don’t give to ourselves first we won’t be able to give to others forever, but who has the time to stop and delve into that black hole that’s been pushed under the rug for so long?

All roads lead to Rome. But every road (YOUR road) is unique! We all have a power and talent, but we habitually put them on the shelf for ‘later’ – and when ‘later’ arrives, we’ve  forgotten what to do with them.

Let me help you.

You can arrange a FREE 15 minute “Find Your Unique Destiny” call with me, and I will help you drill down to what it is you came here to earth for!  You didn’t just come here to give give give and get used up – you came here to help others, and in turn, reap the joy that comes with being where you belong.

LET YOUR SPIRIT CELEBRATE YOU – Because you have found your place in the scheme of things!

Just send me an email,- and we’ll get the process rolling!

As a dovetail to today’s radio show broadcast – “GPS for Your Life” – I’m republishing an interview I did with Dr. Hew Len.  Dr. Hew Len revolutionized the traditional Hawaiian practice of  Ho’o'pono’pono.  This practice was originally developed decades ago to bring balance back to a family who was experiencing imbalance, unhappiness, chaos and the like.

Dr Hew Len took a job at the Hawaii State Hospital more than 30 years ago.  This hospital housed the most violent offenders of the Islands.  His job was as psychologist, but instead of seeing each inmate and using traditional therapeutic models on them, he applied his own version of Ho’o'pono’pono –  he simply sat at his desk, opened a file and began the process of finding out what it was in him that caused him to experience a violent murderer (for example) in his life.

He knew that his experience in the physical world of this violent offender was the result of something that was in his own mind…and he took responsibility for that.  He articulated the words of Ho’o'pono’pono:

I love you

Thank you

I’m sorry

Please forgive me

And stayed with each phrase until he knew that he had accepted full responsibility for it.

He did this every day.  He never saw a patient in therapy.

Little by little things began to change at the hospital.  The garden was planted and not destroyed by angry inmates.  The walls were painted, and not defaced. Prisoners who had been shackled constantly were allowed to go outside and play tennis with the staff.  Within four years, most of the patients had been released, and a few relocated.  The prison was closed.

What happened?

A hospital that could not keep people on staff was suddenly overburdened with applicants!

This is not a myth.  This is a true story.  This story can be as true for you as it was and is for Dr. Hew Len.

Listen to my interview with him.*

Open your heart to the possibility that this actually works.

Then throw yourself into making it happen.

*I conducted this interview years ago under my then-nom-de-plume, LucyD

You may have noticed a little icon to the right of this blog post.  It says “Contact Me Through KEEN” with a little icon of a telephone and a price of $2.99 per minute.

This is an experiment.

Keen is one of the longest-running and well-respected psychic networks in operation today.  If you go to their website, there are literally THOUSANDS of psychics ready to give you a reading.  Long ago I decided not to hook up with them because the chances of actually getting noticed, and further– getting CALLED, seemed impossible.

Then, they started a new idea:  GROUPS.  I have joined the Group on Nappn and also the Group on the Tarot Guild.  

There, I’m one of only a few readers, and many of the people at each of those sites know me.

Hence, the experiment.

You can always click on the little icon button without fear of getting in too deep.  Clicking on the button will give you the most up-to-date picture of my availability – since when I do change my status, it doesn’t populate across all locations at the same time.

If you do decide to call for a reading, Keen will take your credit card info to pay for it, then they’ll dial me up.

Yes, it’s true – I don’t get the entire $2.26 per minute.

Again – it’s an experiment.

Give it a try, and see if you like it!

Your feedback is invaluable to me!

PS:  I’ll be back on the air this week with “GPS for Your Life”on Friday, 11/4 at 2:30 pm est.

PPS: Don’t miss my Wednesday Blog Talk Show with Dax Carlisle with the latest online tools for  Metaphysicians.  Nov. 2 at 2pm est.

PPPS: Tune in Saturday for “Metaphysics, Marketing and Mini-Readings” on the Nappn.net network.  Nov.5 at NOON est.

I don’t come from a long line of Gypsies,

I don’t belong to a Secret Society,

but I think you’ll relate to my story, because…………

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I think I’m a lot like you.

I try to live right and be a good person, but sometimes it feels like the harder I try the further behind I get.  Instead of having a job that I loved, I’d go to work dreading it.  Instead of being the perfect mom, I saw myself always falling short.  And as for my love life, well, let’s just say it was “missing in action”.

That’s how my life was.

It seemed like it wasn’t me who was in charge, it was my problems calling the shots, and I wondered how I would ever come out ahead.  I needed some solid answers, or at least a good direction to head in.  I guess what I was really looking for was some kind of “access to the unknown”.  I know – that might sound like I was asking for a bit too much, but honestly, I was tired of fighting the same battles over and over.  If only someone could look into a crystal ball and…..

OK. I’ll admit: I paid a few psychics for their advice.  I would cave in to the urge every now and then, and even though I had no idea if they were any good, I’d visit a psychic out of sheer frustration!  You and I both know how that turned out.  They really couldn’t see my life, my problems, but they were happy to pretend that they did.

I even thought to myself that maybe I could learn to do what they do – just to help myself…and I tried.  I bought myself some tarot cards and a book. I dragged my friends into my living room and tortured them with my stilted attempts at “seeing behind the curtain” of their lives.  I guess I was pretty comical, but I kept on trying — even though I knew I really wasn’t “getting it”.  At all.

And Then Along Came Mary

Then a co-worker invited me to a party at her house.  There was a tarot card reader there named Mary.  I looked her over and she seemed normal:   a young mom with blonde hair, blue eyes.  She went into a separate room, taking the first person in for her reading; the rest of us waiting outside. I wondered to myself…was this just one more person who would tell me more meaningless gibberish?  I stood outside the door, waiting and watching.  I wanted Mary to be able to help me find my way through the fog that I was living in, but I didn’t hold out much hope.

People were coming out of the room she was doing her readings in with looks of astonishment and big smiles on their faces.  I was getting excited and when it was my turn, I was jumping for joy! FINALLY! Someone who could answer my questions, see the big picture with my problems, tell me if I was ever going to fall in love again, for heaven sakes!!

So I walked into the room and sat at the table.  She smiled, asked me my birthday and started shuffling the cards.  These cards were beautiful. I’d never seen anything like them. As she laid them out, I couldn’t help but have a good feeling inside.  But instead of telling me about my life, instead of solving all my problems, she looked up at me from a pile of face-up tarot cards and said, “You’re a reader, aren’t you?  I can’t read for you…You already know how to do this.” …and that was it!

I Had Reached a Moment of Truth!

I begged and pleaded – I had work problems, money problems, kid problems, love problems, and she would not read the cards for me.  I told her how I had tried reading and how bad I was – horrible, really. No one in their right mind would consider me a tarot card reader, please, please read for me!!

But she wouldn’t.

I got up to leave. I was miserable. I felt like I’d been kicked in the stomach.  I rejoined the others at the party, but planned to leave right away.  Talk about problems, now all of my real problems paled in comparison to this cryptic message: “You already know how to do this.”

I picked up my coat and my keys and headed for the door.  Mary was just coming into the party for a cup of tea, so I did something I can’t even explain.  I wanted to ask her to try again — that she had me mixed up with someone else – that everyone else was so pleased with her readings, I just knew she could read for me…but no. Instead, I blurted out,  “what tarot deck are you using?” “The Mythic Tarot” was her answer. She smiled and headed into the party.

I left.  I sat in my car in disbelief.  If I had begged and pleaded, did I really think she’d relent?  And why oh why did I ask her that dumb question: “What tarot deck are you using?”  I mean, who cares, really? She won’t read for me. I’m doomed to go through my life bumping into doorframes that are perfectly obvious to her, but invisible to me.  Now, I was positive – I was stuck here forever.

But I didn’t forget about that night, and I never forgot that out-of-left-field question at the end.  I wasted a lot of time, but I finally broke down and bought The Mythic Tarot.  I begged my poor friend Lisa to sit through “just one more reading – I promise!”  And because she was still my friend, she did.

I Met The Unexpected Face to Face

Something I never expected in a million years happened in that reading.  When I looked at the cards, it was clear as a bell what was going on in Lisa’s life.  When I laid out the spread, it was almost like watching a television show about her various problems – and I was getting a peek at the script! Lisa was dumbfounded.  But even better than that – SO WAS I.  The curtain had been pulled back.  The hidden hand, revealed.  Mary’s strange comment to me, vindicated.  I really was a reader.

That was many, many years ago.  I became a professional reader in the real world for about 25 years, and joined the online community in 2008 under the guidance of internet guru, Jeff Walker.  I enjoy the online business world so much, that in addition to reading for my clients world-wide, I now teach others in the metaphysical arts to launch themselves online and become successful, too.

I couldn’t have planned this path.  I really never saw it coming (due to my drama-filled start!) – But, now, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

What did I learn?  Embrace what you love, and don’t look back!

Have a Happy Halloween, everyone!!!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Join me and Dax Carlisle on Wednesdays for the “Deb and Dax Show – Online Tools for Professional Metaphysicians” at 2pm est

Meet me LIVE at Tapalaluna in DeKalb, IL on Wednesday, 10/26 from 6-8 for a reading!

There will be NO ‘GPS for Your Life’ radio show on Blog Talk this Friday, 10/28/11

Join me every Saturday at Noon est for my Interactive, Internet TV Show, “Metaphysics, Marketing and Mini-Readings.”  This week we’ll be talking about email opt-ins.

Once in a while, we encounter astrological shifts that happen only occasionally.  We are in the midst of one such shift, and it’s a really important one to think about for your own future.

It’s called “Saturn in Libra” and it has some deep implications.

On November 4th, Saturn will move past 22 Libra, and when he does, many things in your life will be set in stone for the next 29 years.

Now, after November 4th, Saturn will still be in Libra – he’ll be there another full year – until October 2012.  But this little section of his transit has a lot of say in the next 29 years of your life…so let’s look:

The decisions you make now will become the major threads in your life for the next 3 decades.  Perhaps you’re thinking of getting married, having a baby, buying a house, moving overseas, beginning an exercise regimen, deepening your education, changing your profession…

NOW is the time to remove the impediments to those goals.  If you’re dating someone who is allergic to commitment, and you want marriage and a baby – let them go.  It’s their time to find the right person, too.

If you’re getting a glimpse of what you REALLY want to do with your life, but you’re working in a job that’s taking you in another direction, or sapping you of the time and energy you need to pursue it on the side – DECIDE.  Remove the blocks to your goals. Move in the direction of the dream.

Not deciding, as we all know, is the same as deciding – so be proactive.  Get involved in your dreams, your longings, your destiny – right now.

You might not be able to fully achieve your goals before November 4th, but no worries!  You put in your order with the Universal Kitchen who will work tirelessly to cook up the future you’ve envisioned.

If you’ve been asking yourself , “should I stay or should I go?” – or similar words describing your personal crossroads – NOW is the time to decide!

THIS WEEK in the INTERNAL WILDERNESS:

Wed – Oct. 5 - Mastermind for Metaphysicians, 8:00 pm est.  If you practice any Metaphysical Art and are in business, too – join a group of like-minded professionals to discuss ways to make your business work for you.

Fri – Oct 7 – Psychic Medium Di on “GPS for Your Life,”  2:30 pm est. Join me and my friend and neighbor, Psychic Medium Di for a half hour of live mini-readings!

Sat – Oct 8 – Live, Internet Chat/TV – “Metaphysics, Marketing and Mini-Readings” on the Nappn network. – More insights for practitioners of the Metaphysical Arts who are in business for themselves – or would like to be!

Quick Announcement!

The WINNERS of Kris Waldherr’s “The Goddess Tarot App” are:

Andriod – Lisha M

iPhone – Jean M

ebook – Michael A

CONGRATULATIONS!! AND THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED!!

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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog post entitled, “Who Are You…Really?” which was about where our existence springs from and who we are on a meta level.

This week, I’d like to talk about the individual story – Who. Are. YOU?

On my weekly internet TV program I’ve been teaching for the past two weeks about: “Telling YOUR Story” and helping my listeners craft the story of how they got into the metaphysical business they’re in.

BUT HERE’S THE DEAL:

No matter what you do for a living, if you have a story to tell, it sets you apart from the pack.  

It doesn’t matter if you’re a cook or a baker or a candlestick maker – he or she who has a story has an audience…and an audience will bring you business.

Let’s say you’re an accountant.  Let’s say that when you were a child, your family went on vacations for weeks at a time, and you – at the tender age of 12 – were asked to keep track of every penny spent on the trip: gas, snacks, hotels, campgrounds, and so forth.  Your parents asked you to do this task because #1: it would keep you busy, and #2: it might give them usable information for future trips.

That’s a nice little story.  Those thinking of hiring you would get a feel for where your calling originated, and they’d also feel a human connection to your child-self.

Now that you’ve identified your story,  it’s time to write it out – in detail.  You must be very, very specific and put as much detail into the story as possible.  An example of detail might be: “although I had scrupulously kept the books for the trip, I was getting bored.  My dad picked up on this, so at a dusty old gas station in western Oklahoma, he taught me how to compute the mileage that the car was getting!  Oh Joy! More mysteries to solve!!”

Why do this? 

Because when someone asks you, “what made you decide to become an accountant?” you have an answer that will stick in their mind. You’ve set yourself apart.  You are MORE than an accountant, you’re a person with a great story who can do their books!

Let’s say you’re an accountant but your story is: “my parents made me take accounting so I would have a solid career path.”  Adding under your breath – (“and I HATE it!”)

If that’s the case, what aspect of your life CAN you tell a story about?  Because THAT is where your heart is – and THAT is where people will connect with you.

THAT is what makes you, YOU!

This Wednesday, September28, I’m teaching “Being an Entertainer” at the Nappn.net network for Premium Members.  Check it out!

This Thursday I’ll be reading the Tarot LIVE in DeKalb, IL at Tapa La Luna from 5-8 pm!

This Friday, I’ll be at Blog Talk Radio with ‘GPS for Your Life’ – and the chatroom is here.

This Saturday, I’ll be back at Nappn teaching another great class to help you navigate the business world for your metaphysical practice.

…and I still have just a couple of openings left for Halloween appearances – whether in person or via Skype!

Two years ago, artist, writer and Tarot professional, Kris Waldherr unveiled the GODDESS TAROT app for the iPhone.  Dubbed: “The Most Beautiful App in the World!”  Here’s a beautiful little video so you can see it in action.

NOW, THE ANDROID VERSION IS HERE – AND I’M GIVING ONE AWAY!

Actually, I’m giving away

one GODDESS TAROT ANDROID APP

one GODDESS TAROT iPHONE APP

and

one BOOK OF GODDESSES ebook

all by Kris Waldherr!!

HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST:

send me an email with the word “iPhone,” “Android” or “ebook” as the subject.  This will tell me which drawing to put you into.  Please put your full name in the body of the email.  If you are not already a member of the Internal Wilderness Tribe, this contest entry will constitute your joining. It’s free, and there is no obligation whatsoever.  Your entry email will be acknowledged with a return email.

The contest will run until Monday, September 26, 2011 at 9:00 am eastern, when I’ll draw the winners.  If you have won, I will send you an email and cc Ms. Waldherr’s assistant.  She will then send you your prize!

Please feel free to tell your friends, or “Like” this post on FB (at the top of the post).

GOOD LUCK!!

Multiple entries from the same person will be discarded.

 Perhaps you watch the Colbert Report on Comedy Central – a basic cable channel.

Or, perhaps you do not.

Whether you are a fan of Steven Colbert, or can’t stand him – every so often he says something really profound.

In this video clip, Colbert investigates a report that states that people who know the ending to a given story – whether in print on TV or the internet – enjoy the story more if they know the ending before they start.

A sort of anti-spoiler alert.

But then he goes into a place I never expected:  he spoils the end of our lives by telling us we are going to die.

And then it gets REALLY good!

Colbert must have been reading my “GPS for Your Life” ebook, is all I can say….

Thanks for the smile, Steven.

With all the tensions around us – earthquakes, hurricanes, civil unrest around the globe, financial markets on stilts -

Sometimes it’s necessary to stop and breathe.  Take a step back and remember who you are, REALLY.

For the rest of this year I’m giving away FREE Reiki healings with any consultation to help further undo our investment in the ego’s crazy schemes.

Please watch this video.

Breathe.

and ask yourself:

Lots has been going on here in the world of Internal Wilderness!

I have been quite busy with lots of fun projects, and want to bring you up to speed on everything.

In the past 7 months, I have become a

** Certified Life Coach

** Certified Reiki Master/Teacher

** and a Numerologist

all to bring you more value, insight and dimension in our sessions together.

I’ve also begun a radio show : “GPS for Your Life™” which airs every Friday at 2:30 pm central

AND

a weekly Interactive, Internet TV Show : “Metaphysics, Marketing and Mini-Readings” on the Nappn.net network – a show geared toward helping those in the metaphysical arts become better in business and in their practice.

I feel really blessed to have had this opportunity to enhance my offerings to you, my friends,  so I wish to give YOU something back.

My “Special Sauce” is my gift to you for scheduling a session with me.

For any session whether it’s on the phone, via email or in person, I will send both you and myself healing Reiki energy before we meet.  This will allow us to come together in a peaceful spot with the healing already begun.

I plan to offer this at the very least till the end of the year because my heart is bursting with gratitude to you for allowing me to serve you in this way.

Do not hesitate to call or email me.  I look forward to our consultation!

AND IF I MAY::: “Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Internal Wilderness, Happy Birthday to You”