I once saw a program on television about a woman who was in an automobile accident that had blocked traffic.  While out-of-body, she was very aware that many around her were angry and impatient with the delay.

She was also aware that one woman in the crowd was sending loving energy to help her.  This gave her the faith and strength to hold on until additional help arrived. When she recovered from her injuries she managed to track down the sender of loving energies and thanked her for her efforts.

This story helped me to recognize the amazing effect of loving energies.  I thought about how I might begin to send more loving energy to assist those in need.

Being of assistance to those in need is not just something that happens when I am doing my healing working but is an integral part of who I am.  Now I had a new way of helping others.

I thought of how many times the piercing sound of an ambulance, fire truck, or police siren penetrated my thoughts.  I knew that each time I heard those sounds, someone was in trouble, so I now send Love and Light to whoever needs those sirened vehicles.

That is not the only time when Love and Light may be helpful.  There are those who have lost a loved one or who may be suffering from a sudden handicap or a long term illness. Maybe someone is just having a bad day and could use some help.

You can send Love and Light to those in other cities, states, or countries that are experiencing difficulties.  You can send Love and Light to our Leaders who we hope are making enlightened decisions for the benefit of all.

Someone once said to me that sending Love and Light is an intrusion and that the person may not want any Love and Light.  This implies that what is sent is a manipulation, but Love and Light is only sent to offer whatever is in the best interest of the person involved.

All have the right to reject the offer whether it be at a conscious or subconscious level.  The same is true in any healing session.  The healee, and not the healer, is in charge and decides how much healing to accept or reject.

As you open your hearts this Valentine’s Day, please, remember there are many who can benefit from your Love and Light, not only on this day but every day.

I was disturbed to see this question posed in a recent Parade magazine poll.  Who would think of even doing such a thing – surely not someone who really understands what it means to have a pet.

Pets are man’s best friends, offering us unconditional love, companionship, distractions, entertainment, exercise, protection, and so much more.

At the same time, they are feeling beings who like stability and someone that they can depend on to fulfill their needs.  They miss us when we are not around and anxiously await our return and greet us with pleasure.

I remember how hard it was on our dog each time that we moved.  He had a heightened sense of awareness while he checked out the new territory.  If anything new came in the house, he would bark at it and check it out for potential problems.

To think that a pet would not have stability upsets me.  Not many people like to continually be on the move, staying in strange surroundings with unknown people. Why would an animal be any different?

Different people are on differing schedules which does not provide stability.  In addition, the pets may not be fed the same diet which can be very upsetting to their digestive systems.

Pets bond with people.  To think that someone might rent a pet and then not see that animal for a while or maybe never again, just opens the pet to heartbreak.

As an energy healer for animals, I have felt the pain and sorrow that pets can suffer.  I can assure you that they have feelings as fragile as our own.

If we truly follow the concept that we all are one, then the thought of treating a pet as less than ourselves is unthinkable.

The Magi brought gifts to the Christ child of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

None of us have any difficulty understanding why gold would be a great gift but what about that frankincense and myrrh.

While getting started on my Spiritual path I learned the importance of starting my day with an exercise to get me grounded and another to get me brain balanced.

Grounding helps me to run off my stress, hold my ground through challenges and look at things more objectively instead of emotionally. It helps to give me a bigger energy field. This is helpful since, my teacher claims, the person with the biggest energy field always wins and we all want to be winners.

Brain balancing gives me the benefit of looking at things from both the masculine and the feminine side with both knowledge and wisdom and seeing both the whole and the parts of an issue. This is a great benefit for my decision-making. In addition, with a regular practice of brain balancing, I have the additional assistance of spiritual guidance.

So what do these two exercised have to do with the Magi’s gifts? Frankincense assists with grounding and myrrh assists with brain balancing. When applied to the skin in the form of essential oils, the person cannot help but get some grounding and brain balancing.

How about if you gift yourself with some of the Magi’s gifts of frankincense and myrrh and perhaps the gold will soon follow.