Holey Guacamole! There’s hot and then there’s hot. From CA to AZ last week, flights were delayed because it was too hot to lift off. Now we are wondering if we will get home today or if I’ll be driving overnight across the open desert back to CA?
We experienced four delays getting from CA to AZ last week, trying to leave sizzling Central California and arriving at our wonderful Arizona sanctuary in what I like to call a triple double-digit furnace.
We are so blessed to have a little play pool here for a cooling plunge and good air conditioning. Gratitude flows frequently as we gad about in 110-115 degree weather grateful to be north of Phoenix where it has been hitting 115-119 this past week. Did someone say heat wave?
Listening to all the stories of people struggling in this extreme weather reminds me to speak aloud the gratitude I hold and the blessings I am graced with in my life. I watched a movie the other night called the Blessing Bracelet. What a wonderful reminder of the power of acknowledging the “blessings” in our lives as we watch them unfold in front of us. When we intentionally speak them aloud or softly under our breath, we set in motion the energy of attainment, the law of attraction, the bounty held within prayer and gratitude.
The blessing bracelet held four large round beads set around a small bracelet, each bead equally spaced from the others. The beads became touchstones for something the wearer felt blessed by and in the moment of touching, they were offering an acknowledgement of that blessing.
Imagining I am wearing one now, I touch the first “pearl” and know I am blessed by my family of choice here in AZ. The second one is smooth to my touch as I am blessed by the peace and stillness that lives in and around our home here. The third bead is a turquoise stone smoothed by its movement on my skin and touching it I am reminded how blessed I am to be healthy, mobile, and still writing to you all. The fourth bead on my “bracelet” is a carnelian sphere through which I understand the blessing and joy I receive from the creative energy in my life.
Can you picture a “Blessing Bracelet” on your wrist? What blessing do each of the beads carry for you in this moment of reading? Are they easy to identify or do you struggle to acknowledge four?
I would love to know about the blessings in your life. Please feel free to share here on this post or reply to my email and acknowledge each “bead” on your bracelet today.
My blessings are rooted in love… love for family and friends, love for living and being present in my life, love for the creativity that fuels my joy, and love of a puppy dog kiss, 😊 and a swimming pool.
Where are your blessings found?
May you all be blessed by moments of peace and joy and fun.
Happy Trails…
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I had a great conversation with Nicholas Pearson this past Tuesday and he shared lots of wonderful information about working with our stone teachers, the crystals and gemstones that bless our lives and the places we live and play. Catch the replay here: https://vickidobbs.com/kindred-spirits-interviews
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Vicki Dobbs is a bold and adventurous warrior walking a path of heart to manifest spirituality in everyday lives. She opens existential gateways for individuals to face their challenges and embrace these tests as the great teachers that they are.
Her goal is to see everyone walk in beauty and balance every day of their lives empowered by the voice of their own authentic truth.
Through Wisdom Evolution and Sacred Wisdom Workshops, Vicki creates opportunities for others to make deep personal changes through experiential classes, ceremony, sacred art and story. She endeavors to inspire others to create their lives intentionally. Vicki is an Inspirator of everyday awareness, an Instigator of spontaneous stories and a Connoisseur of Creativity. Gratitude and grace sprinkled with humility and humor are the medicine she brings to the world.
As an Elder, Teacher and Entrepreneur, Spiritual Coach, Ordained Minister and Crafter of Sacred Art and Tools, Vicki perceives life’s journey as an ever-upward spiraling ascension of the human spirit leading her to wisdom, wholeness and authenticity.
Her experience includes being trained in the Harner Method of Shamanic Counseling and the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition of Cross Cultural Shamanism. She is a Graduate Teacher and Mentor with the Lynn Andrews Center For Sacred Arts and Training and has been the Administrator and Writers Guide for Writing Spirit, the School.
Vicki is also an Artist of the Spirit Certified Spiritual and Energetic Life Coach, a Graduate Mentor in the AoS program and a founding member of HeatherAsh Amara’s Warrior Goddess Leadership Team and Facilitator of the Warrior Heart Practice.
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