Here she is… my annoying Inner Perfectionist. I call her Perfectionista!
She came up during one of my every-other-daily readings in the fall of 2021 as I was getting ready to dive into 5th draft revisions for my latest novel, Feathers in the Sand. Here is what she said when I asked “Who are you?” and “What message do you have for me today?”
I am the one who wants the gold stars of approval and who stays awake at night when I don’t get them. I am the one who wants everyone to love me and my work. I am the one who makes myself crazy when I don’t get accolades for my work. I am the one who seeks approval and who feels dizzy when I don’t get it.
My message for you today is this- Yes, I want people to like me, but mostly I want YOU to like me! I strive to be perfect and there is nothing wrong with that, but when that is my only goal, it becomes a problem.
So, as you sit down to work on/play with the 5th draft of your new novel, remember that you’re not striving for PERFECTION, just for IMPROVEMENT. I work best that way. That’s my original intention: improvement, not perfection.
This was SO helpful for me during my revision process! Take a moment to check in with your own Inner Family. Is there a Perfectionist who sometimes gets out of control? Trying bringing this part of you back into balance by reminding her that you’d like to strive for improvement rather than perfection.
I made this card over a decade ago because I was captured by the images of those two bottles filled with clocks. They reminded me of that old Jim Croce song, Time in a Bottle. Remember that one? That song always made me sad, which is probably why I found some melancholy images to go with the bottles.
This Neter recently showed up in one of my every-other-daily readings recently and it had an important reminder for me:
I am the one who wants to keep time standing still so that nothing ever changes. I am the one who knows that I can’t do this but it doesn’t stop me from wanting it.
I am the one who is distressed and sad that time keeps marching on, meaning that all things must change, must die.
I am the one who tries so hard to keep time in a bottle, even knowing that it is futile
My message for you today is this- It is my energy that fuels your anxiety. You cannot keep Time in a bottle. Time is fluid, and so is life. Death is a fact of life- yours and everyone else’s. Begin to let go of your grasping, your holding on. Let it all go. Look ahead, look beyond. There is more to this Life you are living than the measuring of Time.
I created this card intentionally a few years ago when COVID-19 started raising fears around the world. I wanted a card in my deck that reminded me of the power of conscious breathing to keep me grounded in the present, and also a reminder to affirm to my body how clear and healthy my lungs are. This is what this Neter says to me today:
I am the one who closes my eyes and focuses on my breathing. I am the one who is conscious of each inhale and exhale.
I am the one with clean, strong, healthy lungs.
I am the one who knows the power of slowing down and breathing intentionally.
My message for you today is this- SLOW DOWN! Breathe. Feel the presence of Spirit and all your beloveds with you.Ā Each conscious moment of breathing in will remind you that you are loved, that you are not alone. It’s a mystery but it is a fact.
I made this card intuitively, just feeling drawn to the facial expressions on these three women. They seemed to fit perfectly on this background of light shining through an expansive cave.
When I asked “Who are you?”
this is what they said:
We are the ones who keep you in touch with your own deep wisdom. We are the ones who are ALWAYS with you in your daily life. We are your Guides from Beyond. We are the ones who offer you wisdom and guidance moment to moment.
We are the ones who find you in the cave of your being, and who each you contemplation and joy and trust in your inner knowing.
Our message for you today is this… use this week to slow down, to really look within, to see the beautiful Light that is within you, and to offer yourself the love and compassion that you need, that you deserve.
Keep on standing in the light. It is never far away.
From a very young age I have been drawn to dolphins, but I never thought much about it until 2004.Ā My mother died that year, and the week before her stroke, I was reading Madeleine L’Engle’s A Ring of Endless Light.Ā I found myself totally captured by the intuitive nature of the dolphin.Ā Also, there were many messages for me in that book about communicating with other beings (people as well as animals) in ways that went beyond words.Ā Because my mother had had a stroke and lay unconscious in a hospice bed for several days, I felt like I was communicating with her on a different level altogether. This lovely synchronicity is how I came to understand that Dolphin was choosing to be my 6th Chakra Animal Companion.
The 6th chakra is the energy center located at the center of our forehead, also known as our “third eye.” This energy center is the home for our intuition and imagination, and I was delighted to find m CompanionāDolphināthere.
In SoulCollageĀ®, we do inner work through guided imagery and other paths to get in touch with each of our body’s chakras/energy centers. Our founder, Seena Frost, taught that our body’s energy centers find alignment with Animal energies. Once we discover which Animals are Companioning us in our chakra centers, we make cards to honor them, and toĀ bring their energy and wisdom into our decks and our journeys. There is more info about the SoulCollage Companions Suit here.
I am the one who is intelligent and imaginative. I am the one who sees, inside and out.
Here is the wisdom that Dolphin energy brings to me: Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
Who are you?I am the one who is the prince (and princess!) of the seas.Ā I am the one who smiles, who laughs, who Knows.Ā I am the one who rides the waves in pleasure and delight.Ā I am the one who loves to play, who can “talk” to humans, who knows what others are feeling just by listening to their thoughts.Ā I am the one who knows that communication exists on many, many levels.
What do you have to give me?I give you freedom from time constraints, freedom from past and future, freedom to remember this present moment. I give you the motivation to play, to have fun, to delight in your life, to enjoy each moment as it comes.
What do you want from me?I want you to slow down, to take the time to play a little each day, to remember your outer “tribe” of playmates and to let go of all inner and outer judgements and to give yourself permission to relax and enjoy life more often.
Take a few minutes now to listen inside. Is there an Animal energy that you’ve always been drawn to?
Create a SoulCollage card for it, then ask it the questions I’ve asked: Who are you? What gifts do you bring me? What do you want from me?
What wisdom does this Animal’s presence have for your life and your journey right now?Ā
