Unfurl Your Sails

Anchors away is a good thing when you want to move!

Spending a lot of time in the desert these days makes my
soul and body long for the ocean. Days of drifting on open seas
with cool winds to push me along and heal a parched spirit.


Since I love dolphins, whales and most sea creatures,
I find the blue depths of ocean waters most alluring don't you?
When it seems as though your wings have dried up, or curled
themselves tight around a self that is shrinking not growing,
Unfurl your sails.

Those sails of your soul are waiting, ready to rush forward exuberantly
into the seas of life when you let them go.
Your soul can sail as fast as light when you trust it to lead the way.

Ask your soul these 3 unfurling questions:

1. Where do I need to let go?
What activity, thing or person am I letting myself keep me
from opening the sails and letting go?

2. What is calling me?
Where do you feel the winds blowing in your life?
There is a direction they are coming from.
Notice your soul winds and start to open the sails.
If you are going in the right direction, things in your life will start to fly.

3. Can I put myself in the right environment?
It's much easier to sail when you are on a sea.
It is much easier to ski when you are on a mountain.
It is much easier to meet people when you are at a
seminar or convention.

When your soul is calling you
to unfurl itself, take your boat to the place where you can
let it ride the best waves.
Then unfurl those beautiful sails of yours.


Sail away, sail away, sail away!

Terri Marie

Retreating Yourself

Once in awhile it is a good thing to
just drop everything, yes everything, and get away.
If you're like me, you probably work too
long and don't take nearly enough vacations.






That's why once a year I like to get away to
Sedona Mago Gardens, called "The Hometown for the Soul."
This place allows me to reminisce about who I am and
take time to reacquaint myself with the higher part of my being.

My soul rewards me with insight clarity and direction.

I admit it was hard to leave without a computer and
pack only a few things and a journal. But without
all the earth weight, my soul comes to life.
A new lightness lifts me out of a world of what
can become just heavy routines without it.

Do you find time for serenading your precious soul?
Don't let your soul take a backseat in your life journey.
You sweet soul can help you with every area of your life
if you keep the connection strong.

For a healthy soul I recommend the following mini retreats.

1. Daily take some time for just breathing.
When I get really stressed I notice I'm almost holding
my breath in a very ineffective effort to accomplish
the 50 million and a 1/2 things I want to tackle.
When I breath, things flow. My shoulders relax and
I can actually work longer at a more efficient rate -
which allows me to quit earlier.

2. Get up every hour.
Don't sit doing any project,
no matter how involved you are, or how focused for
more than 1 hour if you can help it. Get up. Move.
Breathe. And you'll prevent those nasty chair marks
on your butt and legs from getting too deep. :)

3. Shut your eyes.
Sometimes just shutting your
eyes and taking a few deep breaths can do more for
you than an hour of mindless trying to get away from
it all television. Closing your eyes and breathing
reconnects you to your whole soul. When the soul
takes over, more of what you really want to accomplish
in life can flow clearly again.
NOTE: Do not do this while driving etc.

When all else is not enough, retreat yourself into a
soul vacation. Even if you don't get yourself to a
retreat center (my first choice) do a mini retreat,
- a cup of tea, go for a walk at sunset, sit in a park
and read for an hour, give the dog an unexpected walk
or some playtime. Your soul will love you for
re-establishing and remembering the connection.

Your soul loves you deeply after all.

Wishing you wonderful fulfilling summer retreats.

Terri Marie

Why It Seems So Hard

The Soul Ladder or

When things seem hard.

I've found that when things seemed hard - for a good portion of
my life- it was because I hadn't hit my stride yet.
I hadn't believed in myself enough to let go of situations,
people and places that weren't for my highest good.

BUT they actually were.
They were necessary rungs on the spiritual ladder to a
higher version of myself. They showed me areas in
my life where I wasn't being good, loving and kind
to myself.
So they were great teachers.

Once I could accept and treasure that experience, I could move
on and view them with gratefulness for their gift to me.
And let them give that "gift" to someone else.

As I did that more and more, I found more loving, higher
soul people taking up spiritual residence in my circle of friends
and business acquaintances.

And guess what?

It got easier, not harder, to be with these people
People who serve the planet with deep love and understanding.
People with great wisdom.
It got fun, exciting and far more enjoyable to be who I really am
and who I have created myself to be.

As you rise up your soul ladder, you will find the people who can
help you make your dreams come true, your life successful and your
inner potential manifest. If it appears hard right now, it's an illusion
to show you how wonderful you are. Once you get that, you will glow
with the brilliance of the God who made you - to shine your perfect
soul essence onto your life and those you touch.

Glow well my friend,

Like like a hero!

Terri Marie

Hero of the Week
Jodie Nelson of Dana Point.
Jodie surf board paddled 40 miles from Catalina to Dana Point to raise money to help fight breast cancer. It took her nine hours. My arms would have given out before the hour. Her story is even more amazing. A whale joined her side for two of those hours giving her the moral support she needed. Jodie did something BIG. What can you do? We all have this power.