Message from Spirit:  "Let your voice be heard. Listen and follow your heart today in your decision-making. Please let no one influence your decision. Your heart and soul know what is best for you even though it might seem others are against your decision.  Please bear in mind that God resides in you as well as in everyone else, please try and see your brothers and sisters thru loving and compassionate eyes."

Tip of the day: Call on God to send his angels to you to assist you in tactful communication.  

Message from Spirit:  "No need to rush in decision-making. Whatever you decide, you have God's full love and support."

Note:  Those who truly love you might not agree with you, but in the end, they will support your decision and respect you for it.

Till next time, I bid you all love, light and compassion.

~Maria the Healing Diva

A couple of weeks ago, I've noticed that my spirit had been drained and I couldn't figure out why. Well, I checked with my daily ritual and there was one major item missing from it. The Rosary. I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I RECITED THE ROSARY!  I made changes to my daily ritual because I wanted to fit in certain activities involving my well-being (the gym). After all, I was determined to match my outside with my inside. Well, in the process of doing so, I cut my ritual down to grounding with (inconsistent) meditation and prayer.  I had cut down my meditation session from 45 minutes to 10 minutes, while placing emphasis on my physical body with a 2 hour gym session. As previously mentioned, my spirit had been drained and I was imbalanced, so I needed a solution and FAST! Then, 2 weeks ago--towards the weekend, I kept receiving the message “rosary”. AHA, THAT WAS MY SOLUTION! At any rate, I still hadn't heeded the message (I can be hard-headed sometimes) and I waited till Saturday, May 10th to take action.

I knew I was meeting my writers group and a friend afterwards on that Saturday. I even came close to canceling with them. I finally caved in and made time to pray the rosary. Immediately, I got results. I felt the difference; there was a lightness and brightness to my spirit. I felt renewed and ready to conquer the world! So, I went forth and attended both meetings that day and boy was I glad I “welcomed” back my rosary session. At that point, I knew what I had taken for granted, what was missing in my life up to that point and what I needed to restore and maintain my inner peace and balance.

I guess what I’m trying to say is regaining that BALANCE was the key ingredient in my life’s lesson – retaining and maintaining it. I’ve also learned that there are no short cuts when it comes to my Spiritual journey or any journey for that matter. Personally, cutting out the rosary was like being dehydrated – I was thirsty for it. Hope that makes sense.  Till next time, I bid you all love, light and compassion.

~Maria  

Message from Spirit:  "The full moon is the perfect time to release any and all energies relating to things, feelings and people that are no longer aligned with your highest and greatest good.  However, you need not wait for a full moon to release, We hope you release on a daily basis.  This can be done everyday by simply going outdoors and taking deep slow breaths. Always love yourself and take care of yourself first.  We love and support you."

Till next time, I bid you all love, light and compassion.

~Maria

Happy May, Everyone!  I was gone most, if not, all of April. I had to get away to:  celebrate my mom's birthday, renew and rejuvenate my spirit, and most of all to spend time with loved ones. With careful planning, my time with loved ones was well-spent!  During this trip to the Philippines:  I celebrated my mom's 80th birthday, went to a Batangas beach resort for 2 days for a much needed and long overdue rest and relaxation, had mommy and me time with my son (we went shopping) at Greenhills, Metro Manila.  I also enjoyed the Holy Week Festivities (including Bisita Iglesia, Stations of the Cross, and night procession on Good Friday) and I spent the rest of my time with loved ones.

After the Philippines, I continued my bonding time with my son in Hawaii. I enjoyed this trip more than my first time in Hawaii because I was able to do more – thanks to my son's careful planning. This time around in Hawaii, I visited the USS Arizona/USS Missouri Memorial - WELL, WORTH THE TIME and such a humbling experience. My son also took me to his work and that made me a proud Navy mama even more! He also took me shopping at the Navy Exchange so I can re-stock on my Navy gear. I also had the local experience of dining at the shrimp trucks and eating shaved iced in North Shore.  Then, I ended the trip with an all-you-can-eat crab legs and prime rib brunch with my kid. Life is great. 

I’ve included a few pix from my trip in the slideshow below. Till next time, I bid you all love, light and compassion.

~Maria