Who Put Us In Charge

How do we keep moving through fear when it's taking over? We can either get stuck or do that thing we want to do—regardless of fear, other people's beliefs, our own beliefs, and the things pulling us down.

We discuss the agreement: "Be impeccable with your word" from Don Miguel Ruiz's book, The Four Agreements. How can we plant seeds in people's lives by choosing our words and thoughts mindfully? It's the seeds we plant that matter. You can plant a good seed or a bad seed. Remembering to stop seeds of negative thoughts in your mind and replace them with loving thoughts.

Other topics mentioned:

• Unseen suffering (not posted on social media)
• Projection and being projected onto
• Owning our beliefs and letting them go
• Retraining our minds
• Alchemy

We talk about what it really means to not take anything personally (another one of Ruiz's agreements).  It's not how people treat you that matters, it's what you believe about yourself. Even if someone points out a "weakness" of yours, you can let that go at any time, and remember you are pure spirit, pure awareness. Those people who judge you may be in fear and you don't have to take on their energy.

River shares her experience with this—and we discuss tools to stop the mind when it wants to get on that negative train. Why are low vibe states not healthy? And will your mind derail you when you're following your dreams and challenging fearful unconscious beliefs? 

And then Annie talks about a message she received recently... green lights versus gray lights.

How can I be more authentic?  How do I stay true to myself & also true to spirit?

Today we talk more about “A Little Bit Of Angels” by Elaine Clayton, and we share how angels are giving us messages and also bringing us a sense of peace.

River talks about Not Knowing, and the importance of this.  What it means and how A Course in Miracles describes it.

And then we discuss choice.  How can we Not Know, be authentic, make choices, without giving up free will and also without letting our minds take over. 

It’s a free for all. We don’t know anything but we have to make decisions and own our thoughts and our choices.  How is this possible?

This and more we discuss today.  (With NDEs sprinkled throughout—because they just seem to make everything better.)  Join us and find solace in the confusion of spiritual “teachings” and all the things we want to learn and unlearn. 

Who put us in charge? We don’t know but we are.

And we’re not.

Angel messages and true guidance. How can we trust we're being guided? Are there angels around us? Can they help us? Annie and River discuss the book, A Little Bit of Angels, by Elaine Clayton, as they process their life and how they can open up to guidance in whatever form it takes.

There are tears, there are answers, and then Annie says, "it's like my soul had a chill."

They play around with a fun practice the book offers right in the beginning. They talk about the messages that are coming for them and how to understand them. And they learn—a little bit about grace.

Grace for ourselves—right now. However we are. In this moment. With all of our pain and struggles and hurts.

Grace for humanity—for the pain others have gone through or are going through now.

Grace.

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Resources mentioned: 

• One Life (2023 movie)
• A Little Bit of Angels by Elaine Clayton

"If we can be dramatic at times and feel deeply lost or ruined, then we need to be just as dramatic about the wispy, gold and silver, silent, unseen, magical presence of tender mercies upon us too.  For every little worry you have, put a wish on it for love, for kindness, for sweetness.  It is part of the human condition to suffer and yet there is that within us that cannot be destroyed—our soul's presence."  - Elaine Clayton

We enter our lives hoping for the best. But what about that one choice that took us down a different road... and the regrets that followed? If we undid it, would we be happier? Or would we be living a life that wasn't really ours?

Annie and River discuss Matt Haig's  novel, The Midnight Library, and what they learned from it. Regrets, choices, new choices, more regrets, and a life that turned out to be not-so-much-the-hero's-journey. Can we get back the life we missed? Would we want to? What regrets do we still have and how can we let them go?

Without a "Midnight Library"?

Join us as we explore this and themes of forgiveness, perspective, and living the life that's right in front of us.

Guidance. It's all about the right guidance. Or is it? Annie and River talk about this and more, and then they remember that they have to have faith when nothing makes sense. 

Today we explore how to have grace with ourselves when we don't know which way to go. Annie talks about a new favorite book, The Midnight Library, and River talks about how she has so many regrets already while "attempting" to raise her teenage son. How do we know if we aren't making decisions that negatively impact others? How do we know we are choosing Our Highest Life Path while embodied in this one little (but BIG) lifetime?

We talk about this and more:

• Adyashanti
• Nala The Goldendoodle (reincarnated from a life of trauma)
• Goats
• Having The Faith of a Mustard Seed

References:

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Amazon link to purchase)

Adyashanti  (@Adyashanti via YouTube)

What does it mean to be connected to a Love Consciousness? We discuss The Age of the Heart and Into The Wild, two books that spoke to us recently. Connection with others, embracing loneliness, and getting to the root of sadness... these things are important topics today.

We also talk about Annie spending money to nourish herself, and  how The Artist's Way is helping her. Her current lesson TELLS her to go buy one outfit.

What do religious people think about the Big Bang?  Can we disprove science?  Or is there a way to merge it all?

River talks about wanting more answers from the Universe, from Spirit, and how she feels left out sometimes when all of these other "spiritual leaders" hear/see (and experience) the Unknown. Be that God, angels, or answers in visions. 

Why are so many people feeling disconnected right now?  And how can we connect?  

THESE ARE OUR TOPICS THIS WEEK.  We are happy you are here. :)

Annie starts the podcast out telling big sister River to stop bossing her around. River laughs it off and leads them into a beautiful meditation that embraces all of the Mothers. Annie imagines she is sitting around a big bonfire, joined by hundreds of Mothers. They are releasing life's woes into the fire. River is inspired to share a story about recent synchronicities when she swaps books on an flight with a stranger, who insisted she read (and keep) a book about Mother Mary that HIS friend drove 45 minutes to lend to him. Is there a shift in consciousness in the newest generation of children? Is the human spirit evolving more towards love, power, compassion, and intuition?

A lot of fun things are discussed. Come along and listen! If anything else, you get a free meditation in the beginning where you can throw some shi%t into a fire.

Books recommended in the episode:

"When Things Fall Apart" by Pema Chödrön

"My Heart Will Triumph" by Mirjana Soldo

"The Age of the Heart" by Sebastián Blaksley

"Leap" by Howard Yu

Can happiness be attained by pure determination and grit, or is it just a state of mind? Is suffering always a part of the path to our dreams or is it a roadblock?  We discuss the heartfelt movie, The Pursuit of Happiness (starring Will Smith), and reflect on hidden (limiting) beliefs, both personally and culturally. This leads to a story about River attending naked yoga...

Have you ever tried naked yoga? Annie sits back and eagerly listens to what this amazingly, humbling experience was like for River. 

River also discusses an experience she recently had where she felt more connected to Divine Source — to God. The Universe. The One who has always known her, just as she is and always has been — and always will be. 

Relax and get comfy while River starts the episode off with a grounding prayer/set of intentions for us and you all.

Thanks for joining us!

Resources mentioned: 

• Wim Hof breathing: https://www.wimhofmethod.com/
• The Goop Lab with Gwyneth Paltrow (Netflix): https://www.netflix.com/title/80244690

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One moment in your day does not paint the whole picture of who you are. Hard moments and big emotions come up in our daily lives. Can you have self compassion when you say something you later regret? Can you release guilt and find your voice when challenged by toddlers, teens, adults, when you just need to be heard? Does it help to speak their language?  Are children constantly teaching us and allowing us to be ok with our emotions too? Children are never judging themselves for their big emotions. Are children more connected to the divine because they are so new to the world?

Annie talks about a moment years ago when one of River's children told her he "saw Aunt Annie from the sky before he was born". River talks about the challenges of raising a teenager. Annie and River both talk about challenges with toddlers and teens–and the similarities between them.

Do you speak another person's language in order to be heard? Is raising your voice and being emotional ok and to what extent? Is anger never justified? Or are we just messy creatures that deserve endless compassion?

Do you feel overwhelmed making decisions for your children, when it is hard enough just making decisions for yourself?

Please share any stories, advice, tips or humor surrounding teens, toddlerhood, stories toddlers tell you when they see past loved ones or flying butterfly angels in the sky. [email protected]

We forgive ourselves for our big emotions and we think you are forgivable also. 

We are all human. Be easy on yourself.

Seven-year-olds rock. They are living life fear-less-ly. Today we talk about how we may be stuck in a lower chakra (with reference to Joe Dispenza) and hidden beliefs and how they are always what keep us from freedom, love, living our dreams, and feeling peace. 

River talks about what she notices in her classroom when kids shift from age seven to eight, and Annie shares what she's learning about chakras. It's all about stuck energy, where we hold negative (hidden) beliefs, and how sometimes the only choice is to surrender. 

If you're tired of everyone telling you what you need to do to have a better life (ie, healing your lower chakras), and you want to find some solace in the surrender to the sh@t life deals you, this episode is for you.

We don't know anything.

We are always in the right place at the right time, even if everything sucks.

We are surrendering (and crying) and trying to find gratitude too.