Change of perspective

Some people discover that a change of scenery is exactly what they need to renew and refresh their perspective.  Travel can enable us to perceive the world around us differently.  You can choose planes, helicopters, trains, automobiles, bicycles, buses, mopeds, motorcycles, horses, yaks, donkeys, camels, buggies, rollerskates, sleighs, snowshoes or even your feet to get around. 

No matter what your transport choices, how often do you really notice things you had missed before? How often do you retrace a familiar path? As you take the opportunity to expand on what you think that you know, on places you believe you have seen, you may be pleasantly surprised.

My most memorable choice of travel today was sea kyak.  I awoke soon after the break of dawn with thoughts of this excursion.  The sun was shining and the glassy water off the south shore of Nova Scotia was most inviting.  I packed my towel and bailer and other necessities, and headed off in the company of my dad.  My philosophy is never to go boating alone.  This is a safety measure as much as a reason for building companionship and sharing memorable experiences.

We certainly didn't begin to explore the over 350 islands in our area, yet marveled at the seagulls and wildlife that were visible along the coast and atop the masts of moored boats.  At times, we chose to just float along, or stop to observe renovations underways on seaside cottages.  To inhale deeply all that fresh, salty sea air was the most natural thing to do.  I relished the silence and the "newness".

How often do you simply stop, watch and listen to the world around you? How often do you honestly do very little or maybe nothing in your current environment?  Remind yourself that a change of scenery could be a very good experience.  To leave what you know and then return can permit you to appreciate your life differently.  You needen't go far.  Life will always be exactly what you choose to make of it.

Mediumship

Television characters like Alison Dubois on the program "Medium" have caused more people to ask themselves how a person gets involved in mediumship.   Depending on your mindset, and your level of open-mindedness, you may wonder if you should look through your stack of mail for an invitation from Hogwort's School of Magic.  Of course, your life path may not be as straight forward as that of Harry Potter.  Yet, even he didn't initially know why he was being summoned or where.

When it comes to unique pths available, we all have gifts inside ourselves and we all make choices about which skills we desire to uncover, strengthen and apply.  Whenever you make one choice, you necessarily exclude other choices.  You believe in particular things and doubt others.  You identify your priorities, and those skills your will perceive as legitimate and worthy of your attention.  It tends to be rather difficult to undertake everything you aim to do at the same time, but you make time for what matters.  Do you assume "step-by-step" is the best way to go?

Individuals who detect psychic intuition, divination, telepathy and/or interpretive abilities have their attention drawn to these capabilities for a reason.  If you discover you encounter certain types of people and you feel compatible, reasons exist for these feelings as well as well as for why you stumble upon seminars and workshops offered by potential mentors. Everything happens for a reason.  You find significance where you choose to find significance. 

No matter what profession feels right fo you, it will not feel suitable or credible to everybody.  Some people believe future predictions are hoaxes, that anyone who communicates with "the Other Side" is a fraud, and that emotional readings must be less than accurate.  Yet, if you feel drawn to tarot cards and palm readers, or take an interest in developing such skills, why not? Reasons exist for every urge and inclination.  Learn at your pace and to serve others your own particular way.

As you determine how you perceive accept yourself, then you'll evolve into what you're meant to do.  We all choose our influences.  Each of us will evolve away from settings and people as another means to better understand ourselves.  We learn who we are by doing what we're not.  A process of elimination helps uncover your hidden truth.  Talking to people helps.  Listening to yourself can be the best teacher.

The beginning or the end?

How many people do you know who are willing to give up everything they have come to know for a dream? More often than not, people tend to lean toward comfort zones, things they've always done and people they've almost always known.  What would compel you to go further or do things differently than before?  You can't change what you didn't do but the future is up to you.

For some people, life begins when they start something new.  For others, life as they know it seems to end. Taking a risk doesn't have to be scary.  Exhilaration can actually be stimulating.  Your mindset and attitude are the result of choices.  You decide consciously and unconsciously what you want and then proceed to live your life accordingly.

Consider a man who contemplated attending his highschool reunion. It would've been a 50 year event for him, if he had gotten himself together to go.  He was interested to find out what had happened to an old girlfriend.  He decided he could get the information 'through the grapevine.'  Why is it that people allow fear to control their choices? What will you do next time?

Do it your way

To dream of success is like to pave the way to what you desire, or is it? Have you learned to do things your way or, are you in a process of figuring out what this is? This picture will evolve to include different components at different phases of your life. How you perceive and understand your thoughts will reflect how well you know yourself.

For example, I spoke with a financially-successful businessman in his early twenties. He made some smart investment deals and then became involved in retail. His business partner is Indian (born abroad). This partner's mother has decided the business partners will take a trip with her to India to find suitable wives.

Consider that these men have different ideas of business success and also about their respective personal lives. New facets of success may or may grow out of their upcoming trip. Neither man truly desires to go for the same reasons, and both have agreed to go for reasons other than those initially intended by one business partner's mother.

Each person, when viewing success, may have an ulterior motive, a secret dream unknown to others. Would you share how you really feel? The individuals in this scenario who plan their trip to India may well discover they will have gone for reasons unknown to them even before their departure. Time will tell and your intuition leaves clues.

Some dreams are dormant. Some dreams are waiting. Some dreams are created from the moment you conjure thoughts. Do it your way. You'll make the right decision for you at the right time.

More than a glimpse in a crowd

Some people believe you can send out energy into the universe and something comparable will come back to you.  Perhaps you don't think this is so strange?  You may hope for a special person to enter your life or, for a more compassionate boss to take over from where your previous boss had been. Will your wishes come true? And if so, why might conditions you desire seem to appear out of thin air?

Nothing comes from nothing. You have some impact on everything that happens and even on everything that doesn't happen.  You create the life you lead as the result of your choices.  Even invisible helpers help bring you what you ask for, whether or not you realize it.  How might they hear your call? Which sorts of situations seem to happen as you think of them? Actions and events can be extensions of thoughts and things beyond you.

For example, today, I experienced a multicultural festival.  Over 68 countries were represented by musicians, cuisine, and creative arts arranged in and around tents and stages in a park.  As I explored, I lingered to listen to a gifted Welsh harp player.  I bought her CD and continued to discover other parts of the grounds.  All-the-while, the mingling crowd was growing from ~50,000-150,000 people. 

After pasing through different tents, I figure ~30 minutes passed before I was inside the Polish cultural tent. To myself, I had been thinking how great it would've been if I had asked that Welsh musician to sign my CD.  Lo and behold, she appeared and willingly signed it.   I sensed her presence meant more to me than a glimpse in a crowd, so I asked her a few questions.

Connections evolved as I inquired about her last name.  She told me it was native to where my father had grown up.  She knew the coastal town I'd visit within days and it appeared her relations had attended university with the friend who stood beside me.  This harp player also knew a world famous harp maker known personally by the friend who was standing with me.  Some people are content to say "small world."  I tend to believe in far more than that.   What you learn from apparent strangers may not reveal strangers at all.