Everyday Mystic by Janice Puta - blog for the soul

Down the nature trail the vanilla fragrance grabs my attention.

The aroma is so compelling I have to turn my head and find out where its coming from.

Clusters of tiny white petals adorn the sprawling shrubs.

The shade of towering trees makes lingering comfortable and ecstatic.

I like to think that our personal energy is like a subtle light we send out and about.
• When we’re at peace with ourselves and the rest of the world, we radiate!
• When we’re doing our part to stay healthy, we shine!
• When we’re silencing the ego mind and the head chatter, we glow!
• When we’re non-judgmental and compassionate, we sparkle!
• When we’re on purpose with our life, we glisten!
• When we’re living out of our soul essence, we gleam!

This kind of energy has a vibration and frequency as powerful as the most aromatic flowers or spices. It will not only attract in beautiful souls who match those vibrations but also exceptional life opportunities and experiences.

Looking for some easy exercises and quick tips to stoke up your positive energy field?
• Read about amping up your personal energy.
• Read about how a change in perspective helps save the day.
• Read about how to get out from under too much of everything.

And then go and make it happen!

Janice M. Puta
Author of Pathways: Tales for the Spiritual Seeker
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There is profound wisdom written into the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence for the United States.

This document, approved by Congress on July 4, 1776, declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. But what’s spiritual about this federal holiday?

It’s right here in some of the most memorized and quoted lines:

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

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Mindful living and soul-centered giving are great spiritual exercises.

They’re as obvious as baking cookies for a fundraiser or helping flood victims clean out their basements. Whether you’re on the phone at the volunteer headquarters or making sandwiches in the mobile kitchen, you’re on the front line of everyday spirituality.

Now turn any task or circumstance into a spiritual exercise with these five easy steps:

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As a spiritual teacher and energy practitioner, I hear the inside story of many women’s lives.

I work with them to reconnect with their divine source, revive their courage and gusto to live a passionate life, and embrace inner wisdom.

From my experience, here are six of the most common needs, desires, and concerns of women.

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Earth Mama, Joyce Johnson Rouse, and the National Women’s Music Festival were in different cities on June 20th but singing the same message. Heal the planet! Honor our women! Hope begins with each of us!

Joyce entertained a crowd of friends and members of the School Sisters of Notre Dame celebrating their 175 years of service. Maximillian’s in Mount Calvary, Wisconsin, resounded with laughter, applause, and heartfelt singing. Earth Mama’s antics and earth-centered songs of healing and hope created a high energy and enlightened evening.

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Four fun-filled days of concerts, films, theater and workshops ignite the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin, June 19-22.

Dancers and drummers, speakers and performers, talented women are here to be heard and appreciated at the National Women’s Music Festival.

I’m looking forward to joining women from around the world as participants and presenters. My workshop, “Permission to Be All You Can Be,” is at 2:00 pm on Friday, June 20 in the Exhibition Hall.

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Tornado sirens wailed. Skies were darkening as winds whipped around the buildings in our neighborhood.

It was Thursday, June 12, around 4:40 pm in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

The news channel was non-stop chatter and maps of wind speeds, hail, and towns in the pathways of potential tornadoes.

More sirens. Time to get serious. Time to find the matches, candles, drinking water and flashlight. Interesting! How basic we can get in a time of crisis! How little we can take with us when the primary concern is survival.

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June 10 was the culmination of many months of planning and more than a week of setup for the 3rd Annual Tanzanian Trunk Show in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Here are some of the beautiful people who helped raise money for this worthwhile cause.

Elegant Elephant Extravaganza

A new feature this year was the Elegant Elephant!

Click here to continue reading Empowering Women’s Future: Photos from The AIDS Orphan Sewing Project Fund Raiser.

“A dream not interpreted is like a letter unopened!” Dreams are communications from our Inner Self.

Dreams – those mysterious concoctions of people and events! Pieces of puzzles and random samplings of memories! Maddening when the same dream lingers in your consciousness! Traumatic when a nightmare is irrevocably in your face!

So why bother? Why take the time to jot down the scraps you can still remember when you wake up? Why tweak the symbols and learn the language of dreams?

A dream not interpreted is like a letter unopened!

  Click here to continue reading Use Your Dreams to Wake Up Your Life – A Seminar Hosted by Heaven On Earth Healing Alternatives

This is one of my favorite fund raising projects.

It’s about empowering women to have a future in the third world countries where they live.

Handmade African Shirts and Dresses

The Tanzanian Trunk Show features the African styled shirts and dresses these AIDS orphans make. Most of the fabric is cotton and is purchased in the region.

All of the proceeds from these sales and other donations collected at the show go directly to the AIDS Orphan Sewing Project.

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