Inspired Spirit

Dedicated to shifting to your Spirit’s purpose with ease and grace.

A very warm welcome…

March 19th, 2009 Posted in bio, blog Tags: , , , , , ,

This site is dedicated to living your Spirit’s purpose
with ease and grace.

You must be realizing by now that there is a greater purpose to your life. Our world is shifting all around us, so finding these answers feels like a struggle. Maybe its those issues and patterns of your life that keep recurring. You think “What?? Again? Didn’t I learn this already?” Or perhaps you feel that there is a greater path you want to be on and you yearn to know who you are as a spiritual being. If you are interested in booking a session or would like to ask questions, please feel free to email me at darla@inspiredspirit.ca or fill out my online form!

Updates for fall…

October 13th, 2011 Posted in blog

Well, as fall has finally blown in, I have had some time to update my website!

Personally, I’ve found the last couple of months to be really packed with family and life stuff — fixing up the house, garden stuff, visits from relatives, car repairs etc etc. I only feel like today I can finally start to settle into some routine and get into a more relaxed groove. I’m sure some of it has to do with all the energy we’ve been in — the Full moon this week has been powerful!

Anyway, quick updates:

The GrailFest was a wonderful success! They raised over $5000 so lots of pets (even goldfish) are grateful for the support. Hopefully they will do it again next year! :)

I won’t be reading at Ascendant Books any longer. It was such a fun experience and I met so many wonderful people! However, with winter coming (roads can be tricky here in Alberta with the snow), I was feeling indecisive and then store management decided to discontinue having readers  because they’ve been rennovating and now the space isn’t conducive.  It was a joy to hang out there and its always a wonderful place to visit so I’ll still be popping in.

I’ve also been updating my website. I have 2 pages of services  Angel Therapy  and Akashic Soul Clearing. Its still basically the same services, but I’ve been trying to refine them and make it a bit easier to navigate. (Any feedback is welcome!).  Check them out! :)  (The Akashic Clearing is Powerful and Amazing!)

 

 

being i am what i am…

September 10th, 2011 Posted in blog Tags: , , ,

 

I have had a challenging week. I’m wrung out and exhausted and feel like just curling up and hiding from the world.

I’m sure lots of people feel that way, but I haven’t in a long, long time and it’s a humbling experience.

What I am learning is that this is once again a reminder of how conscious I have to be, constantly and not to let that slip. Ever, apparently. And no, I am not being melodramatic!  Being a Highly Sensitive Person has its challenges.  If you have never read The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron,  its worth it!  I also suggest, if you suspect you are HSP to take a Myers Briggs Test. It will also confirm this for you. (I’m an INFP).

Some traits might include:

  • Being easily overwhelmed by such things as bright lights, strong smells, or loud noises
  • Getting rattled when you have a lot to do in a short amount of time
  • Needing to avoid violence on television – news, movies, shows
  • A need to withdraw during busy days, into bed or a darkened room or some other place where you can have privacy and relief from the situation
  • Making high priority to arrange life to avoid upsetting or overwhelming situations
  • Enjoy delicate or fine scents, tastes, sounds, or works of art
  • Have a rich and complex inner life
  • sensitive or shy

Over the years I’ve been described as ‘Too Sensitive!’ or that I ‘lack’ self esteem. Or that I have an ‘artistic’ personality and I am tempermental. What I have come to learn is that NO, I am not any of that.  I’m just wired a bit differently from average. And when I experience overload, I re-act. I don’t have a temper and I’m not overly emotional, but when there is too much it needs a dis-charge. Mostly I cry and get anxious. Very rarely but occasionally, I will get angry.

When I learned that these traits were normal, it was very liberating. I learned to accept myself and stopped trying to mould myself into other’s ideas of what I should be like. Western society does not value sensitivity any more than it values the right brain or creativity. It values conformity and logic. That can be very challenging for someone who is creative and sensitive. Needless to say I didn’t gain any popularity at work or with people for not conforming.

Now, when I speak of sensitivity I am not just speaking emotionally.  Yes, I am emotionally sensitive – empathic even. I am very compassionate to the point I will often cry for another. This isn’t ‘taking on’ someones’s stuff but a gift, I guess in compassion. Sensitivity, however, in this sense also applies to my environment both physically and energetically.  If the ‘vibes’ are off, I will pick it up. I am guessing that being ‘psychic’ or whatever, compounds this and/or is also a result of this too.

My challenge with this is that I lack an ability to FILTER all of this extra information. The average person might be oblivious to what I sense or pick up or notice. I’ve been told this is a product of me adapting to life when I was young and maybe needed to be on top of everything, not to control but as a survival mechanism in a family and school situation that was bullying and at times harsh. Regardless of how it came about, what it means is that I have to be conscious and present and discern whether this information applies to me or whether its not to do with me at all.

I have to be rested and not under a lot of stress and then I am fine doing this. But, when I am not, but become overwhelmed by sensory and energy input and I can’t filter it fast enough. Then I make mistakes and ‘read’ into things wrongly. If I am speaking to someone and just a flicker of an eyelash or a twitch and I become worried, believing they are mad at me and they don’t like me or I’ve done something ‘wrong’.  Add the empathy and energy sensitivity into this high def perception and you can see how I can make mistakes.

Anyway, its been that kind of week. I snapped at a someone over some miscommunication and now i feel like crap. I lost my temper at another. I’m stressed out because a loved one injured themself and it hurts me to see them in discomfort. The people I lost my temper with have been acting without integrity and even illegally, but by losing my temper, I screwed up and was no better and I feel like even more crap. I’m sure there is some psychic pollution in the mix and it makes me feel logey and sore.  Basically, I feel stretched and crabby.

Anyway. I guess if anyone out there reads this and experiences this, I just wanted them to know they aren’t alone.

So now I’m back to what I call bootcamp for me:

  • Getting lots of sleep and eating regularly to re-regulate my routine
  • Taking multivitamins and emergenC every day
  • Taking magnesium & selenium supplements for my nervous system
  • Using some herbal remedies and FES Flowers and Rose Water for comfort
  • Keeping still and quiet and getting some alone time outside
  • Going swimming twice a week to discharge
  • Drinking lots of water
  • Chakra clearing daily
  • Self checking, often and regularly during the day
:)

 

 

 

 

Event – Grail Fest, September 17!

August 31st, 2011 Posted in blog

 

Come join us in raising funds and supplies at the annual Grail Festival –Quest for Goodwill, to beheld September 17, 2011 at the Ritchie Community Hall in Edmonton.  Proceeds from the event will go to assist the work of several active animal rescue groups operating for the good of abandoned, abused and neglected animals in and around our city.   The societies are all non-profit organizations, and as such, rely completely on volunteer effort and fundraising activities.

It is the goal of the Grail Festival, through the “Quest for Goodwill”, to provide these organizations with much needed supplies and cash donations.  It is with this goal in mind that we appeal to your sense of goodwill to help us make this happen.

 

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Solar Energies

August 7th, 2011 Posted in blog

If you are feeling energy swings lately, going from buzzing to tired, you are not alone!

There have been some intense solar flares lately and I never made a connection with that before until I saw it mentioned and thought I’d share some interesting links, if you are interested too!

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