What I hear often from Indigo kids and teens is how difficult it is just to get time to play, and time outside in the natural world.  Parents, listen up:  your children CRAVE this!  And they aren’t getting it — at least, nowhere near enough of it.  They need a minimum of one hour a day, EVERY day.

Sure, you as parents have tight schedules and demands.  But that doesn’t mean your kids have to suffer deprivation as a result. I know that it’s a challenge — and I know that parents of Indigo and Star Seed kids are up to it, because I know plenty of parents who make sure their children get enough:

• Unstructured play time.  This is important to help your kids nurture their immense creative aspects.  (P.S.  Unstructured doesn’t mean “unsupervised”. . . )
• At least one hour every day out in the natural world.  You know. Trees. Water.  Fresh air.  Animals. Flowers and plants.  Your children need contact with and understanding of Nature.  Make sure they get their daily “vitamin” of it.  Gardens are good — for all family members — even if it’s just a potted plant on the balcony or patio
• Healthy food.   Even snacks can be healthy, with a little advance planning.
• Rest.  (By the way, TV and computer games are NOT restful and do NOT qualify as rest.)

If you’d like a little inspiration for getting kids out into some fresh air and green spaces, here’s a book (The Green Hour by Todd Christopher) and initiative that supports it:

The Green Hour

Your children deserve to have a life that connects them directly with Nature.  Other parents are finding ways to do this — and you can too.  Your children depend on you to help provide the environment where they will thrive.  Make sure they get it.

If you are an Indigo kid, teen, or Star Seed adult, the missing element in your life just might be Nature.  Plan to get back in touch with it, because it will heal and nurture you in ways nothing else can.

Oh, and if you want to learn how to communicate effectively with Nature, and teach your children, you might like to get this free report from How To Partner With Nature Intelligence.  (I think you will like it.)

Will you join me?

See what this is all about here.

I know this series is going to answer a LOT of questions that you have been asking, and bring you great healing.  It’s time.  Let us begin.

In numerology, the number nine has to do with completion — and manifestation.  Now, for those of you who also follow astrology, you might know that the planet Mercury went retrograde on Monday; that is a time when it’s good to complete things that have already been started, work on fixing things that didn’t work out right the first time — relationships, projects, work, and so on — and to prepare for a new cycle ahead.  I mention this because it has a bearing on the energy fields we are entering right now.

Mercury retrograde’s “shadow side” is that it can cause communication delays or misunderstandings (make sure that important letter has a stamp on it — that when you reply to an email you don’t hit “reply all” instead — and that what you say is what they heard); transportation challenges or delays (make sure the car has enough gas in it and it’s tuned up; double check your departure time; and in general don’t freak out if plans change unexpectedly — it will all work out eventually); and machinery has a tendency to go completely haywire (back up your hard drive and your data!)

During this period, you can make some real headway on projects that have been planned, and you can finish things that have been on your desk for quite a while.  it’s a good time.  And. . . this is a special time for working to envision and create a world that fits your ideal of how things are SUPPOSED to work.  We get the stars aligned just right to help it happen right now — which is a major blessing.  Please take advantage of it.  (And keep working on this no matter WHAT the stars are doing!)

If you’d like another glimpse into how the Mayans thought about this sacred number and these times, read an interesting article about “999 and the Mayan Calendar” here.

Finally, I got word today that the Ringing Cedars books have shipped and will be here later this week.  Be sure to check them out and order your copies!  I know they are going to be flying out the door as soon as they get here and I want to make sure you have YOUR copy as soon as possible.

– Find out whether your child truly has ADD or ADHD, or if they are Indigo, or if they are Indigo AND have challenges with attention or focus.  It’s important to find out what’s going on, so that you can make a wise choice about how to provide the best solutions.

These days everyone is bombarded with stimulation from every direction: TV, computers, electronic games, music, Ipods, street noise, and more.  Is it any wonder that our kids — particularly the sensitive ones — can’t cope?

After thorough investigation you can determine that it really is ADD or ADHD, or if you know that you have an Indigo or Crystal child, start with some of the proven natural and holistic methods first.

• Biofeedback. There are new devices you can wear on your wrist or around a finger. to help you self-monitor your energy and behavior.
• Find out which kind of learner your child is.  A kinesthetic learner is not going to be sitting still while they learn; and a visual learner might need color to sort things properly in their mind.  Discover the learning style so that you can work with the teachers to give them the best outcomes.
• Remove overstimulation from the environment.  Limit TV and electronics, and get them out into Nature more often.
• Adjust their diet.  If they are taking in sugar and carbs rather than a complete, balanced, and high-energy diet, they won’t be able to function well. Period.  Do it in stages if you must, but get them eating and drinking whole, healthy foods — and remove the junk food and fast foods from “the plate.”
• Use high-quality supplements and greens, to help their energy levels stay consistent.
• Give them appropriate (and adequate) opportunities for physical exercise.  They MUST move their growing bodies, to build muscle and neurological connections they need to be healthy kids.  And they need appropriate outlets to discharge “extra” energy.

– Give your child or teen the support they REALLY need, for their electrical systems.  Feed them wholesome foods and cut out the junk food (sodas, french fries and chips, candy, cookies, processed foods of all kinds.)  Give them whole foods and organic foods with real nutrients in them.    Give them holistic supplements including greens and spirulina, to provide high quality energy.

– Give them unstructured play time, and a lot of time in the natural world with trees, grass, flowers, water, and rocks.  They NEED the connection, to feel safe and to remember their connections.

– Don’t fill their every waking moment with activity. They need equal parts of rest and play, to be able to better use their minds and their creaivity.  Let them make up their own games in free play time with others (supervised in some way but from a bit of a distance so that they are responsible for what happens.  The adult can step in only when need be as a referee or to provide a time-out should it be needed.)

– Give them flower essences.  All children can benefit from flower essences, but kids with ADD or ADHD — and definitely Indigo kids and teens — absolutely require them.  For Indigo kids, they are in contact with (and affected by) more subtle energy fields than other kids;  and their systems need special support that they can’t get any other way.  Flower essences can help them assilimate and balance their own energies, and be more able to process the external energies they sense from outside their own physical bodies.

This month I just made a great new flower essence formula called Pure Focus, which works for kids with ADD and ADHD, to help them stay focused despite distractions, to be able to concentrate on whatever they choose, and to retain what they learn longer.  For kids with ADD or ADHD, Pure Focus is the inner support they need while you as the parent work with getting their outer environment aligned better *removing distractions, junk food, giving them free play time, and enough physical exercise.)

If your child is also Indigo or Crystal, they may also need Indigo Support formula.  This formula helps them stabilize their own emotions and electrical field when it’s challenged by too much stimulation from any source.  They will like this one a great deal and ask you for it when they need it!

Most of all, stay away from pharmaceuticals unless they are absolutely necessary.  The only thing they do is to make your child into a zombie! Drugging is never the best answer – only a seemingly convenient one.  As the parent, you are responsible for making wise choices for your child.  Make sure you have examined ALL the alternatives before you choose.  And make sure above all that it’s in the CHILD’S best interests, not yours.

One of the sites I like for this is Karen Bishop’s What’s Up On Planet Earth (which now has a new web site called Emerging Earth Angels.)  Her latest post talks about the kind of strange “lull” some of us have been feeling, where projects are stalled, things seem to be at a complete stand-still, and equipment doesn’t work right.

For instance, my flagship web site was down for more than 48 hours from Sunday to Tuesday because of a major server failure; one of my clients cancelled her call because she just had a “blue screen of death” on her computer and had to send for a new hard drive to replace it — thank goodness for backup!  (Hey — you ARE backing up your systems and your data, aren’t you?  Make sure you do!)  And so on.  These things keep happening, and rather than become frustrated by them, it’s easier just to check out the energy flows and to see what’s happening on a larger scale.  The perspective is helpful.

And frankly, so is the rest!  We’ve been moving at quite the speed lately, and working hard in multiple dimensions.  We truly have earned a rest.  But sometimes it feels like I’m all geared up with nowhere to go!  Ever have that feeling?

For instance, have you noticed that the major storms and hurricanes that were predicted for this summer haven’t happened?  Did you wonder why that is?  I have.  And I’m pretty sure I know the answer, too.  What I think has happened is that enough Lightworkers have engaged with the elements on the planet, to create buffer zones when pressure starts to build.  We can quickly adjust to areas of stress on the planet, to ease the tension and prevent chaotic weather patterns from forming.  We humans are getting really good at this!

But it’s hard work.  It takes concentration and focus. And we’ve earned a rest.  So enjoy it.  I’m trying to, and waiting for the clear moment I’ve anticipated.  I think I’ll know when it arrives.

There will be more work ahead, and in different arenas as well.  Authorities are predicting a challenging fall this year with the flu and H1N1; stay healthy and take precautions.  I’ll post some links here soon that will help you plan and that can give you the information you need to keep yourself and your families safe.

And we could all do some work on the jagged polarities of them/us that still seem to get in the way of planetary harmony.

Meanwhile, check out Karen’s blog and see if what she has to say resonates for you.  It sure does for me — and doggone it, wouldn’t you know, it’s not what I wanted to hear either, because I’m smack in the middle of a big project and wanted it to move forward smoothly.  It isn’t.  And now I can see part of the reason why.  The Universe needs time to help us align properly, so that ALL our projects can manifest in divine order and perfection.  (Yeah, I’d rather have it that way too. . . )

How has the past month or so been for YOU?  Chime in and let me know.

You have to see this:  The Inspiration Course:  Opening to Love and Deeper Relationships

Have a great ~ and inspiring ~ weekend!

“What does Indigo usher in for us as an earth people, and our future?”

“Are Indigos here to stop the New World Order?”

These I want to take some time to answer today.  Interestingly, the answer I’m going to give pertains to both of these questions.  Read on. . .

Indigos (and Star Seeds) are here to usher in the 5th World, as prophesied by the Mayan elders and many other Indigenous peoples.  What does that mean?  The 5th World is being created right now.  It has already begun.  Some say that the dates of 2012 are wrong — it’s really 2009 that the 5th World starts.  And from all the energies going on, that feels right.  We have begun to create a new world — and it’s going to be like nothing that’s ever existed before.

How will it be different?

First of all, humans will all be awake.  We will be fully conscious and aware, with fully developed intuitive skills. When you can instantly know one another’s intentions, it’s impossible for there to be subterfuge, deception, manipulation, and other forms of “power over” that has caused so much suffering.  We will be living in a time when nothing can be hidden — nor would anyone wish to hide.  There would be no reason.

Secondly, we are building a world of peaceful co-operation and co-creativeness.  It is a time of building new structures and systems in accordance with Universal and Spiritual Laws (here I refer you to this series of posts for further details), and to release as gently as possible anything and everything that does not serve The Light and the highest good of all.

It will be a time of wonders, healing, goodness, and joy.  All hearts hunger greatly for such a time.  And it is upon us.  Right now.

All we have to do to manifest this fully is to allow it.  Allow it inside yourself.  Allow others to become their most joyful and beautiful selves.  And allow what wants to become, to manifest in all the forms that want to be established.

The systems that are currently in place around the world still do not yet work for all people — let alone all living things.  This must change.  And it will.  The so-called New World Order has run out of time and out of ideas and out of hope.  Its demise may not be pretty, but it will fail because it was built on principles of greed, secrecy, and power-over.  Those principles are part of the dying era.  Indigos are here to birth the new one.

Much more need not be said.  This pretty much says it all.

And truly, are there any humans — or any living beings — who in their innermost hearts do not wish to love and be loved?  To find and experience beauty and joy?  To connect with others in meaningful ways, without fear of harm?  This and more is what we are ushering in — and more than that, co-creating just by being here, alive in this time, emanating our Light for all to share.

I’d love to hear what you think about this.  Your views are welcome.

Puzzled?

As I’ve said in other posts, Indigos have been here for decades before enough of us arrived in a wave big enough to be noticed as a “phenomenon.”  The earlier ones generally had a bit harder time of it, as there weren’t so many of us (even though we might often feel as though there could be others like ourselves in the world somewhere — as if we could sense the vibration of like energy, even if we couldn’t always tune in to it or locate it geographically.

I know this is true because it’s how I experienced things as a child.  I could “feel” others out there, but I had no one of the same vibration close to me with whom I could confide, or who could mentor me.  But that was part of the challenge I signed on for; my soul knew it would be this way, even if my conscious mind didn’t at the time. Perhaps that’s how your journey has been, too.  But this is all changing now.

As I see it (and many others now, who are realizing their true nature, are starting to talk about this too) there were some small waves of us who came in at various points starting in the late 1800′s.  Some of them were the settlers across the western states in the US; others were in positions of power in industry or politics; and still others simply came to increase and accelerate the vibrational field.  It’s most likely that regardless of status within a family or community, these would always have been the rebels and the “misfits” — but also those who were not afraid to lead the charge for change.

Those who came in during each decade thereafter continued to build an increasingly higher vibratory field within humanity, until during the 1980′s the vibrations were high enough that massive waves of Indigos (and then Crystal Children) began being born all around the planet, largely because of our prior work here to create the right energetic field that could support so many highly spiritual and sensitive children.

And at the same time, together we formed a grid of light around the planet, into which we are locked and can attune any time we want or need.  And so can anyone who wishes to raise their own vibrations.  This is what it means when anyone refers to the Light Grid around the planet; it’s the energetic field of Light and Love that completely circles and encloses the Earth, like a shield but also like a beating heart.

So all of this speaks to our collective purpose here.  But what does that have to do with YOU as a person?  Everything.

When you know your soul’s purpose, you can relax within the particulars of your journey, and find activities and support that is appropriate to you.  Now, with the internet as one of our tools, we can connect with others of like vibration all over the world.  I have personally spoken or been in contact with kids and adults from every continent; we are everywhere, and the Light is spreading.

What this also means is that you are not alone.  There are millions of others like you, many of whom would welcome your friendship, acquaintance, and gifts.   And it means that you DO have a purpose, just by being here — whether you are aware of a greater “personal” purpose or not (which may or may not be the case for any one individual.)

It also means that you are very much needed here.  You are right on time, and your energy has enormous value.  That which is not yet filled with Light, is being readied for an “upgrade.”  That’s what we are each and all here to do.  And despite the news media (which in most cases isn’t helpful) it’s actually happening faster than we know.

Go ahead and reach out.  You will find comfort, understanding, and relief to know that your journey (while perhaps a struggle) is not in vain — and that you have allies who you may yet encounter.

Keep yourself strong and fee.  Keep yourself focused on the high ideals of how you know it can be, and how you LONG for it to be.  Then add a piece of heaven here and there, however and whenever and by whatever means you can.  THIS is why you’re here!

Stay joyful and connected to Source ~ and be welcome as you discover even more dimensions to your soul’s calling and longing for connection and expression.

What do YOU think?  What does being an adult Indigo mean to YOU?

I’d love to hear from you.

Dreaming Yourself Awake

When I was studying with one Native American elder, she would have us do “dream practice”.  Many of the subtle teaching were actually held during the dream time ~ which meant that we had to really pay attention and remember what we dreamed, and to be ready to ask questions and learn from what happened.  It was a very exciting, expansive time for me!

She said that some of the classes were held on other planets.  That was another thing that used to fascinate me:  how did we get there and back?  All I can say is that it’s possible — and that it worked.

There is a close relationship between what happens during your ordinary faytime life, and what happens in the dreamtime.  I can see why the Aboriginal Elders (along with other Indigenous peoples) say that the Dream Time is the only real thing.

What kind of world would we like to dream into being now?  Let’s do it!  We have the support of the entire Universe with us.

What to do?

There are a couple of simple steps you can do to quickly and safely “power down” and get back to center.

• Get out into Nature and allow the natural world to help you release what’s “more than you need” — and to help you take in more of what you DO need instead of the frenetic, scrambled energies that you may have taken on from the outside world.
• Take time to be still.  Remove yourself from the noise (including TV, MP3 players, radio, and all electronic gadgets.)  Unplug yourself and go to a place without noise or commotion.  If the only place you can find that is in the bathroom, so be it!  It will work
• Meditate.  It doesn’t have to be a formal practice with you on a cushion like a Zen monk.  Just find something to focus on for a period of at least 10-15 minutes a day (a candle flame, a bowl of water, a flower. . . things like that.)  Ideally you can work up to half an hour.  But start with SOMETHING!  Just do it.  You need to find a way to calm and discipline your mind.

And finally, my favorite technique of all.  Go hug a tree!  Here’s why.  The tree can accept what you don’t need, and put it into the Earth for recycling.  This helps everyone.

Put your arms around a tree (any tree will do, as long as it’s big enough for you to wrap your arms around.)  Concentrate on the extra energies you are feeling, and ask the tree to receive the “overload” of the energies you would like to release ~ and request that the tree funnel the energy back down into the earth through its roots.

Go hug a tree!

This is easy to do, is not harmful for the tree, and helps to make the energies you release available for whatever the Earth needs.  And yes, the Earth can handle this   Really.

Don’t sit there freaking out about feeling overloaded.  There are simple, practical things you can do.

So go do them!  And tell your friends.

Let me know if you’ve tried any of these things, and how they’ve worked for you :-0