Author: designingfairy

I'm Ronni, a designing fairy living among the humans! I'm a writer, illustrator, designer, and animal communicator/medium who loves to share and teach what I've learned in a fun way, whether it's providing tools in my Help! I'm Sensitive series for the sensitive folk, Healing Fairy Alphabet Deck for connecting to your intuition through Nature, the Idea Emporium for thinking like a designer to get out of boxes, or teaching in a classroom lessons I created, I hope my creations help make life more fun and easier. I like to help my fellow sensitives!
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Grounding and Eating

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Last week I craved the weirdest thing–red meat. There was a consistent theme–hot dogs, a cheeseburger, bologna? Ordinarily, his would mean nothing but I don’t usually eat red meat. When I eat it, I feel like I am crashing to earth and my whole body slows down. This time though, the guidance was so clear. When Bill and I went out for dinner, I ordered meat loaf! Darn, that was good. I didn’t have that crashing feeling. My knowing now is that when your body needs the grounding, eating meat is quick. Back in! Look, I have feet. I didn’t have bad aftereffects.

Sometimes, in lots of stress (i.e., holiday season), family emotions, etc., what happens right away to the Sensitive folk, is we do get very ungrounded and off center. This was just one quick little fix for the time being.

Intuition

Empaths tend to….

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As an empathic or sensitive person, I’ve noticed we, as a group, tend to have in common:

  1. Since we feel what everyone is feeling most of the time, when there is so much emotional turmoil around us, we may focus on trying to “make it all better” sometimes, so we feel better and the environment in harmony again! Obviously, this isn’t always reasonable or right. We need to remind ourselves that others are on their own journey and we can’t learn for them. Part of their journey may involve suffering. This can be very difficult to witness.
  2. Our bodies may be very somatic. What that means is our bodies may react to our emotions and our environment, whereas, our less sensitive friends hold it all in and ignore it. The body is a fabulous intuitive tool that we need to utilize. By tuning in to the effected areas, many times we can hear what truly bothers us.
  3. We have issues with overresponsibility. See #1.
  4. We overwhelm if we don’t clear out our environment and other people’s stuff at the end of the day. I see this as catching a bad cold. We can have feelings that aren’t even our own if we don’t do some housecleaning! This is a bit hard if you don’t catch it early. We need our own version of psychic zinc! And if you are tired or upset, BAM, instant other people’s stuff velcro.
  5. We have really big hearts that need a little more extra protection in the world. There’s a reason we do, to maybe help just one other person or animal in this world.
  6. We feel everything strongly. We live at a much deeper level. Some folks will never experience life the way we do. It’s as if we get to watch life with the subtitles!

taken from the updated Care of the Sensitive class;

For help with your sensitivity, see my Psychic tips, or sign up for the Care of the Sensitive class on the Online Classes page. You can also sign up for a reading.  I am also working hard on a new Ebook to help you.

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Are you playing too small and a lesson in telepathy

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The other day I learned important lessons in Yoga class.

In the advanced animal communication class that I am teaching, we’ve been discussing animals mirroring our problems or issues so we can deal with them. Of course this applies to our dealing with others too.

We were asked to take partners in the yoga class. My attention for the last ten minutes was another small girl in our class who is about my size (I’m barely 5 feet). I have no idea why my attention was on her. I liked her sweatshirt, I think. But my thoughts had gotten bizarre. She my size, but rounder and wider. That was my focus. Thoughts of her bulkiness. I have no idea why I was thinking that. The thoughts felt foreign to me and it wasn’t like me to think like that. No surprise, she chose me as her partner. When she came over she said the oddest thing.

“Boy, you are tiny,” she said. “I mean, really tiny all over.”

Did I mention she was maybe an inch taller than me? Practically the same height.

Then she followed with, “Oh, well, I just think I am bigger boned.”Then she frowned.

Ohhhh. So it was her thoughts I picked up. She, like many of us women, was having a fat thinking day. And she was projecting those thoughts around her and unfortunately, at me. I must have caught them in the air.

Later, we all formed a group exercise in standing chair where one of the ladies in the group announced the exercise wasn’t working because I was too short! Hello?

Okay, so several lessons here, like I said. One, we project those thoughts. If I am having a low self-esteem day I am probably projecting “Loser.” Okay, maybe not that bad. This instance, I think of Sarah, our beagle teagle with low self-confidence. She will jump up next to me and I will have odd thoughts of “Boy, Sarah isn’t very special, not like Emma. She’s kinda plain.” Sarah is NOT plain, and yet the thought will come up. Sure enough, later, Sarah will act a bit jealous of Emma as seen in her actions.

Second lesson, I’m short. I must accept it and move on. No seriously, the Universe through the divine wisdom of my fellow yoga ladies was reminding me I was playing small again. I forgot my power to create, the hugeness of my soul, and I was telling myself I was tiny, tiny, tiny. The lovely ladies simply went along with this projection.

Oh, another lesson, we are using telepathy everyday not just with our animals, but with each other. So be mindful of what you send out.

Intuition · spiritual lessons

Streamlining and the common thread

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Yesterday, I bought a new purse. It’s cute and little, streamlined, and well, my other one broke. I picked up my purse and the strap flipped into my face, loose. Then my sunglasses broke two minutes later. Time to streamline and regroup in life too, I thought. So, now my blog has this new funky pink yummy look. Cool. It’s also organized and straightforward. Then this morning it was off to make changes on my website–add new classes, offer readings specials, and add a new fancy contact form. All streamlining again. Time to really focus in. I like this.

I’ve been too scattered. It has seemed if one thing was slow, I’d add another venue. In panic in slow times, I’d offer more venues to compensate, and be even more inundated. More scattered. Then, worse, I’d tell myself all that I did wasn’t enough! I needed to try harder, do more! It’s hard for creative, sensitive people. We are interested in so much. We get tons of ideas. But what I finally realized, through exploring and streamlining, is I always have this one common thread in whatever I do: sharing what I’ve learned in a creative way to help/teach others. Whether I am making essences, online fairy classes, or offering a workshop or book.

What in your life needs to bear down to its basic form? What is your basic thread? Be honest. What is the common love or purpose in your career that comes up over and over? Have fun exploring. And, by the way, it’s more than enough. 🙂

Earth energies

Crazy Energies and 11:11

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Designing Fairy reporting in for the energy report. Yesterday during the 11:11 door opening my head hurt bad. The sinus pressure was strong. It was hard to keep my third eye closed and at one point, my heart opened wide and I just felt tears. What we experienced wasn’t so much a shift in energy but an opening. I kept hearing “a door opened”.

Even as I write this, the computer is going a bit wiggy and I’m having a tough time with WordPress.

Last year, around this time, Lilibeth our beagle crossed over through that door.  This time of year is one of several powerful exit and entrance points.

Most everyone I know is experiencing craziness in the world and some kind of dilemma. In our family, we haven’t been able to keep our cars from breaking down. It’s time for new energies, and I guess that means breaking down of what doesn’t work and needs fixing. I am seeing this with my own reactions to others and what areas I need to work on that do not work anymore.

As sensitive people, we will feel the changes in the economic and political fronts the greatest. We will feel others’ upsets, turmoil, anxiety, and on the positive side, as in the recent election, the great face of hope.

I am being advised by my Guides and Helpers to find something grounding within to hold onto. Flower essences, such as, Salvia or Calendula are great for emotional calm when things are crazy. Pampass Grass potion is great for staying centered in our wiser self. Focus on what is working, what does bring comfort, and most importantly, where you want your life to lead. Just holding and petting my dogs has helped me. As has connecting to old friends. Drawing again, an old favorite pasttime, reminds me who I am never changes even though the world around me might.

Hang in there.

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Realistic expectations & helping

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Sorry I haven’t blogged lately. I’ve been a bit swamped lately with responsibilities. My husband and I are grappling with troubles with our newly-teen daughter who isn’t adjusting well to high school. I am also taking a DVD-editing and creating class, teaching at the college (animal communication!), and doing lots of readings. I feel guilty I haven’t had time to create–no drawing, painting or making new classes. Isn’t that insane?? I longingly visit my artistic friends’ blogs and drip with envy and sadness. Not a good thing.

I think many of us who are creative have some unrealistic expectations we put on ourselves. There are so many ideas, so many interests. I find myself often so in love with ideas that surround me, I want to tackle them all! The irony is I then beat myself up when I can’t do it all or bring in what I need!

I also have a hard time balancing what I give out through my helping biz with the time I create and give to myself. I think this is reflected in the lack that I see.

I’ve talked often lately of downsizing what I am doing or offering. Because I have lots of creative energy I often find I am giving out a great deal but not seeing it come back to me. This is a problem. So, this is a time in my life when it’s time to tackle that–look deep down, plug up all those energy gaps, and begin to receive. I see how the Universe is teaching me this lesson. In the past month, I have met the most amazing people who have offered to gift me or exchange their talents, so I know I am doing something right!

Have you seen this in your life?

Guardian Angels · spiritual lessons

The Car Miracle

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I had no idea how I was going to pay for my car repairs. I didn’t know the “how’s”, but I was beginning to understand the “why’s.” All I knew was that I needed a fixed car to drive or I was dead in the water. Some guidance came through, or perhaps ideas–my own mind grasping at how things should look. None of that played out.

The first miracle was when I broke down I was befriended by Jim, who works at the Coop store I ran to, that I have friends at. He sat with me most of the day, waiting for the tow, and recommended Miles at Frank’s Automotive. My car, affectionately called Uncle Peeby Jeeby, was towed to that shop at 6pm Friday.  I told my Dad the dilemma who offered to help with repairs number one (Miracle #2). Woo! Big relief and great assistance.

Now, how would I get Uncle to the body shop to repair his boo-boos from being hit and run while parked in the parking lot waiting for the tow (I kid you not). Miles, offered to drive Uncle to the next destination if I needed it, I’d need to call him later.

My insurance company had paid for a car rental, a very cute and fun convertible pt cruiser (miracle #3). I had just recently remarked I’d love a convertible. And, very cool, I had full coverage so rentals were covered.

My last hurdle was how to pay the $500 deductible I didn’t have for the body shop. The insurance was going to issue a check for the repairs sans that money. I just had to be honest. I called the body shop to arrange my car to get there, and sure enough, Miles had already drove it over. This is where it gets really good….I told Patti over at the body shop my dilemma. At first, she said, Could I pay the $500 in payments? I told her honestly, if I had that extra money I’d pay for Foxy’s dental (our red dog), who desperately needed it. Well, turns out Patti at Downtown Paint and Body is a dog person. Not only a dog person, but a BEAGLE person. Now for those of you who know me and my family and know my artwork, you know we are huge BEAGLE people, especially from being a beagle parents to Lilibeth and Jake for many years, and I grew up with a beagle Andyboy. So, we then talked beagles for awhile and beagle rescues and next thing you know, Patti waived the deductible!

I want to thank all my Angels and Guides and the hearts of all these people who were knee-deep in helping me learn how to trust the goodness of others. For a while there, I had even said, I trust my Guides & Angels, but people sure let you down. I had had a few experiences in the past few years that brought this home. As if the Universe would have no part of that nonsense, this drama played out. To be without a car, was the ultimate in surrender for me, and the folks along the way were each angels in their own right. Thank you for restoring my faith.

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Universe Messages

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OMG! Look at the title of an email message delivered to my box:

“What Your Car Is Trying to Tell You”

spiritual lessons

Angels are nearby…

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During trying times our Angels and helpers are always nearby. When we are feeling the lowest and the worst, doesn’t it feel like they’ve gone on vacation??? But what I’ve noticed is that when I had some moments of calm, and felt up, my Angels could reach me for messages.

Yesterday I picked up the rental car. I was beyond excited when I saw if was a PTcruiser convertible! I’ve been worrying about my sick car, but just for now I was going to enjoy this convertible. I’ve never driven one. As I rode around town, with the sun streaming and my hair blowing, I felt a weird kind of bliss. Wasn’t I being disloyal to my misery? No. Darn it, I was going to enjoy this moment where I felt great and and I was enjoying the ride. I knew this was the message. To enjoy right now. I’m not usually good at this. I spend most of my life planning ahead. I knew that trust lied in that very moment.

I turned on the radio to hear my signature song, “Don’t stop believing, hold on to that feeling.” My Angel song. “Is that you Angels?” I asked. Sure enough, walking into the grocery store I heard the song playing “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan.

I think in that moment, with my heart open again and I was feeling more up, they could reach me.

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Can you trust when things are looking bad?

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That’s the real test, I think. Time and again, I’ve experienced this test. One day I will get it. I chose an animal card yesterday: Maintain Control and Beliefs. It’s hard sometimes. Yes, I’ve read the SECRET. I’ve worked the manifesting books, but we can’t always see how things will lead. It isn’t always just me trying to manifest but all of us working together pulling many strings. How do I know what small act that I was guided to do or something I said during this experience can lead to someone else’s good.

The other night, in the middle of the car fiasco-worrying state I was in, we watched a slow movie called MIDNIGHT CLEAR. The movie had some religious undertones I did not resonate with, so I let that go. But the message was nice: it was the small acts or choices that the players made that left lasting impressions. So, I am waiting for the big picture surrounding my car. I am expecting my needs will be met even in a situation that looks hopeless (it’s worked before for me and my family), and I am expecting that who I have met along the way will lead to some good. And hey, I am only human. Beyond the spiritual perspective, I really, really want to be able to pay to fix my car. Just more trusting.