Recognizing Signs in Our Life

by John Cappello 

Time passes so fast these days that it is often difficult to reflect from one moment to the next.  It appears we move from day to day, month to month, and year to year with lightning speed.  Stopping to enjoy events and the people we love is a challenge.  December 2013 has come so quickly for me that it feels like yesterday that we were talking about the holidays and the New Year.  I do not think I am the only one who is feeling like the sharp pace we keep is a little frightening.  It is easy not to see signs in your life that need attention.

This year has been good for me because of the recognition I have received and the progress I have made with my career.  Success is relative, however, when you consider the price you may pay for it.  Recently, I found myself in the Cardiac Care Unit in a hospital in Kansas, and this was a wakeup call.  It was a sign for me to recognize.   I realized that I am not as young as I once was and that I should not try to move as fast as I did in a younger day.  I have physically changed, but I have been going so fast that I did not notice. 

My little scare was a false alarm, but while I was in the hospital, I did notice some of the other patients there.  Many of them were younger than I am while others were showing the signs of time.  My issue was minor, but others were facing serious problems, and I felt their concerns.  (I think I was a topic of discussion in the hospital once they learned I was a psychic.)  I felt a little guilty being there when others were truly sick, but then I realized that I was being given a message.  Seeing the other people in the hospital was another sign for me. 

It is true that God works in mysterious ways, and I believe the message (sign) sent to me was to slow down or at least be smarter about the pace I keep.  The short stay I had in the hospital was clear because it was about being spared a major problem this time.  I may not be so lucky next time.  This December I am slowing down and taking a little time off.  It is time to recharge before things gear up again for 2014.

My business and career are about being in touch with spirit and reading signs around others.  I have a talent to recognize people in spirit and details about them.  Often I see the future for clients.  I plan to continue this practice for as long as possible to serve others, but my challenge is finding the right pace to do my work and recognize signs around myself.  I hope you recognize the right pace for you this holiday season and that you sense the signs around you.  Happy Hanukah!  Merry Christmas!

Little Things and the Journey

by Natalie Williams

I feel that many of us ask ourselves on a daily basis, "What is my purpose here on this earth?  What can I do to make a difference to others and learn my soul lessons?"  These are questions that have been gnawing at me for years.  One of the issues is that life gets in the way.  Most of us have to make a living, clean the house, buy the groceries, and deal with the day-to-day issues that crop up along the way.  The days roll by, and that uneasy feeling is still there.  Our joy may not be found in that vacation that we hope to afford next year, but in watching a bird or feeling the sun on a beautiful day.  In the quest for doing or finding something "big", we forget that it may be a smile or a short conversation that changes someone's life.  What we sometimes miss are the little things that happen along the way, the journey.

I certainly can't say that I have figured it out, but I finally let go of the steering wheel a few years ago, at least in some areas of my life.  That is when I began exploring my past lives.  I believe that everything has a purpose, and that if we follow our higher selves, events that would otherwise seem to be coincidences begin to unfold and lead us down our paths.  I have had a spiritual practice for as long as I can remember, but I became very intrigued with Brian Weiss's first book on past lives, Many Lives, Many Masters, shortly after it was published in the late '80s.  I read all of his later books as well as many others and was drawn to attend one of his workshops about ten years ago.  That led me to explore my own past lives with a series of many, many regressions with a therapist over a period of about three years.  Having that many regressions would certainly be extreme for most people as it is more important to look forward than back, but I found the therapy extremely helpful, even life changing.  I feel that helping others in this area is part of my path.   

Many times, we carry phobias, fears, guilt, "bad" patterns, and other constricting things that keep us stuck and unhappy.  Understanding and releasing past events and relationships can free us from the trauma and help us move forward.   In contrast, visiting past lives where we had lessons in understanding, compassion, and other positive experiences can help us to understand why we are who we are today.

This is the first in my series of articles.  I will be writing each month about a different subtopic on past lives.