If there is one thing I will remember about this time we are in, it is the wind.  From the bare branches of winter to the full bloom of almost summer, the trees are in constant motion.  This time is ushered in on a steady breeze; the winds of change.

There are no such things any longer as seasonal temperatures.  In the Midwest U.S. we’ve had 100 degrees in February and 35 degrees in June.  Our vegetation is gloriously abundant, as if it were mid to late summer.

People smile everywhere, regardless of the situation.  Those that aren’t smiling sort of stick out “like sore thumbs”.  I’ve been traveling, and an hour long delay was easily done as folks chatted, children played and people helped each other.  I’ve been there before, this was not usual behavior.

My family hosted a huge celebration at our home.  During the party a miracle took place as several members who had been separated for 18 years were reunited.  It was seamless, beautiful and a complete surprise.

These constant winds are gradually, continuously raising our vibration.  In this very dense third dimensional world, we have created this natural physical expression of the shift.  The descriptions we’ve heard about life after the change are happening all around – just pay attention.  The Shift is here.  Love, beauty, joy and peace; I’ve gone nowhere but my backyard, front yard and the airport and I see them demonstrated. The winds are blowing them in.

As we witness this change we will see many players and hear or read a variety of facts, predictions and “truths”.  Pay attention to what rings true for you.  Pay close attention to what doesn’t.  We each define the reality and Shift we experience.  What you focus on, think about, worry about and talk about becomes your life.

It is time now to speak what you stand for, what you believe in.  Today at noon, until Saturday at noon, a poll will be open.  This is what we have been waiting for.  Here is the link:

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Let's take the earth back.  This is a first step.  We can do it with love and trust, belief and power.  Our new world is here.  It promises to be amazing.  Nice job everyone, our combined efforts at love have created the possibility of a smooth, peaceful transition.

This is the highest and best outcome possible, and only beings such as you would have been able to pull this off.  Realize that there have been no predictions for this, this was created 100% by our combined love.

We are the ones we are waiting for.

It’s taken several days to get my heart around today’s message.  The hesitation springs from a reticence to force action.  Force is what has been typically used to accomplish any effort on this planet; with war, punishment, law, coercion and power.  Images of impending battle and rising up to conquer, reach deep within us and inspire.  A heroic victory led by one valiant leader – this is what movies are made of.

The Return of the Goddess yields no such images, yet this power is beyond anything we’ve seen thus far. This power needs no such force; it is your very essence.  You’ve been lied to.

Love has been purposely downplayed.  This is like the story of the Animal School: http://www.janebluestein.com/handouts/animal.html . In this school there were no leaders, no stars, and no extraordinary animals.  This was because they were all tested in the same manner and their scores averaged or “normed”.  There was a swimming test, a flying test, a running test, etc.  The birds aced the flying test by failed all the others, the fish excelled at swimming and the rabbit at running.  Each animal went home believing fully in their mediocrity, when in fact they were all stars.

We are about to finally realize our own brilliance.  Man or woman, our true strength cannot be separated from the love that we are.  Our greatest moments come quietly and are experienced deeply.

In order for balance to be reached there must be an equal and opposing force to what is now here.  This planet has been ruled these many years by powerful masculine energy.  This is the energy of facts and figures; single and divisive, controlling and owning.  What is needed now is love.

This stage of the journey is interesting – most people are terrified, lost or tired of the wait.  Each of these emotions is about separation – not unity.  If you are fearful, there is some “other” who you have given your power over to.  If you are lost, you are imagining there is a right or a wrong way to proceed.  If you are waiting then you have somehow decided that your actions will be set into motion once someone else does something first.

There is no one else.  We are one.  Ascension is now and it is not for sissies.  It is for you.

I am and have been all of these things (terrified, lost and tired), depending on the day or event.  I have taken a step back from this blog because frankly, I need to stop relentlessly checking for the “green light” or latest arrest or most recent spaceship sighting.  I need to go within, for here is where I find the truth about ascension.  The only one I can do anything about is me.  I am not in charge of the world’s ascension; I am in charge of my own.

So I’ve taken a journey within and found the little girl who began this journey – she was brave and chubby, quiet and smart, obedient and perpetually hopeful.  She knew that whatever she was going through was not the point.  She knew today would come and it would be worth it.  It is for that little girl, who had every reason to be afraid but wasn’t – that I will ascend with all of you.

I have taken her and held her close and watched her become me – felt her become me.  I love her absolutely, unconditionally and completely.  She was my missing piece.  I could not proceed down this road without her.  She is me, part of my dream, essential to this journey and the strength of my core.

There may be for you, a “little you”, an issue, a person, a chore, a body part, a