The Candle Wick Shoppe - Ferndale Mi http://www.candlewickshope.com: February 2016

Friday, February 19, 2016

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Monday, February 15, 2016

"Full Moon February 22, 2016 in Virgo" by Patty Shaw.

This week we will use the Virgo full moon to help us work out the details. This moon will give you lots of energy and focus to create and organize your agenda. What I especially like about this time period is that the sun is in Pisces and will help us look within for our answers. All we need to do is choose and go for it.

Here is a ritual to make it fun and real.

You’ll need a Flying Monkey Wicked Witch Mojo Candle and a Truth and Justice Blessed Herbal Candle.

Light your Flying Monkey candle when you are ready to take control over your distractions. The “Flying Monkeys” will swoop in to carry them off. Leaving you clear headed and energized.

While still feeling awesome, light the Truth and Justice Blessed Herbal Candle and pick your area of reinvention you want to work on. Write out your goals for this full moon. Stay focused and don’t go crazy. How much can you realistically do in three days? Write that down and put them in order of completion. I’ll give you my list as an example.

Michigan winters get cold and dry and I usually feel pretty crappy. My personal reinvention goal is to do something that will make me feel great and get me through to spring. My first priority is to set up my pedicure appointments, second priority is to select some energy boosting recipes for my winter diet. My third to-do on this list is to grocery shop so I can make said superfoods and have them available. If I don’t do that I’ll default to easy (carb heavy) foods and start a downward spiral into feeling like a sloth and the return of bad skin.

Now take my lead and create your list, put it in order of execution and then Do It.

Don’t forget your Flying Monkeys.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

"Not a F#@% was given…." by [author].

There is a moment where you have to get greedy with your feelings – put on the preverbal oxygen mask and breathe air that is not tainted with the funk of another human being. There has to come a moment where you hold all of your f#@%s to yourself and no longer give them away.

When you give to yourself first, you have the energy to give to others later

I remember when I finally understood that I need to own all of my energy for a while and stop giving it away. You see, that is the f#@% that was given, your energy. I am a mom, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a boss and a business owner; that is a lot of energy that is sacrificed on the altar of responsibility. I am caring about everything from wholesome groceries in the house to sales goals to employee retention to husband retention to the holidays and on and on and on. Every time I took time for myself, one of the plates crashed and I punished myself for that failing.

Then one day I woke up, having only hit 50% of my sales goal, my daughter mad at me, 2 employees shy of a team and the holidays approaching and I thought…. What would happen if I let all the plates crash, if I stopped giving all of my energy if the form of F#@%s? I was exhausted, crabby and meditation was my enemy. I let it all crash and kept my energy to myself.

The plates that I was spinning crashed and I was OK. I was better than OK, because others became accountable for their own plates – or – I never needed those plates in the first place.

I realized that it was time to reinvent myself without a crop of F#@%s to tend.

I did it and my life is clearer, happier and less stressful. It’s not perfect, but perfect is boring and I don’t give a f#@% about perfect. Coventry has everything you need to reinvent your life and a simple way to start the process.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

"New Moon February 8, 2016 in Aquarius" by Patty Shaw.

What the new moon on February 8th gives us a magic mirror to look in. One that reflects a side of ourselves we may have forgotten about. No, not the scary side, we never forget that one. I’m talking about the powerful regal side that has confidence, wisdom and won’t take any crap from anyone. Here’s what I want you to do on February 8th. Get yourself the Needed Changes Blessed Herbal Candle and a bottle of the Everything and Then Some Wicked Witch Mojo oil. Pull out your favorite hand mirror and do this ritual.

1.Light the Needed Changes Blessed Herbal Candle and look into the mirror. Affirm that the effects any and all self-doubt, resentment for whatever reason, and family hang-ups are dissolving right before your eyes. Now your own beautiful power can and does start shining through. Look into your eyes and watch the light come up as you tap into your source of self-love, confidence and strength and claim it. Do this every day for a few minutes until your candle is completely burned down.

2.Before you leave the house, dab some Everything and Then Some oil on your wrists and Solar Plexus (about four inches above your belly button if you are tall). Let the feeling of being “everything and then some kinda empowered” fill you as you walk through your day. Remember this is for you so don’t go out starting problems. Deal with your resentments first so your empowerment is a gift to the world not a pain in the ass.

"Life Hack for Reinventing You" by Patty Shaw.

Do something about it. Seriously, you can. Psychologists, astrologers, life coaches, and biologists will tell you opportunity is served up right alongside adversity.

Our job is to see it and then act on it. Nothing happens unless we act on it. That is the law of karma, attraction, mojo and the universe. To help us take the right action we have to ask the hard questions, be very honest about the answers and then find the strength, courage and focus to start the shift. This is a very personal choice and the fire under the motivation has to come from us first. No one, no matter how hard they try, can do this for us. The shift starts with you.

Thankfully, the momentum can begin slowly and with the tiniest amount of effort on our part. In fact it can start with a wish or desire.

Then one morning we wake up feeling quite different. Like something changed within and we are determined that today is the day. Do you want to wake up that momentum within you? Do you want a ritual or some candle magic that will give you that important jumpstart to reinventing yourself? Yes? Then let’s go straight to the life Hack I promised.

Life Hack has the reputation of being the easy button. I disagree. A Life Hack makes something complicated look easy or simple because a really nice person figured it out and shared their creativity with us. Life hacks inspire us to be different, even better version of ourselves.

Here is a life hack from yours truly. May it be the wind beneath your reinvented wings.

Supplies you’ll need.

Wishing Mojo Wicked Witch oil

Energy and Will Blessed Herbal Candle

A piece of paper 2”x3”

A string 6” in length

Step one is all about making space for this ritual. Choose your time and location, gather your supplies and get ready to begin.

In step two I want you to meditate. In this meditation take 3 deep cleansing breaths, ground your energy into the earth and give thanks for your life, your body and your mind. No matter what is going on in your life right now, affirm that you are grateful for what you have. Now ask to be protected, loved, uplifted and inspired. Imagine you are being surrounded by gold light. “See” it flow around you and make a complete bubble. Take as much time as you need. When you are done, open your eyes for step three.

In step three light the Energy and Will Blessed Herbal Candle. Read the blessing on the label aloud. Let it remind you that there is power inside you that has not yet been tapped. Take a moment to breathe those words in. NO matter how exhausted you are, there is more to you than you imagine. Feel it.

As the candle burns nicely, it’s time for step four. Writing your ASK. With your little piece of paper in hand, think about what you want to ask for. Will it be advice? Will it be for help? Will you ask for a prediction? Will you ask for a miracle? It can be a small thing, because you can do this ritual again. It can be a big thing, because you know what the big picture should look like. Respect where you are and let your ASK be in line with that. Write it down. The paper is small for a reason. The ASK is very concise. Here’s my ASK, “I ask for help improving my memory.” Next roll up the paper and tie the string around it. Open up the Wishing Mojo oil and give your paper a healthy dose of Wishing Mojo. Finally, your last step, put the paper on your nightstand and ask for a dream that will show you how your ASK will be fulfilled. When you get your dream or dreams, write them down. You may see a pattern or clues that will help you discern what actions you need to take.

I wish you the best dreams with the most helpful guidance and your wishes granted.

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