| In this busy time we live in, many are seeking | | | | Sometimes our thinking and energy can get |
| ways to reconnect with their spirit and live their | | | | muddled by poor nutrition and treating ourselves |
| soul's purpose. Here are ten ways to reconnect | | | | poorly. This does not lead to a very connected |
| with your true nature and lead a more magickal | | | | and magickal life. Clearing toxins from your |
| life. | | | | system can improve mental function and benefit |
| 1. Appreciate Nature | | | | your entire body and also your energetic self. |
| Take a walk outside and breathe in the fresh air. | | | | Start by cutting out non-foods, such as things |
| Walk on the shores of the ocean or at a stream | | | | that are not whole foods that come from nature |
| that runs near you. Take a look at animals and | | | | in some way (aka junk foods, sugars, saturated |
| insects that roam free outside. Enjoy the sights | | | | fats and processed foods). If you can, give |
| and smells of the changing seasons when the | | | | yourself a break for about a week from meat |
| flowers bloom and the leaves turn. Use this to | | | | products and enjoy the cleansing effects of |
| revitalize your inner being and sense of connection | | | | natural, organic and raw foods, all the better. |
| to nature. | | | | 7. Use Aromatherapy |
| 2. Be Grateful | | | | You can treat yourself to aromatherapy easily |
| Whether you wake up and say "thank you" or | | | | without expensive oils and perfumes. In fact, |
| say it before you go to bed, being thankful for at | | | | natural scents right from the source can be |
| least one thing each day will improve your outlook | | | | better. You can start with fresh citrus peels |
| on life. Creating a list or keeping a journal of what | | | | placed in a nearby bowl or slowly heated in water |
| you are grateful for can help you appreciate what | | | | on the stove or in a crock pot. If you have fresh |
| you have and enjoy that instead of being on an | | | | herbs, such as rosemary or lavender, take in a |
| endless treadmill of constantly wanting more. | | | | few breathes of their scent before adding them |
| Better and better things come your way as you | | | | to food. This can easily lift your mood. Place an |
| send confirmation to yourself and the Universe | | | | herb bouquet under your pillow case, or put them |
| that you are grateful for what you already have | | | | in a vase with flowers and just let them dry |
| in your life. | | | | naturally over time while you reap the olfactory |
| 3. Enjoy the Little Things | | | | benefits. |
| We can fully enjoy all the small pleasures that life | | | | 8. Take Time for You So much rushing around |
| offers each of us on a daily basis. If you love to | | | | and taking care of everyone's needs leads to |
| savor that cup of coffee in the morning, then | | | | forgetting about you! The more we can nurture |
| take that as one of the "little things" that you | | | | ourselves, the more we can give to others and |
| enjoy, and find the many other things that seems | | | | the world at large. Making sure you take individual |
| small, but brightens your life each day. Maybe you | | | | time to do something for yourself is key to living |
| can place a call to that friend you have not | | | | magickally and wholely. Consider yourself to be a |
| spoken to in awhile, or plant those flower bulbs | | | | water well that needs to replenish itself before it |
| that have waited for Spring. Place greater | | | | can continue giving out water. Do the things that |
| meaning on each positive little thing and it will | | | | you like doing, even if you only have 15 minutes |
| enhance your life in leaps and bounds. | | | | per day, but try to give yourself an hour of time |
| 4. Meditate | | | | for just you to see positive results. |
| Silencing the thousands of thoughts that run | | | | 9. Give and Receive Love |
| through our minds every moment of every day | | | | Allow yourself to receive love so that you can |
| can be daunting. But, with a little practice each | | | | give more love. The exchange of love energy |
| day, you can find your center in the stillness you | | | | coming to and from your life will create magickal |
| create through meditating. There are many kinds | | | | wonders and more positive experiences. Once the |
| of meditations that can be done, and many can | | | | flow of love is in your life each day it can be |
| begin with just a minute to five minutes. Just | | | | utilized to make all the positive things grow. |
| start with focusing only on your breathing in and | | | | Consider love to be fertilizer for the soul. Spread |
| out with your eyes closed and allow thoughts to | | | | more of it and allow others to send it back your |
| pass through your mind, while you let them go. If | | | | way for a better day each day. |
| nothing else, it will break the stressfulness of any | | | | 10. Call to Your Angels and Guides |
| day. | | | | We each have helpers who are here to guide and |
| 5. Say Affirmations or Prayers | | | | protect us and keep us on our most magickal |
| Telling ourselves positive things, rather than | | | | life's path. At any time, we can choose to |
| negative things can have a great impact in uplifting | | | | connect with these helpers by calling to them and |
| our entire lives. You can stay on track and in a | | | | beginning a relationship with them. Simply say |
| positive mode by saying positive affirmations | | | | aloud that you would like to begin a relationship |
| aloud, or to yourself, or saying what some | | | | with your Angels and/or guides and you will begin |
| consider prayers. Whatever works for you, as | | | | to see changes and get signs of communication in |
| long as the words and accompanying thoughts | | | | many ways. Doing this will truly enhance leading a |
| are positive, will benefit your mind and soul. | | | | more magickal life. |
| 6. Clear Bodily Toxins | | | | |