What Color is Your Cosmic Toolbox?

Mine is bright red!  That’s because I love the color red. It is made of  metal and shiny, and not too big, just the right size for travelling.  its sooo cosmic because it goes  all over the planet with me!  Inside are all the tools I need to walk my path on this planet called Earth.  The kind of tools I keep inside  are ones I have discovered along my path that work for me: they help me to better  navigate my journey.  Some of them I have carried with me for quite some time, others are added when needed  and then later removed when I no longer use them. Some of them are more Spiritual in nature, and some are  self-help tools .
I had a cool dream last week,  in it my dad met me ( he resides on the other side now)  and he took me  into a room and handed me off to a Native person who was sorting through a lot of items in the room, as he readied  himself for a journey. This guy had a very supportive, loving energy he emanated as he spoke to me. He gestured with his arm out into the room, showing me all the things he was not taking with him.  You don’t need any of these, he told me. He was putting the items he was selecting  into a medium sized backpack. Then he pointed out my pack, and said, I’ll show you this time, how to do this, so that for the next trip you can do it on your own.  As we sorted and tossed and put a few things into the packs, we also prepared some medicine and herbs to take along  with us. He taught me very carefully how to do this preparation. My interpretation of this dream is that he was showing me  old patterns and ways of dealing with things that I no longer needed to carry with me and use, and introducing me to new tools to take    along in the pack  with me. The packs were related to the cosmic toolbox, in their own way.  Nice.
Our Earth and all of us  are all changing at an astonishing rate .  We can have more ease in these accelerated times by consciously assembling the items we would like to take with us in this new phase of our journey, realizing we have a choice now as to what we will take and what we need to leave behind.  Whether we use a toolbox or a backpack is of no importance…..just do the tossing and sorting as quickly as you can, there is not much time left now to prepare .
One of my most valuable tools I carry with me right now is the  practice of appreciation.  To ride out this time of oh so  rapid evolution, we can create a calm center in the eye of  storm to hang out in  by using the tool of appreciation. To use this tool, go into your heart center and feel appreciation for everything in your life .   This will calm and center you and lift your energy.  A my friend Poppy says, “FEEL THE LOVE!” Whether its petting your cat or looking at the stars or connecting withanother human in a loving way, it is all about appreciation. Spending some time each day in a state of appreciation will greatly enhace your ability to ride out these rapidly changing times.
Another way of using appreciaton is to connect more with the Earth and everything on it. As you no doubt are already aware of,  every bit of nature, each rock, every tree, bird and animal carries with it the energy of Spirit. And you can use these aspects of Nature to channel the energy of your higher self…..by connecting with Nature!  As you take a few moments to honor and recognize the rock in front of you, connecting with it, you are channeling its energy into yourself, and its energy is that of Spirit, your Higher Self.   Make that connection as much as  possible, honor and appreciate every little thing in Nature, and you will fill yourself more and more with the energy of Spirit,and that is  Love! FEEL THE LOVE< BABY! Try it, and let me know how it works for you, this article will be posted on my blog,and I would love to hear from you via  your comments on the blog about  the  connections your make and so appreciate.