Flying Free

Your card today is drawn from the 'Gateway Oracle Cards' deck, authored by Denise Linn. Your card is the 'Flying Free' card, and Denise's message for the card is this:
"I unfurl my wings and fly!
You're not on the planet to live a mundane and ordered life.  You're here to grow, expand and step into your extraordinary self.  Of course there are times to live an ordinary life, but there are also moments to fling your arms to the heavens.  Choose life on your own terms. Clear out mental and emotional fog, and move beyond those situations that you have outgrown.  Don't unconditionally accept the rules you have placed on yourself or that others have placed on you."

My message for you today is this:
It is true that in this physical lifetime, we have roles and responsibilities that we must fulfill, and that really serve the greater good.  You may ask yourself, "How am I to focus on myself and unfurl my wings and fly?" at this time of year when everything is exceedingly scheduled and busy with social engagements, shopping, wrapping, decorating, baking, possible travel to convene with family, and whatever else the holidays mean for you?  If I spread my wings and fly, who will take over my role and responsibilities this holiday season? It may feel as though it is next to impossible to find time to be introspective or to be self-indulgent, or to 'choose life on your own terms'.  
That is a self-limiting way of thinking!  Your message today is that you DO choose your experience through the way that you PERCEIVE your circumstances!  If you were to ask anyone that you view as living a passion-filled life, they will tell you that, seldom when they chose to 'unfurl their wings and fly' was in convenient!  You may have heard the phrase, 'Sometimes life gets in the way'...I have used that phrase myself, as an excuse of sorts at times.  The truth is, WE get in the way!  Within the circumstances of life, there are always creative ways to live our passion, while still fulfilling the responsibilities and roles that are a necessary part of living fully.  By taking flight, you are not flying AWAY!!  Be present. Prioritize. Grasp the moments that reveal themselves to you and revel in the sense of freedom---these moments CAN and DO happen, even in the 'busiest' of times! Sometimes, it's up to you to create them or to recognize them, embrace them, relish in them and know that by allowing yourself to fly, you serve as inspiration to those around you to do the same!
Blessed be...