Letting Go

Here I am, in the coastal city of Vila Velha, Brazil, and the card that drops out of the 'Gateway' deck, authored by Denise Linn is the 'Letting Go' card with the ocean scene and this message for the card from Denise:
"I surrender joyously to the ebbing and flowing of life."

My message for you today is this:
Just as the ocean ebbs and flows, our life circumstances follow a rhythmic pattern and we are definitely influenced by the surrounding energies of nature; including the movement of the tides and the cosmic energies in the sky, the changing of the seasons and the daily morphing of the climate.  As energetic beings, the surrounding energies influence and impact us, particularly if we are highly sensitive.  Rather than strive to 'fight against' or 'rise above' these external influences, it often serves us to 'go with the flow' as we consciously acknowledge and 'work with', rather than against, the current.  This does not at all imply that we merely allow the energetic wave to carry us along in an undesired direction, but that there are times to 'ride the wave', rather than to fight it, and times to paddle diligently, always keeping our desired destination in sight. The effort required to fight against external energies is often extraneous and wasted.  Know when to surrender, and when to push ahead...tune into the surrounding energies and utilize them to assist you...work with them, knowing that the Universe longs to support you in every way. Strive to be conscious and aware of the energy you are in and move toward your goal appropriately...in this way, you move forward with ease and grace rather than frustration and angst.  Trust that 'all is well'...understand that you are meant to move in symphony with the energies surrounding you and that when you strive to do so consciously and joyously your desired outcomes are well within your reach...
We are moving into the energies of Mercury Retrograde, which some view as a 'negative experience' energetically, but when you choose to consciously work with this cosmic energy, it can be a powerful period of accelerated growth and transformation...and OPPORTUNITY, rather than something to be suffered through!  Your message today is to work with the energies around you, to utilize them for your benefit and to embrace and surrender joyously to the blessings within each unique vibration offered!
Blessed be...