Consciousness Known by Rhonda O'Brien

A lot of times readings are great learning experiences for me and I get to meet a lot of wonderful people. I have done a number of Past Life readings and generally get information on past lives. To me, they are just as important as this lifetime in explaining what, exactly is going on with someone, especially in regards to their relationships.

What I have learned, through time, is that our relationships start off, in this lifetime, where they left off in the last lifetime.

Both Edgar Cayce and Dr. Brian Weiss (in his book Only Love is Real) talks about this phenomena as well.

Kevin Todeschi's Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records says "In terms of personal relationships, Edgar Cayce stated that we never meet anyone by chance, nor do we ever have an emotional connection (positive or negative) to another individual for the first time. Relationships are an ongoing learning and experiential process. In other words, we pick up our relationships exactly where it was left the last time around."

Not only have I seen this pattern repeated, over and over again, in readings I have seen it in my own life.

My mom, sister and I had a past life in which my mom was my mom, my sister was my sister (with some sort of disability). My mom doted on my sister because of her disability and I was very jealous explaing why in this, current lifetime I was very, very jealous of my sister from an early age.

I know that knowing about this past life has helped me navigate and heal relationships from my past. As soon as I learned about the past life with my mom and sister I could forgive myself and my mom for this lifetime.

I have another situation in which I can see, clearly, how the past life relationship that I had with another individual mirrored exactly what occurred in this lifetime. I don't want to share the details for this individual's sake, but I must say that I am a little confused on how to move forward. If the relationship didn't improve do you leave it as is and know that there will be other opportunities to better it in other lifetimes or do you keep trying to make peace with it, in this lifetime?

I do believe that the people that you have unresolved issues with from other lifetimes keep appearing in your life and are, in a way, magnetized to you and you to them. Any thoughts?

Afterword: I am currently editing a channeled book and came across this tidbit about mending the relationships in our current lives. If we don't mend these relationships in this lifetime we will assuredly attract them like bees on honey in future lifetimes, with the same issues to resolve.

"You see these relationships stick with us throughout our lifetimes and we will repeat the same patterns with these people and instead of repelling their energy or energies we will attract them like bees on a honey pie. What I am saying is that if you don’t resolve your differences with people in this lifetime you will, guaranteed, draw that person to yourself in parallel universes of simultaneous or other lifetimes GUARANTEED. You see, instinctually, there is a part of our beings that knows that relationships are a major part of our living and being and existing. We strive to be clear of friction in our lives, to love and to love purely without guilt, retribution and fear. What we need to be aware of is that the problems that exist between ourselves and others do not merely vanish. In fact, in some or all cases, the problems fester like a mold and grow larger and larger. I cannot emphasize enough just how important it is for all of us to realize what an important aspect our interpersonal relationships are in all of life and really great care should be taken to mend these relationships as they are broken."

Artwork is expensive and even though you pay the price you don't always get exactly what you want so I decided to use my resources and make my own wall art.

Supplies:
Store-bought greeting cards
Canvasses
A borrowed projector
Wall paint
Scrapbooking paper
Mod Podge

How-to:
1. Paint the background color of the canvas.
2. Scan the image of the greeting cards.
3. Use the projector to project the scanned image of the cards onto the pre-painted canvas.
4. Trace the projected image of the card onto the canvas. I used a pencil to trace the image of the card.
5. Fill in the image with paint.
6. Choose a complimentary scrapbook paper image. I used paper with modern flowers and cut out the flowers.
7. Arrange the flowers on the painted canvas.
8. Attach the scrapbook images with Mod Podge.

Viola...cheap, customized artwork!

I love Pinterest and all of the inspiration that it provides. I got this idea of creating wall art with drawers, cardboard (to wrap the fabric around) and fabric.
Thanks so much for the inspiration Pinterest:

I must admit that I have had a hard time listening lately. A part of me is in rebellion screaming to the universe, "Do I have a big 'Kick Me' sign on my back?"

I keep listening and I keep getting in situations that are hard, really hard, back breakingly hard. I want to listen, I know better than not to listen, but I keep going into difficult situations with reticence and keep coming up hurt.

So guys, guides, angels...here's the thing...I don't want to do this anymore. Can we have some grace, some ease, something wonderful...please?

I don't ask for much...I just don't want all the hurt. I have started to shut down, not listen, because I don't know what to trust and I don't want to hurt.

I thought for so long that the one thing that I could trust was my voice, my inner knowing. I got courageous...did a few things...that were hard, that I tested out, that I followed through with...that as you are hearing...didn't really work out.

My best defense was to stop listening...at least for awhile...like a rebellious teen that knew that mom and dad knew best but wasn't really willing to listen...just for awhile.

Well mom and dad are still trying to get my attention and I must say that I am glad that they are not totally abandoning me. I am glad that guides do not give up, they persist, they are resourceful in their own ways and scream and yell until we listen...again or once or twice or always.

I know that they are always at our disposal waiting to serve in whatever means possible and I am grateful for that. :)

And I am particularly grateful for the messages that have come through in the form of numerology.

222 - when I was wondering about getting back together with an ex and reaching out to the universe for a sign this number popped out of the clock on my desk phone. I felt like, in combination with the other signs that I had received that this was a good sign to move forward.

According to Doreen Virtue 222 means "Have faith. Everything’s going to be all right. Don’t worry about anything, as this situation is resolving itself beautifully for everyone involved."

444 - yesterday this number popped out on my iPhone. At this moment I can see that the angels are surrounding me and letting me know that I am not alone and I am grateful for this message.

According to Doreen Virtue 444 means "Thousands of angels surround you at this moment, loving and supporting you. You have a very strong and clear connection with the angelic realm, and are an Earth angel yourself. You have nothing to fear—all is well."

1111 - I quickly glanced at my clock and this number appeared yesterday. Again, I am grateful for the message that I am not alone and am being supported. Thank you for not abandoning me.

According to my guidance 1111 means that we are on the right path and divinely guided. All is well. No need to worry.

I know enough to know that we are not alone and in these moments where I question (everything) I am glad to know that I still have friends and guides and companions.

It is further proof that our guides go out of their way to scream, shout and constantly remind us (even when we are diligently trying not to listen) that we are not alone and are unconditionally loved and supported.

I am grateful for your presence and someday I might have greater understanding of all the wisdom that you have provided for me and I might possibly be grateful for all of the advice that you have given me even though your navigational skills have put me on some pretty rocky roads.:)

ps. After I wrote this post I had the feeling that I needed to turn to a page in In His Words (a book that I channeled from a 23-year old who had crossed over. It's a story about not giving up on life and life after death from a 23-year old guy's perspective...on the other side). I just wanted to share the entry that I turned to. It was a timely message:) and once again I am grateful.

"By the end of my more earthbound moments I was able to create mystical events that defied reason. On one such occasion, I created a whirlwind of commotion in the bounds of Rhonda's workplace. I knocked out a ceiling tile that was held in place by a simple lock although it was difficult to fool. What I did was I became physical in that one single moment. It was not something that I intended to do, I just wanted her to know that I was still around her even though she was not always aware of that." (p 29)

I found this TED video of Sarah Kay and fell in love. I think most of all it speaks to a part of me that knows that each of us have something to contribute, that each of us has genius. Part of that genius is tapping into that part of us that is unique, that is uniquely genius not being someone or something that we are not.

I am beginning to see this quite clearly, through personal experience and pain. Me trying to be someone else when I know clearly who I am is not working. Maybe being who I am is hard, but trying to be someone else is currently proving to be much harder.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”― Albert Einstein

I think we can all resonate with this on some level. I remember the first time I learned this I was in 7th grade trying so desperately to be popular and the more I tried the harder it was. My dad sensed what was going on and he told me "No matter how hard you try you can't make everyone happy. You have to make yourself happy first." That lesson changed my life, it is a lesson I relay repeatedly and it is something that I have to remember time and time again. Because, time and time again, I am faced with that same lesson. I can't make everyone happy. I can only do my best, search myself for the right course of action, and act in a way that makes me proud.

So I was inspired by this video and would love to hear what other people know. I have quickly compiled my list and would like to share my list and see your lists, if possible. In this way, we can grow and expand and possibly learn from one another. I do believe we have genius within all of us if only we explore who we are and the unique selves and gifts that we bring to the world.



The 10 Things I Know To Be True:
1. People, not things, matter most.
2. I learned this one being a teacher's assistant for a Kindergarten class: it's ok to say your sorry because even though you didn't mean to hurt someone sometimes you do hurt them and it's ok to say you are sorry.
3. Life is full of miracles. If you expect to see miracles they will appear.
4. Go with your gut. You know well enough, by now, if you don't that you will regret that you didn't.
5. Have faith in people because we are all trying our best to get by.
6. Forgive for yourself because being bitter and angry only hurts you. Don't allow another person to take any more of your energy than they deserve.
7. People come into your life for a reason even if it is to teach you a lesson through hardship. Pay attention to those lessons and learn so that you don't have to learn them again.
8. Life is full of learning. Learn the lessons because the same lesson will be put in front of your face, time and time again, until you learn it. Often the lesson gets more insistent and painful the more that you ignore it so that you learn from it.
9. Love. Even if it's hard, especially if it's hard.
10. You have an infinite support system, they are called spirit guides. They are always there to talk to you and you can talk to them anytime. I have always known that life is hard and it is easy to feel all alone and I knew that there was more support out there. There is an abundant amount of support, in the form of spirit guides, waiting anxiously for us to ask for help. Ask for help you might be surprised at the answer(s) you may find.

I would love to know what you know. Much of my list comes from my experience as a Psychic Medium who has seen a lot of lives, who sees the same patterns and/or lessons through the canvas of other people's lives (both living and dead). Perhaps the most profound of my experiences comes from talking to people who have crossed over. From them I have learned the importance of people and relationships. This is one of the only legacies that lives on from lifetime to lifetime. We don't take our savings, our cars, our houses with us, but we do take the way that we treat and are treated by people. Be nice to one another;).

I was praying for grace...I know that's the way life is sometimes...looking for that ray of sunshine in the perpetual darkness of the cloudy skies that extend for days and I stumbled upon this video. It was my ray of sunshine. I hope the sun shines for days from this one ray of lightness...enjoy! I also think there are some people...one in particular that I need to be more vulnerable to...

One of my clients was telling me that she healed the Earth. I was immediately intrigued and thought that I needed to do this in my yard. I moved into a new home and did a pretty shotty job of ammending the soil and so my plants were a little slow to grow.

I decided to imagine putting bubbles of energy deep in the soil and then putting energy on top of the soil. I try to remember to do this as often as possible and I send lots of love to my yard as much as possible. It is so easy to be pleased with a flower garden. It doesn't matter how bad your day is when you see a flower bloom for the first time of the season it is like falling in love with nature's beauty time and time again. I love watching my garden grow.

I was pleased with my garden's progression although I didn't know if the energy work was working or not then I noticed my tree. My tree was almost dead when I moved in as were most of the newly planted trees in my neighbor's yard. At one point in the late spring/early summer my aunt and uncle commented that they thought that my tree was dead. At this point we all noticed how my tree and my neighbor's tree only had a few unhealthy looking red/orange leaves sprouting from a few of the branches. Just a few weeks later I noticed that my tree had pulled through and then I looked over at my neighbor's tree and it didn't have any leaves on it in June. Their tree looked dead or close to dead while my tree looked much healthier. I must say my tree still looks sad and pathetic much like a Charlie Brown tree but it didn't die.

I would have to say that the energy work worked! I must, once again, thank my client(s) for all that they have taught me.