Direction

Sometimes, many times, actually every day, 

we, each individual, receive signs and directions as to what to do & what not to do. 

Nothing is a coincidence. Everything has a lesson to teach us.

Absolutely nothing, not a text, not an annoyance, not a bad day, not a good day, not a technical glitch.... etc.... 

Many times our intuition tells us, from deep within to pay attention to a certain something in a certain way. 

At that exact moment we have a 

choice, either move that certain something to the forefront of our attention- without ignoring it - act  upon it in the way our intuition is guiding us. OR ---- Completely ignore and set it aside as if our mind is just making it up and/or it doesn't matter so much.

Many times I have been guided by my intuition and have chosen to push it aside because I just thought I was making stuff up in my mind that "doesn't exist" or "not so important" or "just a coincidence" or "I don't know how I'm going to do that."

For sure, nothing is "just a coincidence" and we must come to giving attention to our intuition. We must consider that there was a reason why we thought or caught our attention on a certain thing at a certain moment in a certain way.

Don't exactly justify everything as valid at first sight, our mind can and does wander, just be more keen on noticing the difference when our intuition is speaking louder than normal trying to get our attention - and give proper consideration with respect to all involved, in the past, present, and future.

necklaces

I make necklaces sometimes, recently they come out a bit like these ones...

Technology Pros & Cons

Technology pros & cons

I decided to write about the pros and cons of technology after an occurrence today....

Being born in the year 1998, generation Z, 

I have so many experiences with technology from an early age as I can remember - 

such as in my second grade class being taught to use a desktop computer - as well as using the desktop at home. Plus, all the other technology around the house, 

Pros ☑️

* Saves lives

- used in hospitals, care facilities

*routine life ( refrigerators, blender, can opener, blow dryer, washer, dryer, A/C, etc..), 

medical appliances (heating pad, etc...)

* Keep Family & close friend  communication from wherever they may be

* Contact law enforcement or state help line (911, 211 etc..)

* Remote work

* Play/record Music!

* Online learning/Classes

* Online business

* Wealth of information on the internet

- learn a new language, discuss/fix an issue (Youtube/WikiHow, ...), latest news, etc...

- book traveling, buy/rent a car online, online shopping, etc...

* keep up to date with email, 

notifications, calendar, etc ...

*Blogging / Venting Creativity

(Example : this blog! 😊)

* Government is using Internet platforms and going "Paperless"

- E-File Taxes - SSA online - USPS

etc....

* Paying Bills online

* COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCING YEAR 2019/2020 .......

* Technological Breakthroughs revolutionize society

Cons ❎

* inappropriate & unhealthy content online

- violent video games, pornography, tutorials on how to do something criminal/against the law/dangerous, human trafficking, scammers, etc.

...

* Social media

- illusive & empty, lots of strangers, few real "friends"

- scammers

- creates unhealthy habits, 

upsets circadian rhythm

- comparing oneself to others , slave to ego (external image)

* PUTTING SMARTPHONE IN POCKET ( HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY! 😰)

- Randomly sending/preparing messages I never meant to write!!!

- ACCEPTING FRIENDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA I never meant to accept!!!

- Randomly calling people on my contact list...... all the time my phone is in my pocket I'm completely unaware 😰

(absolute nightmare)

* Online / long - distance/ virtual dating

- every man for himself!!! 😰 (read the technical difficulties above⬆️)

- Either talk too much or too little

- Never know what is happening on the other side

- Stranger danger

- "Dating" for a long or even short period of time only to figure out the person on the other side wants your money/personal information (scammer situation)

* DIGITAL WALLET

The newest of them all! 

and the most dangerous!!

careful not to accidentally tap and pay what you didn't mean to tap & pay! 

- information even more accessible to scammers/hackers due to availability on a technological, internet-connected platform

*Stealing sleep, 

upsetting circadian rhythm

( Phones, videogames, T.V., etc...)

* Light emitted from electronic devices damage vision over time, especially if used in a low light setting

* TEXTING/TALKING/Changing Radio Station, Music WHILE DRIVING 😰 

Please, mercy on us for this one! 🙏 

In a distracted circumstance can be outright deadly! 😰

* Extreme dependence on technology ("Cell phone Hospital" etc...)

- constantly connected 

- phone/Internet is a necessity in today's society

* Possiblity of negligence or error in factory production causing an electricity induced fire!

Ok, so I have summarized my view of the Pros and Cons of technology in the best of my knowledge, I'm sure there may be more to add, I might update this post later.

Gift from the heart

Whenever I gave what I knew would be good to give, a smile, a tip, paying the rest of someone's bill, an unexpected honest compliment, a pat on the shoulder, 

a release of someone else's burden.... 

Doing good for the pure sake of doing good, expecting absolutely nothing in return. 

- Gd has always recompensed me in the most simplest to the most sweetly unexpected of ways. Always. 

Practicing self - control, 

waiting my turn, 

being patient, being self-less, thinking of other's needs and not just my own,  

opening my hand when necessary, accepting correction even when I thought I was 100% correct.

Accepting the reality, especially when things seem to not be going exactly as I expected it to be. 

Forgiving myself and others when my first instinct would have been to hold a grudge or self - criticize.

Gd always gives equal for equal, and for love & good - even more than we could initially expect.

Gd loves us and wants us to grow in the way that Gd knows we need to.

We are here, every heart beat, every breath in and out, because we have a purpose.

Never underestimate your affect on the world, the universe, on everything.

Flock of Dead Ravens Dream

Yesterday night, on the 3rd of November I had a really vivid dream. 

I was in England, and I was in front of a palace. and as I was heading to enter the palace, at the entrance there was a "mat", which actually was not a common door mat, this mat to the entrance of the palace was made of grass 

The most peculiar thing when I looked that was inside of the mats made of grass was a bunch of dead black Ravens with shiny reflective feathers very real.

 In the dream I looked a little closer to see if they were in fact already dead and without getting too close to possibly smell them decomposing, I could already tell that they were dead.

I can even count in my mind about how many that I saw in that bunch on the grass mats was about 10 of them all of them dead and stuck inside of the grass in the mat in front of the entrance to the Palace. 

I did some research on the internet and I came up with some results about having dreams with dead Ravens and actually it is a pretty positive thing, 

Most Common Raven Dreams:

To see a Dead Raven: To see a dead raven in dream is a very good sign, as death of a raven means death of misfortune. 

Such dreams indicate that you are strong enough to break any barriers in life and drive away any misfortune

so for me when I'm praying to the Creator and asking for a sign to specific questions in my life -

and specifically on this day I get this sign in the dream,

 I would say this is this is pretty indicative and definitely for the fact that they were already dead - 

for me that was pretty shocking and  uncomfortable to have to walk over them to be able to get inside of the palace but nonetheless I did end up walking over that absurd door mat and also my dog walked over the strange mat in the dream as well,

so I see this as a sign that I could have many trials and I will pass over all of them b'h"