To top it off, angel in guise of a woman generously purposes, "If you ever want to go out of town at same time we do, it's fine. We'll call our old pet sitter. Feel free to travel any time you want." I get freedom and flexibility I longed for.

DREAM ON!

The more I prove to myself that my emotions—my "kids"—are what limit my dreams, more I free myself to change my life. As I find compassionate and creative ways to acknowledge, love and embrace my kids, my kids get out of way of me getting what I want.

HOW TO GET ANYTHING YOU WANT

1. Set a clear intention of what you want. 2. Feel and release all obstructing emotions. 3. Take a step towards your intention. Repeat Step 2 until your intention manifests. 4. Receive, enjoy and celebrate your dream.

MY 4 STEP JOURNEY TO PARADISE

1. I intended to get a peaceful living space and a job with more freedom and flexibility. 2. I felt invalidating feelings (doubt, sadness, fear of disappointment) to release their obstructing influence to discourage and dissuade me (I'll never find a better job and place to live). 3. I take next step towards my dream and place ad. I repeat Step 2 until invalidating feelings (I don't deserve it, I'm going to fail) release and my intention shows up. 4. I receive a better job and place to live. I celebrate with a hike in my very expanded new space.

WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN . . .

. . . to live. Once kids aren't running our lives any longer, we naturally begin to open more to our spiritual gifts and abilities—and to our intuition. As we listen to our intuition regarding how to use our abilities, we are more successful in making our dreams come true—and in having bigger and more satisfying dreams.

How can you create even bigger dreams? Your intuition gives you suggestions of details that can assist you to reach for stars.

As you ask your intuition for guidance, answers will come that specifically address your questions. Moving beyond generalized questions like, "Should I offer my ability in this situation?" to asking very focused questions, speeds up process of getting what you want. Some suggestions would be asking questions which assist you to discern most appropriate ways to use your talents such as: with whom should you work? how much you should do or say? and, what is proper timing (when and how long do you spend with them)? Before I ran my ad, I asked, "Which newspaper will produce best results?" and "What words shall I put in my ad that will attract situation I want?" The more details you ask, more guidance you'll receive.

The next step to succeeding then becomes to TAKE ACTION on what your intuition suggests. I've found that nothing happens after I received answers to my questions when I don't DO what my intuition suggests!

For many years I've hiked cross-country through desert. Often my intuition guides me on new adventures following animal trails. And just as often I find trail disappears into a impassible hodgepodge of scratchy weeds, prickly cacti and thorny trees that stretches for hundreds of feet. As I approach ominous barrier, kids scream, "You're going wrong way!" "You're gonna get hurt!" And, their favorite, "You'll die from a rattlesnake bite, and nobody will ever find your body!" (The kids can really become restless when I don't follow main path!) I've also discovered that when I'm following my intuition, there is usually an easy way through or around "obstacle." So, I accept and feel energy motions of kids and walk up to barrier—all way up. The kids implore me to stop short. If I stop short, I mostly end up backtracking, wasting time and energy and growing weary from effort. And, I've discovered that when I DO what my intuition suggests, I find next trail and become energized by adventure. If I stop short, I won't see opening, way through.

Going all way with your intuition holds true for creating dreams too. If you don't TAKE ACTION on suggestions of your intuition, you won't find opening—you won't get what you really want.

By finding ways to move through obstacles that would keep you from your dreams and by opening to and following your intuition, you prove to yourself that you can get anything you want!

Sulana Stone, personal life coach, vision quest guide and animal communicator, assists people to discover and express their life purpose through private sessions and workshops. She provides hot tips and fresh articles for people who want more love in life, yearn for a more fulfilling job, or seek a purpose beyond the mundane in a FREE Prosperity Ezine at www.SedonaVisionQuest.com. Contact sulana@redvetteranch.com or 602.861.2631.

Christmas Cooking

Again planning is very important. You don't have to do it all yourself. Ask members of your family to bring something along. This way chore is shared amongst many and everyone can feel like they have contributed.

See what preparations can be made a few days before hand. The plum pudding and mince tarts can be made weeks before hand. Do what you can, but make sure everything is stored at a safe temperature. You can wash potatoes but they will go black if you peel them. Dealing with Unpleasant Relatives

At Christmas time we can be thrown together with people that we would really rather not have anything with. Do your best to be pleasant to them but if they cross line and say something that is rude stay calm. Do not attack them back; let them know that you do not appreciate their comments and that you would rather here positive comments about yourself and other members of your family.

Do your best not to let comments of one person spoil your day. Try not to dwell on any negativity. Instead think about things you are enjoying about day and go and find someone you do get along well with and talk to them.

Alcohol can increase your emotional reactions to any situation so only drink in moderation.

One final word

Make sure that you look after yourself with appropriate exercise, relaxation, sleep and a healthy diet on days leading up to Christmas. When we are feeling fit and energetic we are able to cope so much more easily with ups and downs of life. However if we are already feeling tired and stressed any little thing can overwhelm us and this can make Christmas day more tension and tiresome.

Have a great Christmas