
Here's to Your Magnificence!
Issue 106
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In This Issue:
Greetings
Our Biggest Sale Ever
The Golden Rule Revisited
What's the Big News in My Life?
Greetings
What a wonderful new season we have entered. And it is definitely
one of profound change.
I always feel so amazingly blessed to have each of you in
my life.
I recently checked the details of where each of you are from
and discovered that there are now people from over 100 countries
reading the newsletter. I send greetings and blessings to
each of you!
Big changes are happening. Things that you might not have
considered previously are now becoming very appealing. Places,
careers, friendships that you never imagined possible, are
now magically unfolding.
There is the temptation to fall back into the old habits,
to distrust because of past pain. But, if you can allow for
the possibility of the past truly being behind you, the terrain
becomes entirely new and as you define it.
It is very exciting.
I'm making some very big changes in my life. You'll read
more about that below.
Life can knock you down hard some times. You may feel defeated,
unworthy, unloved or whatever. But it is those moments that
define you. You can either sink or swim. You can become an
angry or bitter old man or woman or rise to the occasion and
become more than you have ever been before.
It's not easy. But to me there is only one choice. Who wants
to be angry, bitter, or sad forever?
I certainly don't.
And I'm sure you don't either.
So let's explore together ways to rise up from the ashes
of your latest struggle.
My desire is that you become empowered to regain your own
magnificence by reading about my journey, experiences, and
insights.
May you be blessed in the radiance of The One. May you find
peace, joy, and upliftment in the words and energies that
accompany this message.
Take a slow deep breath. Focus on your heart and give thanks
for this moment.
Here we go . . .
Our Biggest Sale Ever!
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new Universal L essence and the move to Virginia below.
The Golden
Rule Revisited
The Golden Rule is how I live. It is what I teach my son
(or try to anyway).
Even when others are unkind, I still do "the right thing"
by following this inner set of directions.
Before I say or do anything that affects another, I pause
and ask myself, "If this happened to me, how would it
feel?"
What I mean is, if someone said these words to me, how would
I feel? Would I feel good or would I feel bad? Would I feel
empowered or would I feel disempowered?
If I would feel bad or disempowered, then I change the words
I'm about to speak to have less of a negative effect.
Sometimes we have to say unpleasant things to others. I find
those moments very difficult.
Deep friendships and relationships or being someone's boss
sometimes requires that you have to call someone on their
inappropriate behavior. Or, you have to let someone know that
what they have been doing or saying is hurting someone else
- oftentimes you.
There are a million ways to express your displeasure at someone
else's behavior. Calling them names, shouting and yelling,
going for the jugular that pummels them to bits emotionally
- that isn't the way when you follow the golden rule.
Besides, when a person feels attacked, what is their natural
response?
They attack back and now you have a war. History has proven
over and over again that war isn't the answer that solves
anything.
When you say it gently, with compassion, and the other person
doesn't feel attacked, then they are more open to hear what
you have to say. There is also a much greater chance that
the issue can get rectified in a positive manner.
Most people have to ask themselves "How would I feel."
I don't really have to do that. Being an empath, I can literally
feel exactly how the other person will feel. And with pronounced
intuition, I often am "guided" as to what to say
to another.
That's why so many people feel safe telling me stuff. Because
I'm not going to turn around and make them feel bad.
Because no one wants to feel bad.
All anyone wants is to feel accepted and appreciated - to
have someone that believes in them.
That's what we are all looking for in friendships, in romances,
even in our careers. We want to be acknowledged and to be
accepted.
If you are constantly around people who belittle or criticize
you, then it slowly erodes your self esteem. You begin to
feel bad about yourself.
High self esteem is absolutely critical if you want to be
happy.
And if you aren't happy, then your life simply can't work
the way you want it to.
The best way to have people in your life that accept and
appreciate you, is to begin to accept and appreciate others.
See their strengths. Tell them how blessed you feel to have
them in your life. Give them pats on the back for both big
and little things.
You must do this in a genuine way. Pretending to be kind
never works.
Just think about how you would feel if someone complemented
you, thanked you for something, or told you "good job."
So, knowing how good it feels, give that feeling to someone
else.
Just like tithing, what you give out comes back - often 10-fold.
If you give out kindness and complements, guess what you
get back?
If you give out criticisms and judgment, guess what you get
back?
If you genuinely appreciate another, guess what people begin
doing to you?
Following the golden rule makes life easy. It always lets
you know what to do under any circumstance. And when you live
your life like this, you never have to later regret something
you have said or done to another.
In every area of life, the golden rule can apply.
One little sticky detail about the golden rule and giving
and receiving:
You often don't receive from the place where you give.
I first learned this concept from my friend, Randolph Craft,
who learned it directly from Buckminster Fuller. http://www.RandolphCraft.biz
It goes like this: You give directly in front of you - to
a person , or group, a project or item that you develop. Your
reward, or receipt, will come to you from a 90 degree angle
- from the side. From a person or place that you aren't expecting.
So be open to this. And don't keep expecting to get "paid"
in kindness or even sometimes dollars from the person in front
of you.
When you are kind to the person in front of you, that person
may not be kind back. But know that someone else, or many
someone else's, will be.
So live the golden rule knowing that you will receive.
A great parenting, leadership, friendship, coaching tip I
also learned from Randolph based on precession: When you try
to give praise or acknowledgement to someone, they often can't
receive it properly. So, tell someone else while the person
you are complementing can overhear.
This concept works amazingly well.
If someone says you look beautiful, did a great job, or are
very gifted at a particular skill, you will often throw up
a bunch of defenses, downplay the complement, mentally criticize
yourself, and not "take in" the words.
Say you want to acknowledge Joe. You would make sure Joe
can hear your conversation with Susan. You then tell Susan
how handsome Joe is, or what a great job he did, or how skilled
he is at something. Joe will listen with no defenses, take
to heart the words, and feel very happy and proud. This is
a great way to build self esteem in another. (Once again,
it is happening at a right angle - from the side - and that's
how precession works.)
Don't overdo it. Too much and it will lose it's power. But
do it every now and then and especially if the person is having
a rough time.
Keep on practicing living the golden rule. I guarantee your
life will improve.
What's the Big News in My Life?
I'm divorced and I'm moving!
Woohoo!
Both are gigantic and both are happening fast.
I'm in a space of "knowing" and "flowing."
The divorce was a whirlwind. It still feels surreal.
Timing is everything. Boy was that the truth in this case.
My former husband, Raven, asked me to wait to file the divorce
papers because he had decided to become a U.S. citizen. I
was a bit disappointed because I really wanted to be divorced
by my birthday in March. When I "tuned in" about
his request, being kind, again, felt like the right thing
to do. So I waited.
It felt like beating my head against the wall trying to fill
out the forms anyway. A pile of papers full of legal jargon.
Most of it was easy. But I kept getting stuck on the parenting
plan and how to divide up the "stuff."
According to the internet, a divorce in New Mexico can take
as little as 30 days. According to a recent newspaper article,
it takes 61 days. So I anticipated it becoming final somewhere
between 1 and 3 months.
Over the years I've shared several moments when I just "knew"
something. I "knew" I had to go to a particular
store one day. I met Raven there. I "knew" I needed
to show up as soon as possible at the Sound Healing Conference
in Santa Fe. I immediately found Jonathan Goldman and we worked
out the details of our agreement for the Essences of Sound
- something we'd been trying to do for a long time.
I was having another one of those "knowing" moments.
I "knew" I had to file the divorce papers last Wednesday.
So on Tuesday, after Raven had successfully passed his citizenship
interview, he came over and we completed all the divorce papers
together.
I got up at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday to recopy in better penmanship,
all the forms. I used Essence of Camelot because it makes
everything happen magically. I then asked God to "make
this easy."
Raven met me at the bank and my friend Pat, my personal banker,
notarized all the signatures.
I then headed over to the courthouse. It was 12:30 p.m. when
I arrived. After the guy at the cashier's office had stapled
all the forms together and stamped them, etc., the computer
spit out the name of the judge assigned to my case. That judge
wasn't in that day.
So the cashier guy wrote on one of those tiny little sticky
notes the names of 2 other judges. He said just go upstairs
and see if either of them will review your paperwork.
I went into the ladies room and dowsed which judge to go
to. I took the forms to the secretary of that judge. She stuck
little tabs on all the pages that needed a judge's signature.
She then handed them back to me and said that I should take
them to the other judge since this one had stepped out for
a moment. If that other judge couldn't do it, then to come
back in about 15 minutes.
This was a crossroads. A point of decision. If I followed
my dowsing I would wait for this judge and not visit the other.
But, I was being pointed in a new direction and that often
happens. You start at point A and you think it is your end
point, but it is only the first step. Somewhere in point A
you meet someone or have an insight or new inspiration and
head off to point B. And point B may also not be your end
point. You just keep following the breadcrumbs the Universe
gives to you until you get to the end result.
So, I went to the other judge. By now I needed to put more
money in the parking meter. I gave the secretary the paperwork
and headed out to my car. When I got back, the secretary handed
me the already signed papers and told me to keep this one
and give these other two things to the cashier.
I said, "And then what?" And she said, "And
then you are divorced."
"What?"
This process that reportedly takes 30 to 60+ days had just
taken me exactly one hour and 10 minutes. I called Raven as
I walked out of the couthouse and said "Congratulations
you are a single man!" He couldn't believe it either.
But you see I believe in flow. I believe in miracles - both
big and small. I believe that anything is possible. I believe
that if you are clear about what you want and follow your
inner guidance, you can manifest anything. You can have experiences
that other people don't have.
And when these things happen, you know that you know, and
you know that you are in flow.
There is no question that I am in flow. I'm flowing farther
and faster than I have in years.
So now I'm flowing to Virginia.
And that is also unfolding magically. I'm moving back to
be with family, to begin again, to teach workshops and hold
gatherings in a place that is begining to "wake up."
I'm being welcomed with open arms. And since I have been reconnecting
with former high school classmates, I now have a whole network
of friends already in place.
I couldn't have done it even 6 months ago. It wasn't time.
I had no desire to be back there.
But suddenly, something significant has shifted - me. And
I'm ready to embrace this truly beautiful place and the people
who live there.
I'm ready to tube down the New River and boat at the lake.
I'm ready to walk barefoot on the grass and hike to waterfalls
and other magical spots that I haven't seen in years.
Raise a glass to me on May 29th, 8:00 p.m. wherever
you are, in celebration of my new beginning. A group
of dear lady friends from Santa Fe will be with me raising
a glass in farewell. So, ladies in Santa Fe, you are invited
to meet me on May 29th, 6:30 p.m. at the Pyramid Cafe.
"It's
Your Turn"
Be part of the conversation:
As some of you know, I'm pretty active on Facebook. So I
have put together something you can participate in over there.
It is a group called Wild Dolphin Lovers.
Just log onto, or join, Facebook (http://www.facebook.com)
and then search groups for Wild Dolphin Lovers. Join the group,
post images and videos, leave your thoughts. Tell your friends.
You know that dolphins provide a great opportunity to feel
that joy I've been talking about.

If you want to follow me on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com),
just log in or join, then search for Debbie Shelor and look
for this picture or takara@dolphinempowerment.com. Send me
a friend request. Once I accept, you can see all my postings
there. And I can see yours.
Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Debbie_Shelor
I put up a new blog at http://www.debbieshelor.com.
I'm putting up a new joy website in conjunction with the
new work. It will be a place for sharing, of creating community,
to read about the joy and miracles happening in peoples lives.
It will also be a place where you can request assistance and
people from around the world can send you love, light, and
healing energy.
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Have a fantastic day,
Deb
P.S. I always love to hear your comments, so be sure to send
me an email at takara@dolphinempowerment.com.
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