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Recently I upgraded my phone to a new one.  It was so easy as I did not have to do anything, except pay for it.  That too was already in place, so nothing was required except that I keep enough money in my bank account to have the payment automatically taken out.  Spirit smoothing the way for effortless upgrade through the preparation I made years ago.

I also upgraded to Netflix on my television which was a vastly different experience for one television and not so much for the other one.  This involved me calling Netflix, talking with the representative, giving information about the two different TVs I have – one is old and the other is new.  The representative was able to easily talk me through the steps for the new TV setup and operation.

The old TV needed a device for streaming which I had to go buy.  Then I had to install it on the back of the TV in a certain manner, make sure it was facing where the remote would be, and then try to operate it.  It did not work, so I called the manufacturer and they guided me through part of it.  Once the end of the representative’s knowledge of how to install was reached, he said I needed to call the TV manufacturer.  I said this was not necessary and that I would like to speak to the supervisor.  The supervisor came on the line, told me to try one other channel, and it worked perfectly.  Spirit urged me to go to the next level as I intuitively knew that it was something simple and I listened.

So now, I have a phone that works like a dream and television programs that are interesting and varied.  This is how Spirit works with me.  Upgrades are continuously being made effortlessly within and for me.  My responsibility is to listen.  If I do not understand the upgrade I am receiving, I ask for guidance from Spirit at the highest level so I am able to receive it clearly.

Such beautiful, easy ways of connecting with Spirit and taking me to ever more joyful and fulfilling places within myself and in my world.  I get Spirit Sparks all over me when I feel Spirit’s acknowledgement that I have correctly understood.  It is their way of touching and praising me.

Reggie gets upgrades from Spirit also when he is in dream time.  He is able to more easily respond to requests from me which makes him joyful and me grateful.  He is standing still now when I put on his walking vest, where he used to run around the room like it was a game of chase.  He gets lovingly and loudly praised verbally when he stands still.  He also gets a little caress of love on his head and side.  Upgrades, whether technology or Spirit, fill us with such gratitude, joy, and make each moment of each day easy.  Nancy and Reggie♥

From time to time, Spirit calls on me to stand up to assist people who, or situations which, have gone off path.  This is something that I do only after repeated incidents or blatant criminal activity. There is this hesitancy in me to create disharmony even when I know it is for the best.  Spirit knows my tender, yet fierce, heart.

 

For the last three years I have walked by and taken Reggie into a lovely park at the end of my street.  If there was a dog off-leash in the park, I would go across the street or walk blocks around so as not to cause any problems for me or Reggie.  Some smaller dogs have come out of the park to run across the street to say hello to us and I walk them back into the park.  Some larger dogs have come out of the park and I have had to quickly pick up Reggie to run away or ask a neighbor if we can get in his car so the dog won’t keep chasing us.  Some dogs have run out of the park and into the street, endangering themselves and drivers.

 

It is interesting that all of the owners tell me that their dog won’t run off, has never attacked anyone before, never chased people or cars – even as they watch it happen.  If they deny it inside themselves and to others, then they must think that they do not have to do anything about it.  The knowing is still there inside though.  Denial is such an interesting phenomenon when one loves someone or something so much or one is so afraid, one simply chooses not to know or act on the truth.

 

So, after one of the dogs attacked and injured Reggie and me, I had enough.  Now when I see anyone with their dog off-leash, I advise them to get their dogs on leash immediately.  I advise them that the park is an on-leash park, posted clearly at the entrance, and that the Animal Control people will enforce it.  I now call the Animal Control people if I see repeated instances of dogs off leash.

 

Some of the neighbors understand and continue being friendly.  One or two others are upset that they can no longer let their dogs run free and are less friendly with me.  Spirit reflecting to me the quality and character of the individuals living in the neighborhood.

 

In another situation, a man in the neighborhood agreed to take me to a medical test appointment in another city about 25 minutes away for which I would pay him $50.  As his car had room for only one person due to being filled with various things, I agreed to drive my car to the appointment and he would drive it back and put it in my garage.  The agreement was that he would pick me up after his class which would run later in the afternoon because he would go get my car first.  I said that was fine that I would wait.  So, he picks me up late in the afternoon and on the way home I ask him if he had any trouble finding the key, which I had left under the mat on the front porch, and getting the car in and out of the garage.  He cavalierly tells me he was running late and drove my car (160 miles) to his class and back.  I didn’t say anything at that time, but I felt an anger burn deep inside.  Spirit awakening me to an injustice.

 

Because I was not feeling well after the tests, I waited a few days and took time to think things over.  I talked with a family member who suggested letting it go, but that is not what I was called to do.  So, I talked with the man reiterating our agreement, told him that I did not appreciate him taking my car without my permission, especially when I was medically impaired, and that I wanted my $50 back.  He apologized a few times and brought my money back.  He appeared unaware and uncaring that if he had an accident, I would have been without a car.  Spirit called me to stand up so a lesson would be learned by both of us and not repeated.  My lesson was to stand up and make different arrangements in the future.  His lesson was not to make decisions without asking the person involved and not to take advantage of me or anyone, especially when medical issues were involved.

 

Several years back, Spirit called me to stand up again.  We were living in Bella Vista, CA at the time and were ready to sell our motor home.  So, we put it on consignment at an RV Lot in Anderson, CA.  I make notes of everything in any transaction as I have out of habit from the years I worked with the Federal Government.  I advised the owner of the lot that my husband was a retired Los Angeles Police Officer and that I had been a Personnel Management Specialist, so we expected that he would treat our business relationship with the upmost integrity.  Spirit was guiding me to warn him in advance to be honest with us.

 

He sold our motor home for cash $20,000.  I happened to go down there just to check on things the day he sold it.  He said he had to get a check from the bank to give to us.  He never paid us after repeated attempts to get the money.  I went to the Sheriff’s Department and outlined what had occurred.  Spirit guided me to immediately become aware of the transaction.

 

The people, who maxed out their credit cards to pay cash, took the motor home and would not return it to us.  I felt compassion for the people who bought the motor home, so I called the woman and told her she would save herself attorney fees and heartache in the long run if she returned the motor home as the bank would take it anyway.  She declined to return it. The bank holding our loan on the motor home went after them and got the motor home back.  We had continued to pay the loan, so the motor home was still ours and the bank returned it to us.  Spirit saw that we and our property were protected.

 

I had detailed notes from the first to the last interaction with the lot owner, typed them up and took them to the Sheriff in charge of the case.  The lot owner and his wife were arrested, convicted of defrauding not only us, but many older couples out of thousands of dollars.  The Court ordered that the couple had to work until we, and all the others, were paid back a portion of what we were owed or they would serve time in prison.  They paid us what the Court ordered.  Spirit revealing that Divine Justice prevails.

 

We put our motor home up for sale in the newspaper.  We also told our neighbors what had happened and that we were selling the motor home ourselves.  A week later, the man who built the neighbor’s house next door bought it for $25,000 cash.  We made $5,000 on the sale.  Spirit rewarded us for our efforts to stand up for what is right for ourselves and for others.

 

My agreement with Spirit is that I will respond when called, that I will be protected, and that I will work to bring as much harmony as possible for myself and all involved.  Always, I am enfolded in the precious love of Spirit which makes standing up much easier.

 

Reggie stands up for himself even when he is smaller than other dogs.  He stands up for me with all his 16-pound might.  He wasn’t comfortable with the man who drove me for the medical tests which was Spirit giving me advance information through him.  Spirit is always present helping us in known and unknown ways to stand up for what is right and we are grateful.  Nancy and Reggie♥

Today I had lunch with two tall handsome men who made my life so much easier when I moved to Auburn.  It brought back to me how being in the right place at the right time changed my life.  I was looking for a home in Auburn, CA without a realtor.  My friend flew in to help me and we were staying at the Best Western Motel.  I asked the desk clerk if she could recommend a realtor for me.  She handed me a card with Revive Realty and the realtor’s name on it.  She said he was a personal friend of hers, that he knew the area, that he was honest, and that he would do a good job for me.

 

My friend immediately said he is a gift from Spirit.  So, I called him and arranged for him to meet us then show us areas and houses around Auburn.  Over the next few weeks, he emailed me properties and I came back to Auburn to look at the ones he showed me a few times.  None of them were right for me as either the floor plan was off, too much work was needed, the location wasn’t good, or the price was too high.  Spirit was helping me screen out inappropriate properties and areas.

 

I found and put an offer in on a house on the top of a hill with a wonderful view.  I loved this house, but had reservations inside myself about parts of it.  The house needed some work, so the realtor called his brother to come help with estimates for the work.  He spent a lot of his time and energy helping plan and estimate the cost of the work.  Two weeks before the house was to close, I received an email from the seller that I had 72 hours to come up with the money as he had a buyer who would pay more and the sale wasn’t contingent on the sale of my house.  I talked with my realtor and we agreed it was best to let the property go.

 

Spirit was protecting me from a property that would not have been right for me, from spending too much money on work to bring the property up, and from living in a location where Reggie and I would not have been safe.

 

So, I went back to house hunting and this went on for a while.  Then one Friday I saw an MLS listing of two houses that I liked.  One Open House was only from 11 to 2 on Saturday and the other was open longer.  I called the realtor and said I would drive up to look at these two houses and he was available to show them to me.

 

At that time I was staying with my son in Upland, CA, got up at 4:30 am and drove to Auburn arriving at 11:30 am.  I texted the realtor and he came to show me the houses.  I went to both, then came back to the one that was open from 11 to 2 and said I wanted to put an offer in on it.  Everything went so smoothly.  After negotiating the offer was accepted and I moved into my home on May 4, 2015.  It was the right home, in the right neighborhood, at the right price, and with only cosmetic changes needed.  Spirit seeing that I was at the right place at the right time.

 

Before the movers brought my furniture, I wanted to get the house painted inside as it was dark and the walls were marred.  I also needed to replace the carpet as there were cats living there before and the smell was awfully strong.  I only had a ten or twelve-day period to see that all of this got done and I knew no one in the area.

 

The realtor has three brothers and they all came to remove the wood paneling on the bottom half of the walls, paint the inside of the house, and help repair the fence.  They took me to a carpet place and saw that I got their discount on the carpet I put in the house and then arranged for their carpet man to install it.  They took me to appliance stores to look for what I wanted.  These four men are all 6′ tall or over and the most generous, loving, smart men. They are smart in their businesses, in their remodeling/repair knowledge, and in the way that they always come from their hearts with their minds.  They are exceptional in every way and I am forever grateful to them for the loving care they took of my real estate transactions, my home, Reggie, and me.

 

As they have married and/or had children, I have been invited to share in their lives.  This has given me a place in a loving family that gives me community and makes me feel at home in so many ways.   These four men, and especially two of them, made moving to a new area and home when I was fragile and vulnerable after my husband’s death a joyful experience filled with comfort on so many levels.  They fill a place in my heart that is special.  I send them each birthday cards as I am so happy they were born, and I pray for them.  I am so thankful for this precious connection that is a gift from Spirit.

 

Reggie loved them all immediately and gets so excited when any of them come to see us.  They love and ask about him; I show photos of him when we are together when he cannot be there.  Always, we are in the right place at the right time open to the vast love and tender care that Spirit always brings to us.  Our hearts are overflowing with these and all our blessings.  Nancy and Reggie♥