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Discovering that different places in Spain offer different lifestyle choices, meet Glenys Nicol who found that her first home in Spain was great for holidays, but not perfect for a permanent move.  Read why positivity keeps her going and the importance of don’t worry, be happy.   Why Spain? I always wanted to retire to the Mediterranean and almost 20 years ago decided Malaga province was the place for me. I spent two weeks driving around and found Casarabonela and knew straight away it was the place for me. A year later I bought a house there to use for holidays knowing I could retire there eventually.     Tell us more about your home-finding experiences? After five years of retirement in Casarabonela, a very pretty village on the edge of the Sierra de Nieves nature reserve, I was finding life there a bit cut off and lonely especially during lock down. I’ve been spending a lot of time in Alora. It’s a bustling little town on the direct train line for the city, the airport and the coast and the Spanish and expats are all so friendly. I decided that Alora would be a better place for me.   Was that a challenge? It was a difficult decision for me as my house in Casarabonela was my dream home. However, I was really enjoying the company of new friends I had met in Alora. I bought a small patch of waste ground with a small cottage and converted it into a studio with a beautiful garden and swimming pool. I was spending more and more time in Alora. I loved the garden and pool but found it hard living in such a small studio. So, this year I bought another two bedroom house to renovate and finally live permently in Alora.   What advice would you offer for Women thinking about moving to Spain? Think carefully before committing yourself. What you are looking for on holiday is very different from where you want to live permanently. Also be sure to have some savings put aside for a few months to set yourself up especially if you do not have a job lined up straight away.     What is retirement life like in Spain? I have a wonderful retirement here. I work as a volunteer once a week in a second hand charity shop. All proceeds go to Esencia Animales Alora which organisés neutering of stray cats, setting them up in colonies locally and finds homes for stray cats and dogs. I do a lot of activities to keep healthy – yoga, meditacion, massages and go walking in the mountains with my two dogs. I go once a week to the city to saxophone and Spanish ckasses. I also really enjoy going to the coast as I really enjoy swimming in the sea. I love Marbella and Torremolinos.     What are you grateful for? I am so grateful to live in such a beautiful part of the world. I have travelled worldwide but since the Covid restrictions I prefer to make the most of all the local attractions and have not been further than Cadiz province. I have so much to enjoy on my doorstep and it’s so much easier and more enjoyable than trying to travel with all the restrictions at the moment.   Who would be on around your dinner table? I would put Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots sitting next to each other. They never met and it would be fascinating to see these two powerful women coming from a male dominated society as well as how these rivals would react to each other. No party is complete without music so Bob Marley, Mahler and Ella Fitzgerald would all be at my table in the hope that they would all perform after the meal. For scintillating conversation I would have Jean Paul Sartre, Stephen Hawking, Brian Cox, Jo Brand and Lee Mack. And to eat, a huge buffet with roast game birds, rare beef, fresh wild salmon and a large selection of vegetarian dishes followed by British desserts – trifle, cranach and coffee and walnut cake – not to forget à selection of home made artisanal ice creams from my favourite Alora Heladeria.   What’s your secret weapon? Positivity!! If you put your mind to it you can do anything if you think positively.   Do you have any favourite sayings? A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. You can dream as much as you want but making realistic goals into reality is much more satisfying. Having said that, think big when planning. Get the most out of your dreams and never give up.   One thing you had to bring with you when you made the move? That’s easy. The pictures and photos that bring back such happy memories of past events in my life before Spain   Favourite song and why? I love the song «  Don’t worry, be happy ». It has seen me through many difficult times. If you’re feeling down try singing along with this song a couple of times. It’s such a morale booster.   Something you would tell your ‘younger’ self? Dont hesitate if you want to do something positive and don’t let others talk you out of it.   Thank you Glenys!   If you want to share YOUR story with us, please complete the online questionnaire here

  My Divine friends and I continue to hold the vision and space for Awakening hearts to join us, to walk by our side as you realise the truth of your Sovereign and powerful magnificence, being the change by being aware of ALL of Yourself and birthing NewEarth from within… creating a community of unity and harmony right here on the Earth plane.   To help inspire and support YOU, we have written about our true Awakening and Ascension experience. We wanted to not only record this very special transformational time for ourselves, to remember our most magical moments, but to share with others just what’s going on!   This is not an easy journey, in fact it’s quite a rude awakening, as your life changes in so many ways! However, when you understand this most natural happening, half the battle is won and you can step into this adventure in all ease and grace… even excited to be part of something, never to have happened on Earth before!   We created a series of 3 e-books, containing our individual stories, for you to enjoy reading at your leisure. You’ll know this post is for you when you feel an inner stir of excitement and are encouraged to want to know more about your Awakening now. It is time for you to be brave and trust yourself to journey further… daring yourself to step out of the matrix or game, and join us being the change, creating a new YOU and new LIFE… a life of joyful celebration and community.   Today IAM publishing Dotta’s Awakening story for you to enjoy reading. Below you’ll find our 3 free e-books to download and be inspired by our true stories of Awakening. Yes we did it, and so can you.     Dotta’s Awakening Experience…   I realized there was simply more to life than this physical one at a very early age, and this was significantly glaring after a few incidents. I grew up partly in my home town of Nkwessi, a small village in the eastern region of my home country Nigeria. Filled with mysteries and things I deemed magical. At the time, I always wondered how everything just managed to make sense to the villagers.   I was enthralled and in love with this home town of mine, and could not wait to go there at any given opportunity. I spent my time between our home in the village and our home in Lagos, with my papa and step mother; while my mom went back to get a degree in the university of Ife, in the south of the country.   Shuttling between Lagos and Nkwessi with my parents, was the norm growing up. I explored every nook and cranny of my paradise, spending a lot of time in the river swimming. I believe this endeared me so much to water and I have a really close spiritual connection to this life source…   My best friend was my cousin, Chinelo. We called her Chichi. Chichi and I did everything together; we would sit by the big rubber tree near my uncle’s house and talk about the village elders and the weird traditions and rites, commonly practiced in our village. Chichi and I were fascinated by the many rites that went on around us.   Now you must understand the setup of this place, there were rules and traditions excluding females from so many things. Back then, we used to wonder why our younger brothers and cousins were considered older and superior by village laws, and the strangeness of not being allowed into certain areas of the village and not being able to see certain masquerades because of being female, all were a mystery to us. The village had so many do’s and don’ts, we simple chalked it all up to ignorance.   In retrospect, after our introduction and understanding of worshiping in a church environment, I began to see similarities in how women were viewed as spiritually different to men, even though the village version was cruder. My siblings and I were exposed to different types of churches through our mother. She was sold on Christ, his death and coming back, and she made sure all her children got to know about him.   Most folks in my village were Anglicans at the time, but this never stopped many of them from participating in traditional rites and cults. These were different to our mode of worship in churches. We found amusement in others, who questioned those engaged in traditional rites, casting them into the pits of hell for being heathens. Our rationale was that God did put us all on earth, but he also permitted diverse ways of worship and ways of praising him. But no one ever paid any attention to us, what did we know?   The churches my mother attended, outside the Anglican mode of worship, aroused my curiosity about spirituality. Unlike the Anglican songs of praise, and stifling conformity, spiritual churches like Christ healing Holy Sabbath Church, were filled with energy and charisma. Hands were clapped, drums beat and worshipers jumped high into the air, shouting Jehovah, hallelujah and hosanna at the top of their lungs. There was candle burnings and speaking in tongues, the display of which both frightened and mesmerized me. The only thing I had against them was the sting of candle wax on my poor skin (many would scream child abuse today) lol.   Chichi and I were seven years old when she fell ill with malaria. This was a killer back then, as different strains eluded various treatments. I remember going home and seeing her so frail and skeletal. I did tease her, but I was filled with overwhelming sadness. She was still ill, as of the day I returned with my parents to our home in the city. I could only hope that my papa would allow me return with him on his next visit.   Two weeks after my return to the city, I also fell ill. I was off school for about a week. I had a dream, one of the nights on which my illness was worst. I was on a vast beach. The beach stretched far beyond my view and there were people queued on two lines. On one line were hundreds of people dressed in flowing white robes. On the second line, hundreds of people dressed in regular clothing. Both lines were made up of people of different races, color, male, female and children.   Considering the vast number of people on both lines, I could not comprehend how the two men, who stood on a raised platform at the very front, where the lines started, would be able to conclude the roll call in time. I was on the line with people dressed in regular clothing, and while there, I felt someone tug at my arm. I turned around and standing there was Chichi, dressed in a flowing bright white robe. I hugged her excitedly and asked what she was doing here and why she was dressed in white. Isn’t it exciting to be in this awesome place, I asked.   Chichi looked sad and shook her head repeatedly, saying no, no, I did not belong here. I asked why. Her response was to plead with me to come with her. She tried pulling me out of the line and I struggled to remain where I was, but Chichi was much powerful than I. She succeeded in pulling me away from the line, to a corner. This was when I noticed that she no longer looked skeletal. She was radiant! She hugged me tightly and whispered, “We’ll see again Njide, but not now, later you understand.” (Njide is my Igbo name, pronounced In-gee-day).   I woke up with my arms still in an embrace, and calling her name. I was covered in sweat and my heart felt as if it would break in two. I cried so much that morning, my stepmom almost went crazy with worry. She did not want my father to blame her for my unhappiness… another story. Later that evening, my father came home with the news. Chichi had died a week ago back in the village.   I was devastated, confused and angry, looking for someone to blame. I remember telling my father it was his fault I never got to say goodbye. If only he had taken me to the village one last time. Of course mine was the ranting of an angry child. He understood and did not reprimand me for my rudeness.   I missed out attending Chichi’s burial ceremony and farewell ritual. When a young child dies, it was customary in my village, for all her younger siblings and playmates to be cleansed of her aura and spirit. This is done by bathing each child by her graveside, chanting incantations to severe ties of the dead from the living. This is done, because, prior to these rituals, kids told their parents or adults, that they still see and play with their dead friends and siblings. On this occasion of Chichi’s death, I was the only one who did not have this ritual bath. In the aftermath of my dream, it dawned on me that Chichi appearing in my dream, saved my life.   If I had remained on that line, I would have responded to my name during the roll call, to the end that I would not have woken from my sleep. There’s nothing wrong with death… it just was not my time. The universe orchestrated circumstances to ensure the separation rite was not performed on me, making it possible for Chichi to reach and save me. This incident with Chichi is something that will remain with me as long as I live and I still miss her to this day.   For me, being awakened is a process and not a destination. Like the stages of infancy to adulthood, man undergoes stages of awareness before attaining a higher level of consciousness: worshiping a God through object before ultimately realizing that we are gods to each other. Representatives of the Great I AM. My awareness is about being spiritually conscious of my surroundings and me. I believe in Christ and have the uttermost respect for Eastern, and other belief systems; simple because I have grown to understand that the only true form of worship, or praise of God or the Infinite, is for man to find himself and acknowledge the I Am, in himself.     Mom returned home one day to tell me she had found God. I smiled and asked her where. She said in the ‘O’. I asked what is the ‘O’? Her reply was, the ‘O’ is infinite, endless and beyond measure. The infinite nature of the letter ‘O’, is symbolic of the completeness and dual nature of man. The spiritual and physical nature of God, reflected in the spiritual and physical nature of man as God. This awareness, catapulted me to a whole new dimension which I’m glad to say, continues to date.   I have had experiences whereby, I was shown things in my dreams, many of which have occurred. I grew up surrounded by instances of supernatural occurrences to myself and others around me. Some involved being saved from disasters or accidents that should have taken their lives. My husband is an example: traveling to work on a busy stretch of road in London, Fulham Palace Road (A219) towards Putney Bridge, he fell asleep driving.   He was about to crash into the side railings when the horn (his own horn) woke him up! For 9am in the morning, he did not run into any other car, there were no pedestrians about and surprisingly no other car close by. Something or someone used his own hands to blast the horn of the car he was driving. As if that was not enough for the day, at the exact spot, driving back home and the same thing happened. The only difference being, he was now driving on the opposite side of the road.   Fulham Palace Road is always busy, both with vehicles and pedestrians. But surprisingly, twice on the same day, in the exact spot, no one was anywhere close to him. Using his own hands, the horn was pressed, waking him up the moment before he would have gone headlong into the railings and then the buildings behind them. Growing up around such occurrences made it impossible to ignore the existence of something beyond the physical; an awareness of the spiritual nature of man.   At age fourteen, I had my first experience with the Light (I refer to it as Light, because that is what I know it to be.) I was upset one afternoon because mom would not let me visit my friend who lived in another part of Lagos. I did everything possible to persuade her, but she was weary of that area of town and what I might be influenced to get up to, over there. I remember telling her she had no confidence in her job raising me, if a simple visit to the other side of town was such a threat to her. For that, I was banished to my room. Teenage hormones, or fury, I don’t know which, but something completely took over me…Rage!   All I wanted to do was die, which would show her. I thought stupidly and I proceeded to hold my breath. Something I had done in the past, and strangely, the sensation of the effect was always, rather pleasing. On this particular day, I over did it. The sensation started as a slight heat on my forehead and immediately it shot down my spine. Soon, my entire body was overwhelmed with heat. The discomforting feeling of not breathing began to wear off. All I felt was calm. I was floating and I liked it, very much. I was going towards a light. I remember saying to myself, I’m leaving, and soon I’ll be dead.   The word DEAD, sent panic waves through me and my whole world flashed before my eyes. It was like a movie trailer and it ended with my mom’s face as she looked down on me with tears streaming down her face. I was no longer happy, or eager to remain where I was, but it was almost too late to come back. I began to reach back, step further away from the light, but it was as though a force field was pulling against me. I could still hear the physical world, faintly…cars and street noise. I was tired and out of breath.   Suddenly, I heard a loud banging and then another. Then I heard mom yelling my name. She wanted me to stop whining and come help her with dinner. I remember holding on to her voice and with one final struggle, I was virtually hurled away from the force. When I opened my eyes, I was no longer on my bed, but on floor. Mom was still banging on the door. I crawled and let her in, whispering that I will be out a minute.   Fast forward to my adult years, I was now married and a mother to seven children. Part of my journey towards being enlightened is my experience with Light. Several years ago, I was at a place in my life, when everything was falling apart. I suppose the stress brought on the headaches. This also was the period when second experience with the Light began. It started at first as a tiny stream of light that would suddenly take over me, especially when really tired.   This was around 2009, the period I was diagnosed with migraine headaches. I would lie awake in bed. Aware of the noises around me—I could hear the kids and the television downstairs—until I felt a concentration of heat on my forehead and next, I would see a stream of bright light. Gradually, I began to see images, almost like a silent motion picture. I would see the most beautiful falling hills, and sometimes mountains glazed with ice and snow. At other times, it would be a meadow, or a vast never ending desert of sand. These images were soothing and calming to me. Knowing I was awake and yet having this experience, I called out to one of the kids, to know if they could see what I saw. I did call but no sound emitted from me.   These experiences never last long when I do observe the time, but over there, it seems as if I had spent hours. At this point, once I get off the bed, my head always felt better. I somehow understood that there was much more to the light than making my headaches go away. As time went on, these light visitations began to last longer, and the images also began to change. I started to see silhouettes of people. Over a period of time, the silhouettes became clearer and I began to see people.   I found all this exciting, and soon discovered that I no longer had to be tired or have an aura of migraine to have the Light experience. Soon, I began to put myself in a state where the lights came to me. I see people, in gardens or malls or in their living rooms. Most times I don’t know who they are, sometimes I do. So far, I have had no communication with anyone, even though I have observed people communicating with each other; without being privy to their discussions.   I am ecstatic about these experiences for two reasons: this was a means of getting rid of my migraines without medication. Secondly, the calm and soothing experience this also brought into my life in the aftermath of each experience. My awakening is realizing that God exists through man. Man is God to man. If I can love my fellow-man, I can love God, and my neighbor can and will experience the love of God.   Whatever little act of kindness I show to those who need it—whether they deserving or not—will make the world a better place. Every cruel or good act performed towards any other living thing is done by God. If man is more caring and tolerant of his fellow-man, everyone will perceive a loving caring God, as experienced firsthand through another being. Refer to my blog post from last year: I AM BECAUSE OF LOVE.   Life is a school and I am its avid student; a work in progress. I’m still learning, and will continue to learn from life and all that is life. The opportunity to rehash aspects of my life is a wonderful experience, which I thank Barbara for providing. I consider this a soul- searching exercise, as our individual and collective journeys serve as a compass to each other.     Affects and Changes of the Awakening Earth and Humanity   The Earth and Humankind are all part of a Natural Shift of Consciousness that is occurring now. Our solar system finds itself surrounded by a higher expansional energy; a new energy that we have called forth in our declaration for no more fear, greed and power-mongering.    It is an energy that resonates with LOVE. Love that Humans have learned to FEEL here on Earth. A love that creates DivineHumanBeings, allowing them to live in a peaceful and harmonious surrounding on Earth.    This new energy, of intense light actually affects the magnetic make-up of our whole solar system. Creating intense magnetic storms on our sun, where strong solar flares reach the Earths orbit and interfere with the magnetics within the Earth and the Human Being.   The Human body contains millions of tiny magnetic particles that interconnect through Human antennas to the Earth’s magnetic field, enabling the Human to receive and transmit consciousness which influence the physical body and all its internal systems.   The interference of the magnetic field is causing a cleansing effect on Earth, physical shifting and shaking the earth and her inhabitants, creating unusual weather patterns and within the Human Being; cleansing people from all their fears and yesterdays. It is actually the most beautiful gift that we can receive.  Intense light to naturally awaken our consciousness, changing our DNA and crystalising our molecules. Our inner light, our being is being ignited anew, clearing our body of past debris, burning away everything that no longer serves us, leaving nothing but pure love and passion within each Human Being and the Earth.   During this Shift in Consciousness… our Awakening is affecting our mental, emotional and physical bodies, pulling us all ways and putting us through some uncomfortable and painful times. Not only are we integrating and releasing all our own past life patterns and karma that no longer serves us, but that of all our ancestors that have lived before us.    Our Body Consciousness; Body, Mind, Spirit and Aspects is naturally finding a new balance of Sovereign ONENESS.   It is most important neither to fight nor to give in, but to trust that everything is all so perfect. This is our journey that we have chosen to live now so let’s enjoy the ride and allow our Embodied Ascension to happen quite naturally.   Awakening Symptoms   Physical… Aches and pains in the joints, especially neck, shoulders and back, heat sensations beyond the menopause, feeling hot and cold, feeling dizzy and shaky, vertigo, ringing in the ears, nauseous, extreme itchy skin, red patchy & lumpy skin, exhaustion and feeling tired, waking up a lot, headaches and migraine, stomach aches and indigestion, no appetite, extremes of diarrhoea and constipation, eating a lot, heart palpitations, irregular heartbeat    Emotional… Crying, deep sadness, confused, nervousness, passionless, anger, extreme fear    Mental… Anxious, intense dreaming, loneliness, not thinking straight, foggy, not remembering, losing words, depressed    Barbara’s suggestions for more comfort   Consciously breathing in the new energy, especially in painful areas and fearful feelings for at least 10 mins. at a time, healthy daily eating of protein, good fats, lots of fruit and veg (fibre), drink plenty of fresh water (with pinch seasalt/bicarb of soda once a week), moderate use of caffeine, coffee, tea and alcohol, positive and loving self talk, soaking the body in Epsom salts and lavender oil, walking in nature or some form of gentle exercise you enjoy 20 mins a day, sleep a lot… napping through the day if possible, trust yourself… even when doubt tries to creep into your mind.   You can read more Awakening stories by downloading the following FREE 3 part series of True Awakening Experiences…     True Awakening Experiences Part I ©2014       True Awakening Experiences… Part II ©2016       True Awakening Experiences… Part III ©2018   ©Barbara Franken… Creative Visionary & Master CreatorInspiring New Energy Consciousness & Multi-Dimensional Living       A True Magical Children’s Story about Love and Life. To inspire our children to connect deeply with themselves and the natural world around them and remember the truth of their being ‘Sparkles of Love’, here to bring love and harmony into the world, quite simply by being them self and enjoying their life in each moment.  Click here to read more information & link to purchase.     A paperback and Digital Book is available from all Major online stores… Amazon and Apple.  I share my own magical journey, exploring Who I AM with the help of nine Elemental Beings and expand from a world of fear, struggle and limitation into a New Energy Consciousness of love, grace and freedom. It is in this loving space that I discover my Divine and ALL LOVING self and allow myself to integrate together as one Body Consciousness… a DivineHumanBeing… and Magnificent Master Creator who expresses and creates heart and soul passion on the physical plane and beyond..      Join my Online MasterCreator Class and commit yourself to be the change and birth yourself and your life a new! Celebrating being Your Magnificent Self through dance, song, art, relaxed inner journeys beyond everything known.   There is no time like the present moment to Sign Up and give YOURSELF this magnificent gift… More Info: MasterCreator Class   All the money raised from my books and classes go to my non-profit association The Magnificent Consciousness that holds free local Creative Art projects in Benalmadena, Spain.    

Meet Danish member Pia Ault who moved from Dubai during Covid with her 2 dogs, 4 cats, 1 horse and family and believes that planning was everything for the move!   Why did you choose to move to Spain?  It offers a quality of life and climate that we craved – giving my family an opportunity to come together in a fabulous setting   Where are you living? I’m in La Cala Mijas and moved here from Dubai in December 2020; La Cala has everything a small coastal town should – not closing down in the winter and offering diverse population of locals and expats; it’s a relaxed and down to earth environment with a great amount of entrepreneurial spirit   What was the biggest challenge for your move? Bringing my 2 dogs, 4 cats and one horse – all rescues (except for one dog) from Dubai, during Covid 19, and while our home was being renovated was by far the biggest challenge I’ve endured in many years. It took my husband and I three separate trips and several Airbnb stays until we could finally settle into our new house in January 2021   What advice would you give anyone thinking about moving to Spain? Prepare and plan every detail – visualize your outcome and ground yourself when stress and anxiety are evoked. Trust your own strength   How do you spend your time in Spain? I work about 10-15 hours a week as an executive leadership coach; this is remote / virtual work and offers me freedom to accept work from worldwide clients.  I spend the rest of the time reading, caring for my animals, riding my horse, learning Spanish, socialising with close friends and researching, learning and developing myself to grow as a human being and coach.   Something you are grateful for? I’m grateful for having my son and his wife in Spain too – that wasn’t the original plan and it’s a blessing that they came and settled too, getting jobs here and establishing their life here.   Who would be at your celebration dinner party? I would invite my family because we have been too disconnected for so long – on different continents – my mom has been alone and isolated in Copenhagen and I would invite her to celebrate her 80th birthday – we would have fresh seafood and salad and delicious Rose wine   What is your secret weapon? Empathy   Your favourite quote? “We work with nutrition and exercise to increase our energy, but we ignore the richest source of energy we possess—our emotions.” … Karla McLaren   One thing you had to bring to Spain? My horse Lola who is my soulmate and co-coach/ facilitator in my equine assisted learning business – she is key to my ability to work with clients who are struggling with self worth and confidence issues and she is a great teacher to humans. Never would I have left her behind!     Favourite book and why? The Bridges of Madison County – it’s a great love story and an illustration of a dreams and desires of a better life and deep family ties   What would you tell your younger self? Don’t compromise and don’t be attached to the outcome   Where can we connect with you? www.caballusconsulting.com   Thank you Pia!   If you want to share YOUR story with us, please complete the online questionnaire here  

WE ALL NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES BUT EVEN MORE SO DURING MENOPAUSE Taking care of your skin begins inside. This is a very important part of taking care of yourself during menopause. One of the best ways to keep your skin looking good is to drink luke warm water with a slice of lemon, a slice of ginger and the tip of a teaspoon of honey. Lemon is a detox fruit, the reason it helps your skin is because when you drink it first thing in the morning it cleanses your liver, via your kidneys. Because it is the first liquid to go through your system, it hits the point. Ginger is warming for your tummy and honey is a preservative. Read more about lemon and its benefits   THE A – Z OF TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF DURING MENOPAUSE It is vital that you take care of every part of your body during menopause. That is to say, starting at the top to the bottom. Hair may be dry, so try using a good hair mask once a month. That is to say, nourish and keep your hair shampooed and conditioned. Read more about taking care of yourself during menopause.     NATURAL PROGESTERONE THERAPY Progesterone has many important roles in women, pre-menopause and post menopause. The main function is to balance the effects of estrogen. When estrogen becomes dominant it can cause uncontrolled cell growth, which in turn may lead to breast, ovarian and uterus cancers.  Ovarian cysts, osteoporosis and endometriosis are also symptoms that can be brought on my estrogen dominance. Natural Progesterone Cream ProgesterAll May be termed as bio-identical progesterone, which means your body recognizes it, relates to it and is able to process it via the liver. ProgesterAll is a light gel/cream that is easy to use and works with your other hormones to balance them.   For more information and a personal consultancy please contact me. Contact details: Aly Farmer – Mi Vida Natura Email: hello@mividanatura.com Web: www.mividanatura.com Facebook: Menopause Mermaids    

Celebrating living in the moment, because life after all, is not a dress rehearsal, meet Mary O’Donoghue.  Recently arrived in Estepona and already feeling that its paradise!   Did you choose Spain, or did Spain choose you? I have married for the second time in 2013.  I am a retired nurse and my husband is a retired farmer. We live in Dublin. We have 10 children and 9 grandchildren between us.  We have both worked hard all our lives and now that all our children are finished college, married and settled all over the world we decided we would like to have somewhere to spend the winter months and get away from the cold and rainy winters in Ireland. We looked for a long time and then with the onset of covid19 it seemed like we would never even get over to Spain to view properties.  However last year we saw what we felt was the perfect property for us.  We did a crazy thing and bought the apartment online without even seeing it!!! Now we did have a friend who lives in Spain look after all the legal side of things for us. We finally got over in June to see the apartment and are delighted with it. It does need a bit of work done to it but we knew that when we bought it. We spent a month sourcing a builder and we hope the work will begin in September and be finished for December so we hope to spend Christmas there. We are coming over in November and will stay in the apartment next door to oversee the final touches to the building work. We are an easygoing friendly couple. My husband plays golf and intends joining El Parasio golf course and I play bridge and want to take up golf so would love to meet anybody who might like to take lessons with me.  We hope to spend about six months a year here and would love to meet up with new friends.  I am 59 years old.   Where is your Spanish home? We have bought our apartment in Estepona.  It is a beautiful town with fantastic restaurants; small enough to walk around and is only an hour from Malaga airport.   What was the biggest challenge for your move to Spain? We found the move went very smoothly, having a friend who lives here was a great help.  I would say not having the language is a bit of a challenge but with google translate we manage ok.  We are going to take Spanish lessons and would like to join a nice group if anybody knows of one?   What advice would you give for Women thinking about making the move? Do it, it is paradise out here.  As they say its not a dress rehearsal!!       What plans do you have for your visits? We are only just moving, but for the month we were there we played bridge and golf, walked the paseo daily and enjoyed the amazing food.  I am interested in creative writing and would like to spend some time writing while I am in Estepona.  Am interested in joining or setting up a book club, let me know if you are interested? (Have you found the one near to you Mary organised by The Bookshop San Pedro and run by Alicia?)    Something you are grateful for? I am grateful for rearing four happy healthy children who are all doing well now in life.   Your dinner party – who would you invite? Ursula von der Leyen and Angela Merkel, they have both achieved so much in a male dominated world and handle themselves in a no nonsense way with great dignity. I’d say they would have great stories to tell. Warren Buffet one of the worlds richest men and lives in the same house he bought when he first got married, has a Macdonald’s very day and is a brilliant bridge player. Luciano Pavarotti who would get the party going with a great after dinner sing song!!   Your superpower? I have a positive attitude to life.  Even when hard times come my way I just dust myself down and carry on.   Favourite saying? “Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”   Something you had to bring to Spain with you? My husband!  I know he’s not a thing but I could not imagine life without him.   Favourite Book? “This is the Moment” by Keith Wilson.  It reflects on where I feel I am in life right now.  It’s about enjoying life and not looking back in regret.   Something you will tell your younger self? You can please some of the people some of the time but never all of the people all of the time, so calm down and don’t be such a people pleaser.   Thank you Mary!    If you want to share YOUR story with us, please complete the online questionnaire here  

  No one said our Awakening and Ascension journey is easy! In fact this choice we all make, to claim and follow our own truth, our sovereign, powerful and magnificent self… means to finally leave everything comfortable and known behind, to find ourselves isolated in many things, to face our fears, stand up for our truth and focus on our dream of living in unity and harmony. Allowing ourselves quite naturally to come into our own Sovereign Oneness. You see the more light Humanity receives, the more darkness is encouraged to be released. Team dark are sure doing their best to make life more difficult for everyone. They have nothing more to lose, after being ordered to exit this game, so are pushing everyone to their limit… to see who they can persuade to give up on themself… their true Sovereign self!   Earth & Humanity is now free to create a life of unity & harmony…   It is helpful to understand how Team Dark are being taken out of the Game, as the contract of war (if you will) ended and Earth is now truly free to bring in a life of unity and harmony… by using their power of manifestation! What we see around us now are the remnants of darkness who still want to win, before their demise, taking as many Humans with them as they can!   So you can imagine, now more than ever it is essential to stand firm and anchor deep within yourself. To be courageous and brave, to take care of yourself first, following your own guidance and trusting your dream is unfolding for you to experience your happy ending! It is also helpful for each of us to feel into the original illusion of separation and remember we chose to experience separation in order to know ourself in all the opposites and contrasts of life… with the intention of leading ourself back to consciously knowing the truth of our Sovereign immortality and oneness.   As we remember the truth and experience our ah ha moments… consciousness expands and we not only inspire ourselves to never give up and march on… but everyone around us. Our awakening or realisation affects all Humanity!   Since the illusion of our fall from grace began… our collective journey has been long and tough! We’ve believed so deeply in the fear of death and loss and being alone. We’ve felt lost, felt we’ve lost part of ourself and the emptiness we feel finds no remedy! We all have to go through this, feel this, feel the loss and the death of everything, to feel our inner victim and the outer control… and then… in feeling the absence of oneness, we remember the truth of our true oneness, remembering how the illusion has served us… to come to this moment of ah ha… of realisation!   This time now we are experiencing is the last chance for Humanity to perceive the illusion and remember the truth of their Sovereignty. To help myself and others journey through this time the best we can, I share my quiet me time with the conscious breath online… available live and on replay in our NewEarth Facebook group and my Youtube channel. Please keep in mind I channel my own multi-dimensional self… so information coming in can be a little here and there and a little different than my normal edited writing… the Divine love is here though and will open your heart and soul, even if your mind needs time to think! Below is one of my recent sessions, hope you enjoy and it helps you remain courageous and well as you journey through your Awakening and Ascension and fully come into your own Sovereign Oneness! I’ve written out the transcript (with a few edits!) followed by the video. Enjoy.   Coming into Your Sovereign Oneness…   It is so essential you become conscious of your breath, breathing in the life you are, breathing in the nourishing energies, the oxygen and crystalline atoms that are now naturally helping you transform your Body, Mind & Spirit. Pushing your tummy out upon the in breath brings your focus down to the core of you. Taking your tension and busy-ness away from the mind and chest. Breathing out all your tensions and concerns.   What’s going on…   We are all going through a great transformative time as Humanity evolve consciousness. We expand our consciousness, our awareness, from the very narrow-minded view point of only seeing what is in front of us, to being able to see what is happening in the background too. Sensing the bigger picture playing. Perceiving the Game played. So what is helping us transform is the light we are breathing in, the crystalline light. Sneezing and sniffling is a side affect or symptom from receiving the gamma and crystalline light that is physically changing our physical being. Changing our biology, changing the whole workings of our system of body, mind and spirit. Changing it from carbon based to crystalline.   We are used to calling this an allergy or a cold, part of an infection or illness. I like to stay away from labelling it and call it a cleansing. A symptom of receiving the extreme light we are all receiving now. The light comes in and this is a way we release everything that no longer serves after it’s done its job… that is happening quite naturally. We don’t have to think about what’s happening. All we have to do is breathe, receive the breath and release the tension.   We can also get itchy skin, red itchy rashes… from the radiation that is filling our bodies. I take antihistamine to help take the edge off the intense itching and irritation!   Conscious Breathing is the Solution…   Just breathing and knowing every time you breathe in you are receiving the light, it seems to be from out there but it all comes from the central sun within you. Beautiful nourishment, crystalline atoms within the light, naturally coming in to restructure your carbon biology. What it does on the physical level is create physical contact with your cells and causes any trapped energetic trauma, fear, memories held there to be released. When they are released you will feel them come up as a mental remembering of something, an emotion or memory… mostly traumatic feelings. It’s important you embrace it, accept it, welcome it home and allow it to be released through your out breath. Rather than remain trapped in a victim or poor me mode, as this will only drive you deeper into trauma, depression and disease.   Breathing is so important! Bringing in the high light frequencies that are changing our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual makeup. Releasing everything that no longer serves us. Allowing ourselves to move on and embody our Divinity. Allowing our Body, Mind and Spirit to come together in a harmonious alignment. Once we are one, we are so powerful. Yes did you read that. You are so powerful. When you the Human, body and mind is one with your spirit, your Divine self, love, god or consciousness… whatever name you like to use is when you step into your true power and this will get you or take anywhere you desire. It is when the magic and miracles begin to happen.   We have to watch as our fears are released, rather than get stuck in this fear, panic, concern, the falling away of everything you know. Maybe you are physically going through having to find a new job, home, relationship. Things weren’t working for you anymore and everything has been disrupted in your life…. literally falling away! This is all happening for you to come together in a new way. Getting rid of everything that no longer serves you. We are all coming into our own Sovereign oneness. It’s important that we feel this.   An old view, to describe this happening, coming into a new oneness, could be to be lonely alone. It might look like… IAM here alone, and that’s right because we need to go through this, to feel through this experience of being separate, to sit with ourself and be ok about it. When we don’t accept what’s happening and make it a problem, when we remain feeling a victim or poor me, we cannot release the feeling and our life will only remain a problem and we won’t feel well at all.   So it is essential you catch yourself when you feel anxious, fearful, alone, panicky… love this part of your past experience, for this is only what it is, just experience needing to be released! Keep catching yourself, stay on top of it. Oh yes, IAM alone, talking to myself, relying on myself… it’s all part of coming into my own new Sovereign Oneness! It doesn’t define or label you. Remember, you are an infinite Divine Human being, born sovereign and free to live a life of magnificence.   Sometimes even in a relationship there are times we need to be alone, talk with ourself, to rely on ourself. We need to be independant within our relationship. This experience of being alone is all about learning to be ok being alone, connecting deeply within and knowing our next move, our next question and answer.. rather than relying on another.   We are coming back to our own powerful oneness. We don’t need anyone else as we are self-sufficient… we’ve not been taught this! Of course it’s nice to be with others, to help each other., but it’s time for us all to come back to ourself first, to reclaim our power and birth ourself anew. We know what is best for ourself in every moment. Not even the doctors know. We need to begin following our own inner knowing and guidance.   We are being guided to be ok being on our own, it’s part of the deal now. On the other hand, other people have no right to make you do anything that you don’t want to do. Your No and I do not consent has to be enough. In the coming days, months we must all stand up for what is good for ourself. We must choose how we want to live our life. Yes knowing the consequences… knowing we’ll be ok, knowing we have likeminded friends, going through similar times, to be with now and again. It’s time to be courageous.     An Inner Journey… Allowing your Colours to help you be Courageous …   Give your permission to yourself to be ok being and feeling alone, for coming into your oneness, that might be quite new and frightening. Feel the fear, and know you’re ok, you are loved by others and can call on them. This could be the dark night of the soul where we must face the dread, no-one is there for us, only us. Give permission to yourself to feel this dread of being alone and be ok. Breathe it in.   Now allow all the colours of the rainbow to show themself to you.   See the colour red… the vibrant red… it is a quality of you that has two extremes, passion, assertiveness and action and the opposite of danger, if necessary you can defend yourself. Say no! Breathe it in, allow yourself to be all these qualities, and fill your whole body with the colour. Feel this passion and danger of you, this courage and bravery. See the colour orange… see the vibrant orange another quality of you, the colour for you to be able to choose in each moment how you are going to step into life. Whatever you choose is ok, its your choice. A great quality you always own. Breathe in this colour into your whole body. Feel this quality of being free to choose… mixing with your red colour.   See the colour yellow… see the vibrant yellow filling your whole body. Seeing this colour as the space in-between everything. The colour of light and sand and everything you are is filled with this bright vibrant quality that allows you to be together with everything. It glues you together with everything. It feels like a colour that holds you together, grounds you, supports you. Allowing it to mix with your other colours together the quality strengthen you. Breathing it in.   See the colour green… the colour of nature, of everything natural, of flow. Breathing it in, filling your whole body with this vibrant colour, a quality that allows you to naturally know in each moment what to do. You are nature itself. Feel it and be the flow.   See the blue colour… mixing it with all the other colours… this is the colour which balances you, keeping you cool, your cool. The colour of the ocean and the sky. Breathing it all in. Allowing yourself to be balanced, cool and clear in everything you do.   Seeing the purple/pink colours… breathing it into your whole body. allowing it to mix with the others and seeing the quality it is for you. Feeling what it means for you. For me it is the totality of me knowing the beginning and the end of everything. Feeling perfect in my imperfection. It is the colour to go to for comfort, for joy, to play and have fun with… and to know absolutely what I need to do next.   Feeling your whole body now as you breathe in the mixture of the colours, all the qualities of you that will sustain you in your oneness. Whatever you go through you can rely on these qualities. Relying on the answers. Practise seeing the colours, talk to them and allow them to serve you.   Allowing the natural integration of your oneness to happen, knowing you are guiding yourself on a new adventure.   Remembering your total alignment of body, mind and spirit.     Thankyou for supporting my work and subscribing to my YouTube channel. Together we can get through this time and create NewEarth.   © Barbara Franken… Creative Visionary & MasterCreatorInspiring New Energy Consciousness & Multi-Dimensional Living     A True Magical Children’s Story about Love and Life. To inspire our children to connect deeply within themselves and the natural world around them, and remember the truth of their being ‘Sparkles of Love’, here to bring love and harmon into the world, quite simply by being themselves and enjoying their life in each moment. Click here to read more information & link to purchase.     A paperback & digital book is available from all major online stores… Amazon & Apple   I share my own magical journey, exploring Who IAM with the help of nine elemental beings and expand from a world of fear, struggle and limitation into a New Energy Consciousness of love, grace and freedom. It is in this loving space that I discover my Divine and All Loving self and allow myself to integrate together as one Body Consciousness… a DivineHumanBeing and Magnificent MasterCreator who expresses and creates heart and soul passion on the physical plane and beyond.     Are YOU ready to join our online MasterCreatorClass… a 21 day dedication to YOU, committing to your Awakening & Ascension and fulfilling YOUR new role as MasterCreator, a New Energy pioneer creating NewEarth from within. You can sign up to participate here.     Money raised from my books and class allows my charity Conciencia Magnifica hold free local Creative Projects for Children & Adults in Benalmadena, Costa Del Sol, Spain. Read more about my charity and how you can help!