Prepping for the 2011 Treasure Map - Page 8

[rudhaen]

Subbing!  This will be my first time so I'm interested to see what this process churns up.

[speedmum]

I am trying to do as suggested, think about what I want at the end of the day, what makes my soul happy.

But I am in a very confused space all of a sudden.  I say all of a sudden because for three years I knew what I wanted and all of a sudden my opinion is ambivalent.  My husband and I stay with his parents since the day we were married, I've had a strong share of ups and downs but lately since the beginning of this year the feeling is different I've allowed them to come into my life even though they have negative and overbearing influences.  I've started to accept them and have been working on finding the good that they do for us and have to offer.  Its been a slow journey but now I am not sure if I want to depict in my TM a space separate from them or with them.  I do know how I like them to be apart of our lives and my daughters.  But I also know it creates a lot of tension more often than not and has for a long time affected my relationships with a lot of people because I suppressed my feelings for the longest time.  I am now coming out of my shell and focusing.  But it seems like a transitioning stage.

I can't make up my mind..Should I just go with the flow now?  

Or really sort through my thoughts about what I want?  Should it be a logical derivation or a woo woo instinctual one that I shouldn't think about too much?

I am really dissecting this, aren't I?  Can you tell how badly I want to do this and convey the right message in my TM? :)

TIA for your thoughts

[Maiasaura]

My ds's behavior has been HORRIBLE. Not all the time horrible, but, like the poem, when he's bad, he's horrid. I got called to the school today, and he got his 2nd pink slip. Enough of those means suspension or expulsion. He's only 10!!

He has this horrible victim mentality, and according to him, never EVER does anything wrong. It's always someone else's fault and he's always blameless. If he interrupts me (or anyone else), he gets indignant for them interrupting him.

He just upset my 24 tomato seeds (they weren't even seedlings yet) by wiggling at the table doing his homework. I'm the only other one in the house. Was in another room. He said "I didn't do it! I wasn't anywhere near them! Not my fault!"

It's bloody awful.

How can I represent this on my TM? He's so Jekyll and Hyde. When he's not like this, he's sweet, compliant, happy to help, compassionate, fun to be around, and funny. When he's like that, he's an utter beast. Help?

[ElliesMomma]

speedmum, i'm new at this but i asked some questions about the process uptread, and from the answers i received from the "veterans," i'd say that you are overthinking things. the point is not to lead with your HEAD but with your HEART. do not think about your "issues" for now and make a "decision" about what you are going to "ask for." rather, the time right now is for cleansing your space, going "out with the old," and thus making room for the new that will come in (be swept in) with the new moon in Aries. 

once April 3 comes, THEN go and get your treasure mapping supplies. and only then, when you sit down to do your TM, should you begin to think about what to put on your map. you will include whatever comes to mind during the new moon in Aries beginning April 3. whatever pops into your head at that moment. whatever your heart longs for, which may not even be consciously available to your mind at this point. the point is that what occurs to you during the Aries new moon may be a totally new way of looking at things (let's hope!). you may find clarity and clarification during that time that you can't even fathom at this moment.

so, for now, put aside all of your thoughts and angst about the situation. in fact, do your best to put it out of your mind entirely. focus instead on taking care of the housework both physical and mental/emotional. get rid of things you don't need or aren't using. cancel subscriptions that are cluttering your life. let go of relationships that have outlived their form. let go of obligations that don't serve you anymore. etc. etc. make the most of each day to set your house in order (your actual house, and your SELF house) and wait for that great Aries energy to arrive in a few more weeks.

tell me, experienced treasure mappers: have i got this right??

[speedmum]

I am overthinking?  No surprises. lol :)

I've been religiously following this thread (its my fav.) and maybe didn't "get" it.  I do get what you are saying, THANKS :) :)

I'll continue to just cleanse.
 

Originally Posted by ElliesMomma 

speedmum, i'm new at this but i asked some questions about the process uptread, and from the answers i received from the "veterans," i'd say that you are overthinking things. the point is not to lead with your HEAD but with your HEART. do not think about your "issues" for now and make a "decision" about what you are going to "ask for." rather, the time right now is for cleansing your space, going "out with the old," and thus making room for the new that will come in (be swept in) with the new moon in Aries. 

once April 3 comes, THEN go and get your treasure mapping supplies. and only then, when you sit down to do your TM, should you begin to think about what to put on your map. you will include whatever comes to mind during the new moon in Aries beginning April 3. whatever pops into your head at that moment. whatever your heart longs for, which may not even be consciously available to your mind at this point. the point is that what occurs to you during the Aries new moon may be a totally new way of looking at things (let's hope!). you may find clarity and clarification during that time that you can't even fathom at this moment.

so, for now, put aside all of your thoughts and angst about the situation. in fact, do your best to put it out of your mind entirely. focus instead on taking care of the housework both physical and mental/emotional. get rid of things you don't need or aren't using. cancel subscriptions that are cluttering your life. let go of relationships that have outlived their form. let go of obligations that don't serve you anymore. etc. etc. make the most of each day to set your house in order (your actual house, and your SELF house) and wait for that great Aries energy to arrive in a few more weeks.

tell me, experienced treasure mappers: have i got this right??

[modmom]

My current TM has been amazing, although I did notice that images I put in the lower right corner which were related to home improvement/remodeling are the ones that did not come to pass.  Has anyone found that placement of images make a difference?

I am really looking forward to creating my new map.

[sunnysandiegan]

Yes, Elliesmomma, you've got it!

[vydalea]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElliesMomma 

so, for now, put aside all of your thoughts and angst about the situation. in fact, do your best to put it out of your mind entirely. focus instead on taking care of the housework both physical and mental/emotional. get rid of things you don't need or aren't using. cancel subscriptions that are cluttering your life. let go of relationships that have outlived their form. let go of obligations that don't serve you anymore. etc. etc. make the most of each day to set your house in order (your actual house, and your SELF house) and wait for that great Aries energy to arrive in a few more weeks.

I love how you put this so succinctly - I'm printing it out to put up in my office to remind me!! Thank you!!

[Tracy]

I gotta say his Victim mentality is perfectly Piscean which is our current lunar phase.   Pisces energy when it is evolved and deeply connected, knows without a doubt that they are connected to a higher purpose and know that they and their maker are united.  When Pisces is lost and disconnected to a greater meaning they can be tremendously connected to 'victim' path.  Nothing their fault, "why is this happening to me" kind of thinking.    

I have no idea what is  your son's connection to faith and finding his inner compass, but I have a 9 year old and he has a strong 12th house, which is a Piscean house and just today he said, "You made me yell at you when you said____"   I shut that down right there on the street as we walked to school---"No, I did not MAKE you anything.  You are in charge of you... blah, blah."   I am taking the Pisces lunar phases to help him be in charge of his feelings and impulses.   As I indicated in my article this is the phase where we Dive under the wave ...take control and then when we come back out on top the crashing emotions are behind us.   On a side note...no surprise here about Japan's earthquake and the tsunami waves....... but that is anoter discussion.

 

My ds's behavior has been HORRIBLE. Not all the time horrible, but, like the poem, when he's bad, he's horrid. I got called to the school today, and he got his 2nd pink slip. Enough of those means suspension or expulsion. He's only 10!!

He has this horrible victim mentality, and according to him, never EVER does anything wrong. It's always someone else's fault and he's always blameless. If he interrupts me (or anyone else), he gets indignant for them interrupting him.

He just upset my 24 tomato seeds (they weren't even seedlings yet) by wiggling at the table doing his homework. I'm the only other one in the house. Was in another room. He said "I didn't do it! I wasn't anywhere near them! Not my fault!"

It's bloody awful.

How can I represent this on my TM? He's so Jekyll and Hyde. When he's not like this, he's sweet, compliant, happy to help, compassionate, fun to be around, and funny. When he's like that, he's an utter beast. Help?

[Neva]

This year will be my third map. I prepped for last year, even went out and got supplies once the New moon started and then ... nothing. I couldn't bring myself to put it together, or even collect ideas or affirimations. When I did try nothing seemed right. So my blank white (which is a very odd choice for me as I love color) poster board sits empty under the spare bed. The two previous years were good. Something things were more fruitful than others. Some things where just creepy how it manifested, but in an awe inspiring way. Even the first year I heard of TMing I only thought of things and those manifested. So I am looking forward to this up coming treasure map. My DH and I have learned a little bit about Chinese Medicine in the past and this time of year always peeks my interest again. Everything comes together with a new found clarity when going through the cleansing. This year I'm using a EO blend in all of my cleaning that is specific to spring and cleansing (also the liver which is a double bonus as my DH is missing half of his).

Perhaphs if anyone else has acupuncture done you could answer this, would it be better to have a session as part of cleansing before the new moon or once the new moon began as part of the renew process and to tap into your true desires for the TM? I'd like to schedule something in but the budget is only going for one session and I'm sure I'll need another one near the end of April for some anxiety relief before I write my final exam. :)

[ElliesMomma]

i cleaned and organized for a good 12 hours this weekend. making some headway...

[sunnysandiegan]

We took care of our backyard today. All cleaned out and ready for spring planting.

[rcr]

DH and I cleaned out my closet this weekend. I got rid of nearly all of my old size 8s, which I haven't worn since I got pregnant with DH (now into a size 10). I was holding onto them for the last 4 years because I always thought I would loose the weight, and haven't. I still plan to, but now I get to buy all new clothes as a reward for loosing the weight!

We also cleaned out the garden on Sunday. It was a very fruitful de-cluttering weekend.

[Maiasaura]

Originally Posted by Tracy I gotta say his Victim mentality is perfectly Piscean which is our current lunar phase.   Pisces energy when it is evolved and deeply connected, knows without a doubt that they are connected to a higher purpose and know that they and their maker are united.  When Pisces is lost and disconnected to a greater meaning they can be tremendously connected to 'victim' path.  Nothing their fault, "why is this happening to me" kind of thinking.    

I have no idea what is  your son's connection to faith and finding his inner compass, but I have a 9 year old and he has a strong 12th house, which is a Piscean house and just today he said, "You made me yell at you when you said____"   I shut that down right there on the street as we walked to school---"No, I did not MAKE you anything.  You are in charge of you... blah, blah."   I am taking the Pisces lunar phases to help him be in charge of his feelings and impulses.   As I indicated in my article this is the phase where we Dive under the wave ...take control and then when we come back out on top the crashing emotions are behind us.  

I'm not really clear on what this means, Tracy Can you be a little more....like explain this like you would to a 4th grader? LOL. I don't understand. If it helps, my son is an Aquarius, born 1/31/01 at 6pm at Norfolk, VA.

That's a good call on "You're in charge of you", though. I always say I didn't MAKE him do anything, but he doesn't get that, and I haven't found any good way of explaining that.

That said, my little mini-vacay was awesome, and I hope to come home to better behavior I have some more decluttering to do, too. I'll probably take a day or two off to recollect myself from my being away, do laundry and grocery shop and all, and then start the last decluttering. The yard is a mess. I want to get to it before all the mint grows in and takes over.

[aweynsayl]

yay decluttering/cleaning yards! we did some work on the house this weekend, too.... only more in the lines of *getting* things, lol. we've been in this house for about 6 months now, and i still had some projects of the "eh, we'll finish that later" nature.... some little, some big... we did some of each, and WOW does it feel good! not exactly decluttering (though i did some of that at mom's house, by way of getting things from it for our house, lol).... but sort of tidying up unfinished things. that's a form of decluttering, right? ;-) 

[speedmum]

I've slowed down on the decluttering for some reason...feel like I've gotten rid of stuff that I sometimes now I feel might need, just a few things..Telling myself no regrets.

Because I am really enjoying the space now.  My parents had left a lot with me when they moved a year ago, and we're done with 50% of it, as in, they've taken it back and sorted it out too.  I am motivating them to clean up and cleanse too, trying to.

I have brand new clothes of a smaller size that I was hoping I'd wear, not sure what to do with them, don't know anyone who I could gift them to.  So sorting them into the gifting drawer for now.

Toys, I don't know where to start, because they all seem to be used by DD as long as I rotate them. But I am not buying/opening any new ones for a while.

Thinking of getting rid of old rugs, bring in more plants and pot some too.

I keep *thinking*  about body detox/cleansing but still have to act on it, however, I am enjoying this positive cathartic process working towards the new year.

Thanks for sharing everyone.

[ElliesMomma]

got a pedicure today. (got rid of icky old skin and other ick on my feet!) planning to keep that up on a regular basis from now on. (monthly or so.)

[Maiasaura]

Originally Posted by speedmum So sorting them into the gifting drawer for now.

I love love love this idea! A gifting drawer! That's brilliant! Mind if I steal it?

[speedmum]

Originally Posted by Maiasaura 

I love love love this idea! A gifting drawer! That's brilliant! Mind if I steal it?

Glad to be of help! Please do, hope it works out for you!

[laneysprout]

love the pedicure!  my winter toes could use some spring color i think .