Tomatoes, Potatoes and A Brazilian Butterfly

Life is full of unexpected moments of Joy! Let me share something remarkable that happened to me a week ago..

I was in the grocery store (supermercado) selecting my vegetables. While we were sorting through the tomatoes, a beautiful woman standing next to me commented on how pitiful the tomatoes were this week. I laughed and agreed. I laughed because I could understand her Portuguese and what she said was funny and true.

As I turned to select my potatoes, still chuckling to myself, I caught the beautiful eyes of an older lady standing near the apples. "A Brazilian Butterfly," (A Borboleta) I thought. I smiled and said, "Good Morning." (Bom Dia) She hurried up to me, grabbed my hand and with twinkling eyes said to me, "Oh what a beautiful smile you have! Joy (Alegria)! Joy (Alegria)!"

She was a timeless, ageless soul.... Standing no more than 4 feet tall. Her long white hair was pulled back into an elegant bun; her eyes were a sparkling light grey. Sun-kissed skin smooth, free of lines and wrinkles. This butterfly was radiating Joy.

Fluttering with happiness...

Still holding my hand, laughing, she shared a beautiful story with me. It seems that a few weeks ago she saw two friends, separated for far too long, meet each other again in the Vila. She watched them hug and kiss, laugh together, then hug and kiss again. She was excited by witnessing so much happiness, seeing their smiles, hearing their laughter. She spoke of how she could still feel their Joy inside her, even to this day. What Joy! What Happiness!

I squeezed her hand warmly while I thanked her for the Blessing she brought me that morning. We left each other to go out into the world bringing Joy, bringing Light!

I am still smiling because I know she is still smiling too.

Tomatoes, Potatoes, A Brazilian Butterfly...

When was the last time you Blessed our world with your beautiful smile?

Joy Bringers Is Here!

I am so excited to announce that my book, Joy Bringers-- Celebrate the Joy in Each Moment! is ready for the world! I am holding a copy in my hands and my hands are warming up and vibrating! That's a very good sign.

Of course all this is happening just as I am getting ready to fly off to Brazil. I know that all is in Divine Order and this is all perfect timing.

How do you buy your copy of Joy Bringers? You can go to my ebook website, liveloveheal.org, and purchase it there. If you live outside the USA, go directly to Balboa Press Bookstore and buy your copies. Joy Bringers is also available at barnesandnoble.com, borders.com, booksamillion.com, WHSmith and Amazon.com.

This book promotes, supports and inspires powerful self-healing! This is the perfect book for you. I call it a Pass It On Book because you will read it and pass on a copy to everyone you know. It's about healing through inspirational words, 52 weekly affirmations, vibrant colors and 56 healing with color affirmations!

Joy Bringers Is Here! Celebrate the Joy in Each Moment! Your copies are waiting for you!

Peace and Joy,
Vickie

There's Something About Samara...

There's something about Samara Beach, Costa Rica that I just can't put into words. And that is definitely a good thing. I have walked the beach each morning and felt the tug of the ocean on my heart, the sensation of warm ocean breeze on my skin and delighted in the heat from the sun at full blaze.

This morning I am still celebrating my birthday. It was a delightful mix of time deeply appreciating my own company and joyfully sharing the setting sun with new friends at Carillo Beach. It had its own elements of adventure and introspection. Life at its best!

I am excited because my video camera is so much fun! I have great clips of my time here in Samara and as soon as I settle in the USA, I will be posting them for you to enjoy. The sun rising over the beach in Samara is one of my favorites along with watching the white tipped waves play against the tiny islands sprinkled here and there.

I also have joyful news about my new book entitled Joy Bringers-- Celebrate the Joy in Each Moment! I am publishing it through Balboa Press. They just sent me the cover design for approval and I like it! I get to play around with the design team until we come up with the perfect cover for Joy Bringers.

This book is full of healing spiritual affirmations, life affirming stories, vibrant brazilian art and almost two months of healing color affirmations. It was a Joy to write and I am Joyfully anticipating it being read and appreciated by countless numbers of people. It is about self-healing!

So, for now, know that I send you love from Samara..

Peace and Joy,
Vickie

White tipped waves,
Pink grains of sand,
Birds in flight,
We Are One.

The Return of Mystic Hands

What a wonderful world we live in! I am beyond happy to be back sharing Life and all its adventures with you. I am becoming more technologically literate. Notice my picture with my profile? At last... Of course it was very easy inserting the photo! I also have a Flip video camera and I can't wait to share my videos with you. I just Skyped to Brazil and talked for I can't tell you how long. I am so excited!

I actually posted my last blog from Brazil. I am now in Costa Rica again. Yes, beautiful Samara Beach! I would like to share some reflections with you about my time in Brazil. So, stay tuned in for future blogs. I also have lots to tell you about my new book: Joy Bringers: Celebrate the Joy in Each Moment! And did I tell you about my friend Qiana??? Wow!

Life is great! We will connect again soon!

Peace and Joy!
Vickie

Flavio´s Art!

Yes, I am back in Brazil! I am also sitting here surrounded by the wonderful art of Flavio Zabotto! Flavio´s house looks like an art gallery full of beautiful, vibrant, healing expressions of life.... The colors and energy of his art just blow you away!

This blog is all about Flavio´s art. He stepped out on faith and moved to beautiful Ilhabela to live his purpose! Creating these breath-taking paintings is his purpose... You can find his art in stores and gallaries along the coast of Brazil, from Rio Janeiro to Parati, on to Sao Paulo. He just received an offer for an interview from a gallery in Curitiba.

Recently, Flavio´s art appeared in the prestigious Brazilian magazine, Casa Claudio. His art was part of an interior design display in Rio Janeiro. I was so excited and proud to see Flavio´s art being appreciated!

Now it is time for his Abundance to flourish! When I return to the US, I will be speaking at health organizations, hospitals, conferences, support groups, and others, just where the spirit leads me.... I am passing on the word about Live! Love! Heal! Abundant Life Affirmations. I will also encourage everyone to buy Flavio´s art!

Hopefully, he will have life-like affordable prints available soon for sale. Remember, as we reach out to help others manifest their dreams, our dreams are fullfilled also. It´s part of the Divine Rhythm of Life....

Be Blessed!

Brazil!

I am currently celebrating my 5th year living part of the year here in Brazil! Five years of life-changing experiences..... Sounds like a party is coming! As I rode through the beautiful mountains on my way to the sea, I experienced a wonderful sense of peace and joy. Brazil is my home!

Brazil is my constant lover. It welcomes me back with open arms and holds no conditions on how long I stay. It heals me with the purest of energies and grounds me so that my spirit can soar! I never know what the journey to Brazil holds for me... I come and open myself to the expansion of consciousness it so lovingly and generously offers. Being is very simple for me here. Being is easy....

And so, another Brazilian adventure begins, or should I say, continues!

Have You Hugged Your Energy Vortex Today?

What are energy vortexes? Experts can beguile you with very detailed definitions and properties of energy vortexes. They can also go into infinite detail about why certain locations are considered to be vortexes. Most of us agree that a vortex is a spiral or swirl of energy.

My definition of an energy vortex is very simple. It is a place where you can connect and experience a variety of healing energetic vibrations. The location may make you feel energized, calm, re-charged, serene, uplifted, soothed, or even electrified. When you leave it your energy has changed. Your personal vibration has elevated.

I am sitting in one of my favorite places in the whole world and it's right here in the center of Charlotte, NC! It is one of my energy vortexes! Do you have a special place you like to go to? Where are your energy vortexes? Did you know that you may actually live in yours? Yep, it might be in your own neighborhood!

Or, you may be an adventurous soul, so you may have traveled all over the world intentionally connecting with your special places, your special energy vortexes. It does not really matter whether you travel far and wide or just around the corner, as long as you connect to these wonderful sources of vibrational healing.

Did I tell you about my most recent Brazilian energy vortex experience? Well, my friend Lara took me to Chapada Diamantina, in Lencois, Bahia, Brazil. The whole area is a vortex for Brazil! On our second day, we were led under the earth into ancient caverns. The stalagmites and stalactites were truly mind-blowing!

When we arrived at the deepest part of the center of the caverns, our guides blew out their lanterns and asked us to sit quietly. Suddenly, I heard the sweetest sound. It was like an angelic flute symphony. The sound was so sweetly intense, beautiful, spectacular, that I felt tears overflowing. I realized it wasn't a man-made flute, but the sound of the wind caressing the rock walls and weaving itself through the caverns. It was awe-inspiring. Man could only imitate the purity... This was God's Song!

I left the cavern transformed. To say that my energy was heightened is an understatement. I felt an opening, a stepping through and a celebration for a new dimension in my life.
Red rocks, caverns, oceans, mountains, all things of the earth hold special grounding energy for us all. How about you? What do you feel like when you are connected to your energy vortex? Where do you go to renew and revitalize yourself? What inspires you?

"I hear the wind and the wind is God's Symphony."