[Posted 4:00 AM EDT - Wednesday morning, October 31, 2012]

WIND OF CHANGE

'Siyo or Osiyo [Hello in Cherokee]

Read the last Daily Message titled, Then You Might Know What It's Like

This morning's Musical DLG ™  (Download from God ™ ) called, 'Wind of Change' by The Scorpions is one of those Musical DLGs ™  that wakes me up with tears in my eyes. Incidentally, The Scorpions is one of my all time favorite bands and I've seen them in concert several times. I think part of the reason why this song is so sensitive to my spirit is because I'm the mutable (changeable) sign of Gemini and change is something I understand and embrace, no matter how painful the change might be. The fact that change hurts so much tells us just how necessary it is. This brings me to the point that I think is meant for today's Daily Message and the Download from God ™ .

The eastcoast has just experienced the worst natural disaster this country has seen in decades with Hurricane Sandy. Death and destruction on any level is always deeply saddening and at the same time this is usually what it takes to band people together and rise to the occasion. Devastation and desolation is usually what it takes to bring out the best in people and kick start the human spirit once again. It always does. We should be asking ourselves why it takes something like this to realize what we have and what is truly important in our lives. Not that some people didn't know this but why does it take more?

Folks, in my astrological expert opinion, this falls on the shoulders of Pluto in Capricorn that I wrote about in your Generational Horsocopes. Certainly there are other influences that contribute but the bulk of blame lands on Pluto in Capricorn. This is just my astrological opinion. Back in March 2011 when the Tsunami occurred in Japan I did write on this website, "You haven't seen anything yet!" And I'm saying it again with Hurricane Sandy, "You haven't seen anything yet!" This planetary influence will last until 2024. Nothing will be the same but the Good News is that through destruction comes reconstruction. Through leveling comes rebuilding. Through breaking apart comes putting back together. Through consumption comes production. We will see this devastation again, not only in this country or in Japan but in other parts of the world. Pluto in Capricorn is not only a long transit (2024), it is a necessary transit. The human spirit has much to learn. We will pick ourselves up and the show will go on.

I included the video below with the complete orchestra. The lyrics are below the video. This song was inspired by the Cold War and was sung at the Berlin Wall during the celebration of its collapse.

Denadagohvyu ['Until we meet again' in Cherokee]

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[Posted 6:00 AM EDT - Tuesday morning, October 30, 2012]

THEN YOU MIGHT KNOW WHAT'S IT LIKE?

'Siyo or Osiyo [Hello in Cherokee]

Read the last Daily Message titled, How Does It Feel?

This morning's Musical DLG ™  (Download from God ™ ) called, 'What It's Like' by Everlast seriously had me a bit conflicted. I always feel strongly motivated to write about what I hear but this particular song definitely caused me to question my own intuition. Finally after several hours of contemplation I decided that the strong language (cursing) in the song wasn't important enough to withhold the message. It's interesting how a tiny detail like that attempted to hang me up on the message of the song, as if I don't drop a few curse bombs myself every now and then. More than the 'f' bomb it was the g-damn (lower case 'g') that through me and something I had to work through in order to post.

While having a conversation with God before posting this song, I finally got 'the get' that this message of judgment needs to be delivered and if I wasn't posting this song, then I was the first one in line guilty of judging who gets to listen to it and who doesn't. Various artists and musicians are gifted in order to reach the audience they need to reach and it wasn't my place to judge it. This song was put into my head for a reason and by golly I needed to deliver the message. The question mark that needs to be entertained is, 'Who hasn't been there on some level of need, fear or desperation?' for various reasons. I personally know two families, one very close to me and the other being an acquaintance family whose homes burned to the ground leaving nothing but the clothes on their back. They were homeless and without for other reasons not so common to what we see as homeless. To judge someone with money without knowing their circumstances is just as bad as judging someone without money without knowing their circumstances. And maybe one of us has not had the experience of the young woman in this song but God forbid maybe our child or someone we know will. The song is an eye-opener and when listened to while reserving judgment with an open heart, maybe it will open your eyes too.

Denadagohvyu ['Until we meet again' in Cherokee]

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[Posted 4:50 AM EDT - Monday morning, October 29, 2012]

HOW DOES IT FEEL?

'Siyo or Osiyo [Hello in Cherokee]

Read the last Daily Message titled, Fashionably Late

I just Love this morning's Musical DLG ™  (Download from God ™ ) called, 'How Does It Feel' by Slade. If you aren't familiar with Slade they are one of the glam British rock bands of the 1970's. While the band name may not ring a bell, if you hear one of their songs then you will probably say, "Oh yeah, I Love that song" because they did have 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones.

This song immediately brings to mind many things such as voyeurs, busybodies, spies and rubber neckers who watch the distress, pain or mistakes of others through the TV screen, camera lens, video feed or social media. It also reminds me that any distress, pain or mistakes that we may find ourselves in at this very moment will come pass. They just will. These things will pass because everything is temporary, which is why it is so very important to live your Life, right now, in the moment. It's a tough pill to swallow if you live in the fantasy of permanence because that can easily lead to disappointment and unfullfillment.

Folks, it is significant to feel and breathe your Life at each turn no matter what Life hands you and no matter what type of feelings the turn conjures up for you. How 'does' it feel? Appropriately channeled feelings have created and built many wonderful things in this world. If we busy ourselves through the lens of others and live vicariously through them, then we don't have to look at ourselves. This song not only speaks volumes, it speaks for itself. When you get 'the get' of this song you just may find yourself in tears at the end.

Since this is the video of the band, I posted the lyrics below the video. Enjoy!~

Denadagohvyu ['Until we meet again' in Cherokee]

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[Posted 6:10 AM EDT - Sunday morning, October 28, 2012]

FASHIONABLY LATE

'Siyo or Osiyo [Hello in Cherokee]

Read the last Daily Message titled, Who's Boring Now?

I have to make this morning's Daily Message a quick one because I have full Sunday ahead of me crammed from one end to the next and it is quite possible I could run out of minutes at the edge of the day. The sense of timing I have today reminds me of one thing I absolutely can not stand in Life and that is to rush. The intensity of being rushed, hurried and surging makes me 'feel' sweaty just thinking about it. Ewwwww! By nature I am a quick-natured, grab the keys and go, can't hit a moving target type individual. Being rushed above and beyond my inborn pace is not only uncomfortable, it's unnatural and I don't like it.

This whole thought process reminds me of a time about 25 years ago when I was involved in a group activity of about 15 people. Every single week this one young woman would roll in about 10 to 20 minutes late without fail. Her timing was impeccable. She would enter the room creating a commotion, calling attention to herself and bragging about her hurried and crammed Life. She would go on and on about how much she had on her plate. Well one week I had finally had it. When she walked in I couldn't help but stop her words with mine as I called her out. If she needed that much attention, I was prepared to give it to her. I let her know that her personal business was none of ours and we all had to manage our time to be there, so should she. If she needed that much attention then she either needed to get a therapist who could listen to her or take acting lessons and get her ass on stage. Further I let her know that no one is late every single time without doing it on purpose. She is either watching the minutes click by or driving around the block waiting for that perfectly timed 10 to 20 minute fashionably late entrance to parade herself into the room. Surely sooner or later according to the Law of Averages she would make it on time. Then as my mercurial Gemini thermostat started receding as quickly as it rose (in other words, I was calming down) I asked her to take the next week and think about her committment to the group. Then I tossed out one of my favorite quotes to her by Lord Chesterfield.

As I enter this busy day, I am keenly aware of my timing and how it impacts others. If I can not do it all or fit it all in, then I'm okay with that. Oh well. I will adjust and proceed as time allows. Have a great Sunday everyone!

Denadagohvyu ['Until we meet again' in Cherokee]

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[Posted 7:10 AM EDT - Saturday morning, October 27, 2012]

WHO'S BORING NOW?

'Siyo or Osiyo [Hello in Cherokee]

Read the last Daily Message titled, I've Got a Good Feeling

It isn't typical for me to dream, much less wake up from a dream that has something to do with my morning Musical DLG ™  (Download from God ™ ) and it has happened twice this week. The first one was Wednesday when I woke up to One Week by Bare Naked Ladies of which I hadn't mentioned in my Daily Message that I had a dream that went with the song. The second time was this morning when I woke up to 'Girl on Fire' by Alicia Keys that was coupled with a visual from the Citi Card® Private Pass® commercial. The last time I woke up to a commercial was back in March 2010 when I wrote the Daily Message called, Feed Your Senses that was accompanied by the Little Friskies® cat food commercial.

As the Citi Card® commercial was flashing before my closed eyes and hearing Alicia Keys sing in the background it immediately reminded me of a phone conversation I had last night with one of my brothers (Tom) who is a dentist in Champaign, Illinois. We had been reminiscing about the past and how necessary our individual experiences were in order to get us to the place that we need to be. Whatever it takes for us to get, the get, is what it will take. In other words, whatever lights a fire under our ass.

I like this commercial because it is not overly boastful or gloating. It's not a harsh dig on the ex-girlfriend thereby promoting vengeful or jealous feelings. It's more like the ex-girlfriend was the catalyst to a transformation. The man obviously acknowledged the ex's words as correct because he twisted the energy like a pretzel into something Good. If his spirit didn't agree with the words, then he would not have made any changes. That's how a catalyst of change is supposed to work out. I do not believe for one minute that our difficult circumstances are meant for our lowest bad because that doesn't even make sense. Our challenges in Life are meant for our highest Good and our highest self-expression. Think about it, if we didn't have challenges in Life then why would we be here? What would be the purpose? To stay the same? How would growth occur if we knew everything and had it all mastered? Boasting and gloating are not attractive behaviors although in this commercial there is the sense of, "That is where I was and this is where I am now." I take the words by him, "Who's boring now?" to be a question he is confidently asking himself, not jabbing at the ex. That's a gratitude moment folks. Yep, thanks to the ex. That's exactly what it is. A gratitude moment. His transformation from boring to exciting was something he needed and he knows it and the catalyst just happened to be the girl.

Denadagohvyu ['Until we meet again' in Cherokee]

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[Posted 4:10 AM EDT - Friday morning, October 26, 2012]

I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING

'Siyo or Osiyo [Hello in Cherokee]

Read the last Daily Message titled, Take a Picture, It'll Last Longer

Every morning when I wake up to my Musical DLG ™  (Download from God ™ ) I lay there for a few minutes to allow the song to sink into my system before I stretch and get up. I ALWAYS stretch really super big before I get up. I can usually slip out of the room quietly so I don't wake up The Scorpion King but this morning as I was stretching he said, "What are you listening to?" Remember, my Musical DLGs ™  are only audible to me, not really inside my head but more outside of my head like coming from a radio. I said, "I'm listening to 'Good Feeling' by Flo Rida and that awesome guitar strum." In his tired morning voice he said, "You always have a Good feeling." I laughed and said, "I know, right?" By the way, Flo Rida is not pronounced like Florida but like Flow-Ridah. You may have heard this song in the background of a car commercial or a sports broadcast because this song is EVERYWHERE!

I admit, I am a Polly Anna of sorts and always choose to look on the bright side. My optimistic bright side always finds a way of breaking through and grabbing the more positive outlook on Life. The alternative doesn't provide solutions, not to mention it doesn't feel Good so I just don't go there. It's a trap! Positivity is where you will always find solutions. Always!

If you do listen to this song all the way through or past the opening chorus, because it does get rappy, be prepared to hit the pause button so you can read the words because he sings them really fast. He is set on enjoying Life and living the Good Life, not only materially, but mentally and emotionally as well. That's how I feel. I cannot imagine for the Life of me resigning or settling for less or giving up on succeeding or overcoming. Living miserably in any form is just not an option for this hippie chick.

I often wonder what happened to all of those people who read 'The Secret' and practiced the 'Law of Attraction'. What happened to all of those people who made vision boards and who were saying daily affirmations? Okay, the economy tanked but that is no excuse to give up on your vision. If you have been following this site long enough or read my earlier Daily Messages from 2006 and 2007 then you know that even I have looked into the eye of the tiger. Flo Rida references the lions den in the song. Like Flo Rida, I just don't believe in succumbing to poor me or lack mentality. As my visionary Pisces dad told me when I first started this website 12 years ago with just the name drstandley.com scribbled on a piece of paper he said, "Loretta, if you have a vision, put it in front of you and don't let anything or anyone get in your way. It's your vision, look at it, stare at it and YOU DO IT!" What can I say, I had a Good feeling.

Denadagohvyu ['Until we meet again' in Cherokee]

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[Posted 5:30 AM EDT - Thursday morning, October 25, 2012]

TAKE A PICTURE IT'LL LAST LONGER!

'Siyo or Osiyo [Hello in Cherokee]

Read the last Daily Message titled, It Will Still Be 2 Days 'Til We Say We're Sorry

Right when I woke up to this morning's Musical DLG ™  called, "Take My Picture" by Filter, I had the keen awareness of the childhood phrase, "Take a picture it'll last longer." Pictures capture a moment in time and freeze it for our viewing pleasure or displeasure. I think pictures are also a metaphor to show us the reality that nothing is hidden and all is always revealed. For instance, if the size on the tag of our clothing doesn't clue us in then usually a picture will.

In a photo and video obsessed world we should not think for one second that our actions and reactions are not seen. If man can create in his mind and bring into physical manifestation a device that captures time, what do you think God can do? All is seen and nothing is hidden.

There is an interview of the band Filter on YouTube where the singer says he wrote this because of his alcoholism. He wrote this song after he tried taking off all of his clothes on an airplane while he was drunk and blacked out. He could not believe what others told him he did while he was drunk and he would say, "Take a Picture." Is that what it takes? Will it take an embarrassing photo or a video on YouTube to change our behavior or will we accept the Truth, whatever that is for each of us and change on our own without the need for demoralizing or discomforting proof. You decide.

On another note, this song is one of me and The Scorpion King's favorite songs. He has a fantastic workout playlist and when this song comes on while we are working out we automatically stop and starting dancing and singing this song to each other. We have fun with it. The melody, the rhythm, all of it's fantastic!

Denadagohvyu ['Until we meet again' in Cherokee]

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[Posted 4:30 AM EDT - Wednesday morning, October 24, 2012]

IT WILL STILL BE 2 DAYS 'TIL WE SAY WE'RE SORRY

'Siyo or Osiyo [Hello in Cherokee]

Read the last Daily Message titled, MY LIFE THEORY

As you may have read yesterday, Daily Messages are back. For all you newbies to this website, I have a history of posting what I call Musical DLGs ™  (Musical Downloads from God ™ ). Every morning, without fail, I wake up to a song that goes off in my head like an alarm clock from a radio. It literally wakes me up and I call it my morning Musical DLG ™ . It's typically around 4:00 AM but regardless of the time, it goes off and I wake up. I have taken these Musical DLGs ™  as messages to guide me along my path or to share with you to help you along yours.

This morning's Musical DLG ™  is called, "One Week" by Bare Naked Ladies. This song is about a fight within a relationship. What is so on target is the amount of time that it typically takes for two people to get over a fight. The funniest part of this song is when he sings at record pace on various subjects that make absolutely no sense. How many times have you been in a fight with a Loved one and said, "That doesn't even make sense!" or "You're crazy!" All of the sudden so many different things are introduced into the fight that the original issue gets lost. This song really drives the point home how anything and everything is mentioned except the real issue at hand and it still takes two days to say, "I'm sorry." It may even take a week, or longer.

I laughed when the first note clicked off in my head because last night the Scorpion King (my fiance') and I were in the car and I said, "I'm sorry for being short with you yesterday when . . . " He said, "Yeah, what was that about?" I said, "Does it matter or can I just admit that I was a bitch?" He smiled sweetly, tilted his head toward me and said, "I accept your apology Loretta." I Love it when he says my name and he knows it. (winky wink) We had both blown off the sarcastic remark but it was still out there in the ethers floating around and following me like a dark cloud. It's not okay to snap at someone, especially someone we Love. It doesn't even make sense. The Scorpion King and I are fully committed to being kind to one another. We agree and believe that we Love each other so snapping and acting stupid to one another in our world is just unacceptable, not to mention it's wrong and it's not fun. Okay, so it happens, not too often but it does happen. We aren't perfect but we are still keenly aware of how we act and react to one another. The faster we can admit and own our wrongdoing, the faster we can get back on track to continued happiness. Enjoy the song.

Denadagohvyu ['Until we meet again' in Cherokee]

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[Posted 9:30 AM EDT - Tuesday morning, October 23, 2012]

MY LIFE THEORY

'Siyo or Osiyo [Hello in Cherokee]

Read the last Daily Message titled, AMUSING MUSINGS

Daily Messages are coming back! There are several reasons why I'm bringing this page back to Life but the two main reasons are . . . 1) I need to utilize a page on this website to make announcements. 2) All of the Scorpio energy present affects Gemini's Solar 6th house of daily regimen and I'm a GEMINI.

As a natal North Node Virgo, it is the sign of Virgo that naturally rules the 6th house and as a Gemini, this means that I have a double whammy where I need to focus on my daily regimen, the daily grind and daily routine. Yesterday, October 22nd. the Sun moved into Scorpio (until November 21, 2012), the North Node is in Scorpio (until February 2014), Saturn is in Scorpio (until September 2015), and Mercury is in Scorpio (until October 29, 2012). Folks, I use my chart very deliberately, VERY DELIBERATELY, so here I am working this Daily Message page, which brings out the daily regimen area that I'm supposed to focus on. There is a reason why it's called, Daily Message because I'm a natal North Node Virgo.

When I first created this page it was for the purpose of making announcements and changes to the site and then it morphed into using the page to share my morning Musical DLGs ™  (Musical Downloads from God ™ ). A Musical DLG ™  is a song that I hear in my head, not on the radio, when I wake up every morning, without fail. It's typically around 4:00 AM and it's the song that wakes me up like an alarm clock, not a physical alarm clock. As time and the years rolled along, I ended up writing more under the "Astrology" button on this website, which took time away from writing on this Daily Message page. There is only one of me (actually two of me since I am a Gemini) who writes for this website and every single day I receive requests from visitors to write more information about something. Quite honestly, until the floodgates open with daily donations to support my writing in my spare time, then you will just have to appreciate and enjoy what I have to time to do and what I have to offer.

Since my last trip to Cherokee, NC a couple of weeks ago to see my parents, there was an awareness that just popped inside of me. It was just an ephiphany about many things in my Life and because of that I have decided to return to my natural relaxed and fun approach to updating 'any page' on this website. I had been pushing and pushing and pushing myself to get everything updated by a certain date and time and suddenly I wasn't have fun anymore. I wasn't enjoying any of it. Instead of wanting to write, I was having to write. And I don't want to 'have to' do anything. That's just how I am and how I roll. I'm a Gemini with Jupiter in Aquarius, you don't get much more freedom-Loving than that! I even contemplated not writing another single word on this website. No kidding! Folks, I absolutely and unequivocally 'have to' enjoy my work or I will not do it. That's the boredom of the Gemini twins coming out. It has taken a few weeks for me to shift gears and find a way to enjoy writing again.

The straw that broke the camels back while visiting my parents was I was not allowing myself to just wake up and be with them first and enjoy a cup of coffee. I was choosing to write first and then enjoy a cup of coffee with them on the porch. Then I realized while sitting on the porch enjoying the mountains that back at my home office I was even writing first and missing the sunrise. I wake up around 4:00 AM every single day and there is no reason why I should miss the sunrise. Folks, I have never chose work over my personal Life enjoyment and it isn't going to start now but that is certainly the direction I was headed.

That reminds me, several years ago one of my website visitors called and said, "Dr. Standley, I just wanted you to know that I get so much out of your website and I wanted to thank you for writing this website for all of us."

I gently responded, "Oh, no, no, no. While I appreciate this phone call immensely and your gratitude, I do not write this website for you. I write it for me. This makes me feel Good to write and say all of what I'm saying here. Writing feeds my soul and if I did not choose this forum, then I would be interrupting people all day and talking non-stop about everything I know. I do this me. The great thing about being so committed to my own desire and passion is that you benefit from my committment to myself. I do believe in making myself happy FIRST and therein lies the golden nugget. Because of my committment to feeding my soul, you benefit and your soul is fed."

My Life Theory is 'committment to self'. While it may sound selfish, quite honestly, I don't really care because it is my Spiritual Progression Path ™ . I couldn't possibly be the best I can be unless I committ to my own happiness. I create my happiness and from my past Life experience, when I 'commit to self' then everything else naturally falls into place. It just does. Committment to self has worked for me in the past and it will work for me in the future.

From this day forward, I will be updating this page first. So drop by in the mornings and see what's up with timeline on updates and anything new that floated through my brain while I was sleeping. I feel refreshed and renewed. Right now (as of this writing 10:00 AM EDT) I'm heading over to the Daily Horoscopes, then the Weekly Horoscopes and then updating the Monthly Horoscopes because the Sun has moved into Scorpio so your Sun Opportunity will be updated later today. I do post on Facebook and Twitter when these updates occur. My Twitter handle is @drstandley and I have two Facebook pages. One is under Loretta Standley and the other one is under Dr. Loretta Standley.

Denadagohvyu ['Until we meet again' in Cherokee]

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