Nan’s Rock Shop & Spiritual Center
(902)  825-2700
email: nan@nansrockshop.com
#13995 Hwy#1, Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

July 2010

Sharing Truths With Carol
 
Serenity
I wake up in the morning
The sun shines through my window
My four dogs stretch and give me the eye to go on their morning walk
As they rise they get mischeivous and start to bark until I have a dog chorus of yips, bark and yowls.
I pull on my shorts and away we all go.
It has rained the night before and the grass is wet, yet warm.
I take off my shoes and allow myself to connect to the freshness, breathing out a sigh
I do the rest of the walk in my bare feet
Feeling the grass, the mud, the earth.
 
I return home, my morning routine begins.
My three goats blatting their morning calls for breakfast.
The many rabbits so beautiful and soft, hopping around their cages, searching for their morning nibbles.
I take extra time today, and I touch them all, including the three litters of baby kits
So many colors, so soft, so vulnerable.
The chickens scratching and flying up to get my attention.
They are hungry too
I collect the eggs and thank them for their generosity.
I give the rooster a pat of acknowledgement.
The horse next door, comes to the fence, his morning cheerful nicker
Of course I take him a treat, pat him on the neck and down his face
I breathe in his magnificance, as we both honor each others presence.
I walk around the house, the dogs playing and running about me
I explore all the flower gardens, checking for what has blossomed out through the night
Also checking my wee vegetable garden, as the tiny plants begin to own their growth.
I breathe in, I feel the peace, the abundance, the serenity of my suroundings.
 
Everyday
This is my morning routine
But somedays I miss the present
Somedays I rush,  I wonder why I have chosen hobby farming and to be the keeper.
Somedays I am tired, frustrated … overwhelmed with what I feel is too busy a schedule
Often I catch myself thinking that it is unimportant as I talk myself into everything that I think I “should” be doing.
Yet today I realize … those are the days that I am  lost.
 
I do have a very busy lifestyle, sometimes it is difficult for me to find my balance
I am interested in so many things, have committed to many directions
Yet in it all I notice that I am learning so much about myself
As I am learning to hold onto to what is most important.
Today I realize it is actually the quietness and stability of the the earth, animals, and plants that bring me back
And  in these serenity moments …  nothing else matters.
 I feel “whole”.
 
I encourage you
To notice what brings you your serenity
Continuing to let go of what does not
And the wisdom to know the difference!
Choose wisely! 

Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen
Reinhold Niebuhr

I share with you, I receive from you, I live with you. 
Gratitude for this system we call LIFE.
Carol

Aministrator, workshops, private sessions

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Nan’s Rock Shop & Spiritual Center News
 
I welcome Melia Helson to our working team!  See her bio below.
We have held our first successful day retreat, see details for retreat  #2 below.
Carol Layton now offers Swedish Relaxation Massage (along with Energy-ssage).
We continue to expand our spiritual readings which include: Tarot, Numerology, Astrology, Crystal Ball, and Dream Intrepretations.
Also therapies including: Reiki, Reflexology, Crystal Therapy, Ear Candling, Herbal/Nutrition Counselling, The Bars (clearing technique) and more.
The shop continues to grow and expand with new crystals, jewelry, books, tarot/oracle cards and rock polishing supplies.
The hobby farm is prosperous with baby rabbits, three goats, chickens and four dogs.
Flower gardens, herb garden, and vegetable garden.
Developing a natural and simple lifestyle!

 
Click onto our slide presentation below at:
www.nsbd.ca/nansrockshop

 
Stone of the month:  Snowflake Obsidian
 
Snowflake obsidian is a natural volcanic glass which contains the mineral Cristoballite in the form of snowflake crystal patterns.
Its blackness opens up blockages and draws them to the surface, and the white guides us to “the light at the end of the tunnel”.
It helps us to notice signs/clues towards a positive direction.
It carries courage to those on the edge of hope towards finding positive support.
Snowflake vibration opens doors to change.
Helps us to realize unhealthy patterns:  “Knowing what to keep and what to let go of”.
It helps to release “wrong thinking” and “stressful mental patterns”. 
Also teaching us to value mistakes as well as success … for all is learning.
Empowers isolation and loneliness towards independence and personal confidence.
Aids in: balance in times of change, promotes manifestation, metamorphosis, practicality, and psychic ability.
Known as the ‘”stone of serenity and purity”. 

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