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\"\"<\/a>Today in a session with a client, her spirit guide showed me a large tree with dead branches. \u201cThey need to be trimmed,\u201d her guide told me to communicate. \u201cThe foundation is still good. The roots are still there, but they won\u2019t for long if the dead isn\u2019t cut off.\u201d<\/p>\n

No, her guide wasn\u2019t talking about gardening, but instead all of the junk in life that we keep around just because. Those grudges. Hurtful emails and text messages. The names and phone numbers in our phone book of past friends and scorned lovers who won\u2019t ever serve us any good in the future. Hurtful memories that have kept us from moving forward, or from reuniting with loved ones, or from finding another job. Sadness, disappointment, ego and\/or jealousies. However you label it, it continues to kill the very thing that helps us flourish.\u00a0 We continue to allow the many branches that come off of our soul to stay there even when they are hollowed and taking precious nourishment, when all we have to do is cut off the dead wood. You will always remember how beautiful those branches were when they were whole, but by cutting them, you gain a stronger foundation to grow those limbs into healthier paths. And then, and only then, after time new blooms can appear. But by protecting what isn\u2019t worthy of being protected, often times we are afraid to make the changes, slowly killing our soul and our spirit because of that fear.<\/p>\n

Having prolonged negativity eats away at you, from the inside out. I believe that you deserve the most beautiful life ever. Don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n

How to get Rid of the Dead Wood:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Prune \u2013 Clean out your email box, your text messages, your phone book, etc.<\/li>\n
  2. Plant \u2013 Shift your focus to the blooms that you want to have.<\/li>\n
  3. Fertilize \u2013 Release what you don\u2019t want in your life by writing out a grudge list and then say out loud, \u201cI release _____\u201d. Simply rip it up or burn it. And then reaffirm what you do want. Say it out loud and keep or burn it, giving it over to the Universe.<\/li>\n
  4. Harvest \u2013 It may take time, but blossoms and then fruit will appear on your new limbs. Express gratitude and thanks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Believe,<\/p>\n

    Kristy<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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