Our global interconnectivity is being shown through the environmental crisis as it become more obvious. Everyone everywhere is affected when the ozone layer thins, when the PH of the ocean acidifies, and when acid rain affects forest far away from industrial smog. Even the Internet in the past decade has awakened many to the incredible interconnected world when in a matter of seconds news and rumors can be spread like a virus, infecting or informing even remote villages if connected by satellite.

Soon it will be more than just “enlightened beings” that know we are all one. But what are the implications of this interconnectivity?

The word Unanimity is derived from the root words “uni” meaning one and “anima” meaning soul. If we recognized that we (humans, planets, animals, EVERYTHING) are part of one interconnected global Soul, how would our life be different?

•  Our actions would be decided based on the outcome for the other person, since if we are connected our behavior affects us just as much as others.        
• Our judgments of others would become judgments of our self since if we are one Soul any criticism is actually aimed at you.
•  The loneliness and lack of belonging that is felt by many would disappear by the awareness that we are parts of a whole.
• Acts of kindness to others would increase since they would be known to be acts of love to our self.
• Polluting or damaging the environment would feel awful since part of us would be harmed.
• Interpersonal conflicts, wars and other conflicts would be unspeakable as we recognized that negotiation and listening to others’ points-of-view are an act of learning to know ourselves at a deeper level.
•  Eating could be seen as a celebratory act of appreciation for the plants and animals who had shared their life with us.

There could be many more possibilities for living harmonious, fulfilled and joyful lives when we understand Unanimity with creation!

What other thoughts do you have that could add to a vision of a world that worked for everybeing?

I was recently interviewed by MSN Money for an article titled, “Get Your Dream Job…at 55.” It was a delight to discuss how I left my corporate job to become an astrologer five years ago.

Since the article was posted, I have heard from friends who mention how inspiring the article and video clip were. It seems there are many of us who, as we are nearing retirement, seek to finallly follow our passion after years of deny it.

For over a 25 years, I have had a love affair with astrology. At first I would consult an astrologer when I needed an outside perspective and that made me appreciate the value of its grounded practical insight. But with time, I became determined to know what that astrologer was seeing for myself (though you can never really see your own chart objectively).

When I finally quit my corporate job, I really didn’t know what I would do next. I had been doing readings professionally for 8 years by then on a part-time basis, but it never occurred to me that I should make a career out of what I love.

I grew up being told that work was just that - work. If you want to have fun, you do it after you finish your job. You might say I was preprogrammed to expect no satisfaction or enjoyment in my career.

After four months, I began mediating on what I should do next. I asked “Where does my joy meet the world’s need?” and heard “astrology.” It had never occurred to me to try to make it my career.

My fear was that if I took what I loved and made it an everyday task it would take the joy out of it. WRONG! Now five years later, I can tell you that has not happened.

Sometimes I just stop and marvel at the miracle of getting paid for doing what I love to do - help people appreciate their Soul’s journey and bring more joy and fulfilment into their life.

Of course, there are parts of running my own business that I like less than others. Yet, as an entrepreneur I can always hire assistance for those tasks and leave the rest of my time to focus on what I do (and enjoy) best.

My life has proven that it’s never too late to follow your passion. When I counsel clients and friends about career concerns, I always like to remind them that life has meaning and purpose and so do they. Discover your purpose!

If you are not doing your passion, contributing your skills and abilities toward work that makes your heart sing, then you are contributing to disharmony and distress in the world. For if we all worked at what makes our heart sing, this would be one harmonious planet - a symphony of wonderful tones coming from happy, fulfilled people.

Are you following your passion?

I have long appreciated and valued the qualities of Optomism and Determination, but now the president of Gallup, the pre-eminent polling organization, has this to say…

Entrepreneurs have the rare gifts of optimism and determination, which are, and probably will remain, the new most valuable resources in the world. Optimism and determination are more valuable in the equation than creativity and innovation because they are rarer. (complete article here)

As an entrepreneur myself, I have to say this statement couldn’t be more confirming. It takes a great deal of optomism and determination to step out of being an employee (working to fulfill someone’s else’s purpose) and forge a new path working toward your own purpose.

Being an astrologer, a profession that is scorned or disregarded by a significent measure of the population, doesn’t make the entrepreneurial step any easier.

However, where does optomision and determination come from? In my experience, it comes from the drive to live life and make a contribution on your own terms, the terms that bubble up from inside - what I call “Soul-Inspired Livelihood.”

Though my optomism and determination is not constant and at times I falter and have doubts, there is nothing in me that would go back to corporate life. I followed my heart’s call five years ago and never looked back.

So if you find yourself irritated because your work does not express your inner values and motivations, start now to formulate a plan toward answering your heart’s call. It may call you into entrepreneurship or it may call you to another form of work, but don’t waste your precious life feeling unfulfilled.

My worst days as an entrepreneur have all been better than my best days as an employee. That could be true for you too.

I will be exploring this and more on April 26 in my new workshop titled “Soul-Inspired Livelihood ~ Answering Your Heart’s Call.” If you or someone you know would be interested, information can be found here.

The word THRIVE is defined as “to grow, flourish and prosper.” The idea of thriving to me is the experience of being aware and alive: ever growing and expanding my sense of my Self, who I am and why am here - my purpose.  

This feeling of thriving can exist in the midst of difficulty when challenges are great and yet you know you are growing in conscious awareness and performing what is your purpose in the midst of the stress. This I experienced when I was engaged to a dear soul and he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. I was his caregiver to the end. 

Thriving is realized when you are open to every experience in life being a gift of awareness. It can be felt when things are going well, money is manifesting, loved ones are kind and giving - you feel in the flow. 

But it is when I learned to thrive in uncertainty, that life became a friend instead of my being the victim of life’s circumstances. I learned that if I choose to open to new learning and engage with the present moment as a present wrapped and ready to be discovered, I really did prosper, though I might not have noticed how at the time. That prosperity has come to me in friends, associates, opportunities that I could never have dreamed of if I hadn’t chosen to see uncertainty as the source of unlimited possibilities.  

The image I hold is of a balloon that flies ever higher as you let go of the string. The funny thing is I don’t think we ever really have a hold of the string. I believe there is a greater plan or synchronicity that exists and if we get out of the way, what happens is even better than we could ever have planned for ourselves. 

This has been proven to me over and over, but never more clearly that when my now beloved husband showed up in my life. Just 11 months after burying my fiancée, along came the partner I had always dreamed of. Not a perfect man, but a man who is perfect for me. 

Therefore, I seek to encourage others to open up to how they can thrive in uncertainty - the goal of my workshop on March 9.

I came across some interesting information provided by Molly Hall, the astute Astrology Guide at About.com about this week’s plan by NASA’s Deep Space Network. Here is what she shared:

Early next week, with five planets in cosmic-traveler Aquarius, NASA’s Deep Space Network will be beaming the Beatles’ song Across the Universe toward Polaris, the North Star. “Send my love to the aliens,” was Paul McCartney’s message. And Yoko Ono had this to say: “I see this as the beginning of the new age in which we will communicate with billions of planets across the Universe.” We may not get a musical response from E.T. right away, since it’ll take about 431 light years to get to its destination. But it’s an auspicious New Moon in Aquarius thing to do, reaching out to our fellow beings in the galaxy.

John Lennon was an Aquarius Moon, and now his voice enters new territory. Once again, his essence is ahead of its time, and the Beatles are an innovative archetype worthy of representing Earthlings. Will Beatlemania sweep the solar system? NASA is inviting everyone to join in on Monday, the 4th at midnight GMT, by listening to the song at home. If you make contact, be sure to share your experiences!

I just can’t help imagining who/what might be listening to this broadcast. Now that we have discovered planets circling in other solar systems, there just may be a new audience this music.

I’d like to think we won’t need another 431 light years to learn how to welcome and make friends with beings that are different from ourselves. But only time will tell since we haven’t yet mastered that skill with fellow human beings.

The beginning of a new year is always a good time to look ahead. After reviewing the joys and challenges of 2007, I view the year before me as a blank canvas on which I can create whatever I want if I follow the following recipe: 

BLUE SKY + STEPPING STONES + OPTIMUM TIMING = SUCCESS 

The first ingredient = BLUE SKY 

Begin with all your hopes and dreams — you know, the ones that you may have been languishing from the past, the ones you thought were impossible. Also include newly identified high hopes. Be sure not to skimp on this ingredient or leave out anything that calls from your heart. Write them all down to make them more real and tangible.  

The second ingredient = STEPPING STONES 

Now take your top five (save the others for another time) and begin to think strategically. What will it take to accomplish each dream? Get very clear about the tasks necessary to move in the direction of achieving your dream. Are you willing to do what it takes?  

Here is where commitment comes in. If you are unwilling to “stay the course” to get to your goal, then the dream is worthless “mind candy.” Let it go. Spend your time planning the steps to accomplish the dreams that your mind and heart say “yes” to.  

The most important ingredient = OPTIMUM TIMING 

Have you ever tried to accomplish something when it felt like you were walking through molasses or pushing a noodle uphill? That’s what happens when you do not include this ingredient. It has been written “for everything there is a season.” This is true for every human endeavor.  As an astrologer, timing is my specialty. I see how it works in my client’s lives. It is what I provide when exploring their year ahead. Just as earth has seasons, so does your life. If you are trying to launch a new business when your own personal season is more like winter - meaning a time for inner reflection - the result will be flat. Understanding your own personal season or optimum timing can significantly increase the success of any endeavor. 

In general, 2008 has good promise for manifesting dreams and launching entrepreneurial businesses successfully. However, the first two months of the years are much better spent doing strategic planning and letting go of limiting beliefs.  From March through September, the cosmic weather looks good. It is encouraging for anyone who has wanted to move toward work that makes their heart sing. Go for it! But rather make rigid structures, create flexible plans so you can modify and innovate as you learn and grow. October begins a period of uncertainty and changes that flow into 2009, so catch the positive wind that blows from March through October by using this recipe for success.

Christmas Eve day presents a challenging time astrologically. The Sun in Capricorn will be opposing Mars in Cancer which is sure to make for lively interactions that with a strong potential for developing into differences of opinion and conflict. A time when many of us are celebrating with family (in our household or with a larger group of our kin) is not a good time for this sort of cosmic energy.

Our family - parents as well as sibling - is usually the first place we learned the meaning of “blame.” If my brother got hurt when we were playing, he would run to Mom and I would be blamed (sometimes rightly and sometimes wrongly). I learned from those around me that when something didn’t go right, complain about it and find someone to blame.

What do we get from blaming others? Well, it places the responsiblity for whatever happens on someone else and then we are supposedly blameless.

However, to blame someone else leaves us powerless. In blaming, we fail to take responsibility for our own life and act like a victim of others. That may have been okay when you were a child, but moving into adulthood should include the awareness that we create our own reality by what we agree to be responsible for (work, home, etc).

Ah, but what if someone really does something to us that is hurtful? Arent’ they to blame?

Let me answer that with a question. What good does assigning blame really do? Does it make the hurt go away? Not really. What it does is keep you thinking that you are a victim and have no power to direct your own life. If someone hurts me, I head the opposite direction. No need to permit abuse.

Why am do I connect blame with Christmas Eve’s astrological alignments? When you join together with others this Christmas, beware of the “blame game.” Let go of assigning blame to everything that happens. And most of all, let go of the blame from the past. Whatever hurt or disappointments you’ve continue to hold onto, let them go to the dust heap of the past. They were surely doing the best they could at the time, considering their level of awareness.

It is possible to avoid potential conflict this holiday by simply acknowledging and permitting differences of opinion. Let your loved ones be who there are AND give yourself permission to hold a different point of view - while still loving them.

May you have lively conversations and a love-filled Christmas!

This time of year gives me the opportunity to thank all those who have been reading my blog.

I realize I am not very regular with my postings, but I have enjoyed using this venue to express some ideas that come up. Naturally, not all my ideas get shared because in the reality I live in there are many things competing for my time. Perhaps the plus side is that I am not overwelming your inbox.

I wish you a meaningful day with loved ones.

May all that is good, abundant, and joyful be acknowledged and lived by you today and every day of the year!

With love, Dianne Eppler Adams

If you knew that humanity’s conscousness had increased 49 times in the last four years, would you be worried about the future of humanity? That’s not possible you say? What if I told you that in the last four years our awareness of the breadth of our solar system had increased more than 49 times? Read the rest of this entry »

“If we are all one, then which approach serves us better, ultimately, competition or collaboration?” — W. Scott Erickson

When I came across this quote from my friend Scott, it took me no time at all to answer it - collarboration, of course. In the form of a question, it is a great opportunity for deeper consideration.

In many parts of our contemporary lives, competition rules - business, sports, and sadly even in relationships. However, just exactly what good is competition anyway?

I believe that much of the competition we take for granted is actually born of the false belief that we need to be better, smarter, stronger or richer that others in order to be important, valued and praised. Most of competition actually works to separate us from others so we can stand above or lord over others.

Those who reach that pinacle of “the best” often find it lonely and, of course, difficult to remain at the top as others naturally challenge that position to reach there themselves.

Collaberation, on the other hand, offers the opportunity to excell in the company of colleagues, to call on the best of others to join your best and create something better than any one alone could achieve. One thing is needed, however, and that is to let go of the need for the spotlight to fall on only you. The ability to enjoy everyone succeeding is found in knowing through the eyes of oneness that everyone’s success is yours too.

So what good is competition? I believe the value of competition is found when you are competing with yourself. Have you done something better today than you did yesterday? Are you sharpening your skills or producing a better product or service? Then you are using competition in the best possible way - to grow and achieve.