Month: July 2025

Message of Release from Lei Lei

by 8hummingbirdway

This message has come through Lei Lei recently. Different versions of this message of release have been provided to different individuals. Release seems to be a common and important message at this time.

We want to offer you a way to release that which you are struggling with, a way to release patterns and thoughts and wounds and burdens that you are traveling with, that no longer serve you, and that you are ready to release.

Our guidance is that when you step into the water, a shower, a bath, or into any body of water (pool, lake), that you say audibly, “I release that which no longer serves me.” And this will allow you to let go, to cut the binds that are constricting you, to release old patterns.

You will find that there are times when you will release more than one thing. You may or may not become aware of that which you are releasing, and this is not necessary.

And you also may find that sometimes a pattern or a wound that has been or is now significant in your life may take repeated releasings so that you may enter the water and say that you are ready to release or ask for release or express your intention to release all that no longer serves you. You may find yourself working on a specific pattern or wound for a period of time. You may or may not be aware of the specific wound.

One of the ways that you may become aware of these wounds is through memories that rise up just in your mind that you have not thought of for some time …or dreams that show you various aspects of a pattern or wound, the same pattern and wound repeatedly. 

This is not something that we are requiring of you. It is simply an offer.

There is no expectation. 

There is another alternate way which will allow you to double up on the releases or to do it in a different way. When you are settling into bed at night and sleep is approaching or you are approaching sleep, you can say the same thing.

“I intend to release that which no longer serves me.” 

You can choose to do this multiple times a day, both bathing and sleeping or swimming …or you could do it once a week. 

You can decide how to utilize this practice for yourself in the way that feels best for you.

Blessings to you.

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Losing my Balance

by 8hummingbirdway

I have been working so hard on sustaining balance, on not even thinking negatively about others, on not being judgemental. For what seems like a very long time, I have been engaged in healing my past, meditating daily, walking, practicing Qigong, parcticing humility, serving others, focusing on being kind, focusing on simple tasks.

And it has improved my life. I feel balanced and happy and more confident …most of the time. I take pride in the new me. I am deeply grateful.

And the world has opened up in new ways.

However …it seems that life is still offering up regular challenges …so I can know from time to time that I haven’t truly arrived anywhere.

This morning, I was unable to navigate a family member’s hostility toward me regarding a trivial matter.

I was told that I made a mistake. I didn’t think I had, but then I realized that I was at fault, and I apologized. There was discussion of details and the person’s tone became hostile and they swore.

I had sustained humility until that point, but then I was triggered.

I raized my voice, upset.

I was accused of yelling.

And then the conversation went downhill on both sides for a few minutes until I became quiet. I was able to stop responding, which took a great deal of effort and restraint.

We disconnected.

I was still upset with the other person, but more upset with myself.

How could I land here after so much work …and so much commitment?

My meditation was a joke. I could not stay present.

Being imperfect is just not enjoyable.

And yes, I realize the ridiculousness of that sentence. I’m going to be sustaining imperfection for life.

How do I navigate it?

Simple tasks help.

There is still time to regain my sense of self.

Thank you LIFE (or ego) for letting me know – again – how much work there is to do.

I don’t know that I will ever arrive, but I will continue to walk the path.

I suppose these triggering events help me to sustain my work toward overall balance and wellbeing.

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Self-righteousness

by 8hummingbirdway

I truly believe that we are entering a new time, that our world is changing. I am coming to understand more and more that reality is not easy to understand, to pin down. Things are not as they seem. I/we seem to have been living in a fictional reality.

No – that’s not right. It’s that we somehow construct our sense of reality based on our perception of what we believe to have occured/be occurring in our lives …and around us.

We actually get to choose the reality we live in to some extent …by our perception of what is and what we align with …and how we conduct ourselves.

Mostly I feel I am aligned with the raising frequencies and vibrations. I believe in them. I hold onto these beliefs with all my heart.

(I’m sure this would sound completely crazy to my dad, who I love and respect. But he is no longer with us in the physical world.)

Today, however, I woke with a bellyache. I had gone to bed self-righteously and distant because my husband wouldn’t talk to me about an issue I was annoyed about. I realized this morning that if he had simply worded his position differently, it would have been no issue.

Is this how I want to live? Causing strife and negativity around me?

No. I want to be that person who lets small things go, who recognizes what is important – my beloved partner, that our time together be harmonious, that wakes up each morning with gratitude …rather than remorse.

The debate was so unimportant. Different ways of communicating …a minor irritation.

I missed our gentle evening time together – listening to a story and then enjoying the back porch after dark …giving him a back scratch. This is the true gold in my life.

I will apologize this morning, forgive myself, and do my best to harvest all the blessings that are here for me in this day.

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Setting Intentions

by 8hummingbirdway

I’ve heard from multiple sources that during this week there is light that is arriving on our planet that will raise the planetary frequencies, and our personal frequencies if we align with positive transformation. I choose to believe this and to align with this raising of frequency in several ways. One way is by setting intentions for myself of what I want to change in my life.

I have 6 intentions that I want to share. The first 4 are ongoing:

  1. I set this intention a couple of months ago. I want to release judgement and negativity toward others. This is easier said than done. It is so easy to judge, and the pattern of judgement is deeply ingrained within me. Sometimes I’m not even aware of it. It has entered my awareness more fully since I set the intention – and so I’m continuing with this goal and intention.
  2. I want to continue to go within and connect with Source/Creator/God and allow transformation to result.
  3. I want to sustain harmony in my days and in my family and in my life.
  4. I want to sustain and possibly improve(!) my health and wellbeing through various forms of exercise and activities.
  5. I want to call these things forth in my life: This intention has multiple aspects. Some things are obvious to me. I want to continue to raise my frequency. I want to provide support to my allies. Others need clarity …(How much do I want to work?)
  6. I want to establish perception of and resistance to manipulation by others. (This feeling of being susceptible to manipulation has arisen twice recently.)

What do you want to change in your life? Add to or remove from it?

How do you personally want to transform?

The increasing light that will reportedly be strongest on July 7th is already available to us now. I assume that means we have another week afterward – a couple of weeks to attend to this opportunity!

It is an amazing reality that we are living in!

Blessings,

Annie

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Deception, Confusion and Disappointment in Myself

by 8hummingbirdway

Yesterday I woke thinking about about the post I wrote the day before, the one that showed up before this, called “The Wounded Father.” I felt, as I scheduled it, that I should read it again. But I didn’t. The day was busy.

I also had a dream that night that showed I had been or was being deceptive. And then I realized that it was about my post.

The post cast a negative shadow on another person, a person I care about. A person who is doing his best, like most of us.

He will not read the post, nor will his children, who inspired the post.

I thought about removing the post , but this seems cowardly …like sweeping things under the rug. I don’t like doing that. [the post was removed on 7/21/25]

I will remove it eventually, maybe next week. But first I want to lay myself bare …to the best of my ability.

I don’t quite understand the word …deceptive. I exposed some aspects of a person and his upbringing in some detail …then I went into a discussion of the plight of the male, something I have wanted to write about, have started to write about in the past. But I left out aspects that I beleive are important, skimming over the topic, leaving a pretense of having addressed it – and him – with wisdom and understanding.

So I guess that’s it. The word “pretense” makes it clear to me. A version of deception.

The post also lacks qualities I try to bring forth – like inspiration, or shining a light on something, or offering resolution, understanding. It was an attempt that should have been reworked or discarded.

I have been wanting to write more, but not in this way. Each message must have clarity, purpose, integrity …reflecting my truth.

I do want to thank the reader that commented positively on the post. I was glad it had some value for her. And I agree with her – that things are changing for the better.

Blessings,

Annie

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