Gifts of the Season

Dear Friends of Bluebird Fairies,

Happy Birthday to all the Cancerians!

It's my Father's sign.  He's no longer around in person but as I've said many times before in this blog he lives on in all of these fairies. Why? Well, a while ago I declared that his legacy to me is to to find lightness in the dark.

So, here's a fairy for this time.  Let us all find our ability to claim, like this heart-filled fairy, "Victory is ours!"

Last night after we turned out the lights we found a firefly.  I ushered it out of the house and the whole way it valiantly turned it's magical light on and off.  

The next morning we read its symbolism and this is what I took from it.

Allow firefly to guide you - in the moment, through the forest of life. It is the light that should be your focus, not the dark. 

Sounds like work of the the fairies!

On we go!  Have fun.

All the best, 

Emily and the Bluebird Fairies

Summer Solstice Energy

Dear Friends of Bluebird Fairies,

Summer is here!!!

This orange and green heart filled 'Summer Fairy' with her exclamation of "Ah, yes!" supports the words of Ted Andrews in his book Nature-Speak:

"The Summer Solstice marks the high point of the "year of the Soul." For a brief time, all four planes of life are aligned with the physical - the spiritual, mental, astral, and the etheric.  Because of this, there is a more direct flow of spiritual energy available to us within the physical.  It is a time that provides opportunity to consummate a phase of our spiritual growth.  It is a time in which separateness can yield to unity in any area of our lives.  And this is experienced most strongly when out in Nature."

I hope you are finding this to be true. 

I find this time of year exhilarating and, also, overwhelming.  So, I'm enjoying that today is overcast and it can't quite decide if it wants to commit to raining or not. 

On days like this and, well, any time you decide to do it, you can sit and collect the wishes you hope to make happen during this vibrant time of incredible possibility.

Take it and use it and, above all, HAVE FUN!

Fondly, 

Emily and the Bluebird Fairies

p.s.  OH boy, the 'Fairy of the Day' app is SO close to being launched I can barely stand it.  The iTunes store has approved it.  Soon Google Play will as well.  Thank you all who have supported these efforts in moving forward. Stayed tuned for the big announcement.  And...

Please join me, if you can, in our studio at 4 Howard Street (corner of Pine) on Friday July 6th between 5-7.  I'll be doing repeated performances of my new Crankie Show called "Accomplishing Big Things". This show tells the story of the app and MUCH MORE.  

Something We All Need

Dear Friends,

There was a woman in the town where I lived who always looked a little drawn and sad.  I noticed it out of the corner of my eye whenever I saw her.  

I moved away from the town.  Many months later I returned for an event with my Bluebird Fairy Booth.  I saw this same woman and immediately felt something was magnificently different in a very easy way.  

Very naturally the truth came out and it IS so simple and yet SO hard.   I remembered the story after I came across this fairy today:

The woman told me that she'd made a conscious decision to only say nice things to herself ALL the time. She'd been practicing this for a year when I spoke to her.  Oh, my goodness, it made such a difference.  Her face was light and radiant and she traveled through space with a lightness that seemed fun.  

The fairy of Sustained Self Love is here to remind you that the past is over and the future though, OH so tremendously tempting to get freaked out about, is NOT going to be so terrible IF you love this moment NOW and the person YOU are in it.

Onward and Upward!

Emily and the Bluebird Fairies

P.S.  For those curious, the Fairy of the Day app is getting so close to its release.  We're getting excited.

The Bridging Fairy

Hello Everyone,

I hope you're doing well as we enter the warmer, greener times.

I'm one of those people, and I know there are many of us, who juggles several jobs because I'm an artist and I work in social services.  For the most part, I try to keep these roles separate but, as my art work is so connected to supporting me as a human being, sometimes there are nice overlaps.

The culminating program for the high school program I coordinate out of Champlain Community Services took place last week.  Afterwards, Blythe Leonard, the woman whose brainstorm created this program many years ago wrote:

"Bravo Emily.  You bring such wonderful energy, joy and thoughtfulness to this program.  The students said it so well this evening. You help them connect with each other and with their community.  You are our Bridging Fairy."

So, today I bring to you this fairy:

May 'the Bridging Fairy' with her words of "Yes, you can be you!"  assist us all in bridging the many aspects of our lives together in our unique ways.

Some photos of me, Melanie Webb and materials taken by Mike Reilly.  Many more pictures of this student event can be found on the CCS  Facebook page.

Onward and upward, friends.

All the best,

Emily and the Bluebird Fairies

p.s.  Don't forget that the Museum of Everyday Life is having its Grand Opening on Sunday.  The featured objects are Locks and Keys. You can find more info at http://museumofeverydaylife.org/newsupdates

Twilight Powers of the Violet

Dear Friends of Bluebird Fairies,

As our Northern US worlds fill with green, I'm taking note of the wonderful Violet flowers that fill the patio of the home where I live.

Last year I was moved to create a fairy for them incorporating the wisdom of Ted Andrews from his book; Nature-Speak. 

I hope this fairy speaks to you as you move forward in your days keeping things simple and finding your nearby opportunities.

I was just given a wonderful book by a dear friend of Bluebird Fairies.  It's one of Cicely Mary Barker's wonderful Flower Fairy Books.  Here's her poem for Violets:

The Song of the Dog-Violet Fairy

The wren and robin hop around;

The Primrose-maids my neighbours be;

The sun has warmed the mossy ground;

Where Spring has come, I too am found:

The Cuckoo's call has wakened me!

We're sending you lots of love!

Emily and the Bluebird Fairies.