Jennifer Hoffman – There are different interpretations of the phrase ‘feather your nest’, I’m going to use the  most positive one, which refers to what birds do when they prepare their nest for their eggs. After they have gathered the twigs and straw and built the foundation, the birds make the nest soft and comfortable with their own soft, downy feathers. They do this to protect the delicate eggs so they can incubate in the best, warmest, safest environment. We can follow their example and feather our own nest, to give our dreams, wishes, hopes, and intentions the most comfortable, protected environment until they are ready to hatch.

The greatest challenge to our ascension and evolution isn’t what’s going on in the world, it is what happens within us when we create the foundation and forget to add the feathers, the warm, soft, comforting, supportive beliefs and thoughts that nurture our dreams. Instead, we sit on the hard sticks and let ourselves get poked and prodded by our fears. What would happen if we remembered to add the feathers to the foundation, like the birds, to give our dreams that extra cushion they need to get started. Did you know that egg shells are soft when eggs are laid and the feathers protect them from damage during those first crucial hours, until they harden?

This can seem like so much work, trying to remember the process so we get everything in order, hoping that we’re doing the right thing for us and for the world, trying to do our best and hoping that we don’t make any mistakes. What if, instead, we just relaxed and focused on feathering our nest, making sure that our dreams have a soft, comfortable, protected space in which to incubate and grow? It would be nice if their realities launched successfully immediately out of the starting gate, but while that’s possible, it is not always what happens. Continue reading →