One of the many benefits of living in Phoenix, Arizona is that we have amazing weather most of the year. I like the heat, so I enjoy our weather even in our toasty summers. Which means doing things outside in the winter when it is 70 degrees is divine! This is how I happened to be at the Desert Botanical Garden the other day. Thank you DBG for having free admission days!

Besides enjoying nature and getting out of the house I also wanted to get some work done on my website (exciting changes coming soon!). I took a seat next to this beautiful sundial and started to work. I love people watching and listening to what they say, what they think and how they respond. This process often inspires me to create something I get to share with others. Which brings us to this email 😁

Things I learned from a sundial

🌞Be yourself! People are going to judge you, not understand you, ignore you, think you’re cool or anything else anyway!

🌞You’re at choice to subscribe to man-made beliefs and systems. In this case it is regarding daylight savings time. While sitting there I heard multiple people ask what does it do when the time changes? Guess what? The sundial doesn’t do anything. It keeps giving the exact correct time. Daylight savings time is created by humans. The sun gives zero f*cks about anything humans think, it just shines. The earth rotates around the sun every 24 hours regardless of whatever time we say it is. The moral of the story? You get to decide what beliefs are a match for you! Be your marvelous self and SHINE!

🌞People were constantly surprised by the accuracy of the sundial. Humans with our big brains were in awe of the ball of fire telling time accurately. 🤣 Now I know I am a science geek, so this was adorable to me. It was interesting to listen to how people value something based on its functionality versus the ingenuity of the mechanism or anything else. The most important thing was its accuracy. It was only valuable if they could get something from it-telling time. Where in our lives do we place value on something or more importantly someone based on what we can get from them, what they can do for us, or what they can give us? As opposed to valuing them simply because they are another infinite being.

🌞Anyone under the age of 30 had no idea what a sundial was. This isn’t surprising since analog time isn’t taught in most schools anymore. I loved watching how excited they got when they realized it told time; they were so surprised. Their youthfulness and innocence were inspiring and made me smile.

🌞On another level the sundial reminded me of the ripple effect. I know some of the people will tell others about the sundial they saw. They will talk about its accuracy and its beauty. Then more people will witness the effect the sundial had on those people. The ripple effect is in all parts of our lives. Part of Newton’s third law applies here: for every action there is a reaction. Meaning what we say and do has an effect on someone. Are we responsible for their reaction, no. As a recovering people pleaser, I thought I was responsible for everyone’s emotions. We all know that isn’t the case. Even me writing this email to you will have some sort of effect on you. Maybe it makes you think something, makes you have a certain emotion or maybe even feel something in your body. This is the ripple effect.

One of the places I’ve been told I have an effect on people is by being my authentic self. (ugh-anyone else think the word authentic is being overused lately? Just me? Ok lol). What I mean is I go about my day simply being myself. 99% of the time I no longer care about what people think of me. Age has its benefits lol. I’ve worked really hard to get to this place. I no longer hide myself. I no longer change myself to get approval or for people to like me. I simply am myself. I do what is a match for me and say no to things that aren’t. Saying no isn’t as difficult anymore because I know who I am.

The amazing thing is that when people see me doing this it affects them. They see someone who makes choices without drama, over explaining, or over apologizing etc. Most of the time I’m not aware of the ripple effect that is occurring because I am just doing my thing. It is always so dear to my heart when people tell me that I gave them the courage to try something new because they saw me do it and I didn’t care whether I was going to be good at it or not. Or they expressed themselves in a centered and self-aware way because that is how they see me speak to people, even when there is conflict. They learned you don’t have to be loud and dramatic to be heard.

When we are willing to be all of ourselves:

• Our confidence innately grows
• Our sense of self grows
• Our contentment grows
• Our peace of mind grows

We learn who are the people and situations we truly want in our lives are and we let the others go. Releasing things that no longer serve us becomes easier because we are not willing to sacrifice ourselves anymore. The cool thing is that when we do this, other people will see you and then it will have a ripple effect on them.

Who knows what your fabulous self will inspire someone else to do or be?

When you reach a place of wanting something different in your life. Or even if it is only a whisper right now. Reach out! This is something I help people with, and it is one of my favorite things!

🌞 It is your time to shine and be your genuine self! 🌞

I use my analytical skills alongside my keen intuitive gifts to help my clients make tremendous foundational changes in their mindset, behaviors, & relationships. I use these same skills for my animal clients too as an Animal Communicator.

If you are not familiar with all of the ways I can be of service to you and/or your animal family member, please check out my website Who Knew Healing HERE! Or reach out with any questions you may have at alicias@whoknewhealing.com!

Cheers, Alicia Sweezer Who Knew Healing