She is living her dream: Angéla van Zelst

"Living the dream" is a category of articles about people who live their dream and whose inspiring story is worth sharing. Each person also provides you with tips on how to live your dream, based on their own experiences.

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About baby's, bliss & business

Dear beautiful soul,

In this article:

• The art of baby-less writing
• Bliss & Business in 2014 & 2015 : the first Certified Angel Card Readers & a new course in May.
• Free meditation video from Doreen Virtue

The art of baby-less writing

It has been a while since my last article. Some of you know, others don’t: I’m 8,5 months pregnant at the moment. So far it has been one of the biggest and most beautiful transformations in my life. Of course with a lot of unexpected experiences, like my mind telling me whole day to do this for the baby. And that. And more.

So even though every day I still wanted to help others with writing, ideas for new articles kept running through my head and I sat down after my computer… the next article is still not finished. Honestly it’s a lot harder to write and stay concentrated. So unfortunately you will have to wait a few months for the next article. Unless you want me to write one about breast feeding, diapers and wrapping a baby ;).

Bliss & Business 2014 & 2015 - The first Certified Angel Card Readers & a new course in May.

For me, 2014 has been an amazing, blissful year and a spectacular ride. It was full of challenges and reinventions and you were part of that. I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to be part of your life last year. Thank you!

2014 - Transformations
What I will remember most, is the great transformations I’ve seen so many of you making. A lack of understanding was replaced with compassion, (self-)forgiveness and love, anxiety was replaced with courage and restlessness with peace. I’m so proud of you that you took steps, changed perspective and dared to change.

2014 - First Certified Angel Messengers (CAM)
Also, 4 beautiful souls decided to take it a step further and join the Certified Angel Messenger course. With great enthusiasm and eagerness to learn they came to Haarlem every Thursday, sharing experiences on their readings and challenges, asking a thousand questions about angels and absorbing knowledge like sponges. I’m so proud on all the progress they made!

2015 - Maternity leave
As I’m writing you, I’m already in my maternity leave. I will hopefully be welcoming and guiding a beautiful soul soon. I will start giving readings and healings again by the end of April.

2015 – New Certified Angel Messenger Course in May!
After such a successful course (average recommendation: 8,3) I’m even more enthusiastic of starting a new course in May (click here for Dutch).

Would you like to gain more trust in yourself, learn to let go of anxiety and other dysfunctional patterns and get a better understanding of the angels surrounding you? If you feel guided: don’t hesitate. Take that leap of faith and subscribe now. See you May 8th!

Free meditation Doreen Virtue

The energies have been intense last weeks and Doreen felt guided to share a clearing and shielding meditation with Archangel Michael. It helped me to let go of anxiety and rise above negative energies, so I think it’s worth sharing. Hopefully you will benefit from it as well. Enjoy!

I wish you all the best for now and I’ll be back in April.

Lots of love,

Laurene 

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How 10 strangers, a bunch of cards and a library made my day

Let´s take 10 strangers, a bunch of cards and a library. Can you see the similarities? Let me help you out: They were all part of my 'I live my dream' mission today, which started at my most magical place: my heart.

Please, let me share my story with you. Don't have time to read everything? Just scroll down for the conclusions. Lots of love!

It could have been a pretty normal trip to the library... I walked to the front door with a bag of borrowed books. My left foot almost touched the doormat as Archangel Raphael - the angel of healing - caught my attention: ´Laurene, let's take a few of the 'You are allowed to be' cards with you, write down some loving words and put it in some books in the library as a surprise for the readers.' My brain immediately responded: 'That's the same idea the angels told me about one year ago.'

The memory popped up... Once I arrived in the library last year, I had taken the cards out, put them back after a second and told the angels: 'Listen, I'm very sorry, but I can't do this. I'm too scared. What will others think about me? And what if the library employees will find out?' So I had gone home continuously convincing myself with a 'what-an-original-idea-but-not-me' thought, and trying to forget about it as soon as possible.

And now, one year later, I was standing there. With the same idea. My first reaction was alike: scary! However, I had gained some wisdom in the last year, so another thought followed:

Being scared = ego trying to control = don´t listen, take action! 

Determined to live my dream, help others and share this message of love that was on the cards, I walked back into the living room to the white book shelves and grabbed a handful of cards. The first step was a fact.

A little later. With no more than me, myself and I and a couple of cards, I found myself sitting at a small table in the library. What to write on a card to a stranger? What message to share? I closed my eyes and concentrated on my heart chakra, at the same time asking Archangel Gabriel for inspiration. Once I felt my heart's energy, the words easily popped up:

'Dear reader,

The angels asked me to share this message. Today, I'm sharing it with you. You are allowed to be. 

Blessings and have a nice day, Laurene' 

Imagining the reader opening a book and being surprised by seeing a card, I started writing. Soon, my heart energy became stronger and the further I got, the bigger the smile on my face. Yes, it could be that the person opening the book wouldn't like angels. It could be that the person felt embarrassed being in the library and reading it, given the emotions these words usually trigger (have had people crying while reading, hugging me, smiling).

But hey, no-one would be able to ignore that it was all written from the heart, having had the intention of sharing love. 

'Ready, steady, go!' So with 10 cards in my hand and a 'I-just-want-to-see-if-this-is-an-interesting-book' face, I calmly picked a book from the shelves. My right thumb invisibly slipped over the cards, seperating the upper one from the rest. I peeked through my eyelashes, searching for employees or readers to catch me because of my deviant behaviour. Pfew. No-one to be seen. I took a deep breath: 1,2, 3...

...With supersonic fastness I opened the book, put a card in it and turned to the next page to make my action invisible for possible prying eyes. Supposedly nonchalant, I put the book back on the shelve. Supposedly... Inside me there was this 'I-did-it-even-though-it-was-frightening!' storm going on. My brain was reconstructing the last minutes over and over, convincing itself that it had really happened. And my heart was jumping up and down as if it had just won the Olympic Games.

With a big smile and 9 cards in my hand, I turned around and silently left the shelve behind me. The latest victory still on top of my mind, I felt confident. And I had to admit that I actually was having a lot of fun (!) sneaking through the library with my little love letters. So I happily put another 8 cards in different books. 9 down, 1 to go.

What to do with nr. 10? I was looking around, seeing some dedicated library employees which now appeared less scary to me. Maybe I could even make one of them happy... I looked at the shelve in front of me and smiled: I was standing before the category of Spirituality. And there was this perfect place for a card to be directly spotted by one of the employees. My hand reached out and put it right in front of my eye, side by side with some yogi wisdom. 10. Mission accomplished.

I walked away, rewinding the tape: Yes, I had experienced anxiety. Yes, I had been wondering what others would think about it. And yes, I had been feeling insecure and vulnerable.

But most important, I didn't let that stop me this time. Listening to the angels and acting upon their guidance, made me experience so many positive and valuable things.

Let me share with you what I learned from my library love adventure that has helped me getting over anxiety and accomplish my 'I live my dream mission' for this day. I turned it into tips for you to help you live your dream:

• Take back your power. Don't let fear keep you from living your dream. By accepting your fear, seeing the power you allowed it to have and consciously making the decision to take it back, you will experience courage, inner peace and harmony. This will make it a lot easier to take action.
• Allow yourself to be. Turn your focus from 'what will others think about me' to 'how can I help others to experience love'. It will open up your heart and love will flow into places that once were filled with anxiety.
• Ask your angels to guide you and listen. You needn't go through your current situation alone. Your guardian angels are always with you. Also, you can ask various Archangels for a specific situation. Then, let go and wait for the answer. It can come to you as a thought, feeling, words you're hearing or something you just know. The guidance of the angels can help you to align with your life's purpose, to feel supported and loved. Which makes it much more likely for you to accomplish your dream.

Enjoy!

With an extremely happy feeling and my heart still jumping, I left the library. What a wonderful experience. Would I ever get to know peoples' facial expressions, thoughts and feelings when reading the card? Probably not and that's perfectly fine. To me - and that's what I experienced on my mission today too - this is all that matters:

Love is the only truth. 

What challenging leap of faith did you take? What fears did you face and what have you done to get over it that has worked for you?  I'd be happy to read your tips and probably other people would too. Please leave your comment below.  

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