Intuitive Living

June 2012 Events (click to view)

2012-05-23T01:03:20Z

I offer private intuitive readings at small shops, psychic fairs and special events. I also teach public and private workshops and classes dealing with the intuitive approach to everyday living, mastering change, and higher consciousness. Popular venues include small shops, your business, home, library, book club, health club, hospital or wellness center.

Private readings take place via phone or in person. For those in the area, I welcome your visit!

Please visit RebeccaSmithHill.com for more information and a private reading or coaching session. Please call 847-830-5254 or send an email from my website.

May 2012 Events (click to view)

2012-04-22T18:22:12Z

Metamorphosis

2012-04-02T23:53:11Z

There is a hazy mist over the rolling hills of southern Wisconsin and I am pulled out of my thoughts to see its magnificence. I quickly realize that I have made time for this vantage point, this morning, this day, and it is a meditation to stop my thoughts long enough to see this beauty.

The view is from my car window because it’s 6:30 am and I am driving to my yoga class forty miles away in Illinois. My quick burst up the road and into class is a memory and the ever-present reality of my current situation seems to loom hugely, like an elephant in the room that I inconveniently bump into every time I try to do something.

Ask Rebecca a Question!

2012-04-01T19:14:13Z

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Answering my readers' questions is a complimentary service I provide on this blog. The point is to help us view our common issues from a Six Sensory perspective.

One question will be chosen each month for an in-depth response in the Reader Questions category of my blog. I ask that you keep your question short and concise.

Calling Home

2012-03-13T23:58:00Z

A Prayer

The present day is sleepy and quietly nearing the moment of rolling into a new beginning. I call you to sit with me this evening and into the night. I am asking you to guide me to the deepest part of myself. The brave part. The all knowing, secure, always present part.

I have walked through another day with every bit of moxie I can muster. Keeping myself afloat. Moving through this change with a smile, and a nod towards better days ahead. My arms are outstretched; I am balancing on an imaginary tightrope. I am not afraid. I know this routine. I have seen it a million times. This time I can move quickly along the rope. It feels invigorating. It feels glorious

It Is Your Everything

2011-01-25T23:37:00Z

Not everything is going to go according to plan. The tiniest span of time can ease our day or add considerably more hours of any number of things we didn’t expect.

The easy stuff opens us to positive possibilities and often puts a spring in our step. But when we’re thrown off in a direction we hadn’t intended, it can add chaos and put our attitude in the dumpster.

This is when we can count on the present moment, your now. “It’s all in how you look at it.” We’ve heard this and used it countless times.

Play with it.
The present moment is ripe with possibilities. You choose. We can wallow in our troubles or drop into a better feeling. I know from experience that this isn’t easy and can take some practice. I have two questions for ...

Anticipation...

2010-08-05T03:00:00Z

What are you anticipating this moment, this day, this week, for now and for the future?

Lately I’ve been having a positive, anticipatory feeling wash over me. This funny, happy, goose-bumpy sensation feels incredibly supportive and healing. It seems to encourage me to stay upbeat during some crazy and rather intense personal moments that I am experiencing right now.

I can tell you exactly where I am getting this sensation: right smack in my abdomen--the good old butterflies in the stomach! The feeling comes from two of my main chakra energy centers, the second chakra in the lower abdomen and seat of our creative energy, and the third chakra, the solar plexus region, an area where we honor ourselves and also the area which keeps us true to our course.

Shift to Positive Energy!

2010-03-16T06:32:00Z

I spend a good deal of time encouraging my clients to “shift.” Since positive energy is so much a part of my speaking and teaching, I feel the means to reach it should be here on my blog. By the way, I do a lot of shifting myself!

Sometimes we find ourselves in a funk for whatever reason: a stressful day, waking up on the wrong side of bed, challenges at work or at home... Admit it--we’re all bombarded with a myriad of difficult situations every day. How we stack them up is a barometer of our feelings at any given time. More importantly, it’s a way to see what else we may be allowing into our energetic field that might be creating a tornado of chaos.

Chance Encounters

2009-11-16T05:21:00Z

Some time ago my daughter was walking near her apartment in New York City and happened upon my first name written on the street with white paint, very graffiti-like. She took a picture of it and sent it to me in an email without explanation and I was taken aback because it looked rather bizarre in the shimmery cast of the evening light. When I asked her about it later, she laughed and said how strange but fun it was to see it and had she not looked down at that very moment, she would have missed it.

Embracing Change

2009-04-17T19:04:00Z

When we notice change and think about it (or agonize about it as the case may be), we realize we are continually evolving, changing, becoming. If we don’t embrace change, then what are our options? It seems much better to feel good, even if it requires a bit of “reorganizing”.

I try always to focus on the present moment, because the present is the only time that offers us choices. The past is over and the future, like a dream, seems to be “out there somewhere”. When the future finally arrives, it’s always in the present moment! It is much more invigorating and productive to view each moment as an opportunity to be at our best.

Personally, I allow what I call the “buffer zone”, a short time to reflect on the old story that is about to change. We all experience bumps in the road. What we require is

Balancing Intuitive and Social Skills in Children

2009-03-12T20:21:00Z

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Reader Question:
"My 4 year old daughter is very smart and creative, but sometimes has trouble focusing and following rules in preschool and at home. We haven’t yet found her niche, or what she really loves to do. How do we encourage her intuitiveness and creativity while still making sure she succeeds in school and other social situations?"

The first thing to understand is that your daughter is young enough to be very connected to the other side. While she may not have the words to communicate this, nonetheless she has a foothold in both places. This is a wonderful, imaginative time indeed!

I see her not following rules because she is

How to Find Peace and Quiet in Everyday Life

2009-02-14T21:38:00Z

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Reader Question:
"I live in one of the busiest and noisiest places in the world, New York City. I often have difficulty sleeping some nights due to outside distractions. How and where can I find peace and quiet in my everyday life?"

We all have moments when it is difficult to surrender our repetitive thoughts and let go of the difficult aspects of our day. This is usually a reminder to breathe, be still, and come fully into the present. Mindful breathing is crucial to your higher self. It is the one thing you can do to become more present with any distraction in your life, whether on the street, in the office, or late at night when you are restless. So breathe deeply and consciously

Using Your Sixth Sense

2009-01-11T18:35:00Z

This Journal entry begins with the words printed on my tea bag. My tea bag said: "Your head must bow to your heart."

As a teacher, I know my sixth sense is the most important. While I honor the other five, I know that our sixth is the biggest in the scope of sheer power if utilized on a regular basis. Like a muscle, we can use it or lose it. It is the most divinely connected, like an always-available telephone line to our higher consciousness. It is always ready, just like a trusted friend who

The Energy of Money

2009-01-03T23:30:00Z

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Reader Question:
"Food, shelter, happiness and love are the necessities of a healthy life. But oddly, money is what most wish for. What would happen if we wished directly for what we want?"

Great question! We are very much a society that feels we should “see” something to believe it, aren’t we? When we have money, we surely must have everything. We wear it like a badge of honor. This makes me remember the old saying, “Whoever has the most toys wins.”

Through the centuries, we gradually forgot our inner world and nurtured only the physical aspects of ourselves. The ones we can see, feel, and touch. Almost as if we were masking our true identity with “stuff.” The paper became important because we made it so. Since we all needed to be alike, we “perfected” our lives with it.

Finding the Right Partner

2008-12-16T21:21:00Z

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Reader Question:
"What can I do to find the right guy? What am I doing that I keep attracting the wrong people into my life?"

What I see is that you don’t feel good enough about yourself. You are settling for the exact picture of what you don’t want. You've been attracting partners with attitude, problems, and lots of excess baggage.

Somewhere along your journey, you have come to believe that you are not deserving of that special companion because

Join The Big Shift!

2008-12-14T20:29:00Z

We’re in such an exciting time! Do you feel it? Change is upon us, and is long overdue. We have a new President about to take office, not coincidentally at a time when major shifts are occurring in our culture, economy, and spiritual awareness.

Those who are aware and awake predicted all of this. The old paradigms we've lived by for centuries just aren’t working anymore. So here we are on the brink of a new beginning. A global rebirth that has been in the works for a very, very long time

Where is my life headed?

2008-09-14T21:02:00Z

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Reader Question:
"How will my life change after my experiences this year?"

Topics: Relationship--Italy--Senior in College.

You’re starting to question many of your choices, such as the choice of your major. You wonder if you are headed in the right direction. But never fear--it’s been a tremendous growth period and you will ultimately wear many hats. Your pick of a major is okay. You will use what you learned to reap additional rewards in other areas.

You’re always going to see change taking place, and many times you will be a catalyst for these changes. I know this because

Be For, Not Against

2008-09-04T20:00:00Z

Let’s look at our upcoming election. Not in a factual way, but with new eyes--our soul eyes. They are located in two places: our divinely spiritual third eye, centered on the forehead just above our eyes, and in our heart–the largest energetic center we have!

In my heart, I feel that we don’t need to come together factually, we need to come together vibrationally.

Put it Out There

2008-07-05T20:19:00Z

My husband and I recently brought a new dog into our lives from a local shelter. We weren’t really looking seriously, but we went out a couple of times to investigate. It was a tough decision because we had become used to our freedom. What happens, both for us and the dog, if we get a really tough dog to handle, or if we have issues with training and adapting?

I called on all of our past dogs for help in the matter: "Please help us find a good dog, preferably small, no shedding, and obedient. When the time is right, let us know." Little did I know that soon after I put out the request we would find our dog!

Slow Down!

2008-04-11T08:47:00Z

I notice many people with a cell phone attached to their ear as they are walking down the street. Cell phone usage in stores, on mass transit, in cars, and many people who keep their blackberry on, even when they sleep, are all indicators that we are definitely losing the big picture. I often see the same woman walking for exercise, and every time she is talking on her phone. Children of all ages are sending text messages all day long and playing on the computer a good portion of the evening.

I happen to like my cell phone. When I am waiting for an important call I can be available, or when someone in my family is running late or has a change of plans it is a great convenience. However, more often than not when I am out, I leave my phone in the car