Hummingbird Hint
Ho, Ho, Hum. The Holiday Fun!?/!
Are you much fun during the holidays? What does holiday cheer bring out in you? Do you have peace with your family and friends? Are the holidays a depressing hard time for you? Shopping, buying, giving, and receiving can bring up all sorts of feelings. How have you been conditioned to react during the holidays? How do the holidays represent other special days for you such as anniversaries, birthdays, and weddings? Can you get over yourself and let go? I have to admit - Holidays are not always easy for me. It takes me a while to get in the swing of the holiday cheer. I am one of those people who usually pull through in the bottom of the ninth inning. Sometimes I have failed and have not pulled a positive experience out of the hat. I have learned it is better for me to start early. Plan for the holidays. Make space for people, relationships, and loved ones. It always seems the best present people are looking for from me, is to feel like I am making time for them. Making time to be with them. So take the hummingbird hint - make time for those who love you. It will be a wonderful present they will cherish forever.

Happy Holidays!!!

Love, David

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Hummingbird Hint
“Who are you?” and “Why are you here?” I ask these questions to every group. Yes, I do repeat myself. So, why do I keep asking these questions? Because I am guided to! Each time I speak these words I see/hear/feel the questions penetrating deeper into your subconscious. You are awakening in your own way. Like a mid-wife, it seems to be my job to help assist your awakening to Spirit, to help assist your connection to your essence. Without further ado, I ask you now, “Who are you?” Feel it in your heart, as opposed to your head. Once you feel that connection you will gently start to vibrate. Let the vibration move through your body. Then the second question beckons, “Why are you here? What work are you here (as an essence) to do this lifetime?” When the answers to these questions come, you will find peace within your existence. Your life purpose will come into focus. It is a beautiful thing! Allow yourself to awaken, to remember who you are, and to remember the work you are here to do. Then go and do it. Onward!

Hummingbird Intention

WORLD PEACE
What are the possibilities for peace in this world? Does the potential for world peace start inside of you? How do you treat yourself in the presence of yourself? Are you willing to be accountable, and take a stand for peace?

I take this moment to say: I stand for peace.
I David Elliott stand for peace within myself
I David Elliott stand for peace within my neighborhood
I David Elliott stand for peace within Los Angeles
I David Elliott stand for peace within the United States
I David Elliott stand for peace within this World
I David Elliott stand for peace within Mother Earth
I David Elliott stand for peace throughout the Universe
I David Elliott stand for Peace

Hummingbird Hint of the Month
Love Is Everything
Love Is the answer
Can you love yourself… Completely?
Love Is the solution for war
Do you stand for peace?
Love Is the answer, nothing new
Just Love… Is

Love is the most powerful vibration on the planet. Love heals all. Not separation, segregation, isolation, desperation… only love. Your heart is the container where love is nurtured and grown. Never underestimate the power of your love to heal the planet. We are in a time of tipping points, with hundreds of monkeys waiting for us to remember the power of love. Do your part. Love yourself completely, flaws and all. World peace starts within you. Love yourself. Love Is.

More Love, David

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Hummingbird Hint
You are becoming more sensitive and more psychic every day. It is the sign of the times. There will be massive shifts in human consciousness over the next few years. Everything is speeding up, changing, and evolving… including YOU! These occurrences are accelerating you, making you more sensitive. It is important to protect yourself from negative energy. You can do this by raising the vibration of your energy. The easiest and fastest way to accomplish this is through the breath. Negative energy (anger, fear, sadness) has a low vibration, positive energy (love, joy) has a high vibration. As you learn to stay clear of negative energy you will have much more room for purpose and celebration in your life!

Thank you for tuning in. If you have a particular topic or question for the “hummingbird hint” contact me through the website and I will respond.

LOVE, David

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Hummingbird Hint
“where awareness goes, energy flows”

Be aware of your awareness. Trust your intuition around your awareness.
I continually ask, “Who are you?” That is a question for your heart, not your head.
Consciousness is developed as you understand who you are. Energy flows as you trust the understanding and open your heart. Increased energy flow gives you the confidence to make choices in your life, choices to create the experiences in life that you want.
Make the connection to who you are! Use your energy to get clear, and to heal yourself. Move out of the fog of denial and confusion. It is time.

intention
My intention for this newsletter is to provide you with a bridge to this work. You get to choose how you interact with it. I have information to share about healing, I am willing to be a conduit for this information, and I encourage you ¬ to step forward and use it . We’re all healers! So… join the newsletter if you know you have work to do here on planet earth. You will find many like-minded creative individuals, who are making a difference. I promise we will have fun along the way.

LOVE, David

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Issue 16: 7/18/2008
This year is moving right a long. I hope you are flowing with it and staying grounded during these times of change and uncertainty. Whether it be politics, war, the economy, or the environment, this time we are living in is pushing everyone. You do not have to be sensitive to feel the unrest. In some instances this turbulence is creating hunger for spiritual healing, in others it is avoided at all cost. How are you choosing to relate to this time? Are you gifted at distracting yourself to the point of exhaustion, or are you digging deeper into the fabric of your spirit and faith?

Personally I am very interested in how people are choosing to relate to this time. I am fascinated at how some try so desperately to hold on to the familiar, and why they underachieve and use lack of faith and ultimately lack of confidence to stay the same. I believe this contracted way of being is not going to work in the times ahead. The willingness to open, to let go and let it flow, may be the only way to navigate these uncertain times. In the workshops I am teaching, and the work I am doing with people, I am striving to support everyone to create the faith to step out of the rut and step into the light of their destiny. Many are called, and even more are chosen, just say yes to the calling of your spirit. Come forth and do the work to support yourself in these times before us. Read on to see if something we are doing resonates with you. You are welcome.

Retreats
The next retreat is the annual Sedona Labor Day retreat in Sedona, AZ, Aug 29 - Sept 1. This retreat will be one of the most powerful retreats of all time, I feel it! You will not want to miss it. There will be a lot of work done bridging an understanding between spirit, attraction, sexuality, pregnancy, creativity, healing, initiation, boundaries, nature, and play. The magnitude of energy I feel is similar to the energy of Labor Day weekend 2001. If you plan on joining us you will need to register and reserve your space today. It will fill up!

Healer Trainings
The next healer training class will be the level one healer training class coming up in Laguna Beach, Sept 13-14, and in Los Angeles, Sept 20-21. This is such a valuable class for anyone trying to get clear in their life about energy, healing, boundaries, spirit, purpose, and power. This class gives you the basics of the tools I use in the healing work, and it is very easy to connect to the consciousness of this work in this first class. The training in Laguna will be taught by Carrie Woodburn, and the one in Los Angeles will be taught by Scott Schwenk. They are both very gifted healers and teachers!

Los Angeles Healing Series - RELATIONSHIP
This just completed healing series was very successful with people already reporting exciting new relationships showing up in their lives. Stay tuned, there will be a followup series to this one in the Fall, and I may take these classes on the road to a city near you!

Writer’s Group
There is very exciting creativity flowing through the Writer’s Group. It is somewhat beyond your typical writers group. If you have interest in using your throat chakra, speaking up, and being heard, you may want to check this group out. The approach is very unique combining healing intuition, writing support, and encouragement to express your work. We are definitely hitting our stride. There is room for a couple more to join in, if interested check the link below.

Buffy
My dog, Buffy, finally passed last month. It signifies an end of an era for me, and in some ways my life will never be the same. In some ways my life will always be the same, because her spirit will always be with me. Over the years many people grew to love and relate to Buffy because she was the true healer. I think she was the single most sensitive being I ever met. She lived to love, and she loved to live. We had a great journey together. I have grieved in this time, but I was able to let her go with ease because it was time. Her will was strong, but her body was old and worn out. An almost twenty year old dog accumulates a lot of mileage, and I know she is in a better place now. I thank you for all of your love and caring about Buffy these last few years. Someday she may just return in a young new body, I just hope it is not in a Great Dane outfit! See you all soon.

Love, David

© 2008 David Elliott. All rights reserved.

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Writer’s Group
The Writer’s Group is hitting a very nice stride. We have been meeting for a few months now with some wonderful work birthing itself. I am finding that ease of access through phone teleconferences is more important than meeting in person, so this opens the door for those wanting to join in from other locations. If you have expressed interest in joining the writer’s group check out the information on the link below. We have room for a few more people in this group. If necessary I will start more groups to accommodate more of you. I am very clear that the direct path to healing and empowerment is through expression of the creative energies. Stepping into your expression through writing is a calling for many of you. The call now is for those who have gifts in the throat and know you have to use them. There is new sacred text waiting to be birthed, waiting for the scribe to trust the voice of expression. Some of my work is to be the midwife to assist in these deliveries. I believe there is information about the planet, the environment, nature, humans, peace, love, war, politics, the economy, the dollar, civilization, freedom, the power of love, addiction, judgment, healing, peaceful co-existence, spirit, prophesy, and most of all Mother Earth. I believe this text will come together in ways as powerful as the biblical text from long ago. It is time for new some text for the modern culture to relate to. I am not saying throw away the bible! I am saying we are at a turning point in the civilization of man as we know it. Something needs to be brought forth that carries resonance, and that helps wake up the masses. If it is the written word, then so be it, the time is now! If this compels you in any way and you have known you have something to write - Join in!

Hummingbird Hint
As humans we live to communicate and express ourselves. We thrive when we create purpose in our lives by doing so. Confidence and self-esteem are realized as we consciously agree to help each other by sharing our communication through writing, speaking, music, movies, and art. How do you use your voice, is it stuffed inside waiting for a safe moment to come out? It may never feel safe, trust yourself to create, step forward, and say yes to your voice! Say yes to spirit, say yes to your essence coming through for the benefit of others. There is nothing to fear this lifetime.  Maybe in other lifetimes you were persecuted for expressing yourself. Maybe that is partially why you are hesitant to sing at the top of your lungs, to enunciate so everyone can hear you, or to write your story. The hummingbird hint is: stand up for what you believe even if it scares you. Be willing to find your faith through your voice. If your voice is bubbling up let it out like a gentle flowing spring. Let it up, let it out, set it free.

If you can hear me I am speaking to you. Write, create, and express yourself. Lets go! It is time.

Love, David

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Hummingbird Hint
I dedicate this hummingbird hint to my companion, best loyal friend of impeccable strength, will, and determination, Buffy. You have been with me for eighteen years now, and you were at least a year old when you when you came to me. I guess in human years you are pushing 125-130 years old. For all those who thought you had passed the last time I wrote about you, sorry for the confusion. You are definitely alive and still willfully hanging in there! I must admit you are not who you used to be, but on those days you come up and nuzzle me to rub your ears I am reminded that you are still my Buffy. I guess you are hanging around for a reason. Old age, letting go, resting places, euthanasia, cremation, burial — it is all part of life, because it signifies much to do about death. Not to sound too morbid, but I have been preparing for you to let go for a while now. Sometimes I wish you would just let go. And then I wonder what am I wishing for? I do savor these remaining moments with you! You deserve my loyal dedication to your will to hold on. If you are still willing to fight so hard to hang on to this worn out drunken old body, the least I can do is have some respect for your process. It‚Äôs your choice about when to let go, not mine. As you can tell I have been thinking about this for some time now. As long as you are not in any pain and can still get around, I will be your servant. I will serve back some of the adoration, love, and loyalty that you have given me all of these years. Do you still feel it is your job to protect me? Are you still working for me in some way that I do not realize? How could this love be so profound? I really appreciate you accepting a secondary role when my little girl was born. I appreciate you granting her a safe place, and for patiently watching over her - even though I knew you were trading patience for green peas and French fries. Such is life, and such is compromise. So, with this hummingbird hint I call forth more acknowledgment, more love, more gratitude for all you have given to me. I acknowledge you for all that you are! I will always love you!

Thank you for being! Your servant, David

PS… If you do not know who Buffy is, she is my dog.

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I hope 2007 is unfolding nicely for you! Many of you know I had a big challenge at the end of 2006 as I unexpectedly lost my father, November 29th. His sudden transition brought up much grief for me. My feelings went very deep. I chose to give myself the space to grieve the loss of my father, instead of keeping busy with work. I spent additional time in Kentucky being with my family. During this time I did try writing a newsletter and found that I could not. I was just not ready. Recently the energy has shifted and I feel like writing again, even though the grief still comes, it has become much lighter. It now feels like I have the energy to communicate with you. So, read on as I share more about the happenings with the healing work, and more nuggets about healing in the Hummingbird Hint.

Hometown Healing Groups
We have a group coming up in Pasadena, CA at Insight Yoga, February 11th. This group will have an added bonus with my sister, Julie Brinkley, whom many of you know, coming to town. She will be here promoting her new cookbook Comforting SOUPS Colorful SALADS, and she will be greeting people and signing copies after the group. I also want to take this time to thank the owner of this wonderful studio, Rick Colella. Rick has provided me with a wonderful place to work and bring healing to so many over the past three years. I am grateful for Rick and Insight Yoga!

Retreats
My next retreat (with availability) is LABOR DAY in Sedona, Arizona. This is one of the favorite retreats of the year for everyone. I love Sedona! If you want to come to this one, sign up early and book accommodations now. The Sky Ranch Lodge, where we stay, gets booked up months ahead of time.

Healer Training
The next healer training class will be my Level 3 class. This class focuses on group energy. It teaches you how to stay clear leading, and participating in groups. I will show you how to trust your intuition about a group - before, during, and after the group experience. Face it - a lot goes on in groups! Some positive and some negative experiences. Groups provide a wonderful opportunity to feel empowered; you just have to know how to navigate them! This class will help clarify some things for you. The class will be taking place March 18th in Los Angeles, and March 24th in Seattle.

Writing Group
I am starting a writing group, where a group of creative individuals will commit to writing. The overall intention will be to get books published, articles written, and stories told. I am working out the vision of how the group will function. I am seeing collaboration happening several ways including: on line, conference calls, and gatherings in person. It is possible there will be multiple groups with different participation options. There will be regular gatherings in LA, and there will be retreat-like gatherings that will take place in other places. I see people being able to participate no matter where they live, commitment to express and communicate will be the determining factor. There maybe one group that is solely for out of town people. I have very strong intuition pushing me to do this. There will be some opportunity for healing work within this approach, however I am not interested in dealing with resistance. If you choose to participate you will do just that‚ participate! I do not see myself as the writing teacher, nor do I see myself as the publisher. My role will be to over-see, -hear, and ‚Äìfeel for truth. Healing will occur with participation, however the primary intention will be to create. I know something very powerful and good will birth itself through this commitment! There will be some cost involved, but it will be affordable. If what I am talking about sparks something in you, let me know, and I will be in touch with you. If not, it is OK; you have other things to do.

Hummingbird Hint
The unexpected loss of my father hit me hard. I learned so much about myself in the last 2 months. I learned so much about my ability to let myself grieve. I am generally a doer; I do not sit around very much. I feel my feelings and I let them move through. This grieving process has been different for me. It stopped me in my tracks, and took me backwards for a few weeks. I did not like the feeling. Some days I felt lethargic, and depressed. Other times I felt incredibly impatient and anti-social. I knew these were outside the norm for me, so I did not panic. I did not go and seek professional help. I gave myself time to grieve. I gave myself time to go inside and feel the pain in my heart. I feel myself rising out of the doldrums. I can still dip back in - for shorter and shorter stints. I realize I will always miss my dad. No matter what we went through in my younger days I will miss him. Fortunately in our later years we learned to accept each other and have compassion for our passionate differences.

I am willing to share the personal side of my life with you in the hopes that it may help you with your own process with loss in your life. Losing my dad made me go more deeply into an experience of my own death. A feeling of chill as the spirit leaves the body, and a sense of truly letting go. Imagining my soul returning to a familial place with other recognizable energies. Understanding the experience of death on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels. Giving my human side the time it needs to work through the inertia, I did not leap to a spiritual understanding to rise above what I have needed to experience with my father passing.

So, this Hummingbird Hint may have a nugget or two for you. (By no means am I saying I have handled this loss in a way that would appear perfect, advanced, or strong. Rather I have handled it as a human being. It is OK to be human.) Have compassion for all sides of yourself. Be willing to let all of the sides be heard and felt. The Hint is here to encourage you to know yourself. Give yourself the space to get to know the unknown parts of you. Have compassion for the weaker human qualities that do not look pretty. The more you know about you, the more you can know when to say yes, or no to others. This will empower you and allow you to go more deeply in your relationship with your higher self, with the Universe, and with God. 

Amen. Love, David

© 2007 David Elliott. All rights reserved.

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