Value

You know the sun will rise in the morning and the morning after and the morning after. It is a beautiful event, yet you do not awaken early to see it, for it is expected and you know that any time you wish you can see it if you make the effort. So, rarely do you make the effort. What if all lives were exactly the same length in your time? What if all knew that all would live 120 years? Would there be compassion for your brothers and sisters, or would this be but a vacation you are taking here? Would you make the effort to learn your lessons, or simply sit back, knowing with certainty the outcome?

Do you see now how you grow from so-called tragedy? With uncertainty comes a nudge. “I had better get out of bed. I do not know if I will see the sun rise tomorrow. I had better exercise my heart muscle today and love that other, for the length of our visit here is uncertain.”

So many of you fear death. You need not. It is merely a transition. You will see each other again, but not knowing how long will be the absence in human time does up the ante a bit. Love fully in every moment, for every moment of Life is ever so valuable.

Reach Out

Suicide. Not an uplifting thought. Some call it “a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” We call it “death by ego.” It is only when the self believes itself to be separate and alone and the source of its own power that it gives itself permission to transition early and abort this earthly experience. Yes, abort. Suicide is self-abortion. Heavy topics, but please bear with us, for there is one who will read these words today who needs to know that while suicide is an option, there are far better choices to be made.

Even in the depths of despair, God is there. Love is there. You are not alone. This sense of great desperation is nothing but a sign that you have lost your way a bit. Turn around and take the hand of the nearest human. They have been sent to guide you. Know that your God and your angels and guides have not forsaken you, only that your own grief is barring you from feeling their presence. Do not cease praying. This maintains the connection, and the way will be shown to the Light within.

Suicide is not a permanent solution, for life is eternal. Sooner or later all must learn the lessons of life, difficult as they may be. Suicide is but a temporary escape ... delayed gratification. Be brave. Find the love here on your earthly plane whilst here and know gratification and love beyond words. It awaits you here on earth. Trust in this and simply hold in your heart the knowledge that love is your birthright. You will emerge from this temporary darkness far stronger, here and now.

You are not alone.

Your Choice

“Do as we say, not as you do” -- a bit of a twist on one of your sayings. So often you march off through your day acting on your own, as if you are connected to naught but your own mind. Then, when you err or encounter difficulties, you wonder why. We are there whispering in your ear at all times, yet you turn down the volume and rush off to do it your own way. This is fine. This is how you learn, but how long would you like to run around in circles?

Life is cyclical, this is true, but would you like it to be for you as an ever-expanding spiral or as a small closed circle like that upon which your hamsters run, getting nowhere? You pray for guidance, then fail to listen to or for our answers. That which you call intuition is our greatest voice. Start there, for from that point the guidance oft gets more subtle, but the more you trust, the louder the voices. Listen well.

Adding Light

Barbaric were the pirates of long ago, looting and pillaging … creating havoc. And in this day and age you still have piracy. From the dark ages to your era of high technology, much has changed, yet still there remains darkness.

Darkness is absolute. There is not a lot of darkness and less darkness. It is nothing but the absence of light. You do not take away darkness, but bring in more and more light. This is what has been happening over time in your world as more and more come to an understanding of the nature of love, which is, indeed, light. Your so-called pirates live in a world of darkness, blinded as they are by the patch over the eye to the true purpose of life.

Half a world away you are still surrounded by pirates who would pillage those around them, robbing them of light. Resist not evil, but add light. Yes, add it. Turn it up. Love is your greatest weapon against darkness and piracy.

Perception

What is a hallucination? It is when one perceives something with the physical eyes that others say is not real. What is real? What the mass consciousness has agreed upon. And so, when one person has an apparition that others have not, then the one is suffering from delusion. You all fear standing out from a crowd, and so you accept blithely the accepted reality. What if Jesus or Mary were to appear before you? Would this be a hallucination or a gift? Again we ask: What is real?

The reality you accept is nothing but a projection of consciousness that the brain perceives a certain way … a hologram of sorts. There are many realities. Do away with the brain and you will experience a whole new version of reality. It will not be a hallucination. In fact, some would call it Heaven.

Truth

Through the din of ordinary noise, a voice is heard: “Come to me.” Who is it that calls you, but your very Self. You have been running away from that Voice for far too long. What are you afraid of? Meeting the true You? If you are afraid, then your conception of Truth is misguided. We do not wish to pass blame, but there are many in your world with whom you have interacted who have not known Truth and passed along their falsehoods to you. You are not dumb. You are not stupid. You are not worthless. You are not unworthy.

Do you see the great disservice done to you in the name of misunderstanding? Do you not, yourself, use this false voice to speak to yourself? Quiet the noise. Banish the repeated lies you now tell yourself, and listen to Truth: You are loved. You are wise. You are valuable beyond words. Which feels better to you? Which rings true, even though the frightened, fragile part of you cowers at the thought of believing such beautiful words?

Cower no more. Throw out the lies and embrace the truth, finally. No longer allow the voice of falsehood to dominate your thoughts. The voice of Love is calling you, for it has been there all along … your holy Father, your sacred Mother, your One True Self.

What Difference?

A cat dies, and you grieve. A beloved pet gone from your life. Others may not understand. “How can you be so sad? It was only an animal!” In this we correct you. It was the object of love. It was a source of love. Was it any less valuable than a human being in this regard? You place value on objects in your life in such a curious way.

Life is about learning to love and appreciate all living things as manifestations of Love. If a cat or a dog teaches you this lesson, what a gift you have been given! Some learn to love through their animal companions far more than their human companions. What difference? Love is love. Love is Life itself. Value all Life equally, and love with all your heart and soul.

Still Right Here

Broken hearts mend slowly.
It takes time to heal a wound.
When what was had you now have lost,
By grief you are consumed.

See not the shell that's left behind
When one you lost has now departed.
Focus on the love you shared
The high vibrations that you started.

This energy stays with you
Even though the person stands no more.
And no longer can you see them
When they pass through Heaven's door.

But in your heart their love remains,
If not their touch and gaze.
Though try you might to see them
In oh, so many ways.

The grief will lift, the heart will mend,
But always will you miss them,
For you focus on the things you've lost ...
The fact that you can't kiss them.

They're here, we say, held safe and sound.
So speak their name aloud.
And know that they are by your side,
Not floating on some cloud.

For spirit are you here and now
As is the one who left.
Not lost, not gone, but still with you.
With no need to be bereft.

Sticky Fingers

Pickpockets—thieves who reach into your purse or pockets and steal your belongings without you even realizing it. So clever are they. So quick and nimble that you do not even know that you have been robbed until you discover that your valuables are gone. Do you not realize that you are surrounded by spiritual pickpockets? Unlike the actual thieves, many of these do not rob you deliberately. They get into your energy field and with a thought or word deplete your own energy. The funny thing is, you allow this. You may sense danger, but you allow them near. You know who the thieves are. You share space with some of them quite often. They will steal you blind if you let them.

First, you must become conscious that your spiritual pockets are being picked. What is your greatest defense? Awareness. It is not your task to fight them off. This can be harmful to you. Your greatest weapon is always love. Cancel out the sticky fingers of negativity with loving energy in the form of your own loving choices and thoughts. Others’ energy can harm you if you remain unaware of their energy. Be vigilant and surround yourself not with a barrier, but with rays of love. Fill your pockets with love. In this way, when the thieves dip inside your field, they will either be changed or take their business elsewhere. Each is on his own path. May your pockets and your path be lined with love.

Your Church

So many of you enter a church one day a week to commune with God and with each other. The true church lies inside--a place, a space, a feeling where you can rest and commune with that part of you that is much greater than all of the parts put together.

Does your "church" allow for the full spectrum of expressions of Life, or does it have such restricted beliefs that it judges, or worse yet, condemns beliefs which differ from your own? Life is about variety, experience, growth, and expression. Your "church" is the place you go to feel closer to your True Self and to learn about these aspects of Life--not one day a week, but as often as you can throughout each day.

Go there and worship--not a separate omnipotent being, but your identity as a sacred aspect of that very Being.

In Security

You need not sing your praises to another, merely model your best behavior and let others decide what to think. Others are far more concerned with what you think of them. All need to boast and worry of what others think stems from insecurity. Look at the root of this word. Your language speaks volumes: “not secure.” Not secure in what? In being loved. You fear that you will disappear and be nothing if you do not boast or focus on your concerns. This is not the case, and deep inside you know this.

Return to that place of security inside—that fortress with no walls, that rock of strength with no hardness, that heart of the soul where Spirit dwells. Spirit is everywhere at once, you know, but the locus is in the heart. Go there, rest there, and there will be dissolved all feelings of insecurity. There you will know that you are loved and that you ARE love. Resting in that feeling you will be secure.

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Watching ...

Serendipity. Coincidence. Chance encounters. To you they are magical; to us, mundane. When you watch a movie, can you not oft see the outcome coming? You, as the observer, see the actions of one character. The scene shifts and you see those of another. “Ah, yes, their paths are going to cross!”

Could you but step back and be the observer of life in your realm, you would see these “magical” events not as magic, but as the logical consequence of actions set into action by the Great Director ...

- Watching with glee as this wondrous play unfolds
- Watching with joy as you remark in surprise, “What a coincidence! Can you believe that?”
- Watching with mirth as you chalk it up to luck. And finally,
- Watching with satisfaction and love as you realize something far greater than yourself is working with you and through you to get your attention through these so-called “coincidences.”

When we finally have your attention and you raise your eyes and say, “Thank you!” then you can begin to create satisfaction and love at your level at will.

Love Song

Music consists of tones of varying frequencies sounded one after another. A song results from the differences of one in relation to the other, be it in pitch or tempo. If there were no difference in either, you would have no song, simply one sound. Sound is good, but not as enjoyable as a song. Imagine if all those around you were exactly the same. What an uninteresting song you would all play. Of course, with the differences in all of you, there oft results dissonance instead of harmony. You feel this as discomfort, for natural law causes all to desire resonance.

Love harmonizes all. Sing a love song today. Seek harmony in your thoughts and actions. In so doing, you bring those around you into tune. What a beautiful tune you will play when all sing of love in spite of your differences.

Take a Deep Breath

Yes, it is all about love. We will give you more evidence that we are real, for we know you want this, but just as you desire others to feel and experience our loving energy, so do we wish to share it. Can you ever hear this message of love enough? Not enough or too much, for it is the most important message in the Universe—to love thy brother as thyself and love Spirit with all thy heart and soul. The problem comes when you do not love yourself enough. Then it becomes impossible to love your fellow human beings. Then you act in ways contrary to your nature, either out of fear or to get love through manipulations instead of merely expressing your innate spirit nature.

Take a deep breath. Focus on your heart, and repeat after us: “I am loved.”
Now, carry that feeling with you today, unless you do not believe the words to be true. If that is the case, remain where you are and ask for Grace to show you the Truth. You already know it in your heart. Now believe it.

Love - In Any Dimension

Why such an interest in past lives? Do you not have enough to learn and do in this one? Yes, we understand it is fascinating. Understand us well: You have experienced other lives and are doing so in this very moment, for there is only the now. But does this not muddy the waters a bit to consider these concepts?

Have you yet mastered this life? If not, keep your focus very much in this present life. Good advice for anyone looking for peace. Are you loving enough? Perhaps you were not loved in a so-called past life. Perhaps you were unable to love others. And so, here you find yourself, existing now to have another go at it.

Be here and now and master this lifetime. There is time enough to review the entire drama of life from all angles. Focus in on what matters most: love, in any dimension.

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Where Credit is Due

You sneeze when there is an irritant. You cough to expel the same. The body has wisdom of its own. You do not tell it, “Sneeze now. Cough now.” This is the body’s innate consciousness. From whence comes this knowing when to breathe, when to cough, and when to sneeze? Is it you that issues these orders unspoken? In a way, yes, for all is interconnected, but have you not enough to think about without telling the heart to beat? And so, who is it that gives the commands?

Spirit runs the show. But for Spirit, the body would be a lifeless amalgamation of particles. Instead, it is a finely tuned system, with all parts cooperating when perfectly in harmony. You are no more separate from the Consciousness that operates the interconnected systems of you and all others than you are separate from your thoughts. It is one and the same Consciousness, operating at different levels.

Take no more credit for your thoughts than you take for a sneeze or a breath. It is Spirit that breathes you. It is Spirit that sneezes away the imperfections and irritants. It is Spirit that gives life to all things. All glory be to God in the heavens and in you. All is One.

Hope

Why did we tell you that the poetry would bring messages of hope? Because this is what so many who read these words long for. They wish to know that theirs is truly a life worth living in a world of love and beauty—not what they oft experience and see around them. It is human nature to focus on the negative. It is the nature of the spirit to focus on love. Where you place your focus is the part of you that grows. Have you not developed enough of your humanity? Is not humanity desperately in need and want of hope?

Children, we bring you this message: love is your essence. When all learn to see this as your true nature, then you will experience heaven on earth. Until then, know that the kingdom lies within at all times. Develop your spirit-nature and be a source of hope and love to others.

Believe!

Believe. This is all we ask of you. Why is it so difficult for you to loosen the bonds of these tight strings you have wrapped around your view of reality? Do you fear ridicule? Do you fear that you will have to change? Do you know how your life will change when you open your mind to the possibility of a reality beyond that which you see, hear, and touch? We believe you do, and we wish to tell you that you have nothing to fear.

Escape from your self-imposed prison. Break free of the bonds and step into the world of make BELIEVE. Yes, it is magical beyond your wildest dreams. Is this not what you dream of—a fairy-tale land of beauty and love? It is real, and it can be here for you now. Step inside and let the adventure being. It begins with belief.

Your Holy Temple

Respect the body. It is quite a gift that oft goes ignored. Yes, the spirit is eternal, but the body is not. With better care, the spirit can express itself better, and some of the lessons need not be so difficult. Yes, the body has some messy habits, but so do you, my friend.

You have a saying: “Clean up your act.” Imagine if you treated the body more like a jewel and less like a tool. Your body is God’s tool of expression, it is true. Keeping this in mind, would you not treat it with kid gloves? Revere it as you would revere its Creator. Your Creator certainly reveres you.

Try it on

Hallowed be thy name, for thy name is Christ. In this case, we speak to you, and we speak not of a person, but of a concept and a truth. You are all created in the image of your heavenly Creator, given the gift of love and creative ability. This is the true meaning of a Christ ... one who realizes this truth and embodies this truth in thought and action. Jesus the Christ did do so, did he not, as have other Masters throughout the ages, for the Truth is available to all.

Do you wish to know the Truth? Be it. Live it. Express it. It is only through personal experience that you have a personal relationship with the true Self and recognize who you truly are. Do not shy away from names, terms, and concepts based on past beliefs and what others tell you. Put on the cloak and try it for yourself. How does it fit, this mantle of Truth?

Always There

Leaves rustle when you walk through them. You kick them with your shoes, unaware that these are the husks of living things now discarded. The true essence of the leaf is no longer there. The living force has gone out of them and is being recycled all around you.

You go to your cemeteries and cry at the grave of your loved ones. Your think they lie there. With no disrespect we tell you this is just the husk, now discarded, to return to earth and be recycled. The true essence of the one you loved lives on and is there beside you as you talk to their grave. But know this when you sorrow: Your loved ones accompany you as you depart the gravesite. Wherever you go, as you hold them in your heart and mind, they are with you, for the spirit never dies and is never discarded.

The body served a purpose. It is well and good to revere it, but place your reverence first and foremost on Life, the Spirit which animates you and your loved ones forever. It is this Spirit you will recognize when you see your loved ones again.

No Pain, No Gain

When you want something badly enough, you are willing to put up with some pain. Is this not true? “I want that new car. I will sacrifice this or that to afford it. I want a healthy body. I am willing to exercise it a bit harder to keep it so.” And now you say, “I wish to find peace and happiness.” Then, when your painful emotions come to the surface, you protest. “I do not want to feel this pain!”

These are the lessons you must experience to know peace. By pushing down the unpleasant emotions and not allowing them to be felt, you deny yourself the ultimate peace. Feel them. Acknowledge them. Cry. In this way, you bring them fully to the surface, where you can then release them. Will other lessons come? Of course. Pleasure and pain are part of this life you have taken on, but you need not remain with the pain. Acknowledge it and release it. Like an exercise for the body, this exercise reveals and sharpens the spirit so that it may sparkle more brightly and you may be aware of your true self more of the time.

The Body's Wisdom

Dare you strike out on your own, believing what feels right instead of what others tell you? This is a good policy if you have learned to differentiate the voices inside. How does it feel when you follow one voice over another? Always the body will guide you. Does it clench, if only slightly, or is there total surrender and peace? “Surrender” may seem an unusual choice of word, but consider the meaning: to give in, to not fight. The body fights the ego, for the body has wisdom of its own and recognizes the guidance comes not from Spirit. Surrender says, “No need to fight,” and all relaxes.

When faced with a choice or decision, what is your body telling you? Relax or fight? Always choose peace, and you will find peace within as a result.

Beating the Blah, Blah, Blahs

Blah, blah, blah. Is this not what you say when someone utters words repeatedly with little substance? Sit and listen for a while for the blah, blah, blah’ing going on incessantly in your mind. Of how much importance are the thoughts that so frequently take you away from the silence, where the most important Voice of all speaks to you with no words? Chatter away and you cannot hear it through the din.

It takes discipline to quiet the chatter. One must have the desire to do so and the willingness to make the effort to focus instead on stillness. Use a mantra, if you like. Focus on your breathing, but do not let the blah, blah, blahs rule your mind. You are not their slave. Seek, instead, the Ruler, and no words will be necessary.

Perspective

The tiny ant crawls across your fingertips. You gaze at it in wonder. It has no idea that you exist. It has no idea that you watch over it. Were you to transport it suddenly from your fingertip to a new location, it would not know how it got there. It would simply soldier on, looking for its home.

All of life is a microcosm of the macrocosm. As above, so below. Who is watching you now and smiling? In whose hand are you held? You ask for proof, and when it does not come immediately to your physical senses, you soldier on, always searching for Home.

You are home now, my child. Look not outside yourself, but to the center, where Love always resides—within you, within the tiny ant, within All That Is.

Resonance

 Take away the bodies and you would still recognize each other.  You have your individual energy signature that all in spirit can read like a book.  Every detail is known by the vibration.  Even now you experience a bit of this.  Do you not feel a person's energy when you meet them?  You are attracted to some and repelled by others, but not by their appearance, by how they feel to you.  If you were to lose your physical sight, far greater would be your sensing ability in this regard.  This you can increase now whilst still in physical form, by merely paying closer attention to your intuition.  That is the eyes of the soul.

                                                                   

What do you want others to sense when they encounter you?  Honesty or deception?  Love or fear?  You can hide now from some, but not forever.  Work now to raise your vibration and observe how your resonance with all does increase.

A Thought Away

Shared memories. These form a bond. When two or more have enjoyed the same experience, always are you connected. Through this experience, you lighted a circuit. You forged a link. Whether or not you remain in physical proximity, you will now always share a connection. It is the same whether in a physical body or not. You have created energetic resonance. This has altered your personal vibration, or frequency, as you would know it.

Call on the one with whom you share these memories. You do this with your consciousness. Your loved ones are a thought away … a memory away … a vibration in time and in no-time. Think of them and in no-time they are at your side.

The I of the Storm

Amidst the chaos there is peace. Is this not the goal? To find the center of the storm where calmness reigns, even though the winds swirl about? It is possible. You can travel in the eye of the storm and never get caught up in the commotion. Others step outside the center and are quickly knocked off their feet. The center is always there, calling you back: “Come here and find refuge. Be still and rest awhile.”

The Great “I” always lies within. It is why you are so uncomfortable when all is in turmoil, for you are off center. You need not grasp and crawl and struggle to get back to the I. You need merely acknowledge that the I is your home and that you wish to rest there. In this awareness and by making this choice, instantly you are transported home.

The Never-Ending Search

Surprisingly, beauty is found in what you might consider some of the ugliest places. Why does a flower bloom amid debris? For you cannot suppress Spirit. All arises from love, and what could be more beautiful? Spirit is ever trying to make its presence known. Even in the midst of a battlefield you will find love and beauty, for Love is everywhere. It is the motivating force behind all things.

Seek beauty and love even in the midst of turmoil, and most especially in the midst of so-called “ugliness.” In doing so, you will bring Beauty to the situation. Do not be discouraged by the lack of love and understanding you see around you. Others will focus on the negative. Pay them no heed. Press on in the never-ending search for Beauty. You know that it lies within. Now help to expose it to the world.

Your Symphony

Note from Suzanne: I am providing a photograph of a record player for those of you who have forgotten what they looked like (or those of you who have never seen one. Ha!)

A record goes round and round on a turntable. It is the needle in the groove which produces the sounds. Are you not like this record, filled with grooves born of practiced thoughts and behaviors? Over and over you do produce the same music. Is it a song with which you are pleased, or are you tired of this melody? You may think the grooves are so deep that you cannot possibly change the tune, but this is incorrect. There is a Force far greater than you who is operating the arm, and you are intricately interconnected.

This is why humans pray: to connect with the arm which gives the needle power. “I need a bit of help getting out of this groove. Please help me to change my tune.” And so it is, and your spirits are lifted in answer to prayer. You are able to rise above old patterns with far more ease and sing anew.

Do not lose sight of the fact that you are intricately connected with the Creator, co-creating your life. You are never singing a solo, but are part of the most beautiful symphony of life.

In Control

It matters not what others think of you, only what you think of others. Do you see them with love or with judgment? Do you fear others’ reactions, words, and thoughts? If you have complete control over your own thoughts and actions, then nothing that others say, think, or do matters. Others may sling stones or try to convince you that they know best. They may well know best, but the best you can do is to respond always with loving-kindness. Raised voices are a sign of a lack of self-control. Love is never harsh or out of control. The spirit does not control.

The only thing that you can truly control is your thoughts. This requires great awareness and intention. It is a lofty goal, but one well worth pursuing on this day when many set new intentions. Be the presence of love, in control of your thoughts and emotions. Raise your vibration and in so doing, help to raise those around you.