No Matter What

Zero defects.  This is a mentality that allows no room for error.  Of course, this depends upon what you consider an error.  All standards are set by consciousness.  They are not laws set in stone, but set by a group or an individual.  Examine your beliefs and why you adhere to them.  Do they serve you well or badly?  If you learn and grow from so-called errors, then perhaps they are not so bad.  Do not be so hard on yourself.  You are loved no matter what.

Every One of Them

“This is a big day!” you say, and the pulse quickens.  Adrenaline rushes through the body, and this you recognize as feeling nervous.  What caused this?  Your thoughts.  Your perception that the events of this day are more important than those of another day have just changed the timbre, the tone of that day.

Do you not realize that not just every day, but every moment is big?  How do you make the most of every moment?  By tuning in to that side of you which is spirit, not the human side, which experiences doubt and nervousness.  Allow yourself to be God-guided, and there is no need for nervousness ever.  You would not be experiencing this big, glorious moment of life were it not for the ever-present loving guidance of Spirit.  Relax and enjoy this big moment right now.  Spirit is with you, guiding you all the way.  It is only the human side of you that feels nervousness, and only when you forget these truths.  Enjoy every moment of your life, every day of your life, remembering that they are all grand, and that you are guided by the greatest Force there is … Love.

Selective Hearing

If you would only listen, oh what you would hear.  A repetitive sound in the bedroom will keep you awake, will it not?  You allow it to distract you and “drive you crazy” to the point where you lie in bed sleepless.  This is because you allow your focus to remain there.  The moment your focus moves to something else, the original distraction no longer bothers you. 

There is a voice inside you that whispers all the time.  “I AM love, and you are that.”  Can you imagine how your life would change if you were to keep your focus on that voice?  It would not drive you to distraction.  It would propel you to spread that love with all you encounter.  Now, that is a kind of craziness your world could use more of.

Balancing Out

You recover from your excesses.  At the dawn of a new day, you say, “Never again.”  At the dawn of a new year you say, “I am starting anew.”  What does it matter if you enjoyed a bit of excess?  It matters not a bit if you learned nothing from it.  Seek balance.  When there is excess, balance it with a bit of deprivation.  We apologize if the latter has a bit of a negative connotation, but does not “excess” also carry the same feeling?  Excess and deprivation.  Why do both carry a negative vibration?  For they represent opposite ends of a see-saw of sorts.  Where do you find peace?  At the center.  Once again, neither end of the see-saw need be perceived as “bad” if you can learn from it to seek balance.  Once you have experienced the center more often, you will no longer care to stray to the far ends.

Giving Thanks

Pity not those with little money.
Many are rich beyond measure.
They count their blessings not in coins,
But in the things that most do treasure.

Love, communion, sharing life ...
It's these that truly count.
So on this day of giving thanks,
Perhaps your worries you'll surmount.

Focus on what matters most.
Go straight into the heart.
You won't find worry there, or fear at all.
Those things keep you apart.

It's love that rules, it's love that reigns,
It's love that carries on
Long after all the football games
And all the turkey's gone.

Yes, of course we speak of mundane things.
We know your world quite well.
It's when you come to know the Spirit
That true gratitude does swell.

Exposed

“Just be yourself.”  How often have you heard this?  It is good advice when it refers to not thinking that you must act a certain way to get attention or to be liked.  You need not dress a certain way or say cute phrases.  Just be yourself.  We are not speaking now of the one who has taken on a name.  John, Mary, Joseph, and Annie, or whatever label was given to you at birth are roles you have all taken on.  Being yourself means stripping away the labels, the clothes, the language, and the behaviors.  “Why, then I would be naked!” you cry.  “Exposed!”  And you are right. 

Expose yourself:  a beautiful child of God, pure and clean.  You are that now.  Oh!  Do you see how the guilt rears up for all past human transgressions?  There is not one among you in human form who does not have them.  But know that there is not one among you who is also not a pure spirit-being.  You are both at once while in this incarnation.  Which self do you choose to be right now?  The one who feels he or she needs to impress others to be loved, or the one who is Love?

So Simple

You are never under any obligation to do anything.  Ah, yes … you have your rules, and of course you must pay your taxes, you joke.  But these are human obligations.  As the spirit-being that you are, you are under no obligation to DO anything.  You could simply sit back and BE for your entire incarnation, and that would be fine.  You did, however, come here for a purpose.  “Oh, please tell me what it is!” you cry.  Your soul knows the answer.  Why don’t you ask it.  You heart will reply.  On a smaller scale you fulfill your purpose when you find your passion.  On a larger scale you fulfill your purpose when you love.  It is that simple.  Be.  Love.  Why make it any harder?

Do you see?

Do you see how you help people?  And all it takes is an open hand to touch an arm, a smile to remind another that someone cares.  Do you see how you help people?  And all it takes is looking into another’s eyes and saying even without words, “I care.”  Do you see how you help people?  And all it takes is opening your heart and allowing the love that is you to be felt by others … not waiting, not withholding, but letting it flow.  Do you see how you help people … just by being you.

Let it Flow

Do you know what manipulative behavior is?  You are trying to control circumstances or others’ behavior for a desired outcome—one that is to your liking.  The ends you seek may be positive, negative, or neutral to the other, but perceived as favorable for you.  Manipulation indicates a lack of trust in the flow of life.  It is all ego’s doing.  The spirit knows that all is perfect—perhaps not in your human world, where ego rules, but at the level of the spirit, where the heart rules, there is no need to exert control or “have it your way.”  Be aware of when you may be trying to control situations and people.  Could you perhaps be avoiding a lesson you need to learn?  The spirit knows what that lesson is, if you will only ask.

On the Right Track

You want to change the world.  Do you honestly think you can change everybody?  First examine why you want to do so.  If it is because there is not enough love, then you are on the right track.  But be cautioned:  You need not touch every life—only one.  You are the source of love in your world.  That is the only one you need work on.  Are you fully loving all of the time, unconditionally?  If not 100%, then why worry about others?  Begin at home.  You may not be able to change all others, but you can make 100% of the changes you desire to see within yourself.  We are not speaking of physical things, but consciousness, which is, after all, the basis of all things. It creates the pattern for what is to follow.  Follow your heart, where love resides, and be the change you wish to see in the world (with our thanks for the use of his words to one who understood compassion and understanding).

Paying Attention

Seeming coincidences are actual events meant to get your attention.  This word of yours (“coincidence”) tends to downplay or dismiss their importance.  “Oh, that was only a coincidence!” you say.  Oh yes?  Well, why did it happen, and more importantly, why did you notice?  It happened so that you would notice.  Pay attention to coincidences.  They are attention-getters on purpose.  You ask to interact with the other side.  You ask to hear from your unseen helpers.  And so, they send you signs in the form of coincidences.  Are you paying attention? 

No Excuse

Excuses, excuses.  You all have them.  You make them in response to expectations—either your own or others’.  Perhaps your excuses need a bit of examining.  Why do you make some of the same ones over and over?  Could there be something there that truly needs changing?  You need merely get out of the head, where excuses lie, and into the heart.  How does it FEEL when you make these excuses?  Is there peace in your heart as you repeat the excuse?  Then you are exercising healthy boundaries.  Is there a twinge of discomfort?  Then heed that “voice.”  It is that simple.  Once again, a dose of awareness is all it takes to propel you on a path of healing change.

Choose Your Moments

Sorrow only lasts a moment, as does every emotion you feel, for all you have is this moment. It is your choice, using your free will, how many moments of sorrow or joy you will link together.  Some of you get stuck adding one moment of sorrow to the next. You do not realize it is a choice.  You base your emotions on your thoughts until the body's chemical reactions take over and it craves the repetition of that feeling. You control your thoughts and hence your emotions.  

Yes, grieving is a process ... a process of placing one moment next to another until you learn to place one higher than the last until they lead you out of the abyss.  It can be a steady progression -- a chain of ups and downs, or a giant leap upward, but you are in control.  Do not forget that, and never forget how much you are loved as you face the moments of life.

In Place

“When your heart is in the right place, things fall into place.”  Yes, a quote you would do well to bear in mind.  What is your motive?  Is it strictly to earn power, fame, or fortune? You may get where you want to go, but the rewards and results will be far less than if you were motivated by altruism.  It is fear that causes so many to ask for more than they need.  You already have all that you need, and you can find it deep inside.  Give from that place, and as we said, all will fall into place.

Unscattered

Scattered and smothered … this is how you feel at times, do you not?  The mind goes running off in all directions, and then the body does the same.  Take a moment in these moments of mental frenzy and notice your breathing.  It is likely quite shallow and as erratic as your thoughts.  You can bring all back to rapid balance by focusing on the breath.  Pull in a deep breath from the earth.  Then pull in a deep breath from the heavens.  Where the two meet you will find balance.  Is it any surprise that this meeting point is at the heart?  Breathe deeply and find peace, focus, and balance at the center of you.

Adieu

When the heart stops beating, it is not the end, merely the turning of a page to a new chapter for all.  The one who took their last earthly breath now begins a new adventure.  Those who remain in the former story line are not left behind, but left to write their continued story in a different way. 

No story continues the same forever, although many would like it to be so.  Where is the learning in that?  Where is the growth?  It is the change which brings opportunities to experience love beyond words.  If you and one you love never leave the same room … if you sit and look at each other with no action or interaction, why, no matter how much love you share, after a while, you would need to stretch. 

Change is part of life—a very vital part, for in turning the page and writing new stories, you allow in yet more love.  Say “adieu” for now, but know that nothing is permanent except the Spirit, which is born of love.  No goodbye is forever.

Only Love

“Deliver us from evil,” you cry, and for this we need your cooperation.  Your Source did not bring in the evil.  The Source is naught but love.  There is only one Power, and it is that greatest of vibrations which connects you all.  It is only when, through the use of free will you turn off your awareness of the Love that flows through you, that humans become capable of doing anything less than loving.  The more you allow this Power to flow through you, then even applying your free will you will be incapable of saying, doing, or even thinking anything less than in alignment with your true nature.  You are that Love of which we speak.  Love flows through your every cell and the cells of all around you.  Align yourself with That.

Rough and Tumble

Your life is like your football games.  Back and forth you run from one end of the field to another.  Whoever has the ball, someone else wants it.  You try to rack up points for having that ball and getting it to a goal.  Does this not seem a bit silly when you think about it?  Why, you even knock each other down and at times some get hurt in order to get that ball where you think it needs to go.

Of course we are having a bit of fun with you today.  We recognize that a bit of competition brings out how very strong and capable the human is, but do take a look at your life as we share this analogy.  Are you in competition with those around you or cooperation?  Do you try to snatch away the prize that others have or allow them to run with it?  Do you guard your abilities and belongings fiercely if others come near?  Do you run back and forth, back and forth, trying to reach a goal, or do you ever stop to simply sit on the sidelines and listen to what the Coach has to say?  Only when you stop for a breather can you see Life for what it is … a game.  A rough and tumble game at times, but it need not always be so.

Together

At times you feel alone, even when surrounded by others.  “How can they possibly know what I am going through?” you moan.  It is true:  They may not have experienced your exact set of circumstances, but all have experienced LIFE.  All are made of the same substances, both of the physical world and the spirit.  All understand pain and pleasure, birth and death, joy and sorrow.  Your unique recipe for learning and growing may differ from that of those around you, but all are kindred spirits.  You are not alone in experiencing challenges.  Allow others to take your hand and help you learn the greatest lesson of all:  Love is the Force that binds you.  Love will see you through.

Calming Presence

"You feed off of each other.”  What does this mean?  You and another have a frequency that when paired are additive rather than cancelling each other out.  When two who are agitated are in close proximity, the agitation increases.  It is “an energy thing,” as you would say.  Be aware of the effect of others’ vibrations.  You may not be able to change another’s experience, nor do we advise you to make such an attempt.  If your anger or excitement rises in response to another’s, then it is you who may stand to learn.  Take a deep breath the moment you come into awareness of the rising tensions, then using conscious intention, dive straight to the heart.  Leave the chaos and go to the center—the eye of the swirling energy.  There in the I of you, you can choose:  “Will I feed off of the other’s vibration, or feed others with love?”