Homework

Oh, how you could not wait for your summer vacation—a break from school or work and its drudgery.  But then, at the end of all that indolence, admit it—was there not once again a bit of excitement at returning to work and study and learn once again?  Yes, life on Planet Earth can be difficult.  Yes, you would enjoy a vacation once in a while.  You may take one any time you like, but you are in Soul School for a reason.  Are you going to coast through or get the most out of it that you can? 

Coast whenever you like.  Summer vacation—that which is oft called “The Summerland” or Heaven, awaits all of you.  After enjoying pure love for a while you will likely volunteer to return to Soul School for the growth and learning.  Do you want to take a break now from the effort?  You may take mini vacations any time.  Pamper yourself.  All of life in human form need not be work, but even whilst resting you can still practice loving.  Your homework goes with you, does it not?

Playing

If you could step outside the role you have accepted for yourself, how your life would change.  Do you not realize that you are play-acting?  Are you dissatisfied with your life?  Who or what would you like to be or be like?  Why does another have the attributes you admire?  They have agreed to take on that role they play.  Think of a being you admire and adopt their role for a minute or an hour.  Play with this in your mind.  That is where your role exists—in your mind.

Do you want to be a bohemian with no cares, a teenager young at heart?  You cannot change the physical body in an instant, but the thoughts and emotions and the experiences that follow these are under your control.  Loosen your role and play.  That is how you play God.

Always Loving

Do you trust us to guide you?  Most likely you do.  The bigger question is, do you trust yourself to hear accurately and to trust that it is not your own voice that you hear?  There is only one way of earning that trust.  You take the step off the cliff.  There is no danger in doing so, for of course we do not speak literally.  Your true guides would never tell you to step off of a cliff if it would cause you harm.  That is one way in which to discern Truth.  Higher guidance is always loving, always helpful.  You are always better off for having heeded it.  With that kind of advice, what difference does it make if the loving advice comes from your guides, your higher self, or your imagination?  It is all the same Consciousness.  Heed it well.

If ...

Beware of your “if/then” clauses.  They represent threats to another and to your relationships.  Why?  Because they stand for conditions.  “If you do or do not do this, then I will…”  “If he or she …” 

Why must another do or not do anything in order for you to love them?  Most certainly, if one does something to harm you, then there is reason to take action.  However, we ask you to examine other thoughts and actions of those around you upon which you place conditions.  Can you allow them to be themselves and still love them?  IF so, THEN you are learning the power of unconditional love.   It is never really about what another does, but about how much you love yourself.  Can you come from the heart no matter what?  Walk away if a relationship is unhealthy, but in all cases, compassion and understanding come from a place of no if/thens.

Stardom

Picture your ballet dancers leaping across a stage.  Such fluidity!  They seem to flow and at times to fly.  Who knew the human body was capable of such feats?  Who knows what you are capable of?  We speak not just of physical feats, for we do not expect you to jump onto a stage, but we speak of all aspects of your greatness.  How you hold yourself back with your thoughts!  All of your life is a stage of sorts, and you play the starring role.  You have your role models to set examples, but they are just models.  You are capable of greatness.  You need not achieve wealth or fame.  Simply love with all your heart as you do that which brings you the most pleasure, and you will have achieved stardom.

Freedom

Expectations stifle you.  They set up a corral into which you must put your experiences.  If something that is yours for the taking does not fit in the corral, the gates are closed, and you do not gain from that experience.  Be careful of corralling your experiences too tightly.  Open the gates, then take down the fences completely.  The world is much more broad than your thoughts, which base themselves on past experiences.  Be open to all possibilities.  The world, and thus the experiences to which you can be exposed, is limitless.

Seeing the Sacred

Symbols and shapes … they exist to teach you about creation … about you.  Why does a Christian wear a cross?  Why does a Jew wear a star?  These shapes stand as symbols, as reminders of something that is sacred to them.  Sacred geometry allows you to see the world around you in new ways, to appreciate the value of things which before in your mind held no or little value.  For today, value the circle.  It is the symbol of oneness—of interconnectedness, of unity.  We daresay, now you will see circles everywhere today, and that is a good thing.  This sacred symbol will remind you today as it jumps out at you that all is One and you are part of That.

Flowing

You prick a finger and out flows blood.  You see it, you feel it, you can even taste it, and this constitutes proof in your mind that this substance flows through you and gives you life.  Do you need proof that there is a far more subtle, yet far more powerful fluid that flows through you?  It is the Life Force, prana, chi … call it what you like … It is not a true liquid in the sense of your water or blood, but flow it does, and it is the lifeblood of your spirit bodies.  Acknowledge it.  Trust that it flows through you, and then harness this awareness to begin to change your body at the very cellular level.  Your energetic healers have been aware of this for years. 

You are spirit.  The Life Force is your “blood.”  Breathe it in.  Feel it flow.  It is that which gives to all a glow.

Winner's Attitude

“Roll with the punches.”  What does this mean?  Do not resist when the blows come, but bend, duck, move backwards, and dance.  Picture your prize fighters bending, and weaving, and bouncing in a sort of dance.  Are they afraid?  Do they cringe?  No, they know that they are in for a fight and they are going to come out winning.  If they did not have such an attitude, they could not even enter the ring.

We have chosen a rather bellicose analogy, but you do understand, don’t you, from years of being human that at times the blows come at you.  You entered this arena willingly.  Now, are you going to cower in a corner and retreat, or are you going to rise to the occasion and come out the winner you always are?  We are not advising you to “fight” in a negative sense, but to remain strong, to bend, flow, dance, and roll with the punches that are part of life in the ring. 

You are not weak.  You chose to come here, and this alone makes you the strongest of the strong.

Silent Shouting

Why do crowds bother you?  It is an "energy thing."  There is a bit of chaos in an unorganized crowd.  Everyone is playing their own tune.  It becomes a cacophony of vibrations which is felt by those sensitive to human energy.  If all present in a crowd had the same purpose and the same level of spiritual development, then there would be a greater sense of resonance.  It is when all are "doing their own thing" that the energy feels like silent shouting and becomes uncomfortable.  Learn to shield yourself energetically with intention and to rise above the unheard noise. Each of those around you has his own reasons for being there.  Hold love in your heart and you will be surprised how much easier it is to get by.

Clear

Beware of the cumulative effects of being immersed in lower vibrations. Even your television shows and dreams can bring you down.  If you find yourself out of sorts and then examine your environment, it should become clear to you why you are not clear.  Clearing your energy is exactly the thing to do when you have become like a sponge and soaked up dirty water.  Visualize a cascade of sparkling water flowing down over your head and through the body.  See the cloudy, gray water exiting the feet and returning to the earth.  Stay there in this heavenly shower until you feel a shift.  This is clarity, and it only comes when you become aware that you are not reflecting your true self.

Link By Link

Healing occurs instantaneously when you remove the chains from your heart.  What puts the chains there in the first place?  Your humanity and the beliefs that go along with this.  Were you not human, you would have no illnesses, no imperfections, for these are not of the spirit.  You are human now for a reason:  to learn to love more fully.  Your task is to remove the chains that bind you link by link or all at once.  Until then, you work at freeing yourself, and with each link removed, you ascend ever higher.

Individual Vibrations - Group Dynamics

What does it mean to say that a group "bonds"?  It means that their shared actions and experiences have brought their individual vibrations into harmony.  They see themselves more as a unit through these shared experiences and no longer as individuals acting alone.  Tragedy does this to groups large and small, as do pleasant, unique experiences. Think about your group dynamics.  When humans come together for the first time, is there not a shifting about as each member tests the vibrations?  "Am I safe here?" is the unspoken question.  "Will I feel loved here?" are the often unconscious thoughts, and then each proceeds to ensure that they are safe and loved, oft resulting in unusual behaviors.  As all come to realize that all are the same on the inside, group bonding takes place.  If there are those quite blinded to who all truly are on the inside, bonding will not take place at the human level. Rest assured, at the level of the soul, you are all intricately interconnected, bonded by Love.  These bonds always exist and can never be broken.