Imagine you're a shining star
Shining down from oh so far.
Twinkle, twinkle, oh so bright
Lighting up the sky at night.
You're one of billions,
Yet you shine for all to see
What is it that makes you say,
"Oh, please, please look at me!"
There is a part that beckons you to put on such a show.
To call attention to that which makes you glow
So shine, bright star, please turn it up
So many need to see
That it's all right to set afire
The light that makes you "Me."

When it comes to shining your light, many of you run and hide, afraid to be seen.  That is ego at the helm.  He knows that if your true light were to be revealed, he would be eclipsed.  You see, ego is not all about vanity and boasting.  Ego is also the part of you that holds you back from realizing how magnificent you are.  You are a shining star.  Be not afraid to turn up the light and dispel the darkness yourself.  In so doing, you help others as well.  So shine on, dear one.  It is your birthright.

 

The Spice of Life

Vary your routine.  This is what they teach your diplomats so as to be safe.  It is good advice for you—not because you are unsafe or are being watched—but because you are limiting your possibility of grander experiences by repeating the same patterns over and over.  A sense of safety is often the reason for the routines of yours, and some of you take this to extremes.  Again we remind you there is no right or wrong, but you are here for the experience of living.  The choices you make whilst having your experiences determine your spiritual growth.  Turn left today instead of right or vice versa, and you will face new opportunities and new choices.  Thank you for bringing Home more love than when you began your journey.

Note from Suzanne:  This is a special day for Ty and me.  See more in my blog.

When the View Never Changes

Perspective is all-important.  It is also quite changeable.  Do not mistake it for reality, for there are infinite viewpoints.  Infinite.  Do you wish to find peace?  Release the clinging to your perspective.  It can be quite tiring to maintain a grip on a reality that is not fixed. 

Why do you feel so content when another agrees with your perspective?  It is affirming to you.  We take you back now to that theater in the round.  There you sit in your seat, firmly convinced of your view as the one reality.  A friend changes their seat and comes to sit beside you.  “My goodness,” they say, “Things look quite different from here!  I now see what you have been talking about.”  And you smile.  You are comforted, for you are not alone.  Companionship feels good.  “Now, why don’t you come and see how things look over there on the other side of the stage?” suggests your friend, and you balk.  That would mean leaving your nice warm seat.  You have grown quite comfortable here.

Do you see that there is no right or wrong?  There are different perspectives.  Why, even the scene on the stage changes from time to time.  Are you tired of clinging to your beliefs?  No doubt some of them are worth holding onto.  We are only suggesting a new way to see your so-called reality.

Will

God-guided … it is a beautiful way to live.  You do not give up your free will.  You still make choices, but you know that there is Higher Guidance available to you always simply by tuning in to your heart.  You no longer march off and do things in automatic and end up with regrets, feeling alone and filled with doubt.  You pause for just a moment, remember who you are, and ask, “What is the best course of action now.  What is my highest calling?  What is the best way to respond?”  You will find that when you exert this kind of free will—the freedom of turning your will over to the One Divine Will—and make your choices based on the guidance you receive, that your life will flow with ease, and you will no longer say, “When will I learn?”

The Right Thing

Never fear that you are doing the right thing.  It is your very concern that indicates that you are.  “The right thing” is changeable and dependent upon belief systems, is it not?  Therefore, “the right thing” does not come from the head but from the heart.  When you worry about doing the right thing, in most cases you are tuned in to the heart.  In this case, you cannot go wrong.  Yes, outcomes in the human world may tell you otherwise, but motive is all-important.  Put love behind all of your decisions—genuine spiritual love—and you will be doing the right thing.

Within You

So many rules.  So many restrictions.  Do you not at times wish to go and live on an island where you can just be free to be yourself?  That island lives within you, my friend.  You can always go there when you seek peace, but you will not want to stay for long.  Just as if you lived on an island alone, sooner or later you would need and want interaction with others.  There is purpose in relationships.  All lead to learning, and growth, and the evolution of the soul.  But interactions inevitably lead humans to form a hierarchy, and where there are hierarchies there are rules.  So, go along with those rules if you must, but retreat to your sacred island any time you need a reminder of what really matters.

Weeding

Be not afraid of what will happen tomorrow.  Your future will take care of itself when you focus upon your thoughts here and now.  Yes, this is a common saying and ancient awareness as well, and it contains much truth.  You are laying the groundwork for future now-moments with your current belief system.  Every thought you have is important.  This is why it is important to be aware of how many of your thoughts you bring with you from past now-moments which no longer serve you.  Weed your garden with care and leave only that which reveals the true beauty which is you.

The Only Perfection

You strive for perfection, but what is this elusive thing?  It is merely a concept, for it is based on beliefs, which are changeable.  In a world of duality in which all slides between two polar opposites, where does perfection actually lie?  And yet, you wear yourselves out at times trying to achieve this elusive and changing state. 

Why would you wish to be perfect?  This is the question to ask.  Is it for approval?  No doubt it is for pleasure of some kind.  The human brain is programmed to seek pleasure.  The spirit knows it is love.  So there is the key to your happiness.  View all from the eyes of spirit and seek no more.  As spirit, all is in perfect order, for the true essence as Love is known.  That is the only perfection you need seek—the awareness that you are love.

Round and Round

You are not going to die.  The physical body, which so many identify as “you,” may cease functioning, but you will not cease to exist.  You can count on this.  You will no more cease going round and round and evolving than your earth will cease going round the sun.  You exist.  You are.  That is the one thing that never changes … that and Love.  Love is the one constant underlying all that is.  It is what keeps the earth revolving and keeps you aware that you ARE.  And if you do not yet realize that you are Love?  Then you will go round and round in ever more loving incarnations until you decide to teach love to those who still need help awakening.  It is not a punishment, but the joy of service … the bliss of simply being.  Being what?  Eternal Love. 

(From Suzanne:  At this point in my meditation I set my pen down and mentally said, “Thank you for that,” to which Sanaya replied without missing a beat:  “At your service.”) J

All Creatures Great and Small

Do not look upon animals as lesser beings.  All consist of the self-same essence.  Do your animals do to each other what you have seen humans do?  Yes, they kill, but what is the motive?  They do not speak your language.  Does that make them unintelligent?  Your animals can teach you great lessons if you would allow them to.  What if you were to treat all animals with unconditional love and the respect of a brother or fellow traveler on this journey of life?  Why then, your heart would open even wider. 

Become an animal for a day and appreciate the perfection of each of them.  Pick one at random and learn from these “lesser” beings.  We daresay you might see the world and yourself differently.  You are all formed of love and from Love.   Blessings be upon you.

 

Without Effort

When things do not go your way, you often push, and push, and push some more.  Finally, when you are tired of pushing, you fall back, exhausted, and say, “I give up.”  And what happens then?  Things unfold, as they always will, for life is about change.  Because you stopped pushing, you look up from your new position where you fell and you say, “My God!  Look what happened when I surrendered!”  Yes, you are right:  “Your God,” indeed, took over and life went on, and things fell into place, all without your effort.  How does that happen?  Life flows, and it will flow smoothly if you make this your belief and allow it to, with no need for pushing.  A novel concept for some, is it not?

With Compassion

"Compassion" is the word of the day.  Can you make it your goal to look upon each being you see today with a love born of understanding who they are and why they act as they do?  If you can do this … if you WILL do this, you will change from the inside out.  It will matter not what others do or say, for you will see them with spirit-ual eyes and know true Love.  Compassion.  It means “with passion.”  See, be, and love with the passion of Christ, of Buddha, of Krishna, of all the saints and seers who knew that this life is not what it appears to be and that Love is the root of all that is.

Learning and Growing

When an animal is in a cage, what does it do?  It howls and lashes out.  Do not humans learn to do the same when they feel threatened?  Young children learn these behaviors and they become cemented in.  We are not saying that being caged is the only cause of such behavior.  We wish to show you cause and effect resulting in undesirable learned behavior.  Seeing this, can you now find compassion for those who lash out? 

It is natural from a human perspective that when one lashes out at you that you would lash back.  There is another, higher reaction.  It arises from understanding the human dynamic.  When you can rise above the human behavior and respond to outcries with compassion, then you have unlearned human learning and grown.

Celebrate Full Cycle

Beginnings and endings ... they occur all the time.  All of life is cyclical.  You sometimes mourn endings and celebrate beginnings.  At other times you do the opposite.  All is part of the ongoing flow of life.  Your very existence as a human is cyclical.  Why should one end of that cycle be any different than another?  Even calling part of that cycle an end is an illusion.  What if you were to call it a change period?  You call it an end, and this gives endings a lower connotation.  Life is ongoing, indeed.  You are ongoing.  New beginnings bring fresh experiences.  Endings bring reflection.  Celebrate all aspects of life, for death is every bit a part of it.

Courage

Courage comes in many forms.  There is the brave warrior, and there is also the one who will not join the fight.  Motive is all important.  What do you believe in and stand for and why?  Are you going along with the crowd without having examined your beliefs?  If you stop to listen to your thoughts, take it a step further and tune into your heart.  Is the stand you are taking one you wish to continue taking?  If not, it may take courage to change.  Be aware of things you do and say out of habit.  You may have outgrown them.  If so, now it is time for true courage.  Step into your Power and with love take the first step forward.

Confronting Confrontation

Confrontation.  You run from it.  That is understandable.  Understand, however, that you can run or stand still and find peace in the face of others’ confrontation.  What is confrontation?  It is when two vibrations conflict with each other in a tangible way.  This in the physical world  is often visible, audible, and tangible.  It is as if two hard surfaces come into contact.  How to respond and find peace?  Become a soft surface.  Become like water, which is strong, yet soft.  Stand in the presence of any force which merely appears hard.  All is nothing but frequency.  Dissolve from your “harder” self in the vibration of love and simply be.  Be love and simply flow.  Observe the conflict with no judgment and no fear.  Be calm.  Be peace.  Be strong as water and flow with love. 

Games

“Cowboys and Indians” … “War” … Games you play from your earliest years.  Do you see how early the beliefs are set in place?  “This is how the world is.”  “You must fight to survive.”  “You must protect your own interests.” 

Do you still believe this?  Many do.  Look closely at your beliefs.  Change begins within.  What games do you play now that you are an adult?  Are they in your best interest?  How many roles do you play?  Which is your most treasured, and why?  Which no longer serve you?  There is only one lasting role that continues after you shed all the others:  Love.  In this role there is no competition, no fighting.  Play it now to the best of your ability.  Yes, it is good to be as the child, but embody Love fully and leave your childhood games behind.

Note from Suzanne:  Just now as I was about to publish this post, Adele sang on the radio, "And the games you play you will never win ..."  :-)

Making Waves

You lie on a beach and listen to the waves arriving one after the other.  They lull you to a place of peace and serenity.  You listen to raucous music and it enervates you.  What is the difference between the waves?  Some you hear and see, some you merely hear, but all affect you.  Everything that you experience is a wave.  Your very body gives out waves and consists of waves.  Your every thought is a wave.  Some lull you to a place of peace, others enervate you.

Were your body to disintegrate, the real you would still exist, as what?  Yes, as waves.  And how would you be felt then by those around you?  Would you pacify or enervate, please or irritate?  The more loving the consciousness, the more refined the waves.  This is the School of Life.  You are here to learn to surf the waves, to play and cavort in them.  Refine your skill at making waves while you’re at it and you will take with you a wave of great distinction.

Hi from Suzanne! We are now in Arizona, a state which does not follow Daylight Savings Time.  For the next five days we will be 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time, so Sanaya's daily messages may appear to post an hour later than usual.  If you follow by email (you can sign up for this in the right-hand column of www.SanayaSays.com) the posts will automatically show up in your in-box mid-afternoon each day at the same time.  Meanwhile, I am a happy camper:  It is beautiful here in Flagstaff, with a visit to spectacular Sedona later this week.  Not only that, I have a strong cell phone signal and can do readings from my waiting list while I'm here.  Life is good!  Sending love and blessings to all of you who follow Sanaya each day. 

A Change of Perspective

You want your neighbors to stop quarreling so that you may find some peace.  You want that other country to be at peace so that you will feel safe.  You want your partner to stop throwing things so that you will not be hit.  All of these are good motivations, but there is one even higher.  Can you desire peace in the heart of others simply for their own growth and good?  This is altruism. 

Do you know what the result of others’ peace is?  Peace for all, and thus for you.  Why does it work this way?  Because you are all one … leaves on the same tree, fed by the same Source.   You all share the same roots.  Step outside of your self-concerned viewpoint and your heart expands to take in all others.  When you can desire peace in the heart of all others for all others’ sake as much as for your own, because there is nothing that is one’s own, then you have arrived.  Arrived where?  At the understanding that All is One and you are That.

Look at That!

“Look at how God showed up today!”  Have you heard this phrase?  You may want to remember it when someone quite different from yourself enters into your experience.  Each of you is an aspect of the One Mind playing out a different drama of your choosing.  You can judge others’ behavior if you like, but what you are seeing is a beautiful combination of The Divine mixed with free will and human belief systems.  Why do we say “beautiful” when the application of free will does not always result in the highest, most loving result?  For it is all part of the experience, all providing opportunities to allow God to show up in the best possible way through YOU.  How will God show up in you today?

Fearless

Do not let fear run your life.  You are Love.  You are an extension of the greatest Power, the only Power that exists.  Anything that you think or exhibit that is less than Love is not in alignment with your true nature and will give you the experience of agitation.  Yes, you are surrounded by those who do not realize who they are.  Yes, they perform acts which have the potential to impact you at a human level.  When you hold in mind Who you are, you rise above the agitation level, become centered, and find peace. 

When you live from that centered place which resides in the heart and not the head, then you radiate love and not fear.  You attract to yourself only the highest.  Those who would perpetuate lower acts do not even see you.  Radiate fear and you might as well put a sign on your chest that says, “Here I am:  One who does not see clearly.”  Remove the sign so that the love flows unimpeded from your heart.

Just Playing

If you knew you could not die, how would that change things for you?  You would feel no fear, perhaps, or perhaps you would play more.  You go on and on eternally, growing in your expression of love.  Yes, into each life comes rain, and we do not wish to downplay your challenges, but change is a constant in life.  What goes down must go up.  When you are in the throes of a major challenge, ride it out with faith that this too shall pass.  When you have regained a bit of balance, rise above the things you take so seriously, take a breath, and lighten your step by raising your thoughts.  It is all about the experience and what you make of it.  When you can change your perspective and see from the higher viewpoint, life becomes the playground that it is meant to be.

All One

You can do it all alone if you wish, for look at the basis of the word:  “All one.”  If you have the ability to tap into that place where all are one, then use it.  But while you are here on earth, why would you not capitalize on the greatest gift you are given—other souls?  You are part of an immense team.  The players come in and out of your life constantly.  Every encounter you have has a purpose.  Look upon each person you know and meet as a gift.  “How may we serve each other?” you might ask.  Such an attitude will result in abundant surprises as you see the connections and opportunities unfold.  You could live in a cave and survive, but why would you want to?  Be a team player, and learn the true meaning of “All One.”

No Need for Crying

When a baby cries, you run to help it.  Such an alarm incites action.  Pain in the body does the same thing for you now.  It sends a signal. “Action is necessary,” the cry for help says.  Once you have taken action, there is no need to dwell on it, but that is often the human way.  You speak of your ailments and accidents, for they are interesting to you.  There is nothing wrong with this, but we advise you not to identify with your aches, pains, and victimhood.  A new baby cries, it receives the necessary attention, and then it goes back to simply being.  Being what?  The presence of love.  And then, over time, it learns that crying brings it attention, and the child becomes addicted to this behavior.  There is no need to cry for attention now.  How much more love-filled your life would be if you all simply practiced being who you are.

Just Dancing

Divisiveness – when the one becomes more than one due to beliefs or actions.  You can see the very nature of the word here:  divided.  All is one in essence, but when there are differences, it is difficult to see this.  You live in a world of opposites.  Learning to reconcile these will bring you peace.  Your yin-yang symbol shows you the way.  It is not divided exactly down the middle.  The two halves of the one dance with each other, curving and crossing the center line.  Within each side is a dot of the opposite color, indicating that even within the duality is contained an element of the other.  Both are contained within the circle—subsets of the One.  Remember this when you are in a divisive situation and drop your defenses.  You may appear to be at opposite ends of the spectrum, but you are really just dancing on the same dance floor.

With Compassion

Do not cast aspersions on another.  They know not what they do.  Yes, their actions as humans may be willful and result in harm of some sort, but the true soul of that person lies hidden beneath.  If all were aware of their true nature, you truly would experience Heaven on earth for all souls, but that is not why the earth experience exists.  Some of you are awake while many slumber.  You are here to wake up and help others to do so as you feel prompted.  Some may never awaken while here, so we ask you not to feel discouraged.  Feel, instead, compassion for those who slumber.  That is your lesson.  As long as you judge those who sleep, you are still sleepy yourself.

Your Natural Glow

Buy yourself a bauble or a new item of clothing.  Does it make you feel good?  Then we rejoice.  Whatever helps you to feel your beauty is to be celebrated.  You have no need for external adornments to accentuate the natural beauty that is you.  Your beauty lies in who you are … a living, breathing extension of Love.  Clothe yourself in gorgeous vestments and glittering jewels if you wish, but you shine with no adornments.  You are the walking manifestation of Love.  You glitter without any additions.  Shine on today and allow others to see you.  Watch how heads turn as Love glints off your surface, as you reflect who you are and have always been … a shining jewel of inestimable value.

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Thank you so much.  With love, always ...

Growing Treasure

Benefits accrue.  Interest grows.  These sound like your banking and investment terms, do they not?  But we are speaking now of the investment you make in your soul.  The more often you make choices that come from love, the higher the return.  When you do little to build up your account, it feels safe, but at times you must take what to you feel like risks.  And so, you invest in new behaviors and the return is great.  Do not hoard your treasures.  When you give you receive far more in return.  It is the simple Law of Love.  You do not have to be a financial genius to reap the rewards of this system.  Spend, spend, spend your love and your till will fill.  Now, that is true treasure.

Just for Today

There are none with whom your thoughts are more programmed than with those most close to you—your family.  We invite you to spend a day as a stranger in their presence.  What do you do when you meet someone for the first time?  You observe them.  You laugh at the stories you have never before heard.  Oh yes, and then you judge them, as most humans do, based on all of your programming.  What would happen if you observed with no judgment at all?  With neutrality you would see them as they are and as you are:  human beings who for the most part are enacting programmed behaviors. 

Most of your human operating systems were programmed by whom?  By family.  In this new state of non-judgmental neutrality and higher-perspective-observation, open your heart and allow compassion to flow.  Now what do you see?  Is it worth the effort to reprogram your beliefs about those who raise you or those with whom you now live?  For just today, try this experiment, but only if you don’t mind a little growth.

A Simple Shift

When you do not know any other way to see a situation and that situation is taking you farther from a place of peace, shift your consciousness.  You do this with your imagination.  Become someone else and see yourself and your situation with their eyes.  Yes, a simple change in perspective can work miracles. 

Now, who might be able to give you better guidance?  Perhaps a wise parent, perhaps a loving teacher.  Perhaps the Master, perhaps God.  See your situation through their eyes.  In your imagination, become that one you choose.  What would they say to you in your situation?  Become them fully and write the full script.  You may be surprised at the answer.  It may be just what you need to hear.  How is this possible?  For you have stepped into an expanded state of consciousness where all Consciousness is One.