You are part of a team. Life is not a game of solitaire. You may think you have to do it all yourself. You may isolate yourself purposefully when being with others is painful, but you cannot get through life without connection. Know that even in isolation you have [...]
Yes, the body seems to have a mind of its own. With the secretion of hormones of many types, emotions can get a bit carried away at times, and with them, actions may follow that are not in alignment with what you know is a deeper, calmer self. What [...]
Why is it a shock when you hear of the transition of one you know? One minute they are here and now in an instant they are seemingly gone. The sudden absence is deafening ... incomprehensible to the human brain that expects a note to play on and on. [...]
Joy! In human terms you know it as great happiness that must be expressed. The shoulders go back, the arms rise as if to greet the world and celebrate being alive. There are times in human form when you do not feel like celebrating. It is in exactly these [...]
You don’t know what you don’t know. Do not worry. There is a solution. Turn to the higher aspects of being—those often hidden from human awareness—and with the intention to know what is in your highest and greatest good, ask. Ask from the heart, trusting that you are a [...]
When you plan to be part of an important event, do you fret and worry, focusing on what could go wrong? It is well and good to be aware of those things that might interfere with success and do your best to prevent what you can. It is another [...]
You cannot please everyone. Why? For each human being is a unique expression of a unique soul which is a unique lens of the Whole. The more one’s thoughts and actions are aligned with the Whole, which is the epitome of loving kindness, compassion, understanding, and the like, the [...]
You think this is the worst thing that could happen, this death of one you hold dear. As you focus on the downside, you may not be able to see the upside. Yes, there is one. This is the way of things in this realm of ups and downs [...]
What a paradox: you are advised to stay present, yet in your human roles you must think ahead. It is a balancing act. Most helpful of all is to think ahead to the words you are about to say before you utter or write them. Will they be harmful [...]
You may pray and pray and pray for a miracle for yourself or another. Understand: the soul makes the decision whether to stay or go, be healed or not. Prayers most definitely make a difference. The love that is sent in the act of prayer is like a balm. [...]
Round and round you go following the spiral path of life. In a way it is linear as you experience what amounts to the passage of time but is really the progression of change. This is evolution, ever onward, ever upward. And because you learn as you experience, the [...]
Could there be a treasure right beneath your eye and you not be aware of it? But of course! All is not as it seems. What appears to be a ball of dust or dirt could be a sparkling diamond covered and costumed. You are this way, you know. [...]
“Jiminy crickets!” This is a phrase perhaps you heard in your childhood from a storybook grasshopper. The words hold no meaning until taught to you. You tell each other stories all the time. These days you hear many so-called experts telling you what to think and what to believe [...]
How much do you really know about those around you? You may be amazed to discover what you learn when you take the focus off the self. There are treasures hidden beneath the surface born of suffering and success, but they are only discovered when you take the time [...]
Before there was you, there was what? This. “This what?” you ask. Look for it now. Pause a moment and notice what comes to mind when you pause to consider what was here before you. Do not pause so long that thoughts and visions arise. Pause only long enough [...]
Flexibility and flow … two words that would serve you well to keep in awareness as you go through your day. Flexibility refers not just to making decisions within The Story of You, but flexibility in your point of view. There is more to you than meets the eye. [...]
When something goes wrong, in your opinion, perhaps you could see it another way. That delay, that malfunction … could it have prevented something that would have brought you harm? You are part of an ongoing flow. There are many moving pieces which you cannot always see from your [...]
Be patient with yourself. You are a work in progress. Have you ever seen an artist at work? A little paint goes here, and then the artist sits back to study what has been created. Not quite right? Change it a bit. Keep tweaking. How do you know what [...]
Yes, you are the star of your own story, but you are not a one-person show. Your story unfolds with many players. Each of them serves a purpose. See every encounter, no matter how temporary or trivial as an opportunity to practice your lines. May your interactions not be [...]
