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Everyone is wounded. You have the term “the walking wounded,” and this would be quite accurate. From the moment someone put a name on you and indicated you were separate from that baby over there who had also just left the womb, you knew the pain of separation. And then [...]

Why do you hire a guide in a strange land? For you acknowledge that there are others who know the way better than you. With the guide at your side, do you then set out and go wherever you please? That would be quite foolish, would it not? So why [...]

You say you are depressed or at the very least feeling down more often than not? It behooves you to find a purpose and a passion. Of course, the overarching purpose of all souls in human form is to shine your innate light, but this can be challenging when the [...]

There are times when you cannot do everything by yourself. What a blessing are these times! To think you are independent is as close to a curse as the human can experience. You are here for relationships … to enjoy interaction, camaraderie, and the joy that results from these. If [...]

When you cannot sleep for the mind is busy, surrender. Simply state this word with the awareness that by paying attention to the mind you are giving it fuel. With surrender you acknowledge that you cannot control the whirring and worrying. And so, you just let the mind go. And [...]

Do not view plants as simply things. They are living beings as you are. Of course we did not say, “just as you are,” but they are sentient nonetheless. You can have a conversation with them and they will tell you many things. If you scoff at this, perhaps you [...]

Each moment you start anew. It is impossible to get through the earthly role without tumult. Do you carry that forward with you and build upon it or create a clean slate moment by moment? The answer is clear if you are experiencing chaos now. You can find peace by [...]

Oh, that little voice inside. You have learned from experience that when you listen to it and act upon its beneficial guidance, life flows more smoothly. And what does this tell you? First, it has always been with you. Second, you can rely upon it. Third, it is far more [...]

Why do you suffer? Because you have learned to label discomfort as such. If you had no language, you would simply note that an experience arising in awareness is out of alignment with peace. Words, dear one, allow you to label. Words give you the opportunity to go into greater [...]

Do you realize that when certain people or circumstances continue to arise in your life - in awareness - that this is Spirit’s way of saying, “Pay attention.”? There is a message for you in the repetition, not to mention the timing. Yes, do pay attention to the details around [...]

When you feel as if you cannot go on after a loss, know that you can. You are still here for a reason. Pain is part of the process of grief. Few escape it, but it is also part of the human belief system and need not be quite so [...]

Anticipation. You know the feeling … you are on the cusp of opening a present with a gift inside, an email with a message, or an envelope with a check … you do not know what will be inside. It is a delicious feeling if you know the contents are [...]

“Will my grief ever go away?” Will your thoughts? The two are intimately interconnected. And what about feelings and emotions? They all form one web. You cannot control the thoughts that arise spontaneously, but you can step back and observe them. Oh, what a difference this makes. When you realize [...]

Find the positives when you catch yourself in what you call a bad mood. It is the human tendency to focus on the negatives. This only keeps you trapped in one side of wholeness. You experience both sides of the spectrum of being. Balance is optimum. Awareness will allow you [...]

Yes, honor the body. Do not try to leave it when you meditate. It is your ally not your enemy. You, the soul, chose the body to be the container for your experiences in human form. Why would you want to ignore it? It conveys messages. It is part of [...]

Life is eternal. Love never dies. Do you yet realize that these two phrases mean the same thing? They express Truth at the deepest level. You and all that you see and experience are the experience of one shared Being … one shared Mind. The physical body may be mortal, [...]

Pain is not a punishment. It is an indicator that something is out of alignment. Get to the bottom of it. Be good and kind to yourself. Allow others to help you. Empathy results from your own struggles, but you need not suffer long. Meditation helps as you breathe slowly [...]

When a loved one dies tragically, one can focus on this to the point of obsession. Do not let this become your main memory. One moment in a lifetime may have high drama, but it is the countless moments when you shared a laugh, a hug, a moment of tenderness, [...]

Fascination. Can you feel the sense of wonder in this word? What if you watched events unfold with fascination instead of fear? How your experience would change. Fascination does not judge. It observes. Peace is present in awareness when one observes instead of judges. You could use a little peace [...]

Praise. You know it works wonders when you give it to others. You have heard it refer to giving gratitude to Source. Do not wait to receive it from others. Give it liberally to yourself, for you are an extension of the greater Self. There are far too many of [...]

Balance. You find it in nature, and you find it in yourself. You may know this as the golden ratio or the golden spiral. Look it up, why don’t you, and you will come to see there are no accidents in the design of natural objects and beings. The point [...]

Flipper. Perhaps you are old enough to remember this television show in which a dolphin communicated quite clearly with humans. It displayed intelligence far beyond what most humans expected from a non-human. And here is where many err in understanding. There is a divine intelligence that has created every creature [...]

Coherence is everything. When the many nested systems that make up the many layers of you are not singing in harmony, you suffer. You feel disconnected, unbalanced. And no wonder. You are one whirlpool in a vast sea of dynamic swirls. You are constantly being washed about, most especially when [...]

And so, the learning continues. Did you think you knew it all? Learning and growing are infinite, as these result from experience, and this is what the soul enjoys, does it not? You do not sit for long in silence. Experience arises in the form of sensations, thoughts, feelings. And [...]

Everything is connected. Pay attention when certain events happen over and over grabbing your attention. Pay attention when you hear the same word—unusual or used in an unusual way—over and over. Pay attention when you see the same name that you have not heard in a while over and over. [...]

Who do you turn to when you need advice? Why, usually to one you know has had experience with what you are dealing … to one who you know you can trust. And why, then, do you not turn to the One that represents all experiences, past, present, and future? [...]

You wish to see those in spirit? Why is this? Could it be that you are conditioned to rely upon the physical senses to believe that something is real? You have a phrase—a belief—do you not, that “Seeing is believing.” Hear us well:  Seeing is not the ultimate ability when [...]

Letting go. You feel it should be as easy as opening your hand and releasing what you are holding onto. But some things such as deeply felt emotions are not quite so easy to let go of, are they not? Grief is like this. You cannot simply “let it go,” [...]