For the Greatest Good
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 [...]
Of the Whole
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 [...]
The Upside
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 [...]
Thinking Ahead
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 [...]
The Higher Perspective
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
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 [...]
Sparkling Within
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. [...]
The Most Common Sense
“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 [...]
With Curiosity
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 [...]
This, Here, Now
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 [...]
Flowing Between
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. [...]
Unforeseen
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 [...]
Brushstrokes
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 [...]
Rehearsals
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 [...]
The Way of It
“There’s always that …” Yes, not everything always flows exactly as you would like. There is always that equal and opposite reaction, that wildcard, that unpredictable element. Does it not add a bit of tension to all that you do, this element of uncertainty? And perhaps a bit of [...]
The Real Miracle
You are looking for big miracles … “bells and whistles” as you call these magical moments of interacting with spirit. And what of the mundane? From the higher point of view, the bells and whistles happen moment to moment when you do not forget you are connected with higher [...]
Circular
You will not see side-taking here. Opinions usually fall into categories and divide. There are varying versions of wrong and right. Fall back on what is. You exist. You are. Ultimately, there is only Pure Being arising as you and all those you know. With this apparent separation arising [...]
The Secret
Just a simple smile. That is all it takes to light up the connection, soul to soul. Just a simple smile. That is all it takes to serve humanity. Just a simple smile. That is what will bring you out of your foxhole and find your Self again. Just [...]
With Awareness
Have you made the correlation between how far you fall after how high you go? This is one of the rules of this reality you are experiencing. What goes up or down balances itself with an equal and opposite reaction. Pay attention when you are becoming over-tired, over excited, [...]
With Peace
When you encounter the wake left by another boat, you steer for the best angle of approach and hold on. You can see smooth seas ahead. When you encounter a storm and the waves all around you are rough, you take all cautionary measures and ride it out, knowing smooth [...]
In Context
Rain is like so many things in your life. At times it is welcome, and at others you wish it had not come. All occurs in context. All depends on the meaning you give to it. You are not happy with your current circumstance? It is like rain. It will [...]