The Daily Way

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 [...]

Peanut butter and jelly. What a strange combination of textures, flavors, and visuals. And yet, together they produce a most pleasant sensory experience. You can change whether the butter is smooth or crunchy and what fruity flavor infuses the jelly. Yes, LIFE is about choices and trying new combinations. By [...]

And so, you have turned a page, opening a new calendar to mark the progress of time. And what of the world beyond time? Do you know it? Have you spent time examining it? Experiencing it? This timeless state is far closer to your true essence than the role you [...]

Blessings. What are these? They come in limitless forms. Blessings are gifts that seem to come from a higher place bestowed upon you for no reason other than you are worthy. And oh yes, dear one, you are worthy of blessings. You are worthy of health, happiness, and love. If [...]

Nature is your greatest teacher if the subject is who and what you are. Look at the shapes that make up all of creation. Have you noticed how a sheep's horns unfurl in a spiral, the symbol of the soul’s growth? Have you pondered a tree’s roots and branches, the [...]

Fear is an opportunity to practice peace. Anger is an opportunity to practice peace. And do you know what is also an opportunity to practice peace? Yes, happiness. Peace is not an opposite of any attribute at its deepest essence. It is the essence of your true nature, beautiful soul, [...]

All that you behold in what you call physical form consists of the same consciousness as your thoughts. Nothing is really solid, you know. It is all relative. To those in the spirit world, your walls are permeable. And those in the spirit world are permeable to you! How can [...]

Messages from across the veil come when you are ready to receive them. How clear is your intention? What is your motive? Is it self-serving to hear from one who has passed? Of course, for you shared love and connection and you wish to continue acknowledging the bonds. And is [...]

Be aware of the words you say or think after stating, “I am.” Whilst these may represent a temporary truth to you, by making them into an affirmation beginning with these two powerful words, you give them strength. Are you angry, or is there anger passing through awareness? Are you [...]

On this day in which much of the world celebrates the birth of a teacher who changed your world, what do you have yet to learn? Do you fully embody the blessings of loving kindness? Do you love your neighbor as yourself at all times? Do you do unto others [...]

In the midst of all the rushing around, pause. Why are you doing what you are doing? Is it obligation or will it somehow bring greater joy and connection? Perhaps it is a bit of both, but do examine your motives. Now find the gratitude. Come back to your center [...]

Are you feeling a bit low now that the traditional activities you enjoy this time of year are occurring without one you love? Traditions take you to times that you have enjoyed in the past. These are patterns that remain in awareness forever. Instead of longing for them with an [...]

Take time for yourself. Yes, we speak of service to others, but balance is all-important. Balance rest with activity, receiving with giving, being with doing. It is easy for the human to get caught up in the external world at the expense of the inner world. Are you setting aside [...]

“Why did you do that?” you may have been asked when you gave away something precious or enacted a kind and selfless deed, and the answer, which may have come with a shrug of the shoulders reveals your deeper essence. You, beautiful soul, were simply being true to the Self. [...]

When you think you have nothing in common with another, look deeper. Yes, your stories may differ . . . the experiences, the locations, the characters may differ, but beneath the differences (yes, you see the root in this word), your roots are the same: the Light of Spirit. And [...]

Your prayers do make a difference. You are a creator-being. You do nothing in isolation. Each thought you have goes back into the Field from which it arose. With this awareness, know that thoughts are prayers. They need not be formal or ritualized to have an effect, but do send [...]

And so, you teach . . . or you nurse, or you work in a factory. It matters not the profession. How do you serve? You are in direct relationship with all others. Could you but see the grid of energetic cords that connect you all, you would cease pulling [...]

You are aware of the upward and outward flow of energy depicted as a crown or a lotus flower atop the head. You may well benefit from visualizing the same at the location of the root chakra, for what goes up also goes down. Balance is the goal when it [...]

Miracles abound if you take the time to notice. We are not speaking of large miracles where the oceans part, but moment by moment experiences where you cannot deny that you are part of something greater. You may call these synchronicities for there is an element of timeliness, delight, and [...]

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 [...]

Follow that nudge. Oh, yes, at times it is oh, so subtle, but after enough times of experiencing that subtle push and ignoring it, you will come to recognize it more clearly, as the helpful inner suggestion that it is. And why is it so subtle? It is doing you [...]

“Climb every mountain.” Is this possible? Of course it is not. And what are the rest of these lyrics you learned as a child? “Follow every rainbow ‘til you find your dream.” How do you follow a rainbow? This is yet another impossibility. Does this mean your dreams are unreachable? [...]

Yes, they can manipulate devices, those who have passed. Yes, they can send you divine messages with the assistance of butterflies, dragonflies, birds large and small. Why is this? For the Source of these messages made them all. When you come to realize that you and your loved ones across [...]

Point of view is everything. How do you see the world? You are Spirit, dear one, and you are viewing experience through colored lenses. Have you been wearing the same pair of colored glasses for quite a while without the curiosity to try another pair? This can be quite limiting. [...]

Knowing without words. There is a part of you that does this. You call it the subconscious. We call it the All That Is. Loosen the need to spell it all out. This is habit. Center awareness within and see the unseen, know that which is unknown at the surface, [...]

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 [...]

Meet others where they are but do so with love. You do not all see the world in the same way. As souls, you came into physical form for the variety of experiences this offers you as Love In Full Expression. At times you may clash when the prism through [...]

When you find yourself in a state of limbo, what do you do? Make a choice. Hell or Heaven are states of minds, dear one, not places. If you do not like floating in a nether world, choose to see the positive in any situation. This is not Pollyanna behavior. [...]

“Here we are.” This is how your loved ones in spirit optimally become known to you. They are not “out there” or to your left, right, behind, or in front. They are as they have always been and as you are as well: beings of Light, with this word meaning [...]