Exemplary. The word implies that a thing serves as an example. Used in a positive light, you hold it up as a model for others to emulate. What is the highest attribute a human can model? Loving kindness. This has naught to do with success or riches. Loving acts of [...]
A necklace is made of many beads. Each is part of one whole. Which is more beautiful? A necklace in which each is exactly alike, or one with varied colors and shapes? Perhaps the answer is both. The way the beads are strung together is part of the fun, the [...]
You sit in a chair that is too small for your body. It limits your movement. What do you think it is like for the soul to inhabit a body? It is by choice that the soul incarnates. It does so knowing the limitations this imposes on the Light. It [...]
The passing of a loved one from physical to non-physical—what you would call death—is an adjustment, for you ordinarily can only see the ordinary. You are focused on the physical world to the exclusion of that beyond the senses. Were you able to travel the spectrum of Consciousness, which makes [...]
Don’t forget to flow. Forget? How could you forget what comes naturally? In the same way that you forget moment by moment that you are far more than a person in a body with a mind. How could you forget something as fundamental as being a being of light on [...]
Breakthroughs in your level of consciousness, in your soul’s growth, happen incrementally. You are who and where you are due to every choice made previously. Are you ready for a breakthrough? Begin by setting aside the guilt. There is not one among you without regrets, be they big or small. [...]
Resonance … you see this effect when striking a key on a piano and other strings vibrate along with it, yet others do not. You recognize those with whom you resonate. There is one tone with which all will vibrate, and that is loving-kindness. It matters not if those on [...]
When I met Ingrid Honkala at an IANDS conference a few years ago, we held each other's gaze. "I know you," I said, a bit stunned by the feeling of intimate connection. "I know you, too," she said with a soft smile. Neither of us had ever heard of the [...]
You have differences. You label them political, religious, personal. What is a difference but a contrasting perspective. If one is looking out a window to the west and the other is looking out an eastward facing window and reporting their view, how silly of either to proclaim that what the [...]
Every moment is an opportunity. Imagine a map. You see many roads. At each intersection you can make a choice. “Do I turn here or not? Do I turn right or left?” Many times, you get on one highway and are afraid to take the turns that present themselves. One [...]
You may have your differences, but you all grieve. You may not think alike, but you all love. You may look different, but you all bleed. You may have different ways of expressing yourselves, serving others, but you all suffer and rejoice. This is the human-soul combination. This is why [...]
Trust. We cannot emphasize this enough. There is a greater intelligence guiding you that will guide you to fresh insights, answers to questions, comfort, and courage when needed if you will trust that it exists. This is not a matter of believing in God, believing in angels, and the like. [...]
Insecurity. The word means not feeling safe. For most of you, it means not feeling loved. “What will others think?” Why does it matter? Understand: you learned that others’ approval is all-important, starting with the parents. You learned to sing and dance to garner smiles, laughter, applause in its many [...]
Do you look for unity or separation? What is the first thing you see when you gaze upon another? The body, of course. You are seeing with the eyes. Now what do you do next? Do you try to determine if they are friend or foe? Welcome to human nature, [...]
You say, “My loved one has gone to Heaven.” Trust us, they have not literally gone anywhere. They are experiencing more of their true nature and yours now that they are no longer limited by the physical body. Consciousness expresses itself through them and through you. This is what connects [...]
The light unleashed. Where would it go? Into every nook and cranny, like water flowing into every crevice, everywhere there is darkness, parched thirst for more goodness. You are this goodness. You are this flow, this abundance. If you are not aware of your abundant, flowing nature, step back. Observe [...]
Pay attention when things are not flowing. There is a reason. Are you accepting what life is offering you in this moment? It does not mean you have to like it or agree with it, but here it is. This is your present experience. This is your challenge and your [...]
Perhaps they know no other way. When those around you express anger, frustration, disappointment … honor that. These are human emotions and reactions to the challenging situations you face whilst in a human body. Until one truly realizes the soul lies beneath and beyond the human experience, suffering is part [...]
Hysterics are not necessary. They arise as part of the human nature … the programming that comes with the physical body. They are exacerbated by thoughts and focusing upon the drama. What if there were a way to remain at peace no matter what is happening? There is, dear friend. [...]
