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Fairy tales have happy endings, and yet you look around you and you see some stories in your life that do not.  An ending is not always an ending.  Life goes in cycles.  Death leads to rebirth.  Life can be a page-turner.  You don’t know what’s coming in the next [...]

You view the eyes as your blindfold to the non-physical world, and it is an apt analogy, but it is not only the eyes which keep you blinded to the eternal presence of Spirit within and without.  The entire body is a mask of sorts.  What you put into it [...]

Playtime.  It is what you give to children who have had to be too serious for a while.  Children need these breaks every so often.  And what of adults?  Yes, life can be serious, but are you not all little children inside?  If not, where has that child gone?  If [...]

Listen.  What do you hear when you stop talking?  What do you notice when you stop thinking?  You cannot stop thoughts from arising, but when you pause to listen, the thoughts arise and are noticed in awareness.  Now you can choose which ones to follow, instead of blindly responding to [...]

Suffer not.  You are not alone.  Be at Home in the heart and find there the strength to get through the challenges you face.  This strength comes from the soul, which knows you are up to the challenge.  Like a soldier who willingly goes into battle without fear, you can [...]

“This is an interesting twist in the plot.”  Imagine how much more peaceful your life would be if this were your habitual reply when things got ... well, interesting.  Yes, you have chosen as a soul to live in the world of duality, and you do that through your story.  [...]

You say, “This life is not all there is,” as you share your truth of an afterlife with others.  And speaking from the limited human point of view you are correct.  But point of view is everything.  From the point of view of Spirit—your true nature—this life IS all there [...]

You as a soul agreed to come into form and wear a body for a while.  Such creative opportunities this experience affords you!  And you knew that this body would limit your awareness of your true Being.  And you knew that there would be fellow souls, perhaps a bit less [...]

Valentine’s Day.  Named after a saint.  At times you joke that it takes saintly behavior to keep a relationship going.  As long as needs are being met, in most cases it is easy to love one another.  But what of the times when the self takes over?  What then?  Then [...]

Do you ever watch flocks of birds fly in synchrony?  They move as one.  Schools of fish do the same.  It is not like your “Whisper Down the Lane” game where one moves after another.  They fly or swim in unison.  If only you could hear the whispers of Spirit, [...]

The question is asked: “Do you care more about that other person in your life than you do about yourself?” as if this is a test of your spirituality.  And we say, it is not a matter of loving one more than another.  Ego, or caring about the self, is not [...]

False starts.  There is a reason when something you are trying to do does not work out.  Pay attention and begin anew.  Do so with a blank canvas, if only in the mind, not a recreation of the first attempts.  As you come to trust the universe and tune in [...]

Everything does happen for a reason.  Yes, this is true.  Cause and effect is the law that explains this.  When you can discover the cause, then you become a more powerful creator.  In the physical world, cause and effect are often so far removed that you do not make the [...]

And so, you are going through a period of stress.  You do not know which way to turn.  Turn inward.  Yes, the same message again.  Has it been working for you to look outside of yourself?  Who can you trust?  What can you trust?  Ah yes, we hear you:  You [...]

Affirm, affirm, affirm:  “I am loved.”  Affirm, affirm, affirm:  “I am safe.”  Yes, you look about you and see harm being done.  You know that in a world of human beings and even in nature death and sickness occur, but you are so much more than human.  Do you know [...]

Would you ask the deep life questions if one you love had not passed?  Would you wonder about the purpose of life, the eternality of it if you did not feel a longing to be with them for eternity?  There is purpose in the brevity of the physical life.  Brevity, [...]

Musical notes.  They follow one after another, changing.  Except for your One Note Samba, it is the change that makes a song interesting.  Many do not like change, but it is the ups and downs of the notes of life that make it interesting, intriguing, and lead to growth.  “But [...]

Inventions.  They seem to spring up from nowhere.  Creativity is the source.  Need is the impulse.  And voila:  something new.  A creation.  Do you see how you are created in the image of the Creator?  You were an idea.  You are born from the desire of the Source to birth [...]

You give and give and give, but can you allow yourself to take?  If not, what are you telling yourself?  Did you know that as a soul, there is no concept of worthy vs. unworthy?  At the soul level, you know that you are love in expression.  Love flows back [...]

How do you explain tragedy when it strikes? When innocent people suffer?  When there is no good answer to “Why?”  You open to the mystery.  Pain propels you to seek answers beyond the human world of tragedy and triumph.  As you come to see this reality in a new light, [...]

Do you not at times grow tired of this life with all its ups and downs?  Yes, you know you are a soul.  Yes, you know you came here to experience the fullness of LIFE — Love In Full Expression — but nobody said it would be easy.  So rest, [...]

How often do you take the time to clear your energetic body? It is just as important as cleaning your physical body. Over time, energetic “dirt,” if you will, builds up. Have you endured heartache, fear, or disturbances of late? All of you do in the normal course of being [...]

Today is your birthday!  “No, it’s not,” you reply, and that is because you are thinking in human terms.  Oh, it is wonderful to celebrate the one day a year when the soul in its new body emerged into this experience on planet Earth.  But what of each moment when [...]

Are you ready to go in a new direction?  Life is about growing, not just physically, and growth requires change.  What inspires you?  What ignites your passion?  What are you waiting for?  Try new ideas, if only in your mind at first, for that is where reality begins.  See it [...]

Perturbations.  This is a fancy word for things that pop up and make you take notice.  A goose bump on the skin, a bump in the road, a bit of news that knocks you off balance.  It matters not if the perturbation is physical or emotional, its very arising causes [...]

“Oh, but I can’t do that!” you say when someone asks you to do something you have never before tried.  Ah, assumptions.  They are based upon beliefs based upon past experience or what others have told you or what you have told yourself about your abilities.  Do you not yet [...]

If you find yourself at odds with another, that is not so odd.  You are engaged in the dance of duality.  Which one of you is darkness and which one light depends on the point of view, for it is oh so human to think that you are the one [...]