Do you know that you can become addicted to drama? “No!” you exclaim. “I choose peace!” Yes, and then you turn on your favorite drama on the television and get drawn in by the characters, who appear to know nothing of the greater reality, and how they suffer. You identify [...]
You hear bad news from one you care about, and instantly your heart goes out to them. Compassion and your innate connection as souls is what causes you to feel their pain. The human side will reach out and comfort. This is why you are here ... to embrace this [...]
“How could God do this to me?” We can feel your pain, but such a question shows a misunderstanding of the nature of God. It is one of the deepest misunderstandings that comes from being told that God loves you, as if God is apart from you. When you think [...]
Start a new habit today. It is the perfect time for a new beginning. Perhaps you have vowed to do things differently in the past. Were you going at it as the Lone Ranger? What if you finally acknowledge that you are connected to a higher Mind? What if you [...]
Drawn outward by the senses, you fail to notice what is happening within the body. Perhaps you grow a bit lightheaded. Perhaps there is a tingling, or the skin erupts in goosebumps. What has caused these physical sensations? Could it be there is more than meets the eye in and [...]
There is nothing wrong with sharing your joy at your accomplishments. Why do you do things? That is the question. For the attention from others? Yes, that feels good, but it is short-lived. Others have their own lives. Share your good news for the mutual enjoyment of celebration. You are [...]
So many are in a hurry to have 2020 behind you. Yes, life flows in cycles, and New Years are the start of one of the greatest you experience, but what of each day? Do not believe that the calendar will turn on January 1st and suddenly all of your [...]
They say it is better to give than to receive. Is it? Both are gifts when the giver and receiver are aware of the emotions which arise in so doing. May you see the gift in every moment. May you give and receive love freely. May you come to know [...]
You do not need to say yes to everything. This may seem contrary to some teachings. Saying yes when saying so will require you to stretch and grow is a most excellent choice. Saying no when saying so will honor the self is also a most excellent choice. It comes [...]
One with whom you interact regularly may never change. Can you live with that? What does this mean for you? You face a choice. You can become frustrated, angry, flee, fight, or face one other option: change the way you perceive this. Unless you are endangered, this discomfort in you [...]
How often do you notice the signs around you from the greater reality? They are not “stand-alone.” They come with timing … coincident with thoughts of a loved one. What does coincidence mean? The coming together of timing: co-incidents. You have given this word the connotation that somehow this co-incident [...]
The difference between duality consciousness and unity consciousness is profound. In the former, you appear to be separate from all others, and clashing is nigh unto inevitable. In the latter, you experience total connection. You do not think about the connection, for then you are still in duality. Nay, you [...]
Weather comes and goes in patterns. You predict certain changes based upon these changes, but there is always a bit of randomness built in. Predictability and randomness. The sun will shine again, but when? This keeps life interesting, does it not? It keeps you on your toes: Do I take [...]
You may think you conquered a challenge long ago, and then it rears its ugly head. Same old same old. What is going on here? Could it be that you have changed, and it is time to change the way you handle things? You are a work in progress. You [...]
Do not give so much credence to conspiracies. Do you know what they are? Collective fear. Entire mythologies have been created around such collected thoughts to the point where these take on a power of their own. Humans love a good story. There is nothing that makes for better drama [...]
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 [...]
You cannot control others. Trying to do so brings frustration and resentment. Can you allow yourself, instead, to be controlled from within ... from the heart? Do not close yourself off to others or to Spirit by denying what is happening around you. Accept and change course as guided. Life [...]
Set a place at the table for those who’ve passed. ... A most wonderful way to make the memories last.Know that to do so is not just folly. ‘Tis not wishful thinking or meant to cause melancholy. The truth is that they live on still. So you set a place at your table untilYou [...]
You only think there are two worlds. You speak of walking in two worlds at once. How can this be? There is One Mind thinking up endless worlds, projecting them into awareness and playing, experimenting, expanding. Bang! A new world! A new world orders itself around the thoughts that engendered [...]
Distractions abound. Things are constantly arising that pull you in this direction and that. And that is the challenge. The external world with all of its bright lights and distractions can keep you mesmerized. You must be strong enough to overcome the magnetic attraction ... to break the bonds and [...]
