Friends are your best protection against yourself. They buoy your spirit, not allowing ego to continually drag you down. They are there when you need them, your angels in human form. They would go to great lengths to help you—something that you would often not do for yourself before giving [...]
Do you feel that you carry the burden for others perhaps more than your share? First, realize that doing so is a choice. Second, ask why you do so. Motive is all-important. Is it to make yourself feel all-important, or is it from a calling to serve? Is it guilt [...]
You want to help others? Help yourself first. Pay attention to any time you are less than loving. Pay attention to any time you feel emotional pain or discomfort, and then healer, heal thyself. You are all the same on the inside. Different programming results in different output at times, [...]
You wish to defend yourself. We are not speaking of the physical, although the reasons why you would do so are the same. We are speaking of the sense of defensiveness that arises when some other says something that you perceive as untrue, hurtful, or not supportive of your views. [...]
Take a moment today to study the perfection of your body: nails that allow you to claw and dig; teeth that allow you to chew and grind; five senses that allow you to interpret your environs … communication tools, walking and lifting implements … such a perfect instrument! And that [...]
When you are guided by a Voice that’s not your own, you can do far greater things than the lesser mind thinks. You can run rock walls in the dark and feel alive! Yes, you may stumble, but this is what happens when you lose focus on the greater Voice. [...]
Why do you worry? For you do not trust the unwavering support of the Universe. You have been taught that the world is a dangerous place. That is a matter of perspective. Do you choose to see the world as a human being or as a spirit being or as [...]
Be the change. Your leader Gandhi said this. You can sit and watch your fellow humans be cruel and heartless to each other or you can practice coming from the heart in all that you do. This type of action begins with the thought. How aware are you of your [...]
There are as many perspectives as there are people. Imagine yourself sitting in a round theater watching a stage. From your perspective, you see things one way. A person sitting ninety degrees to your right would have quite a different view, and one opposite you would, of course, see things [...]
Why do humans love the beach? The view of the sea reminds you of your true nature: vast, open, uncluttered, and full of possibilities. At times the sea is still; at others it reveals its full power. It speaks in whispers and roars. It does not disappear. It is always [...]
Will you let another dictate how you feel, how you think, and how you react? This is the human way. What if you were to allow only your Higher Self to dictate your thoughts and emotions? Oh, such peace you would find! This takes quite a bit of mastery, but [...]
Let’s Make a Deal. Do you remember that show on your television? A great prize sat behind Door #1 or #2 or #3. If you guessed wrong, perhaps you won a cow. If you guessed correctly, perhaps a car. And so, you now think that all of life is like [...]
At times you hear news that you do not want to hear and you deny it. “That cannot be true. That person who I love did not do those things,” or some other example of news that bursts your bubble. How do you react? You put up your defenses and [...]
What is nervousness, but a lack of trust. Were you to remember that you are fully supported by the Universe at all times, you would not experience the jitters and fear. Yes, fear … that is at the root of all nervousness. Fear that your expectations will not be met. [...]
Some hold onto grief for years and years Others move beyond it faster. Peace and tranquility await you all When your emotions you do master. There's nothing wrong in feeling pain For pain is part of human living. But remember clearly this one point: Pain is for the lessons it is [...]
Expectations will always color your experience. Why is this? For your thoughts truly do create your reality. When you have expectations, they set up a vibration much like an intention. If your expectation of how an event will turn out does not match the circumstances, you are disappointed. If you [...]
Yes, you are stunned when one you know passes suddenly, and several others become ill, seemingly all at the same time. Is it bad luck, or is it simply the natural cycles of Life? You do not pay attention when all is going smoothly, according to what you consider “good.” [...]
What is it you say that your alcohol does for you? “It removes your inhibitions.” And what happens to you then? You act with abandon. What is it you abandon? What is it that inhibits you? The “norms” of human behavior. The very word implies that which is accepted as [...]
Why are most of your fellow human beings so unaware of a greater reality? They have been taught that this physical world is the only one. It is all a matter of believing what you have been told, to the exclusion of a personal experience. You had that experience—that connection—with [...]