The Daily Way

Frustration serves a purpose. It builds and builds as you try to do things your way or the way you think they are supposed to go, but LIFE is telling you otherwise. And when the frustration builds enough and you give up? There, in those moments of surrender and pause, [...]

You won the prize. You got the job. You caught the ball. You can’t believe it. Why is it that when long shots happen and they happen to you, there is incredulity? Perhaps because life is not always about winning, and when you do win, there is great surprise. Do [...]

You must ask the right questions to get the answers you seek. You find this to be true when using your technology and searching for solutions, now do the same when speaking with Spirit. A simple change from “Why?” to “How” can change the response and depth of meaning within [...]

Are you surprised at the number of good ideas that keep coming to mind at just the right time? Are you pleased at how your life is flowing? You need not be surprised, for the more you come to know that the Source of these ideas and insights and flow [...]

Yes, grief weighs heavily. You want to run from it, escape it entirely, but it is there when you open your eyes, the awareness that the one you mourn is truly no longer here physically. This is an adjustment period, dear one. Resisting reality lengthens that adjustment and the pain [...]

Do you know why you wish to be of service? It is the soul within nudging you to enjoy connection. It is in shifting the focus from the self to others that you most feel Joy arising. Your troubles take a backseat in awareness and become easier to handle when [...]

The body will tell you when you are out of balance. Yes, you are well familiar with the signs of not sleeping well and tension in the muscles. But do you notice when you are holding your breath? To breathe slowly and deeply is the antidote, but first you must [...]

Do not forget to talk to those in spirit. Conversations with those you may not be able to see or hear tells the mind, “This is real. This is my reality. Bring on the knowing that I am not alone.” As you converse, the knowing will increase. You will notice [...]

Blessings come in many disguises. That little hiccup that slowed you down? Perhaps you were going too fast. That unkind word that made you flinch? Perhaps it was time to pay attention to your own words. Life is like a mirror. It will reflect back to you what most needs [...]

In your home are many rooms. Perhaps you spend most of your day in the living room, yet occasionally you become aware of noise in the attic. Yes, it is as if someone has left a radio on there and from time to time you hear the whisperings. For the [...]

There is no shame in getting out of balance. Keep in mind that imbalance can go in either direction from the center: either quite down and depressed or quite high and elated. Neither is “wrong” and yet there is a sharpness or dullness that feels quite “off” compared to the [...]

Sometimes you need a break from the routine. Use this time to determine if the routine continues to serve you. There are some habits that behoove you to continue. There are others that have run their course. How do you know the difference? The passion has gone out of the [...]

Do you ever have to rest from a vacation? To recover from a holiday? Such events bring new patterns of activity into your life. Humans are creatures of habit. You have your routines and along comes a holiday or a vacation to shake things up a bit. “This is supposed [...]

Let us explain gratitude to you. It is the remedy to loneliness, the antidote to imbalance. Why? When you bring to mind that for which you are grateful, no matter what it is, the body secretes chemicals that cause you to feel a certain way that you know as pleasurable. [...]

Yes, joy and sorrow can exist at the same time. You have seen this in those who are in the throes of grief. It is not one or the other. Grief can be replaced for a while with moments of exultation and enjoyment, only to be replaced again by waves [...]

Radiant heaters. They do not blow the warm air out with force. No. They warm the air by their very presence. They become more and more warm … warmer than the ambient air until the ambient air temperature matches that of the heater. This is how you may affect those [...]

“Isn’t that interesting!” Have you said this lately in response to something that in the past would have upset you? Well, then, you are finding peace. Where did you find the peace? In taking a neutral stance. In not giving meaning to an experience. In saying, “Isn’t that interesting,” the [...]

When inspiration is not flowing, you cannot push it any more than you can push water. Yes, you can direct water for a while, but it eventually flows where it will, following the path of least resistance. So, resist not. Just be. Be still, be present, and wait, listening carefully, [...]

Have you made the correlation between how far you fall after how high you go? This is one of the rules of this reality you are experiencing. What goes up or down balances itself with an equal and opposite reaction. Pay attention when you are becoming over-tired, over excited, over-anything. [...]

At times you may feel you do not live up to your ideal version of yourself. It is all experience. How does each experience feel? If you are measuring one against another, this will cause you to feel as a failure or as a winner. What if you simply observe [...]

Grief comes in waves, and often when you least expect it. Allow it to wash over you. Perhaps it will even knock you off your feet. And after it passes, you will pick yourself up and brush off the sand, soothing those spots where you may have been rubbed a [...]

Are you aware how you project your perspective upon others? Until you awaken, the human remains in a fixed position, seeing the world only from one viewpoint. Imagine yourself in a sphere, a limitless theater-in-the-round, and all other humans have their fixed viewpoints. Projecting yours upon them, thinking they view [...]

It feels good to say yes to others. They respond with a smile at you. You fill their needs and thus feel needed. But what of your needs? When you continuously fill the needs of others and deny the self, you deplete the self. Energy flows in both directions. Be [...]

When you plan to be part of an important event, do you fret and worry, focusing on what could go wrong? It is well and good to be aware of those things that might interfere with success and do your best to prevent what you can. It is another thing [...]

Never is there a time when you are not watched over like a baby playing with others while the parents look on. You are not the first to go through this earthly experience. Those who have gone before you have learned the ropes. They know the challenges. From their higher [...]

You may feel surprised and delighted when what you understand as new abilities reveal themselves. Do not be. They are a natural unfolding of the evolution of Joy experiencing L.I.F.E. as and through you. That book you read … that video you watched … that meditation you did … those [...]

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, [...]

Why does it take more muscles to smile than to frown? Because it is a choice. What an opportunity to practice conscious living! Have you noticed how people brighten up when you gaze upon them with a smile? The same happens within you when you do the same. Try your [...]

When you try to connect with a loved one who has passed, how do you try? This makes all the difference. If you go through human steps and processes like a machine, you will be less likely to make the connection. It is not the steps that are the impediment. [...]