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Why worry? Does it help? You are convinced that if you don’t worry, then things will go awry. This is incorrect. It is helpful to think through what it may be prudent to plan for. It is prudent to take precautions to avoid that which has a high probability of [...]

You say the mind wanders as if it is a thing. The brain is constantly processing sensations, thoughts, and feelings that arise from the One Field of Awareness. You are aware of these and put your attention on one after another without using your will to focus the attention on [...]

It is quite easy to get caught up in the story of your life. “What else is there?” you ask when trying to imagine life without the drama. There is simply being. This is a state you knew quite well when first you entered the body. You looked about you [...]

Here is a map. You can see the roads lined out quite clearly and you start down one with a known destination. And what if another destination has not yet been discovered? What if it is there but there is not yet a path? Could you not miss it? Might [...]

Just as a river flows from a greater sea, You as a soul are equally free. Think of yourself in terms of flow. You are not fixed in place with no place to go. You are far greater than what you see with the eyes. To grasp your magnificence you [...]

“But we have nothing in common!” you say when referring to another whose interests and beliefs may differ from yours, and there you err. You have humanity in common. You grieve, you cry, you hurt. You celebrate, you rejoice, you congratulate. The pains and pleasures of being human may at [...]

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. [...]

“But why would we come back for more?” you ask, and the answer is right before your eyes. When you enjoy a certain series of dramas on your television, do you not come to know the characters so well that they feel like family? Do you not want to know [...]

Death is not the end of your story. Yes, it is an ending of a chapter, but your story is ongoing, as is that of all of those you love who are no longer in physical form. The next chapter will look somewhat different than this one. This is evolution. [...]

The way you gaze upon a newborn babe? That is how Source gazes upon you. The way you cannot get enough of a delicious scent? That is how desirable your life is to Spirit. The way you think “how clever” when a child recites the alphabet? That is the joy [...]

Do your best not to catastrophize when unexpected news comes your way. When things seem to be going to Hell, you are in it in your thoughts. Pull yourself upward with a few deep breaths during which you are well advised to shift your attention to the heart. The head [...]

Love is the connective tissue that binds you all. Do not think of it as an emotion. The feeling you experience is the byproduct of the total connection. This is love. Could you see beneath the surface, so to speak, you would see that all of you exist in a [...]

Touch is very sensitive. You can tell the difference between smooth, rough, and finer gradations of each. Smell, taste, and seeing are the same. The sense you use to notice these gradations is discernment. You may not notice those in spirit who are around you because to do so requires [...]

You are all off-spring of one Mother-Father. You are imbued with the same qualities, which include intelligence, creativity, and awareness. You are out-here for the experiences, whatever they may be. Where do you find your Source? In-here. Love and compassion are in-herent. Kindness and service are in-herent. Doing the right [...]

When you are at a loss as to what to do, go within. The answers you seek are not “out there” as in the objective world you see with your eyes. Nor are they resident inside of you. As you shut out the outer world, a far greater world becomes [...]

“Honor thy _____”. You may fill in the blank as you wish. You may fill it in some way that you have been told is the correct answer. What is the correct answer in thy heart? What does it mean to honor another? To give them the respect they are [...]

There is that one moment when you cannot deny that the spirit world is real. Has it happened to you yet? It is easy to forget or miss when you are insisting on your own version of proof. What will it take for you to not just believe but [...]

“What is your spiritual practice?” Perhaps you have been asked this. And perhaps you have answered that you meditate or do some other such activity that helps you feel closer to your Source. This is all well and good, but how about an idea? What if Life itself is [...]

So many distractions. So many “others.” Or so it seems. It is the distractions that keep you in a state of other-dom. You choose your point of view from one moment to the next. Therefore, the next time you are feeling angry, frustrated, sad, bereft, or unfulfilled, choose to [...]

There comes a time when all that glitters loses its luster. You may still enjoy your comforts and pleasures, but life, itself, and its deeper meaning becomes the focus. Perhaps something has happened that has dropped you to your knees. Perhaps one you love has departed the physical and the [...]

Is there a task you wish to accomplish for which the results could go either way? Do you feel a bit of trepidation as you anticipate embarking on this undertaking? Do not begin then until you have harnessed the power of knowing. Knowing what? That you can try to do [...]

If you think this world is all there is, you will suffer more than you might if you expand your perspective. “Expand it where?” you might ask. Beyond the physical to the realm of the mind. And yet, if you think that the mind exists in some closed-in sphere around [...]

There are moments when you know better. You blink, and there you go, choosing the opposite of what you know. And then, for a brief while, you are lost. You knew it would happen, and it did. But now you are lucid again, able to see from the higher perspective. [...]

All is not as it seems. When you are dreaming, do you know it? Yes, at times you do. In those moments, you call this lucid dreaming. What if you could enjoy lucid living here and now—aware from moment to moment that your everyday experiences are part of a much [...]

There are times when you do not recognize yourself or your thoughts, so different are they from your accustomed state of being, What has happened? You have become caught up in a bit of a maelstrom—an electrical storm of thought-energy. Ride it out with the help of your unseen friends. [...]

When things don’t go as planned, what is your reaction? Perhaps you grow easily frustrated. This is conditioning. There are certain emotions that are destructive and others that are constructive. You can feel the difference. Destructive of what? Peace and Joy. Constructive of what? Freedom from robotic reactions. What is [...]

What is it you fear? Look at it closely. Envision a rattlesnake in an aquarium. With the threat of harm taken out of the equation, you can gaze upon the snake with curiosity and perhaps learn a thing or two. You might find out that the rattlesnake is not aggressive [...]

I admit to feeling a bit of trepidation that later today I will go online before over 1200 people and channel my guides, Sanaya, to raise money for the National Alliance on Mental Health. It’s one thing to be fully prepared for a webinar. It’s another to have no idea [...]

Openness. What happens when you open a window wider? More fresh air and light comes in. What happens when you open your mouth wider as you breathe? You bring in more oxygen. What happens when you open a camera’s lens? You see a wider view. What happens when you open [...]

You are a work in progress. Can you picture a masterpiece in the making? At first it has rough spots and beauty that has not yet been revealed. Little by little the form takes shape, the rough edges become smooth, but the beauty is already inherent in the stone. Are [...]