The Healing Balm
Love is the antidote. And what is an antidote, but a substance given when one has been affected by poison. There are so many poisons in your world … hate, anger, jealousy, judgment … all of these things which are the direct opposite of the qualities of God. You [...]
Where Peace Begins
There is more than one way to see a challenge. It is when you get stuck in one point of view that suffering ensues. With flexibility come solutions and peace. Flow is essential. It is a choice. First, notice when there is angst. This propels you to action. If [...]
In This Together
You are part of a team. Life is not a game of solitaire. You may think you have to do it all yourself. You may isolate yourself purposefully when being with others is painful, but you cannot get through life without connection. Know that even in isolation you have [...]
Carried Back
Yes, the body seems to have a mind of its own. With the secretion of hormones of many types, emotions can get a bit carried away at times, and with them, actions may follow that are not in alignment with what you know is a deeper, calmer self. What [...]
Still Here
Why is it a shock when you hear of the transition of one you know? One minute they are here and now in an instant they are seemingly gone. The sudden absence is deafening ... incomprehensible to the human brain that expects a note to play on and on. [...]
Inviting Joy In
Joy! In human terms you know it as great happiness that must be expressed. The shoulders go back, the arms rise as if to greet the world and celebrate being alive. There are times in human form when you do not feel like celebrating. It is in exactly these [...]
What You Don’t Know
You don’t know what you don’t know. Do not worry. There is a solution. Turn to the higher aspects of being—those often hidden from human awareness—and with the intention to know what is in your highest and greatest good, ask. Ask from the heart, trusting that you are a [...]
For the Greatest Good
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 [...]
Of the Whole
You cannot please everyone. Why? For each human being is a unique expression of a unique soul which is a unique lens of the Whole. The more one’s thoughts and actions are aligned with the Whole, which is the epitome of loving kindness, compassion, understanding, and the like, the [...]
The Upside
You think this is the worst thing that could happen, this death of one you hold dear. As you focus on the downside, you may not be able to see the upside. Yes, there is one. This is the way of things in this realm of ups and downs [...]
Thinking Ahead
What a paradox: you are advised to stay present, yet in your human roles you must think ahead. It is a balancing act. Most helpful of all is to think ahead to the words you are about to say before you utter or write them. Will they be harmful [...]
The Higher Perspective
You may pray and pray and pray for a miracle for yourself or another. Understand: the soul makes the decision whether to stay or go, be healed or not. Prayers most definitely make a difference. The love that is sent in the act of prayer is like a balm. [...]
Round and Round
Round and round you go following the spiral path of life. In a way it is linear as you experience what amounts to the passage of time but is really the progression of change. This is evolution, ever onward, ever upward. And because you learn as you experience, the [...]
Sparkling Within
Could there be a treasure right beneath your eye and you not be aware of it? But of course! All is not as it seems. What appears to be a ball of dust or dirt could be a sparkling diamond covered and costumed. You are this way, you know. [...]
The Most Common Sense
“Jiminy crickets!” This is a phrase perhaps you heard in your childhood from a storybook grasshopper. The words hold no meaning until taught to you. You tell each other stories all the time. These days you hear many so-called experts telling you what to think and what to believe [...]