On a Streak
“You’re on a streak,” someone tells you, and you feel good. But now the pressure begins. The human side of you, which you would understand as the ego, feels it must continue the streak at all costs. And what is that cost? Peace, dear one. Why is it so important [...]
With Thanks
Gratitude is the great equalizer. All that you have and all that you appear to own are possible thanks to the one Web of connections. Yes, there are disparities. Through the contrast you are given opportunities. One disparity may cause envy. Another may cause pride. These may cause you to [...]
Awake and Aware
What is consciousness but awareness, your most basic essence. Why does it matter to pay attention to this? When you are not aware, it is far easier to suffer. What if you did not know that all is connected at the deeper levels? Then you would feel separate, alone, and [...]
Philosophy
Philosophy. A field of study in which you investigate the mind and thought. Do you know that most cannot even agree upon a definition of mind? It is for this reason that you will have those who spend a lifetime philosophizing about this formless aspect of you in a form. [...]
Changing Patterns
When a pattern in your experience of Life changes, you are knocked off balance. Some patterns have been present for quite a while. Others may not have been lengthy in terms of time, but they created a strong impression and thus held a strong imprint. Regardless of the duration [...]
A Bit of Kindness
Be kind to each other. This is all we ask of you moment to moment. Be aware that when tired or distracted, it is easy to lash out. With awareness, you can counter this natural tendency, yet awareness also disappears when the human side of you is under stress. [...]
Ever Onward
Mistakes happen. Do you chew on them endlessly, wondering how you might have done things better, reworking the scenarios in your mind over and over? This is the human way. Recognize the tendency, and then see mistakes for what they are: natural results of working by trial and error that [...]
Understand
“I understand,” you say, but do you really? Have you thoroughly and completely entered the mind of the other? You can do so from a state of alignment and oneness, but most of the time in the world of time and space you are still imposing your own viewpoint [...]
Swirling
A swirling maelstrom. This is what you might call a storm of great proportions. It is quite easy to get sucked into patterns that swirl. Take notice how this happens in crowds of people and in conversations one-to-one when another becomes quite animated. You may be susceptible to these attractive [...]
Widening the Lens
What does it mean to be “in your own little world?” You are part of something so vast that the human mind cannot wrap its head around it. And so, you use attention to focus outward and inward like the lens of a camera. At times you narrow the focus [...]
Always Young
The way a baby gazes at you with such interest … this is you at another level: curious about the world. Nonjudgmental. Aware of your total connection with all that you see. Could you but see the world once again in the way you did when first you entered this [...]
With Awareness
What do you see when you look outside of you? Do you see beauty or blemishes? Of course, both are present, but even in the midst of near-perfection, the brain will draw you to the flaw. Be aware of this built in tendency. This awareness is the remedy. Yes, pay [...]
Always Present
When you say you are broken, be aware of what this actually means. You can break a physical bone, but you cannot break the soul. You may hurt more deeply than you have ever hurt, but what is broken is your awareness of your ongoing connection with all that is [...]
The True Power
Be aware of the power you give to physical objects. That favorite stone or other such thing you own? You believe it has a special power. Indeed, all objects carry unique frequencies, and some are more helpful than others. But what if you lose or break that special-to-you object? Then [...]
In Between
Yes, so much is hidden in plain sight. The brain keeps you focused on certain aspects of life that fit its program, but you have existed for all time—long before you had a brain. And you will continue to exist long after it has returned to dust. Yes, forever after. [...]
Truthfully
Do you know who you are, beautiful soul? Exactly that: a being of light so magnificent and bright that would your True Self reveal it to you now, you would have to shield the eyes. That is right. Your True Self cannot fit within the physical body, yet it fills [...]
Harmonious
You don’t have to resonate with everyone. You cannot, for just as some notes on a piano do not sound harmonious when played together, you each have a unique tone. However, all notes make up the wholeness of what you call music, and within that wholeness, everything is valued. Play [...]