Transition, Change and Evolution

by Nikita Gearing -

So here we are, Humanity in the time of transition, from the old to the new paradigm. So much in our world is in change, in upheaval, the old illusionary ways bubbling up to be seen, to be allowed, healed and transmuted into the Oneness.

We see this transition in our Economy, in the Political arena, in Environmental issues, in Humanitarian issues and in the blossoming Spiritual movement. Our world is deeply interconnected and what is affecting one country and her peoples is rippling out to affect the whole. We are a global community; this is no longer a spiritual concept but a tangible reality.

Some call this a time of chaos, change, evolution, what ever we choose to call it, it is clear the doorway is open for each of us to heal the old paradigm and call in the presence and manifestation of the New Paradigm of Peace, Oneness, Truth, Sustainable solutions that serve the Whole, and the Honoring of all Life.

How do we cope in these times?

What can we do to stay centered and grounded?

8 Simple Steps to Assist You

1. STAY CENTERED - Staying centered and grounded is a key to navigating these times. Find a technique, a prayer, a meditation, a piece of music or a place in nature, something that allows you to access the still, silent and receptive state of Beingness. Beingness is a doorway to Divine connection and Divine connection is the primary support during these times. Practice daily opening and being in this centered, Peaceful place. At least once a day slow down and become present to the moment. The breath can be a powerful tool to assist you to become present in the moment and access this State.


2. OBSERVE - Observe yourself and your surroundings. Notice when you feel caught up in the ‘drama’ occurring around you or within you. When you see that you are being affected, don’t judge yourself, just recognize what is happening and come back to the present moment. Surrender your judgment of the situation and ALLOW what is occurring. There is a bigger picture in all that is occurring and each situation holds gifts for you, a mirror for your Awakening and Self Realization.


3. ASK for Guidance - As you allow what is occurring and find your center, then from this place of Beingness ask for Guidance using what ever words that work for you. Then be open to receive this guidance. Release what this needs to look like, it will come, just stay open, be patient and know that you are deeply loved.


4. RELEASE the FEAR, Return to the New Paradigm Reality - Fear is a powerful old paradigm reality and can sway one from the truth within. Release the fear when it arises; surrender it to your Higher Self. Recognize that it does not serve you, your Health, your Resonance and your decisions. Breathe and let it go. Stay focus on the Reality you are choosing to create.

Sometimes we can get out of the ‘fear space’ ourselves and sometimes we need assistance. Create a system for yourself so when it becomes to much, you have a something or someone around you that offers a reminder of the place of Peace, Oneness and the reality that you are choosing to create.


5. SUPPORT - Find and create support systems that reflect for you the New Paradigm. Find at least one person you feel comfortable to be your SELF with and they feel the same. Support can also look like local communities, events, online communities and connections, but you want to have, if possible, at least one person who you can share with, in the moments of Joy and in moments of challenge.

This person does not take place of the primary Divine relationship that lives within you, and it is not about becoming dependent on this person, you are two whole beings offering a Sacred Divine reflection for each other, you are ‘Divine reminders’ for each other, New Paradigm Co-Creators.


6. INTENTIONS - Set you intentions for what you choose for your life, for your health, for your work, for your finances, for your family. The universe is waiting for you to direct the energy coming in now. Contemplate, become clear and express 'What you choose your New Paradigm to Be’. YOU ARE WORTHY to create the world you love in alignment with the Highest Good.


7. GRATITUDE - Gratitude is a doorway for Divine presence and being in gratitude moves energy. Offer truthful gratitude whenever you feel the call and practice giving gratitude for your life. In times of challenge see if you can focus on a few simple things you are grateful for this will assist in shifting the energy.


8. The New Paradigm is Here, NOW - The new paradigm is already here, ready to be manifested on our planet through each of us. This is why we and our world are in this time of transition. Remember this when you are going through the shifts and shedding, keep things in perspective. These are the times of Self Mastery and profound personal and global evolution.


FINALLY - Take care of Precious you, slow down when you can, Breath, Be Grateful, allow the joy & laughter and know that not only are you awakening but you are assisting the evolution of Humanity and our world.

nikitagearing.com

Heart-to-Heart Alchemy

by Sulana Stone -

Changing a relationship that’s out of harmony is as easy as changing your attitude. Many people don’t realize the enormous power they have to create cooperation—or resistance—in others.

Attitude is the key. Recently Scamp, a spunky cocker spaniel, taught me that when I shift my approach to a relationship, the relationship changes. The spirited spaniel showed me the alchemical power of talking heart-to-heart as equals. She also demonstrated that people have the power to shift any relationship. By our attitude, we can choose to create playfulness and collaboration—or seriousness and opposition.

Scamp is an appropriately named 10-month-old cocker spaniel. The furry munchkin’s favorite game is pouncing on an accidentally dropped object before her human housemate can retrieve it. Then, after capturing her prize, Scamp skedaddles out of the room and chews up her trophy. Scamp’s human companion, Ellen, has given up trying to get objects back from the pup.

My lessons in creating cooperation, instead of resistance, begin as I’m visiting Ellen. While cleaning off a coffee table, Ellen accidentally bumps a rubber doggie bone onto the floor. As swiftly as a falcon swoops in for the catch, Scamp absconds with her newest possession and disappears out of the room.

A while later Scamp bounces back into the room. I see that she’s chewing on something that doesn’t appear to be her bone. I see what looks like sharp metal. Concerned for Scamp’s safety, I approach her to take the object away. However, I’m no match for the merry mischief-maker. Smart, fast and agile, Scamp is not going to let anyone take her treasure from her. Oops!

Lesson one: In my knee-jerk reaction of simply trying to grab the object out of her mouth, I create resistance in Scamp. In an effort to be helpful in the unfolding drama, I realize I’ve fallen prey to an automatic programmed response. In my panic I feel that I need to TAKE the object away: “It’s for the dog’s own good!” I temporarily forget that animals—just like people—respond to where we’re coming from. Scamp runs away from me. She feels that I’m trying to control her because I’m not asking for her cooperation or permission. I’m just barging ahead.

The Alchemy of Heart-to-Heart Talk - Because I want to keep the rambunctious rascal safe, I need to get a clear look at what she’s chomping on. I know that Scamp wants to keep her exciting new “toy.” So I talk to the fleet-footed rogue just as I would talk to a friend I care about.

Opening my heart, I speak to her heart. I share with her that I’m concerned she might be gnawing on something that can hurt her. I ASK her if I can see what she is chewing on. And realizing the object is a prized possession, I promise to give it back.

It’s All in the Attitude! Lesson two: In consciously choosing to talk as an equal with Scamp, I create cooperation. After this shift in my attitude, Scamp brings the object over to me and drops it into my open hand.

That’s when I discover she’s been chewing on a small pair of scissors. In order to keep Scamp safe, I feel I should keep the scissors. Yet, I made her a promise. I pledged to give her the “toy” back. So I decide to keep my vow and give the scissors back to her.

I decide to let Scamp merrily chomp away, while I speak to her again from my heart. I tell her of my concern that she might get hurt. I tell her that the sharp edges of the scissors might cut her mouth. I ASK her if I can have the scissors. I promise her that I’ll find another toy for her. Then I watch for a response from her. Scamp soon gives me a clear signal that she’s listening: she stops chewing.

This time as I approach her, I don’t try to force her to “do it my way.” I treat her as an intelligent being with feelings. I understand how she feels. She’s being asked to give up a toy she likes. Scamp responds to my shift in attitude. She doesn’t run away. The perky pup drops the scissors on the floor and allows me to pick them up. Then, keeping my word, I find a safe doggie toy for us to play with. Scamp’s in puppy bliss.

No Experience Required - From Scamp I learn that attitude is the key to shifting any relationship—with pet or partner. No special training is necessary. By changing our approach, we can change resistance to cooperation.

Here’s 3 tips I learned from Scamp to get you started on your journey to relationship harmony:

1. Talk Equal to Equal - When we speak respectfully as a peer to a person or animal, the response will usually be returned in kind. Conflict is created when we try to impose our will on others and don’t communicate as an equal. Harmony is created when we speak from our heart.

2. Tell the Truth - People and pets are intelligent and emotional creatures. Both understand and respond to the truth. No matter how painful the truth is, share accurately what’s happening as gently as you can. When I explained how she could be hurt, Scamp gave up her treasured “toy!”

3. Put Yourself in Their Shoes (or Paws) - What does the situation look like from the point of view of your friend or pet? How would you want to be treated and spoken to? What information would help you understand and want to cooperate? What would you need to know to help you adjust to new circumstances? When you talk heart-to-heart to people and pets, you generate harmonious changes.

Tips for Life - By using the tips Scamp taught me, you can shift relationships with your pet—or with your friend, boss or lover. By consciously choosing a heartful attitude, you consciously create a harmonious relationship.

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The Power of Presence

by Claudette Rowley -

Being present means being aware or conscious of what's going on inside of you and allowing it without judgment. This level of consciousness gives us full freedom to be who we are. It also brings a tremendous sense of inner peace.

How do you know when you're present? You know you are present when you feel at ease with yourself. There's no underlying tension, your mind isn't chattering on in judgment of you or someone else. You are also present when you ALLOW a moment to be as it is. For example, you notice that you have a story in your mind about a situation. And you observe it as a story not as truth. Or you feel a negative emotion and you notice that without judging it. You stay in the moment of whatever you are feeling.

What stops us from being present? Reviewing the past and projecting into the future. Many of us spend half of our time ruminating about the past and reliving our emotions about it. Then based on what we've experienced in the past, we project into the future about circumstances that may never occur. Our mind makes up fear-based stories that catapult out of the present and into a made-up future. In other words, we end up resisting the present moment in fear of what the future might bring.

Let me clarify: By future projections, I mean imagined scenarios that cause emotional strain, such as "What if this happens or that happens?" versus planning for the practical matters of life, such as scheduling your January vacation. Another way of thinking about this is psychological time which always causes fear or strain versus the time we keep by clock which we use to organize the practical matters of life.

What are avenues for being present?

Observe. When you notice that your mind has made up a story about the past or the future, simply observe it. Observation of the story will bring you right into the present. After a while, you'll start to notice that you are not your story, and that two separate entities exist: you in the present and your mind with its story.

Allow. Allow whatever is in the moment to be there. It is what it is. Once you begin observing and allowing, you'll notice how often you resist the moment you are in. That resistance keeps you in your head and out of the present.

Here's an example of the distinction between allowing and resisting. At times when my nine month old son is cranky and I'm frustrated, my natural reaction is resistance. In other words, I want the moment to be different than it is, which creates stress. Those times that I've allowed the situation to be what it is, I felt present and experienced peace.

Once I've become aware of my resistance to what's occurring - I'll often experience it as physical tension - I'll say to myself, I don't like this moment. Or I'm noticing that I feel frustrated and impatient. Simply observing and allowing what I experience brings a conscious level of awareness.

We each have an inner peace and freedom that already exists inside of us. Our job is to release the muck surrounding it and reclaim it as our own. Stay present by ALLOWING what's there to be there. Then you can accept it, change it or talk to someone about it. By spending so much time in the past and the future, we often resist the gem that's right in front of us.

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Shaping the Future

by Christopher Sell -

You are shaping the future in every moment, for you are always sending energy out ahead of you and that energy contributes the the future you then experience. You live in a time of great change, and for some this can feel fearful. Around you may hear the voices of fear creating images of a grim future. It does not have to be so; the future does not yet exist and you can choose to send ahead of you energies that shape a beautiful world for you and all humanity.

Your vision - Permit yourself the luxury of envisaging that beautiful future you would like to experience. Hold and believe in a vision of peace and plenty, of joy and love. Elaborate upon it, develop it, learn about it; for in this way you begin to discover what practical steps will be needed to bring it into reality. Find all the signs of it that already exist in your life; for in this way you draw the future into the present. Find the essence, the flavour, the taste, feel, colour and texture of your vision. Bathe yourself in it. Draw it into your heart.

The Community of Love - Now with your heart centre reach out to all those we are calling the Community of Love – people all around the world, with every kind of background and belief system, who also share a vision of a world of peace and plenty, of love and joy – there are many of you.

Consciously connect with the heart centres of those who make up this community. Share your vision with them, simply by contemplating, holding it in your mind’s eye, at the same time as you feel or imagine the innumerable heart connections you are making around the world.

By combining your vision with your heart connections you are creating a very powerful way of bringing forth humanity’s highest future and drawing it into manifest reality.

heaven-on-earth.co.uk

Changing Your Own Reality

Looking at life through a different lens.

by Eldon Taylor -

Often the people that most antagonize us are the ones we need most to teach us what we want to learn. My mother used to say, “Birds of a feather flock together.” Call it that, or call it simple attraction, anger attracts anger, hostility attracts hostility, love attracts love, and so forth. What we resist we tend to become. When we see something in someone we do not like, we need to be careful, for often they are mirrors of ourselves. What we dislike in them is likely to be a behavior of our own. When we are alert to this, it’s quite easy to do something remarkable, something that truly changes your own reality.

When I lived in Las Vegas, Nevada, my local post office was always jammed with patrons. They all seemed in a hurry, and the clerks were absolutely rude. Many times heated arguments erupted between patrons and staff. I decided to try a little experiment. “What would happen if I just smiled and beamed light to all of these people?” I thought. Every day for at least two weeks when I stopped to pick up my mail, I did my best to focus light on all. One day the oldest and grouchiest of the postal clerks, whose line I was queued in, looked up and said, “Hello, Dr. Taylor.” There was a smile on his face and in his voice. From that day forward, every clerk in the office spoke and smiled, laughed and joked with me.

Everything had changed. They were still snippy with other patrons for a while, but the smile and light had paid off. Somehow, unconsciously even, they identified me with warmth and love. Within a few months this post office and its employees were as warm and friendly with everyone as any I have ever visited. It is amazing what a little unconditional love can do. We all are capable of coaching or cheering on our friends and family, but when it comes to strangers, particularly those we think of as rude, it is often another matter. It doesn’t have to be. This is just another way to do good deeds.

Again, self-responsible means taking responsibility for everything in your life. That does not mean you’re in charge of your environment and in control of all the stimuli you encounter. It does mean that you’re in charge of your own inner environment and you begin to make choices—true choices that are healthy and wise. The so-called bad luck is seen through a different lens.

eldontaylor.com / healyourlife.com

The Vibration of Unity Consciousness

by Meredith Murphy -

Archangel Michael - Greetings my beloved beings of Light and Love! Tonight, I share with you that NOTHING is more important at this time than to amplify the vibration of Unity Consciousness. There is no longer a separation between human beings and spirit beings. And all that is transpiring on the beautiful Planet Earth is leading you together and in an authentic and collaborative way, toward a more perfect union as a planet.

Imagine all the various energies of the earth plane as pieces of matter, and envision them put close together within a very large canon. Then the canon is shot. Realize that the power of the trajectory is strong enough to hold these pieces together, even though they are separate at another level. Yet still, all traveling in the same direction; and so it is with human beings at this time: you are all traveling in the same direction. All things are working in concert with one another.

Slowly matter within the earth plane is forming a new, lace-like constellation of energy. This new energy is confident, creative, enthusiastic, radiant, filled with love and highly stimulated. It is the natural state of a being to be this way and as such to make endless and powerful choices of focus to amplify its unique vibrational signature and to extend the experience of its knowing of itself (by experiencing your own creations!). Divine is what you are. You are soul: radiant and knowing. Skillful and quick. Decisive and flowing. There is no hesitation for that which is soul knows its own endless validity and as such seeks only to flow energy into form, flow energy into form, flow energy into form! You know, at this level, that all creation is useful and “good” as it expresses you and you are innately relevant and important. FEEL THIS. You are important and inherently, literally inherently, all-that-is. SO naturally, {smile} you matter.

Archangel Raphael - Delightful, is it not? No wonder you thought it would be so fun to come down here to this earth playground and strut your stuff! You knew how wonderful and amazing it would be. You knew you were going to have all kinds of experiences, that you would forget your powers, that you would have ways to wake up and remember and that all the other beings you would encounter would also be sharing this experience and together you could each do your own thing while also loving and teaching, supporting and challenging each other. How fun is THAT! Well, actually you think and thought and know it is fun. (At a SOUL level, of course). Hopefully, soon or already too, at a human level. {smile}

We watch your experiences and there is a sweet and loving embrace emanating from us to you. It seems so perfectly beautiful that you go through all of these experiences and still find ways to love one another and yourselves. Very nicely done, we might add—the collective Ascended Masters and the many angels devoted personally to your most perfect union.

We love that you are and we are all in this together. It’s what we are and what we love and what we create and what we are stretched and amplified by. Thank you for rubbing up against each other to make it all the more clear how specific and beautiful each of your soul signatures truly is. How delightfully thoughtful and perfect it is that you’re doing this.

Archangel Michael - I give you the following meditation.

Sit quietly at a time of day which is generally peaceful in the world around you—early morning or evening are good times for example. When there is not too much movement outdoors and things are more still. Sit in a rooted position with your spine straight. Feel your seat strongly connected to where you sit, and your crown chakra open to the sky. Feel your energy long, extending deeply into the center of the earth and outward and upward into the entire universe. Stay in this feeling for some time, imagining and experiencing the energy of you flowing out, endlessly into the universe and into the earth.

Now imagine the reverse: the universe flowing enormous volumes of energy in through your crown chakra, and the earth flowing and you receiving enormous solidity and strength-energy from the earth. Feel these two energies combine in your torso and flow out into the world from your solar plexus, your heart, your third eye. This flow of your energy cycles out to the ends of the universe, and returns to you through the through your crown chakra and up through the earth and the energy is endless, boundless.

Feel the Universe itself extending as a result of this exercise in which you move energy. Realize that you are indeed expanding the universe with your own thoughts.

Now if you like, continue to receive energy from the universe and from the earth and envision it effortlessly creating form in your life, on the planet, as you desire to experience and know your life and the life on the planet. See the most beautiful visions you can feel for you materialize instantly and effortlessly as energy flows into the world and out into the Universe—the energy is never diminished or even slowed down, as a result of your multiple and endless creativity.

Realize that your creations echo in all the other realities in which your entity has expression—other physical realities and other realities of probability which are beyond your comprehension. Immediately in this exercise you share the joy of these experiences with all versions of yourself and as a result all versions of yourself are amplified, elevated and have the experience of loving themselves more as you all experience your creations! This is a real thing. Every thought-form, every vector of energy given focus is created in one dimension or another, and experienced by many.

You already are part of a unified consciousness—your own. All aspects of you, in whatever dimensions they exist, collaborate and inform one another to continually refine and expand, experiment and extend your interests, curiosities, ultimately extending your perspective.

And still. We are as one.

Do you see? There is nothing more important than waking up to Unity Consciousness; it is your entire experience. It’s good to know this. And begin to play with it.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it! {smile} Sometimes we cannot resist playing either. {wink}

You are forever and profoundly loved, protected and cared for. We are forever in your service and available to you in every way. Just ask. Ask and you will receive. Ask and you will know. Reach for us and we are here. Always available and one with you on this adventure; it is so beautiful and it is so. You are profoundly important and protected always by us, and surrounded with light/energy and love. I am honored to collaborate with you in this living. I AM the Archangel Michael.

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Becoming Clear

by Ann Albers -

Message from the Angels:

Dear ones, remember all movements are movements towards love. Even the souls on this earth who seem most difficult in your lives are trying to express themselves, trying to find validity in their own beliefs and in their own existence, and trying to be of value. It is the ones who feel that their beliefs are not valid, and who feel that there is no value in their existence who create the greatest chaos in your world. These souls are most in need of your love.

Giving love to a difficult soul does not mean you have to spend time around them, agree with them, or even subscribe to their behaviors. Nor does it mean you have to educate or correct them. Loving a soul simply means that you recognize that the light of God exists in their heart as well and that there is value to them as a person whether or not they are choosing to express a loving truth. Loving a soul means recognizing that everyone, without exception, is here to discover the light of God within them, and everyone has purpose. Everyone deserves your love and your prayers, whether you agree with them or not.

However, you must choose to love yourself first if you are going to be truly able to give this spiritual love to another soul. You must be able to speak your truth with the understanding that your perspective is valid and real to you - we are not speaking about telling other souls how they should behave, but rather expressing your own perspectives and feelings here. You have a right to feel how you feel. You have a right to be the loving soul that you truly are. You have a right to set firm boundaries and to walk away from unloving and unkind behavior.

If you acknowledge your own right to move towards loving and kind behavior and away from that which is not, then you will allow others to be who they choose to be. You will simply withdraw from negative souls, or if you must spend time around them, you will choose to be in a loving space and refuse to take on their negativity. After all - their negativity is their own - it is not yours to solve or fix. You can say to a negative soul, "I can see how you feel that way," without ever agreeing with their perspective. You can acknowledge without agreeing. You can even remain silent. In this fashion, you honor their right to be by maintaining your own.

Just as water in a stream moves around the unmoving boulders, you too can move around those who choose not to budge or to be unyielding to your love. You can choose to remain silent when those around you gossip or speak in unkind ways because silence is a powerful message. The rocks along the canyon walls shape the river - so too the unmoving souls help you find your own heart and the movement and growth that you seek in life.

It is a time on earth of sorting and clarification. You are becoming clear on who you are, and the heavens simply ask that as you do this, you allow others to become clear on who they are. The miserable will seek out company of like mind and the joyous and trusting will seek out their own company as well. Allow others to be who they are. Allow yourself to be who you are. All is a movement towards greater love and a greater discovery of the loving soul inside this person you have chosen to be. We love you so very much.

visionsofheaven.com

Feelings and Desires

Message from the Angels:

by Ann Albers -

My dear friends, we love you so very much. Allow yourselves to feel everything deeply, for it is through your feelings that you touch upon your soul's greatest truths. Your emotions are simply messages from the soul - honor them for their wisdom, then allow them to move through you, as you move through life.

So many of you try to avoid your darker feelings and yet, they too point to your soul's truth. Beneath every angry feeling is a passionate desire to create more. Beneath every sadness and disappointment is a longing for sweetness. Beneath every jealousy there is a desire to know you are worthy of what you envy. Beneath every frustration is a soul's desire to seek out a deeper and truer path. Dear ones, your darker spaces contain great light. Dig deep inside yourself and find it.

Within feelings of helplessness are the seeds of surrender. Within feelings of desolation you seek out your own very great light. Within feelings of loneliness, you search for God. When you are feeling your darker spaces, dig deep within and find the light of your own soul - these are the areas of deep growth.

When you find yourself in the throes of bliss, gratitude, love, passionate expression and deep joy, by all means celebrate! Do not dim your light. These are the truths that your soul wishes to share with the world. Allow yourselves to feel and feel deeply. Do not let fear damn up the flow of grace that courses through you in these moments. Celebrate the good feelings and allow yourself to move through life unattached as to whether or not they will be here in the next moment, for the minute you introduce this fear of losing your joys, you are no longer in joy. Simply enjoy your joys dear ones, and share them. Joy is the native state of the soul.

Do not be afraid of your own hearts, dear ones, for within them you find the truth that God wishes to express in the world. Own who you are and how you feel in any given moment. If you are feeling the darker spaces, dig deep to find the light seeking to be expressed. If you are in the light-filled spaces, let yourself shine. Go deeper always, into your own hearts. You can always find greater love, and a greater desire to both give and receive this love.

You are all so beautiful to us. Do not talk yourselves out of being who you are, feeling what you feel, and expressing the very great desire for the love that your souls wish to share with, and receive from, the world. We love you so very much.

visionsofheaven.com



♥Angel Love♥

Steps to Achieve a 'Be Happy' Attitude

by Jeff Cohen -

Everyone is always in pursuit of happiness. Maybe you have traveled far in seeking happiness, believing that it is to be found in the mountains of Tibet, when actually, it is within your reach. Below are some tips that will surely help you develop a happy attitude and see the true meaning of happiness.

1. Realize Your Worth

Realize that you are just as important as any other person around. You are not just a tiny speck in this universe. Having a healthy self confidence and self worth makes you aware of your purpose in life. Once you know your life’s purpose, it will give you a sense of direction, which helps you sort out your life, and will eventually lead to contentment.

2. Find Contentment

Not settling for less is not a bad thing, but while you are on your journey in reaching your goals, don’t forget to be thankful for what you have now. Counting your blessings helps you to put things in perspective. A lot of people go through life wanting things, not knowing that it's not the Lexus or the Rolex that will make one happy. See where the important things in life lie: your friends and family.

3. Do the Things You Love

Doing the things you love is sure to keep you in high spirits. Make it a point to treat yourself to doing the things you enjoy the most. It can be dancing, writing or catching the latest movie. No matter what it is, don't stop yourself from enjoying life once in a while. Keep in mind that happiness is found in pure things. If your brand of indulgence involves waking up to a hangover or to being jittery and in need of your next "dose," then you better ask yourself if that is the kind of "happiness" you want for yourself.

4. Take Time to Help

They say that "He who refreshes others, refreshes himself." Helping doesn’t necessarily mean giving people stuff. Helping out may be as simple as providing a shoulder to cry on, or squeezing the hand of someone in distress. The best way to be happy is to make others so.

5. Be with Happy People

Being with happy people surely does wonders for you. Being surrounded with lighthearted people helps you absorb their positive energy.

6. Be Optimistic

Keeping a positive attitude towards life is a prime characteristic you must possess to achieve happiness. Teach yourself to be happy. The potential to be happy is in everybody, you just need to know how to bring it out in you. According to Psychologist Martin Seligman, each of us has the power to bring in real joy into our lives. Therefore, it is our choice to be happy or to wallow in loneliness and discontent.

7. Be Thankful

Recognizing the people you have in your life makes you realize just how good life is. Just looking at your family and set of friends and knowing you have them through thick and thin are already reasons enough for you to be happy. You never have to look too far to find the happiness you’re searching for, because it is actually inside you. Your state of mind is the yardstick of just how happy you'll be.

8. Live in the Present

If you keep on replaying your past, you will never get to enjoy the present. How can you move forward if you still keep looking back? Forget the painful things that happened in the past. Learn from them, but don’t let them hold you back from happiness.

9. Love Unconditionally

Nothing beats love in terms of giving joy. But "love" is not restricted to romantic love, it also involves the love of friends and family. Love is a balm to the wounds of the soul. Unconditional love, they say, is the best kind of love anyone can give or receive. It is the kind of love where you expect nothing in return. Giving love unconditionally is hard, given man's bent to be self-centered. But do get altruistic sometimes.

When you give, out of the abundance of your heart, when you move from the mental frame of giving instead of getting, it is when you will realize that life is sweet, after all. After all is said and done, remember, happiness is a state of mind.

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♥Angel Love♥

Finding Grace and Ease

Message from the Angels:

by Ann Albers -

So many of you have been taught that to worry is to care, to obsess over things is to be 'responsible,' to save and fix others is a display of compassion, and yet, there are higher ways to care, more truthful ways to be responsible, and ultimately more loving ways to show compassion.

When you worry, you are simply spinning your wheels and projecting negative energy out into the universe. You are focusing upon what you do not want to happen and therefore sending out a magnetic, although thankfully weak, signal to attract it. Your positive thoughts carry so much greater sway in your life. So instead of worrying, when you catch yourself worrying, stop, breathe, and take time to think -what is is I DO want to see happening in my future?

You worry about not being able to pay the bills, for examples. Many of you waste so much of your precious life in this frame of mind, and yet how much more productive it is to simply do what you know to do and say a quick prayer, "Dear God who takes care of all things, the birds in the sky, the grasses, the flowers, indeed the entire universe, you know I have a bill to pay here and I am not sure how I am going to do it. Please guide me, provide me with resources, and allow me to learn any lessons I need to learn with grace and ease. Thank you. Amen." Then, dear ones go about your day giving thanks for the abundance you have and replacing every worrisome thought with a feeling of peace. Imagine that peace if you must, but rather that than imagining dismal circumstances.

Suppose you worry about a child of yours. Instead of worry focus on seeing them happy, purposeful, feeling loved. When you look at them, look at them as if there is success inside of them and speak this way. In this fashion you contribute towards their confidence and well being rather than their lack of self esteem. We are not suggesting you put up with or enable bad behaviors. You can indeed put your foot down there, but do so with love, and with a suggestion that you see more in them than what they are currently displaying.

When you obsess and worry about whether or not you are doing everything in your power to make a goal happen, well dear ones, you aren't giving God, your loving creator enough credit. Rather than anxiously spinning your wheels, sit, breathe, pray... "Dear God, I have done everything I know to do to achieve this goal. Let me know what is next when you feel it is right timing. Thank you." Then go about your day, enjoy your life and wait for further guidance.

When you have an urge to save or fix someone, go within, pray. "Dear God, I want to help my friend/family member/etc. I want to help them out of their unpleasant circumstance. Guide me and let me know how I may truly be of service. If you want me to share resources with them, make my cup full enough to do so and let me do it with a glad heart. If you want me to share time with them, give me the time and make it enjoyable for both of us. If you want me to share advice, guide the words I speak. And if you want me to withdraw and allow them to learn, then please make it obvious to me that no other assistance is asked of me." Then dear ones, check in with your heart and see what feels uplifting, pleasant, and enjoyable to do. When you give from love you give according to God's dictates.

When you release yourself from worries, from false obligations, from obsessing, you allow God to work in your life. You allow God to guide you with grace and ease. You allow your life to move according in coordination with the entire universe. You stop acting independently and become part of a bigger picture - one in which you and your needs count and one in which you are loved, cared for and guided.

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Loving Support

by Louise Hay -

Loving yourself is a wonderful adventure; it's like learning to fly. Imagine if we all had the power to fly at will! How exciting it would be! What are the ways to love yourself? Stop criticizing yourself. Each one of us has a unique role to play on this earth, and when we're critical of ourselves, we obscure it. Stop scaring yourself. If you think a negative thought, find an image to replace it with that is beautiful, like a sunset, flowers, a sport, or anything you love. Be gentle and kind and patient with yourself. Choose thoughts that nurture you. With patience, they will grow and contribute to creating the garden of experiences you want.

Praise yourself! The next time you do something new or different, or something you're just learning, and you're not too adept at it, be there for yourself. Support yourself with loving friends. Reach out and allow them to help you. Love your negatives. They are all part of your creation, just as we're all part of God's creation. Take care of your body. Find exercise that you enjoy, that is fun to do. Start noticing what you eat and why. Let's begin to love ourselves now-don't wait until you get it right.

Affirm: I am good enough. Life is easy and joyful.

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Intellect and Soul

by Julie Redstone -

Many people who have been closed are now opening to a deeper sense of life and of themselves. The rational left brain is pondering its own experience and the limitations of that experience and beginning to reach for something else.

Often, what slows down this process and makes it more laborious is the way in which the intellect has been used to protect the self from feeling or knowing certain deeper levels of awareness. This protection has worked well in many cases, since with a well-honed intellect one can operate very successfully in the world - at least outwardly.

And yet the intellect is not the soul.

Beneath the rational mind and the outer success is the awareness that something else is missing. Eventually, over time, a reaching for that something else takes place.

Help toward making the shift toward greater feeling, intuition, inspiration, and softness in general can be had by making efforts in the direction of acknowledging whatever fear may be present toward doing so.

Sometimes, the intellect has done such a good job disguising this fear that it is invisible to the conscious self. Nevertheless, the turning of the soul toward a deeper level of truth will produce the beginning changes that need to happen to open up a different level of awareness. The principle of "ask and it shall be given" is true here, for those who desire to know the truth of their deeper nature will find it.

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Receiving Higher Guidance

Meditation:

I take a deep breath in and relax my body. I imagine a golden light surrounding me. Any thoughts I do not want are leaving. My mind is filled with peace.

I am going within and experiencing my thoughts, imagination and the serene inner core of my true Self.

I call back to myself any energy I have left scattered out in the universe. I feel more whole and complete within as I do.

I bring my awareness to the center of my being, a place of light, of love and of peace and serenity.

As I go within I can experience the light of my soul simply by having the intent to do so. I allow my soul to surround me with its light.

From this place of inner serenity I can tune into whatever vibration I choose. I now choose to tune into the higher realms of light,love and wisdom.

I now experience the vibration of healing that is always being broadcast from the higher realms. I receive healing into any part of my body, emotions, mind, or life that needs healing.

I think of some area of my life in which I would like to create a positive change.

I open to receive the broadcast of light from the Masters and Guides that will assist me in expanding my consciousness.

I open to new perspectives, insights, and wisdom. I open my heart and bring about changes in this area of my life. I receive this light now.

I think of something I would like guidance about. I ask the Guides and Masters for guidance. I open to receive their guidance now.

I affirm that I will honor and pay attention to the new ideas insights, and revelations that come into my mind about whatever issue I have requested guidance.

I think of my higher path. I ask to receive the broadcast of clarity, wisdom, and light from the higher realms.

My next steps are becoming clearer to me. They reveal to me more about my higher purpose and path. I open to receive this guidance from the higher realms now.

I now focus my awareness upward. I receive guidance from the higher realms. I honor the guidance I receive and I act upon it. My life works in wonderful ways.

--Orin and DaBen
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The Current of Creation

by Lynne Gordon-Mündel -

At One with the Love of the Universe:

Throughout most of my life I have been told that there are many types of love. In recent years I find myself questioning this. Are there many types of love? Or, are there many ways to experience the energy of Love?

It is a different feeling that happens when we are with a deeply loved brother, sister or friend than when we are magnetized into relationship with a potential lover. The feelings around a potential or fantasy lover are not the same as the feelings shared with an actualizing lover. There are different feelings associated with love between mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, mothers and sons, fathers and daughters. All of these are different from the feeling of open-hearted abandon into the love of nature, the breathtaking exhilaration of beholding the cliffs, canyons, oceans, mighty rivers, waterfalls, desertscapes of our planet, or of looking deeply into the stars at night. Love as compassion for the suffering is again a feeling unique to itself.

The feelings are different, but is Love different?

What is Love? We have been trained to believe love is an emotion, a feeling state arising out of the individual. This is not my experience. Many years ago I experienced an opening in conscious awareness, a state of consciousness in which I knew that Existence is all of one piece, it is a Unity; it is Tenderness beyond description; it is Love without definition, without exclusion, beyond illusion of form and separation, boundless; it is the all-knowing intelligence out of which all creation arises; it is what is glimpsed when we feel those almost overwhelming feelings of well-being, balance, openness to the Universe; it is this feeling that, in our feeble attempts to describe reality, we call Love.

These feelings, these energies, these sensations of tenderness, exhilaration, joy, are not created in the human body. The energies of Creation, felt as Love, exist as the very stuff of the Universe, and the human body is not, never was, and never will be separate from the Current of Creation.

We cannot be separated from that which, by its very essence, forms, sustains and nourishes our existence.

We cannot be separated from the Current, but we can believe we are separated. We can allow ourselves to live with the conviction that we are alone, isolated, insignificant, not aligned with the power of the Universe. This belief has consequences. In our culture there is an unchallenged and almost religious assumption that the energies of Creation move around us, that they push us or pull us, that if we don't learn to push and pull these energies we will be invalid, useless. If we look closely at this cultural myth we see it is absurd. Science, psychology, the logic of philosophy all reveal this absurdity, yet it prevails.

This myth, this religion, breeds in succession all the miseries of the human condition. Poverty, war, disease, all result from the false belief that Creator and Creation are divided and we must therefore protect ourselves from Life, or learn to manipulate it.

If we look again, we will see the cure for this epidemic belief in separation and fear is in our hands. The cure begins with each one of us. We don't have to campaign to change the world and we don't have to leave it to politicians to put an end to poverty, war and disease; but we do have to, gently and in right timing, ask ourselves to let go of any and all ideas that make us seem to be alone, helpless, or insignificant. If we really want to make a difference we do have to take time to discipline our minds and our bodies to receive the energies of Creation, felt as love, in our meditations, in our spiritual practices, in our daily lives and in our relationships. Every one of us who opens his or her heart to direct, felt-in-the-body relationship with the Creator becomes a living prayer and joins the awakening of the planet.

As we open our hearts to the Truth we begin to feel the love that is the essence of Creation and we become ourselves catalysts for awakening - in our homes, at work, in our relationships and in our times of solitude. Our very bodies, our minds and the expressions of our lives communicate and share the truth. We become what we always were – the Love of the Universe, embodied.

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♥Angel Love♥

Letting Go

by Gini Grey -

Letting go is a practice of releasing; having let go is a state of freedom. Letting go into who you really are is the greatest gift you can give the world. As you let go of problems, judgments, resentments, and most importantly, all the beliefs and messages that are not your highest truth, you become free to express your authentic self with others and share your true gifts with the world.

Imagine a world where all the people have let go of their old baggage - past conditioning, limiting programming, judgments and resentments - and they are light, loving, accepting and joyful.

Imagine the connection between people and the synergy within groups, communities and nations.Letting go involves releasing the past and starting fresh in the present moment. It means trusting that you are more than your roles, beliefs and stories. Many are reluctant to let go because they fear they will have nothing justify. They cling to problems, unhealthy situations, and outworn roles and relationships because it feels safe in its familiarity. They don’t know who they are underneath. They haven’t experienced their true, authentic Self bursting with energy, waiting to express its true nature in the world.

So how does one touch into this state of freedom where they can be themselves, uninhibited, light and joyful? By letting go, bit by bit. By first noticing where they hold on, where they resist, and where they struggle, and then slowly, gently, releasing the hold and embracing what’s underneath.

Practice Letting Go

Get into the habit of letting go of stress, tension, problems, the past, resentments, false beliefs and anything that limits you from feeling free in life. Spend at least 5 minutes each day at the beginning, middle or end of your day with your eyes closed, centered within, doing the following letting go practices.

♦ Focus on simply letting go of your breath. Let your breath fill your lungs naturally and then focus on the breath leaving your lungs. Notice the release, feel the relief. Notice how naturally your lungs refill. Letting go of your breath doesn’t mean you stop breathing, it allows life to continue flowing.

♦ Let go of stress and tension. Notice any tension in your body - where are you holding? Simply let go of holding and watch the tension release. Scan your whole body to find another place where you are holding and continue letting go until your whole body is relaxed.

♦ Let go of thinking. Listen to your thoughts and then let them go. Watch as they arise, let them pass through, and then tune into the spaciousness that surrounds them and the stillness behind them.

♦ Let go of resentments. Carrying resentments around is like carrying someone else’s baggage on your back. If there’s nothing useful for you in the luggage, why carry it around? Notice any judgments or resentments you have towards yourself or others and imagine placing them on the ground. Feel the relief from doing this. Now imagine walking away into freedom.

♦ Let go of old stories. What stories do you keep retelling that locks you into repeating them in your life? Be willing to explore the depth and expansiveness of who you are underneath past roles and stories. Imagine taking them off like a piece of clothing or stepping out and away from them like leaving a room. Tune into who you are without your stories.

♦ Let go of limiting beliefs. What beliefs hold you back from expressing yourself and living your life freely? Bring them to your awareness so you can let them go. Dig deep into the core beliefs such as not being good enough, not having love, not being big enough and so on. Look at these beliefs and know they are just untrue messages in your space. Be willing to release them and discover your truth underneath.

As you practice letting go your body will be more energized, your mind more peaceful and your soul free to shine through and light your way in life.

Are you ready to let go?

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♥Angel Love♥