Don’t feel badly about that which you did not know yesterday Dear One. Rejoice in all that you do know today.
Be gentle, loving, kind and forgiving of yourself as you learn and grow and progress along your path.
You are smarter today then you were yesterday – and you will be smarter still tomorrow.
P.S.
The same holds true for those around you. So try to remember to be gentle, loving, kind and forgiving of them as well.
If it doesn’t feel right to you – it is not right for you.
It’s that simple Dear One.
You set the tone of your day Dear One, moment-by-moment.
And you do so with your choices.
You choose your thoughts – you choose your reactions – you choose your attitude – you choose your outlook.
Choices are great conduits of energy Dear One. So to you we say, choose wisely. Because whatever thoughts, reactions, attitude, or outlook you choose, will set the tone of your day, your week, your year, your life.
You don’t have to wait and see if today is going to be a good day or bad day.
You can choose for yourself right now.
It is OK to move quickly through the paces of your life Dear One – but know that it is not necessary. No great benefit will come to you from rushing. You will experience no faster advancement along your path.
The only thing that rushing will accomplish is for you to feel hurried in your experiences. If you like the feeling/the experience of begin hurried, then by all means, you can continue on at this pace. But, if you would like a more savory experience of your life, slow down. You will not miss out on anything by doing so. We promise you that. But you do run the risk of missing out on much, when you rush.
You can take it fast, or you can take it slow. The choice, as always, is yours Dear One.
If it were up to us, we would take our time because we wouldn’t want to miss out on one single thing. But that is just us.
What are you going to do?
Your time is your own Dear One.
You are the only one who decides how you spend it and who you spend it with.
A different person – A different place – A different activity.
A different mindset – A different perspective – A different attitude.
In every conceivable circumstance that exists Dear One, a choice is always available to you.
If you want things to be different, you’ve got to choose differently.
It’s really the only choice that you’ve got.
Easy does it Dear One.
There is no need for you to stress. There is no need for you to take it all on at once. This is no need for you to rush through this moment simply to get to the next.
There is no need for you to work without pleasure. There is no need for you to hold on to anger. There is no need for you to remain fearful. There is no need for you to punish them because you are in pain.
There is no need for you to pretend to be someone that you are not. There is no need for you to pretend to feel something that you do not. And there is most definitely no need for you to allow other peoples circumstances to effect you as much as you have been allowing them to effect you.
This is your life Dear One.
The most important person in it is you.
The most important moment is now.
The most important thing that you can do for yourself today is give yourself permission to re-evaluate your needs.
Just a quick note to let you all know that I have returned from my travels renewed, refreshed and relaxed.
I had a wonderful adventure and I am very happily returning to all of the things in my life that I love to do, including my daily posts.
Thank you all for continuing to read in my absence and I look forward to receiving and responding to all of your comments and questions as we start up again.
Wishing you a most wonderful day,
Michelle
It’s not about tomorrow, or what’s next, or what was, or what may be. It is about right now, as it is, in this moment.
In this moment – you have the ability to make a different choice, to have a different experience, to love a little more, to be a little kinder, to flourish, to be brave, to take a risk, to let it go, to live. Now, in this moment – you can choose to be confident – you can choose to take care of yourself – you can choose to impact the lives of others – you can choose to trust and try and trust and try again. For it is the only thing that is real Dear One. Now.
You keep forgetting and we will keep finding ways to remind you that now is the only moment that matters. When you come to believe this, in your heart and in your head and in your soul, then you will be home. The desire to be anywhere but exactly where you are will dissipate. All questions will dissolve and you will find peace, contentment and satisfaction right where you are.
Everyone is looking for/striving for/seeking beauty Dear One – Every single one of you, with no exception.
The only problem is that more often than not, so many of you find yourself coming up short, frustrated with your search, not finding what you are looking for – left with the impression that beauty is rare or elusive. Why? Because many of you have no idea what beauty really is – so you look in all the wrong places, chase down all the wrong things trying to find it or create it.
Beauty is a feeling, an emotion, an energy. It is the essence of who you are. It is a state of openness, a state of trust and allowing, acceptance of the universe, of what is. It is not flat abs and a shiny full head of hair. It is not pouty lips, smooth tight skin or perfectly manicured nails . Those things are all nothing more than limited physical attributes of the body. True beauty is limitless.
To say that beauty is measured by how one looks – is like saying that intelligence is measured by how one smells.
Your eyes are not the determinate of beauty Dear One, your heart is.
True beauty is not about how you look – it is about how you see.
Choose to see beauty in everything around you Dear One and you will. It is there. It is built into everything. As soon as you start looking for it, with your heart, you will find it and be in awe of its abundance.
May we suggest that you start with you.