There is a lot that you could be stressed and distressed about today Dear One, and there is a lot that you could feel good about and be grateful for too.

Do you want to spend your day giving your attention to that which distresses you or do you want to spend it focused on that which feels good to you?

Looks like you’ve got a decision to make.

Building up your defenses Dear One, putting up a wall, is one way that you can try and protect yourself from the world, but you should know that is far from the best or most effective way to do so.

Cutting yourself off, hiding yourself away, indulging in suspicion, fear, doubt, anger, and defensiveness are all actions that will, above all else, only serve to weaken you over time.  The more you indulge in them, the more they will wear you down, the worse you will feel, the more vulnerable you will be.

But love will build you up. Trust will empower you. Confidence will strengthen you. Positive, joyful, meaningful, connections that you enjoy will make you stronger, will build up your strength.  The more you indulge in them up, the more powerful you will feel, the more powerful you will be.

If you want to protect yourself Dear One, open up, trust, make new connections, build up your confidence by joyfully engaging with the world.

If you really want to protect yourself Dear One, build bridges not walls.

Don’t try to make your life bigger Dear One.

Allow it to expand.

Doing so requires much less effort, and will yield you far better results.

If you are constantly feeling like you don’t measure up Dear One, that you are not rich enough, or tall enough, or smart enough or thin enough, etc., we’ve got a very simple solution for you that will help you to get over it in a heartbeat.

Stop measuring.

A quick question for you Dear One.

Are you are going to wait and see what happens, or are you going to do something about it?

Because you do have a choice

We just wanted to remind you of that.

• Thank you for being a good friend
• Thank you for loving them as only you can
• Thank you for forgiving, letting go and allowing yourself to heal
• Thank you for taking a risk, being brave, speaking up
• Thank you for telling the truth, revealing yourself, sharing your story
• Thank you for doing something that you have never done before
• Thank you for going somewhere that you have never gone before
• Thank you for using your life to create
• Thank you for every moment that you choose to live with an open heart and an open mind

We are all better off because of it Dear One.

And we wanted you to know it.

So, thank you.

You are the only one that can choose mediocrity for yourself Dear One.

You are the only one that can choose to settle for less than you want, less than you deserve.

If you want better, you’ve got to choose better.

Imagine if you can for a minute Dear One, things exactly as you want them to be?

Are you doing it?

Are you smiling?

Good.

• Do you like blueberries, baseball cards and backgammon?
• Do you like puppies, pinochle and peanut butter?
• Does your life have value, worth and importance?
• Are you smart enough, strong enough, clever enough, and brave enough?
• Are you special?  Are you worthy? Do you matter?

What do all of these question have in common Dear One?

Your answer to them is the only answer that matters.

We can feel your impatience Dear One, your restlessness, your desire to move on from where you are now, to someplace new, to where you want to be.

We can see you searching, looking, trying, struggling, experimenting, stumbling around looking for the key to door that you think will get you there.

Well, we’ve got some bad news for you.  No matter where you look, no matter how hard you try, no matter much you visualize it, no matter how much you want it, you are never going to find that key Dear One.  Ever.

Why?

Because it doesn’t exist.

The door is already open.

All you need to do is walk through it.