You are blessed Dear One, even when you are suffering.

You are divine, even when you do not succeed.

You are a beautiful soul, even when your body is weak and your skin is blemished.

You are precious, even when you are without abundance

You are loved, even when you do not feel worthy of it.

You are what you are Dear One, and there is absolutely nothing that you can do, there is  absolutely nothing that they can do to you, that is ever going to change that.

Freedom is a state of mind Dear One.  It is an attitude, a feeling, a way of life.

It is not something that you are granted, that you have to work to achieve, that you need receive permission to be.

You are free, the very moment that you choose to be.

You already know that the best way to build strength in your physical body Dear One, is to use it.

But did you also know that the same goes for building strength in your emotional body as well?

If you want to feel stronger in love, don’t wait for more love to come to you, love more.

If you want to be more creative, create more.

If you want to be more trusting, trust more.

Use whatever it is you want to strengthen, Dear One, more.

It’s just that simple.

Not easy, but simple.

The time to compromise Dear One, is not when you are feeling compromised, weak, ill, needy, or out of sorts.

That is the time for you to practice radical self-love.

And while we understand that choosing to do so may feel like the selfish choice to you, especially because it means that you are potentially letting someone else down when they need you, we can assure you, that it most definitely is not.

Choosing to practice radical self-love when you are not functioning at full strength, is actually the most selfless thing that you can do to serve the greatest good of all parties involved.

Here’s why:

1. It will help you to heal and regain your strength as quickly as possible so that you will once again be in a position to be able to confidently and generously share your energy with those around you.
2. It will give them an excellent model to follow so they can begin doing the same for themselves.

On May 22^nd The Soul’s Agenda turned 2.

When I first started this journey I had 12 readers, (consisting mostly of of family members,  a handful of co-workers, and my best friends from high school) and absolutely no idea what I was doing.  Now, two years later the site has nearly 7,000 readers, from 48 states, and 60 different countries.  We are being translated into Spanish by one of our very generous readers, and have our own video series thanks to the talents of another.    It has been quite a year.  And to tell you the truth, I still have absolutely no idea what I am doing, but I am having a really great time doing it.

I just wanted to take a moment to mark to this occasion by thanking all of you for taking this journey with me.  I have become very attached to this community of ours over the past two years and I am so grateful for the strength, inspiration, love, and sense of belonging that I get from all you each and every day.

It is with great excitement, curiosity, and humility that I kickoff the start of another year.    I can’t even image at this point what the year ahead will have in store for us.  All I know for certain is that I can’t wait to find out.

With love, gratitude, confidence, and excitement,

Michelle

They are going see in you Dear One, what they want to see in you, what they are ready to see in you, what they are looking for, what they are ready for, and nothing more.

And there is not a whole lot that you can do about that.

Isn’t that wonderful!

Now that you know that you don’t have to worry so much about trying to make a good first impression, about trying to please them, or impress them, or win them over, you can just be you, and instead put all of your energy into doing what you do best, into doing what brings you the greatest amount of joy,  into creating, sharing, and enjoying your life the way that you want to.

Don’t fight your heart Dear One, follow it.

There are some battles that are just not worth winning.

You can choose to focus your attention on what’s wrong Dear One, on that which is making you feel badly if you want to, but you should know, that you absolutely don’t have to.

It really is ok for you to just let it go.

Once you come to the realization Dear One, that feeling good, being happy, experiencing joy, really is the most important thing, choosing should become a much easier, much less conflicted process for you.

Will today be that day?

We are hoping that it will be.

If you are still looking at the problem Dear One, the solution will continue to elude you.