Do you want to know the secret to changing how you feel Dear One?

We’ll tell you.

Take notice of the thought that are you thinking.

Pay attention to how it is making you feel.

If you don’t like the feeling, change it.

The thought we mean.

Pick one that makes you feel good, or better, or hopeful, or encouraged, or loved, or brave, or inspired instead!

Yes, it really is that simple.

Not easy, but simple.

You can’t stress your way to health Dear One.

And you can’t force your way to insight, contentment, joy, satisfaction, creativity or clarity either.

Doing so will only serve to keep pushing all of these things away.

Just something to keep in mind if you should find yourself struggling  along the way.

Enjoy your day!

Choosing to change can be hard enough Dear One, so if you are going to do it, why not leave the judgment out of it?

What does that mean exactly?

• It means not beating yourself up for wanting, needing or having to change in the first place, for not doing it sooner, perfectly, or as good as, or better than anyone else.
• It means no harsh or negative self-talk while you in the middle of it.
• It means no could have’s, should have’s, or would have’s.
• It means not using someone else’s path, experience, or success as an opportunity to diminish your own.

Think about how much more energy you would have to put into the process, Dear One, that you would  have available to you to dedicate to your work, to yourself, to the changes that you are trying to make, if you left the judgment out.

Trust us.  It’s a lot.

You can’t force change Dear One, upon yourself or anyone else.

You (they) will change only when you (they) are inspired to do so. When you (they) believe that doing so will be to your (their) greatest advantage, to your (their) greatest benefit.

That is why people can and do endure the pain, discomfort and effort that can sometimes accompany change.

Not because they like it, not because they enjoy it, not because it is easy for them, not because they believe that they should or have something to prove.

They do it Dear One, because they know that doing so is going to serve them.

Enduring pain and discomfort on an inspired path to change is an empowering and joyful experience. It builds strength, endurance, and confidence.

Enduring pain and discomfort in the name of change when it is forced upon you, by yourself or by someone else, without a solid belief or knowing that it is for your greatest good, is a depleting experience . It only serves to weaken you, frustrate you, discourage you, and contribute to greater imbalance in your life.

That Dear One, is why you shouldn’t force it.

Forgive yourself Dear One, right now, for whatever it is, without exception.

Why?

Because you can’t beat yourself up and heal, make amends, or move forward in any positive or useful way until you do.

That’s why.

Never mind how you felt Dear One.

How do you want to feel?

Let that be your new starting point.

Do you want to know how to get rich in a hurry Dear One?

We’ll tell you how it’s done.

Celebrate joyously, gratefully, enthusiastically, and unabashedly all that you have right now, all that you are, all that you see, all that is already in your possession, and all of the abundance that surrounds  you each and every day.

Give all of your attention to that Dear One, and to little else, right now.

That is how it’s done.

All of the imbalance that exists in world Dear One, is simply a reflection of the imbalance that exists within each and every one of you.

If you would like to see, feel, and experience more balance in the people, policies, and practices around you, do you part to contribute to it by restoring balance to yourself.

You did not come forth into the cutting edge of reality Dear One, onto the cutting edge of thought, creation, of all that is to stand still. Did you?

You did not come into being at this time, in this play to stay put, to play it safe, to experience as little growth, movement, change and expansion as you possibly could. Right?

Just something to keep in mind while you are making up your mind about what it is you are going to do today.