Why are we always encouraging you to speak your truth Dear One?

Contrary to popular belief, it is not simply because it is “just the right thing to do”.

The real reason that we want you to tell the truth Dear One, is that consequences of doing so will shift the people, events, circumstances and outcomes around you in such a way so as to lead you to precisely the right spot where you need to be to start living it.

That’s why.

Tell the truth and don’t fear that things will change as result of doing so.

Tell the truth and get excited about the changes that will unfold as a result.

We want you to know Dear One that destiny, the universe, God, spirit, prana, fate, life force, serendipity, karma, whatever you want to call it, whatever you believe in, is absolutely, positively, without a doubt, not the most powerful force in the universe dictating the course of your life.

You are.

Accept this, believe this to be true Dear One, and you will be accepting one of the most powerful, the most precious, the most empowering gifts in all of creation – the limitless power of choice.

Don’t make a commitment to yourself that you are never again going to quit when things get hard Dear One – Instead, commit to always try and do your best.

Don’t commit to try to never again be afraid – Commit to trusting in well-being and believing that all will be well.

Don’t commit to try and never let anger get the best of you – Commit to always try to do your best to forgive.

Don’t commit to stop doing those things that you know do not serve you anymore Dear One – Commit to love, care, honor, and respect yourself, and those around you, to intentionally create the life you want, instead.

While both may inspire the same behavior from you, the results generated by each will be incomparable.

We promise you Dear One, that no matter what is going on in your life, that no matter what is going on within you and around you, that the second that you choose to put a smile on your face – the kind that blossoms in your heart, and grows and grows, and grows, up, and up, and up, until it pushes up the corners of your lips – things will start changing for the better.

You’ve really got nothing to lose.

Why not give it a try?

Just like you use your feet to move your physical body in the direction that you want to travel Dear One, we would like to encourage you to use your thoughts to move your emotional and spiritual body in much the same way.

If you wanted to go uptown to see a movie, you would not leave your home and start traveling downtown and assume that if you continued on in this direction you would eventually arrive at your desired destination, would you?

• If you want to be stronger, choose thoughts that make you feel more powerful, not ones that make you doubt yourself and your abilities.
• If you want to be braver, choose thoughts that ground you, not ones that make you feel out of control.
• If you want to be successful, choose thoughts that empower you, not ones that make you feel as if you are incapable.
• If you want to be desired, choose thoughts that make you feel desirable, not ones that make you feel insecure.
• If you want to feel more connected, choose thoughts that bring you closer to your source, not ones that hold you apart from it.

Like your feet, your thoughts are powerful conveyors Dear One.

So remember to choose them wisely and with great intention.

Praying for it to disappear Dear One, wishing it gone, hoping that it will go away and exit your life forever, will not make it so, will not bring you any relief, will not change anything in any meaningful way for the better.

But imagining your life without it will!

Can you see and appreciate the difference?

Your feelings are your best teachers Dear One.

Pay attention to them and you will always know if you are in place where you are allowing well-being or if you are resisting it.

When you are feeling good, when you are happy, grateful, joyful, loving, compassionate, graceful, peaceful or content, you are in a state of allowing.

When you are feeling badly, when you are angry, frustrated, jealous, irritated, insecure, resentful, bitter, judgmental, tense, you are in a state of resistance.

In any moment Dear One, you never need to look any farther than your own feelings to figure out if you are moving towards that which you are wanting for yourself or if you are holding yourself apart from it.

The universe has no ego Dear One — unlike you.

It has no physical, emotional, social, or financial agenda for your life either —unlike you.

The universe just tells it like it is, no BS.

You live your life, you make your choices, you feel, you create, you think, act, speak, you send your energy out into the world, and the universe reflects it back to you, plain and simple.  And it does so with no judgment, no agenda, no intentions, and no expectations.

What you put out there is what you get back.  That’s all there is to it.

So, the simplest way for you to know for sure Dear One, how you are flowing your energy, is not by trying to become more aware of the way that you are flowing it (although that is always a good thing to do)  —  it is by becoming more aware of what it is that is being reflected back to you.

Today we want you to count your blessings Dear One.

Why?

Because when you are counting your blessings you are not counting your challenges, your struggles, your heartaches, your disappointments, your fears, your pains, your mistakes, or your losses.

That’s why.