Your mind knows what it has experienced Dear One.  It knows what it has seen, heard and been told.  Your mind knows what it has touched, tasted and smelled.   Your mind can create great joy, tranquility and health within you, as well as great distress, turmoil, and disease with nothing more than a single thought.

Your mind is a very powerful tool.

Your heart knows all Dear One.  It knows eternity.  It knows who you are, where you came from, and what you are capable of.  It knows that absolutely anything is possible, without exception.  It knows more about you than you know about yourself.  It is your gateway, your point of connection, to all that is.

Your heart contains the wisdom of the universe.

If we were in your shoes, we would trust our hearts more than we trusted logic, more than we trusted our best friend, more than we trusted the internet, more than we trusted anyone or anything.

If we were you Dear One, if there were ever a question of which to trust, our heart or our mind, we would choose to trust the wisdom of the heart every time.

Why would you ever want to concern yourself with subject such as punishment Dear One?

It really is not necessary you know.

Universal laws exist in perfect balance.  Your point of attraction, what you project, what you put out there, what you focus your attention on, is what you get back.

That is true for everyone Dear One, you as well as them.

What you put out there, you will get back, and what they put out there, they will get back.

Why would you ever want to intentionally invite something as purely negative as punishment in your experience?  And yet, that is exactly what you are doing when set out to punish another.

You are inviting/attracting/asking for punishment in return, as certainly as if you were inflicting it upon yourself.

Never mind about trying to punish them Dear One.  Their actions will take care of that nicely, all on their own.

You are the one who determines what your point of attraction is, so might we suggest focusing your attention on something a little bit more pleasing to you instead.

And to touch on the subject of children and punishment for a moment – let us remind you that children learn by example.  They are watching what you do and learning from what they see.  Is punishment really the lesson that you want to be teaching them?

Consequences are not the same as punishment.  You can teach a child that their actions have consequences without teaching them how to punish.

• Mistakes can be corrected
• Apologies can be made
• Wounds can be treated
• Forgiveness can be granted
• Minds can be changed

But this day can never be relived, Dear One.

We are not encouraging you to live it carelessly, recklessly, or without thoughtful consideration of the consequences of your actions.

We are simply encouraging you to live it fully, completely and without fear.

Love does not hurt, Dear One.

If you are hurting, if you are feeling badly, if you are feeling rejected, alone, abused, afraid, or isolated, then you can be absolutely certain that what you are feeling, that what you are focusing on, is not love.

It is something else.

If love is what you want to be feeling, if love is what you want to be experiencing at this point in time, you are going to have to choose to focus your attention elsewhere.

Remember Dear One, an emotion is something that you feel, it is not something that defines who you are.

Accepting who you are Dear One, understanding, trusting, believing, that you are energy, consciousness, a divine spirit having a physical experience, that you are an essential part of all that is, that you connected to everything and everyone, that you are a powerful creator responsible for the expansion of the universe, changes nothing.

• Who you are will remain the same
• Your face will not change
• Your gifts and talents will remain exactly as they are
• Your world will still be round
• You will still wake up everyday, in your physical body, and need to tend to your physical needs

Accept who you really are and nothing will be different, except for your perception of what is, your belief of what can be, your understanding of your connection to all things, your awareness of how you are creating your world, and your experience of everything in it.

Everything will remain exactly the same Dear One, and nothing will ever be the same again.

When what you want is not what is showing up for you Dear One, a simple realignment may be all that you need.

How do you know if this is the case?

Ask yourself if your actions, thoughts and beliefs are aligned with your desires.

And remember:

• You can’t reach abundance with actions motivated by despair, desperation or scarcity
• You can’t reach joy with thoughts fueled by regret, hopelessness, or fear
• You can’t reach love with a belief that you are not worthy of it

Why doubt yourself, punish yourself, be hard on yourself, or skimp on yourself Dear One, when you can comfort yourself, forgive yourself, have confidence in yourself or be generous with yourself instead?

You are the one choosing the thoughts that you think, the beliefs that you hold, and the actions that you take – no one else.

So why not choose the supportive ones, the positive ones, the loving ones that make you feel good about yourself instead?

It is much more important that you learn to trust and believe in yourself Dear One, than it is for you to exert a great deal of energy trying to surround yourself with trustworthy souls.

Once you trust yourself, your instincts, your hunches, your intuition, your gut, your ability to read people, you will have little or no need to doubt those around you.

You will know whether or not they are worthy of your trust. You will knowwhen they are being truthful or telling you a lie.  You will know when their advice has your best interest at heart or their own.  You will know Dear One, when you trust the best and most accurate guidance system out there, yourself.

How do you learn to trust in yourself?

You practice. Practice, practice, practice.

The more you do it, the better you will become at it.

And here is the thing; The more you trust, the more you will attract those who are trustworthy into your life.  That’s just the way it works Dear One.

Stay on track Dear One.

Don’t allow yourself to be blown off course, pushed this way, or pulled that way by their wants, theirneeds, their desires, theiropinions on the course of events that are unfolding throughout your day.

Make a promise to yourself right now that you are going to stay true to your own path.

How do you know if you are doing that? How do know for sure if you have stopped following your path and have started following theirs?

We’ll tell you.

Stop, take a minute, and ask your heart.

It will tell you Dear One. It will have the answer you are looking for.