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.

• Who do you think you are Dear One?
• What do you think you are capable of?
• What do you believe is possible for you?

If you don’t already know the answers to these questions, do yourself a favor and spend a little time figuring them out.

Why?

Because 100% of your experience in this life is dependent on it.

HINT:
The answers have absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with who they think you are, what they think you are capable of, or what they believe is possible for you.

You are not becoming anything, Dear One.

You already are everything that you are ever going to be.

You are divine.  You are limitless. You are eternal.  You are powerful beyond belief.

And our job is to help you to come to realize this truth, believe it, and prove it to yourself, one glorious experience at a time.

Let us.

Optimism is one of many very powerful tools that you have at your disposal Dear One, and we would love to see you pulling it out and using it a lot more often than you have been.

Decide right now that you are going to be optimistic today – that you are going to look for, expect, anticipate, and acknowledge only the best in every person, situation, opportunity, and circumstance that you encounter.

Don’t think about whether or not you should,  could, or will be able to do it – just do it, and see what happens.

Pessimism, doubt, negativity, and judgment will all still be there for you if you need them, if you should discover that you really just can’t live without them.

So why not give it a shot.

What have you got to lose?

Discipline is a mindset Dear One, an attitude, an approach, a guide, a commitment.
It is not a contract, a commandment, an order, a doctrine, or a law that must be followed.

Discipline is flexible, malleable, adaptable,and strong.
It is not hard, rigid, tough, and unforgiving.

Discipline is the boat on water Dear One, not the rope tethering you to the dock.
It is the compass pointing your way, not the points plotted out on a map
It is the sail, and not the anchor.

Practicing discipline should strengthen you, empower you, guide you, help you to feel stronger, freer, more connected and in-synch with the world around you. Not frustrate you, weaken you, and leave you feeling depleted and restricted.

If what you are practicing is not not serving you in all of these positive ways Dear One, there is a very good chance that what you are practicing is not discipline at all, but that you are just being hard on yourself, and that is not the same thing.

You have a significant and powerful gift Dear One – The ability to see both the best and the worst in the people around you.

Choose to focus your attention on their best, on their strengths, on their potential, on their possibilities, on their capacity for change, and you will be transforming your view, and therefore your experience of the world.

People tend to do their best to try and live up (or down) to the image of themselves they see reflected back to them through the eyes of those around them.

Choose to look for only the best Dear One, and you will be transforming their view of themselves, and therefore their experience of the world as well.

t’s not about tomorrow, or what’s next, or what was, or what may be.  It is about right now, as it is, in this moment.

In this moment  – you have the ability to make a different choice, to have a different experience, to love a little more, to be a little kinder, to flourish, to be brave, to take a risk, to let it go, to live.  Now, in this moment –  you can choose to be confident – you can choose to take care of yourself – you can choose to impact the lives of others – you can choose to trust and try and trust and try again.  For it is the only thing that is real Dear One.  Now.

You keep forgetting and we will keep finding ways to remind you that now is the only moment that matters.  When you come to believe this, in your heart and in  your head and in  your soul, then you will be home.  The desire to be anywhere but exactly where you are will dissipate.  All questions will dissolve and you will find peace, contentment and satisfaction right where you are.