The stronger choice, the wiser choice, the more powerful choice, Dear One, will always be the one that moves you closer to that which is wanted instead of away from that which is unwanted.

Does that help?

Regardless of who’s on it and how long the list gets, Dear One, know this:  There is no one more important than yourself for you to please.

Make yourself happy and you will be doing more than you can possibly imagine towards making those around you happy too.

This day does not require you to be brilliant, funny, witty, charming, or thin, Dear One.

It does not require you be as good as, or better than anyone else.

It does not even require that you be as good as or better than you were yesterday.

The only thing that it requires, Dear One, is that you be you, and do the best that you can do, today.

Never mind what you think anyone else would do if they were in your shoes, Dear One.  Never mind what you think they would say, or how you think they would react, or what you think they would feel  — Because the truth is that it will never happen.  No one else ever could, ever will, be in your shoes.

You are the only one of you that there is, that there ever will be.  This is your life.  You are meant to experience it any way that you choose.  We hope that this knowledge boosts your confidence in your ability to make the right decisions for yourself.  Remember, Dear One, you are the only judge on the panel whose opinion counts.

That does not mean that you should not ask others for their help or for their opinions.  In fact, we believe that doing so is very often a wise and useful thing for you to do.  And we encourage it, whenever you should feel inspired to do so.  There is much that you can learn from the perspective, from the experiences of others.  There is a great deal of benefit to be gained from seeing the world through someone else’s eyes.

Just don’t forget, that their choices, their experiences, their decisions were just that, theirs. They were right (or wrong) for them.  Learn from them, question them, consider them, but when the time comes to choose, to make a decision, your opinion, not theirs, is the only one that matters.

You are the worlds leading expert on you, Dear One.
When you trust yourself, you have very good judgment.
Use it.

Be at peace with where you are, Dear One – as the place where you are now standing is a pretty remarkable one.
Why?  Because you are there.

You are a blessed being, divine, an expression of spirit in the physical.  Do you have any idea just how remarkable it is to get to be in the physical – on the leading edge of creation – on the leading edge of all that is?  Well, we’ll tell you, it’s pretty remarkable.

There is so much going on around you and within you, in every moment, that we are constantly amazed that you are not constantly amazed.   You have access to an unlimited number of experiences, a constantly changing stream of them; one, and then the next, and then the next – and you have the remarkable ability to contribute to the creation of each one, to allow them or resist them, and to interact with them in any way that you choose.

So now do you understand?

The place that you are standing is a pretty remarkable one. Why?  Because you are there.

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 change can’t be forced.

Standing in front of a well-stocked refrigerator will not make you any less hungry, Dear One.

Sandwiches do not magically make themselves.

Happiness works in much the same way.

If you want some (or more), you’re going to have to reach out (or in) and help yourself.

The more you allow yourself to trust, Dear One, the more you practice trusting, the better you will become at it, the less you will struggle.

Shine, right where you are, Dear One.

Don’t try so hard today, Dear One.

Take a deep breath and allow instead.