The trouble, Dear One is that you think that you live in a world of absolutes. And you don’t. The world does not work that way. There are no absolutes in life – except one.

The one thing that you can always absolutely rely on is the fact that you will always have a choice. Always, always, always do you have options, in every single situation. Every one – without fail.

Whenever you feel frustrated, helpless, trapped or as if you are moving in the wrong direction – stop and remind yourself that there are choices available to you in that moment. If the thoughts that you are thinking are not bringing you joy – choose different ones. If the company that you are keeping is not pleasurable for you – change it. If you have set standards for yourself that you consistently find yourself falling short of, and feeling badly about, change them.

It can be that simple, Dear One, if you choose to allow it to be.

• Thank you for being a good friend
• Thank you for loving them as only you can
• Thank you for forgiving, letting go and allowing yourself to heal
• Thank you for taking a risk, being brave, speaking up
• Thank you for telling the truth, revealing yourself, sharing your story
• Thank you for doing something that you have never done before
• Thank you for going somewhere that you have never gone before
• Thank you for using your life to create
• Thank you for every moment that you choose to live with an open heart and an open mind

We are all better off because of it, Dear One.

And we wanted you to know it.

So, thank you.

Being brave does not require that you be physically or emotionally strong, Dear One. It does not require that you be fearless or aggressive either. Nor does it require you to take a risk, be courageous, or just-do-it.

All that is required for you to be brave, Dear One, is trust.

If you are looking for simple directions, Dear One, that will help you get from where you are to where you want to be, here they are:

• Always look up more than you look down
• Always look forward more than you look back
• Always keep your attention focused more on where you want to be, and less on where you don’t
• Always follow where your heart, smilie, and intuition are leading you

Now, get moving.

You don’t need to change your reality to begin to turn things around, Dear One — just your mind.

If you truly understood, Dear One, just how extremely powerful, amazingly precious, uniquely gifted, and absolutely essential you are, just as you are, you would never again speak another unkind word, think another unkind thought, or do another unkind thing to yourself, ever again.

If it isn’t clean, cleansing, or nourishing, Dear One, don’t eat it, don’t take it in.

This applies to every consumable in your life; food, information, energy, and people.

Any questions?

A dark, cloudy day holds just as much potential for you to witness something beautiful, Dear One, as a bright, sunny one does.

You have just conditioned yourself to look for it more in one than in the other.

The trick to overcoming this is simple.

Believe us, and start looking for it in both.

Once you do, once you discover for yourself that what we are telling you is true, your experience of darkness will never be the same again.

If you are hurting today, Dear One, if you are in pain, please remember this; you have come to this place to heal this place.

You did not end up here because you did something wrong. You did not end up here because you are being punished. You did not end up here because you are being tested, tortured, or asked to prove yourself.

You ended up here, Dear One, for one reason and one reason only, because you are being given an opportunity to heal.

So be mindful and proceed gently, lovingly, and with care, remaining open to wisdom, guidance, and healing from potentially anywhere.