We are not going to try and stop you from making self-destructive choices, Dear One, repeating self-destructive patterns, or engaging in self-destructive relationships.

This is your life and you are free to choose to live it any way that you please.

But what we are going to do is try and help you to become more aware of the fact that you are doing so.

We want you to think about and be conscious of every single choice that you make.  We want you to choose purposefully, deliberately, and with intention.

If you are making choices that are harming you, we would like for you to be fully aware of the fact that you are doing so.

This is your life, Dear One, and you are free to make any choice that pleases you.

If, however, the choices that you are making are not pleasing to you, then we are going to do all that we can to encourage you to start making different ones.

Please don’t waste any more of your time, Dear One, trying to make the right impression, trying to fit in, trying to be accepted, trying to make them see, like, or love you.

Because no matter how hard you try, no matter how much you plan, no matter how much effort you put into it, no matter how careful you are, you are never going to be able to control what they think of you.

That is not your choice to make.  It is theirs and theirs alone.

How do you know if what you are feeling is your intuition telling you beware, proceed with caution, or turn around and run, or if what you feeling is nothing more than your own habitual fears and resistant patterns acting up on you again?

When trying to discern the difference between the two, Dear One, remember this:

• Fear cuts you off from your source
• Your intuition connects you to it

The physical is the leading edge of thought, Dear One, the leading edge of all that is.   And you, your present moment, is the tip of the iceberg.  You are leading the charge.

We just thought you should know.

Building up your defenses, Dear One, putting up a wall, is one way that you can try and protect yourself from the world. But you should know that is far from the best or most effective way to do it.

Cutting yourself off, hiding yourself away, indulging in suspicion, fear, doubt, anger, and defensiveness are all actions that will, above all else, only serve to weaken you over time.  The more you indulge in them, the more they will wear you down, the more disconnected you will feel, the more vulnerable you will be.

If you really want to protect yourself, Dear One, you’ve got to the do the exact opposite. You’ve got to open yourself up, trust, let life in. You’ve got to make new connections, build up your confidence, and allow yourself to joyfully engage with the world.

If you feel as if you really need protection, Dear One, build bridges not walls.

In this moment, Dear One, you have the ability to make a different choice, to have a different experience.

You can choose to love a little more and judge a little less, to forgive, to be kind, to show compassion, to stand up for yourself, to walk away, to be brave, to take a risk, to let them in, or let them go.

Now, in this moment –  you can choose to be confident – you can choose to care for yourself – you can choose to impact the lives of others.

You can choose to trust, and try, and trust, and then try again.

In this moment, Dear One, you can choose what comes next.

There are two ways that you can choose to approach the subject of rejection in your life, Dear One:

• You can let “them” and their opinion of you be the determining factor in whether or not you feel accepted or rejected.

• You can make a conscious decision to look for, acknowledge, and release old patterns and old feelings of rejection that already exist within you, that you have been either ignoring or holding on to, so that no one will ever be able to trigger them in you again.

With a whole lot of intention, the choice is yours to make,

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?

Your reality is fluid, Dear One. It molds itself quite readily and precisely around the shape of your beliefs.

When we say to you that it is all in your head, we are most definitely not saying to you that it isn’t real.

Quite the contrary actually.

What we are saying in fact is that if it is in your head, Dear One, it will undoubtedly be a part of your reality in the very near future.

Your mind is a powerful creator, so it is important for you to remember that it will always be in your best interest to remain mindful of what you keep in there at all times.

“Today all of my choices will empower me.”

Silly mantra or powerful spell?

There is only one way to find out.

Decide that these words are true for you today, Dear One. Recall them before you make any decision. Keep them front of mind during every interaction. Allow them to influence you, change you, impact your choices – and see what happens.

Words are powerful tools – when you choose to believe they are – when you choose to put power behind them.

Words have the power to build nations and to destroy lives, to spark chaos and inspire greatness.

So just how powerful are your words, Dear One?

We think that today is the perfect day for you to find out.