Wisdom, Dear One, is not gained by acquiring an understanding of something wise.

And wisdom is not gained by observing someone else demonstrate their understanding of something wise.

Wisdom can only ever be gained, Dear One, through living, through first-hand experience, by walking through the mess.

So keep reading. Keep observing. Keep listening.  Keep searching for inspiration.

But know that eventually, if you really want to get wise, you are going to have to dive-in, head-first, and get dirty.

It really is the only way.

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If you let the fear of tomorrow fade away, Dear One, and you let the regret of yesterday go with it, what are you left with?

Your present.

Nobody, and mean absolutely no one, Dear One, can or will ever know your body, your needs, your heart, what is right for you, what is best for you, better than you.

Have you noticed yet that your whole life has been a series of events all strung together just to help you realize that?

The only advice, the only answers, the only direction that anyone can ever have for you, that anyone will ever have for you, that will truly serve you, that you can trust to unequivocally guide you towards that which is best for you, will point you back in the direction of trusting yourself.

If their wise words, their sage advice, their informed, well intentioned guidance does that, well then you should definitely follow it.

But, if what they are advising suggests that you should do anything other than that, it would be our wise advice to you, to thank them for their words and then simply let them fall away.

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Life is meant to be a journey, Dear One, a wonderful, exciting, enlightening, insightful, challenging, and collaborative journey.

Not a job.

So, maybe allow yourself to lighten up a little and enjoy your day?

Today, what we want you to know, Dear One, is that there is absolutely no reason whatsoever for you to fear judgment, of any kind.

You can and should feel absolutely free to say, think, do, act, and behave in any way that you would like, in any way that feels good, right, and appropriate to you.

We want you to know that you are not here to follow rules. You are here to explore them, to discover them, and to figure out all that you are capable of doing within them.

The rules, the laws, the guiding principles of creation, of the universe, don’t exist to limit you Dear One, to control you, to manipulate you, or to keep you in-line with some master plan.

They exist to do the exact opposite. They exist to maximize your potential, your movement, your ability to create, your ability to experience all that is possible in this physical reality, and your ability to expand upon it.

(And you never have to worry about breaking them, because you can’t.)

If someone, some book, some theory or concept dictates to you a set of universal rules, of universal laws that do anything other that that, you can be certain, you can know for sure that they most definitely did not originate from the source of creation, from the source of all that is.

What are you thinking about right now, Dear One?

If you want more of it in your life, keep right on thinking about it, focusing on it, giving it your attention.

If you want less of it, we suggest you pick a different thought ASAP.

Yes, your thoughts really are that powerful.

Trying to assess where you are in your life, your level of success, by looking to your past to see where you have been and looking to your future to see where you are heading, will not yield you any meaningful results, Dear One.

Why?

Because the spectrum on which you are standing is eternal. Trying to determine your specific location on a scale that is eternal would be like trying to pinpoint  the location of one specific drop of water in the ocean.

If you want to know where you stand in the spectrum of your life, Dear One, with regards to your level of success, answer the only question that will ever be able to provide you with a meaningful answer:

Am I happy/aligned/balanced right now?

Sometime healing does not require a new herb, potion, tonic or pill, Dear One.  Sometimes it does not require a new way of thinking, moving, eating, or behaving. Sometimes it does not require a new mantra, meditation, massage or treatment.  Sometimes it doesn’t even require compassion, understanding, insight or forgiveness.

Sometimes, Dear One, the only thing that is required to heal, is rest.

So, before you go off in search of a new answer, a new technique, a new practice, a new method, a new plan for healing your body, for healing your mind, for healing your life, why not give resting a try first and see how you feel.

Keep choosing what you know, what’s familiar, what’s safe, what’s predictable, and you will continue to get more of what you’ve already got, Dear One.

If more of the same is what you want, keep right on doing what you are doing, thinking what you are thinking, feeling what you are feeling.  Keep your mindset, your beliefs, your intentions, exactly as they are.

However, if what you want is something different, something more, something new, something adventurous, something unexpected, you are going to have to trust, Dear One – trust us, trust yourself, trust the universe, trust in something or someone enough to allow yourself to choose differently this time.

Never stop being amazed by the reality of tomorrow, Dear One, because it is a pretty amazing reality.

The fact that there is space that exists ahead of you – empty, blank space, full of possibility, just waiting for you to do with as you please, just waiting for you to fill it up with everything that you desire – should have you over the moon excited – every single day.

Tomorrow is like the extra space that you leave for yourself in your suitcase when you pack for a trip.   You leave yourself the extra room because you know that you are going to find good stuff when you get there that you going to want to take home with you.

Tomorrow is just like that.  It is the extra space ready to be filled with all of the wonderful,  unexpected treasures that you find along the way.

But here’s the catch – you must remember to leave room for it, Dear One.  You must remember to leave space for yourself when you are packing for your trip – for something new, something unexpected, something wonderful, something different to show up for you.   If you pack your bag to the top, if you plan out every last detail of your day ahead of time, if you cram your schedule full with the known, with the predictable, with the expected – you will be missing out on of the greatest treasures available to you in this lifetime.

So this evening as you are thinking about – planning for – anticipating tomorrow, Dear One – our recommendation to you is this – get excited and pack lightly.