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.

You are meant to know more today than you did yesterday, Dear One.   Don’t punish yourself for that which you did not know before – praise yourself for that which you do know now.

And remember that this holds true for those around you as well.  They too are in the process of learning.  They too will know more tomorrow than they do today.  While you are practicing acceptance and forgiveness of yourself as you learn Dear One, remember to practice it for those around you as well.

Don’t fault each other for that which you have not yet learned– Help each other to learn all that you can.

No one can take more from you, Dear One, than you willingly give to them, be it intentionally or unintentionally.

Your depletion has absolutely nothing to do with them, with their treatment of you, or their demands on you and your time, and absolutely everything to do with your treatment of you, your demands on yourself, and on your time.

If you are feeling depleted Dear One, taken advantage of, knocked around, and no longer in control of your own time and energy, look no further than the reflection in the mirror to see the face of the only one responsible for making you feel that way.

Create from an angry, frustrated, stressed out, fearful place, Dear One, and no matter how hard you work, how hard you try, how good your intentions are, the very best that you are ever going to be able to do is create more of the same.

You can’t make an apple pie with peaches.

Make sense?

You are so much more powerful that you think you are, Dear One.

Today, just for the day, do us a favor, and behave as if you believe it.

Whatever it is Dear One, that is bothering you, irritating you, frustrating you, frightening you, intimidating you, discouraging you, or causing you anguish, pain or distress;

• Deal with it; confront it, transform it, resolve it
• Or let it go

Those really are the only two options available to you that are going to serve you in any useful or positive way.

Getting angry or resentful, denying what is, seeking revenge, indulging in self-pity, self-righteousness or self-importance, hiding, running away, or complaining to anyone who will listen, will only serve to prolong, intensify or increase your suffering.

But don’t take our word for it.  Experience really is a much better teacher than we ever could be.

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

Do yourself a favor, Dear One, and stop trying to do the right thing all the time.

Trust us.  The right thing is not what you want to be doing anyway.

Figuring out what is “right” requires you to be judgmental.  It requires you to look at a person, an event, a situation, and judge it as right or wrong, instead of just accepting it for what it is.

Judgment only serves to disconnect, to cut you off, to separate you from your greatest source of strength, inspiration, and joy — your connection to all that is.

So today, instead of trying to do the right thing Dear One, why not do better than that for yourself, and do the loving thing, the compassionate thing, the honorable thing, the generous thing, the kind thing, or the joyful thing instead?

Do your choices match your desires, Dear One?

• If you want more joy in your life, are you making choices that make you feel joyful?
• If you want more freedom, are you making choices that make you feel free?
• If you want more abundance, are you making choices that make you feel abundant?
• If you want more peace, are you making choices that make you feel peaceful?
• If you want more love, are you making choices that make you feel loved (and self love counts Dear One, a lot)?

So, how well do you match up?

• The world needs you here, Dear One, in the present moment, as this is the only place from where you can effect real change.

• Your friends and family need you here too, as this is the only place from where they can truly benefit from your love.

• Your physical body needs you here, as this is the only place from where it can heal and grow stronger.

• And we need you here, as this is the place where our connection is  and always will be the strongest.

So where do you go from here, Dear One?

We are hoping that by now, the answer would be clear.