If you feel as if you have lost your balance Dear One, if you feel as if you are having trouble getting both of your feet planted firmly on the ground, the single most important thing that you can do for yourself in this moment,  is to find it again.

How can you do that?

By asking yourself the following before every step that you take, and answering it honestly:

Will this choice, will this action, will this conversation, will this program, will this meal, will this purchase, will this person, will this decision, bring me closer to achieving a state of balance in my life or carry me farther away from it?

That’s how.

It’s okay to feel scared, Dear One.

It’s okay to feel frightened.

It’s okay to feel arrogant, petty, angry, or jealous.

It is okay to be feeling whatever it is that you are feeling in any given moment.

Truly it is.

We are ok with you.

You should be too.

Allow yourself to experience the emotion.

• Let it come. Let it rise. Let it be. Let it go.

Judgment is not a necessary part of the equation.

Remember Dear One, an emotion is something that you feel, it is not something that defines who you are.

Why focus on feeling badly Dear One, on what is wrong, broken, or undone, when there are so many other more pleasant, pleasing and satisfying options available for you to choose from?

Gratitude is more than a feeling Dear One. And it is more than an attitude too.

It is an act of creation.

When you are grateful, when you are feeling gratitude, you are in the process of creating more of, you are in the process of inviting more of whatever it is you are grateful for into your life.

Yes, being grateful does feels good Dear One, but you should know that it is also a really good investment of your time as well.

You can do it all Dear One.  You can experience it all.  You can do every single thing that is within you to do.

Just not all at once.

Time exists for that very reason – to allow you to enjoy one physical reality at a time.

You will know the view/the experience of all at once soon enough Dear One.

But for now, enjoy yourself, one completely unpredictable, gloriously  unlimited, wonderfully unique, moment at a time.

No matter how badly you feel, no matter how badly you made them feel, no matter how much you punish yourself, or those around you, regret will not solve, fix, change or improve anything for the better, Dear One.

It never has and it never will.

Regret won’t help you or them to forget, forgive, connect, improve, repair, restore, heal, or move on.

But forgiveness will – hope will – courage will – faith will – strength, love, kindness, and compassion will.

The path of least resistance does not lead to sameness Dear One, it leads to change.

How?

We’ll explain.

The world is constantly changing, all the time.  Everything within and around you is always in a state of change.  It is either growing or decaying, without exception.

In each and every moment of your life you are changing too, you are different, you are not the same person, in the same environment that you were the moment before, and therefore do not have the same perspective that you had the moment before.

So therefore while you may think that doing nothing will lead to nothing and will result in everything remaining unchanged, it is just not true.  The truth Dear One, is actually that if you do nothing, absolutely nothing but allow life to flow and yourself to flow along with it, no moment, no day, no experience in your life will ever be the same, could ever be the same, as it was the moment before.

Can you see that?

Sameness requires effort. Sameness requires action. Sameness can only happen if you choose to create it, if you choose to do, and be, and say, and think something over and over and over again in an environment of constantly changing conditions.

Can you see that?

Make all of your decisions today Dear One, as if there was someone standing beside you, holding your hand, encouraging you, supporting you, loving you, adoring you, believing in you, cheering you on every step of the way.

Why?

Because there is.

We really think that you are in need of a surprise today Dear One.

So, surprise yourself!

Do that which you have been afraid to do.

• Be brave
• Speak up
• Take a chance
• Follow your heart

We already know that you can, that you are able, that you are capable of doing these things Dear One.

We just think it’s time that you knew it too.

Don’t promise that you won’t give up Dear One – Promise that you’ll always do your best.

Don’t promise that you won’t be afraid – Promise to trust that all will be well.

Don’t promise that you won’t hate anymore – Promise that you’ll forgive

Don’t promise to stop doing that which you know does not serve you anymore – Promise to love and care for yourself, no matter what.

While they both may result in you choosing the same behavior, the difference between the two Dear One, is night and day.