Why would you ever want to concern yourself with subject such as punishment Dear One?

It really is not necessary you know.

Universal laws exist in perfect balance.  Your point of attraction, what you project, what you put out there, what you focus your attention on, is what you get back.

That is true for everyone Dear One, you as well as them.

What you put out there, you will get back, and what they put out there, they will get back.

Why would you ever want to intentionally invite something as purely negative as punishment in your experience?  And yet, that is exactly what you are doing when set out to punish another.

You are inviting/attracting/asking for punishment in return, as certainly as if you were inflicting it upon yourself.

Never mind about trying to punish them Dear One.  Their actions will take care of that nicely, all on their own.

You are the one who determines what your point of attraction is, so might we suggest focusing your attention on something a little bit more pleasing to you instead.

And to touch on the subject of children and punishment for a moment – let us remind you that children learn by example.  They are watching what you do and learning from what they see.  Is punishment really the lesson that you want to be teaching them?

Consequences are not the same as punishment.  You can teach a child that their actions have consequences without teaching them how to punish.

You mustn’t let a fear of rejection stop you from following your heart Dear One.

Rejection will not kill you.  We promise you that.

But repression might, if you make a habit of it.

Don’t let doubt and fear dominate your thinking and influence all that you do.  Open up Dear One.  Open up wide, and say what it is you really want to say and do what it is that you really want to do.

Act courageously, and then celebrate the fact that you have done so – regardless of the outcome.

Your heart will thank you for it, in more ways than one.

Do your choices, thoughts, beliefs, and actions reflect your desires Dear One?

Do they match up?

• If you want more joy in your life, are you making choices, thinking thoughts, maintaining beliefs, and taking actions that make you feel joyful?

• If you want more freedom in your life, are you making choices, thinking thoughts, maintaining beliefs, and taking actions that make you feel free?

• If you want more love, abundance, peace, or beauty in your life, are you making choices, thinking thoughts, maintaining beliefs, and taking actions that make you feel loved, abundant, peaceful and beautiful?

So now do you see Dear One?

If what you want, is not what you’ve got, there IS something you can do about it.

Why are we always encouraging you to speak your truth Dear One?

Because regardless of whatever else happens when you do, regardless of the immediate and obvious outcome, the end result will always be an improved, an expanded state of consciousness for all those involved.

And one of the primary reasons that you have come forth into this life is to expand your knowing, is to expand your level of consciousness.

So know this Dear One, with absolute certainty, that when you speak up, that when you are brave enough to speak your truth, that you and those around you will always be better off because of it.

PS.

We just wanted to add that speaking your truth and telling the truth are not necessarily the same thing.

When it hurts Dear One, when you find yourself in place where you feel as if you have been emotionally battered, bruised, tossed about, and mixed up, remember this;

• You are not here because you did something wrong.
• You are not here because you are being punished.
• You are not here because you are being tested.
• You are not here because you are being taught a lesson.

With great love, compassion, and support we tell you, you are here because you are being given an opportunity to heal.

We don’t doubt Dear One, not even for a second, your ability to do or be or have or create anything that you want, and we never will.

Imagine if you can, how different your life, your relationships, your experiences, your choices would be if you didn’t doubt it either.

One of the most destructive things you can do to yourself Dear One, is to do something that you believe is wrong.

Know that it will always be better for you to follow your heart, and run the risk of unintentionally being wrong, than to ignore it, and intentionally do wrong.

Take very good care of you today, Dear One.

There will never be a time in your life when this piece of advice will not be relevant, so remember it, always.

Decide right now Dear One, before you do anything else, how you are going to approach this day.

Are you going to react to it, and all of the people, circumstances and events in it, or are you going to intentionally create it? Are you going to approach it with confidence or with fear?  With trust or with doubt? With excitement or with dread?  With self-pity or with gratitude? With an open heart or a closed one? With a belief in limitations or in endless possibilities?

Think carefully about your answer Dear One, choose it very consciously, because whatever you decide right now, is going to impact every other decision that you make today, and every single experience that you have as a result.

What should you do next Dear One?

That depends.

What kind of experience do you want to have next?

• An experience of bravery or fear
• An experience of taking a risk or playing it safe
• An experience of opening a door or closing one
• An experience of giving love or withholding it
• An experience of forgiveness or anger
• An experience of self confidence or doubt
• An experience of patience or frustration
• An experience of connection or isolation
• An experience of action or hesitation

You decide, and then you choose.

So, what‘s it going to be Dear One?

What next?