Trust yourself Dear One.  Trust your heart.  Always.

We know that sometimes that can be a difficult thing for you to do, especially when you feel as though you have sufficient evidence proving that doing so in the past has gotten you into trouble, has steered you in the wrong direction.

But what if we told you, that it just wasn’t true.  What if we told you that all of those experiences that you have had trusting your heart, the ones that did not work out the way that you wanted them to, the way that you thought they would, had in fact turned out exactly the way that you needed them to.

What if we told you that?

Your heart always, always, always knows Dear One.

Trusting it will always, always, always serve you better than not trusting it ever will.

What are some good reasons for you to quit, Dear One?

Frustration, fear, insecurity, discomfort, uncertainty, anger, sadness, doubt, distrust, jealousy, anguish, ambiguity, pain, or despair.

None of these qualify.

So what does?

Any reason that stems from a source of strength, determination, confidence, honesty, clarity, or complete understanding.

Any reason that serves to consciously and intentionally bring you closer to that which is wanted, and not simply farther away from that which is not.

So what do you think now?

Are the reasons you had in mind good enough?

Before you choose Dear One, we would like to ask you to first remember why it is that you are here.

It is not to tie up one more loose end, to make more money, or to lose 5 more lbs.. It is not to complete the items on one more to-do list. It is not to prove a point – when you believe that you are right and that they are wrong. It is not to beat yourself up – when you believe that they are right and that you are wrong.

You are here to live your life and have an experience of being alive. You are here to feel, to create, connect, risk, love, laugh, cry, learn and trust. You are here to choose, decide, and know the depths to which you can experience joy. You are here to have an adventure and to discover who and what you really are and what you are capable of.

Remember that Dear One, and then choose.

Whatever it is that is bothering you Dear One, whatever it is that you are struggling with, deal with it/face it/confront it or choose to let it go.

Those are really the only two options available to you that will ever serve you in any positive way.

All others; anger, resentment, denial, rationalization, self pity, self righteousness, and so on,  will only serve to prolong, intensify or increase your suffering.

The moment that you decide that you and your needs are a priority Dear One – the universe will conspire to prioritize you as well, as will those around you.

Remember, they are all taking their lead from you.

When it comes to determining your worth, your value, your perception of yourself Dear One, all that really matters, all that will ever really matter, is what you think of you, is your opinion of you.

You can ask for a second opinion, but we don’t think that it is going to be of much help to you.

What they think of you only matters if you agree with them.

Which brings it all right back to you again.

We think that you are amazing Dear One, that you are creative, powerful, and capable of doing, being or having anything that you want in this life.

But our opinion means nothing, unless you agree with us.

So, what do you think of you?

It doesn’t always have to be about trying to achieve something great Dear One.

You don’t always have to work so hard to make a difference.

What we mean by this is that you don’t constantly need to be striving for, working towards, trying to achieve some ambitious, life changing, envy inspiring, lofty goal for yourself in order to remain on the cutting edge of creation, in order to be doing something worthy, productive or significant with your life.

So you can let yourself off the hook.

Know that it is perfectly ok  for you to set ordinary goals for yourself, to pursue ordinary experiences —  beautifully simple, regular, run of the mill, everyday,  nothing spectacular goals and experiences.

Because the truth is that if it makes you smile, if it makes you feel good, if it brings you joy, then you are doing something worthy, productive and significant with your life.

And if that is the case Dear One, then the answer is yes, the answer will always be yes – it is totally and completely worth it.

Don’t allow yourself to become imprisoned by the choices, decisions and promises that you made yesterday Dear One.

Your understanding of the world around you is constantly changing and growing. In every moment, the potential exists for you to know something new that you did not know the moment before. This new information is constantly changing your perspective – and this constantly changing perspective is a gift.  Don’t throw it away simply because you “adamantly” made a decision about something yesterday.

Today, your new perspective, your current vantage point, might allow you to see something that will make yesterdays perspective obsolete. Embrace those moments when they happen Dear One and allow them to change you, change your mind and change your behavior. It would be a real shame to stand in one place all of your life simply because you told someone that you would.

Don’t let your desire to be right or loyal or trustworthy supersede your desire to live your life to the fullest.  Don’t let the promises that you made yesterday stop you from living your life today.  The truth is that the people that you made them to have changed as well.  Their needs, desires and perspectives are not going to the be same forever either.

Honor yourself and your commitments as they make sense in the moment and don’t allow yourself to be ruled by a past that is already gone or a future that does not yet exist.

Know that there is no greater risk that you can take Dear One, than not following your heart.

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?