Love is not a source of pain Dear One.

Love doesn’t hurt. Love feels wonderful. Love is wonderful.

Love is not what causes you to hurt.  It is your worry that it won’t be returned, your fear of losing it, your unmet expectations, your perceived lack of it, that does it.

Love is not the source of your pain Dear One, your focused attention on worry, fear, lack and loss is.

So now that you know, feel free to allow yourself to open up to it, experience it, accept it, give it away and indulge in it as often and deeply as you possibly can.

Be generous Dear One, with your spirit, with your gifts, with your heart, in all that you do.  There is no reason for you to hold on to yourself, to hold back  – for you will never run out of you or of any of the wonderful qualities that make you, you.  In fact, the more of yourself that you give away, the quicker you will find yourself restored.  Share your gifts, share yourself.  Allow both to flow freely out into the world.

Remember Dear One, you live in an abundant universe – where there is no lack.

But know that there is a big difference between giving yourself away/giving of yourself and having others take from you.  You will know the difference by how it feels to you because one is restorative and energizing and the other is rather draining.

Take notice of how your energy is flowing – from you, through you, out into the world.

Once you become aware of and can see the difference between giving your energy willingly and having it taken from you, either aggressively or passively, it is our belief that you will at once acquire an awareness of how to protect yourself and prevent the latter from taking place.

Once you learn to see and direct how and where you energy flows, no one or no thing will ever be able to take it from you again without your consent.

If feeling better, creating balance, being happy in this moment, was your top priority Dear One, what would you be doing right now?

Well…?

What are you waiting for?

Making the decision to be brave, Dear One, to act bravely, is far from a risky decision.

In fact, it is probably one of the safest decisions that you can make.

Why?

Because being brave requires you to trust, and in order to trust you must connect with your heart, listen to what it has to say, and allow it to guide you.

What could be safer than that?

You want to play it safe Dear One?

Connect, trust, and take the leap.

We think that you would agree Dear One, that it would be an absurd thing for you to do to begin each new day by taking actions and making commitments that you knew would end up hurting you, that you knew would end up generating results that you would rather not see come to pass.

Are we right?

And yet, that is exactly what you are doing when you start your day off with negative expectations.

Don’t miss them, Dear One.

Close your eyes, open your heart and connect with them instead.

Accepting who you are Dear One, understanding, trusting, believing, that you are energy, consciousness, a divine spirit having a physical experience, that you are an essential part of all that is, that you connected to everything and everyone, that you are a powerful creator responsible for the expansion of the universe, changes nothing.

• Who you are will remain the same
• Your face will not change
• Your gifts and talents will remain exactly as they are
• Your world will still be round
• You will still wake up everyday, in your physical body, and need to tend to your physical needs

Accept who you really are and nothing will be different, except for your perception of what is, your belief of what can be, your understanding of your connection to all things, your awareness of how you are creating your world, and your experience of everything in it.

Everything will remain exactly the same Dear One, and nothing will ever be the same again.

If you truly want change Dear One, you’re going to have to choose it.

There is nothing that any force in the universe can do to help you, if you are not ready to do that.

Acknowledge every choice that you made yesterday Dear One, where you did not follow your heart, where you did not trust yourself, where you did not trust your instincts.

And instead of feeling badly about it, forgive yourself for doing so, right now, in this moment, without hesitation – with compassion, understanding, and loving kindness.

(Yes, you are worthy of all 3.)

Make amends by holding on to that awareness and by doing your best to choose differently today.

Your time is your own Dear One.

You are the only one who decides how you spend it and who you spend it with.

• If you are not happy with how you are spending your time, choose differently.
• If you are not happy with who you are spending your time with, choose differently.

A different person – A different place – A different activity.

A different mindset – A different perspective –  A different attitude.

In every conceivable circumstance that exists Dear One, a choice is always available to you.

If you want things to be different, you’ve got to choose differently.

It’s really the only choice that you’ve got.