Try letting joy guide all of your choices today Dear One, instead of obligation, fear, reason, logic, avoidance or self-loathing.

See if you like where you end up as a result.

We need you to do something very important for us today Dear One.

Be genuine. Be authentic. Be brave. Be honest.  Be open.  Be curious. Be conscious. Be silly. Be scared. Be uncertain. Be doubtful. Be flawed.

Be human.

Be you.

From where we are sitting Dear One, we can very clearly see that most of your daily discomfort, pain, frustration, and unhappiness is not being caused by your current situation, circumstances, relationships, or available opportunities.

It is being caused by your thoughts about your current situation, circumstances, relationships, and available opportunities.

And we just wanted to take this opportunity to remind you, that it is well within your power to change your thoughts anytime that you want.

Even right this minute if you would like to.

There are many things in this world that you can’t control Dear One.

But your thoughts are not one of them.

If the one that you are thinking right now is not pleasing to you, does not feel good, is not causing you joy,  we want to remind you that you can take charge, and choose another.

Some thoughts can be so overwhelming, so all encompassing, so powerful that it can be easy to forget that you are choosing them.

But make no mistake Dear One, you are.

Remember Dear One, whenever you feel scared, chaotic, lost, or out of control, that your center, your home,  is always only ever one slow, deep breath away.

Stop struggling, stop putting so much of your energy into trying to figure out whether or not you can trust them Dear One, whether or not you should trust them, whether or not they are trustworthy.

To trust them or not to trust them.

That is NOT the question.

The question Dear One, that you really need to know the answer to is do you trust you?

• Do you trust your instincts?
• Do you trust your judgment?
• Do you trust your ability to read people and accurately assess a situation?

Put your energy, put your effort into learning how to trust you instead.

Once you do, once you trust yourself, the question of their trustworthiness, the question of whether or not you can, or should trust them, will never again be an issue for you.

If you are still looking at the problem Dear One, the solution will continue to elude you.

Leave it all alone Dear One. Forget about trying to pick it all back up.  Truly.  Just let it all lay there exactly where it is for the moment.

And only when you are ready – start to pick back up the pieces – but selectively this time.  Choose intentionally.  Choose consciously.  Choose wisely. Pick up only those pieces that you truly want, that you truly desire, that you know will contribute to feelings of joy, love, laughter, connection and happiness in your life.  But do so, one-at-a-time.

If you keep on trying to carry the whole load with you everywhere that you go, you will only find yourself needlessly bogged down, yet again, incredibly overwhelmed, yet again and in a prime position to drop it all, yet again.

Do just one thing at a time Dear one, joyously, with an open mind and an open heart, and you will be right back on track – aligned with your life’s mission – to complete nothing and experience everything.

Remember, you never get it done.  You’ll never be finished. There is no finish line you are racing towards.  If you don’t remember to enjoy yourself along the way, then you will be missing out on the very best part of being alive, of existence.

Your life is meant to be a joy Dear One, and if the things that you are doing, from day-to-day-to-day, are no longer bringing you joy, then it is time to let them go.  Simply put them down or leave them down, and step away.

There is no honor Dear One, in remaining loyal to that which is hurting you – truly.  Be it a person, an idea, a set of circumstances, a set of beliefs – anything.

We don’t want to see you honoring unhealthy, abusive or painful commitments out of some sense of loyalty, or some sense of community or to maintain a dynamic that is familiar to you.

We want you to know that we will never see honor in remaining in a bad situation – not in the name of spirit/god/divinity – not because of a promise that you made – not because of a goal that you set for yourself – not in the name of love – regardless of how strongly you once believed in it.

NOW is the only time that matters.  NOW is the only moment that really counts. By letting go of unhealthy commitments that are causing you pain, you are freeing up your energy for more worthy pursuits – that will serve not only you, but the greatest good of all.

The universe wants you happy and smiling and content and grateful and joyful and creative.  And anything that stands in the way of you having or being all of these things is something that you can and should let go of.    Honor THAT.  Make THAT the new commitment that you will hold on to –  and remain loyal to –  and never let go of.  And let all of the others fall away.

You have come here to learn Dear One, to evolve, to discover who and what it is that you really are, and just how much you can do, achieve, create, and impact the world around you.

You didn’t come here knowing it all already, and neither did they, oh by the way.

Please remember that the next time you are judging yourself (or them) harshly for not having it all figured our right from the start.

Figuring it out is exactly what you are here to do.