Raging, fearing, criticizing or whining about what is Dear One, is about as useful as shaking your fist at the rain during a rainstorm is.

No matter how much effort you exert, no matter how much you wish it wasn’t so, no matter how unjust you think it might be, there is really nothing that you can do to stop the water from falling from the sky.

But what you can do is choose how you are going to react to it.

You can stay inside if you want to. You can go outside with an umbrella, a rain coat, rubber boots, or all three. You can run around the block without your clothes on, or you can choose to go out in your favorite suede coat. You can dance in a puddle or take a walk with a lightening rod.

You can’t stop the rain Dear One, but you can choose how you are going to experience it.

Everyone around you holds the potential to be your next teacher Dear One.

Yes, everyone.

Every single person that crosses your path has something teach you.

But here is the thing.

The value, the importance, the significance, the quality, the impact of the lessons that they have to share has very little to do with their ability to teach and everything to do with how good of a student you decide that you are going to be.

It’s time to start enjoying yourself and your life more Dear One, and to stop putting so much effort into trying to please everyone around you, especially at the expense of your own happiness.

Today, do things that bring you joy, that make you smile, that make you feel good about yourself, and you will be in a far greater position to please those around you then you would be if you sacrificed your own well-being for theirs.

If you are not happy yourself Dear One, what could you possibly have to offer anyone else that would be of any real value to them anyway?

Do you want to know what is coming your way right now Dear One?

Whatever it is you are thinking about.

So if what you want is more of it in your life, then keep right on thinking about it, focusing on it, and giving it your attention.

But if what want less of it, then we suggest that you pick a different thought, right away.

Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do Dear One, is to let go.

Just a reminder Dear One, that you absolutely can, do or be or have, every single thing that you want in your life, regardless of how great the distance may appear to be from where you are to where you want to be – so don’t worry about it.

Believe it or not, adding the emotion of worry into the mix is not going to serve you in any useful way in getting there any quicker.

Take really good care of yourself Dear One.

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

• The world needs you here Dear One, in the present moment, as this is the only place from where you can effect real change.

• Your friends and family need you here too, as this is the only place from where they can truly benefit from your love.

• Your physical body needs you here, as this is the only place from where it can heal and grow stronger.

• And we need you here, as this is the place where our connection is  and always will be the strongest.

So where do you go from here Dear One?

We are hoping that by now, the answer would be obvious.

You are a powerful creator Dear One, and you are always in the process of creating your world, your life, and your self. And you are doing so with every thought that you think, every word that you speak, and every action that you take.

You can choose to believe us or you can choose not to believe us.

Whatever you decide, it will not change the reality of who and what you really are.  The only thing that your belief will change Dear One, is your experience of it.

So what’s it going to be?

Are you going to believe and choose to live your life as a powerful creator that knows it or as a powerful creator that does not?

Why do you so often feel as if you are in a competition Dear One?

Because you are, because you are choosing to see them as competitors, and that is not is necessarily a bad thing.

Competition can push you.  It can motivate you and inspire you, and drive you to work harder, try harder, and do your best to push yourself beyond not just how far you believe you can go, but beyond how far you believe they can go too. Competition can be a great way to get you to move beyond your own limitations, crash through self-imposed boundaries, and discover exactly what you are made of, what you are capable of.

The fact that you feel as if you are in a competition is not the problem Dear One.  The fact that you think that your ranking at the finish line matters, is.