Freedom will not come by shedding your limitations, Dear One. It will come by fully embracing them.

Those things that you see as your limits, that you believe are responsible for holding you back, are actually the keys to your gifts, are the springboard that will catapult you to that place that only you are meant to reach.

But it is only when you are able to accept them as such, that their full potential will become visible to you.

Not because that potential is invisible now, Dear One. But because you must first accept/achieve a different mindset, a different perspective before you will be able to see it, before you will be able to accept that what we are telling you is true.

Where you are now, Dear One, the place you find yourself now “stuck” in,  is not your punishment, but your gift.

Accept it, embrace it, and it will change you.

Let it change you.

And go wherever it leads.

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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 want to know how to get it all done, Dear One?

One day, once choice, one moment, one step at a time, just like the rest of us.

After an eternity of searching for a better way to do it, what we’ve discovered, is that there isn’t one.

As hard as it might be to believe, Dear One, pain is not a punishment.  It is a teacher, a guide, a friend to you.  Its purpose in your life is not to hurt you, harm you, discourage you, frighten you, or weaken you. Quite the contrary actually.

Pain, Dear One, is a call for love, is a call for attention, it is a call for healing, growth, and expansion.  Pain is a teacher with a valuable message for you and it is not something to be avoided.  It is something to be acknowledged and embraced.

Run from pain and you will spend an eternity pressed up against an all too familiar wall that you are quite capable of walking around, climbing over, or breaking through.

Before you take even one more step forward, Dear One, forgive yourself; for whatever it is that you did yesterday that you regret, that you wish you had not done, that you wish you had done better, that you wish you could take back, change, erase or undo.

Forgive yourself – no questions asked, without judgment, without condition, without threat of punishment or fear of condemnation.

Just forgive yourself.

Give yourself this gift today.

You deserve it.

And those around you deserve it too.

All of your thoughts, words, actions, and connections will be all the more powerful, genuine, authentic and meaningful when you are fully present in the here and now, when you are no longer holding yourself hostage in your past.

When it comes to your relationships, Dear One, which do you want more?

• To keep yourself protected
• To experience deeper, richer, stronger, and more meaningful connections than you have ever had before

It’s not possible for you to do both at once.

You’re going to have to choose.

Run, don’t walk, towards any preferences that you discover for yourself today, Dear One.
Embrace them fully, enjoy them totally and completely, with full abandon.

Why?

Because there is absolutely no reason for you not to.

And because life is meant to enjoyed.

That’s why.

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• Do you like hiking, gardening, and being outdoors?
• Do you like movies, theatre, and literature?
• Does your life have value, meaning and significance?
• Are you smart enough, strong enough, clever enough, and brave enough?
• Are you special?  Are you worthy? Do you matter?

What do all of these questions have in common, Dear One?

The answers that you give to them are the only answers that matter.

Why?
Figuring out the answer to this question is not always going to serve you in a useful and positive way, Dear One.

What now?
But figuring out the answer to this question, will always be useful to you.

If what you are in need of is useful answers, remember that the only way that you are ever going to find them, is to start by asking useful questions.

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

Contrary to popular belief, it is not simply because it is “the right thing to do”.

The real reason that we want you to tell the truth, Dear One, is that consequences of doing so will shift the people, events, circumstances and outcomes around you in such a way so as to lead you to precisely the right spot where you need to be to start living it.

That’s why.

Tell the truth and don’t fear that things will change as result of doing so.

Tell the truth and get excited about the changes that will unfold as a result.