Pause for a moment, Dear One.

Be still.

• Become aware of your breathing
• Become aware of your thoughts
• Become aware of where you are
• Become aware of your body; how you are holding it right now
• Become aware of your heartbeat
• Become aware of how you are feeling
• Become aware of what it is you want from this moment, and the next

Now that you are aware, Dear One, what is it that you were about to do next?

Forgive them for their mistakes, Dear One, their shortcomings, their faults, their ignorance, and their impatience.

Forgive their actions when they react out of fear, their words when they respond from pain, their behaviors when they get defensive, and their callousness when they are cruel.

They are not perfect. They are deeply flawed. They are hurting, healing, learning, and coping the best way that they know how. Believe it or not, they are actually doing the very best that they believe that they are capable of.

They are imperfect, Dear One – just like you.

Forgive them without expectation, without condition, without question and without hesitation.

Why?

Because doing so is one of the most powerful healing gifts that you can give to yourself.

How much light you have in your life, Dear One, how connected you are to source, is entirely up to you.

We, consciousness, guidance, spirit, source, are not more available to you on some days and less available to you on others.   We are not more available to some people and less available to others.

We are equally available to all, like the sun, and from our perspective, there are no rainy days.

The openness of your heart, Dear One, your ability to trust, is what determines the amount of light in your life, how connected you are to your source.  Nothing more and nothing less.

You can choose to open up the shades a little and let a small amount of light in, or you can choose to open them up all the way and let the light pour in all around you.

Just how bright would you like it to be today, Dear One?

Only an open heart can heal, Dear One.

There is nothing more potent, Dear One, more valuable, than the discovery of a great idea.

There is no more powerful point of attraction in the universe.

If you are fortunate enough to discover one, don’t make the mistake of ignoring it, of passing it by.

Act on it.

What makes an idea great?

You deciding it is so.

If the thought that you are thinking right now does not feel good to you, Dear One, pick a new one.

Immediately.

Forgive yourself, Dear One.

Let it go.

Take a deep breath in, let it out.

Smile.

And begin again.

Act courageously today, Dear One.

Do something that you have been afraid to do. Say something that you have been afraid to say. Decide not to let the fear of rejection, embarrassment, or failure stop you.

And at the end of the day, regardless of the outcome, celebrate the fact that you did it!

It is so very easy to get lost, Dear One, or to feel disconnected from your source of well-being.

And it is so very easy to become frustrated by this feeling of loss and disconnection.

But you should know that it is also so very easy to reconnect again.

There is an equal amount of effort required to lose a feeling of connection as is required to gain one.

Try not to get too caught up, discouraged, or intimidated by the effort that you think it will take to get back on track –  as little effort is required when you choose to simply reconnect in the present moment.

How little?

As much as it takes for you to change your mind.

You should know, Dear One, that as soon as you stop feeding it with your thoughts, acknowledging it with your attention, strengthening it with your words, and telling anyone that will listen about how much you wish it wasn’t so, that which no longer serves you, that which you longer want, will begin to go away.