1. Did fear, obligation, insecurity, or a belief in limited resources motivate any of your decisions yesterday, Dear One? 

2. Would your choices have been different if you allowed yourself to be motivated by trust, self-love, joy, and a belief that you had access to an unlimited source of abundance instead? 

3. What beliefs are you going to allow to motivate your choices today?

You should know, Dear One, that there is no such thing as divine punishment.

God, spirit, light, chi, prana, life force, source, whatever you choose to call it, does not punish. It does not judge, accuse, blame, denounce, criticize, evaluate, or keep score either.

It only creates.

And you (consciousness) are the author, the artist, the architect of all that is created.

Life is the canvas, and your choices are the pen, the paintbrush, the chisel through which creation flows.

We will say it again, Dear One, just so that there is absolutely no misunderstanding on the subject; Punishment is a construct of your own design, and is never something that originates from spirit, ever.

Do you believe yourself to be a victim of the circumstances of your life, Dear One, or the creator of them?

Take a minute to think about it before you answer, because your reply will pretty much determine the course of the rest of your day, your week, your month, your year, your life.

Peace/harmony/balance in all things is your ultimate goal, Dear One.

Remember that, keep that front of mind today, and you’ll never need to wonder for long in what direction to point yourself next.

If you are unsure, simply ask yourself; will this action, will this relationship, will this conversation, will this choice, will this decision bring me closer to peace/harmony/balance, or further from it?

When peace/harmony/balance is your destination, Dear One, the direction forward will always be clear.

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• Listen to the wisdom of your body, Dear One, to heal and strengthen your body.
• Listen to the wisdom of your mind, the logical voice in your head, to nurture and expand your intellect.
• Listen to the wisdom of your heart, your intuition, to tend to your spirit, to guide loving yourself and others.

Body/Mind/Spirit; each has its own intelligence, its own guidance system that is talking to you, telling you what is needed to keep it running smoothly, to keep things in balance.

Trust the wisdom of each to take care of itself.
Your job is to listen and act on its behalf.

The mind is not meant to lead the heart, Dear One.
And the spirit is not meant to lead the intellect.

They all serve very different functions.

And when all are in balance, and working together as they should – you will be balanced, you will feel balanced.

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Learning how to be brave, Dear One, is not about learning how to ignore your fears.  It is not about learning how to summon up the courage to push, force, or convince yourself to do something that you are afraid to do, that you don’t think you are capable of doing.

Learning how to be brave is about learning how to listen to and trust that part of yourself that knows exactly what it is that you are capable of, that knows exactly how much you can endure, that knows exactly just how powerful, clever, resilient, valuable, and strong you are, and prioritizing that voice above every other one that is telling you otherwise.

It is OK to move quickly through the paces of your life, Dear One – but know that it is not necessary.  No great benefit will come to you from rushing.  You will experience no faster advancement along your path.

The only thing that rushing will accomplish is for you to feel hurried in your experiences.  If you like the feeling/the experience of begin hurried, then by all means, you can continue on at this pace.  But, if you would like a more savory experience of your life, slow down.  You will not miss out on anything by doing so.  We promise you that.  But you do run the risk of missing out on much, when you rush.

Contrary to popular belief (and practice), Dear One, healing does just happen.

Your very vital and active role in the process is to create an environment, both internally and externally, that will allow it to happen.

And if you should need them, the doctors, counselors, teachers, or healer’s role, is to help you to do it.

Being a good friend, Dear One, does not require you to lay down, and fill the gaps, so they can tread across you to get to where they think they need to go.

Being a good friend is showing up as the best version of yourself to give them something meaningful, powerful, authentic, honorable, and loving to connect with.

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They will follow your lead, Dear One.

They will take their direction from you.

They will treat you the way that they see you treating you.

Just one more reason for you to treat yourself well.

Just one more reason for you to treat yourself with loving kindness, forgiveness, flexibility, generosity, honesty, compassion, and respect.