Why be here now Dear One?

• Because the more present you are, the more you focus your attention in the present moment, the more you will see, hear, smell, taste, and feel, the more aware you will be of what is going on around you, and within you.
• And the more you understand that, the more you will understand the impact of your choices, how they make you feel, and how they are serving you (or not serving you), in the present moment.
• And the more you understand that, the more you will understand cause and effect, the more you will come to understand what is real and what is a product of your own imagination.
• And the more you understand that, the more you will be able to take responsibility for your choices, for your actions, thoughts, beliefs and behaviors.
• And more you are able to do that that, the more you will come to understand just how powerful you really are.

That’s why.

Building up your defenses Dear One, putting up a wall, is one way that you can try and protect yourself from the world. But you should know that is far from the best or most effective way to do so.

Cutting yourself off, hiding yourself away, indulging in suspicion, fear, doubt, anger, and defensiveness are all actions that will, above all else, only serve to weaken you over time.  The more you indulge in them, the more they will wear you down, the more disconnected you will feel, the more vulnerable you will be.

If you really want to protect yourself Dear One, you’ve got to the do the exact opposite. You’ve got to open yourself up, trust, let life in. You’ve got to make new connections, build up your confidence, and allow yourself to joyfully engage with the world.

If you feel as if you really need protection Dear One, build bridges not walls.

Do you know what your priorities are Dear One?

We are asking you because we think that you might not.

Your priorities are what you spend the majority of your time, energy, and awareness focused on, thinking about, talking about, and doing.

For example, you may think your priorities are your health, your well-being, your happiness, and your work.

To find out if this is really the case, ask yourself, take notice throughout you day – are you spending the majority of your time thinking about, talking about and focused on making healthy choices, maintaining balance, feeling good, and creating work that matters – or is your energy, focus, and awareness directed elsewhere, perhaps on the absence of these things instead?

So, what do you think?

Are your priorities where you want them to be or is a change in order?

The universe is taking its lead from you Dear You.

It is prioritizing for you what you are prioritizing for yourself, and is constantly realigning its energies in order to deliver it to you.

So if you are interested in taking full advantage of all the help that is available to you, you may want to take the time to really figure this one out.

You are meant to know more today than you did yesterday Dear One.   Don’t punish yourself for that which you did not know before – praise yourself for that which you do know now.

And remember that this holds true for those around you as well.  They too are in the process of learning.  They too will know more tomorrow than they do today.  While you are practicing acceptance and forgiveness of yourself as you learn Dear One, remember to practice it for those around you as well.

Don’t fault each other for that which you have not yet learned– Help each other to learn all that you can.

The absolute worst thing in the world that you can do for or to yourself or anyone else Dear One, is something that you believe is wrong.

You will never fully trust yourself Dear One, if you never give yourself the opportunity to prove to yourself that you are trustworthy.

And there is only one way for you to do that.

Don’t give up now Dear One.

You’re so close.

Right this minute, right where you are, you are only one thought away from feeling so much better.

The very best way to secure a positive, productive, and prosperous future for yourself Dear One, is to make the choice to make feeling good right now your top priority.

Do you ever wonder Dear One, how it came to be exactly that you have such a low opinion of yourself when it comes to…… (you fill in the blank)?

• Your appearance
• Your intelligence
• Your creative abilities
• Your potential
• Your contributions
• The value of your opinions
• Your accomplishments and achievements

We can tell you.

It is because at some point in time you decided to believe that your worth or value was determined by the look that you saw in someone else’s eyes, or the words you heard spoken from someone else’s lips.

Somewhere along the line, you came to believe that the truth of things was determined not by you, but by those around you.  And you decided to give more weight to their criticism, judgment, an opinions than to your own.

But good news! There is a quick remedy to that Dear One.

Stop looking in their eyes to determine your worth.  Stop listening to their words to hear your value.

Know that you are a divine spirit who’s appearance, intelligence, creative abilities, potential, contributions, opinions, accomplishments and achievements are beautiful, valuable and significant, regardless of what they think.

It is not a matter of opinion Dear One, it is a fact.

Now all you have to do, is believe it.

Don’t put any unnecessary pressure on yourself to perform today Dear One.

Your only job is to show up, be yourself and experience as much joy as you possibly can.

That’s all.

You don’t have to try to do, be or have anything else.

Okay?

So be kind to yourself, lighten up on yourself, and remember to have some fun.