The best thing that you can do for yourself right this minute, Dear One, is to take a deep breath, clear your mind, make a conscious connection with your heart, and trust what it is telling you.

In this moment, never mind what you should be doing or could be doing, Dear One.  Never mind what they need from you or what they want from you.  Never mind what their expectations are.  Let them go.

In this moment all that really matters is you – what you think of you – what you want from you – what you expect from you – what you want this day to be.

When was the last time that you allowed the sound of your own voice, your own heart, your own wants, your own needs to lead you – regardless of the needs, wants and expectations of those around you?

In this moment, ignore them, Dear one.  Ignore all of them and listen only to yourself, to you own inner voice.  Pay close attention to the details of what it has to say to you – because your own heart holds much wisdom for you.  It holds much love and compassion and forgiveness for you too.

In this moment, allow yourself to connect with that wisdom.

And in the next, allow yourself to follow it.

The thought of being overwhelmed, Dear One, the anticipation of not being able to handle it all, can actually be more stressful than the stress of doing all that you need to do.

So what can you do to reduce the stress?

Eliminate the anticipation of failure.

• Instead of telling yourself “I can’t”, tell yourself “I can”
• Instead of telling yourself “it’s going to be a nightmare”, tell yourself  “everything is going to work out for the best”
• Instead of telling yourself  “I don’t have all the answers”, tell yourself  “I know all of the answers will come to me”

And believe it.

Life is stressful enough, Dear One.

There really is no need for you to add more stress to it.

Know this, Dear One, with absolute certainty — whatever it is, whatever is going on, whatever you are struggling with, whatever you have to fix, manage, resolve, clean up, heal, or eliminate — there IS a gentle solution to it available to you at all times.

So now that you know this, now that you no longer have to wonder, relax, take a deep breath, trust, open your mind and your heart, and allow yourself to see it.

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

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.

Yes, the best way to learn is through experience, Dear One.

But you don’t need to drink the poison to know that it will kill you.

Be adventurous. Be Daring. Take a chance. Try something new. Risk it. Live.

All the while remembering that you were given intuition, knowledge, and wisdom for a reason.

So don’t forget to use them.

Life can be a harrowing experience if you let it be, Dear One.

And it can also be filled with  joy, love, freedom, relief and bliss if you let…it…be.

As always, the choice is there for you to make.

You want to feel more powerful, Dear One?

Then choose to think, speak and act from one of the most powerful places within you — your truth.

Not theirs, yours.

Do you want to know the best way to get past a bad feeling as quickly as you can possibly can?

• Don’t fight it
• Don’t fear it
• Don’t ignore it
• Don’t try and stop it, change it, hide it, or run  from it

Getting mad at it won’t work either.

If you want to get past a bad feeling, Dear One, let it come.

And then once you do, let it go again.

The sooner that you let it in, the sooner it can be on its way.