You can berate yourself for stepping (or falling) off course, Dear One, or congratulate yourself for being conscious enough to recognize it.
But you can’t punish yourself and step back into the flow at the same time.
You’re going to have to choose one or the other.
So, what’s it going to be?
Never mind what you think anyone else would do if they were in your shoes, Dear One. Never mind what you think they would say, or how you think they would react, or what you think they would feel — Because the truth is that it will never happen. No one else ever could, ever will, be in your shoes.
You are the only one of you that there is, that there ever will be. This is your life. You are meant to experience it any way that you choose. We hope that this knowledge boosts your confidence in your ability to make the right decisions for yourself. Remember, Dear One, you are the only judge on the panel whose opinion counts.
That does not mean that you should not ask others for their help or for their opinions. In fact, we believe that doing so is very often a wise and useful thing for you to do. And we encourage it, whenever you should feel inspired to do so. There is much that you can learn from the perspective, from the experiences of others. There is a great deal of benefit to be gained from seeing the world through someone else’s eyes.
Just don’t forget, that their choices, their experiences, their decisions are just that, theirs. They were right (or wrong) for them. Learn from them, question them, consider them, but when the time comes to choose, to make a decision, your opinion, not theirs, is the only one that matters.
You are the world’s leading expert on you, Dear One.
When you allow yourself to trust yourself, you have very good judgment.
Today, we want to remind you to please remember to use it.
Laugh, Dear One. Laugh out loud, every chance that you can. Don’t hold back.
Why?
Because laughter is an elixir and it can cure what ails you. Because you are never more open, more receptive, or more free then when you are loving and laughing. It is like standing outside in the rain and trying not to get wet. That is what laughter is like for healing. You can not stand uncovered in the rain without getting wet, and you can’t laugh without allowing well-being to flow to you, through you and from you.
What thoughts would you like dominating your thinking today, Dear One?
Just a reminder that the choice, as always, is yours to make.
Giving up is nothing to feel bad about, Dear One. Did you know that it’s OK to want to give up from time to time? That it can actually be good for you? Giving up is the ultimate form of surrender.
When you have nothing left to lose – when you stop trying – when you stop resisting what is – when you reach your point of surrender – anything can happen, if you let it.
Surrender does not need to be hopeless, devastating or an indicator of weakness. It can be intentional, exciting and an indicator of strength. Don’t give up and expect the worst. Give up and expect the best. Give up control, fear, remorse, guilt, agitation. Give up negativity. Give yourself a break. Try embracing surrender today and allow something unexpected to happen.
How do you know if you should let it go, Dear One?
Ask yourself this: Is investing your energy in it; in that emotion, in that relationship, in that exchange, in that conflict, in that fight, a worthwhile investment for you?
Answer honestly and then you’ll know.
That is how you know!
Choosing to change can be hard enough, Dear One, so if you are going to do it, why not leave the judgment out of it?
What does that mean exactly?
Think about how much more energy you would have to put into the process, Dear One, that you would have available to you to dedicate to your work, to yourself, to the changes that you are trying to make, if you left the judgment out.
Trust us. It’s a lot.
Only an open heart can heal, Dear One.
To connect or not to connect.
That is a choice that is available to you in each and every moment of your day, Dear One.
Source, God, spirit, energy, light, life force, prana, Qi, whatever you should choose to call it, is available to you, to all of you, in limitless quantities, equally, at all times, without exception.
The frequency, quality, depth, and intensity, of your connection to it has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with us, them, or it, and absolutely everything to do with you, and your desire and willingness to be open to it.
To connect or not to connect.
That is the question.
Now you tell us, Dear One….What is the answer?
Action without faith, Dear One, without vision, can never lead you anywhere, except back to where you started.