NEARER THAN YOU KNOW

    Your angels and guides are at your side right now. You can ask them anything or tell them all of your troubles. Even in an empty room or a lonely moment; those that love you are gathered round' about you.

 

FAITH MOVES MOUNTAINS

    Faith truly can move mountains; just be determined in your mind and believe in your heart that nothing can withstand the power of the Divine Spirit. Every prayer is answered, and even when the answer seems to be no; we usually find out later that had we gotten our wish it would have been more trouble then it was worth or complicated our lives in some way. It's not that God ever witholds things from us for some mysterious reason to teach us a lesson; it is more like he shields us from the mine-
feilds that we believe are green pastures.



GIVE

    Give and it shall be given unto you...   Give something today, some spare change, an extra blanket, a smile, a kind word or a helping hand. When you show love to others, that love will come back to you many times over.



LIFE AFTER LIFE AND MAKING PEACE WITH DEATH

    Death is a subject that most of us avoid, but it is a reality that we must face. I have recently witnessed some individuals who had faced a death in their families and it has completely crushed them, and even derailed lives for years afterwords. Make no mistake about it, the death of a loved one can be devestating and leave us feeling sad and even depressed. But I have often wondered; is our outlook on death in the Western Culture and in other places really healthy? Why do some cultures and societies mourn and say things like, "we'll never see them again." And yet other cultures celebrate the passing of their loved ones as a birth into a new life. Maybe it is because in some cultures we are too busy fixing our eyes and attention on the things of this material reality. We think so much about our jobs, our finances, the bills, getting the kids to the soccer game and doing the laundry that spiritual things are grossly overlooked in our lives. For most of us, we say we believe in God and spirituality but they seem to be a byproduct in the back of our minds that is related more to the world of fantasy and make believe.

    Maybe if we were like the people who celebrate the passing of their loved ones, and made our spirituality the foundation of our lives; we would see this life and the subject of death through different eyes. After all, if there is life after death, and there is much new evidence that supports this reality, then are our loved ones truly gone? We will miss them greatly, no doubt, but would we say things like, "we'll never see them again," if we knew and believed that where they are right now, we will be also one day? I truly believe that the subject of death should be faced head on and that we should each take the time necessary to educate ourselves on what happens when we human beings take our last breath. It seem a scary task at first, but once we realize that their are many new scientific studies that show that something really is happening beyond the death of the physical body; we then begin to realize that our spiritual teachers and masters were not telling us some delusional fairy tale based on the beliefs of a less evolved culture. When this happens, we begin to see the death of others, and even our own eventual passing, as not so bleak, sad and horrifying...



   

GUARDED AND GUIDED

    No matter what kind of difficulty you may be facing in life; the angels can lead you through it.



THE MYSTIC EXPERIENCE

    Many people desire to have the mystic experience; they wish they could see an angel, an apparition, have a vision or hear the voice of the Divine. Most people consider other individuals who have seen or heard such things as being very lucky. But luck has nothing to do with it; nor does being a saint or a strict religious person. The key to having the mystic experience lies in taking the time to connect with the Divine in the silence of your own soul, or meditating on spiritual things. We have to connect with God in order for God to connect with us; and then we have to get out of our own way. If we go about life with a mind jammed full of worry, tasks that have to be done or always reasoning away the small signs the universe gives us in the beginning of our experiences; we will evaporate the spiritual in our lives with our own critical thinking. Therefore, we must take this journey of the mystical one step at a time and remain open to the smallest of experiences; and the greatest of these experiences is the guidance that will come from within your own soul.



MAGIC IN THE AIR

    As the month of December begins today, we will all be preparing to celebrate the holidays. There's a lot of magic in the air at this time of year; so as you go about your weekend plans, keep your eyes open and you just might catch a glimpse of that magic in some form. Have a great weekend everyone; I will see you on Monday...