Who Am I?

The answer to this question could bring some great insight….At first glance I could say, I am a woman who works at a retail store.  But on a deeper level there is more….I am a mother, a wife, a pet owner, a high school graduate….and the list could go on.  The one insight I would like to have you consider is that you are none of what you perceive yourself to be along these lines.  You are much less but much more.  You are not the identities that you have gained in this life.  You are eternal which means you have been more than what you see here in this life.  You are a composite of all of your experiences in all lifetimes all composed in One as all of humanity is.  So to choose an identity from this life would mean that you are smaller than this and that you have no power to create your own destiny.  This means you have gifts and talents to draw from, that you didn’t even know about.  Don’t put limits on yourself by accepting yourself with a label.  The bulk of your experiences have lead you to this lifetime in this identity.  Give yourself more credit than what you are now.  Sure you may have put lots of time and effort into getting that education to be on that career path,  or to be in a relationship, but you are not all that.  We live in a world that relishes in the labels that we put on people because that is how we distinguish each other apart from the rest of humanity.  The problem lies in just that.  It makes us believe that we are separate and this is what causes separation in our lives and in our world.  Separation from who we really are and our fellow human beings.  Enjoy and experience this lifetime identity but don’t own it as who you are.  We are all equal, no more, no less than each other, no matter what you “are” in this lifetime with all of your past and hopes for the future.  Be more than you can ever be here in this world.  Be who you really are and you will see the people and the world around you in a new way.  It will enrich your life and you will breathe Life Into Your Life!

Humbly submitted,

The Messenger

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An Entangled Life

When you pay attention to what is going on in you, and not be distracted by what is going on around you,  it will show you how your emotions are creating events for you to experience.  I have found over the last couple of months that I feel like I am being swept down the river with a bubble of garbage beside me collecting more and more garbage as I go. The garbage  signifies the “stuff” that I have been carrying around with me from lifetime to lifetime and how at this time, the choice becomes to keep or not to keep it any longer.  I never thought that I would be so attached to garbage!!!!  And that is exactly what it feels like.  There doesn’t need to be over-analyzation of what is contained in this trash, only the acknowledgement that it no longer serves me at this time and the decision to go downstream alone…..and that can be a very scary proposition.  The security blanket of my identity, which is a bundle of past experiences and not who I am at this moment, felt safe, even though it offered me nothing but the same experiences in a different intensity.   The recognition of this has been a true gift and a freeing feeling, mixed with some extreme fear of being something different than I have ever been.  Are you ready to let go and surrender to the being that you are right now and let go of the identity and baggage you have accumulated and carried over and over and over again……??  I truly am and I am so thankful for this opportunity!!  Come down the stream with me and let your garbage  float past you and down stream.  Now is the time to live the life you have always dreamed of in a world that has never been before!!  Come with me!!!

Humbly submitted by,

A Messenger

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A Gentler Expression

The gift of communication is often used unassumably and without the true regard it deserves and requires.  Blatant bursts of emotion spew out into the atmosphere causing energy to scatter out into the world and affect everything.  The regard for the importance of these outbursts and how they affect the world is lost after the release from the individual.  The measure of how this affects the person and the world can be seen through the expression of events in the individual’s life, the world and lives of others around them. 

At this time there is a call for a Gentler Expression of communication with the people we encounter, thus creating a gentle and loving energy being dispersed outward.  The feeling of this Gentler Expression can be felt through your heart chakra.  It will be felt as a loving feeling and a release of attachment to the outcome of your expression.  You will be completely in the moment during this exchange and at the same time spreading peaceful and loving energy from you to the world.  This is the way you will change your individual world and the collective world, one person at a time.  A Gentler Expression will radiate a power unlike anything man-made, as it is the true power of the Universe!! That is the power of your Gentler Expression!!  BE THE CHANGE!!

Humbly submitted by

A Messenger

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I Am Aware

I am aware of the beauty, that is all around me

I am aware of the beauty, that is in me

For I see it with my eyes

When I look at the gifts in my life

The Sun that shines for me

When I’m feeling low

The rain that falls for me

When I need to quench my internal thirst

The wind that blows for me

When clearing is needed around me

The heat that warms me

When I’ve given too much of myself

The cold that cools me

When balance within me is needed

I am aware that all I require

To thrive in this lifetime

Is all around me

All I have to do, is be Aware!!!

Humbly submitted,

A Messenger

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Victim or Powerful Observer

How can we proceed in a peaceful, happy, loving and kind way with all of the information that we are being exposed to?  The “normal” feed of media information is telling us a gloomy story, as it always has, because in order for us to comply there is a need to feed us fear based information, so we will enthusiastically agree to their next wave of restrictions to our freedom and power.  The key to thriving in the “new” world is to see what is really happening and looking objectively at how things have been presented to us.  Base your decisions on being fully informed, not on fear.  The key emotional attachment that we will benefit from, to anything that happens to us or others in the world, is eternal gratitude, not eternal victim of our circumstances.  The feeling each of these will emit is extremely different and the one of eternal gratitude puts you in a place of power which facilitates the changes we and the world needs now.  The place of victim is a very old tool of control and the only way out of it is through eternal gratitude.  Explore why you would want to live in the emotional state of negativity and fear, when just a thought away, is the feeling of bliss!!!  The moment presents the opportunity for either of these states of being.  I choose bliss and eternal gratitude to help all of us through this time of change.  What will you choose in your next moment?

Humbly submitted,

A Messenger

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2012 – Fear Not

Boundaries!! Where are yours???  This is the year to find them and use them.  Waking from this dream of fear that we have been fed leading up to 2012, is going to be important to your experiences this year.  As we all know, the feeling of fear is not what we would call pleasant, so with the choice in your hands, what do you choose?  Your choice will carry you through this year in a way you can look back on and say, “Oh what a great ride I made of that experience” or will you decide to slide down the slippery slope of fear, negativity, drama etc.  That being said, you can only chose for you.  Others will also make their choices and if their choices intersect with your experience, and it doesn’t enrich your experience, then boundaries will need to be put in place to protect your choice to experience in your way.  We are here to be supportive of others only to the point of not sacrificing our way of being to do it.  So if you find yourself having to make choices you would not have dreamed of doing up till now, follow your heart and the love and respect  that you have for yourself, which in the end will be for the good of all.  One person at a time, we are creating something that can be very special, individually and collectively.  Enjoy this year, even if it appears there is nothing to enjoy externally.  Remember the place within you that radiates the love, compassion, joy and peace which will take you through this life with humble grace.  This is what is needed this year. The most important person you can nurture this year is YOU. Embrace the energies that are available to you this year like a long lost friend!!!!  They are hear to stay and help you when you decide to work with them rather than against them.

Humbly submitted,

A Messenger

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The Child Who Walks With Me

The innocence of childhood escapes me as I walk through the experiences I am presented with in this lifetime.  The burdens that are carried along the way become very heavy.  And as I take the time to feel into what I am experiencing, there is someone beside me which I was not aware of until this point in time.  It is a feeling of unconditional love and acceptance which I do not give to myself.  As I struggle to get through, I feel the sadness of this one who walks with me.  I see that it is my “Child Self” which has tagged along for the ride.  She feels what I feel and has complete empathy for me but does not try to interfere with my experience.  She is all knowing and carries the confidence that I wish to have.  That everything is alright and that what I am going through is just an experience for me to learn about what I want in my life.  I feel her arms surrounding me and holding me when I feel so alone.  I feel her support when I feel that no one understands my pain and that it seems so petty when others in the world are experiencing far worse.  There is no judgement in her energy.  There is just love.  The love that I need to give to myself.  There is so much to be learned from this mere child.  The one who came in at the beginnning of my life here.  The one who is full of life, fun, joy and happiness no matter what is going on around her.  She is able to adapt to all situations by being in her natural state of BEING.  The chaos continues around her, but she stays her course and perserveres through it all.  Now I understand the teachings that she is here to show me.  She is showing me to not contribute to what is going on around me unless it makes me feel good and loving.  I can be like that child and hide under the bed until the chaos is finished, only to emerge as though it had not happened.  Like waking from a dream but not holding onto the feelings that are negative to permeate my day.  I am so happy to now be aware that I am walking this path with my Child Self, for the innocence of childhood will take me through the chaos of the future and help me to create an environment where it no longer exists. As we all learn to thrive like our child, let us remember what it was like to have that feeling of separation from the world in a healthy way.  To play like there is no end to the day, to laugh no matter what is going on around us, to love no matter what others have done to us, to cry when we need to cry and be finished and complete when the crying is done.  To thrive regardless of external pressures.  I am my Child Self thriving in a time of change.  Here’s to a year filled with the joy, happiness, peace and love in the  birth of our Child Self and to everything that you want in your life to be there by reaching out your hand to the child that is walking beside you.  May your world be filled with peace, abundance, love and joy in 2012 and beyond!!!

Humbly submitted,

 A Messenger

——————————————————————————————————————–The Gift of Life

During this holiday season, remember the best gift that you will receive, you already own and it is the Gift of Life.  The Life you were meant to live is already here.  Stop searching and just BE and appreciate all the beauty and wisdom that is YOU right now.  It cannot be bought in a store  or with all the money there is in the world.  It is the Gift of Freedom when you come to this realization.  There is nothing to be done and nothing to attain.  You are perfection!!!  Feel into this, Breathe into this. Treasure each moment of  this most precious Gift of Life and what it brings to you.  Many have left this world during the past year, but they still have their life in another form, so they truly will never die.  It will follow you through this time and into the next.  It is the Gift that keeps on giving….. Cherish it.  It truly is the Best Gift of All!!!

Humbly submitted,

A Messenger

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Creating the Holiday Season of your Dreams

Have you found yourself in a store or anywhere for that matter, and just feeling this overwhelming sense of anxiety, frustration and stress come over you?  Well you are not alone.  Your encounter with energy that does not belong to you may be the culprit.  Especially if one moment prior, you were in a positive state of mind.  This does not give you license to be a “victim” of someone elses’ energy and you do not need to act out on how you are now feeling because you feel something.  The important thing to remember is the choice that you always have with regard to “your” feelings.  My suggestion would be to take a deep breath and reach for the best feeling you can muster at the time.  This works for any moment when you are not feeling positive or at your best.  Your connection to your Divinity comes through the light of positive feelings, not through the negative ones.  In fact, negative creates more negative, so the importance of finding the positive no matter what is going on in your life, will bring more positive to you.  And as hard as this may be, it is critical to a joyful, happy state of mind and life.  How about experimenting on your acting skills and play the role of the positive in amongst the negative and soon you will find only positive around you!!!  Negative doesn’t like to be around positive as it defuses it!!!!  During this holiday season, where unfortunately, negativity seems to still be around, play your Academy Award Winning role and watch as your experiment unfolds in front of your eyes.  And the best part is that you will feel good rather than not, which is the whole point of this life.  It is not meant to be lived in a negative state of mind!!!

The Best of the Season to you all!!! 

Wishing you Light in the Darkness until only the Light remains!!

Humbly submitted,

A Messenger

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The Lesson of the Spider

As I was in the ladies bathroom (I know, who knew enlightenment resided in there!! lol), I noticed a spider hanging from a web behind the door area.  Then I looked around and saw all of the intricate webs he had made with nothing in them to nourish him.  Then I thought I should move him outside where he would have a better chance at catching something in his webs.  I decided to leave him there.

I then related this to my frustrations of owning a store in a location that many would think is “crazy”.  The store opened in August and has had a few customers, but not substantial to say that it is showing evidence of being a financial success.  So, back to the spider and feeling bad that perhaps he won’t catch anything and will either perish or decide to move on.  Then the absolute wisdom of nature came into my mind.  Patience and the wisdom of letting go of the need to control.  Go with the flow.  The spider doesn’t waste his energy worrying about whether the food will come to his web.  He sits patiently and OBSERVES finding more creative ways to attract his prey. 

When is the time to say that “this is not going to work here”?  When you no longer hunger for what you are doing, not because you have exhausted yourself worrying about it and would rather not do this anymore.  When doing something that is “In Service” to the people in the community and extending to the world, there is no quitting.  The venue may have to change but the “Heart of Service” remains shining brightly regardless of what it looks like on the physical realm.

Humbly submitted,

A Messenger

——————————————————————————————————————–The Breath of Life-Does the Condition of the Air you Breathe Create Symptoms in Your Body?

 It was recently brought to my attention that someone who works on the same floor as my store is located, is dealing with a lung infection and no longer appreciating the incense that I burn in my store.  I was very sad to hear that this person was struggling for breath and that what I was doing in my store was adding to the symptoms and issues related to this illness.  Needless to say, I immediately stopped burning the incense. 

Now my question is, what affect does the external environment really have on our physical wellness?  If we are all beings of light with the ability to create whatever we ever would desire, why would physical issues arise that make us all feel so powerless?  My opinion is that we all come in with “issues” from our past and what we gather throughout this lifetime, which needs to be cleared in order to live the vibrant, healthy, happy life that we all really want.  And one of the best ways to get our attention is through the body.  So what should we do, when we are faced with symptoms that arise in our body?  I suggest really taking a close look at your belief systems, prevailing thoughts, fears and all the negative factors which are swallowing us up and causing our bodies to break down.    You may be surprised at how many thoughts come up throughout the day that sabotage what we really want.  Take note.  There may be people who believe that I am over-simplifying this and that is OK too.  For them I would say, when you say something outside yourself is causing you to be a certain way, you are giving your power away.

 The Breath is one of the most important healing tools we have.  Our bodies need to be oxygenated in order to combat disease in our bodies and stay healthy among other things. How many deep, cleansing breaths do you take each day?  The body, mind and spirit need you to take those life giving breaths and feel the love of life, feel the joy of life, feel the peace of life, feel the gratitude of life, feel the health of life in each one of your breaths.  You will be surprised at how much power you have in your breath to take you to health without giving your power away to something else or becoming a victim of your environment and your past.

Breathe away the stresses you feel, the negative thoughts you have, the negative engagements you may have with people, the pain of your past.

Breathe into your Life….breathe into gratitude for the life you are living, the beauty of nature that is all around you, the courageous people that are making a difference for all of us as a whole, the children that are coming to make a better path for humanity to follow.  Breathe, Breathe, and Breathe again!!!!

Humbly submitted,

A Messenger

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November 24, 2011

The Stairway of My Life

Upon arriving at the base of my stairway

I felt the love and beauty of my parents

With their guidance and love I made my way to the first step

It was easy to get up the first few flights

As my life progressed there were times when I didn’t know if I could get up the next step

Some steps took more courage than I could muster

But with the support of family and friends I continued

All the while thinking that I was climbing for someone else other than myself

I perservered

Until one day my body started to give me signals that things were no longer as it should be

The steps became increasingly more difficult, but seeing myself change into someone I hadn’t met

Someone who radiated beauty even though my body showed signs of illness

I realized then that the stairway was not for anyone else, but for me alone

And even though the last steps I took were the hardest for me, physically

They were the best steps of my life

For finally I reached the top and could now look down on all the love that was now at my feet

Thank you for helping me up my stairway

I am now in the best place possible – helping you climb your staircase!

 

Written
by Corinne Roby in memorium of her brother Brian

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November 18, 2011

Purpose

How intimidating and grand do we make of “Our Purpose”? Did you ever stop to think that this is our way of actually avoiding this question of “What is my purpose?” For some reason we want it to be something that is not “ordinary”.  Something that is bigger than who we think we are right now. That is where we lose our way and it all becomes too big to put your finger on. How about the concept that you are actually living your purpose right now? If you live a life of quiet servitude or a life of grandious, boisterous action, there is no right or wrong in any of it. What sits well with you?  And I don’t mean, comfortable either. Comfort is the disguise of indifference or complacency as no action comes out of either of these. Simplicity is the key here. Action that comes from the heart and a place of love is the one which blossoms into the flower of your purpose. It feels good and that is a sign of being on the track to true purpose. I know as I sit in my store waiting for my next customer or browser to enter, I would think, “What are you doing? Are you really serving your purpose?” And the answer that comes to me is “Yes”. I have taken appropriate action to open a store that will serve those who enter in either providing a service to them or a product. All for the greater good is my intent. So even in the times when there seems to be no action, check with your heart and FEEL what you are doing. That is your true gauge of YOUR PURPOSE.

Humbly written,

A Messenger

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October 21, 2011

Affirmation

• I fill my heart with love to all that is
• I evolve every cell in my body; every cell in my body vibrates to love
• I love the ground I walk on
• I love my body
• I love everything that comes into my life
• I love everything that leaves my life
• I send pure unconditional love to everyone and everything
• All grows in love and that love radiates out everywhere
• I am free of worry; I am free of concern
• I fill every space with love, gentleness, kindness, warmth and peace
• I judge nothing and I learn from everything
• I am that I am

Humbly submitted,

A Messenger

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October 12, 2011

Power

Do you give your power away?  What does that mean?  It means you will not be in balance and when you are not in balance you will not feel good, mentally, emotionally or physically.  When you give your power away, you are not claiming something  vtial to you.  You have the power to control your life experiences and when you change your emotional state based on an event or experience, you are giving away your power.  When someone tells you that you are powerless to fix something and must follow this or that regiment, such as is the case with disease, when you OWN what they tell you and it doesn’t feel good to you, you are giving your power away.  When you see this acknowledgement comes clarity.  Information will flow to you, that resonates deep within you, when you are open to receive it.  You know who you are and what you can do and we have been conditioned into believing that someone else has to “fix” this or that for us for any number of reasons, such as not having enough education to know better.  We are all divinely intelligent, powerful creators and we are the ones who decide what we want to believe about everything that goes on around us and in our own lives.  What do you choose to believe?  There is no right or wrong in this answer, but if you are truly connected and balanced, you will feel good about all of your experiences because you are the one in control and have the power to change and create your world and the collective world, by owning your power….  Share it with the rest of the world by being who you really are, so we can all flourish instead of just existing, being a victim and waiting for the next shoe to drop!!  Your true power lies in how you feel and being in the place of positivity, gratitude and love will only amplify your power!!!

Humbly submitted….

A Messenger

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September 21, 2011

Tune In 

Did you know that you are in a constant flux of change?  This includes your physical body, mental body and spiritual body.  Many are very “tuned in” to their physical body – feeling changes, pain, discomfort, pleasure.  But what is happening with your mental body?  Are you paying attention to where your emotions are taking you?  Are you stuck  in one particular emotion more than others – and is this one causing you to be in a positive state of mind or a negative one?  It is very important to pay attention to where your thoughts go as they in turn create emotions around those thought patterns and ultimately your reality in what “comes your way”.  What and how do you want to experience?  This will determine where you gently guide your thoughts and your emotions in order to experience what you want in this life

Humbly submitted,

A Messenger