Undo the doing and get into being
From Jewels Heart

Do Be Do Be Do . . .
How are you “doing” life?
Are you doing and doing and doing until you feel completely undone?

Life is fast! We're running around doing what we have to do but there never seems to be enough time or space to do what we want to do. We work hard just to get to the weekend.

Sound familiar?

With little or no appreciation for the present moment, we eagerly seek escape. We work hard for the weekend, “celebrating” the end of the “work/school” week . . . oftentimes by numbing out with food, music, shopping, video games, alcohol, gossiping . . .

Too much doing creates tension patterns or energy knots in our bodies, stifling our flow of energy.

Life is much easier when we flow with it, without resistance. Without making time for reflection, we race -- racing recklessly out of control, feeling overwhelmed. Built up muscle tension can cause us headaches, low energy, restlessness, agitation, unease, anxiety, and depression, Many of us are living unbalanced lifestyles with too much doing and not enough BEing

Won't you journey with me into self discovery --take just 20 minutes to escape healthily into finding true purpose, meaning, and joyful bliss.  Watch Video Here or simply watch below.

Mindfulness can help you to stop wasting any more time so you can begin living, begin being what you truly desire NOW. 

Passion, meaning, and joy cannot be found outside of the self, but instead must be found by going within – by purposefully cultivating intentionality in each present moment.
You can learn how to experience your inner landscape with me and rediscover how powerful, capable, worthy, and lovable you truly are. Once you learn how to tap within, you can practice appreciating each moment and feel more focused, calm and relaxed.  A calm self is more hopeful.

So today is about TRUST  -- trusting in that something more that will make you feel better,  more alive -- and that something . . . YES . . . is right WITHIN YOU!

So put on some headphones and quiet the outside noise. Slow down the rush. Simply listen and relax -- and hear the whispers calling you back home . . .

*SOAR with me into *Stillness, with *Observation -- without judgment & criticism with *Acceptance of what comes our way and *Releasing negative thinking & feeling and *Repossessing our divine wealth within.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

​Today I stumbled upon this poem written by Charlie Chaplin.  Chaplin wrote this on his 70th birthday back on April 16, 1959.  I am posting it because it says exactly what I need to say.  The past 15 years have been my uphill journey of self-love, a roller coaster of sorts. Chaplin describes the process eloquently, making his journey feel like my own. Authenticity, respect, maturity, self-confidence, simplicity, self love, modesty, fulfillment, and wisdom of the heart are key attributes I share with Chaplin in his  journey towards starting to love himself -- in a journey in this thing called   life.

It was in quiet retreat that I began looking to find my voice.  I needed ample space to withdraw in order to discover who I really am.  Rediscovering the self can be a painful, lonely process.  Trying on new ways of thinking and being required taking time out from all that's familiar and also required diligent, consistent effort to ensure what I'm trying on has a chance to stick.  But with continued practice and regularity, I am amassing helpful self-love tools that have gotten me back playing in the game, feeling renewed, with greater stamina and optimism.  Reentry into the world feels exhilarating; it's exciting tackling challenges when you're feeling grounded and so full of love.  There's no more fear.  Playing fearlessly definitely makes playing easier.

By no means do I feel that I have arrived at the end of this journey.  Each day offers yet another challenge to try out what I'm learning -- to practice, to learn, and to grow.  The greatest difference is that now I consciously make room to enjoy time out, especially with others, with no urge to compete, to criticize or to judge -- myself or anyone else.

Stepping into my authentic self is allowing me to truly begin appreciating uniqueness, to accept difference, and to embrace individuality -- my own and that of others.  It has invited me to loosen up, to live and laugh more, to cry openly, to admit that I don't have answers, to listen with my whole heart, and to be unafraid to accept and love all parts of myself and all parts of others.  All with lots of forgiveness!

"As I began to love myself” - A poem by Charlie Chaplin:
As I began to love myself, I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.
Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY“.

As I began to love myself, I understood how much it can offend somebody as I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me.
Today I call it “RESPECT“.

As I began to love myself, I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.
Today I call it “MATURITY“.

As I began to love myself, I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment, so I could be calm.
Today I call it “SELF-CONFIDENCE“.


As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm.
Today I call it “SIMPLICITY“.


As I began to love myself, I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything the drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.
Today I know it is “LOVE OF ONESELF“.

As I began to love myself, I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time.
Today I discovered that is “MODESTY“.

As I began to love myself, I refused to go on living in the past and worry about the future. Now, I only  live for the moment, where EVERYTHING is happening.

Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it “FULFILLMENT“.

As I began to love myself, I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But As I connected it to myheart, my mind became a valuable ally.
Today I call this connection “WISDOM OF THE HEART“.

We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born.
Today I know THAT IS “LIFE“!

By loving yourself, you help others step bravely into living authentically -- into authenticity, into power, into greater Oneness and harmony, building a brighter tomorrow especially for our young men and women.  Parents who learn to love themselves will naturally exude love and forgiveness, inspiring our children to do the same!

xo
With tons of Love Love Love . . .
From Jewels Heart
Proverbs 19:8
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A Message From August 2014,

Work needs flow, to flow with Earth's rhythm. Just as seasons change in natural rhythm and flow, work should flow in similar fashion. Purpose in life or dharma is discovering truth, finding joy and love in your work. Each of us is assigned with a purpose to fulfill while visiting Earth. Discovering passion requires some soul searching.

Don't listen to others. Search within. If you listen to others, you may echo or take on negative attitude towards work. By searching inwardly, you will discover the knowledge you need to unveil your passion, your love, to find your true work.

When you accept work as a calling, to embrace work with love and appreciation, to be grateful for work that comes from a greater or higher power, you can work joyfully, doing everything with the knowledge that you are working for God.  Work no longer feels like “work” when you do so with love -- uniting with God and with all humanity.

Whether weaving clothes, building a house, sowing seeds -- as long as its done with love and with joy, it's not work. Breathe life into all you do and touch. Acknowledge those that have come before, call upon Angels, Saints of all religions.  Take solace in knowing your ancestors watch on with great pride and joy, always eager to assist from the other side.

Work always for God, to serve others.  Work with love, with joy in your heart. In this way work is not work but love made visible. Love can be made visible for everyone to see. When you work to help others, it comes back to you, making you happy. True work or dutiful service reenergizes and enlivens the soul.
Colossians 3:23

Please speak to me Father. Please send Thy Will to be done. Please acknowledge my prayerfulness, my willingness, my desires. I want to please You, to love you, to find comfort and solace in your company. Please share Thy wisdom, speak to me, help right my way.

Child you are doing your work. You are a conscientious creator and an obedient student. Your work goes not unnoticed. Now. Breathe. Take a deep breath and find ground. Stay focused. Stay in one direction. 

What is it that you really want? What is your greatest desire?
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To know that I hear You, to know that what I am experiencing is Truth. I want to know what my purpose is, directly downloaded from You. I want to know if I will succeed at doing my work here on earth. I want direction for how to do my work.

Yes, of course you hear Me. Of course It is I who speaks with and through you. Do not doubt, child. Be relentless in prayer; pray unceasingly. Pray, believe, trust, carry on as you are doing.

Work is not the issue. The issue is your doubtfulness in yourself. Child, keep asking that I enter your God Mind, and I will right your path and embolden you with courage, with faith, with ability to speak in ways you cannot imagine. Just go forward. Eagerly do what is presented. Be never doubting. Always ask to bring the Brotherhood, the Holy Spirit, Mother Mary, the Gurus, the Saints, the Angels, all of Us to be with you, and we will support and guide you.

Now your work:

Your work is to continue doing inner reflection – to purge, to cleanse, to ask, to let go. With each phase learn to let go – of anger, resentment, fear, mistaken beliefs -- beliefs that are holding you back.  As you let go, there will be slight discomfort. Entering into the spiritual realm does not come without unease. For growth and expansion require tension. Comfort is for earthly people. Humans living only in physical density desire quick fixes, luxurious comfort and ease. For this is how they get along on the earthly plane.  Thinking only of me me me.   This is not the way of spiritual evolvement. No child. Spiritual evolution takes willingness, sincere effort, and unrelenting faith. It requires consistent positive affirmations, always keeping Us near you, calling upon Us to enter into your heart and mind, always. To do the daily work . . . morning and night . . . is to carry My Way with you in all actions,  thoughts, and deeds.

Your work is your work. Keep it private for now. Keep going inwardly. Keep seeking answers. Keep seeking your heart. Take time daily to scan your fleshly body for where you hold tension and grief. Do your work to cleanse. Consistency and regularity will allow your work to take root. So you can stand firmly. So you can anchor in Truth.

Consistent work will allow you to be of clear conscience. Be honest with yourself. Be loving. Find truthful, healthy ways for expression. Follow your heart child.

By rooting in Truth, you will be ready to plant your seeds. Rooting means standing firmly enough to indulge in reflection and planning.  For purpose will develop as you work consistently towards the knowing that each faithful step is guiding you to where you are to head.  Rooting allows for your heart's desires to reveal themselves. Then, take each desire, plant it thoughtfully, lovingly.

Water, care for, nurture your tender seedling. Watch it grow. Protect it from invaders, from those who try to steal new life. Protect from insects, from infestation. Watch your seedling bloom. With curiosity and awe, appreciate your creation. Be grateful. Share your harvest. Once fully bloomed, give thanks and continue working, repeating the process:  Reflect and plan. Plant your seed. Nurture it. Share it. And so forth.

This is the work cycle. The cycle of seasons. For each planting season will bring problems as well as celebration. Each problem is a learning experience child. Each and every planting is your lesson. Stay the course. Be an obedient, curious student. Ask questions. Be open to the lesson. In failure, pay close attention to the lesson. In celebration, be sure to include others, to share your harvest, to have loving kindness in your heart, to forgive, to be courageous, to laugh, to cry, and to be honest with others . . . you can do all of this because of your sincerity and true desire to follow your inner voice, to search, to dive deeply to become in touch with your highest Self and your willingness to do good.

Good is everywhere. I, the Father, am Good, all good, all powerful, all capable, all everything. You too can be all everything. There is so much good. Always remember that.

When there's doubt, remember to trust in Me and good will prevail. With Me all things will occur in proper timing, in proper doses. Don't rush your answers. For you cannot see with physical eyes the fruits of your labor. The fruits are within. The fruits take patience, trust in Me, trust in love, trust in goodness.

Pray, pray, pray. Pray in anyway that works for you. Pray to connect. Pray to find love and forgiveness in your heart and in your mind. Pray for others that they find love and peace in their hearts and minds.

Pray, Pray Pray. Pray for our leaders. Pray for the world. Peace only comes through love. Healing comes from love.

People may not understand your way, your language, your heart, your trust. They may judge you odd. So be it. Do your work. Go inward, don't fret upon others. Don't judge the actions of others. Do your work. That's all.

Stay in stillness. Stay in love. Stay peaceful. Listen. Listen. Listen.

Always Listen.

Let others talk when they need. Smile. If you have nothing to say, smile.
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Blessings,
xo
From Jewels Heart
Proverbs 16:3

Time spent in nature, for making space, for seeing the beauty, for feeling the simplicity -- is a gift -- it's time for healing.  Nature is something special.

In nature, I feel alive, always.  Life looks brighter.  I see in techno-color.  Even a dull winter's day is filled with hidden gifts.  If I really see, with more than just my physical eyes, I know She's special.  

It is being in nature that we can see true beauty -- in all her nakedness, in loss, and in dormancy.  It's in all seasons of her life that offer opportunities -- chances to grow, to learn, to appreciate -- to see each moment so not to miss a chance, so not to take anything for granted.

For nature is beautiful, in full bloom and in barren drought.  Realizing ebb and flow allows appreciation of stillness and pause, as well as, of growth and life.  For without periods of rest there could be no productivity, no harvest to reap.

When connected with nature, life hums, Spirit breathes.  Death is nonexistent in the knowing that there is so much more beyond physical beauty. There's that feeling of freedom, communing with the sun's warmth, listening to the bird's song.  

It's in nature's space that truth is revealed.  It is a place for discovery, to find true passion and tolet go -- to let go of living judgmentally, superficially, fearfully, with ego.  It's in nature that I see who I want to become, not necessarily the prettiest or the one bearing the most fruit, but for becoming the one most deeply rooted, living humbly, passionately, with branches that reach all dimensions, in service, lending hands to help and offerhope.  It is in nature that I see character and strength exemplified.  It is in nature where I see the naked truth.  It's with nature that I may fearlessly cut my trunk open to the core, to see to the heart, unafraid of what I'll find, for "seeing" honestly shall reveal my roots, so I may discover my ancestry and find my way home.

For nature permits freedom -- to examine, to watch, to recognize, and to let go.  For nature teaches me to examine my heart, to watch my thoughts, to recognize my fears and judgements, so that I can forgive and let go.  Releasing the dead stuff, the stagnancy, and for allowing for new growth.  It's with permission and allowance that I may grow -- with anticipation, with eagerness, with curiosity.   For reaching full bloom is when my petals fall  and I begin again.  It's beginning anew that is exciting because it leads to seeing new tender buds.  

Nature shows me true work -- delving deeply, doing good works, living boldly, living fearlessly.  For living without fear of death promises life in the next cycle to be even sweeter.

Life has blessed me with a very special tree, a majestic 250-year old Sycamore Tree. She stands bolding, majestically, deeply rooted, bearing much life, promising time immemorial, a glimpse of ever-changing life and death.  She represents the beautiful cycle of Spirit, seen and unseen.  My Sycamore keeps me busy, for She gives me work. True work.  She brings indescribable energy and presence.  It's Her presence that reminds me of Truth.  She provides shelter for so many and continually amazes.  She continually attracts and exudes life abundantly.  She so graciously sustains.  

She is truly special.

Awe-inspiring, steadfast and true, my Sycamore offers me daily bread and consistent presence.  She reminds me to stand humbly, despite harsh conditions, to take it all -- the good and the bad -- to continue striving and thriving, working towards bearing fruit no matter what.  She reminds me to seek theLight, for it is my Source, the One that truly feeds and sustains.  She shows me how to stand -- firmly planted, how to appreciate the earth below, and how to remain fully grounded.  

It is only by standing in balance, by appreciating the sky above and the Earth below, that I can live freely, feeling continually energized and fully fed, for living fully in gratitude.  For only with sincere gratitude may I enjoy Her, may I drink in Her precious nectar and receive the key to realizing a beautifully abundant life.

Thank you.  Thank you.  Thank you.

For You Are Something Special.

xo
blessings
From Jewels Heart
Psalm 8:3-4

Today is a day for true work, to write from my heart, to express my deepest desire, and to express what it is my heart needs to say.

The heart needs love, friendship, camaraderie. Women need to support each other. Women can greatly help their men by taking care of themselves and by finding an inner well of strength, faith, and self love. Tending to and nurturing ourselves allows us greater room and eagerness to tend to others.

We all need safe space. We all need inner retreat. Life is fast and we go hard for so long. We're not used to stopping and resting. It's by resting that we fill the gaps, we fill the void; with self love. In the down time we allow ourselves to breathe, to ask ourselves much needed questions, to scan the body for aches and pains, to scan the mind for unforgiven scars, for places that feel uncomfortable, for wounds that have been left unhealed

For going within is not easy, but is worth it. Tapping inwardly is a gift. It allows us to realize our potential, to notice our strength, to discover that our true source of power lies within. For as we choose to disconnect from the outer noise, we reconnect to inhabit our inner landscape and to notice that our answers, our guidance, our peace is tucked within our hearts, right within our own bodies.

Times are getting more stressful. The chaos is only just beginning. Our children are suffering and are trapped in a time where they are overloaded with stimuli; they are in pain, and they are without the proper resources for finding their way out. As mothers, as women, as lovers, we must nurture ourselves and realize our strength so that we may exemplify strength through our actions, not our words. By stepping up and demonstrating how to love and how to forgive, most especially, loving and forgiving ourselves, our children will see first-hand how to do this for themselves.

We must cultivate safe havens for our families, for our close friends, for our communities, for our emergency personnel, for our teachers, for everyone. We are desperately in need of time spent together, talking, chatting about, enjoying one another's company. The time for proving ourselves is long gone. It's time to open our hearts, to feel vulnerable, to express emotion, and to let our children, especially our boys, realize showing emotion is not only healthy but is what real men must do. Vulnerability is strong and necessary.

Let's open our hearts. Let's love each other by loving ourselves, by nurturing our heart's desires. Time seems to be ticking . . . if you buy into linear Earth time. Spirit knows no time limits. Each moment is an opening for miraculous change and growth. Each precious moment is an opportunity to experience that Aha! That magic that invites true joy and bliss. For our true work on this earth is soul work, to dig deeply within and to discover our truth. Work in the material world is grueling, tiring, and leads to nothing if the goal is to earn a paycheck and to pay bills. True work is ever rewarding, always gratifying, serving the heart and serving humanity, opening doors to boundless joy. For as we take time for doing our true work, we expand, grow, evolve spiritually and spread much needed love and compassion to others on earth, encouraging them to do the same.

So please join me today, on this beautiful SUNday by doing true work -- by loving yourself.

From Jewels Heart
xo
The “self-acceptance” of the children of God is not an active striving to love ourselves more. Rather, it is coming more and more to see ourselves as God sees us: sinful, guilty, inadequate humans who have been washed clean and declared righteous by faith in Christ (Romans 3:24).
True self-love is acceptance of ourselves as redeemed people. Yes, we are loved and accepted, but it is precisely not because we are worthy in ourselves, but because Christ is worthy. Only when we accept the reality of redemption can we find freedom to look outwards. When our gaze is bent inward on ourselves, we fail to love God and cannot hope to love others.

It's Not Goodbye

Goodbye goodbye . . .
I'm trying not to cry
For I've said my peace to you and more
And now I pray . . . for your soul I so adore

Did I see your presence today in the clouds above?
I think I spoke to you and felt you listen with love
Your rigid, frightened features appeared to soften as we spoke
Unsure if this was real, I wondered if it was just a joke

But then You came, I saw the hawk circle high
Capturing my attention, grabbing my eye
Your presence answered all my questions, I was without a doubt
It was then I noticed you were without a pout

In this fleeting moment, we exchanged words
Tacitly, lovingly, all guided by a bird
As your image softened and then slowly faded away
From out of nowhere more hawks appeared as if to say


​We're always here -- to protect you – messengers of the sky
Telling me your soul is safe, that there's no need to cry
For it's all up to our Maker - for He calls physical time
So have no fear, no regrets, for in spirit everything is fine

In this realization, I cried happy tears
As the sounds of the hawks were a blessing to my ears
Reassured and renewed, I finally let go and felt free to cry
To cry out to the Lord, for this is not goodbye

While I may not be able to hug you physically from here
I "see" you, I feel you -- as our hawks appeared
Although not in plain sight
I trust in my heart that everything is just right

So Soar on, fly free and always be
In our guardian hawk's trusted company
For our hawk will continue carrying messages to and fro
Reminding me to keep on, to always trust and let go

For a Father's love is greater than any earthly pleasure
Inexplicable, delicious, filled with so many memories to treasure
Such presence, full of faith, hope, and love
Today, our Hawk told me to celebrate-- for you are safe in the arms of Our Heavenly Father above

​xo
​From Jewels Heart 
“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them.  Are you not much more valuable than they?” (Matthew 6:26)

Dear God, speak to me about Allowance. What is allowance? What do I allow? How can I allow the highest most loving best to come into my life? How can I allow myself to feel good always? How can I allow the world to allow me to stay happy, to reach for the stars, to find peace and love?

Allowance is easy child. Allowance is simply opening your heart to Me. To allow Me to enter, to be your eyes, your ears, your voice, your hands, your feet, your breath. Call on Me and I will enter and allow everything to occur in your highest best, for the most perfect outcome to occur. I will allow you to come home.  

BUT first, you must allow, you must be aware and focused -- to know what you desire -- to trust in your heart that I am your choice. To choose to align with Me, to choose to rejoin with Truth, surrendering in the knowing that I hold the answers. Your answers are revealed with the choice to return to whence you come, to come back to being complete, whole.  For you never need live separated in mind and heart again.  For the mind is all there is -- One Mind -- or God mind. You once lived in the Garden of Eden, where you were already whole, already fully cared for, where everything was taken care of, but you wished to travel out on your own, to become curious about your abilities, to search and to know more, without trusting that I already provide everything, I provide all you need.  You were already home.

I let you wander. I let you go. And in that allowance I endowed you with CHOICE. Choice to be of God mind or Earth mind, the choice is yours, all yours. By wandering, looking, searching for more, remaining untrusting of Me and of your self, in search for something outside to provide, you suffer. You will suffer in Earth mind, with thoughts of separatism, with thoughts of guilt and shame, allowing negative to come your way, to fill your Earth mind. For fear will only bring suffering. Fear will only allow limited living, physically. Fear means living as long as you can, separated by ego, until physical death brings living to a halt. This linear way of living is heavy, brings lots of problems, with a lot of burdens, with great weight to carry.

God mind, child, is easy, carefree. The Choice is easy, your free will is to choose Me and to return back to your One Source of All and to allow Me to provide everything. Joy, peace, levity, companionship, lightness of heart, connection, goodness, well-being for all. I provide ever lasting life -- connection with all non-physical life, playful communication and help from all realms, assistance in whatever you so desire. For your choice to turn back to God mind ALLOWS all things on this physical plane to occur. Whatever you so desire, as long as it is in the greatest good of all, with harm to none, will occur.

Stay aligned with God mind. With gratitude, with appreciation for all things. Wake up each morning, for it is in the morning that you are most receptive. Think positively child. Be grateful for the bed you sleep, the electricity that provides warmth, light, and energy. Be grateful for your family, for your heart, lungs, and breath, Be thankful for the automobile that drives you around and gets you places. Be grateful for your thinking mind and your ability to choose your thoughts. Stay aligned in positivity and know the laws of the universe, especially the law of attraction, support you. Realize that it takes just 17 seconds to think a thought and to attract more of that thought. In every 17 seconds you will build momentum, to continue to attract positivity to fly high. Keep choosing love, positivity, thoughts that bring you what you truly desire. Stay flying high. Choose always, when you wake up and when you go to bed at night. As a matter of fact, think all day long, child, positive thoughts. Be held in appreciation. For this is the way to open your heart and to allow Us to play with you.

We, in the non physical, await your choice. Choose Us and We rejoice happily, eagerly, very willingly, to assist you from this side. Play with Us. Trust in the unseen. Frolic and delight in all the magic we will bring to you each and every day. Trust child. Allow.

ALLOW.

It is with your allowance that We come to play and to bring the endless, blissful joy that cannot be expressed in human language.

Allow Us to enter your mind. Become of God mind. Allow yourself to come home, to reunite with God mind, to become whole again, to live heaven on earth, to live in the Garden of Eden. Come home to play where all things are glorious, all is beautiful, everything possible, where love, joy, and power is unlimited.

Allow child. Allow. Allow.

Come Home and Allow &SOAR.

Peace. Shanti. Love.

Xo xo
Blessings.
From Jewels Heart
John 14:3

A New Beginning in Love starts with remembering Who I Am
From Jewels Heart

Romantic love is fleeting love, the love we see on the movie screen or read about in books.  It's an emotional story line depicting lovers struggling to keep love alive -- to overcome obstacles, to face socioeconomic, racial, or physical challenges. While not all love stories end happily, we watch expectantly, holding on, hoping to experience glimpses of passion through love scenes.  We wish to soak up love vicariously through others.

Many of us struggle to open our hearts; we find it difficult to give and/or receive love freely.  We may fail to find sustaining love and passion in our daily lives. So, we seek to fill this void with pleasures outside of the self. Food might satisfy love cravings. Alcohol may serve as a substitute. Shopping can give a temporary thrill. But these indulgences, although temporarily satisfying, come at a price. Overindulgence in food can lead to obesity, dependence on alcohol can be addictive and is a gateway to other addictions, while new purchases quickly fade, especially when it comes to bill-paying time.

So how can we find love? How can we feel like the carefree teens whose stomachs flip flopped at the slightest touch? How can we feel fulfilled and happy?

STOP.  Authentic love comes when we stop searching -- when we stop to remember who we are. Love is already possessed and must be experienced from within. We cannot love generously without first reaching within.

Find quiet space to sit – to breathe – to ask ourselves questions, to revisit old hurts and to make amends. Only by forgiving others for hurts we feel they've caused us and by forgiving ourselves for allowing ourselves to feel hurt can we move on -- to move on towards loving ourselves in the here and now.

Freeing ourselves from the bondage of the past lets us live now -- living only starts when we choose to forgive.

Loving the Self is the key.  Unlocking the heart is not so easy.  An open heart can interact honestly -- willingly, non-defensively. When our heart is open, we are more willing to spend time with ourselves and with others.  We may even be able to truly enjoy the company of others. Loving the self puts an end to desiring empty relationships -- there's no longer a need to search -- for popularity, for acceptance, for reassurance or for anything for that matter.  For authentic love is blissful joy found from within.

What does it mean to love yourself?

Loving yourself is not a conceited way to love. I'm not suggesting that you boast as being the best, most beautifully talented person on earth. I'm not encouraging promoting a cyber image flaunted on Facebook. Loving the self simply means going within to take stock of who you are.  

For only by embracing truths from Scripture about who I am can I become stable, grateful, and fully assured of who I am in this ever-changing world.

Remembering who I am spiritually makes living physically easier.  Balancing who I am, both spiritually and physically, helps me rediscover unconditional, blissful love.  

Asking why I am here helps me to find greater meaning.  Each of us has the right to think and to believe as he chooses.  However, I find believing in a higher Self, a greater power, a magnificent Creator and energy who has created me in His image to make living this physical life easier.  I do not have to carry so much weight, to take all of the burden knowing He has my back.  Taking time for asking questions,  for questioning my purpose in life, for dialoging openly with Him, brings me peace and ease.  For acknowledging my true Source of energy, knowing that it flows within and without, allows me to surrender my will and to trust in Who I Am.

When faced with understanding LOVE, I remember who I am.
For I AM:

• I am a child of God - and because I believe in his name--he has given me the right to become one of God's children … (John 1:12)

I am God's child.
Galatians 3:26
I am Jesus' friend.
John 15:15
I am a whole new person with a whole new life.
2 Corinthians 5:17
I am a place where God's Spirit lives.
1 Corinthians 6:19
I am God's Incredible work of art.
Ephesians 2:10
I am totally and completely forgiven.
1 John 1:9
I am created In God's likeness.
Ephesians 4:24
I am spiritually alive.
Ephesians 2:5
I am a citizen of Heaven.
Philippians 3:20
I am God's messenger to the world.
Acts 1:8
I am God's disciple-maker.
Matthew 28:19
I am the salt of the earth.
Matthew 5:13
I am the light of the world.
Matthew 5:14
I am greatly loved.
Romans 5:8

What more do I need.  By acknowledging who I am, I permit myself to be free - to give up blaming, to stop resisting, to realize that I am all of His attributes.  For without fear, I may continue growing and expanding spiritually while living feeling supported physically - For without fear, I learn --  I learn the need to let go of guilt, jealously, anger, and doubt, to do away with all of the mercurial emotions embedded in this earthly journey.  Because in Spirit, there are no ups and downs, there is no more imprisonment to moods, for I now know who I am.   In this knowing, I am unafraid.  I am unafraid to ask and unafraid to listen -- For listening to my thoughts, to my body, and to my heart brings me closer to realizing who I truly am.

So I ask.  I continue to ask questions.
Asking questions takes time.  Patience.  Courage.  Trust.  Faith. I now take time to talk with my higher Self, to explore my heart, to pause.  For when I stop all of the busyness, I find rest.  With patience and in time, I am learning how to listen.  Listening helps me hear my answers.

Our greatest work is performed when we relax, when we learn to trust, when we allow Him to take all of our worries in the knowing that He will provide the perfect outcome.

Self love really starts by letting go of all the negative so there's room for God to do His work.

Authentic love is love that does not blame others for pain. It's love that allows opening up, the mind and the heart, for understanding the lessons that pain brings. Love is truly listening with the inner heart, without judgment of self or others. Love is having faith in God and surrendering to Him for all things that are out of our control.

We all can begin loving ourselves today -- starting a new beginning -- beginning by forgiving ourselves for forgetting who we are. All we really have to do is to ask for what we really want, AND THEN,  just listen.  

We must make room for listening --  to listen to how we have been speaking to ourselves so that we can recognize and change our negative patterns of self talk.

Whenever a negative thought comes to mind,  practice mentally saying, "Delete. Delete. Cancel thought." Replace all negative thoughts with Sacred truths or  make up a positive saying such as:   "I am a beautiful spark of the Divine, created in pure unconditional love. Unconditional love and light constantly flows through and from me, cleansing me of negativity, making room for God to do His work."

Practice.  Practice.  Practice.   Nip criticizing thoughts in the bud.  Create new grooves, practice new ways of thinking and behaving. Try this for one week.  Become your own best companion. Be gentle, kind, loving, and forgiving with yourself so you can fill your heart up with unconditional love, with Sacred Truths to remember who you are.  Don't waste any more time waiting for the world to love you.  

It's time to make a new beginning in love -- with self love.   Remember Who You Are -- You are Love.

Dear Lord, I give it all to you. I ask that you fill me with knowledge and wisdom. I am releasing all of my worries, all of my fears, handing it over so that you may take them from me and fill me with faith and hope, fill me the answers, the way, the truth, the light. I feel your light filling me, expanding, healing and cleansing me of all negativity. Please allow your truths to replace any mistaken thoughts. I know that there exists only God and nothing else. Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge, and by doing so, separated their minds from God's mind. All that exists is God's mind, anything else is Earth's mind. For there is no Devil, no evil other than incorrect concepts. I pray that I can envelope myself only in God's pure unconditional love, for that is all there is. I pray that my children may envelope themselves in God's pure love and light and ask that Your love saturate the world.

Child. Yes. Thank you. Your prayers are heard. I feel you. I know all that you feel, think, need. Your work is acknowledged. I know who is doing their work on Earth. Thank you.

I provide answers to those who surrender their choice over to Thy Will. For My Will Be Done on Earth. If you surrender everything over to Me, I will take care of everything in your highest best or better. There is no need to worry, fret, angst, or ruminate over anything. If you worry, there is no room for hope or faith.

Worry is wasted energy. Worry is senseless. Needless. A total waste of time.

Stay in faith. Replace worrisome thoughts with truths, My truths. Find a way to create beautiful images, feel the serenity. Breathe in the peaceful bliss of being in that calm state of bliss. Stay there. Now release all thought and simply feel this moment. Allow me to replace and fill you with nothing but knowledge, wisdom, with all the answers you need.

You must get out of the way. For there is no space in you for Me if you fill it with worry, anger, regret, resentment, and fear.

Room child. God needs room to fill you with unconditional love. Love to forgive yourself and to forgive others. For you are already perfect. You are My creation. If something went wrong with one of your gadgets, who would you call? The creator? The manufacturer? For the one who creates the product holds the answers. That's Me. I hold the key to it all.

Trust. Simply trust in Me. Surrender your right to choose as you trust wholeheartedly in My will. By handing everything over to Me, I will reward you. Ask first for what you need, what you desire in Spirit, and all else, all your physical needs will be met and more.

​Pray. Pray unceasingly child. For your prayers are heard, and will be answered. As you pray for others, the reward comes unto you. As you pray for the planet, your reward comes two fold.

Do your work. No need to flaunt. Simply work behind the scenes. All who seek help and understanding will seek your guidance. Stay humble. For your words are My words.

Stay true. Stay faithful. Stay focused and spend time seeking Me inwardly. Just talk to me with your heart. I will fill your mind with all the truths that will carry you forward.

Shanti. Love. Shanti.

Peace, Amen.

Xo xo xo
And so it is
Child. My love.  My unconditional love.

From Jewels Heart
Matthew 6:10