An Open Heart

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3/12/17

Live from the heart.
Connect at the heart.
Open your heart.

And as the heart
is your connection
to the Universe,
to God,
to Source,
to the Divine Love
of All That Is –
it does not matter
the label
you place upon
the Source of Love
that flows through you –
you wish to
always open
up your heart.

But with an open heart,
do you not at times
feel vulnerable,
as you know
there is emotion
that is centered
in your heart?

Does not your heart ache
when strong emotion
floods you with feeling –
are there not times
when you feel
your heart may break?

Does it sometimes
not feel safe
to lead with the heart –
do you not wish
to close it down
to protect
what you perceive
may hurt you?

Yes, the heart can feel
what comes to it
from outside –
and is it not
always looking
for the Love?

And if the heart
were a one-way door,
only able to receive love
from an outside source –
is that not when
you feel vulnerable –
putting you at risk
to experience hurt?

But as the heart
is the center
of Who You Really Are –
as it is the
source of
Divine Love
that flows through you –
can you direct
this powerful flow
of the Love That You Are –
allowing it to
encircle you,
embrace you,
remind you –
with every breath you take,
with every beat of
your amazing heart –
“I Love You?”

And what if
your open heart,
were so full
it did not need
to ask from
an outside source –
“Do you love me?”

For is not
an open heart,
able to see Love
wherever it looks –
there is no shortage
of Love to find
when Love Is
Everywhere.

And where is Love?
Love Is You.
It is in your open heart –
can you open up
your heart to Love You?

Be vulnerable
with the Love
That Is You.
You are safe
in the warm embrace
of the Love of You.

Open all sides
of your heart –
and feel the
Love That You Are.

Live from the heart.
Connect with your heart.
Open your heart
to You,
Dear One,
to You.

You cannot Be
anything
but Love.

Release With Love

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3/10/17

Before a storm,
there is a build-up
of energy –
clouds fill with moisture,
cold air meets hot,
as energies collide –
lightening may crack,
thunder begins to rumble,
rolling across the sky –
you feel the earth tremble,
releasing energy
as it moves through
and away.

And then the rain
begins to fall –
as if following
a signal,
that it is time
to release –
it is okay
to let go,
the clouds no longer
need to hold in
the water –
the rain is ready
to be released.

Do you not experience
cleansing when
water flows;
from a spigot of a shower,
or as water encircles you
when you jump into
a pool,
or while soaking
in a tub
with quiet around you,
or when standing outside
with arms outstretched
as the rain
is falling down?

Are there not times
when you are in
your own storm –
when energies build up
to a crescendo of feeling –
emotions erupt
and you cannot hold
the feelings inside –
do tears not fall
as if following a signal –
that it is time to release,
it is okay to let go.

There is a cleansing
when water falls –
it can sweep away
the remnants
of what is no longer needed –
allowing what remains
to glow even brighter –
basking in the warmth
of the Love in your heart.

When the skies feel
that they have darkened,
does not the sun
always return to the sky?

Let go.
Release.
Love Always remains.
Always,
always,
Love.

A Master Plan

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3/07/17

You wish for an
outline,
a guide,
a map
that you can
look at,
to follow,
to know where
you are going,
to know which
turns to take.

But what if you knew
that there is
a blueprint to you –
with guidelines
to follow,
with opportunities
that arise –
to provide you
with experiences
as you build on
your foundation,
always with
the option
to make any
adjustments –
are not all of
these experiences
part of the plan?

And as you express
this Blueprint of You,
can you not consult
and ask for help
along the way –
are there not
other contractors
with information
you may need –
does not the
Blueprint of You
allow for interpretation
of the plan
you have made?

And no matter what
changes you make
to the exterior view
of the Blueprint of You –
is not your structure
sturdy and grounded
in the Foundation of Love?

Do you not work
with the Blueprint of You –
building upon this
Foundation of Love –
is there not a key,
a building code to follow
as each layer of You
begins with Love?

And is not Gratitude
part of the cement
that holds the rest
of the structure together –
can you not create
a beautiful design
when Love and Gratitude
are the tools
that you use?

There is a guide,
a map,
you can follow
to know where
you are going,
which turns to make –
you have access
to the Blueprint of You,
that is built upon
the Foundation of Love.

With Joy may you
create and experience
the Love That You Are –
let the Light of Love
help show you the way.

Ask for help
when you need support.
With the Tools of Love
may you be at Peace,
as you see the beauty
of You unfolding –
rising up from
the Blueprint of You.

There is a Master Plan
creating the Masterpiece
of You.

Heart Song

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3/04/17

Your inner voice
may be a quiet voice –
you may need to quiet
the sounds around you
to hear it well.

How can you detect
the inner voice
of your Higher Self
amid the myriad voices
cycling through your mind –
is there not sometimes
a deafening sound
of messages
that are replayed
over and over
from your belief systems?

And as all is energy –
you may test
the vibration
of what you hear
within your heart –
checking in with
your emotions
that give you signals;
what result
does this message
have on your body –
are you tense,
constricted,
feeling fear
or doubt?

Would not a message
that constricts
be from an outdated
belief system
that may be
holding you back?

But what of the message,
the signals,
the signs –
that beckon you forward,
that reach out a hand,
that fill you with wonder
and when you hear
this inner voice
whispering from your soul –
do you not feel peace,
is it not wrapped in Love,
is there not a knowing
that this message
originates from
the heart?

Are not these
Heart Sounds,
these Songs of the Heart,
music to your ears –
does this vibration,
this message,
not resonate
through your
entire be-ing
and as there
is no resistance –
are you not now
part of this Flow?

Does not your inner voice,
the once quiet voice
of your Higher Self –
grow in strength
when you are in tune
with the resonant vibrations
of the Songs of the Heart?

The more you listen
to the Songs of Your Soul –
you no longer strain
to hear the notes of Love,
that are always singing
to You.

May you sing along
with the Songs of Your Heart,
in rhythm,
in tune,
at Peace,
with Love.

Sing Your Heart Song,
Sing.

Finding Peace

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2/17/16

The wind blows.

The force of wind
can be unsettling
at times.

Is it the noise,
the din,
of this roaring force
that draws your
attention –
as you listen
to the wind
as it picks up speed –
only to then slow down?

Is it the
unpredictable nature
of wind –
the erratic behavior
of bursts of energy –
as gusts of wind
rise up,
seemingly out of nowhere,
to rattle window screens,
shaking everything up
before diminishing
once again?

And then there are
sustaining winds,
emitting a low roar
that your ears begin
to filter out –
but that carry with it
biting air
that has you
pulling in your coat
for warmth as you
try to block out
the wind.

But does not wind
serve its purpose well –
does it not push forward
steams of air
that create
and move the atmosphere,
to bring needed rain,
or parts the clouds,
so the sun may warm
and melt the winter snow?

And does not wind’s force
shake out what is ready
to be discarded –
is it not a natural pruner,
as sticks and limbs
break off to allow
new growth to occur?

And when wind
has calmed –
is that not when
you remember
the peace and quiet
that follows
the noise,
the din,
the force of the wind?

Do you not need
to experience
the bluster
of any force,
to appreciate
its absence –
is this not the
calm before
or after the storm?

Brace yourself
when winds appear.
Gather together
to fend off the storm.
Be grateful
for the wind
that helps you
appreciate
the stillness,
the peace,
the calm.

And how to find peace
when the winds are blowing?

Go inside.
Be the eye
of the storm.
As you go to
your center –
may you find
the Love,
the Peace,
that is always within.

You Are the shelter
you wish to seek.

You Are Peace.
You Are Love.
There is calm.

Pinnacle of Love

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2/15/17

“Climb every mountain . . . ”

And does not this
line from a song
bring forth a sense
of strength,
of courage,
that it must take
to achieve the feat
of climbing to the top
of a summit,
a crest,
a pinnacle –
and to do it again
and again?

And is this not the
language that you may use –
to “conquer” a mountain;
as if climbing to the top
is not only proof
that you have enough
strength and courage –
but that you have achieved
a feat by adding
this mountain to your
list of accomplishments?

But is there not
another way
of experiencing
climbing to the
top of a mountain?

Can you not take
a meandering trail
that allows you to see
and experience
your surroundings –
as you slowly
gain altitude,
stopping to look and enjoy
where you are
at any given moment?

And when you arrive
at the top of the mountain –
are you not gifted
with beautiful views,
a different perspective,
from where you began?
Do you not wish
to take your time
to soak up the gifts that
the mountain may share?

And though you may think
that it takes a special
expedition or journey
to physically place
yourself up on
a mountain –
where you may
find peace
and a higher perspective –
have you not just now
traveled in your mind’s eye
to the summit,
the crest,
the pinnacle
of what a higher perspective
looks like to you?

And is this experience
something to achieve,
a place to “conquer”,
to reach the pinnacle –
or might you return
to this Place of Peace –
stopping to look and enjoy
where you are
at any given moment?

Will you not be gifted
with beautiful views
and a different perspective
from where you began?

You need not
“climb every mountain”
to reach the awareness
of Who You Are.
You already have the
Strength and Courage
to see that You Are
a Pinnacle of Love.

Soak up the
Gifts of Love
that you experience
along the way
to You.

Flight of Joy

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2/12/17

Free yourself.

Do you not look
at a bird in flight –
soaring,
flying,
gliding
with apparent ease –
so free,
so light,
in the flow
of the air,
making minor adjustments
to stay in this flow –
do you not see
freedom
in this bird in flight?

And as you wish
to be free yourself –
might you
wish to capture
what you see
in the bird –
is it not Joy
that must be present
in this state of flight –
for has not your heart
leapt with Joy
as you watch
the freedom
of the bird?

And in your search
to capture joy –
might you have tried
a variety of things
that promised you joy
if you only had it
in your possession?

And as you wish
to free yourself,
as you attempt to fly –
do you not feel
the heaviness of
what may be
tying you down,
making it hard
to let go and fly?

Free yourself.

Is there not a
freeing energy
to Joy?

And you can never
capture Joy –
for is Joy
not already
Who You Are?

Is not Joy the
“wind beneath your wings?”

What makes you soar,
fly,
glide
with apparent ease?
Can you release
your burdens
and cut the ties
that may weigh you down,
obscuring the Joy
that is ready
to lift you up?

Fly in the
freeing energy
of Joy –
do you not see
freedom
in this Flight of Joy?

And as you experience
the essence of
the Joy That You Are –
do you not see
that you have had
the wings to fly
all along?

Free yourself.
Be Joy.
Soar.

Remember Love

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2/03/17

Who doesn’t want,
need,
desire,
to be loved?

And are there
not many ways
and manipulations
that you may
go through
in order to
receive the love
you wish to attract?

And does this
form of love
that is desired
not come from
a place of lack –
of something missing?

And as we remind
you of the
Love That You Are –
that You Are
so very Loved
at all times,
as You Are Love –
are there not
times when you may feel
less than loving
whilst living in this
world of duality?

Do you not sometimes
want,
need,
desire,
to “make” another
more loving,
more caring,
more compassionate?

But as your soul’s purpose
here on earth
is to Love
and to Be
the Love That You Are –
can you turn up
your light
to be a beacon of Light,
of Love,
of Hope –
standing up in the darkness
so that others may see –
this is what Love
looks like.

Be fierce with this Love
by leading the charge,
to shine light on the darkness –
and how best to shine?
Be the Light That You Are.
Be the Love That You Are.

You need not defend
the Truth of Love –
as there is no opposite
to Love.

Be That Which You Are.
Let Love guide
each action you take.
Be the voice.
Be the action.
Be the model
for Love.

Be a reminder to all
that Love resides
in Every One of You.

May the Love That You Are
remind another
that they are
so very loved.

Be loving.
Be caring.
Be compassionate.

Be a Reminder of Love
and remember
Who You Are.
Love.

Garden of Your Soul

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1/31/17

A spindly bush
has limbs
and branches
that begin
to grow haphazardly,
with some
limbs not getting
enough light
so it may grow
and flourish.

And do you not
with gentle care
look at the bush
with an objective eye
and with love
begin to prune
away what no longer
serves the bush –
cutting away the
limbs that do not
bring nourishment
or add to the health
of this plant –
letting the limbs
be absorbed back to
the earth?

And is it not
amazing to see
when growth returns
to the place you cut –
is there not usually
a multitude of
fresh new starts,
that emerge from
a single limb,
filling out the bush
as it flourishes and grows?

And do you not
with gentle love,
look within
with an objective eye –
and with Love
begin to prune away
what no longer
serves your spirit –
letting what does not
bring nourishment
and light
to your soul
fall away to be
absorbed back to
the earth?

And is it not
amazing to see
new growth begin
where now there is
room and space
for Love and Light
to nourish the growth
and to see what
shape it takes?

Tend to the
ever-evolving
Garden of your Soul
with loving hands
as you pull away
what you may have
outgrown –
as you make room
for what Love continues
to create within You.

Nourish.
Grow.
Flourish in the
Love That You Are.

Snow Angels

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1/27/17

Snowflakes fall
on a winter’s night –
they may pile up
turning the landscape white.
Do not adults groan
and wonder about
roads, driveways and cold?

But children squeal,
scream in delight,
wanting to go outside
to roll and play
making angels in
the fluffy snow –
are they not in
the Moment of Joy?

A beloved dog
wants to go outside
with fur thick for cold –
she wants to play
in the cold white snow –
she runs around
in a joyful dance,
her favorite thing
is to roll and play
making angels in
the cold wet snow –
is she not in
the Moment of Joy?

And does it not
bring you joy –
to see the joy
that children and
your beloved pets
so fully emulate;
using everyday miracles
to express their Joy.

And do you see
You Are the miracle
that you wish to see
in angels in the snow?

The miracle of
Love Divine
flows through You.

So when Joy
is hard to sense –
let Gratitude in
to fill your heart.
Can you emulate the Joy
of the child or pet –
and make angels
wherever you are?

As you visualize
making angels
in the snow –
can you not
feel the Joy
and Love
That You Are?

Let the Angel of Love
remind you to
express each
Moment of Joy,
Gratitude,
Love.

The Miracle of Joy
is the Miracle of You.

Be the Miracle of Love.