Sometimes, the lesson to be learned in a relationship is how to hang in there and try to work things out. Other times, the lesson to be learned is how to exit a situation that doesn’t serve. No one can determine for another person what principle applies in what circumstance. It is ultimately our connection…
Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in late 18th century Western Europe. The Romantic movement promoted creative intuition and imagination as the basis of all art. Romantic art focused on emotions, feelings, and moods of all kinds including spirituality, imagination, mystery and mysticism. The Romantic imagination finds in the entire universe –…
Even when you think you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny in ways you might never have imagined. ~ Deepak Chopra ~ Serendipity then is that moment of clarity when you discover that you’re where you need to be. Serendipity happens. But it only has an impact when it’s…
We see only that which we are. We came to this earth to return to the remembrance that we are ONE, and as such, negative thoughts trigger negative reactions. There is something within you that is coming up and needs to be healed. The yardstick we use for ourselves is the yardstick we use for the world. Although…
Spiritual practice heals us, bringing down light to the regions of our darkness. We need more than brilliant analysis; we need a miracle. The human mind can’t give us that, but the human mind isn’t all we’ve got. The human mind contains a spark of divinity, and that divinity illumines us. The illumined mind has…
Sometimes people get the mistaken notion that spirituality is a separate department of life, the penthouse of existence. But rightly understood, it is a vital awareness that pervades all realms of our being. ~ David Steindl-Rast ~ A spiritual person has a caring heart. One way of showing your spirituality is to do something for…
The Universe doesn’t give you the people you want, it gives you the people you need. These people will be there to help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you into the person you were meant to be. Some people come into our life as a blessing, some…
It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God alone. ~ William Blake ~ In many angelic appearances told of in our Bible, angels who were sent to deliver messages from God, began their words saying,…
When one door closes, another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. Closed doors are our opportunities to move forward in our lives. They are the universe’s way of telling us to move on from…
Feelings come and feelings go. There is no need to fear them and no need to crave them. Let them come, and then let them go. No feeling is your permanent reality, no matter how intense it is. No matter what, no matter how, where or who, you can almost always turn around and get…
The Angel of Inspiration is there for us when we are trying to accomplish something new in our lives. She assists writers, gardeners, builders, students, artists, and anyone who loves to create. This is the angel voice on our shoulders that encourages us to be bold and colorful in everything we do. The Angel of…
Peace is the feeling that you are safe. We all need peace, especially the children of the world. Children require security to feel whole. We need to protect the children from harm as well as we can, and we need to do a better job of it. This is one of the best things we…
Life serves up plenty of opposition to maintaining an inner life. Holding onto a vision calls for powerful resolve. Still, if we are dedicated, the vitality of the soul somehow manages to endure through many dangers. This survival sometimes involves seemingly miraculous assistance. ~ Jonathan Young ~ The vitality of the soul is what gives us our…
One is happy as a result of one’s own efforts. Once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness, simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self-denial to a point, love of work, and above all, a clear conscience. ~~ George Sand ~ If you have done your best for yourself, and others, your life will…
You’ll encounter many obstacles along the road to living your dreams. Some obstacles may be real, some imagined, some may be tangible, and some may be intangible. Some of those obstacles will be created by others, and some will be self-imposed. However they manifest, you will always be given the choice as to whether you…
Do you remember watching those Bob Ross Joy of Painting shows on your local PBS station, that would put you into a state of relaxation and calmness? Well, you are not alone, and there is now a name for it: ASMR or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, which is: a euphoric experience characterized by a static-like…
When you are down to nothing, God is up to something. Those who walk with God reach their destination. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. It will be reflected what you need to see, not only what you want to see. Happiness lies ahead for those who cry, those…
Here is our favorite list of Angel Thoughts written by some of our favorite authors. It is a collection of some interesting insights as to how we perceive Angels. The reason angels can fly is because they take themselves lightly. – G.K. Chesterton Love is how you earn your wings. – Karen Goldman Angels have…
Just because someone tells you that you can’t do something doesn’t mean you have to listen. Don’t fear the failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have. It isn’t the problems along the way that make or…
If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. ~ Abraham Maslow ~ If we only have a hammer, we narrow our choices of what will help the hammer solve the problem. We tend to notice things that are similar, even if they’re not exactly the same. That is…
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.” ~ Siddhartha Gautama ~ If we continually respond to…
Understanding the limitations of human beings as well as understanding your own is the beginning of true wisdom. What a wonderful world this would be if there were as many wise people as there are clever people. Wisdom is knowledge, rightly applied. By others faults, the wise correct their own. Confucius said: There are three…
I used to pray that God would give me something — strength, wisdom, patience, the solution to a problem. I was forever telling God what was wrong with my life and what God needed to do to fix it. Today, I talk things over with God to decide what I can do, not what God…
It’s our job to work in our soul’s best interest. ~ Terry Lynn Taylor and Mary Beth Crain, Angel Courage ~ Meditation is a way to balance the spirit as well as the soul, which has now been scientifically proven to decrease stress and improve physical health. Good health is a sound soul in a sound…