Voice of the Spirit

Topic: Trusting in Guidance!
Goal: To trust in the many levels of guidance we receive from the higher and divine universe.

I now recognize the guidance that truly comes from a divine source!

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“The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.”

Charles Dubois

What I like about this comment is that it lets us know that we have to let go of our preconceived reality, get out of our own way and be open to endless possibilities! Wonderful!

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I wanted to let everyone know that I am now on Twitter at  www.twitter.com/jim1537.  There, I will post at least one inspirational thought per day, as well as links to free featured articles and free affirmations I’ve written to share with you.  Also, my wife, meremystic, is on Twitter as well and you can follow her at www.twitter.com/meremystic.

So far, I’ve resisted invitations to join sites such as Facebook because I would never compromise the privacy of my psychic/spiritual clients.  However, with Twitter, one’s anonymity is not at risk as it is with other sites, and I am excited about this vehicle to offer inspirational messages to you daily! 

Also, if you look on the left hand side of this website, www.voiceofthespirit.net, you will always find my five most recent Twitter postings, (Tweets) for you to read as well.

Feel free to join my wife and me on Twitter, and as always, it is my commitment to offer helpful, inspirational and enlightening information to assist you in the ongoing process of self healing that is so crucial in today’s world.

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“When I am going to hear from him?  Is it in within the hour, today, tomorrow – tell me… WHEN!!!!!???  I had a hang up call earlier – that HAD to be him, right?  I’ve talked to 50 other readers, and they ALL say he is my soul mate!  When are we going to get married?  I knoooooow he loves me!”

You might perceive the scenario just stated as exaggerated, and hard to imagine, but it is indeed absolutely real.  Welcome to the world of psychic addiction, where frantic and desperate people repeat the same questions to multiple readers over and over, day and night.  Obsessively and compulsively, readers are called constantly by clients seeking reassurance, hand holding, and most of all, comfort.  Like a tape loop that soothingly plays over and over:  “This person loves you and is absolutely your soul mate.  This is God’s destiny, and of course you will be with them forever and ever.  You need to be patient!  Patience is one of your lessons, dear.”

 Are these clients looking for legitimate and clear answers, or to simply have their psychic addiction fed?  Well, that depends. Sometimes a client is so centered in their lower self (the obsessive emotions, ego, arrogance, self destructive and denial mechanisms), that they refuse to hear or receive anything other than what they already believe to be true. 

The ego and emotions want to be spoon-fed everything already believed as gospel truth right back to them, with no ifs, ands, or buts about it.  Often these clients do whatever they can to maneuver the reading to get the preconceived results they want.  They even go so far as to pretend they really want to hear the truth, only to find fault with ethical readers who disagree with them, as a scapegoat.

On the other hand, there are those who really want to grow, break the addiction, and heal their lives.  Their higher self (their spiritual self, strength and connection to God’s infinite wisdom), is looking for the truth, which brings them out of their own fog into clarity, honesty, accurate counsel and potential peace of mind.  These clients do indeed listen, and at least look at what comes through from spirit with an open mind; therefore, they grow out of negative patterns.  Sometimes that happens quickly, and other times it is more laborious, but they do get there!

And there are those who are struggling between their lower and higher self, literally at war with themselves.  These clients display mixed results, as I’ve witnessed over thirty years of offering readings.  I’ve often been pleasantly surprised at how certain individuals pull themselves up by the bootstraps, so to speak. 

As I have had successful long-term relationships with many clients for decades, each and every reading has been a vehicle for continual growth, dealing with the issues that come up, and forging new ground.  It has been thrilling for me to see lots of my clients manifest their dreams.

On the flip side of the coin, though, I’ve seen people literally self destruct and destroy their lives through negative choices, and a defiant refusal to listen to anything other than what they are currently dead set on believing.  These people continually call countless readers, praising those who accommodate their ego and emotions, no matter how dark those energies may be, constantly craving the fix of having their erroneous belief systems validated at all costs.

When someone is psychically addicted though, and doesn’t want to be helped, they usually call me just once for a few minutes, don’t like what I have to say to them and never call me again.  As I don’t feed the addiction, which angers them, they immediately find another reader amongst the plethora of psychics out there who will do whatever it takes to “keep the meter running.”

I often say to these clients, “If you’ve heard the same answer from 50 other readers, why are you wanting to me to simply feed back to you what they’ve already said to you?  That won’t really help you.  If the other readers are so right, why are you calling me?”  Because it’s like a drug addiction – if you were recently just high, it wears off, and you need another fix.  It is the same thing with psychic addiction – a client craves to hear the same information: “He’s gonna call.  He’s not having sex with her.  She’s just a friend.  He’s a really great guy who’s just been hurt before.  Of course he loves you even though he isn’t calling you.  He’s the one.”   The addicted client needs to hear it again and again, as the reading becomes the fix and the validation of what they demand to hear.

Right there, something is obviously wrong.  While I understand that these are people in real pain, it is not healthy financially, emotionally or spiritually for a client to give that type of power away to any psychic and a reading.  An honest session should never be based on what other readers have said.  Stating that 50 other readers say it’s so is designed to manipulate, twisting the arm of a reader to feed the addiction.

Any reader that doesn’t validate the fantasy, denial and addiction of the client is labeled as DOOM AND GLOOM – AND NEGATIVE!  That label has been thrust on me many times for not buying into client’s addictive fantasies. With that stigmatization, any positive benefits that could help the client heal and take control of their lives are lost.

Some clients can’t grasp how some readers see things differently, as if 50 readers saying the same thing must make it true.  Hearing that many psychics say the same thing has the effect of adding credibility to the fantasy and denial.  I try to explain to them that readings are not a majority rules type of situation, and in any profession, different professionals disagree. One reader can get it right, while 50 other readers may get it wrong. 

What’s terrible, though, and unfortunately real, are psychics who scam vulnerable clients who are in psychic addiction.  If the readings themselves don’t bring the desired results the client craves, the next step is often buying spells, paid candle burnings, and hexes to achieve the desired results.  

“Honey, I can bring him back to you,” the reader reassures.  “Really, honestly, how much would it cost,” whimpers the client? The reader pauses and gently whispers, “Well, I don’t like to charge for this type of thing, as it is God’s work, but it will take a lot of time.  What can you afford?”  “I don’t know, I mean I’m not sure,” the client clumsily fumbles.  “Well, for this intense of work, I would need at least $20,000 dollars,” the reader asserts.  “Well, I guess I could take a second mortgage on my house,” the client says.  “Yes honey, it is worth it, as this love is meant to be and then he will be with you forever,” the reader reassures. 

Of course, after the reader did not pull off being God, and the client is on the verge of bankruptcy, the client’s life often crumbles.  Broke, disappointed and disillusioned, the client may not know where to turn.  The client has been fed this diet of false hope for so long; months, years and even decades, that so much valuable time has been lost.  That time could have been devoted to growth and a truly positive journey. 

You might wonder to yourself, “How could anyone be so easily played?”  My response may surprise you when I say, “Don’t be so quick to judge anyone’s choices.”  Any of us have been vulnerable at different times in our journey, and capable of choices and judgments that are not healthy.  Keep in mind that when any of us are intensely emotionally engaged, we can all lose our perspective and center.  It’s a question of how far one is willing to take it.  For example: There are jilted lovers who literally murder their exes based on jealousy and rage, while others simply go out and find someone else after one relationship doesn’t work out!

 So when is someone experiencing psychic addiction?  Here are some tell tale signs:

• Calling multiple readers with the same questions repetitively, frequently and sometimes daily.
• Hearing the same answer from multiple readers, and still needing to call for more readings for even more reassurance of the exact same answers.
• Inability to make a decision in life without calling a reader.
• Still calling with the same questions, even though the time frame for those predictions hasn’t passed yet.
• Spending more than they can afford, and not curbing the spending, even they’re experiencing enormous financial burdens.
• Refusing to accept a different viewpoint of their situation, even when alternate viewpoints are intelligently and supportively stated.
• Willing to do whatever it takes to get their wishes met through a reader, including spells and hexes.

Some of the things you can to do to break the addiction cycle:

• If you’re going to call, set a budget and stick to it.
• Only call when in a calm state if mind.
• Before you call, ask yourself some questions:  Has the time period passed regarding past predictions?  Is there anything new you need to focus on for your growth?
• Read over notes from past readings, and see if this takes away the urge to call.  If it only wants to make you call more, than it may be an addictive pattern, especially if nothing has changed.
• Draw upon support from family and / or friends who have your best interests at heart.
• Consider seeing or talking to an addiction specialist. 

Ultimately, who is responsible for psychic addiction?  Is it those readers who play on the vulnerabilities of innocent people, or is the client who uses the reader as their fix?  In reality, it is both.  Just like the slave needs the slave driver, both sides feed off of each other, and keep the cycle going.

Like any God given gift, psychic ability can be used for positive or negative purposes.  For example:  having money is a blessing from God, but it can be used as a tool to facilitate arrogance, selfishness and greed.  The money in and of itself is not negative, but the application mentioned here is.

Looking for spiritual guidance, accurate predictions and healthy insight is a completely different issue than psychic addiction.  Every reading you get should be able to help facilitate growth, channel messages from those in spirit, and encourage prosperity and well-being in every area of your journey.  These people make their OWN decisions – I just advise and offer counsel, which is what any reader should do!  With the perception out there of psychics being scam artists, that last thing needed is for readers to reinforce those stereotypes.

 As a client, always maintain control of your journey and your destiny.  It is important to consider whatever is coming through, but never become addicted to hearing what your emotional desires crave to hear.  If you do ever become psychically addicted, draw upon whatever support is there for you to break the addiction – whether from a therapist, an ethical psychic or spiritual teacher, friends, or family!  Always remember, you’re meant to be in the driver’s seat of your journey – not anyone else!

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Topic: Being in control of your life!
Goal: To not surrender our power to anyone other than ourselves, while still considering other’s opinions.

 I am open to input, yet I am still in control of my life, making the decisions that are for my greater good!

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There is a great book my wife picked up called “Not Quite What I Was Planning” edited by Smith Magazine.  Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in six words.   According to this legend, he came back with “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”  Some say this was his best work, while others say he never wrote these six words at all.  However, the six-word story was born and has been popping up ever since.  Smith Magazine invited people (including writers famous and obscure) to submit their own six word memoirs, and the book is the fascinating result.

I found many of these six-word memoirs compelling and riveting, but one really jumped out to me, as I feel it relates to so many of the issues my clients are going through.  The memoir by Adam Blackman that moved me is: “God Chose.  Said no.  Now what?”  These brilliant six words pose the question, When God says no to us, what happens from there in our lives and how do we best proceed forward?  Adding clarity to this question is the purpose of this writing. As an homage to the book, all the section headings are in a six word format…

We believe God will say yes!

We all like to believe that God will indeed grant our prayers and give us what we want.  Since we feel that our prayers and requests our valid, we assume that God must feel the same way too.  However, that assumption may not always be true.  We say affirmations; we visualize our heart’s desire and do everything in our power to manifest our dreams.  But what do we do when these prayers don’t happen, or at best, only partially happen in a way that is ultimately incomplete?  Do we still hold on, or do we let go?  If we let go, what do replace our original prayers and requests with, when instead of God saying yes as we assumed, God indeed says no? 

Delayed, or partially happens.  Doesn’t happen.

Sometimes what we want is delayed.  It may seem like a no, but in time, it will be a yes.  In these instances, we may be ready to give up, or still hold on, however, in time, the request is granted.  This would indicate that what we wanted is for our highest good, but there may be a lesson of patience associated with it.

When things only partially happen for us, it can be quite frustrating.  Part of what we want has occurred, but in the end, we don’t receive the conclusion we had hoped for.  Here, the lesson may be to come to terms with the fact that things don’t always ultimately go the way we had wanted.

This can be more confusing that when things don’t go our way at all.  Why?  Because with partially getting what we want, it’s easy, even presumable for us to believe that the rest of what we desire will ultimately come true.  If a woman was with a man she was deeply in love with, and he was willing to see her once or twice every couple of weeks, she could easily assume that the relationship will build, and ultimately he would commit to her.  However, what if he was really only willing to keep seeing here infrequently?  How long should she continue to hang in there while waiting for things to get better; or to finally throw in the towel, as the situation won’t ever improve itself?

Like with anything partially achieved — it is hard for us to put our minds around it.  It would be like playing sports with the goal of winning a championship, but never really being able to achieve that goal.  Of course an athlete would never want such sub mediocre results.  It’s the same with any of our desires- we want it all!  In this situation, though, the lesson may be different than us simply getting what we want, and once again, God’s plan wins.  In the end, only partially getting what we want is ultimately still the same as God saying no, as eventually, things do come to a close.

When God says no, it is frustrating to say the least, as something we have put all of our belief behind – something that means the world to us, simply just doesn’t come true.  We have prayed, affirmed, pictured it, and owned it with all of our heart and soul, yet still, it doesn’t come to fruition. 

“Why does God say no,” we might ask?  Often, simply stated, God’s plan for us is quite different than what we’ve architected it to be within our own human minds – and as hard as it is for any of us to accept – the truth is that God knows best.  Meaning, whatever is for our highest good is what will occur.  God’s divine plan encompasses what we’ve karmically and spiritually agreed to accomplish in this life.  Before we were born, these things were agreed to by us, so they are just happening in the way they are spiritually supposed to for our highest growth and good.

Want versus need.  Often, two opposites.

When we’re immersed in our own desires, we lose perspective – especially the perspective of the difference between what we want versus what we need.  When we want something strongly, we hardly stop and ask ourselves, “But is this what I need?”  We blur the two together; hence, desire overrules intuition, spiritual insight and looking at things from another point of view.

We can want a lot of things.  Many of us say, “I want what I want!”   But that doesn’t mean that God will say yes.  Think of it this way:  Our wants may represent our lower human desires, while what we need will indicate God’s higher plan.  When God says no, it is because God knows what is always for our highest good!

We could want five mansions, but do we need them?  We could want more money than we know what to do with, but will this mean that things are unfolding as they should?  We may want a romantic partner who is unavailable to us, but is it that person who we are truly meant to be with? 

I remember a female client of mine, who waited several years for a particular man to love her.  He wasn’t interested in her, didn’t even wish to speak with her and ignored her when they drove by each other in their cars.  Yet, she refused to realize that God said no a long time ago to this relationship.  So as she become older, she became bitter, shut down, resentful and of course, was not open to meeting the man God would be willing to send to her — someone new and different than who she assumed it would have to be.

So here we see how this woman kept hitting her head against the wall.  Like a child whose parents have said no repeatedly, she just kept defying that answer to hold onto to a dream that would never come to be – and in that process, helped to ruin her own life. 

It is paramount that as we grow spiritually, we must always be aware and accept that what we want may not truly be what we need and to all we don’t need, God will say no.  What we must do is to redirect our desires to be in harmony with what God offers us!  Then what we want and what we need begin to be one and the same – and we start to rebuild our lives!

Hitting head against wall.  Must stop.

OK, we’re afraid that God has said no and fighting against it.  And we don’t like it.  In fact, we’re pretty ticked off.  Every time we hit our head against that wall, it hurts.  So why don’t we stop then?  Because it’s all about our ego — the stubbornness and tenacity of our ego that keeps us charging like a ram headfirst into the wall – a brick wall.   Refusing to (in our own minds) give up, accept defeat, while continuing to fight the unwinnable war – still defiantly holding on.

As this old phrase is one we have all heard a million times before – what does it really mean for us to keep hitting our heads against the wall?  It simply means that the ego is unwilling to let go and let God.  It becomes a blind crusade, ripe with dangerous intensity.

“She told me she’s not ever coming back to me, but I am not willing to let go and date anyone else,” a client affirms.  Here, that old mainstay of all of us being our own worst enemy rings true.  This man is not allowing himself to move forward past a situation that has ended, one that God has said no to. 

He may see his life as a one-way street – with no other options other than to hold onto her.  However, there are many avenues he can travel down but the ego doesn’t like that as it wants to win!  He could start dating others while working on releasing the ex who doesn’t want him anymore, and has told him so.  Also, he could take time to heal, and then consider new romantic options in the future.

But when our ego is in control, and we refuse to move past dreams God has already said no to, we get stuck and trapped – so we don’t move forward.  However, sooner or later, as painful as it is to all of us who have been unable to accept God’s answer, we still must let go.  We can do it now, later down the road, or even in future lifetimes.

Ego is loud, stubborn and defensive.  So what do we to slay this beast?  Do we fight back as in fighting fire with fire?  Do we match the intensity of the ego and wage war against it?  No, absolutely not.  We win by rising above the ego.  Through listening to intuition and higher guidance, (that small little still voice within), we are guided as to what to do.  From new options and dreams to being open to see what will come into view for us that is positive…

Remember, the physical situation may have not concluded the way we wanted, but by transcending the ego, we relate to what happened from a place of acceptance and peace.  Living in the moment and releasing the burden allows us to become an open channel for what God will say yes to. 

However, in addition, we must watch for those tricky energies known as feelings.  In addition to ego, our own emotions may try and trick us back into the abyss of refusing to accept no for an answer.

Emotions try to play a trick. 

Even when we get to the point where we intellectually know that God has said no, our feelings don’t get it.  These feelings try and reinvent and disguise themselves in many ways:  False hope, as in believing that by holding on and waiting, things will work out in the ways desired.  Refusing to let go, as if somehow holding on means that a no will reverse itself into someday being a yes.  False intuition, where the emotions pretend to be actual insight:  “I feel and sense that things are going to work out,” when it is merely our emotional desires that masquerade as being intuitive.

God has said no, but our feelings keep holding onto what will never be.  These feelings are misleading.  Why?  Because they seem so real and so right – because every part of us resonates with the emotional intensity.  But if life were just about our feelings, we would soon wipe ourselves as well as others off the face of the earth.  Someone cuts you off while during down the street. In that moment, you FEEL like you want to kill them.  But do you?  I would certainly hope not.  But what if you just acted upon those feelings that felt so real?  There could be a death or serious injury.

Your boss criticizes you at work. You’d like to clobber him over the head with your fist.  But do you?  Again, I would think not.  Here, again a feeling should not be the basis of action.  And the fact that a feeling may be inside of us for years, or even decades does not validate that feeling.  The length of time is not proportionate to how valid or real our emotions are. 

The list goes on and on of how emotions in and of themselves should not be the defining or primary factor for our reality or our actions!  These old feelings will mislead, by continuing to keep surfacing and reinventing themselves.  However God’s plan may be transcendent of the feelings we may be holding onto!  So don’t repeat the same patterns!

What do we do if we’re immersed in the sea of our own emotions?  We must ask ourselves, “What am I supposed to be learning from all of this?”  Certainly, there is something behind what any of us are feeling — which is designed for our own growth.

Lessons that we agreed to learn.

When something doesn’t come to be, as we had wanted it to, beyond our own egos and emotions, there is always a lesson or lessons involved for our growth on a spiritual level.  Remember, before birth, we agreed to all of this.  However, we may proclaim, “I didn’t get what I want so I could care less about what I was supposed to learn — this hurts!”  But in time, we will learn and come to terms with what we’ve been through whether in this lifetime or in subsequent lifetimes.

It could be a lesson of us needing to have acceptance that we didn’t get what we wanted; or a lesson of humility (as our egos get humbled when we don’t get our way), and even perhaps learning to surrender to God’s will (as God’s will is always the right way). 

If something is delayed but not denied, it may be that we need to have patience and hang in there, as in time, what we wanted will occur.  Sometimes we need to let go and release it all, and then it all works out for us.

The lesson or lessons involved with only partially getting what we want can also be multi-faceted.  One could be learning to not assume that the conclusion they desire must happen, simply because part of what they wanted happened for a while.  It is just like a temporary romantic relationship.  It may not be the permanent union you had hoped for, but it was there to teach you and take you from one point in your life to another.  With the experience, there are always lessons – again, just not necessarily what you had scripted them to be in your own mind.

All in all, when we don’t get what we want, there are always deeper reasons as to why (lessons) and we must understand that there are things for us to learn from these experiences – things that we may not want to learn from a personality point of view, but must, from a higher spiritual perspective, as these are the lessons we’ve agreed to come here and learn. 

What to do now.  It’s no

The Chinese have an ancient belief that there is great strength in flexibility, which I completely agree with.  Here, we need to consider building our healing process on flexibility.  We may have only looked at our prayers in one way:  “I’m going to get what I want.”  However, God said no, as all of us have experienced in our lives.  (I bet you couldn’t find one person on this earth who could honestly say that they have received everything that they ever wanted.)  So what do we do then?  We are frustrated, our dreams may be shattered, and yet, we need to move forward with our lives. 

First, we need to not look at the situation in question with a pre-supposed answer – or from the myopic vision of our emotional desires.  We need to start asking simple, yet profound questions:  What was I here to learn?  Why did things not go the way I wanted?  How do I rebuild my dreams? What was the spiritual purpose to all of this?

By searching for answers, they will come – but don’t force those answers.  The divine universe is on its own time clock and will always give you the truth: Whether from a dream, a psychic, a friend, therapist, a book or from any number of sources, but at the right time.  I love the phrase, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”  We will all be taught when and what we’re supposed to be.  Remember, it is with flexibility regarding our experiences that helps to lead us to the truth we are searching for. And with flexibility as opposed to rigidity, we become an open vessel as to how to move forward toward dreams God will say yes to.

Look always with an open mind.

When we look at all we’ve been through, and as we’re trying to make sense of God saying no, we must look at it all with an open mind.  If we once had preconceived the outcome, assumed things would go our way, we closed our minds – to alternate viewpoints, or perhaps, even the truth.

With an open mind, we are a channel for insight, wisdom, and clear perception to reach us.  Most of us may think of ourselves as being quite opened minded, when in actuality, we have been closed-minded all along, by already having our minds made up.  If we think we know, that represents a closed mind.  If we strongly believe we possess the answers, our minds are like a door slammed shut.  When we defend our position, argue and shoot down alternate viewpoints, the door has been padlocked.

A client of mine wanted to know when she would meet someone new, as she was recently divorced.  “When am I going to meet Mr. Right,” she questioned?  She got that God said no to her marriage, but was it a matter of simply knowing when someone new would come into her life to answer her question?  The problem was that this client still needed a crucial piece of the puzzle to be in place to achieve her goals.  She needed to look at her situation with an open mind, as there was more to be dealt with than just her initial question of, “When will I meet someone new?” 

I could feel that she was closed to a new relationship, as the hurt incurred from her divorce left her quite shut down and guarded.  So here, she needed to open her mind and be receptive to other insights to assist her, such as coming to terms with her marriage and divorce.  This would help to release the self-protective walls that wouldn’t allow anyone new to enter her life.  In this instance, she opened her mind, worked on her healing process and did meet someone new – a man who was good for her!

With an open mind, we don’t presume to “know,” but rather, we become a receptacle of the truth that sets us free.  In trying to solve the puzzle of why God said no, we might need to open our minds more so than we may have thought, as that allows all that is for our highest good to come through!

God leads. God knows.  Just listen.

When it’s all said and done, who knows what is best for us?  Our desires, emotions, ego — or God Almighty?  Framed that way, the answer is so obvious, but it isn’t to us when we’re in the throws of what we feel, desire and must have!

All of us have hit our heads against the wall repeatedly, and all of us have been disappointed when God has said no to us.  Some of us become bitter, resentful and live in self-pity, because we didn’t get what we wanted. 

But we should never forget this ever-classic phrase:  “Don’t wish for something, you might just get it!”  Think of all the things you may have wanted with all of your strength, and then looking back, you profusely thank God you didn’t get them!  In time, it all becomes clear!  Never lose sight of the fact that in retrospect, things will make sense to you as to why they didn’t happen in the way you desired!  It may take years, decades, even lifetimes, but it will someday become crystal clear to you, which will bring a deep sense of spiritual peace.

As we keep crashing into roadblocks, we need to reevaluate what we want, who we are, and what we’re asking for.  When we only want what God wants for us, we are free!  We will then manifest all that is truly in God’s supreme and perfect plan: Health, wealth, success, happiness, fulfillment, love and Joy!  We are then able to build a life from a higher perspective, not just being like whiny, bratty spoiled kids whose mantra is:  “I want what I want – I want I want!”

And yet, it is hard to let go, but always remember to let go and let God!  This way, we can begin to follow God’s divine lead as God knows way more than we do.  Again, stated that way, it seems so obvious.  But how many of us keep that in mind when we are immersed in desires, even though what we must have may not at all be for our highest good?

Ultimately, just have eyes that see, and ears that listen, with a soul that responds to God’s lead, and you won’t go wrong!

God says no.  Let’s move forward.

When God says no, we must move forward:  To turning that no into a yes of acceptance.  To accept the answer we didn’t initially want!  To letting go of the attachment to what we didn’t get from an emotional and ego point of view!  We must move forward and look at new options!  We need flexibility, an open mind, heart and spirit!

As we release it all to a higher power, things will clear up and we will know what to do.  We may need to build new dreams and move forward toward making them happen.

It is with that open-mindedness that we can proceed from the potentially bitter disappointments of no, to the joyous celebrations of yes.  We must work diligently to no longer want anything that is not in God’s higher plan — we are not just here to want and want and want more – and just get what we want.  It is always the question of just what is for our highest good and what we’ve agreed to on a soul level.

Often, years later, we look back and proclaim, “Thank God I didn’t get what I was asking for!”  We believed that what we wanted so deeply had to happen and that we could not ever be happy without it.  At the time, God saying no seemed so horribly unfair and absolutely wrong.  But in actuality, it turned out to be completely right.  It is with this sense of wisdom, reflection and overview that we now know that things always have a way of working themselves out for our highest good.

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