Just Laugh

Isn't it just funny? Can't you just laugh at yourselves? Can't you let your egos take a rest and put your worries out of your minds and just laugh at the adorable ridiculousness of so much human drama? Why not just laugh?

Right Now, Everything Is Fine

When you allow your doubt and anxety to speak louder than your confidence and well-being, you perpetuate what you don't want in your life. Pull your attention away from the anxious thoughts. Simply state firmly, "Right now, everything is fine." Then you can move on to what are the possible positive uses of that particular moment created by you on your particular path to enlightenment. Pick something positive and give your heart to it. It might be a grand gesture, but it might be just the simplest act of kindness or relaxation or appreciation. Be well.

Peace Is Within You

Maintain your own peace. Be an example and a conduit of peace for others. Peace is within you and needs nothing from the world around you. Find it in silence, in singing, in laughing, and in conversation. Find it in the garden, the forest, the mountains, and the shore. Find it at the workbench, at the easel, and at the kitchen sink. Peace is within you.

Stop Keeping Score

Remember to honor your own weaknesses. Remember to honor your own failures. Remember to honor your experience as it is. Your life is your life. Your choices are your own. You might not be proud of everything you do, but you must not judge yourself too harshly. Recognize, apologize, make amends when possible, and move on. Honor all your experiences as part of the whole of human life. Human nature is a work in progress. No matter your failings, you can always relax, love yourself, and choose goodness and light each and every moment. Life is not a game to be won or lost, but a vast fund of opportunity for learning and growth. Stop keeping score. Live.

The Signs Are Everywhere

The signs are everywhere. Just pay attention and honor them when they come. The slightest thing can be a message from us reminding you that we are always with you. Blessings, dear ones.

Ask for Help

Allow your friends to help you. Ask for favors. As long as you are available to others, there will always be someone eager to help out. And even if you haven't been especially helpful to others, it's worth asking. You might find a way to deepen a friendship and open yourself up to more support -- both giving and receiving. You humans are a social species. The need for community runs very deep. Ask for help.

Start Again

Start again. Bounce back. When you set an intention, it's not uncommon to lose your way, or fall back into old behaviors. Don't judge, just start again. Restate your goal, get clear on the steps. If you can identify what got in the way, figure out how to handle that problem if it pops up again. But always love yourself, notice what you have done well. Bounce back. Start again.