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"Self Discovery" © 1998, Rita Loyd, 29 x 21 inches Searching for meaning, searching for worth, I am directed inward. I excavate through the layers of resentment, guilt, sadness and shame to find that my identity is none of these emotions but a beautiful spirit that waits just beneath. Buried beneath the tiers of buried tears, I am discovering the unique facets of my spirit being. Quietly she has waited for the rage of the ego to subside, for her voice is gentle and is not easily heard over the rant. by Rita Loyd

Dear Ones,

Each of you have your own unique perspective of the reality you live
and oftentimes you pass this onto others. Limited by seeing only
through your own perspective – you recreate your own design by
directing through you beliefs and into your everyday interactions,
and therefore you draw that energy into your lives. Good or bad. You
must remember that your thoughts create your inner self and you form
your physical reality from your inner thoughts.

Each person, male and female, all manifest the results of 'their
individual perspective' which they arrive at due to their own free
will, oftentimes assigning the responsibility of their behavior and
reactions onto others (those who caused it which are those that are
blamed) rather than owning it yourselves and simply moving on.
We enjoy sharing stories and quotes, as this too comes with age and
this `phenomena of recall' is not limited to the aged of your time
and dimension.

Daniel 2:21

"He causes the changes of the times and season, makes kings and
unmakes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who
understand."

Indeed. Learn to understand yourself. Not in relation to others, or
by the standards of others, but through your relationship with God,
this is one and the same, as saying to you, your higher-self. There
is no set way to self-discovery; each person must find his or her
own way. For some it may seem easy and for you it may seem harder,
but you do not know that other person's story or what they have
experienced. STOP comparing your life to everyone else's.

When you look through a window you are only seeing the perception of
what the appearance is that you are looking upon. What you are
seeing can be set-up and acted out without the self-knowing of those
who you are watching, they may not be that self-aware. What we are
saying to you in a simply way is, don't covet or desire what you
think others have - be it their life, their way of living or their
looks. You do not know what you are truly seeing as it is only a
reflection of your own wants you are projecting into that situation
and unto them.

Balance is a hard thing to maintain. Being satisfied is even more
difficult, but one can become satisfied if they are aware that they
are blessed. And to feel blessed you have to stop looking at
yourself in comparison to others.

Equilibrium in your life is of utmost importance in maintaining
spiritual harmony. Balanced equilibrium is achieved by being dead-
center in who you are, recognizing wrongs and rights and making good
decisions regarding them. This is the opposition of opposing forces
which, being equal in strength, rests in motion. Divine Mind is all,
distinct from all, and greater than all. Learning to ask for God's
help is a good place to start, and it is that easy. Now, your answer
may not be what YOU want it to be, but it will come in God's way so
be willing to accept this.

Unlike the individual who thinks their thoughts are not heard, God
gets the BIG picture. Your inner-self get the BIG picture. Again,
you form your physical reality from your inner thoughts. None of you
are infinite beings and usually you can't see that far ahead. But
God can and His plan may have something else in store for you and
until you hear what God is saying you may have a difficult time.

Think of it this way – you intuitively know where you should be and
what you should be like, but you reason this away because of
expectations and out side pressure and is this not a shame? How can
you be happy when you refuse to let yourself manifest as you are
meant to be? Let go and trust that you are where you need to be and
that you are okay being who you are.

The very concept is ineffable and yet the thought of Divine Mind
only expresses the human concept and ideal of divinity. The opposing
side of this is negativity, expressed by mortal mind and through
free choice. Negative subsistence can never be anything but negative
subsistence. It can not vary, it can not develop and it can not
evolve.

Negative subsistence just pools and becomes stagnant. For in and of
itself, negative subsistence is nothing but a projected sense of
manifested mortal thought. However, negative existence has hidden
within it positive life force. For in the limitless depths of the
abyss of negativity lies the hidden power of Divine Mind, the power
of projecting divine thought and love. This one spark, which makes
all the glory of the sun and universe, recreates itself in our own
individualized but universal reflection. Divine Mind is abundant in
mercy and in countenance. Truly and indeed.

Through the passages of human spirit you find comfort and strength.
Your view of spirituality and how you embrace your aspect of God, or
higher self, brings together many of you who have shared common
experiences. These experiences include overcoming mortal and human
odds, surviving loss, meeting personal challenges and beating the
statistics all due to Divine Inspiration and at times Divine
Intervention and through that experience importation into that third-
dimensional side of your physical life expression.

Life is a series of cycles. Life is very much about the values you
place on and how you personally enjoy living it. There is no
ending. 'Passages' are the life changing moments or the life
altering experiences you have. What matters most is what you learn
from them and how you try to raise those experiences to higher
levels of respect.

Remember this is your life no one will live it for you and no one
will die for you either. What you do with you life is up to you, but
one thing we will tell you is that you will come to know the
manifestation of who you are. Think about this and shape your life
through good choices, by this we mean `true choices' that define you
as a person. Not the person others want you to be because it fits
within their comfort zone or their expectations, but be the person
Divine Mind brought you forth to be. When you walk a true path you
do so with pride, dignity and self-assuredness.

Michel as given through David Reid Lowell

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