Yeshua on Integrating Your Spiritual Understandings

by Rob Loveland, posted in Channeling, spiritual guidance, spiritual info, Yeshua

Rob: I guess I need to talk to Yeshi. This is really about what comes next, and what am I doing now? What should I be doing, if anything … building on what Maggie just shared?

So I’ll sit with Yeshua atop the pyramid, overlooking my sacred landscape.

Yeshua: Hello, Rob. You know, we often meet here, sitting atop the pyramid, just gazing out at what you have built here. Is it not beautiful? A large part of the answer to your question is sitting right here in front of you, just sitting and witnessing the beauty, the awesomeness of creation. That, in itself, is a spiritual practice. It is acknowledging, at a deeper level than you think, who you are. Look at this! You’ve created all of this for no other reason than the pleasure of just witnessing it.

You are questioning, as you so often do, what it is that you should be doing next, and even questioning why you are in this – I will call it a “lull” period, where you’re “not curious,” as your teammate called it. I would suggest to you [that] this is a period of integration, of remaining calm within yourself, finding that place within yourself that no matter what is happening in the outside world, that you are unaffected. This is, in itself, evidence of a period of integration, of integrating all that you have learned, all that you have come to understand.

You, yourself, said [that] before you pile on yet more learnings, [you should] integrate fully what you already have learned [and] accept that completely within your being [and] understand how it manifests within a life lived. It’s one thing to understand these concepts at an intellectual level; it’s something entirely different to understand how they manifest in your life and in the lives of those around you [and] to learn how to apply these concepts in a life fully lived.

And you are questioning: Have I lost touch? Am I losing my abilities? And yet, at the same time, you, yourself, have acknowledged that you still see the synchronicities on a clock, on a daily basis. You see the combinations of ones and fours [e.g., 11:44 or 1:14), and you take this, rightfully so, as an indicator that you are still on the path. Take the “1” as a symbol of being connected with the One, with All That Is, and take the “4 as an indicator of life on earth in this physical realm. So it is the integration of the spiritual with the physical. This is what you are integrating now.

Just allow that to happen. Accept that. At some point, it will become clear to you, as events in your life unfold, of how and where to apply the learning, but this only happens after you have fully integrated that [and] come to terms with, “How do I express what I know in a meaningful way?” – not just to yourself, but to those around you.

You have come to this life in service to others, and I would submit your time for doing so is not quite here. Of course, you have been involved in this throughout your life. I’m not suggesting that you haven’t yet started. But events will unfold very quickly, soon enough, and it is at that point where your offering will be of greatest benefit.

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Mary Magdalen: Longing for Reconnection

by Jennifer, posted in Channeling

Channeled by Jennifer Joy Donaldson, 10/16/2026

Note: Both Rob & I were wondering about the value of this blog to others… We love it and that’s good, but are these channeled messages interesting to others. this was my answer from Maggie, and he will post his on Sunday night. If you have a sec, please leave comments, that would be so generous of you, and thanks so much, from our hearts to yours.

byzantine mosaic of the virgin mary in kos

Jennifer: So I’m seeing the channeling process like a funnel, and that there’s a golden spiral that’s being wrapped around as though it’s molten glass, and the glass worker is threading gold thread all the way around this funnel, and at the top, it’s getting drawn up into petals like a lotus. It’s really beautiful. So again, it’s Maggie.

Maggie (Mary Magdalen):  You ask about your channeling and the purpose of it, and how to direct your intentions and your results in the direction which is of the greatest benefit that you can offer at this time from who you are, where you are, how you are feeling, what you are understanding.

You are crafting a durable, clear, and beautiful mechanism, just as you envisioned the funnel and its gold threads intersecting and being drawn into the lotus. You are crafting a channeling vehicle that will be durable for you, inspiring through its own beauty to you, and also have the property of being helpful to others because you, as a human spiritual seeker, grower, finder, [see] the journey as interesting.

Think of it as a travelog. Do you not all enjoy hearing of the travels of another? Do you not enjoy reading of the points of interest another finds on their journey to a specific destination on your planet, or even off your planet, for that matter. It is the same. You all long for the best destination. You long for the next destination. You long for the next adventure.

We have told you there is no destination, but that could be a little bit deflating for some, as they are very much committed to the idea of destination: This will be the ultimate destination. This next adventure will take you to the place where you will finally feel yourself as the divine child of Mother-Father-One. This next destination will blow your socks off, and so you speak of your adventures.

You speak of your journey. You speak of the ways that unfold as you move forward. What do you see out of the train window? What do you see from your bicycle as you bicycle across the Himalayas? You see, it does not matter. You enjoy very much knowing that you are all on this human journey.

You are finding points of interest, and you are finding places that are supremely satisfying to your longing, your longing for reconnection, and this differentiates the spiritual journey [from the usual travel.] You are longing for reconnection to all that you are, and you all long for this.

You all desire this deeply, and you pedal away back as fast as you pedal forward, in many cases, and so we bring to you, and we have been bringing to you, ways in which you can move forward and be glad of your forward movement and not berate yourself if you take a break, not tell yourself that if life has slowed down and the boat is becalmed, then “nothing is happening”….therefore, you are no longer of value. This is not true. It is simply a change in energy,.

You will shift with energy throughout your days, years, throughout your travels upon this beautiful planet, and we mean this metaphorically. You may stay in the same house in the same place for many, many years, and yet you are journeying profoundly on the spiritual level. You are journeying in time, you are journeying in space and outer space. You are journeying within to know what is truth.

“What is truth? Have I made this up?” you ask. “Is this Alice through the Looking Glass?” You see, fiction will help you realize that there is so much to learn, and your imagination is a divine component of your mental body. Yes, mental/spiritual body. You know the color wheel, and there are places where the colors intersect and create a new color. This is the same with imagination. It is perceived by you through the mental body, but it is also part of the spiritual body, see? Working together.

You have so many ways to explore within you, and by discussing the things that you discuss in your posts, you are touching upon these and inspiring others to use their imagination to access these. Yes, it takes a little bit of a leap, a leap of faith, and with this leap, you begin to imagine, “How does that feel? What do I need to leap from? Which part do I leap from, and where do I leap to? Where do I land?” You see, and you begin to imagine the leaping. You imagine taking a risk, leaving your comfortable ways of knowing and understanding, and trying something new. This in itself is an inspiration.

We would be happy to pursue this topic further any time you wish, but we will conclude for now, as this is an absorbable amount of words.  And… you are blessed in your posting, and we thank you very much for sharing our energy with the planet in the ways that you both do, thank you very, very much. We love you, and we are always with you.

Jennifer: Thank you, Maggie… She definitely has clarity where I do not. It’s a relief. {{{LOVE}}}

Sam-u-el on Aligning with Your True Self

by Rob Loveland, posted in Channeling, spiritual guidance, spiritual info

[This messages goes hand-in-hand with Jennifer’s previous message from Red Bird, so if you haven’t done so already, please check out that one as well. — Rob]

Rob: So [the word] “alignment” jumped out at me, and I keep wondering about this. Am I fully addressing what the depth of alignment really is? And the alignment, as I’ve described it for the Infinity Keys model, is about aligning our own will to the will of Heaven, to the will of the Divine. But I just feel like there’s more to it than that.

So, since it’s very personal, i.e. it’s about each of our own personal alignments, I guess I’m gonna speak to my Higher Self, Sam-u-el. So Sam-u-el, do you have any words of wisdom to share about the idea of alignment of our will to the Divine?

Sam-u-el: Hello again, Rob. We seem to be having these conversations more often. For that, I am grateful. I thank you for your faith in me and connecting at a higher level.

So, first and foremost, that whole idea of alignment as aligning your will to the will of heaven, it should be obvious to you, based on everything else that you have learned (and are teaching), that it is really aligning with your own Divine Self, your own sense of Self.

So you are constantly talking about coming to understand who you are. That is all true. So alignment is simply coming to the open acknowledgement of who you are, that you are divine. Aligning your will is simply a matter of aligning to your true Self.

And what does alignment mean? It means more than simply acknowledging who you are, that you are, in fact, divine. But it is adjusting your own life, your own behaviors, your thoughts, your beliefs, to living that, to behaving as if you are divine, because you are. All are.

We are one with the All, so behave that way. One cannot claim to be in alignment with the Divine if you are not living each and every day – in fact, each and every breath – from the perspective that you are creating all the circumstances in your life. This is why the Key [to Self] of Alignment is associated with the Key [to Heaven] of Forgiveness, and it does really come down to forgiving yourself for all that you do not wish to have in your life, to experience in your life.

So alignment is acknowledging that YOU are behind all that happens, based on all that you experience. So, if you experience something that you don’t feel is appropriate for where you are at this stage in your development of your evolution, then change your mind. Forgive yourself for ever having entertained something other than what it is that you want.

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Red Bird Speaks on Alignment

by Jennifer, posted in Ascended Masters, Channeling, Earth Wisdom, guides, Infinity Keys
A historical illustration featuring two Native American figures: one standing confidently in traditional attire with a feathered headdress and a staff, and the other crouched nearby in a more subdued pose, set against a natural landscape.

Note: Red Bird came to speak to our workshop on Indigenous Peoples weekend after we had completed a meditation in which we danced in concentric circles of our star family, our guides, teachers, ancestors and angels. Jen

Chief Red Bird: Greetings to all. I am honored to be welcomed into your circle of learning this day. I walk with you. I see you. I am delighted by your growth and your learning. As one of Jennifer’s guides, I am, of course, aware of the complete trajectory of this course, this workshop series, and thank you to all for participating. This is uplifting many, those you see before you, and those who will listen later, those who are connected to you by family, and those who are connected to you by love, those who are connected to you in proximity.

(Cough)  Excuse…Water is life. We will pour some life into the alignment of this one to be able to ease the words that flow.

We are grateful for the miracle of channeling, and for the reality that you are, in fact, through this method, speaking with us on a very ancient telephone. This has been around for all of the many, many thousands and millions and gazillions of lifetimes, civilizations, experiences, temples &  guides.

You all use channeling in one way or another, and it will always help you align. It is as though you say, “I want to feel my alignment,” and we say, “Let us in. We will help you”. You see? And you allow us to participate with you, it is a bit of a vertical dance. Yes, we were doing a circular dance together, were we not [in the class]? And now, I am speaking of a vertical dance —your feet upon the Great Mother Earth, your beautiful planet, and yes, your head in the sky.

Those of us in non-physical who have been invited to align with you, and we can merge our energies with you upon invitation. Yes. We can offer thoughts, visions, intuitions, guidance, of course, because you have asked us to. This is the role of the guides, we are in very close proximity, and we often speak to you in your dreams, through your journals, or when you are showering and you just come up with a wonderful solution to your dilemma.

[Another sip of water.] Thank you, Water. Bless you, Water. You see, you have life abundant within you, and around you, celebrate it. Be blessed by it. Be blessed by your cells, by the sparkles of the electrons that move within you. Be blessed by your light.

A close-up view of a campfire burning within a circular stone fire pit surrounded by greenery.

They often speak of learning as the turning on of the interior light. In your age, it is pictured as a light bulb. “Ooh, I had a great idea.” You see, inspiration will come to you as a burst of light. Yes, and if you are not feeling it, go and find some light and take it in. Take it in with your breathing, take it in with your eyes. You could be walking in sunshine and feel your alignment and your inspiration, or you could be sitting in front of a candle, gazing gently, or a fire.

You see, we used to use the fire in this way, those of us who have [had] our most favorite lifetimes around in a circle, around a fire.  And you have all had these lifetimes.  And we have had circular fires in the temples, where we sat around and learned from one another and shared with one another, and some one of us would channel Grandfather, yes, or any of the other ancient ones, the tortoise, you see, the elephant, the whale.

We are so grateful for this opportunity to come to you to speak to you about alignment, and there will be much more shared today. So I will step aside now and bow to you. I am grateful. I hold you in love, and so it is.

Channeled by Jennifer Joy Donaldson for The Infinity Keys: Class 4: Alignment & Forgiveness, 10/10/2026

What do you desire for Nova Earth?

by Jennifer, posted in Channeling, Life in 4/5D, Lighthouse, New Earth, Spirit Cafe, spiritual community
A silhouette of a person standing on a bridge with a futuristic city skyline at sunset, featuring tall skyscrapers and a large moon in the sky.

On Saturday the 17th our Lighthouse team will host a SPIRIT CAFE on Desires for the New Earth with discussion around how we create/manifest through our deepest desires and what we would like to experience going forward in the new energies on the planet.

NOTE: This month, CAFE will be followed, at 12 noon ET, by our friends Martin, Simone and Tomas leading a Conscious Creation session on this same theme. Stay for a deeper experience!

Some examples of feeling into our heart’s desires:

  1. I desire to belong to a revived community where neighbors gather & look out for one another. In my city, I only know a few of the families living near me, and we never gather together for a meal or a party or anything. Every neighborhood needs a clubhouse, a common space for gathering, with a kitchen.
  2. I would love to see and contribute to spiritual facilities that are non-denominational, with quiet contemplative space as well as common rooms and classrooms, to encourage and share spiritual growth. Churches historically filled this function but congregations are diminishing as independence grows. More and more of us are claiming our divine right to define our own spiritual paths, but we often long for spiritual family.
  3. I envision a new equitable financial system that rewards generosity and leaves no one out. Individual efforts would be rewarded, however, within a common ethic to share the abundance of success with one’s community, rather than hoarding in fear for the future. I’m not an economist, but I do feel that we will thrive if all our basic needs are met, and we treat one another with interest, appreciation, respect, kindness and generosity.
  4. I strongly desire to expand multi-age group housing where elders are not isolated, but mixed in with younger ones of all ages, for mutual benefit and appreciation for the gifts of each stage of life.

These are just a few examples that come from my heart, new ways I’d love to experience in our common future. I’m sure each of you have passionate desires for ways we can evolve that will lift us all. Please come and share your dreams, we want to hear from you. It’s free, open and enlightening! Happy October Everyone!!

Saturday October 17th, 11 am EST (New York). LINK

Much love, Jennifer & the Lighthouse team: Sue, Adrienne, Rob, Martin, Roxanne

A creatively carved pumpkin featuring a lighthouse scene, clouds, and the words 'FOR THE SOUL' illuminated from within.
Illuminated pumpkin carved by Rob Loveland!

Sam-u-el on Accepting Change

by Rob Loveland, posted in Channeling, spiritual guidance, spiritual info

Rob: You know, lately I’ve been feeling that I should talk to my Higher Self, Sam-u-el, just because I haven’t in a while.

So I’m visualizing his house in my sacred landscape, up the road a piece. I often meet him on the front steps, but today I think we’re going into the study. Well, thank you for meeting with me, Sam-u-el. I was commenting that I never seem to know what [topic] to channel on; I don’t feel any grand inspiration about anything at the moment. And then a little while ago, the word “acceptance” jumped out at me. Anything to share there?

Sam-u-el: Greetings, Rob. Greetings, all. It is always nice to connect with you in this way, to feel that sense of connectedness, an intimacy, if you will.

So yes, this is a time of acceptance. As you were discussing, there is a lot going on in the world. There is much change afoot. Everything is in a state of change, as it should be … actually, as it always is. It’s simply a matter of whether the pace of change is noticeable to you, and I would venture to say that it is absolutely noticeable to virtually everyone. The news cycle is a bit crazy, as you would say.

But again, this is a time of acceptance. As was just discussed, you are questioning your role here and what is it that you can do to help others get on board with the changes that are happening, so that this transition, this ascension, happens faster, i.e. the transition to Nova Earth and the systems that you are so looking forward to. And the answer to that is simply to do what you are doing. Carry on, understanding yourself more and more each day, accepting the depth of who you are [and] what you are capable of, to understand what it is that YOU are actually doing and contributing to the betterment of your life, betterment of humanity, society in general.

Just being here, as you have asked to be, to do, to bring your own frequency, your own contribution, a vibration to the whole is, in fact, contributing far more than you were aware.

So the word for the day is “acceptance.” As the change occurs, whatever that may be, (whether it seems to fit the model that you had in mind does not matter) just accept it for what it is, and trust that all is happening according to plan. Even if you can’t see what the fullness of that plan is at the moment, it will all become clear. But it requires you to accept it. The more you fight against that, the longer it takes for that plan to unfold, for you [would be] no longer aligning your own vibration, your own frequency, to the plan that is unfolding. So alignment is, in fact, adopting an attitude of acceptance.

You, Rob, have often thought about what’s the difference between allowing and accepting. Is there a difference? And I would submit that there is. READ MORE …

Archangel Uriel on Tuning In to the Increased Energies

by Rob Loveland, posted in archangels, Channeling, spiritual guidance, spiritual info

Rob: Archangel Uriel, thank you for joining with me today. With all of this talk from so many different sources about the increased energies and the activations of structures on planet Earth to help facilitate that transfer of energy, I’m wondering how I can better facilitate the incorporation of that energy, feeling that energy, feeling that power, and using it for my benefit and the benefit of all of humanity. I ask for your wisdom and undoubtedly your patience.

Archangel Uriel: This is Uriel, the Keeper of the Silver Flame of Illumination, your brother, your helper. As you have asked, I am responding.

Rob, of course, as you know, you are always receiving energy, whether you are consciously aware of it or not. But if you would like to use that energy and direct that to fulfill your own intentions, then yes, you will have to learn to feel that energy.

So many of the ancient civilizations, as you refer to them, structured their lives and society around the movement of this energy, the Earth energies. Of course, for many, the ability to feel that, because it was at such a low ebb, required the use of other mechanisms and other tools, [such as] using the Earth itself, power points within the Earth, to amplify that energy so that they could feel it, so that they could interact with it.

But we are at a time now in the evolution of humanity where such facilities are not necessary. Those power points are still useful, to be sure, but you are fully capable of feeling that energy right here, right now.

Rob: So I am choosing now to simply sit and feel the energy, in my hands, in my heart, and in and around my third eye. I see an image of waves on the ocean that are being amplified, that are rather significant in size, but they are rather confused. They are not coherent. The waves are coming from different directions, causing a very confused sea state.

Is this just the way it is right now? Can we do something to affect that, to make them more coherent, to be more predictable as to where they’re coming from?

Uriel: You’re in a period of transition, so it is somewhat confused, constantly shifting from one approach to another. It will settle down.

I suggest you tune yourself to the particular energy that you want, and while that will not nullify the energies from the other directions, from the other sources, it will render them ineffective to you, in that you are not tuning to those frequencies and those energy patterns. So while they are still there, you will not be affected by them.

Simply tune into the energies that you desire.

Rob: How do I know what the effects of each different source of energy is supposed to be?

Uriel: Feel into that and decide what it is that you choose to do with the energies. Set your intention that you would like to experience the energies that will support and amplify your intention. Focus on that and the energies that you receive that are compatible with that intention will naturally come to the forefront, and all others will fall away.

Again, the energies are always there. It is simply what you choose to focus on and tune into.

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Mary Magdalen on Connectedness

by Jennifer, posted in Ascended Masters, Ascension, channeled guidance, Channeling, Divinity, Hope, Life in 4/5D, Mary Magdalene, New Earth, spiritual community, spiritual guidance, webinar
A young girl in a red shirt joyfully plays with large soap bubbles on a wooden deck, while another child in the background observes with a cup.
Bubble Clusters

Here is another of the channelings that we offered in a recent class of The Infinity Keys. It’s amazing to me how the Ascended Masters, in this case Mary Magdalen, so perfectly complement and amplify our human understandings. It’s so good to be growing and learning with their help… deeply grateful. Love, Jen

Jennifer:  …Connectedness lives within each of us, and we can imagine it as outside of us and covering the whole world. We can imagine it as cosmic, but it’s also simultaneously very personal. So just feel lit up within your heart, your heart space, very luminous. Invite your own whole self, your own divine self, to be fully present within your body today, to experience this with you, as you. 

So I’m going to invite Mary Magdalen to address us. She is the speaker for the card of Hope in the Council of Love card deck, and I felt that she would like to bring the channeling today, on Hope and Connectedness. 

Mary Magdalen: Greetings. I am Mary,  Magdalena, also known as “Maggie,” your friend, your sister, beloved of Yeshua, beloved of many, and you are my beloved. 

We celebrate our connection. We celebrate this connection. We not only have a technological connection through our screens, we have an energetic connection. Think of it as a great cluster of bubbles, beautiful, translucent, luminous bubbles, filled with color and light, all touching one another, grouping together. Yes. 

Yes. Each of these places where one bubble touches another, and you will be touching many other bubbles simultaneously, these are our connections. But the principle under which we gather is our Connectedness. This is a Divine Truth: that we are together, all of life, all of creation, creator and creation in connectedness. 

And you are beginning to remember this. You are beginning to feel your ability to sense this, this truth, and to choose this truth in your daily life. You will have moments when you are feeling isolation again, yes, you are feeling very much alone and in need of a dose of connection. 

Yes, this is a very human longing. Your longing for the holy really is a longing for your own whole self, and just know that with that longing, you will receive encouragement. You will receive the sensations, the reminders, the words, the energies that just allow you to say, “Oh, wait a minute! There is a greater connection.”  

And if you struggle for this, if you do not quite feel this greater connection, you’re still feeling the isolation of your own individual bubble, and a very grounded bubble at that. Sometimes you will be feeling very earthbound, at times. 

Well, the very next step, the “better feeling” step, is to seek companionship. Yes, to meet another’s eyes. To make friends, to say a kind word,. Even a few seconds of companionship with another will remind you of your connectedness. Little connections, daily. 

This is why your social media is so popular. Why it resonates. Yes, there are some abuses, some excesses, some three-dimensional aspects to it, but it has wonderful potential for awakening within you the remembrance of connectedness. 

And as soon as you begin to lift out of your individual personalities and remember [that] your personality is only this life, is only this expression – You are so much more! – then you begin to lift into all that you are, and that is when you begin to feel true connectedness. 

It is a truth that lives within you, and then will express in all that you see around you. You will draw it to you until it fills your screen, it fills your daily life. And joy, and joy. This is what we call awakening, the reconnection to all that you are. All that you are includes All of Life. You would think it’s a bit crowded, but in fact, it is vaster than you know, vaster than you can take in. Yes. 

So grow, grow your heart, grow your wings, grow your sense of connection and connectedness. We love you very much. We are always with you. Whenever you tug on us, we will speak to you. We will bring you help. It is done. Bless you all.

Jen:  Thank you, thank you, Maggie.

Channeling with Mary Magdalen, Class 2 of The Infinity Keys, Sept 12, 2026 by Jennifer Joy Donaldson

Divine Mother on Overcoming Separation

by Rob Loveland, posted in Channeling, Divine Mother, spiritual guidance, spiritual info

[This message was channeled during the Infinity Keys Workshop Series, Workshop 3, but I think the message is appropriate for everyone. — Rob]

Rob: Well, as often happens, whenever we get to talking about unity, ultimately it seems to be the Mother who has the most to say. So let’s bring in the Divine Mother and hear her welcome message.

Divine Mother: Greetings, all. Yes, this is the Mother, your Mother, Mare, welcoming you all to this session. As always, it is such a joy to observe you all, really digging in to understanding who you are and where you fit in WITHIN the Company of Heaven.

You very often refer to us in some way as separate from you, that is, those of us in the Company of Heaven. But nothing could be further from the truth. You are here with us, always. You are never not connected.

In [a previous] session, you talked about connectedness, and that is the first step in coming to accept that there really is no separation. The sense of separation is probably the largest false belief of your reality in the physical realm. But, of course, it was set up that way. That’s by design. You are meant to feel that separation, so that you can find your way back home to us, to yourself, for you never actually left us, left this realm, the higher dimensions. This [life] is simply an experience you choose to have.

But that sense of separation, as you discussed last time, leads to a sense of loneliness, of isolation, and then, ultimately, that gives way to a [desire] within you for a sense of belonging. You want to belong to something larger than yourself, larger than your sense of yourself as being small, and yes, isolated and separated from all others. But again, this is a false belief.

And it is that longing for feeling connected to all others that ultimately leads you, through some effort of your own, to that sense of unity that you are, in fact, one with all. You were created of the same energy that created all the rest of creation, so, in that sense, you ARE one with All That Is.

So, it is simply a decision on your part to start thinking that way, to make the conscious choice, “I am one with that,” whatever that is that you’re observing. “We are the same; we are equal.”

This is where the Key of Humility comes in. Yes, you are no better than anyone else, but you are no less than anyone else. And it is this sense of belonging that leads to wanting to share OF yourself, to share YOUR gifts with others. That is the key. You are no worse than anyone else. You are the same. You are equal. So that sense of belonging, [i.e.] the desire for belonging, ultimately leads to, or I would recommend you, to start thinking in terms of “How can I serve others with my gifts, with what it is that I came here to share?”

And of course you can only share that which you possess, so it requires a healthy dose of heart listening, which is ultimately simply receiving, receiving through your heart all of the energies that we are sending you, that the earth is providing to you.

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It’s A Wonderful Life

by Rob Loveland, posted in Article, spiritual guidance

I had an “ah-ha” moment this morning about how the purpose of life in this 3rd Dimension of duality and separation is really about discovering ourselves, about understanding who we really are as divine beings.  

We often wonder, perhaps even astonished by, why we have to experience so much darkness and adversity in life.  But it has become clear to me that this realm of duality is the perfect mechanism to wake us up to the truth that we are the creators of the circumstances in our lives.  We may unconsciously stumble through this life and many others, but eventually we will get it.  

You see, we can’t see and appreciate all the good things in life without first experiencing their opposite.  Really, how do we know what good is until we clearly see what it isn’t?  And when we’ve had enough of what we don’t want, we will at that point take conscious control of the reins and start focusing on what we DO want.  

As I thought through this, the film It’s A Wonderful Life came to mind.  If you haven’t seen the film, you’re depriving yourself of a classic … and a good cry!  I highly recommend it, as it’s one of my all-time favorites.

In the film’s story, George Bailey gets frustrated with the darkness and hardships in the world and wishes he’d never been born, assuming everyone would better off without him.  His guardian angel grants him that wish, and takes him on a journey to experience what life would have been without his influence, most of which he was never aware.  Of course, it has a happy, uplifting ending that makes me cry every time (no matter how many times I’ve seen it!), as he realizes he really has had a wonderful life.

Now, most of us don’t have the luxury of interacting with our guardian angel in such a physical way, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t there, ready and willing to help at all times.  We simply have to choose to approach life from that perspective.  

The point is that we can choose to live our lives focusing on the negative, or we can choose to focus on the many blessings all around us.  We may not see them at first, but that’s only because we aren’t looking for them.  Start to look for them and acknowledge them … and then be amazed at how abundant they truly are!

Yes, it really is a wonderful life, and this world of seeming separation and duality is a wonderful system to lead us to that conclusion … in fact, it’s perfect, and I am grateful for the opportunity to experience it!