Category: spiritual guidance

Ripe for Retreat

by Jennifer, posted in archangels, Creation, Life in 4/5D, spiritual guidance
View of a sandy beach with calm water, framed by flowering branches and lush greenery.

Note: lately I was told, in no uncertain terms, to take some time off (see AA Gabrielle’s message below)… that is very hard for me to do, but i took two nights and a day this week… went to the beach and lay down for a couple of hours… It was hugely restorative. I will be doing more of that this summer… and I hope you will, too.

Rest, recharge, restore your peace, your strength, your optimism and your ability to be so present for others & our beautiful planet… Love, Jen

Channeling AA Gabriel, June 5, 2026

 Jen: I’m just sitting in my heart feeling the infinity loops twirling back and forth, side to side, up and down, in and out, hither and yon, just centering.  I would ask Gabriel, beloved, to sit with me and ease my heart about the experiences I’ve been having lately ~ the difficulties or obstacles, choppiness, just turbulence… even meditation is really difficult lately. Doors keep banging. I want to sink into a submersion bathtub chamber with heavy walls, [where I would] hear nothing. 

AAG: This is Gabriel. You are ripe for a retreat. 

This is exactly the experience you will remember from now on that indicates to you that you are ready for some quiet, some downtime, some space, some rest. You have been going 100 miles an hour for a very long time. It is fine to have a half a day of rest, [but] this is not enough at this point. 

You need to take a few days off, walk by the ocean, dip your toes in the water, go up to your knees, jump in all the way -it does not matter-  but you need time alone and time in the peace and harmony that is given to you for this nurturing of the energies as they are experienced within you. Then you, of course, see them outside of you. 

So, working again from the outside to the inside, if you change what it is you’re experiencing, seeing, in your daily life for a few days, you will find that there is greater harmony within you. It is possible to work the equation from both directions. 

Certainly, it is a guide to you that what you see without and around you is a reflection of what is within you, but also it is a useful mechanism for you to understand that if you change what is outside of you, that will often bring about that shift that you are looking for within you. 

There will always be the press of life upon life. There will always be shared experiences, some of which are pleasant and some of which are annoying or irritating. You live in a crowded world with one another, on top of one another, we would say.  Certainly surrounded by and with all of your personal desires to be connected with so many, you are naturally going to feel the interruptions and …it’s not always going to come at the right time, so you will sometimes feel irritated, or you will feel overwhelmed. There may be many claims upon your attention at the same time. You will have various other kinds of challenges.  

We can tell you that in fact your internet is being an enormous group reflection of the chaos within, within humanity. You are all seeking clarity. You are all seeking the calm in the eye of the storm. And yes, it is a storm, sometimes a sunny one, but energetically you are in the midst of the storm. 

There is debris flying around you. There are those things which get lodged within your own personal energy field, which are unwelcome. It is going to assist you, behoove you, help you, and ultimately heal you to remember that you have choices. 

And if the circumstances in any given day are difficult, take at least a moment and reconnect with Mother Earth, reconnect with the representation of Divine Mother, which is most closely available to you in your environment. Put your feet upon the grass, put your toes in the water, put your fingers in the air. Allow your eyes to be bathed in the beauty of natural wonder. 

Does this feel that it will be assisting to you? 

Jen: Indeed, for sure. 

AAG: So, what would prevent you from choosing this so clearly and directly?

Jen: Well, it seems that each day has more in it than I can possibly accomplish, so I am caught on a hamster wheel of my own making. 

AAG: Yes, and it can be your unmaking as well, and you can unmake it. So dismantle it little by little. See it as not being made of metal, not being made of wood, not being made of anything solid, but being made instead of grass, being made instead of cobwebs, being made instead of light beams. See this wheel that you are playing upon- rather insistently- as being gossamer, gentle, fun.

And if you will remember to envision it differently, you will find that indeed it is changing substance, it is rising in vibration, and it will no longer trouble you. It may recur again, in which case, you remember: re-envision what you are experiencing. Tell yourself a new story. Describe your current experience in a new way, and it will follow. 

Life will follow your creation, because your life is what you have created for yourself, and, you collectively have created for yourselves. So to the degree that you wish to participate within the collective creation, enjoy! If it is no longer enjoyable, now you know what to do. 

Go within the quiet temple within your own heart, where all is peaceful and all is sweet, and when you are refreshed, emerge again, and it will be a new day. Great blessings to you, my dear, and to each one in your team of friends, soul friends, heart friends. Farewell for now.

Archangel Gabrielle on Using Hope-Connectedness to Overcome Feelings of Isolation

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

[This is the second in a series of six messages related to the Infinity Keys, the pairing of the Keys to Self with the Keys to Heaven, which will be the subject of a series of workshops to begin 29 Aug 2026.  Stay tuned for upcoming announcements. — Rob]

Rob: Okay, so I said I would do each one of these key pairs in turn, all six of them. This week we’re on to Hope and Connectedness, overcoming feelings of isolation. And so, I invite in Archangel Gabrielle. I see myself in my inner, sacred temple, and as I often see her, she is coming down from above, descending down in the golden light, to stand before me.

Thank you, Gabrielle. [Do you have] any words of wisdom to share?

AA Gabrielle: Greetings, Rob. Greetings, all. This is Gabrielle (or Gabriel, if you prefer), the Lily of Love, the Messenger of One.

It’s interesting, your conversation about the hierarchy, or lack thereof, and yet you see me come to you, descending from above. As you said, that is simply your own mental image of how I should come to you. At the end of the day, it’s not necessary, but I am honored that you think of me in this way, to make such an entrance. But understand, you, too, are part of that oneness and everything that I do, everything that I am capable of, you, too, have your own abilities, perhaps not fully expressed yet, but that does not mean they are not there. You just have not discovered them yet.

So your question, ultimately stemming from feelings of how the keys overcome feelings in some way of some imbalance, we applaud you for thinking your way through these. This one, in particular, the feelings of isolation, I think you understand by now that there is no such thing. This is a false belief, for you are never isolated. You can never be isolated. You are, in fact, part and parcel, an integral part of the One. The One is incomplete without you, for you are part of that. So, therefore, any feelings that you may have of isolation is simply your own interpretation, your own perception. It cannot be true. It IS not true.

So as you have discerned within your own model of the Infinity Keys, you can use the Key of Hope, that is, actually the knowing that there is a divine plan, and you are part of it. You cannot be NOT part of it, being at one with the One. That hope, that sense of hope deep within you that you know you are part of One, and there is a divine plan for you, that you are an integral part of that plan, holding to that sense of hope is what will help you to overcome any feelings, any temporary feelings, of a sense of isolation, ultimately to realize that you are, in fact, connected to All-That-Is.

Everything that you see, all that you witness, is part of the One. It finds its origin in the One, therefore it is all of the same creation. Therefore, it is all connected. You are connected to all of that. How can one feel any sense of isolation in knowing the breadth, the depth, of the connection that you have with everything?

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Lao Tzu on Balance: As Above-So Below, As Within-So Without

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

[This is the first of a series of six messages related to the Infinity Keys, the pairing of the Keys to Self with the Keys to Heaven, which will be the subject of a series of workshops to begin 29 Aug 2026.  Stay tuned for upcoming announcements. — Rob]

Lao Tzu

Rob: Well, if we’re going to talk about balance, then Lao Tzu would be the right choice. So we’ll go meet him in our Zen garden, with a stone bench sitting by a pond and green grass and cherry blossoms.

Okay, Lao Tzu, thank you for receiving me today and starting this series of going through each of the Infinity Keys. So let’s start with balance. Any words of wisdom to share?

[Laughs] Sorry, he’s teasing me. He said, “Greetings, Grasshopper!”

Lao Tzu: Yes, hello Rob. Hello, all. It’s always good to start these sessions with a laugh. It keeps the vibration high [and] allows the connection to flow more smoothly, does it not?

So this idea of yours, having differentiated the Keys to Self from the Keys to Heaven, that balance comprises two parts: As Above-So Below and As Within-So Without, it is an interesting idea, an idea that has merit. But I think you probably would agree that As Above-So Below and As Within-So Without, they are the same. Same, same.

For what is within you IS the above, IS the below, IS the without. It all starts within you. This is where you find that Heaven on Earth that you are seeking.

So you witness the chaos around you — what you call chaos — and you understand that it is only chaotic when you interpret it that way. Everything happens for a reason. The universe is not in the business of creating chaos. Events are what they are. They transpire as they need to be. Whether it is chaotic or not is your interpretation of those events based on an imbalance within yourself, within your own belief system.

So if it feels chaotic to you, then, as was expressed several weeks ago, that emotion of feeling chaos is an indicator to you that there is an imbalance within you. There is a conflict. There is something happening in the world that is contrary to your belief about what should be there, what you expected to be there. This is the within and without. What you see without does not match what is within you, the deepest part of you, the part that knows the divinity within you.

And as soon as you restore that back to its state of balance, that you understand why it is the way it is, then you will find the As Above-So Below. And the As Above follows, in reality, the So Below. The below happens first, which means you reconcile that imbalance within yourself to find that state of heaven — as above.

So you have paired all the Keys to Self with the Keys to Heaven, and rightly so. This would be a valuable exercise to continue as you have for all of them, but for balance, they are the same. What is heaven? What is self? It is all the same. It all starts with balance within yourself, within your own belief system.

So you are also correct that this is the starting point for finding that Heaven on Earth. All of the keys — Keys to Self [and] Keys to Heaven — must be within balance. And if any of them are causing you any difficulties, then it is that indicator to you that you are out of balance, and there is something to address.

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Yeshua on Emotion as an Indicator … and Activator

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

Rob: I’m calling in the Ascended Masters, and it looks like this will be Yeshua (Yeshi). So I’ll meet him where I always do, sitting on top of the pyramid in front of my Sacred Temple, sitting on the top step overlooking the water, the landscape.

So, if we had to add a fourth element to the Edgar Cayce quote that “Spirit is the life, mind is the builder, and the physical is the result,” how would we add emotion to that?

Yeshua: Hello again, all. Yes, this is your brother, Yeshi, to continue the conversation. Wouldn’t it be fun to be able to do this all together, sitting in a room, but I digress. We always have fun in any form that we’re able to communicate in this way.

So to answer your question directly, up front — and you know this, Rob; you have already discerned this — I would suggest that emotion is the indicator, but it is also the activator. Let me explain.

So while Edgar Cayce was correct that mind is the builder, that is an indicator that what you think — your thoughts, your beliefs — is what builds your reality, builds your perception of reality. It colors your perception. And in some ways, it puts it into a box that you can understand, and therefore [you] can function within that reality. And your emotions, then, are the indicator to you, within the physical body, of what you are thinking and of what you believe.

You see some event happen, [and] you have an emotional reaction. That is an indicator to you that there is something in your belief system that causes that reaction. And in that sense, it is your guidance system that helps you understand what it is that you believe.

But I would suggest also, by the same token, because emotion is, in fact, energy in motion, and energy is of the Spirit, that it is an activator. When you want to manifest something, bring something into your life, you hold that intention. It is your emotions that activate that into existence, that bring that energy to manifest what it is that you are intending through the mind to be brought into your reality.

So it is both an indicator and an activator, and yes, it is present within the construct of spirit, mind, and body. It is present across all three. Emotion, as energy in motion, is of the spirit, that is the energy. And as we just said, it is an indicator of what is in your mental construct about your reality. And of course, as we all know in the physical, any emotional reaction has a physical component to it as well. You physically feel the result.

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St Germaine on Navigating the Extreme Change

by Rob Loveland, posted in Channeling, spiritual guidance, spiritual info, St. Germain

Rob: So I see myself at the Temple of the Violet Flame on Atlantis. We’re just out front of the temple door. But as usual, it’s up on a pyramid, so we’re way up, elevated up, above the city.

St Germaine, we are obviously in a state of pretty extreme change, a state of transition, and I’m always struck by how people are resisting and even freaking out about the change that is happening. Do you have any words of wisdom to share for all of us going through this process?

St Germaine: Greetings, one and all! As always, it is a pleasure to visit with you.

I brought you here to Atlantis as a reminder of really what an extreme state of change you are in. What you are going through now is not unlike what previously occurred on Atlantis. Many of you were there. Many of you have now resolved that this time will be different. This time will not result in a wide-scale destruction, at least not in the physical sense.

And it is also good to connect with you with this underlying sense of humor, for none of this need be taken too seriously. And it is that sense of humor that will help carry you through what is currently underway, what more is coming.

You are correct in your assessment, Rob, that everything that is happening is simply a state of natural change. You are in a state of transition, a transition to what you lovingly refer to as Nova Earth, Nova Gaia. All of society will change for the better. You are in the midst of that.

So much of your life, your existence there, so many aspects of your life will change, as you have so rightly mandated that it should. You, as humanity as a whole, understand what no longer serves, and you are choosing a better way, a better system. So therefore, any part of the old system that must fall away in order to make way for the new does, in fact, have to crumble away.

Some do not like that language — crumbling evokes thoughts of destruction. But regardless of how you think about it, if the old system no longer serves, it must fall away, one way or the other. Whether through a gentle transition or whether through an abrupt transition, it must fall away to make way for the new.

And you must hold in your heart the vision for what it is that you want to replace that, and the more time you spend fighting against the change is time that COULD be spent, instead, envisioning what that future state should be, could be, will be. If you want the transition to be done with, to happen quicker, then devote yourself [to spending] time envisioning what it is that you want. It is your intention that makes that happen.

You are well on the way. All of you, collectively, are well on the way to making that happen. But the more of you that resist the change simply serves to slow down the process.

When you see others reacting badly, set yourself the task to show them what a smooth transition looks like. There need not be drama. There need not be chaos. Those are all your interpretations, based on false beliefs. Let those go. Focus on what it is that you want.

In the end, peace throughout harmony, with everything, with others, with nature, with life in general. [But] above all, unity — unity across all of humanity. [That is] not to say that you all think alike, have the same ideas. You can all have different ideas about what it is that you want, and that’s okay. That is the fun involved in the transition.

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Spirit Cafe- LIVE again!! 

by Jennifer, posted in BE LOVE, hive mind, Spirit Cafe, spiritual community, spiritual guidance, spiritual info
A cozy cup of latte with a heart-shaped foam design on a saucer, accompanied by a small book and candles, set against a dark background featuring the text 'SPIRIT Café'.
Image thanks to Issac Cubillos

Spirit Cafe- LIVE again!! 

Hi Everyone, we want to invite you to join us for Spirit Cafe, our free monthly discussion of spirituality! 

This time the topic will be: Self, Selfishness and Service…

Much to mull over and share as we gather to elevate our everyday experience to the highest vibe we are each discovering,  what our host Sue calls the 40,000 foot perspective! 

We will discuss levels of the self/Self (earthly self & Higher Self) how they manifest in our moments, how attending to the self/Self may be perceived – even by us- as selfishness, and how to transmute that judgement.

Finally, we’ll share the basis and expression of service in our lives in relation to how we see and nurture our s/Selves. A quick glimpse of that may be: going inward with our focus to then connect and refill, so as to have the capacity to pour out… how does that work for you?

We learn so much from each other through these discussions and from all of you who join us as well. Our Cafes are a reunion of friends, a learning opportunity and our hearts’ service to each other and our s/Selves… 

There’s more information and a link on our Spirit Cafe page.

PS Recently our Spirit Cafe offering received a beautiful new image on the Council of Love’s website calendar— pictured above— thank you Isaac!  

Rob, Jen, Roxanne, Sue, Martin & Adrienne!

Higher Self, Sam-u-el, on Trust (Surrender and Allow)

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

[As Jennifer said in the intro of her last post, three of us all channeled our Higher Selves on the topic of Trust, which comes to is as a package of Trust-Surrender-Allow. This is my offering from that session. We’ll post the third teammate’s view later in the week. We hope you enjoy the series of multiple perspectives. — Rob]

Rob: I’m requesting to meet with my Higher Self, Sam-u-el, who appears something like the AI-generated image to the left.

Okay Sam-u-el, I was inspired this morning with the word “trust,” and of course, we’ve had a conversation about “trust, surrender, and allow,” so I trust that you have something to say about this. Over to you.

Sam-u-el: Hello, Rob. Hello, all. It seems odd, does it not, to meet in this way? We are always in communication. We are always having a conversation. This morning, when you asked for what topic would be appropriate for today, I suggested one. You heard it, so we’re communicating just fine! But I understand this is perhaps for a broader audience…

[Regarding] your question of trust, that goes immediately to an understanding that there is a Divine Plan, that YOU have a Divine Plan, that you are part of a much bigger plan. So fundamentally, trust is simply your acknowledgement of that, that you are aware that there is such a plan, even if you’re unaware of what the details of that might be. You are trusting that there is such a plan. You are trusting that you have a role within that.

You also drew the card on the Universal Law of Change, and within that it says that, yes, you understand that there is a plan for you, but it is sequenced and sequential. There are a series of events that must unfold for the fulfillment of that plan. Again, you may not understand what all those steps are, what those events may be. The trick is, as you all have rightly pointed out, is to not attempt to control that.

You have heard before in previous sessions that it is very difficult for humans to not attempt to control events, to allow them to just unfold. I would argue that those who have said that were being polite, and in reality, it is nigh unto impossible for humans to understand the fullness of the Divine Plan. So attempting to control that is pretty close to futile.

You often say, as a group, to trust, surrender, and allow. And as we just rightly pointed out a little while ago, [those actions] are so sequential. Trust comes first, that there is a plan. Surrender your sense of control, your need to control. Surrender yourself to the plan, even if you do not understand what steps are involved. How events must unfold, surrender yourself to that. Just let it go.

And finally, allow. Allow the universe to bring to you those events that are appropriate for the unfoldment of that plan FOR YOU, within your realm. That may not be the same for everyone. You are all individuals. You are all sovereign beings. You each have your own role within the grander Divine Plan. Just allow that to unfold.

It is a tricky thing for humans to let go of, to release so much. You live your life in the realm of physical, feeling the need to control everything … and rightfully so. There’s so much in your world that can bite you, that can harm you, so you learn from a very early age to control events, so that you stay safe. But in reality, there is no danger. That is all a perception that you have from the perspective of the physical existence. But that’s not your real existence. That’s not your real life. These are all just experiences that you are choosing to have.

So viewed from that perspective, there should be nothing fearful about letting go. In fact, it can be joyful. What will the universe bring me next? What wonderment, what wonderful things that I may have never experienced before come my way in the next period before me? It can be a lot of fun from that perspective!

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Mother Mary on Maintaining Balance

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

Rob: I see myself walking on the roadway in my sacred landscape, and, of course, Mother Mary joins me and takes me by the arm. She’s just enjoying that we’re laughing so much.

Okay, over to you, Mother.

Mother Mary: Hello, my children, all. Yes, it is such a joy watching you laugh, having your conversations about the tumult in the world and how it need not affect you.

You are all learning to find that place of balance, and that is the key. It is all about balance, finding the balance within yourself, the within and the without. It’s not just above and below, but within and without [as well]. What is in the outside world must be balanced with what is within you, your own spirit, your own sense of centeredness – as you just said, Rob, to care about what happens in the world, but not allowing that to affect you and take you off of your own center.

We commend you, Rob, for the place you are at the moment, in a place of more balance. Not to say that you’ve solved all the world’s problems, but at this moment, it is a good day. It’s been a good week, a good month.

Of course, all of this is helped tremendously by that wonderful grandchild of yours. Nothing will help you find the balance within your own life more than the beauty found in the eyes and in the smile of a small child, reminding you continually of what life should be about – the never ending sense of wonder, of exploration, of finding what’s new in everything that’s right in front of you.

So yes, as depicted in the Tarot’s Two of Pentacles card, you are in a place at the moment of acknowledging the chaos in the world, but staying within yourself and finding that place of joy that allows you to dance. And it’s all centered in that place of balance. You have found that balance for the moment. Yes, there may be times when you are pulled off, but you understand enough now how to bring yourself back.


Enjoy these moments when life seems to be easy, and even when faced with rather extreme expenses in the financial side, it doesn’t seem to affect you. It doesn’t faze you. This is the way of things. This is the way of balance. You know all will be taken care of. You will be taken care of. We, the entire Company of Heaven have your back, as it were. All will be well. Just allow, but more importantly, just have fun!

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Sanat Kumara (Raj) on Unity Consciousness

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

Rob: So, I’m just getting settled and trying to call in Sanat Kumara. Okay, Raj, I guess it’s over to you for whatever you would like to discuss today.

Sanat Kumara (Raj): Greetings, one and all. It’s my pleasure to join you today. You all seem to be in a playful mood. This is so valuable in these days. Hold to that.

And you, Rob, in particular, are feeling such a deep sense of contentment. Yes, of course, it helps to watch that beautiful granddaughter of yours. Even today, just sitting with her, allowing her to nap [while] laying on your chest. Life need not be more complicated than that.

Just allow yourself to feel that at all times — the love and the wonder of a small child. The innocence, the purity, it evokes within you, that same feeling. This is all that’s required, nothing more complicated than that.

And you keep coming back to these thoughts of, “How are we going to achieve the sense of unity consciousness across the planet of all peoples, [because] everything seems so divided?” If it is divided, that is through your choice. Unity consciousness starts with just believing that you are, in fact, all one. You all come from the same source.

It doesn’t matter what people do, what people say, what they believe. You’re all from the same source, the same energy. You are, in fact, all one.

Does that mean you all have to think alike, believe the same, act the same? Of course not. Mother-Father-One do not want that. All of you are here as a unique expression of that one energy, and it should be that varied. But all of you, as you participate in this life, should honor that, should respect that, that you will, in fact, all have different beliefs, different thoughts, different ways of approaching life.

If you disagree with someone, what does that matter? At the end of the day, there’s no such thing as right or wrong, for in reality, when you all come down to the basic understanding of what life really is — this life on this planet — that you will find that all of you are wrong to some degree. So what does it matter if someone else thinks differently than you?

There’s such a fixation on partisanship — and I don’t mean political parties. I mean anything that divides you, one person against another, one people against another. It’s all rather meaningless, for you all come from the same source, so anything that divides you, makes you think that you are in some way different from another, is simply your own construct, your own belief system, separating you from another.

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Demonstrate the Blessings Anyway …

by Rob Loveland, posted in Article, spiritual info

[This is a poem inspired by Spirit, albeit one whose structure was borrowed from another.  I’m no poet, but I like how this turned out. — Rob]

As so often happens, I was quietly contemplating spiritual concepts when the poem, “Do It Anyway,” came to mind, and I questioned what that would look like if focused on the 13 Diving Qualities / Blessings and Virtues [1].  To remind you, the poem, “Do It Anyway,” was written by Kent M. Keith, but popularized by Mother Teresa (most often remembered by the one stanza, “The good you do today will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.”)

So for me, holding fast to the 13 Blessings and Virtues in a chaotic world would look something like this:

The world may pressure you to make hasty and easy decisions. — Be prudent anyway.

The world may convince you to disregard the plight of others. — Be compassionate anyway.

The world may encourage you to give up. — Stand in fortitude anyway.

The world may seem hopeless. — Keep hope alive anyway.

The world may reward the ego-centric. — Express humility anyway.

The world may encourage you to be greedy. — Be charitable anyway.

The world may entice you with the morally wrong. — Be pure anyway.

The world may advocate for the unbelievable. — Hold to the truth anyway.

The world may present you many plausible stories. — Apply your wisdom anyway.

The world may seem entirely mundane. — Hold a sense of awe anyway.

The world may show you ugliness. — See the beauty anyway.

The world may make happiness seem elusive. — Find the joy anyway.

The world may look to keep you down. — Allow Heaven to show you grace.

The 13 Blessings and Virtues are the waypoints of Nova Earth, so I hope this serves as an inspirational roadmap to help you find peace in these seemingly chaotic times.  In spite of outward appearances, we’re on the doorstep of realizing the promises of a new world, and with a dedicated focus on what truly matters, we will surely find our way there … together.

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[1] The Council of Love defines the 13 Divine Qualities / Blessings & Virtues as:  Prudence, Compassion, Fortitude, Hope, Humility, Charity, Purity, Truth, Wisdom, Awe, Beauty, Joy, and Grace.