Wow! What an incredible journey the last month has been. I am so thankful for the gifts received and expressed from spirit.

My last blog post was about a man who’s sister in law had a reading with me, and as he was about to pass away in the hospital yet he came through. It is literally the next post down titled ‘the weight of it all’.  On a recent Friday morning, I had the pleasure with speaking with Jim again. His wife Karen came to see me. Her sister told her the incredible story of what had transpired and she just had to come meet me. She drove a little over 3 hours to come for a 9 am appointment! One of the reasons why I have an assistant do all of my bookings is because I do not want to know anything about my clients prior to sitting with them! This case was no exception. When Karen sat with me I treated her like every other reading. Explained how I work¸ what to expect and then started. She did not tell me who she was, or who she was looking for.  I connected with a few spirits in the room and to be honest, I can’t remember it all now. Her husband was the 1st person in the room. He came in just as he had before with a hospital gown, major breathing issues, blood issue, hovering above the body (not coherent) before passing. He explained that he had not been well for a while, but had no intention of passing away. He honestly did not know he was going until it was too late (I later found out that he had his DNR removed).   When I described this man to her she knew exactly who he was. She had read all my blogs, information and was not sure that he would come though. Her sister assured her that he would be here.  It had been 5 long weeks and she shed tears of joy knowing that he was alright. I myself was shocked that he was able to manifest that fast. Our communication was a bit trying at times, but none the less he got his messages across to her.  She has a journey ahead of her, but I am certain that she knows she is not alone. It was a real blessing to be able to connect these two people again. Thank you Karen. Many Blessings to you and a speedy recovery to your Jim.

I have always had a fascination with funerals. The daughter of a minister & medium, I guess you could see why. When I became a minister earlier this year, I knew that I would be seeing more funerals in my future. I did not know how interesting they would be. A previous client contacted me on a Wednesday night. Her father had passed and her family wanted to have a ‘celebration of life’. I was saddened to hear of his passing as I knew that she had lost her mother some time ago. She told me the celebration was on Sunday, so we had to meet asap. When she and her brothers came in, I could feel the weight of their loss. It had been a few days since he had passed, and although they knew he was not well with a terminal prognosis, we are never really ready for the passing of a parent. We talked in lengths about Doug. We laughed and cried as they told me wonderful stories of the man that loved them right to the end; the man they called Poppa.  I took quite a few hours trying to figure out what stories I should share. The day came and I really wasn’t sure what to expect. You see, usually when I attend funerals, I see the deceased. I see them standing with their families and I see them comforting their friends. I see them sending the love that we who are here left in the physical realm miss so much. Doug was no different. I arrived at the hall a few minutes early in hopes that I’d be able to see him right away. I should have thought about it. I know it takes a tremendous amount of energy for them to manifest, and there wasn’t quite enough there yet. About half an hour in, there he was…. Hovering over where the food should have been. You see Doug was about feeding people, one of his very admirable traits. His family and friends had started gathering around and there was no food yet. When I told my client this, she laughed so hard. She said that it was just like him and then went off to tell her brothers what I was seeing. Later in the celebration he asked me where his jacket was. Puzzled, I asked the family, and they figured out that he was looking for a new jacket. All the members of the soccer club he belonged to had new red jackets, and he did not have one! What a giggle we had over that. The last time I saw Doug was when he stood behind his sister as she said a few words to the crowd about the brother that she missed so very much.  The out pour of love was beautiful. Although this family was missing the 2 people who brought them into existence, they were surrounded by love & affection from their family & friends. Thank you Michelle & Family for allowing me to help you celebrate such a wonderful man! Blessings upon you all.

Now, for the Piece de résistance as they say. This past Saturday I was Officiating a wedding for two of the nicest, well suited people I have ever met. Kelli had been a work colleague of my husbands from a few years back. I had seen her as a client in 2010, and she had been back twice since then. The last time bringing her lovely fiancé Matt.  They told me of their desire to be wed and then surprised me by asking if I would help them. I was ecstatic. The chemistry and love the two of these people exude was beautiful. We talked a few times over what they wanted and how I could help them achieve the ceremony they wanted. One of the things that I knew about this couple was their losses. Both had lost parents. Luckily for us, on their last visit with me, BOTH their mothers came in. I was thankful for their help, and they were thankful for the confirmation and acceptance of one another’s life partner by their mothers.  Fast forward to Saturday!  I completely forgot that the wedding was to take place in the Distillery District of Toronto. This is an incredibly old and spiritually active part of town. Busy was an understatement. On first arrival I was a bit frazzled, but I was able to get grounded fairly quickly. The guests were gathering in the gallery and the groom was anxiously waiting his first look at the bride.  When she walked in the energy became so intense. One of the things I like to do when performing a wedding ceremony is to stand in the crowd. You see the ceremony has very little to do with me, its all about the couple, so they should be the focal point. As I took my place in the crowd, I became teary. I could feel each mother beside me. I also became aware of a male (I still do not know who he is). I was able to work through the energy and carry on with the ceremony. It was a beautiful full circle moment. Not wanting to distract the happy couple from their friends and family in the physical, I decided to hang on to the information and try to find a time later on to tell them what I felt. Luckily my husband was able to take a few photos of not only the ceremony but also the speeches at the reception. I was able to ‘show’ them where their parents where during both. In that last meeting, their mothers told me the colour of dresses they would be wearing to the wedding. The bride's mother was in Green, and the groom's mother in Pink. The Blue & Red orbs are other male spirits who were present, but I was not able to identify them.  I was able to create a photo of where I could feel or see their presences. The newly weds left directly for their honeymoon so I have not had a chance to connect with them yet, but I did send them the information via Text Message. Isn’t technology grand! I have loaded them here for you to see…. The 1st is the original photo, and the 2nd shows where I felt the energies…. See how I was directed to one side in the 1st photo, and how 2 spirits were on that one side…. the energy was very intense. Anyway, I just wanted you to see what or how I feel. Kelli & Matt, thank your for allowing me to help you on your special day. The love & gratitude you expressed for one another could last nothing short of an eternity. Many blessings to you and your families.

To all of you who have allowed me to serve you, your families and God, Thank you. I am blessed and honoured to help in any way I can. With that being said, this minister, medium, and momma is tired! Not only did I host an event on Friday, taught a workshop Saturday morning, with the wedding in the evening, but both my boys have come down with a cold. Hibernation here we come! Sending love & light out to all of you. Xo Truly

Hello Lovies! Happy Holidays to you. 

As I'm sure it's been a busy end of year in your house the same goes here. My family and I have been on the run for at least 2 months now. I typically work 6 days a week, but have 4 in a row off this week so I thought I'd celebrate with a new blog. :)

As some of you know I have a little guy (Thomas, T or Sir) who is about 2. He's a whole lot of fun and we are so lucky to have him. No doubt he will be a very gifted Medium if he so chooses to persue his gifts. Last week I had to show him how to ask spirit to leave. I've see T play with spirit (my dad, my husbands dad, even my step grandma Marg), but I've never seen him upset by spirit. It was the 1st evening I had been home in a while. I was busy preparing for company the next day when T came running in the kitchen. He was crying and immediately grabbed my leg. I bent down to comfort him and see what the matter was. I honestly thought he hit his head or pinched a finger or something to that effect. I was taken back when he said to me 'bad guy mummy, bad guy'. That's strange I thought. I started trying to remember the last time I cleared the house (about 3 days before). I hugged T and asked him if he would show me. Brave little solider that he is took me by my hand and lead me to our hall way. He pointed up, close to the ceiling and sure enough we had an unexpected guest. It was a lower level vibration (recently deceased spirit) who was looking for a way back into the light. I keep my home very protected as a rule and was in shock that they were able to get in. I bent down and T wrapped his arms around my neck still nervous. I told the spirit it was not welcome here and it was not ok that it was scaring my son. I asked it why it was here? It went on to tell me that it had recently crossed and was too scared to go into the light then, but now couldn't even find the light. While it was wandering, looking for the light, it saw my light. I guess even though I don't have a neon sign in the physical, I do in the spiritual lol. With T still around my neck I picked him up and stood. "Now T watch" I said. "We are going to help send them home where they belong." He nodded and seemed to calm down a bit. With that I started a prayer. I asked God, the Angels and my Spirit guides to protect us and help me open a portal to the other side to let this lost soul in. I asked Arc Angel Micheal to come and show it the way home. My hall way became extremely bright for 6 pm in the end of December. The spirit, thankfully did not come in much past the front door, and now there was a big beautiful portal filled with light between us (think of a black hole in space, but filled with light). It thanked me, apologized for scaring T and intruding. It gently passed through the light and was gone. I prayed again that it would have safe passage and that we could close the portal now. The portal began to shrink until it just dissapeared, like a speck of dust. I again thanked God, the Angels and my Spirit guides for helping me and for keeping us safe. I also asked them to re-secure my home so that I would not have anymore unannounced guests. I looked down at T who was still hanging on to my neck. He smiled at me and said 'bad guy gone". He gave me a kiss on the cheek and wriggled till I put him down. Off to play as his cars were waiting. You would have never known there was a 'bad guy' to begin with. 

Sending a spirit home is all about intention. Ask for protection. When you ask God, the Angels and your guides to help they can help you do almost anything. Including helping a soul go home. 

Anyway that's just another day in the life of a Medium. Or as my girlfriend Siobhan says its #MediumProblems.
Well lovies, thanks for reading and all the best to you and yours in the new year. 

Love & Light,
Truly

Hello Friends,
I have missed you. I have been under the weather, and as such was unable to work for a time. I am doing much better and back at it. Below is my annual 'Mother's Day Lecture' that I will be giving later this morning at the Divine Light Spiritual Foundation. I do hope you enjoy it and welcome your comments/feedback. Happy Mother's Day. God Bless you. xoxo Love & Light, Truly

Happy Mother’s Day. (May 13, 2012)

You are kind.
You are smart.
You are important.

Those words are what every parent wants to instill in their children. To be kind is to love, the purest of all emotions.  To be smart is to recognize that we have a choice, and that by being alive, we have chosen to grow. You are important. Something we forget so easily about our selves. When you are important, you remember that you are accountable for your thoughts, feelings and actions, and that no-one can take these away from you.

After becoming a parent myself, I read an article in a ‘parenting magazine’. It was an article on Fathers and what they thought of fatherhood. Christian Jacobs, is a pretty important guy with Nickelodeon (a kids television production company), and the co-creator of Yo Gabba Gabba (one of Thomas’s favorite shows). He wrote something that has not left me since the day of reading it. He was asked ‘what did you learn about being a father from your own dad?” The answer may shock you, or really hit home as it did for me:

“He showed me that as a parent, it’s time to forget about yourself and do what’s best for your children. No success in life could compensate for being a failure as a parent.”

What an incredible statement. Before my Thomas was born, Kyle and I had conversations about what kind of parents we were going to be. What hopes and dreams we had not only for our children, but with our children. I remember him telling me how years ago he turned down a very prestigious career move, so that he wouldn’t be put in the position of having to choose between his work and his family. So many people in the corporate world have had to make that choice. One of IBM’s motto's is ‘Family First’. This is something we do in our family. We put each other first.

I have had a few difficult choices in my life, and as difficult as it can be, I thank God for those opportunities. I thank God for the opportunity to live. I know God has big things in store for me. I have faith that I am being looked after.  I know that there will be more challenges in my life. I also know that I was given Kyle and Thomas for a reason. I am thankful for the strength I’ve been given.

Nothing about my life’s been easy. But nothings’ gonna keep me down. They give me reason to carry on.

I have been pregnant 5 times.  I’ve only been able to hold one baby in my arms. On so many occasions I have asked the age old question: ‘why’.  I know, that God doesn’t answer the ‘why’s. He only answers the ‘how’s’ and the ‘when’s, and its always done in divine order.

Each baby that I have been given, has been a blessing to me. I can not tell a lie, I do miss the opportunities of them. But I know in my heart that they have received the love and the care that they so much deserved. I am grateful to help them with what ever lessons they were working on in that brief time.   I am glad that I was able to give them the unconditional love that they so deserved.

The way you grow after you have made the decision to be a parent is almost in-measurable. I once heard a quote that talked about the decision to have a child is the decision to let your heart walk around out side of your body on its own, with out any regard for you. (lol). Never has a truer statement been made.

I love my Thomas to pieces. He really is my whole world. Its funny you know, I don’t think you realize how much you are loved by your parents (biological or not), until you become a parent yourself.  It’s amazing how you cry when your child cries, and you laugh when they laugh (even when you know you really shouldn’t be laughing because it’s sending the wrong message). They so quickly become a piece of us.

I’ve had quite a few parents come to me in the last few years, looking for advice to help with their children. The thing we always seem to forget is that our children are us, but a shorter version. They are smarter than us, they are faster than us and they can certainly out do us on any given day. We forget that they are not children, but little adults. They are miniature people who deserve all the respect and love we can give them.

When I talk about showing a child respect and love, I’m really talking about teaching them what we all need to re-learn. We need to re learn that:

We are Kind

We are Smart

And we are Important

When we have the fundamentals down, life can really become easy. When you are struggling with a challenge, all you need do is ask yourself these things; Are you acting out of kindness & love? Are you smart enough to understand that you will be held accountable for your actions? Will you lead a life of Integrity and Importance?

We all struggle with those things. We all struggle with them because we are human, and on a pretty steep learning curve.  Thankfully we have parents to show us the way.

We have parents that show us that we have goodness in us. We are merciful. We have compassion and understanding. We are the light and the energy and the joy in the world. We have forgiveness, patience, strength and courage. We can comfort, teach and heal others. We have the deepest wisdom and we know the highest truth. We are the greatest peace and the grandest love. We are these things. And luckily enough, we have parents to show us the way. How they chose to show us maybe a different story, but they have chosen. And don’t forget you chose them too.

Its funny, even now as I write this, I know that I am living in the state of fear. I can choose to manifest fear in my life. I can choose to let the fear (false evidence appearing real) in, and take over. Or I can choose to carry on. I can choose to live in love.

After everything that has happened to me, I have come to a decision. I choose to follow my parents. I choose Love. I choose to carry on. I choose to show my boy how life really is. I choose to be Kind. I choose to be Smart. & I choose to be Important.

I am able to choose all of these things, because someone chose to have me. Thanks Mum.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! So sorry its been so long Lovies. I've been a very busy lady thanks to you. No, really, Thank You!

Today's blog inspiration comes from a lecture I gave back in November.... I hope you enjoy it.

    This past year (2010) I offended one of my friends on Facebook by making the statement 'Everything in life is a Choice.' Believe me, it was not my intention, but with out offending her, I never would have dug deeper into that statement.  I really believed it to be a true and accurate statement, but to really express it properly; I needed to dig further..... yes, I'm talking about FREE WILL. But before we get into that, let's go back to the beginning. 
    You are spirit. You are in heaven before you are born. You say to the God of Your Understanding or to the Universe, I want to grow & evolve. You know the best way to learn, is to experience for yourself....  So you stand in front of a giant black board (or white board) that is covered with words like: Integrity, Honesty, Humility, Loss, Unconditional Love, Forgiveness, Pain, Respect, Trust, Acceptance..... etc.  Some people pick 15, other people pick 45, but the average person picks out approximately 25 words.  Those 25 words are the focus of 25 lessons that you want to learn while spending time on earth. Then you look at the candidates for your mother (seeing the major events in her life), and you pick one. From her partners, you pick your father (seeing the major events in his life also).  Then you are born! You start growing up and all the while, you're learning the lessons.  You are living your life, and God or the Universe hands you a scenario. How you act, and react is completely up to you (free will), and therefore you may or may not learn the lesson that was intended. You see, we are in charge of WHAT we learn, we just don't get to pick HOW we learn it. That is up to God or the Universe to decide.
    Now, you ask, 'what happens if you didn't learn the lesson?'. Good question! Stop here, just a moment. Can you think of anything in your life right now that is REPEATING? It may not be exactly the same, but the main lesson seems similar? Or, is it worst than the last time? It's harder this time, isn't it? Right..... So you repeat the lessons until you get it.... and sometimes it takes lifetimes (yes plural) to get it. You can be repeating something for more than one lifetime, several in fact (but that's another story) and each time the lesson gets harder and harder. The whole point of life is the lessons. We want to evolve and better ourselves, and the best way to do that is to experience the lessons. It really is all about the experiences.
    So that brings me to the law of Choices. It all begins with what we chose before we got here. We no longer have any control over what we picked, but we do have control over how we react or act.  All we can do now is choose to make the best of it... choose to grow, to love, to connect, to give. Can you GROW into your current lessons? or will you turn your back, become bitter and resentful? Choosing to grow is not easy, we all know this, but it is necessary for survival. It comes down to Personal Responsibility. "We are responsible for our own progression or the unfolding of self.  When we can accept that how we act or react to any given situation or experience determines the outcome of that experience, we have taken the first step toward accepting personal responsibility. No one can force us, or make us do anything against our will. we have been given free will to accept or reject any of life's experiences that come our way. When we understand this principle fully, we stop looking for external sources to take the responsibility for anything that has happened or will happen to us. When we start acting instead of reacting to situations or experiences, than we have resumed responsibility for our lives and can start directing it according to our own desires. Regardless of the situations in which we find ourselves, whether they are of our own creation or outside circumstances which have drawn us into them, how they affect us becomes our responsibility. We must take this sense of responsibility into all areas of our lives, for the same rule applies, whether it involves family, community or universal situations. In the end, it will not matter what others think of us that will count, but what we think of ourselves. " (The Seven Principles of Spiritualism).
    Now, what about WHAT you picked to learn...... I've had many people ask me 'Why did I choose this?' or "what is the point of this lesson?" . I may be able to give you a direction on what it could be, but really, only you know the answer. You need to search your soul and ask it those questions. As they say, 'God doesn't answer the How or the Why, he just answers the Who, and When, and the answer is almost always YOU & NOW.'
    When I tell this to someone who is a parent, they often struggle with it. Being a parent myself, I know why. We (parents) tend to want to take away pain or grief from our children. What we don't realize is that this child, just like us, CHOSE these lessons, and by taking away the pain, grief or personal responsibility, we are taking away their lesson. What happens when we don't learn the lesson? Right, we REPEAT it! (heavy, right?). So, as much as you may feel like you are helping and protecting your child, spiritually, you may be stunting their growth! Just like us they need to experience to learn and grow.
    When we have learned all that we wish to learn, we can choose to go home. Some of you have heard me say that we have 5 (or so) opportunities to 'go home'. It is up to us when we decide to leave this earth. But the point being, maybe the person only had a 2 or 3 lessons to learn, and therefore decided to 'go home', what we would consider, early.  On the other hand, you may have fulfilled all of the lessons you intended to learn, and now you're just enjoying. Even death is a choice. (this again, is a topic for another day).
    Anyway, the long and the short of it is..... Everything in Life is a Choice. It's the perfect opportunity to take responsibility for where you are now and to passionately participate with intention, focusing on being in the present!

Thanks for reading. Love & Light,
Truly

Hi All!
I will be writing more on this topic soon, but in the mean time here is the technique.....

“Connect Ground Protect”

This is a very easy & simple technique you can use to protect yourself. You can use this multiple times a day. Feel free to bring other things into the protective bubble of white light (for example: your family, your house, your car).

Get comfortable & close your eyes.

Imagine a silver sting coming out of the top of your head. Imagine it going up, through the ceiling, past the roof, up past the clouds, past the sky all the way up past the stars. There it is out in the universe. Now imagine it wrapped around the hand of the God of your understanding.  Give it a good tug, make sure it’s tight. Now follow the string back down, all the way to the top of your head. Allowing God’s love to come down with you.

Now let the love come down through the top of your head, down through your neck, past your shoulders, down your chest, though your arms to your hands, now past your tummy, past your low back and hips. It goes down each leg, past your knees, and ankles to the bottom of your feet.

Now, look down. Ask Mother Earth to support you. See a beautiful mist that comes up from mother earth, surrounding your feet, traveling up your ankles, up past your knees, past your hips & low back, up past your tummy, up your arms and chest. It travels up your neck, all the way up past your head. Feel her love come through the warm mist.

Now, ask divine spirit (or the God of your understanding) to surround you with a protective bubble of white light. (Nothing can come in this bubble unless you invite it.) Now say either “Thank you” or “Amen”.

This is a great way to start a meditation, or anything else for that matter.

It is just my interpretation. Feel free to change it to what suits you.

Love & Light,
Truly Dubourdieu
President
Divine Light Spiritual Foundation

Today I used my favorite excerpts from 3 books to make up the inspirational talk I gave this morning at the Divine Light Spiritual foundation.  All of these quotes have helped me along my path of creating my business and living my authentic life. I do hope that you will benefit from it.  

  When possibility thinkers are surprised by a spontaneous and unexpected opportunity, they don't irresponsibly seize it. Nor do they allow the suggestion to be dismissed, offhand and outright, with a careless cavalier negative response. Instead, they treat the fresh possibility with reverent respect: "I'll take a new look at my schedule. I'll need to realign my priorities."
    Of course, there will be risks. Every decision commands a price - known or unknown. But you can't escape all risks by avoiding all risks. Remember, before you turn your back on the new possibility, that you risk losing what you might have won....
    The Quakers were taught to pray each night before they went to sleep. They were also taught to pray on awakening each morning, seeking divine wisdom by drawing up a fresh list of what they could do that day. The new day might be a virtual repeat of the day before, but not necessarily! The morning news comes on. An unexpected telephone call interrupts the day's plans. Or a conversation you had with someone changes priorities with a new idea!
    Providence often challenges our careful planning with an uninvited and unexpected fresh possibility! So make out your new priority list every morning. You'll be surprised at how frequently your  priorities can and should be urgently, wisely, even compassionately revised. *1
    Do you want a life-changing experience with God? If so, wise up! Realize its instinctive and normal to be religious. Clean up! Wash your mistakes and negative emotions away through God's Grace. And then Give up- anything that may be hindering you. Perhaps there is something in your life that you will have to relinquish, with God's help. If it is something that is blocking the birth of real faith, then you may have to give it up. If it is a choice between living and a bad habit - choose life. *2-1
    Uncertainty normally drives us daft, but although knowledge is power, not knowing also has its own power. There is he power in trusting ourselves, relying on our intuitions, being able to act even in the face of uncertainty, rather than drone on fro sometimes years with a yes-no-yes-no-yes-no attitude of indecision. It can be more heroic to be willing to act in the absence of certainty tan to refuse to act without absolute certainty. *3-1
Being unwilling to bear the hurly-burly of faithfulness to our call, we court disaster- Latin for 'against one's stars' -and we end up agitated anyway. Although we have the choice not to follow a call, if we do not do so, the Sufi poet Kabir said, our lives will be infected with a kind of 'weird failure'. We'll feel alienated from ourselves, listless and frustrated and fitful with boredom, the common cold of the soul. Life will feel so penetratingly dull and pointless that we may become angry and turn the anger against ourselves (one definition of depression) or feel seized by the impulse to run madly out of the house, down to the river, and search among the bull-rushes for a miracle. 
    Those who refuse thier calls, though, who are afraid to become what they perhaps already are - UNHAPPY - will not, of course, experience the unrest (or the joy) that usually accompanies the embrace of a calling. Having attempted nothing, they haven't failed, and they can console themselves that if none of their dreams come true, then at least neither will thir nightmares. *3-2
    Someone once said, "when God wants to make sure a truth is never abandoned or aborted, He will put it in the instinct." When God wanted to ensure that the need for religion would never die, He put it within the human breast. That is why humankind throughout history has been drawn to a belief in a God. Even the aborigines of Australia and the headhunters in New Guinea believe in a god or gods. They feel the instinctive urge within their souls to know and worship something greater than themselves.  *2-149
    Every sacrifice, though, every step toward action, every response to a call necessitates a leap of faith and is done without knowing the outcome. It is, as the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard described, the epitome of anxiety meeting courage. It is Jonah leaping overboard, which seems like madness, yet often in following our own calls, we're told by others that we're crazy. At some level, we, too, have to make an ultimate sacrifice to our callings. We need to devote everything, our whole selves.  A part-time effort, a sorta-kinda commitment, an untested promise, won't suffice. You must know that you mean business, that you're going to jump into it up to your eye sockets and not turn back at the last minute. In making the leap from vision to form, you will be tested and suffer setbacks, occasionally severe. At our first steps toward authenticity- or love or compassion or any high calling -every devil in hell will come out to meet us. Only when you try your vision in the world can you test whether it's true.  *3-11
    Negative emotions block faith because they hinder us from confronting our need for God. It is like the over weight person who won't step on the bathroom scale or the person with overdue bills who won't look in the mailbox. When we most need help, negative emotions can keep us from turning to the One who could help us most: they block us from believing and seeing God's plan for our lives.
    Now you know why Jesus was such a a powerful believer! Jesus knew God. Jesus had no emotional blockages! he had no selfish ambitions, no greed, no jealousies, no hatred, no self-pity, no selfish griefs. Emotionally, he was constantly positive. He was pure in heart.
    So if there is within your personality some resentment, some hostility, some guilt, some fear or worry, find it. Get rid of it. You will be surprised to find how much your faith will improve. How natural it will seem to you to be religious-as natural and normal as breathing. *2-154
    If there is a negative emotion within you that is blocking you in your relationship with God, clean up! "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." *2-155
    If our allies help us stay the course, though, our 'enemies' - whatever forces thwart us - provide us with the true tests of our spirit. They offer us the best opportunities to learn strength, resolve, patience, and compassion - skills that are easy in the abstract and damnably hard in the doing. Sometimes, however, wat first appears to be an enemy turns out not to e, and it is the better part of valor to exercise a heroic quality of discretion in following our calls. Be willing to approach obstacles as if they might be allies, and make your leaps of faith accordingly. *3-12
    Take a look at a fountain pen. The ink flows through it to form words-communication. If you simply give your life., he can flow through you. He can make your heart right. He can clear the rubbish from your life and replace it with a holy dream! And you'll come to realize that the burning desire, the consuming dream, the strong sense of destiny - yes, all of this inner drive- is the very life of God surging in your soul! Your dream is God within you!
    It is a decision! To become a believer! and decide that a positive mental attitude-a be-happy healthy attitude- requires that you let the faith flow free. * 2-164

Thank you for reading lovies. XO Love & Light, Truly


 *1: Hours of Power: My Daily Book of Motivation and Inspiration by Robert H. Schuller. HarperCollins Publishers Inc.  2004. "Unexpected Opportunities" July 17th, page 199

*2 The Be Happy Attitudes: Eight Positive Attitudes That Can Transform your Life! by Robert H. Schuller. Word Books Publisher 1985.
-1 page 156- Give Up!
-2 page 149
- 3 page 154
-4 page 155
-5 page 164

*3 Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life. by Gregg Levoy. Three Rivers Press 1997.
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Oh, so much to say.... & I have no idea where to begin!
Ah, ok, so for those of you who are suffering with a bit of the depression bug, I did say to keep an eye out because I'd post a mantra for you on my blog.... "I now go beyond other people's fears and limitations. I am the creator of my life". Depression is about not having the courage to live the life that you WANT, not the life you are handed. In almost every reading I end up speaking about Personal Responsibility. It is one of the 7 principles that I live by, and so very important. There is a sense of freedom when you take responsibility for all of your actions and reactions.  When you can accept that you made that decision, knowing full well that there are consequences (whether good or bad, positive or negative) to each choice, you'll find that you almost ALWAYS feel good about your decision. Other people may not, but life really amounts to what YOU want & how you want to experience it.
This brings me to another very important point, "No one can make you feel anything, unless you allow it".  Let me explain: people cannot force feelings on you. Only you can control your feelings. You can choose to feel a certain way. You can choose to feel hurt. You can choose to feel betrayed. You can choose to feel abused, neglected or battered. No one can MAKE you feel this way. You can also choose to learn the lesson and move on. You can choose to understand. You can choose to accept your role in the situation and change it. You OWN your feelings. So Own Them.
So, approximately 8 weeks ago, I started saying a mantra on a daily basis. If you are a Facebook friend of mine, you'll have seen it a few times as my status. "The Universe Supports Me In All That I Do." This mantra has made a HUGE difference in my life. Honestly. It has helped me to manifest all of the things I want. Well most.... lol. I wanted to be busier in my life (yes, really). I wanted my business to take off. I wanted to be available to my son. I wanted to help my husband. I wanted to have more fun. I wanted to gain more financial freedom. I say this mantra at least once a day. My life has changed in so many ways. The point of my telling you this is: If you don't make your desires known, how can anyone ever help you fulfill them? If you do not ask for help, you will never receive it. I tell clients all the time to put what you want, what you desire, out to the universe (or to God). Prayer is Talking to God, Meditation is Listening to God. Only when we specifically ask for what we want, can our desires be filled.

Lastly, here are a few quotes that have been floating around my head lately (I'm sure they'll be helpful to someone):

Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.
— Robert F. Bennett

We need to teach the next generation of children from Day One that they are responsible for their lives. Mankind's greatest gift, also its greatest curse, is that we have free choice. We can make our choices built from love or from fear.
— Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

You cannot afford to wait for perfect conditions. Goal setting is often a matter of balancing timing against available resources. Opportunities are easily lost while waiting for perfect conditions.
— Gary Ryan Blair (Mind Munchies)

Thank You for taking the time to read my thoughts.
Love & Light,
Truly xo

They say life is what you make it. So why not make it great? Who says you can't do all the things you dream of. Get up and get busy already! You can do it. Lately I've had a lot of clients come asking about a different path, or changing careers. You know, I've always said, if you can dream it, you can do it, you just gotta get up off your butt!
We are not here to have things given to us. When we incarnate to the earth, it is to learn lessons (on many levels I might add). So to think that your just going to get something you really want just because you 'wish' for it is silly. You need to do the leg work involved. You need to build a foundation before you can build a house. It doesn't hurt to ask the Universe or God of your understanding for help, but by no means will it just be given to you. Instead of asking to become a rock star, why not ask for the opportunity to show people what a great singer/musician you are? By asking that, you are accepting your personal responsibility. You would need to spend time practicing your craft to be a great singer/musician. The opportunity can be given, and actually so can the talent, but if you don't work to improve it, you'll never be a rock star. The same goes for Mediums & Psychics. We need to practice our craft. Every week I set aside 1-2 hours to meditate and communicate with spirit and the collective consciousness. By doing this, I am practicing my skills, a "fine tuning of my instrument" if you will. I also gather with like minded people to share information and experiences on a weekly basis. Finding someone to relate to can be very rewarding. You may not have many things in common, but when you do feel that sense of connection, it can open your eyes to new possibilities, and new ways of thinking.
Well Lovies, I'll get off my soap box now. Please know that I love & respect you, wherever you are in your life lessons & I'm always willing to help. Love & Light, Truly