The Road to the Higher Ground

All positive paths lead to one end goal. We are all striving for a higher consciousness. Each of us, in our own way, from the day we were born and before, have began this journey, with it's pitfalls, it's obstacles and it's side trips. We who are here, right here and now, depending on what we think or believe are here for reason. We chose it, we asked for it, and we got it! Some think, I can't do this, I don't understand that. This isn't working for me, and how do I know? Sometimes, I truly feel we are so busy saying what we can or can't do, that we are not paying attention to what we do hear, and know. Are we listening to the voices within each of us, that comes from us? I don't think for the most part we do. We are looking and listening for some being to tell us, what we are already aware of. We know these things as we know our children's names and our own. We have convinced ourselves, that we surely can't know. Because we have placed so little faith and trust in our own ability to be and know that we do truly come from a higher source. Are we too busy asking, that we are forgetting to stop and listen, to ourselves. If we have stopped listening, how can we expect our guides to keep trying to get through to us? Whose responsibility is it? Is it theirs or ours? Are our expectations of what we are expecting reasonable? Sometimes we are blinded by what we feel that should be happening, we are not paying attention to what is happening. We look for grand displays as we feel that it will come to us in those manners. For the most part, I have found inspiration and insights that come from spirit to be a lot softer, hard to hear, and very plain, almost invisible. We read other peoples experiences and feel that if that isn't happening to us, then there is something wrong. Again that is incorrect. Not all of us will witness the same signs, hear in the same way, and it would be unreasonable to expect it. Most inspiration is born out of perspiration. An area that I find this most evident is in the area of after death communication. We read stories of A D C's (After Death Communication) and we judge our lack of contact with our loved ones who have crossed over by what others experience. Which is unfair to most of us and to our loved ones. We need to learn to trust our own intuition, and to realize, what we see, hear, and sense is correct. That each of us, does experience things differently and we should not think that if we are not receiving the "signs" like another that we are not receiving 'signs" at all. We must retrain our minds, remove the boundaries we place on ourselves. and expand to the unlimited heights. We have the ability to grow, develop, as far as we allow ourselves. There is no limit to what one can do, when we remove the boundaries, we place before us. We are Divine, and when we think of ourselves as such and act in that manner, there is nothing that can keep us tied down. We can reach, touch and live among the stars. The only thing that can stop you, is the slight thought of " I can't," for with that phrase you have limited your true self and those bonds are self made. It is important to begin each day, and end each day, with an affirmation. Affirmations help you to visualize and encourage yourself. The power of the spoken word is one of the mightiest things you can send out into the universe. It brings positive to you, helps rid the negative influences that surround you, and emotionally and spiritually, can and does rejuvenate the spirit. Affirmations are powerful positive words one can send out and reap bountiful rewards with. You do truly reap what you sow. An affirmation is a seed, that with constant care will blossom and enrich your entire being more richly than I can possibly say. Because there is power in the spoken word, it is important to begin each day, with words of encouragement and empowerment for yourself and your world around you. By: Joyce Chandler copyright May 14, 2002