Inspiring Thoughts January 2009

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What is Truth? January 8, 2009

This is the question that keeps coming up over and over again in different situations.

The most recent one just happened last night and carried over into this morning.

I am compelled to share this story with you for your greater understanding of truth.

A well known healer in my area, Mary Anne Cotter, has been a personal friend as

well as a highly respected colleague of mine for many years. I received an email

from her last night stating that she was stuck in Nigeria and had been robbed by

armed robbers and all her money had been stolen. She was asking that I send $3000

to her immediately so she could pay the hotel and have money to travel home. I

would do anything for Mary Anne, as well as a hundred other people would,

however I immediately knew that this was not “truth” and decided to call her at

home later. This morning, I received an email from a mutual friend and client of Mary

Anne’s and mine and this dear, sweet heart stated that this was “so surreal” and she

was wiring $3000 this morning. I dropped everything, including my jaw, and emailed

her back that this was a scam. I told her that I had not talked to Mary Anne, but

I “knew” that this was not from her. I asked her to call Mary Anne to relieve her mind,

she responded back to me that she had called her, she was fine, and none of that

was true. I then called Mary Anne and she agreed with me that there are valuable

lessons within this all. I told her I was going to share this story with as many

people as possible and she thanked me and told me to make sure to use her

name in an effort to thank everyone for their concern and love and warn

them about what had happened.

I began to think that this was a perfect opportunity to warn people about a scam,

but also to inspire them to discern “truth” at all times. So, the question is ~ what is truth?

The universe and all of life collectively is addressing this question in every moment.

It has been brought to the forefront in the political, economic climate and into

our personal lives. Through it all, I believe that we have made a very important

shift from what “happens” to us to what truth we “choose” to live. Within this

process, we are taking back our own power, instead of relinquishing it to another

and we no longer are choosing to be a victim to it. This is happening universally

as a collective whole and this will bring the change the world is waiting for. This

change begins within our soul, our conscious and subconscious mind

and then filters down into our actions. It is spreading into a collective

consciousness that holds the energy of renewed faith for all humanity.

The next step is to learn how to discern YOUR truth. You cannot make

a mistake with this, it is your personal truth not someone else’s. It is a time

to “feel” the difference and trust what you feel. It is about honoring and

respecting who you are and what you choose and then doing the same for

others. Peace comes within when you can honor another person’s truth without

judgment, anger, guilt or fear. Each person has their own path and their own way

of traveling on that path and we need to respect that in every way.

It is my choice to be there with you, beside you, to love you, guide you and

honor you for exactly who you are within every moment. To assist you in this

specific process, I have included some photos that I took at my home on

Lake Erie, near Niagara Falls.

I ran outside to capture this spectacular example of the gifts of nature, I took

the first picture and then with a prayer, I asked that God and the Divine

angels and guidance reveal themselves in a form that will be recognized

with the human eye. The following 2 pictures came through with the answer.

Examine the first photo closely and the cloud structure. Then look at

the 2nd photo and notice the “orbs” in the water. The 3rd photo looks like

there is a moon in the clouds, but there was not a moon in the sky in the other

photos. Is it an orb that traveled up from the water into the sky? What do you

feel when you look at these? What is your deepest truth of awareness?

May these photos serve as a reminder that there is One Source of all creation,

the creation of all existence, including our thoughts, hopes, dreams, faith and

hope. That Creator is the center of our individual existence and there holds the

message that the only truth we have is what is inside of ourselves, beyond that

is our choices to live that truth.

May your Divine Guidance be with you always to whisper your truth in your

ear, open your eyes to see it and expand your heart to receive it with eternal peace.

Many blessings, love and light,
Joyce

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