My dear friends, we love you so very much,

A few weeks ago, we talked about your eternal nature. You live forever, dear ones. So do all beings.

Humanity, the animals, the spirit of the plants, trees, and Earth herself are part of the beautiful energy field that cannot and never will cease to exist. One with your creator, you immerse yourself in this 3D world for a while, then expand back into love—your true nature—when you make your exit.

When you transition to spirit once again, you have a body that is a projection of your consciousness, but it is not the dense body you live in while in your physical world. It is a body made of light. Although you can hug and eat and do whatever you like in the heavens, there's an awareness of yourself as energy and an awareness of the One love that lives within all.

On Earth, you immerse yourself in amazing biological bodies. They are magnificent miracles. Every cell is a conscious being, very much like a little animal, always wanting to love, always wanting to surrender to the steady stream of guidance, information, and healing from the Source. That is why we implore you to love your bodies, love your cells, and reaffirm to them that you believe in their ability to recalibrate to their original design. When you live in fear, you pinch off the stream of light. When you live in anger you do the same. When you find something to love, appreciate, or just enjoy a moment of relaxed contentment, you open once again to that flow and allow your little cells to once again receive their instructions straight from the Source.

That said, when it is time to expand back into the heavens, your cells, having done their job, retire their 3D forms as as well and merge once again with the greater consciousness that you are.

There is nothing in the world of form that will last forever, dear ones, while everything in the world of spirit will endure for eternity.

This is not meant to frighten you but rather to inspire you to enjoy this beautiful and temporal reality in which you are journeying for the time being. Enjoy the exquisite feeling of being able to touch your own hands in the physical world, to give yourself or another a hug. Enjoy the miracle of your own skin. Enjoy the cool feeling of a splash of water on your face or a sip of tea. Enjoy your senses. They are unique on your planet Earth, and certainly an experience not to be missed.

We also encourage you to take time regularly to go beyond the sensory world and tap into your eternal being. Connecting with the Source can help you truly enjoy your physical reality, as you feel and know the love behind it more often. After your meditations or prayers, enjoy your 3D reality! Bring your spirit into it fully by living in the present moment with as much love and appreciation as you can. Don't do this to "holy." Don't do it to achieve anything. Do it because human life is an exquisite experience, not to be rushed through, but rather to be savored.

You will absolutely have senses in the heavens beyond your wildest dreams, but there's something exquisite about being immersed in your physical, sensory reality that is not to be taken for granted. We even find it difficult to put into words. In the heavens, there is love beyond your wildest dreams. There is music in in the air, and colors beyond your physical specturm. Everything, colored with love, is more beautiful than words can express. And yet, there is something so precious about your 3D, physical, sensory reality that you will treasure once you come to the other side because it is an experience that is unique, precious, and beautiful and oh so tangible in ways that are hard to describe until you expand back into light.

Right now, upon your Earth, you can put on a pair of goggles and visit any location on Earth in a way that seems very real. You can see, hear, and almost touch the spaces that you witness from your own home. Your computer could make these locations seem perfect and fill them with every conceivable beauty. Yet how much more interesting and enjoyable it is to take off the goggles and use your own eyes and senses to experience the imperfect "real" 3D reality that you must drive or fly or walk to see, that you anticipate, and that you embrace with a sense of adventure. How beautiful it is to experience the world through your physical senses. This analogy has its limits, but we are simply encouraging you to enjoy your physical world while you are in it, knowing, of course, that there is so much more behind it that you cannot see.

Your dear ones who have transitioned are with you, often walking right beside you. Your animals in spirit are running around joyfully, visiting both relatives in heaven and those they love on Earth. If you break a glass, the spirit of love that held it together simply releases into the ethers once again, ready to take form as you direct it.

So when you find yourself fearing loss of anything or anyone, breathe. When you fear losing money, or a job, or finances, breathe. Remind yourself that all 3D things are temporary, but the spirit of love that lives within them lives forever. If you lose a loved one, they live on. If you lose a job, the good parts of that job live on as well as even better and you will find the "spirit" of the better job in a new one. If you lose a little money, the bank account might temporarily be a little lower, but the spirit of abundance lives within you, just waiting to be focused back into form so you can enjoy it with even more appreciation.

Dear ones, treasure your earthly lives. They are a precious experience, even if they are often a challenge. There's not a moment of your life that will seem wasted when you see it from the heavens someday. In the meanwhile, enjoy the grass under your feet, the warmth of sunshine on your face, the smell of your dinner, and the touch of a dear one, because your time on Earth, however long it may be, is an experience to be treasured. Don't rush to the finish line. Enjoy what you have right here and now, and in that bliss of the moment, you and your cells remain open to the well-being, joy, abundance, and Love that is part of your eternal flow.

God Bless You! We love you so very much.
-- The Angels

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Message from Ann

Hi Everyone,

It was quite a week! I stayed up all night Sunday night to get my new class announcements out now that I have a venue in Phoenix set up. I wasn't feeling pressured. I was feeling passionate. I didn't realize I had stayed up so late, till I looked up and the sun was coming up. I have no idea how this works, but when I'm in that flow, I don't get tired. It hits afterwards when I have to do the chores or things that don't feel so passionate!

Monday, of course, was eclipse day, and here in Phoenix, with the proper goggles, we got to see a 60% covering of the sun. You'd never know it if you just looked around. The day was bright and beautiful. But with the goggles I sat there in awe as I watched the moon, our dear satellite rock, temporarily block the light from our star. How fitting, I thought. The sun and the light shine eternal whether we block them or not. I slipped into that delicious feeling of being a tiny person glued by gravity to a spinning planet in the vast reaches of space. I felt the immensit of creation, the vastness of the moon, its weight and pull, and the even greater expanse of the sun.

I was blissing out in this semi-meditative space when I received a strong pull to get up and look in the pool. There was a baby sparrow whose first flight had ended badly. She was cold and near death, so I got her out of the water, held her close to my heart to warm her up. I intended with all my being that she know how precious and loved she was, whether she was aiming for life or death. Clearly it wasn't up to me. I've held animals while they crossed, and I've held them while they miraculously came to life. I watched the eclipse, shielded her face from the bright glare of the sun, and held her close.

As the moon finished its transit, I felt her signaling me. She opened one eyes and looked into mine, and I burst into tears with the magnitude of angelic love coming from this tiny creature. In body, she was a young little sparrow. In being, she was angelic.We shared a moment that felt like eternity. I sensed her gratitude, love, and appreciation, and I felt her sense mine. I marvelled at the miracle of every perfect tiny feather on her little body. I felt my warmth going into her as she relaxed. She looked at me one more time and I felt her perfect contentment, completeness, and a sense that it was time. As I prayed for her to feel the magnitude of my love, she left her little body so peacefully and expanded back into spirit.

Precisely then, the moon moved out from in front of the sun. The whole cosmos echoed with a silent beauty for just a moment then the birds resumed their singing in the yard and life marched on. I held her little body and felt her magnificent spirit, now free, and now holding me. It was surreal. As I've done many times for animals that transition on my watch, I laid her "in state" for a day in a beautiful basket lined with soft cloth. I gave thanks for her soul and prayed for all the little birdies. The next day, I buried her in surrounded by soft and fragrant rose petals and lavender in the backyard. It was only a body I buried. I felt her magnificent soul. The privilege of feeling her love had me in tears of awe, and appreciation. She wanted me to get on with life.

Later that afternoon I dropped a beautiful glass bottle I've had for decades in my kitchen. Clearly, it was a time of letting go of form. I think many of us let go of things during the eclipse. I don't know astrology and even the astrologers were not in agreement about "what it meant," but what the eclipse meant to me was that a large portion of humanity was taking a pause for a few minutes to a few hours to witness the miracles of nature, and to feel the sense of our unity as a race here upon a planet revolving in space. Perhaps for a moment, we let go of our problems, differences, and upsets and felt a sense of awe for the miracle of our existence. I know I did. I suspect many others did, too.

I used to wonder why we must live and die, and the angels reminded me that we'd get terribly bored if we lived forever in one body, circumstance, and one conditioned mindset. The trick to living a long life on this Earth in one body is to stay interested, keep expanding, enjoy our moments, and, of course, to connect regularly to infinite love no matter how we do it.

So, while I'm waxing philosophical here, what does this all mean for our everyday lives?

I think these moments of being aware of our temporary nature on Earth give us a sense of perspective and appreciation for life. There are so many times when problems, politics, or things in this world seem to loom so largely in our minds that we forget the simple miracle of existence. You've heard me say it before - a single rose once brought me back during a difficult time. Its perfume reminded me of all that was beautiful about this earthly life. My dearest little sparrow did the same. What a beautiful, if short, life she lived. She gave me the gift of feeling what it was like to sit warm and nurtured under her mama bird's belly and the exhilaration of those brief moments of first flight. She let me feel what it was like to rest quietly in an eggshell waiting for her body to develop and those moments of absolute wonder as she pecked free of it. My God, how much we take for granted. What a gift she gave me.

So when life gets heavy or problems seem large, stop to smell the roses or your coffee and revel once again in the million tiny and exquisite miracles life has to offer.

Here are a few gentle reminders to help you slow down and truly live life as it was meant to be...

1.  See how many things you can appreciate throughout the day that you usually take for granted.

I noticed the smell of my hand soap the other day for the first time in ages and had a delightful moment enjoying it. I usually rush through the hand washing routinte but realized how much I miss by not taking a moment to savor it.

Take time to marvel at the thousands to millions of people whose lives are spent giving you your phone or your computer. Smell the coffee. Enjoy the soft feel and fresh scent of the laundry when it comes out of the dryer. Simple "chores" and everyday activities are elevated with such love and appreciation for the exquisite moments of existence that they truly are.

2. When you fear loss, remember how much love continues to flow into life

We have all had our losses, great and small, and yet after living long enough, you realize the river of life keeps flowing, delivering new experiences, new ways to love, and new things to replace the old things. We have a new type of relationship with our loved ones in spirit. We replace something cherished that broke and find out that we have a better experience. We lose a friend who wasn't a friend so much, and a few years later look back and revel in the improved quality of life. We break a cherished glass and discover a new one we love more.

It would be unrealistic to say we won't miss the people and things that move on in our 3D life. But it is also realistic to expect that, in time, new forms of relating will appear, new experiences and new things will show up. Life never stops delivering more life, and if you look back even upon some of your greatest losses, you will see that there will always be new ways to relate, new opportunities for love, and new things that replace even those we thought we could never give up. You might never stop missing the physical presence of a loved one, but the more you can focus on their spiritual presence, the more the relationship returns to life.

3. Appreciate now

I was once crying over a friend who was leaving, hugging them goodbye, all the while telling them how much I'd miss them, when the angels got in my head and said so humorously, "Why dont' you stop missing the now while they're hugging you?" I burst out laughing! I was already in the throes of my imagined loneliness while hugging this person in front of me in the here and now!

Their point was not lost. I now appreciate who and what is in front of me here and now, even if I'm manifesting more. I trust that if someone is leaving my life, I will find ways to connect. A dear one in my life who passed many years ago is still in connection with me, and we commune often, sometimes not even talking but just resting in the beauty of each other's love. The more I can appreciate life as it presents itself here and now, the more it shares with me.

We are human. We live in temporary bodies, in temporary homes, and in temporary situations. They might last a lifetime or a short time, but they don't last forever. Luckiliy we do. Our animals do. The essence of what we've created does and can come to us in new and improved forms. Our loved ones in spirit can come to use with an unimaginable love to share.

The human experience and its feelings of loss and separation are not always easy but as we gradually shift our focus to appreciate life as it presents its eternal self to us, here and now, there is beauty and bliss available in the smallest things, even beyond words or imagination. Love is the eternal reality. Whether you find it in the kiss of spirit, the touch of a living being, or in the softness of a towel removed from the dryer, that eternal love is what we crave, seek, and ultimately merge with.

I don't want to wait till I die to feel that love. I'd rather tap in here and now. It takes practice to remind ourselves to appreciate the miracles in front of us. We take so many of them for granted, and yet a few seconds of conscious appreciation can bring you into an exquisite sense of connection and love. And that, ultimately is what we all crave.

Have a blessed week,
Love,
Ann