Aloha everyone,
It is amazing how powerful what we say ourselves and how much the words we speak to ourselves matter. I remember hearing a joke about a man who found himself stranded on his roof during a flood. He was a very devout person and he had absolutely no doubt God would save him. Before long, a man showed up in a row boat. The man thanked him but said, “God will save me.” A while later, someone showed up with a raft. Again the man thanked him for the offer. Finally, a helicopter showed up and he again responded, “No thanks.”
When he met God after he drowned, he was angry. “Why didn’t you save me God?,” he shouted.
God lovingly responded, “I sent you a row boat, a raft and a helicopter.”
So many people want to see angels or would like a sign from their dead loved ones or ask for guidance but then refuse to “see” the signs. I know I did, and a large part of my journey has been to develop what I call discernment. Since it was clear God wasn’t going to leave a note on my nightstand with clear, unequivocal guidance, I had to learn how to hear my innate wisdom.
I think of discernment as the ability to know the difference between wishful thinking and divine guidance. It is the ability to notice the feather sent by an angel or see the cloud a loved one imbued with their love. It is the ability to see and believe in all the wonderful signs that always surround us.
If we believe in angels, know they have the ability to send us signs and believe we will notice the signs we will. I found praying for the willingness to connect with divine guidance helped me a great deal.
Play with the idea of developing your ability to see, hear, and feel the presence of the angelic realms, and see what happens.
With love and aloha,
Susan
posted July 15, 2009 at 6:18 am
Amen! Thanks for using the word discernment! It takes one away from criticism, to responsibility!
posted July 15, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Aloha Ellie,
I had never quite thought about it that way but indeed it does. Thanks for the insight,
With love and aloha,
Susan
And remember you really do have angels on your shoulders!
posted July 19, 2009 at 10:33 am
Not so long ago I was unaware of the loving guidance and reassurance of Angels. I took an AngelSpeaks workshop at our local High School Adult School. Who would’ve thought that one night would change my life forever. It opened me to existence of more than me.
I have so many wonderful stories and experiences now that I stay in the moment and look for the signs. The signs can come in so many forms. For me, it is feathers. I find feathers everywhere.
My life has changed so wonderfully … I wish the same for all of you. Blessings to you and all you do!
posted July 28, 2009 at 4:06 am
I rely don’t know how to start,I will say that a few years ago I started
to believe in gardenangels , and i had to have one becouse how could i
do the things that i have done and live to tell about them!
well God had to have sent me one!no two! there for awhile.
I was so young dumb and full of self pitty or what ever!
The one I had for a long while,he came with a spicey,orange sent.
for some reason i called him steve,and could always tell when he was near,I felt so confident sure of myself and was able to seek out a lie
in a heart beat.my dreams were wonderful agian could see things through my dreams!I want to say that was about7 years ago.
then we moved to this place and about 3or 4 years ago I was verry sad,
I felt i had lost my 2 daughters my mom and was at odds with my boyfriend of now 13 years any way I just got refills on my meds,
about 6 bottles of diffrent meds I took all of them, i told my self
before hand that i was going to just go to bed and know one will know until its too late.
next thing i know I wake up in the hospital 2 days later with tubes
down my throght having this machine breath for me,wanting these tubes
out and mabe staying awake for just a few seconds back to sleep i went for 3 more days then i was able to make enough since to them
they took me off the things but every since then i cant do the things I could before my 6th sence is gone awearness of things
I dont know if im making any sence I wish someone would help me understand!
waiting for some answers,Geebz
posted July 28, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Karen, thanks for sharing that. It is amazing how opening our mind and our heart to the loving guidance of the angelic realms can change our lives.
Glenda, I used to be depressed and suicidal. I was in intensive care more than once. Then I began to understand that my beliefs aren’t real or accurate and that all of my emotions are created by what I tell myself and not by the events in my life. That was at the beginning of my spiritual journey almost 30 years ago.
I found a mentor, actually a series of mentors, loving teachers and guides that helped me retrain my thinking. I read hundreds of books and now my life is wonderful far beyond my wildest dreams. We all have the birthright to be happy.
With love and aloha,
Susan