How often do you experience fear on a daily basis? Realistically, how can angels help you deal with fear?
I still remember my first day of school. I was so excited about learning and looking forward to having a new adventure. I remember my mom walking me to school, holding my hand. I knew I was safe and walked into that classroom with my head held high. I was so happy about being in school I smiled as my mom left. Most of the other children were crying and I remember the teacher asking me why I wasn't crying too. In hindsight I wasn't crying because I felt safe and viewed school as a big adventure.
Every time we take a breath we are given the gift of life from our spirit. The first time I had that thought I was terrified. What if my spirit, what if God decided to withdraw that gift? My terror was generated by my belief that I was my body and not my spirit and that God was less than unconditionally loving. Today I know I will live and breath until the moment I go home to the place from which all existence springs forth and that knowing brings me peace.
Life is such a miraculous gift and wonderful adventure. Some people take the time to align themselves with their spirit and connect with the celestial realms and some don't. Each day when I write my blog posts I open my heart and my mind to the angels and my muses, those spirits that inspire creativity.
I so often hear these type of questions: "Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does God let a child die needlessly, a natural disaster kill or displace millions? Why does God allow violence? Why did God allow the earthquake in Haiti?"
Life is God's unconditional gift to us, the rest is just part of living here on planet earth and all of the events in life are incredible gifts. I believe we can use every event to either deepen our experience of oneness and our connection to the divine or enhance our filter system. A vengeful God that believes there is only one path to salvation or one that punishes people is one way to maintain our limiting beliefs and deepen our sense of isolation from the divine.
Let me explain ......
There are countless studies that show the profound relationship between attitude, spiritual connection and happiness. People that believe in angels are simply happier than people that don't and people that take sometime each day to pray and meditate are even happier.
Angels are always filled with love and compassion. They are never stressed or overwhelmed. Perhaps we could learn from them how to be happy and live a life filled with ease.
Years ago a friend of mine gave me a deck of angel cards. They are simple, cartoon like pictures of angels that have words on them like faith, joy, surrender and forgiveness. When I first began working with angels I would pull one every day and work with that angel for the day.
Since then I have been given many decks of angel cards but they are still my favorite. I decided to pick a card to share with you today and it was the angel of forgiveness.
This weekend I watched the movie Angels and Demons. This weekend I watched the movie Angels and Demons.
My your holiday be blessed with great joy, love, peace and happiness. Here is a video of Bing Crosby singing Mele Kalikimaka.
Merry Christmas! On this Christmas Day 2009 I am forwarding you a letter from God
Angels certainly play a pivotal role in the Christmas story. What would you do if an angel came and talked to you personally? A physical, in the flesh, so to speak, angel talking directly to you? What do you think your reaction would be?
A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. One was love the other two wealth and success.
The holidays in and of themselves create neither joy nor sadness, they are emotionally neutral. The holidays are an event, then we tell ourselves a story about the holidays and then we create our emotional response based on that story.
Over the next few weeks I will be writing a series of posts to help put joy back in the holiday season, relieve stress and just help everyone have an angel filled, magical holiday season.
Depression and the holidays often go hand and hand for some people. Joy to the world seems allusive at best so how can angels help?
I was thinking about the littlest angel the other day and how I loved that story as a young girl. I remembered listening to Bing Crosby sing it and was filled with a sweet remembrance of childhood Christmases.
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I'm very excited. Today I am going to speak about the Divine Inner Child. I am going to try to record the talk and if I succeed I will post an MP3 of my talk.
Here in the US we are getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving 2009. I offer you a short prayer and some interesting facts about Thanksgiving.
I think gratitude is a wonderful spiritual practice and dedicating a whole day to gratitude is awesome. I challenge you this week to commit at least two random acts of kindness.
Recently I was introduced to Amma the hugging saint. I was deeply moved by the love she shows. She will spend up to 22 hours a day hugging and blessing people, an amazing act in and of itself.
This week's theme for me has been love, joy, compassion, prayer and meditation. Today I will share images of people in my groups that share those feelings.
The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions. But how can this principle affect your life if you are unemployed, underemployed, having health challenges or just simply afraid? Read on.....
What does the movie, "Men Who Stare at Goats" have to do with working with angels? Let me tell you a story and then you'll see the connection.
I found the saints absolutely fascinating. I used to mistakenly think saints were about suffering and martyrdom when in fact they were amazing men and women who had managed to profoundly connect to the divine.
When I look at the world today what I see is a hunger, a hunger that can only be filled with a deep and profound connection to our spirit. Last night I had an amazing dream in which I was talking to some people about the power of grace.
I just noticed that the Salvation Army is starting to take applications from families in need for this coming holiday season. Many years ago I went to the mall around Christmas and there was an angel tree. I bought shoes for a family.
When my mother was a young girl, she wanted to be a poet. Her teacher made fun of her poetry and my mom believed her. Based on her teacher’s opinion, my mother gave up her dream.
Since I began to consciously work with angles my life has changed in so many ways, all of them elegantly gracious, easy, gentle, loving and kind. I had angels lurking in every corner of my house before I finally woke up and started actively working with them.
People often ask me how to connect with angels so I thought I would share the story of my birthday hike and how the angles let me know they were there.
Here is a teaching story I wrote years ago. The Grandmother and the children sat at the edge of a large stand of tall pine trees. She looked out over the land.
When a child dies or someone is murdered they ask why God let it happen. Personally, I don't believe God causes suffering. God only creates perfection, love, peace and joy.
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Affirmations are a very powerful way to change both our thinking and the circumstances in our life.
Travel certainly gives us the opportunity to step out of all of our habits and routines. Lithuania is an incredibly magic and wonderful land. Here are some of my favorite images.
Gratitude has the ability to return us to that childlike nature where we are amazed and excited by all of life and are connected to God in a concrete and constructive manner.
As I watch the dawn I am once again reminded that each day is a new beginning, a story yet to be written and I can write anything I want on the pages that follow. I say a prayer and ask to be guided so that all my thoughts and actions are loving.
When we give without any thought to receiving miracles do occur in our life. That is what angels do all the time.
I am off to Lithuania for the month. I absolutely love going there and have fallen in love with the country and the people.
Today is your chance to be someone's angel by committing an act of random kindness! August 22 has been the official Be an Angel holiday since 1993.
The third Friday of the month is dedicated to ordinary angels. This month I honor Soldier's angels, people that save the life of a badly wounded horse and share pictures and angels swimming.
Why are people attracted to angels? Let us count the ways.
used to have a bumper sticker that said, "Commit random acts of kindness and senseless beauty." Here is a list of 7 ways to be someone's angel.
Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, But faith looks up. Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly and trust in our Creator who loves us all.
Make an angel your best friend. Spend a bit of time making Archangel Jophiel your best friend and watch your life transform!
A real life story of an angel who lives in Queens, NY. This school bus driver's acts of love and compassion touches hundreds of people's lives.
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What do dreams, miscarriages, abortions and the economy have to do with one another? Susan explains how to live life in a limitless fashion.
Aloha everyone,I just uploaded the latest episode of my podcast Food for the Soul and thought some of you might enjoy listening to it. It is all about the power of allowing for possibility and how we can avoid, what...
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Aloha everyone,I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I am still in healing mode from knee surgery, so I spent a lot of time laying in bed with ice packs on my knee. This morning it was sunny, and I...
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Aloha everyone, Sometimes fear can get a bad reputation and we begin to think it is a bad thing. Granted, choices made based on fear often lead to results we aren't wild about, but fear in and of itself is...
Aloha everyone,Here is an image from my recent retreat in Sedona that really moves me. Sit quietly with her until you can feel her presence.With love and aloha,Susan...
Aloha everyone, As you probably know my dad died last Tuesday. It amazes me how fast a week can pass. Last week this time I was sitting by my dad's side reading him stories knowing he was about to release...
Aloha,How are you doing today? Have you taken time for yourself? Have you allowed yourself to be loved by the host of celestial beings surrounding you? If you haven't, why not take a long, slow deep breath right now...
Aloha Everyone, I used to love the TV show "Touched by an Angel." When the angels would reveal themselves and talk about god's love, I would often get teary eyed. Many of my readers have expressed the desire to meet...
Aloha everyone,I get so many e-mails from people asking me how to overcome fear. Ultimately, living a life free of fear is so much easier when we trust the process and have faith, but faith in what? As I...
Welcome to my blog's new home. I am so excited that Beliefnet asked me to join them. It is quite an honor to be here, and I am looking forward to getting to know each and every one of you....
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With lots of love and aloha, Susan...
My dad has Alzheimer's and he’s been living with me since last September. His disease marches on taking more and more of his mind. The other morning when I went in to wale him he was obviously upset. He thanked...
I really enjoy making videos. Because of the wonderful feedback I got about the video teaching series I did for the introduction of the Mastering Life Program I decided to create a completely new course called The Art of Allowing. For...
What a great day to rewrite the story of your life and make it a happy, joyous and abundant one! Photos by Rys Jones With love and aloha, Susan...
I used to love the TV show Touched by an Angel. When the angels would reveal themselves and talk about god’s love I would often get teary eyed. Many of my readers have expressed the desire to meet an angel...
One of the things I love about angels is the feeling of love that they bring. Even if people are very cynical they are often willing to allow for the possibility that the parking angel exists and are willing to...
After a few technical hitches I have finally unveiled my Mastering Life Program. I will be taking applications for the next 7 days and then the chance to join will be gone. If you really want to transform your...
The house I bought on the Big Island of Hawaii has catchment water. There is no municipal water system so I catch rain water from my roof. I liked the idea, it seemed very ecological. It does require work on...
Here is a wonderful meditation that I find very comforting. I hope you enjoy it! With love and aloha, Susan...
Where in the world is this? With love and aloha, Susan...
I recently got an e mail from a reader saying they didn't believe in angels. I've always had an affinity for angels even when I didn't think I believed in them. I love listening to people's stories about their encounters...
Aloha everyone! I recently began experimenting with making videos and have really enjoyed the process. I love working with people and watching their lives change and their eyes light up with joy. I have only shared these videos with a...
The house I bought on the Big Island of Hawaii has catchment water. There is no municipal water system so I catch rain water from my roof. I liked the idea, it seemed very ecological. It does require work...
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A friend sent me this and I had a good chuckle, so I pass it along in hopes it brightens your day as well. I must admit I like the last one best! With love and aloha,Susan There were 3...
Here in the United States we celebrate Thanksgiving the 4th Thursday of November. I love dedicating a day to gratitude. I just ran across this movie and love this scene even if it was cut from the film!! I hope...
With love and aloha, Susan...
Of all the tools I have learned over the years I think gratitude is the most universally useful. When I take the time to be grateful my entire experience changes. Over the years I have learned to be especially grateful...
With love and aloha,Susan photo by Rys Jones...
Here is a video I made about Raphael. I hope you enjoy it! With love and aloha,Susan ...
Life is a lot like a cactus, at times it is prickly but it is always magical. With love and aloha,Susan photo by Georgia Raw Elements Photography...
With love and aloha,Susan...
I will be traveling most of this week so I thought I would just post some beautiful (at least in my eyes) photos of my journey this far. With love and aloha from Lithuania, Susan...
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I have been teaching workshops for the past two weeks here in Lithuania. I have been mainly teaching about the Toltec tradition. I also receive the emails I send about angels, spirit guides and ascended masters. This morning I...
As a young girl I remember having imaginary friends that were very real to me. When I spoke about them to the adults in my life they told me they weren't real, except for my grandfather. My grandfather would...
Angels sure do come in many shapes and sizes. I recently got a puppy. She is so full of unconditional love. Her antics bring a smile to my face and joy to my heart. When she runs her ears flap...
Angels around my home. . . With love and aloha, Susan...
Angel in the waves Angels in the sky With love and aloha, Susan...
What I love most about working with celestial beings is the surprising way things show up in my life. I'll try to make a long story short. Through a series of coincidences the idea of YouTube kept coming up, over...
Yesterday I got 24 three day old baby chicks. They are little balls of fluffy down that peep a lot. They are so cute. As I sat watching them I thought of all those sparks of spirit animating their...
I have received this as an email several times. Each time it touches my heart. I have no idea who the author is but it is beautiful. I talk a lot about dominion and the perfection of everything. In the...
Aloha everyone, In my writings I talk a great deal about the paradigm of dominion. It is a way of looking at the world that is very freeing and expansive. Symbolically it is represented as a sphere. Society is generally...
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Aloha everyone, A friend of mine sent me this story when one of my dogs died. I found the idea of meeting my four legged friends when I die very comforting. I hope you enjoy the story too. Just this...
A friend of mine sent me this article a number of years ago. I did some research and Father John Powell did write this story. So I give thanks to him and to Tommy. It is a wonderful reminder that...
Someone sent me this story years ago. I think it is a wonderful reminder about the magic of life, that the thoughts we water most often bear fruit and that at times I have no idea what is going on...
Welcome to my new blog. There is a story behind its name. One of my friends in San Diego was a crusty old man with an incredibly beautiful spirit. Whenever he’d say good bye he’d smile broadly and say, ‘Angels...