When darkness lifts. . .

My last post was regarding how blue I had been feeling.  I am relieved to say my spirits have lifted.  Many things contributed to the freedom I now feel, but the primary “lifter” was a comment from a loving friend who walks the path I am on.  He was God-sent, that day.  I’m sure of it.

I think God is always sending help.  We simply don’t always “see” it or accept it.  I knew my friend’s words were Truth and I was more than eager to allow them to recharge my perception.  As I left the meeting, I knew my heart had been touched.  The veil of darkness was lifting with each step I took.  He had fulfilled God’s plan for me that day and I was seeing with fresh eyes.

Since that experience, every day, each moment actually, has felt different, lighter, more hopeful.  We are angels in skin.  I’m convinced of it.  To serve one another in that capacity is our primary “assignment” on this journey.  It requires that each one of us must listen intently to the words of our companions and the words that are being sent by God to us to share.  We are the conduits of help; the purveyors of God’s message in that instant.

We are on this journey to make a difference.  We don’t have to be “a Bill Gates or an Albert Einstein.”  We simply have to be willing listeners and conveyors of truth and love.  God will do the rest.  For us and for our companions.  It’s a simple equation.  God speaks.  We listen.  We share.  And the world around us is helped.

When I look back at the body of work I have done since the publication of my first book: EACH DAY A NEW BEGINNING, I know I have been listening to an inner voice.  I choose to call it God.  I think we all have access to that voice and the name we give it is far less important than the awareness that it’s there, it’s meant for us, it will guide our every step if we are willing.  I have been willing.  Again and again.  I intend to remain willing.  I also intend to continue sharing with others “the truth” as I know it.

My peace relies on my willingness to be present, here and now, to the message of the moment.  It’s not a complicated message.  It’s to love.  To listen.  To be gentle and kind and hold out hope for others when they appear on our path.  My friend offered his wisdom to me and I began to see differently.  My prayer this day and every day is that I do the same for others.

Are you willing to make the difference in some one else’s life today?