Totally Worth It!

 

Satan tells you that you can't.

God tells you that you CAN.

If you've read recent blog posts from me, thank you, and know that this is very deep work I have been doing. It's wrestling with my subconscious and my ego to make things right again.

Am I better? Not exactly. I feel like the little hermit crab who is between shells. And from what I understand, after my old shell (believing the lies of not being lovable, which is in no way true, I'm just a person who was born to some pretty messed up people psychologically, from a long line of similar people..) I can be myself and that's enough no protection required!

I need to rest, to regroup, to start again...

Isn't this the lesson of all lessons we ever learn, in one nuance here, one slight modification there...we can always start again.

Do I feel lovable?

Yes.

I feel that even with my wounds and scars, I am worth loving, and even if I make mistakes, I'm going to be okay.

For those of you who are into astrology, the Leo-Aquarius Full Moon with Venus in retrograde actually is in pretty good synchronicity with what I've been going through. Yes, whether or not we are aware of the planetary alignments in the Universe, all of us are collectively surfing the energies which are constantly changing. 

I am okay. I've always been okay. There was a cool Instagram (not sure how to share those links here, sorry) where someone who is a licensed therapist said there's five reasons why trauma survivors don't talk about it. They range from things like it's been used against you, the need to be strong,  wanting to spare others, it's too painful to relive, not having the emotional capacity...I'd add to it that in general most people who are asleep don't really care to hear your story. It makes them feel bad and threatens to wake them up.

I actually had a disagreement with my son last night. I have a friend who just rescued a dog that was out on a road. And we had just seen an animal on the road too while we were driving. And I complained how in general people are so willing to rescue animals in need, and yet they are not willing to rescue children! Anthony said, 'mom, they don't know about the children'. I said, 'oh yeah? well the Sound of Freedom is out there.' Anthony said, 'mom not some hokey online thing for conspiracy theorists' and I countered with 'it's in THEATERS and is grossing lots of money!' He was surprised. 

I'll never forget mom telling me tales of women taking the family dog to the vet and ignoring the three children of her own, clearly loving the dog more. 

I guess you could say I've been guilty of that too, I loved my bird more than my husband when I was married the last time. The husband had issues with money and had lied to me over his debts when we got married so I no longer respected or trusted him. But it's not that way with my kid and my animals, not at all.

I told Anthony we have cognitive dissonance, in the masses, and that it's promoted/thickened/encouraged by the predators who 'build the system'. 

There was no resolution, we just got home and moved on to other things. Perhaps it's the unconditional love that pets give, when rescued, compared to the shitloads of therapy needed by actual children who have survived abuse, and people not willing to deal with 'the mess'?

I have more to write, perhaps, in another blog post, one I was invited to write. Ross says not here. 

I laugh because ten years ago, blogging was 'the thing'. Now I'm shadow-banned, can't promote my own work, and people basically prefer TikTok format to Facebook or even Blogs. If I ever worried about not being under the radar my 'reach' is antiquating day by day! Which is a good thing for you who stay with me. I can trust you more, open up, and teach freely like I did back in the day. 

Ross is good, he's helping me. He's filling that horrible ache I've had inside me for as long as I can remember. I couldn't have been able to do my work I was sent to do if I thought humans were loving, kind and trustworthy. I couldn't. I had to experience the worst to be able to NOT have 'cognitive dissonance' and really get in there and study the opposition!

Now it's studied, though, it feels good to spend time on me, and my healing. I know it would heal in an instant once I went to Heaven, but I would much rather work now, and enjoy the freedom while incarnate as best as I can.

Ross smiles and waves hello. He just sent me a sign outside the window so I'd know it's time to end this post.

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Aloha and Mahalos,

Namaste,

Peace,

Ross and Carla

the Echoes

That Which Is Most Difficult To Obtain

 

BE the most YOU that you can BE.

This is the advice of Yeshua in the latest John Smallman.

What is YOU?

Are you the spark of light who authored the plan before incarnation? Or are you the one who is completely amnestic and doing your best to stay on your Life Path? You know, the one who wrestles with that one thing you cannot get right no matter what you do?

We live in a world where often our greatest gifts are mocked and challenged. From so many directions we are put to the test, day after day, by life, by life circumstances, by life partners and friends, by coworkers, by clients/patients/customers, by bosses, by frank enemies...we just wake up to a new day and battle on...

I've been wrestling with the deep conviction that I am unlovable. And that I am not beautiful. These perceptions were a trauma response to my upbringing. Both of my parents were a little heavy on the Narcissistic spectrum, my mother's lack of emotional regulation frightened the heck out of me, and as I grew up they were actually jealous of my achievements. Add this to a little high functioning autism and ADHD with excellent masking, and I was absolutely bewildered by the time I grew up. 

I knew I needed to escape the house. And I studied with all my might to ensure my success once on my own. 

Yes there were pleasantries, there was what I thought was love (conditional with compliance as a 'nice girl who didn't make waves'), and happy moments here and there. But it was the inability to navigate that emotional terrain that was ever-shifting, that led me to where I was ripe for more abuse.

The emotionally starved, undeveloped person, gravitates towards those who take advantage. And the fawn response to just 'not make waves' leads to dissatisfaction in a partner because you are like salt that has no flavor. 

From one rejection to the next you become even more vulnerable to a true Narcissist, one who will love bomb you at the beginning. After not being loved and feeling lovable for so long, this initial treatment is overwhelming and welcome!

Since attraction is anchored in what feels like 'home', a good friend told me that when I get the butterflies over someone I should RUN in the opposite direction because that person is not going to be good for me.

I did better than RUN, I just FROZE for nineteen years after the last one to break my heart. 

My spiritual life has been beautiful, a blessing. But my human one hurts, the ache of the loneliness weighs upon me, and I struggle with the feeling that I am damaged beyond repair. Why? Because the one thing, no matter how hard I try, I can never get right, is relationship.

And I have put together the pieces and realized that my self-esteem, my love of myself, and my believe that I can be loved, is the very essence of this one thing I can never get right no matter how hard I try.

Yesterday, I did something new. 

I believe it is working.

There is a a rock star, Brian Head Welch, who was in the group Korn. He tried everything to get the most pleasure out of this world, drugs, sex, a junkie whose daughter was following his influence. His real estate agent shared a scripture with him, 'Matthew 11:28:  Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest for your soul.'  The real estate agent invited him to church a few weeks later, and he went, and he received Christ at the church. 

He went home and said, 'Jesus, you gotta take these drugs from me. Search me right now, search my heart."  He felt so much fatherly love from Heaven, and it was like, "I don't condemn you, I love you, I love you.' It was just love, love, and instantly that love from God came into me. 

It was so powerful the next day he threw away all his drugs, and he quit Korn. I was like, 'I'm quitting Korn, I'm gonna raise my kid."  The love of God changed me, the love of God was coming out of me, it changed me. 

His dream came true, way more than he dreamed about. He made more money, played bigger shows, had houses, cars (as a singer for Korn). He thought that he could fulfill his life with all of this stuff, by having his dream come true. And it did come true, but he wasn't fulfilled.

But when Jesus Christ came in, that feeling he gives you, he gives you the gift of understanding life. Everything was created by Christ and for him. And we were created to be with him. And its the most incredible feeling because you're where you belong. And contentment is given to you in life, because you don't have to look anywhere else, and your'e exactly where you need to be. And the question about life is answered.

I took Brian's advice. 

When the pain was especially agony for me, the feeling unloved and unlovable, like damaged goods, I prayed, 'Jesus, I can't fix this one no matter how hard I try. I need you to step in and help me find my way.'

I opened my heart, and I was so hungry for Love, just pure unconditional acceptance and feeling that I matter as a soul here on earth. 

Brian is correct. No amount of relationships as a human, or as an angel, would fill that wound in my heart. Dreams coming true often turn into nightmares, don't they?

Jesus is the Way.

I laugh and digress. The other people like Buddha and all the other heads of religions were compared in a meme. Right? Of all things! And they all gave advice but only one is back from the dead!

Anyhow, the key that unlocks the one thing you can't do, no matter how hard you try, you always get it wrong, is most likely some belief that you acquired while you were living your life. And you can wrestle with that not being able to do the thing you want to do, until the cows come home, and it's not going to change. It can't. It's not how the whole thing works. 

You can Byron Katie it (turn it around! Yes it's supposed to be that way! for me with would be you ARE supposed to be alone! and this is true because of the belief deep inside I deny, the one of the belief I am unlovable.)

You can Buddha it (chanting, chanting, and denying your needs)

You can suffer. Accept the suffering. Stay unhealed. Focus on what you can do. I've done that.

You can ask for Help. In my tradition, the way I was raised, Brian Head Welch's share sure rang true with me. So I asked for Jesus to help with this problem that was just too big for me to handle all by myself. And I meant it. And I asked Him for the hug, the loving acceptance, because I was too embarrassed of the truth that I have not been very loving of myself. The survival mode for so very long, the isolation, the loneliness...as a human. Spiritually, I have incredible loving support both incarnate and in the world of Spirit. But I've been dancing around the horrible things my mother said and did, that caused me to believe it as true,..it's been hard to function.

Will it all solve in a day? I don't have drugs and paraphernalia to throw out like Brian. But I can make a commitment to consider my needs every day, and to really nourish my soul with the only thing that can heal it, for me. 

I have been present in relationship with Ross, while hiding that horrible hollow emptiness from him. And in that way, I have not actually been 'present'.  Healing, both as a human and a soul, will require courageous steps like telling people how I feel, and not hiding the real me. I get to regain my salt. At my deepest core that salt is going to have flavor. 

Life is beautiful, a beautiful school. And there are many valuable lessons. Depending on how deep you want to go into your life lessons, the opportunity to learn is there. And if you are getting frazzled by the one thing you cannot get right, no matter what you do, be it health, finances, relationships, having children, or whatever, remember, that the key is probably a belief somewhere deep inside that you couldn't help but think was true--but isn't--and that there's help out there you can call on any time.

Ross

This is my Carla and I am incredibly, incredibly proud of her. 

Yesterday we were talking and I was teasing her a little, about 'is all this over being able to share what happened on my day?' (Ross doesn't have days -- Carla--ed)

And Carla said, 'Yes, Ross, absolutely, because these little shares about what happened on our days, with repetition, build trust and confidence in our connection, and my nervous system can relax!'

She was right! From her perspective and her confidence represented her well, despite her pain. 

There is no loneliness like aching to be held, and not being held, even when having to stretch her spirit to be held and cherished up in the world of Spirit. 

Carla's soul has been weary indeed!

And now it has found rest.

Not just from our times we had together the few times I was incarnate. But from her mistakes and experiences while here on Earth too. 

All of this--believe it or not!--was written in her pre-birth contract, as is the same for all of you who read this and struggle with your life experiences. You are coming along, right on target, and Carla herself is only a few steps now ahead of you. Marking the trail for all of you to follow, and guiding you Home.

That is enough for today!

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Aloha and Mahalos,

Namaste,

Peace,

Ross and Carla

The couple who are galactic in all ways

Embracing THE Lesson

 

'There' is never better than 'Here',  no matter how much we believe it. Why? Unless we change ourselves and our beliefs and our thinking (getting rid of limiting patterns) we carry the same old 'us' with all our set 'perceptions' from Here to There.

Incarnate on Earth, it is very easy to get distracted from our sense of Core Self, that 'you' who has been alive for incarnation, after incarnation, after incarnation, often times with the same souls in soul groups. 

In Life, it is easy to develop a chip on our shoulder. Why? Because there are lessons that no matter how hard we try, we never seem to be able to 'get them right'. Sylvia Browne spoke of this. For some it's health. For others it's money. For some it's the love life. She calls this our 'Major' in the school of Life. And also, we get a 'minor' too. Hers was 'Loner Humanitarian'.

Yesterday I got to a point where I was meditating, talking to Ross, and my 'Major' was out in front of us, like pieces of a game board on a table. And I was totally honest with him, talking about my failures, from back in my life with him, to some other lives. I told him what I had been trying to accomplish, what my goal had been, and how basically I gave up on it/put it in God's hands/and TRUST.  

At the same time, I have an ever deepening appreciation for how, layer by layer, the forces in this life (and others!) leading up to this limitation are opening up to my understanding, and together they make complete and total sense. I have a sense of hope now. 

For example, let's say I was discussing clutter with Ross. And I am learning how my ego isn't strong enough alone to help me get through it. But then I find this video on fifty reasons of clutter. It's insightful and validating. I can talk more about this with Ross, and also ask him for his guidance and help on the issue. I feel a sense of 'letting go' of the controls, and allowing myself to 'flow' with 'the lesson'.

This is a form of coming into energetic alignment with your core self. It feels lighter than before. And it helps to take the blame off of you, and to help you see where you are responsible, and how you can change for the better.

Remember many of these issues/lessons require multiple, multiple lifetimes to master!

So put one foot in front of the other and let's be on our way! <3

Here is a letter of encouragement from Saul, too, click here.

Ross nods and smiles and waves.

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Aloha and mahalos,

Namaste,

Peace,

Ross and Carla

Do the Work (Heart Emoji)

 

Things are making sense.

Even though the healing isn't pleasant, and I'm still working through layer after layer of pain from the most recent event (four years of really hard times), it's kind of like Spirit is helping me to understand everything at once from all sides.

I'm being shown videos that help me to understand my clutter is from my brain and soul/spirit, it's a symptom or a cry for help...and also an ADHD tendency. 

I'm so grateful for this.

It started with Noon, the program I started on the first of January. Have I lost much weight? Not really. Not like I'd hoped. But I did stop hating myself for my size, and learn all the psychology they taught me. I'm no longer emotional eating, which is a huge plus!

I'm learning how much trauma has shaped me, and others like me. 

And it gives me hope. 

Inside there is an incredible surge of energy to heal, to become whole, to reintegrate all the shattered pieces from the past into one working unit of a person.

Well, why should I do this? you may ask?

If I wait until I die, then I'll be back in the Light and Perfect and understand everything!

Why do the work when I could just distract myself or seek pleasure?

In my opinion, anything experienced while not healed, is like having dark glasses on while I experience it. It doesn't fulfill. Not long term, anyway.

So I wait. And I let all the tangles of my life unravel. And I'm gentler to myself and more compassionate.

Here are some of the videos that have given me words to understand myself better, and heal:

• How to tell if you are motherless
  
• five mindset shifts to change how you declutter
  
• what psychologists know about your clutter that you don't
  
• eleven traits seen in trauma survivors
  

I hope you enjoy watching them! I hope it helps! and I hope you enjoy working on your healing!

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Aloha and Mahalos,

Namaste,

Peace,

Ross and Carla

A New Take On The Mind-Body Connection

 

Today we are going to talk about living on adrenaline and cortisol, the neurotransmitters that are released when we are in survival mode.

It's not good.

It's linked to weight gain.

It causes a terrible toll on the body.

I got into anesthesia twenty years ago, and I was in my thirties. The lifestyle was tough but I was able to keep up, or so I thought. Then I added single motherhood. I needed to provide for my family. Therefore I put myself last.

It was nine months ago that I switched to business hours only, and stopped taking call. I sleep in my own bed every night. And I'm still affected from all the career of stress! As physicians, we know that after age fifty sleep interruptions cause more sleep lag. And as anesthesiologists, our society says it's okay for older anesthesiologists to opt to take no call for less pay. But in the day-to-day politics of an anesthesia group, call duties must be met. Your options are to talk other people into taking them, or to just bear it yourself.

On top of that was the last for years of additional stress. A whole never dimension of 'survival mode'. And once it was released? That's when the impact hits.

I can't eat.

I want to sleep all the time.

I have no energy. 

You'd think I'd be dancing for joy and just letting bygones be bygones and moving forward, right?

Well, actually, the body keeps the score. And my body is really adapting, slowly, to the mode of processing the stress and letting it go.

What did I do?

I wrote my feelings. Writing in ink on paper is highly therapeutic and rewires new circuits in the brain.

Naming feelings helps us get 'distance' between our observer self and the part of us that's feeling the feelings. We can feel and process but also not get 'carried away'.

I did something for someone, a little thing, a nice thing, that was thoughtful.

I ate as best as I could. My breakfast was donuts (Anthony bought two boxes on Friday because it was buy one box get the other for eighty six cents). Then I wasn't hungry. I did three big errands. Not hungry in the least. I ate one meal in the afternoon. I went to the ballgame. And I didn't eat any of their food. I just had kettle corn I had brought with me. And water I had brought too.

I lightened up on expectations of chores. I did one load of towels, and hung them out to dry, because I enjoy being outside instead of near the dryer. 

Ross had me rest, and then take a tour of the garden, which brought me joy.

I went to the ballgame, it was good. We won.

When I came home I reconnected with Anthony and asked about his day. He had family commitments on his father's side. Someone (Aunt Fran ) turned one hundred.

I get intrusive thoughts still about the hell I've been through. I push them aside. Perhaps one day later I will learn the lesson. At the moment I have zero interest in this particular lesson.

And I pray. A lot. All the time. 

Here's a message you might enjoy https://johnsmallman2.wordpress.com/2023/07/15/trust-in-the-wonder-power-and-fruitfulness-of-gods-love-for-you/

Ross wants me to go do something before it's late. I'm heading to the back yard. 

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Aloha and Mahalos,

Namaste,

Peace,

Ross and Carla

the Couple who are very much in Love and have rekindled their relationship <3

The Great Unknown

 

It's not over until it's over. But today, in a way, it's 'over enough'. 

The last four years have been incredibly painful for me. Years of joy and enjoyment were taken from me by circumstances outside of my control. 

Yesterday I reached a juncture. Officially, now, I can put the pain behind me. There is resolution, agreement, and closure for the first time in four years. Oh! But what damage it has caused!

I am numb. I can't feel. All of the dread and anger and anguish that have been shoved deep down into my subconscious in favor of being able to fight for survival...they need to come out. It is safe for them to come out. But I have no idea when, or how, it is going to happen.

I wanted to cry, to get release, but the tears wouldn't come.

So I slept.

I had the afternoon free and I slept it all away. Emotions can be exhausting.

I wish I could give details, but I can't. Those of you who know me well, might have an idea of what I am alluding to. Perhaps if I rephrased it as 'a nightmare from work that just would not end' would be enough?

Fortunately, I have the weekend off with no commitments.

And this article with forty two ways to let out rage and despair is available.

Ross wanted me to write this, so I am. First thing in the morning. 

I don't know where to go from here, so I will pause. And just stay in the moment. 

Ross doesn't have anything to share. He knows I am utterly exhausted and tired of my lessons, and completely numb inside.

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Aloha and Mahalos,

Namaste,

Peace,

Ross and Carla

The Two

It's All About Relationships

 

These times are different from ten, twenty, even thirty years ago with technology and popular opinion being what they are currently. Whether these are end times or not, many would agree that the pace of life is much faster now, possibly the fastest it has ever been. And although many things are automated to make our lives 'easier'--Prime Day anyone?--the importance of relationships has never been greater.

Our lives begin with the family unit. And for some of us, we grow up feeling that being treated poorly is 'love' and 'normal'. This will in turn color our every interaction with others, usually our intimate relationships more than our public ones. And this is the basis for intergenerational passing down of traumatic traits. 

Fortunately, there are many ways to find help 'out there' if you have had one of these upbringings. I did. My mother was a child of war-torn Italy. She had very little insight, a terrible temper, a good heart, and was emotionally immature while raising me and my middle sister. The youngest fortunately was spared that. These problems such as narcissism, emotional immaturity, and frank abuse affect us from any level of society. It is hidden. And now, thanks to online experts on YouTube and Instagram and other places, help is available and often times it's for free. 

We are able to rewire the damage in our attachment systems through positive interaction with others. 

Never has it been more important for us to be self-aware and to seek healing. This way when we do the work (I'm actively journaling, which is a low-cost way to help heal), we are more present in our interactions with others, both professionally and personally. 

We heal together. 

Even others who haven't yet 'awakened' to the need for healing have growth as a result of positive interactions with us. As long as we are mindful and focus on gratitude, as often as we can, the better our impact on others and the better we feel inside. 

We are all on the same team,  ultimately, for the Highest Good.

Sometimes people are mirrors for us. Sometimes they 'trigger' our weak spots so we know where we need work. Sometimes through interaction they hand us an opportunity to grow and learn and be 'the bigger person'. 

Heal yourself, and heal the World.

That is enough for today.

There is no time limit on the healing. As long as we are taking steps at our own pace we are right on target.

Ross

What might come across as another 'burden' is actually 'baby steps to a freedom you never thought was possible'.

Open your Spirit, your Soul, and your Heart. Ask for guidance in your 'lessons'. No one is without lessons, myself included!

And so be it.

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Aloha and Mahalos,

Namaste,

Peace,

Ross and Carla

The Twins who have a relationships with YOU! <3

The Pleasure of Observation

 

Personal growth has been the task at hand, as well as keeping things moving along in my life. I work full time now. It's a tight schedule when I'm at work, the case turnover has to be quick quick fast. I have to concentrate. 

Despite all this, I am deeply aware of the changes which have been taking place inside myself.

I have been watching changes in those close to me, as I see them engage with their 'calling' and leadership, as well as their personal challenges.

Some I hear from much less, which is only natural for friendships which have been around for a long time, and I wish them well. I still watch for the growing mastery at leading others playing out in real time before my eyes. I rejoice in this!

I look to the realm of TWDNHOBIAH, as well as to the informers who disclose information, as well as the misinformation which is part and parcel of the Awakening...and I smile. I know deep in my bones that their running things is only an Illusion, within THIS Illusion of being incarnate, and I remember quite well how everything is run 'outside' of the Illusion. 

It's been quite a journey for me this year, with my knee injury and surgery and recovery. It's slowed me down. I'm still only permitted to walk in a forward direction. No side pivot or twisting movement, not even kicking while swimming in the swimming pool. And certainly no Pilates. Just walking and physical therapy. It's sad when I think about it. No ocean for me, no beach, because the waves are so very strong. But I accept it with mindfulness. The goal is a leg that works and is strong. There is still a limp. Walking isn't easy. I do the best I can.

It is our hope that you grow in confidence and grace. That your leadership will not overwhelm you, that you will take time for yourself and your personal growth within your role for which you have been sent. Our blessings and love are forever with you. 

It is with full confidence I point to Ross, and all others to him, and allow him to guide you in your daily lives. 

Have you anything to say today for us honey?

Ross

I am pleased with your growth. 

I send encouragement.

For all the tasks and challenges you have written in your pre-incarnation scripts are difficult and not for the feint of heart!

I encourage all of you who are weary to rest! Rest in Nature! Rest in your blessings of Home and Family! And Rest in Me and all the work I have done to prepare you for the coming times!

Your hearts are up for the tasks! Embrace them with a vigor you did not know was quite possible!

And thank you for your courage and faith in me and all of the others who are guiding everyone Home.

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Aloha and Mahalos,

Namaste,

Peace,

Ross and Carla

The Couple

Learning And Growing, Continued...

 

I'm getting  a lesson right now.

It's like I'm coming awake after a long sleep.

I've been looking at myself as separate, and from this vantage point, interacting with others.

The lesson is, to look at the interaction as an independent observer, and watch/appreciate MY energy as it interacts with the other's.  It's hard to explain but it's like watching two electrical energy fields interacting with one another, they are dancing and exchanging in a playful manner. 

It's all about perspective.

This perspective gets us lots closer to we are all One.

Things I've been working on leading up to this? Understanding the trauma responses I have had ingrained into my personality (Freeze is a big one), as well as the radical acceptance that I had to undergo the traumas to be able to achieve my mission/life contract goals for which I have been sent. 

Any security and predictability, aside from the bare minimum, and I would have believed in the status quo, and that TWDNHOBIAH HAVE our 'best interest at heart'. I would never have believed a Cathy O'Brien, or a Kerth Barker, when they shared their story. Especially who was important was Nancy the RN, who had dissociative identity disorder from her upbringing with that same--cult? I guess is a proper word for it--group who made her a breeder as a young teen. She stunned me when, as the much respected and skilled top nurse in the unit, she confided everything from her past and her goals to love Jesus and learn how to help others who have been through the same as her. I felt icky, dirty, to know that truth, and yet, as much as I wanted to believe she was lying, deep in my heart I knew it was the truth. I sort of avoided her after that, because on some level I was afraid SRA was contagious...I'm embarrassed for that. But I was only thirty-two, but a pup, with lots of training in residency left to go.

Things happen for a reason. We have to trust in it, and to allow Divine Creator to do what is willed with us. 

What about all the things happening out there in the news, Ross asks? How do I view that?

I think that the few who own all the information outlets, are in cahoots with the people who run the government, and these select few who we don't even know who they are, are conditioning us to herd us towards their pre-announced goals such as Agenda 2030. The play-by-play doesn't matter, all of it is distraction. Do I catch a little of it here and there without actually watching the news or listening to it? Yes, enough. And I look at the gas pump and as they keep repairing freeways, I look to see who has new cars by the paper license plates, and I look to see who has a full shopping cart at the store to see how our economy is doing. Just enough to get a general sense of if there is trouble or not with the economy. I see baseball stadiums packed, hotels packed, and lots of people out there enjoying vacation. I'm not sure if it's all going on the credit card or being paid off in full, but people are having a good time. 

This is my favorite season. I need to enjoy it too. <3

Try to apply today's lesson and see your energy interacting with those you meet, and appreciate your special 'spark'.

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Aloha and Mahalos,

Namaste,

Peace,

Ross and Carla

The Couple