PATHWAY TO GROWTH

I am pretty much irrepressible when it comes to talking to strangers anywhere I find them. It doesn’t matter if I’m standing on the curb waiting for a ride, waiting in line at the bank or sitting on the beach, I just have to find out what people are thinking, what they are all about.

You certainly cannot tell what important bit of wisdom you can pick up just by being friendly or in my case a little nosey! On that note, today I found myself in the pen and paper aisle of one of our local dollar stores. I was looking for markers.

Standing directly next to me in the aisle was a lively little lady. She seemed to exude a lot of vigor. I guessed her age to be somewhere between 80 and 85. I thought of her as “little” because I am sure she could not have been more than 4’8” tall.

I noticed she, on her tiptoes, was trying to put a manila envelope back with some others on the top shelf. I was just about to ask her if I could help (I am at least a foot taller), when she maneuvered the envelope back into place.

“Congratulations!” I said, half laughing and smiling at her. “That was quite a reach for you!” She smiled back. Then with a twinkle in her eye she replied, “Stretching, that’s the way you grow you know.”

It was fully an hour later as I waited for my car to washed and waxed that I began to recall the wisdom of her words. She was right on target. It does not matter whether you desire growth in the physical, the mental or the metaphysical/spiritual, STRETCHING IS THE ANSWER.

To attain measurable growth in any area involves reaching beyond what we have accepted as our current limits. To be more, we need to break our self imposed barriers. From time to time we all tend to believe that we can go this far but not the extra distance that would allows access to soul satisfying achievement. Metaphorically, we believe we can speed walk but run.

Athletes know this. They believe in getting that “second wind” to reach their goal. Spiritual seekers know this. They work in meditation to the break-through that takes them to the next level of understanding and personal truth. Ask anyone who is trying to lose weight, there is always a plateau but if they persist, success comes and the pounds fall away.

Whatever limits you may have set for yourself, look at them carefully. Are they necessary? Are they perhaps not real but imaginary? Are they your own limits or someone else’s idea of your limits?

Whatever it is that you personally wish for, whatever your desire, do not accept any limit at all. There are so many and varied ways to accomplish that which may now seem remote, even impossible. Believe in yourself. Believe in your abilities and talents, even those that are now lying dormant.

Remember the little lady who was able to stretch that extra inch just to reach the top shelf. You can achieve your goals. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS KEEP REACHING!

Call today for your private psychic consultation and reading. All of your questions deserve answers. Your spirit guides and angels will accompany you and offer their help. All appointments are strictly confidential.

Telephone Reverend Lois (941) 961-2783. Your reading can be over the telephone or in person. Your personal reading will be saved on a cassette tape and given to you for your later review in your home.

THE PATH

As I counsel or read for clients there is one question that is asked more often than any other. That question is phrased in different ways but it is basically the same.

The question may be “am I doing what I came to earth to do?” or “how can I tell if I am on my path?” or perhaps that all encompassing question “what is my life’s purpose?”

I am never surprised by those questions because I know it is true we each have deep within us the desire to be of service. We may give that urge different names but it is still that need to be as much as we can be, to use all of our abilities. It is that drive to succeed in a way that gives to our planet, to our personal selves and to each other.

We continually strive to feel that we are living fully. We simply cannot access our own completeness unless we are working from our hearts, from the depth of our soul. We yearn to make that important difference!

So you say to me “what is the answer?” “Where is my life path?” “Am I there?” “Have I found my path?”

I can offer you direction. I can give you insight. However, the real search is always up to you. The pursuit of purpose can occupy the major portion of this lifetime or it may be realized in one tremendous flash of inspiration. In either case it is well worth the effort.

The largest clue to knowing if your there, on point and following you purpose is emotion. When you feel so uplifted, completely immersed in and thrilled with your “work” that you could float with the ease of a helium filled balloon, you are there!

When the most difficult and arduous task is a joy to fulfill, you are there! When you cannot wait for the next challenge, you are there! When you leap out of bed in the morning with a grateful heart eager to give and to learn, you are on target and in the flow!

Nothing in this entire world is as delightful as doing what you were born to do. It gives a glow to every moment. It feels as if your heart overflows with love for everyone and everything.

The most amazing thing to me is that each one of you is entirely and completely unique. Each one of you is filled with talent and purpose and yet not one of you carries the same imprint. Each of you has a direction and purpose as unique as your fingerprints! Not one of you is expected to work out your destiny in exactly the same way.

My thought is this: Enjoy the search! Every experience you have puts you one step closer to accessing all that you can be. Life is a wondrous exploration. Be determined to live your life fully and with complete awareness. Your life journey is meant to elevate your soul and it will.

This is also a time of tremendous opportunity for uplifting the planet. People are coming together in a way that they never have before. There is an elevation of understanding within the human community and a working of Spirit that is exciting and holds great promise.

Determine to become part of this uplifting of our planet, this ascension. You are important and capable. Bless all of you for your Spirit led work and loving actions.

For your personal life direction and psychic reading, call today. Bring all your questions in person to my new home in Sarasota, Florida or over the telephone for a private consultation. I encourage you to ask all the questions that challenge you.

Call Reverend Lois (941) 961-2783. You will be given a recording of your personal session to review at home.

WHO’S IDEA?

Who’s idea are you following today? Is that thought yours? Is that feeling one you can believe or did it arise from some past situation? Are you listening in this NOW moment to your soul and your heart?

If you will analyze some of your thoughts and actions you may be surprised to realize that they have not originated totally from you. Your currently accepted course or direction may have come from ideas planted by your friends, coworkers, family and others. WHAT DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE? Does that belief make you happy?

As our hours, days and weeks on earth seem to slip by faster than ever before, it is increasingly important to be Spirit aware. Taking only the personal action as offered by your own soul as well as those suggested by your personal guides and teachers will elevate your life experience and learning. That is the path to true understanding and wisdom.

Spirit directed action has the additional benefit of enriching the lives of all those that you touch. You must realize that every thought you think, every word you speak, everything you do has an effect. You are always creating with your power filled energy!

This time you and I are living is a time of tremendous change and enlightenment. The earth and its people need each of us to assist. You and I can do our part to make this moment a time of great peace and true prosperity.

We each need to be more aware of our own ability to help. We need to offer our unique talents in ways that uplift each other and our planet. Each one of us is valuable. Each one of us is capable of giving more love and positive direction to our world.

As you go through your day, speak words of hope and encouragement to all those people you encounter. You can be a force for positive change. Your capabilities are without limit. You have the power. It is all up to you.

I bless you and give thanks for each and every one of you.

I currently have private counseling available for you in my new home in Sarasota, Florida as well as telephone appointments. Call today to schedule your personal psychic reading. You will be given a cassette recording of your reading for your later review.

Call Reverend Lois (941) 641-2783.

WRITE!

Write in the early morning. Write in the late evening. Write any time of day or night. Why is it important? Because it is one of the many and various ways that Spirit can help you to know all the deeper aspects of yourself.

What should you write about? Write about your thoughts. Write about your feelings. Write for yourself and about yourself in uncensored ways. This writing is for your benefit. This is your secret.

All people are born with an inner yearning to accomplish, an inner desire to feel that we are “on the path”. This ongoing activity of putting your thoughts and feelings on paper is one way to gain clarity, insight into both the inner and outer you.

Call it a journal if that seems appropriate. The title is unimportant. The activity can be a wonderful stepping stone to living life fully as a physically balanced and spirit-integrated soul.

As you pursue this self research, you will find that all of your senses become more acute. You will begin to be aware of life in a way that was previously closed to you. In particular you will find that your intuitive abilities become heightened.

In time, the writing becomes a way to release and dissolve the thoughts and feelings that may have blocked your progress in any area. You will become more spiritually evolved, more faith filled and less apprehensive.

Your relationships will take on different, more positive energy vibrations or you will simply move away from some of the more uncomfortable liaisons. In other words, you will begin to see situations with greater clarity and correspondingly, your will make better decisions.

Your writing need not consume huge amounts of time. Occasionally you may write only a sentence or two. At times of greater inspiration, you may write so steadily that an hour will pass without your notice. The important thing is to be consistent in allowing yourself to express.

Your guides, your masters, your teachers and angels are always close at hand. As you write, you will notice you have greater input from all of your spirit friends. They want you to succeed and delight in your forward motion. Ask for their inspiration, ask for their help, and you will have it!

Never forget that you are talented and special. I wish you all the love, joy and fulfillment your heart can hold!

If you would like answers to any of your life questions, I will schedule a private reading/counseling appointment for you. We can meet in person or over the telephone.
All sessions are tape recorded for you to review privately at a later time.

Call Reverend Lois today. Telephone (479)657-6491 to schedule your personal appointment. Currently I am also accepting counseling appointments in Sarasota, Florida. Please call (941) 961-2783.

SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIPS

You and I relate to others in hundreds of different ways. We can have friends, enemies, spouses, family, lovers, bosses, employees.

Relationships come and relationships go but all of our various relationships, whether we label them good or bad, contain important messages from Spirit. ALL RELATIONSHIPS ARE SPIRIT DRIVEN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

Likewise all relationships at their heart, their root, are relationships forged by Spirit. Spirit working through each of us creates unique learning opportunities from relationships.

To truly hear the message from each experience, the caveat is this: we must be willing to listen to, and search for, the deeper truths contained in each long or short encounter. The problem we sometimes find in gaining the truth from any relationship is that we have a tendency to only think of the interaction in terms of what THEY did or THEY did not do.

We need to look at the feelings and thoughts issuing from within us that these joinings brought to our attention. What belief did WE hold that caused a strong reaction, positive or negative, to come forth from deep within ourselves? Why did we act or react the way we did? Could there be something we need to clear from our consciousness?

A one-sided analysis of any situation does not reveal the learning tools that can be gained through exploring that relationship. To extract the very best lessons from any beautiful and peaceful or harsh and demanding give-and-take between individuals, we must be willing to see and understand our own part in the exchange.

The goal of our journey here on earth is an all pervasive, Spirit-revealed education. We are here to learn. To gain the greatest benefit from our lives as humans we need to stop believing that we are “going solo”. Yes, it is true that we appear to be individual in one sense but we are definitely not separate. We are all interconnected and joined in a myriad of ways.

Every act that you and I take has an effect on someone else whether we are aware of it or not. Any thought we think, any word we say, is important because it will create a ripple, a color, a sound, a feeling. As we accept and acknowledge the basic truth of this, our intent and desire become much purer, more consciously directed. We earnestly want to be an instrument of positive change!

It is important to realize that many times when we are in the midst of a relationship we do not have the ability to step back and see what the lesson may be. It can take days, months, or even years to truly gain all that is available in that “coming together” for our enlightenment. That passage of time however long it may be does not have to mean loss of the wisdom offered.

The basic lesson and understanding, the possibility for genuine advancement of our soul, is still available regardless of the amount of time that has lapsed.

Each of us should be concerned enough with our own spiritual development to take the time to extract the fundamental gains from any relationship no matter how brief that particular joining may have been. By looking deeply at the interactions produced by each of us, we can elevate our spiritual “platform”. Our inner vision becomes clearer and more acute.

Caring enough to gaze backward in an analytical way seeking that enlightenment, will help each of us to move forward with greater ease and accomplishment.

Appreciate the helpful, gracious people in your life. But particularly be grateful for every harsh and upsetting situation you have encountered. Through gratitude for all your life’s experiences you will attain measureable growth of soul. Those unpleasant times and the accompanying emotional hurts can point you toward the greatest understanding of your life path!

I wish for each of you the blessing of deeper experiences, great caring and much learning.

If I can be of service to you through a private counseling appointment, please call Reverend Lois, (479) 657-6491.