I AM THAT (cont.)

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We are ONE—moving through your earth lifetime together. I animate you. As you move so I move. You are ME, the I AM, in the physical world. Have you thought of that? As I am JOY so you are JOY.

Cast back to remember the JOY you have experienced…

It is not outwardly manifested as much as it is an internal EXPERIENCE of well-being, contentment with what IS, exhilarated knowing, a sense of oneness and “beyond”—a connection with something bigger. All the cells of the body responding to this connection. There is also a sense of perfect safety no matter the outward circumstance. Joy. Peace.

Yes, your human ego does indeed “get in the way.” But where would you be without it? REMIND the ego you are about MY business. That you appreciate its help, but you have given your will to ME.

It will be relieved. It may fuss since it has grown so used to being in control of every aspect of your life, but ultimately it will remember its true nature, and true function, is to serve you—to help you through this human lifetime.

We are ONE.

I AM THAT

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I said the same little prayer/mantra that I used to say to Yusef: I come singing of the Wonder and Glory of God. Then I heard…

You await the words that came so often—consoling, educating, guiding you. The path to ME requires letting go of all footholds.

Yes, I am Wonder, and Might, and Glory…and it helps humans to sense that. But those words SEPARATE us. They cause you to want to bow down, to worship.

Yes, I AM THAT—incomprehensible to you now and thus I may seem far away…above…beyond. And yet I am as close as your thoughts, the breath you take.

It is difficult to believe the ONE of all the Universes also walks with you every step in your day. Takes each breath with you. How can that be reconciled in your human thinking?

Who do you speak to? The Wonder of the Heavens, or the I AM within every cell of your own body?

Control, Innovation, Oneness

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In the light of this day we come. Messengers of Light speaking to Light.

Rejoice that humanity’s innovation and technology have overcome! (the virus)

Now you KNOW (because of the Pandemic) that you do not have the control you once imagined you did. We say imagined because you never really did have control. Smile.

Perhaps you now realize more than ever that the world is ONE. You are all in this together. The sooner those of the world not only realize this, but begin to take action from this reality, the sooner you and the world will heal.

We so look forward to this.

We love you, and celebrate our ONENESS with you!

Align with God’s Will

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I’m trying to surrender my will more and more to the Will of God for me—to remember I am first a child of my Father—and to allow the God-of-me to be more present to the world. Jesus is my model for that. He showed us how to live in God’s Will and still live a very human experience. Then I heard….

Be like me. You are just like me. Remember who you are.

You can access the same limitless power when you are ALIGNED with the WILL of the Father. All I did was in that alignment. I did nothing in just my human nature. I first tuned into the Father’s Will for each event, each “miracle,” and became the human conduit for the Father’s Will. In those moments all could see that the Father and I were one.

In my more human moments—turning over the tables at the Temple, weeping over Lazarus, in the Garden—my humanity was expressing itself.

Attune your will MORE OFTEN to the Father’s. Moment by moment turn…open…access…. To do this you must practice, practice, practice, until more and more your divine connection shows through your human actions. It is in the small moments, not the big miracle moments.

Follow my guidance. It is within you blinking as a GPS. Notice it. Trust it is me walking with you. We are as ONE!

If it helps you to see me as Jesus, or the Father, or Spirit, or Mother, or whatever name you choose—see that! We are all ONE.

Joy

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Joy is your natural state. Let go of what disturbs your joy.

If Joy is lost to you in the moment, seek it out. When you have released the obstacles to Joy and have realized it was there all along, treasure the discovery! Celebrate it, and do not let anything impede the essence of who you are—JOY!

Joy is not silly; it is not what you would call “happiness.” It is the depth of wonder, contentment, peace. It is always there.

Find it now. It is as pure gold—worth all your effort to uncover.

We are One in Joy with you.

Guidance From The Universe

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Loving Greetings to All!

Recently I was told that readers, and friends of readers of this blog, are missing the messages that Yusef gave us. I miss them—and Yusef— as well. His going to the “higher heavens to hold humanity in Love” left a void in my life. I was so used to hearing that voice in my head each day.

Well, now there are other voices. I have new Guides now, but I think the names do not matter as much as what these Guides are saying. So I think I’ll begin to share them with you. Thus the change in the header.

NOTE: God never leaves us. We ALL have guidance from “God’s Helpers” if we have ears to hear. If I could encourage you to do one thing, it would be to listen for the voices of God that are constantly speaking to you. And trust that what you are hearing is indeed from the Heavens. I call it the Universe, because that’s what my Dad called it. 🙂 The “GODNESS” is another term I really like—it’s so big!

Just like in the book, God Calling, by A.J. Russell, what the Universe says to me just might be helpful to you. If it isn’t, just disregard. 🙂 Some posts will speak to you more than others.

Have a delightful day! Barbara

God is Joy

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Wonder is a name for God. So also is Joy. When you speak to God, think of speaking to Love and Joy Itself. Ponder this. Feel the wonder of it.

Are love and joy present in your life? If so, revel in them. Attend to them. Notice them in every moment. Love and joy can transform the moments of your day from what they first appear to be to your human self—fearful, depressing, anxiety producing, etc—to an inner peace and surety that all is, and will be, well.

Love and joy resurrect the peace of the soul so that it is present in your every moment. You ARE Love and Joy and Peace. These are your essence, as God is your essence—your divine nature. Remember them. Remember who you are.

Be not afraid. Rejoice. Enjoy life. Have fun. God IS JOY.

ALL ARE YOU

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Happy 2021! As you may remember, Yusef has been called to the “higher heavens” to “hold humanity in Love.” But before he left he brought Tuoleep forward to me. Tuoleep is a Master and I have come to know her also as Wisdom. She has not given me messages to share much, but she came in with a bang this morning. So, I will be true to her insistence that what she has to say is for all of us. (PS Yusef is still praying for all of humanity. I think we still need that powerful heavenly help.)

TUOLEEP/WISDOM

On this day that is celebrated as NEW in a NEW YEAR (you do understand that we have no “time” or “new” here but we acknowledge the human need), there will now resume messages. These are from on High with the blessing of the Divine Wonder whom you call Father or God. Many in the Heavens contribute. We are here to serve humankind and all on the Earth.

We have knowledge of other days on your Earth planet. Days of peace, creativity, care for each other and the gifts of creation. We know of the possibilities of such an Earth yet we also recognize that you have suffered the tremendous impact of negative energy from long ago on your world.

It is like your Lion King story. Look at the devastation the animals and earth suffered when under the influence of negative thinking and leadership. But look again when the thinking and leadership changed and the Earth responded in joy. (When we speak of “leadership” we do not refer to one person, but to the negativity of fear that is predominant throughout your planet.)

When LOVE and JOY replace–

…worry, concern, war, anger, the taking up of weapons, the fear of living with the “other” (one different in looks or beliefs or language), the hoarding of goods, the lack of respect for all of life, and more,

…then all in the Earth will respond and return to health and abundance.

Look to those who speak words of joy and encouragement. Those who ask you to care for each other in whatever the need. To withhold judgment and begin to see that you are all connected; that you truly are related—ALL children of the ONE SOURCE, GOD.

If some you know have moved to more negative thinking and behaviors, pray for them. They are YOU. For while you have taken a body that may appear to be separate from your “neighbor,” you are yet a part of them, connected in ways that cannot be broken.

See the other as yourSELF. That is ME going through a COVID illness. That is ME caring for the sick, working in the store, driving the car. That is ME worshipping in a way different from mine. That is ME crying of loneliness. That is ME struggling to pay the bills. That is ME wearing clothes different from mine. That is ME speaking another language. That is ME playing in the snow, walking in the neighborhood, caring for a garden, helping a child.

ALL ARE “ME.”

ALL ARE YOU!

Care for them. Pray for them. Welcome them. Live together in peace.

We love you and walk with you. Be well.

Virtue in a Pandemic

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Today I share wisdom from “Contemplify,” a monthly, very thought provoking and entertaining post I get in my email inbox. (hello@contemplify.com). I have taken license to cut and paste a little.

I enjoy messages like this that call me back to the important. And this one just seems timely for me—perhaps it is also for you. Blessings!

Contemplify:

My home tradition, Christianity, has championed four cardinal virtues: wisdom, justice, fortitude, and temperance. Sounds underwhelming to some, but the exemplars of these virtues were vivacious change agents. They lavishly personified these virtues in their daily lives. Over the arch of history I admire the temperance of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, the wisdom of Hildegaard of Bingen, the justice of Francis and Clare, and the fortitude of Tertullian. These are ancestral examples, but modern ones are aplenty; Bryan Stevenson (justice), John Lewis (fortitude), Beyonce (wisdom), and John Dear (temperance). The visible fruit is half the story. The daily participation in Mystery’s doing and undoing is the creative art of cultivating virtue for the sake of resounding the Divine within. 

  • Wisdom: I am attending to the wisdom of the ancestors who have endured through pandemics, abject systemic suffering, and immersive exterior solitude. Folks who faced the heat of suffering while also tending to the coals of an inner fire. Hence my reading has focused on Julian of Norwich, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, Marcus Aurelius, Plotinus and the like. Asking myself questions like, how did Julian sustain her joy in God during the relentless bubonic plague? What does it mean that Douglass’ courage inspires me and makes me question the strength of my own backbone?
  • Temperance: This virtue is often regulated to abstaining from alcohol, but it is so much more. Temperance is practicing restraint or self-control for the sake of the whole. In this practice of self limitation a wellspring of potential disrupts passive consumption. I am reducing my input of media, upping my exercise and outside time, and becoming choosier about gifting my attention. And yes, limiting the intake of my beloved IPAs too.
  • Fortitude: This virtue seems to be naturally growing for many of us because of the pandemic. Life as it was has shifted to life as it is. The accepting of this reality strengthens the muscle of endurance in uncertain times. When I am dwelling on the gifts of this moment (a deep breath, clean water, a hug from my son) I am doing reps of forbearance. When I am truly looking at the suffering of our times in the systems that oppress and a pandemic that grips, I build the grit necessary to bear and break through burdens. Gratitude for what is and the imagination to dream what could be pairs wells with fortitude.
  • Justice: I am confronting my internal biases on race, systems, and supposed normalcy. The self-evaluation of this work is akin to scraping off barnacles from a boat. Barnacles that create a drag in the water that slow my efforts in right relationships.  It is taxing to peel off crusty layers of my personal and historical barnacles of biases. For me this work is undergone through self-reflection, conversation, showing up, trainings, practices, and opening the doors of my curiosity even wider. I feel like I am never developing this virtue enough and those sneaky barnacles keep showing themselves in unexamined corners.

At the edge of suffering, may you find meaning.
In the midst of suffering, may you find virtue.
In the legacy of suffering, may you hear ancestral voices guiding you forward. 

Helping out where I can,
Paul

Wisdom: Attune to the Heart

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WISDOM: The voice you need to listen to is the voice of the Spirit that is within you. ThIs is indeed the Spirit of God telling you of the wonder of your SELF.

Why do you spend time dwelling on questions like, “How have I spent my life so far?” “What is my purpose?” “What about the times I regret…the times I have made mistakes?” These are NOT IMPORTANT! Look! See where you are spending your time—IN THE PAST! And what are you listening to? The voice in your HEAD.

Are you trying to improve yourself, or seeking to repent? Ask yourself, for what? It is in the past! Long forgotten. Spend your time and your energy in the PRESENT.

Ask—what am I doing in this moment? What can I do right now to help myself or others? What is the will of God for me right now—in this moment?

When you stay open to these, the questions of the HEART, the voice you hear will be clear. The way to God is LOVE. Find LOVE within your heart—for yourself and for others. Therein is God.

Then, send Love out—so strong that others can feel it. Constantly project Love. From your heart will come any words necessary…any actions needed. Send out: Compassionate Love. Healing Love. Listening Love. Supportive Love. Loving Love.

These, and more, are the HEART’S gift to a suffering world. Through these do you SPEAK and LOVE God into the world. Pay attention to this!

Attune to the HEART. This is the secret. The mind is about the unimportant past and future. Stay out of the mind except as it can become the Heart’s servant.

You are much loved.