Jeanne Marie Ketchel
Channeled by Jan Ketchel

Dear Jeanne,
Today we begin a new work week after a few days of respite. Do you have a message of guidance for us?

My Dear Ones, I wish to begin by enticing you into reassessing your lives as an unfolding process, a project as yet unfinished, each day presenting a new element that may shore up the foundations of your energetic undercurrent. Each day are you presented with the next step in your process. Although that step may be bold and quite energetically charged, or quite subtle and barely noticed, so are you offered the guidance you need in your individual lives.

Look not too far from the self for what you need in your life. Look not too far into the future, too quickly desiring too much, or expecting only disaster or fault. Look not with impatience into your future, but with measured contentment, knowing that each day you are, without a doubt, being shown what to do next, where to go, how to approach your next assignment with life, knowing that you are indeed ready for what comes.

Do not doubt that you are fully capable of handling what comes to greet you as you arise, open your door, and step out into the energy of the new day. You are ready. You have prepared well for this day. You are strong, capable, ready, and eager for the next step in your life.

Move flowingly into the energy of this coming time. It too meets you with equivalent readiness, wishing to merge with your energy, to surround you with properties of attention and support, so that you may remain aware that you are energetically in charge.

Remain aware of this phenomenon as you begin a new day, My Dear Ones. Your energy, that inner self that you step out into the world with today, is fully in your control. Your inner energy may be humming nicely, or it may be nervous, excited, afraid, bold, or touchingly sensitive today. It may be sad, depressed or quite overwhelmed by the bigness of the events in your life, or daunted by the seeming inertia in the flow of your life. But I ask all of you, no matter what the state of your inner energy today, to be aware that it is attempting to guide you, to speak to you, to show you something, to point out to you where you truly need to go now. I ask that you do not push aside, cover over, or pretend away the inner energy of the self today. This inner energy is present so that you may use it, so that you may not only take note of it, but so that you may allow it to deeply guide you to acknowledgment of the issues of the self that you see reflected all around you.

Today is an inner day. Begin from this inner self. Stay connected to it as you throw your energy back out into the world of work, outer exploration, and challenge. Stay connected to this inner self, if even by a thin line of connection no bigger than a thread. Stay in touch with this inner energy of self, this place you feel, for it is the truth of where you are now. With it fully known, recognized, and embraced, accept this place of self as your foundation for your next step in life.

Where do you need to go next? This knowing self will guide your life. By your intent to flow with your life you will be shown where to go. Your challenge each day is to remain connected to this inner truth of self as you step out your door and meet the energy that comes to awaken and guide you. Greet it fully, trustingly, and with love and compassion for self and others in your heart.

Your challenges in life are indeed many, for that is how you grow. Good luck as you accept your next step forward. The energy awaits you!

Jeanne Marie Ketchel
Channeled by Jan Ketchel

Dear Jeanne,
What guidance do you have for us today?

Find the equilibrium that suits you as you go forward now in your lives, My Dear Ones. Do not look with regret or sadness upon the transgressions of others nor the complications that develop as all seek to find stability in their personal lives. This is a time of disruption and turmoil coupled with understanding the certainty and necessity of life as a learning ground. In firmly establishing the self on a journey of growth so is one quite automatically prepared for the journey that lies ahead, whether it be traveled over rocky roads, steep paths, challenging terrain, or upon smooth and flowing waters. Life is meant to be a challenge and a joy.

Seek to find the balance between the challenges and the joys in your lives, My Dear Readers, between the disruptions and the smooth flowing life you so desire. Utilize your lessons and your practices in evolutionary growth to firmly ground you in your lives upon that earth, and in your spiritual existence as well.

Firmly embedding the self in the journey that has become known to you, as you do your inner work, will enable further growth. In acquiescing to the inevitable, one complies with the purpose of life and learns to accept the lessons that come to guide.

I suggest that establishing a calm inner balance and an equally calm outer balance is the next step in your process of learning detachment. This is the fourth step in a process that entails doing quite a lot of inner work while remaining fully engaged in the outer world. This process of understanding the two worlds as complicit and equally necessary, challenging, and purposeful, is part of learning detachment. Without a fuller understanding of every aspect of life as being part of your process of evolution your ability to learn detachment will be snarled.

Inner balance and outer balance are maintained as one recognizes how they are constantly at odds, confronting each other, pulling one way or the other as life unfolds. Today, the outer energy may push your inner energy to retaliate in withdrawal. The outer energy may ask for too much, seeking excess at a time when it is far better to establish rules of conduct that are conducive to the truths of the inner self, forced to live upon that earth at a time when there is rampant excess.

In times of overabundance there is a tendency to overindulge whether this be in material or emotional form. Considering the self as an evolutionary being, ask the following: What is really most important at this time in your life? What do you wish to offer the self? What do you wish to offer others? How do you want to use your energy while at the same time remain fully present in your world? Consider your place in life at this very moment of your existence. Contemplate it seriously, realistically, and truthfully. Where are you, in all aspects of your life?

Establish a sense of balance based upon these conclusions of self by acquiescing to your truths. Find the inner calm and the outer calm that are available to you now, at this moment in your life. Use this inner and outer state of calmness as your gauge. Feel what it feels like. Ingrain it in your body and mind so that you may return to it when needed, whether it be a known state of calm, already familiar, or unknown, but fairly easy to regain. If you do not find a certain sense of calmness then accept that as your place of self now, because in order to learn to balance the inner and outer self one must have a reference point to return to over and over again. Do not be hard on the self if you cannot gain a familiar or desired balance, for the point of this exercise is to establish a baseline of balance, based on this moment.

Begin to feel what it means to be in balance, in a state of flux with inner and outer realities, allowing the self to take in, observe, and respect all that comes to you, allowing the self to flow with life without extremes of emotions, reactions, or physical stresses. Learning to flow, establishing a reference point of inner and outer balance without judgment or condemnation, and asking the self to return to this place of balance as often as possible is learning detachment in the flow of every day life.

Remind the self often to get into balance. Ask the self, each day, to take a few moments, a few deep breaths, a few inner heart-centered breaths and a few deeply invigorating breaths of fresh air to establish the self in both the inner world and the outer world.

Be thankful for a life that offers you the opportunity to constantly be challenged to broaden your outlook, your experiences, and your ideas of the self and others. Be thankful for a life that offers you the opportunity to grow and evolve.

Jeanne Marie Ketchel
Channeled by Jan Ketchel

Dear Jeanne,
What guidance do you have for us today?

I am inclined to remind you to always gauge your selves within the context of a greater picture. You are important, your issues and challenges must be met in order to evolve, your work on the self must continue in order for your personal growth. These things are certain or you will not evolve, but I must remind you to occasionally pull your head up out of the water and look around you. Take in some deep breaths of fresh air and re-establish your direction by the points on your horizon, taking in how far you have come and how much you have accomplished before heading back into the waters of your unconscious. Your inner work must always be balanced by the reality of your life upon that earth.

Your practice in personal growth must include a pragmatic outlook upon your reality, for too much inner work without fresh air may keep you bound to issues that could have been resolved a long time ago. Do not be afraid to seek options, opinions, and outlooks that are not immediately comfortable to you. In asking the self to step outside of your comfort zone you offer the self an opportunity to not only shift, but to make some progress. In constantly swimming around in circles or running the same laps over and over again one may gain in strength and conviction but fail to offer the self any new ideas, fresh perspectives, or interesting points of view.

I suggest that now is a good time to introduce some changes into your routine, to do something that you have long contemplated but feared doing. It is time to push the self beyond the established and controlled practice that, though innerly focused, may not be getting you to a new level. The point of inner work is not the practice itself, but the opportunity to evolve.

I ask you all to question the progress you are making. Is it progress, or are you swimming in circles? Is it time to come up for air; to grab a towel, step out of the water and sit upon the shore for a while, determining where you have gotten to? Is it time to swim in a new direction based on the strengths gained by your hard work on the self? Is it time to seek advice from a source outside of the self?

It is time to push beyond your comforts, beyond your established routines, to do something different for the self. Even a well-established and deep inner practice can become routine, stagnant, and boringly known, a rut that does not offer any new insights though it may be a practice rooted in growth and with evolutionary potential. Push your selves beyond your limitations; let in some thing new; challenge the self in some fashion that is growth-oriented, enlightening, and non-judgmental; be open to change without bias or control. Be completely open. Flow and float awhile upon the surface of your life, sit upon the shore and see what comes along to show you what this new aspect of growth might be. Dare the self to remain open while at the same time pushing the self to act upon the right next move, based on what you know you need.

And how do you know what you need? Feel, test, and wait for more signs. They will arrive to show you that you are on the right track or that, no, this is not right. You must also question your sense of comfortability, for often being comfortable in a new situation is showing you that you are not being challenged, while uncomfortability is asking you to take on a challenge because it is so right for you. Decisions must be based on what your true challenges are, and that is where your inner work comes in to guide you. What are your most basic truths and your most basic challenges based on those truths? Fear often lies at the bottom of all issues within the self. I leave you with the suggestion to confront your fears. They will lead you where you truly do need to go next.

Jeanne Marie Ketchel
Channeled by Jan Ketchel

Dear Jeanne,
What are you going to talk about today?

Today is a good day to talk about the consequences of actions taken.

What do you mean by that?

By this I mean that one must be ready to take full responsibility for making a decision and acting upon it in order to grow. Maturity is not simply achieved by state of age or position in life. One must earn it by accepting full responsibility for the self and the consequences of one’s actions.

Only in learning the lessons of being responsible may you truly evolve into a mature person, by owning the fact that you alone are to blame for the unfolding of your life, by the choices made, whether conscious or unconscious. By using the word blame I do not do so in a judgmental manner, but as a fact of life that all choices eventually trickle back to the person who has enacted them. All choices must be seen as actions taken by the unknown self to guide you to your issues and challenges.

There is no blame, regret, or denial that will absolve you of your need to grow. You see? Every step in your life is of great consequence. Every action taken and every choice you make is a true fact of your life. Each step you take leads you where you need to go, whether others are involved or not. By making these statements regarding ownership of action, I wish to entice you to a greater acceptance of the self as a journeyer.

A journeyer accepts every tiny step along the journey simply because he knows that he has elected to take a journey and that a journey entails adventure. It entails meeting, conflict, taking chances, using quick thinking, wittiness, sharpness, and decision making, often without much time for forethought. A journeyer knows that all actions will have consequences. As he travels he knows that he has only himself to rely on and that if he fails he has only himself to blame. As I stated, such blame is without judgment; it is simply a fact.

As a journeyer travels his path he knows that he is responsible for every action, yet he also knows that each step opens him to new opportunities and new adventures bearing new choices. A journeyer leads a life of action. In taking full responsibility for himself, and each action, he also must learn to accept full responsibility for the consequences of each step and each action taken. This is a process that may take some time to fully embrace and own, but all must do so in order to evolve.

In accepting the self as a true journeyer, life becomes an adventure of hope, of options, of self-determination to fully take the journey that will lead to wholeness of self in the outer world and in the inner world. Today I speak of learning what it means to take full responsibility for decisions acted upon.

I suggest that consequences be assessed and that outcomes be satisfactory to the evolving self. Many decisions are made in fear. In fact, most decisions have fear hovering in the background somewhere, so that often they are not made based on inner truth, but on outer realities that are so far removed from inner knowing that they have no connection whatsoever to a spiritually evolving life.

Take the consequences of the decision to go to war, for instance. This involves the potential to kill and be killed. Is such a decision based in spiritual evolutionary awareness and tactics, based in the truth of energy, in the truth of energetic sameness of all beings? No, it is not. Treat all of your decisions as if you were deciding whether or not to go to war. Is the war worth it? Is the choice made going to lead to more war? Is the choice you are attempting to make based on the fact that you are an energetic being living a life of spiritual growth?

Think first: I am energy. Then decide: What is the best move to make for an energy being who is seeking fulfillment of this life being lived now? Perhaps your perspective on your life situation may change as you allow your inner work to become part of every decision you make. Perhaps your choices may begin to be based in mature thinking, knowing that you are choosing to lead your life along an evolutionary path. Perhaps your journey may begin to lose some of the old fears as you accept each challenge in your life as perfectly set up for you to make a choice that will further move you along your evolutionary path.

Consider your choices based on your past, but also on your future. Consider your choices based on your immediate place in life as well. Consider your choices as a maturing energy being, fully responsible for your life. Determine, each day, what you would like that life to look like. Consider your actions and ask the self: What am I offering my self today by making this decision to proceed along my path in this manner? Is there another option that is better for my evolving spirit self? Am I ready to own my choices, to be fully responsible for the consequences of my decisions? Am I making my choice based on fear and hearsay, based on truth or lies, based on heart or head? What is the truth of the reality I live in, and where is the best place to go next in my life? What are the inevitable, known consequences of my decisions, and am I ready to own those as well?

Turn inward and ask the mature self to meet the adventuring spirit self each day in balance, in action, in taking responsibility, and in growing. This is all you need to develop an understanding of your life as it has thus far been lived and as it has yet to be known. Good Luck as you take your next step, My Evolutionary Beings!