#142 A Simplified Life

Dear Jeanne,
Do you have a message for all of humanity today?

Do not be greedy in the wants of the mortal self. Though you may see much bounty and much upon that earth that entices you, do not take more than you need. The earth supplies everything, yet that does not mean you need to take everything. Take only what you need from that earth, and that physical plane to sustain you for one day at a time. Live in this simple manner and you live in harmony with nature and with all that has been provided.

Simplify your life so that your wants do not become greater than your actual needs. Slow your pace to a calm steady walk and you will find that your desires will also slow down. Calm your seeking, down to the inner you, and you will realize that there is very little you need to go seeking outside of the self for. Pull inward in calm preparation for a simplified life.

Even as you are like a tree in the forest, firmly rooted and growing among the others, so must you be as one, as a single tree among many, knowing what you need to sustain your life, though you are bound to one spot, rooted deeply, and seeking light, and air, and water, even as all around you seek the same. Do you thoughtlessly take all, or do you calmly and naturally allow your roots and your branches and your leaves to grow and spread where there is room? The lives of trees are good examples of the path that human lives should take.

Yes, there are brutes among the forest, but there is life and death on every plane, and lives return. Even from the old roots, and the dropped seeds does life spring again and re-incarnate in the bounty of the forest, each new life taking and seeking where it finds what it needs.

Find what you need in your own life now. Find it with resonance of spirit, without greed, or heavy desire, but with calmness, knowing that you are but a part of nature and the flow of all things. Even as that earth now strains to support all of you so can you do your part to support it in return, simply by simplifying. Turn down the loud tone of your life to a calm hum and feel the energy around you, guiding you to use what is offered, minimally, with respect, and with nurturance for its prospect of sustainability.

In simple metaphor, why, if you only need a few sticks today to make a small fire, do you go gathering all the sticks so that there are none left for others? More sticks will drop from the trees during the winds of night, and from the natural occurrences of decay and animal activities, so that tomorrow will there once again be plenty available. Those sticks represent all else that the earth provides as well. Why have you forgotten about the earth? Why have you gone so far from your roots?

In this time of turmoil and passive regrets must there be a turning, a shifting inward, to investigate the motives of the self, though many wish to look outward and to blame. Better to turn inward now, release the seeking of reasons for decay from outside of the self, and instead seek inward for answers. There is much to do upon that earth now that was not meant to be of such dire focus, but that is what man has done in his outward seeking, using his ego and his desire to fuel him, rather than his calm and his spirit resonance. But, to change it all does not require more destruction and more disagreement, but instead a solid turning inward to investigations of the self.

Though this may sound impertinent or selfish to many, is there no doubt that to first discover simplicity, and conscientious re-discovery of the inner spirit, will aid greatly in fueling a new sense of the place that each of you has in that world. Seek your true place first, and then live from this place of simple calm, and your outward movements into the greater world will be different. Your calm energetic and simplified self will use differently, treat others differently, and have different expectations of, not only others, but of the world and the very earth itself.

As always, I do not advocate abrupt and dismissive change, nor do I advise total removal from the life you now live. But, I do strongly recommend that you begin a process of slow simplification, a paring down of your desires, and your spending, and a slow turning inward, as you calmly go innerly, and discover the true meaning of your life, and what you really need for it to be fulfilling.

Question always your movements, your actions, and your thoughts. Wonder why, and wonder what for, you do what you do. Is it for survival? Or is it for some other less necessary reason? Begin a slow process of simplification, and begin to see how well you do with all things in your life, including breathing, sleeping, eating, as you go calmer, and calmer, and calmer. That is the way to go!

#141 Be As a Strong and Sturdy Tree

Dear Jeanne,
Do you have a note of guidance for today?

Remain anchored in inner peace and calm in order to stay firmly upon your path. Even as the turmoil around you seeks to disrupt, please, do I ask, for your own growth, that you remain planted in your balanced calm state of knowing what is truly right for you. Your actions, your deeds, and your every thought must come from this place of deep inner calm or you risk reverting to old ways, and old habits, easily drawn by distractions, and the teasing of old behaviors. Stay in your inner peace as you practice the way of all ways, your own inner way, for this is how you will achieve this life you are now on. The calm of your inner you will lead you to ultimate growth and a place of constant change, even as you stay firmly anchored.

Be as a strong and sturdy tree, deeply anchored, pondering life all around it, allowing for the birds, and the animals, to have access to its boughs and its bounty, yet does it remain solid, and calmly fixed upon its plot of earth. Even as the winds come, and the seasons, so does it flow with every change, yet still remain calmly centered. In its own inner peace does it grow and evolve, bend and twist, and constantly adapt with the changing winds of time.

Be as the sturdy tree, firmly planted, exultant in your inner calm steadiness, yet flexible, and able to flow and to grow with the weather that approaches, the seasons that force change, and the unpredictableness of life as it continues onward.

Inner peace and calm, with deep roots anchoring you, balancing you, connecting you, and nurturing you will result in a full canopy of blossoms, of leaves, of fruits, and of connection to all else as you maintain perfect balance and perfect flow. Enable yourself, allow yourself, in this way. Become connected to all life energy as you connect, and stay connected, in calm inner peace, to your own energy. Stay focused on your path and you will do well, my friends.

A Note From Jan

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#140 Be Mellow Yellow

Dear Jeanne,
Do you have a message of guidance today?

Be mellow yellow, a color of consequence, a state of importance. Be calm and steady, feet planted, yet also be as brilliant and as focused as the golden sun upon the earth. Allow your intent to be truthful and real, of importance, and necessary for your growth. Do not pretend, nor suggest something that is not deeply significant and from the heart of you. Do not play games, either with yourself or others, but stick to your path, your plan for evolutionary growth.

Be mellow yellow in your firm balance upon that earth, but also in your firm commitment to your inner self. Why must there be such strife upon that earth? Where is the mellow calmness that does truly reside inside each of you? Where is the connection to spirit energy that is so valuable and so necessary? Seek first your own connection to your own mellow brilliance. Find your inner warmth and send it down to your feet that connect you to that earth.

Disregard pulls from outside of you that seek to disrupt your focus. Do not be distracted or drawn too far from your path, especially at this time of tremendous energetic growth. Remain firmly upon your own set path, even as you face the challenges in your life, and the challenges to your intent. If your intent is to connect to energetic spirit energy, then stay focused there. If your intent is to connect within, then stay focused there. If your intent is to give of your energy to others, then stay focused there. But remember, that no matter what you seek, do so with conscious intent, supremely balanced, truthfully real, and with mellow temper and brilliant gold inside you leading you on your way.

As always, I stress balance, and that must be your focus, no matter what the details of your life produce for you to contend with. From a balanced, mellow place will you have easier access to your own inner truths, be able to clearly observe life and lives around you, and proceed on your journey with golden yellow color of compassion guiding your way. Be faithful to your self, your journey, your duties in life. Walk your path calmly, but firmly, knowing that you have chosen with proper intent the path you now walk. And if you are not sure, then I invite you to change. That, my dears, is what life is all about, change! Shine your golden light elsewhere, and search for equally golden resonant light in return, whether it be in work, relationship, or personal growth. If your path does not suit you, then seek another, but do so with mellow steadiness, and golden compassionate decisiveness. Then do you act from your truth, your honesty, and your place of true loving. Go mellow now, and find your inner yellow light of consequence. Fix it on your inner truth, then act from there before you act from anywhere else. For that is the place to lead your life from, your calm inner knowing. Trust the truth of your inner you, and allow it to lead you where you need to go.

I too chose my path, and this is what I do now, offer guidance on a universal level, without personal connection or gain, and only with joyous, compassionate love and gratitude for the opportunity to serve you this lovely platter of spirit energy food. I invite you to continue feasting upon it, offering you sustenance to feed your soul. You can never overeat from this platter! Enjoy! Manga!

#139 Dethrone Your Unhappiness

Dear Jeanne,
Do you have a word of guidance for today?

Do not allow unhappiness to rule your life or take over your personality or your cultivation of the self. Unhappiness is merely a tool, if used correctly, to aid you in your growth, but if used unwisely will merely aid in keeping you blocked and attached to your past. Do not hold this trait as king in your life. Do not place a crown upon its head and allow it to reign with unstoppable terror and with ruleless law. It does not deserve such high praise, not does it deserve such power.

Turn it to useful slavery instead. Remove the crown and make your unhappiness work for you as an investigative tool, digging into the deeper self with it to find out why you choose to wear its crown upon your head when it does you no good. Remove it, and turn it upside down now, and view it as a bowl or coffer, and pour into it all your woes of the ego self, the desires that want to rule and dominate, and leave them there upon the ground as you wander your path, wondering about your decisions and your choices to harbor such self annihilating kings upon their thrones. Dethrone your unhappiness and your doubts. Dethrone your victims and your big babies, and seat upright, in command, your spirit seeking self, who will command rightly, with tools that guide, seeking growth, normalization, and balance.

Do you wish to remain imbalanced? Do you wish to wallow in unreasonable sadness? Why? There is no growth there, only stagnancy, and such behavior does not serve you well, nor does it make your demeanor attractive to others. Unseat the old kings, the old rulers now. Overturn the thrones, defrock the perpetrators who have overtaken your kingdom, and begin to take command now from a new place of clarity, with personal growth and balanced living your first priorities. Seek a new domination of the self, allowing the spirit to reside as ruler, and your unhappiness will fall far behind you, as it finds no raiment awaiting it, or food feeding it any longer. Leave it behind as you take off the cloak of old and take on the new garments of self-discovery. Your treasures are as yet hidden, buried, yet to be uncovered and discovered.

Work your way forward now to new life. Keep focused on growth, and watch yourself day by day as you allow for change, and awareness of yourself as changing, to kick in and be your motivator rather than that old unhappiness. Replace your king and liberate your kingdom.

Chuck Ketchel, LCSWR