Suffering cannot be eliminated, for suffering is life. But life is also the opposite, joy. And so both must be accepted and worked with by raising awareness that a balanced life requires the two, as well as the means to travel between the two. A balanced life takes into consideration that both joy and suffering have their necessary places in the framework of living. To find the balance between the extremes is to find satisfaction with all that occurs and to be okay with the true facts of life. Find a means of understanding the whys of life and live in the balance that brings the reality of joy and suffering together in full awareness of their necessity.

– From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

To do what is right one must know what right action is, that is, that which is in accordance with nature in balance, with good in balance with evil, with all emotions in balance within the self. To achieve balance is thus the first step in being prepared to take right action. To know the self on the deepest levels, all imbalances included, and to understand how they act out and take over the self is imperative if one is to act intelligently and with compassion, to take right action on behalf of self and other. Right action comes naturally when all is understood and all is in balance. Seek balance.

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Do not keep your givings of thanks to one day a year, but keep your hearts open, your minds free, and your choices evolutionary all the time, for every day is worthy of acknowledgment. On the soul’s journey every day has equal value, meaning, and importance, this day too.

Continue to live a kind and compassionate life, resolving the problems of the world one person at a time. The choices to change and the solutions to do so lie within each one of you. You have no greater charge right now than to figure out what makes you tick and why and then to move the self a little bit closer to truly compassionate living each day. For you, and for all beings, compassion exists.

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Be thankful that you live in the times that you do. Whether there is tumult or peace, the times you live in call you to be loving and compassionate. Be thankful that you have the opportunity to live a life of freedom and the opportunity to choose your own path. Be thankful for the opportunity to make a difference in your own life and in the lives of others, those near and dear, or those unknown, spread far and wide over the globe. Be thankful for the soul’s journey you are on that brings you daily challenges, asking you to step up to life and choose the evolutionary path, to be loving today and every day, toward self and other. Be thankful for the smallest breath and the largest laugh, but also for the tiniest tear and the loudest cry of anguish, as all are part of life and of this Thanksgiving Day. Make your day of thanks be a day of love and compassion and do the same every other day of your life, for all days are equal and deserving of your love and all you bring to the journey of your  life.

Love and blessings, from here and beyond,

The Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

True compassion means being free of judgments, fears, and ego. It is the essence of loving without need or desire, simply holding the truth that all beings have value and that their journeys are equally important, no matter their circumstances or the choices they’ve made, no matter what they’ve done to you or to others. Let compassion rain out of you. Just as you wish for peace in the world, let it begin with a compassionate you.

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne