You always have a choice. When you withdraw and isolate yourself from others and from the world, for whatever reason, you give to yourself and you take from yourself as well. Withdrawal is often an opportunity to turn inward and shift, to change a behavior by withdrawing from that which is associated with that behavior. But withdrawal can also be an act of denial, a refusal to change, to push the self out into the world and confront the fears that cause you to withdraw.

There are always two sides to every choice. You must decide the real reason you seek withdrawal, face the truth, and then deal with it head on and decide if it is truly right to withdraw inwardly now or is it better to expand outwardly. Only one answer will be appropriate. One answer will bring you the opportunity to change, the other will bring you only stagnation. The choice is yours.

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Belief systems, fixed ideas, and troublesome thoughts can get in the way of life’s flow, taking energy, leaving you feeling defeated and depleted. Clear your mind. Breathe into your head and release all that mumbles, tumbles and torments, all that numbs and dumbs. Try a brain free, mind-chatter free day. Just breathe and release, breathe and release every time you notice you have jammed up again. Let the energy flow freely and then see how you feel!

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

You may touch other people with your good intentions and your actions, but people are also affected by what you are thinking and feeling. Big moon energy inside you shines outwardly, even if you are not aware. Be contained today. Stay wholly within, focused on inner balance and calmness, and yet know that you shine brightly nonetheless.

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Take responsibility for the self in all situations. Do not let life drag you under, steal your resolve, and spit you out with no purpose or direction. Always reorient the self after a mash up by centering, calming breath. There is no cause worth fighting for if it destroys you. Get back to your Self with your own centering power—the breath!

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

It’s plain and simple, life on Earth is only part of the journey. There is so much more to come once you have moved beyond Earth School. Take it seriously, your life, but learn as much as you can about what comes next, for your choices then will matter just as much as they do now. Learn to choose wisely now so that later you may choose wisely again. Your whole future life depends upon it!

– From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne