This is the only message we will be posting today as we are still dealing with computer issues. Hopefully we will back up and running fully toward the end of the week. In the meantime, today’s Soulbyte offers some ideas for change!

With knowledge of self in hand, with knowing how you tend to operate, take a step away from your usual machinations and moods today. For one day allow the self to try on a new mood. It can be as simple as choosing a different garment to wear, a bright color, or a comfortable pair of shoes. Change something. Put on something new today to force a shift away from that which bedevils you and keeps you stuck.

Present a new self to the world today. Make intentional efforts to change. The world will notice. Accept the feedback you receive. Take it to heart and use it to your advantage. Whether positive or negative you will discover where you need to go next. And then move intentionally in that new direction. This is how to navigate life with energy, awareness, and determination to change and grow.

In understanding what it means to give and take you learn to move on. In acts of kindness and acts of deliberateness, in knowing when to give and when to take, you learn that to be natural and flowing you must be prepared to move on at times, and at other times you learn that it is time to sit still and be loving and giving. To know when it is time for either of these moves is to learn about life, to mature and fully own who you are, without attachment to your past and without doubt about who you truly are, to fully own the substance of your true self.

To fully own who you truly are is to mature into an independent human being, to take your life into your own hands and mold the self into the being you know you are capable of being, and who you really want to be. You are in charge of your own life. Take over and be your own mother and your own father; be complete in who you are, right now. And don’t forget to be tender, caring and loving of self and other. This is the best plan for maturity and progress, as you move forward without anger and regret. As within, so without.

To be mindful is to be fully conscious of what you do in every moment. To be mindful is to be aware of all thoughts, decisions, and actions. To be mindful is to grasp the energy of life and use it to your advantage. Thoughts may intrude. Feelings may well up and hurt be experienced, ambivalence set in. Counter such intrusions with simple breathing.

Empty the mind and let calmness take over. Acquiesce to what is in the moment and let it carry you to the next moment. If you let the self know there is nothing to worry about the self will accept this premise. If you allow the self to be patient rather than impulsive, things will be revealed that you were missing. If you restrain from action and wait for the perfect moment your life will progress in alignment with nature.

The perfect moment will only arrive when you are ready, in a mindfully aware state of emptiness, readiness, and calmness. Prepare for this moment. Breathe and breathe and breathe. Empty the mind. Fill the heart. Wait.

[We are experiencing a computer malfunction so until that is repaired our postings will be limited to the daily Soulbytes. Hopefully by the middle of next week we will be back with our regular blogging schedule and Messages from Jeanne. In the meantime, here is today’s message of inspiration from infinity!]

Rote living offers little room for play and inspiration. Like a hamster running on a wheel, life becomes meaningless and boring. To run along a path of heart, however, changes everything.

Stepping off the wheel of discontent, confinement, and rigidity, one is offered the opportunity to experience something new. Some people decide to step off the wheel, others fall off, but eventually all must leave the wheel behind and accept a new adventure. Will you make the choice or have it made for you? In a simple decision to step off the wheel of routine and run along a path of heart instead, everything changes.

As you continue your everyday journey pay attention to how you take care of yourself. Are you attentive to your body? Is your mind clear? Do you make concessions and excuses rather than concerted efforts to set limits? Do you exercise, sleep, and eat right?

Life in your world requires attention to the body as well as the spirit. Things easily go out of balance. Establish some rules for yourself that are healthy, restrictive only in good ways. Without denying the needs of the body take care of it even as you take care of your spirit. Protect it, love it, take it forward into new life with you, fully caring and attentive to it. Without your body in good condition your spirit will suffer.

Make beneficial adjustments each day that are nurturing and supportive of the magical journey you are on. Ask your spirit for help. It will not fail you, but how it answers will have to be understood as it may not speak in words.