Acknowledge this day as the next step on your journey through this lifetime. Accept where you have been, how far you have come, and all the work you have down to arrive at this day. Let your strengths and your weaknesses balance you as you accept them as your teachers and petty tyrants alike. Remain aware that everything inside you is set up to accompany you on your journey, to provide you with what you need as you travel forward and learn about yourself.

Take some time to bask in the luxury of your life, even as you give yourself to the tasks at hand. Even as you do the work of your life allow the energy of calmness and peacefulness, of enjoyment and cosiness to be provided and engaged in.

You are your own worthy teacher and petty tyrant alike, your own mother and father, your own light and your own shadow. Acknowledge that these are indeed the things you have learned and that they are the substance of who you have worked so hard to become. If life asks anything of you, it is to uphold the truths of who you are every day of your life and without fail to continue seeking the deeper truths of the self.

Mind what matters most. Focus on the tasks at hand for this day. Allow the honest self to appear and guide you through the day, the truthful self who seeks resolution and clarity in all things. When the mind is boggled step back, take a breath, and ask the honest self to take over.

The mind is full of clutter for the most part. You can clear the clutter by whisking thoughts and cogitations away, by dropping down into the heart of the body and asking for calmness and respite, if only for a moment. In minding what matters most it is not the matters of the mind that are important, but the matters of the heart.

Humankind must acknowledge and accept its place in the universe, that it is but a small part of a greater whole. Yet humankind tends to consider itself as the whole around which all else revolves. This is a false notion. To consider all beings, all creatures and all of nature, as equal and equally intelligent is to begin a new adventure upon the earth that now starves and rumbles for attention and intervention. Discontent will increase until humankind reverses its progress and returns to the earth as both source and resource. In this return a new discovery that all beings are equally energetic will complete man’s search for meaning and his downfall will not be one of devastation but one of evolution.

In consideration of nature as a whole, humankind included, the world will adjust properly and all will be well though great damage will occur. As it now stands, the brink has been reached. Tend to the self for all beings so that your personal part in the evolution will have impact. Be considerate, kind and compassionate to self and to all beings that life may evolve.

Nurture and release the energy of the creative now. Use it to construct the life you desire. Without restriction allow the creative to inspire that which your spirit seeks in this life you now live. Creativity alone will not solve your problems, but together with inspiration that is grounded in truth, reality, and the innate abilities that all humans hold within, great deeds can be accomplished. Without fear of what you hold within, without embarrassment or denial of the intuitive self, allow your inner world to branch out into your life as inspired energy. Allow it to naturally emerge and seek its destination. Without restricting it or carving its path, allow it to take you on the next step of your journey. Let it guide you today.

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.