When you live your life seeking only the approval of others, you will not likely find it.
Some are inclined to criticize whether or not there is a reason. For some it gives them a sense of superiority and artificially raises their self-esteem.
There are those who are determined, no matter what the circumstances, to be unhappy and displeased with the situations and people around them.
Do not envy them, even if they are in a position of power or appear to be successful.
When you live your life for others, you will lose yourself. This is a terrible experience and one you do not want, even if you could make everyone around you happy.
You can only do your work, both physical and spiritual to the best of your ability and when you have done that, be proud, and move on to the next step.
There are simply too many people in the world to keep happy all the time. This is not your assignment on Earth.
Do your best and make yourself happy. Others will flock to you and want to know the secret of your competence, and creativity.
When you release the need to be a "people pleaser" you will find a freedom and joy that can never compare to a smile on someone else's face.
Look in the mirror and admire your own smile. It is truly a thing of beauty. ~Silas
We on this side of the veil, often find you humans to be quite amusing. We adore you yet we are confused as to why you make your lives so difficult.
You have an idea or project in mind and you force yourself to stare at a screen for hours, hold a pen to a blank piece of paper, grasp your tools tightly in your hand with no work in front of you.
Ideas and inspirations are always around you. You do not have to fight to pull them in. You must relax to allow them to come to you.
If you saw a cat you didn't know and wanted to pet it, you would probably not think to trap it in a cage or chase after it.
You would sit quietly, calling softly to it, perhaps offering a bit of food.
Before you know it, the animal is "petting" you with its head and following you wherever you go.
When you feel stuck, relax. Call for the idea or inspiration that you desire. It will be brought to you.
You will combine it with others and put your own unique energetic signature on it and make it your own.
Ideas do not come "from" you when you slave and focus on the problem, but rather "through" you when you open yourself up to the Divine source of all creation and creativity.
You can access this source by physical activity (walking,dancing), meditation, or simply playing with your ideas until inspiration sneaks in.
If you are struggling with your projects, it is ego trying to take over. If you find your creations to flow from you with joy and little effort, you are tapped in to Divine creativity.
Turn on the faucet and let it flow. ~Silas
Those of you who feel powerless are demonstrating the greatest power you possess: The power of illusion.
Thousands of years of civilization and indoctrination have convinced you that you are a powerless being and a victim of circumstances.
You hear of "miraculous" stories of people that for a brief time remembered who they were.
They avoided getting onto planes that were destined to crash. They stopped themselves from walking in front of cars or going to dangerous places. A "hopeless" situation is resolved in an amazing way.
When all seemed to be lost, they turned inward and reached out to their guides to help them access their incredible power and it was done.
It is always done. This is a miracle, and miracles can and will happen everyday and often.
This does not give you the right to judge others. You can only be responsible for your own experience. If another is struggling then demonstrate your power, not to rescue them, but to shine a light to guide their way.
There is no time that you cannot access this power. Occasionally, your Higher Self or Angels and guides will intervene and discourage you when your requests will bring harm to you and others, but the ultimate decision on how and when to use your power rests with you.
So take a deep breath, put on your cape and fly! We on this side of the veil are always proud of you when you do so. ~Silas
If you are looking for something and you do not find it after checking all of the contents of a desk drawer, would you continue looking in that drawer?
If you circled a block 10 times looking for a restaurant and did not find it, would you continue to drive in a circle?
Why then, when a situation in your life repeats itself, do you continually act and react in the same way?
When life seems to be on a repetitious loop, it is usually because there is something different that you must do.
Like a video game, you must complete each level before moving on to the next. This ensures that you will have the skills necessary to complete the upcoming levels.
When you are stuck on a level you eventually get creative. You take risks, you try new things. Life is like this also. You are brought back to the same situation so that you can learn and develop the skills you need for the next stage of your journey.
You can ask your guides to illuminate the situation so that you will see the answer and you will know what you must do.
Look at the situation as though it is the first time. Approach it with confidence, knowing that you have the skills to handle anything that comes your way.
Ask what you have to learn from this and the answer will come to you. Then....learn it.
Once you have, you can move on to bigger and better things. You would not be here if you did not have the skills to do this.
Take a deep breath....and try something new. ~Silas
When you hit a bumpy patch on your path, do not give up.
Running into a problem does not mean that you should abandon the journey, but there is usually a reason.
Ask yourself three questions:
How might I be creating or contributing to this?
Human stubbornness can be a powerful thing if directed towards a goal. If it is allowed to stand between you and your goal, it is equally powerful. The invisible enemy to which you cry, "Foul," might just be you.
What lesson is there to be learned?
A difficult situation can bring about great knowledge and healing of old wounds. Ask your guides for the vision to see the situation for what it is so that you can learn and get on to better things. This is what they are waiting beside you, wringing their hands and shaking their heads for. They want to help you. Let them.
What is the best solution to the problem?
Ahhhhh! Now that you have acknowledged your guides, they are ready with plans and blueprints that will help you come up with a fast and positive solution. After you ask, be sure to listen and follow the guidance you are given.
No situation is hopeless and there is always a short cut back to the right path. You just have to stop and ask for directions. ~Silas
You are always looking for the end: reaching that goal, finding that answer, or finishing that project.
Do you know what is really at the end? Death, transition and the leaving of your Earthly body and ceasing to play this game of life, is what awaits you at "the end."
Would you not like to have a bit more joy and fun before that happens?
Do you take a nature walk simply to reach the end of the path?
Stop for a minute. Look around you. Know that it is possible to enjoy every step of your journey. You may not be on the path you desire, but that doesn't mean the path you are on must be terrible.
Find the joy in little things. Fresh air in your lungs, the smell of a flower, a picture or video that makes you laugh, a hug from a friend or the giggle of a baby.
Look for beauty. Seek out what makes you smile. You can still move down the path and enjoy yourself right here and now.
You may even choose to stop and take a break. That is a choice you are allowed to make.
Appreciate everything around you and your life will be filled with abundance. Love everything around you and that love will come back to you multiplied. Play a game of hide and seek with Joy. Joy will find you every time.
Why wait for the end of your life? Start the celebration right now, and keep the party going always! ~Silas
