The Game of Life on Earth

We often giggle as we watch you declare that this will be your last lifetime on Earth. You will get it all right this time and not have a need to return.

We do not laugh at your feelings, but rather at the fact that we know that you will, as you have in the past, want to jump right back in the game and play for several more lifetimes.

If life is compared to a video game, then every time you use up your “last life,” and are kicked out of the game, you do not leave with nothing to show for your game.

Your experience level has given you the ability to move ahead quickly the next time you go back in.

You will easily sidestep the obstacles that go in your way in past lives. Then you will reach a point of challenge. Challenge does not have to be a bad thing. It can be exciting and exhilarating! If you feel challenged, then you are playing at your level.

Don’t fight the challenges. Learn from them. Obtain skills that you can use in this life and any more to follow.

Winning is not as important as learning in the game of Life on Earth. Learn all of the spiritual skills that you can as you face challenges. They will serve you well in the future. ~Silas

Make a Change

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

The Gift of the Learning Process

It can be very frustrating to watch someone who has a special talent or a natural gift. What they do seems to come effortlessly.

You ask, "Why can't it be that way for me?"

You may even look for "cheats" or "shortcuts." You try to find ways to make it happen faster or easier.

Surely, they must have an easy life being  born with such talent. 

Even with short cuts, you will learn, but you will miss the gift that a learning curves provides. 

You lose the gift of time, which enables you to absorb the new learning so that it does not overwhelm. You lose the gift of work, which helps you to appreciate what you have. You lose the gift of experience, a gift which has stories to tell you and important lessons that will serve you in all areas of your life.

Do not lose faith in your abilities if you find that you struggle in the beginning. Do not give up too quickly. 

In the beginning you may struggle to make small gains. With perseverance, these small gains become bigger ones. With these bigger gains under your belt, you will be able to practice your new skill. You will start to feel pleasure and pride at your accomplishment.

Do not give up at this point, for the best is yet to come. Like a master artist, you now can add details to your practice, smoothing out rough edges and polishing your craft until you are performing at an expert level.

In every step of the learning process, there are delights, gifts and surprises that will enrich all parts of your life.

If you want a bouquet, you must till the soil, plant the seeds, water, fertilize, weed, nurture and harvest. Every step is important. To miss any portion of the process will lead to a dead end and destroy any chance of creating the perfect arrangement. 

Those who have savant-like abilities, do not, necessarily, have it easy. They are often misunderstood and must deal with the envy and resentment of others. They don't feel special or unique and don't always understand the "fuss" about what they do naturally. Their "gift" may even seem to be a burden.

To learn, "the hard way" allows you to appreciate the new skill you are trying to acquire.

The longer it takes you to learn, the more experience you will accumulate, and the more comfortable you will be with your new ability. You will have a better understanding of your new skills and be better equipped to teach and help others develop their skills.

Whatever you want to do, enjoy every step of the learning process. Celebrate your gains and aim to improve upon them. 

One day, you will wake up and realize, that you are the skilled one that others look up to with admiration. ~Silas

Gratitude and Forgiveness- The Gifts That Return to You

Most of you are familiar with the idea that gratitude can bring more good things into your life. The vibration of gratitude towards a person, object or event, will naturally attract more of the same.

Gratitude is not clinging. It does not grasp tightly to what you are grateful for. It is actually a release. Like putting down a beloved pet with complete faith that it will come back to you.

This allows more good things to flow into your life as you have not clogged up your energy by clinging desperately to what you have.

People will come into your life and do good things, bring joy and happiness and teach you from a place of love. Be grateful for them. Honor what they have done and do not look to them to supply all of your needs. They may remain in your life, or they may go with love and new people will bring fresh energy, love and healing your way.

Conversely, some people will treat you badly. If you want them to stay, continue to dwell on all of the mean things they have done to you. They have, after all, done you a service. They have shown you who you are not. They have pushed you, through fear and intimidation, out of your comfort zone. They have given you an opportunity to learn skills that will serve you in the future.

The opposite of gratitude is forgiveness. It is not asking for more of the same. It is breaking the tie that keeps them in your life treating you badly. When you release them, you leave a void. Like all voids, it wants to be filled.

When you need someone to stop hurting you or you need to stop dwelling on past pain, think of the person or persons involved. Think about what you have learned. Be grateful for this lesson, and do not cling to them as teachers. Release them with love and the next situation will bring more love and goodness into your life.

You do not deserve and should never tolerate abuse of any kind. Once you have discovered the source of it. Let go and be done with it. You have better things on the way. Make room. ~Silas