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Are you aware that the oldest language of the Universe resides within us, as our ‘mother tongue’?

Are you open to the possibility that you know another language, deep within your DNA?

Some people call it ‘intuition’ while others call it ‘the voice of God’, a ‘higher self’, ‘source’, or the ‘collective consciousness’. No matter what you choose to call it, let’s recognize it’s a language.

For within this language lies the ability to communicate with any person, plant, tree, flower, blade of grass, the wind, air, water, light, fire, or animal. It’s the same reason some people believe they are horse or dog whisperers. You see, these people get in touch with their mother tongue and learn how to use it in order to communicate through ‘feeling’ and ‘being’ with another animal.

Are you interested to learn your natural born method of communication, the one that came before English or any other language?

If so, please follow the instructions below and make this part of your daily practice. In fact, the more you practice — i.e. in every single moment — the stronger your communication will grow, and the more pleasantly surprised you will be with the results.

Instructions: ask yourself the following 5 questions every morning, before every meal, and before bed every night:

1. How do I feel?
2. Am I happy?
3. Was today awesome?
4. Is my name (insert your name here)?
5. Who will I see or hear from next? (i.e. what person will you hear from next?)

Today’s thought exercise:

Will this experiment prove that you know the ‘Universal’ language best of all languages, and all you have to do is start communicating this way in order to remember?

Sent to you with love, honor, and in service,

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Sent to you with love, honor, and in service,

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And like surfing the biggest waves in the ocean, it’s important you catch life’s opportunities at the right time, always look forward, and know when it’s time to bail. Most importantly, you must remember to have fun.

Today, I offer you the reminder to enjoy each moment, and to especially enjoy that each moment has been created for-you. Appreciate when you get to ride the momentum of life, and acknowledge when it’s time to rest and rejuvenate.

Last but not least, give yourself grace when it’s time to endure. You saved up your energy for this challenge, you’ve done the prep work, and now it’s time to test your skills and survive. Congratulate yourself on the other side, in quiet acknowledgment that you’re that much further away from another storm.

Today’s thought exercise:

Where in your life can you find some momentum to ride right now? And what happens if you shift all of your focus and attention there, instead of life’s challenges?

Sent to you with love, honor, and in service

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When stressed, try these 10 tips to stimulate your parasympathetic nervous system, or your ‘rest & digest” nervous system:

1. 5 senses

Think of something you associate with a relaxing sight, sound, smell, taste, and feeling against your skin. (examples that may work for you: calm waves crashing at beach, children playing in the distance and laughing, the smell of love, the taste of ocean air, and the light, warm breeze against your skin.

2. Entrainment

Choose a sense (smell or sound works well) and associate it with ‘rest and digest’. Anytime you let go, train your senses with this smell or sound. (example: a perfume you might not use a lot that you can associate with sleep or soft music, maybe instrumentals only, so it’s distinct from everyday music)

3. Warm bath

Nothing quite like a warm bath, then laying in it until the water starts to cool, and then listening to it drain slowly as you prepare for a shower. I think bath/showers are the best, because you soak, feel amazing, and then rinse yourself off before heading back to bed.

4. Hot tea

Especially a non-caffeinated, herbal tea. I particularly like any calming tea, as well as chamomile tea. I tend to stay away from strong flavors, as that wakes up my palette and often results in me wanting a snack, or something else that may delay me getting back to bed.

5. Progressive muscle relaxation

Start with your fingers and toes. Squeeze them for 5 seconds, now extend them for 5 seconds, alternating opposite muscle groups. Now move to your hands (or feet) and make a fist while bending your wrist, then extend your fingers and wrist all the way up. Then, bend your elbows (or knees) and repeat by stretching them out. Continue up your body and then to the other side (if you start with upper, go to lower and vice versa). Repeat for 5 minutes.

6. Knee Rocks

Laying on your back with your feet flat and knees bent, gently sway your knees back and forth. Start with 1 inch in each direction and build towards full range of motion by only increasing 1 inch in each direction per minute. Feel your low back/spine rotate as you do this. Sometimes, it helps to squeeze a pillow between your knees as you do this exercise. (great for low back, too)

7. Brain dump

Write down a list of everything you ‘want’ to think about again tomorrow.

8. Soft materials

Like a super fuzzy blanket.

9. Deep breathing

With diaphragmatic holds and focus on slow exhale. Breathe in (with dominant hand on diaphragm) for 2 seconds, hold for 1 second, and breathe out — like breathing through a thin coffee straw — for 4 seconds. 2, 1, 4. Repeat for sets of 15 breaths.

10. Wrapping

If you wrap yourself, comfortably and snuggly, in a blanket, so it’s pulling lightly on many areas of your body at once, this works like swaddling for a baby and creates relaxation.

and a bonus tip:

There’s a ligament that connects the top of the back of your head (occiput) to the base of your neck. It’s called your ligamentum nuchae. If you massage it gently, it’s like an override switch for your nervous system.

Today’s thought exercise

Did you know there are shortcuts — or buttons — on your body that lead to pretty much any feeling you want? (examples: energy button, pain relief, joint stability, hormonal shift, biochemical release, nervous system pivot/stress relief, and many, many more)

Your body is so cool. So is mine. How did we get this lucky?

Sent to you with love, honor, and in service,

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Today’s thought exercise

Wouldn’t you rather your body is clean, healthy, and able to function as it was intended? And what 3 steps will you take today to move in the direction of optimal health?

Sent to you with love, honor, and in service,

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Now, most of the time, I would turn on a self-healing playlist I’ve built on Spotify, meditate, and change my state. But, today was different. I set a strong intention before a ‘letting go’ ceremony that I did last night under the moon and stars, while kayaking in waters that appeared magical with bioluminescence. My intention was to discover all aspects of myself I have yet to love, and to learn to love myself by day’s end.

While I recognize that this is an aggressive goal – and likely unrealistic in one day since it’s a process – I chose the biggest and boldest intention I could set. I figured if I had enough ‘data’ in one day to understand where I lacked self-love, I would be able to take positive steps towards living in a prolonged state of bliss and contagious love, beginning with myself and outwardly expanding to all those in my environment and beyond. I figured if I did the work, then this may inspire others to do the same, and if I can love big enough and bright enough, perhaps there would be less work for others to do.

So, I knew when I was going to bed and having trouble receiving love that I was onto something. My intuitive guidance was reinforced when two of the best healers I know reached out to me and asked how they could help; they were tuned into me, and in this moment, it became incredibly apparent what needed to happen.

I asked for help. I asked what I needed to know to further explore self-love, and I listened to their responses. What I received was guidance to ‘sit in it’ whenever an emotion comes up, embrace it, and to be aware that many would surface in a rather short period of time. I would experience happiness and bliss, then abrupt disruptions in this feeling.

This morning, when I awoke, I woke up without my default happiness that greets me each day. You see, I consider myself lucky. Most of the time, I wake up in a phenomenal mood, even if I get de-railed quickly. If the first 2 hours of my day go smoothly, then I’m generally in a great mood for the entire day. If something jerks my emotions within the first few minutes – or two hours after waking – I tend to have an emotionally dissatisfied day.

Once again, today was different. Today, it was me who created the emotional tension. Today, I recognized I had ‘no one’ else to blame. I was solely responsible for my emotional state, and I didn’t care for how I felt.

So, I sat in it.

This was the choice I made. That is the ‘work’ I agreed to do yesterday by setting a big and bold intention like completely discovering gaps in – and fulfilling – self-love. I’m proud of myself today, for it took courage to sit in it. I have all the tools and resources to know how to quickly manage my mood, change my state, and feel better. I have the network, the bright-eyed children, and the flexibility of schedule to back things up until I felt better and work through my emotions, rather than listen to them.

And what I’ve learned so far is that my day, today, is different than most days. I’m not in my best mood, and I’ve felt certain feelings I rarely feel. For example, here are some feelings that arose for me today:

• Jealousy.
• Feeling of ‘upset’, or dissatisfaction with the day, circumstance, and my life.
• Brief moment of anger.
• Tender love for myself, like I was caring for a child who felt uncomfortable (and I’ve related to my own children more than usual).
• Complacency, whereas I typically try to get around the system and do the best I can for myself (I happen to be on an airplane right now, and I usually work the system a bit to get the best seats I can, as an example. Today, I ‘settled’, so to speak, and simply trusted what needed to be would be).
• Sadness, in the form of self-pity.
• Desperation, like I wanted all life circumstances to be fixed right now that are less than ideal, in my mind.
• Afraid, again for just a brief moment, and over something silly like making a flight that has no real bearing on my travel plans. In this moment/feeling, I forgot to trust.
• Unworthy, like maybe I couldn’t live a life of my dreams and may need to settle after all.

Yet, on the other side, I’ve also experienced other feelings. For example, I’ve felt:

• Empowered, like I’m the one who creates my own emotional states, rather than being the victim of other’s feelings.
• Supported, like there’s a plan for me in this lifetime, and it’s all going to be ok.
• Blessed, like I can set a wish/intention like I did last night and have it instantly become my reality.
• Compassionate, as I watched moods fluctuate in family members (and others) and felt zero resistance/resentment, no matter how they may have affected the quality of our day.
• Magical, like being able to affect the energy of an entire stressed out section of the airport who was up in arms by simply concentrating on my internal state and allowing love to fill me up, then outwardly flow; within an instant, it became quiet, peaceful, and I began watching person after person help one another with smiles on their faces.
• Altruistic, setting repeated intentions to help others who appeared to be sick or in pain, and watching their faces turn from grimaces to smiles. I’ve long known that I can help in this way while in public spaces, but I’ve often feared the sick contaminating my children as they sneezed, coughed, or grunted near my children. I instead would typically move my children away, wish people well, and go on my way. Today, I chose differently. I chose complete and total compassion, with an altruistic mindset to help each and every person nearby.
• Grateful. I felt so grateful for the people behind me in line who helped me manage a cart full of luggage, a sleeping child, and a stroller at the same time through a slowly moving line that was shoulder-to-shoulder. We couldn’t speak the same language, but we were part of the same ‘village’, so to speak. And seeing the look of pride on their child’s face was invaluable to me, as she looked at her parents as a God and Goddess for their kind deed. I realized, in this moment, that by allowing myself to receive, I allowed her to receive. How beautiful.
• Loved. In every opportunity to feel loved today, I have felt loved. I have taken the guard down from myself, and from my own emotions, and in doing so, I have felt more loved; and more heartbroken. It’s been so interesting.

Now, many of these feelings I experience on a regular basis. However, experiencing them all today has been a fascinating experience. I write this to you at 4:44 in the afternoon, with much of the day left to experience. How will the rest of my day go?

Divinely, I suppose. And, I propose.

Today’s thought exercise

What intention might you be able to set – and embrace – for the next 24 hours in order to enhance and amplify your life experience? And when you do, will you take the time to notice, observe, and appreciate the conversation reality is having with you?

Sent to you with love, honor, and in service,

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During the last month, I’ve experienced all three of the above-mentioned reasons to mourn. My relationships have been evolving, my lifestyle has dramatically changed from what I thought — and have known — it to be, and my uncle just died. And in each case, I’ve gone through — or am going through — the five stages of death and dying:

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

When my best friend passed away a couple years ago, I decided I either needed to die first, stop loving many people during my lifetime, or get ‘good’ at death. So far, it’s a work in progress. However, I recognize that I’m not in a hurry to die, I love to love, and this means that I will have to outlive many people who are important to me.

So, here are a few thoughts that have helped me along the way. I figured the process of sharing these with you would help me process some of my feelings, and hopefully help you process some of yours, in the event you’ve lost anyone and still haven’t been able to make peace:

When I combine these three thoughts and choose to believe them, I allow connection during situations I may otherwise feel loss. I am able to feel and communicate with my uncle, ask for his guidance, receive it, and act as a gateway for him to the human world. I am able to honor, respect, and love relationships that evolve, not only for the way they are now, but also for the way they once were. By thinking about the love that once existed so strongly, for example, I am able to produce the same great feeling for myself — and also for the other person — even if it no longer will be the same from this point forward. We can still enjoy one another, love one another, and live differently. And finally, if I shift my lifestyle rapidly, I can perceive how my actions will affect others and have an impact on them. So, when I choose carefully and only shift my lifestyle to upgrade my reality, I recognize that those I “leave behind” are actually gaining benefit from my decision, as well. Effectively, by upgrading my life, I upgrade the lives of everyone with whom I am entangled.

Does this make any sense?

When I put it all together, death and mourning are an opportunity to shift and strengthen relationships, to honor the past and to look forward to the future, and to believe in the power of inspiration for the guidance it provides us and everyone we love. Mourning is an opportunity, rather than a misfortune.

And life is more beautiful because of death, in spite of the temporary discomfort, so long as we allow ourselves to receive the gifts instead of focusing upon the loss.

Today’s thought exercise

In spite of the pain associated with losing someone, are you willing to consider that death — and change — are some of the best opportunities in life? And since death is natural, and everything has to change — and everyone has to die — might you consider loving and accepting death, rather than resenting it and forfeiting years of your life (and health) mourning?

I love you. And I’m sorry you’re experiencing all of the sad feelings you might be experiencing. I experience them too. I try to learn from them, find beauty in them, and love myself through them. I hope you’ll join me.

Sent to you with love, honor, and in service,

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I recognize that life is “easy” for me, compared to so many people; meaning, I get to travel, do things I love, and spend time with people I love on a regular basis. I get to help people, find time for family, and make a difference with my life. My finances are relatively stable and awesome, and my life ‘appears’ to be a dream for almost anyone looking outside-in.
However, this doesn’t negate the fact that I experience a lot of emotional distress. I’ve sought out some of the world’s best mentors and teachers to help coach me through these moments, and I believe in them and their teachings. I’ve also reflected, prayed, written for myself, and done so much more to find peace. Yet, there’s a piece of me that always wants life to be perfect, and refuses to accept anything less than perfection in myself and in those I love.

This creates an emotional disturbance that can be quite shaking.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not outwardly displaying this all the time; yet, internally, I’m feeling it. I want things to be easy, awesome, and always that way. Deep down, I regret when I make mistakes, mistreat someone with my energy, even if not my words. I find fault in the way others speak harshly to me or people I love. I strive to be the best version of myself, and when I see others sit back and accept themselves being unkind and dismiss it, it bothers me.

And then this leads to me mistreating others. Again, not in such a crazy way that anyone might notice from the outside. However, on the inside, I feel like giving up, leaving, or quitting. And emotionally speaking, this is detectable by people who feel more than they think. My thoughts perpetuate, and they create cycles of negative emotions that are palpable by those who are closest to me.

I lose patience, even if not outwardly. I become unkind to myself, and I feel I can — and should — do better. And when I am unable to find grace for myself, I feel like giving up.

This is a pattern in myself that I’ve come to recognize.

So, here I am, hat-in-hand, and I’m asking for your support, guidance, and advice. Do you have any strategies or ideas for me? Can you help me find a more positive perspective?

Today’s thought exercise

Have you ever realized how much you help me by reading these messages? (because you help me at least as much as I help you)

Thank you. I love you.

Sent to you with love, honor, and in service,

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So, if we build skyscrapers, take down forests, pollute oceans, and kill off species, we are evolving. If we take down skyscrapers, replenish Mother Nature with new trees, plants, and foliage, clean our oceans, and protect species from unnecessary death, we are evolving.

And, in either case, that which is greater than us is protected. If you think about the Universe — or more accurately the multi-verse — as a system of planets with various definitions of ‘life force’, we might be the equivalent of a healthy heart, or we might be the equivalent of a gangrenous toe. If we are the latter, we will be amputated, and the ‘body’ — or multi-verse- will survive and thrive, a bit differently than before we were cut off.

So we get a choice. As humans, we have the ability to choose wisely, to choose ourselves, and to choose health for ourselves and everything around us. Or we can choose disease — kind of like choosing to smoke cigarettes ridden with thousands of chemicals, in spite of multiple warnings — and we can turn into a form of cancer for the multi-verse.

We all know what happens when cancer spreads. And many of us realize the innate ability to heal cancer, if we change our epigenetics, or our environment to best affect our genes.

When you shift your health momentum from negative to positive — and you do so in a timely way — your healthy cells can ward off cancer, send macrophages (supercells that eat other cells) and swallow cancer before it grows. Your body is so resilient, and collectively, so are we, as a species.

First things first: we must shift the momentum of our health through epigenetics.

So, what do you think? On a planetary — and/or species level — are we moving in a positive or negative trajectory with our health? And if you thought about ‘health’ as a broader topic than your specific body, what might be needed to create a healthier ecosystem for our survival?

Might we need to:

• breathe better air?
• drink cleaner water?
• capitalize off the healthiest of us and procreate more people that fall into this category?
• take care of the weakest of us, understanding that when sick enough, we are hurting our own chances of survival by forcing reproduction out of those who are not meant to reproduce?
• listen to our inner guidance, and learn how to turn the ‘volume’ of our intuition up?
• share all lessons surrounding health, longevity, and prosperity with everyone we know?
• stop making an assumption that money is the most important thing, and instead focus on the contribution we can each make with our lives, for the greatest good?
• learn compassion and understanding for ourselves, and then outward to our families, friends, and anyone else we know?
• take quick and decisive action to improve health — on a planetary and species level — in order to prevent ourselves from becoming the gangrene (diseased-bodypart) equivalent?

Today’s thought exercise

If you revisit your life — and the goals you had a few years ago — what might you change immediately, based upon what has already changed? And how might this decision help the greater good, instead of being mono-focused on just yourself?

Sent to you with love, honor, and in service,

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