A Grateful Heart Opens Channels for All Things Greater
The heart chakra represents the Divine qualities and intelligence of the heart. It is linked to peace, harmony, love, understanding, clarity, compassion, empathy and forgiveness. 

Expressing gratitude with a full heart opens us up to God’s grace, for only in those moments of gratitude do we recognize the love of all that was created and its role in our own soul’s evolution. This journey is not a solo one. 

A Way of Life
Gratitude is extremely powerful in this life. We often underestimate what gratitude can do for our life here and beyond this one life.

​Living in a state of gratitude as much as we can is one of the most effective ways of getting in touch with your soul – your higher level of consciousness and connection to all creation, which is connected to the Divine and all other creations.

What does gratitude look like? It is mindfulness-living, noticing and appreciating the gift of the ups and downs 

Each of the following quotes is taken from Love is the Seed: Teachings from the Spirit World (available at various retailers Fall 2019)

"How much more loving and just can God be, than to allow each to create their own unique destiny and to reap all the benefits of what each creates." Date Undocumented
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This quote speaks directly to the pure, omnipotent love of God. A love without condition. Out of love, each are given the freedom to create anything they wish. Imagine for a moment, this idea of creation and the freedom to create your own unique destiny. This is an empowerment that you have every minute of every day, to make the best of this life. Because God understands that the “knowing” soul will understand that the highest quality thought is love, He freely gives each soul rights and truths of creating.

"Each soul has inherent within it the God given talent of creating. What souls cannot be given is understanding, for understanding comes about by not just observing but doing. Not just doing correctly, but erroring." - Sunday, March 14, 1982, Session 136
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This is one of my favorite messages within Love is the Seed: Teachings from the Spirit World. It is a reminder that we must error, that it is inevitable to error when in pursuit of our innate desire for understanding. Yes, sometimes these errors are big and sometimes they are errors that hurt others, whether intentionally or unintentionally, yet this is all for the sake of evolution—your own and collectively for all.   

"Within each human personality is the soul that has created it. And within each soul is God." - Tuesday, October 19, 1982, Session 250, Page 2
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One of the gifts that each soul is forged with is the ability to create. Each are co-creators in evolution and when you come into this Earth reality, you create and nurture a personality. As a part of this, you as soul are a part of God, part of one consciousness and part of All That Is.

"Choice is the soul living its evolutionary existence. The choice is made every second, every micro second of a soul's existence. These choices are the souls, are your choices, as part of free will. Positive or negative, each choice returns to the soul. So, it is that, a law of God for all, is a justice in the heart shall be yours." - Monday, November 16, 1981, Session 49

We have free will choice of positive or negative thinking and actions. We are reminded to keep in mind that positive brings more of the same and brings us closer to understanding love, and negative accumulates more of the same and ultimately acquires debts (negative karma). This is the justice in the heart that one shall have.

"When the soul reincarnates it first goes through a rest and learning period if the soul chooses. Now the physical Earthly existence is a true challenge meant for those hardy souls to more quickly accelerate learning." - Monday, March 15, 1982, Session 137

There is one thing for sure, this life is not an easy and smooth one. From day one, we have ups and downs, highs and lows, and there are millions of things that we must learn, not only to function as a human alongside other diverse humans, but also there are key experiences we must have and learn from for our soul’s development. And many of these things we have agreed to experience before coming into this life. So, whether consciously or subconsciously, we are in a constant state of trying to balance our personality, ego and earthly responsibilities with our true self as “soul.” Yes, this life is a challenge meant for hardy souls like you.

"Free will is with all souls but one of the tenants of free will is that one soul, or any being possessing free will should not and, in eternal truth, cannot order another's free will." - 

One of the “laws” or “truths” of God, as expressed within Love is the Seed: Teaching from the Spirit World is this idea that each are forged with love, thought and free will coming into this life. Each are given free will to choose their thoughts, actions and reactions. This is one of the struggles of this human experience ­– we have seen this throughout history, and even today, that there are those who make it their mission to take away or order another’s free will. In a spiritual sense, this does not and cannot occur.  

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In this Earth experience of constant distractions, infinite information and conflicting situations, we can’t help but be in a constant state of “thinking.” We all do it, right? We find that we think about the next thing we need to do or something that just occurred and/or something that occurred years prior. We are often “lost in thought.” 

What we learn from Love is the Seed: Teachings from the Spirit World (book available Fall 2019) is that “thought” is one of three supreme truths that each soul is forged with upon incarnating. 

Thought can be powerful: it is what creates our reality—good or bad. And thought can be empowering: through thought, ideas are sparked, and we are able to use our mind to then create. As we create, our mind at some point takes a back seat and a natural intuitive flow takes over and we can create wondrous things.

While thought can be a powerful tool when it serves to benefit us, with thought comes worry. And there comes a buildup of fears and earthly pursuits that trap us in thought. When we are trapped in thought, we often look for answers outside of ourselves—from mankind and from what mankind has created, as opposed to what creative thought has created (looking within for answers). It is a cycle of thought after thought to solve a problem or analyze a situation, yet solutions or answers are never found in “thought.”

When We Seek Answers from Within, the Answers Find Us

To seek answers outside of ourselves is common. We look up an answer on the internet, contact a professional, or read books, and while that can be quite beneficial, it is not what provides the ultimate solution.

When we instead look within for answers, we discover solutions that we would not have found otherwise. The reason is because when we turn inward, we tap into a universal wisdom that created all beings, the earth, and everything in existence. That energy is Love.

When we access this universal wisdom, answers find us. By trusting whatever answers that arise with our innate feeling of “knowing,” answers come with greater ease and flow. 

The “Thought” of Love is All Around You

Thought aids “creation,” but creation is much more than a bi-product of thought. Truly memorable creations, whether they were created by artists, writers, musicians, performers or leaders, were created out of love—a thought of love for the pure enjoyment of the process of creation and the gratification of the beauty of what was created.

When we see a piece of artwork that takes our breath away, we can be sure that the artist was loving the process of creating it. Our favorite movies and songs are created out of the same kind of creative expression. And you have likely experienced this kind of love of creation yourself. You know it when you feel a flow and ease from whatever you are doing. The creation almost seems effortless.

When we can harness the power of our thoughts and learn to utilize the empowerment of our thoughts, we can live a more beneficial and joyful life.


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“I write of love and am still not able to describe the truth of love, for no words can fully express the truth of love but the word love itself.” Ch. 1- Love, Love is the Seed, Love as Supreme Thought; Monday, December 28, 1981 Notebook #26 Page 8

How can one define love, but to live it? The way in which we can experience love, divine love, is to connect with it through our heart center (Read about the significance of the heart.). This love is expansive, warm, peaceful, still, radiant, pure, empowering, healing and uplifting. 

Perhaps you have already connected with it through dream, which is often where you connect with it most, as you are not distracted. Or perhaps you meditate or sit quietly, and a wave of peace, warmth, or expansion comes over you or you smell a sweetness in the air that is strong and distinct but does not come from your surrounding environment. This is divine love revealing itself.

Love is Understanding
All have love. Through love, we can find confidence in ourselves and find that measure of ourselves that exists in others. Imagine what the world will be like when more people understand that we are not so different, that at our core, we are all the same. Intolerance would weaken, and peace would expand. 

Love is evolving to understand that the justice in the soul's heart, mind, and vision, is that which the soul shall have. Love is understanding that each element contributes to each element, all are created equally and with purpose, and that God is in each and each is a part of God.

Understanding Love Brings Heightened Awareness
When we truly understand this Divine Love, life begins to change and becomes more alive. And when this happens, it does not have to be a big ‘aha’ moment or even big changes at first, but when this happens our perspective begins to change of ourselves and others. 

A heightened awareness energy grows within us, and the things around us begin to change. You have heard the saying, “change your thoughts, change your life.” Much the same, when Love is being consciously lived and expressed through you, your vibration heightens, attracting more of the same. A love given is a love received. This is the justice of love and so shall you have it. This shift, however small, changes the way you see the world and yourself. You begin to see things in a new way.

Love is truth. 
Love is just.
Love is mercy.
Love is the Supreme Being, All That Is, All.
Love is beauty recognized.
Love is appreciation. 
Love is giving.
Love is patience.
Love is eternal.
Love is purposeful.
Love is genuine.
Love is here, now and forevermore.
Love is the seed.
Love is…All.


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Part of the purpose of all souls is to understand the three supreme truths of love, thought and free will. Each is its own separate truth and gift, yet they can’t function or be of benefit without the other. And upon entering this life, you are forged with these three gifts to experience, understand, utilize and ultimately to empower you to create the life of your choosing.

The Gift of Love
Love Functions and Guides.

Love is at the seed of who and what you are. You are a part of the light of pure divinity. And this light is the radiant, omnipotent light of love. This love the foundation that functions and guides your life here and now, and beyond this life; and understanding, even a fraction of, what this love is and how it directly benefits your life, can completely shift your perspective and open up your connection to the answers and guidance that you may seek. 

So then, how does one “understand” love? There is no one answer, but a place to begin is through gratitude. Through gratitude, there is an inherent acceptance of the divine love to which you are infinitely connected. Through gratitude, you don’t have to “understand” love to allow it to work miracles in your life. Through thoughts, actions and feelings of gratitude, you effortlessly allow the love from which you were created to function and guide your life. 

Understanding love is reaching within and expressing without, that love forged upon each, freely giving to all. - Monday, February 1, 1982, Session 106

The Gift of Thought
“Thought” Creates.

“Thought” can be both powerful and empowering. Thoughts can either work for you or hold you back from the learning, growing and fulfilling of what you must do in this life for the evolution of your soul and for the pure enjoyment of living in this life.

Thoughts are powerful; they create each experience and, in fact, make each experience what it is. Like-thoughts attract. Positive loving thoughts grow, and conversely, negative thoughts attract negative thoughts and negative energy.  Thoughts take on a life of their own and “live” within you, even beyond this life. So, if you carry a negative thought vibration and never release it or resolve it, once you leave this life, the energy of that thought still remains within you and will be carried to the next experiences of learning.

The sooner you can harness the power of your thoughts in a way that they become of complete service to you, the better, and more empowered you will be. The empowerment comes when “thought” is a mere tool to living out a life filled with purpose and in the joy of creating.

“In understanding that thought creates all, a major step in creating is reached.” Notebook #17, Page 5

The Gift of Free Will
Free Will Expresses.

In the spiritual sense, free will is a truth you are forged with upon coming into this life. Free will is an enormous gift. You can create any reality and make any moment what you desire through choice and expression, through action. And conversely, you have the free will to make choices that are not of your highest benefit. The empowerment that comes from this gift of free will is when you begin to understand that this free will is really an opportunity for you to make wholly beneficial conscious decisions based on the foundation, or the seed, of love. When you do this, you lovingly combine the highest aspects of who you are and your divine journey, with your personal life in form in this Earth experience.

Given that thought creates, free will expresses and love is the foundation that functions and guides, you have all that you need, in companionship with divine guiding presence, to create a life that is fulfilling you—the personality living out this life—and your soul.

The justice that each possess is the love of God that through forged free will all will individually and collectively create their destiny and path to the truth. The truth is that love is the seed of all creation, of all being, of all. - Notebook #23, Page 15

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The Transformational Empowerment of Gratitude

The Gift of Life
One of the greatest privileges for soul is to come into human form and experience this life in companionship with other souls and in companionship with the Love from which we were created.

If a soul wishes to become a part of Earth's experience, it requires cooperation of other souls, the Earth, the growth and maturation of our body/form, and all that we have and all that we wish to accomplish takes the cooperation of others—and for that reason alone, we can live in gratitude.

A New Day, New People and New Experiences
Every day we get a fresh chance at life. We have the gift to open our eyes each morning sheltered in a safe place, to hear the rain or feel the sun that shines upon our skin; we have the gift of all creations, and with thoughts of gratitude, we recognize that nothing is promised in this life, and all is a gift.

Gratitude is the understanding that God created all out of love and each have a purpose—the flowers, trees, animals, and humans. Each have a purpose and contribute to our daily experiences and to our overall soul’s learning and maturation.

Our Thoughts Create Our Reality – Let Them Be of Gratitude
Our thoughts create our reality. Thought creates each experience and in fact makes each experience what it is. Now, if one is projecting thoughts of gratitude and thoughts of giving, there is a natural law that exists whereby one will receive back what one has given.

With gratitude, there is never a lack. 

The Empowerment of Gratitude
Gratitude yields near-immediate benefits that lead to increased levels of contentment and well-being. When we practice gratitude, all things around us and within us change. It has emotional, social and health benefits and it is directly linked to greater satisfaction in all aspects of our lives. 

One example that can touch upon each person now reading these words is to stop and think about the times when out of an act of love for no other reason other than you wanted to, you gave something good of yourself expecting nothing in return. That something might be a word of encouragement to another. When doing this, you immediately felt exhilarated, charged with more energy than usual, maybe even light headed, for it made you feel for that moment fulfilled, happy or energetic. And anyone reading these words has felt that. 

Now imagine that feeling of happiness. You can expand that just by putting into practice thoughts of love and gratitude, and your life will begin to change. 

A gratitude prayer you can use today. >

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Monday, December 21, 1981 Session 78
This is a Wise One.

Love is the exalted word, feeling, emotion, thought. Love is the seed of creation of all. Love is a battle. Love is an understanding. Love is a patience. Love is a resolve. Love is resolving through patience to understand that feeling emotion, exalted thought that seeds all creation. Love is all.

Love will comfort the ill. Love will exalt the strong. Love will forge the average. Love will forge upon all mankind that supreme understanding of being. Being is the supreme understanding of truth. Being is the supreme wisdom of faith in truth. Love is the knowledge that the wisdom of truth is supreme and supreme is Love.

Love is the hope of all, the belief of a better existence, the knowledge of a beloved past. The truth of all knowledge is love.

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Notebook #35 Page 10, Date Unknown
Light is truth. Light is justice. Light is order. Light is color. Light is experience. Light is the thought of intent marking its color upon infinity.
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The love that is given freely, is love to create. The love that is self-seeking is short lived. Love always is and always will be. To understand love, one but has to look at life and endeavor and creativity.

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Notebook #28 Page 7, Date Unknown
Through love you are your natural self. Love given is the law of creation, the truth of creation that is natural and most creative. Psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors, therapists, have in your time treated what is wrong or perceived wrong with life forms. If the approach to the situation was to look for what is right, then one would seek through love and look for the response to love. That exists as a part of All. This approach accomplishes many positive cures both for the therapist and the patient. Love is the order by which all are equal in God's eyes.

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“Understand that love that exists within you and express that love. And you shall find a great deal more peace in your Earthly lives.” - Ch 1: Love, Wednesday, February 17, 1982 Session 118, Love is the Seed: Teachings from the Spirit World

I vividly recall the days when my maternal grandmother was in her final days of her life. Her health was failing, and she was in and out of awareness before finally falling into a coma. I was living over 800 miles away at the time and could not fly home to see her. 

This day, January 3, 2019, marks the ninth anniversary of my grandmother’s passing, and each year this day reminds me of both the heartache and void of her passing and the beauty of life, this life, all life, and her life. 

As much as we may understand the impermanence of this life, the purposes of soul coming into this life, how all are met with love and by loved ones upon leaving the body, and the many aspects of Divine Love, we still can't simply “spiritualize away” the passing of someone dearly loved and who has been an integral part of this personal life experience by saying "they have gone to a better place.” It still hurts to the depths of our being; we may still feel abandoned, lost, angry, fearful, or other emotions of grief.

There are a few simple techniques, however, that may ease the heartache we feel during these times. One such technique can be done at any time – Love Knows No Distance. I have done this with a number of loved ones who were at the end of their life — the first time being with my grandmother. It is a technique that is loving and empowering for both you and your loved one.

Love Knows No Distance: A Technique
At the time my grandmother was coming in and out of awareness, I had only one time to speak with her over the phone. It was a short conversation and not much was said, but the love that flowed through the phone was beyond words. Love doesn’t require a lot of words.

I desired so much to sit by her bedside and hold her hand and tell her of the love here for her and the love that awaited her, among other things. 

And so, I did, but from 800+ miles away. Even after she went into a coma, I could communicate with her using this technique. 

There is a space we can go within, where there is no blockage, no agenda, no Earthly baggage; there is just love—pure love—and concern for another. Love without condition. It is a healing field, and in doing so, it carries the presence of divine love. 

The Technique:
Daily I sat quietly, closed my eyes and from within I visualized myself sitting beside my grandmother’s bed. I visualized myself holding her hand and I told her all that I wanted to tell her – not to be afraid, what she might see, who may be waiting for her with love, etc. And sometimes I said nothing at all; I just sent out love through my body, my soul, out my hand and into her body, imagining that I was filling her body with love. 

There is peace in this space, and a calm surrender to the shared Love from which we are all created.

Result of the Technique: A Love Given is a Love Received
When we do a practice such as this, we may get messages from our loved one in our daily life or in our nightly dreams. 

In my experience, while my grandmother was in a coma, she came to me in a vivid dream. In this particular first dream, she came to tell me she was ready to leave, and she wanted to say goodbye, among other messages. Her voice was strong, healthy, filled with joy and energy, no longer constrained by any physical conditions.

For you, the message may come as a song on the radio at a pivotal time, a scent in the air, a sign you happen to notice when you are lost in thought, a peaceful or exhilarating feeling within your body that seems to come out of nowhere when in a place that you once shared with your loved one. 

While nothing can fully take away the deep emptiness and feelings of grief that we inevitably feel when someone we love is no longer sharing this life with us, my hope is that the empowering presence of Love found within cradles any part of you that you feel is broken and reminds you of the expansive love that is infinitely present and available to you.

“In your Earthly body, each has a responsibility to each, and that responsibility is love, understanding, compassion, resolve, purpose.” – Ch 1: Love, Friday, October 16, 1981 Session 22, Love is the Seed: Teachings from the Spirit World


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