Those of you, our readers, who have been with us a while will probably remember our dear friend Hans Brockhuis. Berna and I recently received a message that Hans has died.
Hans was not only our close friend but also a talented lightworker, writer, and translator. We published one of his writings some time ago. If you’d like to re-read it if you’ve been with us a while (or if you’re new to us, you’d like to read it for the first time), here’s the link.… Read more
John
Here is Spirit’s follow-up message on the subject of time.
Spirit
Your obsessive preoccupation with time (or the passage of time) is, as we’ve said before, unhealthy and wasteful.
Why do we say that?
You allow yourselves, your choices about your lives, to become distorted by the way you perceive what you call “time.”
Time is an illusion.
But it is a useful illusion. You could not live your physical lives in a healthy, useful way if you did not have this perception of time that you do have.… Read more
John
I often lose track of what day it is and what time it is. The other day, I asked Berna, “What day is it?”
She replied, “Friday.”
And I responded, “Really?”
That was a trigger for Spirit to react.
Spirit
The more you are focused on the illusion you call “time,” the more chance there is you will misuse it.
What do we mean by that?
Well, humans in general have what we would call an unhealthy obsession with time.… Read more
Berna
This week, a friend of mine shared a story from her watercolor class that I found remarkable and interesting.
One of the participants—let’s call her Paula—had been painting a scene of a woman swimming underwater. The very next day, she received the heartbreaking news that her niece had drowned in a tragic accident.
Paula told my friend that this wasn’t the first time she had experienced intuitive or even predictive moments that seem to connect to something beyond our usual understanding of time and space.… Read more
This week we follow up on last week’s topic: Using your full potential. We had discussed it before in a question- and- answer session.
Berna asked Spirit:
“But what I was wondering is this—you said I’m not using my full potential. So, I thought: Okay, what am I not doing then?”
Spirit
It’s not that you’re not doing something you should be doing.
This is something all humans face, even the so-called advanced souls still in physical form. It’s part of the human experience.… Read more
A few years ago, we had an interesting question-and-answer session. Since the wisdom shared there applies to everyone—and because many of our readers can benefit from it—we decided to share it here.
Berna asked Spirit:
“How can I use my full potential? If love is the healing force, and I only use a little, does that mean I don’t love enough (if love can even be measured in amounts)?”
Spirit
Remember, you’re all on a conscious journey—a path of growth, of expansion.… Read more
A few days ago, we had a conversation about “just being” as we sat enjoying the view of our garden.
That conversation led us to a deeper question for Spirit: What does it truly mean to “just be”?
Spirit:
To just be is to rest in the truth of who you are — beyond all the layers of who you think you are.
It is the stillness beneath the noise, the light behind the masks. It is your natural state.
When you live through the lens of your thoughts — your ideas about life, reality, or even yourself — the mind takes over.… Read more
With everything happening in the United States and around the world, it can be difficult to remain calm and at peace. Feelings of anger, fear, and disgust can arise easily—even when you know that all is well and that everything serves a higher purpose.
Spirit
Indeed, everything has a higher purpose. All events are part of a process of bringing dark energies to the surface so they can be released and cleared.
When you respond to events with fear, anger, or other negative emotions, you contribute to these dark energies instead of helping to transform them.… Read more
John
What is the greatest gift you’ve ever received? Take a few minutes, or more, to think about that. Now, what is the greatest gift you’ve ever given?
This old world we live in today is often weary and worn. Why do you suppose that is?
Spirit
Johnny is right–you do live in a weary and worn-out world. You can probably think of a thousand reasons for why that seems to be true.
One of the greatest reasons, we suspect, is you don’t always feel people listen to you.… Read more
As virtually the whole world knows by now, Pope Francis has died. One of the hallmarks of his reign was his compassion and kindness.
In today’s world, many of us are growing weary of all the turmoil and trouble assaulting our senses nearly everywhere we turn. Is there no relief or respite from all the chaos and cruelty?
As we were writing this post, I was reminded of a time long ago, when I was growing up in New York State.… Read more
John
We’ve had an interesting discussion this past week at our discussion group. One of our members asked the question, “Did Jesus exist?” In other words, was he real, just a myth, or some combination of the two?
This reminds me of that wonderful movie, Miracle on 34th Street. For those of you who’ve never seen it, the movie asks the question, “Does Santa Claus really exist?”
At the end of the movie, the answer to that question was: “It doesn’t really matter.”… Read more
John
A few years ago, I had a strange experience which baffled me when it happened. It was strange — but, at the same time, not strange.
I was sitting at my desk and needed to write some notes to myself about tasks I wanted to do the next day. I picked up my old-fashioned fountain pen (which I love writing with). But I hadn’t used it in a while, and the ink was low.
So, I opened my desk drawer where I keep a bottle of fountain pen ink.… Read more
Berna
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic these days. As you’ve probably noticed, we’ve used an AI program to create the image in a recent post, and in this one as well.
AI has become an increasingly useful tool, assisting in everything from creative design and content generation to problem-solving and automation. It can help streamline tasks, enhance creativity (images, text, music, videos), and open new possibilities in various fields.
At the same time, we understand that people have mixed feelings about AI or simply don’t know what to think of it.… Read more
Berna
This year I started practicing yoga because I noticed my body had become stiff. That was my signal: it was time to do something about it.
The body is the vehicle with which you, as spirit, travel through life. Just as you maintain a car to keep it running smoothly, the body deserves the same attention. Without regular care and maintenance, you risk breaking down, both physically and mentally.
Just as you have your car inspected annually, you should also periodically check in with your body.… Read more
Above is the complete original text of the Prayer of Saint Francis. It is a line-by-line English translation of the earliest known French publication of the prayer in 1912.
No one really knows who wrote the prayer. It may or may not have actually been Saint Francis. It doesn’t matter who the real author was.
Spirit has talked about Saint Francis and his prayer before. But today we’d like to review it again. It seems particularly timely now with all the turmoil and chaos engulfing our world.… Read more
The pan flute player in this picture was born without hands and parts of his arms. His parents and siblings all played instruments. But, obviously, he could not. His father kept thinking about a way for his son to also play music. One day the father came home with a pan flute for his son. The son then locked himself in his room with the flute.
After many hours, he came out of his room and said to his parents: “I am going to become the best pan flute player in the world.”… Read more
It’s only recently that Berna and I came across the word “doomscrolling.” We hadn’t heard it before, and had to look it up to see what it meant.
The Mayo Clinic defines doomscrolling as “The obsessive and unproductive consumption of negative information on social media.”
I guess I’m a bit out of touch with today’s world, or at least with social media.
Actually, though, “doomscrolling” is just a new word for what, in our opinion, is one of humanity’s worst habits–always expecting the worst.… Read more
Berna
Recently I was in Ireland for a week’s retreat. The retreat’s focus was on the Aramaic Lord’s Prayer as taught by Jeshua (Jesus) to Jayem (www.wayofmastery.com). Aramaic was Jeshua’s original language.
At one point we were all chanting the first word of this prayer, “Ah bwoon,” for ten minutes. Each of us chanted at our own breathing rhythm. Sometimes I stopped to feel and listen, because the energies were so incredibly powerful and special.
One of us was a female singer with an angelic voice.… Read more
The other day, my friend Joe was at my house helping me with some minor household repairs. Since he owns eight rental houses, he’s good at that sort of thing. I’m not.
After we finished, Joe told me of a conversation he’d recently had with his brother Pete. Pete asked Joe how everything was going at his rental properties. “Fine,” Joe replied. “Couldn’t be better. We have good people renting from us, and, lately, no maintenance problems at all. Seems too good to be true.”… Read more
If you spend much time with the mainstream news media, you may think you’re losing your mind. Maybe you think people are evil, and the whole world is headed for hell in a handbasket.
Spirit
Among humans, as we have discovered from observing you for many centuries, there is a “bias,” if you will, toward expecting the worst in life. And, there’s an even worse bias toward expecting the worst in yourself and in your fellow humans.
You don’t need us to remind you of where that inevitably leads you.… Read more
Berna
One day I came home in the afternoon and it turned out that Johnny had lost his voice due to the heavy pollen in the air. He could barely talk.
I said “Let’s have a glass of champagne together. That will soothe your throat.”
So, we did. Johnny was telling me all kinds of things. I said: have you noticed you have been talking like normal and you only have taken two sips of the champagne?”
We both joked and laughed about it.… Read more
Berna
Many people who are on the spiritual path for a long time, know and can see that we create our own reality…UNTIL…something negative happens to them. That can be in any aspect of life, like a job, money, relationship or health. “I did not create this accident,” one of my friends recently said to me. She was convinced that she was more a victim of something than the creator of her unfortunate situation.
Can we be honest with ourselves and recognize when we live from our ego mind or from the heart?… Read more
We’ve talked about karma before. Recently Berna was telling me she’d read a surprising comment about karma in a Facebook group.
Someone was talking about a recent unpleasant event in her life. She said it probably was caused by something she had done in a previous life—-as if she had to repay a debt or was being punished.
Berna’s opinion (which I share) is karma is often a weapon people use to instill fear in others. Or to control them.… Read more
If you’re paying much attention to the mainstream news media today, you’re aware, perhaps painfully so, of all the turmoil and chaos in our world today. If you’re paying too much attention, scientists call that “doomscrolling.”
Personally, Berna and I pay little attention to the mainstream news—only enough so we know a bit about current events.
A recent article we read reported researchers had concluded exposure to negative news is a “source of vicarious trauma.” In other words, people are dangerously affected despite not experiencing trauma first-hand.… Read more
Since many people are labeled with autism these days, we think readers might be curious about Spirit’s perspective on this subject.
Spirit
Autistic people are drawn inside. They close themselves off in a way. They want as little stimulation from the outside as possible.
All these busy energies, the confusion everywhere, the insincerity of people—they pick these up and they make their minds wild, so to speak.
They are so sensitive to these outside influences, because they are spirits with a higher vibration than the average person.… Read more