Dear Friends,

I was totally unprepared for the following message. It was clear, concise, and cut right to the heart of all matters (in my life, anyway!). I offer it to you as a symbolic new year's gift. I am trusting you are all well, and know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers. My best to you, as always - Susie

Dear Ones: It is with much enthusiasm that we greet you on this day. We realize that in many parts of your world you are anticipating the ending of one time and the beginning of the other. With that in mind, many of you also take this time to "re-evaluate" your life, make changes, and see this newness as the chance to "start all over." We smile when we see this, for the "new year" is simply an illusion, a construct you have set up as a marker. If you look at the whole world, it is round. There is no beginning and no end. It is all relative, based on where you happen to be standing at the time. With this in mind, then, every single day, every single moment, is new. You can make changes, start all over, right now, where you are here, sitting reading this. You do not have to wait for a certain number of days to get a "fresh start," for that is a present for you with every breath you take.

For many of you, when you look back on these past few months, there has been much increased intensity, many odd incidents occurring that have left you confused and fatigued. If this is true for you, we wish then at this time to take a moment and offer you this: if you are feeling this confusion, look into our eyes, right now. We are standing right in front of you. Look up, and just look. It doesn't matter if you "see" us with your physical eyes or not. We are always here for you, ever present. So, look into our eyes and feel the love. Sit here for a moment in this stillness and be rejuvenated. Be still and just feel. If just for a moment, to be able to remove yourself from the physical dramas that are surrounding you at this time.

It is as if you are surrounded by smoke, and cannot see through it. So take a moment and rise above it all, see another reality, a different perspective. Just as the sun is still shining even though the earth is shrouded in clouds. We might think there is no more sun, but once we are able to travel through the clouds to a higher elevation, we can dwell in the sunshine once again. That would be a relief, would it not?

It is highly recommended that you take some time every day to pause and look into our eyes. We will act as an anchor for your life, giving you clarity to see the direction you desire to walk in your life, helping you gain clarity with which to make the next step, make the crucial decision. We acknowledge that many of you are feeling lost and confused at this moment, but we offer you another viewpoint, and that is this: there are a list of suggestions for change in your life. Are you aware of them, and if so, have you worked with any of them to create balance, freedom, joy and awareness for yourselves? We are not saying that we have the only answers, but in love we might offer some suggestions for you to help suck out the smoke of imbalance and confusion. Here are some of them. We encourage you to sit and make your own list of suggested thoughts and activities that would be helpful to you in your life. All have different perspectives and different needs.

Suggestion 1. Are you spending some time every day in quiet reflection and meditation? If not, why not? We guarantee you there is no possible reason why you can not work this time into your life, no matter how busy you make it. It need only take a few moments. This time allows your body a chance to relax back into integration with all of its energies. The energy that usually expends outward now has a chance to settle and empower you on the inside. It is as the gas tank filling up.

Suggestion 2. Are you aware of your dreams and visions for your life? If not, that is the first order. Take the time to create your Vision List. Do not be bound by convention or practicality. This is not "reality," it is "spirit." In your reality, all things are not possible. In Spirit, ALL things are possible. So create your Vision List from your Spirit. Ask Spirit what it wants, and honor it by writing it down.

If you are aware of your dreams and visions for your life, how are you implementing them into your daily life? How are you realizing them? How are you manifesting them? These dreams and visions are your blueprint for your existence. If you are not aware of them and living them, your life is as a car careening down the highway with no one at the wheel, out of control. Do you know that feeling? We think your answer would be yes.

Suggestion 3. Who are you surrounding yourself with? Are these the people you wish to blend your energies with? For we tell you, every person you come in contact with, every thought you think about them, connects your energies with them. When you are connected with someone else, a third energy is created, and for that time you and they dwell in that energy place. If the energy of the other one is lower, or dissonant with your energies, you compromise yourself, and that is very uncomfortable.

What to do when you cannot avoid being in contact with someone because they are at your work or in your home? We then strongly urge you to come up with a form of energy protection to disallow the unwanted energies into your energy field. We frequently suggest the following statement for energy protection: Let only that which is within my Highest Good be allowed to enter into my life. Now you may interact with whomever you please, or have any thoughts you desire, without the fear of blending unwanted energies. However, it is still highly recommended that whenever possible, you surround yourself with people you resonate with. This will energize you, enhance your energies, and help keep you clear, open and balanced.

Suggestion 4. What in your life is "not working?" Could it be that that one "bad habit" is taking over? Do you know what doesn't work for you? Again, make a list if that makes the invisible more visible. What is not helpful for me? Ask yourself why you continue to do unhelpful things in your life. What purpose could that possible serve? Make one change, just one change, right now. It is symbolic, and will send a message to the rest of your life that you are serious about honoring and respecting your relationship with your Higher Self, your Soul. It shows that you have now shown the light on a part of your darkness, and are now choosing consciousness over unconsciousness.

It is not about the "bad habit" itself, but your redirecting your choices around it and about it to make a statement of honor to yourself. If you decide that chewing your nails is "bad" for you, then stopping it sends a message that you are doing something "good" for you, and that changes everything, don't you see?

Suggestion 5. It seems as if most people are feeling cluttered in their minds and in their lives. If this is true for you, then you might walk around your life and look at what has accumulated. What do you collect? What do you have "too much" of? That again is a symbol from your soul as to what is out of balance. If you find yourself with 100 blankets, it could be that you need nurturing and comfort. It is not about the blankets, it is about what they represent in your life. If you can discover these simple things, you will be freed up to release the outward manifestation and consequently unclutter your physical life. This will also symbolically serve to unclutter your mental life as well.

It is not helpful at this time to feel weighed down in the physical world when you are making such beautiful strides in the spiritual realm. In fact, this is the very reason you are feeling ever more bogged down physically ­ Spirit is calling for lightness of being in all areas. Release the old and reclaim the new.

Suggestion 6. Many of you are feeling cut off from others. Many of you are feeling isolated and alone, and there are no words to fully describe this all-pervasive feeling. If this is true for you, we have two suggestions. The first is to take the moments to center yourself so that you might align with your higher energies. We tell you that THAT is where you primary feeling of isolation is originating ­ if you feel disconnected from your higher energies, you will feel cut off from everything else.

The second suggestion is to take some time every day to connect with someone else, be it a squeeze on a stranger's shoulder, or a smile, or a letter to a friend when you are thinking of them, or a phone call. Do one thing consciously ever day to connect, and know that you are making this connection to continue the web of love across the world.

So, we start you on your way, and encourage you to continue in your own unique way. We acknowledge that these are difficult times of transition for many of you, and we hope for peace in all of your hearts. We are here to assist in any way possible, so call on us and trust that we will answer you, but we tell you this: you are at a time in your world's development that we cannot DO your work for you ­ this is to build yourself from the inside out, and there is no one available to do that for you except YOU.

YOU have the power, the ability, the strength, the intelligence, the creativity, the fortitude, to make the desired changes in your life. So please do not expect anyone else to take control of your life, or make the changes for you. This is the time of empowerment for every being incarnate at this time. When you take the steering wheel you have the ability to navigate where you want to go.

What is it you desire in your life? Discover that gem, bring it out of its dusty box, shine it, admire its beauty, and place it squarely in your heart. Feel it there, love it, live it. What does the gem of your soul look like? Go on a treasure hunt, dear ones, right now, at this very moment, do not delay. This could be the most important thing you could ever do for yourself. It is a discovery of nothing less than yourself. You have been curious for so long, asking others for so long, walking down one road after another in search of it. Now is the time for acquisition. We tell you it is not only possible, it is imperative.

Know that we travel with you every step of the way. There are signs and guideposts all around you if you open your spirit eyes to see them. Desire this new vision to see beyond the ordinary, intend to journey with an open, eager heart and live in the results. You WILL make it through this, stronger and clearer than before, with the knowledge that the journey was accomplished by you alone. Do you not realize what great strength you possess? What great cunning and skill to navigate this new territory? Do you not feel proud of yourself?

We tell you this: we look in awe at what you are attempting to accomplish at this time, and encourage you in your travails. This time is not for the meek of heart, for the weak of constitution. This time is for the muscular spirit warriors, those with vision and drive, those with the faith of the ages and constant belief in things unseen. How else could you explain your current state? If you are here, you are one of the brave, one of the few, and all of heaven rejoices at your good work. Be well and be of good cheer, for all IS well. Thank you.