Now More Than Ever ...

Now more than ever...We all need to focus our calm, all of  our strength and love to to those filled with hurt, frustration and so much angst.

Now more than ever...We must, with deliberate intention, cast a protective dome of loving energy around not only our nation, but the entire world.

Now more than ever...We must pray for those living in the darkness.  Pray that the light of the Divine Creators surround all who stand with so much anger in their hearts.  Pray for them.  Pray for them with all the loving intent you can muster. 

Now more than ever...Use your love to embrace them, ask for the Divine to absorb their angst—absorb their hatred and jealously—and so on.  Pray that their eyes are opened to see the truth.  Not our truth…but THE truth.   So that all may be healed. 

Now more than ever...Pray that those who have allowed their bitterness to motivate their hurtful actions  be given a calm heart and calm mind.  Just as you pray for one another to have this calmness…pray also for those who have have lost their way, whose darkened hearts promote so much violence.  Pray for them most of all.  

Now more than ever...Center yourselves and expand your love to these especially.   Pray for their troubled hearts to heal.   Pray for them as you pray for your own families, your friends, all of your loved ones.  

Now more than ever...Pray with the intent to bring healing…to bring calm and peace of mind.  Pray that they come out of their zombie-like  state and return to the living. Return to love and joy; return to peace and calm. 

Now more than ever...Pray for those who seek to do deliberate harm to others for whatever reason that they believe they have to come back into Love.  Pray  so that our energies may lead not only them, but all of us, back to the beautiful and calming embrace of Love 


Amen.



I know many of you are already doing this—because I can feel you and sense your beautiful energies.   And it is making a difference.  It is.  More difference than you can see with your physical eye—more difference than you will ever know.  I know you are tired.  I know you just want to quit.   I know how overwhelming it all is.   But we are so close now.   Just remember...you are not alone.   Never--not now or ever.  

About Julia K. Cole

What can you expect from someone who considers Putting Reality Back Into Spirituality a personal calling? Straight forward answers that lead to life-changing experiences on a soul level!

Known as The Empress of the Known & Unknown Universes™ and The Diva of Duct Tape, Julia has made it her personal mission to put Reality back into Spirituality™. Julia sets out to assist people in expanding their conscious awareness through her rather unique and personal take on the human experience. 

In the style of Erma Bombeck, Julia utilizes her own brand of humor and down to earth demeanor to get her messages across in an all so delightful way. 

As a writer, Julia is a virtual powerhouse of creativity.  Among Julia's literary accomplishments is  the  Children of the Luminaries  trilogy;  Book One: The Coming Storm can be purchased by clicking Here.   

Book Two  of the trilogy is due out in the Fall of 2015 and Book Three will be available in 2016.  The long anticipated ZEN of Duct Tape:  An Empress Is Born will be out in 2016.  As well as The Teddy Mitchell Chronicles.

Julia has also contributed to several other publications including Brad Steiger's  Real Zombies, The Living Dead, and Creatures of the Apocalypse  and Marie D. Jones' Destiny vs. Choice 

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Forgiveness: Part 4 ~ The Myths About Forgiveness

There are various myths surrounding forgiveness.   All of which can make it more difficult to do.  Even more difficult to live with.

Before we begin, I wish to reiterate what forgiveness is not. 

 Forgiveness is not the condoning of any action and/or actions, words or deeds.  It is not about letting someone off the hook.  And it is certainly not an open invitation for the person who hurt you to come back into your life and everybody lives happily ever after. 

Forgiveness is not about forgetting and pretending everything is okay.

Forgiveness is not about taking the moral high ground


Forgiveness is not about being Christian, Muslim, Jew or any other religious faction.

While true genuine Forgiveness gives you a measure of  freedom -- it is not necessary in order to acquire that freedom

Forgiveness is not easy!

 *~*~*~*~*~*

Last week I was guided to a You Tube video where I watched a beautiful soul talk about the 9 Myths about Forgiveness.  Her personal story moved me to tears.  My tears were not of sadness -- but of joy.  Joy over her stark honesty.  Joy over her authenticity.  Joy for the mere fact that she gets it -- and is assisting others to get it.


I could go on about Forgiveness and all it is not and is ... but to simplify matters, I am placing this link to Dr. Shoshona Garfield's site:  http://unlimitedemotionalfreedom.com/book-chapter.html


I urge you to Please visit Dr. Garfield's site -- read the material, watch the videos.   

Allow yourself the comforts of remembering. 

To your continued emergence!

Embrace All that you Are!  
For you ARE ... all that there is!

Known as The Empress of the Known & Unknown Universes™ and The Diva of Duct Tape, Julia has made it her personal mission to put Reality back into Spirituality™. Julia sets out to assist people in expanding their conscious awareness through her rather unique and personal take on the human experience. 

In the style comparable to Erma Bombeck, Julia utilizes her own brand of humor and down to earth demeanor to get her messages across in an all so delightful way.  

 

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Just a Wee Bit Of Love Brings A Whole Lot of Clarity!

So many times we feel that we are all alone in our feelings ... especially when it comes to our  doubts.  We feel that others are so much better than we could ever be.  We even believe that  they could never ever feel this way or that way.  It just isn't possible!  They (whoever "they" are) are just too strong and too confident to ever doubt themselves! 

But when we allow ourselves to let Love in just long enough to express our inner most thoughts ... we see that we are not alone!  Why we actually see that the very ones who display so much strength, so much confidence, the ones we never believed it possible to ever have any doubts, felt the same as you!  Why they even considered giving up on their dreams at one time or another ... just like YOU! 

Wow!  The clarity we get when we let just a little Love in!  Just a wee bit makes all the difference!  Don't it?

Imagine what clarity we would have if we let just a wee bit more in!

hmmmm!  You know, I got to thinking of all those times I just wanted to quit!  Sheesh!  I lost count of all the times I was ready to just throw up both hands and quit!   I wanted to just Quit!  Quit Everything!  Just go back to how it was before I became consciously aware.  Before I began giving in to the memories.  Before the rememberances of who I truly Am came flooding in! 

Oy Vey!  Now I understand that old saying of ignorant being bliss!  Nothing like walking around not knowing nuffin to keep a smile on your face!  :-)  

And yes,  there are times when I still want to quit!  GADS! How easy it would be to just crawl under some rock and tell the rest of the world to have at it!  Call me when it's over!  Especially, and most particularly, when facing My Self.

Is it me or has anyone else noticed that no matter where you go ... there YOU are!  oy vey!

Ahh facing Self in such a wide variety of ways through  All these wonderful people so willing to express all my doubts and fears in their own special and unique ways!  Blessed volunteers who bravely step forward to remind me of my past mistakes.  To cheerfully point out what a (insert your favorite adjective here please).  :-)

 Like I need these people to remind me of all those times I was a total and perfect ASS?????  PLEASE!  My memory is in tact with respect to all my asinine behaviors! Thank you very Much!  I need no one to remind me ... I remember all of THAT (and then some) in DETAIL! 

But then I remember...they are only doing what I had asked of them.  It is then I have to say I am Sorry.  I'm sorry you felt it necessary to step in and remind me of what a (insert your favorite adjective here please) I was, were, am! :-)  I'm sorry for dragging you in the mud hole with me when all you wanted was to love me! 

Here, I made you a mud pie!  I even put a nice rock on top to show how much I care! :-)  It's all shiny underneath that filth ... like me!  But you knew that all along ... didn't you?

Funny isn't it?  How easy it is for us to Remember all our misgivings, all our mistakes, all those times when we weren't loving to our Self ... with our Self?!  We remember all the pain ... yet we forget so readily and so easily ... all the splendor, all the joy, all the Love!

It is during these times that I ask myself ... what is the worst thing that could happen if I simply let Love In?

What is the worst possible scenario?  What could possibly go wrong if I just step aside and let Love In?

hmmm!  Infinite possibilities here!  Just imagine all those possibilities!



"Daughter, after all that is said and done,  Love is all that matters.  It is all that ever truly mattered!"  Grandmother to The Oracle "Children of the Luminaries: Book II~Training Day"