Dear Ones,
Joy is a gift that you give yourself when you do the inner work required to experience personal and spiritual growth. Think about how important it is to do the work, constantly and devotedly, to live a Conscious Life. You cannot take ‘time off’ from this work. But it does not need to be tedious.
When you make the commitment to live consciously you open yourself to the awareness of Life that starts within you. Everything you do or think is then focused through the lens of the greater picture of how you live, what you choose and how you fit into the fabric of the Universe in a given moment. Once you have learned the importance of becoming awake and aware at all times, you cannot go back to sleep. Oh, you can choose at times to act as if you are ignorant of what we are saying, but there will always be a part of you that is longing for that consciousness of the greater import of what you are choosing and how you are living your life.
And Joy is the reward for living the Conscious Life! This Joy of which we speak is the Joy that resides deep within you, that cannot be shaken by outer circumstances. You will feel this deep Joy when you are staying awake and aware of the choices you make in a given day. Noticing what is required of you by the others around you gives you a hint of the consequences of choosing to go back to sleep. People need for you to stay awake. People around you have a need for you to be who you are, at all times. When you find yourself believing that you must put up a false front for someone, question whether that person really needs to be in your life at this time.
Think about that. If you cannot be yourself, your true, authentic, self, at all times with a person, then why are you in relationship with that person? Time is speeding up for humans on Planet Earth at this time and there is no time to waste playing the game of being a different person for each other person with whom you interact. Do you feel that you are walking on eggshells around a certain person because you cannot relax and be who you are? Are you concerned about losing the love or respect of someone because you do not have the energy to keep up the pretense of being what they want or expect instead of who you really are?
Own your very essence, the true being that you are at your core. The time for pretense has long passed. Now is the time for authenticity. Do you struggle with knowing who you really are? Are you concerned that you have lost touch with your authentic inner self? Then get some help in that discovery. Go inside. Consult with a guide. Meditate or journal or work with someone until you know, with certainty, who you are.
For you are very important to the Plan of the Universe as it is unfolding. The 21st Century is a time where this Plan is developing and expanding and manifesting the reality of the rest of the Century and you play an integral part in that Plan. But first you must be clear about who you are. Then you must be that and only that.
And we promise you that Joy is the reward you will receive for committing to be your authentic self in the World!
And so it is.
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Hello from Sunny Southern California! I am thoroughly enjoying my time in this beautiful state, although the trip has had some excitement so far. My wonderful husband, Richard, left to head back to our home in Colorado and accidentally took my cell phone charger with him. One of the dangers of having identical phones! So the Mercury retrograde has certainly had an impact on communications for me! This retrograde is only until August 26th, though, so we’re most of the way through. Still, be careful on the roads as drivers can be distracted and communications can be interrupted.
Mystic Messages 
MUSE-INGS: “Just BE Who You Are!”
August 31, 2011 — RosemaryBe true to who you are. Be your authentic self. Just be you.
Does that concept confuse you? Who ARE you, really? Do you know?
It seems that we are supposed to know easily just who we are. We can define the roles that we play: wife, mother, sister, grandmother, teacher, student, friend, etc. But, does that really address who we are inside? Who we were born to be in the Universe’s great scheme of things? I think not.
So how do you answer the question of ‘Who are you, really?’
Try right now, for a few minutes, to come up with a good answer for that. Don’t answer with what your roles are, or what your job is, or what your task for the day is, but really examine your inner being for some guidance here. You are, of course, all of those roles, and all of the jobs and tasks, but there is something behind all of that that is very important for you to discover.
Who are you, really?
If you play with that idea, and catch yourself defining yourself by external measurements, then you will, at some point, start to get deeper answers that become more meaningful to you. Are you hearing something about being a Being of Light? Are you a Beacon? Are you a Touchstone for others? Are you a Giver? A Listener? A Timeless Spirit with a Gift to Share? Who are you, really?
The possibilities are endless but they are not the same as ‘wife, mother, teacher, sister, etc.’ are they?
Bring your attention to how it feels as you explore who you really are. Are you feeling confused? Frustrated? Angry? Elated? What are you feeling? This will give you a clue about how close you are coming to the true answer to the question.
For many people, the answer to ‘Who am I?’ brings with it a feeling of the immense size of that answer. And with that feeling of immensity comes the doubting energy that says, ‘Who do you think you are to be something that big?’ Am I right? Did you hear that voice or something like it? Well, let me tell you that that is not the voice of your inner self assisting you in accessing your authenticity, for who are you NOT to be that big?
The Universe and Mother Earth conspired to have you exist on this Planet at this time for the purpose of assisting the unfolding of the Universe’s Grand Plan. You must step into your power, be the ‘who’ that you were born to be, so that you can fulfill your part in this Plan. Who do you think you are to deny the Universe and Mother Earth your participation in this unfolding Grand Plan? Aha, we have you there, right?
Thinking small and playing small do not serve you or anyone else. Be the person you were born to be. And do not worry about what you are to do. ‘Being’ is more important than ‘doing.’ The ‘doing’ must follow from the ‘being’ who you are.
And Joy, a deep, abiding, inner sense of Joy, is the promised reward.
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