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104. Should I? Part II

October 13th, 2011

The Guides continue the discourse from last week, speaking about the ways they can help to keep us on track.
Channeled by Minda Bernstein on 3.8.2011


Dearest Ones,

But what about past life directives and intentions? Can we help you to stay on track for your proposed path? Yes, we are constantly alert to how you are doing on the choices you are making. But we cannot interfere and clobber you on the head with a hammer when you make the choices that are not in alignment with your original purpose.

We can guide you to remember and resonate with things you have chosen to set up from the past. We can help you to remember notions repeatedly, callings you have set up to echo through to you as you move forward.

And when you drift very far from your path, we begin to set up more and stronger reminders to allow you to make different choices without incurring too much stress and strain for yourselves. But these measures are only helpful if you are responsive to them.

Otherwise, as you stray from your path, you will continue to encounter the consequences which can stack up against you like debris piling up from someone who doesn’t properly clean and dispose of garbage properly. Eventually, you can tunnel yourself in more than you bargained for. And here we step in to help you, if we have been unable to receive your attention to avoid such an occurrence.

This all sounds very intricate and very hands-off, but the whole entente between us is one where we support you but we cannot make the choices for you. In this way, you are always in the position of creating your own evolution. If we could step in and direct you, eliminating these heart-rending decisions, there wouldn’t be much fun in the game of life.

Imagine if you were playing a game of skill, say a game of chess, and each time you came to a challenge where you didn’t know how to move ahead, your mentor made the move for you, taking over the game at each of those points. Well, surely you would learn a lot from watching, but you would not be playing the game yourself.

You have every opportunity to watch many mentors around you in your lives, and the game is to be able to make wise choices on your own, and create the internal directives and ability to know where you want to go and how you want to choose in various challenges that life provides day after day after day.

From our perspective, this game is so delightful and captivating. We enjoy immensely seeing you “do your thing” as we are on the sidelines, watching, cheering, shouting advice and coaching. But in the end, it is you who will make the move, catch the ball, decide in the heat of the moment where to throw it.

And we also see and respect with great admiration - hard to express how we send you acknowledgement and respect - the difficulties that you encounter and set up for yourselves as you clear the path to accomplish your life goals on the Earthly plane.

Finally, our best words of advice are to call upon us at every point at which you desire collaboration and clarity and our influence or reminders. Call upon us and we will respond by giving you the ability to choose from the things you are seeking. We will help you clarify, expand, remember, stay on track, constantly formulating expressions of what it is you desire to clarify and choose from.

We are honored to speak to you about these cooperative interactions we have with you on this journey. We are committed to helping you. It is our pleasure to support you in your efforts at every single moment.

Blessings upon you,

Your Guides

(c) 2011 Minda Bernstein



103. Should I? Part I

October 6th, 2011

I asked the Guides how they felt about our “should” questions: “Should I do this or that?”
Channeled by Minda Bernstein on 3.8.2011


Dearest Ones,

This kind of question is not the most direct way to get information or guidance from us because our purpose is not to direct you as to the best course of action through your intellects. In other words, if you ask us this question and we answer you, it is very similar to us giving you a direction in your life choices.

Then your mind receives this answer, without knowing all the reasoning behind it and impulses which are being measured and juggled and juxtaposed. Then your mind will put up a barrage of counter-arguments and you will engage in a battle which can possibly help you make a decision, but it is not the way we like to suggest that you move forward in your lives. It creates oppositional energies which are not helpful to your developing balance between the mind and the spirit.

Rather, we like to give impressions and nudges and revelations which will help you to make your own decisions based on coming from a place of inner wholeness and standing strong in your own position, from within yourself. When you hear and see and evaluate the various inputs we can help you to notice, we can display before you and alert you to, then you go through an entire process of balancing within yourself, as you are at that very moment that you take in the information.

You remain master of your destiny and you feel complete ownership for your decisions. It is then our pleasure to help you to make the most of your decisions and keep you in touch with the evolution of your relationship to these. In other words, tweaking these ideas and adding new ones becomes our way of helping you continue to move forward. But always it is you evaluating what feels right for you in a given situation.

The most effective way to work with us remains to be the constant, frequent invocations for help in your daily life. Help clarifying your own feelings and discernment regarding the options which present themselves to you. Help receiving more options, those which support your intentions. Help formulating your intentions, so that clear assistance and support will be easy to furnish for you. Help expanding your vision to notice those things which will support your intentions. Help clarifying which direction or choice feels closer to where you want to go, feels like assistance on your path, and which, by contrast, leads you away from where you want to go.

These are the ways we work so beautifully in tandem with you. Always we support your desires, and help you achieve them.

Your Loving Guides

(To be continued….)

(c) 2011 Minda Bernstein



102. Leaving Pessimism in the Dust

September 29th, 2011

Sometimes I can feel the cloud of pessimism descend on my shoulders. About time for a miracle?
Channeled by Minda Bernstein on 8.17.2011


Dearest Ones,

When things look bleak, and you feel you have been there, done that, and it’s bound to turn out like the last time – unsuccessfully - it is time to fluff up your feathers just a bit, and shake off the dust.

Because pessimism is a bit like dust that accumulates on your furniture. Just a few specks drift down, not enough to notice, and then a few more and a few more, until there is an entire film covering everything.

And by the way, is it pretty? Is there any argument about whether or not dust lining furniture is pretty and desirable and healthy? No, it ain’t pretty.

Well, we hate to break the news to you, but pessimism is equally unhealthy and unlovable. When people run a finger on the surface and see and feel all that dust, they just have the desire to wash their hands. If they are enterprising, or have a feeling of ownership, they may feel like helping in the clean-up process.

But the goal is to remove it. No one rejoices in its presence.

We point this out because there is also a culture amongst you of “sophistication” which may tend to elevate the critical, non-altruistic, non-Pollyanna viewpoint. Being “realistic” can be seen as very level-headed and down-to-earth.

But remember that if you are too “down” when down-to-earth, you are at the level where you can no longer see the horizon, the uplifting sweep of the sky, and the spaciousness of vast areas of possibility.

At least allow yourself a margin of possibility in any discouraging situation. When you can cultivate this small percentage of “what if,” you can leave the door open for miracles to occur.

And that is where we and your angels come into the picture. We love to surprise you with the most amazing things possible – things you never imagined.

We know it is hard to feel convinced that the unlikely is possible, but if you can leave this window of possibility open, and begin to look for the times where miracles occur in your own lives, you will become more and more awakened, even alarmed, and surely amazed, about how miracles surround you in your lives.

Start a miracle book and watch it fill up. Include those which are totally out of the blue. But also those which you help create, where you could provide the answer for someone who had no idea that they were so near to a solution. Or the times when someone knew someone and the pieces fell into place through the benevolence of someone or the grace of God. Include anything which seems like good luck or even rewarded efforts.

Begin to have fun with your miracle book and you will have a resource to turn to in moments when you feel the dust of pessimism settling. Then at least you will amuse yourself - or maybe you will be more motivated to give a swipe with a dust cloth to clear off the surface!

With the desire to playfully awaken you to your great possibilities,

Your smiling Guides

(c) 2011 Minda Bernstein



101. Zooming In

September 22nd, 2011

Focus, focus, focus – three of the key words in my life right now! This message captures the why and the how-to.
Channeled by Minda Bernstein on 9.7.2011


Dearest Ones,

Some of you prefer to soar like an eagle, hovering around all kinds of attractions, surveying the landscape and admiring the view from afar. And others of you like to zoom in like the bird that sees the fish beneath the water and makes a beeline to attain it or the owl that spots a scurrying mouse amidst all the leaves and twigs and grasses.

There are pleasures you find in both of these types of visions, and there are benefits to each. There is a time to float and hover and there is a time to focus right in on the details.

When you find yourselves floating for too long, you may get an uncomfortable feeling as if you have not answered the call from Mother Earth to stay grounded. That discomfort or anxiety which can get stirred can be a signal that it is time to dig in, plant your feet and connect with the Earth.

Take the time to do some deep breathing to bring your attention into your body. Relax the tensions which may appear. Feel the shape of love around you as we come close to you to help you realize your intentions, and the angels will warm your hearts as you do so.

Allow your mind to settle into a calm surface, with the promise that you will attend to it shortly. Then ask it to bring to the surface the most compelling piece. See what emerges, what part of you is calling for attention. Give yourselves the space to listen and feel. How do you react when you hear this part calling for love and acceptance?

Let the emotions come up and manifest clearly to you. Feel fully that which they bring you. Know that this is a part of you, and let it be heard by all of you. Give it the respect and honor it with your acceptance. Do not deny it or repress it – just let it flow out.

Then acknowledge what you feel and have experienced. Put words to it, give it a voice. And gradually let it receive the answer that it needs from your own divine inner loving center. Let it be embraced and reassured.

Then you will feel it dissipate, discharge the power it has held up inside of you. And as it leaves the space within, you will find you have a new ability to choose a new focus.

Thank yourself for you have achieved a powerful healing – one that only you are capable of doing for yourself. This is your moment of powerful regeneration. For when the feelings tying you up disperse, then you create a space which can be filled with whatever you’d like to focus upon.

Now, into this sacred space invite the others vying for your attention. Now you are in a position to select. Which one would you choose to place in the center? See which feels the best or most appealing to you to concentrate on. Allow it to take center stage. Release the others back to the sidelines. And now proclaim that you will give this full focus and attention.

Like a polite and attentive guest, now listen and observe and feel where this piece brings you. Stay aware and in the moment. It will take you on the journey which you are ready for, which you are waiting to go on.

Express the gratitude that you are leading your quest by clearing the nagging aspects away. You are creating your future by allowing yourself a sharp focus.

Enjoy this rich concentration. Allow it to nourish your soul. See what marvels you can create under these circumstances. For here you will find what you are seeking. It is as if you were drilling for oil and suddenly you hit on the main source. Your coffers will fill up with the riches.

Dearest ones, enjoy your ability to focus freely.

We are there with you.

Blessings to you,

Your Guides

(c) 2011 Minda Bernstein



100. Sparks of Joy

September 15th, 2011

Sometimes there are moments when I remember or experience something so wonderful that I want to take a moment to celebrate it. The good stuff! Like how about the fact that this is my 100th blog post! How’s that for special? Or even better, that today is the day to celebrate the birth of my first child (24 years ago)! What a day! Who could ask for anything more?
Channeled by Minda Bernstein on 9.13.2011


Dearest Ones,

Let yourself surrender to the symphony of joy which swirls around you at every moment, just waiting for your full participation in it. Now you have triggered your conscious connection to this reservoir of nourishment. It is a momentous instant in time.

Just as your body relishes movement and stretching, jumping, lifting, dancing, climbing, generally getting into the rhythm of life on Earth in your grounded human nature, so does your spirit long to soar amongst the angel choirs and spirit breezes which uplift you and release you from the day-to-day worries and concrete tasks that fill so much of your time.

Here in this moment where something sparks your desire to plunge into the joy bath or waft above the trees on the breezes of pleasure, know that releasing all your cares and surrendering to this feeling is the best thing you can do.

Relax your mental vigilance and let your heart take the lead. Let it pulse, bounce, ricochet across the years and the places in your life. Let it swing you through the maze of life, like Tarzan on a rope in through the jungle trees.

Free, swooping through the beauty which surrounds you, time and place at your command, you can let the joy build from one point of interest to another. In other words, you can remember something so special to you, such as the moment of the miracle of birth, and juxtapose it with another moment, such as the realization of a dream.

Allow your imagination to take you through corridors of your own life, opening doors where the great moments of inspiration create scenes that remind you, or even re-enact for you, the special joys you have already experienced.

This reinforces your belief system towards its positive framework. The more time you spend re-acquainting yourself with your own experiences of joy, the more easily you will recognize opportunities to dive in and create new joy in the moments of your life. This creates a self-fulfilling prophesy in the best sense – the one moment begets the next.

So when you feel joy sparking out of you, stop, look, listen, enhance, take the time to enjoy it!

We love your ability to feel the moment in this way!

Blessings to you,

Your Guides

(c) 2011 Minda Bernstein



99. Judgmental Thinking

September 8th, 2011

Do you ever notice how many judgmental comments just float around? I do – in my own inner sanctum, my personal space! I want help living without these judgements impinging on my space!
Channeled by Minda Bernstein on 8.10.2011


Dearest Ones,

You have the God-given right to wean yourself from the pollution of judgements - a habit which you have entertained for a very, very long time. And this habit was born out of wonderful, self-preservationist motives – you can thank and bless all of these parts of yourself which feel like shadows to you now.

As you move forward and desire more joy and connection to your divine nature, allow yourself to develop the new habit of self love and love of Spirit within. This is what will replace the insecurities which cause judgments to surface.

When you feel worried, insecure, not worthy, when you don’t trust that life is unfolding in just the perfect way, giving you the chance to move forward one step at a time and pass through troubled waters to discover the most pristine and beautiful ones, then it can be easy for you to choose in a rote and unconscious way to wallow in judgments.

Instead, allow yourself to release the blockage. Imagine a pond which flows out through a stream. At the mouth of the stream, dead grasses, debris, branches, etc., can clog up the entryway, so the water can’t flow freely out into the stream. If you can release the debris into the stream, it will pass on, the water will flow out, the cycle will become free and clear, pure flowing water.

This is like your mind. When you begin to feel it clogged up with stale judgments, let them float away. Consciously release them – just dislodge them and let them be carried away by the flow.

This includes when you find yourself speaking judgmentally of someone, and when you find yourself thinking judgmentally of someone, criticizing someone inside your head, or even when you find flitting judgmental thoughts which don’t even seem to come from your own consciousness passing through your mental territory.

The more you commit to becoming aware of these thoughts and discarding them, the more you can choose what is going to inhabit that sacred space within you. This is a temple of God, Spirit, and worthy of being protected and clean, just like you would clean the most beautiful gallery of your precious belongings in a showroom.

With love and care, you can begin to envision the pristine beauty you wish to create within your mind space. Choose the environment which will nurture your soul. Your mind wishes to work in conjunction, in complicity with your soul purpose. All systems in harmony create the best environment for you, and all systems know this – your body, mind, emotions, spirit.

Birth the vision of this united team working together in harmony. Imagine the beauty of a woven rope or textile where all the strands contribute color and texture of their own to a unified and strong lifeline. This is within you and you can create this. Carry the vision that inspires you and you will move towards it more and more easily.

We are here to enhance your efforts and help you move towards this peace within which can be increased dramatically each time you make the decision to focus in this way.

In your honor,

Your Guides

(c) 2011 Minda Bernstein



98. Helping Out

September 1st, 2011

Don’t you just love to help others out? Couldn’t you just imagine doing that for all and ever? What’s so darned appealing about it?
Channeled by Minda Bernstein on 7.19.2011


Dearest Ones,

When you are in the listening space where you hear the needs of others, their wants, their desires, you are responding to an inner call which is putting you in touch with the knowledge that you are all one. We are all one. This is one of the ways in which you access this understanding, and it comes out of the instinctual knowing from within.

So the desire to participate and help others is a deep and worthy pull. Listen to it and respond to it, and when you do – feel your heart opening up and expanding your boundaries. Feel the interaction with Spirit within you and within them and all around you. Add this element and see how this can enhance your experience.

And follow with the gratitude that you have the awareness of these consciousness-raising moments in your life. This is a gift for you, to actively take part in the sharing and growing of your soul, self and that of others through your interaction with them in this way. And as others watch you or see your modeling, it will help them be open to similar choices in their future.

So when you feel this call strongly, enjoy it.

However, when you feel the call is causing you to feel a smidgen of inner guilt or hesitation, listen to that also. There are times when you are very capable of neglecting things which are deeply important for yourself.

And one of the ways you can ignore deep inner callings is to remain distracted on the surface by the unending list and opportunity to participate in so many activities, some of which may be helping others, but which are also serving to veer you away from your inner calling.

Sometimes the best strategy is to spend a few moments of settled time, asking your inner spirit guide to help you determine which of these actions is truly worthy for you to spend your time doing. Are you being called towards something valuable for you for some reason, something you need to take part in for your best expansion?

Or is this a way to trap your attention into superficially sparkly baubles which will not bring you the lasting nourishment that you need – for your own path or for that of others.

Your own inner intuition will help guide you. Is it good for you? Or is it a way to avoid doing what is good for you?

This is the fine line presented to you in the area of discernment. Because you can, in fact, avoid attending to your own soul calling in this way. And when you deplete in this area, you lose energy in the long run. And then you become less and less centered in your path, and less and less able to help others on the deepest levels.

Perhaps that is another way to put it – some kinds of help are very short-term patch-ups which treat the surface wound or need, and others are long-term healings which rebalance and have a great impact. Choose the influence you wish to have with others in their processes and for yourself. There is a balance that you are in tune with, but you must take the time to listen within to hear where the balance lies.

So while your path is wholly engaged in participating and expanding, and your choices will bring you the perfect understanding and expansion, know that you are the captain of your ship and you will have the luxury task of responding and making the choices as to any corrections and adjustments in its direction.

Enjoy this practice of discernment and share your gratitude as you explore it!

We love to watch you developing this, and we support you and help you to see the vision set out before you.

Your beloved Guides

(c) 2011 Minda Bernstein



97. Freeing the Spirit

August 25th, 2011

When the burdens of the world – or just of daily life – weigh heavily and drag down the “spirit” of life, that’s when I want to think about the ways to free the spirit!
Channeled by Minda Bernstein on 11.9.2011


Dearest Ones,

All the little and big distractions and concerns and nagging thoughts and worries and to do lists and desires and ideas can flit through your minds like an aviary with no fences. It is a beautiful, natural environment, but if you are out of balance, it can be a wild and chaotic place. Things can crash into one another, fight for power and domination over each other, wreak havoc!

And when you are in that state of mind, it is easy to be frayed and frazzled and led astray by distractions. You can find yourselves roaming far from your intentions and not choosing your train of thought or actions or state of being. You can feel like a prisoner in your own life.

The beautiful thing is that the moment you become aware of this, you can begin to intend to return to center and to find the liberation of the spirit which will heal and restore you.

Freeing the spirit is a matter of coming back to your core being, your awareness of your divine nature, alerting your mind, body and heart that you have strayed from the intended path and zone of pure Source energy.

You can focus in your awareness to your breath, in and out, deep and healing, and remind yourself that to give yourself the ultimate gift of Spirit is to be right here right now, in the moment of breathing.

Just then, you have freed your spirit. Take the time to remember that this experience is the core of your entire life. You will feel yourself begin to calm down, to remember that all the details can melt away and the core is still there. Reinforce your belief that you are in the arms of love and will be cared for in perfection.

Release all your fears one by one, name them and let them drift away in bubbles. Know that you can call for help on each and every item, each bubble, at a later time. We will support your efforts even more easily when you have a calm and clear vision of how you wish this to look when resolved.

When you connect deep inside you, in gentle and deep and slow, calm moments, this increases the conditions for happy outcomes which you desire.

When your spirit feels lighter and more secure, remembering its divine nature and unlimited power, you can begin to appreciate your blessings and immediately you feel more buoyant. Take the time to linger in this glorious state, and watch it permeate your next actions and thoughts.

As you practice this type of self-awareness and nurturing, you will be able to access it with greater agility, until you will be able to turn on a dime, and lighten your load in the moment very powerfully. Thus you will free your spirit from the shackles you can impose on it by simple lack of awareness. Yes, you can do so much to help yourselves. And we are there to ensure these practices are meaningful and effective for you!!!

Go in peace and beauty and effective focus!

Your Guides

(c) 2011 Minda Bernstein



96. To Yield

August 18th, 2011

Oh, don’t you just love to dig in your heels and “be right”? Yah, what a feeling . . . but where does it get you? Hmmm . . . basically nowhere. So might there be be another way?
Channeled by Minda Bernstein on 5.31.2011


Dear Ones,

Even though your culture brings you to respect strength and the ability to oppose and resist, we can counsel you that there is a time and place to cultivate the ability to yield. And when you practice this and gather some experiences of its benefits to you, deep in your heart and soul, you will understand what we mean.

Sometimes the “being right” mind set is so strong that you can be swept up in following it like a dogma. You think it is in your best interest - and your ego is quite attached to proving - that your idea is right. Logically, it seems nice, neat and even rather perfect for all the right reasons for everyone (or someone) to understand that YOU were / are right!

But what does it do to other parts of you? It sets up a brittle battle between you and other(s). Suddenly, vulnerability becomes greater and greater. If it is a stand-off, then it may seem like one must win - only one. And in the vibration between the parties, a jagged roughness sets in. Suddenly, the smooth and loving partnership you may have had just before this standoff seems to disappear into the past. Now a hyper-sensitive barrier is raised between you, at the least. And if both parties are not very vigilant, it can become inflamed, and lots of fireworks can ensue from either side.

This has disturbing repercussions on both parties, outside and inside, and also on others who are close enough to feel the tension between you. And the secret is that it also jars and impinges on the harmony in greater circles beyond those who are aware of what is going on. This type of irritated vibration pulsates around into the atmosphere and adds a negative tint to the greater scene of life, as it adds to an already elevated negative frame of reference which is predominant on your planet.

And as for inside, it jostles and jiggles your inner sense of balance, focus and consciousness. You become more concerned with one part of your entire self, and it is not the side which seeks a more deeply rewarding experience. Instead, it is the short-lived pleasures which are being excited and stimulated on the surface of your being, while the deep, inner longing for peace, harmony and growth are left out of the center of awareness.

However, if you were to become aware of all of this going on, you could present yourself with the choice. Will you “fight to the death” – figuratively – or will you consider the magic of yielding?

To yield is to give way so that the other can plough forward on his/her path. And as you step out of the way, you come to see the magic of how your balance can remain intact, and your sense of disturbance is only rocked just a bit – long enough for you to re-soothe yourself and re-stabilize yourself, knowing that your ego has just retreated from its stronghold over you. But as you begin to regain your position, you notice that you have in fact left a stressful environment for a very peaceful one – the fresh air that wafts past you as the other swoops ahead on the path of righteousness!

We can counsel you that this is a refreshing and worthwhile experiment and that becoming more familiar with yielding will prove its worth to you. For once you can notice and appreciate the effects, you will find that the benefits outweigh the fight which was presented within yourself and the other.

Try it and see if you like it! It is a step towards the life of harmony which you will discover to be more and more fulfilling as you experience it.

In the love of peace within,

Your Guides

(c) 2011 Minda Bernstein



95. En-LIGHT-enment

August 11th, 2011

How about - just for the fun of it – spreading LIGHT??? Now, that’s a plan!

Channeled by Minda Bernstein on 6.14.2011


Dear Ones,

One of the wonderful things that you can do for fun on this Earth of yours is to think of yourselves as kind of like sprinkler systems for spreading light - just arcs of shimmering rainbows of glimmer and color and droplets of light that infuse any particular thing that you send your intention to in this way.

Or the favorite child’s image of a fairy godmother with a wand tapping on someone or something and infusing them with sparkles and glitter.

In this way you participate like a gardener who adds rich fertilizer to the soil, aerating, weeding, nourishing. You do this in ways where you cannot see the results. But believe us, the results happen!

For us, it is such a pleasure to watch with our energetic vision these rays of love and light as they spread from one being to another. This happens in moments of compassionate thoughts, when you send a prayer or a care, even in the direction of someone far away, a warm memory or a reflection about someone or some situation that occurred.

Sometimes it’s a heart glow that may be generated from within with no specific target, just radiating out into the Universe.

While you know that feeling good feels good, you may not know the impact of this upon yourself, your cells, your energy, your being, your soul status, and those around you - those affected and those you aren’t even aware of.

Every particle of this well-being or directed good vibrations brings light and harmony to the world around you.

You do this naturally. But consider our invitation to choose this as a game to play more and more consciously and intentionally. Spread the light – any light or love you can access at a given moment – around and imagine the beautiful results that come from it. Like sprinkling a garden, those results are not evident immediately, but know that you will see them with constant application.

And similarly, know that one day you will become more aware of the results of your intentions. You will begin to hear words from others reflecting something they feel around you. As well, there are so many unseen effects - someday your perceptions will capture these.

In the meantime, find a way to enjoy the creation of these intentions. Add this to your repertoire of games to play during your sojourn on this planet. And know that your fun will be magnified and most beautifully enhance the environment in which you live.

These are good games to play! Glitter on!

Your Guides

(c) 2011 Minda Bernstein