On January 1, 2015 I boldly wrote the following statement in my journal: My intention for this year is to embrace what is and reclaim my joy. In stating my goal, I felt a sense of resolve I hadn’t experienced before. Little did I know that just 3 days later, I would start to receive regular downloads of Divine love, wisdom and grace in the form of messages from God.
At the time, I was fed up with being in an anxious frenzy each week trying to figure out how we could spread our money as far as possible. I wanted to be a peace with my financial situation, even if it meant bankruptcy or foreclosure. But no matter how hard I tried, peace was fleeting and joy was even more elusive.
Over the years since 9/11, I made my relationship with God a priority and I identified myself as a spiritual person. Yet the truth is that I didn’t trust God to take care of me. This led to angst on a weekly basis and excessive guilt over my inability to trust. After years of feeling this way, I was fed up. I knew that embracing what is was the solution. But I kept trying and failing. Somehow I felt more hopeful this time.
I also wanted to learn to be happy. I certainly would not have described myself as unhappy. Yet moments of joy were fleeting and I was tired of it. I decided that I would reclaim my joy, though I really didn’t know what that meant. I was fed up with living in an in-between place, where I rarely experienced either great joy or sorrow and the weeks blended together in monotony. I had healed a lot of sadness and loss over the years. But that didn’t lead to lasting happiness for me. I became resolute about being happy, though I had no idea how I could ever be joyful on a consistent basis.
My experience of taking dictation from the Divine and my unexpected journey to self-love started with receiving two simple questions from God. Every time I answer them, my perspective shifts from judgment to love for myself and others, and embracing what is becomes much easier.
This has been an experience of learning and growing, which continues to this day. I am very much a work-in-progress, and I am grateful that I am progressing towards unconditional self-love and acceptance.
Here are the questions and explanation from the Divine:
Practice embracing what is. That is where miracles happen, life becomes a miracle and anything is possible. Make your life a miracle by asking and answering these questions throughout the day. Doing this helps you see your life from love. Over time, this completely changes your life. We refer to these as your operative questions:
What do I see when I look at this from love?
What do I choose if I choose from love?
When you find anything in life challenging, learn to answer these questions. They will bring you back to love and you will see life with eyes of love. When you do, everything in your life will change. Are you willing to do this and allow us to help you find freedom through love?
These simple questions have created profound changes in my life. I invite you to see what they can do for you.
Noemi Grace