{"id":16,"date":"2015-08-06T18:24:47","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T18:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelguidance\/?p=16"},"modified":"2015-08-06T18:37:19","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T18:37:19","slug":"being-okay-with-where-you-are-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelguidance\/2015\/08\/being-okay-with-where-you-are-at.html","title":{"rendered":"Being Okay with where you are At"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Sometimes when we are spirit disguised as a human we forget that sometimes we just need to stop and accept where we are in order to keep moving forward. We loose our focus and sometimes even our desire to move forward or even to move at all. There can be so much going on around us that we loose our focus on what is most important for us and to our hearts.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"align-full\" src=\"https:\/\/images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.ning.com%2Ffiles%2F-HoKvkav3syt4c2BUpdrc1zO--iBQab*Pz18GwOg1JdV-ZlA-JG*DZI*rzQQeBUgqZ76mrVaUDZo*2vdyGVCMrqA4F19PcYn%2Facceptance3.jpg&amp;container=blogger&amp;gadget=a&amp;rewriteMime=image%2F*\" alt=\"\" width=\"653\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When we are asked how we can work to better with this challenge, I am reminded of the Serenity Prayer and how sometimes it takes great courage to get up and keep going and that we are indeed courageous beings continuing on. I am reminded to be okay with where I am at and the choices I have made and that it is also okay to change them, to change my mind and start and new course or path for myself. There are many paths up the mountain and that the path that I am on is the best path for me, for were it not the best path for me, I would not be on it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"font-size-3\">&#8220;There are many paths up the mountain and many trails on each path that lead you to the flow and growth that you desire to create for yourself and your life. Accept where you are at this moment and celebrate it. Growth is good but sometimes can be painful. Accept yourself and where you are as we are all one and connected to each other, regardless of the form or appearance. As you exercise self care you are also exercising care for your community and those around you &#8211; for we also wish to remind you that &#8220;We are all part of the One&#8221;. &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Our\u00a0angel guidance is to remember to forgive and love ourselves and others. To Remember that both light and dark are necessary on the earth plane in order for you to experience the totality of being human and spirit and remembering your true self. To help you to understand the whole of the experience you needed contrast. There is light even in the darkest of nights and darkness in the lightest of lights. Accept this as a part of the cycle of life and part of understanding expansion, deeper thoughts and feelings. It helps to open your heart and your mind to more, to the new, and to the wonders of everyday life.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Your angel guidance is to also remember that you are worthy. You are here because of that worthiness and that you are never, ever alone and your angels surround you in love and support, always.\u00a0\u00a0Strive to feel it, it is there.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><span class=\"font-size-3\">Affirm: &#8220;I accept myself, my choices and my path as what is right and best for me and also that which others choose for themselves. We are One. &#8220;<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<p>Love and Blessings, Sharon and the Angels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes when we are spirit disguised as a human we forget that sometimes we just need to stop and accept where we are in order to keep moving forward. We loose our focus and sometimes even our desire to move forward or even to move at all. 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