{"id":513,"date":"2016-05-29T22:05:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T22:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelguidance\/?p=513"},"modified":"2016-05-29T22:05:43","modified_gmt":"2016-05-29T22:05:43","slug":"celebrate-your-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelguidance\/2016\/05\/celebrate-your-progress.html","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate your Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We don&#8217;t always take the time to recognize our lives and what is important. Today the angels want us to remember the gift of each day, to acknowledge that gift and to offer our gratitude for it as it will never come your way again with the same opportunities that today offers you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/395\/2016\/05\/celbratebn-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/395\/2016\/05\/celbratebn-1.jpg\" alt=\"celbratebn\" width=\"508\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The angels say that today is a good day to\u00a0celebrating who you are and how far you have come. \u00a0Each day is a good day to recognize and celebrate your progress. The angels want you to look to yourself as a source of strength and see who you really are. Recognize the small steps you have made as well as the large ones. See what you have done in your own right and not because of or for anyone else and begin to see your magnificence as the angels see you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Look into your heart and see that you have come through many tests and trials and there were many times you felt you might not make it out of the forest, feeling there were\u00a0so many obstacles in the way. Yet at other times you have created magnificently, and felt so much success\u00a0and joy. \u00a0Trust in those times and use that energy to help you move forward from today.<\/p>\n<p>Your Angel guidance is to celebrate today, and celebrate all that you have, all that you are and all that you do. Focus on the joys you have\u00a0today and trust that you will have much more that is coming your way.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Affirmation: &#8220;I celebrate each day as I conquer all aspects\u00a0of my life&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tons of love, Sharon and the angels xoxox<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.playingwiththeuniverse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.playingwiththeuniverse.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelguidance\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelguidance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We don&#8217;t always take the time to recognize our lives and what is important. Today the angels want us to remember the gift of each day, to acknowledge that gift and to offer our gratitude for it as it will never come your way again with the same opportunities that today offers you. 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