{"id":129,"date":"2009-06-19T00:57:33","date_gmt":"2009-06-19T00:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/06\/fearless-fridays-3.html"},"modified":"2009-06-19T00:57:33","modified_gmt":"2009-06-19T00:57:33","slug":"fearless-fridays-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/06\/fearless-fridays-3.html","title":{"rendered":"Fearless Fridays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/IMG_0462-thumb-2048x1536-5230.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-left\" height=\"168\" alt=\"Thumbnail image for IMG_0462.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/68\/import\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/IMG_0462-thumb-2048x1536-5230-thumb-225x168-5231.jpg\" width=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/span>Aloha everyone,<\/p>\n<p>The third Friday each month, I will share stories of real-life guardian angels.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most profound questions I ever answered for myself was, &#8220;Is this a safe universe or a hostile one?&#8221; For many years, I believed it was a hostile universe, but something about that just didn&#8217;t sit right. The more I aligned myself with my spirit, the more I realized that not only was the universe a safe place, it was also childproof. There are no sharp edges.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nYou are a spiritual being having a physical experience. Your spirit is infinite, eternal, and immortal. You always were and always will be; the essence of who and what you are can&#8217;t die. You are one with God, however you define that energy.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you believe, you experience. So once I decided it was a safe universe I kept running into opportunities to experience the kindness of others.&nbsp; Here are three wonderful stories that may help you remember that we are always surrounded by angels.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oakvillebeaver.com\/opinions\/article\/253955\">Guardian angel to the rescue<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailypress.net\/page\/content.detail\/id\/512356.html\">Angel performs CPR<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/illinoishomepage.net\/content\/fulltext\/?cid=84981\">Angels among us<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We only have two choices, love or fear. I suggest you choose love more often than fear.<\/p>\n<p>With love and aloha,<br \/>Susan<\/p>\n<p>And remember you really do have Angels on Your Shoulders!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aloha everyone, The third Friday each month, I will share stories of real-life guardian angels. 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