{"id":447,"date":"2010-07-15T01:09:29","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T01:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2010\/07\/mary-and-the-cosmic-cappuccino-house.html"},"modified":"2010-07-15T01:09:29","modified_gmt":"2010-07-15T01:09:29","slug":"mary-and-the-cosmic-cappuccino-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2010\/07\/mary-and-the-cosmic-cappuccino-house.html","title":{"rendered":"Mary and the Cosmic Cappuccino House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Here is a story I have been working on for a week or so. I enjoyed writing it and hope you enjoy reading it. It is one of many Mary has to share with us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Really important meetings are planned by the souls long<br \/>\nbefore the bodies see each other.<br \/>\n~~Paulo Coelho~~<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">I can still remember my first cappuccino, that beautiful<br \/>\nwhite foam and the luscious steam coming off the cup. My life has never been<br \/>\nthe same! What I am here to talk about today isn&#8217;t really the cappuccinos, it<br \/>\nis about the decisions we make at the Cosmic Cappuccino House and how that<br \/>\naffects the events in our next life that matters. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">What is the Cosmic Cappuccino House you ask? It is a place<br \/>\nwhere we gather as spirits before we are born, before we meet our physical families<br \/>\non the earth plane. <span>&nbsp;<\/span>I love meeting my<br \/>\nfuture charges, sipping a luscious cappuccino and making plans for how we can all<br \/>\ndeepen our connection to our divinity. Yes all, I benefit as much as those I<br \/>\nhelp.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">I must admit my favorite role was as a mother to an<br \/>\nincredibly loving son who tried to teach people about the power of love<br \/>\nand<br \/>\nforgiveness but I have enjoyed each and every opportunity to work with<br \/>\nmembers<br \/>\nof my spiritual family. <span>&nbsp;<\/span>Some lives and<br \/>\nroles are just easier and more enjoyable than others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Remember we are all members of the same family, we<br \/>\nare all<br \/>\none and we all have an opportunity to expand this universal energy of<br \/>\ncreation.<br \/>\nThe universe is constantly expanding and our awareness grows with each<br \/>\nchoice<br \/>\nsomeone makes and with each new thought and every event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">A child&#8217;s birth sends ripples through the entire<br \/>\ncosmos. It<br \/>\nis an event we all celebrate. As that piece of god slips into that tiny<br \/>\nbody<br \/>\nthey are immersed in an emotional rich sensual experience called life.<br \/>\nPeople<br \/>\nso often wonder about their life&#8217;s purpose because they have forgotten<br \/>\ntheir<br \/>\ntrue nature. Life is an opportunity to awaken that remembrance and enjoy<br \/>\nthe<br \/>\nadventure called life. We so easily forget that life is a gift, a<br \/>\nrespite from<br \/>\neternity. Life is an incredible amusement park where we can have fun or<br \/>\nstruggle needlessly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">As we sit together at the Cosmic Cappuccino House<br \/>\nwe talk<br \/>\nabout love and we watch. We watch others moving through physical<br \/>\nreality,<br \/>\nsometimes easily with joy and at other times struggling filled with<br \/>\njudgment<br \/>\nand fear. We see where their beliefs stop them and speculate on other<br \/>\nways and<br \/>\ndifferent choices. We debate about the merits of language, choices,<br \/>\nbeliefs, the<br \/>\npower of agreements and how culture, time and acceptance can change the<br \/>\noutcomes. It so easy to see the patterns and to understand from here but<br \/>\nwhen<br \/>\nyou are immersed in physical reality your perspective is very different.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Then at some point someone decides it is time for<br \/>\nthem to jump<br \/>\nin and really play the game. <span>&nbsp;<\/span>It begins<br \/>\nwith a thought, an opportunity to see things from a different<br \/>\nperspective. So<br \/>\nwe begin to explore different scenarios. Which country would serve us<br \/>\nbest,<br \/>\nwhat type of family would push us to explore the issue most thoroughly?<br \/>\nSometimes we choose a family filled with violence and abuse. When that<br \/>\nis the<br \/>\ncase the spirits closest to us offer to play the tough roles, those of<br \/>\nthe<br \/>\nabusers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">When we choose the family and jump into that tiny<br \/>\nbody we<br \/>\nknow it isn&#8217;t what happens that matters it is what we do, how we choose<br \/>\nto<br \/>\nfocus our attention. We know what really matters are the choices we make<br \/>\nand<br \/>\nwhether we use events to deepen our connection with our spirit or to<br \/>\nreaffirm<br \/>\nwhat we believe. <span>&nbsp;<\/span>No matter what choices<br \/>\nwe make we help the universe to expand. I am always there, right at the<br \/>\nedge of<br \/>\nreality offering my love, guidance and wisdom. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Life is a glorious dance rich with experiences,<br \/>\nultimately<br \/>\nwith no right or wrong just choices and outcomes that allow us to better<br \/>\nunderstand our connection to the divine. So we sit, at this wonderful<br \/>\ngathering<br \/>\nplace and offer to meet, at appointed times at some point in the future<br \/>\nin the<br \/>\nphysical universe. We forget making the appointment but we never miss<br \/>\nour<br \/>\nmeetings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Those ideas put a different spin on your life<br \/>\ndoesn&#8217;t it my<br \/>\nbeloved? We have an appointment, I&#8217;m here now and will continue to help<br \/>\nyou<br \/>\nexpand your understanding, your awareness and the remembrance of your<br \/>\ntrue<br \/>\nnature. We are here to help you accomplish your life&#8217;s purpose, to<br \/>\nremember and<br \/>\nto fully, passionately and joyously experience each moment in your life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">With love,<br \/>\nMary and the rest of the angelic crew<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Written with love and aloha,<br \/>\n<i><a href=\"http:\/\/susangregg.com\/\">Susan<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Angels are everywhere just open your mind and your heart to the signs.<\/p>\n<p>Make <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/\">Angels on<br \/>\nYour Shoulder<\/a>  part of your daily routine and share it with a<br \/>\nfriend! <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Really important meetings are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other. Paulo Coelho Here is a story I have been working on for a week or so. I enjoyed writing it and hope you enjoy reading it. 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