{"id":489,"date":"2010-09-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2010\/09\/meditating-with-angels.html"},"modified":"2010-09-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-13T00:00:00","slug":"meditating-with-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2010\/09\/meditating-with-angels.html","title":{"rendered":"Meditating with angels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love meditating. I started meditating on a regular basis back in the 1970&#8217;s when the Beatles did. I do it because it feels good, not because I have to or I should or ___________. I find when I meditate on a regular basis life is just more pleasant. When I add connecting to the angels to my meditation it is like meeting an old friend at the local coffee shop.<\/p>\n<p>Meditation is easy or at least it can be. A lot of people think it means totally quieting the mind and it isn&#8217;t really. Meditation is having the intent to connect with the divine or at least that is how I think of it. It is simply a matter of focusing your attention on your breath and when your mind wanders once again focusing on breathing.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nWhy meditate with angels? Angels are after all messengers. If we aren&#8217;t listening how can we hear the message? If we don&#8217;t listen to the message we miss out on the guidance and the elegant ease angels can bring into our life.<\/p>\n<p>Elegant ease, doesn&#8217;t that sound delicious? Imagine a life filled with elegant ease. A life that is filled with happiness, joy, abundance, love and plain old fun.<\/p>\n<p>Did you ever wake up on a summer&#8217;s morning, perhaps as a young child just excited about what the day held? Just excited to start the day?<\/p>\n<p>Imagine your life lived that way on a daily basis. It is possible and you can create that just by allowing it to happen in your life. <\/p>\n<p>Allowing is such a powerful word and way of being in this world. Today, just for a few minutes allow yourwself to sit and be with the angels, listen to their loving guidance, allow yourself to be filled with their love and see where it takes you.<\/p>\n<p>Heaven and hell are always just a thought away. Allow yourself to live in heaven right here and right now. Allow the angels to guide your day and your thinking. See what happens!<\/p>\n<p>With love and aloha,<br \/>Susan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meditation is easy or at least it can be. 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