What we expect tends to appear in our life. If we see ourselves as a lucky person, we sort for or notice incidents supporting this expectation. The same would apply to an expectation that we’re unlucky. To paraphrase Goethe, we could say that self-concept

Now imagine that between you and that freedom stretches a swamp. It’s the in-between place; it appears dark and uninviting, it may have unseen risks, and it’s going to take time and energy to pass through the murky water and twisting vines. You may meet discouragement and confusion on the way; you may get sidetracked, temporarily losing sight of

Recognize that dramatic or heroic gestures, such as extreme effort for a brief time, don’t usually avail in terms of long-term goals. Decide whether you’re willing to follow the path from here to where you want to go.

Any habit or pattern, whether we call it good or bad, despite our best intentions tends to reassert itself over time unless we break that pattern by doing something different.

As soon as 9s find their own center, they become more secure in their connection to reality. Guided by the heart, they give others the space to follow their own truths. Their life becomes more effortless, powerful, and meaningful.

When we feel regrets about the past, that past doesn’t exist except in our mind right now, where we keep the regret alive with pictures we conjure up. When we feel anxiety about the future, that future doesn’t exist except in our mind right now, where we keep the anxiety alive with the pictures we imagine.

The laws of Spirit not only heal the symptoms of discontent; they also heal and balance the tendencies, drives, and fears that constitute

The Law of Faith reminds 9s, as it reminds all of us, of the direct and intimate connection they have with the mystery and wisdom of Spirit.

We can’t access this guidance, however, through the logic of our left brain, which stores information and data, not higher wisdom. We access intuition by allowing our heartfelt feelings