God said:

Of course, you do not want to pretend your feelings relative to the Existence of Life – your life -- as if it were pie in the sky and there is nothing to it. At the same time, you don't have to take life so seriously as you may presently. You don't have to point out all the flaws. You don't have to take a mistake so seriously and fatefully as you may, whether it is your error or another's, or an error you might attribute to Me.

Life is not always a lark. This is not a secret. At the same time, you are alive. You have the Gift of Life. You are alive! Life is a good thing indeed to be grateful for.

Life is not medicine. Life is not always bitter-tasting. Give life half a chance to be, at the least, pleasant. The Truth is that most of the time life supports you. Life does its best for you all the time, yet you don't always see this.

When something deeply unwanted hits you, it is a blow. It does you in. It hits you hard. Not all the good times in life can possibly seem to compensate you for what has happened that is too terrible to contemplate. You don't know how to take it on the chin.

Do your suffering. Do your cries of "How could this happen?" Life is capable of many things. We can say that Life has a special license.

You may never in your gut get over what has befallen. It is understood that you can't just snap out of it. At the same time, all your protests, all the injustice, all the happenstance do not help anyone, least of all you, the one who is suffering, perhaps, the most.

God said:

Beloveds, it must be apparent to you that there is more to life than meets the eye. I have heard you say to yourself, many a time: "There has to be more to life than what is in front of me." Have you not perhaps tut-tutted about this sad fact?

You do not arrive here on Earth all by yourself. Meaning exists for you to be here. There has to be a greater Purpose in Life than just spending non-existent time here from beginning to end. You are here for more than simply living out your years and getting through what is called Life.

When you take a ride on a ship or even a ferry boat, you are going somewhere. You are going from somewhere nearer and nearer to Me and nearer to the Truth of yourself. You are sailing somewhere. You are commuting somewhere. There is a reason. You have a purpose, which, in your present eyes, may appear as big or small.

On a cruise ship, there is another meaning to a cruise. Instead of walking in Life or driving a car home or taking a plane, you are on a cruise. You are going in one direction rather than another. You are going to or you are coming from. During the interim of your cruise, you are nevertheless, sailing.

Of course, you are free to enjoy the ride. I ask you to enjoy the ride. It is My Desire that you enjoy the ride. Do this. Let go of what prevents you. Do it now.

God said:

Yes, you always like to hit the highs. Even on more or less ordinary days, you want to soak in happiness. Remind yourself that it is not leaps of joy you are looking for. Just this very moment is Our occasion to be together in joy. The reason to be happy is to be happy. 

Let nothing interfere with Our happiness. There is nothing you have to have for happiness that you don't already have. You can be happy today and not wait for tomorrow. You are dependent upon nothing for your happiness.

Listen to what I just said: You are dependent upon nothing for your happiness. Happiness is a given. Know you have all that you need for your happiness today. Nothing more is required for you to be happy than to accept happiness. Happiness is a natural state of receiving. Don't let today's natural state of happiness slip away from you. Why accept a lesser state of consciousness? 

God said:

My children are not worthy or unworthy based on their scores in the world.

The world has thought this was the case. When, as a child, you were "good" Santa Claus left gifts for you. It mattered a lot if you were "naughty or nice." When you met an objective or imposed standard, you were good. When you didn't meet a designated standard, alas, you were not good.

You aren't a better person because you reap an A on a test. You are not a worse person because you fail a test. All the results mean is that you got a certain grade on a test. I suppose if you got a C on the test, you would have been seen as if you were an average so-so person. You passed the test, yet you aren't high on the list.

What happened to: "Judge not lest you be judged?"

I have to wonder how empty it feels to you to be merited highly because you got an A on a test. Or because you are taller than someone else. Or prettier. How much do all these matters really matter when all is said and done? Ah, but when you live in the world and are judged as the world judges, demerits can be hard to take.

It is as if there is an exclusive club to join. This club has become "In." Everyone wants to be part of this club. It seems to so happen that snobbishness rules this club. Way too many are ruled out for one reason or another. This club is simply not available for everyone.

Endless are the ways worthy people are ruled out. Yet this smattering is bought and sold as the way it is supposed to be -- has to be -- for one snooty excuse or another.

God said:

That there is no time to waste means that the time is now to get on with Life. For Heaven’s sakes, why not make your dreams come true before your very eyes. Go for your dreams. Stop watching TV for a while, and go for your dreams. Admit your dreams into your Life. Make room for them.

If you think your dreams can't come true -- why would you possibly lean toward that idea? Your heart is the decider. When it comes to your dreams, play the odds that your dreams will come true.

Don't say that it's more likely your dreams won't come true than that they will. Why pledge yourself to lack? Talk about betting on the wrong horse. Bet on yourself, and not against yourself. What advantage do you see in accepting inability? Come on now, give yourself a chance to see what you and I can do.

Bet on your dreams. And if you have to bet a hundred times, bet a hundred times.

Certainly, it is great to applaud others. It is also great to give yourself a chance. Whatever you desire to do in the world, who is it to say that you cannot achieve -- or must not? No longer tell yourself that you are a wishful thinker. Who says there is anything wrong with being a wishful thinker anyway? Should you be a nay-sayer? Should you cut yourself off at the corral? Why not dub yourself a winner. Who says you can't surprise yourself and the whole world? Go for it! How much is Life worth to you without a good dream or two?