God said:

Life sure seems like a mystery, a mystery filled with magical moments, and even miracles. Don't miss the magic and the miracles. Certainly don't put your time and energy on studying all the trials and misfortunes.

When you come down to it, all of Life on Earth is a miracle. Who could make up how babies are conceived and born? Who could, as a matter of fact, make up the entire Miracle of Life? And who could conceive of anything so fantastic as Life as it lives its ways out in the world?

There are separate little houses that people live in, and separate little cars that people spend time in and drive around in during the day and may fall asleep in at night. And there are places like wigwams and igloos and domes and homes on the range.

There are places along the way where you can go in to buy food and cooked meals and other sundry things. There are snapshots and paintings and facts and fiction, many facts and fiction that are impossible to keep separate.

Everything has been thought of, it seems, and then something new is thought of and merchandized.

There is nothing new under the sun, and yet there is. There are rainbows and thunderstorms all on the same Earth and new each time. Life on Earth is compelling, and Life on Earth is bizarre. There are matters like jokes, and there are operas that are stories told and sung to the tunes of beating hearts.

What is there that has not yet been discovered on Earth and in Heaven?

Life on Earth in a body is no more than the blink of an eye.

God said:

If you don't like the word gratitude, then think of the word appreciate in the case that you are more comfortable with the word appreciate.

What are they, these words, but a recognition of a gift dropped off to you? The recognition of a gift is a notice, a little nod, or perhaps even a blink of joy that says: "You gave me something. I received it. I am glad. You gave me a chance to look up."

It is not downplaying yourself to express thanks to anyone. You are not too busy. Life is meant to be simple. Every one of My children is meant to be star-crossed. There is love in the stars perpetuated on Earth.

Everyone recognizes the great gift a plucked dandelion is that a little child hands to his mother. It takes no thought. The dandelion is a pure direct gift from the child's heart. The dandelion wants to be given, and the child hands forth his heart. The dandelion is a declaration of the child's love ringing over the Universe. Love is declared, and all hear the ringing of the bells whether they are consciously aware of this or not. Love reverberates. Everything reverberates. Everything is heard everywhere. Everyone is affected.

The Kohinoor diamond could not be a greater gift than the yellow dandelion. A diamond may not be nearly as great a gift as the child's offering of the dandelion. A young child has no pause between wanting to spread joy and the declaration of it. The gift of a dandelion is Oneness signaled.

God said:

Yes, I hear a recurrent refrain in the world in one form or another like this:

"Beloved God, yesterday, at the supermarket, an old friend came over to tell me how good I look. Looks aren’t everything by a long shot, yet, wow, what a fine message this was to hear!

"What if every day l receive this message instead of so many of the messages I hear day end and day out? I would like a message like this every day and even greater than this!

"God, it cannot be in the natural scheme of life to be heartsick over age in Life. It cannot be that decline and disappointment are meant to tell the story of our lives.

"This friend, who cheered me, is certainly one of the most happy most loving people I know. It must be that happy and loving are the same. Such a little thing I grasp at. What good is anything without cheer?

“God, what happened to my happiness, the remembered days when I was eager to jump out of bed in the morning to see what every day would bring? How did all my once-anticipated joy turn to dust? How do I restore my Life to Joy?”

Dear One, now I take you aside from the madding crowd. I tell you in no uncertain terms that you are not to feel down and out because you looked away or askance at joy, dear one. This kind of atonement wears you out.

God said:

So much sadness for My beloveds. Tears will out. Allergies. Sadness. Grief. Sense of loss. Be good to yourself. Spoil yourself every once in a while.

Remind yourself you are just a traveler passing through Life. Would you like to travel by ship, train, or plane?

Perhaps you answer, all in all, on a train. But maybe, for a long distance, you reconsider -- a boat would be better, but, no, too confining, too entertaining. Yes, you might take the train. You can take all conveyances as you will.

In Our Story, you can switch around. You can even imagine that you are simply taking a walk. In any case, you ponder. Yet Life does not always seem to be a stroll. No, Life in the World is more defined than that.

I would ask you to enjoy your journey through Life in the World. It's like you stand still, and life churns ahead and around you. I would be so happy for you to be happy. You are a rider. You don't get run over on the tracks. You do not drown at sea, nor are there any crashes. You can stay over here and over there, and you can wonder. You can wander as well. There are many kinds of terrain.

You are an explorer. You make discoveries along the way. Sand and snow and all are acceptable. Detours – no problem. You are not the train that chugs. You are a passenger who rides the rails or sails the seas or flies the skies. You do not direct the ride, the voyage, the flight. You are merely along for the ride. You go where your journey takes you.

God said:

Dear Human Beings, how you feel and how I feel can bear reconciling.

I see the wonder of you. I see your beauty. It is easy for Me to love you whereas you are vastly critical of yourself. You are hard to please. I see beyond the borders you see.

Come with Me. Let's skip over these cardboard borders you see. I ask you to stop burdening yourself with the hard facts you persist in. Facts are nothing at all. Goodness and mercy matter, not facts. You are strong in fact-finding, distraction-finding, and, yes, disturbance-mongering.

What fault of yours might you specialize in today? What flaw must you point out to yourself today to make you feel down and out? How might you squash your heart today and do a good job of it?

This morning you got up. You paid attention to the clothes you put on. You like the outfit you wear today. You tied your tie well.

Yet you put on unbecoming thoughts today as though this were a daily assignment I give you -- to pull yourself over the coals and disconcert yourself.

I ask you to tell yourself better stories. Send out better messages to yourself and to the world. What kind of vibration are you giving to the Universe today? Dear Ones, consciously start sending out High Vibration Messages. Everyone can use some inspiration today. Everyone, including you.

You are not untrue to yourself when you dress well. It cheers you up. It cheers others up to see you dressed well.