By Jacquelyn B. Fletcher

When I decided to start listening to my heart, I found out it had a lot to say. Some of my heart’s messages were cranky. (Dear You, Wake me up when you’re done sabotaging yourself for the millionth time. Love, Your Heart)

Some were demanding. (Dear You, Get your ass to yoga. Love, Your Heart)

But the majority of messages were so loving and gentle that they brought tears to my eyes. (Dear You, Thank you, brave soul, for your willingness to keep showing up. Love, Your Heart)

Since the release of Dear You: Messages From Your Heart, many readers have asked me how they too can listen to their inner voice. Here are five experiments you can try to access the wisdom of your own heart.

5 Ways to Talk to Your Heart

#1: Ask your heart directly.

This video asks a simple, yet interesting question: What does it take to be a global citizen? We’re constantly bombarded by terrible news coming from just about every media source, but there’s never a spotlight shined on how we work together, how we’re making the world a better place, and truly how we’re becoming a global society, no longer segregated by religious or nationalistic ties.

It doesn’t necessarily mean you lose your national identity, but rather feel your human identity extended to all of the other people and creatures living on this planet.

Source: www.bodymindsoulspirit.com | Original Post Date: November 30, 2014 –

What does it mean to become more conscious? It is the progressive realization of conscious mastery over your mind.

The challenge is that it takes consciousness to grow consciousness. But you needn’t worry about this because you already have the seed. Think of it like fire. You have a flame, and you want to turn that flame into a huge blaze. How do you do it? You add fuel. The following list includes examples of how you can add fuel to your flame of consciousness to become a raging inferno of consciousness. Well, OK, the analogy sort of falls apart there, but you get the idea.

So here are 10 ways to raise your consciousness:
1. Truth

Truth raises your consciousness. Falsehood lowers it.

Do you have that one person you were once so close to -and for so long -that you are now basically nothing more than strangers with? Maybe you don’t know exactly what happened, as if things drifted slowly and although there is no “bad blood” things just don’t seem to work anymore. Strangers can become best friends just as easily as best friends can become strangers, it’s odd. But why does it happen?

We Change As People

I know I have experienced this a number of times in my life and maybe you have too. We have friends that we just can never picture ourselves not having close to us. We love them, they bond and connect so well with us, they are there for you and you are there for them. Then one day, as if out of nowhere, you realize they simply aren’t a big part of your life anymore.

By Fiona Almeleh

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

The Universe eternally embraces us in it’s ecstatic Dance of Creation.

Something profound is moving through all our lives and what’s being revealed in the current groundswell of change is a multitude of people engaged with expressing their freedom through exploring and uncovering their own, unique, creative potential. It would appear that the time is right and many individuals are liberating themselves from limiting ideas, rules, patterns and relationships, in order to create meaningful, new ways of living more harmoniously and authentically.

Systems are breaking down, particularly ones that no longer support or offer the individual a life of empowered expression in a safe and nurturing environment. We are moving into an era of ‘Unity in Diversity’.