It may appear to many that there is a battle of good and evil or light and dark happening right now, but that is not truly the case. This is a time for individuals to recover their own personal power if they have not done so already. Collectively, it is a time of empowerment.

In order for individuals to reclaim their power, they must first realize they lost it. In truth, they have given it away. Events that are happening on a global scale underscore a need for many to exercise more conscious choice-making, whether it be in whom they elect, what they purchase, or how they spend their time.

Every day, there are so many arenas in which people make unconscious decisions, following others or following their own habits without awareness or conviction. There is a benefit then, to being prodded awake from this zombie-like state, perhaps via a natural disaster or major political event.

The feeling of powerlessness in response to grand scale events is actually a precursor to the awareness that all each person can truly control is their own inner state. This awakening is the key to reclaiming one's personal power. As an empowered individual, you can experience greater levels of peace, joy and stability in the face of adversity and chaos.

Practice conscious choice-making in all the little ways that present themselves to you today. What do you want to do with your time? How do you want to feel? What do you want to think about? You can model this state of being for others.

There will be those who need assistance along the way. Sometimes you need to reach out your hand to help them up. However, if they do not grab your hand, do not despair. There are those who need just to lay down, rest or regroup. Don't be discouraged. Just let your hand be visible so that those who need it know it's there. Every day more people are walking on their own 2 feet.

Seeing you walking tall assists others in knowing what's possible. Empowerment is not about never getting knocked down. Empowerment is knowing you can and having the will to get back up on your feet, regardless of whether you call for a hand to help you up. Exercise your own inner freedom and join in this age of empowerment.

It may appear to many that there is a battle of good and evil or light and dark happening right now, but that is not truly the case. This is a time for individuals to recover their own personal power if they have not done so already. Collectively, it is a time of empowerment.

In order for individuals to reclaim their power, they must first realize they lost it. In truth, they have given it away. Events that are happening on a global scale underscore a need for many to exercise more conscious choice-making, whether it be in whom they elect, what they purchase, or how they spend their time.

Every day, there are so many arenas in which people make unconscious decisions, following others or following their own habits without awareness or conviction. There is a benefit then, to being prodded awake from this zombie-like state, perhaps via a natural disaster or major political event.

The feeling of powerlessness in response to grand scale events is actually a precursor to the awareness that all each person can truly control is their own inner state. This awakening is the key to reclaiming one's personal power. As an empowered individual, you can experience greater levels of peace, joy and stability in the face of adversity and chaos.

Practice conscious choice-making in all the little ways that present themselves to you today. What do you want to do with your time? How do you want to feel? What do you want to think about? You can model this state of being for others.

There will be those who need assistance along the way. Sometimes you need to reach out your hand to help them up. However, if they do not grab your hand, do not despair. There are those who need just to lay down, rest or regroup. Don't be discouraged. Just let your hand be visible so that those who need it know it's there. Every day more people are walking on their own 2 feet.

Seeing you walking tall assists others in knowing what's possible. Empowerment is not about never getting knocked down. Empowerment is knowing you can and having the will to get back up on your feet, regardless of whether you call for a hand to help you up. Exercise your own inner freedom and join in this age of empowerment.

Simply being or being simple is the best option in May.  There is a lot of instability in the world at this time and you will easily get toppled over if you do not stay centered.

Grounding is the key to being centered.  Your physical body is like the root system of a tree.  When you are following healthy habits - eating fresh natural foods, getting enough sleep, drinking a lot of water, and exercising regularly - your roots are strong and nourishing.  A healthy body like this can withstand emotional ups and downs, stress, and mental hyperactivity.  An unhealthy or unbalanced body will crumble to the ground and you will be left shaky and confused.

Strive to create a strong foundation built on daily healthy habits.  This is not new information to you.  But how often do most people neglect the basics - things you learned as a child from your family, teachers and community?  The good news is that your already know how to do this.  The bad news is that you have not been consistent with your healthy habits.

When you build a strong inner core based on a healthy body,  then it will be easier to calm and control your mind.  This stable body and mind will not be easily swayed by all the fear energy running rampant these days.  A centered body and mind can feel the subtle truth beneath all the chatter and hysteria. 

Being simple doesn't mean being boring.  In fact, when you are simple and stable, only then are you truly able to notice and experience all the profound layers of beauty and depth of awareness available in each moment.

No ifs, ands or buts about it, this is a time to start giving back to yourself anything that you allowed to be taken from you in the past. You can call back to you all the energy, all the skills and talents, all the joy, support and freedom you have given away unknowingly to others in exchange for their acceptance of you

There is no need to conform to others' expectations or demands of you. There is always a way to be your true authentic self without harming or disempowering others. In fact, by living an authentic life, fully radiating your unique essence, you empower others to do the same. You become an example of how one can follow their heart and listen to their own truth while co-existing with those of differing truths.

Do not dismiss the power of simply being you. Every day your energy impacts not only the people around you, but also those who connect to your words in cyberspace, those you think of, and those who think of you.

Standing in your light can trigger others to do the same. Call all of your light to you and shine clearly and brightly. Be free to shine. There is no greater beauty than that of your soul's light.

These days there are many outer signs pointing at the inner transformation that has been ongoing for some time now.  Do not be alarmed by what you see happening in the world - whether it be earthquakes, natural disasters, political disorder or chaos on an individual or community level.  This dismantling of structures - physical, mental, and emotional, is part of the process.  There is a higher divine order to this that is not yet evident to those who are not fully in tune with their heart and spirit.

Your whole self, your spiritual self, is emerging both on an individual and collective basis.  What you are experiencing outwardly in the world is akin to the birthing process.  The labor pains can be excruciating and it may seem to some as if you are dying - as if your civilization is dying.  But if you can trust and BREATHE, something amazing can be born with a collective push of support.

Some of you have already been through this birthing process.  It may even be the 2nd or 3rd time in this lifetime.  For those of you who have given physical birth before, you know it is generally much quicker and easier the 2nd or 3rd time around.  For those of you who have already experienced this birthing process, you are the midwives for this civilization.  You can guide and support the others who are anxious and afraid.  You can shower your love and compassion, yet also know that each person has their own timing and methods for delivery. 

Some will fight and scream the whole time.  Others will focus and breathe.  Do not judge another's process.  Just be available to those who seek your support.  Also, be aware that you may still need support yourself sometimes.  In assisting others, you receive much support as well.  Yet asking for help and being open to receive are some of the greatest opportunities available to those of you who are healers and wayshowers.

Remember that flow is the key to transformation.  Energy must continue to move and expand, which means you should both GIVE and RECEIVE.  DO and ALLOW.  SPEAK and LISTEN.

 It is an amazing time to be experiencing this world.  Being present in your own birthing process will provide you with greater awareness to see the divine order underlying world events.  Keep grounded and present in your heart, then you can find clarity amongst the chaos.

Know that you are always on the right path regardless of whether you struggle or feel joy.  Through that experience you will grow and move forward to whatever you choose.  However, if you wish to choose more joy and less struggle, we can provide some guidance to assist you in moving in that direction.

It is important to notice what you are resisting at this time.  Where do you feel stuck or feel pressure?  What makes you unhappy, the situation or how you perceive it?  Of course you can easily recognize that your perception is what brings you unhappiness.  So the first step might be to analyze your perceptions and choose what to keep and what to change. 

Trusting in the higher plan is the key, although not so easy to do at times.  You have the ability to work through this or ride it out.  Either way, try to always find joy in the lesson.  Even when you feel stuck, you can move if you are able to create joy in the situation.  Remembering gratitude and recognizing all the wonderful things already present in your life can truly bring joy and change the energy of depression or lack of hope.  Your  situation will change when your energy changes.  Light and joy-filled energy is very attractive and creates flow as well.

Nothing in your world is as permanent as it seems.  See every situation as temporary and you will be able to experience the moment rather than resisting the present experience.

Self worth is a misleading concept because in reality the real sense of value comes from the spiritual self.  The physical self is always transient, always changing, and therefore it is not useful to establish a definitive sense of worth coming from this changing physical self.  Now, the issue then is how to truly connect your sense of worth, not to your actions, not to your changing physical state, your changing mental or emotional state, but to your true reality – the unchanging divine essence that you are.  This is the real issue at stake, not only for you but for all of humanity.  For once you can truly establish your sense of self to this unchanging perfected state of being, then many of your self worth issues, self confidence issues, and self trust issues will evaporate. 

So there are many methods for establishing this truer deeper sense of self.  The best methods are to connect to it as often as possible through meditation.  Another way is through self reflection of this higher state through journaling or dream journaling, also through reading inspired books and through sharing this part of self with others.  All of these things will help to establish your true state of being.  When you find yourself to be in a lower state or lack of self worth or self confidence, then you can simply note that it is a signal to you that you would do well to connect to this spiritual essence more frequently.

We know that you are always working in that direction and that it is an ebb and flow.  When you feel disconnected, you always know the way home.  Therefore we wish only to remind you of what you already know and we hope that this message will be of assistance to many others who are struggling with these same issues.  There can be many reasons for low self esteem or self worth and yet they are illusions.  Regardless of what the experience was in your physical world, just remember that those experiences have come and gone and yet your spiritual essence has always remained.  That is the infinite truth about who you really are.

We give our love and blessings to all who wish to open themselves to receive this energy.  The higher understandings of who you really are, are becoming easier and clearer to incorporate into the physical realm.  We thank you for opening to our message and communication.

QUESTION: I am wondering about "The Shift" and "Earth Changes."  Aside from staying connected to inner guidance, do I need to make physical preparations as I have read?  (Things like stocking up on necessities, food and water.)  I easily disregard fearful messages, but there have been some fairly credible ones lately too.

GUIDES: Today there are many who wish to share specific guidance and bring forth love and hope for a brighter future.  Know that the future is not predestined.  You and all the other beings on this planet co-create this world.  As it stands now, there is a probability that extensive changes will occur on this planet to make way for a rebirth of consciousness and a higher vibration.

What is experienced will vary greatly for each individual, as has always been the case on your planet.  Just look at the great variance between individuals in your country, and then even the poorest person in your country compared to the average person in a 3rd world country.

Do not feel that you must follow someone else's blueprint for the present nor for the future.  Stockpiling is not recommended in most cases.  It does not really provide you with any more security.  In the case of emergency, you might just as likely need to move very quickly.   Most important as always, is to tune into your own internal guide, your higher self.  It will always guide you to where you need to be at the exact right timing.  This is a much bigger lesson: trust fully in your highest wisdom and not be weighted down with worries or fears.  Rather,

Be ever-ready and responsive to the present moment. That is both true freedom and true preparedness.  Nothing more is needed.  

Regardless of external circumstances, if you do not heed your inner voice you put yourself in greater risk - not just physically, but worse yet, spiritually.  If you follow your inner guide, you will always be safe in divine love.

You already know that your physical body is not yet immortal, but your divinity is.  The only risk is in forgetting this truth and suffering from this illusion. Let the current challenges to your knowingness (the rampant fear and confusion) only serve to strengthen your divine connection and trust in the higher truth.

We, the Three, wish to bring the light of peace and inspiration to you.  It can be very disheartening to see the disempowerment and suffering of your fellow human beings around the world.  We congratulate you on your courage to face the issues, not look the other way, and to keep your heart open and ask for help.

It is not easy to be embodied in the human form at this time, nor could it have ever been considered easy - not for the most sensitive souls.  This world's evolution has been based in periods of violence followed by periods of awakening - so much so that some would argue that violence is a necessary precursor to peace.  It may have been true along the way, but it is no longer so.

What you are experiencing in your own heart and mind is a reflection of what is occurring throughout the world.  People are awakening.  Yes, in different ways and at different paces.  Don't allow yourself to become disheartened by the vicious acts perpetrated by what appears to be many people.  these acts are really designed and controlled by a small yet seemingly powerful group of individuals.

What is their greatest tool?  It is not guns or bombs, it is ignorance.  Through the use of misinformation, these people have enabled themselves great power.  Yet, if people are ready and willing, it may be through the same medium of information that they may become empowered again.  As you know, information has become easily and readily available in this modern age.

So the real question is, "Are people ready and willing to receive this information and to take necessary actions that their conscience, their higher self, requires?"  What can you do to assist?  You can only do what is in the best interest of every human being - Follow the guidance of your higher self.  By now you may have begun to notice a theme in our messages.  Ask yourself, "What would my higher self do?"  Do you think anyone who truly connected with their higher self would have hate in their heart?  Higher self knows the oneness of all living things.

What can you do?  Perhaps you can help others discover their higher self.  What a gift this would be to each person and to the whole world.  If every human being could trust themselves and their neighbors and discover their own infinite resources of love, peace and compassion - heaven on earth would surely exist.  You know the answer.  You already knew it - it starts from within.