| Paul Simon's Bridge Over Troubled Waters speaks to | | | | guardians are very literal and naive of earthly |
| us of troubled times and that comfort will come, "I | | | | colloquialisms. A request for "lots of money" is not |
| will comfort you, I'll take your part." Rodgers and | | | | nearly as effective as asking for "five thousand |
| Hammerstein, in their song from Carousel, reminds us | | | | dollars or more." |
| to "hold your head up high......and you'll never walk | | | | Even better is to go after what you want the |
| alone. In another of Richard and Oscar's songs they | | | | money for in the first place. For example, you may |
| say, "I simply remember my favorite things and then | | | | have better luck stating, "I gratefully accept achieving |
| I don't feel so bad." It seems to me that these | | | | my goal of paying off my mortgage in two years or |
| songwriters are all using their music to remind us that | | | | less." Asking for assistance is not to be in triage |
| even though things may, at times, be going badly for | | | | fashion either. Your guardians make no distinction |
| us, we are never alone. | | | | between small or large requests. All are equal in their |
| Life cannot always be wonderful for us, for if it | | | | view. It seems they prefer to help with "little" things |
| were, we'd have nothing to compare to. How would | | | | like, parking spaces right by the front door, in order |
| we know and celebrate the miracles and joys of life | | | | to keep a dialogue going, than to be forgotten about |
| lest we have some tough periods to contrast? I do | | | | until a "larger" need is expressed. It keeps the gears |
| not suggest wallowing in these dark periods but | | | | oiled so to speak. |
| rather to remind yourself that you are not alone and | | | | It may feel a bit odd at first, acknowledging |
| that "this too, shall pass." | | | | someone you may not be able to see, hear or feel, |
| In my work it is normal for me to notice energy | | | | but we take many things on faith every day. You |
| patterns, and what I recognize as spiritual guides and | | | | can't see oxygen for example, nor hear your blood |
| angels around people. When I speak of guardian | | | | flowing, but you know it's there. This is simply |
| angels I do not mean the winged and haloed beings | | | | another way of making your intents known to the |
| of paintings. What I observe are two, pretty normal | | | | universe. Put a request out there and see what |
| looking, but very tall persons who stand serenely on | | | | happens. |
| either side of each person I meet. My understanding | | | | I was explaining all of this to a lovely woman at the |
| is that all of us have a minimum of two guardians | | | | beginning of last week. She seemed a little doubtful, |
| with us from the first breath we draw, to our last. | | | | but several days later she came back to tell me of |
| Some of us, perhaps those who require, or warrant | | | | her experience. Excitedly she related that she had |
| more help, have three, the third standing directly | | | | asked her guardian angels for a pleasant surprise to |
| behind them. These beings impress upon me that | | | | happen soon. Very shortly she received a call from a |
| they are not allowed to interfere in the lives of their | | | | friend inviting her for a pleasant outing. Some of you |
| charges but will do all they can to assist when asked | | | | will call this a happy coincidence; others will see it as |
| for help. | | | | evidence of successfully communicating with the |
| Asking is key. Care must be taken in how you ask, | | | | angels. Does it matter? Some happiness, hope, and |
| as they have not lived on this plane. Like Gloria, the | | | | perhaps a more positive outlook was delivered where |
| character on TV's Touched By An Angel, the | | | | it was needed. Isn't that what angels do? |