We have a guideline in the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, which is to always leave something better than you found it.

When we observe, we suddenly reach a state of peace, which allows the Soul energy to activate. When it activates, we attune to it. We take hold of it and we start riding back on this Soul energy into our center. We actually get beyond time.

Always remember, this is a great key: if you want to be more positive in your attitude, I can't think of a more excellent tool to help you get there than spiritual exercises. You may very well find yourself moving more and more into grace as you focus less on negativity and more on the love and Light of the Mystical Traveler.

The essence is the essence. It is now -- and has always been -- eternally present. So you are never born, and you never die. All you do is focus your attention to whatever level you care to. That to which you are attentive, that which you're visualizing, that upon which you focus your energy to alleviate stress, tension, and fear -- that brings you freedom. It breaks the karmic blocks, and you rise to a new level.

Know that God already knows all that is involved with you and all that is about you. What is needed to overcome and thrive upon every challenge is fully prepared and awaiting your trust. This moment, every moment, calls upon your greater good and love to become more manifest.

Every situation and circumstance is designed by God to bring out the best in us.

Go inside and see the face of God. I have shown people methods and techniques for going within, for experiencing Spirit for themselves. No one can do it for you. You choose whether or not to do it for yourself. People sometimes ask, "J-R, what can I do for you?" and I say, "Go see the face of God; come back and tell me if I've missed because if I have, I can correct it." That way, all of us are correcting each other into rightness, not into ego righteousness, but into rightness.

Here is a healing to behold. Take some time, five minutes is plenty, to visualize the tissues, the cells, the nerves and nerve centers, all illumined and fully revealed to your sight within. Invoke the anointing and blessing of Christ Jesus, the infinite mercy, the infinite power to renew, to restore, to be born anew. Behold this as best you can. There is no need to tarry when you place this squarely upon your faith in God. Know that it is His will being done to use you as a co-creator. And in this moment of surrender with God, see yourself acting entirely according to God's will, which is full of life, full of joy, full of peace and good tidings. Let your cup of blessings be full and running over and over to all without need of measure. Baruch Bashan

Grieving is a working out of the blockage of the emotions and the mind. Sometimes it's crying that does it. Sometimes fasting does it. Sometimes running does it. Sometimes hard work will do it. There are a lot of things that do it. But to do it is very important.

Having fears come up at nighttime may reflect a sense of concern about the death experience in that you are leaving your body by going unconscious through the so-called sleep state. What may be bothering you in terms of your fear is not consciously knowing where you are going as you leave the body. Part of us knows what's going on when we're leaving the body into what is actually a very active state on other levels. In the sleep state, we can place ourselves into spiritual protection. We have the ability to project into the sleep state experience, including whatever may be processed as negative psychic influences such as worldly fears, worries, nightmares and the like. We can bless whatever is coming forward to be worked out through the sleep state by consciously placing ourselves into the Light just prior to going unconscious through the sleep state. Remember to be positive with your intention and focus through prayer with the Light surrounding, filling and protecting you for the highest good just prior to going to sleep or anytime as needed.