as channeled through Camille Albrecht on 12/15/08
© 2008
Dear Friends,
This is the time of year of introspection, of turning within to determine what worked and what didn’t work in your life over the last few years. This is not a time of tearing down, quite the opposite. This is the time to recognize what you are capable of, what your skills and talents are, and to build upon them.
For many of you, this is a frightening time in the world of appearances. You see your major financial institutions crumbling, many of you have lost your homes or know those who are losing them. Many of you are seeing your savings and lifetime investments dwindling. It appears frightening and without end. I tell you, this is for a purpose. I tell you, you are going to be all right. You have a future and it is a good one. I ask you to trust this. You are not being abandoned and you are not being punished. This is a time of readjustment and rectification of businesses and institutions that have been built on sand. People are realizing that poor decisions, greed, avarice, living above their means, cannot sustain a healthy economy or a healthy life.
So what are you to do? Trust, trust, trust. This is a time of adjustment and change. Trust that you will be able to survive what may appear to be one of the most challenging periods in your life. Most of all you must scale back your lifestyles now. Even if you are not experiencing a financial constraint, which most of you are, this is a time of conservation of resources. What do you really need? This is a time to discern between needs and wants.
Many of you have been able to fulfill your wants lavishly, but now the pendulum swings and it is time to live frugally. You must learn the balance between overindulgence and not enough. This scale is balancing and you will find that balance and wholeness will be restored in your economy and in your lives. You will find great lessons learned during this time that will protect your businesses, governments and institutions in the future, for they will not return to such short sighted decision-making patterns. Rest assured that balance will be restored.
You have a new president who is determined to be a bridge between peoples, countries, the past and the future. Even if he did not get your vote, it is time to stand united as a country. By this we do not mean to put your diverse opinions aside. Do voice your opinions, let yourself be heard, debate and discuss your views with others. Then a consensus can be formed.
You are not to lie complacent at this time. Your voice, your opinion matters. YOU matter. And that is what is important to remember. The people must be heard. The government must return to truly representing the needs, the wants and the direction of its constituents.
In your personal lives, realize that this is a time to look at what and who you are responsible for. And for each of these responsibilities, ask yourself to what extent are you responsible? Have you been carrying more than your fair share? Perhaps you are continuing in a responsibility out of habit, or fear of change, or unwillingness to rock the boat. Take time to re-examine what and who you are truly responsible for, and to what extent, during this Winter Solstice period.
Many of you have had, or will have, your responsibilities change. For some this has come through personal choice, such as a career change, retirement, move or change in family structure. For others, this has come externally through job loss from company closures or restructures, or self employment in a business that could not be sustained in the current environment. You must rely on your inner ability to adjust and change. And to know that this time period will alter the future so that the work environment becomes more secure. If you have lost your job, take a look inward at your skills. Where else can your talents be expressed? This is a time of bringing up from within talents, abilities and skills you have not yet explored. There are many small businesses that will begin during this time. Some service oriented, many new creative endeavors. Take a look about you. This may be a time when you take an interim job that allows you to have your basic needs met while you develop the new career that awaits you.
There may be something you have always wanted to do, but never had the courage to try. Now is the time to discover what you need to learn or prepare for to move closer in that direction.
Fear is debilitating. It can destroy if you allow it to. Tap in to the point of courage within, the point within that says, “It is all right. I trust in my ability to adjust and flow with this time and I know that my future is good”. Feed those thoughts and watch them flourish. You will flourish.
Love yourself. These are not empty words! When you love yourself, you are able to withstand all challenges because you have a strong foundation from which to operate. You stand firmly planted in a belief in the self. No one, no situation, no external challenge can destroy you.
Trust yourself. You are a powerhouse. You can alter your world by your thoughts. What thoughts are you holding about your life right now? About the state of your government? Your institutions? Your global situation? Do your realize the power of these thoughts? Millions living in fear, in anger, and blaming others create powerful thought forms. So do the millions who live with faith that there is a way to successfully maneuver through these times, stronger and wiser than before. Do not let the world of appearances get the better of you now. When someone tells you, “Everything is awful”, you can say, “I don’t see it that way. I think there will be a good outcome in the long run”.
This is not to say you must live in denial of the difficult time period you are in. But it is to remind you to use bridging words that carry you from where you are now, to where you want to be. “My career is in a state of flux now and I know that I will be successful in my new venture.” “I know that we will be able to find affordable housing soon”. “My investments may be down now, but I trust the market will grow solidly and strongly”.
You have chosen to be born in a time of great change. You are guided well, my friends. Turn inward to that light within you that always awaits you, your Reality Self. It will never let you down. Through it you are directly connected with the Divine, with God and God will never let you down.
There is joy to be had now. Recognize what you have to be joyful for in your life, and you all have things to be joyful for. Be grateful and from that gratitude for what you have now, more can grow.
You have all that you need within you, to move forward and to create a world of peace, prosperity and love. Be who you are, a Light Being expressing the Divine on Earth.
In this most beautiful season of renewal and Light, may this Light permit you to see the beauty within you and around you.
I bid you peace,
Aca’u