Every day, I have a little quiet time with myself and my 
spirit guides to thank them for all the good things I am enjoying in my 
life. I thank them for a good night's sleep, for good food to eat, for 
my car running, for my phone and computer working. I thank them for 
helping to keep me healthy. I thank them for a good place to live.  
I give thanks for all the wonderful people spirit has brought
 into my life as clients and as friends. I give thanks for family. I 
give thanks for all my teachers.  
Think about your spirit guides as friends. They walk with us 
all the time, and they are the ones giving us that friendly elbow in our
 gut. That gut instinct that we all have is spirit giving us advice on 
our best choices in life.  
I also ask them every day if they have any advice for me or if there is anything I need to know.  
Think of them this way. If you have friends who only call you
 when they want something, you become less eager to take their calls. 
Think of our spirit guides in the same way. There is always a give and 
take between friends. We always leave the channels open for two way 
communication.  
Do you notice how good it feels to express gratitude? Doesn't
 it make you feel wealthy? Yes, we always have things to be thankful 
for. Knowing this and expressing it, we affirm that we live in an 
abundant universe and that we have blessings from spirit every day.   
Have you noticed that when you express gratitude to everyone 
you deal with every day that the whole flow of energy increases around 
you and adds to the joy of your day? Simple kindness to everyone we meet
 adds to our overall sense of well being. Try it and see what you 
notice. 
My connection to spirit prompted me to take a vow to help 
whoever comes to me, and I know that I can do this, not only because I 
have learned techniques from my teachers but also because I know that my
 spirit guides work with me to help me take care of each person by 
providing them the healing and guidance they need. Spirit has increased 
my abilities and increases the results for my clients. 
That is why during sessions I may say things I did not know I
 was going to say and that the healing experience for the person 
requesting it is truly profound. By working with spirit good exchanges 
of energies and good results are always present.
I have requested that spirit guide more of those people to me
 who want to work with me on a regular basis to help them evolve to 
their next level of consciousness, to progress in their life and achieve
 their desires, to learn and to grow. I really enjoy working with 
clients in this way because it also confirms that my work is worthwhile 
and that I am doing something good with my life by doing this.  
Now this week comes what has always been one of my favorite 
holidays, Thanksgiving. What a wonderful thing that we officially have 
one day a year to express our gratitude. In the same way that we have 
holidays to honor those we know who have died, we also acknowledge those
 thoughts on other days too. So too for gratitude. It is an every day 
state of mind, and we have a beautiful holiday to celebrate it.  
This is a time to gather together with family and friends to 
celebrate our connections over the simple sharing of a good meal and 
time together for storytelling, games or whatever ways we choose to 
celebrate this joy. Back when I worked for a company that moved me 
around the country and I found myself in cities where I had no friends 
or relatives, we would have what we called orphan dinners on 
Thanksgiving, where we would get together with co-workers who were also 
from out of town and everyone brought something to the feast.  
What a perfect keynote for this time of year and to continue 
our journey of love. I do not think that it is good that some merchants 
are trying to turn this wonderful holiday into just another shopping 
day. Shopping can be done on other days. I think that it is best to keep
 the spirit of this day one of gratitude and sharing the joy of living. 
  
I am always happy to hear from you, whether you would like to
 make an appointment for a session or you just want to let me know how 
you are doing. I love it when you keep in touch. 

