Finding your loving why

My dear friends, we love you so very much,

When you find yourself doing something that doesn’t feel good, pause and ask yourself, “Why am I doing this?” Keep digging. You’ll either find that you don’t have a good reason—or, more often, you’ll discover that even the most unpleasant tasks are rooted in love.

You may not enjoy tidying the house, but you love a tidy home.

You may not enjoy your job, but you like the income and benefits.

You may not love doing all the paperwork it takes to manage your life, but you do love where you live and the quality of life it brings.

You may not love cooking, but you enjoy nutritious, tasty meals.

You may not enjoy all the mundane or difficult aspects of caregiving, but you love the one you’re caring for so deeply that you do it willingly.

You may be in deep grief—but only because you loved so deeply.

If, even in the midst of unpleasant tasks or feelings, you can dig deep and find the love beneath them, then you’ve found the gold. If you can shift your focus to the loving “why” behind what you’re doing, you raise your vibration in that instant—and open yourself to all sorts of goodness flowing into your life.

For example, maybe you’re feeling burnt out being a “taxi service” for your kids or elders. You might be tired from caregiving, and that could lead to resentment, guilt, or frustration. But if you shift your focus just a little—to your loving “why”—you’ll see that you do what you do because you love.When you acknowledge that love within yourself and focus on it, you’ll feel soul-level respect for yourself. You’ll feel your love for them. And in that vibration of love, you open to grace, guidance, goodness, and help.

Suppose you’re grieving the loss of a loved one. It’s painful to no longer have the physical connection. You miss them. But even amid the tears, you can say, “My God, this is how much I love. To the degree that I miss them, I love.” You can choose to love yourself through your grief. And in those precious pauses, if you focus on your love for them—rather than the ache of missing them—your vibration rises. You begin to feel and sense their presence around you again.

We know things are happening in your world that are hard to witness. Wars. Disasters. Division. Many of you feel distraught and unsure of what to do. For a moment, ask yourself, “Why am I so upset?” Dig deep. Sooner or later, you’ll find: you love. You love humanity. You love harmony. You love peace. You want truth. Focus there.

“I love humanity. I love peace. I love harmony. I love truth.”

The more you focus on that loving “why,” the more ideas will flow—ways to bring more peace, harmony, and truth into your own life and world. There is always a loving why.

Even if someone cuts you off in traffic and your first thought is, “That (X#!) could’ve killed me!”—dig deep. Why are you upset? Because you love peace. You love harmony. You love kindness and courtesy. You love being alive.

Focus on that:

“I love peace. I love harmony. I love kind and courteous drivers. I love being alive.”

When love becomes your point of focus, you begin to attract more of what you love, be that kind drivers, experiences of connection with the other side, harmonious human beings, or peaceful periods of life.

Do your best, dear ones. Dig beneath the burdens, the complaints, the unwanted circumstances or emotions—and find the loving why underneath them all. Focus there as often as you can. Not only will you feel better, but what you see and attract will start to shift for the better.

And if you can’t find the loving why, then love yourself through the difficult feeling. That, too, shifts your focus to love.

God Bless You! We love you so very much.
— The Angels