Slowing time, savoring life

My dear friends, we love you so very much,

It is said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. A great meal is made one ingredient at a time. A seemingly insurmountable project begins with one idea followed by the next. And a life well-lived is loved one moment at a time.

So often, you are so concerned about the future or so lost in the past that the moments seem to slip away quickly, leaving you unable to relax into them and savor them. Time speeds up when you miss the moments and slows down when you embrace them deeply.

Consider the fact that your time is a measure of your travel through space.

One day is one revolution of your Earth around its axis.

One year, a trip around the sun.

And one moment, dear ones, is a tiny segment in your planet’s daily spin—a tiny movement in your soul’s travels through the great cycles of existence.

The more moments you miss, the faster you seem to “travel” through time. The more moments you enjoy, the richer, more meaningful, and more satisfying your travels become. Contrary to what sometimes feels intuitive, slowing down, immersing yourself in a task, and being fully present in your moments allows you to get more done in less time. When your mind is wandering to the point that you miss the here and now, moments are lost to such wanderings, and you accomplish less in more time.

There’s nothing wrong, of course, with a wandering mind. If your mental travels please you, enjoy them. As you think of a life you wish to live, or a vacation you wish to take, or savor the memory of a good meal with friends or family, you are filling your moments with joy. We would agree that this is good use of your time.

But when you worry, stress, fear, or indulge in upsets, your moments are not enjoyed, and therefore, this is not the best use of your precious time. You only travel so far and so long in a given lifetime. You deserve to enjoy the journey.

It makes sense to fill your moments with love.

And as we discussed last week, this does not mean escaping your feelings but rather being with them and loving yourself through them. It means consciously embracing who you are in the here and now, kindly, with love and compassion. When you surrender to yourself in the present with love, you acknowledge, “I am sad, and it’s ok.” “I am frustrated, and it’s ok.” “I am grieving, and that is ok.” When you embrace your feelings with love, you move into a vibration of love, and that is always good use of your time.

So, in this season when so many seem rushed, slow down. Take a moment. Breathe. Be where you are. Focus on what you are doing now. The next ten things you need or want to do will pop into a new present moment in time, but for this moment, focus on one thing at a time. Focus on the task at hand. Focus on the love you can find or bring into this moment.

In doing so, dear ones, you will find that the spirit of the season is the spirit that is always alive and well and waiting to flow. The spirit of love is an eternal stream, waiting for you to simply slow down and see it, seek it, or be it. In even the smallest moments of touching that love, embodying that love, or sharing that love, waves of this love can cascade into your mind, heart, body, and soul—setting all on a course of greater satisfaction and joy.

This is the present you can give yourself, the gift of being yourself in the Present. This is the gift of your precious time on Earth—valued, embraced, and cherished for all it can offer.

Your holidays are upon you, and that is beautiful, dear friends, but all days are holy, all moments rich and ripe with love ready to be seen, felt, acknowledged, and shared.

Give yourself this gift that always keeps on giving, and you will find your journeys through time infinitely more satisfying, productive, and meaningful.

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