We're having an identity crisis.  “Who are you?” has been the perpetual question this week.  It is sort of like being a vampire.  I am surrounded by mirrors that offer no reflection.  People and problems used to keep popping up like springing targets in an arcade game, needing removal.  They were handy excuses, blames and faults for what was wrong.  With me.  Each health crisis, relationship breakdown or financial hardship had different non-me pop up culprits.  They’ve vanished.  There is only me.

This comes as a surprise.  We are sort of like eggplants.  These tiny lavender blooms stretch out, completely invert themselves and emerge again as something completely different; fuller, richer and with more depth to their skin.  They have become what they always intended to be; eggplants.  Now this is not a surprise to anyone but them.  With space, nourishment and encouragement they came out exactly as predicted and expected – bigger, just as beautiful and now useful.

We’ve stretched, pulled in and are gradually emerging – as gorgeous, immensely powerful beings of light.  Until now, the mirror showed us ridicule and hatred, self-defeat, corruption and lies, lack, imperfection, opposition and grief.  We accepted the images, identifying completely with each manipulation.  Today we’ve reached within and touched the face of God.  We are not any of those things.  We are love in human form.

It does not serve us to focus on evil.  Negativity’s only purpose is to spark creation of the opposite vibration.  This is a game and we now know the rules.  We are just figuring out what kind of player we came to be.

You see, it doesn’t matter who you saw in the mirror yesterday, what matters is today.  Your mirrors are empty.  Who are you?  What kind of game did you come to play?  In every new moment, you are standing alone, without excuses and ready to engage.  What will you do and how will you do it?  Who are you?

Let go of the past.  You are not what you were, you are now.  In this moment the future is determined.  What will you make?

Doors have to close, chapters end and credits roll before the new can commence. We are writing the script here and the final act is upon us.  Know that there are those still attempting to sabotage a graceful transition.  They have engaged alarmists and fear mongers because they don’t realize we are onto their tactics and playing our own game now.  Our strategy doesn’t require weapons or marches even, but conviction.  Our method springs from the ultimate power source – our heart.  

Produce peace.  It is called upon you to do so.  Refuse all but love.  See only the deepest truth in each soul and you will discover we all seek the same thing; the expression of eternity in physical form – life.  We are hear to express and realize our deepest knowing – Agape.

Truth has no room for fear.  As history ends, begins again and is written you’ll decide who you are.  We’ve come to the moment of our self-definition.  What you say and believe is your reality.  What world are you choosing?

Choose love.  Produce peace.  Live abundantly.  Laugh.  Your best parts are exuberant, honest, transparent, compassionate and here.

This is it.  Like the eggplant, you are emerging new, as we knew you would.  This relentless push for transformation demands your participation.  You cannot avoid this next part; you are the one who will decide what it looks like.

Embrace your future without hesitation.  At some point you’ll remember this moment without regret.  A game played well demands honesty as well as an exploitation of the best in you.  You were chosen to make all the difference and you do.  Show us everything you have.  

You are the one we’ve been waiting for. 

~Sophia
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We are no longer easily manipulated. It is one thing though, to live with awareness of forces outside of ourselves to control us. It is quite another to acknowledge the internal effort going on 24/7. This is the voice of our addictions – the ego.

Being human, you've no choice but to have an ego. It's the part of you talking about what is going on for you. It voices emotion, tells you what to think, explains what it is your eyes are looking at and feeds you with constant conversation. It does this at your command. It began when you were an infant, while you were adjusting to this body and this “reality”. It has not stopped.

This is how it does its “job”: 
  Your ego whispers expectations.
  Expectations are the blueprints for beliefs.
  Beliefs are the ink you use to draw your "reality".  
  Once on paper, “solid” - you have a hard time disbelieving its “truth”.
  Yet, truly, your “reality” wouldn't be there if you didn't expect it to show up that way. (see #1)
  Your ego whispers again, “this is what to expect”.
Satisfying our expectations feels great. Fulfillment, control and a sense of “I got this” all accompany that feeling. This is how we understand our world. We can move on now and learn more, building on what we already “know”; solidifying our ego.

Quantum physics tells us there is no such thing as objectivity. The result is determined by the minds of the men or women watching. We are creating our world, literally and figuratively.

That quiet voice constantly chattering inside your head holds the conductor's baton. What is he or she orchestrating? Your ego is giving voice, all day long, to whatever emotional addictions you have. These keep you focused on this physical world and very much HERE – IN 3D. Your ego is all about your body and it's senses.

What are emotional addictions?

sadness

anger

self-pity

fear

low-self worth

entitlement

overwhelm

hurt

shock

insult

mistrust

happiness

wonder

excitement

surprise

affection

attention

joy

winning

competition

power, etc...

These are the driving forces beneath the expectations set by your internal voice. Pick your favorite or most familiar. For sure its the same one that shows up over and over in your life.

If you desire a different reality, you'll have to alter your expectations. To do this – you'll need to first recognize them, second accept them and third absorb them – all the while creating some new ones to replace them.

Start by catching them. Thoughts that look like “Here he goes again”, “ I always look ___”, “I knew she would say that “, “ How dare he make me look like ___”, “ I knew I would ___ again” - all come from ego.

Your ego does not speak truth. Your ego is however, convincing you that it does. Just as you've become aware of the manipulation from Mass Media, it's time to recognize what's going on internally. Understand this won't be easy. I do not use the term “addiction” lightly. Emotional addictions have the equivalent power of heroin to control us and demand to be fed.

There will be serious withdrawal, denial and set backs. All of that will be worth it for the end result – control and conscious creation of every part of your life. You will demonstrate pure power once you Master this ego of yours. All things are possible with intent and belief. Expect success and you'll find it every time. You came for this work. You are built for this, were chosen and chose to be here right now.

You are the One you've been waiting for.

~Sophia

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We need to look in the mirror. Why are you afraid to love yourself? This, in truth, is your only fear. It's always and only about you.

What's going on is this. You are afraid that if you forgive yourself everything – THAT YOU'LL STAY THIS WAY FOREVER. Without judgment or “correction” you'll never improve. Without stern disapproval, what will be the driving force to succeed? In your mind, acceptance of yourself without condition dooms you to the conditions you so desperately want to change.

There are two secrets to keep in mind.

1. Attention/focus/energy of any kind is creative.
   
   Those things, the ones holding up your perfection, are like neon lights on the airport runway, screaming “Land Here!”
   
   You can't miss them – your thoughts show up there at every opportunity.
   
   Your life right now is created with those very thoughts.
   
   It doesn't matter if you preface them with “I hate this” or “I love this”, the energy will create more of “this” every time.
   
   The only way to get off this hamster wheel of creation is to love all of you.
   
   There are no shortcuts.
   
   
2. You cannot stay this way forever.
   
   You are a creation machine, a manifesting maniac.
   
   Your fuel is every thought and your spark is each emotion.
   
   The stronger you feel any way, (positive or negative) at all about any thing at all will speed up its appearance in your life.
   
   Loving your new project? Get ready for more, just like it.
   
   Hating your last date? Get ready for more, just like it.
   
   Keep talking, thinking and emoting and you keep creating. It's that clear cut.

So decide which things you want to keep, which things you want to alter, love them all and move on. Each moment offers a new opportunity. You are not the same person who began reading this post.

Your beliefs determine your expectations and they, in turn, create the life you experience.

Expect fulfillment and peace and watch your life show up that way. It must. You are the Master of your Universe and the Creator of your every moment.

Accept who you are, without reservation. With love oozing out of your pores, magic occurs. The only super power is Agape.

We are the One's we've been waiting for.

~Sophia

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Sometimes it seems as if there is no love around you. Serious faces, worried looks and anxious glances fill the heads of the people who walk through your life. Mostly, eyes avoid contact.

In uncertain times, we tend to fall back, at least internally, to a specific state of comfort. If concern and focus on the problem (whatever it is) is where you spend the most time, that's where your natural zone is and where you'll head when under stress.

What happens on our journey through “time” is that we arrive knowing every aspect, dimension and version of ourselves. There is no “veil” and we spend time everywhere, as every possibility of us is “real”. We are awake and aware.

As infants react to these “alternative realities”, we, the humans in this “reality”, do nothing to reinforce what they are seeing. Not until they react to something we can also perceive. Then we smile, clap, hug and encourage them. This is how the separation begins. Those places are deemed our “imagination”, and relegated to fantasy.

Slowly, we train each other to focus where we are looking. “The forgetting” is the beginning of the process of going to sleep. Deep sleep happens at puberty – when we become cognizant of all that is “real” and put away our super hero's and fairy tales. We get serious. We grow up.

This is neither good nor bad, yet it does explain how we, adults now, have only a small amount of fairy dust or super power to pull out and have fun with. We thought that in order to be a responsible powerful adult - we had to put those things away.

I guess it depends on where you want your success and what success means for you. If you are reading this, you are awake and perhaps are re-defining success. It may be time to pull out the capes and wings and fly around a bit; just because.

Loving yourself is something you came here doing. You focused on what made you happy. You looked around – a lot. You noticed, heard and smelled every new thing. You wondered about someone who talked in another language, looked different or had a funny way of getting around; and you, unafraid, asked “why”. You laughed often. You cried freely. You stopped both on a moments notice.

You did not come here stuck on replay – doomed to react the same way over and over to similar events. Somewhere and somehow that behavior is learned by our ego self. We are easily addicted as humans and with each passing year our “need for a fix” just grows. We require more and more for the same hit, in order to feel some sense of equilibrium.

Loving yourself means adjusting those addictions. Turn the dial back until they are closer to the addictions you had as a child. The only things on your mind then were happiness, curiosity, comfort, fun and exploration. You did everything you did to get one or all of the above. The purpose was love. The focus was you.

As you love yourself, you'll notice a softness emerge. It is difficult to explain, yet easily felt. As a child your shields were down and you let everything in. If something hurt – you cried and were over it. You knew all things were temporary; every moment was NOW, and you didn't want to miss any of it. You were present.

Finding a space in your heart for unconditional love means, just maybe, moving some other things out of the way. Suggestions for what to box up would include:

• should
  
  
• can't
  
  
• no
  
  
• won't
  
  
• have to
  
  
• must
  
  
• need to
  
  
• won't ever
  
  
• afraid to
  
  
• regret

If all that freed up empty space makes you queasy, fill it up with fairy dust, angel wings, super powers, magic wands, light sabers and hero capes. Play. You are an exuberant, 1,000,000 watt light beam of energy. You are powered with love and move because the very force of creation deems it so.

As you remember play, you'll remember me. I was right there with you when you arrived oh so many years ago. I've been hidden behind should, can't and have to. Once you see me you'll remember our secret. We are the same. Allowing love into your own heart opens up space for our connection to be visible. We are One.

Unity happens without force or a movement or a pushing against. It occurs seamlessly with an opening up. Allow me to see your super powers. I'll show you my wings. Love yourself and I will feel your hug. That's when we'll remember.

We are the One's we've been waiting for.

See you tomorrow.

~Sophia

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At the midpoint of our Quest, allow me to diverge. The motivation to do so is born of love, yet it needs to be introduced first, as typically our journey stays on a direct course – one that leads to discovering Agape. For just today, we'll discuss how to USE what you've discovered; how to demonstrate Agape.

Here's why. In the US, the “ebola crisis” has been ramped up and, in my opinion, is out of control. I've seen it everywhere today, even amongst the very young children I work with. This is Fear Porn, plain and simple. It's been orchestrated by the “powers that be”. What I am also seeing on a smaller scale, is our very personal battles recently, also with Fear. All are connected. They revolve around health, home, finances or all 3. They seem insurmountable.

It is never true that you'll not make it through. We are collectively imagining our reality and FEAR has trickled through us all – globally and individually. We are watching the death throes of a corrupt system and they are violent and extreme. It feels, for many of us, that we are experiencing those same violent extreme conditions in our lives and days.

How we create now, in the midst of this drama, determines where we land, how we fall and who we are standing next to when we do. Here is a method to guarantee a smooth arrival.

1 – Carefully evaluate what is bringing up Fear. Oh, you might call it worry, anxiety, preoccupation, nervousness or anger – but beneath each of those words whispers fear.

2 – Remember who you are. You are a piece of infinity, a light particle of pure creation. You are so much bigger than this temporary situation of “no cash”, “no home”, “illness”, “loss”, “emotional crisis”, “pain”, etc...

3 – Compare 1 and 2; put both on a scale and look at which has more value; which holds truth. (I'll give you a hint: Pick #2)

4 – Picture yourself on the weightier (#2) side of the scale now. What are you wearing, doing, saying – who are you being? Hold him/her in your minds eye. Go wild, live it up, picture your most awesome and captivating self!

5 – Get off the scale (gently). Walk over to “fearful you” (#1), take him/her by the hand and help him/her off the scale. Wrap your arms together – become One.

You cannot eradicate fear by denying, minimizing or ignoring it. Fear is a part of this reality, of you, albeit the “smaller you” part. It must be loved and absorbed to be diminished. In this way you are made whole.

We become stronger as we accept and welcome every single part of ourselves. Each aspect has lessons to both teach and learn. Allow for both and feel how much love you are capable of.

Love all of yourself. The power in that will be a shield for the Fear Porn and this is the emblem of a Wayshower. You are here to demonstrate the strength and truth of Agape. Today, right now, your light and love are needed. Not to blast in anyone's face, but to light the way; to help make the going a bit easier for the rest of us.

The world is in need of a massive dose of Agape. Demonstrate now who you know yourself to be. You are love.

We are the Ones we've been waiting for.

See you tomorrow.
~Sophia

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This switch to Agape will not just happen. Well, it is happening within us, yet what is meant by that first statement is this: It will take conscious effort to convince you of it.

This earth life is mesmerizing. Our days are filled with stimulation on all fronts; each vying for our attention. Within these “business as usual” moments you'll feel moments of love. You'll have to look for them.

While the news media screams at you to “Be afraid, be very afraid”, Agape whispers - “just love”. Listen.

As a species, we learn by association. These “Agape Moments” are new. They stand alone; solitary testaments to truth. You are here now to remember. Take note of every instance that was not as you expected. These may be slight variations in behavior or they may be HUGE. Either way, notice them.

Note when love emerges. If you can, jot it down. Add a note on your phone or a voice memo to yourself - “I saw love just now”.

It is in the accumulation of this, our new story, that we alter history. The media is not on every corner – you are. You came now to usher in this shift of awareness. The way to change occurs in small increments; bit by bit we unite with love.

What sorts of things are love? Let's start with ten or so, you'll add more as you get the idea.

• Someone holding the door for you
  
  
• Someone letting you merge in traffic
  
  
• Someone giving you a coupon in a grocery store
  
  
• Finding a quarter, left by someone, in the lock on your grocery cart
  
  
• A policeman slowing down, just to wave and say hello
  
  
• A CHICAGO POLICEMAN HELPING YOU GET INTO A FESTIVAL FOR FREE
  
  
• A store clerk taking you right to the product you are searching for
  
  
• People smiling at you
  
  
• Someone handing you a CTA pass for the train
  
  
• Someone letting you in front of them in the cashier line
  
  
• A stranger sharing a story from their heart with you
  
  
• Someone giving you change so you can park your car
  
  
• A child helping another child without being asked to
  
  
• A random hug
  
  
• Finding a bag of fresh produce on your doorstep

These things are not new. They happen all the time. Yet we've put them in a category and mostly dismissed them as “once in awhile events”, “every so often a nice person” or luck. Here's where change happens.

As we notice and remember, we begin to expect. As we expect love, we create it. That's how it really works, how our lives are created. Agape is self love. Operating from there it's an easy jump to kindness and compassion. We are One. The world around you becomes a whole lot nicer when you are fulfilled.

What has been holding up our progress is the stories we've been using to learn. We've listened to society, institutions and the media long enough; as if we believe these stories are our own reality. They are not, unless you believe, expect and create them to be.

Tell new stories. Give yourself the gift of freedom and pursue a passion you've neglected. Then, watch how your mood is uplifted and we all look different to you. With eyes of Agape, see the moments of love surrounding your day. It is a circle. As we love each other, we love ourselves. We are One. These love moments you are immersed in are ever so much more real than the evening news.

Love yourself enough to focus on your own life – really see what's going on. There are gifts everywhere if only we keep our arms open wide enough to receive them. Let us love you. Love us back.

We are the Ones we've been waiting for.

See you tomorrow.

~Sophia
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Let's talk about who you are, for you are so much more than you know. This person, the one looking at you from the bathroom mirror this morning is akin to a god. This is not said lightly or in jest. This is truth. The Source of life that propels you forward each day is the energy of creation itself. The definition of “soul” is your local connection to that energy. This energy doesn't diminish as it localizes, it becomes a specific point of focus. As such, it can experience its surroundings at a local level. You are the face of that local level.

We are speaking about a specific you – but there are many. As a god, you enjoy a multitude of “lives and locales” yourself. These are the places of your dreams and “past” lives, your favorite things and obsessions. Do you see now the definition of infinity? There is no end to you.

Yet “you” are focused here now; earth, 2014. You are looking for love, some contentment, perhaps a purpose. And this is no small matter. All that you feel in this now is felt in every other, there is no separation – it's all you. Nothing is insignificant.

I've just had a demonstration of this physically. I've had a head injury and was given a narcotic for it. The reaction was immediate. The drug triggered every weakened point in my body and with one dose I was incapacitated with inflammation and illness everywhere. A gradual withdrawal, homeopathic remedies and a healer all have just about restored things to “normal”. I've felt first hand how each part of this body is connected to the other – we are always treating the whole.

Considering Agape then, and the unity of ourselves – it is not possible that hate or dislike of any part does not impact the other parts. We are One – physically, figuratively and completely. In order to experience love in every moment you'll have to feel it for all parts of you. The beauty of how it works is that you don't need to worry about how to do this anywhere but right here or anytime but right now; the connection takes care of everything else.

First, realize your Mastery. For without it, you wouldn't be here. Only Masters incarnate on earth. You have nothing to do to earn that title; it's yours. It is time to own it. It is shared by everyone you know.

Second, now that you know one of your titles, “Master”, look up to yourself. You've come through so very much to get here. Your particular gift and expertise was necessary now – during this time of awakening. Honor the gifts you bring to the table. You chose to offer them and were chosen because of them.

If you aren't clear on what those gifts are, the third thing to do is get clarity. Those gifts you came to share are the things you just can't stop doing, thinking about or researching. While immersed in them, you think of nothing else. You know “happy” then. They may not be what's putting food on your table right now, yet that doesn't matter. The joy and fulfillment they bring has no price tag.

The fourth step. With clarity and acceptance of your gifts – don't stop doing them. Increase the time and effort you put there in any amount you can. Come out of the closet with who you are. We are waiting to see you.

Now the fifth step is not a thing to do but a thing to feel. Feel the love that wells up inside while you do your thing. Honor the “rightness” you experience, the comfort with your craft, the ability and knowing that seems to spring from nowhere. Not imagined, these gifts you are discovering are from parts of you not here; but you just the same. They show up when you give permission, welcome them with love, imbue them with excitement and acknowledge them by using them. This is why you came!

You are Masters, and with acceptance of this truth you allow Agape to seep in. What's not to love? You are a brilliant bit of eternal wisdom; all wrapped up in this quirky, beautiful character called you.

Once you “get” what's magical, special and absolutely fantastic about you – you'll see love everywhere! That is Agape. Absolute acceptance of yourself. Allow it. Fearlessly find your favorite obsession and play there as much as you can. Agape is sure to emerge. You'll see.

You are the One you've been waiting for.

See you tomorrow.
~Sophia
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