I woke up before dawn this morning feeling very out of alignment with spirit. I said some forgivings, hoping to release some unwanted energy, and asked for help in prayer. But still needing more, I hopped up, threw on some clothes and shoes, and went for a walk in the cool early morning stillness.

With my first few steps, I thought that walking around my palm-tree-lined suburban neighborhood did not seem like the spiritual retreat I would have chosen. When I consider re-creating my alignment with spirit, I usually think of being on top of a mountain, by a stream, or in a sacred spot in the forest. But surprisingly today, in just about ten minutes of moving my body while listening to the chirping birds and simply breathing the fresh air, I began to awaken spiritual life in me again.

As I walked, I thought of friends whose problems were troubling me, and I sent them to Jesus Christ in a globe of light. Their energetic presence seemed to smile peaceful gratitude as they floated away in their safe bubbles towards heaven.

I then began to think of some of my loved ones, the memories of whom made my heart happy. This was not a contrived experience, but simply what appeared in my mind at the time. I just noticed what was there. I thought of the good vibes I would feel if I spent a few minutes with these dear ones, and the feelings of having already been with them stirred into present tense, making my heart feel really happy!

One lap around suburbia and I felt like my happy self again. Some of that wonderful vibrant energy of spirit had lit my soul! I came home, opened the blinds, fed the birds, watered my flowers, and started my day, at least an hour before anyone has seen me up in a long time, and with a lot lighter spirit!

Do you ever find yourself out of alignment with spirit?

I received a phone call last night from a friend who thought of me when she too was feeling foggy about her truthful spiritual presence. She did not know if she could go on with life as it was, and asked if I had something to share to help.

I had a similar call a few days before, where a friend was in trouble spiritually, barely holding on by her fingernails, she said. She just needed a bit of simple guidance towards alignment with truth, and with our sharing of spiritual truths, she felt whole again in no time.

Nothing I said was new to either of them, but they needed the reminder from a loving friend when they were down and out and couldn’t remember what to do. After we shared, we reflected that it would be nice to have a list to grab in a spiritual emergency!

So friends, for today, here is my version for what to do in a spiritual emergency :

1. Notice you are out of alignment by acknowledging the uncomfortable feelings stirring within.

2. Notice you have a desire to have the fog lifted. Send a prayer heavenward for such, even if you can’t spiritually feel anything.

3. Speak the words of forgiveness for anyone and anything that you are not feeling good about. This includes others and self for anything that offends you or which has caused you to lose the joy of living in the spirit. You simply say “I forgive so and so (or myself) for such and such.” Continue until you can’t think of anything more. Notice that as you speak the words, the energy literally moves out of your mouth and out of your body. Instead of holding this energy within you, allow it to go to the only true Judge and Healer, where all of it already belongs anyway, through His atonement for all that is less than love.

4. Separate yourself physically from your present circumstances. This may be as simple as my walk around the block, or it may be to retreat into nature in a nearby park. JUST GO! Spend a few minutes dissolving that heaviness in your body into the generosity of the expressions of God’s creations.

5. As you walk or sit or play or lie down in this clear space, allow all the heaviness in your body to simple dissolve into the clarity of this new space. You can perceive images such as Jesus Christ literally being there abiding in and with you taking all your heaviness into Himself, and or simply notice your heaviness returning to the comfortable bosom of Mother Earth. Stay until you feel the heaviness leave.

6. Imagine light entering your body and filling you in every cell. This can come from visualizations or sounds or feelings. It may come as images or songs in your head or new life tingling throughout your body. Allow this love to bless you and make you whole.

As I was walking this morning, a song came into my mind. When I returned home, I was still hearing it, so I stopped long enough to listen to the words, and this is what it said:

I’ll be your candle on the water
My love for you will always burn
I know you’re lost and drifting
But the clouds are lifting
Don’t give up you’ll have somewhere to turn

I’ll be your candle on the water
‘Till every wave is warm and bright
My soul is there beside you
Let this candle guide you
Soon you’ll see a golden stream of light

A cold and friendless tide has found you
Don’t let the stormy darkness pull you down
I’ll paint a ray of hope around you
Circling in the air
Lighted by a prayer

I’ll be your candle on the water
This love inside of me will grow
Keep holding on you’ll make it
Here’s my hand so take it
Look for me reaching out to show
As sure as rivers flow
I’ll never let you go
I’ll never let you go
I’ll never let you go…

How do God and angels do this? It never ceases to amaze me how they get the love into me, one way or another! Thank you my beloved ones! (I may have to watch Pete’s Dragon sometime soon to see if there are any other messages from this song Candle On The Water.)

I share this message as a simple reminder that we are never alone, and that as we seek the light, always trusting spirit, we can quickly return to feeling joyful in our souls. Spirit is home–the only place where everything is right in our world.

Get rid of dark energy and replace it with some of the spirit of truth and light, and you will always feel much better. You have the power using these tools to literally have an energy exchange–right now–by sending away darkness and opening up to the light.

Have a wonderful day of light everybody!

Love is always on the way from your own Heavenly Support System, right in this very moment! Yes, that means right now! Ask, believing, and you shall receive!

I am sending my love your way too! May God’s sweetest blessings be poured into you in abundance this very day! xoxo

Click here to listen to Candle On The Water, sung by Paula Jarvis: