Change

Actually, the only effective way of changing another person, Laurel, is by changing yourself.

Works every time, guaranteed.

    The Universe

Think and Thank

Have you ever noticed, Laurel, that the only difference between "think" and "thank" is one letter?

I haven't decided what that means, but it's got to be absolutely HUGE.

Tallyho,
    The Universe

Be the Spark

In both relationships and life, Laurel, trust begets trust.

Generosity begets generosity.

Love begets love.

Be the spark, especially when it's dark.

Hubba, hubba -
    The Universe

Success

Why is it that so often, Laurel, those who are extremely successful in virtually everything they do are so unable to see that this is the case?
Yeah, you might not be the right person to ask.

I love dragonflies -
    The Universe

Why we’re here…

There were a lot of reasons you chose to come to earth, Laurel, and I am super happy to tell you that not one of them was to master being poor, lonely, or sick. Incidentally, neither did you have any intention of living your life without a new, faster, fancier, lighter laptop..

Clutch!

You came to "kick butt," Laurel...
    The Universe

Be Happy With What You Have.

Whatever it is you want, however you want to have it, no matter why you want to have it, Laurel, you can have it faster if you can first be happy without it.

Sneaky, clever, foxy, wry -
    The Universe

You’re closer than you think…

Dreams are like that, Laurel... Most of the time you don't even know how close you are, until after they've come true.
Sometimes, even, the very day before they come true, it still feels like they're a million miles away.
Something to remember.

Tallyho,
    The Universe

It’s my choice….

When you can look beneath their behavior that hurt you, Laurel, and you can see the frightened child - it becomes nearly impossible to be angry and carry a grudge.

And you so can.

ILY,
    The Universe

Do what it takes!

Until the really "great" stuff comes along, Laurel, do the not-so-great stuff.

The not-so-great stuff always leads to the great stuff. Whereas doing nothing pretty much leads to nowhere.

And do it with a passion -
    The Universe

I can make it Happen

Anything you could ever hope that I might one day do for you, Laurel, is something you can begin doing for yourself today, making the whole thing happen about 7,000 times faster.

But that's just if you're in a hurry,
    The Universe

We Grow

When you begin to find love, Laurel, in people and places where you haven't found it before, it's always because you've grown.

You so rock,
    The Universe

Believe in Time and Space

Here's the thing, Laurel. Admission into time and space requires a belief in limits: a belief that both time and space are real; that you can therefore have and have-not; that love can be lost or found; and that you are what your physical senses show you and no more.

These illusions immediately lead you to believe that you are incomplete. Yet, far from indicating you are flawed, they reveal your brilliance by filling you with desire, igniting your emotions, fueling your passions, and catapulting you out into the world where journeys are begun, connections are made, and dreams come true... only to be replaced by new dreams as your divine sense of incompleteness persists.

This is by design, Laurel. Feeling incomplete does not make you so. It's how legends are born, giants are made, and history is written. It's why you're here. To ever so briefly escape your true identity as you live with an unquenchable thirst that will lead into adventures of grandeur, discovery, and a realization that love is all there is.

Your trusty accomplice,
    The Universe

Everything is a Blessing

One of my favorite things about time and space, Laurel, is that absolutely NOTHING can ever happen there that can't be seen as a blessing in some wonderful way.

Perspective rules,
    The Universe

Never Compromise a Dream

Laurel, never compromise a dream.

Sure, take a step back, regroup, go bowling, but never compromise a dream.

Ciao,
    The Universe

Never Give Up

Laurel, never compromise a dream.

Sure, take a step back, regroup, go bowling, but never compromise a dream.

Ciao,
    The Universe

How Close are You?

You just never know how close you are, Laurel.
Best to assume "very, very, very."

Verily,
    The Universe

How Thoughts Become Things

Sparks fly, angels talk,
time is bought and mountains walk.
How thoughts become things.

Haiku, Laurel. Haiku very much. Haiku.
The Universe

Feel a Happy Time

Think back to a happy time in your life, Laurel. A really, really happy time. If you can, try to remember the happiest you've ever felt. Think of the laughter, the peace, the confidence, the ease of it all. Emotionally, relive a few of those moments. Don't think of the details (people, places, or circumstances); just think of the way you felt.

Good. Very good. We're just creating some building blocks for tomorrow and the rest of your amazing life.

Adios,
The Universe

Follow Your Instincts

Hunches, instincts, and intuition are priceless, Laurel, because they throw you into action.

They do throw you into action, right Laurel??

Tallyho,
    The Universe

Worry and Time

Worry and time have an inverse relationship. The more you have of one, the less you have of the other. Yet curiously, Laurel, both are suspended when you live in the now.

As you were,
    The Universe

Easy???

How will you answer those, Laurel, who will one day look at your utterly amazing life, complete with new, faster, fancier, lighter laptop. and cool friends, and say, "Yeah, but for you it was easy"?

Huh, huh, huh?
    The Universe