Allison's Blog (42)

Dearest Allison,

I'm so sorry it didn't go as you planned. I know how hard you worked to make it happen and how much you risked to follow your heart and your dream.

Please, don't blame me.

I want nothing more than for you to succeed, for your heart to be fulfilled, for your dreams to come true.

But I can't control what happens. You have free will. Things will go wrong. I don't make that happen. But I let it...

Because you have lessons to learn, and I want you to…

Darling Allison,

Why is it you have such a hard time seeing the gifts you bring to the world?

Why are you so gifted at seeing the beauty in others, when you can sometimes be so blind to your own value and worth?

Oh honey, can't you see that you are as worthy of love, compassion, affection, affirmation, validation, success, and abundance as all those other beautiful souls out there?

It's all right there - yours for the asking, if only you'll believe it's possible.…

My darling Allison,

If you're looking for fulfillment anywhere outside of yourself, I'm afraid you'll ultimately wind up disappointed.

You won't find it in a lover.

You won't find it in a child.

You won't find it in your friends or family.

You won't find it on the New York Times Bestseller's List.

You won't find it in your bank account.

The only lasting fulfillment comes from within, where your spirit communes with Source and your soul comes back…

Dear Allison,

Let me teach you one simple trick for forgiving yourself over choices you wish you hadn't made.

It seemed like a good idea at the time.

I swear to you, darling, it's always true. At every moment of every day, you are doing what seems like a good idea at the time.

Afterwards, it might not seem so, but I promise, it's true.

Remember, there are always gifts in those things that seemed like a good idea at the time.

There's nothing to be ashamed…

Darling Allison,

You awe me with your strength.

What you've endured - and how you do it with such finesse - is worthy of a huge round of applause.

(Can you hear us clapping?)

Your determination, your resilience, your courage - I mean, seriously, darling - WOW.

So please, honey, don't be so hard on yourself. What you've accomplished in this life so far is enough. YOU are enough, just in case you ever forget.

Wildly cheering from the audience,

Your Inner…

Dearest Allison,

When someone disappoints you in a relationship, the question is not "Why did he or she do that?" It's "Why did I attract this relationship into my life and what am I supposed to learn from it?"

Relationships are never accidents. Even if meeting someone seems like chance serendipity, a casual bumping into each other that seems random, it's not. Some how, in some way, we called that relationship into our life.

The minute we accept that our souls call things into…

Dear Allison,

It's never too late to say you're sorry.

That thing that happened, the thing that still feels like needles in your heart, you don't have to carry it around forever.

You can call. Or write. Or send an email. Or go over and have a talk.

You can apologize in your journal and never tell anyone.

You can ask for forgiveness, from that person, from God, from whoever you need to get down on your knees before.

The key is this - you must, must, must…

My dear Allison,

I know what they'll think if you listen to what I'm whispering to you.

I know it's not polite/popular/aligned with what they told you in church/conforming to societal norms/whatever.

And frankly, my dear Scarlett, I don't give a damn.

Because what I'm telling you is the truth, and I just don't believe that the truth, when it comes from the place of purity that is me, can ever be wrong, regardless of what "everybody" might think.

Still not sure…

Dear Allison,

You made it!

It's all happening!

Your dream came true.

You finally did it.

Or it didn't happen.

You feel disappointed.

Your heart is broken.

Your ego is bruised.

Either way, I want you to know, it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference to me.

Why? Because I love you for trying. I'm beyond proud of the courage it takes to put yourself out there. And my love for you is unconditional.

I don't love you more…

Dearest Allison,
Yesterday is over.
Tomorrow has yet to happen.
The only moment that truly exists is NOW.
When you're busy remembering the past or planning the future, you miss out on the gift of this moment.
Take my hand.
Tap in. Be here.
Relishing in present time,
Your Inner Pilot Light

Dear Allison,
Sometimes, in order to hear my voice, you need to turn everything else off.
Shut off the computer.
Turn off the TV.
Say no to everyone who wants to hang out.
Tell your family you need some "me" time.
Demand a break from your work, even if you love it.
Get quiet. Do nothing.
Just BE.
Ah...darling...there in the spaces between, I am.
Just you and me, babe,
Your Inner Pilot Light

Dearest Allison,

That mask you sometimes slip on so you'll be more acceptable to other people, please do me a favor and slip it off right now.

Let me see the real you.

Let me gaze in rapt awe at the unpainted beauty of you.

Let me feel the rapture of the miracle that is you.

Let me smile at the perfect imperfection of the spirit you are in a human body.

Let's remove anything that distances you from me.

Loving you even more without your masks,…

My dear Allison,

Your eyes matter. Only you can see things the way you do, and when you share what you see, you open the eyes of others.

Your voice matters. The world needs to hear it, even if what you say stirs things up (especially then!)

Your touch matters. No one can express tenderness quite the way you do.

So please, darling - see with new eyes, speak your truth, and don't be afraid to reach out and touch someone. When you do, you heal the world, as only you can.…

Dearest Allison,

Do you realize you have only one job in this life - to allow yourself to fully express who you really are.

There are no rules, no grand commandments, no how-to tips you must master, nobody else's assessment of success.

Just one beautiful piece of divinity living within your body, longing to be expressed.

That's it. It's that simple.

Your only job is to allow me to fully express myself, in grand fashion, with whatever bells and whistles I deem…

Dear Allison,
That thing you're pondering right now...yes, that one.
I know the answer to what you're uncertain about.
Tap in. I'm right here.
And I've always got your back, even if you don't always like what I have to say.
With you,
Your Inner Pilot Light

My dear Allison,
I know sometimes you fantasize about being invisible.
I know you also long to be seen and heard.
This is where I come in, my dear.
I am your invisibility cloak. I am also your megaphone, your star-spangled spotlight, and your sound system.
Listen to me and I'll guide when you need to be out in the world and when it's time to disappear into a quiet and nurturing renewal of your soul.
Cloaking and shining,
Your Inner Pilot Light

Dear Allison,
That generous thing you did the other day - yes, that one - I want you to know how that really lit me up.
You may think it's no big deal, but every time you give, not out of obligation, but from your heart, you douse me with rocket fuel.
What shall we give in service to the highest good today?
Whoosh,
Your Inner Pilot Light

Dear Allison,

Remember that time you totally lost it? You were a hot mess of chaos and emotion, unsure whether you'd ever pull it together again.

Yet, you did, as you always do. But do you realize you did more than pull it together?

Every time things fall apart, you get just a wee bit closer to me.

In the depths of your despair, we find each other and remember who we are.

When we do, we plant the seeds for greatness. Flowers always blossom a short time later.…

Dearest darling Allison,
You are enough.
Right here. Right now. Just as you are.
Forever and always.
I promise,
Your Inner Pilot Light

Dear Allison,
The most important thing you can ever do is trust.
Trust yourself.
Trust me.
That's it.
Pretty simple, eh?
That was easy,
Your Inner Pilot Light