Weekly Challenge- Oh Say Can You See? The words to the American Star Spangled Banner keeps playing over in my head. For a while, I wondered why....being an American, I wondered what this would have to do with a weekly challenge where my angel friends live all over the world. After further guidance, I now understand the message was not about the patriotism of being American but some of the words carried within the song. "Oh say can you see, by the dawn's early light. What so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming?" How do you interpret this? From the angel's perspective, these words are important for us to work on for this week's challenge. As each evening ends and a new day begins, we are asked to see each day as a new start. What we hail at the twilights last gleaming may be something in fact to leave as the new day arrives. Have you heard of the saying "what happens in the past should stay in the past"? Well, according to the angels, this is some of what is being asked of us. Not in terms of processing feelings of past experiences but allowing for the experiences to not become who we are today, with the understanding that every day is a new opportunity to start a new! As a side, I had to stop writing this week's newsletter to pick up my children from school. On the way home, my daughter Ella belted out "Oh say can you see, by the dawn's early light"...NO exaggeration!! Just another way confirmation of this week's challenge from the angels!! In this week's challenge, we are asked to commit to leaving yesterday's challenges behind and see each day as a new beginning, an opportunity to start each day a new! Write down your worries or concerns each day at the end of the day and commit to leaving them behind. Start each day by saying: "Today is a new day, filled with hope, dreams and possibility! I commit to letting today be a new, fresh chapter full of opportunity for me and those around me!" In the words of the angels: "Why are your experiences held onto so tightly? They do identify who you are in growth and perspective however, can weigh your spirit down if allowed. Growth through experiences is expected and with this, we ask for you to work through your feelings of past experiences to give right to the present. Living in the now of the moment can help you to persevere in a place and time where focusing on the love in your heart is more of a given verses a forced portion of life. We do not say this to provide your heart with hurt but rather for you to see that your past is your past and living there does not provide closure or rise to the love within. This particularly applies to past experiences that you relate to as "bad" or "not acceptable". From this, ask yourself 'why do I hold onto things I had no control over to begin with'. You may know this in spirit but in mind struggle to let it be. Remember, control is a form of oppression and does not allow your heart to rule. There is a need for your heart and your head to work together in conjunction but more often than not, the head has more say. We ask for you to focus on the dawn's early light, letting go of what needs to remain in the twilights last gleam of the sky." Challenge yourself this week and I ask you...Oh Say Can You See? | 
