In all parts of your life, you must make decisions. Little decisions, big decisions, monumental decisions. Some decisions are so natural that you may not even consider them decisions. Decisions are choices. Decisions focus your attention.

A Higher Vibration

It is not your imagination, there truly is an influx of creative energy. The energy is a lighter, finer vibration. With this energy comes so many ideas and possibilities, requiring that you be more selective than ever. And with the higher vibration comes its opposite.

As you continue to gain greater mastery in the physical plane, you're able to make grander and grander decisions. It's important to let go of old paradigms of rules and decisions and decision-making processes. For example, you might want to let fear-based decisions become obsolete in your experience. Let them be part of an old paradigm. Now, that's really something special to look forward to creating!

To live in the new paradigm, you must become more aware, more conscious in all aspects of your life. It's a time of enlightenment, of lightening up, of light. Freedom accompanies enlightenment. Empowering humor lifts you into this higher vibration. Kindness and listening and empathy are also companions in this new paradigm.

In addition to becoming more conscious of the content of your decisions, become aware of the consciousness with which you make your decisions. As you increase your awareness of your decision-making process and the actions that follow your decisions, you can also enhance your understanding of the decision itself.

As you reflect on your own personal experiences over the last, say, three months, consider the decisions you've chosen to make. You may, of course, feel that you were forced to make some of these decisions. Consider, also, how you made those decisions.

Decisions about Basic Needs

You make conscious choices related to basic needs. . . . . . Where to live. What to eat. How much to eat. Whether or not to lock a door or a drawer. When to sleep. How to spend your money.

In most parts of the world over the last few years, the awareness of life-threatening and/or lifestyle-threatening events or conditions has increased. Dramatic environmental circumstances get your attention and help you to clarify what's important to you. You slow down and re-evaluate when the wind-chill factor is -60° or after an earthquake destroys a bridge on a major route or a hurricane destroys a favorite city.

Decisions about Relationships

You constantly make decisions about and in relationships, some of which are more conscious than others. . . . . To enter, stay, or leave a personal relationship. Where, when, and how much to give emotionally. When to say "no." How to manage yourself with respect to your boss. Who to trust with confidential information.

Every relationship you engage in has the potential to teach you deeply about yourself. You may decide to seek out a relationship because you're intrigued by the other person, yet you find you discover far more about your relationship with yourself.

Decisions about Livelihood and Lifestyle

Decisions related to livelihood and lifestyle can also be made consciously or unconsciously. . . . . . How to balance personal and professional time. How aligned your job is with your life mission and heart's desires. Whether you're ready to give up the drudgery, the struggle. How joy can be brought into all aspects of your life.

You have come to earth to realize your magnificence. You're not here by accident (in spite of careless parental comments). You're not here to generate money (in spite of organizational objectives and consensus beliefs). You're here to enjoy life. Whatever you conceive your mission to be, play it out in a joyous way.

The way in which you live — your lifestyle — needs to be in harmony with your mission and heart's desires in order for you to be happy. As the higher vibrations of love and peace integrate with the denser vibrations that you've experienced on the planet, fears drop away. Fear or greed may motivate you to accumulate material possessions, but you live more joyously when you trust that all your needs are provided in the perfect time.

Decisions about Global Issues

You have to make your own personal choices about global issues. . . . . . To see the planet as a living, breathing organism that needs to be nurtured or to see it in another way. How to relate to homelessness, poverty, hunger as global issues rather than isolated, personal issues.

Sometimes you may confuse a global issue with a local or individual one. You may believe that conflict in Northern Ireland or Bosnia or Colombia or Iran is something you must get involved with simply because you know about it from the media or your decision may be to honor their decisions and stay focused at home. While we all impact each other, as an individual you still get to choose where you place your attention.

Decisions about and from Spirit

You make your unique decision about your relationship to the Divine, and most likely you've made and changed your decisions about Spirit already many times in this lifetime. . . . . . In what position to place Spirit or God or a Higher Power. How much of your spiritual life to expose. How much to trust inner guidance.

Humanity is becoming more aware of Spirit. You can no longer hide who you are. It's a powerful, exciting, wondrous time. It's a time to make a choice for Spirit. You are Spirit.

Decisions Made with High Intention

Decisions made with the intention that they serve the highest good of all concerned have a rich quality. It's a quality far different from a decision made from fear or greed or habit or peer pressure.

Clients often ask my advice on a decision facing them. Sometimes I express an opinion; more often I offer a variety of suggestions. And more and more I'm expressing the viewpoint that, "The final decision you make is not nearly as important as the consciousness with which you make this decision." Everything is always changing, so your consciousness as well as all aspects of the current situation and decision will change.