My dear friends, we love you so very much,
Play a little game with us, dear friends. Think of a lemon. Imagine the texture. Imagine cutting it open and seeing, sensing, or smelling the fresh juice squirt onto your hands. If you are not visual, imagine what you can. Now imagine you cut a slice and bite into it! Imagine the taste. Can you feel the changes in your mouth as you do so? Did you grimace or smile? You never touched a physical lemon. But as you tuned into it with your focus, you felt something in your tangible reality.
Now think of a favorite song from your earlier days—perhaps a childhood favorite, or something you enjoyed when you were a teenager. Trust the first one that comes to mind. Imagine you are listening to it. See if you can remember the words or the tune. Did you dance to it or relax? Go back in time. Recall as much detail as you can. Notice how you feel. You weren’t physically listening to the song, but as you tuned into the experience, you may have felt something in your body or emotions. You are creating a physical experience simply through the power of your focus.
Lastly, think of someone you admire, love, or adore. This could be human or animal. Focus for a moment on that being and how much you love them. Focus on the qualities you admire about them. Recall a joyful or funny interaction. Notice how you feel. You are not physically in front of this being, but to the degree you can focus on them, you can feel their energy.
Your power to focus allows you the opportunity to select and sort through all life offers and choose what feels best. Your focus enables you to be the sensitive, empathic souls that you are—to feel, be real, and care—without “taking on,” or rather “tuning in” to, all of the energies around you.
What if your television was an empath that hadn’t learned to tune? It, like you, has the capacity to receive a vast number of broadcasts. And if it wasn’t purposefully tuned into a single station, you would see an unceasing array of images flashing across the screen that would likely make no sense at all.
Similarly, if you have not yet learned to take charge of your focus, you may feel a barrage of frequencies bombarding you. Many of you experience this as unexplained overwhelm, fatigue, or anxiety. You were not intended to receive every broadcast, and you were never expected to be responsive to all who want your attention.
Just as you learned how to operate your remote control, you can learn to manage your focus. Next time you are in public—perhaps at work, school, a class, or even the grocery store—notice what you notice. There are people to see, conversations all around, perhaps music playing in the background, equipment beeping, etc. Most of you already filter out some of these elements. You might not hear the background music, the air conditioning, or the beeping machines.
But as you notice what you notice, you will start to see how you are “tuned” into your world. Perhaps someone is talking loudly or having an argument, and they seem to invade your attention. Perhaps you sense someone who is confused or needs help. Perhaps you feel the agitation of a mom with three unruly kids in front of you, or the stress of a coworker. If you sit in the waiting room of a doctor’s office, you may feel the anxiety of those who have come before. Without meaning to, all these beings are broadcasting, and if you’re not intentional, you’ll be receiving.
Now, in this sea of energies, pick something pleasing to focus on. It may be a song on your phone or a good book you can read. It may be the array of colorful fruits or vegetables in your grocery store. It may be a cheerful person or even the blue sky outside the window. It may be a pleasant thought in your own mind!
See if you can focus on the pleasing person, thought, or thing to the near exclusion of everything else. You may still hear that loud conversation, but as you focus on your pleasing thought or thing, you will notice that the volume of the conversation and any irritation around it diminishes as your pleasant feelings increase.
As simple as it sounds, practicing your power of focus allows you to develop one of your soul’s greatest superpowers. When you are sick, you can focus on what comforts you and slowly attune to well-being. When you are sad, you can focus on what soothes you and gradually find your way back to feeling good. When you are overwhelmed, selecting a point of focus allows you to be productive no matter who or what is trying to distract you.
As more souls shift their focus away from what upsets them and toward what pleases them, your world becomes a more pleasing place. As you focus on the news that inspires you, you naturally notice more inspiration. When you focus on what feels good in your life, upsetting circumstances receive less airtime, less energy, and lose their power to upset you.
Dear ones, playfully and proactively practice the power of your focus as often as you can. Notice the improvement in your feelings and watch for the improvements in your life. Far from being a silly energetic exercise, it is how you, as souls, knew you could come into this world of contrast, select what you like, and manifest lives that you love.
God Bless You! We love you so very much.
— The Angels
