<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spiritual keys to creating an inspired life of love & joy, to your inbox weekly]]></description><link>https://sandramalbon.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LTfP!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0532064e-f819-48c4-9d1c-ebbce0570d41_1280x1280.png</url><title>Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon</title><link>https://sandramalbon.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:24:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsandramalbon.substack.com%2Ffeed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Sandra Malbon]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[sandramalbon@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[sandramalbon@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Sandra Malbon]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Sandra Malbon]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[sandramalbon@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[sandramalbon@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Sandra Malbon]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[A Song that Caused Emotional Impact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video 24: What was the Root Cause?]]></description><link>https://sandramalbon.substack.com/p/a-song-that-caused-emotional-impact</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://sandramalbon.substack.com/p/a-song-that-caused-emotional-impact</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra Malbon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:52:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="iframe.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstackcdn.com%2Fimage%2Ffetch%2F%24s_%21LTfP%21%2Cw_256%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fpublic%252Fimages%252F0532064e-f819-48c4-9d1c-ebbce0570d41_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Out of the blue I found myself crying every time I heard a particular song. What was going on in my psyche? Do you ever find yourself in reaction to somebody or something, but you're not sure why? Is it time to connect the dots?</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;3508eb63-1a3a-45eb-b865-c763bdcae96d&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon is a reader-supported publication. 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p><span>I&#8217;ve heard it said that when we are in the high frequencies of Love and Joy, we find that we have appreciation for everybody and everything. Huh?</span></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;e47036d3-d820-4c0d-a78a-9180f1efad5f&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><p></p><p>TRANSCRIPT:</p><p><span>I&#8217;ve heard it said that when we are in the high frequencies of Love and Joy, we find that we have appreciation for everybody and everything.</span></p><p><span>Well, that seems an impossible task, doesn&#8217;t it? How can we possibly have appreciation for everyone, including mean people, stupid people, enemy people?</span></p><p><span>And how can we possibly have appreciation for every</span><em><span>thing</span></em><span>, including situations where we experience the likes of great fear, loss, justified anger, heck, death and taxes?</span></p><p><span>Here&#8217;s a key: It&#8217;s about remembering that our Souls elected to incarnate on Earth School to experience a life of duality in the 3</span><sup><span>rd</span></sup><span> dimension. We had Free Will in choosing what our lessons would be, and the major people and circumstances that would provide the lessons.</span></p><p><span>And now we have free will to choose </span><em><span>how</span></em><span> we will respond to those people and circumstances. Will we react in lower frequencies such as shame, fear, hatred, vengeance, explosive anger? Or will we master our emotions and choose to live from higher frequencies such as Love, compassion, Faith, Forgiveness, Wisdom, and Joy?</span></p><p><span>I invite you right now to think of a current situation where you feel vexed by someone or something. Name it...right now.</span></p><p><span>Ask yourself, &#8220;What may I learn from this?</span></p><p><span>Perhaps if you need more time to process your situation, periodically continue to ask, &#8220;What may I learn from this?&#8221; until you get the answer.</span></p><p><span>Consider that the lesson may be as simple as an adjustment of your attitude. (Remember, this is about YOUR evolution in consciousness.) Do you need greater patience, greater faith, less judgment, more kindness?</span></p><p><span>Do you need to be more mindful of your responses? Ask, &#8220;Am I responding to this from a high frequency state of consciousness?&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Earth School is designed to evolve you into higher states of consciousness, and everybody and everything are crucial parts of that design. When you find yourself consistently, joyfully appreciating all of your lessons, you are ready to graduate from Earth School.</span></p><p><span>In preparation for graduation, may we be conscientious about how we are in the world. When we make a mistake, which is inevitable at Earth School, simply intend to make a correction by asking yourself &#8220;</span><em><span>How</span></em><span> may I do better next time?&#8221;</span></p><p><span>And we have a lifetime to practice.</span></p><p><span>Namaste.</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon is a reader-supported publication. 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3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">My sister-in-law, Carmen, in rehab</figcaption></figure></div><p>While I&#8217;m bothered by gnats (see video #21)&#8212;the little buggers who are teaching me how I allow a focus on too many little irritants in life&#8212;my sister-in-law, Carmen, is demonstrating her focus on every awesomeness while in a care facility as she recovers from a very serious illness. </p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;501a044b-88c5-438a-9d18-f32abf57ba3e&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p>Here I am reading a story from the book, "Enlightenment is an Accident: Ancient Wisdom &amp; Simple Practices to Make You Accident Prone" by Tim Burkett, and asking some questions for you to answer based on this story.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;4b966c79-bb36-416f-b528-bbc11435e5dd&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon is a reader-supported publication. 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gnat?</figcaption></figure></div><p>If &#8220;when the student is ready, the teacher will come&#8221;, consider that Everybody and Everything is your teacher in any given moment.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;d8c2f2d2-7f22-467d-80de-feb1af1a0ac8&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>TRANSCRIPT:</p><p>It is said that when the student is ready, the teacher will come.</p><p>Consider this: on Earth School, everything and everybody is your teacher, at any given moment, and you are a teacher, too.</p><p>To graduate from Earth School, it is required of us to recognize this truth, be aware of the lesson, and live from what we learn.</p><p>Here&#8217;s an example:</p><p>Yesterday I was at breakfast with several friends on the patio of a favorite restaurant. We were drinking our coffee, and chatting as we waited for our order when I noticed a gnat flying in front of my water glass. I focused on it, determined to smash it. I no sooner succeeded in that great endeavor than another gnat appeared. Repeat performance.</p><p>One of my friends asked &#8220;what in the world are you doing?&#8221; I explained that at home, because I have indoor plants, I have gnats. I am so aware of gnats that I have bug zappers and fly paper around my house. When I see one, I am determined to smash it.</p><p>And my friend asked, &#8220;Right now, are you so focused on that little ol&#8217; gnat that you are missing the greater beauty all around you?&#8221;</p><p>Another friend looked up the symbolism of gnats and handed me her phone to read this:</p><blockquote><p><span>&#8220;Gnats may appear in our lives to prompt a shift in how we handle the distractions that prevent mental clarity and peace. By recognizing these insects as teachers rather than just pests, you can learn to address minor issues proactively before they grow into larger spiritual or emotional hurdles.</span></p><p><span>You are encouraged to recognize how small irritations often mirror internal states or unresolved issues.</span></p><p><strong><span>Letting go</span></strong><span> of petty frustrations is essential for spiritual enlightenment, much like how one must brush away buzzing thoughts to achieve a state of inner calm.&#8221; </span></p><p><span>(from AI)</span></p></blockquote><p><span>Whoa! What a lesson for me, because this is true of my current mindset. Thank you, my teachers&#8212;nature and friends&#8212;for bringing this to my attention.</span></p><p><span>I invite you to explore something in your life that is at the least an annoyance. What can you learn from it today?</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon is a reader-supported publication. 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class="image-caption">I Learn from Everybody and Everything</figcaption></figure></div><p>I could've been offended, but instead, acknowledged that Everybody &amp; Everything is our teacher.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;885a3fde-8dab-4e0e-af7a-54eb64572503&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>TRANSCRIPT:</p><p>In video 18, entitled This is Earth School, someone responded, not with any words, but with posting a short reel of a large man stuffing his face with food and turning toward a mirror on the wall to watch himself eating. I&#8217;m not sure what the person who responded to me meant, but here&#8217;s how I take it:</p><p>The person who posted the reel is my teacher. You see, if this is Earth School, and every situation holds a lesson, then by implication, everyone and everything is our teacher.</p><p>I saw a man with gluttonous behavior. I asked myself when I am a glutton? Now, this teacher who is a stranger to me, just happened to send the message I needed. They were spot on.</p><p>Lately I have not been managing my food intake well. I snack right up to bedtime. It&#8217;s summer and I&#8217;m eating way too much ice cream. And way too much sugar in general. I&#8217;ve put on some pounds, my waistline has expanded. And this is causing me anxiety. So, why am I doing this to myself? And how shall I get back on track with healthy eating?</p><p>Well, I believe the Universe provided this teacher to inspire me to look at my gluttonous behavior. It worked. From this day forward I intend to manage my appetite.</p><p>I&#8217;m telling this story because I often use myself as an example of how one may miss the mark of their endeavor, and how important it is to simply get back on track.</p><p>I&#8217;m now asking you to consider a situation where you could have been offended, but instead you recognized the teacher and looked for the lesson.</p><p>You see, this is how we may appreciate everybody and everything that comes to our attention. The Universe is for us, never against us. It brings into our lives exactly what we need to learn &amp; grow into higher frequencies of being. It&#8217;s called the evolution of our consciousness.</p><p>May you, this day, recognize the teacher and the lesson. Remember, we are not victims, but students.</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon is a reader-supported publication. 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class="image-caption">The world is our classroom</figcaption></figure></div><p></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;4e899a71-e548-44d8-b63b-ba4411ad0570&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>TRANSCRIPT:</p><p>Greetings. Today we are talking about Earth School.</p><p>What if you were to really <em>get</em> that you have chosen to come here to Earth School to learn very specific lessons -- of your choosing &#8211; before you incarnated here?</p><p>What if you looked at your current dilemma as having a lesson that the Universe has given you as part of the curriculum created just for you?</p><p>If you are watching this video, I believe you are an advanced soul who understands that you aren&#8217;t in elementary school, nor even high school. You are at University. You understand that you are here to master your lessons. And every experience contains a lesson.</p><p>This is your preparation for graduation.</p><p>Every day, the most important question for you to ask is, &#8220;What am I to learn in this situation?&#8221;</p><p>Here are a few suggestions of questions you may ask yourself to help you get to the crux of your lesson.</p><p>Am I to be introspective?</p><p>Am I to be courageous?</p><p>What if the greatest act of courage is to admit that I was wrong?</p><p>Am I to know humility?</p><p>Do I need to forgive? Do I need to be forgiven? How may I be totally honest?</p><p>Am I to be kind?</p><p>Do I practice &#8220;The Golden Rule&#8221;?</p><p>Do I treat others as I want to be treated?</p><p>Am I to be compassionate?</p><p>Am I to be dedicated? Persistent?</p><p>Am I to learn discernment?</p><p>Am I to be trusting?</p><p>Can I surrender this situation to the wisdom of Higher Power?</p><p>Who may I help today? How may I help?</p><p>What do I bring to the table for my betterment and for that of all involved?</p><p>What other questions may you ask yourself in this situation, that will awaken you to your best and highest self?</p><p>Appreciate your lessons today, whatever they may be, both big and small.</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon is a reader-supported publication. 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;76746333-eeaf-4a56-87d1-c4b63008c0cb&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>TRANSCRIPT:</p><p>A friend who is also a wedding officiant, just alerted me to be on the watch for a certain phone number that belongs to someone who just tried to scam her with a fraudulent wedding request.</p><p>So, I immediately started my Ho&#8217;oponopono practice to forgive the scammer. &#8220;Why?&#8221; you may ask.</p><p>Contemporary Ho&#8217;oponopono, which is a Hawaiian practice of forgiveness, is based on the principle of Oneness: As humanity is within the Allness of God, we are also within that Allness together. I am you and you are me and we are we, and we are all together.</p><p>So, when someone&#8217;s actions that are less than love come into my awareness, that&#8217;s my cue to recognize where <em>my </em>individual consciousness also holds low frequency energy that I choose to take responsibility to cleanse, not only for myself, but for the whole of humanity, the Collective Consciousness.</p><p>Now, I&#8217;ve never tried to scam anyone. It certainly is not in alignment with my values. But when I consider the broader scope of scamming, that is, including dishonesty, I cannot claim that in my many years of living I have never been dishonest. I may have at <em>least</em> a boatload of little white lies. Maybe even some unintentional untruths. Maybe even an occasional, bigger, deliberate lie concocted out of fear. Just saying...</p><p>So, when I recite the four phrases of Ho&#8217;oponopono, I am acknowledging my erroneous ways as brought to my attention by another, and asking God, the Collective and myself for forgiveness.</p><p>When I do this, I am not only lifting my consciousness into the higher frequency of Love, of which forgiveness is a radical demonstration, but also positively influencing the Collective Unconscious.</p><p>Think of it: when someone is kind to you, does that not expand your heart, such that you in turn do a kindness for yet another, who also in turn feels inspired to be kind, multiplying the effects of kindness many-fold.</p><p>The act of kindness extends beyond the physical, as it reaches vibrationally into the ethers, like a radio wave that is captured by many who tune in. Many lives are changed when they tune into Heart radio.</p><p>When enough people do this or similar practices, we will reach a tipping point where the collective will finally be uplifted beyond those frequencies of fear, unfairness, misunderstanding, hatred, greed, explosive anger, corruption, vengeance, arrogance, projection, self-gratification, and so forth.</p><p>Here is how I used Ho&#8217;oponopono to cleanse my consciousness of dishonesty. The 4 phrases are:</p><p>I&#8217;m sorry, please forgive me, thank you, and I love you.</p><p><strong>I&#8217;m sorry</strong> for the times I&#8217;ve been dishonest, either consciously or unconsciously. I&#8217;m sorry for any ill effects this has caused to myself and to others.</p><p><strong>Please forgive me </strong>when my ego-self acts out of fear, causing me to behave or speak from a false sense of self-preservation. Please forgive me when I&#8217;m not in alignment with the high frequency of Love.</p><p><strong>Thank you</strong> for showing me today where my consciousness and the collective unconscious needs a cleansing of dishonesty. Thank you for the opportunity to take this time to raise our consciousness into higher frequencies.</p><p><strong>I love you</strong>, precious humanity, precious brothers and sisters, for we are One. What I do to the least, I do to us All. And so I choose to Love.</p><p>I now invite you to think of a recent situation where it was brought to your attention by someone expressing low frequency words and / or behavior, that there was consciousness cleansing to be done. Go ahead and name what you observed.</p><p>Now consider how a degree of their folly exists in every human, including me and you.</p><p>Go ahead and acknowledge that shadow, which is of your ego-self. With Ho&#8217;oponopono we shine a Light onto that shadow.</p><p>Let us begin our Ho&#8217;oponopono. We are saying these phrases to the Universe and to the Collective:</p><p><strong>I&#8217;m sorry</strong> for any beliefs, thoughts, emotions, words or actions that I may have contributed to any situation that is less than love and wholeness.</p><p><strong>Please forgive me</strong> for any errors that have been given expression, consciously or unconsciously.</p><p><strong>Thank you</strong> for showing up to make me aware of any erroneous beliefs that need cleansing from my consciousness.</p><p><strong>I love you</strong> for this opportunity to expand my heart. I love my neighbor, myself, and my perceived enemy, for we are One with each other as extensions of the Divine Creator of All.</p><p>And so it is.</p><p>Have an enlightened day, my dear friends.</p><p>Namaste.</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon is a reader-supported publication. 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SbMc!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13470da5-e525-442e-827d-08b75a718c62_1024x608.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SbMc!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13470da5-e525-442e-827d-08b75a718c62_1024x608.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SbMc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13470da5-e525-442e-827d-08b75a718c62_1024x608.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div><figcaption class="image-caption"></figcaption></figure></div><p>In video 15, I presented how insidious a feeling of victimization is. To evolve out of Victim Consciousness into higher frequency states, we must be aware of when we are operating from this low frequency. In this video I teach the value of proclaiming, &#8220;It is what it is&#8221;, which offers an opportunity to release blame and thus rise above victim consciousness. </p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;bb955641-faf9-49b7-b790-3707a5bf1687&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>TRANSCRIPT:</p><p>Did you know that everything comes from Consciousness? Consciousness is Creator. Consciousness is the creative power. From the macro (God) to the micro (you and me). &#8220;As above, so below&#8221;. Our consciousness is constantly creating in God&#8217;s Quantum Field of Possibilities.</p><p>Got it?</p><p>So, if we keep perceiving ourselves as victims, then we will continue to perpetually create ourselves as victims in this Quantum Field of Possibilities.</p><p>BTW, if you are new to learning about the Field, there are a plethora of books available on the topic, and this has been the subject of many of my video messages.</p><p>So, how do we escape this &#8220;vicious circle&#8221; of perceiving and thereby creating ourselves as victims in the Quantum Field?</p><p>The good news is that there is an evolution of human consciousness taking place. For example, have you noticed the numbers of folks who will often declare &#8220;It is what it is&#8221; when they can do nothing more about a situation?</p><p>When we proclaim, &#8220;It is what it is&#8221;, we are releasing blame and thus rising above victim consciousness.</p><p>In my last message, video 15, I spoke about how insidious Victim Consciousness is and gave a couple of personal examples of how I caught myself and changed my attitude about feeling victimized.</p><p>I&#8217;m hoping that you may have taken my message to heart and began recognizing when you are blaming someone or something for inconveniencing you, to say the least, or outright, deliberately agitating you, or otherwise creating misery for you, and how you are able to untangle yourself from feeling victimized.</p><p>This message is about another tool for shifting out of victim consciousness. Amazingly, if you are aware, you may find too many moments in your daily life that can include a feeling of being victimized. This is why I call this consciousness insidious.</p><p>Let&#8217;s look at the declaration of &#8220;It is what it is&#8221; as a tool for shifting.</p><p>First, I want you to understand that feeling victimized is too often a <em>perception</em>, not necessarily the truth. We humans are conditioned from birth to feel victimized, and so, for purposes of self-protection, our brains are trained to be on the look-out for evidence of all the ways we are mistreated, even if it has to interpret someone&#8217;s action as hostile.</p><p>Now this is important: If you can grasp that <em>everything is an opportunity for your evolution into higher consciousness</em> and everything offers the gift of either a <em>lesson or a blessing, </em>you may choose to find the gift. That act can shift you into higher frequencies of neutrality at the least, and into seeking to understand, perhaps into forgiveness, kindness, and optimally into Love frequencies. <em>This</em> is what will bring you out of Victim Consciousness.</p><p>So, in a situation, ask yourself:</p><p>-Is my thinking keeping me in Victim Consciousness?</p><p>-Do I want to continue creating victim situations for myself in the Quantum Field?</p><p>- What may I learn from this situation?</p><p>- If my partner, or mother, or best friend, or boss, or neighbor, or <em>anybody</em> is annoying me, I ask, &#8220;what can I learn about <em>myself</em> in this situation?&#8221; and &#8220;How are they a mirror of me?&#8221;</p><p>Now, I don&#8217;t ignore that there are people who want to and <em>will</em> &#8220;do others wrong&#8221;. And I know that it seems the world is going to hell in a handbasket, which is very disturbing. There are many circumstances beyond our control. These are things to be addressed in another format.</p><p>Please stay with me here to consider the smaller ways that you may be in Victim Consciousness.</p><p>This message is about the everyday, small ways where we do have control, and in which we may be unconsciously trapped in creating more of the same unless we become aware of this insidious mindset that prevents our evolution into Manifester Consciousness, where we create deliberately rather than by our default victim programming.</p><p>So, while driving on the road, and the vehicle in front of you is going too slow, instead of cursing the driver, recognize the opportunity to practice patience, just say &#8220;it is what it is&#8221;, and bless them. Blessing others takes you out of Victim Consciousness. That is the goal.</p><p>You find yourself running late for an appointment, declare that &#8220;it is what it is&#8221;. If necessary, let them know you&#8217;ll be late, and then relax into the journey and think of something pleasant. If you fret, you are then being a victim of circumstance. This is your opportunity to shift out of Victim Consciousness.</p><p>If you&#8217;re waiting for a friend who is always late, and you have many times lovingly told this friend that you like to be on time, but nothing has changed and you choose to continue making plans with this friend, declare &#8220;it is what it is&#8221;. Be at peace. Don&#8217;t feel like a victim.</p><p>I have a friend who was mowing her lawn, when she tripped and fell, her face landing in an adjacent rock garden, her cheek and eye planting on a sharp rock. As she lay there in agony, her first thought was, &#8220;What blessing from this is in store for me?&#8221;</p><p>You see, in this incident, she demonstrates that she has grown out of being a victim of that circumstance, into a knowing that Life is offering an opportunity to find a blessing.</p><p>I&#8217;m inviting you to become aware of all the times you find yourself in Victim Consciousness. The awareness is the first crucial step out of this trap.</p><p>We have chosen to come to this Earth School to evolve into higher states of consciousness. Every experience is an opportunity learn and grow. I pray that you recognize and heed those opportunities. In this way you are not a victim. 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15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"></figcaption></figure></div><p>In the four stages of evolving consciousness, many of us are avid practitioners of Stage 2, Manifesting, but are not aware of how insidious Stage 1, Victimhood, clings to our consciousness and affects our ability to manifest as we desire. We often forget that we are <em>always</em> in the Quantum Field of Possibilities where we bring into manifestation what dominates our thoughts, beliefs, words and actions. In this video I give personal examples of how to increase awareness and how to reframe feelings of victimization.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;b03c4bb2-b116-4aab-813c-52307839fa60&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>TRANSCRIPT:</p><p>In video 8 I taught about the 4 stages in the evolution of human Consciousness. The first stage is &#8220;victim consciousness&#8221; where every human being begins their life. The programming begins right out of the womb, probably even while in the womb.</p><p>Think about it, how much of your life is about blaming someone else for your circumstances? Who or what was at fault in creating any financial hardship for your family as you grew up? For your parents divorcing? For you not being the favorite child, or the favorite friend, or the favorite student? Who was at fault for <em>your</em> divorce? For your children&#8217;s so-called failures? And so forth. An endless list for blaming.</p><p>Take some time to think about all of the circumstances where someone else was to blame for your misery.</p><p>Then an amazing evolution in human consciousness occurred: the realization that there was a way out of victim consciousness. We became aware of Stage 2, &#8220;manifester consciousness&#8221; where we are the creators of our own lives, and contributors to the collective unconscious.</p><p>As manifesters, we are both blessed and cursed, because we are now responsible. We may no longer blame someone or something else for our misery. For some folks, that&#8217;s a curse. The blessing is that now we get to look at how we miscreated something we don&#8217;t like. We miscreated through our default programming.</p><p>Now, with awareness of our default programming, we may choose to become conscious creators of what we desire. We are free and able to make our desired changes.</p><p>In videos 4, 6 and 7, I taught that we live, move and have our being in the Quantum Field of Possibilities, like fish live, move and have their being in water. I also called this the Field of God Consciousness, which is everywhere Present in all the Universe, <em>and</em> is where we, in the likeness of God, are co-creating with the Creator. How do we co-create with the Creator? From our dominant beliefs, thoughts and words.</p><p>So, if we are still pretty much in victim consciousness, guess what we are creating. More opportunities to be a victim!</p><p>This is why, if you want a different life, and you are not manifesting your desires, it is critical that you are aware of your consciousness!</p><p>Today we are looking at the insidious ways that a ubiquitous victim programming hijacks our efforts.</p><p>I&#8217;ve been practicing the art and science of manifesting ever since I learned about it more that 50 years ago. I had my intentions, my treasure maps, my affirmations, my visualizations&#8212;all the ingredients to manifest my dreams. And I&#8217;ve done a pretty good job over the years. But there remain imperfections to my manifesting.</p><p>Why?</p><p>I keep finding remnants of victim consciousness. I catch them often enough to know that they are running interference with movement from stage 1 to stage 2 evolution of my consciousness.</p><p>The purpose of this message is to alert you to the same possibility that you, too, may have victim default programming lingering in your consciousness.</p><p>Here&#8217;s my personal example of how insidious this shadow of victimhood may reside within us. Just today while driving, I came to a stop sign in which I was turning right, and the car to the left had pulled so far into the cross walk, that I couldn&#8217;t see around it, if the way was clear. That driver was turning left, so needed clearance in both the right and left lanes. I only needed clearance on my side of the street. I inched forward, but could not safely pull forward enough to see around. Then the vehicle behind me honked because it was taking so long for me to make this right-hand turn. I was frustrated and blaming such a stupid, inconsiderate driver to the left of me for pulling out too far, delaying my journey by a whole minute of two.</p><p>Finally, the car to the left made its turn so that I could, too. But did the incident end there?</p><p>No. I replayed it in a thought loop all the way home.</p><p>Reminded me of a story from the Buddhist tradition in which two monks, one young, the other an elder, were walking a muddy path after a storm, and came to a swollen, swiftly moving river. As they prepared to cross, a woman asked if they would help her to the other side. The young monk declined, not wanting to break his vow to not touch a woman, while the elder lifted her up and carried her to the other side, putting her down at the bank. Then the two monks continued their walk, the younger full of judgments about the elder having touched a woman. After a few hours, the younger monk voiced his complaint to the elder that he had broken his strict vow not to touch a woman. The elder answered, &#8220;I put the woman down long ago at the bank. You&#8217;ve been carrying her for hours.&#8221;</p><p>Yep, that&#8217;s exactly what I did as a victim. Carried my aggravation and judgment for miles. Not good for mental health, right?</p><p>I asked myself, how often do I allow myself to be a victim? Sometimes I momentarily forget that I&#8217;m always in the Quantum Field of Creation, where I&#8217;m creating more victim situations for myself.</p><p>How may we reframe feeling victimized? Because being faced with stuff that seems opposed to our desires, is a part of the human condition that we chose to experience before incarnating on Earth School.</p><p>Continuing with using my example of feeling victimized, I need to develop a habit of immediately perceiving an experience differently. Had I been mindful, I could&#8217;ve instead told myself:</p><p>&#8220;Oh, this experience is neutral. It is an opportunity to be patient, to bless my neighbor rather than curse them, to seek to understand that maybe the driver had a good reason to have pulled out too far. Maybe the driver was about to make their left turn, but got stopped in the crosswalk before it was completed. Who knows?&#8221;</p><p>What&#8217;s important is my intention to be in my heart, not my programming.</p><p>In another example, I&#8217;m trying to exit a timeshare. When my husband bought it many years ago, it brought to our lives much delight. But he has passed and I&#8217;m not traveling nearly as much as I used to, so I no longer want it.</p><p>Oh, my goodness! My victim self is lamenting about what a scam these timeshare companies are, because to exit is made as difficult and/or as costly as they can legally make it.</p><p>How do I reframe <em>this</em> experience?</p><p>First, I ask myself what I want to create in the Quantum Field?</p><p>- An exit with ease and grace, which has more to do with my mindset. If I&#8217;m kind &amp; respectful to the &#8220;clerks&#8221; who are doing their jobs, who knows what possibilities open up?</p><p>- Appreciation for the wonderful experiences and memories I have had over the years from this timeshare. Not to leave with resentment.</p><p>Then I ask how I want to handle the reality in front of me:</p><p>- Can I emotionally handle their demand of more money in order to exit? Sometimes in life you just gotta cut your losses. For perspective, I ask myself: Is this the first time to cut losses? (no.) Is this the worst time? (no) At my age, I&#8217;ve had many losses. It&#8217;s just a part of life here on Earth School. Yes, I can handle.</p><p>- I remind myself that it isn&#8217;t about what life gives me, but how I <em>respond</em> to what life gives me.</p><p>I could be their victim, or I can recognize another life opportunity to choose peace of mind in a situation where, of all of the options, I have little satisfactory control, except for my attitude.</p><p>I hope that I&#8217;ve conveyed why it&#8217;s important to be aware of when you dip into victim consciousness, and of how it is insidious. Equally important is to know how to reframe feelings of victimization into positive responses so that in the Quantum Field of Possibilities, you are creating what you want, not more of what you don&#8217;t want.</p><p>Dear ones, may this day you choose to be aware of your state of consciousness. 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https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1727534089819-4b4a72bb11b0?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxNTR8fGVhc3RlciUyMHNvbiUyMHJpc2V8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzc1MzQ0ODg3fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div><figcaption class="image-caption"></figcaption></figure></div><p>This Easter we are considering the mission of Jesus, with a different perspective of how he is the savior of humankind.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;9ba64019-ae0c-4217-87f4-8cf022f6cb55&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><p>TRANSCRIPT:</p><p>This Easter we are considering the mission of Jesus, with a different perspective of how he is the savior of humankind.</p><p>As a metaphysician (i.e., a licensed teacher in the Unity Worldwide Ministries, as well as a practitioner of the teachings of A Course in Miracles and The Way of Mastery), we have a different understanding about the mission of Jesus, because:</p><p>First, we know that a Divine Spark of the Creator indwells each of us. As God is OmniPresent, that includes The Divine existing within all of creation, including us humans.</p><p>Secondly, we humans have chosen to experience this 3-dimensional<sup> </sup>world of duality that many call Earth School. Before incarnating, our souls each chose to partake of the &#8220;fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil&#8221;. And, boy, what a roller coaster ride this world of good and evil offers us to experience!</p><p>Our Souls know of the goal for coming here, but our personalities are born clueless, clean slates ready to learn. And the goal for coming to Earth School? In experiencing duality, we are tasked with choosing good over evil no matter what the circumstance. What we are learning here is that it isn&#8217;t all that easy to know what is good and what is evil. But we have been given guidelines, such as The Golden Rule: Do to others as you would like to be done to you.</p><p>So here we are, beings with the Spark of God indwelling us, but we have also chosen to experience a shadow side that can take us to the depths of darkness, ugliness, despair, the gnashing of teeth. Yep, hell right here, <em>right</em> <em>now</em>, never mind after we leave this vessel of flesh.</p><p>Unfortunately, too many have gotten bogged down in the ugliness and have forgotten who we are as Sparks of the Divine. We needed a reminder. We needed to be shown the way back into our divinity.</p><p>In John 3:16, we read, &#8220;For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.&#8221;</p><p>Metaphysically we thus interpret this scripture:</p><p>Because Divine Intelligence loves Its creation, Jesus, an impeccable, highly evolved soul, came specifically to be the Way Shower into Christ Consciousness. His life and teachings are the examples that we are to follow if we desire to know Heaven, right here, right now and into eternity. In this way we evolve from base, low frequency states of consciousness into awareness and expression of our true spiritual nature. This is when we, too, express the Christ within us, as we find in Colossians 1:27, &#8220;Christ in you, your hope of Glory.&#8221;</p><p>This is the Spark of God within you. Jesus came to remind us of who we are in Truth, and to show us how to attain Christ Consciousness, for this is how we are saved.</p><p>When we realize the Christ within us and follow its guidance, our lives become Heaven on Earth.</p><p>In John 14:12, Jesus tells us that those who believe in him will do the same works he does&#8212;and even &#8220;greater works&#8221;&#8212;because he is going to the Father.</p><p>When we choose to not allow our programmed ego self to be the lead, but instead, put our Christ Self in the driver&#8217;s seat, we are then empowered by the Holy Spirit to continue his mission of teaching the <em>Truth of our very being</em>, and performing works of service, love, and spiritual transformations. &#8220;Going to the Father&#8221; is attaining the highest degree of enlightenment, of which we are also capable. Jesus is the Great Example for us, not the great exception.</p><p>As a spiritual being having a human experience, you are already an eternal being. You continue your journey when you leave this vessel of flesh, whether or not you believe in the Master Teacher, Jesus. He saves humanity by showing us the way to express Love, thus transforming our ego selves that are trapped in low frequency states of being, into our magnificent, True Divine Selves of Radiant Light. It is for us to evolve into Christ Consciousness if we will follow the Master Teacher, Jesus.</p><p>And Love is The Way. This is what Jesus taught foremost. In <strong>John 13:34-35</strong>, Jesus gives his disciples a &#8220;new commandment&#8221; to love one another just as he has loved them. He specifies that this unconditional love for one another will act as a testament to the world, identifying them as his true followers. I believe this message is for us, his followers today.</p><p>Jesus taught that we love by forgiving others their trespasses, by not judging the cinder in another&#8217;s eye while we have a log in our own. He said that what we do to those less fortunate, we do to <em>him.</em> He taught that we should love our neighbors, and if he were living today, I believe he would add that every human on this globe is our neighbor. He said to love, pray for, and bless those who persecute us.</p><p>So, I ask you&#8212;how are you practicing the teachings of Jesus?</p><p>- How are you expressing love to your neighbor?</p><p>- Who do you perceive as your enemy, who may be persecuting you? How are you blessing them?</p><p>- How are you caring for the less fortunate in your community?</p><p>- Who do you need to forgive?</p><p>- Who are you judging, without realizing that you, too, are imperfect? They are your mirror. What are you discovering about yourself in this mirror?</p><p>Dear ones, please know that your reason for being here on Earth School is nothing less than growing into your full potential as a Christed being, letting Jesus show you the way.</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon is a reader-supported publication. 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class="image-caption"></figcaption></figure></div><p>Here&#8217;s what will save humanity: Each of us must realize the conditioned mindsets that keep us from knowing the True Truth.</p><p>And what is the True Truth? Let me present a possibility.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;776a9eb2-b4ad-4a19-931d-0948edcc3dad&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>TRANSCRIPT:</p><p>My truth and your truth are the shadows that haunt us.</p><p>It was in the 1980s that I took a &#8220;personal narrative&#8221; workshop where I learned how to put together a 12-minute story of a childhood trauma that profoundly affected my life. Then I got to tell my story to the other participants. To tell it turned out to be incredibly healing. This is when I learned about the power of storytelling. This was the truth of an experience that shaped my life at that time.</p><p>Great is the opportunity for us to tell our truth, for in this world, 8 billion souls have experienced suffering, and to tell a story of suffering helps to relieve it, even heal it, not just for the one who is sharing the experience, but also for the ones who, through their own similar experiences, relate to the story being told.</p><p>That&#8217;s why we love stories as presented in such forms as books, movies, ballads, and poetry. We can learn, grow empathy, be inspired by overcomings, cry and laugh at human foibles.</p><p>Today I&#8217;m going to talk about the side of your truth and my truth that keep us stuck in our same old, same old stories, where we do not heal, we do not grow. This is where our stories become the shadows that haunt us.</p><p>Our stories convey our experiences within the context of our conditioning. We are conditioned from birth by the beliefs of our parents, religion, education, society, locality, and how we interpret what we experience.</p><p>Your truth, which is your story, includes what you believe about your family, your religion, your country, your morals and ethics, your job, your friends, your home.</p><p>My truth is based on the exact same circumstances, but could be the exact opposite of yours based on different experiences.</p><p>So, whose truth is the &#8220;right&#8221; truth? You&#8217;re thinking yours, and I&#8217;m thinking mine.</p><p>Your truth and my truth are subjective. Eight billion people on this planet each have their own truth. Which of 8 billion people have <em>the</em> Truth?</p><p>The shadow of humanity is our belief that we each think we have it right, and those others gotta be wrong. This shadow is destroying us with its proclivity to create separation, attitudes of superiority and inferiority, misery, distress, war; barriers to living in peace, harmony, kindness, empathy, co-operation, joyfulness.</p><p>Here&#8217;s what will save humanity: Each of us must realize the conditioned mindsets that keep us from knowing the True Truth.</p><p>And what is the True Truth?</p><p>Eight billion people who currently reside on this planet, is but a single organism called humanity. And humanity is an extension of the One Source, Creator of All, commonly called God. In other words, humanity is a part of the Creator, not separated from It.</p><p>A common analogy to explain how humanity is a single organism, and a part of God, but appearing individuated, is: God is like the ocean and each of God&#8217;s creation is like a drop within the ocean. We are all One in God, and also an individual drop.</p><p>When we realize that we are all one, but delightfully individuated with our own personalities, talents, skills, and potentials, when we can be curious about our different cultures, languages, appearances and have appreciation for uniqueness, when we want to learn from each other, and cooperate with each other in order to uplift <em>all</em> of humanity, then we may be in Oneness Consciousness with God, Infinite Intelligence, Source, Creator of All.</p><p>Then we will move out of the limitation of &#8220;your truth&#8221; and &#8220;my truth&#8221; and into the True Truth. Here we move out of the 3<sup>rd</sup> dimension of duality, and into the 5<sup>th</sup> dimension of Love for all of Creation.</p><p>BTW, it is not lost on me that you may not agree with what I&#8217;m presenting here. &#128516;</p><p>Dear friends, dear neighbors wherever on the globe you may be, dear you-a-reflection-of-me, Namaste.</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/p/your-truth-my-truth-and-the-true?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon! 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I want you to know that you, too, may open your own intuitive channel to receive messages, but directly from Source, from Divine Intelligence, Creator of All, without an intermediary.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;3d2e227c-1819-413f-9bcd-626ae5827f31&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>TRANSCRIPT:</p><p>My last message in video 11 was about each of us having our own direct channel to Source through our natural intuition. I used Christian terminology, calling the messenger &#8220;Holy Spirit&#8221;.</p><p>However, I have a similar message, this time using neutral language to convey a spiritual function.</p><p>I believe this message is important enough to attract listeners regardless of religious or spiritual affiliation.</p><p>Because my mother, of the WW2 generation, was quite psychic and on a mission to understand and develop her abilities, and to learn of others who shared her kind of gifts, I grew up with exposure to &#8220;channelers&#8221; such as Edgar Cayce, &#8220;the Sleeping Prophet&#8221;, Jean Dixon, and Jane Roberts channeling Seth.</p><p>Later, I discovered my own generation of Channelers such as Esther Hicks channeling a group of advanced, wise beings called Abraham. I found Darryl Anka channeling Bashar. More recently I&#8217;ve appreciated Lee Harris channeling the Zs.</p><p>Even more recently there are suddenly all kinds of people channeling angels, love ones beyond the veil, Arcturians, Atlanteans, Lemurians, Biblical prophets and apostles, Jesus (for example, as available through two publications, both channeled, A Course in Miracles and The Way of Mastery). And so many more channeled messages from you-name-it. There are amazing messages coming through, and in these uncertain times, we are desperately looking for messages of hope for the future.</p><p>I believe humanity has evolved to a point where more and more people are opening their channels of intuition, and thereby are able to receive messages, hopefully from High Frequency, sagacious beings, which are gladly received.</p><p>Here&#8217;s my message to you: You too may open your own intuitive channel to receive messages, but I want you to know that you may receive directly from Source, from Divine Intelligence, Creator of All, without an intermediary.</p><p>You see, each one of us, each one of all Creation, is a part of God. God is everywhere present, including within each of us. And all we have to do is access that Spark of Divinity that is within us.</p><p>All you have to do is access that Spark of Divinity that is within YOU. You get to &#8220;channel&#8221; your Higher Self.</p><p>Long ago I asked God how I could know if the messages I receive are from my ego or from God. The answer I received is that if I am guided to do harm, that is of my ego. If I am guided to bring love to any situation, that is the God Answer.</p><p>So when I sit in meditation or contemplation of a situation, asking for Divine Guidance, I first put myself in a High Frequency state of mind, knowing that the Spark of Divinity is now not obstructed by my ego.</p><p>By the way, here is a simple definition of the ego: It is that part of our personality that is conditioned by parents, society, religion, locality. The ego developed as a personal security mechanism. It wants to keep you safe. However, Its knowledge is limited by its conditioning, experience and perception of said experience. Keeping you safe may also keep you limited, fearful and ignorant.</p><p>Your Higher Self, that Divine Spark within you, has access to knowledge beyond physicality, materiality, beyond the 5 senses. Your Higher Self can access the Akashic Records, can travel in outer space and time.</p><p>Your Higher Self wants you to grow into your greatest potential, and so awaits your instruction to put the ego in the backseat and allow your Higher Self to be in charge. You may begin with a consistent practice of meditation or contemplation, where you align with the High Frequency of Love and affirm that your channel of intuition is open to receive Divine Guidance from Source.</p><p>I will now lead you through a meditation to assist in this endeavor.</p><p>This is called a Heart Coherence Meditation, developed by Heart Math, and available on Youtube by Dr Joe Dispenza and Gregg Braden. It is recommended that you practice daily for at least 10 minutes. I will get you started, although I will not run this recording for the full 10 minutes of this meditation.</p><p>Let&#8217;s begin.</p><p>Get comfortable in a sitting position, or you may lie down. Close your eyes and begin taking deep belly breaths. Put your hands on your belly and as you inhale, feel your belly expand.</p><p>As you exhale, feel your belly contract toward your spine.</p><p>Repeat this inhale ... and exhale ... and again.</p><p>As you breathe deeply, your body further relaxes, as does your mind.</p><p>Now, put one hand on your heart as you continue your belly breath.</p><p>Bring to mind something or someone you appreciate. Perhaps someone you love. Sit with that for a moment. Allow it to bring a smile to your face.</p><p>Breathe.</p><p>Now, bring to mind something or someone else that you appreciate or love. Again, sit with that for a moment and smile.</p><p>Breathe.</p><p>Continue this loving experience for several more minutes.</p><p>Now that you are in your heart, you are ready to receive Divine Guidance. Ask God to show you what you need to know, and then quietly listen. If your mind starts chattering, gently tell it to just Listen to the Divine Answer coming in. Just Listen.</p><p>If you are new at this, give yourself the opportunity to practice at least once daily, so that your mind becomes accustomed to Listening. And it will. You are training your mind to Listen to Divine Guidance rather than your ego.</p><p>Now, when you are ready, gently open your eyes. Stretch your arms, your legs and as you go about your day, be open to receiving Divine Guidance as you carry on with your daily tasks.</p><p>Dear ones, have a lovely, Spirit-centered day.</p><p>Namaste.</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon is a reader-supported publication. 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></div></figure></div><p>You may have found on Youtube many people who are &#8220;channeling&#8221; Pleiadians, Arcturians, angels, prophets from the Old Testament, and more.</p><p>There is even someone channeling Holy Spirit, which I find quite amusing, because the Holy Spirit is available to each and everyone of us to &#8220;Channel&#8221; for ourselves. Why receive information and guidance from sources other than YOU going directly to Source, Creator of All? In this video I explain channeling, define Holy Spirit, make a distinction in knowing if answers are from the Divine or your ego, and teach you how to easily channel Holy Spirit.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;9f71775a-a621-4e9f-95b0-58600277f0d9&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Your comments and questions are welcome.</p><p>TRANSCRIPT:</p><p>Greetings. Today we talk about channeling.</p><p>You may have found on Youtube many people who are &#8220;channeling&#8221; Pleiadians, Arcturians, angels, prophets from the Old Testament, and more.</p><p>There is even someone channeling Holy Spirit, which I find quite amusing, because the Holy Spirit is available to each and everyone of us to &#8220;Channel&#8221; for ourselves. And in fact, that is exactly what each of us should be doing in order to receive vast information beyond the 5 senses, beyond this world of materiality, duality, physicality.</p><p>So, what is this &#8220;channeling&#8221;? It is allowing information to come through your channel of intuition. We all have this channel. Think of it as your personal, inner radio or TV channel that has the information you want to tune into.</p><p>Although you may not feel that you can or want to personally tune into entities of many sorts, you do have capacity to tune into Holy Spirit in order to receive Truth. BTW, I will be recording another message soon about Truth: yours, mine, and the True Truth.</p><p>Now, some of you may ask, what is Holy Spirit?</p><p>As a Licensed Unity Teacher (LUT) in Unity Worldwide Ministries, I give you Unity&#8217;s definition:</p><p>The Holy Spirit is described as the &#8220;breath&#8221; of the Almighty that brings understanding and brings divine ideas into manifestation.</p><p>Unlike traditional Christianity, Unity often interprets the Holy Spirit not as a separate person, but as the active, omnipresent energy, power, and wisdom of God.</p><p>To be &#8220;filled with the Holy Spirit&#8221; is to feel the activity of this Divine Power within your own consciousness.</p><p>Founder of Unity, Charles Fillmore, would often say that he would go directly to Headquarters for Divine Guidance. And I&#8217;m encouraging you to do the same. Why channel other entities when you may go directly to Father/Mother God for the guidance you seek?</p><p>I asked God many years ago how I may know that the Guidance I receive is from the Divine rather than my own ego?</p><p>The answer I received was that Father/Mother God loves all of His Creation. She sent Jesus to this planet with the message that we are to Love God, love our neighbors as we love ourselves, and to even love our enemies. Jesus never taught us to harm another. He taught how to evolve into Christ Consciousness, in other words, Love Consciousness, if we will follow Him. That is our task.</p><p>So, if the message you receive harms another, that is your ego. If you are guided to bring love to a situation, that is the Voice of Holy Spirit.</p><p>So, now I&#8217;m going to teach you a method to connect with Holy Spirit. This is called a Heart Coherence Meditation, developed by Heart Math, and available on Youtube by Dr Joe Dispenza and Gregg Braden. It is recommended that you practice daily for at least 10 minutes. I will get you started, although I will not run this recording for the full 10 minutes of this meditation.</p><p>Let&#8217;s begin.</p><p>Get comfortable in a sitting position, or you may lie down. (pause). Close your eyes and begin taking deep belly breaths. Put your hands on your belly and as you inhale, feel your belly expand.</p><p>As you exhale, feel your belly contract toward your spine.</p><p>Repeat this inhale ... and exhale ... and again.</p><p>As you breathe deeply, your body further relaxes, as does your mind.</p><p>Now, put one hand on your heart as you continue your belly breath.</p><p>Bring to mind something or someone you appreciate. Perhaps someone you love. Sit with that for a moment. Allow it to bring a smile to your face.</p><p>Breathe.</p><p>Now, bring to mind something or someone else that you appreciate or love. Again, sit with that for a moment and smile.</p><p>Breathe.</p><p>Continue this loving experience for several more minutes.</p><p>Now that you are in your heart, you are ready to receive Divine Guidance. Ask Father/Mother God to show you what you need to know, and then quietly listen. If your mind starts chattering, gently tell it to just Listen to the Divine Answer coming in. Just Listen.</p><p>If you are new at this, give yourself the opportunity to practice at least daily, so that your mind becomes accustomed to Listening. And it will. You are training your mind to Listen to Divine Guidance rather than your ego.</p><p>Now, when you are ready, gently open your eyes. Go ahead and stretch your arms, your legs and as you go about your day, be open to receiving Divine Guidance as you carry on with your daily tasks.</p><p>Dear ones, have a lovely, Spirit centered day.</p><p>Namaste.</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon is a reader-supported publication. 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How&#8217;s your energy level in the midst of all this turmoil? Is there a saving grace in this turbulence? How may you be a Light in a world that seems darker than ever? In this video, I address these questions.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;d0759c9c-20bf-4b7e-88db-1db1953b0562&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>You questions and comments are welcome.</p><p>TRANSCRIPT:</p><p>It has been predicted that in this era, the eons of high-level corruption and depravity in the world would be revealed. Systems that feed the rich and powerful at the expense of the rest of humanity&#8212;us&#8212;will collapse. We are talking governments, institutions, corporations, CEOs, presidents, bullies at every level, greed perversions&#8212;all that does not uplift the whole of humanity into the awareness and honoring of our Oneness and Equality, anything less than Love must fall.</p><p>And we are witnessing this happening. It is hard to be in the midst of the collapse. I&#8217;m not doing a deep dive into the Epstein files, but I am keeping abreast enough to know the depth and breadth of the corruption and depravity, which is truly sickening, heartbreaking, and energy-draining.</p><p>My energy is affected. My motivation is hindered. And yet, I know that as a spiritual leader, it is more important than ever to deliver messages of hope, of encouragement to be as Jesus taught us&#8212;to be Love, which encompasses compassion, kindness, forgiveness, generosity; <em>understanding, respect and honoring of differences</em>.</p><p>The Dalai Lama said, &#8220;My religion is simple. My religion is Kindness.&#8221; I wonder what the world would be like if every religion had as it&#8217;s #1 creed, Be Kind to everyone, regardless of their differences.</p><p>So, today I am asking you how you may be kind to someone or some animal that especially needs to be shown kindness.</p><p>As the perversity in the world crumbles, and we feel like we&#8217;re going down with it, how may we each instead counteract this disturbing energy? How may you be a Light in your family, your tribe, your larger community</p><p>I belong to a pickleball league. There is a woman who is always grumpy and complaining. She takes offense easily. She glares at her partner when they miss the ball, or hits it into the net, or some other error. And yet she herself is not a superior player. No one, including me, enjoys having her as their partner. But I decided that I was going to be kind. Instead of ignoring her between games, I show interest by asking about her vacation, her family, her favorite activities. She has yet to stop being grumpy, but I will continue to be kind, cuz in my mind it is the right thing to uplift as well as I can.</p><p>Have a discussion with your family and / or friends, and agree to how you, as a group, or you as an individual, may act with loving kindness this week.</p><p>Namaste.</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon is a reader-supported publication. 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into 3 days.</p><p><strong>Except</strong>: </p><blockquote><p>. . . Remarkably, I found myself thinking of my &#8216;enemies&#8217; (in reference to Jesus&#8217;s admonition to &#8220;Love your enemies, Luke 6:27-28)&#8212;you know, those troublesome people who irritate you, like the crabby neighbor with the barking dog, the friend who betrayed you, and the errant politicians of the other party. As I thought of my &#8216;enemies&#8217;, I could feel nothing but love for them. <strong>Holy Moly! My love of </strong><em><strong>every</strong></em><strong> and </strong><em><strong>any</strong></em><strong> thing that came to mind expanded beyond anything I had ever felt. And that love turned to pure joy.</strong></p><p>I felt like I was sitting in a smile as big as my house. No. More than that. I felt like I was sitting in the all-encompassing Smile of God.</p></blockquote><p><strong>Excerpts</strong>:</p><blockquote><p>Amazingly, I did nothing to deserve that experience. I did nothing to earn it. And that is what God&#8217;s Grace is, always available, no strings attached . . .</p><p>. . . I believe that God allows us to live in a perpetual state of Grace; It is God&#8217;s Love making itself known to us in spite of what we&#8217;ve done or haven&#8217;t done. <em>But most of us are unaware of it</em>. We need to open our eyes to this gift of Grace, always available to each of us.</p><p>But how do we open our eyes, become aware of God&#8217;s ever-present Grace?</p><p>Perhaps Gratitude is a key to recognizing Grace. I find it interesting that my whole experience started with my being in gratitude during the meditation. I do believe that gratitude can absolutely shift our attitudes from &#8220;stinkin&#8217; thinkin&#8217;&#8221; into love. . .</p></blockquote><p>In the LIVING THE TEACHINGS part of Lesson 2, I offer a series of questions for you to contemplate about how you may be aware of God&#8217;s Grace, and how you may implement Gratitude as part of your daily life.</p><p>To review the entire Lesson, visit: </p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;703c5bd0-73b4-4480-8fac-8e97cc1c64ae&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2. 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In this video, I talk about another factor&#8212;humankind&#8217;s collective shadow of fear and hate that influences each of us. The good news is, we each may also influence the collective. When we are in high frequencies of Love, we contribute to the upliftment of the Collective. </p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;2349ace1-ee8a-443e-afba-9189a4473602&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p><strong> You are always welcome to ask questions and leave comments.</strong></p><p>TRANSCRIPT:</p><p>The world is in chaos. No wonder there&#8217;s a high rate of anxiety, depression, confusion &amp; violence.</p><p>I began this series of videos talking about the importance of doing shadow work as the way into higher states of being. All of us have our shadow sides&#8212;our unexamined programmed egos&#8212;that we must recognize and bring into the Light.</p><p>I have also mentioned that there is a collective unconscious that affects each of us ... and we affect it. This collective unconscious has many shadows that we must recognize in order to transform our societies, &amp; to raise humanity into our greater potential, our higher frequencies of Love, as the great Master Teachers throughout the ages have taught and exemplified.</p><p>As a follower of Christ, I do my best to live as He taught, that is, I seek to love my neighbors.</p><p>Who are our neighbors? Everyone on the globe. Our neighbors to the south, to the north, the west and the east. The whole of humanity is in one big neighborhood.</p><p>If never before, since the advent of the internet, it is apparent that we are actually one big family, albeit, dysfunctional.</p><p>Now, my message is for everyone, whether you are secular or religious, whether you are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, of an indigenous tradition, or any other religion in the world.</p><p>But I will use my Christ-centered belief system to make a point.</p><p>So, what is this love that Jesus preached about, instructing how we should live if we follow Him?</p><p>Jesus showed the way that we may evolve into Christ Consciousness. He demonstrated His love by serving others.</p><p>His love was unconditional &amp; inclusive: He embraced those who were rejected, the poor, the marginalized, and those outside his religion.</p><p>As he admonished us to do, he demonstrated love of enemies, when he prayed for those who crucified him, saying &#8220;Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.&#8221; He knew they were living from their conditioning, for they knew no other way.</p><p>Jesus&#8217;s love was tangible, active, compassionate; he fed the hungry and healed the sick.</p><p>Now, let&#8217;s address the collective shadow. From the earliest days of humankind, we&#8217;ve been taught to fear &#8220;that other tribe&#8221;. They look different. Their language is different. Their rituals are different. They dress differently. Heck, in tropical areas, they hardly dress at all!</p><p>So, anyone different from our understanding is immoral and surely dangerous. We either shun them or fight them. We teach our children to suspect and hate them. Meanwhile, they are doing the same.</p><p>What if humanity began with a mindset of trust and cooperation? What if we wanted to help one another, each contributing our inherent talents and skills for the betterment of one and all?</p><p>How is it that fear of each other has superseded cooperation?</p><p>Well, there are many considerations, but I will simplify a version of the story.</p><p>Think of emperors and kings who had agendas to gain power, lands and wealth. They commanded the common folk to do their bidding, fight their wars, do their killing.</p><p>In order for this to be successful, the common folk had to be conditioned to think they were better than the other side. From tribalism, then colonialism, eventually grew Nationalism. But always, from small scale to large scale, the mindset of &#8220;we are better than them&#8221;, so our side must win.</p><p>Religious leaders taught that their religion was the only &#8220;right&#8221; one. So, Christianity was the only way to heaven. But not just Christianity per se, but, <em>this</em> <em>sect</em> of Christianity, you see. <strong>But</strong>, No no no, Islam is the only right way. But not just Islam per se, but this particular sect of Islam. Wait a minute&#8212;Judism.... and so forth.</p><p>My friends, it is time to bring our collective shadow of fear, arrogance and hatred into the Light of Love.</p><p>If you are a good person of any religious persuasion, who claims to live a life that will take you to Heaven, then it is time for you to consider bringing Heaven to earth right now!</p><p>It is time to raise our consciousness into the Highest Frequencies of Love, as taught by the world&#8217;s greatest spiritual Masters Who God placed in every corner of this planet, in every eon.</p><p>It is you and I who bring the so-called &#8220;second coming&#8221; of Christ by our Christ-like states of consciousness and behavior. When we &#8220;love our neighbors&#8221; in every corner of the world, we are saving the world, as Jesus taught us to do.</p><p>So, where do you start? The Dalai Lama said, &#8220;Kindness is my religion.&#8221; What if we started with kindness? Today, who might you be kind to? How may you uplift someone, even with just a smile and a &#8220;hello, how are you doing&#8221; to the cashier as you finish shopping? Small gestures lead to greater gestures.</p><p>As we cooperate rather than compete, seek to understand rather than have disdain, we begin to raise the consciousness of the entire human collective. Let this be your goal today. Have a conversation with your family and friends to discuss how together you may be helpful, be kind, be conscious!</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon is a reader-supported publication. 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15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Yeah, hug your cousin the tree!&#8221; (When you know your Oneness with Creation)</figcaption></figure></div><p>In this video we consider the four stages of spiritual consciousness, the first being of a victim as programmed by the limited understanding of society and the world. Then we evolve into Manifester Consciousness when we learn that our thoughts create our situations in the Quantum Field of Possibilities, either by default programming or deliberately when we learn how. From there, with growing Trust, we may ultimately choose to surrender to Creator&#8217;s Will as we channel Holy Spirit&#8217;s guidance. And finally, we may evolve to know our Oneness with Creator, humanity, and creation.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;538efb0a-2747-4c8f-98b9-95eed94e6558&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>TRANSCRIPT:</p><p>The Rev Michael Beckwith determined 4 stages of spiritual consciousness.</p><p>The first is Victim Consciousness, that place where things happen &#8220;to me&#8221;. This is where the majority of humanity has been programmed to reside. Here we have learned that much of what happens to us is something or someone else&#8217;s fault. It is so easy to blame something outside of ourselves, because then we don&#8217;t have to do any inner work. This is a very stuck place. We don&#8217;t bother to recognize our shadow in order determine to change our lives into our higher potential of love, joy, abundance.</p><p>I&#8217;ve been teaching about how we create our lives in the Quantum Field of Possibilities with our thoughts as our Magic Wands. I&#8217;m now going to explain about a brain function call the Reticular Activation System, or RAS.</p><p>Our RAS is both a blessing and a curse. It&#8217;s a filter that keeps our brains from being overloaded by all the information in the world that would otherwise pour in and break the circuit, so to speak.</p><p>So, it limits the information that comes in. It seeks evidence of what it already knows. The curse is that it sees only what it perceives from your experiences. This is one reason why 10 different people witness and interpret an event in 10 different ways. This is why you have trouble seeing or hearing a different point of view, because your limited evidence keeps you convinced that you are right.</p><p>But when you are introduced to new concepts, new knowledge, your RAS expands and begins its search for evidence of something more.</p><p>Now we can move from Victim Consciousness to the second stage, Manifester. We learned that we are no longer at the mercy of our limited, victim programming. With the tools of the knowledge of the Quantum Field, with right thinking as discussed in the previous video, and using imagination to visualize the new possibility, as well as declarations of our expanded knowledge of Truth, we can actually bring our desires into manifestation.</p><p>The 3<sup>rd</sup> stage is Channel Consciousness. Now that our knowledge has evolved to understand that we are not victims of life, that we can choose and manifest our desires for higher states of being, we reach a point where we may surrender to &#8220;God&#8217;s Will be done&#8221;.</p><p>This is where we get to leave behind stress and striving, with absolute trust in God&#8217;s Will to provide for our every need. This is where we pray for Divine Guidance, and Listen for the Still Small Voice of Holy Spirit to guide us to what we are to do. This is when opportunities come to us that are a match for our unique way to serve God and humanity.</p><p>And now we evolve into the 4th stage, that is Oneness Consciousness, where we are aware that we are One with the Creator, and One with all of humanity, even One with Creation. (Yeah, go hug your cousin the tree!)</p><p>As you become aware of your progress through the 4 stages, know that there isn&#8217;t a straight line of delineation between them.</p><p>I&#8217;ll admit, I spend time focused on manifesting, sometimes slipping back into being a victim, and working on surrendering my will to God&#8217;s Will. And I&#8217;ve come to understand the concept of Oneness, and look forward to the day when I experience it.</p><p><strong>I&#8217;ve provided a brief description that perhaps is a new concept for you. Your comments and questions are welcome.</strong></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://sandramalbon.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Sitting in the Smile of God by Sandra Malbon is a reader-supported publication. 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class="image-caption">What&#8217;s the quality of your thoughts?</figcaption></figure></div><p>Because thoughts are magic wands in the Quantum Field of Possibilities, in this video we look at the quality of our thoughts, and how to ensure that we are steadily shifting into high frequency states of mind. Here we create better possibilities for our future.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;14d49467-047c-45c4-ba6c-ff0d485c86bf&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p><strong>Your comments and questions are welcome.</strong></p><p><strong>TRANSCRIPT:</strong></p><p>Here we are, living, moving and having our being in the Quantum Field of Possibilities, with our thoughts as our magic wands.</p><p>And what are we thinking about? Worries. Fears. Hatred. Anger. Resentment. Vengence.</p><p>I find myself often in worry, in spite of knowing this Truth, it is so conditioned deeply into my psyche. But I&#8217;m training myself to catch my negative thoughts and I ask, &#8220;What am I creating right now? Oh, dang! more of <em>that</em>.&#8221;</p><p>This is what it takes: catching yourself in the same-old/same-old thought loops. Then acknowledging: &#8220;Look what I&#8217;m creating more of!&#8221;</p><p>Now that we catch ourselves, let&#8217;s look at the thoughts we want to hold to create new possibilities for ourselves.</p><p>First, I&#8217;d like to address your Purpose.</p><p>Not your job or career. Not your talents or skills. Not what you are to <em>do</em> to be living from your Purpose, but how you may <em>be</em>.</p><p>Consider that your soul chose to be in this incarnation with the express purpose of uplifting humanity in your own ways, no matter how small your influence ... for every thought and action makes a difference. Shifting humanity into higher states of consciousness takes the consciousness of every individual. Remember Dr Suess&#8217;s story of <em>Horton Hears a Who</em>? Every voice, large and small, matters.</p><p>What if our Purpose is to inspire more compassion, understanding, love, acceptance, and joy in this world?</p><p>Then it doesn&#8217;t matter what you &#8220;do&#8221;, as long as you are doing it with high frequency qualities.</p><p>Now, the new possibilities: I&#8217;m not talking about winning the lottery, or finding your soulmate, or getting a new car. Let&#8217;s look beyond materiality.</p><p>I&#8217;m talking about attitude, like choosing gratitude for what you <em>do</em> have. Develop a rich mindset by counting your blessings every day.</p><p>I&#8217;m talking about being a compassionate, loving, sharing, joyful, understanding, accepting person right now. I&#8217;m talking about having trust in God, the Creator Source of All Good, to take care of your every need.</p><p>I&#8217;m talking about catching when you are not these qualities, and choosing to shift into these higher frequency states of consciousness.</p><p>This is when you will attract your soulmate, the right job, the income-producing opportunities that are a match for your talents, skills and preferences. In the Quantum Field of Possibilities, we start with our attitudes.</p><p>And if you are struggling with your mindset, pray for help in making the change. Did you know that willingness counts. In the Bible there&#8217;s a story of a father who comes to Jesus asking for a healing for his son. Jesus tells the father that &#8220;everything is possible for one who believes&#8221;, but this father admits some doubt, and includes in his request, &#8220;help me overcome my unbelief.&#8221; And of course, Jesus healed the son. </p><p>So, today&#8217;s message is about being aware of what you are creating in the Quantum Field of Possibilities with your thoughts. Is the quality of your thoughts of high vibration? This is where we start.</p><p>In my next video we will consider the 4 stages of consciousness, starting with Victim Consciousness, where humanity has been programmed to reside. Here in the Quantum Field, we want to change this paradigm.</p><p>Have an awakened day. 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