My Fourth Conversation with Starlight.As soon as I glanced at Starlight, we were back talking. "It's been a rough couple of days," I opened with a sigh. Starlight's playful side moved into action and she began doing "chops" on my shoulders like a trainer would with a boxer to loosen things up. "You got this," she encouraged. "I don't know if I have any of it," I lamented wearily. She sidestepped this, knowing that wasn't a positive line of thinking to spend time on. "What if we just talked about you," Starlight suggested. "What about me?" I asked. She urged, "What have you accomplished so far?" "You mean in life?" I tried to clarify. "Sure," Starlight said in an easygoing way. "That would be a long list," I said, "And unimaginable to have to write it all down." "Exactly," she stated, as if her point had just been proven. "You don't need to write it all down. You can feel how big it is. You know what you've been through before and you've come out on top. Or at least survived it to make it to this point. And are you really in such a poor state currently?" "No, not really. I still have lots of wonderful things going for me," I admitted. "Then let's focus on those," she encouraged. "Draw from the strength of your successes and lend to the areas that are tiring you out. In the end it's a balance. But in the beginning, it is about focus. Where you choose to focus. So in every moment that gets you down, think of one thing that brings you back up. One exciting or inspiring or 'reason to get happy' thing. Can you get there now?" "Yes, I can think of several," I said. "Good. And congratulations on all those good things going for you." She was really working the "crowd." "Thank you for your help!" I expressed my gratitude. Connecting the dots... of light.Feeling a little better, I jumped back in, "So what should we talk about now? What do you want to talk about?" But Starlight threw it back to me, "I'm here for you." "Well, I'm still skeptical that I'm actually having these conversations and that I'm making them up. Much of the information I get I can imagine my higher self or some deeper internal knowing coming up with. It's not like I am getting lottery numbers or details that I wouldn't know or have access to," I explained. At this point, I saw Starlight reach up to a bright area above her, like you would with an overhead reading lamp. She adjusted the light to more fully shine on me. I felt the brightness and warmth flow over me. She began explaining, "Do you see how the light connects you to its source? It's seamless. It does the same thing on its other sides, flows outward in all ways to other things, making connections. In fact, connecting everything eventually, as one connects to another. It's a bright light. And it's how you are connected to this knowledge. You think it is your higher self and that your higher self is some self-contained thing in your being. But your higher self is simply the part of you that is connected to this light, which is connected to its source and everything else." I was beginning to understand. In fact, even as she began explaining, I already felt the full picture of what she was getting at. "You don't create this knowing in your self," she continued. "It brings the knowing to you. But sometimes, you are afraid to burst from the fence that surrounds your higher self. So you stay within the safety of what you know, to some extent. With just a few more steps out, you can connect to multiverses." I closed my eyes and imagined this bright edge of my higher side, then of floating beyond it to everything else. As I chose topics to focus on, like my future self, my future relationship with my brothers, my family, I got a view into a more grounded, peaceful time. It didn't have an ecstatic, happiness about it. Just a quiet peacefulness without all the turbulence. "This is a future reality," said Starlight. "'A' reality? How does it help me to know about one of the many possibilities? I'd rather know that there is certainly peace in my future." "You have yet to write that," answered Starlight. "You can imagine it and that's the most important part. If you can imagine it, then it can become your reality. Keep your eye on the prize. Would you rather not know that this is one of your futures? That would feel kind of hopeless, wouldn't it?" "Yes," I admitted. "But how do I ensure that peaceful future is where I end up?" "One foot in front of the other. Plus plenty of help from hope, imagination, dreams, inspiration, work, focus, feeling, sensing. They are your GPS. They'll get you where you want to go," she said. Starlight's path."Are you getting to where you want to go?" I wondered. "Oh yes." And I see her stretching out on her back, as in a hammock, satisfied smile on her face. "I have a clear sense of self and have this life game wrapped around my little finger/claw." She winked at that one. She continued. "This is but a moment in my journey — in all of our journeys. A simple scene from an everlasting play. When you see it that way, that one line you think you flubbed up or the scene you had a bit part in really doesn't matter too much. Actually, not at all. Yet, it matters enormously, because all moments are important enough to embrace fully. Just not stress over." "I see the difference," I told her. "Keeping perspective sure is difficult sometimes." She silently acknowledged that sentiment, and then threw in light-heartedly, "And that's why cats were created." "So I hear," I said with a smile. "And so cats love to remind us," I added. "That we do! Healthy self-esteem, we have," she said Yoda-style. "Thank you for this, Starlight. This was a very interesting conversation and side trip you led me on!" "We traveled together, remember that. Side by side, not one in front of the other." "Like co-creating?" I asked. "That's it." I felt we were not done talking, but today's conversation was done. I knew we would pick up on another day. I reached out to run my hand along her back and she closed her eyes and purred. "See you next time, Starlight." "Keep shining," she ended. This is the fourth of six conversations I had with Starlight. You can read the next conversation with her here.
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ray
2/10/2019 11:58:03 am
I first read this some weeks ago along with your other talks with Starlight. I found myself hours and days later reflecting on her teaching and coming to new understandings;so thanks for being the transmitter, Josh! It inspired me to 'meet' her myself and she is truly awesome.
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Josh
3/8/2019 09:30:27 am
Ray, I think what's so great is that this kind of advice applies differently to each person! So while I understood it one way and was able to apply it in those ways in my life, you can come along and interpret it perfectly for you and your life. And it's great that you KNOW that and are giving it so much thought! Glad Starlight could help you, too. :-)
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