It is true. You are to follow your own heart. You are your own drummer. This is not to say that you are to necessarily follow all of your immediate impulses. You may want another ice cream sundae. This does not mean you have to say Yes to another ice cream sundae.

You may want with all your heart to have a new car. This doesn’t necessarily mean you are to buy one just now. Sometimes it isn’t a choice, or a good choice for you. It is not a bad thing when you cannot afford something. Not having the money helps you to discern and make decisions.

It is good for you to follow your dreams. Of course, all dreams aren’t about spending money. In the relative world, everything depends.

Common sense also has its place. Nor can it be said that common sense is to rule. Whose common sense is it? Yours or someone else’s? Results are not always the test. What you see as good results or unfortunate results may not tell the tale. Eventually, someone would have discovered the sought-after New World. If Christopher Columbus had initially listened to the advice of the world, it wouldn’t have been Christopher Columbus who discovered America.

It is not always so easy to know where your heart is leading you or whether it is truly your heart at all. Many a man and woman have fallen in love. Their hearts were certainly happy, and yet how many of these happy hearts married great happiness?

Pao L. Chang, Guest
Waking Times

Since the emergence of epigenomics, which is the study of how epigenetic modifications affect the genetic material of cells or the entire organism, geneticists have discovered that the human genome is a lot more complex than they have ever imagined. For example, DNA sequencing technologies that are currently available to mainstream geneticists can only decode roughly 21,000 known genes that are involved in protein synthesis in the human body. This only decodes a very small percentage of the human genome.

The 21,000 known genes that are involved in protein synthesis make up nearly 1.5 percent of the human body’s DNA. This means that roughly 98.5 percent of the human DNA structure, which is often referred to as “junk DNA”, is yet to be decoded. However, certain advanced DNA sequencing technologies that aren’t available to mainstream geneticists have decoded the human genome beyond the 21,000 known genes.

HJ: On the never-ending journey towards enlightenment and beyond are stages of consciousness.  In this article, esoteric writer and teacher Montalk, describes the 3 stages of conscious awakening.  There are however even more, but for all intents and purposes these are the 3 that most people will move through in a given lifetime, that is, if they are committed to the path of spiritual growth and awakening.  Knowing what phase you are in can be very helpful for understanding what you are going through and making the process much more smooth and enjoyable, among other generally positive things.

- Truth

Stages of Conscious Awakening

By Montalk | Wake Up World

It is imperative that we awaken from mundane awareness into full spiritual remembrance of who we are.

This is to you, my wonderful tender-hearted child; there will always be people in your life ‘looking for a fight’.  No matter what you say or do, there will always seem to be an issue with how you relate to the world.  Please do not take this personally.  Some are so tied up in their beliefs and perceptions that they cannot see past to the Infinite Picture….but you can.  That is why I created you exactly the way you are; to be the way-shower, the light bringer and the changer of your world.  You are beautiful! ~ Creator

If you saw everyone else’s success as a sign that you were energetically lining up with your own, you would celebrate and support each other like never before. You would all shift your habit of talking about troubles and worries into sharing what is right in your world. You would move out of judgment and lack based thinking when seeing the evidence of another’s accomplishments. You would start to encourage and uplift each other, knowing that what happens to one supports the all, and your collective focus becomes reality. You would be free to start sharing authentically, and to shine your light brightly as you really are. Do you see? It is time to evolve beyond false modesty and negative focus to fit in, in order to fully step forward in your purpose and joy. Shine, Dear Ones, and encourage others to celebrate their successes as well! You are, after all, driving this grand shift of the ages, together. ~Archangel Gabriel

Setting regular goals is an empowering way to proactively create the life of your dreams, rather than floating along at the mercy of external events and circumstances.

Here are 10 key things happy people understand when it comes to setting goals and achieving their dreams.

1. They don’t put their happiness on hold until their goal is achieved.

Happy people know that life is a journey, not a destination. While they may have ambition and big plans in the works, they also pause to soak up and appreciate the present moment and all of the good things already in their lives.

This appreciation for life in turn gives them the inspiration and positive energy to continue achieving their goals. As the saying goes, success does not bring happiness; happiness brings success.

2. They don’t see success and failure as black and white.