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ON THE BRIDGE BETWEEN WORLDS

Question: "Grace, it's difficult to explain, each day I feel like I'm 'in-between' worlds! I feel immobilized to do even the most mundane things (clean house, figure out the bill's, etc.). It's like I'm waiting for a private plane to swing by and just TAKE ME AWAY, and NOTHING will matter when I board. I have no desire to do what 'I used to do' or create anything new. Is it just me?"

Psychic Advice : September 11 th, 2001 forever changed our world. It has served as a great awakening on this planet. As much as it has "awakened the beast" regarding loss of human rights, freedoms and privacy, it has also awakened in many individuals a great need to live a meaningful and purposeful life. Since that time, people everywhere have been re-evaluating what has meaning and purpose in their lives, and many people have been making profound changes in the way they live.

Our society is undergoing a great paradigm shift, and an evolution of consciousness. There are those who wish to remain asleep, and do not want to be awakened because they believe ignorance is bliss. For them, it takes great upheavals like tsunamis, hurricanes and earthquakes to shake them awake from their normal state of sleepwalking through life. Some of those who are awakened by such challenges will remain awake, and will often seek to help others so they can derive a sense of meaning and purpose from their existence. Others will turn off the TV and return to unconsciousness, often with the aid of drugs or alcohol to serve as anesthesia to ensure that they can't feel anything that would cause them to awaken.

In order to be fully empowered to affect change, one must be fully awake. There are infinite dimensions of reality to choose from, but the most exciting one is that of presence, because in the present moment, one has the power to choose to create any reality, including consciousness or unconsciousness.

You are indeed "between worlds". You are standing on the bridge between who you have been and who you are becoming. Nothing of the past is interesting to you anymore because you are no longer that person - you have already "been there and done that", and are preparing for something new. However, that newness is still not here yet in the present moment for you; you are still in the process of raising your frequency in order to align yourself with your new higher consciousness, and the higher frequency of creation that goes with it.

Your feeling of being immobilized is not uncommon. You have reached a landing on the stairway where you must rest before you can climb the next flight of stairs that bring you to the next level of your evolution. Often, when we encounter these "plateaus" of growth, we get frustrated and impatient, wanting to move in some way, whether it is forward, sideways, even backward, or out altogether. It is like being caught in a series of Universal locks, where you can do nothing but wait for the water to rise to bring you into alignment with the next higher level where you can flow on your journey anew.

The only solution is to be patient and to be present with yourself. Take the time to get to know your new self, because you have changed, and are continuing to change, and you may not even recognize yourself anymore. This is a good time to check in with yourself to find out what (if anything) is meaningful to you, or important to you. What gives you joy, or a sense of purpose? What interests you? In times when you are in the process of extreme transformation, the answer to any or all of these questions may be "nothing". Let that be okay. Be willing to live in the void for awhile, as you empty yourself of the old and make room for the new. Keep asking yourself these questions, always adding the word "now", until you begin to get answers that tell you who you are now, and what your life is about now.

You have no desire to create anything new yet because you have not yet arrived at your new level of consciousness, and have not yet been inspired by the new you. It is okay to do nothing for awhile, while you rest, relax and renew yourself, like a bear in hibernation over the Winter, resting for the renewed activity of Spring. It is okay to be in the void for a time, even if it is uncomfortable, but it is not okay to remain in the void, which simply becomes avoidance (a-void-dance!).

You are indeed waiting to be carried away on a plane - a higher plane of consciousness. However, the desire to be taken away to where nothing will matter is that part of you that believes it would be easier just to be unconscious and powerless, rather than having to be empowered, responsible and awake. Many people feel this way, which is why so much of the world's population remains unconscious, but sleepwalking is what is getting us all in such trouble, and awakening on a massive scale is our only hope for survival.

Once we become conscious, awake and aware, then we are empowered to create change, and to create the reality that we choose with our thoughts and intentions. This requires a great deal of responsibility, but if we don't create consciously, then we are each contributing to the collective unconscious, and manifesting our collective reality unconsciously, which is why we have so many problems on Earth at this time. Many people are literally manifesting nightmares from their unconscious state. It is only once you accept the responsibility of consciousness that you have the power to turn dreams into reality by empowering your vision of what you want to create on Earth.

Leaving the body is not the answer, and it is not a guarantee of ease or higher consciousness. Future incarnations are based on the choices you make in this lifetime. If you choose to continue the process of awakening that you are undergoing, then you empower yourself to choose consciously, not just for this life, but for others as well. The more awakened you become, the more you free yourself from karma by choice. You cannot escape life simply through death, because the process of awakening and evolution continues eternally. No one is going to come along and save you from your own power and responsibility, unless you choose to give it away, which will only leave you feeling powerless.

This is the best time to be alive on Earth in millennia. Yes, there are still wars and conflicts on this planet, but more people live in peace than ever before. There is still poverty, starvation and disease, but more and more people are becoming free of these afflictions all the time, and more people are living better than ever before. The key is that those of us who live well need to really live well - we need to be grateful and joyful as much as possible for the blessings in our lives so that we contribute this joy and gratitude to the collective. Not only does this help to bring the collective consciousness into greater balance, but it also serves to raise the frequency of the collective experience, so that more and more people can share in this experience and be empowered to create more peace, joy and prosperity for themselves and others.

Humanity is at a crossroads, and the future of the Earth lies in the balance. If you allow your consciousness to get sucked down into fear, negativity and unconsciousness, then the Earth will plunge into another "Dark Age", as it has in the past. If you raise your consciousness to bring more joy, peace, and light into this world, then you become one of the midwives who is helping the Earth to be reborn into a glorious golden age of peace and enlightenment. What if you were the one person who could make all the difference in the world? Which way would you choose to lean? All that is asked of you is that you find peace, joy and light in your life, because what goes on in the microcosm within you is amplified and reflected out into the macrocosm around you.

Be patient with yourself during this process. Do what gives you joy whenever and wherever possible. Try to put peace and joy into whatever you do - after all, your attitude can make all the difference in the world. When doing mundane things like cleaning your house or paying your bills, try to find ways to do them joyfully, or at least peacefully - put on nice music, light candles, and feel grateful for each thing you have in your home, and for the home that gives you shelter and warmth, and even for the bills, which are things that you have received that bring comfort to your life. Simply shifting your attitude can shift your reality.

As much as possible, allow yourself, to go within yourself and check into your natural rhythm in this moment to determine what you feel like doing. Some days, you may feel like you need to rest, so on those days allow yourself to rest as much as you can. Some days, you may really feel like cleaning the house, even at 10pm, so let yourself do what you are ready for in the moment. When you connect to how you feel in the moment, you will allow yourself to get to know yourself and what you really need. Allowing yourself to do what you feel like doing will not only feel better to you, but you will also be more effective and efficient, because you will have more energy to give to the task, rather than forcing yourself to do it, which only causes you to waste energy fighting your own resistance.

Ultimately, you are in the here and now, so try to enjoy this moment as much as possible, even if it is challenging. Set an intention each day to have the best day you can possibly have, and that each experience will be the best that it can possibly be. Intention is 90% of creation, so your intention will allow you to make the best of any given situation, even under challenging or uncomfortable circumstances. Gratitude raises the frequency and vibration, and can help your energy rise to the next level a lot faster, while resistance only causes pain.

You are on the bridge between where you've been and where you are going, the bridge between who you've been and who you're becoming. Just keep taking one step at a time, and you are sure to arrive at your destination - your destiny. But remember, your greatest power lies in the now, so be as present as possible with each step you take along the path, and this will empower you to live well in each moment of your life. Life is a journey, not a destination, so always remember to enjoy the scenery along the way.

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