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Dear people,

I was quite surprised when I found out I haven't written anything yet about connecting with Angels or Angel Energy. I have written about Animal Totems as well as an article about Available Guidance, which of course also talks about Angels and answered questions about Guides/Guardian Angels. Now it's time to write a blog post about Angel Work and how to connect with Angels. You can also listen to me talk about Angels in Dutch, as my radio column Spiritueel Moment is on my YouTube Channel. I hope to have English Subtitles for them soon, so they are accessible to more people.

Angels

I love how Angels feature in so many different spiritual traditions and religions. Often they are the messengers of Higher Power, bringing us guidance and love. Yet, they can also help defend us, work with us or guard us. You might culturally feel you have a connection to Angels, as their images are everywhere around us.

Angel Energy is also very connected to Higher Power, so when we connect to Angels, we almost always feel a sense of peace, a light touch and so much love. Even if you don't feel you've connected to Angelic Energy, rest assured, your message has been heard.

Why work with Angels

We are of course all attracted to different higher energies, so if you don't feel a particular connection to Angels or Angelic Realms, you might not feel inclined to work with them. Yet, I truly believe that all higher realm energies are worthwhile for us. So you might give the exercise later on in the blog post a try to see what happens for you.

For me working with Angels is natural whenever I need softness, inner peace, forgiveness, surrender or faith. I also have worked extensively with Archangel Michael on healthy boundaries and protection. You can choose to work with whatever Angel calls you. I'm sure I give my Guardian Angel some work sometimes, but I do try to reach out for guidance often. Working with Angels can be very subtle, but it's also done with such grace that you will understand it's value.

Connecting with Angels

There are many ways of connecting with Angels, but it always begins with the intention that you want to connect. You can do so out loud, by calling, but also with your inner voice. After your intention, you can be sure your call is heard. Yet it helps to work with tools to understand the message Angels bring you.

Some of my favorite ways to connect are:

• Meditation/Visualization
• Prayer
• Cards (there are so many sets out there featuring Angels and Angelic Energy)
• Automatic Writing
• Dreams

Angel Contact Exercise

• Make sure you have 5-10 minutes of uninterrupted time to try to contact an Angel. 
• Decide if you want to connect to a specific Angel, your Guardian Angel or just Angelic Energy
  
• Close your eyes and breathe deeply in and out a few times
  
• Imagine sitting on a bench, comfortable in the sun
• You are comfortable and at peace and ready to call out to the Angel or Angelic Presence that has a message for you. 
• Gently pat the bench next to you and ask them to join you
• Breathe in and out until you feel a Presence next to you
• Accept the Gift of the Angelic Energy or an Energy Gift that the Angel brings you
• Ask if there is a specific message from Higher Power/God that you need to know
• Thank the Angel
• Gently open your eyes and return to your body
• Eat or drink something to ground yourself back into your body
  

Want to share your thoughts and ideas about Angel and Angel Work? Leave a comment on this Blog, my Facebook Fan Page, contact me on Instagram or talk to me in the practice.

Life can be difficult and we might be fearing our next step or feel like we could use an extra boost of courage to try something new. You watch the Release Fear of the Next Step - True Unity video if you want to do some healing work, but of course, I've also written some affirmations for you to gain courage.

I write my affirmations in different levels so you can see what resonates with you and what you want to work on. You might start with a lower level that resonates and then move your way up.

Dear people,

Today I'm writing about surrender, a beautiful energy and a conscious commitment that can help us stay in the Flow and follow our best path. While we all know that surrender can be beautiful, it often brings up resistance in us. That's because it can be misused and because our ego loves being in control. So if you want to know more about surrender or use it work magic in your life, try out the exercise in this Blog,  watch the Creating Joy - Surrender video, use the Manifestation Meditation Surrender or work with the Affirmations on Surrender.

What surrender isn't

When I recently spoke to somebody about surrender, she told me that she hates that word. I asked her what surrender was for her and she spoke of giving yourself to another person 100% and obeying them 100%. I told her that sounds more like slavery - not the surrender I believe in.

Surrender is a choice. It should mean that we choose to listen. After the listening, we need to use our own talents and skills and feel authentically if this is the right path for us. If that's true, we choose to give ourselves and then choose to follow. However, we never lose sight of our own judgement or responsibility and we keep checking if the path we are following is right for us. That means that for true surrender, we need our body, heart, mind and intuition to be in alignment with what we are doing. We keep ourselves accountable during our life - not follow blindly or forever.

Why surrender is hard

Our ego loves being in control.  It will tell us that we know best and we can do it on our own. Even when asking for help would make our lives easier. Even when we are struggling against the current of life, because what we want is out of alignment with our souls. Yes, it's hard to accept that what we have planned isn't working or that what we are trying for isn't right for us, but if we don't, we just keep hitting the same wall over and over again. 

So to truly surrender, we need to understand our own ego, we need to understand our own need to be right and to be in control. Letting somebody else take the lead, even if it's God/The Universe or whatever Higher Power you feel comfortable with, isn't a walk in the park. We need to truly exercise our own free will to choose to surrender.

Why you should surrender

We, as human beings, are very limited. We can't truly understand another person 100%. We can try and we can empathize but what's in the heart of other people is still a guess for us. We can't see the whole picture - the world is big and filled with billions of people. We don't truly understand all of ourselves and we often act based on subconscious behavior, past trauma or emotion. So we will do things that are bad for us or won't bring us what is needed. 

God, the Universe, Higher Power, doesn't have this limitation. A perfect plan, filled with the best rewards, the most love and kindness etc. is waiting for us. When we surrender, we feel loved and cherished. When we surrender, we get all the help we need. When we surrender, our life might turn out differently then we thought, hoped or desired, but it will be better. Sometimes we can easily see that, when we have left one partner and meet up with somebody better suited, sometimes we don't know why the plan is as is it is.

Surrendering means we are living our purpose - we are following our soul's path. Besides all those rewards, we feel fulfilled. We live in the certainty that we are doing the right things. Yet, for all that, it's a struggle for most of us to surrender.

Surrender exercise

Take around 5-15 minutes for this exercise and make sure you aren't disturbed. It's likely that you will seek distractions, because the ego doesn't want to surrender. Try to get back to the exercise and count the amount of times you have been distracted. Knowing our level of resistance towards surrender is worthwhile.

Pick a pen and a paper and write down:

1. What your thoughts/feelings/insights are about surrender
2. Where do you feel you can surrender
3. Where do you still feel conflict or the need to control the outcome
4. Take the time to consciously choose to surrender and notice all resistances that come up
5. Release any resistance by using your favorite healing method
   
6. Affirm: I surrender
   

Want to share your thoughts and ideas about surrender? Leave a comment on this Blog, my Facebook Fan Page or contact me on Instagram or talk to me in the practice.