"I was talking to my daughter Lauren last night, she is going through a struggle period right now ...living in Banff, away from family. She has to move and it is hard to find nice accomodations at this time. As we talked about her year she shared with me the tough times and I held the space while she talked about and felt the experiences that have really stretched her emotionally.

I am so proud of her as she lets go of the sadness and fears that she has had to face. At the end of our beautiful visit I reminded her to write in her journal before the New Year, about the hard times and the good times. She said to me, 'Yes Mom, there were many good times.'

I felt her in that moment free and ready to walk through the door of the New Year. Lauren is an adventurer and I look forward to witnessing her journey as she gets to know herself so fully and authentically.

Take the time to write about your blessings and feel the gratefulness of your adventure with your soul's evolution. Happy New Year!"

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Kiss the heart of Christmas with the warmth of your love, gentleness and peace. Nurture yourself during this busy time so that you can give from a full heart. Blessings for the holidays."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"The other morning my daughter Lindsay and I were having breakfast and we counted 22 doves sitting on our tree over our balcony. The peace that we felt in our hearts was so reflected in this beauty of nature.

I believe this is everyone's true nature and at times when it is storming around us we may feel every emotion but peace. Acknowledge your stress or discontentment as it rises up with emotional charge and try not to bury it with a controlling mind. Hold the space for your own release just as you would embrace a loved one who needs to share their fears or hurts.

Be the one who knows...that peace is on the other side of the experience and always waiting inside you to be connected. While the storms of winter are blustering around you, sit in the center of your safe heart and move consciously into your world."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Last night we watched a Christmas Carol (Scrooge). It was the first one in black and white. I loved it and the movie took me to my Christmases of the past. I found myself reliving some of my history as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Present and Future took Ebenezer Scrooge into the time chambers of his life.

I laid awake early this morning remembering times when I had struggles, breakthroughs, life changes and a few Christmases where I shut my heart down from someone and left. I know that I broke someone's heart long ago to save my own soul... during the holidays.

It is the time of year to forgive others and ourselves and move into the New Year with a hopeful heart and faith that we have made choices for the good of all. Let go of the past and live fully present with this precious time! Life will change but the gift of your loving heart will always be remembered."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"The economic situation has forced retailers to gift buyers with boxing day prices. It is the week before Christmas and the stores are loaded with merchandise. Shoppers are delighted as they receive discounts at this time. I am sure the small independent stores are suffering. This is the time of the year when most stores should make their profits for their balance sheets. The dichotomy of joy and fear is felt throughout the malls and in our homes.

As the holiday season unfolds, people are being stretched with emotions. Let's be conscious of others and take care of our own heart so that we can become the opening to allow the spirit of Christmas to flow instead of the barrier of a closed heart that reflects the fear. Once we find our peace within, create this magic in your home and welcome your loved ones to celebrate the love that is the greatest gift of all."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Silence is the golden gateway to our heart and the time spent out of the details of our mind. Our breath takes us deeply into a safe place to feel and to see what is important in our lives. We accumulate so much in the way of possessions and thoughts that clutter our outer and inner space. Letting go can free us and lift the heaviness that is energetically holding us down. We can blame others or we can look at our life with the truth of what we are holding on to. Our space or lack of it is telling us an important truth. Either we have the space or we don't! Sit in the quiet space of your heart and home and know that this temple is yours."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Sometimes we need to be heard....other times we need to listen to our own deep sadness so that we can speak without the pain. The ignition of guilt or resentment becomes the barrier for clarity with our voice.

Our personal awareness can take us to conscious communication so that we can hold the space for others. Someone may need the support and gentleness of our open heart. At times we may not have the space ourselves to listen. We are constantly manifesting experiences to become clear. Take responsibility and release the emotions that rise up to be felt.

Relationship is where I learn the most about what is going on inside me....the places that I need attention."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"When I woke up this morning there were two doves sitting on the balcony. They were so gentle and such a reflection of my heart today. I sat with them and they stayed so present with me...I didn't want to leave them. Time has passed and I am pulled to move into my day. As I feel the peacefulness in me, I am grateful for this pleasure in my life that does not cost me a cent....only the time to remember and the time to feel. Be in peace with your precious day!"

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"I have let go of my children, loved ones and friends over the years as they travel to the other side of themselves and then back to the center of who they truly are. We all have our soul's journey that needs our full attention and when it is time we may have to make the choice to leave for a while. My daughters have gone through their dark sides just as I had to do for myself and they had to leave to find their own purpose just as I had to do when I broke away from my parents and siblings. When they come home to the heart of family now, the love that is reflected offers a sense of peace. Their self-worth is stronger and they have taken our values and teachings and created their own beautiful wisdom and loving strength.

I have had the opportunity to let go of other relationships that were not healthy for my heart and some have chosen to leave me. Last night I re-connected with a beautiful close friend from my past. I had to let him go to where he had to go for three years....and his dark journey strengthened him and healed his heart. He is now free to be the explorer of his own soul and his spirit is so lifted.

It was worth the patience with my own heart ....knowing that one day he may return to our relationship. As I looked into his eyes the light poured out of him with such enthusiasm and the gentleness created the moment of a new connection. It seemed like there was no time that had passed and we were reunited and excited to BE together again.

He had a chance to explain why he had to leave and he felt how my forgiving heart had held the space for him during this time....I had no expectations as I healed the void in me while he was gone. Some people stay in the wound of ego and continue to live with struggles and suffering and others find their way to emotional freedom.

Letting go and living in openness and loving with acceptance relaxes the energy around us and becomes the healing force that attracts the richness of loving relationships."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"I had an experience yesterday when I felt the collective pain of the world and the depth of love all at the same time. Both exist in each of us and the duality of life takes us to the highs and lows of our struggles and joys. The fears that we feel around the economic struggles and the peace we feel with our loved ones become the precious moment of existence....both the dark and light present at the point of awareness.

Our fear can close our heart momentarily and can be released at the moment of acceptance or acknowledgment and at the same time faith can comfort us and take us to a place of hope . Allow the music of your heart to move you to a safe place while the dance of the darkness and light becomes the opportunity of potential.

Once you feel both sides and you have released the emotion through the tears ...sit with the peace that manifests your future. The peace in your heart will reflect the light of a new world."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Recently I watched a beautiful old Christmas movie 'It's A Wonderful Life' with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. If you get a chance, it is worth seeing again...a great reminder for all of us and our wonderful life. The story shows how this man gave to others unconditionally since he was a little boy. He supported his community each day consciously and he found ways to stand up for others. You can see him at different stages of his life, stop and make the choice for the highest good of all.

He finds himself in a very desperate, dark time that pulls him into self-loathing. He lost FAITH in himself and his life. I don't want to give away the story but, because of his goodness and heartfelt living, it did all come back to support him once he moved out of his judgments and negative beliefs.

The antidote to FEAR is FAITH and no one can give it to us....the gift of FAITH is waiting and it is up to us to make the choice. Today and everyday find a way to move into your loving and compassionate heart and remember that you are important to each person in your world. Continue to create Your Wonderful Life!"

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"We had a beautiful family weekend up north and I have observed how gentle and kind loving opens the hearts of your loved ones. My daughter Lindsay and her husband Jay parent their children with such great respect, patience, acceptance and attention. As partners and parents they are so consistent with their loving and peaceful caring, even when they discipline.

When my grandson Eli, who is almost 3, becomes tired and resistant, I hear Lindsay give him a choice and I see how it empowers him to make a healthy choice. She says gently but firmly to Eli , when for example he says no to a bath or shower , "Eli, please don't talk to Mommy like that....tell me what you are feeling." Eli says, "I want to play and I don't want a shower now." Lindsay says, "Please be a good listener...and you have a choice....you can have a shower or you can have your nap." Eli very happily made his choice to have a shower and there was no yelling or intimidating.

I am proud of our children and see that their patient way of communicating with their children can support them in becoming healthy adults.

I have many opportunities to be patient and kind with my parents. I know that when I move my frustrations out of my heart, they are inspired to feel the joy and love in theirs. Once I give them the time to express their anxieties and they feel me open and interested, the beautiful loving energy between them can be experienced. This weekend, their grandchildren and great grandchildren reminded them of the gift of life and how precious every day is.

I am in gratitude as I greet my day! It feels so good to give and receive the joy that peace within my heart can inspire. Our family grows with love!"

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Life can be so magical at times. I was at the movie theatre with a friend and looked over and saw Santa sitting by himself. There were 10 minutes before the show started and we said " Hi Santa"...and he whispered...."Not too loud". We chatted for some time and my heart expanded as I looked into his eyes and felt him so authentic. He was from Vancouver, a retired gentleman and here in the Mississauga area to fill in for sick or tired Santas.

It was a joy to feel the magic in the air as this man spoke to us. We asked his name and he said "Just call me Santa". He said that he was bored as he had only worked for 10 hours in the last two weeks, so going to the movies was filling in time. I said to Santa, "Do you make house calls?" and he handed me his card.

Guess What? I invited Santa Claus for dinner next week when our grandchildren come for a sleepover. Shhhhhh....it's a secret. By the way....what do you make Santa Claus for dinner? I am sure that he is tired of milk and cookies. Yes...the magic is in the air for all ages. Be open to little miracles and don't be afraid to get to know the wonderful people around you."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

" 'Tis the season to be jolly!!! Be aware of the busy-ness of the holidays and try to take some extra time to take care of yourself. We can see the stress in people heighten with financial burdens, work pressures and family dramas. Our own well being must be nurtured so that resentments and fears shoved away don't bite the world. Become conscious of our reactions and behaviors when buttons are pushed. Our words and thoughts may be right but the negative charge around them is our barometer of what's in the way of peace.

Life can take us inside to feel the ignition of resistance and in that moment of responsibility we can move the barrier to our open heart. We will be faced with road blocks, struggles and uncomfortable times, until we look inside and feel where we are tired and unhappy.

Create intimacy with your heart... acknowledge your feelings and release the negativity. Listen to the truth of your inner voice and make some healthy choices to take care of you. Be the loving relationship that you crave and see how your life will support you."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"As our grandchildren experience the joy of Christmas my heart is so full as I experience them. When I am with their smiles and laughter I deepen into the present moment and remember my children when they were young. The eyes of a child sees each day as a gift and reminds us of the love and magic that can be birthed through our own hearts."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Our bodies are our temple. Be conscious of what goes in and how your body, mind and spirit are nourished. Each day I reclaim my inner power and move into the intention of healthy choices and loving thoughts. My body opens to the movement of yoga and receives divine truth and wisdom as my spirit lifts with the morning sunrise. Once I drop from the details of my busy mind, into the emotions to be felt and released, I expand into more space within...opening my heart to receive love and peace that is waiting for me. I am in gratitude for my life and I hold the innocence of my day with faith like a prayer that is present each moment. Now that I am empty of negativity I can share my nurtured full heart."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Life is showing us a road map to our own healing. Anyone or any experience that is making us uncomfortable or feeling negativity, highlights aspects in us that need our attention. Once we have touched our own emotions, releasing the tears of fear, guilt, disappointment, blame, judgment and self -doubt...take time to stay in this space of peace while our heart remembers who we are and why we are here.

This presence can support us in having a gentle voice that allows us to speak up or share truth. Once we have the intimacy with ourselves and another... share and listen with our open heart, be patient and BE in this process of observing ourselves and another.

Breathe into this moment and feel. Time and patience holds the energy for us to process and see with clarity...patience creates the safe place where relationships can heal!......our emotions are the bridge to releasing the feelings leading us to emotional freedom."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

" The Goddess sees the truth from the space within her open heart...every man has the potential to be a Nobleman. When you take care of your judgment and your past emotional pain, every Nobleman can see the Goddess within the woman. This space is available beneath the pain that keeps us separate from the connection of our open and loving heart."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"When we are in a grace period there are no outside dramas affecting or erupting for us today. Feel the freedom as our heart can experience the joy and love of living. During this precious time we can connect with this loving energy around and inside us knowing that we are manafesting from peace instead of fear. Stay present with grace and breathe awareness and hope for everyone around you. Gratitude keeps us humble and compassionate for world struggles and our open heart can inspire a loved one or neighbour to feel the same joy and peace that we are all worthy of."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Yes you can BE with anyone if they stay! Any relationship that is in your life can serve you......we can leave if it is uncomfortable or we can continue to take responsibility for our own emotions that come to the surface. If we are in judgment or reaction we are being triggered by this person's pain and making them the problem. Finding our voice in relationship can move us into the safe harbour where healing our past brings us to more peace.

God makes no mistakes when he brings two people together! If the other person continues to shut down and blame you or shuts you out, can you move into your own compassionate heart to create your safeness where you can feel your own emotions such as.....guilt, fear, trust, self-doubt, resentment or anger?

This place that the other person may bring us to is the same wound that we have had to face since childhood such as....I am not good enough, I need your love and approval or I am not worthy of love.

If two people are willing to stay in relationship with healthy communication and understanding, together the relationship can grow and heal. We can leave if we feel our own discomfort or we can choose to stay if each one can find the place where living our highest potiential is possible. Sometimes we have to leave because the other person continues to blame and ultimately abuses, or doesn't take responsibility.... Finding your voice and protecting yourself from emotional or physical attacks is necessary. Take responsibility for your emotional attack on another or yourself ....this negative blame and judgment creates the barriers to loving and becomes the toxic relationship in you.

Sometimes we have to fully let another go because their own negativity and blame is still attached to you. Find your way with each relationship in your life...with your significant partner, your parents, your children, your siblings, your friends, your co-workers....and find your way to get from A to BE in peace and love. The breakthrough is in you."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Understanding becomes more clear as time passes. The mystery of life shows me the incredible plan each day and I am grateful that I have learned to let go and be patient.

Sometimes it isn't easy when I try to control or if I don't listen to the voice of my heart. In this place of resistance my lack of faith has created the conflict. My fear and self-doubt or my guilt and judgment stopped me from breathing into the center of patience. My belief and trust is shaken for a short while until I can find my way to forgiveness and compassion.

The journey from conflict to peace can be experienced at any time. Then I let go and BE in the presence of my incredible life and around the next corner of my day comes the news with a clarity of new understanding. Be aware of endless joy and love that is waiting on the other side of your bridge to emotional freedom!"

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Our purpose each day is to move deeper before we move forward. Our days are so busy with projects and deadlines....the treadmill of daily busy-ness takes us to exhaustion. We may feel that life is great and feel peace until an event, phone call or a comment from someone takes us into feelings of self-doubt or fear.

Awareness is sitting within the moment once we have felt and released the uncomfortable emotions. Usually our need for someone's love or approval stops us from being connected to our higher vibration. The emotional weight becomes the burden and barrier to loving fully. The last place we want to go is to the emotions, yet this is exactly where we have to go to release the lies and feelings that continue to come up to be healed. Lies such as...I am not good enough, I am not going to be successful, I am not worthy of love. Our emotional sadness and disappointment, our hurts of the past will continue to surface so that we can change our perception about ourselves and others.

Today say out loud 'ENOUGH...I want to live differently now....I don't believe the lies any longer.....Enough.' Use the Inner Workout to take you to a place of peace....where you don't need anyone's love and approval. The love and peace is in you...waiting to be connected....Find your way deeper and inspire your day!"

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Relationships constantly call us to create, express and experience our higher self and higher vibration. Relationships never truly fail except in the human sense where the relationship didn't give you what you wanted. Every relationship is a stepping stone to truth and more love. Relationships change or fail when entered un-consciously.

As Neale Donald Walsch (Conversations with God) says.... 'People enter into relationships with what they can get out of them, rather than what they can put into them. Love is not a trade...For most people love is a response to need fulfillment. I'll trade you what I have if you give me what you have. If you both agree at a conscious level that the purpose of your relationship is to create an opportunity, not an obligation...an opportunity for growth, for full self expression, for lifting your lives to their highest potential, for healing every false thought or small idea you ever had about your self,' ...your relationship will grow and expand.

If we have a different agenda or attachment, or have not found a voice to express needs this can breed resentment. Having a voice is necessary to get clarity and to make your needs known. When the time comes that we finally have a voice it may be embraced with the angers and resentments of our past and woven with the pain of our own self-doubt, fear, disappointment and hurts that were shoved away. All of our relationships can take us to new levels of our self expression and every relationship is a gift.

Take care of your barriers to loving more by releasing the negativity that may stop you from moving deeper in you. With clarity and our open heart.... our voice will compliment our healthy, wise inner voice."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Our mind may be so overwelmed with details, captivating us like a prison. We may feel like our thoughts are looping us into stress and the heaviness of anxieties weigh us down. Taking time to connect with these unsettled feelings can start the process of moving out of our head. Releasing any negativity, letting go of the fear of getting it all done, or the self-doubt that we feel can create the space we need to drop into silence. This inner consciousness becomes the place of understanding and insight that empowers our vision and life purpose. Creativity is birthed from the heart when we are silent. Find this center point inside each day and bow to your mind, body and spirit for being the guiding force that can take you to your love and peace. This peace is waiting for your connection!"

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Life is a constant letting go of control. We may be controlled by something or someone or we may control ourselves or others. Once we release the past, we can feel the difference in our life and control will no longer play a role in that moment. Can we trust that the outcome will become the clarity and perfection of what our soul needs. Lessons and issues take us inside to feel our self-doubt, fear and disappointment of our past over and over again. Be aware and use each opportunity to let go as you breathe and make a healthy choice for yourself. Become the observer and live present as you open your heart each day. Allowing others and Being present creates freedom!"

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Hidden agendas, need and greed create dramas in our lives. If we can see that we are A PART of the whole and keep ourselves APART from the negativity, the truth will eventually be revealed. When sitting in the center of yourself as you breathe...allow the energy of the experience to flow past and stay unattached to blame or judgments that keep you looping in fear. As you seek evidence, continue to be patient as the experience unravels and the truth comes to the surface."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"When we can wake up with the enthusiasm of our day the feelings of aliveness can bring us so present to experience each moment. If we feel fear or stress the act of acknowledgment can connect us as we breathe through the negativities. The negative emotion must be felt and released to create the doorway to love and peace. Peace sits in the center of enthusiasm and the release of fear gives us the space to move with grace."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"What a difference a day makes!! The energy of the full moon that is arriving tomorrow (Thurs. Nov 13) has been giving rise to emotions and negativity around me. I am told that 2 days before a full moon and 2 days after the glow of the moon the powerful surge of energies push against the closed heart that is heavy with emotional weight. I have been witnessing rage and resentment ... self-doubt and fear as this invisible power and heightened energy moves through our bodies. Feel your centeredness and clarity as you experience the release of struggle. Mother Nature and Human Nature can weave together a relationship that can be supportive and inspiring."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"There is a constant cleaning out and purging in our lives. We can experience this in our homes and with our emotions. When you let go and clear, your house feels like you have more space and your heart and body feels lighter. This time of year seems to be a great time to prepare our homes and hearts for the holiday season and winter hibernation. Make the time for you and know at the other side of letting go there is a presence of peace."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Our past has planted lies in our minds and hearts....I am not good enough....I am not valued.....I am not worth loving.....I am never going to be successful. Life will always trigger past pain until we don't believe the lie any longer. When we can be the observer instead of reacting, the lie has dissolved and we can live in the present moment. From this presence of clarity, our hearts can be free to be and our voice can be truthful and connected to our self-worth. Allow life experiences and relationships show you the way to the truth. Allow yourself to feel fear fully so that your strength and wisdom can rise up and lead the way."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"You may wake up in the morning and your first thought may be that 'it is a glorious day...it is Friday....I feel great'. As you start to move into your day you may feel some anxieties rise up to be felt. This is a perfect time to go deeper within and breathe....breathe again....and move into the feelings that cause you to start to think and make judgements or assumptions about yourself....others...or the day. Take this time to expand from your thoughts to your feelings and acknowledge your fear, self-doubt or resentment. Clear the negativities by staying with them as you breathe and release them. Your negative mind will manefest a negative day. Stay with your feelings until you feel clear and with this clarity change your perception about the thought and give power to the truth. With the truth or the reality you can move into your day empowered."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"This is the breakthrough the world has been waiting for. He is the man that will inspire men to open to their greatest. He is the leader that will guide us to the other side of the fire.
He is a nobleman and his presence will encourage mankind to move into their connection to strength and power from within. He is the example of a loving husband. He has the courage to stop the war. He is the chosen one and his message is of peace, prosperity and unity. I am grateful that my children and our family will witness the shift in our lifetime.
I believe that the economic crisis was the doorway for Barack Obama. I am so excited for the future for each of us around the world."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"My heart is in celebration. We are in celebration."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Today I have been reminded to let go of my attachments! It is not in the hands of the American people to change the world....it is deeper than this! Americans may still have to live with their pain and suffering. We have no idea what the plan is for the evolution of souls today ! We may be surprised!!!! In my heart I believe that we are ready for change and I see this as a vision for peace!!!! It is coming to us....I know in every cell of my being that peace is here. What I don't know is the timing. Today I will hold the space for the blessings for the highest good of all..... the peace lives beyond the pain.
I have faith that humanity desires to live free!!"

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"We have an opportunity to live the higher vibration of peace, integrity and love as we move into our heart and live from our true essence. The heart of the world is ready for this incredible change in consciousness as we have prepared our own hearts. The time has come and we are here to support the vision of peace."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Listen to the gentle voice within! Choose to be present and allow the movement of your day to be designed by your heart. Stop...breathe...listen...and be fully present."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"As the sun rises I claim the beauty and breathe it in! Whatever happens in my day I am going to remember the brilliant sky and the awesome light. I am choosing to stay right here....in my open heart and share it with my family and friends. If there is struggle ahead the light will guide me through the darkness."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Love or Fear is at the root of each experience and every thought. The evolution of fear is to rise up to be released and dissolved into love. The antidote to fear is faith. When in the moment we feel fear....welcome it....acknowledge that the fear is here and be with it for as long as you need to. Allow your awareness to move you into faith as the fear melts away.

The love is waiting to be connected....breathe and say to your self "I am here ". Feel your heart open to the love and peace that is yours! Try not to make choices from fear. If your anxiety rises again throughout the day.....breathe into the uncomfortable emotions and say to your self "I am here". Take the time to check inside and become conscious of every precious moment. This exercise keeps you present, connected and centered. Each day brings to you opportunities to manifest from peace, love, passion, purpose and faith.

You are the creator and life will support your evolution."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Life will definitely stretch us! What restricts us is when we are so full of negative feelings that our heart closes and we become a walking time bomb or a miserable person. Take care of yourself so that no one else has to!

Release the emotional toxicity and find your way back to a more expanded self.... connected to your higher self and the faith that you are taken care of .

Take the time to support yourself and feel your self-worth strengthen. When you are in love and peace you will attract a beautiful day!!!"

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"I will listen to the truth of my own heart. I won't be disappointed when I stop waiting for someone else to make things happen.
I am the creator and God and the Universe support my creativity..... Respond to life with the presence of your own heart."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Trust that everything is in divine order. From out of nowhere life changes in an instant....take the time to receive the message and the intimate time with your own feelings. You don't have to rush into anything except to immediately breathe and sit with yourself for a while. Time will show you the design and the purpose becomes part of your knowledge. Connect to your soul's desire from the wisdom that you have gained and respond instead of react. Trust that you are worthy of love and peace....and go with the flow. Try not to resist or control...become open .....we don't know what is on the other side of this experience. The gift is here for you to see!"

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"We cannot connect with love in our hearts or in our life if we are emotionally tormented. Taking care of everyone else will take up the time needed for our own connection to self.
The busy-ness and exhaustion pushes hard and stops us from feeling joy. Take the time to breathe deeply into this very moment and say to yourself....I am here....I am going to take care of you....I love you!"

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Everyone is craving peace and this is fueling consciousness....even when life is struggling there is an undercurrent of awareness that can keep us awake. The pulse of humanity connects the heartbeat of love and compassion...shifting and opening to a new world."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Can we see the world and the people in our world as healing....in the process of healing! The consciousness of mistrust and disapproval invades society and can create a controlled mind and heart with fear....thus becoming unconscious. Today can be a remarkable day for you! The vibration of faith and peace is lifting our hearts and moving us into balance. Be the witness from the center of your conscious, loving heart."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Find out what makes you happy....get to know yourself in the silence of your heart, mind and spirit....
Be creative, walk in nature, dance to your favourite music, read books that inspire you, write poetry, look in the mirror and see your beauty.
Breathe into all that you are ... connect to the love and peace of your heart and share it.
Find your connection to your life worth living."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Sometimes the sun is shining and darkness falls all at the same time. We then have to take care of our human nature while the beauty of mother nature embraces us with such gentle loveliness. It is hard to see the beauty and love when it is dark. Sometimes we have to stay inside to protect ourselves from the struggle upon us and eventually ...once the emotions have cleared the way...we can step outside again and feel the warmth of the sun. Take the time to be with the darkness and allow the unconditional love of self be the hand to support your journey forward."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Life has a way to wake us up to the pain in our hearts. Someone's words or actions may ruffle our feathers, blindside us, knock the wind out of our sails or pull the rug out from under our feet... when we least expect it. At this time we need to connect with our own hurt in order to find our way to the place of letting go. It is not easy but necessary. Maybe not at the time of emotional ignition, but once the hurt has been released fully we can then witness what is really going on. False power or ego may become the mask of truth yet when we move into our own feelings and awareness we can see the picture more clearly. It's time to stay with our own pain instead of leaving or disconnecting from the relationship that is bringing us to consciousness...show up for yourself."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Fear paralizes us and when we are in this place it is hard to trust. Trust yourself and know that once the fear is released, the love will take over. Trust that you are supported and that you are worthy of love, abundance and purpose."

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Patience can slowly take over once we let go of control. Allowing and acceptance moves us into the presence of the moment and from this precious place change can be effortless. Like the beauty of nature as we drifted down the river, I witnessed the coloured leaves of fall let go, with ease, as the gentle wind lifted them from their branches.

One moment I was emerged in the brilliant colors and the next moment the trees were naked and free. I could feel their outer vulnerability and the warmth of the sun revealed a strength. These ancient trees did not resist....they participated fully....and I felt my emotions as they rose to the occassion. I too experienced a change in me and I connected with the peacefulness of Mother Nature's Thanksgiving Show. I am grateful."

Colleen

"We attract what we need, to experience who we are. As I sit around my Thanksgiving table I will feel my heart open as I listen to stories shared and witness dramas unfolding. I am grateful for the calm that I feel in me and I will share the peace with my family."

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Colleen

Peace gives me all of my answers. Once I move away my expectations, disappointments and fear I can allow the presence of peace to move me into gratefulness. With this connection within I can begin to live present...day to day ....not knowing what the future looks like, but conscious that I am attracting love, abundance, passion and purpose.

Colleen Hoffman Smith

Elections and Debates are getting us thinking and feeling! Stand in the center of your heart and be an authentic listener. Receive the information and witness the truth that embraces each word.... the love and fear....the wisdom and experience....the leader and the nobleman. Once you have cleared your own fears and judgments, make a healthy choice for you and the good of all. Feel the compassion for the one who has revealed his or her self. Acknowledge the power you feel as you visualize your self standing before the chosen one... this reflection of who you are! Now join with the collective mind of peace and freedom for the world.

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Walk in your life knowing that the love is stronger than anything because that is all that is left...The love. The fear and the pain is the lie that keeps us tired, burdened and separated from who we truly are."

In memory of my friend, Mary-Lee (1952 - 2007)

Colleen Hoffman Smith

"Respecting yourself and others will create healthy relationships. Fear can take us to our personal purgatory. Feel the fear and deepen into the inner truth of love."

Colleen Hoffman Smith