Hi All,

Today, the angels remind us that our greatest peace and purpose don't come from fixing others, but rather from tending to the garden of our own hearts. When we fill our own cup first, our love naturally spills into the world for those who are ready to receive. I'll share how I've learned that we are not here to carry others' burdens, but rather to share our light to illuminate a path for those who want it. Tips included as always :)

Have a blessed & beautiful week :)
♥ Ann

by Ann Albers in Phoenix AZ

My dear friends, we love you so very much,

If you were to watch your neighbor's garden and point out every weed, every plant, and every fruit, you might be able to help them grow an abundant yield. If they appreciated and valued your efforts and took your advice, they might benefit greatly from your attention. But regardless of whether or not they made use of your freely offered wisdom, your own garden would most likely suffer. You would let the weeds grow tall and miss the crops bearing fruit if your attention were focused elsewhere. And while you might find greater satisfaction in helping another than tending your own garden, there's no guarantee they would welcome your advice.

This analogy is a lot like life, dear friends. It is very easy to place your attention on the lives and antics of other human beings. This is why your reality shows are so popular. This is why the news captures your attention. This is why social media can be so fascinating. So many of you are fascinated by the choices others make and how they are living their lives. This curiosity about others is wonderful if you see it as a way to understand diversity, enjoy contrast, and clarify who you want to be in this life. If you watch a hundred different gardeners, you'll quickly learn what resonates with you and how you want to grow your own garden.

But where observing others becomes detrimental is when you feel you must save, fix, correct, or criticize. Any time you feel responsible for another's life or choices, you risk wobbling away from your own center.

Many of you want to be helpful. Many of you can give good advice. It's common to feel that you know what is good for another, what they should or shouldn't be doing, and how they should behave. Sometimes you're right. Sometimes your advice is something their soul would agree with. Sometimes you can shine light upon their challenges in ways that could make their lives easier.

But whether or not your wisdom is worth gold, if unsolicited, it may or may not be valued. They may or may not listen. And their response has no bearing on the worth of your wisdom in your own life.

If more of you would spend more time tending your own gardens and worrying a little less about what everyone else is doing, you'd find greater peace, joy, and satisfaction in your lives.

You'd stop judging your worth by whether others value your offerings.

You'd no longer feel like a failure if you couldn't help someone see the light, love, or talent you see within them.

And you'd no longer feel bitter, resentful, or used if someone you've been trying to help didn't value your generosity of spirit.

Instead, you'd live a life guided by your own heart, lived by your own values, and rooted in your own truths. You'd be happier, healthier, and more at one with your spirit.

And while you are all lovers—seeking to help and uplift those around you—you do so best when your own cup is full, when your own heart is satisfied, when your body is strong, and your mind is at peace.  Even when you are not in those spaces, you still have great love to offer. You still have wisdom, kindness, and talent. But dear ones, it's far better to elevate yourself as best you can and then pour from a fuller cup, than to drain yourself and have nothing left to give.

Even when you have dependents—children or the elderly—it's imperative to take care of your own basic needs physically and emotionally, so you can truly give the care you desire to share. This doesn't always require huge amounts of time. You can find ways to eat food that nourishes you, to get gentle movement for your body, to take a few minutes to pray or sit with your angels and receive our love, or to light a candle and watch its flickering flame in silence for a few moments before a busy day.

The life force streaming from the Divine to you is your greatest asset. It's more important than money in the bank because it is the constant source of your abundance. It is greater than the approval of others because its love is always flowing. It can transform situations in an instant that might otherwise take days, weeks, or even years with your own effort.

This light inside of you, and this life force flowing to you, are worth protecting and maintaining. Just as you would protect the flame of a candle in the wind, it's important to tend to your spirit—especially in trying times. Fill your own cup before spilling it, even if only for a few minutes each day. Value those moments of precious silence amidst the noise of daily life.Be kind to your body, even when you must "eat on the run."

You can find ways to tend to your mind, body, and soul. You can do this far more easily when you pay attention to your own life and the garden of your own heart, rather than focusing on your neighbors, the news, or others not in your care. You can hear us and receive our assistance more easiy when you are at peace.

So, as you observe the antics of those around you—family, coworkers, figures on the news—take a breath. Remind yourself that God is with them too. They have the inner resources to solve their own problems. They have an inner compass that can guide them to love, if they listen.  Ultimately, whether loving or not, they will learn from their choices, either here on this earth or in the afterlife.

If you wish to offer advice, offer it—but don't demand it be followed. Don't judge if it isn't received. And dear ones, don't waste your time fuming over behaviors you cannot change. Feel your feelings. Acknowledge your loving heart. Then bless them and pray for them, but turn your focus back to your own life, your own sphere of influence, and your own tribe. Share your love and wisdom where it's welcome.

Every soul must ultimately find and take responsibility for their own path. And you, dear ones, have not failed anyone if your advice goes unheard. You have not abdicated your responsibility if you allow those you cannot control to follow their own course and learn from it.

Tend to your own garden, dear friends, and you will reap the abundant harvest of love, joy, peace, and a life well-lived. Let everyone else find their own way. When the Divine sees that you can authentically help someone in a way that uplifts you too, they will be sent to you with an open mind and open heart. Until then, grant yourselves grace.

Relieve yourselves of the responsibility of changing the world from the outside in, and instead begin to change it from the inside out.

God Bless You! We love you so very much.
-- The Angels

Hi Everyone,

Years ago, when I was married, my husband got sick. It wasn't serious—just a nasty bug—but as an empath and a deeply loving person, I hated to see him suffer. So, I set about giving him every bit of my wonderful advice on how to heal. After a few hours of this, he looked at me and said, very honestly, "I think I got sick because I just need rest." He was right! All my fixing would have sent him back to work sooner and robbed him of his rest.

Likewise, I used to have people come to me with a laundry list of complaints about life. They weren't seeking solutions; they just wanted to air their grievances and prove to me that the happy life I wrote about was impossible for them. I care so much about everyone's peace and happiness that I'd offer a long list of possible fixes in return. This was often, actually almost always, unwelcome! They'd argue for their limitations and misery with even more passion.

These individuals weren't coming for solutions. They wanted understanding, compassion, and acknowledgment of their pain. I didn't have t I discovered I could genuinely offer that. I could acknowledge their pain without agreeing that they were powerless.o argue for their light. I could quietly bear witness to it, whisper something sweet, often telepathically, to their soul, and I could share a little love. Or, I could choose not to engage and simply pray for them. It varied from case to case.

That might sound odd coming from someone who shares angel advice for a living. The people who come to me for such advice want it. I've learned to simply love and be compassionate with those who don't—and to grant myself the grace to engage or not, depending on what feels right in the moment.

As the saying goes, it's far better to be loving than to insist on being right.

Sometimes the most loving thing we can do is let another find their own way and learn from their own choices. We can give ourselves permission not to suffer with them, but to remain compassionate on "higher ground." Not always easy, but far more effective. As the angels say, "We'd rather see one person happy than two miserable!"

So, in a world where countless things are thrust into our awareness, it's important to refocus often on our own lives—to love where we can, to live as best we can, and to be an example of peace and kindness. Rather than falling into righteous indignation or anger, we can pray for all to be uplifted.

My inbox filled up this week. People who live closer to areas in the news were sad about historic buildings being torn down and upset about servicemen without pay going to food banks to feed their families. Many were horrified at a made-up video of someone dumping excrement on peaceful protestors, while others were amused. I hear all sides of every story. I hear the fears, frustrations, pain, and righteousness. Beneath it all, I also hear—through the angels' perspective—the love seeking to rise from within every single heart. We all want the same things. We just have different ideas of how they should come about. And one could easily spiral downward, watching things we disagree with but cannot change from the outside.

When the cry becomes, "What has the world become? What is wrong with those people?" the angels answer with kindness: "They're learning. They're growing. They are not doing it as you would. Acknowledge your own heart. You care. You are a compassionate soul. You are one who can offer peace to those around you. You are one whose light and love can make a difference. Focus there. Focus on your own beautiful heart. Tend to your own garden and grow your own grace."

It is not in fixing or educating others that we find peace. There will always be people doing things we disagree with. It is in tending our own garden, as the angels say, that we create happiness and joy, while elevating those who truly want what we have to offer.

Here are a few ways to "tend your own garden" and serve with love:

1. Fill it, then spill it.

As the saying goes, put your own oxygen mask on first.

Tend to your emotional well-being before worrying about what anyone else should be doing. Share when you feel filled with love. Give money only when inspired, and it deepens your sense of abundance. Offer advice only when you can truly do so without needing agreement.

When we "give to get"—approval, peace, or relief from worry—people sense that neediness beneath the generosity and often resist. But when we give from a full cup of love and abundance, people feel the true generosity of spirit.

2. Offer—don't push.

When you're eager to give advice, pause. Ask yourself, "How can I offer this as a gift of love rather than a demand?"

The angels often suggest simply asking, "Would you like some advice?" or "Would you like some ideas I have?" That gentle question tells them your intention is to help, not to make them wrong. It honors their soul. If they say "no," bless them. If they say "yes," share freely—and then let go of the outcome.

3. Know when the monkeys aren't yours.

There's a Polish saying: "Not my circus, not my monkeys." Some things are not yours to fix. You don't know the people involved, you don't have the resources, and you haven't been guided to step in. 

Instead of sitting and stewing, refocus on your own life, your own sphere of influence, and the places where your love can truly help.

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 1 bell pepper (red or orange), chopped
• 1 medium zucchini, chopped
• 1 cup corn kernels (fresh or frozen)
  
  
• 1 can (15 oz) cannellini or great northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 1½ cups pumpkin purée (not pie filling)
• 3 cups vegetable broth (more as needed)
• optional - cooked rice (may need more broth depending on how much)
  
  
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• ¼ tsp dried thyme
• Salt & pepper, to taste
  
  
• ½ tsp lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
• Fresh parsley or cilantro, for garnish
• Sour cream or Greek yogurt, for serving

1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and carrot; cook until softened. Stir in garlic and bell pepper; cook 2 more minutes.
   
   
2. Stir in zucchini, corn, paprika, cumin, thyme, salt, and pepper. Cook 2 minutes to bloom the spices.
   
   
3. Stir in the pumpkin purée and vegetable broth. Bring to a simmer; cook for 15–20 minutes.
   
   
4. Stir in beans and lemon juice, and optionally cooked rice. If you add the rice you may want more broth too - do it to taste. Simmer 5–10 minutes more; taste and adjust seasoning.
   
   
5. Ladle into bowls and top with a dollop of sour cream and herbs. Serve warm with crusty bread if you like.