Peace, Love, & Freedom Within, Ann Albers, 18 November 2025

​Hi All,

Grab a coffee :) The angel's message about finding the qualities we desire, no matter the circumstance, is packed with good insights and advice. I'll share a little about this weekend's hike, as well as thoughts on how I managed to find the qualities I wanted to enjoy when I couldn't hike or was otherwise limited. Tips included, as always.

Have a blessed & beautiful week :)
♥ Ann

Message from the Angels
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My dear friends, we love you so very much,

Play a little game with us. Pretend for a moment that you are the queen or king of a kingdom. Pretend that you have all the wealth you could possibly need. Pretend you have access to every resource you could imagine. Pretend you have the ability to answer any question you can ask. You can take trips anytime you wish. You can have delicious meals prepared for you. You can hire the best help in all the land. You have the best healthcare, the best home, and the best spiritual support. You want for nothing in the material sense.

Now ask yourself, "What would I want next?"

The answer is almost certainly simple and human: peace, freedom, love, connection...

There is a set of qualities that each of you, beneath all other desires, wishes to experience while on this earth. You want to feel the power of your spirit. You want to experience being the creator of your own destiny. You want to express yourself and be acknowledged. You want to feel good about who you are. You want to feel free, peaceful, and connected to the love from which you were made.

You experience these things in many ways. For some of you, money buys freedom. For others, connection comes more from communing with nature or animals. For many, peace will come when your problems are solved—until they are and you become restless about what to do next. 

As you can see, having material resources can help you achieve these feelings, but it doesn't guarantee them. Many wealthy people live in anxiety, while countless souls with very little live in gratitude. Many who create apps to foster connection end up feeling more disconnected than before. Many who fight for peace discover that in their battles, they never achieve it.

So, by all means, enjoy every material resource you create, and create at will! We have no judgments about how much or how little you desire. However, don't outsource your spiritual qualities to the material world. Beware of worshiping false idols.

Instead, dear ones, acknowledge your basic human desires and work with your own spirit to weave them into your daily lives.

Do you feel alone and disconnected? Perhaps you can do a simple waking meditation: put your bare feet in the grass, close your eyes, and let the sunset warm your face as the breeze gently caresses you. Feel your connection with creation.

Do you feel a sense of bondage to your work or life? Ponder the fact that while you might be obligated to certain circumstances that you find distasteful, you are free to choose your attitude and the beliefs you bring to the situation. You can show up differently and, in return, receive different results. You might feel limited in your external freedom, but as you find your internal freedom, your outer life begins to shift.

Perhaps you don't feel a sense of self-worth or self-love. Try taking a moment each day to acknowledge one kind or loving thing you thought, did, or said. Catch yourself when you start comparing yourself to others and remind yourself, "I am perfect as is, even as I grow into more." The mantra of "not good enough" is one you learned and practiced, but you can learn and practice a new one.

Maybe you don't feel that you love anyone or anything else. You can, however, choose to flow love by loving and accepting yourself. You can be kind to yourself, nurture yourself, and say positive things to yourself.  As you continue to love yourself, the desire to love more of the world will grow. You may suddenly want to tidy up a room, thus sharing love with your home. Or you'll suddenly want to toss some crumbs for the birds, for the sheer pleasure of watching their joy. As you love yourself, your desire to love life around you will naturally arise.

Many of you don't feel completely self-expressed or acknowledged for your expressions of love. You can remind yourself that self-expression is not about convincing anyone about anything. It is about being comfortable in your own skin, living life as you choose, and communicating in ways that feel authentic to you.  The way you prepare your coffee is a form of self-expression.  The way you comb your hair is as well. The music you listen to in private is self-expression. Anything and everything you do authentically is a form of self-expression, and you do not need the acknowledgment or approval of anyone else to be you. An interesting thing happens, however: the more comfortable you are being yourself, and the less you need agreement from others, the more you'll start to magnetize others who love you as you are.

If you find it difficult to see the positive in life, celebrate that you want to change! If you really enjoyed being negative, you'd feel positive about being grumpy!  But in admitting that you don't like this way of being, you are reaching for something better. You are saying, "My old habits don't work. I want to create new ones."  As you know, changing a habit can take time and effort, but your world is filled with beautiful books and videos on how to do it. Pick any one of them, commit to the process, and you will change even your most ingrained habits.

Many of you long for a deeper spiritual connection. Even this is within reach. Try this simple exercise: tell yourself, "I will pick one thing today and see it with love and appreciation." In doing so, you begin to connect with the love that lives in all things and all beings.

Dear ones, we want you to have all that you desire. You can create many of your material dreams through work and perseverance, but no matter how much or how little you create, the things you want most live within you. These basic human qualities are within your grasp, right here and right now. The sense of connection, the feeling of freedom, the understanding of self-worth, the capacity for love, the desire to self-express, and the very innate drive to find spiritual connection are wired within each and every one of you, and no material thing, person, or situation can give them to you. 

Yes, your material world can make it easier or more difficult for you to discover these things from within. Some of you set yourself up with easy lessons, and some of you created "classrooms" here on earth where you'd have to dive deep to find these qualities. Nonetheless, they live within you. The are facets of the Creator's love for you. They are part of your essence.

So by all means, manifest or work for whatever you wish to have or experience in this world. We support your every loving desire. But first and foremost, we guide you to the qualities you wish to experience so that you can have happiness now, and the rest can flow into your lives more easily.

For example, if you tell us you cannot rest until you have more money, we entice you to sit and watch a movie you enjoy, as an acknowledgment of your own worthiness. If you say, "no one understands me," and crave people of like mind, we first guide you to thoughts of knowing how special and precious you are, so you can open to the relationships you desire. We don't want you to deprive yoruselves of the material things you want. We want to help you find the qualities you wish to experience now, so you become vibrationally resonant with what you want.

You are kings and queens of your personal realms. While you might not have wealth or subjects who cater to your every need, if you cultivate the feelings you desire, the means will come. Surrender to that love within you, and you will feel the truth of your own magnificent spirit. You are emanations of Divine love, learning who and what you truly are—a being of incredible worth and value, a lover of creation, and a creator who once eagerly embraced this adventure of life.

It is our wish for you that you have all that you desire and then some, starting from the inside out, and knowing that no matter how much or little you have, the true wealth, connection, peace, freedom, love, and expression reside within.

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

Message from Ann...

Hi Everyone,

I hiked five miles this weekend and a total of 2000 feet up.  It was strenuous and not altogether easy. It has been over 18 months since I walked up a mountain. I had to go a little slower on the last leg of the journey to honor my own legs!  But the thrill of being in the forest and climbing above the tree line while morning mists gathered below and autumn trees dotted the landscape like tiny jewels made the climb worthwhile.  Breathtaking.  And fun!  I met three lovely women on the hike up and a beautifully enlightened couple on the way down.  We talked about the beauty of nature, crystals, manifesting, and good food.  And strangely, even after pushing my body harder than it has been in ages, I wasn't too sore the next day.

The downtime without hiking this past year presented me with a challenge. I have always run to nature to fill my well, and to bring me a sense of deep peace, unbounded freedom, and connection to the universe. It has nurtured and sustained me while I've helped thousands of people deal with their toughest life challenges and transitions. So, when I couldn't hike, I had to dive inward to find these qualities in new ways. I found freedom by focusing on what I could do and by embracing my creativity. I found a connection while gardening and quieting my mind on the patio. I went inward to choose peace time and again, even when friends and family were going through serious medical conditions. It was all doable. It just took more work.

There are so many things in life that are easier when the outer world cooperates, when people are kind, and the bank account is full. No one in heaven or on earth would argue with that.  But just because life or the people around us aren't making things easy does not mean we have to go without the feelings we want to experience.

I have a family member who humbles me. Up in years and faced with loads of challenges, she always focuses on what she can do.  I have known clients who have been through unthinkable trauma and hardship, and yet their faith and kindness carry them through until life reflects it back.  It is harder to believe in a loving universe and your own worth when things around you aren't easy, but it is possible, and it is the ticket to better times. Sometimes you just have to believe in yourself and the power that lies within.

I had a client I love dearly who, in less than two years, lost her daughter, mother, and husband. She was so kind to everyone that love came back to her in great measure. She dated a few very sweet people until she was ready and found the love of her life.  After so much loss, she resurrected everything from the inside out.

I've known people who have lost a lot of money but have come through it with their love of what they're doing until the money came back in great measure.

It would be nice if our bodies coopearted all the time, the people in our lives were constantly kind, the bank account was full, and the world behaved!  I hold that vision strongly all the time, and while I don't get my way with the external world all the time, my inner world adjusts to reflect all I wish to feel. 

So, as the angels say, the qualities we want are an inside job, assisted by the outer world, but not dependant on it (thank goodness!). Years ago, trying to feel abundant while making little income as a new "psychic in the window" wasn't easy, but with a few adjustments between the ears, I learned to count my blessings. Eventually, the outer world reflected many blessings back to me. It will for you too.

Here are a few ways to practice finding those inner qualities, even before life cooperates externally:

1.  Share as much authentic love as you can.

Thank your bed for being comfy, your coffee maker for doing its job, and bask in appreciation for the rising sun. Thank the store clerk for their smile. Smile at strangers. Let someone in a rush go ahead in traffic. Bless the artist who sings your favorite song. Pray for someone who needs love.

Lip service doesn't work. Only do these things if you're genuinely able to feel love. Faking vibration isn't possible. Love all you can and if all else fails, be genuinely kind to yourself.

The more we let love flow through us, the more we feel it, and, as a result, the more the universe reflects it back.

2. Celebrate when you feel the feelings.

The first sign of a good manifestation is that you feel better.

You feel good imagining the relationship you want and happy about the relationship you have with yourself (vs feeling bad by reminding yourself it hasn't come yet!).

You feel excited about the abundance coming and can authentically feel appreciation for your blessings now. (vs. worring about what happens if it doesn't, or how you'll get by now). 

You feel joy thinking about the future and happy about what you can do now (vs. putting off happiness till later or feeling resigned to feel bad).

Celebrate every time you feel good! It's the first sign that you're attuned to higher vibrations and that your manifestation is on the way.

3. Soothe yourself when you can't get there.

Sometimes we just can't find the good feelings. That's OK. It's not fun, but no one is judging us. Those are the times when being kind to yourself is the most important thing you can do.  Do the simple things that offer comfort. Take a nap, eat something nourishing, or enjoy a simple pleasure.

Every small act of self-kindness opens you to bigger and better things to come.

We'd all love it if life and other people made it easy to feel good all the time. I would! But even when they don't, we're not doomed to feel bad. We can still find joy when the world is stirred up, freedom when life feels limiting, and inner peace even in chaos.

It takes intention, focus, and sometimes a willingness to give up our little tantrums (as the angels once playfully teased me!). It takes a willingness to look at what we can enjoy. It is more work between the ears. But in my opinion, it's worth it.  Not only do we feel better now, but we also attract better circumstances, kinder people, and a life that helps us feel better later.

Have a blessed week,
Love,
Ann

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