I’ve been busier than ever this year gone, and not just with my work with the spirit world. My dad used to always remind me that “self praise is no recommendation”. I used to joke that it was better than no praise though!
I think that when it comes to our achievements, particularly with our personal unfoldment, it’s a healthy exercise to spend time reviewing ourselves every so often. Most humans are goal driven by nature, which can appear contrary to learning to live in the moment as we are often instructed to. If we consider this path as a journey, an overused cliché, we do need to know where it is we want to go, and what it is we want to achieve.
In recent previous years, I’ve struggled to focus on where I wanted to be. I’ve been easily distracted by things that weren’t really important. I suppose a part of me wanted my online work to reach larger audiences and perhaps secure some kind of income to live off. Fact is, that didn’t happen. Instead it was quite the opposite, resulting in me having to cover most of the costs of my work.
I had become nowty, to use a northern phrase, often bad tempered and angry from the lack of recognition for my online work. The devil inside me often wanted to quit and withdraw to my proverbial man-cave of obscurity. Things were all going wrong, I thought.
But then something happened, at the beginning of 2023. It was like I received a kick from the spirit team. During one of the WFSIW (Words From Spirit-Inspired Writing) sessions, the speaker in the spirit world told me my focus was wrong, misaligned and needing adjustment.
The speaker suggested that my visions of having hundreds of people reading my words was wrong. They used an analogy, knowing of course that I love using those myself. It was suggested that I should recall when I ran my mediumship circle before the covid outbreak. Every week, a handful of students attended circle held in my sanctuary. It was always fun and we all loved the weekly gathering.
The speaker in spirit suggested that I should imagine I was still doing that. Instead of the students coming to my home, they were with me in the online virtual environment. Focus on that group, was the message. That message changed how I continued with my work. Instead of worrying about a viral event happening to my work, focus only on those that are interested enough to follow it.
What a transformational moment that was for me. I changed my focus and realised that this was the best redirection I could have been told. I stopped worrying about the other trivial things and focused only on my own growth and that of the wonderful handful of people keen to follow it.
Throughout 2023 I made extra effort to keep my publishing schedules on time every week. I cared less about those that unsubscribed and more about those that were in the virtual classroom learning with me, from those wonderful people uniting with me from the other side.
This year, my trust in the spirit connection has gelled and more importantly my trust in my own abilities have developed. My attitude had well and truly changed. No longer was I going to be subservient to others, always thinking they were better than me. Instead, like a bud opening into a flower, I came out of my shell and started to respect myself more.
I used to worry that other mediums would believe my WFSIW work was just me making it all up from my mind. I often felt I had to justify what I was doing to people that didn’t actually care, truth be known. Finally I could see the value in what I was doing. It was mediumship, just using the pen instead. I also realised that to write the word of spirit was far more accurate a process than speaking it. After all, I could not change the words, once they were committed to the paper.
So, several of my mental obstacles were overcome. I had grown, developed and unfolded just a little more, thanks to the advice I received from the spirit source. Often as mediums, we can pinpoint marker posts in our unfoldment. Specific events, occurrences happen that modify our personal journey. In January and February, that is what happened to me. I was refocused, reset and refreshed to continue doing what I truly love with renewed enthusiasm.
When I share these words with you, I don’t do it as an ego thing. I do it in the hope that in showing you my true Self, you too can open up and be honest about your Self, the higher spirit within you.
I have learnt, more importantly than any other of life’s lessons, that carrying the baggage of the past is energy draining and serves no worthwhile purpose. What happened is behind you, in the past, and is now part of the fabric of you. Learn from it and move on.
But what of the future? Ah, well that is easy. Earlier I made the analogy of this chosen spirit awareness path being a journey, and therefore directions are needed for moving forward in the right direction. So if you know where you are going and what it is you hope to achieve, follow the directions until told differently!
The new year, 2024 will be a great year for all of us, me and you, you mark my words, as my dad also used to tell me! Yes he had a lot of phrases he used, half of which I never understood!
Put your details on paper. Commit yourself with the pen and carry it with you like the roadmap for directions to occasionally inspire yourself. Do this exercise and you’ve set the only new year resolution that matters.
The frustrating truth is that few people that have read this article to this point will not bother doing that. They will believe that they know the way forward and don’t need to analyse it with written instructions. I can’t do anything about that. All I can say is ‘good luck doing your way’.
I’ll finish this session with one of my all-time favourite sayings, slightly modified to fit this theme.
I have good news and bad news for you.
The good news is that your future unfoldment is in your hands.
The bad news . . . Your future unfoldment is in your hands.
Your call.
FINAL FUNDING APPEAL
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This is the last time I will mention it for a while. Some of you will be glad of that too. An exchange of services for work well done is the way of the world. If you’re given something that you value, then put a value on it. If my work has helped you, and continues to, perhaps pay something for it. Free things don’t retain much value, unless you’ve committed something to it. Free advice often has no value.
If you can afford just a small donation, that is good. If you can’t, that is fine too. I’ll continue to offer my work free to the majority, in the hope that the minority will help support it.
Over 75% of my work is funded from my own pocket. I could stop of course, but I would rather not! So long as people like you continue to show their appreciation and feel they benefit from my words, I will carry on for as long as I can afford to.
If you would like to join the select few people that support me, consider subscribing now. For just £3.50 per month, you’ll gain access to the WFSIW publication, as well as knowing your fee will help support my work.
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Your comments and feedback are always good to read. I look forward to hearing from you.
Put simply "Thank you Trevor and your Spirit Team, truly inspiring work being done" Merry Christmas and All The Very Best For 2024! 👏🏼👏🏼🌈✨️🌈 🎊🎊🎊
Hi Trevor, As they always say, it's the quality that counts not the quantity. The quality of your work is first class. Don't ever doubt that. The help you have given me recently is proof and justification for your work in its self. Your help and the advice and wisdom contained in your writing has turn my life around after all the sadness I have been through. This week everyone I have spoken to has said that I am back to my old self again and sound stronger. I had totally given up on that ever happening . That is thanks to you. I know that I still have a long way to go but I am now hopefully heading in the right direction with your continued help. For the first time in many years I actually feel positive about the future and all the negativity that was enveloping me is beginning to clear. You have been given a very rare gift and you are using it for good and the benefit of others.
I have learnt so much from you in a very short time and now want to know so much more.
Please know that your work is appreciated and much needed by some. To quote that movie saying, Build it and the will come. You have built it and when people know about it they will come.
I know that Spirit has great plans ahead for you and your work. You have completed your apprenticeship with flying colours.
Looking forward to all your future work. With greatfull thanks. Jon