Ask Higg(in)s

Question: Driving down the street today I noticed that shabby dress seems to be the norm, at least in that part of town on that street. Why do so many people seem to not care about their appearance?

Higgins: Friend, we submit to you that it is not about not caring but rather about not having a grander vision.

One must first develop an inner desire to improve their appearance. The appearance then changes, usually over time as the new style emerges.

A secondary factor lies within the human collective. One who appears different often will not be included within the group so making change may be difficult since when one’s appearance changes then one’s surroundings must change also. The ripple effect of changing one’s appearance may alter family dynamics or the dynamics of friendships and that is often lonely for the one making change.

Received January 25, 2012 at Everett, Washington

Offering from Higgins:

Each of you has a special gift to share with the world. We often describe this as a spiritual gift. Each of you also has some kind of talent through which to share your gift.

For example, let’s say your special gift is strength and flexibility of the physical body. A person with this gift may be drawn towards ballet, gymnastics or yoga. Ballet, gymnastics and yoga are avenues through which to share this special gift.

For others, the gift you came to share is less obvious. We heard one of you say once, “All I know how to do is love well.” This person’s special gift is her ability to love. Loving persons have many, many avenues to share the love they are yet loving often goes unnoticed as a spiritual gift. Following one’s interests will lead the person who’s gifts are more esoteric towards avenues of expression of their gift.

Expressing your special gift via your special interests will bring happiness, well-being, fulfillment and prosperity. It is well worth the effort to suss out your special gift for it is the Truth of Who You Are and in the expression of it you shall surely flourish.

Received January 24, 2012 at Everett, Washington

Question: Regarding your response to the question on playing the game of life, what does it mean to ‘mentally lean’ towards something and how does one do it?

Higgins: Another way to describe the game of life is to say, “You get what you think about.” One mentally leans by thinking about a thing. The greater the emotion that is carried with the thought the faster the arrival of the thing. Remember that often metaphorical versions of your desires show up before the literal desire so be watching for those metaphors. They are signals indicating whether you are leaning in the right direction.

Received January 21, 2012 at Lake Goodwin, Washington

Question: Who and what are we and how do we play the game of life?

Higgins: Humans are eternal beings of light. You are, as all things are, offspring of that which you call God, the same being we describe as The Source of All That Is. You are pure energy. What you are not is your body. Your body is a work of art created especially to house the essence of your being while in physical format. God assisted in creating the human body however artisans actually created the body and God gave it the finishing touches.

Who you are differs from one to the next. Each is a unique individual yet not separate from The Source of All Things, from one another, from the Earth you walk upon or even from the plants and animals that share your planet.

Mankind is designed, as all things are, in the manner of God/Source. That means that you are creators and that you create life experience by exhibiting preference. The game is played by mentally leaning toward the things you prefer. The Universe (God or Source) will then offer you those things abundantly and in myriad forms.

Each of you has complete freedom to create their own life experience so if you choose to lean (mentally) away from those things you prefer then of course, the Universe (God or Source or Allah or Creator/Spirit) will provide whatever it is that you lean toward whether they are things you actually want or not.

The Earth is designed as a place for mankind to flourish. Health and well-being are your birthright. Therefore, if any of you does other than thrive that in itself is a marker that you’ve been mentally leaning away from the things you prefer. At any point in the game you may shift your attention towards that which is desired and it shall surely follow.

One thing to note: the Earth realm is a time/space scenario. Time and space may not be separated one from the other. Some of your creating will come very quickly but much of it flows towards you through quite a bit of time and space.

Received January 20, 2012 at Lake Goodwin, Washington

Question: If it is true that we create our own experience then why isn’t it obvious and why doesn’t everyone know how to do it?

Higgins: Friend, you do create your physical life and all the experiences contained within. You ask why it isn’t obvious that you do so and we reply, “It is obvious but most of you ignore the signage.”

When navigating a motor vehicle along a road there are street signs, posted speed limits, stop signs, signs saying wrong-way or one-way. Signs indicate yield, merge and lane-ends. The same signs exist for navigating life experience but you ignore them and then wonder why life is so bumpy. Life is bumpy because you’ve driven right off the smoothly paved road surface and are driving cross-country in the dark.

There was a time when everyone understood the rules of the game. Everyone understood the value of emotion and impulse and used them as guides or maps while exploring this physical environment. In that time mankind communicated with the Earth and with plants and animals, indeed all the inhabitants of the Earth realm. There was understanding without verbal communication.

The communication continues to be offered but you physicals, the majority of you, refuse to acknowledge the messages. And then you say, “Why did this awful thing happen to me?” or, “I didn’t know.” Well, the awful thing happened because the many, many signs you passed indicating you were heading in the wrong direction were ignored. And frankly, you did know. You just would rather not know that you know. You’d rather play the victim role than be accountable for your actions.

This is important, Friends. Freedom is in the very foundation of this physical realm. This includes freedom from physical pain and poor health, freedom from financial worries, freedom to prosper and flourish and laugh. Freedom is available to anyone who chooses to start following the signs for none other creates in your life experience.

Mankind is ever evolving, ever spiritually expanding, ever-growing. You seek growth. The Earth also is ever seeking its own spiritual growth and its path and yours are irrevocably intertwined. The Earth in its orbit within its own planetary system is as far from the nucleus of The Source of All That Is as it can get and therefore you are as far from your creative source as you can get. The distance, the separation you feel as physical beings stems from this. The distance is what has caused mankind to lose track of who and what you are and that is why you no longer know how to play the game.

Received January 17, 2012 at Lake Goodwin, Washington

Question: Why do bad things happen?

Higgins: Bad things don’t happen. It is only your perception of a thing that makes it good or bad. In truth, all things conspire towards your greatest good. All things are directional signs pointing the way to your happiness.

You physicals like to claim innocent. You prefer to believe that bad things happen to everyone in some sort of random lottery. Untrue. Bad things happen because at some point an alarm went off in your head or your heart or your stomach and you ignored it.

Begin listening when your ‘gut’ tells you something is amiss. Follow instinct and impulse for instinct and impulse will guide you away from what you do not want and towards a life full of positive experiences. And should a negative experience slip into your life greet it gratefully for it is a friend pointing a directional arrow to assist you in getting back on track.

Received January 16, 2012 at Lake Goodwin, Washington