Quotes from Sonia Choquette

My teacher Charlie Goodman once explained that sleep allows the emotions to rest and the spirit to get through.

was physically and emotionally painful and exhausting, but I was grateful for the chance to so thoroughly learn to let go of my earthly attachments and trust all would be well.

was now being asked by my soul to become fully and uncompromisingly self-loving for the first time in my life. It had long been my prayer. Divorce was

I was amazed at just how powerful it is to have something totally new, uncharted, and exciting to look forward to when your life falls apart.

Shifting your energy from an overactive mental activity to a grounding physical activity often jump-starts your creativity as well.

following your spirit is not about staying in control and avoiding pain in life. It's about surrendering control and meeting life head-on.

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In working with people one-on-one daily for nearly 35 years, I can unequivocally state that unless you remove all kinds of psychic debris, your journey will most likely stop right here. In other words, you can't move one inch closer to trusting your vibes if you let your ego tenaciously cling to your hurt feelings, resentments, and projections.

Don't be afraid of other people's negative energy. It may be unpleasant, even nasty, but if you refuse to fear it, you take its power away. Just as you would from a barking dog, walk away slowly, look the negativity on the eye, and project that you are in charge, connected to your spirit, and unafraid. Your spirit is more powerful than any ego.

Negativity is often born out of misunderstandings that can be turned around easily if you approach someone with a loving and open heart.

The best protection against negative energy is to surround yourself and others with unconditional love and acceptance. More often than not, underneath a person's negative vibes is an unconscious need for love and reassurance. The negativity they put out is just a very poor way to ask for it. Knowing this, you can be proactive and send people good vibes and lots of love in advance. Doing this changes the vibe before you run into negativity.

Begin to methodically clear out everything and everyone in your life that no longer uplifts your spirit.

Keep nothing that doesn't leave you with a feeling of light, positive energy. Be ruthless in your assessment of whether you should keep something—and when you do eliminate it, be quick about it. Don't second-guess yourself.

Now, as I slowed down and Sabrina stepped away, I was faced with what I had been secretly running from: the death of my old life, as well as the fear of being all alone in this new one.

Bad vibes are just missed opportunities to love, understand, and communicate effectively. So pray for healing—then promptly leave. As you do so, surround yourself with the most loving and kind thoughts possible. Send caring thoughts to all approaching hostile forces—because they need it.

As soon as your physical space is clear, you'll have to address the energy suckers. Take an inventory of where you're stuck, and don't get discouraged. Notice all the negative attitudes, resentments, dramas, and old vendettas you carry and write them down.

Once you start paying attention to your body's vibes, you'll appreciate how faithfully they keep you informed, not only about what's really going on around you, but what's going on with your body itself.

The simple act of distancing yourself from negativity breaks the connection, clears the air, gets you grounded, and helps you drop your defenses. It opens your heart and leads you to a higher perspective. This is especially true when you find yourself in a heated argument. Leaving is best done with grace, sensitivity, and discretion. If you can quietly leave a toxic situation, get out as fast as you can.

No matter how confusing your body's signals may appear, they always make sense if you just listen and learn the language. Listening to your body's vibes for guidance and feedback may seem odd at first, but keep in mind that your body is a direct conduit to your Higher Self, and it won't mislead you. Every signal it sends has direct meaning and essential information for your physical well-being, spiritual balance, and safety.

Divine Spirit within me, move me in the direction of my highest good this day. Move my mind, move my words, move my body, move my emotions, so that I am able to be my best, do my best, serve my best and experience the best.

The more you acknowledge your body's signals out loud, the clearer and more precise your body's messages will be.

Once you start to trust your vibes, you begin to realize that we are more than physical beings who are separate from one another and limited to physical space and time. Instead, you begin to understand that we are spiritual beings, and whether our ego knows it or not, we are psychically connected and communicate with one another on different energetic levels—sharing thoughts, feelings, ideas, beliefs, and information all the time. This is known as telepathy.

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The best way to avoid low-level telepathy is to turn off that channel by focusing on what and who you love. Doing this shifts your focus to your spirit and automatically tunes you in to your higher telepathic channel, the heart. The telepathy of the heart does not broadcast spirit-to-spirit. It is a much higher frequency, one where we connect with one another from our highest, most authentic, Divine selves.