YOU ARE THE MASTERPIECE

“You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot ― it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.” ― Maya Angelou

Driving through the Appalachian Mountains today was a spectacular adventure. The rolling mist clung lovingly to the hills, and the trees were just beginning to dress themselves in autumn’s radiant colors. It’s always been difficult for me to comprehend that I actually grew up in this magnificence. Somehow, the beauty feels even more sacred now — perhaps because I can see it with wiser eyes. About twenty minutes into my drive, the first bursts of crimson and gold appeared, and it felt like the mountain itself was breathing light into my weary spirit. I had just left my dear sister and brother. My sister is walking through a journey that feels endless at times, one of those chapters that tests the strength of the soul. As I hugged her goodbye, I could feel the weight she carries — and my own tears flowed freely as I drove away. The ache of love and helplessness is one that so many of us know too well. As the miles stretched before me, I whispered a prayer for her healing and for peace to settle around her heart. The angels reminded me gently that every experience we have — even the painful ones — is woven into the fabric of who we are. It all becomes part of our soul’s tapestry, threads of color and shadow that together create something breathtakingly whole.

Dear Angels, why is it that our hearts can feel so heavy when we know that everything is unfolding in divine order?

Dear One, your tenderness is sacred. It is the open gate through which divine love flows into the world. Never mistake your sensitivity for weakness — it is your superpower, your soul’s way of staying attuned to the heartbeat of creation. Love does not separate itself from pain — it transforms it. Every ache of the heart is an invitation for grace to enter, a call to deepen your understanding of what it means to truly feel, to truly live. You are not meant to harden against sorrow but to soften through it, for in softening, you allow the alchemy of love to turn grief into wisdom and compassion into light. Each tear shed in compassion ripples into the heavens as a note of love, expanding the very light that holds both you and your loved ones in its gentle embrace. These tears are not signs of despair, but of divine remembrance — evidence that your heart is still connected to the great symphony of life. Remember, your soul remembers every sunrise, every hug, every kindness — and it also remembers every heartbreak that shaped your compassion. Each memory, each emotion, is stored not as a wound, but as a lesson, a vibrational imprint of growth and grace. All of it belongs. All of it is holy. You were never meant to be untouched by life, but to be transformed by it. So as you travel those winding mountain roads, let the colors remind you of the beauty in contrast — how the fiery reds need the grounding greens, how gold emerges only when the sun kisses the edge of the leaf. In the same way, your soul shines brightest when love and pain coexist in harmony. You have lived deeply, and that living has made you luminous. Each experience, whether joyful or sorrowful, is a brushstroke in the masterpiece that is you — a living canvas of courage, faith, and divine remembrance.

Angels Whisper: Beloved one, nothing is wasted. Every breath, every moment, every memory has molded your heart into a vessel of love. Let the light of your experiences shine through you — for you are the mountain, the rainbow, and the peace between each rise and fall.

Today, I promise to see the same beauty in pain as I see in joy as each one colors my world.

Teri Angel is a Happiness Coach, energy healer, best-selling author, spiritual teacher and mentor, and a motivational speaker. Teri is an International Peace Ambassador and the founder of a nonprofit organization, Angelspeakers Inc., which offers educational workshops and events centered around environmental awareness to include animals and nature, peace advocacy opportunities and ancient wisdom teachings. Teri’s movement “Peas For Peace” involves strengthening our awareness of the oneness of all, unifying mankind through compassion, peace, love and joy. She was named "She Who Blesses the Sacred Land" during the Peace On Earth Tour and embraces that title with loving grace.  www.angelspeakers.com

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