Last week, I told you about how, over a couple of mornings in late September 2017, I spoke with Archangel Gabriel about his role as Divine messenger. It was largely a simple back-and-forth, without as much nuance of feeling and other energy as many of my encounters. It seemed clear to me that Gabriel was used to communicating concisely with humans.

We had an emotional first conversation, then, a few days later, I requested Archangel Gabriel’s presence yet again. When he complied, I renewed our conversation.

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SRSS: Thank you, dear Gabriel, for speaking with me a few days ago and for all you do for us here on Earth. I … I was overwhelmed … that day by the emotions [caused in me at realizing the] “domino effect” of our [human] emotions and behaviors on the rest of humanity. It really is so difficult for us to understand, based on the way we have been conditioned, that our actions can affect all of humanity—and even all of creation. Even I still struggle with this concept, and I have been aware of it and have experienced it and [been able to] somewhat … see the truth of it. Do you have anything to offer, suggestions or words of comfort, or encouragement, to those who think they don’t possibly have any effect—any positive effect—on the world?

AA G: Consider what happens when someone smiles at you. When you are having only a so-so day but are receptive to it, that smile can turn your so-so day to a positive, even exceptional, day. You can do this same thing. Say on that same day, you then encounter someone who is also having only a so-so day, and now, because you are feeling much more cheerful, positive, you offer a smile, maybe even a joke, to that person who is also having a so-so day, and then that person has a better day, and so on. This effect can grow exponentially, all because one person smiled at one person.

The same thing happens with negative affect. Consider yourself on the same day, having a so-so time, and then along comes a coworker in a foul mood, bad-mouthing the weather, your boss, the general state of affairs of the world. Now your so-so day takes on a decidedly grayer cast. You become less communicative, keep your eyes downcast, try not to interact with other people. Or, worse still, you give in to the human tendency to want to share your misery, so you complain about any little thing that seems to go wrong—little irritations that you wouldn’t even notice if you were in a good mood. You are given the wrong change in the lunch line, and you grumble about it to the cashier even as the cashier apologizes, whereas if you had been in a good mood, you would have smiled at the cashier and said that it was no problem, mistakes happen, and they’re corrected quickly.

Every single interaction affects the rest of the world. You are fond of the idea of the stone being tossed into a pond and [casting] ripples … outward. The mood you pass on does not dissipate like those ripples the farther out it goes, however. Quite often, it is magnified rather than weakened.

 

I saw, Stephanie, that you had a question about how you are [now] influencing [and once influenced] the world when, after your IIH diagnosis, you were homebound and considered yourself something like a shut-in. Of course, remember that in this day and age, there is hardly even a real feeling of separation from the rest of the world. Humanity, you think you are all separate, leading individual lives with no influence on each other, so you think that what you do when you are alone does not affect others. But consider your days [a few months after your diagnosis]. You would listen to music. Sometimes it made you sad, other times happy. That music was created by other people; they influenced you. Perhaps they created that [music] on a day of solitude themselves. Yet that day affected you. You reached out for support even while you were at home, in your “hermit” phase, as you considered it—you read support-group forums. They helped at first, but you stopped reading them because they could bring down your mood when you were having a more neutral or even positive day. Yes, these are ways that others influenced you, so you wonder, then, how you influenced others even while being a shut-in.

[He actually laughed a little while saying this because he recognized that I wasn’t really a shut-in. Both of us knew that I was never a shut-in but simply felt like it because I had come from the very typical American rushing lifestyle in which I got up early every morning, drove to work, interacted with people all day long, drove home, watched TV, interacted with my husband, ran errands, used the internet—always connected, always going, never stopping to simply BE.] 

AA G: You now know, Stephanie, that this was not a time of solitude but a time of contemplation and consideration. You began to more carefully consider whom you would allow to affect your life. By its very nature, that affects the world. If someone came to your door, you could choose whether to answer it or not. You used spells and energy to keep away those who were not there with your highest good in mind. You created a very clear intention for your home: that only positive, healing people would be allowed. You created a clear barrier across which certain intentions could never cross. Doesn’t that affect the world? You chose not to engage in forums on days when others’ moods brought you down. On days when you felt good and hopeful and felt deeply the love of God, you shared that on social media. You texted people. You called people simply to say you loved them. You may have been physically restricted to your home and grounds, but you certainly were not limited to the number of lives you touched.

SRSS: Yes, Gabriel, thank you for that explanation. Things are actually even clearer for me now than they were before, even though I had already come to many of those realizations before today. I realized that I had never really expressed that to others, though, so I truly thank you for doing so.

So, I would like to go back to my question today [from] a slightly different angle. For those who stillbelieve they have no positive effect—I’m thinking of a certain person I know who often posts “down” messages on social media that they have no or few friends, or that they “never do anything.” For such people, do you have anything particular to offer?

AA G: Ah, yes, those who insist that they are alone—until they have a good day.

[He laughed lightly, slightly amused.] 

AA G: I urge these people to consider EVERY day of their experience, not just the day they are having currently. Quite often, they are having a bad day and want support, to know that they are not alone, but they have learned—quite erroneously—that it is wrong to ask directly for support, or [they think] that they are incapable of cheering themselves up. They have been taught that their locus of control is outside of themselves, that they are acted upon in life but can do nothing to influence themselves.

[He sent out a wave of compassion, love, and acceptance.] 

AA G: For such people, I offer reassurance: You have all the power you will ever need. You have the power of prayer, and you always have God with you. You always have God, and God’s emissaries, with you. You may not want to ask for support from other humans, so don’t. Ask the earth. Ask a pet. Ask a tree. Ask God. All of these are manifestations of God, as we all are. If you believe you cannot find it in yourself to be in control of your life, if you think that all things affect you and influence you but that you do not influence others, ask God to influence your life in the way you want. And ask yourself why you were taught that you are powerless. Truly ask yourself why you were taught such a thing, and don’t shy away from the answer.

 

SRSS: I feel, Gabriel, like you are trying to say multiple things here, with the way you are stressing that final sentence. I think of how some people feel powerless, so they end up giving other people the same notion, simply by constant repetition and exposure to that concept.

AA G: Yes.

SRSS: And I also get the impression that you are speaking of people who benefit themselves by causing others to believe that [those others] are powerless—a “leader,” for example, who teaches others that they are powerless, because then the leader can more easily manipulate the follower, the child, what have you.

AA G: Yes. In your first suggestion, Stephanie, consider your wording—those people who feel powerless give others the same notion. In this way, they have proven that they are, indeed, NOT powerless, because they have influenced others to their same belief system.

SRSS: Yes. Ah, I see what you mean. It’s rather like the long game, the long con, isn’t it? You have no idea the effect you’re having, so you think you’re not affecting the world, not influencing anyone, yet the slow, subtle seeping in of the message takes its toll. You were conditioned to believe in your powerlessness, and you eventually [condition others to believe that they are powerless], even though you have no idea you’re doing it.

AA G: Precisely.

SRSS: Wow. I think my mind was just blown. Ha!

Thank you, Gabriel, for this insight.

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Then the archangel made it clear that he had no other message to convey, but he offered a reminder for me—one that he also wished me to convey to others:

Remember when you are in need of assistance in communicating to [or with] others, you can call on me by name, as you do on [Archangel] Raphael for healing, and I can assist you [to communicate] even more [powerfully].

Indeed, any of us can call upon Archangel Gabriel if we need to convey a very important message—especially one that we mean in love—but are unsure how to do so.

Archangel Gabriel’s message is always love.

 

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