Yeah But…

Many of you still are offended that finding your mate, partner or soul love is not the extent of your existence. We will try to reframe our discussion so it makes more sense.

Think of your life in perspective. You were in spirit form and you identified specific experiences that you wanted to learn from. Love is a goal but it is not the be all end all. Love is included in your life chart but is not the culmination of it.

Remember the stages of development. You learn to trust or mistrust…

At some point you learn about love. Love of self. Love of family. Love of friends. You begin at your center and you learn to project this emotion outward. You either have reassurance and confirmation about love or you don’t. You may be safe to love family but have a hard time to find lovable friends. Or you may be able to project an unlimited amount of love outward without concern or repercussions.

These steps take time. depending upon the stability and support of your nuclear family, you are able to find more outlets for love. If you live in dysfunction or turmoil, less love is available to you and you mistrust the love that you have. Your actual life experience with love will vary from person to person.

Imagine being in a loving, emotionally stable home. You feel love and receive affirmations and support. In this instance, romantic love will come to you more easily. You don’t have the trust issues that many others your age have. Now imagine being in a family of turmoil. This makes even self-love difficult. It is less likely that you will find true love and be able to project it outward into the world to find romantic love and love of the world in general. Most of you fall in between these two extremes, which is normal.

By now you may have evaluated where you fall on this continuum. If you have trust issues, your goal of romantic love seems very important to you. It is something you have longed for. You may not realize all of the steps that were taken in your life for you to be uncertain of love, but you really want someone for your own. You also want someone who is “perfect” and “completes” you. At this point, this goal is not likely. You have many issues and concerns that have blocked your ability to form a healthy ability to love. Finding Mr./Ms. Perfect is very slim. You have more roads to travel than the person with the loving, stable base for their life.

To you this may seem unfair but, you wrote it. You have had many lifetimes of great love. You have had several children or none at all. You struggled with money or were financially independent. You suffered a severe illness or lived a long life and died of old age. All of this has been your reality. Putting your desire for romantic love must be placed in perspective. This life may not be about finding someone special. There may be a mountain of others things that you intended to do.

Even the emotionally stable person may find it difficult to find someone special. The search is difficult if you didn’t have a stable background in which to learn about love. If your goal is truly to find a healthy, stable love then you must do the work. Resolve your past issues and concerns. Release your need to hold grudges and be right all the time. Learn to value people because they are different and sometimes challenging. Open your mind and accept that your next love may be a work in progress just as you are. No one is perfect, including you.

Discover what expectations you have that are actually blocking your ability to find love. Take that list and do the work. There is no magical potion. Work through your own issues and then find someone you are able to function with on a healthy level. There are ups and downs. There are conflicts. There are always unmet expectations. Work with them. Make changes and compromise.

Respect begets respect. If you are abusing drugs, stealing, lying and trying to manipulate everyone…you will NOT find a healthy love. If you are angry and controlling, you will also not find a healthy love. If you are clingy and needy, guess what? You need to do the work. Make changes and find a higher level of functioning, then look for love.

You admire many people. You see that they are happy and deeply in love. You may envy them. The difference between you and them is what was written in your charts. They charted a loving, committed relationship and they followed their chart until they found it. You are midway. You have a longer walk and many issues to resolve before you find what they have.

Are there differences between their behavior and yours? Likely. They have learned to successfully manage a relationship. They have learned to budget, problem solve, parent, work, have leisure activities, good health… They have mutual respect and appreciation. That, or they are lying to everyone!

Resolve some past issues and concerns. Free up your potential to meet loving, friendly, emotionally stable people. Did you meet someone in a bar? Well then they act like they belong in a bar don’t they? Make love your goal, but make your intention to get healthy and find the love that you can stay healthy with.

Being able to follow your chart and complete the experiences that you have chosen is what this life is about. You may not have charted a romantic love this time around. What seems to be true is that you want to diminish or dismiss your actual life goals in order to find someone to be with, whether they are positive, emotionally healthy and well-intentioned people or not. This view is short sided at best. You may mature with age and find other goals regarding life and humanity or you may not and still only focus upon your love, wealth and status.

The disconnect happens when you feel that some mistake has been made. You certainly believe that your chart includes a passionate, lifelong love and not something about charity or world health. You could not have been so narrow-minded in spirit to NOT include that sizzling love affair. What you really want is to derail your chart, relentlessly pursue love and wonder why your life seems so empty. It feels empty because you are not on your path.

Love is not what you came here to focus on and some mistakes must have been made. “Who do I speak to so I can rewrite this?” No one. You may write your chart for your next incarnation after you have returned home. And, while in Divine spiritual form you will again realize that finding your “soul mate” is not what life is about. Good luck with that.

Change is Good

Many of you have found some much-needed peace. This is good. Rest, adequate sleep and good nutrition are also recommended. Being grounded is perhaps the single best action to take in order to be in contact with God and your ever-present guides. Your connection to God and Mother Earth will make the best attempt for you to receive guidance. Being in this connected state will all but ensure your closeness to your chart. You may still lack sufficient guidance but your chances of great intuition is higher.

Prayer will also help. Make sure your guides know that you wish to be grounded, cleansed, clear and open to God. They will assist you to maintain these states because that is exactly why they are there with you to begin with. Use them. Allow them to function on your behalf. Release your resistance.

Our next step to your enlightenment is for you to allow change. Ascension is only possible if you allow change. If you were capable of ascending to Heaven you would already right? So it makes sense that some changes are needed in order to become more enlightened.

Change causes some resistance. Humans fear the unknown so you may haphazardly cling to your norm because you’re not comfortable with what else may be out there. You are not happy, you feel unfulfilled and your dreams are not met. What you have failed to realize is that there is no “unknown.” Your life is charted. You have written every word and planned each lesson. Your guides approved your chart and sent it up the chain of approval until God has acknowledged your chart as manageable and thought out.

Your Heavenly Hosts guide you against making your chart too difficult. In spirit you may be an over achiever. You may have set some monumental tasks for you to complete and harsh experiences to endure. You would have been advised against this. We would rather you succeed in fulfilling your chart than fail at too many goals resulting in sorrow and disillusionment. Too much stress may cause mental illness, substance abuse or perhaps suicide. These states of being may be uncharted. You are basically setting yourself up for failure by writing a difficult chart.

What you don’t realize in spirit is that you don’t have the all-knowing, blessed sentient state that you have while residing in Heaven. You come to Earth and again experience the darkness and negativity of this physical plane. As a newborn much of what you knew in spirit is still available to you but you obviously cannot act upon it. As you age, you lose your inner knowing and live in your own unascended state. In order to comprehend your purposely difficult chart you may rely upon being updated by downloads, spirit and evolved thinking. All this as a child, teenager, young adult… You may now see why this essentially dooms you to failure. Not many tweens meditate, pray and open to spirit.

The truth behind your inability to attain and maintain your chart is your resistance to change. Spirit is eternally beside you. God is always available to you through prayer. Angels, Archangels, Saints, animal guides…are in close contact with you. If you have not received any beneficial spiritual information it is not the fault of your guides. You are unavailable.

We are not assigning blame. This is what happens with every human who reincarnates. You lose much of the knowledge and intuition that you have already learned in previous lives and through learning in spirit on the Other Side. Our focus is to reconnect you with that knowledge and cause you to surge forward and realign with your chart. Once in proper alignment, you will again learn, experience and grow emotionally in accordance with God.

Many of you do not realize that what you have set for goals in life is usually not your actual faith-based goals. Finding your “soul mate” is not the end all. Ok, find your soul mate then…volunteer, raise money for charity, become foster parents, bring other people to God… Having financial wealth is also not the end all. Make a fortune then… Raise a family then… What you have established as your perfect state of being is usually only part of the picture. Try to think in terms of what God would have your life purpose be. Humans may wander so far away from the Divine that they believe they have the freedom to choose whatever goals they wish.

What does your family need? What does your community need? What does your country need? We are definitely not discussing politics. We are trying to refocus you on humanitarian needs. Each life has a purpose for God. You have known many differing types of existence here on Earth. You may be wealthy, poor, unhealthy, disabled, talented… Each of these realities exist then what is your work for God? You are wealthy and you are responsible for “this” for God. You are a talented musician and your are expected to perform “this” for God. You are a Master Gardener and you are capable of doing “this” for God.

There is always more. You are never done working for God. This may surprise you. You may be at the end stage of cancer and you are still learning and teaching for God. You may be incoherent with Alzheimer’s Disease and you are still teaching for God. You may be retired and living comfortably near the sea shore but there is still more to do. It is not a burden, ever. Working for God is fulfilling. Alignment with your Creator is bliss. The act of following your path defines a perfect existence because you have met many of your charted life goals. It is not “work” when you feel near to God and your guides. It is life! Life the way YOU intended it to be.

Come back to center. Be grounded and cleansed. Meditate and pray. Release your need to define your own life and naturally realign with your life chart. This is the true blueprint. If you feel life is a series of happenstance, then you are far from your path. This is ok. We are here to help you to come back “home.” Life has a synchronicity. You feel charmed and at peace even though everything isn’t going so smoothly. Why? Because it was your intention to experience, learn and grow emotionally. That is the way you charted it.

Faith is what ties all of your expectations and charted lessons together. You KNOW you have a higher purpose. You KNOW that you have further to go. You KNOW there are many more lessons to learn. You have a part to play in the chart of others just as they have a part to play in yours. This is all for a greater purpose. Imagine returning to the Other Side and reviewing what you have learned in this life. Is it about money, physical beauty, selfishness, greed, winning…? No. It is about how much you have done for others along the way as you overcame your limitations and managed your own goals.

Your mind must be open in order to receive your Divine direction. Change is necessary or you will not complete your chart. Keeping everything the same will not accomplish more. You’ve done the same thing over and over. It hasn’t worked yet. You must open and allow God. There is no fear or frustration when becoming ONE with your Creator. It is bliss. The steps are clearly visible and your ascension makes each day well worth it.

Well…

It is going quite well for approximately two dozen of you. This is good to see. Your enthusiasm is feeding your motivation. This is also increasing the accuracy of input from God and the Divine. Being within the shower of Heaven’s Light is most inspiring. You are drinking it up and looking for more.

The next step is to, again, increase your vibration. You have found a good time of day to meditate and be open to God, spirit, angels and other beings of Light. You have also found the download process, though it seems upsetting because is it unfamiliar. Please keep up with everything that you are currently doing. Don’t be discouraged. Your uncomfortable responses will begin to feel more normal. The benefit will monumentally outweigh the downsides. Stay the course.

Now during your daily meditation We are asking you to ground yourself in fresh water. Envision yourself in a pond, pool, stream, river, lake or creek. Do not cover yourself completely with water, just sit in it. Make sure it is crystal clear and fresh. Stagnant water will NOT bring you the same results. Now, connect your tailbone to the ground beneath the water with roots that are tree-like. Close your eyes and find that quiet meditative state. FEEL the water flow around you. Allow your hands and arms to move fluidly along side of you. Imagine the smell of the fresh water and believe it to be cool and refreshing or warm and bath-like, whatever is attractive to you.

Your guides have approached you. They each invite you to join their prayer circle with you in the center. Keep calm. Do not lose your meditative state just because you sense others around you. Stay relaxed and breathe slow and deep. One of your guides stands up and flushes your entire being with pure, fresh and blessed water. You feel the water wash over you from your head down and rinse away in the form of water that you are sitting in. This continues until your being is completely clear and free of any shadows or darkness. Now this guide will pour water over you that is crystal clear and bright white. The vividness of this shower is unmistakable. ALLOW this water to fill your being. Make this state your new “normal” state of being.

At this point you are connected to God and Mother Earth. Your entire being is clean, clear and full of God’s Light. The water is positive and helps the flow of information to you from all of your Heavenly Hosts. Remain here until you feel refreshed and inspired. Slowly return from your meditative body of water and imagine yourself standing up and going about your day.

This water meditation is positive and promotes Divine communication. Being in the presence of your guides is naturally the next step on your path to enlightenment. Become accustomed to the sound and feel of them. Resist the urge to build any blocks or barriers between you and them. Allow yourself to commune with your guides without fear or hesitation. Absorb their guidance and love.

Our next step will be to accept their presence at all times during your day. Yes, this is exciting, yet some of you are feeling overwhelmed at the thought of this. We will give you some time before this next step so you may become accustomed to your new water meditation. Do not allow fear or emotional discomfort to stand in the way of your enlightenment. Relax and We will continue to gently guide you. We cherish you. There is no one more important to Us right now. We will honor your greatness and give you the time that you need. Trust in Us. We love you as We love Ourselves.

Welcome!

Many of you have made the effort to release some baggage and become more grounded. Welcome to your enhanced spiritually stable existence! It is good to see you here. You have learned to ask spirit for help in being closer to your actual life chart and this makes us warmhearted and proud. We have spent many hours with you to help get to this point and you have not disappointed. Congratulations.

Now that you are grounded to Mother Earth We may be able to share some much-needed information with you. We will now discuss what many advanced spiritual practitioners call “downloads.” We have a mountain of information to give to all humans who have begun their spiritual journey in earnest. You may always seek to make progress in life but some of you made that step now and We will not delay in utilizing your vivid connection.

Downloads are a rapid infusion of God-based material directly into your psyche. If you successfully meditate, these downloads may happen at that time. You may also be distracted by everyday tasks and a download may be occurring in the background of your consciousness. The most evident downloads happen when you are going about your day and spirit feels that a download is necessary in order for you to function at a spiritually optimal level sometime soon. These are the most awkward downloads.

This happens at any time during your day. You may be sipping coffee and your mind wanders away and you don’t hear the phone ringing, your spouse asking you about your day or you are not actually reading the paper that you appear to be reading. This is a rapid influx of “upgrades.” You receive the download and then your being will utilize the new information. You will begin to use this upgrade in your existence. Sometimes a download will happen as you sleep. This is good because you are not actually taken out of your normal functioning in order for the transmission to take place. Then your mind, body and soul will absorb the information and you will use it as you wake and start your day.

The awkward part is when you receive a download at the hair salon, grocery store, library or even the workplace. People will actually notice that you are “zoned out.” They may speak to you, try to get your attention or just stare. This download is not optimal because of the potential for unpleasant or distracted behavior on your part. You likely don’t want that type of negative attention.

The optimal way to avoid this awkward exchange is to meditate often or pray to God and your helpers for downloads to occur in your sleep. While your defense are down, as with sleep or meditation, God and spirit find you more open to communication. Much of your day you actually block your Heavenly Hosts from interacting with you. Many times you are afraid of input from guides or other unseen beings. In response, spirit may overtake you in the awkward download because it is necessary.

With all of the hard work that you have done recently, it is time for more information to be presented to you. We will ask that you meditate with intention. You must reach at least a moderate level of meditation so We may give you what you need to continue your ascension. If you feel “unfinished” the first time you try, set aside another time to meditate again. Ask your guides to facilitate your communication with the Divine and help to properly utilize your new information. Please remember to perform a protection exercise before and after meditation. It is also a good thing to protect yourself throughout your day because your vast advances have left you energized and more spiritually empowered. You are like an intense light bulb that may attract more attention from passing ghosts. There is nothing to fear. Just protect yourself because it makes sense. No drama, just functional.

Yes! Be proud of yourself for all of your hard work. God has noticed and you have a direct line of His Light. Blossom in this affection and grow taller and infinitely closer to your place in the Kingdom of God. This higher vibration will make life easier. Making decisions and being positive and proactive will become what you are known for. You do not have to be deceased to be near God. You may function easily in both realms.

Some of you feel touched by magic. This is more accurately living your intended earth life with a vivid connection to God. It may feel like magic but there are no tricks or deception. This process of being grounded and open to God have caused you to jump a few steps up on the Stairway to Heaven. It is an actual ascent and you are more than WELCOME!

Working Toward Your True Life

The thought of spending years of your life not on your path is startling to some. Others…not so much. People have said that if you question whether you are on your path or not means that you are. Basically, if you were not spiritually aware that you actually have a life chart you would not know to question if you are on it. Your awareness is a big key to your spiritual development. Many people are blissfully unaware that there are very real goals to each life.

You have spent many lives in varying states of existence. In some you were wealthy, business oriented, a medical practitioner, a religious leader… Then in some lives you were addicted to drugs and/or alcohol, abusive, manipulative, a bad parent, a thief, a murderer… Each of those lives had a set list of goals to be experienced and learned from. You were in life to teach others by example or by contrast. Then, after returning “home” you formulated another life or lifetimes in which to learn the goals that you left undone or to pick up where you are on the list of life goals that you already have established. Each life is lived to learn a complete set of experiences from positive or negative influences. You have not had only “bad” or “good” lives. You have had both types in varying degrees.

So, the fact that you wonder about being on your path is awesome. In this life you have experienced and learned to a point where you believe in God and understand that there are “guides” in life. You don’t have to see someone to know that they are helping you. All of these are leaps of faith. This is good. You have arrived here, on this site, to seek answers for your spiritual questions. We have arrived, on this site, to give you those answers. You are able to accept our truth by hearing, contemplating and accepting it or not. Some of it resonates with you now and some of it will resonate with you at another time in life.

Our hope is to give you information that you are able to understand and accept. There are a wide variety of topics to review and We try our best to respond to your current life questions.

Our current topic is your life chart, life purpose or path. Sadly, many of you avoid your path because it is challenging, emotionally painful or difficult to understand. This is a list of suggestions for you to help narrow down and understand your current life goals. Please refer to this list at different times because your goals now will not be your goals in 2 years. These suggestions, however, will be still relevant in helping you to discover your goals at any time.

1. If asked, what is the most painful aspect of your life? This may be emotional or physical. This is the most important issue to address.
2. Is your inner dialog positive and motivational or despondent and negative?
3. List all of your emotions and thoughts about this one topic. Begin to respond to this concern with a positive perspective and uplifting inner dialog. Perhaps post your list in an area where it will remind you to always take the high road.
4. Do some research and discover if the world already has solved this problem. If this is medical, what are the most effective treatments? If this is emotional, what is the process other people have taken to recover?
5. List the steps to treatment or the steps taken to cope and work through them. Be open-minded and truly give each step a good chance to work. Use trusted medical professionals or behavioral counselors if necessary. You may need professional help for an accurate diagnosis.
6. Include God and the Divine in your process. Understand that you have an advantage if others who have suffered similar problems did not believe in God or another higher power.
7. Write or remember some daily prayers. Include what you are dealing with and your desire for Divine help. Do not tell your guides or God exactly how to help you. Leave it up to them and understand that by giving specific instructions you will render your Divine help useless.
8. Resolving emotional concerns is a process. Over time you may find a better perspective. Addressing this issue may carry less pain each time you revisit your list. Allow this healing to occur. There are no good reasons to cling to issues that have caused you emotional pain. Learn the lessons intended and move on. You may forgive but still be cautious when dealing with this same issue in the future.
9. Understand that it is essential to blend Western Medicine, Eastern Medicine and Earth-based healing with spirituality.It is not recommended that you address your concerns with prayer and faith alone. Even God works through the hands of doctors and other health care professionals.
10. Understand that God and your other helpers are unable to handle everything for you. There are many obstacles which may be removed through prayer or just by asking. But, the learning is actually yours to complete. You may however ask for increased insight, understanding and improved coping skills in order to assist you.

Please remember not to take back control over your issues at hand. Once you have done this, God, angels, saints and spirit guides will be left unable to help. Faith is literally having faith. Not faith up to a point. Do your part. See a counselor, doctor, energy healer… and then give it to God.

Each concern on your list may be addressed in this manner. Once you have resolved some of the bigger challenges in life, you will have more freedom to find your path. You will decrease the distractions until you have enough faith and perspective to be grounded to your life chart.

Stay away from materialistic goals. These are of little consequence unless you volunteer, give to charity, help those less fortunate and sponsor proactive changes in your family, neighborhood and community. There is a place for money and it is to offer aid to those who have very little or none.

Barriers to Wellness

Many of you seem shocked that God may touch you so intimately that you experience a shift in consciousness. This is merely the tip of the ice burg. There are so many blessings that are possible to you once you have made the commitment to be “available.”

You may have noticed that religious leaders are serenely calm and flexible. They respond to stress with openness and compassion. They know how to be objective and see things from someone else’s perspective. They have simple yet calming solutions and always encourage you to learn and be humble as well. It is in this serene state that God guides you personally. Yes, your spirit guides, divine guides and angels pay close attention to you but God is also very capable of helping you along the way.

All of Heaven is at your bidding. You are the one that is blocking the sharing of Divine guidance. Some of you were so excited by the prospect of being elevated above your current state to be caressed by the Universe. Yet, these same people are the most weighed down by unnecessary blocks, barriers and baggage.

In order to touch the Realm of Heaven, you must be adept at meditation AND free from stagnant energy. There are many meditations and cleansing exercises on the internet, in books or offered in group settings. Please find one avenue that resonates with you and do the work. Resist reclaiming your darker energy that you have learned to release. Without this one step you will not find the upper realm accessible.

We have gone over meditation in the past. To receive some direct guidance We offer you a potential opportunity. Surround yourself in White Light. Ask for protection from God, angels, guides and loved ones. Rise above the earth into a higher elevation. Cut all cords and ties to earth. Focus on “floating.” You may feel tipsy. Please only try this exercise when you are safe and sound, not while operating heavy machinery. Stay above the earth plane and allow energy to flow to you and be absorbed. Remain in this state until you feel you have received all of the information that your guides and loved ones have sent to you. Return to an awakened state and sit quietly for a while. Make sure you are firmly attached to the ground before doing anything. You may feel unsteady and possibly fall or stumble. Remember to perform another protection exercise when you are done.

Some people remain in that high, floaty, surreal state. They may feel like they are at peace and absurdly relaxed. It may seem like a high. This is not recommended. In this state you will be late, miss deadlines, forget some responsibilities, lack supervision over your children, neglect relationships, quit your job… This would be detrimental to your earthly existence. You may feel that God will provide, but in truth, you still have to pay your bills, earn money and be responsible.

This is very refreshing. This is your opportunity to reach new heights. Continue to increase your meditative skills and get rid of all of your dark energy. Pray for help. Ask your guides and angels to flush your being clear. Fill back up with intense White Light.

This is but one step to more clearly find your path. Your availability to the energy of God will help you attain and maintain your path and make progress on your life chart. You may feel overwhelmed with information the first few times you reach this heightened state. It is true. It is also true that you will feel less overwhelmed if you connect with the higher realms more often. Think of it as updating your computer. The first time you do it takes longer, but once you do it regularly, the process is quicker.

The idea of walking directly upon your path is exciting. We will help you every step of the way. Our goal is to bring you closer to God and this series of posts will increase your direct connection to the Divine. Life is so much easier than what you have made it. We will offer guidance and create an alignment which will propel you forward. Communion with God is possible and very real.

The Rush of Your Chart

What have you chosen to be? Have you had enough time to think about it? Do you need my help? We all struggle with our own self-expression, but to align more closely with your chart you would release many of your unnecessary distractions.  All matters would seem to fall into place. Often We say that your life would seem charmed, but this is the truth of it.

Being in alignment feels very different than what you are used to experiencing. Your vision will become crystal clear and vivid. You may feel taller. It will seem like you are towering over everyday items like you may have grown a foot taller. Even looking into a mirror will seem different.

You may have tunnel vision. Meaningless distractions will be dismissed quickly. You will hone in on important matters. Your thoughts will be effective and streamlined. It will feel like you have gotten a lot of things done.

The downside is that you may have less patience for communicating with others who are not in alignment with you. It may seem like they will have limited understanding about what you are saying and you might be better off if you skip the conversation altogether. You may feel like some people are wasting your time.

You may also become lightheaded. Your perception may seem to swirl a little different than usual. Almost like your timing is a little bit off. You may also get a feeling like time is passing more quickly. It may feel like you are ten steps ahead of where you actually are. This is where the tunnel vision will possibly cause you to become dizzy. Looking forward may resemble the environment leaping toward you.

The good news is that these feelings are temporary. It may be like a boost to your knowledge and understanding, then returning to normal. It will be very helpful to be grounded. The discomfort would be minimized if you were anchored to God and Mother Earth. The best way to look at it is that you are on or very near who you are intended to be.

Those enlightened moments must be celebrated. You have done your work and you are making progress. You may actually feel close enough to Heaven to touch it. Your heart will leap when you feel all of this. This moment of clarity will give you a glimpse of true grace. Your departed loved ones will be very near to you. It will feel like you have found the perfect wavelength and your loved ones will gather for you. All at once, it all makes sense and it is vibrationally perfect.

If you remember the rush of an amusement park ride, this is so similar. Brief, yet perfect. If you have ever had those moments in life where you are doing everyday, non-eventful things and you realize that you don’t remember every minute of your trip. Your mind went somewhere. It may have felt surreal or dreamlike. This is exactly what it feels like.

We will work the next few posts on finding your chart and allowing your purpose to manifest. It will be exciting and stimulating. You may need some more practice meditating, so keep trying and We will catch up to you in time.