Messages from Ann & the Angels – 07/12/2025 • Finding the Loving Why

Today, the angels discuss finding the ‘loving why’ beneath our less pleasant tasks, situations, and experiences so we can either be reinspired and energized by love or shift to things more rooted in love. I’ll share how that saved me when my dogs were older and a few tips to help you navigate such spiritual archaeology!

Have a blessed & beautiful week 🙂
 Ann

You may not enjoy your job, but you like the income and benefits.

You may not love doing all the paperwork it takes to manage your life, but you do love where you live and the quality of life it brings.

You may not love cooking, but you enjoy nutritious, tasty meals.

You may not enjoy all the mundane or difficult aspects of caregiving, but you love the one you’re caring for so deeply that you do it willingly.

You may be in deep grief—but only because you loved so deeply.

If, even in the midst of unpleasant tasks or feelings, you can dig deep and find the love beneath them, then you’ve found the gold. If you can shift your focus to the loving “why” behind what you’re doing, you raise your vibration in that instant—and open yourself to all sorts of goodness flowing into your life.

For example, maybe you’re feeling burnt out being a “taxi service” for your kids or elders. You might be tired from caregiving, and that could lead to resentment, guilt, or frustration. But if you shift your focus just a little—to your loving “why”—you’ll see that you do what you do because you love. When you acknowledge that love within yourself and focus on it, you’ll feel soul-level respect for yourself. You’ll feel your love for them. And in that vibration of love, you open to grace, guidance, goodness, and help.

Suppose you’re grieving the loss of a loved one. It’s painful to no longer have the physical connection. You miss them. But even amid the tears, you can say, “My God, this is how much I love. To the degree that I miss them, I love.” You can choose to love yourself through your grief. And in those precious pauses, if you focus on your love for them—rather than the ache of missing them—your vibration rises. You begin to feel and sense their presence around you again.

We know things are happening in your world that are hard to witness. Wars. Disasters. Division. Many of you feel distraught and unsure of what to do. For a moment, ask yourself, “Why am I so upset?” Dig deep. Sooner or later, you’ll find: you love. You love humanity. You love harmony. You love peace. You want truth. Focus there.

“I love humanity. I love peace. I love harmony. I love truth.”

The more you focus on that loving “why,” the more ideas will flow—ways to bring more peace, harmony, and truth into your own life and world. There is always a loving why.

Even if someone cuts you off in traffic and your first thought is, “That (X#!) could’ve killed me!”—dig deep. Why are you upset? Because you love peace. You love harmony. You love kindness and courtesy. You love being alive.

Focus on that:

“I love peace. I love harmony. I love kind and courteous drivers. I love being alive.”

When love becomes your point of focus, you begin to attract more of what you love, be that kind drivers, experiences of connection with the other side, harmonious human beings, or peaceful periods of life.

Do your best, dear ones. Dig beneath the burdens, the complaints, the unwanted circumstances or emotions—and find the loving why underneath them all. Focus there as often as you can. Not only will you feel better, but what you see and attract will start to shift for the better.

And if you can’t find the loving why, then love yourself through the difficult feeling. That, too, shifts your focus to love.

God Bless You! We love you so very much.
— The Angels

Over a decade ago, I had two aging dogs. Some of you remember Bruno and Lucy—two of the great furry loves of my life. Their final years weren’t easy. I lined the house with accident pads, did ten loads of laundry a day (seriously), stayed up late soothing them, cooked special meals, and often slept on the dog bed with them to keep them calm during bouts of doggie dementia.

People urged me to put them down. And while the angels have said animals don’t judge life or death, it felt right to let them live until they were ready to go. Many times, I wasn’t sure I was going to make it through. I know so many of you who care for loved ones—furry, finned, feathered, and human—have felt this and more.

But when I looked over and saw my aging wolf dog asleep in my arms, his big furry head resting against my heart with a soft, angelic grin on his face—I remembered exactly why I was doing it. Love kept me going.

On a lighter note, there comes a point in every new endeavor I undertake when I have to remember my loving “why“—usually right around the time overwhelm hits. I think, “What did I get myself into? I can’t do this!” I felt that way when I enrolled in a six-month aromatherapy class (with 180 homework assignments!), when I was filming my online programs, writing my first books, launching Etsy shops, and when I quit engineering to talk to angels.

I had to return to my loving whys. Why was I doing it?

Because I love essential oils and natural healing.

Because I dreamed of online education years before live streams and YouTube existed.

Because I had messages to share.

Because I craved a creative outlet.

In each case, reconnecting to the loving why re-inspired me, helped me remember to call on the universe for assistance and guidance, and receive it when it came. Overwhelm gave way to, “I can do this. I can do this. I can do this.”

So, when life feels uncomfortable, frustrating, or upsetting—dig deep and find your loving why to reconnect with your grace, guidance, and the goodness in your own heart.

Here are a few pointers ot assist…

1.  Flip the Complaint

If you know what you hate, it’s easy to find what you love. Just flip it:

• “I hate war… because I love peace.”
• “I hate division… because I love harmony.”
• “I hate feeling insecure… because I love the security of Divine love.”
• “I hate that my loved one is gone… because I love them so much. I love our connection. I love our conversations.”

Flipping the complaint brings your focus back to love—and as we know, energy flows where attention goes.

2. Focus on Why You Love What You Love

Go deeper. Why do you love peace? You might say, “Well, duh, doesn’t everyone?” Most do—but really tune in. How does peace feel? “I can breathe. I feel free. I’m calm. I can do what I love.” Feel into it.

Why do you love feeling connected with your dear ones? Let yourself feel it.
“It’s expansive. It’s joyful. It’s inspiring.”

The more you “tune in,” the more connection you’ll feel.

3. If You Find No Loving Why, Shift

If you dig deep and find no love beneath what you’re doing—maybe you’re just following old programming or doing something you think you should.

Often I see people sacrificing their well-being to make others comfortable. Some realize they do it out of genuine love. Others discover their motivation is guilt or a need to be understood.

If there’s no love in the motivation, it’s not serving your soul.

When I don’t feel good about something, I check in: “Is there a loving why?” If yes, I persevere—with new joy. If no, I shift—and ask Spirit to guide me to a more loving path.

In either case, finding the loving why frees you. It helps you feel the love that lives inside you, and live from that space—rooted in love, centered in love, and open to letting love flow. To paraphrase a popular song, “If you can’t do the thing you love… love the thing you do!”

Have a blessed week,
Love,
Ann

PS – Our class in early October is open for registration! See below if you want to learn to go with your own flow!

Ingredients:

• 2 chicken breasts
• 1 cup coconut milk
• Zest and juice of 1 lime
• 1 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 cup sugar snap peas
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp salt

Instructions:

1 In a bowl, mix coconut milk, lime zest, lime juice, cumin, turmeric, and salt.
2 Marinate chicken in the mixture for 30 minutes.
3 Heat a pan over medium heat and cook chicken for 5-6 minutes per side.
4 Add sugar snap peas in the last few minutes, cooking until bright green.
5 Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve with jasmine rice.

If you like you can make some rice by subsituting coconut mlik for half the water. Yum. Makes great leftovers!