See you Later

I don't like goodbyes.  I usually say "see you later".  Colorado I will see you later.  We are leaving for Nevada tomorrow.  It appears there is quite a storm approaching including very cold air and the "s" word.  Yes, that would be snow.  We have stayed longer than years past. 

It has been a full summer with many visitors, lots of forestry work and many unexpected adventures including an epic flood.  

People ask me if I am sad to leave such beauty to go to Las Vegas of all places.  My answer is we love it when we in Colorado and we love it when we are in Nevada.  Our life is simpler in Nevada.  It is time for us to regroup.  We are able to pursue matters of the mind and body.  The ranch is shut down and hibernates.  BRC likes to say we get more done by leaving and coming back.  If you had told me 10 years ago I would be spending my winters in the Las Vegas area I would have told you you were crazy.  I have seen Las Vegas through BRC's eyes and found the outdoor life through my own.  There is so much for the outdoor enthusiast including trails, Lake Meade, Mount Charleston including a ski hill an hour from the strip, Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon all within a days drive.  I can be at the beach in 4 1/2 hours.  We can fly to almost any destination in the World.  Then there is the Strip with great restaurants, shows, shopping and people watching. What a fortunate human being I am.  

So I say thank you to Colorado and all that I experience here.  I say thank you to Nevada for all that I experience there.  I will see you later.  

  

I am off to the West, figuratively and literally.  It will be the fourth class in the Energy Medicine Course for which I am getting my certification.  It is held in Joshua Tree, California.  Never did I ever dream when I was in High School and we would travel to Yucca Valley and 29 Palms for athletic events would I be back taking an Energy Medicine course.  I used to think who would ever want to be out here?   The Four Winds describes the course as follows:  

"Just as the jaguar has no predators in the jungle, learn to have no enemies in this world or beyond.  Leave behind the traditional archetype of the violent warrior and step into the shoes of the luminous warrior, who speaks only truth, walks truth, and calls truth. Break free from the grip of fear and prepare to journey beyond death.

In The Way of the Jaguar, you will have an opportunity to explore inherited ancestral and karmic patterns that propel you toward a certain destiny. You will participate in exercises that help you to come into right relation with these patterns and to honor the gifts of your ancestors, so that you can set them free and empower yourself to create the world of your dreams.

In addition, you will be introduced to the shaman’s perceptual states, which will allow you to track or “see” phenomena on the physical, emotional, mythic and energetic levels.  You will also learn the ethics of tracking so that you may use your skills to promote health and well-being in those around you, including your clients.

In working with the Luminous Energy Field of others, you will learn the art of Extraction which includes:

Extraction of Crystallized Energies – removing energies that have solidified in the Luminous Energy Field due to a lack of energy flow for a prolonged period of time.

Extraction of Fluid Energies and Entities – removing energies that move freely through the Luminous Energy Field but are foreign to that energy field and can create a parasitic relationship with its host.

Removing crystallized energies and fluid energies or entities frees up the flow of light and energy, altering the energetic blueprint and promoting optimal health on the level of the body, emotions, and soul."

Bring it on!

Water, Water Everywhere

Water, Water Everywhere

It has been almost a month since "biblical" floods hit our area of Colorado.  Some areas got up to  20" in a matter of days in areas that had already been saturated.  This is a picture of Highway 72 which is our main road down to the Denver area.  It will be closed for some time for repairs.  We were having to drive an extra hour each way, going through Black Hawk or Idaho Springs.  On Monday Highway 119 opened from Nederland to Boulder.  It is amazing what you take for granted.  We were fortunate and did not have much damage on the ranch-a pump, a leak, road repair, always erosion and drainage work.
It was a unique storm in that it just parked itself along the front range.  The Weather Channel reported it was a one in one thousand chance.  Areas from Estes Park to Colorado Springs and out East where the South Platte flows were all affected.  This year we decided to stay in Colorado until December 1st to do some extra work on the Ranch, especially in the hanger before going to Las Vegas for the winter.  We shall see.

You are studying what?

Today is August 22, 2013.  I haven't written in this blog for quite a while and decided it was time again.  So much has happened since my last entry-I got married, retired, started a two year certification course from the Four Winds Society in Luminous Healing and Energy Medicine, started wood turning and am working on the ranch full time.  

I have included this picture of a fox as I feel it is my animal totem.  I see a lot of foxes.  I even saw one in our subdivision in Henderson, Nevada.  The fox spirit is called upon when you find yourself stuck in any sort of rigid thinking to help you escape.  The thought is to be in the flow and not to worry.  We possess all the skills necessary to adapt to whatever circumstances life throws our way.  I will be posting a variety of fox pictures just for fun.  

I got married to a man I have known for 35 years.  I said I really didn't need to marry again unless it was for financial reasons.  I realize that doesn't sound very romantic, but at my stage in life it was realistic.  Turns out it is very positive on many levels including health insurance and many other benefits, besides I love the man in a ridiculous manner.  We married quietly, at the Justice of the Peace in Las Vegas.  It was just right. 

I retired.  Truthfully, I retired from driving 53 miles each way to a work place that did not serve me well anymore.  It is wondrous not to be driving that far anymore.  I do miss the people I worked with and the paycheck.  I am working full time on Bill's ranch in Colorado which is a different kind of labor.  We do forestry work, cutting, thinning, stacking, chipping, etc.  Weed control which involves spraying and cutting, but first identifying.  Fence repair, house maintenance including a deck repair and driveway repair this year.  Everything that goes into maintaining 300 acres.  It feels good physically at the end of the day to be tired.  

Wood turning.  How did you learn to do this?  You Tubes.  It is amazing what you can learn by watching You Tubes online.  Also just experimenting.  I have made my share of firewood.  I make pens, letter openers, coffee scoops, ice cream scoop, pizza cutters, back scratchers, vases, light holders, shavers, rattles and bangles.  Pretty much anything that has a handle.  I use both wood and acrylics.  I usually make the vases out of Aspen and give them as wedding presents.   

Light body School:  Luminous Healing and Energy Medicine.  Which brings me to the subject of this blog and what I will be writing about in the future.  I have always had an interest in various methods of healing.  Bill bought me a Kindle.  On the Kindle you can explore different books and topics.  I read a book about Shamanism.  Kindle recommended Alberto Villoldo's books.  I read Shaman, Healer, Sage and thought wow! I am aligned with this.   I then read the Four Insights and Illumination.  Dr. Villoldo wrote of The Four Winds training.  I researched and thought I would love to take this course,  so I signed up to take the two year program.  

Chapter 3: The Man who didn't believe in Love

Today is the first day of April.  It has been a year of learning, but more importantly, a time of putting into action the knowledge I believe is important in making my life what I want it to be.  I have been in the process of examining beliefs that I hold, positive and negative, how these beliefs impact my life and changing the ones I want to change.  This chapter tells the story of a man who did not believe in love.

This man thought that love did not exist.  He had done a great deal of observation, research and was very convincing to anyone who wanted to listen.  He compared relationships to that between a drug addict and the supplier of the drug.  The one with the biggest need was like the addict and the one with the smallest, the provider.  The one with the smallest need controls the whole relationship.  The man summed it up by explaining that "love" is nothing but a fear relationship based on control.

Then of course, one day he met a woman.  She did not believe that love existed either.  She related her experience, how she and her husband had lost respect for each other, then there was no more love.  This man and woman were so much alike, they became best friends, they respected each other and never put each other down, there was no control.  The relationship kept growing.

When the man was away he began to think that love did exist, but it was not as he had thought it would be.  He thought he was not responsible for her; he didn't want anything from her; he didn't want to control her; she doesn't need to take care of him;  he didn't need to blame her for anything; he had fun with her; he was happy for her successes, etc.  Perhaps love did exist.  (I think you can see where this is going).

He spoke with her and found out she felt the same.  They became lovers and lived together.  But eventually the man put his happiness in her hands, he made her responsible for his happiness.  Happiness never comes from outside of us.  The author states that if you put your happiness in someone else's hands your relationship will fail.  You have to take responsibility for your own happiness.

I read a book when I first graduated from college by Liv Ulmann called Changing.
She talked about not depending on another person for your own happiness and I remember thinking she was so right.  This is not the way I grew up thinking.  I bought into the whole fairy tale idea and I was disappointed many times.  I had set myself up for failure, but didn't realize it at that time.    


I picked up this book thinking it was going to talk about relationships between a man and a woman, which it does, but then again it always goes back to the relationship you have with yourself.  I believe that I am a whole person by myself, I don't need someone to complete me.  I do believe that a loving relationship with other human beings provide me with my greatest joy here on this Earth.  

Chapters 1 & 2: The Wounded Mind and The Loss of Innocence

This photo is in our bedroom in Nevada.  It reminds me to focus on the positive light, the love present in this universe.  Here it is almost the end of March.  I have had a challenging month at work along with a case of the crud and strep.  It still amazes me how easily I can slip back into the fear-based mode out of habit, but I remind myself what I want to create for my life and continue onward.

The beginning chapters of this book discuss the fact that we live in a fear based society.  I can remember when I was influenced by fear more so than I am now.  I have had an awareness, a knowing that there is another option, living life from a place of love.  It is not easy to get beyond the fear, because it is so ingrained in us as a society.  I believe the first step is to understand where the fear comes from.

The author says the Toltecs believe the human society lives in The Dream, or mitote.  This big Dream includes all the rules of society, its laws, its religions, its different cultures and ways to be.  This dream keeps us from seeing what we really are, which is pure love, we are Life.  Human beings by nature are very sensitive beings in which we perceive things with our emotional body.  When something goes wrong with the physical body we have a warning in the form of pain.  With the emotional body, the warning is fear. As children, we listen to these warnings and then move on.  Children live in the moment.  They are not ashamed of the past or worried about the future.  They are not afraid to love.  By the time we are adults we have become domesticated.   We lose our innocence, we lose our freedom, we lose our happiness, and we lose our tendency to love. This domestication has been going on as long as humans have been on the Earth, but more so with our society in the past few hundred years.  "Damn those Puritans" is a phrase JBR and I like to say to explain those beliefs in society that we are not aligned with.

Can Hell be right here on Earth?  I think so.  I think we can create our own Hell right here by our belief systems, that part of our mind that is always judging.  We not only judge others, but continuously judge ourselves.  This judgment is based on what we believe and based on a sense of justice and injustice.  We find ourselves guilty and need to be punished.  This manifests itself by feeling unworthy.  When we feel unworthy, undeserving, unlovable how can we have healthy relationships with others?  Hell has many different levels.

So if I understand where my fear comes from, what my belief systems are, then I can continue on the journey I have chosen for myself.  I can remove my fear-based beliefs and live my life from a place of love.

2011, New Year, New Name, New Book

Here it is February 2011.  Sometimes the months just seem to fly by.  This has been an exciting year already. BRC and I got married January 2nd.  Jillian is off to France to study at Pont Aven until the middle of May. Will is making a home for himself in Iowa, engaged to be married in September.  I can feel the tides of change shifting to a more stable time.  I have decided to write the blog about the book The Mastery of Love by Miguel Ruiz, published in 1999.  It really resonated with me.  If you are not familiar with this author he also wrote The Four Agreements which was more commercially successful.  Don Miguel Ruiz is a Nagual(shaman) and a master of the Toltec mystery school tradition.  He recently experienced a heart transplant.  This is a description of the book:

The Mastery of Love

In The Mastery of Love, don Miguel Ruiz illuminates the fear-based beliefs and assumptions that undermine love and lead to suffering and drama in our relationships. Using insightful stories to bring his message to life, Ruiz shows us how to heal our emotional wounds, recover the freedom and joy that are our birthright, and restore the spirit of playfulness that is vital to loving relationships.

I really like playfulness as a vital part of a loving relationship.  So who are the Toltecs?  The book jacket states the Toltecs have three fundamental masteries that guide us to our true nature, which is happiness, freedom and love.  The first is the Mastery of Awareness.  This makes sense in that we need to have an awareness of what we really are.  The second is the Mastery of Transformation which teach us how to become spiritual warriors, breaking free of the knowledge that enslaves us.  We change the dream of our life by changing our agreements and beliefs.  The third is the Mastery of Love which is a result of the first two masteries.  when we master Love, we align with the spirit of Life that is passing through us.  We are no longer the body, or the mind, or the soul, we are Love.  When we master these three we reclaim our divinity and become one with God which is the goal of the Toltec.

Thousands of years ago the Toltec were known throughout Southern Mexico who were people who formed a society to explore and conserve the spiritual knowledge and practices of the ancient ones.  Over the millennia they were forced to conceal the ancestral wisdom and maintain its existence in obscurity.  This was necessary to shield the knowledge from those who were not prepared to use it wisely or use it for personal gain or intentionally misuse it.  It was passed down from generation to generation, unveiling at this time.  It is not a religion, it honors the spiritual masters who have taught here on Earth.

The book gives the following description:
    A toltec is an artist of Love, an artist of the Spirit, someone who is creating every moment, every second, the most beautiful art~ The Art of Dreaming.
    Life is nothing but a dream, and if we are artists, then we can create our life with Love, and our dreams become a masterpiece of art.

To be a Master of Love,  let my journey begin...

        

A List of the Universal Laws

Here are all the laws covered in the Book in the order they were presented:

1. Like begets like.
2. As you sow so shall you reap.
3. The spirit of your actions multiplies the results.
4. Like attracts like.
5. opposites repel.
6. As you seek, you attract and are attracted to that which will fulfill your search.
7. As you seek, you repel and are repelled by that which will not fulfill your search.
8. Fore ever effect there is a cause.
9. There is nothing by chance.
10. Nothing happens by chance; there is a purpose to everything that happens.
11. As thought, purpose, aim, and desire are set in motion by minds, their effect is as a condition that is.
12. Know the truth and the truth shall make you free.
13. God is.
14. As you honor, respect, and love your own unique individuality, so you honor, respect, and love the individuality of others.
15. Your true needs, wants, desires, hopes, dreams, wishes, and their fulfillment are as important as those of any other soul in existence.
16. You must first "save" self if you would "save" another.
17. As you put the God within first in your life, so you manifest the God you are. 
18. As you become master of your lower self, so all things, conditions, and elements become subject unto you.
19. Spirit is the life, mind is the builder, physical is the result.
20. Life is the experience of your choices.
21. If you will be my people, I will be your God.
22. Seek first the spirit within and you will find.
23. Ask the spirit, with faith, and you will receive.
24. Knock, with faith in spirit, and the door will be opened.
25. All exchanges balance.
26. As you believe, so it becomes for you.
27. Whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.
28. Love Transforms.
29. True giving manifests love.
30. As you give so it is measured to you again.
31. As you give you gain in understanding.

Chapter 21: Be the Law

Today is the first of January 2011.  Even after the first decade of 2000 I have a hard time believing it is 2011.  Time seems to be flying by, this past year passing in the blink of an eye.  This is the last chapter of the Your Life:  Why it is the way it is and what you can do about it.  What a journey this has been for me.  

I thought by the end of this book I would have it all figured out, but of course, it is an ongoing process~a journey of growth and will continue as long as I continue to be.

This last chapter discusses how to put it all together.  My work with studying these laws has just begun.  The book notes this is the first of three steps:

1.  Learn the Law

2.  Live the Law

3.  Be the Law

By reading this book I now have a consciousness of the laws.  I am responsible for my life and my own destiny.  I have already had experience with living the laws.   When the opportunity to use the law presents itself, which it will, apply the law in the highest way you can conceive.  Live it day by day, not just acknowledge that the laws exist.  The book discussed in earlier chapters about being in the flow with the purpose of the Universe~this is where inner guidance is required.  You can bring great order to chaos.  

"...in compliance with laws all things become possible".  This is a state of true freedom where there are no limits.  "The key to true freedom is living the Universal Laws in the highest way.  When you apply the laws in your daily life, the Creative Force works with you."

As you apply the law you become the law.  This chapter explains that "to be the law" is far more than just complying with a law.  It involves making yourself one with the purpose of the Universe, which is a selfless purpose, one coming from love.  This will release your fears and limitations.  I have the potential to live my highest and best, taking the high road for a life fulfilled, one of love, peace and joy.  I believe it is worth it.  

Here is an affirmation by Angela Peregoff that I enjoyed:

"On this day, I will receive all that brings me joy and light and love.  I will not allow this day to destroy my dreams, my hopes, my wants or my desires.  I embrace this day with the fullness of my divinity and not other way shall it be.  For I no longer choose to learn the hard way.  I no longer choose to run into the brick wall in my manifestation, in my creation and in my beliefs.  I choose with the dignity of a Being of Light and with a knowing that whatever I set my thoughts upon in this day, they shall be rendered free and they shall be rendered manifested.  And so it shall be. 

No longer will I harness doubt and allow it to pull me forward into the ruts and the crevices of human living.  but I will fly with winged freedom above what keeps me so limited.  For it is only I and not another that clips the wings of my soul and of my dreams".

I choose the dignity of a Being of Light.  Onward and Upward.  

Chapter 20: The Laws of Love

"Love is what we are born with.  Fear is what we learn here".  Marianne Williamson


Here I am writing about the second to the last Chapter and we finally get to the laws of love.  Isn't this what really makes the journey worthwhile?  Is there a distinction between types of love? ~maybe a confusion.  Love is of the Spirit, it is creative, it is all giving.  Divine love is universal.  The book states that "Love is the force that uplifts and inspires mankind.  It costs nothing, yet its value cannot be measured by material standards. Love is the dynamic force which brings into manifestation all things.  It is the healing force, the cleansing force, and the force that blesses all things we touch.  With our hearts filled with love we will see only goodness and purity in everybody and everything."

This chapter states the first law of love:  Love Transforms.  It means that no matter what kind of a condition, situation, or relationship you are dealing with, when you bring love to that circumstance of life, it will change, it will be lifted, it will be transformed.  I can think of numerous times in my life that this has been true.  I have been on both the receiving and giving end.  The experience of love is the way in which you sense and touch the Spirit within.  Love is a continual flow. The book states that your full potential is reached when this love is not kept inside of you, but flows outward, generating creativity, healing, peace, beauty, and joy, transforming both your life and those around you.  It is imperative to recognize and to love the source of love within yourself, the Spirit within.  You have an infinite supply within yourself.  You only need to release this power of love.

The second law of love deals with releasing this power stating:  True Giving Manifests Love.  It can be as simple as a smile, as material as contributing a great sum of money.  There are so many ways to give.  It can involve all three levels of the physical, mental, and spiritual.   The purpose for which you give is vital.
The book warns it cannot be for personal gain.  I use to tell the kids if I did some act of service and then complained about it, it negated the service.  As always, you must be in your truth.  Ah to give with no strings attached!  That is the manifestation of true love.

What is unconditional love?  Am I, or are we, as a human being capable of unconditional love on a regular basis?  This means I accept others just as they are, not in spite of what they are~no judgements.  This chapter says the laws of giving will help understand the process.  The first law of giving:  ...As you Give...So it is measured to you Again.  When you focus on loving others, you give them the best that is within you, they begin to feel the potential you have expressed and are inspired to manifest the best within themselves.  This is where the saying "You can never lose anything that really belongs to you, and you can't keep that which belongs to someone else."  


The other law of giving:  As you Give you Gain in Understanding.  When one starts with Spirit there is always an increase.  I think this law can relate to "walking a mile in anothers' shoes".  As I give I can understand better where another is coming from, letting go of judgement and increasing love.

I have personally enjoyed reading people's accounts of near death experiences.  What common theme I appreciated was that love was really the basis of everything.  That we are on this earth to love one another.  By putting in effect the laws of love, the other Universal laws go into effect.  To me, this is no surprise.  Living out of love and not fear has transformed my life.  It is a balance.

The chapter addresses a practical application of love to solving your problems.  This involves three steps for Self-transformation:
1.  Find the message:  what put this difficulty into motion?  Write it down if possible.  Look at the pattern    
     or belief revealed.  Don't judge yourself.  Accept it and move to the next step.
2.  Find the feeling:  let yourself feel what this experience is like.
3.  Bring love to it:  realize you are trying to learn and grow.  Accept and love yourself the way you are.
     Vital to this step is to release any criticism, expectation, or judgment of self or what you should have
      done or not done.
In doing these three steps you have accepted responsibility for the experience, found the lesson, acknowledged your feelings, and accepted them.  You are transforming your consciousness, learning
a higher consciousness.  A more complex situation may take a higher Universal law of mercy, grace, forgiveness or oneness.

I liked the figure at the end of this Chapter which gave a summary of the Universal Laws leading to a Higher Consciousness:


                                                                                  Laws of Love
                                                                           Laws of Faith
                                                                    Laws of Belief
                                                             Law of Balance
                                                      Your Purpose and Ideals
                                               Laws of Guidance
                                        Laws of Attunement
                                 Law of Choice
                         Law of Manifestation

                  Laws of Self

Chapter 19: Nothing is Impossible

"You are everything that is, your thoughts, your life, your dreams come true.  You are everything you choose to be.  You are as unlimited as the endless universe."~Shad Helmstetter

Chapter 19 talks about how nothing is impossible.  Do I really believe nothing is impossible?  I am sure working on it.  This Chapter states that faith is the key.  I remember a scene in the Indian Jones and the Last Crusade movie where he has to take a leap of faith.  I always wondered if I could really take that step.

The bible in Matthew reads "Whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith." The book chapter states that many of us can recall a time when we asked in prayer, but did not receive what we asked for.  Asking without any faith in the power of Spirit doesn't put the law in operation.  This is where it can get complicated.  If you do pray and ask with faith in Spirit, you bring the Creative Forces into play and the results are assured-IF you have not previously set other laws into operation that counter your request.  So have I set up a karmic condition for myself with a lesson that I need to learn?  The problem may also not resolve in the way in which I want it to resolve.  If I remember that the Universe always operates for the highest and best good for all concerned I can save myself a lot of heartache.  


This chapter goes on to discuss that death is often a healing.  After having worked hospice this summer I believe this.  The Universe is aware that we, as souls, do not die, but are eternal; that the passing of the body is another step forward in our development.  In the Universe sense, death is a positive change.

So how does prayer relate to the Universal Laws?  The chapter defines prayer as a process of attuning yourself to reach a higher point of view-of wholeness, of understanding, of oneness with Spirit.  I think everyone has their own way of praying and I think that is a personal matter.

So what is faith?  The book states faith is simply the ability to perceive that through the infinite power and wisdom of the Spirit within, working through the Universal Laws, nothing is impossible.  By free will you can choose to have two percent faith or 100 percent faith in the infinite possibilities of the Spirit within.  We block faith with doubts and fears.  Again, a reminder that living out of fear instead of love limits us.  How does one get through those fears and doubt?  "We can release the doubts and fears by giving them no energy and no thought, turning instead to Spirit for guidance.  As our mind builds from that base, we can first hope.   Then, as those hopes are realized, we gain confidence in our guidance.  As our confidence grows, we begin to trust.  Then our trust grows.  As we, through experience, see that we can truly trust the Spirit within, we finally realize that as we use our mind directed by Spirit in applying the Universal Laws, nothing is impossible and everything is possible-we have arrived at faith."


It is all about moving to a higher consciousness and to a greater understanding of the Universal Laws.
I agree that I need to bolster my faith when I am faced with a situation that seems impossible with my limited vision.  The book states faith lifts us beyond our limited beliefs, doubts, and fears to the higher dimensions of consciousness.  I know there are times when I have more fear and doubt than faith.  If I become consistent, persistent, and prayerful I can expect things to happen.  The power of expectancy is a stepping stone to developing my faith.  Along with this comes living our faith, believing that we have received and acting in that manner.

So the key to transformation using the Universal Laws goes something like this:
Hope~Confidence~Trust~Faith~Knowing

I know, as a spiritual being, I chose to come into the earth with its conditions, in physical bodies, and
with perfect patterns and guidance available for anything I need.  The Universe imposes no limitations, it is only the restraints that I believe in, accept or create for myself.  Onward and Upward.

Chapter 18: Law of Belief

I am beginning to write about the last three chapters of the book.  I know it has been a wonderful journey for myself, one of great awakening.  I know my journey is far from over.  I already have a new book in mind.

What do I believe?   I honestly thought that by my age I would have had it all figured out.  What is wonderful is that my beliefs have evolved with me as I continue on my journey and my quest for knowledge.  I have an understanding now that some of my beliefs have held me back, beliefs I didn't realize I had held so deeply.  This chapter is about the Law of Belief and how it manifests in our lives.

AS YOU BELIEVE, SO IT BECOMES FOR YOU.  As you believe refers to all that you think or feel is true about yourself, any aspect of life, or your understanding of how anything operates.  So my beliefs are the base from which I apply the Universal Laws.  My beliefs are the major determinants in creating every aspect of my life along with being the filter which I screen all that comes through me.  

So what do I believe?  Am I conscious of all I believe?  The answer for me is probably not.  So where do my beliefs come from?  The book lists unconscious programming, previous experiences, all kinds of input, but the truly wonderful news is that the unconscious beliefs that are negative do not have to continue.  Any difficulty is a red flag raised by the Universe to let you know you have a belief that is not in accord with the Universe's flow and love.  The book states I should be thankful for them and seek the lesson each holds for me.  I get this, but sometimes I am not so thankful if I am being honest, especially the difficulties I keep repeating.  I do now know that if I can change this belief I can create greater happiness for myself.

I am prompted to go to a sidebar here.  I know one of the beliefs I held for too many years was that I didn't deserve to be _______, (happy, rich, skinny), you fill in the blank.  BRC has worked a great deal with me on this.  I had to really think why and where did this come from, then I had to accept that I held this belief.  Did I really want to continue to hold this belief?  NO, so let it go, release it.  The book recommends releasing it and substituting a more positive belief.   This new belief you substitute should be in accord with your purpose and ideals.  Check with your inner guidance as to what is best for you. 

If there is deep emotional involvement or trauma, professional counseling may be helpful to release the belief.

How do I transform a belief?  The book offers the following equation:  C + B= A.  That which you can conceive (C), plus that which you can believe (B), is that which you can achieve (A).  If we are attuned to Spirit and believe that it is possible and that it can and will be done.  You do not need to know how you will achieve your goal, trust in step-by-step and day-by-day.  The Universal laws are not limited to material success that we often think of; peace, joy, patience, and love can also be achieved.

This chapter provides a warning for seeking material goals only,  stating that you can, with the powers of the mind and physical effort alone, achieve great wealth and fame, but the price you pay may be enormous.  This need not be.  If your seeking is based on guidance by attunement to Spirit your material and other needs will be met, by law.  Again, you can follow the high road, guided by the Spirit within you, or the low road, guided by your mind and mass-mind consciousness.  This mass-mindedness can be easy to get caught up in, but with awareness and conscious choices I can create the life I want to live.

I read this today and loved it:

May the sun bring you new energy by day.
May the moon softly restore you by night.
May the rain wash away your worries.
May the breeze blow new strength into your being.
May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life.
~Apache Blessing

Chapter 17: Bringing Balance to Your Life

I had the opportunity to visit Santa Fe and Albuquerque last week when BRC had a meeting with the Society of American Foresters.  This statue was in front of the St. Francis of Assisi church in Santa Fe, she was Kateri Tekakwitha, the first American Indian to be promoted to a saint.  I am looking forward to exploring the areas north of Santa Fe sometime.  I could feel a powerful spiritual energy there.

This chapter addresses how to bring balance into your life.  I know this is something I am always striving for.  Every New Year one of my resolutions is to slow down and enjoy the journey.   I know I can get out of balance quickly so what is balance in my life?

The book suggests balance is a state of equilibrium of health on the physical level, fulfillment on the mental level, and joyousness on the spiritual level.  Balancing is handling all aspects of life in a way that results in the greatest good for you and for others.  It goes on to say that what we truly seek-to be the gods and goddesses we can be-is a dynamic balance, a condition in which we are attuned and aware, flexible and capable.  A dynamic balance is one that flexes, moves, shifts, and adjusts to meet new challenges, allows us to learn from them, to change and grow, and through it all to move to a condition of equilibrium regardless of what happens.  As a simple example  I compare this to watching a good volleyball team.  Remember that we are trying to balance all three dimensions even though the physical is the only one visible.

The Law of Balance is founded on the fundamental nature of the Universe which is love.  The law reads: ALL EXCHANGES BALANCE. Any exchange that you make is balanced when what you give is equal to or greater than what you receive.  If you give less than you receive eventually you will have to face that imbalance and deal with it.  I think I often refer to this as Karma.  The criterion for balance does not involve another person's view or opinion, it is personal.  You only need to meet the standards within yourself, your loving spirit.  You keep score within yourself and are so constituted that when you make an exchange that isn't neutral or positively balanced, you create within yourself the difference (the imbalance) that is needed to equalize the transaction.  To me this means you don't get away with anything.  Which always goes back to taking responsibility for yourself in all aspects.  An accumulation of imbalances results in tension and if these tensions are not resolved it can ultimately destroy the underlying structure.  This can be your own body, your family, a corporation, or a country.  

The book describes four broad areas of interchange in our lives.  The first is Interchanges with our Environment.  I have thought about this since I was very young and the effect we humans personally and as a whole have on this Earth.  The second is Interchanges with Others and as discussed before, this is taking the high road as we act with peace, love, joy and kindness aiming for positive interactions.  The third is our Interchanges with Ourselves including the responsibility for keeping yourself balanced which is a continuous process.  The last Interchange is on the Physical Level.  It is plain and simple, if we are not in good health it is because we are out of balance in some way.  The book states we need to love ourselves enough to take excellent care of ourselves.  Why is this easier said than done?  If we are physically imbalanced we are less effective mentally and spiritually.  That may be my "ah, ha" moment. 
 
On the Mental level I know I personally need to quit worrying.  Worry does not change anything.  It sure seems overwhelming at 2 in the morning.  We are to fill our minds with something else, being positive thoughts. 

On a spiritual level the individual must decide what is best whether it be prayer, meditation, study, whatever. Being aware that I need to be receptive to the guidance when it comes and realize the more I use it the better it will work for me.  


The book suggests 7 tools to achieve greater balance:
    1.  Analyze Self.
    2.  Time and Balance-budget or schedule your time.  Remember not to impose your schedule onto others.
    3.  Balancing the Spiritual, Mental and Physical-this doesn't mean they need equal time, rather equal emphasis.  Do not neglect one for another.  
    4.  Keep your Activities in Accord with your Purpose and Mission.
    5.  Flexibility-I want my life to be pleasurable, not a drudge so don't be too rigid.
    6.  Moderation; avoid Excess.
    7.  Stability-balance creates stability.  

The Chapter concludes that our world used to be in better balance.  Our present male-dominated world is clearly out of balance.  Under the Universal Laws there is no gender distinction.  The more nearly we can approach a nondistinction the more balanced we can become.  We will also achieve greater equality and wholeness as individuals when we work to balance our feminine and masculine natures within ourselves.  My Nursing school had the motto "to make man whole", I would always think, "to make humans whole", first I must concentrate on making myself more balanced.  Again, I have work to do.

Chapter 16: Setting Your Ideals in Accord with Spirit

After having spent the summer in Colorado I am always anxious to get some beach time.  I love the water.  BRC and I just spent some time in California visiting a friend in Ojai and family in Encinitas.  We visited a beautiful place called Meditation Mountain, but I was struck by the thought that all places are "meditation mountains" if we set our minds to be so.  It is always our choice.

The content of this chapter was a bit of a challenge for me.  I have always been more of a "go with the flow" person than a goal setter which may explain some aspects of my life.  What are my ideals?  I think of my ideals as the inner code I operate by.  I want my ideals to relate to me and my life, not be some unobtainable, unrealistic ideals, but they do need to be attuned to a higher level of consciousness.  If my ideals are too limiting I will restrict myself.  I strive to be about growth, so why should I define my ideals?  The book states your ideals are the standards by which you make your choices, like a road map to help you get to your destination; they are the attitudes by which you live; they determine the path and direction in which you are moving in consciousness; they determine what and whom you attract; and your ideals provide the balancing tie among body mind and soul.  After reading this chapter I appreciate the importance of defining my ideals.  How do I do this?

The book gives an Ideals Workshop which will be difficult to explain here.  Basically you pick an area in your life that you want to enhance such as partner, self, children, job, etc.  You then select a spiritual ideal such as love, truth, hope, patience, etc.  The third selection is of a mental idea which is a "be-attitude" such as be-loving, be-kind, be-forgiving, etc.  Step number 4 is to select a physical ideal which is what you will be "do"ing to bring into manifestation on the physical plane the spiritual and mental ideals that you have set for this area of your life such as using my ears to listen to my partner or
using my body to exercise. Every person's ideal workshop would look different, tailored to your life.

The book relates multiple benefits for setting my ideals to the highest levels which I can conceive:
   - Enable me to change my consciousness by establishing guideposts for living in accord with my Higher Self and so change my life for the better.
   -Set a definite direction for my pathway of life and provide a guide for making the best possible decisions.
    -Help in resolving the difficult areas of my life.
    -Bring me joy and contentment.
I think I have some work to do.

Chapter 15: Finding Your Life's Purpose

Bill and I are getting settled in Las Vegas for the winter.  We managed to escape Colorado without having to drive in snow.  This makes me happy.  The trees were magnificent in color when we left.  We felt a lot was accomplished this summer and now the ranch will rest along with us for the winter.  Our life in Las Vegas is much simpler in many ways, a different kind of productive.

I read this quote last night and was surprised by the author:
“A human being is part of the whole, called by us “universe,” limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a prison,restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons close to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from our prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all humanity and the whole of nature in its beauty.”~Albert Einstein
I guess I didn't think of Einstein sharing metaphysical thoughts.  
What is my purpose in life?  Who amongst us has not anguished over this?  This is what the next chapter addresses. 

Just the title of this chapter alone sounds overwhelming.  I used to worry that I wasn't fulfilling my life's purpose and then I thought I really don't even know what I think my purpose is.  I thought BRC probably had his life's purpose typed out or filed in his file cabinet.  Lol.  Once I figured out what my life's purpose was I was able to adjust my focus towards that goal.  Everyone has their own, unique purpose.  How do you go about finding yours if you haven't figured it out already?

The book states that your life has a purpose which is based on the principles set forth by the Universal Laws.  When you know your life's purpose you can more effectively and consistently apply the Universal Laws to achieve that purpose.  We all share a common purpose which is to manifest the god or goddess you really are.   I like that.  You also came into this life for a purpose that is unique to you.   You have a mission your soul has come here to accomplish.  Your mission is related to your unique talents, qualities and characteristics.  Your unique gifts are represented by the things you love to do.  These things should be a part of your life's purpose.  If you can get on the track that is right for you, you can save a lot of time looking and searching for you-know-not-what. 

The book provides an exercise or workshop for finding your life's purpose.  It is too hard to explain here on the blog.  Part 1 is Determining your own basic Purpose by asking yourself "what is my life's basic purpose?"  Part 2 is Determining your Mission in Life by asking yourself "Which of my natural qualities or spirit do I most love to use in my life?"  Part 3 is to Determine your talents and abilities by asking "What talents, abilities, or other means of expression should I use in my life?"  You then put all three parts together and you have your life's purpose. 

If you are not aware of your talents the book suggests making a list of things you love to do, limiting the list to those activities that create an excitement in you at the mere thought of them.  Do not judge any of the ideas that come to mind.  You can do this daily or whenever a thought comes to you.  This exercise is to stimulate your creative mind.  The number of ways you can express yourself by doing what you love has no limit.  Using your creativity to produce these ideas is one way to experience the abundance of the Universe. 

I believe my purpose is to become the goddess I am meant to be.  I know I have a mission  in being of service to others.  When I combine these together using my unique talents and abilities I feel my connection to this Universe and to Humankind. 

Chapter 14: All the Answers

We are beginning the process of closing up Carpenter Mountain for the winter. I can't believe how fast this summer passed for me. Fall makes me feel "feisty", Jillian laughs at that, but I do feel so much more energy. I love the warm days, the cool nights, the colors, the food, and so much about this time of year.

I think we as human beings are always in search of answers, I know I am. Where do I find reliable sources for my answers? So many times I look outside of myself when the answers were here all along. Jillian and I were talking about how it is easier to see solutions to a situation when you are not emotionally or physically involved. How do we attune ourselves to the solutions? This is what this next chapter addresses.

Chapter 14: All the Answers. The Universal Laws can guide us to reliable sources. The book addresses three laws that define how to get the guidance you need. The first law of guidance is "Seek First the Spirit Within and You will Find". If you know you have a need, you then can seek an answer. The law does not operate if you rely just on yourself for the answer. The search needs to be on a spiritual level in order to seek the pattern we wish to manifest. Our mind can then build from this perfect pattern, the perfect result in the spiritual, mental or physical. This result will be right for us and for others. It will have come from the higher source within us that knows all there is to know. I need to trust in Spirit and the Universal Laws rather than in self and expect to find what I seek. This seeking needs to be in a balanced manner and be open to receiving answers from many different sources. I need to remember I am a unique individual and what is right for me is not necessarily right for someone else.

The second Law of Guidance is "Ask the Spirit with Faith and You Will Receive" The book defines faith as the ability to perceive that anything is possible through the infinite power and wisdom of Spirit working through the Universal Laws. The answer to every problem is to discover the truth about it. That sounds simple enough, to find out the truth about it.  Sometimes it depends on who's truth.  I need to make sure it is the truth for me.  The only viewpoint from which I can see the truth and learn its lesson is to reach a consciousness that is higher than the one from which I created the problem. To go higher I must seek Spirit.
Spirit knows what I need but leaves it up to me to invite it to be a part of my life by asking. In this way Spirit knows I are willing to make use of whatever I request. By using my mind to decide what to ask I am working as a co-creator.

The third Law of Guidance states "Knock, With Faith in Spirit, and the Door will be Opened". You knock by accepting and using what you find or receive. You have the free will, the final decision on whether to use what you have found or received. If you do use what you have received or found your consciousness will be opened to a greater understanding and to a higher consciousness. Sometimes it is a matter of letting go of things that were previously safe for us. Again, trusting in the Divine Wisdom to do what is perfect for us at that time.

How can I help myself to be attuned? The book suggests prayer, meditation and faith, but recognizes that we each will have our own way. I need to be attuned to listening the answers, to expect answers if I have earnestly seeked guidance. Be aware that no matter what form of guidance you use, your strongly held opinions and prejudices can distort the results if you are not fully attuned. Know that guidance from Spirit will never condemn nor judge you or others or suggest that you take advantage of someone or require that you harm yourself or another in any way-any such advice would not be from your Higher Self.

The book offers a warning through this transition phase. "Through the thousands of past choices you have made, you have established your life as it exists today. You have yet to experience the results of many of your choices. Once you open yourself to a higher consciousness, you will have the opportunity to deal with many of the experiences you have created. Life may suddenly seem to be filled with more and greater difficulties. Remember though, you are not alone, you have new strength and guidance."   I know that I can tend to take the easy path, but when I am willing to do the necessary work, the results are far greater and more meaningful. 

Chapter 13: Making the Right Choices for Your Life

I have been enjoying being in the mountains of Colorado this summer. Thanks to BRC I was able to spend a few days in Vail and hike around the mountains. The aspen forest was amazing. When I returned I was reading a newsletter I received and this affirmation that was included:
"On this day, I will receive all that brings me joy and light and love. I will not allow this day to destroy my dreams, my hopes, my wants, or my desires. I embrace this day with the fullness of my divinity and no other way shall it be. For I no longer choose to learn the hard way. I no longer choose to run into the brick wall in my manifestations, in my reactions, and in my beliefts. I choose with the dignity of a Being of Light" Being of Light, I love this. "But I will fly with winged freedom above what keeps me so limited. For it is only I and not another that clips the wings of my soul and of my dreams" For me that is what this cosmic consciousness is all about.

Chapter 13: Making the Right Choices for your Life. We need to keep our minds attuned to the Spirit within. The Law of Choice states "Life is the Experience of Your Choices". How is this related to karma? Is our life predestined? If I now view the laws from a higher perspective, following my inner guidance given a choice will I do it the way I have choosen in the past or will I choose a higher way, that of the Spirit within me? This law of choice is telling us that if we wish to change our lives, we must change our choices. We have no choice for we always choose from the level of consciousness that we hold at the time of our choice, so if our level has not changed, the result will not change. If we wish to choose a higher way, we must prepare ourselves by working to raise our consciousness from the present lesser patterns to the perfect patterns in accord with our inner guidance. The real choice is to choose to change our consciousness.

The Master Law of Attunement: "If you will be my people, I will be your God". God can be whatever you choose to call the Creator, the divine within, Spirit. This law implies that if we choose to depend on ourselves-our wills and our ideas, manipulating or trying to control others-that is all we have. If we put our faith and trust in Spirit or the Creative Force, as a co-worker, we will be taken care of. I love being a co-worker with Spirit. I remember when I was young and the phrase to "instill the fear of God". I do not think I am to be fearful of the Divine forces. As Bill often reminds me, it is about love, not fear. How much more can we accomplish with love instead of fear? As you put Spirit first you will be cared for. Are you willing to accept yourself as a goddess that is your birthright to be? If you so choose Spirit is bound to the relationship by this law and becomes your source and supply. The choice is always yours.

The Law of Supply: Seek...First the Spirit within and all things shall be added you have need of. How do I seek the Spirit first? The book states I need to tune in to its frequency (vibration). We receive what we are attuned to. I think I miss alot by being distracted by things of the world. How am I to hear if I am not listening? This chapter states we can learn to attune to the vibrations which are the essence of the God force within us. As we attune to the Spirit, we are establishing a relationship with Spirit. The kind of relationship depends on you. This can be a very intimate relationship if that is what you wish. Several methods of attunement are discussed: Meditation; Prayer; Study of Dreams; Service to Others; Define Your Life's Purpose; Establish your Ideals; Laws of Guidance. My motto for this year is Onward and Upward..."I will fly with winged freedom".

Chapter 12: Consciously Creating Results with the Master Law of Manifestation

I just returned from a week in Las Vegas with Bill and Jillian celebrating my birthday. We had a great time. I really concentrated on not worrying which is big for me. I have been thinking about all the knowledge from this book and now how do I apply what I have been learning. I know that being aware or having cosmic consciousness is one of the first steps, but I am ready to be of action. This chapter discusses how we create the physical results in our lives. The following is the Master Law of Manifestation:

SPIRIT IS THE LIFE.
MIND IS THE BUILDER.
PHYSICAL IS THE RESULT.

Spirit, mind and body are the basic elements of our being. First the book discusses Spirit is the life. The spirit is the soul, it is the beginning and end of all self-development. We were Spirit in the beginning, now Spirit and body and will be Spirit again. Spiritual consciousness operates at a different frequency or vibration than mental consciousness. Spirit is the life force that permeates every cell of our body and mind. The spirit force is also the creative force in your life. How you use this creative life force determines what you will be and what your experiences will be. This Law is the natural flow of the life force, of the energy with which we live and move and have our being. As previous chapters have stated the Spirit is not out there somewhere, it is within us right now. No one has more or less, we each have what we need. If you are in harmony with the Universal Laws, you have all the power of those laws. Power means infinite ability to express ability, capability, flexibility, sensibility, lovability, etc. Spirit is the infinite power of the universe. Spirit is the life. The mental or physical point of view limits us, Spirit has no limits. Attune your mind to a higher level, into a spirit of abundance. Abundance is the natural state of the Universe, there are no limits.

Mind is the builder. What does that mean? Our minds are the connecting force between the spirit. The purpose of our minds is to bring manifestations into our experience. Humans, through exercising free will often choose to misdirect and divert the power of Spirit to selfish purposes, thereby building negative and destructive forms of spirit, such as selfishness, hate, envy, etc. The result comes from what your mind is attuned to while it builds. Your will is the master of your mind if you choose to make it so. The book points our our minds are often attuned to the consciousness of the world outside of us instead of our own Spirit. That reminds me of the saying "be in the world, not of the world." The truth is you are a Child of God,of the Divine, not the negative energy of the mass consciousness. You can release the negatives of the world and let the goddess you are shine forth. I love that.

Physical is the Result. Our physical body is the result of our application of this law as is our material success. The spirit, mind and body are all interconnected. This again is about taking responsibility for our own lives.

Living in the Flow. To be living in the flow is to be so in accord with the principles and purposes of the Universe that you begin to experience in your life the highest good for yourself and others. The book states that Being in attunement with Spirit and in accord on all three levels is the secret of being in the flow with life and the Universe. Again the spirit is the starting point of it all, the key. The laws have to be lived on all three levels, spirit, mind and body, to not disrupt the flow.

So the real question is what will you build within yourself? Will you take the high road? The choice is always yours. You must choose your own purpose and the consciousness from which you act: these are the keys to the result. With these keys and this law you can consciously create the desired results in your life.

Chapter 11: Laws of Self

Today I was sent this inside an email:
Young souls learn to accept responsibility for their actions.
Mature souls learn to accept responsibility for their thoughts.
And old souls, learn to accept responsibility for their happiness.
If you can't be there for yourself, who will be there for you?

Here we go with the chapter that still makes the little girl inside of me think not to be selfish. That was clearly instilled into me. I think it is part of my culture, but this chapter is not talking about “selfish” but self love and that is so different. I think it took me half a century to figure that out, that I deserved to think about myself first and my place in the Universe.

To fully understand the higher Universal Laws begins with the laws of self. Understanding of all truth is found in self. I discussed this in Chapter 10, finding the divine wisdom within yourself and reconnecting. You are the most important person in the world. Are you doing your job or are you trusting someone else to do it for you? One of the greatest mistakes you can make in trying to know yourself is to compare yourself with others. Where you are as compared to someone else is not important. The Spirit within does not judge you, but knows rather the infinite potential that exists within you. No judgement, isn't that amazing?

There are several laws of self, the first one is the Law of Individuality: As you honor, respect,and love your own unique individuality, so you honor, respect, and love the individuality of others. Your individuality is your real self, your soul. Only to the degree you know and love your individuality can you truly know and love others. Service to others is one of the basic requirements for spiritual growth. Effective service is the expression of our individuality.

The second is the Law of Equality based on the understanding that all of us come from the same source, we are all created equal children of God. The law reads: Your true needs, wants, desires, hopes, dreams, wishes, and their fulfillment are as important as those of any other soul in existence.

The next is the Law of Priority: You must first "save" self if you would "save" another. Your body is truly the temple of your soul. Take care of your body and mind first and foremost, not just when something goes wrong. Our purpose on earth in essence is to "save self", if you neglect self for "saving" another you have defeated your purpose. This honors the divinity within yourself.

So how do I apply these laws? The book states I am to give of myself in any activity only to that point at which I do not feel depleted-physically, mentally or emotionally. It is important to love and nurture yourself as much as you love and nurture anyone else. I know I have struggled with this as I feel I have been rewarded for caring more for others at times. This doesn't mean I have to stop doing but be more in balance with myself. it is arrogant to believe that you can do something for another that the person is not capable of doing for her or himself, but that does not mean that I cannot be of service. Service is essential to our growth. I need to be of service when someone asks for help, I can then respond to their request within my own boundaries. As you live in accord with the laws of self and value others as you value self, you become selfless. I need to trust the spiritual power within to guide me.

The next law discussed in the chapter is the Law for Manifestation of Your Higher Self which reads As you put the God within first in your life, so you manifest the God you are. Accept that you have that God Presence within. Acknowledge that you are a spiritual being by living that concept. As we begin to put Spirit first, we begin to think as a God, to love as God and to live as the goddess or god we are.

The last law is the Law of Mastery of Self which reads As you become master of your lower self, so all things, conditions, and elements become subject unto you. As you release the fears, anxiety, guilt, shame, and other negative aspects of your lower self you release these thoughts explaining that you do not need them anymore because you know a higher thought. As you become selfless you master self. As you become master of self you become the goddess or god you are meant to be, with all things, conditions, and elements subject to you. There are no limits.

Chapter 10: Why You Are Here

Chapter 10: Why You are Here

It is beautiful up here on Carpenter Mountain Ranch this summer. With the rain and the sun we have an abundance of wildflowers. The pine beetles are making their presence known, looking out over the valley about 15% of the trees are rust colored.
I am so grateful to be able to live here. I also feel this way about living on this Earth. Who of us has not asked, "why am I here?" I used to think I would be able to list "why I am here" on a piece of paper, but through my process of discovery I have narrowed it down to: I am here to become the goddess I am meant to be. How am I going to do this? I believe by re-establishing by connection with the Divine wisdom (the Creator), believing in this wisdom, having cosmic consciousness I can seek the high road to find joy, peace and purpose in my life.

Chapter 10 discusses Why You Are Here in accordance with the Universal Laws. If we do not understand our own nature and our purpose for being our lives will hold only limited meaning and we can find little true fulfillment. This knowledge will assist us in our transformation. As far as the Universal Laws are concerned it does not matter what your God-concept is. I do not seek to define God for that limits God, but I do need an understanding. For me Spirit is the source of light which is the source of Divine. I believe there is one Spirit, we are forms of the One Spirit. We are portions of God, you can call it a child of God or whatever suits you. You are a soul. This chapter talks about four great gifts.

The first great gift is that you were made in the image of Spirit. It was your soul which was made in the image of your Creator, not your body or your mind. Your soul is actually a portion of the Divine. This means that we carry the divine portion with us always. We do not need to go looking for God for it is within ourselves when we choose to attune to it. We are sparks of light, with the ability of creation and with knowledge of God. This means you have everything within yourself to make your life perfect realizing that "perfect" means exactly the right thing at the exactly the right time and place for the greatest good for self and others.

The second great gift is that we are endowed with life and consciousness. We have minds and consciousness enabling us to be aware of ourselves and others and of our existence. This allows are consciousness to know that we are not the whole but part of the Creator. Consciousness is not a function of our minds but of our soul. I call this Cosmic Consciousness.

The third great gift is that as souls we are eternal. There is no death. What we experience as a death is but a transition to another step into fulfillment of our purpose. We are never given more than what we can handle as long as we trust in Spirit. We are never left to go it alone.

The fourth great gift is that our souls are endowed with free will. With free will we can do whatever we choose to do with the gifts we have been given. This applies whether on this earth or in any other plane of existence. We still have to operate within the laws of the Universe. Your will is greater than any other influence in your life, by your will, you can proceed in accord with such patterns or counteract them as you choose.

The book discusses that we as souls lost our awareness of our own divine nature. To re-establish this connection to have Divine wisdom to guide us we need to attune ourselves, our vibrations, our consciousness to greater awareness of the Divine within. As we follow this guidance, our lives become more fulfilling, more satisying, more meaningful, more worthwhile.

The book states that without the infinite wisdom of the Divine within to lead us, we rely solely on intellect for guidance. Since intellect does not have the overall picture, we create difficulties and situations that are not completely fulfilling or satisfying. Our earthly experience is designed to bring us to the realization that we have a higher purpose than merely living life. We need to re-establish the connection with the Divine wisdom to guide us.

Which leads me back to becoming the goddess I am meant to be. What will this cost me? I give up nothing except pain and sorrow, struggle and fear. I move my limits from not knowing, now being aware, to the potential for knowing and complete awareness-to peace and joy, abundance and fulfilling relationships and happiness. It is the ultimate transformation, it is the high road of life.