The Journey to Becoming yourself

In a world full of stress, deadlines, needs, andfrom this point on in your personal growth, you
scarcity, it is sometimes hard to determine thatwill achieve two out of the three before you die:
you have any power. Helping yourself can feel likeYou will experience and you will create. You
an overwhelming and unattainable mission.cannot help it. It is happening every second of
However, we also live in a world full of newevery day. It will, however, take a conscious
information and understandings. Ideas ofdecision to remember. It is a conscious decision to
self-empowerment and the feelings that theseawaken, to grow spiritually, and to become the
truths bring is testimony for a new way ofgreatest version of yourself.
thinking.6. Walking the spiritual path means that you made
The universe is unlimited, and, if you choose toa decision to seek the truth of who you are. The
explore it, you will awaken to a whole new wayquality of life that you live is strictly a matter of
of knowing---a whole new way of being. Spirit ischoice. You may choose to live your life at any
available to all people at equal levels; there is nolevel of awareness; all are honored and respected;
"better than," or "more deserving." The choice tonothing is judged.
raise your consciousness means to broaden your7. The universe is continually offering opportunities,
awareness, open up to new possibilities, step outopening doors, and answering prayers. You can
of your comfort zone, and allow information otherchoose to be conscious and awaken to these
than what you already "know."offerings.
Spirit has many names: God, Great Spirit, All That8. Judgments, punishments, opinions of right and
Is, Mother/Father, Great Mystery, Allah, and Lord.wrong or good and bad are human concepts.
All are interchangeable. Your spirit, which is housedThese concepts are illusions that hide the
in your body, is part of that giant whole. In fact,perfection of the soul. Judgments and
everything is made up of the same energy. Allpunishments do not exist in the spirit world.
things---every tree, rock, grain of sand, gust ofLife is a journey of becoming, a continual cycle of
wind, drop of water, animal, insect, bird, planet,evolving from one lifetime to the next. What you
star---are expressions of the divine, and we are alldo not achieve in this lifetime, you will achieve
interconnected in a divine and profound way.later. You choose the rate at which you evolve.
You are an incredible spirit of divine perfection,To follow the spiritual path is a choice and a
the same composition as Spirit. Creator is anmatter of readiness, but it offers phenomenal
ocean and you are a drop of water in that ocean.rewards. Your spiritual path is a completely
You carry within you the exact components andpersonal experience; no two existences unfold in
properties of the entire ocean. You are made ofthe same manner. As the spirits constantly
Spirit, in the reflection of Spirit, and Spirit is in you.remind me, everyone participating in the
The following basic truths are unifying principles Iearth-walk will eventually come to complete
have learned in my work with the spirits. Theseconsciousness. It is only a matter of when.
truths present concepts about healing and workingJudgments are what most often get in the way
with energy. They also provide suggestions onof personal growth. When a person directs
how you might apply them to your own life tojudgments toward others, it usually indicates
enhance your process of healing and well-being. Ipersonal feelings of inadequacy, unworthiness, low
guarantee that if you make them a part of yourself-esteem, and lack of self-love. Judgments can
daily life, your life will improve in a dramaticallycause fear, hatred, arrogance, war, greed, anger,
positive way.blame, jealousy, pain, and loneliness---the
Anyone, at any time, can make choices forpsychological disorders of the human experience.
happiness and for healing. This includes you. ReadThey are often imprinted heavily and cloud the
the following truths and begin to ask how theyreality of one's own being, which creates
might affect your life.tremendous fear. Judgments have nothing to do
Universal Truthswith truth or the perfection of the soul. Our job
1. Spirit loves and values you unconditionally.as humans is to clear ourselves of the many
2. You are first and foremost a spirit---a souljudgments we hold toward others and ourselves.
having an earth experience. This earth-walk is butSpirit does not pressure you to change, because
one fraction of your being.you are loved unconditionally for all of eternity.
3. Your spirit has a divine purpose.The urge for change is a pressure you feel from
4. You agreed to forget your previous existence.within---your own soul urging you to create a
This makes becoming enlightened a quality ofbetter life. Happiness, peace, deep joy, and a
remembering who you are. Remembering iscloser connection to Source are all available to
embracing this reality and then making theyou. Something has encouraged you to ask
necessary changes in your life to reflect this truth.questions, to seek, to pick up spiritual material. If
Respect, honor, compassion, and reverence for allyour life is not being lived from a place of fullness,
life are necessary components for the path tolove, spontaneity, passion, sensuality, and divine
awareness.joy, then you probably need to make some
5. You are here on earth to experience, tochanges in your life in order to attain these
create, and to remember. If you do nothing morequalities.