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Affirmations&Reprogramming2005UniversityOfMetaphysicalSciences 1

RadicalReprogrammingAndAbsoluteAffirmationsThePowerOfAligningThought,Intention,Action,AndVoiceWithTruth

WrittenbyDevonLove

LoveAfterLoveThetimewillcomewhen,

Withelation,

Youwillgreetyourselfarriving

Atyourowndoor,inyourownmirror,

Andeachwillsmileattheotherswelcome,

Andsay,sithere,Eat.

Youwillloveagainthestrangerwhowasyourself.

Givewine.Givebread.Givebackyourheart

Toitself,tothestrangerwhohaslovedyou

Allyourlife,whomyouignored

Foranother,whoknowsyoubyheart.

Takedownthelovelettersfromthebookshelf,

Thephotographs,thedesperatenotes,

Peelyourimagefromthemirror.

Sit.Feastonyourlife.

DerekWalcott

IntroductionPoemscanbelifeaffirming,andLoveAfterLoveisabeautifulexample.Rememberinghowtoaffirmlifeis

thefocusofthiscourse.Sowhatdoesthismean?

Websters(1983)definesaffirmationasTheactofaffirmingandToassertasvalidorconfirmed.Affirmis

definedasvalidate,confirm,andtostatepositively.Whywouldwehavetoaffirm life?Arewenotvalidatedbyourexistence?Whydopoemssuchas the

one above filluswith elation, yet elation tingedwithdesire, longing and sadness?When andwheredidwe

becomedisconnected from theconstant flowofvital life forceenergy, flowing fromallaroundandwithinus,

whichisourbirthright,ourknowingofourselvesassacredlifevessels?

The answers to thesequestionsare the foundation forbeginning to explore thosevoicesand energies

withinuswhichareblockingtheflowoflifeforceenergy,leavingusdisconnected,depressed,confused,unsure,

andunable to express ourdeepest truth and livemeaningful and selfrealized lives. Affirmation of life is the

spiritualactbywhichmanceasestoliveunreflectivelyandbeginstodevotehimselftohislifewithreverenceinordertoraise

ittoitstruevalue.Toaffirmlifeistodeepen,tomakemoreinward,andtoexaltthewilltolive.AlbertSchwietzer

The first step to affirming ourselves is to shake things up a bit, and take notice of the negative

programmingwe

accept

from

others

and

internalize.

We

can

realize

that

the

source

of

these

voices

is

not

within

us,isnotourtruth,andwecanreleaseanyideasofwhowehavebeentoldweare.Thetruthofourselvesthen

unfoldsandweblossom, inourownway, likeabeautifulandunique flower.Outof thedepthsofourselves

emergenew thoughts,newvoices,which flow through open channels,becoming lifes sacredvessel.We are

claimingourbirthrightwhenweletgoofoldprogrammingandbecomeourtrueselves.

Howdid it feel to read those last few lines?Notice the positive, active language.Notice the shift in

energy.Wearedoingthis.Weareblossoming,inthismoment,together.Weare.

Now,webeginajourneytogether.Wearegoingalittledeeper,diggingdownintothesoil,andseeing

whatwecandigupandreturntolife.Letsseewhatenergiesandformswecanshiftandrelease,freeingupthe

channels,unfolding and affirming our true, shining self.Thisjourneywill leadus to explore themeaning of

happiness, and peace. Let us reawaken human understanding of the mind and its properties, and how it


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interfaceswiththeflowoflifeforcetocreateourreality.Wewillmeetpuremindbybeingfullypresentnow.We

willlistentovoicesfromculturesinwhichpeoplehaveneverfallenasleeptothistruth,andhowlanguageitself

playssuchavitalrole inourunderstandingofourselves.Wewill lookathowscience isbeginning to find the

concreteproofofthepowerofthemind,andthevalueofpositiveaffirmations,whichisthetrueheraldofanew

ageofexplorationinthefieldofhumanconsciousnessandrealitycreation.Wewillthenbegintoexplorehowwe

canapplytheseprocessestoourownlives,andpracticesomeexercisestoshiftenergyandopentolifesgenerous

flow.Now,takeaslow,deepbreath.Releaseitslowly,andpreparetochangeyourmind

ReviewOfLiterature(ExamquestionsarenotdrawnfromtheReviewOfLiteraturesection)

LouiseHaysbookYouCanHealYourLife(1984)wasusedextensivelyasareferencefor thiscourse,as

wellasprovidingsomeexcerptedaffirmations.IgiveanextendedreviewofthisbookinthesectioncalledThe

TruthMakesYouJumpForJoy,soIwontrepeatithere.Iwillsaythatthisbook(aswellasallofLouisesother

books)isaveryhighlyrecommendedresourceforpersonalgrowthandhealing.

LightingTheSeventhFire:TheSpiritualWays,Healing,AndScienceOfTheNativeAmerican,byF.DavidPeat,

wasusedasareferenceinthesectionPureMindOverMatter.The informationusedwasrelatedto language,

andhowitframesanddefinesreality.Thisbookisanexcellentstudyofindigenouswisdom,andthesectionon

language is fascinating food for thought. Ifyou are interested in indigenous studies,orjust in learningabout

culturaldiversityandalternateviewsofreality,thisisagreatbook.

OneofmymostfavoritebooksisHouseOfShatteringLight:LifeAsAnAmericanIndianMystic(2003),by

JosephRael.HetellsusToknowourselvesastheVastSelfplayingiswhyweareallborn.Thebooktellsthestoryof

Raelslifeexperiencesasamystic,andtellsusaboutanalternaterealitythatcanbeexperiencedhereandnow.

Ontheinsidecover,thereisaquotefromhimwhichsaysIhavelearnedthatthereisonlyoneactorinthecosmos.

Andthatactoriscreatingbillionsandbillionsofresonatingimagesthatcontinuallymanifestandreturntotheonethis

houseof shattering lightthisperceptual reality inwhichwe liveandofwhichweareapartexistsonlyfor the souls

continuing.Thisbookhelpedopenandexpandmyconsciousness,andthe languageaboutfluidreality in the

coursecametomeafterreadingit.

WhenNormanVincentPealesThePowerOfPositiveThinkingcameoutin1957,theideascontainedwithin

wererevolutionary.Others inprevious timeshadexplored these ideas,but thisbookcameat theright time to

entertherealmofpopularculture,anditwaskeyinopeningpeopletoideasaboutthepowerofthemind,andof

thoughts affecting experience. The style and writing are outdated, as is much of the presentation of the

information,butitisveryinterestingtoread,andtheenthusiasmandgoodwilloftheauthorstillcomesthrough.AnotherfavoriteofmineisFoolsCrow:WisdomAndPower,byThomasE.Mails.Theinformationforthe

coursethatItookfromthisbookisinthesectionentitledBeFree,anddealswithemptyingoneselfinorderto

becomeaclear,unobstructedchannelfortruth.FoolsCrowwasamasteratthisart,andbecauseofthishewasa

Greathealer.Histeachingsareveryrelevanttothetopicsinthecourse,andthebookishighlyrecommended.

ThePowerOfNow(1999),byEckartTolleisamustreadforthoseseekinginnerpeace,stillness,andthe

untoldbenefitsofanawakenedconsciousness.Realizing theabsolute importanceofbringingawareness to the

presentmomentisamagicallyliberatingawakening,andisinvaluabletoaffirminglife.Ifyouhaventreadthis

book,youdontknowwhatyouaremissing.

Ihaveincludedmorebooksinthebibliographythatwereaninspirationtothiscourse,butfromwhichno

quotes were drawn,but I encourage you to check thosebooks out in yourjourney through learning about

affirmations!

SoWhatIsTheSecretToHappiness?Nowandthenitsgoodtopauseinourpursuitofhappinessandjustbehappy.GuillaumeApollinaireIn1952,FawcettbooksreleasedThePowerOfPositiveThinking,writtenbyNormanVincentPeale.Chapter

fiveisentitledHowToCreateYourOwnHappiness,andtheopeninglinereads;Whodecideswhetheryoushall

behappyorunhappy?Theansweryoudo!

Throughthissimplestatement,theauthorremindsusthatwearefullyresponsibleforourstateofmind,

andwehave thepower tochange it if itdoesnotserveourpurpose.Pealegoeson tosayChildrenaremore

expert inhappiness than adults.Theadultwho can carry the spiritof the child intomiddleandoldage isa

genius,forhewillpreservethetrulyhappyspiritwithwhichGodendowedtheyoung.HeremindsusofJesus


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teachingtolivelifewithachildlikeheartandmind.Hethengoesontosharewithusthesecretofhappinessas

told tohimby children,beginningwithhisnineyearolddaughterElizabeth.Oneday Iaskedher, Areyou

happy,honey?SureImhappyshereplied.Areyoualwayshappy?Iasked.Sure,sheanswered,Imalways

happy.Whatmakesyouhappy?Iaskedher.WhyIdontknowshesaid,Imjusthappy.Hethengoesonto

insistthatsomethingmustmakeherhappy,towhichshebeginstodescribetohimthingsthatshelovesandenjoys.

Yetwhatshewastryingtocommunicatetohimisasimpleandperfecttruth.

Happinessisanaturalstate.Apersonisasacredvessel,affirminglife,asonewascreatedtodo.Noone

has(yet)convincedchildrenotherwise,andchildrenaresweetwiththistruth.

Happinessis

not

an

emotion,

it

is

not

a

thought.

It

is,

rather,

the

unblocked

flow

of

life

force

energy

movinginandthroughus.Itisouropeninterfacewithotherenergysystems.Itisbalance.Whenweunderstand

ourselvesaswalkingconsciousnessenergysystems,wecanfreeourselvesofenergywhichistrappedbynegative

thoughtsor emotions, energy that isneitherhere (manifest)nor there (unmanifest)butwhich is trapped and

blockingournaturalflow.Thisisthefirststepinaffirmingournaturalstate,ourbirthright,whichisthestateof

effortlessflowwecallhappiness.

Pealeaskedsomeotherchildrenwhatmadethemhappiest.Herearesomeoftheanswerstheygavehim;

aswallowflying;lookingintodeep,clearwater;waterbeingcutatthebowofaboat;afasttrainrushing;abuilderscrane

liftingsomethingheavy;mydogs eyes; streetlightson the river; redroofs in the trees;smokerisingfromachimney; red

velvet;themoonintheclouds.

Allofthesethingsspeakofflowsofenergy,thenaturalstateofallowingthingstomovethroughusand

aroundus.Itisthisnaturalstateofeffortlessenergeticactionthatourminds,bodies,andenergysystemswere

createdtofacilitate.HereweentertheMagicZone,inwhichwearebalancedbetweentheworldsofenergyand

form.Herewecanmanifestourselvesasfullycreativeandselfrealizedbeings.

Onceweunderstandthesecrettohappiness,weknowthatnothingcanmakeushappy,notmoney,not

theloveofanother,notevenpeaceonearth.Happinessisournaturalstate,andthoughtsofitbeingoutsideus

blocktheflowofenergythroughusandwithinus,causingustobeoutofbalance,orunhappy.Sowhatother

thoughtscauseustobeoutofbalance?Whatroledoesthemindplayinallofthis?Whatisthemind,anyway?

TheGreatMysteryCeasefrompracticebasedonintellectualunderstanding,pursuingwords,andfollowingafterspeech,andlearnthe

backwardstepthatturnsyourlightinwardtoilluminateyourself.Bodyandmindofthemselveswilldropaway,andyour

originalfacewillbemanifest.Dogen

Literallyhundreds andprobably thousandsofbookshavebeenwritten, and endlessdiscussionshad,

attempting toanswer thequestionWhat is themind?The truth is thatmost likelynohumanhasever fully

understood theanswerandperhapsnooneeverwillbecause it isaweb fullofmysteries thathumankindhas

onlybegun tounravel.Themind interfaceswith theGreatMystery, thatwhich isbeyondwhatourbrainsare

currentlycapableofgrasping.Whenweareflowingfreely,withoutenergeticblocks,weareexpressingpuremind,

whichmightbedescribedas thecreativemechanismof theDivine.Puremindexpresses truth,or theabsolute

reality(sometimescalledGod).Yetitseemsthathumanshavetheuniquecapacitytohaveamindofourown,and

touse themind tocreatepatternsofdisharmony. It isourgreatestgiftandourgreatestcurse.Wehavebeen

giventhechoicetorealizeheavenorhell,peaceorconflict,healthorillness.TheGreatMysterycontainstheseeds

ofallthoughts,ideas,andimaginings,andwehavethefreewilltocreateourownexperience.Themindisthe

mechanismbywhichwe experience themultiplicity of life,by allowing us toperceive ourselves as separate

forms,insteadofpartofafluidenergysystem.Whilethisallowsallthejoysandsweetnessoflife,itisalsotheseedofalldualityandpolarization.

When lookingat themanifestationsaroundus in theworld,weseeagreatvarietyofbeliefsand ideas

beingplayedout.Wecanalsoseethemanifestationofextremepolaritiesbecomingmoresolid.Mostofushave

beencreatingour reality from thoughtswhichdonot reflectpuremind.Now,asweexplore the ideas in this

course,webegintoshiftstuckenergywithinourselves,ideasthatdontresonateandneverreallydid,beliefsthat

wereformedfrommisunderstandings,fromseeingrealitythroughaveil,aveilwhichcleverlydisguisedourtrue

nature.Now,welifttheveil.Weshiftourthinking,understandingthateverythoughtwethink,everysoundwe

make,haspower,thatwearenotseparatefromourenvironment,butpartofafluidenergeticexpressionofpure

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Withinourownbeing,wearenoticingthatwecanachievebalance.Webecomestillandempty,releasing

energyformsthatareblockingtheflowofourdeepesttruth.Weareeffortlesslybeingournaturalselves,insync

with all other energies, in conflict with nothing. From this place, we can channel puremind creativity, and

blossomintoselfrealization!

Whateveryoucando,ordreamyoucan,beginit.Boldnesshasgenius,power,andmagicinit.Goethe

WhatDoWeWant?Happiness!WhenDoWeWantIt?Now!

Now!Oneofthegreatesttoolswehaveinavoidingthepitfallsofforgettingwearefluidandcontinuous

with theuniverse isbringing our full attention tonow.This iswherepuremind lives.Many of the greatest

spiritualteachingshavepointedtothistruth.Oneofthemostrelevantteachingsforourtimesiscontainedinthe

smallbutpowerpackedbookThePowerofNow(1999),byEckartTolle.

EckartTollewokeuponeday,literally.Hisstoryisanamazingone,andfromitwereceivethisgiftof

puremind,intheformofthebookThePowerofNow.Themessageisthatourmindslovetodwellinthepastand

thefuture,andmuchofourenergy,ourcreativelifeforce,isspentintheseotherplaces.Tolleremindsustobring

ourattentiontothemoment,tobefullypresentinlife.Whenweliveinthepast,inregretandwonderingwhat

mighthavebeen,wemissthemoment,andlookbacktoseewhereitwent,onlyonceagaintomissthepresent

moment.

Onlybybeingrighthereinthismomentcanwebringourfullpresencetolife,toliveasweweremeant

to live,as fully creative, awarebeings, feeling the energetic flowofallof creation,andknowingourselvesassacredlifevessels.Tollegivesusasimpleyetpowerfulstoryinthebeginningofthebook,andalthoughIhope

youhavealreadyexperiencedtheseteachings,Iwillsharethestorywithyouhere:

Abeggarhadbeensittingbythesideoftheroadforthirtyyears.

Onedayastrangerwalkedby.

Sparesomechange?mumbledthebeggar.

Ihavenothingtogiveyou, saidthestranger.Thenheasked: Whatsthatyouresittingon?

Nothing, repliedthebeggar. Justanoldbox.I vebeensittingonitforaslongasIcanremember.

Everlookinside? askedthestranger.

No, saidthebeggar. Whatsthepoint,theresnothinginthere.

Havea look inside, insisted thestranger.Thebeggar,reluctantly,managed topryopen the lid.With

astonishment,disbelief,

and

elation,

he

saw

that

the

box

was

filled

with

gold.

Iamthatstrangerwhohasnothingtogiveyouandwhoistellingyoutolookinside.Notinsideanybox,as

intheparable,butsomewhereevencloser:insideyourself.

Beingfullypresentinthemomentdoesnotmeanavoidingplanningforthefuture,orbeingindenialof

therealitiesoflife.Itmeansunderstandingthatthismomenthereandnowistheonlytimewereallyeverhave,

andthatbypayingfullattentiontothepresentmoment,bybeingfullyawareofourselvesandoursurroundings,

bytuningin,andconnectingwithpuremind,wehavemuchgreaterabilitytoshiftourenergy,toreleaseblocks

relatedtothepast.(Thisdoesnotjustrefertochildhood,ordistantpast,althoughthatiswherepatternsareset.

Oftenwearestuckinyesterdayoreven5minutesago!)Wealsohaveagreaterabilitytoproblemsolve,forinthe

moment,inpuremind,effortlessnessexistsandweknowwhethertobestillortoact.Wearepoisedbetweenthe

worldofenergyandtheworldofform.Wearethemodernalchemistswhenweareinthemoment,creatingfrom

theflowoflife.Thisisthetruthofwhoweare.

Andnow,morefromAlchemistTolle:

WhatispowerofNow?Noneotherthanthepowerofyourpresence,yourconsciousnessliberatedfromthought

forms.Sodealwiththepastonthelevelofthepresent.Themoreattentionyougivetothepast,themoreyouenergizeit,and

themore likelyyouare tomakea self outof it.Dontmisunderstand: attention is essential,butnot to thepast.Give

attentiontothepresent;giveattentiontoyourbehavior,toyourreactions,moods,thoughts,emotions,fears,anddesiresas

theyoccurinthepresent.Theresthepastinyou.Ifyoucanbepresentenoughtowatchallthosethings,notcriticallyor

analytically,butnonjudgmentally,thenyouaredealingwiththepastanddissolvingitthroughthepowerofyourpresence.

Youfindyourselfbycomingintothepresent.


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WhereToLookForEnlightenmentWhereshallIlookforenlightenment?

Here

Whenwillithappen?

Itishappeningrightnow.

ThenwhydontIexperienceit?

Becauseyoudonotlook.

WhatshouldIlookfor?

Nothing,

just

look.

Atwhat?

Anythingyoureyesalightupon.

MustIlookinaspecialkindofway?

No.Theordinarywaywilldo.

ButdontIalwayslooktheordinaryway?

No.

Whyevernot?

Becausetolookyoumustbehere.Youremostlysomewhereelse.AnthonydeMelloPureMindOverMatter

Inthe

beginning

was

the

word

(Bible:

John

1:10)

TheEnglish language issolid,a languageofmatter.Itaffectshowwe thinkandbelieve.Itexpressesa

viewoftheworldasmadeupofmanyseparateandindependentthings.Ifthisisyouroriginallanguage,then

thisshapedyourviewoftheworldandofyourself.Rememberthosevoicesfromthepastwetalkedaboutletting

goofearlier?Wellevendeeperthanthosevoicesistheimpactoflanguageitself.Englishisalanguageofnaming

thingsandestablishingcategories.MostEuropeanlanguagesoriginatefromthesamelanguagefamily,andthatis

whytranslationissoeasy.Yetwhenyoubegintolearnaboutotherlanguages,thoseofearthbasedcultures,you

hearsomethingverydifferent.ManytraditionalindigenousNorthAmericansunderstandvocalizationasaliving

alchemicalprocess.Thevibrationsofsoundcreatetheworldofform(thisisacommonideawithinalmostevery

spiritualsystemintheworld.)ManyofthelanguagesofindigenousNorthAmericaaredirectexpressionofthis

reality.Rather thanbeing nounbased, naming and categorizing, these languages tend to havewordswhich

expressrelationship.Theyaremore focusedin thenow,and thepowerof thevoice isrespected,asthereisan

inherentawarenessthateveryutterancelivesandhasaneffectonthewhole.

InLightingTheSeventhFire:TheSpiritualWays,Healing,AndScienceOfTheNativeAmerican,(1994)written

byF.DavidPeat,inchapter9,entitledLanguage:TheSacredVibrations,PeattellsusWhenpeoplesitinacircle

popping windas the Mic Maqs saythey are creating physical vibrations within the universe, and these

vibrationsevokeandbringintodirectmanifestationothervibrations,powersorenergies.Speakingisapositive

action that canbringabout change, forwhat is said can come intoactuality.So the fluidnatureof reality is

understooddirectly,and language isa living,creativeprocess,notmerelyanexpressionof thought,away to

categorizeandbeseparatefrom.IfyouwerebornintotheEnglishlanguage,youhadahandicaptobeginwith,in

thattheserealitiesofsound,languageandvocalexpressionwerehiddenfromview,underthesurface,relegated

tothesubconscious,encodedinesotericteachings.Thisispartofthereasonwearesodrawntotheteachingsof

NativeAmerica.

PeatgoesontocommentonthelackofcategoriesandtheemphasisonrelationshipsinNativeAmericanlanguage/thoughtprocesses:TheconceptoffishdoesnotexistintheAlgonquinlanguage.TheCreedonothave

awordintheirownlanguagethatcorrespondstoourfish,rathertheyrefertotheprocessesofanimationthattake

place in riversand lakes.Likewise, theydonothavea conceptof bone, instead theyusewords that refer to

specific animals, or to parts of an animals body, or to something that is in a medicine bagthe Hopi

worldviewdoesnotcontainasenseofmovementoradvancementoftime.Rather,thereisanotionofprocess

wherebythemanifestingentersthemanifest,andattheedgeofthisprocess,TheHopi language isabletotalk

aboutthingsthatareonthevergeofcomingintomanifestation.

In thebook HouseOf Shattering Light: LifeAsAnAmerican IndianMystic (2003)byJosephRael,Rael

describesthecontrastbetweenhisnativelanguageofTiwa,andthelateracquiredEnglishlanguage;Tiwawords


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conveyadynamicallyunfoldingrealitythatisconstantlyinprocesswhenItranslateTiwaintoEnglish,whatI

havetodoisaddthenouns.Ihavetoturnactionintonouns.Ihavetoturnrelationshipsintonouns.Ihavetodo

thatbecause I amnow communicatingwithpeoplewhohavenouns andpronouns in their languageTiwa

languagehasnonounsorpronouns,soatPicuristhingsdontexistasconcrete,distinctobjects.Everythingisa

motionandisseeninitsrelationshiptoothermotions.

Forinstance,acupistii,buttiilikewisemeanscrystallizedawareness,orawarenessthatisintheprocess

ofcrystallizinganduncrystallizing.Thatcupisnotfixed.InTiwaitisacontinualunfoldingoftii,andtiimeans

theessenceofthepowerofcrystallizationthatisinfluencingawareness andthatawarenessistheawarenessof

holdingsomething

in,

like

a

spoon,

or

like

tea

or

coffee.

That

coffee

or

tea

that

is

in

the

cup

is

not

static,

either,

but

itsalsoincontinuousmotion.Ofcourse,tiiisnotanounorapronoun,butaverb;thereforeitmeansnotacup

butacupping, theholdingofenergy in theprocessofcupping,and it iscuppinganotherenergy that is in the

processofbeingcoffee.Everythingisaprocessinrelationshipwithanotherprocess.

Anotherbeautiful example of this is theNativeAmericanunderstanding that thevibration of a song

existedbeforetheworldofform,andthatthesingingofitisthechannelingofalivingspiritthroughthevoice.

Ratherthansay,Shesangasong,onemightsayThesongmovedintoher,thesongsangher.

Imagineyouroriginal languageexpressingsuch fluidrealities.Howwouldyourviewofyourselfand

yourenvironmentbedifferent?Whenwebecomequiet, andbringour attention to the energetic flowwe are

riding,weunderstandbeyondthelimitationsofourlanguage.Weenterpuremind,thematrixofcreation,where

soundreallymatters.HereissomethingfromTolleonthesubject;Manyexpressionsthatareincommonusage,

andsometimesthestructureoflanguageitself,revealthefactthatpeopledontknowwhotheyare.Yousay:He

losthislifeormylife,asiflifeweresomethingthatyoucanpossessorlose.Thetruthis:youdonthavealife,

youarelife.TheOneLife,theoneconsciousnessthatpervadestheentireuniverse,andtakestemporaryformto

experienceitselfasastoneorbladeofgrass,asananimal,aperson,astaroragalaxy.

Canyousensedeepwithinthatyoualreadyknowthat?CanyousensethatyoualreadyareThat?

ANewParadigmThenewparadigmisajointventurebetweenheadandheartintelligence,whichgeneratesacontinuityofintuitive

creativeintelligence.DocChildre

WebstersDictionary(1983)definesaparadigmasthus:exampleorpattern;anoutstandinglyclearor

typicalexampleorarchetype.Thepatternof reality thatevolved theEnglish languageand the scientificIf I

cantseeit,itdoesntexist,worldviewisonitswayout.Theuseofthevoicetoexpressanewworldview,anew

paradigm,anewpattern,isasignofthetimes.PartoftheprocessistheevolutionoftheEnglishlanguage.New

wordsarebeingbornfromthevibrationofthoughtsandideasreverberatingwithinthisnewparadigm.Theshift

manifests as anew language emerges, forwords are expressions of thevibrationsofpuremind.Aswegain

clarity, webegin to resonate with this shift, and we givebirth to a new world through our voices. On a

microcosmiclevel,withinourownbeings,wemakethisshiftthroughvocalaffirmationsofournewresonance,

shiftingourunderstandingofourselvesandourrelationshiptoourenvironment.Inadditiontothebirthofnew

words,wordsthathavealreadybeenaroundforawhilearebeingusedinnewwaystoexpressresonancewithin

ourexpandedperceptionofreality.Thisiswhyaffirmationswork.Aswestillourmindsandreleaseoldpatterns,

wevocalizeour trueself,enter themagiczone,andcreateaworld thatreflects thebeautifulvibrationofpure

mind.

Inaspeechfoundatwww.contemplativemind.org,entitledTheHeartOfPhilanthropy,byRobLehman,a

relevant story is told, and again,we findprofound teaching from a child,whohasnotbeen taught toblockexpressionoftruth:

Thelanguageofthisspiritualawakeningisjustemerging.Asweallknow,itisdifficulttospeakabout

spiritualmatters.DianeSawyer tells the storyof a sixyearold child in firstgrade.The art teacher asked the

childrentodrawanythingtheywanted.Thelittlegirlwasdeeplyimmersedinherdrawinganddidnthearthe

teachersayitwastimetostop.Theteacherwalkedtoherdeskandgentlyasked, Whatareyoudrawing? Im

drawingapictureofGod, shesaid.Theteacherthensaid, ButnooneknowswhatGodlookslike. Thelittlegirl

respondedwithasmile, TheywillwhenIfinish.


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Thinkaboutlanguageforamoment.Whatwordsdoyouuse todescribe theDivine?Are therecertain

wordsthatyouonlyusewhenyouaretalkingaboutspirituality?Howcanyoubringthesewordsandideasinto

yourordinaryconsciousness?

Thelightwhichputsoutoureyesisdarknesstous.Onlythatdaydawnstowhichweareawake.Thereismoreday

todawn.Thesunisbutamorningstar.HenryDavidThoreau

OutWithTheOldOrTheTruthAboutTheBabyAndTheBathwaterAndwhatisitbutfragmentsofyourownselfyouwoulddiscardthatyoumaybecomefree?KahlilGibranChildren are so amazingly beautiful and wise. If you take the time to be with a child, you are

automatically takingon thesequalitiesofbeing in thepresent.Anotherprofoundquality children emanate is

trust.Iftheirneedsforfood,safety,andlovehavebeenmet,theyradiatepuremind,whichknowsnothingbut

absoluteandunconditionalexistence.Theytransfertheirabsolutetrusttotheirparentsorcareprovidersnotlong

afterbirth,andarelikelittlemirrorsoftheirsurroundings.Theyareextremelyimpressionable,trustingthattheir

caretakers,whoseemtobemoreskillfulatnavigationofthisgreatplaygroundthanthemselves,willshowthem

how to maneuver in this reality. Young children are perfectlybalancedbetween receptivity and radiation,

betweengivingand receiving.Theyare in the flow. In this receptive state, theyare like thewater inMasaru

Emotosexperiment,whichiscitedatwww.whatthebleep.com:Dr.MasaruEmotodiscoveredthatcrystalsformed

in frozenwater revealchangeswhen specific,concentrated thoughtsaredirected toward them.He found that

water that hasbeen exposed to loving words showsbrilliant, complex, and colorful snowflake patterns. In

contrast,water

exposed

to

negative

thought

forms

incomplete,

asymmetrical

patterns

with

dull

colors.

Thecultureweliveinisamanifestationofthecontrastofpolarization,adualityreality.Thetotalityof

possible thought forms ismanifest,becausewe all get to have freewill, andminds of our own.Only these

supposed individually expressed minds are in reality a product of the programming we have received as

children,and thatwecontinue toreceive throughoutour lives.Like thewater,wemanifestedaccording to the

thoughtsandbeliefsofothers,whodidthesameintheirchildhoods.Partoftheprocessofaffirmingourtruthis

beginning to recognizewhatbeliefs about ourselves and theworld came from outside our natural, radiating

truth,ourpuremindcenter.

LouiseHay,inherexpansivelylifeaffirmingbookYouCanHealYourLife(1984),givesustheaffirmationTruthistheunchangeablepartofme.Shetellsusthattherootofallofourperceivedproblemsisthatwebelieve

thatwearenotgoodenough,thatwerejectourselvesas(weperceive)othershaverejectedus,andthatwefailto

loveandacceptourselves.Shegoesontodescribeamethodforreleasingthesebeliefswhichdontserveus,using

anexcellentanalogy:Ifyouwant tocleanaroom thoroughly,youwillpickupandexamineeverything in it.

Somethingsyouwilllookatwithlove,andyouwilldustthemorpolishthemtogivethemnewbeauty.Some

thingsyouwillseethatneedrefinishingorrepair,andyouwillmakeanotetodothat.Somethingswillnever

serveyou again, and itbecomes time to let these thingsgo.Oldmagazines andnewspapers anddirtypaper

platescanbedroppedintothewastebasketverycalmly.Thereisnoneedtogetangryinordertocleanaroom.It

isthesamethingwhenwearecleaningourmentalhouse.Thereisnoneedtogetangryjustbecausesomeofthe

beliefsinitarereadytobetossedout.Letthemgoaseasilyasyouwouldscrapeabitoffoodintothetrashaftera

meal.Wouldyoureallydigintoyesterdaysgarbagetomaketonightsmeal?Doyoudigintooldmentalgarbage

tocreatetomorrowsexperiences?

Theactofconsciouslyaffirminglifeisamultidimensional,fluidprocess,likeariverwithmanystreams

flowingintoit.Onewaytoaccessthisprocessistopayattentiontotheflowofthoughtsandemotionswithinour

consciousness,identifythosewhicharenotresonantwithourtruth,andreleasetheseenergyformsbackintotheformlessmatrix ofpuremind,where they canbe recycled intonewmanifestations.The analogyHayuses to

illustratethisprocessissimpleandclear,andIlikeknowingitdoesnthavetobeagutwrenchingprocess.Yet

formany,itwillbeveryemotional,dependingontheindividual,thetoolsused,andtheamountofenergystuck

intheemotionalandmentalbodiesoftheenergyfield.Whatevertheprocess,itisokay.Butitisnicetoknowthat

ifwefeelready,andwehaveclarity,thatwecanjustshiftthesestuckthoughtformsandreleasethemwithout

attachment.

InYouCanHealYourLife(1984),HaytellsusthatRepeatedpatternsshowusourneeds.ShesaysFor

everyhabitwehave,foreveryexperiencewegothroughoverandover,foreverypatternwerepeat, thereisa

NEEDWITHINUSforit.Theneedcorrespondstosomebeliefwehave.Iftherewerenotaneed,wewouldnt


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have it,do it,orbe it.There is somethingwithinus thatneeds the fat, thepoorrelationships, the failures, the

cigarettes,theanger,thepoverty,theabuse,orwhateverthereisthatstheproblemforus.Howmanytimeshave

wesaidIwonteverdothatagain?Then,beforethedaysup,wehavethepieceofcake,smokeacigarette,say

hateful things to the oneswe love, and so on. Thenwe compound thewhole problemby angrily saying to

ourselves, Oh,youhavenowillpower,nodiscipline.Yourejustweak.Thisonlyadds to the loadofguiltwe

alreadycarry. Hayfurtherexplainswhatshemeansbyneedingtheproblemasaccordingtoourparticular

setof thoughtpatterns,weneed tohave certainouter effectsor experiences.Everyoutereffect is thenatural

expressionofaninnerthoughtpattern.

InPower

Vs.

Force:

The

Hidden

Determinants

ofHuman

Behavior

(2002),

David

R.

Hawkins

did

extensive

research into thesebehaviorpatterns that sometimes seem to controlour lives.He created a mapofhuman

consciousness,inwhichheusedwhatisknownasthesystemofAppliedKinesiology,alsocalledmuscletesting,

toindicatethepresenceofattractorfields.Attractorfieldsarebasicarchetypalenergyfieldshiddenintherealm

of human consciousness, and all emotions and thoughts resonate within these fields. When we are feeling

expansive and loving,we are resonatingwith the attractor field associatedwith love and goodwill.We add

energytothisfield,andalsoreceiveenergyfromit,andthissolidifiesourexperienceoftheworldasalovefilled

reality.Ifwearefeelingdepressedandhopeless,weresonatewiththeattractorfieldwithinhumanconsciousness

that manifests experiences of apathy and despondency. These attractor fields are the energy underlying

archetypal patterns, which describe the areas of consciousness potentiality that humans have explored. The

presenceoftheseenergyfieldscouldexplainwhysometimes,nomatterhowhardwe trytochangeunhealthy

patterns,wefindourselvesbackinthesamesituationagainandagain.

InthebookRadicalForgiveness:MakingRoomForTheMiracle(2002),byColinTipping,thepersistenceof

thesesortsofpatternsarelookedatfromadifferentangle.Ifdifficultsituationskeeprepeatingthemselves,they

maybeopportunitiestogrowspiritually,andfindingthegiftinthesesituationsispartoftheprocessofradical

forgiveness.Onthewebsitelocatedatwww.iloveulove.com,adescriptionofthephilosophyofradicalforgivenessis

given,basedonColinTippingswork,andIhaveincludedsomeofthatinformationhere.Ireallylikethisprocess

because it transcends the victim mentality, and fully empowers us to look at how we have created our

experiencesoutofloveinordertoexperiencesoulgrowth.

TheSpiritualPhilosophyofRadicalForgiveness1. Thereareatleasttworealities eachinteractingatdifferentvibrations.TheSOULbridgesbothworlds.

a. TheWorldofDivineTruth:aspiritualreality essentiallymysteriousandbeyondourfivesensestoperceiveitandbeyondourmentalcapacitytocomprehendit.

b. TheWorldofHumanity:theobjectiverealitythatweseeouttherewithourfivesenses.Itisthesettinginwhichweliveoureverydaylifeasspiritualbeingshavingahumanexperience.

2. Life is not just a random set of events without purpose or intelligence. What appears to happenhaphazardlyisreallytheunfoldmentofaDivineplanthatistotallypurposefulintermsofourspiritual

growth.

3. WearecocreatorswithSpiritinthecircumstancesofourlivesandwegetpreciselywhatwewant(noexceptions).Theextenttowhichweresist(judge)whatweget,determineswhetherweexperienceitas

eitherjoyfulorpainful.

4. Wheneverwegetupsetwithanotherperson(ororganization),theyareresonatinginussomethingthatwehavecondemnedinourselvesanddenied,repressed,andprojectedontothatpersonorthing.

5. Oursoulwillalwaysmoveusinthedirectionofhealingandwillkeeponcreatingsituationsthatofferustheopportunitytosee theerrorinour thinkingorunconsciousbeliefs.Peoplecome intoour livesto

lovinglyactoutthepartsoverandoveruntilwehealtheerror.Hereinliesthegift.

6. The peoplewho appearmost troublesome are our greatest teachers, for theymaybe offering us theopportunitytohealbyeither:

a. Mirroringwhatwehaverejectedinourselvesandprojectedontoothers.b. Forcingustolookatsomethingwehaverepressed.c. Keeping us on trackwith ourmission (our agreementwith Spirit todo certain things in our

human experience to either meet a karmic debt, complete a past life contract, or assist in

transformingenergieswithinthehumancondition).


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7. Whatappearstobehappeningintheobjectiveworldallthatwecalllifeismerelyanillusion.Itisaprojectionofourconsciousness(unconsciousbeliefs,ideas,attitudes,etc.).Toknowwhattheseare,look

atwhatisshowingupinyourlife.Tryingtochangeorcontroltheoutercircumstancesofourlives(the

illusion)isfutileunlesswefirstchangeourconsciousness.

8. Youcannothealwhatyoucannotfeel.Angerworkisessentialtoforgiveness.9. Diseasebeginsinthesubtlebodyfirstandonlylaterdoesitmanifestinthebodyassomekindofillness.10. RadicalForgiveness raisesconsciousness, thusallowingourHigherSelf toacknowledge theenergyof

PerfectWellness.

This philosophy is truly empowering, and the steps we can take in the moment give us a practical

application. In this process,we: 1.Notice our reaction in themoment,whether it is anger, fear, resentment,

jealousy,blame,etc.2.Acknowledgethatwehavecreatedthissituation,andthatanyotherpeopleinvolvedare

cooperatingwithusonthesoullevel tohelpusgrow.3.Recognizeourreactionandjudgmentasapartofthe

process, alerting us to pay attention (guiltfree!). 4. Accept this as truth in the moment, even if we dont

understanditall.5.Surrender todivineorder,andacknowledge theperfectionofourexperience.6.Choose to

movewiththepowerofthisunderstanding,andliveinpeace.

Thisprocess isapowerfulway to release layersofoldprogramming,whichcreate the situations that

keepmanifesting,inorderforustoshiftourenergy,andgrow.Averypowerfulpointisthatweareallworking

onissuesnotjustforourselves,butinordertohelpshifttheseenergieswithinthewholeofhumanconsciousness.

Whenwe trulyhealourselves,wearedirectlyhelpingall lifeon theplanet!Thisiswhyinnerworkcanbethe

mostpowerful and effectiveworkwe cando tohealhumanity.We truly aremicrocosmic,holographic,pure

mindcentersofGodconsciousness!

Asdifficultasitseems,youcanbesureofthis:Atthecoreoftheheart,youhavethepowertomovebeyondtheold

issuesthatarestillhinderingyourfreedom.Thehardestthingstheonesthatpushyouupagainstyourlimitsarethevery

thingsyouneedtoaddresstomakeaquantumleapintoafreshinnerandouterlife.DocChildreandHowardMartin,

TheHeartMathSolution

Whenyouadopttheviewpointthatthereisnothingthatexiststhatisnotapartofyou,thatthereisnoonewho

existswhoisnotapartofyou,thatanyjudgmentisselfjudgment,thatanycriticismyoulevel isselfcriticism,youwill

wiselyextendtoyourselfanunconditionallovethatwillbethelightofyourworld.HarryPalmer,AvatarSo,onceweareengagedin thehousecleaningprocess,howcanweuseour fifthchakratoolsofself

expression,includingspeaking,writing,singing,andvisualizing,torealizeourtruth?Letsgetexperiential,and

exploreavarietyofwayswecanuseaffirmationstorealizethebeautyofourowndivinenature.

Wholooksoutside,dreams;wholooksinside,awakes.CarlJung

TruthIsYouAndYouAreTrueThe enemy of the truth isvery oftennot the liedeliberate, contrived, anddishonestbut themythpersistent,

persuasive,andunrealistic.JohnF.KennedyWebstersDictionary(1980)definestrueasideal,essential,andbeingthatwhichisthecaseratherthan

thatwhich ismanifestor assumed.Truth isdefined as The state ofbeing the case: factThebody of real

things,events,andfacts:actualityandAtranscendentfundamentalorspiritualreality.

Youare truth.Youareabsolutereality.This isyouressence.Youmaybeveiledby thought formsandemotionalenergywhicharenotyou,butwhichyouhaveattempted tobecome.Thiscanneverbe.Though thethoughtformsandemotionalenergymayseemveryreal,theycannotbereal,fortheyarenotTRUE.Puremindis

true,andallwecaneverrealizeisthat.Everythoughtformandallemotionalenergythatweidentifyaspartof

usisactuallyjustvisitinginourenergyfield,becauseonlybyourvalidationdowegivetheseformsourlife

energy.They in turnwreakhavoc inourmindsandbodies,byblocking thefreeflowof thecreativeenergyof

truthtomanifestintoform,andflowinfinitelyonthroughoutcreation.Remember,byourverynature,welive

between the worlds of spirit and form. We are manifesting machines, if you will. Yet when we are not

manifesting absolute truth,becauseof that freewill, themachinegetsgunkedup.Webecome sick, confused,

unsure,frustrated,scared,depressed,andmentallyill.Wehavetroublewithrelationships,troublewithrelating

tolife.Wehavetroublebeingreal.Wesaywearestuck,blocked,andlost.Yetthesearejustsymptomsof


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ourholdingontononresonantenergyforms.Asenergy,wearethevibrationoftruth.Thethoughtformsthat

arenotourtruthdonotresonatewithus.Wecanuseourvoicestoexpressourtruth,anddiscernthatwhichdoes

notresonatewithus isnot true.In thisway,wecanaffirm life,affirm truth.Thereareagreatmany toolsand

processeswecanusetodothis,soletslookatsomeofthemnow.

DiveIn!TheWatersFineDuringtheexperientialphaseofthecourse,keepajournalonyourexperiences,thoughts,feelings,and

dreams. Even if you already have ajournal, dedicate a special one to this. If you would like, decorate it

beautifullyandblessitwithsage,essentialoils,orplaceacrystalontopofitwhenyouarenotwritinginit.Makesureyourjournaltimeisspecial,andcreatesacredspaceforit.Lightacandleorsomespecialincensewhenyou

aredoing theexercises,aswellwhenyouarejournaling.During the timeyoudesignate for theexercises,pay

specialattentiontomomentswhenyoufeelintheflow,whencoincidencesoccur,whenyoufindyourselfin

therightplaceat theright time,andwhenyoufeelDivineguidanceatwork.Makesureat leasta fewofyour

exercisesarepracticedoutdoors,inanaturalenvironment.Spendsomespecialtimeacknowledgingthebeauty

andmagicatworkinyourlife,andgivethanksoften.Gratitudeaffirmslife.

Bothabundanceandlackexistsimultaneouslyinourlives,asparallelrealities.Itisalwaysourchoicewhichsecret

gardenwewilltendWhenwechoosenottofocusonwhatismissingfromourlives,butaregratefulfortheabundancethat

ispresentlove, health,family,friends, work, thejoys of nature, andpersonalpursuits that bring uspleasurethe

wastelandofillusionfallsawayandweexperienceheavenonearth.SarahBanBreathnac

TheTruthMakesYouJumpForJoy!Loveisthegreatmiraclecure.Lovingourselvesworksmiraclesinourlives.LouiseL.HayThelovelyandincomparableLouiseHayisavibrant,sparkly,brightaffirmationoflife.Sheisapowerful

teacherofselflove,whoisalivingexampleofhowwecanhealourselvesandmanifestourtruth.Shespenther

earlyyearsinpovertyandexperiencingsexualandphysicalabuse.Shereceivedverylittleloveandsupport,and

manymessagesthatshewasundeservingandnotgoodenough.Yetnoneoftheseexperiencescouldbanishthe

indomitablespiritthatisLouise.ThroughthesupportofTheChurchOfReligiousScience,aswellasMaharishi

MaheshYogisteachingsinTranscendentalMeditation,shebeganthejourneyofselfrediscoveryandaffirmation

ofhertruth.Throughmanyyearsshefollowedthisprocess,learningandgrowing,becomingawriter,lecturer,

andteacher.

Some

time

after

writing

HealYour

Body

(1984),

a

small

pamphlet

type

book,

which

Louise

describes

as

a

simplelistofmetaphysicalcausationsforphysicalillnessinthebody.Louisewasdiagnosedwithcancer.The

doctorstoldher itwasincurableandheronlychoice,ifshewantedto live,wastohavesurgery.Sheaskedfor

threemonths,because she knew shewasbeing given the opportunity to live her teachings. She says of this

decision,Iknewcancerwasadiseaseofdeepresentmentthathasbeenheldforalongtimeuntilitliterallyeats

awayat thebody.Ihadbeenrefusingtobewillingtodissolvealltheangerandresentmentat themovermy

childhood.Therewasnotimetowaste.Ihadalotofworktodo.

She thenbecame very active in advocating for herbody and affirming the opportunity to live. She

exploredmanymethodsofhealing,includingreflexology,colontherapy,cleansing,andhealthyeating.Yetkeyto

herhealingwasidentifyingthepatternswhichcreatedtheillness.Herdeepresentments,inabilitytocompletely

forgive,andmostofallherhabitualselfcriticismandinabilitytoloveherselfhadtobeaddressed.Shedidmirror

work,lookingintothemirrorandsaying,Iloveyou,Louise.Ireallyloveyou.Sheworkedwithatherapistto

releaseall theoldemotionalenergiesofanger,beatingpillowsandhowlingwith rage.Shebegan to look

moredeeplyintoherparentslives.Throughrecallingstoriesandinvokingcompassionandunderstanding,she

begantoreleasethetoxicenergiesofblame.Within6monthsafterbeingdiagnosedwithcancer,thedoctorstold

herwhatshealreadyknew.Shewascompletelycancerfree!Thisgaveher theconfirmationandvalidationshe

neededinordertobegin tofollowherheartand trust life.Shewenton from theretobecomeaninspiration to

millionsofpeopleallovertheworld.Shehaswritten27books,includingYouCanHealYourLife(1984),whichis

referencedhere.Herbookshavebeen translated into25 languages,andshewenton tobecome the founderof

HayHousepublishing, soshecould introduceandsupportother inspirationalvoices.Here isamessage from

Louise,fromherwebsite,atwww.louisehay.com


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OurThoughtsAreCreative!Our thoughts are creative.This is themost important lawofnature thatweneed to know.One idle

thoughtdoesntmakemuchdifference,butthoughtsarelikedropsofwatertheyaccumulate.Aswecontinueto

rethinkthesamethoughtsoveraperiodoftime,theybecomepuddles,ponds,lakes,oroceans.Iftheyrepositive,

wecanfloatontheoceansoflife.Iftheyrenegative,wecandrownintheseaofnegativity.

Whatsyournormalattitudewhenyouwakeupinthemorning?Isitoneofhope,faith,andlove?The

daywillbringyouwhatyoufocuson.Sitquietlyforafewmomentsandnoticeyourtrainofthoughts.Didyou

reallywanttohavethesortoflifethatthesethoughtswillproduce?Choosethoughtsthatnourishyou.

Ourpower isalways in thepresentmoment.LouisHay tellsus,All theeventsandemotions thatweveexperiencedinourlifetimeuptothismomenthavebeencreatedbyourthoughtsandbeliefsofthepast.Thepast

isoveranddone,andhasnopoweroverus.However,everythoughtthatwethinknowiscreatingourfuture.

Thisisawonderfulthingtorealize.Wecanbegintobefreeinthismoment.

YouCanHealYourLife (1984),byLouiseHay, is filledwithpowerfulaffirmationsof life,statementsof

truth.Louisealsosharesmanyexercisesaimedatfacilitatingthediscernmentprocessnecessarytohelpusrealize

ourtruth.Hereisonefromthefirstchapter,entitledNegativeMessages.

Takesome timeout tocomplete thisexercise, thenrecordyourexperiences inyourjournal.Makesure

youdontforgetthisimportantstep.(Thisexercisetiesinwellwithradicalforgiveness.Reviewthestepsinvolved

inthatprocesstohelpyouwiththisexercise.TheartofforgivingiscoveredmorethoroughlyintheUMScourse

onForgiveness.

ExercisesExercise1:NegativeProgrammingtoPositiveProgramminggeta largesheetofpaperandmakea listofall the thingsyourparentssaidwerewrongwithyou.

Whatwerethenegativemessagesyouheard?Giveyourselfenoughtimetorememberasmanyasyoucan.Ahalf

hourusuallyworkswell.

Whatdidtheysayaboutmoney?Whatdidtheysayaboutyourbody?Whatdidtheysayaboutloveand

relationships?Whatdidtheysayaboutyourcreativetalents?Whatwerethelimitingornegativethingstheysaid

toyou?

Ifyoucan,just lookobjectivelyat these itemsandsay toyourself,So thatswhere thosebeliefscame

from.Nowletsgetanewsheetofpaperanddigalittledeeper.Whatothernegativemessagesdidyouhearasa

child?

Fromrelatives?

Fromteachers?

Fromfriends?

Fromauthorityfigures?

Fromyourchurch?

Writethemalldown.Takeyour time.Beawareofwhatfeelingsaregoingon inyourbody.Whatyou

haveonthesetwopiecesofpaperarethethoughtsthatneedtoberemovedfromyourconsciousness.Theseare

thebeliefsthataremakingyoufeelnotgoodenough

Nowthatyouhavecompletedthisexercise,howdoyoufeel?Forthenextweek,payattentiontowhen

these typesof thoughtsarise,oryoufindyourselfmaking limitingstatements tooraboutyourselforothers.If

you have children, pay special attention to the messages you give them. Think about the origins of these

messages.Dotheycomefromwithinyou,orfromoutsideyou?Writetheaffirmationbelow,fromYouCanHeal

YourLife (1984) inyourjournal.Repeat itout loud (in theshower ifyoudontwantothers tohear)whenyou

awakeinthemorningandbeforeyougotobedatnightforoneweek:

IntheinfinityoflifewhereIam,allisperfect,wholeandcomplete.IamalwaysDivinelyprotectedandguided.Itis

safeformetolookwithinmyself.Itissafeformetolookwithinmypast.Itissafeformetoenlargemyviewpointoflife.Iam

farmorethanmypersonalitypast,present,orfuture.Inowchoosetoriseabovemypersonalityproblemstorecognizethe

magnificenceofmybeing.Iamtotallywillingtolearntolovemyself.Alliswellinmyworld.

Hereisapowerfulstoryabouthowthemessagesofotherscanalsobealignedwithtruth,andguideus

towardawakening.Afteryoureadit,thinkaboutmessagesyoureceivedthatwerealignedwithpuremind.Write

aboutthisinyourjournal,andremembertotakeafewmomentstogivethanksforthisguidance.


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I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical

breakthroughs.Hewasbeinginterviewedbyanewspaperreporterwhoaskedhimwhyhethoughthewasabletobesomuch

morecreativethantheaverageperson.Whatsethimsofarapartfromothers?

Herespondedthat,inhisopinion,itallcamefromanexperiencewithhismotherwhichoccurredwhenhewasabout

twoyearsold.Hehadbeentryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigerator,whenhelosthisgripontheslipperybottle

anditfell,spillingitscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor,averitableseaofmilk!

Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadofyellingathim,givinghimalecture,orpunishinghim,shesaid,

Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Ihaverarelyseensuchahugepuddleofmilk.Well,thedamage

hasalready

been

done.

Would

you

like

to

get

down

and

play

in

the

milk

for

afew

minutes

before

we

clean

itup?

Indeed, he did.After afewminutes hismother said, You know,Robert,wheneveryoumake amess like this,

eventuallyyouhavetocleanitup,andrestoreeverythingtoitsproperorder.So,howwouldyouliketodothat?Wecould

useasponge,atoweloramop.Whatdoyouprefer?Hechosethespongeandtogethertheycleanedupthespilledmilk.

Hismotherthensaid, Youknowwhatwehavehereisafailedexperiment inhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilk

bottlewithtwotinyhands.Letsgooutinthebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawayto

carryitwithoutdroppingit. Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,he

couldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Whatawonderfullesson!

Thisrenownedscientistthenremarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewthathedidntneedtobeafraidto

makemistakes.Insteadhelearnedthatmistakeswerejustopportunitiesforlearningsomethingnew,whichis,afterall,what

scientific experimentsareallabout.Theyaresimply that just experiments toseewhathappens.Even if theexperiment

doesntwork,weusuallylearnsomethingvaluablefromit.JackCanfield,RememberYouAreRaisingChildren,NotFlowers!

Thismother knew the vital importance of absolute acceptance, and of seeing every occurrence as an

opportunitytolearn.Wecantakeintheenergyandintentionofthismothersactinthismomentandintegrateit

intoourbeing,thatishowpowerfulthisoriginalactwas.Itlivesonforever,andhelpsusalltowakeup.

Whenyouwereborn,youcriedandtheworldrejoiced.Liveyourlifesothatwhenyoudie,theworldcriesandyou

rejoice.NativeAmericansaying

In You CanHealYour Life (1984), LouiseHay coversmany different life areas inwhich you can use

affirmations to shift energy, including love, money, success, and health. Here is another exercise from the

relationshipsection,entitledUsVersusThem.Again, takeabreak todo thisexercise.Remember totaketime to

recordyourexperiencesinyourjournal.

Exercise2:MirrorOfMeLookforamomentatsomeoneinyourlifewhobothersyou.

Describe3thingsaboutthispersonthatyoudontlike,thingsthatyouwanthimorhertochange.

Now,lookdeeplyinsideofyouandaskyourself,WhereamIlikethat,andwhendoIdothesame

things?

Closeyoureyes,andgiveyourselfthetimetodothis.Thenaskyourselfifyouarewillingtochange.

Whenyouremovethesepatterns,habits,andbeliefsfromyourthinkingandbehavior,eithertheother

personwillchange,orheorshewillleaveyourlife.

Thisexercise isapowerfulone inhelpingus to shift theenergiesofprojection,blame,andjudgment.

Whenwecan fullyacceptourselves forwhereweare inourowngrowth,wecan lovinglyacceptothers,and

ceasetobetriggeredbytheirbehaviors.Forthenextweek,wheneveryoufindyourselfbeingtriggeredorfeeling

criticalor

judgmental

about

another,

think

about

this

exercise.

Then

repeat

this

affirmation:

All

my

relationships

areharmonious.

LouiseHayhasbeen aprofoundhealing influence formanypeople, includingmyself. She is avoice

speaking truth forallofus torecognizeandalignwith.WhenIreadherbooks, thewordsring trueandclear,

deepwithinmybeing.When I thinkofher, I feel likejumping forjoy!Thankyou,Louise.Here isonemore

affirmationfromthisbeautifulshininglight.

Exercise3:ILoveMyselfRepeatthisaffirmationoutloudonceadayforthenextweek,andrecorditinyourjournal,alongwith

whatkindofthoughtsandfeelingsyouexperiencebefore,during,andafteryousaythewords.Asyoureadit,


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reallyfeelthetruthofthewords.(Remember,wordsarealive,andtheirvibration,alongwiththevibrationsof

your thoughtsandemotions,createyourexperiences.Themoreyoualign these threeduringaffirmations, the

moredirecttheeffectwillbe.)

IntheinfinityoflifewhereIam,allisperfect,whole,andcomplete.IliveinharmonyandbalancewitheveryoneI

know.Deepinthecenterofmybeing,thereisaninfinitewelloflove.Inowallowthislovetosurface.Itfillsmyheart,my

body,mymind,myconsciousness,myverybeing,andradiatesoutfrommeinalldirectionsandreturnstomemultiplied.

Themore loveIuseandgive,themoreIhavetogive.Thesupply isendless.Theuseof lovemakesmefeelgood; it isan

expressionofmyinnerjoy.

Ilove

myself;

therefore,

Itake

loving

care

ofmy

body.

Ilovingly

feed

itnourishing

foods

and

beverages,

Ilovingly

groomitanddressit,andmybodylovinglyrespondstomewithvibranthealthandenergy.

Ilovemyself;therefore,Iprovideformyselfacomfortablehome,onethatfillsallmyneedsandisapleasuretobein.

Ifilltheroomswiththevibrationoflovesothatallwhoenter,myselfincluded,willfeelthisloveandbenourishedbyit.

Ilovemyself;therefore,IworkatajobItrulyenjoydoing,onethatusesmycreativetalentsandabilities,working

withpeopleIloveandwholoveme,andearningagoodincome.

Ilovemyself;therefore,IbehaveandthinkinalovingwaytoallpeopleforIknowthatwhichIgiveoutreturnsto

memultiplied.Ionlyattractlovingpeopleinmyworld,fortheyareamirrorofwhatIam.

Ilovemyself;therefore,Iforgiveandtotallyreleasethepastandallmypastexperiences,andIamfree.

Ilovemyself;therefore,Ilivetotallyinthenow,experiencingeachmomentasgoodandknowingthatmyfutureis

bright,joyous,andsecure,for Iamabeloved childof theUniverse,and theUniverse lovingly takescareofmenowand

forevermore.Alliswellinmyworld.

Exercise4:BeFreeIknowbutonefreedomandthatisthefreedomofthemind.AntoineDeSaintExupery

WebstersDictionary (1983)defines free as notdeterminedby anythingbeyond itsown nature or

being:choosingorcapableofchoosing for itselfandMade,done,orgivenvoluntarilyor spontaneouslyas

wellasclear,andunobstructed.

Freeisastateofenergy,ofconsciousness.Itisunobstructedtruth.Itisthestateofpuremind.Tobefree

istoknowoneselfastruth,asenergy,aspuremind.Weareallfree.Whenweareexperiencingourselvesasfree,

we are allowing life to flow through us, and all arewelcome to it. We give and receivewithout holding or

attaching toanything.This is theonly true freedom.Thisunderstanding is realizedbymanyNorthAmerican

traditionalnativepeople,whooftengiveawayeverythingtheyhaveinagiveawayceremony.Whenwegiveall

wehave,wearefree.Weareholdingontonothing,weareobstructingnothing.Wearelittlehollowbones,asFrank Fools Crow, Lakota healer and ceremonial Chief put it. He taught that when we empty ourselves

completely,thenwecanbehollowbonesforthecreatortouse.Wecangiveawaythoughtformsandemotional

energiesthatweareclingingto.Weneednotgivethemresidencewithinus.Theenergyinthesethoughtforms

andemotionsisessentiallylifeforcethatisstuck,heldbetweentheworldsbyourmagnetism,andourgrasping.

Weletgo,webreathe,wereturntheseenergiestolife.Wearefree.Wearefreetoalllife,wecostnothing.Weare

free.Inthisway,weaffirmlife.

Ihavefoundthatamongitsotherbenefits,givingliberatesthesoulofthegiver.MayaAngelou

Give.

Thegreatestjoyoflifeisingiving,

inloving

and

in

sacrificing.

Togive,wemusthaveabundanceinourselves.

Wecannotgivewhatwehavenot.

Therefore,createfullness:

goodhealth,goodemotionsinplenty,goodknowledge.

Then,givehelptoall;

giveloveandsympathytothosewhodeservethem,

giveknowledgetoallwhoneedit.

Give.Togiveislife SwamiChinmayananda.


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Thefirststepislettinggoofjudgment.Absoluteacceptanceisthekey.Weacceptourselvesasweareright

now,in thismoment.Wehavecompassionforthethoughtformsstuckwithinus,fortheemotionalenergywe

clingto.Whenweholdontoanything,decaysetsin.Cancerinremission,forexample,isstuckenergybecoming

free.Ithastogosomewhere,createsomething.Whenwebegintotrulyknowthatweareverydelicate,perfectly

balancedmanifestingmachines,thatthisisourtrueidentity,andthatwebringenergiesintomanifestation,we

can see how unmanifested, nonresonant energieswe identifywith as part of us end up stuck. It has to do

something.Sowemanifestillnessofthemind,bodyandspirit,inhumanconsciousnessandontheplanet.

Itsokay.Itisjustamisunderstanding.Wearewakingupnow.Werelaxintoabsoluteacceptance,and

theenergies

shift.

We

are

free.

Its

that

easy.

Life

moves

toward

being

free

always.

We

just

accept,

stop

clinging.

Acceptanceisbestviewedaspartofourtotalbeingthatwegivetoourrelationships,careers,andworld.Itislike

removingafilterwhichblockstheheartsglow.Thenourperceptionistransformed;wecanseethereflectionofourheart

lightinothers.SteveBrunkhorst

Exercise5:IAcceptMyselfInthismoment,relaxandbreathedeeply.Emptyyourselfoflingeringenergies,andbestill.Touchyour

heartwithyourlefthand,andreadthisaffirmationonselfacceptance.Paycloseattentiontowhatevercomesup,

andacceptitall.Nowreadthewordsasecondtime,goingevendeeperintoabsoluteacceptance.Finally,readthe

wordsathirdtime,andthistimereadthemasifyouwerereadingtoachild.Readwithloveandcompassion,

withawelcomingsmile,beingextragentlewithyourself.Feelthewarmthandpeacethatcomesoveryouasyou

baskinselflove.Afteraperiodofreflection,writeinyourjournalaboutyourexperience(atthistime,recordthe

affirmationinyourjournalaswell).

AlwaysLoveAndAcceptYourselfIacceptmyselfcompletely.

Iacceptmystrengthsandmyweaknesses,

mygiftsandmyshortcomings,

mygoodpointsandmyfaults.

Iacceptmyselfcompletelyasahumanbeing.

IacceptthatIamheretolearnandgrow,and

IacceptthatIamlearningandgrowing.

IacceptthepersonalityI vedeveloped,and

Iacceptmypowertohealandchange.Iacceptmyselfwithoutconditionorreservation.

Iacceptthatthecoreofmybeingisgoodnessand

thatmyessenceislove,and

IacceptthatIsometimesforgetthat.

Iacceptmyselfcompletely,andinthisacceptance

Ifindaneverdeepeninginnerstrength.

Fromthisplaceofstrength,Iacceptmylifefullyand

Iopentothelessonsitoffersmetoday.

Iacceptthatwithinmymindarebothfearandlove,and

Iacceptmypowertochoosewhich

Iwillexperienceasreal.IrecognizethatIexperienceonlytheresults

ofmyownchoices.

IacceptthetimesthatIchoosefear

aspartofmylearningandhealingprocess,and

IacceptthatIhavethepotentialandpower

inanymomenttochooseloveinstead.

Iacceptmistakesasapartofgrowth,

soIamalwayswillingtoforgivemyselfand

givemyselfanotherchance.


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Iacceptthatmylifeistheexpressionofmythought,and

Icommitmyselftoaligningmythoughts

moreandmoreeachdaywiththeThoughtofLove.

IacceptthatIamanexpressionofthisLove,

Loveshandsandvoiceandheartonearth.

Iacceptmyownlifeasablessingandagift.

Myheartisopentoreceive,andIamdeeplygrateful.

MayIalwayssharethegiftsthatIreceive

fully,freely,

and

with

joy.

Author

Unknown

When we can accept ourselves completely, right where we are, we can then be forgiving and

compassionatewithourselvesandothers.Thisisfreedom.Whenweareinastateofabsoluteacceptance,weare

flowingwithallof life,andwe canmanifestour truth effortlessly.Absolute freedom is the acceptanceof the

temporalnatureof life,andacceptanceofdeath.This is theultimategiveaway, theultimate freedom.Wecan

hold on to this life no more thanwe can hold onto anything elsewe identify aswhowe are.We are pure

consciousness.Wearetruth.Wearelife,givingourselvestolife.

Exercise6:AbsoluteAcceptanceTappingForFreedomTheday the child realizes that all adultsare imperfect,hebecomes an adolescent; thedayheforgives them,he

becomesanadult;thedayheforgiveshimself,hebecomeswise.AldenNowlan

Wehavetastedselfacceptance.Itmayfeelreallygood,andtheremaystillberesistancetoit.However

youarefeeling,trustthatyoucanandwillshiftenergywhenyouareready.Wearegoingtoexploreahealing

method thatwillhelpuswith this. It iscalled theEmotionalFreedomTechnique,andwaspioneeredbyGary

Craig,aStanfordengineeringgraduateandaministerwiththeUniversalChurchofGod,anondenominational

churchwhichembracesall religions.The informationcomes fromhiswebsite;www.emofree.com,aswellas the

websiteofhisstudent,DrJosephMercola;www.mercola.com.GaryCraigoffersa freedownloadofabeginners

EFT manual, as well as an affordable video/audio course. If you findbenefit from this process, you might

consider learning the advanced techniques with the visual information in the course. (In addition to these

sources,Iveaddedsomeofmytipsfrommyownpractice.)

This process is very simple to learn, and canbe selfapplied. It is also very powerful, as itworks to

directlyshiftenergythroughabsoluteacceptance.Hereshowitworks:

EFT is a formofpsychological acupressure,basedon the sameenergymeridiansused in traditionalacupuncturetotreatphysicalandemotionalailmentsforoverfivethousandyears,butwithouttheinvasiveness

ofneedles.Instead,simpletappingwiththefingertipsisusedtoinputkineticenergyontospecificmeridianson

theheadandchestwhileyouthinkaboutyourspecificproblemwhetheritisatraumaticevent,anaddiction,

painandvoicepositiveaffirmations.Thiscombinationof tapping theenergymeridiansandvoicingpositive

affirmationworks to clear the shortcircuittheemotionalblockfromyourbodysbioenergy system, thus

restoringyourmindandbodysbalance,whichisessentialforoptimalhealthandthehealingofphysicaldisease

(www.mercola.com).

Therearetwobasicpartstothisprocess.Thefirstpartis:

Tappingmeridianpoints:Thetappingisdonewitheitherthefirsttwofingers(thepointerandmiddle)ofeachhand,whichishowGarydoesit,orwithallthefingersofeachhand,whichishowDr.Mercoladoesit.

Youcan

also

tap

alternately,

one

hand

then

the

other,

or

both

at

the

same

time.

Try

both

ways

and

see

which

you

likebest.Thepointstotapare:

1. Onthecrownofthehead,rightonthemiddle,withonehandtappingoneachside.2. Atthebeginningoftheeyebrow,intheareaofthebrowchakra.3. Onthepartoftheskullaroundtheoutsideoftheeye,justbelowthetemple.4. Onthebonedirectlybelowtheeye.5. On theareajustbelow thenose (thisonemaybemorecomfortable to tapusingjustonehand,or

usingjustthefirsttwofingersofeachhand.)

6. Inthedimplejustabovethechin(sameasabove)


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7. Onthepointjustundertheclaviclebone,inthemiddleofthechest(aboutto1inchunderandto1inchtoeithersideoftheushapeddepressionbelowthethroat)

8. Oneachsideofthebody,about4inchesdirectlybelowthearmpit9. Oneachwrist(onefunwaytotrythisistocrossthehandshorizontallyinfrontofthebody,oneon

topoftheother,sothatthefingersofeachhandtouchthewristoftheoppositehand)

(Thesearetheoriginalpointsforthistechnique.Igoontotap4morepoints,becausethisfeelsgoodto

me.Theyare:Onthesidesofthehip,atthehipbone;atthebaseofthespine,oneithersideofthetailbone;just

abovetheknees;andonthebottomofthefeet,rightinthecenterofthearch.Thelastonecanbealternated,or,

youcan

access

this

point

as

well

as

all

the

others

nicely

in

the

yoga

lotus

position,

if

you

are

comfortable

with

it.

Trytheselast4pointsaswellasthetraditionalonestoseeiftheyenhanceyourexperience.)

Trytappingeachofthesepointsnow,tofamiliarizeyourselfwiththem.Dothisafewtimestomemorize

theorder.

Thesecondpartof theEmotionalFreedomTechnique isspeakingwhatIcall theabsoluteacceptanceaffirmations.Thesearesaidwhile tappingeachpoint.There isageneral formula for this,andyou fill in the

blank:

Eventhough ,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.

Theblankcanbevirtuallyanythingyouareuncomfortablewith.Itcouldbedescribingphysicalstates,suchas;

Eventhoughmybackisstiffandpainful,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.

EventhoughIhaveatoothache,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.

EventhoughIhavecancer,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.

EventhoughIcarryextraweight,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.

Itcouldalsodescribeemotionalstates,suchas;

EventhoughIcarrylongburiedragefromthepast,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.

EventhoughIamfeelingsadandhopeless,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.

EventhoughIamterrifiedtoexpressmyselfwithothers,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.

Even though I feel guiltybeinghappywhen somany are suffering, Ideeply and completely accept

myself.

Oritcoulddescribementalenergy,suchas;

EventhoughIthinkIamafailureinlife,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself

EventhoughIamcriticaltowardmypartner,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.

EventhoughIcarryjudgmentsaboutpeoplewhoarehomeless,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.

EventhoughIthinkunkindthoughtsaboutthepresident,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.Inadditiontotheseinnerstates,almostanythingthatfeelsunacceptabletoyoucouldbe

addressedthisway,suchas;

EventhoughthecountryIliveinisatwarwithanothercountry,andmanypeoplearesufferinggreatly

asaresult,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.

EventhoughthecarIdrivecontributestothepoisoningofMotherEarth,Ideeplyandcompletelyaccept

myself.

Eventhoughthegreatforests,living,breathinglifesupportsystemsoftheplanet,arebeingdestroyed

byhumans,Ideeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.

Even thougha tsunamikilled thousandsofpeople inAsia,andcausedhugegrief formanypeople, I

deeplyandcompletelyacceptmyself.

Yougettheidea.Anythingyoudwellon,oranythingthatdisruptsyourflow,anythingthatyoudonot

accept,orthatyouthinkiswrong,canfillintheblank.Anotherpartofthisisthatthesestuckenergiesoften

havelayers.Theremaybeadeeper,morecoreemotionorthoughtlurkingunderthesurface.Manyofthesurface

beliefsandfeelingsthatweexperiencearesymptomsofcoreissues,originalenergyblocks.Asyouaretapping

andsayingtheaffirmation,payattentiontoyourenergyflow.Doyoufeelmoreclaritycoming,adeeperlayer?

Doyoufeeltheveilslifting,revealingcoreblocks?Ifyoufeelthestatementchanging,finishtappingthroughthe

originalstatement,thentapforthenew,clearerleveloftheissue.

Forexample,ifyouareworkingwiththestatement,EventhoughIamfeelingveryangrywithmyson,I

deeplyand completelyacceptmyself,youmight find a layerunder that,whichmightbe:Even thoughmy


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sonsbehaviortriggersmyrepressedanger,IdeeplyandcompletelyacceptmyselfTappingforthisstatement

mightthenrevealanevendeeper,corelayer,suchas:EventhoughIamcarryinglongburiedrage,Ideeplyand

completelyacceptmyself.

IntheUMSmeditationcourse,youdidameditationcalledFallingThroughTheLayers,(Meditation#2on

disc#2).Thisisaverysimilarprocess.Eventually,theenergyshifts,andenergycanagainflowfreelyinthatarea

ofyourenergyfield.Thisprocessisapowerfulandeffectivewaytofreestuckenergycausedbythoughtsand

beliefsthatdontresonatewithyou.

Whenyouusethistechnique,asyoubegintoapplyitmoreandmoretotriggeringsituationsinyourlife,

ashift

will

occur

in

your

consciousness.

You

will

become

aware

of

your

core

issues

in

a

way

which

is

very

freeing, andmakes themmuch easier to release in the presentmoment.Youwill see your patterns, and the

origins of these emotional and mental habits, more clearly. You are waking up, shedding skin, rebirthing

yourself.Youareaffirmingyourtrueself.

Therecomesatimeineachlifelikeapointoffulcrum.Atthattimeyoumustacceptyourself.Itisnotanymore

whatyouwillbecome.Itiswhatyouareandalwayswillbe.JohnFowles

Exercise7:WriteAboutYourEFTExperiencesWhenyoufinishreadingthissectionontheEFT,takeabreak.Mulltheinformationaround,andbecome

morefamiliarwiththestuckplacesinyourconsciousness.Formulate35statementstoworkwith,reviewing

theprocessasyoudo.Planforwhenyoucanhaveatleastonehourofuninterruptedtime,anddothetapping

andaffirmationsforyourissuesoneatatime.Giveeachissuethespacetoshift,andgrowclearer.Rememberto

paycloseattentiontoyourthoughtsandfeelingsthroughoutthesession.Continuetappingforeachissueuntil

youfeelyouhavereachedandclearedthecoreblock,thenmoveontothenextissue.Ifindithelpfultosmudge

withwhitesagebetweenissues.Ifyouenjoytheenergyclearingqualitiesofsage,youmightliketoaddthisto

yourpractice.Justmake sureyouarebreathingdeeplyand fully,andhavegoodventilation.Whenyouhave

completedthisprocess,reflectforabit,thenwriteaboutyourexperiencesinyourjournal.

GoWithTheFlowRealizethatnow,inthismomentoftime,youarecreating.Youarecreatingyournextmoment.That iswhats

real.SaraPaddisonWhenIfirstreadLouiseHaysmessageThepointofpowerisalwaysinthepresentmoment,mymind

stopped.IgotitinanAhHa!way.LaterIreadThePowerOfNow(2004),andthisbookalsostoppedmymind

and transportedme instantaneously to a place of direct knowing. Yet sustaining this state of grace is the

ultimatechallenge.IfoundthataslongasIwasreadingpuremindwisdomfromdifferentsources,Icouldstay

connectedwithinmyownclarity.Yetputmeinreallifesituationswithchallengestomyowncoreblocks,andI

wouldcrumble.This iswhyclearing theseblocks frompastpainandmisunderstandings, forgiving thosewho

havebeenpartofyour lifeduring thisforgetting time,especially thosewhoyou feelhaveharmedyou,and

releasingattachmenttopainthroughabsoluteacceptanceofyourself,rightwhereyouare,aswellasacceptance

ofothers,whichnaturallyfollows,isthecoreworkintrulyaffirminglife,andexpressingtruth.Theabsolutetruth

ofthestatement,Thepointofpowerisalwaysinthepresentmoment,iskeytothisprocess.Everymomentwe

arecreatingourreality.Everyinteractionwehaveisanopportunitytoletgo,becomemoreclear,beintheflow,

accepttheperfectnatureoflife,andexpresspuremind.Remember,lifealwaysmovestowardafreestate.Lifewill

create situations inorder to clearblocks.Themoreyouare in the flow,andawake to this fluid reality, themore

immediatelyanyblocksyoucreatewillbeinyourway,readytobecleared.Thismayseemdaunting,butwhenyou canbe in acceptance, it allbecomesquite interesting, fresh, and fun.Fluid interconnectedness is realized

moreandmore,andwebegintonoticeinstantmanifesting,synchronicity,theMagicZone.Itisthedance,every

moment.Wearethedancers,thechoreographers,andourlifeexperienceisthedance.

Flowwithwhatevermayhappenand letyourmindbefree.Staycenteredbyacceptingwhateveryouaredoing.

Thisistheultimate.ChuangTzu

Chanceisalwayspowerful.Letyourhookbealwayscast;inthepoolwhereyouleastexpect,therewillbefish.

OvidWeareallconnectedinpuremind.JaneRoberts,Seth


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SwimmingInLove,DancingWithDesireSo,whatdoyouwant to create?Being still,empty, and inabsolute acceptancewakesusup to truth.

Whenweareawake,thenwecantrulyexperiencewhywearehere,andthisiswhenwegettoreallyplay!What

isyourheartsdesire?Truly,yourheartsdesireisyourpath.Ittellsyouwhatpartyouareplaying,howyoublend

intheflow.Whenyouareawake,mostoftenyourworkwillinvolveguidingotherstowakeup,insomeway.

Whenyourecognizeyourselfasacreativebeing,andyoutakeresponsibilityfor this,youwillseethat

you can create a more harmonious world. There is so much love here, so much love focused through you,

throughthiscreativerealitystructure.Weareswimminginloveallthetime!Wealwaysgetexactlywhatweask

for, thatshowstrong the love is.Ourdesire isamagnet. It is the sourceenergyofourcreative selves,and itdrawstouswhateverwefocusonwith intention.Lovemightbepresent,butyouwillnotseeitifyouarenot

givingityourattention.

Thisdeep,coreheartsdesireisunderneathallthelayersofwhatyouthoughtyoudesired,accordingto

whoyouthoughtyouwere.Ifyouthinkyoudesiremoney,yourcoredesiremaybetodrawtheresourcestoyou

foryoutorealizeyourdream.(Bytheway,realizingyourdreamiswhyyouarehere.)Ifyouthinkyoudesirethe

loveofanother,yourcoredesiremaybeexperiencingonenesswitheveryoneandeverything.Ifyouthinkyou

desire anew car,your coredesiremaybe freedom ofmind, and the realization of the freeflow of life.This

doesntmeanthatyoucantaskforanewcar.Createanewcarforyourself,ifitwillhelpyourealizeyourhearts

desire.

Youcanattractwhateveryouchooseintoyourlife.Yetyoucameintothislifetowakeup,andtodance.

Chooseto

manifest

those

things

and

experiences

that

are

of

your

deepest

core

desire.

This

way,

you

are

aligned

withyourtruth,andintheflow.Todothis,youwanttogetintouchwith,todiscern,whatyourdeepesthearts

desireis.

Exercise8:IDesireEachmorningandeveningofthenexttwoweeks,find15minutestositquietly.Beginwiththeintention

torevealtoyourselfyourdeepest,core,heartsdesire.Placeyourlefthandoveryourheartandyourrighthand,

palmup,openinyourlap.Breathedeeply,andstillyourmind.Thinkofthethingsinyourlifethatyoudesire

rightnow.Sayoutloud:

Idesire (fillinblank).Thenaskyourself:

Isthereadeeper,morecorelayertothisdesire?

Breathedeeplyintoyourheartcenter,andstillyourmindagain.Letyourheartspeaktoyou,andlisten

carefully.

Whenyouheartheanswer,say:

Iamnowawareofmyheartsdesire.Myheartsdesireis (fill in blank).

Allmy thoughts, emotions, and actions are alignedwithmy heartsdesire, (name it).With the power ofmy

focusedintentionalignedwiththemagnetismofmyheartsdesire,(nameit),eachmomentandeverydayIdraw

tomyselfexactlythepeople,energiesandresourceswhichhelpmetorealizemydream,mypurposeonEarth.

Keepanawarenessofyourheartsdesire throughoutyourday.Nowand then,as itcomesup, say to

yourself, All my thoughts, emotions, and actions are aligned with my hearts desire, (name it). Pay close

attention tohow thisaffirmation influencesyourexperience.Notewhen thingsseem tobe flowing.Whenyou

feeltheflowoflife,whenyoufeelyouareswimminginlove,livingyourdream,putyourhandoveryourheart

and give thanks. Find a quiet time to record the hearts desire affirmation in yourjournal, alongwith your

feelingsandexperiencesrelatedtothisprocess.

Exercise9:BeAwareWith every step,our feet create the earthbeneath them.Life createsLife.Becauseour feet expect the

earth, it is there.This is true.Listen toyourheartbeat.Our loveholds theplanet together. It is our spiritual

responsibilitytocreateourdream,hereonEarth.Whenwecanlivethisunderstandingwitheverypartofus,we

areawake.

Forthenextthreedays,whenyouarewalking,trywalkingwiththeawarenessthatyourfeetcreatethe

earthasyouwalk.Ifyoucan,gotothebeach,oranothernaturalsetting,takeyourshoesoff,andwalkaround

with thisconsciousawareness.Sayout loud,Iamcreatingmyexperience.WitheverystepI take,Icreate the


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earthundermyfeet.Paycloseattentiontoeverythingyousee,hear,smell,andfeelduringthesetimes.Notice

howyouareresonatingwithyourenvironment.Writeaboutyourexperiencesinyourjournal.

Wehavebeenexploringsomeradical,consciousnessexpanding,energyshiftingtruthshereinthistime

together.Ihavebeenchangedandawakenedbythisprocess,andIhopeyouhaveaswell.WhenIbegantowrite

thiscourse,IthoughtIwouldonlybesharinginformationalreadyoutthere,andsummarizingallthewisdom,

information, and love from all thewisepeople teaching about affirmations that I could access.What I found

instead was my own link to life, and the experience of myself as one with all that is, and through this

understanding,findingmyvoice,findingtruth,inordertoactivelyaffirmlife.Nowwehavesharedthisprocess,

andyou

can

receive

the

flow

of

energy

I

send

out

with

these

words,

to

use

for

your

own

awakening,

and

for

helpingothers inthislifeprocess.This ismyheartsdesire;torealizefullyawakenedconsciousness,andto livethis

truthandshareitwithothers.Now thatyouareexploringyourheartsdesire,itistimeforyoutobegin tocreate

yourownaffirmationsinordertoalignyourselfwithyourtruth.

Itsmybeliefthatsanityliesinrealizingthatrealityisnotexactlywhatwehadinmind. RoyBlountExercise10:SpeakYourMind

Followyourbliss.JosephCampbellOnce you are aware of yourdeepest hearts desire, you can livewith the intention of creating your

dream,your truth.Now is the time.Youhavefeltabsoluteacceptanceofyourexperience in thenow,andyou

have cleanedhousementally, emotionally, andpsychically, releasingenergieswhich arenotyour truth.Your

consciousness continuously expands with the understanding that every moment, you are creating your

experience.You arehavingmore andmore experiences ofbeing in the flow, swimming in absolute creative,

instantmanifestingoflove.Loveisthemagnetic,creativebodyofpureconsciousness,whichgivesyouexactly

whatyouaskfor.Youarereadytostepup,andlivelifeawake,inpuremind.Thisiswhenthingsgetfun.Soits

timetoplay,tobegintomanifestyourdream.Youarereadytobegincreatingyourownaffirmations.Beloware

somegeneralguidelinestokeepinmindwhenyouarecreatingaffirmations foryourself:Recordthem inyour

journal.

1. Alignaffirmationswithyourdeepestheartsdesire.2. Keepthelanguagesimple,clear,anddirect.3. Keep language positivestatewhat you want, avoid statingwhat you dontwant. Example: the

negativestatementIwillnotputmyselfdownshiftstothepositivestatement:Iloveandaccept

myselfcompletely.IfyousayIwillnotputmyselfdown,themainmessagethebrainreceivesisputmyselfdown.Alwaysstatewhatyouwant,andyouwillgetit!

4. Usepresenttenselanguage;insteadofsayingIwill,sayIam.Keepanawarenessoftheactualityofyouraffirmation.YoucansayIambecomingmoreandmoreeveryday.(processlanguage)

5. Rememberthatthought,imagination,emotion,andsoundareallvibrationswhichworktogethertocreate your reality.Themore these four are aligned, themore effective your affirmationswillbe.

(Breathcontainsallfourofthesevibrations.Breathisakeyvibrationincreatingreality.)Usewords

whichexpressclarityofthoughtandevokedeepdesire.Visualizethefruitionofyourdream,andfeel

what it feels like to realize it. Breathe deeply and slowly as you speak, and speak clearly with

emphasis.

6. Thoughyouhavedonealotofworkonreleasingoldbeliefs,knowthatthesehavecreatedcomfortgrooves

in

your

consciousness.

It

is

very

easy

to

slip

back

into

habits

that

are

familiar.

Begin

to

just

become aware of this, pay attention towhat triggers these patterns.Use the Emotional Freedom

Techniqueoften,asasimpleandeffectiveclearingmethod.

7. Youmayencounterresistancetoabsolutefreedom,andtohavingyourdreamscometrue.Issuesofworthinessarelikelytocomeup,aswellasguiltabouttrulyenjoyingyourlife.Thisisnormal.Itis

okay.Justnoticethesethings.Again,usetheEmotionalFreedomTechnique,tappingfortheseblocks

daily.Acceptyourselfrightwhereyouare.

8. Guiltisamajorenergyblocker.Remembertoacceptwhatishappeningatanygiventime.Noticetheconnectionsbetween your thoughts, feelings, and experiencesmore andmore, andbe gentle and

kind with yourself. Selflove and selfacceptance are basic keys to realizingyour dreams. Even if you


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experiencesomethingyouinitiallythinkisnegative,trychanginghowyouthinkaboutit.Learnfrom

life.Thatsthepoint!Ifyoufindyourselffeelingdisappointedwithyourprogress,trybeingdetached

from specific outcomes, and notice flows of energy, keeping your focus on your hearts desire

affirmation.

9. Enjoy yourself! Have fun with this process, and dont take it too seriously. Allow yourself toexperiencethemagical,fluid,playfulnatureofreality.

10. Bethankful!Acknowledgetherich,diverse,intricate,fantastic,dreamy,lovefillednatureofphysicalreality.Acknowledgeyourconnectiontoalllife.GetdownonyourkneesandthanktheEarth;reach

yourhands

up

to

the

heavens

and

thank

God!

Live

life

with

an

attitude

of

gratitude.

Laugh

at

the

wonderofitall.Shareyourjoywitheveryoneyoumeet.Gratitudeisthemostpowerfulaffirmation.

MoreExercisesThe following sectiongives instructions foryou to follow toworkwithaffirmations.Besure to follow

them.Theyarelooselystructuredforthemostpart,soyoucanintegratethemintoyourlifeasbestfitsforyou.

Theseexercisesarenotintendedtobeanymorethanajumpingoffpointinexploringtheconnectionsbetween

yourthoughts,imaginings,dreams,feelings,actions,andthecreationofyourexperience.

Exercise1Forthenextweek,beginandendyourdaywiththeheartsdesireaffirmation.Thencreateanaffirmation

foryourselfforthatday.Watchhowthingsunfoldforyou.Recordyourexperienceinyourjournal.

Exercise2

Throughout theday,use specificwords fromyouraffirmations to reinforce themandevokemagnetic

energy.Wordssuchasflow,love,abundance,health,joy,awake,one,connect,reach,center,effortless,source,etc.work

well,andareexcellenttoincludeinyouraffirmations.

Exercise3Takeseverallongwalks(atleast3),duringwhichyourepeatanaffirmationoverandover.Youcanalso

tryrepeating theaffirmationone time foreachstep (thiswill slowyoudown.Let it.)Walking isapowerfully

effectiveway to integrateyour affirmation intoyour consciousness formanifestation.Theenergyofnature is

flowingandsupportiveofthisprocess.Writeaboutthesewalksandyourexperiencesinyourjournal.

Exercise4Createanaffirmationforeveryaspectofyourlife.Createasectioninyourjournalforeachoftheseareas.

Writeaboutyourvisionsforthesepartsofyourlife,andhowtheyconnectwithandsupportyourheartsdesire.

Usetheaffirmationsinasmanydifferentwaysasyoucanthinkof.Integratethemintoyourconsciousness.Live

them.Startwiththislist,andaddanyothersyouthinkof:

1. Selflove,Selfacceptance2. Healthmental,physical,emotionalandspiritual3. Loverelationships4. Relationshipswithchildren(includingfuturechildren)5. Relationshipswithparents6. Rightlivelihood7. Relationshipwithnourishingenergyflows(incl.breath,water,food,sun,trees,otherbeings)8. Righthome/livingenvironment9. RelationshiptoEarth10. Relationshipwithunseenbeings(incl.guides,angels,lovedones)11. OnenessListedbelowaresomeexamplesofwaysyoucanuseyouraffirmations.Thisismeanttogiveyouideas,

andopenyourmindtointegratinganewwayofthinkingintoyourconsciousness.Eventuallyyourgoalistobe

thinkinginpositive,lifeaffirmingways,andexpressingyourdeepesttruthinallaspectsofyourlife,inorderto

effortlesslycreateyourdreamNOW,andrealizethisasyournaturalwayoffunctioningasahumanbeing.There

areendlessways toaffirm life,and this,again,primarily entails a shift in consciousness.Thepowerof speaking

affirmationsliesintheprocessofdiscernment,ofrealizingwhoyouare,andwhoyouarent.Eventuallyyouwill

knowyourselfasallthingsandasnothing.Youaretheone,feelingtherhythmicbirthofcreationwithinyour


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being.Theprocessofbecomingawareof this iswakingup,andusingyouraffirmationswillhelpyouon this

journey.Sothereisnorightorwrongway,infact,thebestwaywillbewhatworksforyou,whatiseffortlessand

flowswithyourlife.ThesesuggestionsaremeanttogetyouthinkingofwaystosayYES.

1. Sayyouraffirmationswhenyouarejustbarelyawakeandstillinbed.Thisisapowerfultimetosetintentionfortheday,andworkswiththedeeperlayersofconsciousness.

2. Greettherisingsunandbreatheinthelightwhilespeakingyouraffirmations.ThislendstheenergyoftheGreatSunBeingtoyourintentions,andisaverypositiveandlifeaffirmingact.Thisisalsothe

idealtime

to

pray

for

all

beings,

and

to

give

thanks

for

your

life.

3. Sayyouraffirmations in the shower. Ido this regularly,because it isaprivateplace, it iseasy tointegrateintomyroutine,andtheflowofthewaterisveryclearingandenergizesmyintentions.This

isalsoanexcellentplacetoreceiveguidancefromunseenbeings,andtoconnectwithpuremindand

directknowing.Thewater cascadingdownonto the crown chakraopens it and clears it, and the

waterhelpsconductenergy. I like toenvision the lightofpuremind flowing intomeas thewater

fallsonme.

4. Ifyoudrinkcoffee,tea,juice,orasmoothieinthemorning,holdyourhandsoverthecupbeforeyoudrink and say your affirmationwhile charging thedrinkwithyour intention.Then rituallydrink

yourlibation,offeringittoyourawakeningconsciousness.Keepanawarenessofyouraffirmationas

youdrink.

5. Ifyouhavealeisurelymorning,(oranytime!)lightacandleandsitquietlyinfrontofit.Imaginethecandleflamerepresentsyourawakenedmind.Breatheforabit,andfeelyourselfbecomingverystill.

Whenyoufeelready,speakyouraffirmationintothecandleflame.Holdtheawarenessthatyouare

connectingwith the power of your awakenedmind, in order to create your dream. (If you find

yourselfbeginningtoreceiveinformationandguidanceatthispoint,youmightwanttohaveyour

journalready.)

6. Speak your affirmation and set your intentionwhilemaking yourbed. This is great for clearingyesterdaysenergyandaffirmingthenewday.

7. Sayyour affirmations in the carwhileyouaredriving. Ifyouare takingkids to school,get theminvolved,andmakeagameoutofit!

8. Takeanearlymorningwalkandsayyouraffirmation.Use thewaysdescribedabove,ormakeupyourownrhythm.

9. Takebreaks throughout your day to stop and reaffirm your intention.Do this on a schedule, orcompletelyspontaneously.

10. Use one power word, like stillness,peace, or light, to trigger your consciousness to integrate anaffirmation.Thisiseasytodothroughouttheday.

11. Use the lifeaspectaffirmations in correspondingplaces; selflove in frontofamirror; relationshipwithEarthinapeacefulnaturalenvironment;relationshipwithfoodintheparkinglotbeforegrocery

shoppingoratfarmersmarket;relationshipwithmoneyinthebank,etc.useyourimagination!

12. Sayyouraffirmationswhilepreparingfood,andthenholdawarenessthatasyoueateachbite,youaretakingintheenergyofpureconsciousness,andthatyouarebecomingyourtrueself!

13. Playwith thereality thatyoudieeachnightasyougo tobed,andarereborn in themorning,abrandnewperson.Youhavejustonedaytolive,andyouonlyknowpureself.Howdoyouwantto

spendyour

day?

Create

your

affirmation

from

this

point

of

view.

This

one

is

really

fun!

14. Ifyouhaveafamilythatyou livewith,setatimeonceaweektoget togetherand talkaboutyourdreams.Thencreateaffirmationsforeachother,andsettheintentiontosupporteachother.Itisvery

powerful and quite important to support each others tru

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