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AwakeningtoFreedomAmetaphysicalapproachtolifecoaching.
Tableofcontents
Part1
Concepts Definitions
Part2
theAwakening Ourpersonalawakening Whatisfreedom? Whynow?
Part3
Thecoachingprocess The5pointjourney Whatwillthisprocessofferyou? Whoisthisprogramfor?
Part4 Asacredspace AlgernonWilliams MyPurpose Gettingstarted Testimonials
Part1
Introduction
SomeConcepts
Letsbeginwithsomegroundworkoftheprimaryconceptsthatwillbecontainedin
almosteveryaspectwewilldiscuss.
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Manyofyouhaveheardaboutorworkedwithcertainconceptsandtoolsthathelp
developdifferentstatesofbeing,certainstatesofmindthatallowyoutounderstandmore
clearlywhoandwhatyouareasaperson,asabeing,asapersonality.
Understandingthestructureandthenatureofyourselfasapersonandasabeingwill
allowyoutomakechanges,makeshiftsinyourrealityinthemannerthatyoudesiremore
effortlessly,withmorejoyandlesspain.
Theseconceptsareparamountnowthatweareinthe"AgeofTransition",the"Ageof
Awareness".ThesetoolsandconceptsthatIampresentingcanhopefullybeeasily
understoodandapplied,sothatyoucanseetheresultsinyourselvesandinyourphysical
realityrelativelyquickly.
Selfvaluation
Thefirstandforemostconceptisthatofselfvaluation.
Ihavecometounderstandfrommypersonalexperience,aswellastheexperienceofmanyofmyclients,thatoneofthemostdifficultthingsthatwehavetodoislearntovalue
ourselves.Wehaveforgottenourconnectionwiththeinfinite,partiallybecauseformany
yearswehavebeentaughttothinkofourselvesaslessthanworthy,asundeserving,as
possessinglittleornovalue.Withoutanunderstandingofourworth,withoutan
understandingofourvalue,notoolwouldreallybeeffective.
Onlywhenyoubegintolearn,behaveandholdtruethatyouareaworthwhileaspectof
theinfinite,thatyouareabeautifulandunconditionallylovedandsupportedaspectof
creation,andholdyourselfinthesamevaluethatallofcreationholdsyouin,onlythen
willthetoolsbeeffectiveinthestrongestwaypossible.
Physicalrealityasamirror
Anotherconceptisthatphysicalrealityisreallyjustamirror,thatitcanonlyreflectwhat
youputout.Theenergy,thevibrationalfrequencyyougiveoffbasedonyourbeliefs,your
emotions,yourbehaviour,iswhatdeterminesthekindofrealityyouexperience.Simply
put,physicalrealitydoesn'texistexceptasareflectionofwhatyoumoststronglybelieve
istrueforyou.Thatsallthatphysicalrealityis,justamirror.
Ifyourelookinginamirrorandyouseeyourfacewithafrownonit
youknowthatyoudon'ttrytoforcethereflectiontosmile.Youknowthatifyouwantto
seethereflectionsmileyoumustsmilefirst.Whenyoudecidetosmile,thereflectionhas
nochoicebuttoreturnthesmile.
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Stretchingthisintoourphysiologicalreality,understandthatweallhavebeentrained,
andtaughttoinsistthatweonlybaseourbehaviouronthethingsthathappentous,on
whatishappening,onwhatis.Wesaythingslike,Getreal,Cantyouseeitstrue?,Its
happeningrightinfrontofmyeyessohowcanIdoanythingaboutit?,"Illbehappyif
...Illbehappywhen-doesthisallsoundfamiliar?
Whenyouunderstandthisprincipleyouwillrealiseitsmoreamatterof"Illbehappy
becausethat'swhatIwanttobe!"Whenyouchoosetobehappysimplybecauseyoucanbe,becausethat'swhatyouwanttobe,theinstantyouchoosetobethatvibrationof
happiness,thereflectioninyourphysicalrealityhasnochoicebuttoreflectarealitythat
correspondstothevibrationofyourjoy.Becausetheuniversalreflectingmirrordoesn't
haveamindofitsown,itcan'tcontradictyou,it'snotgoingtoarguewithyou.Itssimply
thereflectionofwhatyouputthere,that'sall.Soifyouarethevibrationofhappiness,you
willgetthereflectioninallthewaysthatarereflectiveofyourhappiness,tothedegree
thatyourhappinessvibrationisturnedon,youllgetthatreality.
However,here'sthefineprint-thisiswhattripsmanyofusupandgetsusintotrouble:Westillplaceaconditiononourhappinessevenwhenwethinkwe'renot.Youmightsay,
"Ohyes,IllbehappybecauseIknowthatifIamhappy,thenI'llgetthishappyreality,
thenI'llgetwhatIwant,thenI'llgetwhatIdesire."Ifthen,ifthen.Youarestill
makingitconditionalonwhathappensoutsideofyouandthereisnooutside. Inorderfor
theprincipletoreallywork,inorderforrealitytoreflectbacktoyouthetruereflectionof
yourhappiness,youhavetobehappy,withnoexpectationthatyouwillgetareflectionback.
That'showitworks.That'swhatmakesiteffortless.That'swhatmakesitflawless.That's
whatmakesitpristine.That'swhatmakesitbeautiful.That'swhatmakesitawesome.You
don'tevenhavetothinkaboutwhatwillcomeback,yousimplycantakeitforgranted,
youcanknow,youcansimplyhavegratitudetotheInfinite,knowingthatwhenyouare
happy,nothingelsecanhappenbuthappyreflections,andthatwillautomaticallybringto
youallofyourdesires.
Beliefsystems
Thenextconceptissimplythatyourbeliefsystemsoryourdefinitionsarenothingmorethanthestoriesyoutell.Asthatvoiceinyourheadtalkstoyoudayinanddayout,you
learntobelievewhatitissaying.Butthatvoicecanonlytalkfromitsstoryofpast,
presentandfuture,fromitscurrentunderstandingofthereflectioninitsmirror.Tomake
achangeinyourdefinitions,yourbeliefs,yourmotivations,youractionsandsoyourlife
allyouhavetodoistochangethestory.Tellthestoryofwhatyouwant,notwhatyou
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haveorwhatishappening.Asyoutellthestoryofwhatyouwantandbegintobelievethat
newstoryeverythinginthereflectionmustchangeaswell.
Knowingnessthroughsurrender
Thisconceptisaboveandbeyondtheideaofbelief.Itissimpleknowingness,whichcomes
fromsurrender,oflettinggo.
Ourdefinitionsoftheword"surrender"usuallyincludetheideaoflossofsomesort,ora
lackofcontrolorgivingup,butthisisnotwhatIamtalkingabout.
Surrenderisthelettinggooftheconceptofwhoyouthinkyou'resupposedtobe,and
actuallybeingwhoyouare.Whenyouallowyourselftosurrendertotheideaandthe
experiencethatyouarecreatedintheimageoftheInfinite,yougiveyourselfaccessto
infinitepossibilities.Physicalreality,whichisonlyamirror,canthenreflectthose
unlimitedpossibilitiesbacktoyou,intheformofsynchronicitiesastheynaturallyunfold
inyourphysicalday-to-daylife.
Surrenderisactuallytheacceptanceofyourtotalself,nottheforsakingofyourselfas
societywouldnormallythinkofit.
Followyourjoy
Thisbringsustoourkeyconcept,whichputsalltheotherconceptstogether,andthathas
todowithbeingyoursovereignself,whichissimplyanotherwayofsaying"Followyour
joy".
Followyourexcitementtothebestofyourabilitybecausethesensationofjoy,excitement
orunconditionalloveisthefrequencyoftheenergythatrepresentsyournatural,true,
core,originalself.Sowhenyouareactingoncircumstancesandopportunitiesthatbring
thehighestlevelofjoy,thehighestlevelofexcitement,youaresayingyouhavethefaith
thetrusttotakethestepstoactonyourtrueselfandinsodoingyourphysicalreality,the
mirror,willsupportyoubecauseithasnochoicebuttodoso.
Thisishowwemanifestourdesiresthisishowwefindfreedom;thisishowwelivethe
lifewechoose.
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SomeDefinitions
Fear
Thisisanimportantdefinition.Wehavebeenafraidoffear,welivewithfear,wetryto
conquerfear,buthowmanyofustrytobefriendfear?Ifyouweretotreatfearlikea
friend,youwouldbegintounderstanditandultimatelygetmoreoutofit.
Fearisyournaturaltruevibrationfilteredthroughabeliefsystemthatisoutoftunewith
yourtrue,coreself.Loveisyournaturalvibrationfilteredthroughabeliefsystemthatis
inalignmentwithyournatural,true,coreself.Yourrangeofemotionsfromexcitement,
loveandjoytodepression,disempowermentandfeararetheretotellyouhowcloseorfar
youareatanymomentfromyourtruecoreself.
Ananalogywouldbelikeplayingapiano.Ifyouareplayingyourpianoandyouare
enjoyingthemusic,thenallofasuddenyoucomeacrossasournote,"plunk.Doyourun
awayinpanicandscreaming"Ishallnevertouchmypianoagain!"?No.Yousay,"Ineedto
tunethepianosothatthenotebecomesharmoniouswithalltheothernotes.
Eachpianokeyislikeadefinition,abelief.Whenyoucomeacrossonethatgivesyouthe
sensationoffear,allthat'stellingyouistopayattention,youhaveabeliefinthisareaof
yourlifethatisoutofalignmentwiththewholeofyourlife.Finetuneit,bringitbackinto
harmony,exploreit,anddontrunaway.Askyourself,whatwouldyouhavetodototune
it?Howwouldyouhavetoredefineit?Howwouldyouhavetoadjustthisstringinorder
tobringthepianobackintotune,intoalignment?Playwithitlittlebylittle,untilfinallyits
back.
Thereisaparadoxhereandparadoxisaverypowerfultool.Whenyoumakeafriendof
yourfear,whenyouknowyourfearistheretotellyousomethingyouwanttoknow,youwillinviteitin,andmiraculously,instantly,yourfearwillvanish.Becauseyouwillhave
transformeditinto,first,curiosity,"Whatcouldthismean?"andthenintojoy,bybeing
willingtoexplorewhatitmeansforyou.Thatishowyouusefear.Fearisjustaknockat
thedoortosaytopayattentionhere;thisissomethingyouwanttoknowaboutyourself,
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thisissomethingyouneedtoknowtointegratewithinyourself,tobecomemoreofwho
youare.Andwouldn'tthatbefun?
Truth
Theuniversecanonlysupportyoutothedegreeandinthedirectionyoubelieveismost
trueforyou,butitisuptoyoutodefinewhatthattruthis.
Hereisthesecret"Alltruthsaretrue".That'sthenatureoftheinfinite,otherwiseit
wouldn'tbeinfinite.Alltruthsaretrue,allareequalandvalid.Choosewhichtruthisyou
andlivethattruthuntilyouchangeyourmindaboutwhatisinthismomenttrueforyou,
untiltheexcitementshiftsdirection.Thenfollowthatexcitement,everymoment,no
matterwhatformitcomesin,followit,actonittothebestofyourability,becausethat's
whoyouare.Eventhoughitmaynotcometofruitioninthewaythatyouthink,even
thoughitmaynotliveuptoyourexpectations,followitbecauseitwillputyouwhereyouneedtobe.
Excitementisthethreadyouneedtofollow,nothowthingslookonthesurface,because
theideaofrealityisanillusion,it'sthefeeling,youremotions,it'stheknowingthatcounts,
followit,becausethat'swhoandwhatyouare,andthat'sreallyallthereistoit.
Responsibility
Soletslookatthewaywedefineresponsibility.Letstakethenegativeconnotationsoff.
Itdoesn'tmeanblameoritcertainlydoesn'thaveto,itdoesn'tmeanburdenanditdoesn't
meanstruggleifyoudon'twantitto.
Responsibilityissimplytheabilitytorespond!Period!Whodoesn'twanttheabilityto
respondtosomething,tobecreative,toact?That'swhatresponsibilityis,
yourabilitytorespond,insteadofreactingtoastimulus.
Whenyoutakeresponsibilityyouaremakingachoice,youareself-empowered,youknowyouhavetheabilitytochoose,youarefreetochoose.That'sfreedom,that'sself-
empowerment,thatsalsoeffortlessalignmentwiththeunconditionalloveoftheInfinite.
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Habits
Youwouldnormallydefineahabitas"Somethingyoucan'tseemtostopdoing,nomatter
howhardyoutry,youjustkeepdoingit,overandoverandoveragain.
Iwouldliketogiveyouanotherdefinitionofahabit:
Ahabitissomethingyoudothatyoudon'tknowyou'redoing,butonceyouknowyou're
doingit,youdon'thaveitanymore,it'sgone,andifyouappeartokeepdoingit,it'sbecauseforsomereasonyouchooseto.
Soyouhavetotakeresponsibilityforthefactthatyoukeepdoingit,youcan'tjustuse
havingahabitasanexcuse?"notonceyouknowyouhavethehabit!
It'sliketheideaofafishinwater.Thefishdoesntknowitsinwater;ithasnoconceptof
water.Onlywhenthefishistakenoutofthewaterdoesitknowthatitsmissingthe
water.Thenityearnstobebackinthewater.
Onceyouknowthatyouaredoingwhateveritwasthatmadeupyourhabit,youbecome
awareofitandthehabitisgone.Thatdoesnotmeanthatit'sthebeginningoftheprocess
ofchangingit,itmeansyoudon'thaveitanymore.Now,ifyoukeepdoingit,it'sbecause
youhaveadefinitionofthehabitthatsays,whatyouaredoingismorebeneficialorless
painfulthanwhatyouaretryingtochangeitto.Soyoukeeprepeatingthatbehaviour.
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Part2
TheAwakening
Ourawakeningorlevelofconsciousnessistherelationshipofourbeliefsystemstoour
trueself,whowereallyare.Whowereallyareisinfinite,powerful,allloving.Itis
abundant;itisjoy,beautyandgrace.Itisonenessanditisallthereis.Allthatwetrulyare
ismorethanwecanconceiveinourpresentdayreality.
Ourlevelofconsciousnessisourlevelofawareness,ourabilitytoincorporatethese
qualitiesintoourdailylives.Itisthealignmentofourdefinitionsandourbeliefsystemsto
thepureloveandonenessofourtrueselves.
Themoreweliveourlivesinthisway,themoreconsciousorawakeweare.Thishas
nothingtodowithintelligence.Therearemanyverycleverpeopleinhighpayingjobs
whodonotbelieveinanythingoutthereiftheycannottouch,smell,hear,feel,ortasteit.
Ontheotherhandtherearemanypeoplecalledsimplewhomaynothaveaschool
educationbutwhohaveaknowingbeyondtheiryears.Aknowingthatcomesfromwho
knowswhere.Thatisconsciousness,theyareawake.Thatiswhatwearealllookingfor
eventhoughwedonotallrealizeit.Areturntowhowetrulyare.
Nothingweeverimaginedisbeyondourpower,onlybeyondourpresentselfknowledge.
TheodoreRozak
Yourdefinitions
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Thereisnophysicalrealityasidefromwhatwedefineittobe,theimageswecreate.So,
whenwearetaughtthatthisorthatisthedefinition,orthatthisorthatisthetruth,andto
believeinnothingelse,thenthat'stherealityweget.
Onlywearecreatingthatreality,orattractingit,tobemoreprecise,bythedefinitions,
vibrationsorenergieswearegivingoff.Whenwefinallyrealisethat,onlythencanwe
trulytakeresponsibilityforourrealityandthenmouldittoourdesire.
Everysinglebelieforemotionvibratesatadifferentfrequency,andthatisthefrequency
yougiveoff.Thatinturndeterminestheexperiencewegetback.
Thatexperiencethenreinforcesthebeliefthatoriginallycreatedthatrealityexperience,
andonandon...andonitescalates.Wewillcontinuetoexperiencethesamerealityand
changewillseemalmostimpossibleuntilwebreakthechain.Wecandothisbysaying,
"Waitaminute,Icreatedthis!IattractedthisbywhatIbelieve,bymydefinitions,bymy
emotions,bymyvibration.
Whenwecanacceptresponsibilityforourownrealitywecanthenaskourselves,Isthat
whatIchoosetobelieve?IsthathowIwanttodefinethis?Iftheanswerisno,thenwe
canbegintorecreatenewdefinitions,implementthemintoourbeliefsystemsandour
personalitystructure,andbehaveasifwebelieveit.Thisisacriticalpoint!Behaveasifwe
believeit.Thenwewillseequiterapidlythatthatbelief,thatdefinitionofreality,willbe
reflectedbacktoyouastherealityyouarenowcapableofexperiencing.
Thegreatestrevolutioninourgenerationisthediscoverythathumanbeings,bychangingthe
innerattitudesoftheirminds,canchangetheouteraspectsoftheirlives.
WilliamJames
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Ourpersonalawakening
Westartasoursmallselfunawareofwhowereallyare.Attimeswearediscontentedandothertimeswearehappyinourstateofignorance,ourstateofforgetfulness.Thenone
dayweaskthequestionWhoamI?andinthatmomentthejourneytoawakening
begins.
Thebestwayformetodefineourawakeningistogothroughthestagesofawakening.I
willdivideitinto4stages.Eachpersonwillhavetheirownwayofexperiencingthese.
1. Awareness: AtsomepointsomethingcausesustolookdeeperinsidetoaskIstheremoretoallofthis?orWhoamI?OrmaybeWhoisthisIanyway?Thismaycomeasagradualunfolding,orfromatraumaticexperience-anillness,adeath
ofacloseone,oradivorce.Itmaybefromreadingabookorwatchingamovie.
Thereareasmanydifferentpossibilitiesastherearepeople.Butthecommonpoint
isthatafterthatmomentnothingiseverthesameasyoustartthespiralof
discovery.
2. Questioningandsteppingintotheunknown:Inthisstagewedeconstructouroldbeliefsystems,releasestuckenergiesandbringallofouraspectsorseparatepartsofourselvesbacktogetheragain.Thisisadifficultstagewherewehavegreat
doubt.Wedoubteverything,evenwhatwearethinking,andwequestionwhatwe
aredoingandevenbegintowonderwhatisreal.Everythingyouhavebelievedinis
going.Totrulystepwithbothfeetintotheunknownyouhavetoletgoofeverything
webelievein.ThisisnottosaythatyoucannotCHOOSEtopickthemupagainif
youwish,butyouwilldoitfromadifferentperspective.Oneoftrustinyourselves,
oneofpassion,oneofchoiceofanawakenedbeing.Howeveratthispointweare
leftstraddling2worldswithonefootoneachbeingpulledapart.
3. Integration:Herewerealizethatthereisnoturningback.Inthisstagethetwoworldsstarttocometogether.Wegetglimpsesofthefuturewehavedreamtof.
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Thingsbegintofallintoplace,butthenjustaseasilyfalloutagain.Nowthough
thereishope,youhavemomentsofclaritywhichmaylastminutes,daysorweeks.
Howeveritisstilleasytogetdistractedbylifesupsanddowns.Wehaveaknowing
nowthatwhatwasonceapieintheskyidealisrealforus.Thefearoflosing
everythingbeginstoliftaswebecomemoreconfidentthatthingswillworkout.
Theremaybeasenseoflossasyousaygoodbyetothosebeliefsandlimitationsthat
havebeenholdingyoubackforsolong.Becauseeventhoughtheywerelimitingour
lives,theywerewhowebelievedourselvestobe.Soinaveryrealwayweare
grievingthelossofouroldselves.Luckilybythisstagewespendmuchmoretime
beingexcitedaboutwhatishappeninginthemomentthanregrettingwhatwehave
lost,andwithournewfoundknowingandunderstanding,webegintotrustthatall
iswellinallofcreation.
4.Manifestation:Herewecometorealizethatalltheworkthatwedid,alltheprocessesallthebeliefsreallyhadnopower.Weunderstandthattheywerejust
permissionslipsforustostanduponourtwofeet.Waysforustotrustinwhatwe
alreadyhad.
Intheend:
o Wecometoknowourtrueselveso Wetakefullresponsibilityforallthatisinourliveso Weknowthatweareeternalbeingshavingatemporaryphysical
experience
o Weknowthatweco-createeverythinginourexistenceo Wehaveputdowntheremotecontrolandhavelearnedtolive
consciously
o Wehavedeletedtheworrysoftwareandarelivinginthemomento Wehavethecouragetoacceptourselvesexactlyasweareo Wehavelearnedtolookwithinforanswers,actingonourinner
guidance
o Wejoyfullycarryoutourservicetohumanity,ando Wetrustintheperfectorderofcreationknowingalliswell.
Thisiswhatitistobe
Awake,tobeConscious,tobeEnlightened
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(Whateverwordyouprefer).
Nowallofthisdoesnotnecessarilyhappenatthesametime.Moreoftenthannotwe
tackleoneortwoofourbeliefsorlimitationsatatime.Wemayaskthequestionwhoam
I?Whichleadstoanotherquestion,followedbyanotherandyetanother,untilwehave
satisfiedordebunkedthatbelieforlimitation.Thisallowsustoseethingsfromadifferent
perspective,whichinturnpromptsustoaskagainwhoamIreally?Andtheprocessstarts
over.
Whatliesbehindusandwhatliesbeforeusaretinymatterscomparedtowhatlieswithinus
RalphWaldoEmerson
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Whatisfreedom?
Freedomisseenbymanyastheabilitytohavewhateveritisthattheywant.Tobeableto
purchaseproducts.Tobefreetogettowheretheywanttogo,todowhatevertheywant
todo.Yesmaybe,butthequestionIwouldaskisWhoisdoingallofthosethings?Who
actuallywantstobe,doandhavethosethings?
Freedomcomeswhenyouknowwhoyoutrulyare,whenyouhavediscoveredwhoyou
arethenandonlythencanyouknowwhatitisyouwant.
Mostpeoplearerunningaroundblindfolded,believingthatitistheywhowantX,Y,orZ
butaretheybeinginfluencedbythestatusquo,themedia,keepingupwiththeJoneses.
Weliveourliveswithpatterns,scripts,formulasandcustoms.Welearnwhattosaywhen,
howtodress,whattodo.Wefollowtherulesastowhatisacceptableandwhatisnot.We
bowdowntowhatweareallowedtodoanddonotstrayoutsideofourprescribedareas,verymuchlikea5tonelephantbeingconstrainedbyathinropepeggedtotheground. Elephantscaneasilygrowinexcessof5tonseach,tearingthroughtrees,brush,andeven
housesiftheygetintheirway.Keepingananimallikethisincaptivitycanbequitea
challenge.Butinreality,itisactuallyquiteeasy.Whenanelephantisbornincaptivityin
Africa,theownerofthenewbornelephanttiestheanimaltoatreeorpostwithastrong
chain,thuspreventingthecreaturefromescaping.Astheelephantgrowsduringthefirst
fewweeks,thechainthatbindshimiscontinuallytestedbytheelephantinhisattemptsto
freehimself,butasababy,hiseffortsarejustnomatchforthechain.Astheelephant
continuestogrow,hisattemptstobreakfreeofhisconfinementbecomelessandless
frequentashelearnsthathismightandmusclearenomatchforthehardinessofthe
restraint.Soconfinedhestays.Soonafter,theelephantsimplygivesupanyattemptsto
freehimself,andthusseeminglyisrelegatedtoalifeofcapture,believingthathisstrength
willneverprovidetheeffortnecessarytoovercomehisrestraints.
Asanadultelephant,havingbeenconditionedbyhispastexperience,hecannoweasilybe
tetheredtoatreewiththepuniestofropeswhilemakingnoattempttobreakfree.Hemakesnoattemptsatfreedombecausehecarrieswithhimforlifethebeliefthathedoes
notpossessthestrengthandpowertobreakthetiesthatbindhim.Thisadultelephant
couldnoweasilyuprootthetreethattheropeisattachedto,orsimplysnapthepuny
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rope,butnoefforttodosoismadebecauseearlyinlife,theelephantlearnedthathewas
notcapableofdoingsuchathing.
Theropenolongerservesthepurposeofphysicallybindingtheelephant,foritisnot
strongenoughtoaccomplishthatfeatifevertested.No,nowtheropesimplyservesto
confinetheanimalsmind,reinforcingthemistakenbeliefthattheelephantscurrent
capabilitiesarenogreaterthantheywerewhenhewasjustafractionofhiscurrentsizeandstrength.Thepuniestofropescanbindthelargestofelephant,simplybecausethe
elephantbelievesthatitcan.
Havewetakenthetimetouncoverwhen,whoandwhyanyofourcustomswerecreated?
Haveweallowedourmindstobeconfinedlikethatoftheelephants?Wereourlawsand
traditionsevencreatedwithourbestinterestinmind?Toallowforthefreedomofall
people.Orweretheycreatedtokeepusalltiedtothattree.Eveniftheyweremadewith
thebestintentionsofhumanityatheart,aretheystillvalidinthisdayandage?Dothey
stillwork?Iwouldventuretosaymanynolongerserveapurposethatbenefitssocietyas
awhole,andonlyserveafew.
Themajorityofsocietyisstandingtheretiedtothetreebelievingthattheyarefree.Until
weaskourselvesWhatitisthatwebelieveinandwhy?Untilwehavethecouragetogo
againstthegrain,tostepboldlyoutintotheuntriedandunknowntofindwhattrulysuits
usbest,notlimitedbythecollectiveconsciousnessofsociety.UntilwecantrulysayIwant
somethingbecauseIwantitandnothavetojustifyitinanyway.Untilwecanleaveout
thebuts.Iwouldlovetobe,doorhavethatbut..
Whenwecandoallofthatwewouldhaveexperiencedfreedom.
FREEDOMISCHOICE
Therearetwowaystoliveyourlife.Oneisasthoughnothingisamiracle.Theotherisasthough
everythingisamiracle.
AlbertEinstein
Whynow?
Inthistimeofchange,humanityisbeingawakenedfromthetrance-likestateithas
maintainedforseveralthousandyears,repeatingdeeplyingrainedbehavioralpatternsof
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self-sacrifice,victimizationanddisempowerment.Taughttoadapttosocietysoutdated
valuesandbeliefs,weareencouragedtolivelifeonautomaticpilot,questioninglittleand
changingnothing.Changeaffectseachofusindifferentways.Forsome,changeis
refreshing,offeringendlesspossibilitiesforadventure,creativityandgrowth.Many
peopleareincreasinglywillingtolivemoreconsciously,takingresponsibilityfortheir
thoughtsandactions;willingtoreleasedeep-seatedfearsandexperienceunconditional
love.
Ontheotherhandmanyfeeloverwhelmedbychangesintheirpersonallivesthattheyfeel
powerlesstocontrol.Feelingunsafeandunsupported,fearfulandresistant,manyfind
themselvesdesperatelytiedtothattreeunabletofreethemselves.Thosewhochooseto
facetheirfearsandtrustintheirinnerguidancewilllearnhowtountietheknots.To
successfullyfreethemselvesandmovetowardabenevolentfuture.
Doyouremembertheoldjoke,"Whenyouareuptoyourassinalligators,it'shardto
rememberthatthereasonyoucamewastodraintheswamp!"Manypeople'smentalbodies
arelikeswampsfilledwithalligators.Thealligatorsorlimitingbeliefsandattitudes,
repetitivenegativethoughtsandinnerdialogarethecrittersthatcreateourreality.If
yourouterrealityresemblesaswamp,yoursubconsciousmindmaybeharboring
alligators.
Thepowertocreateamorepositivereality,toexperiencephysicalwell-being,andto
manifestourdreamscomesfromspiritualawareness,mentalclarity,andemotional
balance.Toachievementalclarity,wedoneedto"draintheswamp."Onceouroldbeliefsandlimitationsareidentified,specifichealingtechniquesandprocessescannotonlydrain
theswamp,butalsoencouragethealligatorstorelocate!
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Part3
AwakeningtoFreedom(AtF)isacoachingprogramgearedtohelp
anyonewhoissearchingforsomethingmore.Itmaybeafeelingthatyouarenotquitecompleteoramassiveyearningtomakeamajorchangeinyourlife.TheAtFprogramwill
helpyoufindyourself,determinewhatitisyouareafterandthenhelpyoutosetacourse
tofulfilyourgoals,tocreatethelifeyouchoose.
ThereisadifferencewithAtF.Herewewillbeworkingfromtheheartnotthebrain.We
willnotaskwhatispossiblebutwhatmakesyourheartsing,notwhatdoyouthinkbut
whatdoyoufeel.Togetherwewillawakenyourconsciousness,helpyoutoclearaway
thosebeliefsthatnolongerserveyou.Youwilllearntotelladifferentlifestoryandso
createanewreflection,anewyouifthatiswhatyouchoose.Onceyouhaveuncovered
yourtruepurposetogetherwewillmakeityourreality.
Thecoachingprocess
Ourconsciousnessanddefinitionscreateourday-to-dayreality.Whenourdefinitionsand
sobeliefs,arealignedwithwhowereallyare,
Weexperience:
Love Purpose Joy Health Excitement Abundance
Whenourdefinitionsarevastlydifferentorarenotalignedwithwhowereallyarewe
experience:
Stress Depression Fear Confusion Anger Disease
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Wemoveawayfromwhowereallyare,whenweseeourselvesasless,asnotOK,inferior
orunworthy.Whenweinvalidateourinnerknowingandstrivetopleaseothers,becoming
whowearenot.
Tomovebacktowhowereallyarerequiresthestrengthandcouragetobeselffirst.To
findandfollowourowninnerguidanceregardless,tofindourpurposeandtofollowour
joy.
Whereyouareonyourjourney,willdeterminethequestionsandtheanswersyouare
searchingfor.Nootherhumanbeingcanknowexactlywhereyouare,andsonoonecan
giveyoutheanswer.Onewhohastravelledalongthepathaheadofyoumaybeableto
giveyousomepointersbutthatisonlyfromtheirpointofview,onlyaremembrancefrom
theiruniquepersonaljourney.YoumusttravelyourYOU-niquejourneyyourself.
Iwillhelpyougetintouchwithyourbeliefs,withyourdefinitions.Togetherwewillfind
outwhattheyare,becausethat'sallthatsstoppingyoufromdoinganythingandeverythingthatyoudesire.
Yourdefinitionsseemtobesosolidbuttheyreallyweighnothing.Itsonlywhenyou
believeinthemtheyfeellikelead,that'sthenatureofabelief.
Abeliefhastobeself-perpetuatingandself-reinforcing,andbyitsverydefinition(with
fewexceptions)ithastoexcludethepossibilityofanyotherbeliefinorderforyouto
experiencethatbelieftotally.
Thereisanimportantunderlyingbeliefthatallbeliefsarejustbeliefs.Thatallrealityexperiencesarejusttheproductofdefinitions.Andthatalldefinitionscanbechangedand
infactaresimplytheproductofthestoriesyoukeeptellingyourself.Whenyoucometo
understandthis,youcanexperiencewhateverbeliefyouwantasfullyasyoucan.And
theninthenextmoment,changeit,justlikethat,becauseyouknowthat'salltheyare.
Thatisflexibilitythatisallowing,thatisfreedom.
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AwakeningtoFreedom
Your5-PointJourney
Iinviteyouonajourneytowardsfreedom.OvertheyearsIhavecometorealizethat
healingoftenhappensinstages.Onthisjourneywecanstepfromstagetostageasyou
followyourpathtoawakeningthelimitlessnesswithinyou.The5-pointjourneynotonlyinvolvesverbalcoachingaswediscovernewdefinitionsandbeliefsbutalsotreatmentof
thebody.Thesetreatmentsarebothphysicalandenergeticinnature.Onceabeliefor
definitionisfoundthatanindividualiswantingtoreleasethereareenergetictechniques
tohelpremovethem.Emotionsarealsooftenfoundstuckinthesofttissueofthebody.By
releasingonalllevelspermanentchangecanmoreeasilybemade.Thiscombinedprocess
allowsyoutomorequicklyrediscoverwhoyoureallyareandtochoosewhoyouwantto
be.
Point1:ExperienceRelief:
Inasupportiveenvironment,wewillacknowledgeyoursymptomsandmaketheprimary
goalthereliefofyourdiscomfort.Intuitivelydirectedtoareasofyourbodythatindicate
"energyblockages",wewillfacilitatestheirreleaseandseektorestoreenergybalance.
Throughtheuseofbothhandsonandenergytechniques,symptomsanddiscomfortare
diminishedandyoubegintoexperiencerelief.
Point2:AnAwakening:
Whenpainordiscomfortisdiminished,andastateofrelaxationisachieved,itpresents
theopportunityforanawakeningtotakeplace.Atthispoint,wewillstarttolookatwho
youreallyare,andfocusonyourabilitytotapintotheinfiniteenergiesaroundyou.Your
newawarenessbringsyoutoanunderstandingandappreciationforthecocreativerole
weplayinachievinghealth,wellnessandhappiness.Andthathealingofanykindstarts
fromwithin.
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Point3:DiscoverYourInnerPower:
Havingmadeacommitmenttotheprocess,youstarttocomprehendyourdefinitions,
beliefsandself-perceptions.Thepathhasbeenbroadenedandyoufeelempoweredand
confidentinyourowncapacities,leadingyoutothediscoveryofyourinnerpower.Your
personalempowermentdrivesyourdesiretomakenewchoicesandtoanimproved
qualityoflife.
Point4:ImplementChange:
Atthispointonthejourney,therenewedstateofbalanceinyourbody,mindandspirit
placesyouinanidealpositiontoimplementchange.Youfeelfreetomakenewdefinitions
todiscardoldbeliefsandinsodoingbegintocreateaworldaroundyoufilledwithjoy
andpassion.Yourchoicescannowbemadefromyourheart,notconcerningyourself
aboutwhatyoushouldorshouldnotdobutonlywithwhatmakesyourheartsing.
Point5:EmbraceYourNewYou:
Withyourenergyfieldsrejuvenatedandacceptanceofaninnerpoweryouarereadyto
enthusiasticallyembraceyournewreality.Withmoreawarenessandawillingnessto
change,youcontinuealongthepathofhealingandenlightenment.Byembracingjoyand
theconfidenceofknowingthatallwillfallintoplaceyourjourneycontinueswithafocus
oncreatingthelifeyouchoosealifeoftruefreedom.
Wedontreceivewisdom;wemustdiscoveritforourselves,afterajourneythatnoonecantake
forusorspareus.
MarcelProust
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Whatwillthecoachingprogramofferyou?
Itwillgiveyoutheguidance,assistanceandsupportto:
Rememberyoupurposeinlifeandapplyit Takefullresponsibilityforyourlifeandeverythinginit Becomeselfsustainable,sovereignandself-realized Bypassmuchofthesufferingcausedbytheawakeningprocess Getclearaboutwhatyouwantandhowtoachieveit Accessyourdeepest,heartfeltdesires Removethosehiddenobstaclesandlimitationshinderingyoursuccess Learntothinkwithyourheart Manifestthelifeyouconsciouslychoose Learntolivelimitlesslyandabundantly
Whoisthisprogramfor?Anyonewhoisdrawntoit,butifyouare:
Seekingclarityaboutyourlife,passionandpurpose Discoveringwhatyouwanttobedoorhave Wantingtofallinlovewithyourselfandyourlife
Lookingtoexpandyourcreativepotential Wantingtolearntheprocessofcreation,andhowtoapplyit Wantingtobringwhoyouare,towhatyoudo Desiringtomovefromlimitationtofreedom Wantingtocreatealifedoingwhatyoulove Wantingtobirthasoulinspiredvisionintocreation Needingsupportwhileundergoingyourpersonalmetamorphosis Longingtoconnecttolikemindedpeople
Thenthisprogramcanhelp.
OurDeepestFear
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Ourdeepestfearisnotthatweareinadequate.
Ourdeepestfearisthatwearepowerfulbeyondmeasure.
Itisourlight,notourdarknessthatmostfrightensus.
Weaskourselves,whoamItobebrilliant,gorgeous,talentedandfabulous?
Actually,whoareyounottobe?YouareachildofGod.
Yourplayingsmalldoesnotservetheworld.
Thereisnothingenlightenedaboutshrinkingsothatotherpeople
won'tfeelinsecurearoundyou.
Weareallmeanttoshine,aschildrendo.
WewereborntomakemanifestthegloryofGodthatiswithinus.
It'snotjustinsomeofus;it'sineveryone.
Andasweletourownlightshine,weunconsciouslygive
otherpeoplepermissiontodothesame.
Asweareliberatedfromourownfear,ourpresenceautomaticallyliberatesothers.
ThisinspiringquotebyMarianneWilliamsonisfromherbook,
AReturntoLove:ReflectionsonthePrinciplesofACourseinMiracles.
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Part4
Asacredspace
Sooftenwerushthroughourdayswithouttakingamomenttostoptoseewhatisall
aroundus.Tofeelwhatisgoingoninsideourselves,toexperiencethebeautyallaround
us.Wefeelasifwearesurroundedby"MUCK",stress,depression,worriesandviolence.
Wehaveforgottenthatamomentofbeautycanchangeourentireday.Weareuntouched
bythebeautyaroundus,sometimesmissingitalltogether.
Thewiseoldpeopleofthepast,theshamansdescribedasacredspaceasthatwhich
enhancesyourabilitytocommunewithahigherpowerfromwhichflowsanabiding
sourceofstrengthandadeepfeelingofconnectedness.Asacredspaceheightensyoursensesandsparksinyourfeelingsofpeace,comfort,energyandlove.
Sometimesinordertorelearnhowtoconnectwith,andbecomesensitivetosacred
spaces,youmayneedtovisitasacredspacethathasnootherpurposethantobeasacred
space.Aplacethathasbeenconstructedbyhumanhandwiththesoleintenttoserveso
thatenergeticallyyoucouldnotmissthevibration.Aplacethatbydesignhasbeen
craftedtoinspireandawakenyoutothefactthattherearesacredspacesallaroundus.
Asacredspacedoesnothavetobeaphysicallocationitisenergyavibration.AtAwakeningtoFreedomIhaveendeavoredtocreatesuchaspace,whereyoucanleave
yourtroublesbehind.Whereyoucanlearntohealphysically,mentally,emotionallyand
spiritually.Whereyoucanfeelconnectedtotheuniverse.Totheshamanasacredspaceis
wheretheveilbetweenmanandspiritisatitsthinnest.Aplacelikethisisverypowerful.
Aplacewhereyoucangrowtorealizemoreofyourfullpotential.Aplacewhereyoucan
learnto"DANCEwhilesurroundedbyMUCK"
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MyPurpose
IfIwereasked,whatisitthatIwouldwantforthisworldinthistime?Iwouldloveto
answerworldpeace.ButIdonotbelievethatmankindcanachieveworldpeaceinits
presentcondition,withitspresentbeliefs,initscurrentparadigm.
SowhatIdowantisforeverysinglehumanbeingtobesovereign,tostandalonetolook
outforthemselves.ForashortperiodoftimeIwanteverybodytobe SELFISH.Selfishin
thesensethattheynolongerconcernthemselveswithwhatothernationsaredoing,what
othercommunitiesaredoing,whatthepersonsittinginthedesknexttothemisdoing,not
evenfamily.Butinsteadtofocusonthemselves,whotheyare.Tofindtheloveintheir
hearts,toshedallthefear,theanxietytheworry.Toletgoofalltheoldnecessities,theoldbeliefsystemsandputalltheirattentiononfindingwhotheyare.
Becauseonceyouhavefoundwhoyoureallyare,onceyouhavefoundtruelove,your
sovereignlight,theSELFISHNESSwillturnintoSELFLESSNESS.Thefearandseparation
willturnintoonenessandthegreedwillturnintoservice.
Onlywhenenoughindividualshaveachievedthis,willtheparadigmonthisplanetchange
toallowworldpeace.Aworldfulloflove,whereallhumanbeingsrealizethattheyareone
witheachotherandtherestoftheplanet.Onlythenwillthedreamsofsomanyvisionarieswhohavegiventheirlivesbeforenowcometobe,wherewecanlivesideby
sideallworkingforcommongoals.
Myroleinthisalongwithmanyothersistokeepworkingonmyself,butalsotoseta
platform,asafespaceforpeopletocomeindividuallyandingroupstostarttoshedtheir
outerlayers.Tostarttofindtheirsacredhearts,tofindwhoitistheyareinsideandto
helpthemfindtheirplaceonthisearthandtofindpurpose,peaceandhappiness.
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ChangetheWorld.
WhenIwasyoungandfreeandmyimaginationhadnolimits,
Idreamedofchangingtheworld.AsIgrewolderandwiser,
Idiscoveredtheworldwouldnotchange,soIshortenedmysights
somewhatanddecidedtochangeonlymycountry.
Butit,too,seemedimmovable.
AsIgrewintomytwilightyears,inonelastdesperateattempt,
Isettledforchangingonlymyfamily,thoseclosesttome,butalas,
theywouldhavenoneofit.
AndnowasIlieonmydeathbed,Isuddenlyrealize,
ifIhadonlychangedmyselffirst,thenbyexample
Iwouldhavechangedmyfamily.
Fromtheirinspirationandencouragement,
Iwouldthenhavebeenabletobettermycountryand,whoknows,
Imayhaveevenchangedtheworld.
FromtheTombofanAnglicanBishop1100AD
IntheCryptsofWestminsterAbby.
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GettingStarted
Beawarethatthebeginningofanyquestmaybeabitofastruggle.Youarechanging,
upgradingsystemsandbeliefsthatarequitehappytostayincontrol.Youaremovingout
ofyourcomfortzone,takingastepintowhatisunknownforyou.Becomfortedtoknow
thatasyourcoachIhavebeenthere,andeventhoughthisisyouruniquejourneythe
experienceofbeingthroughsomethingsimilarwillhelpmehelpandsupportyouthrough
andbeyondanyobstaclesyoumayencounter.
Theoldsayingthejourneyofonethousandmilesstartswithasinglestepapplieshere.
Oftentakingthefirststepisthehardest.Wewantproofthatwhateverweareattemptingisgoingtowork.Welookforguaranteesofacertainoutcome.Theonlyguaranteeisthat
youwillhaveanewexperience,andfromthatexperienceyouwillgrow.
Sometimesgrowthisobviousyouhaveanexperienceyoulearnandyouarriveatanew
placeofunderstanding.Othertimesgrowthmayhityoulikeabrickwallasyouareforced
toovercomeafearorrestrictionthathasbeenholdingyoubackfromreachingyour
desiredgoal.Thentherearetimeswhengrowthtakesyouonajourneythrough
unexpectedterrainwhereyouendupatadestinationthatiswaybeyondyourwildest
dreams.Thesearethetimeswhenyouhavejustplacedonefootinfrontoftheother.Not
stoppingtoexaminewhereyouareandwhatyoushouldorshouldnotdo.Whenyouhave
followedyourheartanddiscoveredthelightthatresideswithin,knowingthatyouwillbe
safewitheverystep.
Thisistheprocessthatwearestrivingfor.Thisisthejourneythatwewillendeavorto
rideasweawakentofreedom.
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