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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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    Thepathwaytodiscoveringlimitless

    freedom

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