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Do We Co-Create Our Miracles?

Divine Co-creation

*this article was first published on May 28, 2009

About 13 years ago I heard a few statements that altered the trajectory of my life.

They went something like this;

 

·     We don’t find ourselves in any situation unless we’ve given ourselves permission to be there (unknown)

·     The quality of your thoughts is your prayer (unknown)

·     You are perfectly aligned to get the results you are getting (Dr. Stephen Covey)

·     “You can't solve a problem with the same kind of thinking that created it.” (Albert Einstein)

 

Surrendering to the powerful truths in each of these statements, I began to look at my life, and the horror story I had written into my life’s manuscript very differently. 

 

Maybe it was being told I was dying. Maybe it was realizing my marriage was doomed from the beginning. Maybe it was the extreme fatigue and pain that had become so normal I couldn’t imagine anything else.  Maybe it was the little voice inside of me that was whispering, “All of this can change in a moment, Anita. You can co-create a new reality.”

 

We all come to the crossroads of change in different ways.  We all have a threshold of discomfort that becomes unacceptable. What we do about it, however, is what makes all the difference in the world. All I knew was that something needed to change. Back then I didn’t have any evidence that it could. No one in my life was saying “You can heal.” I didn’t have anyone saying, “You have a choice and I’ll show you the way.” All I had was a little voice that was getting louder and louder in a body that was losing its will to live, within a mind that had become tragically aligned with pain and limitation.  Looking back, it was two simple thoughts that shifted everything. “I can’t take this anymore” and “I’m going to heal.”

 

December 24, 1996 - Decision Day. Twice I had been separated from my first husband and both times, I found myself getting sucked back into my own self-created drama. Then, something inside of me shifted. I was done. I was done with the pain. I was done with the conflict. I was done with the emotional rollercoaster that had become familiar. Done.

 

December 31, 1996 - Truth Day. Although I could not find a place to live and my body was falling apart, I told my husband I was leaving.  As much as I can now look back and see that he was one of my greatest gifts, I also know I would have never healed from Lupus if I had stayed. It was too toxic and draining to the very energy I needed to harness to receive the healing that was soon to come.

 

January 11, 1997 - Liberation Day. As my usual 90 minute drive from my house to my mom’s grew to 3 tentative hours in a blinding blizzard, I could feel the shift happening. The snow was so heavy and the skies were so dark, it looked like I was traveling through space, the snow flakes flying by me at the speed of light creating the feel of traveling through star fields. My tears were unstoppable. This time was different. Absolution. Liberation. Completeness. There would be no turning back this time.

 

January 12, 1998 - Break Down Day.  There’s a joke that goes something like this. Where does one find God? In jails and churches, of course! Considering I had worked in jails since 1990 and had not yet found God (or so I thought), church seemed like my next best option. I stepped into the sanctuary needing desperately to find just that. Sanctuary. Hope. Peace. Relief. Faith. Home. I needed it all. I think I cried every Sunday for the first eight weeks.  I needed to break down in order to break though. The divorce was soon to turn into an apocalyptic hell.  

 

I was broke and any hope of getting my possessions had been lost. I was sharing two rooms with my two babies, both in diapers I couldn’t afford. I prayed. And then suddenly, my mom, who worked for Procter and Gamble at the time, began receiving boxes and boxes of diapers and baby wipes in the mail.  I don’t think I bought diapers for the next two years. My ex disappeared. Oddly, I started to see that my prayers and needs were being taken care of. Parts of me were waking up. I was on the path to healing.

 

Spring 1997 – Radical Healing Day. It’s interesting that I remember the exact dates that lead up to the most radically important day of my life but the actual date of my miracle healing escapes me.  It was sometime during the spring of 1997. Standing alone in the woods I had only what could be called an awakening moment. It was an indescribable flash when all of what I needed to know and understand flooded into my awareness like a rush of electricity passing through every aspect of my being. It was as if I stepped into a realm of consciousness that was not bound by time or space or common logic. Just like that I was healed. Just like that I knew information that could never be found in a book, a workshop, or any set of religious or spiritual teachings. Just like that I started to channel writing that was beyond what I ever could have written myself. Just like that.

 

Maybe this is what people called a rebirth, or being reborn. Yet, it was beyond a spiritual or mental shift. It was beyond the physical. It was beyond the limited possibilities imagined by human consciousness. It was, for lack of any other way of describing it, as if I touched the face and mind of God and nothing, NO THING, would ever be the same again.  I also experienced what might be called a psychic opening. Personally, I think I just got out of the way of receiving and perceiving information we all have access to. I could feel other people’s feelings in my body. I knew things before they made any sense. I perceived energy in everything and everyone.

 

I also became less patient with the unimportant and frivolous.  My faith became the central part of my existence and although I was hooked into an incredible spiritual community, I still felt a bit isolated in my experience. I had a foot in both worlds – the physical and the spiritual – and I saw everything differently. I was able to alter potentially violent situations in the jail by alchemizing the energy I was emanating in my thoughts and emotions.  I started dating some wonderful men but needed a deeper spiritual connection that went beyond words. Although my personality was fine with never getting married again, my soul must have requested something different. And then. . .

 

April 3, 1998 - Reunion Day. The day I healed from Lupus, I also met an incredible family. Jeanie Law and I connected and she invited me to a weekly prayer group. For the next year, every Tuesday morning, before making my way to work, I gathered in sacred circle and prayed. Each week I prayed for Jeannie’s son Brent. She had watched him in a downward spiral into an addiction that needed to come to a halt and change direction quickly. Between our prayers and his decision to live, he quit drinking, and after a near death experience that required a few electric jolts into his heart to bring him back, he got the help he needed.

The first time I saw Brent in person, on April 3, 1998, something within me began to stir, in spite of all of the ‘reasons” it was a bad idea. He was blonde and I liked dark haired men. He was newly separated and I was in the tail end of a complicated divorce. He was just out of rehab and I didn’t want anything to do with someone in recovery. After all, I worked with addicts full-time in the jail. From Brent’s perspective, the idea of going out with an addictions counselor, after just spending 30 days with an army of them, was less than attractive.  As much as I had great compassion for him, and was open to friendship, I quickly dismissed his sister’s hintings that we would make a great couple. We shook hands and said, “Nice to meet you. See you at church on Sunday.” We may have well as brandished crosses and flicked holy water on each other before high tailing it out of the parking lot, laughing at the insanity of his family thinking we belonged together. Little did I know, two days later everything would change.

 

April 5, 1998 – Upside Down Day. Thank God I had turned myself over to a higher intelligence. Two days later, as I introduced my new “friend” to my church circles, I began to feel the same electricity I felt in the woods just a year earlier. My whole sense of myself was turned upside down. I couldn’t control the uncontrollable. There was no escaping a fate that had been set in motion before I ever took my first breath. My soul (and God) took over and my heart blasted so wide open it was physically painful and emotionally freaky. I fell in love with Brent that day, and despite all common logic or practicality, three months later we were combining families (five kids in all), got engaged, and moved into together.

 

August 7, 1999 – Wedding Day. Married on the riverfront at my parent’s home, I recall the Hindu/Christian wedding and our vows to a marriage between us and the Divine Mystery that had brought us together. Last year, as we were packing up our lives and heading to a new state, I found the tape of our wedding. As I watched us leading one another around the sacred fire and sharing traditional Hindu wedding vows, I cried in the realization that what had been hopes and wishes were now unquestionable commitments.

Today – Every Day is a Miracle. Just over 11 years since our first meeting, I still look at him and fall in love again every time.  He is the only person who can look at me and make me blush and giggle like a 13 year old. His mind is fascinating and his voice is captivating. As goofy as it sounds, we write beautiful music together. We create, serve, cook, and clean together. The first few years weren’t always easy. We both traversed deeper layers of healing and integration. We’ve endured losses and co-witnessed miracles that could not have been fully explained if we didn’t share the experience. We found our “selves” together, and as a result, stepped onto a partnership and spiritual path that is leading us, literally and figuratively, into the desert in service to a faith and commitment we both share and support in one another.  

 

What’s Your Recipe?

 

A few years ago, people began asking us “What’s Your Recipe?” We were asked to teach and coach individuals and couples about spiritual partnership. Radically different, yet uniquely similar, we make a good team. Our retreats are said to be magical, and through our partnership with spirit, we create spaciousness for expansion and healing to occur. I could go on to define the commitments that have become the core of our work in spiritual partnership but I think one thing truly stands out. We don’t stand for oppression. Sounds odd, but in my reflection this morning, I realized this is quite foundational. Whether reminding each other of the choice to engage in an oppressive thought (towards self or others) or choosing liberation (again and again) from situations that stifle our creativity and expression, we also are secure enough to encourage flight in the other.

 

If something is good for one of us, it is good for both of us. We are very “free” with each other and have deep and loving relationships with men and women alike. To tell you the truth I don’t think Brent has ever gotten jealous, nor have I ever felt threatened by his growing fan club (he is a musician, after all!) of amazing women.

 

We love that other people love us. We love that we love others so deeply. We have parts of our lives that don’t heavily involve the other and others that are completely overlapping. And, at the end of each day (every day), we come back into the foundation of our active lives; the special places that are uniquely for just the two of us. We’ve agreed to never go insane at the same time and to love each other in each stage of our evolution. Therefore, the expectation of “sameness” just isn’t there. He’s often heard saying, “I’m never so in love with Anita today that I can’t fall in love with who she will be tomorrow.”

 

Personally, I love that we’ve agreed to evolve together and I am grateful every day that our spiritual path is one we walk together.  Whether it’s showing up for ceremony, chopping wood and tending fire when the other can’t, taking the kids shopping for their upcoming dance, spending time with a friend in need, or cleaning out the litter box and unloading the dishwasher, we move in and out of supporting each other in the totality of our commitments and responsibilities.

 

It’s a good place to be. It’s a great place to grow. It’s a heavenly place to serve from. And, it’s a level of partnership that is not exclusive to romantic partners. The commitments we share and teach extend into relationship on all levels; within self, with Source, in partnership, and with every single being on the planet.

 

Traditionally we’ve always done this level of work (together) in person. However, as we look at the opportunities we face as a human race, it is clear that this level of service is much needed and wanted. Long ago I heard that our passion is the world’s hunger. I think the world is hungry and open enough to see that we each have the power to influence great and lasting change in our lives.

 

And…everything exists in relationship – everything. I think at a soul level, we are ready to see and be with one another in the ways we were intended, as opposed to socialized and conditioned. It is time to share our recipe with others. Single people, couples, partners and business colleagues will all benefit from this way of living and being in the world. In truth, it only takes one person to change a relationship, just as it takes only one idea and vision to change the world.

 

Download a meditation from Ani and Brent Law called Standing in a New Reality at www.powerofmyway.com/newreality.html

 

Get several free MP3 downloads pertaining to Awakening the Healer Within at www.powerofmyway.com/awakeningthehealerwithin.html

 

Ready to create a New Reality? Visit www.awakeningtopurpose.com and www.powerofmyway.com/awaken.html for two upcoming classes...

About 13 years ago I heard a few statements that altered the trajectory of my life.

They went something like this;

 

·     We don’t find ourselves in any situation unless we’ve given ourselves permission to be there (unknown)

·     The quality of your thoughts is your prayer (unknown)

·     You are perfectly aligned to get the results you are getting (Dr. Stephen Covey)

·     “You can't solve a problem with the same kind of thinking that created it.” (Albert Einstein)

 

Surrendering to the powerful truths in each of these statements, I began to look at my life, and the horror story I had written into my life’s manuscript very differently. 

 

Maybe it was being told I was dying. Maybe it was realizing my marriage was doomed from the beginning. Maybe it was the extreme fatigue and pain that had become so normal I couldn’t imagine anything else.  Maybe it was the little voice inside of me that was whispering, “All of this can change in a moment, Anita. You can co-create a new reality.”

 

We all come to the crossroads of change in different ways.  We all have a threshold of discomfort that becomes unacceptable. What we do about it, however, is what makes all the difference in the world. All I knew was that something needed to change. Back then I didn’t have any evidence that it could. No one in my life was saying “You can heal.” I didn’t have anyone saying, “You have a choice and I’ll show you the way.” All I had was a little voice that was getting louder and louder in a body that was losing its will to live, within a mind that had become tragically aligned with pain and limitation.  Looking back, it was two simple thoughts that shifted everything. “I can’t take this anymore” and “I’m going to heal.”

 

December 24, 1996 - Decision Day. Twice I had been separated from my first husband and both times, I found myself getting sucked back into my own self-created drama. Then, something inside of me shifted. I was done. I was done with the pain. I was done with the conflict. I was done with the emotional rollercoaster that had become familiar. Done.

 

December 31, 1996 - Truth Day. Although I could not find a place to live and my body was falling apart, I told my husband I was leaving.  As much as I can now look back and see that he was one of my greatest gifts, I also know I would have never healed from Lupus if I had stayed. It was too toxic and draining to the very energy I needed to harness to receive the healing that was soon to come.

 

January 11, 1997 - Liberation Day. As my usual 90 minute drive from my house to my mom’s grew to 3 tentative hours in a blinding blizzard, I could feel the shift happening. The snow was so heavy and the skies were so dark, it looked like I was traveling through space, the snow flakes flying by me at the speed of light creating the feel of traveling through star fields. My tears were unstoppable. This time was different. Absolution. Liberation. Completeness. There would be no turning back this time.

 

January 12, 1998 - Break Down Day.  There’s a joke that goes something like this. Where does one find God? In jails and churches, of course! Considering I had worked in jails since 1990 and had not yet found God (or so I thought), church seemed like my next best option. I stepped into the sanctuary needing desperately to find just that. Sanctuary. Hope. Peace. Relief. Faith. Home. I needed it all. I think I cried every Sunday for the first eight weeks.  I needed to break down in order to break though. The divorce was soon to turn into an apocalyptic hell.  

 

I was broke and any hope of getting my possessions had been lost. I was sharing two rooms with my two babies, both in diapers I couldn’t afford. I prayed. And then suddenly, my mom, who worked for Procter and Gamble at the time, began receiving boxes and boxes of diapers and baby wipes in the mail.  I don’t think I bought diapers for the next two years. My ex disappeared. Oddly, I started to see that my prayers and needs were being taken care of. Parts of me were waking up. I was on the path to healing.

 

Spring 1997 – Radical Healing Day. It’s interesting that I remember the exact dates that lead up to the most radically important day of my life but the actual date of my miracle healing escapes me.  It was sometime during the spring of 1997. Standing alone in the woods I had only what could be called an awakening moment. It was an indescribable flash when all of what I needed to know and understand flooded into my awareness like a rush of electricity passing through every aspect of my being. It was as if I stepped into a realm of consciousness that was not bound by time or space or common logic. Just like that I was healed. Just like that I knew information that could never be found in a book, a workshop, or any set of religious or spiritual teachings. Just like that I started to channel writing that was beyond what I ever could have written myself. Just like that.

 

Maybe this is what people called a rebirth, or being reborn. Yet, it was beyond a spiritual or mental shift. It was beyond the physical. It was beyond the limited possibilities imagined by human consciousness. It was, for lack of any other way of describing it, as if I touched the face and mind of God and nothing, NO THING, would ever be the same again.  I also experienced what might be called a psychic opening. Personally, I think I just got out of the way of receiving and perceiving information we all have access to. I could feel other people’s feelings in my body. I knew things before they made any sense. I perceived energy in everything and everyone.

 

I also became less patient with the unimportant and frivolous.  My faith became the central part of my existence and although I was hooked into an incredible spiritual community, I still felt a bit isolated in my experience. I had a foot in both worlds – the physical and the spiritual – and I saw everything differently. I was able to alter potentially violent situations in the jail by alchemizing the energy I was emanating in my thoughts and emotions.  I started dating some wonderful men but needed a deeper spiritual connection that went beyond words. Although my personality was fine with never getting married again, my soul must have requested something different. And then. . .

 

April 3, 1998 - Reunion Day. The day I healed from Lupus, I also met an incredible family. Jeanie Law and I connected and she invited me to a weekly prayer group. For the next year, every Tuesday morning, before making my way to work, I gathered in sacred circle and prayed. Each week I prayed for Jeannie’s son Brent. She had watched him in a downward spiral into an addiction that needed to come to a halt and change direction quickly. Between our prayers and his decision to live, he quit drinking, and after a near death experience that required a few electric jolts into his heart to bring him back, he got the help he needed.

The first time I saw Brent in person, on April 3, 1998, something within me began to stir, in spite of all of the ‘reasons” it was a bad idea. He was blonde and I liked dark haired men. He was newly separated and I was in the tail end of a complicated divorce. He was just out of rehab and I didn’t want anything to do with someone in recovery. After all, I worked with addicts full-time in the jail. From Brent’s perspective, the idea of going out with an addictions counselor, after just spending 30 days with an army of them, was less than attractive.  As much as I had great compassion for him, and was open to friendship, I quickly dismissed his sister’s hintings that we would make a great couple. We shook hands and said, “Nice to meet you. See you at church on Sunday.” We may have well as brandished crosses and flicked holy water on each other before high tailing it out of the parking lot, laughing at the insanity of his family thinking we belonged together. Little did I know, two days later everything would change.

 

April 5, 1998 – Upside Down Day. Thank God I had turned myself over to a higher intelligence. Two days later, as I introduced my new “friend” to my church circles, I began to feel the same electricity I felt in the woods just a year earlier. My whole sense of myself was turned upside down. I couldn’t control the uncontrollable. There was no escaping a fate that had been set in motion before I ever took my first breath. My soul (and God) took over and my heart blasted so wide open it was physically painful and emotionally freaky. I fell in love with Brent that day, and despite all common logic or practicality, three months later we were combining families (five kids in all), got engaged, and moved into together.

 

August 7, 1999 – Wedding Day. Married on the riverfront at my parent’s home, I recall the Hindu/Christian wedding and our vows to a marriage between us and the Divine Mystery that had brought us together. Last year, as we were packing up our lives and heading to a new state, I found the tape of our wedding. As I watched us leading one another around the sacred fire and sharing traditional Hindu wedding vows, I cried in the realization that what had been hopes and wishes were now unquestionable commitments.

Today – Every Day is a Miracle. Just over 11 years since our first meeting, I still look at him and fall in love again every time.  He is the only person who can look at me and make me blush and giggle like a 13 year old. His mind is fascinating and his voice is captivating. As goofy as it sounds, we write beautiful music together. We create, serve, cook, and clean together. The first few years weren’t always easy. We both traversed deeper layers of healing and integration. We’ve endured losses and co-witnessed miracles that could not have been fully explained if we didn’t share the experience. We found our “selves” together, and as a result, stepped onto a partnership and spiritual path that is leading us, literally and figuratively, into the desert in service to a faith and commitment we both share and support in one another.  

 

What’s Your Recipe?

 

A few years ago, people began asking us “What’s Your Recipe?” We were asked to teach and coach individuals and couples about spiritual partnership. Radically different, yet uniquely similar, we make a good team. Our retreats are said to be magical, and through our partnership with spirit, we create spaciousness for expansion and healing to occur. I could go on to define the commitments that have become the core of our work in spiritual partnership but I think one thing truly stands out. We don’t stand for oppression. Sounds odd, but in my reflection this morning, I realized this is quite foundational. Whether reminding each other of the choice to engage in an oppressive thought (towards self or others) or choosing liberation (again and again) from situations that stifle our creativity and expression, we also are secure enough to encourage flight in the other.

 

If something is good for one of us, it is good for both of us. We are very “free” with each other and have deep and loving relationships with men and women alike. To tell you the truth I don’t think Brent has ever gotten jealous, nor have I ever felt threatened by his growing fan club (he is a musician, after all!) of amazing women.

 

We love that other people love us. We love that we love others so deeply. We have parts of our lives that don’t heavily involve the other and others that are completely overlapping. And, at the end of each day (every day), we come back into the foundation of our active lives; the special places that are uniquely for just the two of us. We’ve agreed to never go insane at the same time and to love each other in each stage of our evolution. Therefore, the expectation of “sameness” just isn’t there. He’s often heard saying, “I’m never so in love with Anita today that I can’t fall in love with who she will be tomorrow.”

 

Personally, I love that we’ve agreed to evolve together and I am grateful every day that our spiritual path is one we walk together.  Whether it’s showing up for ceremony, chopping wood and tending fire when the other can’t, taking the kids shopping for their upcoming dance, spending time with a friend in need, or cleaning out the litter box and unloading the dishwasher, we move in and out of supporting each other in the totality of our commitments and responsibilities.

 

It’s a good place to be. It’s a great place to grow. It’s a heavenly place to serve from. And, it’s a level of partnership that is not exclusive to romantic partners. The commitments we share and teach extend into relationship on all levels; within self, with Source, in partnership, and with every single being on the planet.

 

Traditionally we’ve always done this level of work (together) in person. However, as we look at the opportunities we face as a human race, it is clear that this level of service is much needed and wanted. Long ago I heard that our passion is the world’s hunger. I think the world is hungry and open enough to see that we each have the power to influence great and lasting change in our lives.

 

And…everything exists in relationship – everything. I think at a soul level, we are ready to see and be with one another in the ways we were intended, as opposed to socialized and conditioned. It is time to share our recipe with others. Single people, couples, partners and business colleagues will all benefit from this way of living and being in the world. In truth, it only takes one person to change a relationship, just as it takes only one idea and vision to change the world.

 

Download a meditation from Ani and Brent Law called Standing in a New Reality at www.powerofmyway.com/newreality.html

 

Get several free MP3 downloads pertaining to Awakening the Healer Within at www.powerofmyway.com/awakeningthehealerwithin.html

 

Ready to create a New Reality? Visit www.awakeningtopurpose.com and www.powerofmyway.com/awaken.html for two upcoming classes...

Becoming a Hollow Bone - Inviting the Presence of the Divine

By Rev. Anita Pathik Law, CFCC, CHt, Awakening theHealer Within

www.powerofmyway.com/awaken.html

I’ve long been heard sharing several foundational teachings found in the work we do with the Power of Our Way Medicine Wheel. Lately, due to the themes I am seeing, one of the most significant of these teachings is;

 

All conflict is sourced in the beliefs we hold within our mind; a mind conditioned through our experiences and energized through cultural beliefs and teachings.

 

Conflict appears in our lives in all sorts of ways. For some, it may be a conflict held only in the privacy (and illusionary aloneness) of one’s thoughts. For others, conflict shows up in our relationships, our bodies, or in feelings of inadequacy or lack of control. It may be situational, meaning it appears to be isolated, and is very focused on one area of your life. Or, it may be such that everything is tainted with an energy of chaos. Regardless, in a world where we love to feel “in control” and clear, and often gauge our sense of “wellness” and happiness based on the degree to which control and clarity is present for us, any sense of conflict can feel uncomfortable.

 

One type of conflict is doubt. Conflicting ideas about what you believe is possible (or not) and what you are actually seeing in your life can feel discouraging, to say the least. For most of us, however, more often than not, the conflicts, struggles and annoyances we are experiencing in the “here and now” are really a lot less about life as it is today and more about unresolved conflicts from the past. This awareness, and one’s commitment to engage in whatever practices they need to clear out the emotional and mental back log, are major keys to living peacefully in the present. In fact, most of what irritates us was implanted in our pasts and we operate quite unconsciously and obviously don’t even know it.

 

Down the Rabbit Hole We Go

 

All of a sudden, we find ourselves spiraling down a rabbit hole of muckiness. Whether reacting in defensiveness, anger, judgment, fear, resistance, avoidance, procrastination, or even a lack of clarity, the conflict is always within. As much as we would like to think that conflict often exists “out there”, the fact of the matter is that the genesis of our conflicts is never really outside of us. Rather, it is 100% sourced in our beliefs and they way we think.

 

Historical woundings or imprints (conscious and unconscious) surface through various triggers. A trigger can be just about anything and most of the time we are unconscious of what set off the chain reaction of uncomfortable feelings, thoughts and behaviors. Sure, you might know some of your touchy spots, but in reality, most are buried in our subconscious beliefs and perspectives. Interestingly enough, the subconscious is not known for being founded in absolute reality and truth.

 

Because we’ve been taught to resolve conflict that exists “out there”, because we are not healing the disparity that exists within, the external outpicturing of our lives continues to reflect the internal. When we remind ourselves that we create from our thoughts and feelings about things, we immediately access the wisdom and opportunities that exist to heal within ourselves.

 

The Divided Mind

 

All conflict is a manifestation of a divided mind – competing parts within us that are out of alignment and disconnected from the greater essence of the moment – and the opportunities we face to allow our resonance, as opposed to some form of linear logic, to bring clarity and direction in our lives.  When conflict exists in relationship with another, it is still a result of two divided minds bringing their personalities, beliefs and histories into the mix.

 

I ask you to reflect upon that which exists in your life in harmony, clarity and ease? Odds are it is because you have a sense of self confidence and worthiness. In fact, even in places and spaces where things may not be unfolding in the ways we might “think” we would like, it is possible to be in harmony and peace with uncertainty. It is possible to be at peace with parts of ourselves that are unclear. So much of the stress experienced in a consciousness of uncertainty is because we somehow have come to believe that uncertainty is a bad thing.

 

Trust in Divine Unfolding

 

Trusting in Divine unfolding and emergence, and having (and exercising) faith in your ability to be present and respond in the ways you are guided – in the moment – create a foundation that is less attractive to struggle and doubt. It allows for more clear and direct spiritual guidance and intervention as well, largely because we are not operating from the illusion that we should know everything or figure it all out ourselves.

 

What if uncertainty and living in the mystery of your unknowing was something you just simply surrendered to? What if you lay down the weaponry of your own self judgment and stopped “shoulding” all over yourself? Instead of blasting yourself with ideas such as “I should be clear, I should be further along,” we trust in the perfection of wherever it is that we find ourselves. If your tendency is to add pressure by telling yourself, “I should be trusting more, doing more, taking more action…” I ask you, “Should you? Really?” How are you so sure? Where does that belief really come from and whose voice is actually talking to you?

 

Awakening to our inner healer (and inner conflict resolver) is largely reliant on becoming aware of our thoughts and how the past has created filters that prevent us from seeing and acting from the highest truth of our beings. We must release all that is not aligned with health, wellness, peace of mind and compassion. Releasing the past is ongoing because every present moment we are creating a past moment. It is not as if we do a onetime “spring cleaning” and life suddenly gets easy. The myth of enlightenment is that human life becomes eternally harmonious. It is not life that becomes harmonious, just our interaction with Life itself and the perceptions through which we create our experiences.

 

Becoming a Hollow Bone

In my spiritual practice, one of my main priorities (and practices) is to become a “hollow bone.” I seek to be a hollow bone in all of my relationships and endeavors. Easier said than done, right? A wonderful explanation of this powerful concept is found in an article about the Teton Sioux Ceremonial Chief, Fools Crow. Called the “Historical People of Power” and found at http://www.powersource.com/, the author says;

“Fools Crow agreed with Black Elk when he said, "I cured with the power that came through me. Of course, it was not I who cured, it was the power from the Outer World, the visions and the ceremonies had only made me like a hole through which the power could come to the two leggeds (people). If I thought that I was doing it myself, the hole would close up and no power could come through. Then everything I could do would be foolish." He believed that the Higher Powers taught that this healing power comes in and through a person first to make us what we should be, and then flows through us and out to others.

In his becoming a hollow bone, Fools Crow believed that he went through four stages.

·     First, he called in Wakan Tanka (Great Mystery) to rid themselves of everything about them that would get in the way, such as doubt, questions or reluctance.

·     Then he recognized himself as a clean vessel or tube, ready to be filled with hope, possibilities, and anxious to be filled with power.

·     He experienced the power as it came surging into him.

·     Finally, giving power away to others, knowing that as they are emptied out, the Higher Powers will keep filling them with even greater power to be given away.”

 

This is really the only reason we travel into the past. We travel backwards only to develop awareness and clear away anything that could possibly clog the bone of our spirit and mind. Resentment, doubt, guilt, anger and judgment are just some of the states of consciousness that prevent us from being open to the ways Spirit speaks to us. Healing and opening isn’t as painful as we might think. In fact, healing (as I have experienced countless times) can be instantaneous and often does not require as much mental processing as we might believe. In fact, this belief alone often becomes the reason for staying stuck, because the expected experience of pain become one of the main reasons we avoid the process.

 

The Wheel offers an experiential tool for all sorts of healing and transcendence at the individual and collective levels and offers a roadmap to moving into higher levels of consciousness and experience – which ultimately translates into how we can be of greater service to ourselves and others.

 

During a recent conversation with the prolific author and researcher, Dr. David Hawkins (Power vs. Force, Transcending the Levels of Consciousness), my anecdotal observations were reinforced; the Power of Our Way Medicine Wheel is a tool for transcending the levels of consciousness. The further “up” we ascend, however, the more important it is to engage in the practices that allow one to become a hollow bone. And, as most of us find out, there is a lot more hollowing out that is necessary as we reach higher levels.

 

God Knows the Sound of Your Voice

 

In my spiritual practice, the act of becoming a hollow bone allows Spirit, Source, God, to presence itself within us in a very intimate way. It is our belief, on the Lakota Path that God knows the sound of our voice and recognizes us a very personal, intimate way. Personally, I find a great deal of freedom in surrendering to a wisdom and intelligence beyond my own, but the practices and rituals require discipline and an incredible willingness to surrender much of what we have come to believe about God and our relationship with our own Divinity.

 

One of the ongoing opportunities faced by “modern man” in his dance with “modern religion” is to elevate oneself beyond the dogma and the humanizing (God is vengeful, punishing, “out there” and only accessible through certain forms of worship) that has been done to the core spiritual principles of each of the main religions. This has impacted, greatly, our sense of connection and relationship to the Divine Source.

Over time the potency of TRUTH (with a capital “T”) represented in the translations and teachings, as well as the practical applications has been tainted by adjustments that have been influenced by politics and human agenda. David has been able to measure how the consciousness of various religions has actually declined as a result of our own tampering. In Christianity, for example, the revisions made during the Council of Nicaea (in A.D. 325, when the canonization process occurred) meant much of what is found in the modern Christian bibles was left out and altered to serve the political agendas and the level of consciousness of that time period.  

 

Because of the sacred, untouchable, and perceptually infallible nature of the Bible and other religious “books of truth,” we have skirted around this issue for generations, and have been unwilling, or afraid to revise the teachings and include that which has been mistranslated or hidden. For many, religion has become a weapon, more so than a tool for healing, reconciliation and expansion.  Inasmuch as humankind has sought a relationship with God, it is often sought from a place of fear and separation. Engaging in rituals such as meditation and prayer often reveals truths that we’ve denied of ourselves. And, the letting go of mistruth can be threatening to the parts of us who find security in the familiar - even when it doesn’t resonate or feel good.

 

Recently, I shared a movie and meditation called, God Knows the Sound of Your Voice (at http://powerofourway.blogs.com/power_of_our_way_blog/2010/03/god-knows-the-sound-of-your-voice-movie-and-a-meditation.html).  In the creation of these resources, I simply followed intuitive inspiration (which is received most clearly and frequently when we are hollow) and had no clue as to the results of sharing them with our community.

 

The feedback was just incredible, and people from all walks of life felt a more intimate connection to their Source than ever before. It was as if the conditioning that so many had experienced in their upbringing just melted away. Within hours we had received emails and phone calls from many people who said that for the first time, they understood the potential and truth of that Divine connection. The healing was quite amazing. And, to me, it was the result of being that hollow bone and not getting in the way with my own fears, expectations or agenda.

 

Please take a few minutes and receive both at at http://powerofourway.blogs.com/power_of_our_way_blog/2010/03/god-knows-the-sound-of-your-voice-movie-and-a-meditation.html

 

Tap into some f*r*ee audios on this subject at http://www.powerofmyway.com/awakeningthehealerwithin.html  

 

To becoming hollow…Namasté…Aho Mitakuye Oyasin, Ani

 

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God Knows the Sound of Your Voice Movie and a Meditation

A few months ago, I shared a 10 minute movie called God Knows the Sound of Your Voice.

Today, I also share a meditation, where you allow the sweetness and certainty of this truth to touch your soul and spirit. After the movie, scroll down and push play on the little purple buttons.

The meditation begins with me singing a traditonal Lakota Lullaby and then guides you into the meditative message, accompanied by the music of Brent Law (Air and Water from his CD, Tribal Voo Doo).

First, I invite you to watch the movie and receive the message...

 Now that you've watched the short movie, listen to a 15 minute meditation, also called God Knows the Sound of Your Voice.

Download a free meditation at www.powerofmyway.com/newreality.html

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Namaste, Ani

Anita Pathik Law, author of The Power of Our Way; A Path to a Collective Consciousness and founder of The Power of Our Way Community

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Opening Pathways to Your Destiny TONIGHT!

Join me and the fabulous, amazing Lorraine Cohen TONIGHT, Thursday, February 4, 7-8:30 PM EST, for a third riveting conversation that will support you in “Opening Pathways to Your Destiny!” Tonight we’ll wrap up with a special meditation to integrate change and align more fully with your life path.

Register here if you haven’t already done so! http://www.powerfull-living.biz/blog/the-courage-to-say-yes-to-your-destiny-january-27-2010/

Get Ready for TONIGHT! Listen to parts one and two here: www.powerofmyway.com/aligningwithdestiny.html

In tonight’s exciting Integration Call (with TWO Special Clearing Meditations) you’ll learn:

• Keys to unlocking the voice of your soul
• A process to Unfetter Your Desires and Unleash Your Dreams at the subconscious level
• Tools to transcend the blocks to fully experiencing yourself as a powerful creator in your life.
• Transformational keys to supporting expansion and integration of wisdom in your thoughts, energy and behaviors

Today, you will be invited to surrender your attachments to the stories of lack, limitation and powerlessness so you can transform all areas of your life.

You will be given concepts and applicable practices and tools that you can immediately use to overcome all that is fettering you to undesired realities.

Register here if you haven’t already done so! http://www.powerfull-living.biz/blog/the-courage-to-say-yes-to-your-destiny-january-27-2010/

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From Thought to Action, Challenge to Opportunity

Are You Facing These Challenges? Ready to Turn them into Opportunities?

Important Reminders!

 

My computer crashed and burned on Thursday, therefore, I was unable to provide a few important reminders you may greatly appreciate!

 

1. The Thriving Soul Based Business Program at www.enlightenedbiz.com begins on TUESDAY!
2. Thru the end of the week you can still access the preview calls at www.powerofmyway.com/criticalsuccessfactors.html
3. *FR*E*E Teleclass this week at www.powerofmyway.com/aligningwithdestiny.html
4. Listen to some wonderful audios at http://powerofourway.blogs.com
5. Come to Florida for a weekend retreat at www.metaphysicalmasterminds.com/sts/
6. Complete this exercise!

An Exercise to Move You From Challenge to Opportunity, Desire to Celebration…

 

Over the last few weeks I have been blessed to have some of the most powerful conversations and shared experiences I have had in a long while. I have received several “just in time miracles,” including a substantial gift that enabled me to quickly replace my computer, which crashed and burned on Thursday!

 

They have inspired me to share an exercise with you today; one that offers you a concise pathway to moving into the flow that is both Divine and necessary in the timing of an emerging potential.

 

In addition to some miraculous and quick manifestations, I observed (in myself and others) a heightened level of detachment from the potential drama that can be caused by sudden disappointments or situations that have the potential to drastically interrupt the ease and flow we so desire!

 

Staying in the faith, trusting in the unfolding, asking, receiving and gratitude have all been the themes that warrant me sharing this exercise with you today.

 

“God’s on the case,” and “Trust in the Divine unfolding” have been my mantras. Prayer has been my practice. Making commitments that are aligned (with Highest Self, Highest Good and Desired Creation), and observing what manifests as a result has been my part in this dance.

 

Yet, and here’s the “catch…”

 

This emerging potential needs you to fully partner with it (as opposed to fight against it) as it dances out the details in your life.

 

 So, here is an exercise, one where I pose a few questions for you to reflect upon and then rate the degree to which this feels true (or untrue) for you.

 

STEP ONE: Rate your responses to the following questions on a scale of 1-10; 10 being the most intense "YES!" and 1 being a solid "NO!"

 

Are You Battling Resistance? Do you find it almost mentally tiresome to involve yourself in methods, techniques or teachings that will offer the potential for learning, growth and development? Do you feel heaviness about diving into an intensive spiritual or professional journey? Is there a part of you that wants to find the deepest side of yourself and a part of you that doesn't?

Are You Afraid of Stepping Outside Your Comfort- Zone? Or are you afraid you could possibly change for the better but in doing so you might actually have to "do" something new or make a change that seems tough or scary?

Are You Unclear as to What Your Purpose Is? Are You Feeling Confused About the Bigger WHY's in Your Life? Have you subordinated your dreams and desires for other people's priorities or expectations? Do you feel a lack of clarity about the bigger reason for your existence or the next steps that are aligned with your highest good?

 

Are You Feeling Disorganized and Scattered? Do you feel like you have too many things right now - - you haven't even finished the last book or CD you bought and you have numerous unfinished projects and have so many interests that you lack focus and clarity?

Do You Believe That Nothing You've Tried Has Ever Really Transformed You? Do you think because you've been-there-done-that and heard it all, you're just not going to find the answers you seek in another course?

Not Feeling Passionate About Anything? Your first thought in the morning is, "another day, another dollar" and you spend most of the day searching for something to get super-excited and jacked-up about?

Do You Have Low or Almost No Energy - Mentally, Spiritually and Physically? Are you running around taking care of so much mundane stuff, that you are not getting anywhere and feeling drained? Do you feel like the proverbial mouse on the treadmill?

Do You Find Yourself Saying "It's Never the Right Time?" You're experiencing the everything- needs-to-be-in-order mindset and you're convinced that "things" have to be taken care of before starting anything that involves YOU? Are you always putting yourself on the back-burner?

Do You Think Too Much - Over Analyze Everything - and Make Excuses For Not Taking Control Over Your Life? Are you seeing too much of the forest and not enough of the trees? So, the everyday actionable tasks just don't get done? Or are you getting stuck in an "analysis paralysis" mentality?

 

Are fear and lack the primary decision makers and motivators right now? Are you noticing that you are refraining from taking action on things that are in your heart because you are afraid or are caught up in the idea that there “is not enough?” The “not enough” perspective can relate to the perceptions you have about your own energy, time, financial resources, support, and even talent.

 

After rating yourself on a scale of 1-10, move into Step Two!

 

Step Two: Explore What Lives in the Gap

 

So, for example, let's say you rated yourself a "7" for Battling Resistance. In this case, you probably want to be a 1 or a 2 right?

 

Ask yourself the following question, one by one identifying what is living in the gap if you rate yourself above a 3 or 4. 

 

What is living in the gap between where you are and where you want to be? 

 

Fear, lack of time, clarity, motivation, faith, or belief? What shows up in the gap?

What is present and what is not? Really delve into the gap to truly uncover what is living there (or not!).

 

Step Three: Identify the Underlying Beliefs that Nourish Any Sense of Limitation or Blockage

 

Let's pretend one of the things living in the gap is a fear of rejection. When you dig underneath the surface and identify and list the fueling beliefs. You might find ones that sound like;

• I'm not good enough
• My family will think I am crazy
• I never feel supported
• Who am I to think that I can do this?

The key here is to identify the beliefs that fuel or reside beneath all that is creating a gap between what you desire and what you are currently experiencing.

Step Four: Project Yourself into Your Ideal

 

This is a powerful step, so don't be tempted to skip it. The opportunity here is to imagine if. . . Imagine if there was little or no gap between your current reality and being honestly able to rate yourself a "1."

 

Imagine if you truly believed in yourself, your abilities, and a greater potential to emerge into your life quickly. Then, answer the following questions.

• What would be different?
• How would you be feeling?
• What would you believe about yourself, others and the possibilities that exist for you?
• What would you be doing?
• What would you NOT be doing?
• What would you be celebrating?

Step Four: Make a Commitment

Odds are you have just uncovered some powerful keys to transforming your current reality. Any one of these can reveal an opportunity you have to make a new commitment to yourself – to be a greater steward to your purpose, your passions and to feel a sense of accomplishment and pride!

 

What is a commitment you are ready to make; one that you know would change EVERYTHING?

 

Choose one commitment, share it with an accountability partner and move it forward. Celebrate following through and OWN your part in moving beyond a prior obstacle.

 

Step Five: Initiate Growth and Learning

 

When looking at areas of your life in which you lack confidence, ask yourself what growth and learning opportunities are presenting themselves to you.  Be honest with yourself, noticing when you are being passive vs. active in your own evolution and growth. Take a class, work with a coach, read and apply that powerful information in the book you bought six months ago and haven’t finished reading.

 

Consider joining us for an upcoming program like The Thriving Soul Based Business Program at www.enlightenedbiz.com (we begin on TUESDAY, JANUARY 19!!!) and sign up for some teleclass audios at www.powerofmyway.com/criticalsuccessfactors.html

Sign up for this week’s LIVE teleclass (and get several audio downloads) at www.powerofmyway.com/aligningwithdestiny.html

 

Join us for a transformational weekend of Going Straight to Source at www.metaphysicalmasterminds.com/sts/

 

If listening to an audio (wisdom requires your participation and presence), take notes and actually complete the exercises and assignments that folks have prepared for you!

 

The point here is to INITIATE YOUR GROWTH AND EXPAND IN YOUR CONFIDENCE AND FAITH!

 

Taking on challenges as opportunities can become just as much of a habit as brushing your teeth…

 

And, it is a powerfully creative mindset to be in!

 

You Have Entered a Season Of Transformation and Change

It is a powerful time for new beginnings, transformation and change.

The world is rapidly changing all around you, you may feel a sense of restlessness; a feeling of urgency to dive deeper into your purpose and yet, you may not know what your next step or course of action is.

Time seems to be moving quicker than ever and before you blink an eye it will be 2011! You’ve probably set new goals and dreams for the upcoming year, and are becoming more excited about all of the new changes you are going to make in 2010!

What Will Be Different?

Einstein said, "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

What needs to change in your own thinking? Seriously, give thought to this question and consider journaling your response.

 

And, what is ASKING to be brought into your awareness? What new behaviors must be demonstrated to put you directly into the flow of RECEIVING and CREATING?

Everything you think, do, and feel is connected to your underlying beliefs. One of the most powerful elements of all creation, all fulfillment, and a deeper sense of purpose, lies within the depths of your subconscious mind – at the level of belief and the current sense of identity you are walking with!

Is it possible that self defeating or competing beliefs may be exactly what is holding you back from your highest truth - your destiny - your desires, and from Awakening to and Living Your UNIQUE PURPOSE - The Reason You Exist?

 

Is it possible that your current perception of your IDENTITIES are not a match for your dreams to even feel welcomed and received by you? Are the thoughts you entertain about yourself and your life helping or hurting?

Uncover the beliefs that do not serve you - for once and for all! - What beliefs are you holding onto that do not serve your purpose - that block you from being WHO YOU ARE; Who You Are MEANT to be.

Finding Your Bliss and Re-Discovering Your Dreams Is Part Of Why You Are Here - Right Now - At This Moment - This is where you cause a ripple effect in the lives of others. Your PURPOSE - Your Reason for Being is waiting to be shared. Discover it - Live it - Be it!

 

You are not alone. Those of you who have actively participated (actively is the key word here) in the community offerings and our formal individual and group programs, know that absent of any doubt.

 

You’ve witnessed the miracles that can come after a revelation and a shift from being personally affected to being personally accountable.

 

Moving from thought to action (desire to decision, to demonstration) have become more automatic. You’ve become more present and spend less and less time and energy on the uncontrollable, replaying your past, or worrying about what has not come yet!

 

In Order to FLY, You Gotta Take the LEAP!

 

Love, Ani

 

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Going Straight to Source

 

May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that
has been given to you....
May you be content knowing you are a child of God....
Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.

~St. Theresa’s Prayer

 

I have received St. Theresa's prayer in email form a few times in my life, always when most needed. This morning, when a community member forwarded it to me, it sparked a different level of reflection, one that encouraged me to enter into the silence of my soul and ask some fairly deep questions.

 

Opening the doorway to Source, I inquired, "Am I at peace?" "Am I trusting that I am exactly where am I am to be?" "Do I have complete faith in myself, my direction and in my higher power to support me?"

 

As I gave breath to the inner dialogue, I became aware of the existence of contrast, in particular between my heart and soul and my head; between what I know and what I see, between what I desire and what I am currently experiencing.

 

Faith and trust can be challenging to hold to when the world around you is looking less like you desire and more as you fear. Yet, the contrast is what truly reveals the immensity of blessings in our lives.

 

After all, how can we know love if we have not experienced the void in our heart that accompanies heartbreak or longing?

 

How can we understand the power of faith when we have not leaned into it, fully surrendering to that which is unseen and untouched?

 

 How can we know trust if we have not experienced doubt? How can we know miracles when we have not experienced the pain of the unwanted?

 

Our greatest challenges reveal the gifts in our lives, most often exposed in the form of people with and through whom we have experienced the blessings of love. It can often be a struggle to remember how blessed we truly are. Why? Because we have come to believe that, if we were absent of worldly worries and struggles, we would be better able to appreciate the immense beauty that is accessible to us.

 

Yet, we can always choose to see magnificence by merely opening our eyes and being present to the love that surrounds us, the beauty that graces our surroundings, and the lives we so often take for granted until we are faced with those happenings that cause us to open our eyes and take notice of how fortunate we truly are.

 

Confusion, fear and doubt may have come to feel "normal" in the human realm. Yet, the most sacred teachings remind us that ultimately, no matter the path we take, we will be graced with becoming, once again, fully conscious to truth.

 

We will be released into a freedom and love beyond comprehension, a peace that surpasses all understanding, and an awareness of the inherent divinity that empowers us to love, accept, forgive and heal as is promised when we see ourselves as part of the One Power; the shared spark of life that exists within.

 

This is the uniting force that binds us, energizes us, nourishes us and embraces us when we are willing to flow in and out of the natural rhythms of our lives. Yet, we push, we pull, and we struggle to fight against the natural currents, all the while wondering why we feel breathless, uninspired, tired and out of control.

 

In many ways the last year has been one of the most challenging and painful years of my life. I have questioned my path, my purpose and asked many questions of my Creator. Questions such as "When does faith become irresponsible?" and "Why me, why now?" have poked through the very fabric of my faith.

 

As I have shared final moments with several family members and friends this year, sat in hospital waiting rooms, prayed with loved ones for a gentle passing and felt their presence in my heart even after they journeyed home, I have come to see that one thing and only one thing truly matters. It is not the status of our bank accounts, the size of our car or home, or the possessions we so want to own.

 

Rather, it is the love we give and receive that truly defines the quality of our experience here on planet earth.

 

And...The level of resistance we bring to the journey is usually a match to the level of pain we experience along the way.

 

The gifts we have been given are given to be shared. Our capacity for love is much stronger than we can usually imagine and forgiveness and gratitude always open us to an intensity of love that heals, expands and sustains us in all moments of our lives.

 

I do not know what tomorrow may bring but today I choose to see the world with eyes tuned to beauty and I feel with a heart open to love. I seek the higher truth in all situations and serve my purpose as if I am serving the One mind, power and energy that is present within all things in creation. I relate to all peoples as members of my global family and seek to understand as opposed to judge.

 

As is depicted on the wheel, I am reminded that compassion guides me to truth, empathy guides me to forgive, love opens me to heal, gratitude opens me to the promise of peace, and faith and unity guide me into my power; the innate, inborn, pre-infused power to share my passions and purpose in many physical expressions. And, this sharing is the one act that always guarantees a sense of service, connection and flow.

 

These are the promises that are gifted to us when we embrace the wisdom of the wheel; a symbolic representation of all that is contained within the Universe. The wheel has gifted me with a path to incredible transformation on both the individual and global levels. It may not always seem as if we are supported by the world or the people around us, yet we are always embraced by the love of the Divine.

 

Neale Donald Walsch, in his Conversations with God series, reminds us of the one and only question that truly matters; "What would love do?" Just imagine if we were more able to allow the answers that come in response to this question guide us at all times? Imagine the wounds uncreated, the resentments unfelt, the conflicts unexperienced.

 

As we become that which we desire and are meant to become, we must also unbecome that which no longer serves us and the whole of humanity. It is in this unbecoming that we emerge into a higher truth of who we are, why we came and what our purpose is. I believe that it is through this unbecoming that we shed the collections of human influenced perceptions that have conditioned us to move further from the higher reality of who we are at our core.

 

The process is not always comfortable but it certainly opens us to see and experience our potentiality. Like vessels for the delivery of wisdom, we give birth to a realization of the truth of who we are beyond the illusions, comparisons, and insecurities that we have collected like souvenirs or, worse yet, as badges of honor that we skillfully use to shield us from being intimate with ourselves, our creator and the people and experiences that arrive into our lives for a mighty and holy reason.

 

It is in the untangling of our human conditioning that we are liberated into an experience of true freedom, divine expression and the joy and bliss that arrives into our awareness when we simply surrender to the flow that transcends the ebb. The in-between moments of our lives reveal the faith that is hidden behind fear, the wisdom that exists within, and the grace that is gifted to us when we arrive at a higher truth that has patiently awaited our perceiving.

 

Truth, peace and wisdom is always accessible when we just simply get quiet, lay down the weaponry of our beliefs, release ourselves from the past and instead choose to open to the mysteries of the Universe and become truly present to what is in our presence.

 

As we shed the collections of past hurts and woundings we truly open to the immense beauty that is always present in our lives. Yet, we resist, we fight, we struggle and we hold onto the stories that can only stay alive when we feed them through a retelling. And in the retelling we relive. We look to others for approval, love and validation and in doing so we often subordinate our resonance so that we may feel the illusion of safety and security, albeit temporarily.

 

In spite of the humanly influenced differences we may perceive ourselves to have, in particular as it relates to our faiths and personal choices, we have story after story of our greatest teachers going against the grain of commonly held views. This may in fact be the greatest wisdom provided to us through their examples. Pushing past the limitations of our beliefs may truly be the one and only path to salvation, peace and the greater potential that is ours for the choosing.

 

It is of course the starting place for all change, and the first dimension we face on the wheel. It is also where we find ourselves in greatest conflict and resistance. Yet, it is the beginning place and one that warrants our exploration; a rediscovery of our inknown wisdom and truth, a blissful resonance that resides deeply within and is only waiting to be remembered. And, it is in this remembering that we emerge into the purist sense of our wholeness. It is from this place that we choose to consciously connect to our source of wisdom, love and power. 

 

Go straight to Source and ask the questions that are begging to be asked.

 

Access your intuitive voice, your vision, your heart, and the divine knowledge that exists within. Breathe, get quiet, close your eyes and give thanks for the entirety of your life. Feel, embrace and allow yourself to be vulnerable. You know who you are and who you are meant to become, to remember and to honor in your choices.

 

And in the moment of this acceptance, you find the path that is yours to take, one that has been laid out before you every step of the way. This is the path to peace. It is the power of your way. And the more of us who choose to live the power of our way, the more others will be inspired to do the same. And together, one mind, one heart and one soul at a time, we can and will change the world. 

 

F*R*E*E! Download Standing in a New Reality, a meditation recorded at a live event with Ani and Brent Law at www.powerofmyway.com/newreality.html

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Straight to the Source:
Re-Awakening to Your Divine Inheritance
and Living Your Life in Ceremony

 

A musical, meditative weekend retreat with Brent Law

and Ani Pathik Law at  www.metaphysicalmasterminds.com/sts/

 

Be Who You Were Born to Be in YOUR Business!

 

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Copyright© 2007, Anita Pathik Law, reprinted by request.

Who I Was Born to Be, Susan Boyle

A Meditation to Recalibrate to Your Original Intention

What if we trusted in the Divine Mystery’s vision for our lives?

What if we completely turned it over to the

Highest Intelligence accessible to us, at all times?”

These are the questions that inspired a Divinely guided healing meditation during an Awakening the Healer Within class.

This spontaneous healing meditation focuses on recalibrating our energies to be in better alignment with the original intentions of our unique incarnations.

As I was posting it to the group’s private page, I was nudged to share it with the entire community.

Listen to it now!   

As we prepare for the next Awakening the Healer Within Teleretreat (visit www.powerofmyway.com/awaken.html for the details), I have been reflecting a lot about my own healing in 1997.

I'm often asked what it feels like to be a walking miracle. Afterall, I healed from a disease (Lupus) that no one said was remotely curable. For me, although the wonder has not departed, what I have felt more than anything else is RESPONSIBLE.

My healing did not just occur at the physical level. I was given the first of many messages that I was asked to share with others.

"We can not heal absent of love...Anita. You must help people understand this...not jus conceptually...it must be embodied."

These were the first whispers that began an incredible journey. I resisted many times.  I fought my purpose. When I received one particularly challenging vision, I completely rejected it.  I was being asked to do something that I didn't understand, not yet. And, honestly, I didn't trust in my Creator's vision for my life.

I didn't feel either capable or worthy.  Wasn't there an easier way, a less grueling path to saying yes to being a healer?

Years later, after the visions literally became hauntings (they would not leave me alone), I embarked on my first hanbleceya (a vision quest in the Lakota tradition that translates to "Crying for a Vision."

I had supported (ate, drank, tended the sacred fire and prayed) several times and had pictured myself "on the blanket" in the wilderness many times during my year of preparation.  A series of unexpected events occured on my way to Maryland and I was threatened with the very real possibility of not being able to quest, which meant my main supporter would have to "go out on the hill" for me.

After all these years of resisting, I faced the very real possibility of my first hanbleceya being completed by someone else! But, after surrendering and receiving the awareness that my prayer could be made true simply by me choosing, everything changed and I was told that I could complete my commitment.

The rain was torrential and the thunder and lightening that fired the air with electricity was not very inviting.  I looked at my supporter and said, "Let's pray!" We stood huddled under a tarp and sang a traditional prayer song. The skies parted, the rain clouds disappeared and the sun emerged as if to say, "Well, thank you for that song!"

All I could feel was gratitude and humility for I knew I was facing an opportunity to commune with Spirit in a way I had never known.

During that first hanbleceya I experienced a series of events that can only be called supernatural. I was also given another vision, and soon another. Each time, it has required me to transcend fear, unworthiness, or some sort of denial or resistance.

Regardless of your spiritual or religious path, you too have met God's nudgings with arguments and excuses. It is part of our nature and predictable given the insanity of our conditioning.

BUT...AND...I'm here to tell you that whatever it is that you are denying about yourself, your life and a potential whose time has been Divinely ordered and arranged, it is not worth the fight. It is however, totally worth what comes on the other side of surrender.

I've seen and experienced...and witnessed (often with other witnesses, thank goodness) real, bonafide miracles. Although thy have become ordinary, they are no less extraordinary. Right in the middle of the most recent Awakening the Healer Within program one of our "awakeners" experienced the disappearance of a tumor in her breast and when she arrived for surgery they had no choice but to send her home!

Her doctors, just as mine experienced when I healed from Lupus, were baffled and will never be the same. Mine still cries every time I see him because he remembered how close to death I was. He remembers me crying in pain and he remembers how one day I was just simply, healed.

When you visit www.powerofmyway.com/awaken.html you can read and listen to many of the amazing folks who have chosen to say yes to a deeper part of themselves and Awaken the Healer Within.

If this is your path, and your heart and spirit is beckoning you to join us, take advantage of the early registration and I'll see you on the 22nd!

Namaste, Ani

Set the Trajectory of Your Life in 2010 Now!

This week is foundational for re-setting the trajectory of your life, love and business in the upcoming New Year!

The theme for 2010 is TRANSCENDENCE...

Give thought to what that might LOOK LIKE and FEEL LIKE as you listen to this audio called Transcending Barriers...and then join us live this week for several Conscious Dialogues (info below), a teleclass at www.powerofmyway.com/criticalsuccessfactors.html , and the LIVE weekend retreat at www.metaphysicalmasterminds.com/sts at the end of the month!

Listen to Transcending Barriers

 

Question of the Week: Are you creating from fear or being guided by faith?

Thought for the Week: When a door opens you gotta walk thru it. What doors have opened (that you wanted to open) that you are NOT walking through?

Time sensitive program reminders…

1.    The Straight to Source LIVE Retreat is Jan. 29-Feb. 1 – This is the final week that the easy, breezy 2 pay option and early bird registration is available! Reserve one of the 9 remaining spots at www.metaphysicalmasterminds.com/sts/

 

2.   The 2010 Thriving Soul Based Business and Marketing Development Program begins on January 19 at www.enlightenedbiz.com

Breakthrough Events the Week of January 4-8…

Join us LIVE on Thursday, January 7 at 7:00 pm Eastern for a F*R*E*E Teleclass about The 5 Elements for Breaking Thru Barriers to Achievement and Abundance in Your Conscious Business Endeavor

 

REGISTER AT www.powerofmyway.com/criticalsuccessfactors.html  and access a series of 4 audios that will prepare you for this class!

 

UPCOMING CONSCIOUS DIALOGUES at www.blogtalkradio.com/Anita-Pathik-Law

 

Join us on January 5 at 2:00 pm Eastern – Join us for A Dialogue on Love with Jesus Nebot and Susana Santiago

Jesus and Susana are relationship coaches that help individuals create powerfully fulfilling  relationships with their loved ones and with the Beloved within. Susana and her life partner Jesus Nebot are the producers and hosts of the Time-Warner cable program "The Love Show' in which they invite expert guests to explore the frontiers of Consciousness and the healing powers of Unconditional Love in our lives, in our communities and in the world. In addition, Susana and Jesus teach and facilitate the Love Empowerment teleseminars and Retreats.

 

During this Conscious Dialogue Susana and Jesus will enlighten you with simple yet powerful tools that can truly enhance all your Love relationships.  

www.blogtalkradio.com/Anita-Pathik-Law

Join us on January 6, 2010 at 12:00 PM for  A Conscious Dialogue on Cellular Wisdom with Dr. Joan King at www.blogtalkradio.com/Anita-Pathik-Law

The Code of Authentic Living is the foundational book in the five book Cellular Wisdom Series. Here, Joan explores the teachings of the body about how to thrive as an individual and how to thrive in relationships from intimate to corporate to planetary. She speaks to audiences about how our bodies model these teachings, how the mechanisms individual cells utilize to thrive can be applied to our lives. She explains how interactions among cells, necessary for complex organisms to exist, lead us to understand relationships and their importance in evoking our greatness.

Joan King’s life path embodies the blending of the hard and noetic sciences. Her twenty-year tenure as a professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, lead her to a dynamic crossroads of personal self-discovery. She left academia. Her new found "inner knowing" ignited the writing of her first book. It became the foundation in understanding how our bodies model the teachings of our beliefs. Joan King’s blending of science and spirituality birthed her professional coaching business, Beyond-Success LLC, in 1998.

 

READY FOR BIG BREAKTHROUGHS in 2010?

 

Some of you know you are ready to transcend in BIG WAYS and will choose to join us beginning on January 19th for a power house of a Soul Based Business Building and Expansion program at www.enlightenedbiz.com

The three pay option is being extended but you will want to reserve your spot and begin working with the 17+ prep audios (you'll get the bonus audios as downloads)

Sign up today at www.enlightenedbiz.com and take look at the "loose" schedule we begin on JANUARY 19!

Session One: What is a Soul Based Business? Untapping Potential, Exploring the Reality that is Ready to Manifest in your Business

Session Two: Pure Potential Mapping™ and the Energy Model™- Exploring the Gaps

Session Three: Transforming How You CARE™ - The Critical Success Factors for Thriving Soul Based Business Owners - Developing a Manifestation and Marketing Mindset

Session Four: Product and Service Development - From Passion to Products

Session Five: Aligning Soul and Strategy, Attracting Your Right and Perfect Clients, Developing Soul Aligned Products and Services

Session Six: The Best Business Checklist Ever - Plus, Internet Marketing MUSTS!

Session Seven: Metaphysical Marketing - Mindset, Methods and Marketing Mix for Soul Based Business Success

Session Seven: Branding and Building the Perfect Target Market, Client and Customer Profiles

Session Eight: Strategic Target Market Mapping - an Innovative and Explosive Growth Marketing Strategy Tool

Session Nine: Strategic Target Market Mapping Part Two

Session Ten: Product and Service Development - From Passion to Products-Building a Powerful Funnel and Marketing Mix

Session Eleven: The Soul Aligned Marketing Plan - Moving From Thought To Action

Session Twelve: What you Need to Know about Internet Marketing - The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth

Session Thirteen: Maintaining Momentum

 

Reserve your spot today at www.enlightenedbiz.com and connect if you have any questions!

 

Namaste, Ani

A Letter to Your Soul for the New Year

This is a letter to your soul for the New Year here on planet earth, so if you don't mind, could you read it aloud so it can hear it in your own voice?

 

The world is changing rapidly and we, as the ushers of a new and evolving consciousness, are being prepared in some mighty and mysterious ways! A time of reflection, gratitude and re-creation, we face an incredible opportunity to remember our very reasons for existence and come back into alignment with higher truth.

 

As we enter into the New Year, we must remain steady in what we know to be true and sacred. Evolution is usually met with resistance and the birthing process isn't always comfortable.

 

In spite of stark projections, I believe that we--and the world--are changing in the very ways we have prayed for. We are finding our voices, embracing our dreams, and cleaning up that which is not a match for the vibration we each wish to project into the creation of our lives.  

 

Many of us have faced the challenges of loss and transition over the last year. Life has turned us upside down and sideways, yet always, always we land on our feet once again. In the illusion of aloneness, we find sanctuary in prayer, or music, or nature and realize both the humor and necessity of our human dance into divine forgetting.

 

The contrasts shed light on all that we have to be grateful for. As my husband always reminds me, "When we face the light, the shadows fall behind us." Yet, we can only face the light of today when we are willing to look forward and release anything that fetters us to the past.

What will we remember when we look back upon 2009? How will we acknowledge our own growth and abundance? Will we be able to appreciate the massive evidence of positive change? Will we appreciate our own willingness to heal our relationships and pasts and finally understand that regret just prevents us from being witness to the perfection of the present? 

To know, without a doubt, that you are loved, supported and adored may be the greatest wish ever dreamed. The truth is that this is a given. You are. We are. And when you forget, this community will be here to remind you. 

Many of us have lost "sight" of a vision for our lives that is absent of cultural conditioning and a list of "shoulds" that seem to define happiness, success and fulfillment. So much of what we think we want has been influenced by the various cultures and subcultures that we identify with or want to belong to.

 

Your current pictures of what you believe is possible, or what you believe you are worthy or capable of receiving into your life may unconsciously limit you from opening to an expanded picture of what the New Year wants to bring you. 

This is why I am sharing this letter with you today. I originally began writing it to the folks who are getting ready to start the two week treasure mapping class, yet, as my fingers clicked on the keyboard, knew I needed to share it with the entire community.

 

I wish to share so much with you. I wish to share just a sense of what we are capable of when we let go of what we have been taught by the world. Love, healing, peace - it is all right at our fingertips. . .Ultimately it is simply about reconnecting with an inherent essence that exists within you and supports you in both the physical and non-physical realms.   

 

You, as both creator and "the created," possess an innate power to manifest that which you desire and which is in alignment with your soul path. Most importantly, you are being called to bring yourself into wholeness and gratitude and heal that which prevents you from seeing yourself as a creative force in your life.

 

At the same time, as I am reminded of often, we must remember that although we are creators, we are not the Source of all of our good. Yes, we carry the energy and therefore are a physical manifestation of Source/God in the physical. But, the moment we attach to the idea that all of our good or abundance comes from ourselves or others, we dismiss the greater truth that abundance comes from a Source of infinite supply.

 

Ask of your Source and surrender to Divine Timing and an Order that is incomprehensible to most of whom walk with human eyes and hungering hearts.

Lack of clarity, unworthiness, fear, and lack consciousness blocks the communication of our soul's longing to be received clearly by our creative source.

 

Replayed stories of woundings and victimization remove the power we possess to facilitate change in our lives. Plus, the pattern of recalling a past experience (and all of the equations we create) is creative in and of itself!

 

Maybe the saying should go, as it is spoken, so it becomes.

 

Ancient wisdom shows us the power of prayer, intention, energy and sound to transform, heal and transcend.

 

Pray believing and the whole world changes. Surrender attachment and open to even greater possibilities - potentials you can't even begin to imagine.

 

Forgive the past and immediately open the flow to a wellspring of beauty that awaits your receiving. Release judgment and feel the healing power of compassion enter into your life.

 

Love what you once feared or hated and understand the blessing of being loved unconditionally in your own life. Give what you most desire. Share your talents and passions. Stop avoiding coming into contact with the immensity of your greatness because we need it - all of us.

 

About a dozen years ago, I began writing letters to my Source. What began as a "O.K. I'll humor myself and see what happens" activity has become, at minimum, a twice a year gift to myself and my creator.  

 

My most memorable experience was writing about the man of my dreams and meeting him just 10 minutes later (yes, we've now been married for 11 years!). Even the house I described in the letter manifested itself into our lives just over a year later. Everything I wrote about came into my life, everything.

 

Right now is the perfect time to reflect and see yourself entering into a new  and creative time in your life and this activity is a perfect way to call in the New Year.

 

It's simple, yet has some basic elements, and I'm encouraging you write two different letters. First, write a thank you letter for everything you have learned, received and all of the ways you have grown over the last year.

 

Even the most miserable of experiences warrant gratitude and when you seek the gifts, the treasures reveal themselves in transformative ways. Plus, it puts you in a conscious state of gratitude and that, my friend, is a highly creative and attractive state! 

Then, dating your second letter one year from the day you write it, write a thank you letter to the Universe for all that you received and manifested (yes, in past tense) over this next year.  Yes, in 2010!

 

Project yourself into the future and reflect upon 2010 as if it has already passed. Get elaborate and bold in what you are saying thank-you for and note any resistance that comes up because it usually indicates unworthiness or a block that you need to clear within yourself.  

 

CLEAR BLOCKS TODAY!

 

Download a powerful and F*R*E*E meditation to carry you into the NEW YEAR. It's called Standing in a New Reality and you can grab it now at www.powerofmyway.com/newreality.html

 

Join us for two powerful programs in the New Year - The Straight to Source LIVE Retreat is posted at www.metaphysicalmasterminds.com/sts/

 

For Soul Based Business Owners (and those dreaming of a new endeavor), join us for a f*r*e*e teleclass (or get the audios) at www.powerofmyway.com/criticalsuccessfactors.html  and get several audios as a bonus for taking this step! The formal program begins Jan. 19 at www.enlightenedbiz.com

 

You can also get a two part home study version of Intuitive Chakra Treasure Mapping - a whole new and innovative way to create vision boards. Scroll down at www.powerofmyway.com/teleseminars.html

Ready to Go Straight to Source?

Why wait another day to begin manifesting a better life?

It is time to remember and re-kindle your relationship with Source and unfetter yourself from the limitations of the past and the present. Step into your future with renewed zeal, passion, and purpose!

It is time to discover and unleash a power that is aligned with a much higher intention for you and your life - the original intentions of your Soul and the higher reasons for incarnating on the planet at this time...

It is time to remember the Divine Knowledge that was gifted to you before you were even born!

It Is Time to Claim Your Divine Inheritance...to Awaken to Your Divinity and Accept and Receive Incredible Peace and Joy...

This knowledge, when aligned with your soul purpose and your thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and behaviors, and applied within the context of Aligning with the Mastermind, will open you to a Power that is asking (or begging) to be birthed from your unconscious...and welcomed into your physical reality.

Think about it, simply using the word “Attraction” implies that what you want is “out there” and fosters the illusion of separation and lack - immediate and insidious Enemies of the Conscious Mind™

The truth is that you are always creating, consciously or unconsciously...and when you go Straight to the Source, partnering with your highest and most authentic self, you will see your life changing right before your very eyes. 

For the most part, Spiritual Amnesia and Divine Forgetting prevent you from accessing and even understanding the deeper principles and laws that are working in your life, such as:

• What you have come to believe about yourself, the world and how things work is largely false.
• Unconscious beliefs and expectations create major obstacles to manifesting that which is asking to be received into your life...
• You came here for a reason and most likely have forgotten it!
• The very experiences you have labeled as ‘bad,” tragic, undesired, or unwanted are gifts that reveal important keys to your purpose, your power, and the peace, harmony, love and joy that is yours to claim.
• You made requests for experiences and soul growth that you later resisted, thus turning away much of your Divine Inheritance.
• You can’t (and shouldn’t) have everything you want from the human perspective (Thank God!)...You get everything you need and wanted from the soul perspective - if you Awaken to the Divine Perspective Within.
• Unfettering Your Desires and Aligning with the Mastermind will open you to your inherent and inborn ability to Consciously Create true fulfillment, joy and deep inner peace
• Shifting the Trajectory and Velocity of Your Energy opens you to Divine Flow
• Partnering with Source is the highest form of Receiving the Bounty of Goodness and Prosperity that awaits your welcome

So, are you already vibrating at a higher level?

Are you feeling an inner knowing, a building interest, curiosity and excitement?

If so, you are experiencing RESONANCE, a Divine Inner Knowing of TRUTH.

And, if you resonate with what you have read and heard so far, please know this...I have just touched on the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

You can review the main elements of the retreat at www.metaphysicalmasterminds.com/sts and, if you resonate, you will know that the invitation to join Anita and Brent Law personally for a weekend of powerful, live and empowering experiences (beginning on January 29 at 3:00 pm and wrapping up on February 1 at 3:00 pm)is going to be the first step in your Divine Remembering...

The commitment you make today to begin Straight to the Source: Re-Awakening to Your Divine Inheritance and Releasing the Myths of Attraction, Ego, and Manifestation will catapult you into the next phase of your own personal evolution.

This process will unleash you into a level of awareness and manifestation that will completely change how you have been looking at your life, your past and most importantly, your future!

 ONLY 11 SPOTS REMAIN OPEN at www.metaphysicalmasterminds.com/sts