I feel affirmed by the post of Neale Walsch displayed along with this essay. Dr Page had a similar statement long ago.

It is my belief that Source equipped me with everything I would need in this journey. I was not banished to this valley of tears; I don’t consider this life as an exile to the valley of tears.

I can’t understand why religion still teaches that we have to look up to the heavens to solve our problems.
Instead I believe I must work to open my eyes and see all the blessing available for me. I must awaken to the abundance; I must awaken to tame my fears, I must awaken to defy negative thoughts of unworthiness.

God does not need to be worshiped. God is complete and does not need anything nor anybody. I must change what I learned that God has to be appeased. (How pagan!)

I don’t need to be like the pagans offering sacrifices, even human sacrifices???!!!! to merit God’s love and blessings.

What I need is to be selfish not selfless as religion taught me. The airline rule of taking care of self first is practical. It empowers me to do good and love others.

My basic assumption is that I was not banished to this earth, this valley of tears1 i believe i chose to come into this life, that I was fully equipped by Source for my specific journey.

I also believe that God/Source does not need to be appeased the way the god or gods of the pagans had to be.

I am turning 75 in May but I cannot fully remember what I was equipped with. This is the mystery I choose to still believe in and not the mysteries imposed by the church!

I am grateful for the learnings from Dr Christine Page, Dr Lipton, Gary Zukov, Rabbi Darfour, Maria Nemeth,etc but I want to simplify my life.

I have decided to simply adopt the 7 principles of Urban Shamanism to guide me henceforth.

I want to simplify my life and not get overwhelmed the way I was in the 90s. In the 90s I identified myself as an HSP (highly sensitive personality) as categorized by Dr Elaine Aron. I wonder if this term still exists in the psychological realm.

The 7 Principles:
1. The world is what you think it is.
2. There are no limits.
3. Energy flows where attention goes.
4. Now is the moment of power.
5. to love is to be happy with.
6. All power comes from within.

I would like to end this essay with an apt paraphrase of Rumi’s wise saying: When I was younger, wanting to be clever I aimed to change everybody. Now hat I have grown in wisdom, i know I can only Change MYSELF.

7. Effectiveness is the measure of truth.