My self-mastery is not driven by the religious idea of salvation much less by martyrdom. It is motivated by the type of self-esteem/self-confidence used in shamanistic paradigm for a joyful life.

Self-mastery is a necessary ingredient in living my adventure to explore what it is to be made to the image and likeness of God – something I learned from RELIGION during my childhood years onwards.

Self-mastery is my personal response to frustrations/disappointments over unmet expectations. After all, “Urban Shaman” has a practical reminder:

“Things and people are going to deviate (from my expectations) …simply out of CREATIVE SPONTANEITY if nothing else.”

“Creative Spontaneity” is interpreted by me to mean that as everyone else like me has his own pathway from and back to Source.

I believe that everyone else like myself has a SPECIFIC and UNIQUE purpose for coming to this life. Each one is an individuation of God manifested in this life. I gotthis from Neale Walsh.

Dr Christine Page shares my idea of self-direction:
“Imagine if your thoughts, words and actions were not judged on the basis of someone else’s dictates and experiences but as your own sense as to whether they resonated with a deeper truth within.”
Bente Hansen has chapters about this in her book “The New World of Self-Healing”.

Several know that beyond man-made rules there is n inner knowing of what is right and what is wrong. Religion calls this CONSCIENCE but I don’t think RELIGION takes this seriously!

When one s aware of one’s divinity there is no need for man-made rules. This is my belief and my experience!

Lately, I have met several who not knowing about their divinity LIVE by their INNER sense of knowing and live far more exemplary lives than those with RELIGION!

Once more Dr Page has something that guides me:
“This may sound too radical but this is the way of the future, where PERSONAL and INNER morality guide an individual’s activities not man-made rules fully appreciative that there is nothing we do, say or think that doesn’t affect someone else somewhere and EVENTUALLY RETURN TO US.”

Self-correcting like the Montessorri tools for learning!

In less than a year I will be 75. Imagine the many limiting beliefs I have to unlearn. But I can hear the ever-optimistic Dr Lipton reminding me. To paraphrase him: why should I moan over the many things I have  yet to do? Why not celebrate what I have accomplished so far? And like Frank Sinatra- to it not in a shy way!

For example, I have found joy in my recent discovery. For unknown reasons I developed skin rashes in my inner right elbow. I was simply led to use papaya skin peelings on my rashes. After about 6 days, my skin exfoliated. New, clean skin!

Of course, now my diet has become even more boring. I stick to what from experience is good fr my blood pressure, sugar level and my muscles especially on my left side.

I marvel at my self-mastery. Not even the concerned reminders of my husband about my Spartan style can move me.

I follow the Ho’oponopono paradigm which holds me 100% responsible for everything in my life. This makes my life (especially my health) a business between me and Source. I believe I was given all I need to explore what it is to be made to the image and likeness of God.

I still need a cane. i believe I chose this in my subconscious. I have yet to discover the  programs/memories  that made me choose to continue walking with a cane. But this does not make me angry with God. In fact this has moved me to become even more creative – co-creator with God.

PRINCIPLE # 7 Effectiveness is the measure of truth.

Corollary: There is ALWAYS another way to do anything.

Lately, because of the correction by a Facebook user, I no longer believe I have a personal contract with God. Instead I have adopted Coello’s HIGHEST POTENTIAL as reported by Gary Zukov in an interview by Lilou Mace in the Alps.

God knows what I an be ultimately. I can choose to fulfill my highest potential or I can settle for less.

Recently, a female medical doctor engages my husband and myself in a lively conversation at McDonald’s. She claimed she was sent to change my idea of “I am my best doctor”.I can choose to give the doctors of her recommended hospital a chance or I can stay firm in my belief in self-healing. Will her doctors be driven by BIG PHARMA as usual?

On that same day, when I had my hair dye session, my stylist shared her self-healing practices. Inspired by her, I can go back to my tried and tested Turmeric capsules.

My personal experiences demonstrate how I have evolved spiritually as well as towards a healthy being.

I am grateful for the guidance from my favorite authors and Facebook friends:dead or alive. But in the final analysis, I have to make choices on what is best for my own spiritual journey. Needless to say healthcare is a vital part of my spirituality.

PRINCIPLE # 6 ALL POWER COMES FROM WITHIN
Dr Christine Page wrote in “Mirrors of Existence”: “All the knowledge you need is already present within your own consciousness waiting to b brought to the light.”

I interpret the above to mean that, indeed, God gave me all that i would need in my spiritual journey to experience what it is to be made to the image and likeness of God.

It means I have to be healed of memories/programs that prevent me from getting inspiration from the Divine, already in me. The solution is to do more Ho’oponopono cleansing.

PRINCIPLE # 7 EFFECTIVENESS IS THE MEASURE OF TRUTH
Joe Vitale wrote: “I knew intention (my plans) is a fool’s game, an ego’s toy. And that the real source of power is inspiration.”

I interpret the above as getting inspiration by doing the Ho’oponopono prayers and being led to review my books especially “Urban Shaman”.

Lately to ward off discouragement and frustration i have been studying again “Urban Shaman” which stresses self-esteem and self-confidence. Truly empowering!

My husband’s research for yet another syllabus for his teaching has inspired me to go back to my old books. One of these is: “Working with Angels, Fairies and Nature Spirits”. I had this book way back in 1998.

Dr William Bloom: “In Pythagoras’ mystical school in ancient Greece, there was a clear understanding of this paradoxical relationship between mathematical accuracy and poetic art.”

In my life it is between the accuracy of my learnings and what happens in my life. For all the careful monitoring of my health protocols and my consciousness wok, i find myself challenged, many times pushed to the edge of my patience.

“There is also reflected in the waves of beauty that emerges out of modern chaos theory which attempts to understand the apparently unpredictable behavior of systems governed by external forces.”

Of course, I am aware of the unpredictable behavior, the seemingly adverse stimuli in my vast environment which too often spoils my daily plans. Human reactions and responses can be most unsettling. Often I feel safer with my plants and music!

“There are fixed mathematical constraints at the base of the equation but they manifest and emerge chaotically. Yet out of the chaos emerge patterns of beauty.”

Joe Vitale helps me with an updated observation:
“I knew intention (my daily plans) is a fool’s game, an ego’s toy; and that the real source of power is inspiration”. (poetic art/God’s guidance).
“I (Joe Vitale) also know that agreeing to life is the great secret to happiness,  not controlling life”.

It will take a lifetime for me to learn not to be frustrated when life spoils my plans. But Ho’oponopono won’t allow me to give up.