with me for a few months now, so he understood the ultimate truth:
When you let go of your ego and the ego’s desires, you allow some-
thing better to guide you: the Divine.
This new me, and new understanding, is all part of my vivifica-
tion.This didn’t all happen overnight, of course. But by saying “I love
you” and the other statements, I’ve been led to a deeper awareness,
what some might call an awakening, maybe even enlightenment it-
self. I came to understand there are at least three stages to this awak-
ening, and they’re almost a map of life’s spiritual journey.They are:- You’re a victim.We are virtually all born feeling we are power-
less. Most of us stay that way. We think the world is out to
get us: the government, the neighbors, the society, the bad
guys in whatever form they seem to take. We don’t feel we
have any influence.We’re the effect of the rest of the world’s
cause. We gripe, complain, protest, and gather in groups to
fight those in charge of us. Except for a party now and then,
life, in general, sucks. - You’re in control. At some point you see a life-changing
movie, like The Secret, or you read a book, such as The Attrac-
tor Factoror The Magic of Believing, and you wake up to your
own power.You realize the power of setting intentions.You
realize the power you have to visualize what you want, take
action, and achieve it.You begin to experience some magic.
You start to experience some cool results. Life, in general,
begins to look pretty good. - You’re awakening. At some point after stage two, you begin to
realize your intentions are limitations.You begin to see that
with all your newfound power, you’re still not able to con-
trol everything.You begin to realize that when you surren-
der to a greater power, miracles tend to happen.You begin to
let go, and trust.You begin to practice, moment by moment,
awareness of your connection with the Divine.You learn to
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