I was miserable and unhappy. I was a victim of my thoughts and beliefs. I was unconsciously living by the programs of family, society, and other people's opinions. I was struggling to be a success based on the opinions and beliefs of other people. I was exhausted working for others and unconsciously hoping that I would get some recognition from others so that I might get some morsel of feeling good enough. When this didn't happen, I began to realize the depth to which my mind had me hypnotized by the beliefs I had acquired from others.
I made a disturbing discovery. - I couldn't trust my mind.
It was telling me to work harder, and that I should return to a relationship partner I was miserable with. My mind was telling me that I didn't deserve anything better. My thoughts told me that I was such a worthless person that no one else would want me, and I would be lucky if she would take me back.
The very mind that I had relied on for years to make decisions and guide me was the source of some really self-sabotaging decisions that we telling me I was worthless. I didn't even know the extent of the problem or how to change it. But I knew I had to. I would later learn these types of thoughts were arising from my unconscious beliefs.
I decided that I would change the decision-making process in my head and be happy no matter what. Even if I didn't know how long it would take, how to do it, or if it was even possible I had to try. I refused to continue to live in the misery my mind was making for me and I would do anything to change it. I felt that commitment rise up in me like a force as it was the most important decision of my life.
I met my mentor and guide, Don Miguel Ruiz two weeks later. He went on to write best selling books like The Four Agreements. I studied closely with Miguel for many years. I traveled with him to Mexico, Bali, Egypt, and many other places. I would also spend casual time with him and his family. His guidance and support for my journey and transformation has blessed me beyond what I had known possible. I can not pay him back. I can only pay it forward by sharing with others what I have learned.
The journey is a process of developing self-awareness skills and gathering personal power to change the automated programs of your mind so that you could be happy and fulfilled.
What started as a desire to escape misery turned into so much more. A heart-centered way of living in expanded consciousness and with access to a joy within that I didn't know existed before.
Today my life is about guiding others in making the changes they want to their inner world through online training and events around the world.
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