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A Shift In Perception About “Judgement.”

Mother Teresa was once quoted as saying “If you judge people, you have no room to love them.’  This is a beautiful statement rooted in spiritual truth.  My experiences in my own life, and in sharing of the experiences of others have shed light on some insight linked to Mother Teresa’s words.  People get quite hung up on the idea of judgement.  The ego is crafty.  Most of us recognize when we have made a perceived judgement of ourselves or someone else.  Where we become trapped; is on the fact that we make judgements in the first place.  The ego loves to use our judgements as a means to induce guilt and pain.

A Course In Miracles teaches that it is human nature to make  judgements,and that we needn’t concern  ourselves in our experiences with “stopping” or punishing our judgements.  The course goes on to state that indeed we will continue to judge, we simply have none that we will keep.

“The necessary condition for the holy instant does not require that you have no thoughts that are not pure. But it does require that you have none that you would keep.”

– A Course In Miracles

A miracle, then, from A Course In Miracles perspective is a shift in perception from fear to love.  Rather than beat ourselves up for the egos judgements, we can always choose love and acceptance over fear.  This is the beauty in Mother Teresa’s statement.  When the gentle miracle occurs, and we allow love to enter shifting our perception, fear no longer is the dominant voice.  Love enters.  The Miracle manifests, and illusion, fear and judgement are exchanged for contentment.

A few days ago, I was in a situation where I received a text message from someone I had never met before.  The body of the message was aggressively phrased.  My ego immediately went to work judging the message, and the person who had sent it.  I observed myself having the desire to change the way this individual was speaking, to “correct” them and “show” them the “right way to respond in the situation at hand.  Instead of judging my ego’s reaction, and making myself feel worse about my initial response, I was able to recognize within this exchange that my ego was simply reacting first.  I could choose love instead.  I asked for guidance from my angels, and the answer I received was that I didn’t need to change anything to view the situation as it happened, with a loving mindset.  In other words, let the exchange be what it was.  Accept it without trying to change or influence it.

Seek not to change the world, but choose to change your mind about the world.”

– A Course In Miracles

In allowing our encounter to be, and accepting our viewpoints in their unique forms of expression, I was being encouraged to shift my perception from “right” versus “wrong” to simply two equally valid viewpoints as viewed from two uniquely vivid energies.

The angels also lovingly encouraged me to release my irritation with the other person.  They lovingly assured me that letting go of my anger didn’t suggest that my feelings about the situation weren’t justified.

“Releasing anger doesn’t equate to condoning behavior that isn’t warranted, it simply means being willing to let go of that which is hurting you (your anger), in exchange for what will bring you happiness and peace.”

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My Journey To Angels

As a child, I knew I was intuitive, but I chose to turn away from it.  I wanted to fit in, and I was desperate for approval.  I wanted to be liked and  to belong.  I always had a deep sense of spirituality.  Without question, I have always believed in God, source, energy love and angels, but I found that talking about any of these subjects at any depth was intimidating for people and I felt I was labeled as “odd.”  I already had enough that made me different (or so I perceived), I chose the path of fear.  It’s Ironic really, I wanted to experience love so much that I was willing to go anywhere outside myself to get it.  The funny thing is – love must exist within first.  Nothing “out there” ie: other people, status, recognition. promotion, relationships or other things outside can “fill up” what we feel may be lacking in our lives.

 Angels This brings me to my connection with angels.  I’ve already mentioned that I chose to turn away from my intuitive abilities.  After several years of looking outside myself in virtually every area of my life – I was deeply lost, depressed and disconnected from spirit.  I had reached an all time low in terms of how I felt about myself.  My higher self knew that my destiny was to be of service to comfort and uplift, teach , speak, and consult but I was so desolate I couldn’t con-sieve of how I would find my calling.  All I knew at the time was that I was determined to heal the parts of mt life that had brought me to such a breaking point.  I had been “diagnosed” with a form of anxiety disorder,  and at the time felt that everything I knew to be true in my life was crumbling around me.  I knew in that moment that this current reality I was living was not my truth. I remember sitting on my couch filled with so much emotional pain that my body ached.   I didn’t know it then, but my extreme sensitivity to energies had caused my to carry other people’s pain and suffering as well as my own.  With tears blurring my vision I began to ask heaven for help.  My intuition was screaming at me that there had to be a better way than this.  My higher self was right – there was.  Today, every value I once held has shifted.  I now know the value that coping with extreme anxiety has taught me, and that I can shift my own perception of anything with the help of the angels, spirit, and the inner voice of love we all share. Spirit intervened for me and I was guided to take to the internet.  I was guided literally to Gabrielle Bernstein’s website and she has become one of my greatest spiritual teachers and mentors.   Just a side note about being guided – I had absolutely no idea where the guidance was taking me.  I just knew it felt 100% right for me.  That’s the way guidance works for all of us.  We all have an inner voice that speaks truth, and we have an intuitive knowing when we follow the path that is meant for us.  When I was lead to Gabby’s work, I knew I was home.  I began a daily meditation practice even though I had never really meditated before.I changed my diet, began taking yoga  I knew the key to my health and happiness was change.  With meditation. and exposure to the uplifting spiritual teachings of Gabrielle Bernstein, Abraham Hicks, Marianne Williamson and Louis Hay I have been set on a life long process of creating  genuine inner peace and happiness in my life. After two months of learning to listen to the voice of my guidance, studying the incredible work of Gabrielle Bernstein and A Course In Miracles; and continuing with my meditation process, one day I was listening to Gabrielle’s weekly radio show Spirit Junkie on Hay House Radio featuring an angel communicator. I instantly resonated with the gentleman being interviewed on the show, and my intuition was once again loudly speaking to me to continue investigating the connection I have felt with angels since childhood.  Anytime I was investigating anything involving angels and spiritual teaching,  I felt alive and incredibly calm and peaceful.  The more I learned, the more I felt that my life purpose.  I booked a session for myself with that same angel communicator from the radio show. During the session, I received confirmation of my natural intuitive ability, my connection to angels and that my life purpose involved spiritual counseling and using my gifts to support, uplift. motivate and serve others.  I was vigilant in my meditation practice and spiritual learning.  I asked the angels to continue guiding me along my path.

I asked for miracles, and the more I asked, the more they materialized.  With the help of the angels I was blessed to receive certified Holistic Angel Coach™ training with Monick Halm & Nina Jasmine from Life Alchemy School.  My life as a result of this training and other influences Spirit and the angels have infused as blessings have completely transformed me from the inside out.  I am now using my intuitive gifts and natural talents as a leader speaker and teacher, and equally a student to help others progress in their lives.  This is my life purpose, my calling, and a genuine blessing I will always be thankful for.