On January 10th, my sister Vivian and I went on a roadtrip over to San Francisco, CA to join other fellow Spirit Junkies who closely follow the author of the newly launched book, "May Cause Miracles", by Gabrielle Bernstein. If you are not aware of who she is, here is my blog post from December 2011 of our first encounter.
As my first blog post for the New Year of 2013, I've also decided to make it a blog series as it is extremely important for me to be able to look back on my personal transformations through my own life transitions. I have to be brave enough to share this with all of you because maybe, just maybe, someone out there is going through the same struggle and I am willing to share this as a gift to you.
::Gabrielle Bernstein is also the author of the book "Spirit Junkie" and the founder of a women's empowerment site called herfuture.com.::
The Spirit Junkie phenomena has helped me go through my very own personal struggle to forgive. I took the first step [willingness] over a year ago. When life has thrown you too many lemons, it becomes difficult to make lemonade taste sweet. I have stayed strong for the sake of my best friend, not just as his wife, but as also his strongest advocate. I strive to provide the best normalcy in life for him at home but I cannot do it alone. I truly need Gabby's help. I took the important second step, which is to show [gratitude]. So I start my day with a grateful heart.
:: This was at first a quote as a theme for Thanksgiving and has now remained
in my kitchen so that I start each day with this vital thought.::
In order to keep him positively focused and to keep his great drive to succeed everyday, I too have to keep myself positively focused. We don't want to have to hesitate and question why we should help people. You shouldn't have to, because it should just come naturally. Loyalty and trust has become a huge factor for me, especially when meeting new people because it is my natural instinct to protect the people I care for. So I decided after coming home from the book event that evening to take the third step. To choose love over fear and my transformation during that evening, which is so important for everyone else, is to have a miracle mind-set and maintain it.
As I cope with my personal struggle of being angry, I search for bigger issues, way bigger than my very own. This is not to watch their overpowering struggle, but to relate with them, even if they are a total stranger.
Yes, this is so very personal and I have done a really good job gearing away from being too personal on my blog. But in order to heighten my own self awareness and to take great care of my container or vessel (my own physical being), how will I be a better me? As I build and grow through my transformations in subtle shifts, the universe will feel my positive energy and good things in life will continue to follow. The book signing event ended with a quick group meditation. A song from John Lennon was playing and the perfect words were spoken, "I will see things differently. I will just let it be."
::Thank you so much for my birthday gift.
In my eyes, you are truly the best sister anyone can have.::
Thank you so much for reading.
~ marissa
{a fellow Spirit Junkie for life}