As I looked back over my journey from fear to love, I discovered Twelve Keystones that I had to embody, or perhaps I should say master, so that I could reclaim my happiness and awaken to the truth of my magnificence. Through teaching about my experiences, I found they apply universally. I have shared them here!
You are the playwright of your own life! The
backdrop for life is like a Magical Theatre, and as the star of the production,
we are each free to create our own roles, changing them at will but first we
need to investigate the myth, truth, and magic of our lives and discover what
is working or not. Magical means anything is possible. We are limited only by
our choices.
Your perceptions create your reality! What is
real? Everyone in the Magical Theatre thinks they can personally identify
objective standards of physical and emotional reality, when in fact everyone
operates from a singularly unique point of view. We need to release the point
of view that our subjective thoughts and emotions form the foundation of a
fixed reality that can stand the test of time.
You are not the voices in your head! Who makes
the decisions that run our lives? If we listen closely, we can identify fearful
voices trying to direct the action of our life’s script. To escape their influence,
we can turn to our own impartial observer, a compassionate and loving presence
who is the eyes and ears of our heart and available to reliably make supportive
decisions.
Self-love silences the critic! The dominant
voice in any cast is the tyrannical critic—the inner judge who critically sizes
up our every word, decision, and action. This punitive approach to
self-improvement doesn’t work. What does work is to employ the
efforts of our impartial observer and interrupt the criticism with an antidote
of self-love. This begins paving the way for a more joyful and expansive life.
Free yourself from false beliefs! False beliefs
perpetuate melodramas of unhappiness, keeping us entrenched in
life-constricting myths and disabling us from playing a fabulous starring role
in our own production. To gain freedom from insidious beliefs, we need to root
them out and see that, although they’ve governed our reactions for a long time,
they are lies. Beliefs born of fear cannot withstand the light of truth.
Sacrifice your mask to save your soul! Nearly
everyone in the Magical Theatre presents a false persona of self-righteousness
for fear of being seen as wrong. Removing the mask implies taking the position
of no position, allowing the impartial observer within us to witness
the situation without needing to change it. We must cultivate forgiveness for
ourselves and others, releasing the need to be seen as right.
Be present in the heart of Now! Discovering our
authenticity requires not a journey of self-betterment, but a sojourn into the
heart of now. The present moment happens to be the only point
in time where new choices can be made. The moment is all we need, for only in
the present moment can we can take responsibility for our emotional experience
of life. Being present in the moment helps us take emotional responsibility,
dodge the dangers of denial and blame.
Patience is the fastest way to the authentic self! Self-awareness
does not generally come in a flash of illumination; instead it requires
patience for what matters is not speed but the absorption of wisdom. The path
to self-awareness is like a spiral, a fluid progression of stages that leads an
individual forward at the pace most advantageous to them. Rather than
intellectually understanding each stage, we must actually experience the
lessons in order to progress.
Use your voice to speak the truth! Honest
communication originates in the heart, where the spark of divine wisdom
resides. We need to learning to openly expose who we are and how we
feel—regardless of the particular audience. When we express ourselves with
candor, we discover the richness of our own authenticity. This authentic
self-expression entails fearless articulation of the spirit of the divine at
our core—and it all begins and ends with love.
Live from your heart to express your soul! The
soul is our direct connection to the Divine, and it expresses through the
heart. The soul is our abiding connection to the heart of the Divine Mystery.
It communicates with all of creation through the heart, and we experience this
expression as love. Love—not romantic love, but the soul’s love that flows
directly from the heart of Creation—allows us to achieve the highest form of
human possibility by living authentically.
Accept what is without need for
improvement! Acceptance is the elixir at the core of awakening.
Acceptance of ourselves, along with everyone and everything in the Magical
Theatre, is the key that unlocks our awareness. Acceptance is an action that,
unlike passive resignation, embodies the ability to lovingly release ourselves
from attachment to the outcomes of events or situations. Active acceptance
means removing the armor of defiance and trusting in the wisdom of the Divine
Mystery.
All is perfection! Awakening from the illusion
of fear offers the ultimate gift: we are a reflection of the divine spark, and
are born whole and faultless. Acknowledging that we reflect the divine at work
in the universe awakens within us the knowledge that love is our birthright,
perfection our inheritance, and happiness our legacy.
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