Hi Gail,

Thank you for welcoming me to the community. I really enjoyed the conference call. It was significant for me to hear that stress is needed for our Spiritual growth. Positive stress is actually good for us. Excessive negative stress is destructive. When we brush off the frightened parts of our personality as just being “stressed out,” we miss what our true intentions are, and healing those parts.

Resisting what is, comes from expectation, which is based in fear. Trying to change things outside of ourselves or expecting things to go the way we want them to is stressful. Blame is the next step, when we are not responsible for our emotions which leads us to more anger and isolation.

I keep the Authentic Power Guidelines in my wallet, and I look at them often, as a reminder of my emotional awareness. I’m learning how to use conscious communication to choose words and actions from loving parts of my personality. It is a process that I am enjoying when interacting in my relationships with family and friends. My girlfriend is calling me Gary Zukav Jr. hahahha!!

I am enjoying the video topics that resonate with my current experience and I am looking forward to growing and building my authentic power. Let’s share thoughts and ideas and grow together. Have a great week!

Lev