I'VE BEEN ON THE SPIRITAL PATH SINCE 1974. In all of these years, the number of Light Bearers that I've met who have not had enormous suffering and extreme challenges can be counted on one hand. I think about this a lot. It's very clear to me that the belief that the greater the Master, the greater the challenge is true in many cases. And so my thought process continued along those lines, attempting to find more understanding and a possible "solution" to ease, if not end, the suffering.

Most Light Bearers experienced a very difficult childhood. We chose circumstances that would challenge us to become stronger and wiser. However, in the choosing, and the experiences, we apparently developed a subconscious belief that is continuing to impact many of us. It is my understanding, through my Guidance, that by recognizing and healing this belief, the opportunity to change our adult lives is available.

The challenges and suffering of childhood have left us with the belief that we are not wanted, not appreciated, and not supported by this 3-D world. We have all done, as far as I am aware, quite a bit of childhood healing and reprogramming. We've spent hours, days, months, and years working on healing ourselves into feeling peaceful and whole. And yet many Light Bearers enjoy only small successes. We continue to struggle with the realities of painful relationships, lack, poverty, and other painful situations. It is my contention, and the contention of my Guidance, that by addressing the fact that there is a residual belief hidden deep within that tells us that we are not "where we belong," we can change the reality we're manifesting.

I've addressed much of the following many times before. However, because all of this is extremely important, it bears repeating. Like attracts like. The energy contained within our energy fields attracts similar energy which means that we continue to re-create similar experiences. Though the physical presentation may appear quite different, beneath the experience lies the energy that was placed there via an earlier experience. If we have not had wealth, or pure love, or other things that we desire, how do we then attract these things from an energetic place of be-ing? If we have had experiences that tell us we are not loved, appreciated, and supported, how then do we "erase" those energies and replace them with the opposite?

Because we, as a human society, are embracing the challenge of evolving beyond the limitations of 3-D, the spiritual challenges we are facing are greater than any other time in history. This means that we need new understanding of how we create reality. The above paragraph gives us some insight. Because like attracts like, our goal is to achieve a higher vibration of Soul and Truth within our physical experience. By incorporating more Soul-energy, we begin to resonate with this higher energy. The higher energy, as it resonates through the physical energy field, brings any incompatible energies and beliefs closer to the surface so that they can be identified and healed. The fact that we, as Light Bearers, chose intense challenges that gave us the belief that Earth-reality does not support us now gives us the challenge of changing that belief to the Truth that we belong here, that we are loved for being here, and that this is where we belong.

To change this subconscious belief system, we have to begin to love the life we're living. For those who are still suffering, this is asking quite a bit. It is asking us to believe before we achieve. It is asking us to have total faith in the concept that we create our own reality and that, if we hold our beliefs and desires strongly enough, we will create what we desire. It is asking us to abandon the "truth" of our past experiences, which have taught us that we are not valuable. In other words, it is asking us to acknowledge that we, through our past and our pain, created an illusion of pain and suffering and lack that is actually a lie. When we accept this we are then faced with the challenge of forgiving ourselves.

How do we do this? How do we forgive ourselves for placing ourselves in harm's way? We must acknowledge that we are great Souls who have manifested the greatest challenges for the purpose of learning, understanding, and gaining incredible strength. Without the challenges, we would not be the people we are now.

The next step is to change the belief that we are not valuable and wanted. How do we go about changing this? We continue the process of understanding who we are. We continue merging with Soul's energy.

All Souls, as long as they live within this existence, share their energy with all dimensions. We, living in 3-D, are not limiting our energy to 3-D. We live in all dimensions. Our Guides, whether their main focus of energy resides in 5-D or 8-D or anywhere else, share their energy with 3-D and all other dimensions. There are veils that separate dimensions to the degree that we, for the most part, do not see and hear and experience the dimensions where we are having our main experience. But these veils do not separate the basic energy of the entirety of Soul. Soul exists everywhere within this existence. Therefore, each of us belong everywhere. Every experience in every dimension has value.

When we experience enormous suffering, we subconsciously label the experience as .. not valuable. Because on a subconscious level we identify ourselves with our experiences, we label ourselves .. not valuable.

As a "society," Light Bearers are on the verge of becoming one of the most highly respected aspects of human society. The Light and energy of our efforts is coming to a time in history where it will be widely recognized and sought after. For years we have struggled with the idea that, because our work is all about giving the best we have to give to humanity, with the point of view that all things should be equal and free, our services and what we offer should be given without payment. I myself have struggled with this issue for years. We want to offer freely because we understand that, in the "bigger picture," all things are free to all people and all people are equal. However, how do we support ourselves and remain healthy and whole when we do not receive? There needs to be a balance between giving and receiving.

At this time, Earth-life is made up of checks and balances, give and take, and a myriad of exchange systems. Beneath our willingness to give our services freely lies the challenge of believing that we are valuable and worthy. Old, hashed and re-hashed issues, to say the least. But at this time there is a "new" energy being released into the energy of this Earth-reality. It is the energy of healing beyond the limited system of values that has held Earth-reality hostage for centuries. We, as Light Bearers, must open our thought forms and beliefs to receive this energy. It begins with understanding how valuable we are within this Universe.

It continues with our acceptance that we are where we need to be. That we are not separate and somehow less valuable because we are in 3-D and not in one of the higher dimensions.

And the next step, perhaps the final step, is living with absolute honor of all others and ourselves. Each of us is making a major contribution to existence. Despite our past and our pain, or perhaps because of it (and what we've learned from it), we are valuable and wanted in this moment .. in this reality .. in this piece of existence.

© 2003 Lauren Zimmerman

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