be the change - tread the path

I had the pleasure of meeting Damian a short while ago at Spiritual Entrepreneurs. I was very intrigued by his story in which he tells how he got to this point. I see a lot of similarity in many people’s stories, mine included. It seems like a loss or struggle of some kind is almost necessary for us to see our ‘true selves’ and what we need to do next. By becoming the change in ourselves first, we can help others along their path. This is what I see in Damian, he is the fuel to the fire. His excitement for his journey has got me fired up again about mine. Thank you Damian!

After I lost my previous business I dug out my old automatic writings just to find some comfort. They had been gathering dust; some were almost 30 years old. I sent them to a friend I had just met, John Harricharan, who with others convinced me to put them in into e-book form. It was a long journey as I was then 55 and just beginning my way around cyberspace, Thankfully, my wife Denise is much more versed and has been a great deal of help in promoting my e-book, Whispers from the Universe.

I also have been a psychic reader for many years but put that on hold to work in the ‘real world’. After the so-called real world failed me, I went back to doing and being what I love. Again, with Denise by my side I was able to make my presence known as Universal Insight. 

You must understand that I do not consider myself a writer. In fact, I kind of stink at it, just ask Denise. But when I have my guide David whispering in my ear, my pencil can’t keep up with the thoughts. After the book came out, a different form of writing started coming to me. They were longer and in the form of parable-type stories. Stories from my childhood and more recent events gave me great material to work with for others to feel motivated and inspired. That’s why I started my blog at Positive Stories of Insight.

So if you ever ask me to write an article, a story is what you will likely get. With that being said I would like to leave you with one of my favorites. And I thank Damian for allowing me to do so.

The Prize Isn’t Always in the Bottom of the Box 

How many of you can remember when you were a kid and looked for that proverbial prize in the box of cereal? I can remember when I was about 8 years old, I asked my mom to buy me a certain cereal because it sponsored Flash Gordon. It’s possible that many of you younger readers don’t have a clue who Flash Gordon was. Flash Gordon was an invincible super-hero who crusaded for good deeds in outer space. 

At any rate, my mom bought the cereal for me mainly because I wanted the prize that came with it. The prize was a Flash Gordon Super Vision Shield. It was an amber colored pair of goggles.  

However, in order to get to the prize I had to pour the entire box of cereal out because it was at the bottom. I didn’t dare think of eating my way to the prize because I was too impatient. Yes, I wanted to be like Flash Gordon! Once that shield came pouring out from the bottom I put it on and I felt invincible like my favorite super hero. I wore it everywhere my mom and I went. I even tried to wear it to school but the teachers didn’t want a super-hero flying around the playground. 

Over the years there were other neat prizes from many different brands of cereal, but I was never really interested in the cereal, only the prize. In my defense, I could say, “But I was only a kid and didn’t know any better.” 

When you think about it; life itself can be like a box of cereal. Even as adults we keep looking for that proverbial prize which we’ll go to all costs to obtain. Just think about what we do at times. We get greedy and pushy just to obtain what we think is the prize.  

If you happen to have a box of cereal that has a prize in it, what would you do? Would you throw it away just to get to the prize? Unfortunately there are times we don’t consider our friendships or other people’s feelings. 

Try to look at it from a different perspective. Wouldn’t it be better to enjoy the journey along the way? In other words, don’t be impatient and pour the cereal out of the box. That will only spoil the real meaning of the prize. Savor what you have and be grateful. I guarantee your prize will appear, without having to push others out of the way to get it.  

Many thanks to Tony for sharing this article with us all and for his kind words – I’m so happy that through BEing the Change I have inspired him to continue his journey with renewed vim and vigor and I KNOW that he has so much more to share that will bring Love, Light and Enlightenment into the Universe.

The journey IS what matters and through following your own path AND being conscious of everything and everyone around you the goals that you had previously struggled to achieve will become available to you. On the subject of Manifestation I received an email yesterday from another good friend, Aaron M. Potts at ‘Today is That Day’ who has challenged his readers to take a 90 day challenge – and if you succeed he will personally send you $100. Check out his site and see if you are one of the one percent.

I wish Tony, Aaron and all my friends all that they may wish for themselves – and much more.

Damian