This collaboration takes you on a journey to understand all beliefs are programmed by society, family, school, relationships, religion and exposure to everyday life. The "Shoulds" of life put us in boxes, separated from True Self and what Divine has for us. As we release and recover from the addiction of old beliefs that hold us back, we break free and find connection to Source, God, Universe, Mother Earth, Great Father: whatever words are in your vocabulary for Life Force Energy, your Guiding Light. Within these pages, you witness the courage of thirteen contributors as you read stories of recovery, inner reflection and growth. Accounts of their shadow work, which has brought them into a higher understanding of what their TRUE beliefs are, inspire you to move out of what others have told you to believe. Each writer has come through their dark night of the soul in various ways.
There is a story for everyone whether it's about defiance, fear, peacefulness, unease, learning personal worth and value, sharing vulnerability or leaning into healing; even when it seems what you are going through is more than you can handle. You will gain insight and understanding of how others not only recovered but are now flourishing after abuse, illness and the rollercoaster journey of first liking, then truly loving self. We share enlightenment, steering you to discern how lessons come and the surprising forms in which teachers and guides appear, often disguised, ultimately for our highest good. Through forgiveness, compassion, seeing the unseen, acknowledging desires to change programmed beliefs, we are thriving while continuing to find and shed layer upon layer of expectations. Find your True Self; what YOU believe and want for yourself, not what others say you should be and do.
This book will change your life as it has changed the lives of everyone involved in the project. You might find yourself getting uncomfortable because you relate to what is on the page. Don't hide from the pain, allow it to guide you to healing and recovery. You must first acknowledge the pain and question what belief system is working in you. Then decide what to continue believing and thinking and how, when and where to move to something new and more true to YOU.
Take the step, you deserve it! Namaste
Holly shares about her life: "As the court clerk placed the freshly printed restraining order into my trembling hands, their statement jolted me into a newfound reality: "This will not save your life, learn to defend yourself." And so, my remarkable journey began...."
You will hear from Tami: "This journey on Earth for me has been a difficult one, though not in vain. Through my journey of finding Self Love........ I have come to the conclusion that the person who abused me is my teacher. Over the most recent years my journey has been one of healing, growth and ascension ....."
Dianne writes: "My journey of transitioning from caterpillar to butterfly has been amazing and I am not quite sure if it will ever reach the point of completion..... "
Laurie writes about: "Stripping away layers of my life..... It feels like ripping band aid after band aid off my body until I start getting down to what is real."
Judith says: "To me Going Beyond means shedding the self you thought you were through conditioning and finding out who you really are and what you really believe......"
Contributing Authors: Tami Jean, Tara Stricker, Laurie LaMonica, H.D. Reese, Donna L. Dunn, Dianne Jones, Nyayah Fosbenner, Judith Rollhaus, Laura J. Hernandez, Sherry Nelson, Sharon Jones, and Nicole Sayna.
Laura expresses questions and some answers: "Where is the starting point? At what point do you turn your back on everything that has made you who you are up to this point!? Where can I find the courage to do that?"
