One of the most common struggles for everyone I know and everyone I meet is to understand what our particular purpose in life is. Mistaking what we do to make money as our life's purpose is something all of us do at some point in our lives. This error in understanding can either create utter devotion to our occupation or complete despair if we loathe what is required of us in order to make money. Even the most wealthy among us must DO something in order to sustain a lifestyle, but the bottom line is that we are more than what we DO.

When we completely comprehend that we have existed as other human beings then our sense of self becomes much larger than the limitations of what we DO in this life time. Our past lives have included times when we have been poor, rich, black, white, male, female and a whole host of other adjectives that would take life times to list! My point is, our purpose in THIS life is the same as our purpose in every past life. It is just to be here.

Sure, our souls have lessons to learn and we've absolutely mapped out a journey, but there is no need to live a life filled with confusion about the purpose of this life. Just being here is enough. Each of us has already achieved greatness because we are a part of all things. All things being magnificent, whole and outstanding! Yup, that's us. Past life, current life, future life......we are enough just the way that we are.
Cheryl

The summer is just flying by and just as soon as I blink my eyes the leaves will be turning and the air will be cool again! Although I can't claim to be adhering to the "lazy days of summer", I'm definitely trying to "smell the roses". With that in mind I haven't been holding any classes during these hot months. It has given me time to work with some folks one on one and plan for a terrific fall line up!

Wow! I can't believe that the weeks have flown by and I have had no chance at all to blog! For the past two weeks I have been blessed to be away on vacation with my family. We have journeyed to my home state of Rhode Island and we'll be heading home tomorrow morning. I return to Rhode Island each summer for at least a week to hang out at the beach and visit with family and friends, but this year a whole host of things seem to be stirring inside of me while I'm here.

Very often I hear the people around me talk about the narrow mindedness of the community that I live in, but I challenge that idea! When I talk about what I do, it is usually met with curiosity. I've found that there are people all over my community that have an interest in past life regression, guided meditation and fulfilling workshops. Sure, its not for everyone, but I haven't had anyone completely blow me out of the water or blast me for offering controversial services. 

So, you might ask how I can advocate reviewing past lives and exploring future lives while also believing in Eckhart Tolle's teachings of NOW. It is true that all we have is now and that nothing happens except right now. Which is why its important to make the most of your now.

Many people are incapacitated by an inability to deal with every day life. They play the same recordings over and over in their mind and can't seem to move beyond their own story in order to improve their quality of life. When  you go back to review a past life, you can visit a time of anxiety or trauma, but see that life still unfolds in a miraculous and wonderful way. You can also choose to make changes, which increases the frequency at which you vibrate, and assists you with getting past those same old recordings in your head that sabotage your NOW.

Future lives are similar. You're not living to experience some great thing that will happen in a far off time, you're merely envisioning yourself at a different frequency and assisting the thinking that you do now to be more meaningfully positive today. It's different than dwelling on the past or obsessing on things that have not yet happened. In both cases, you have an opportunity to reach to the subconscious, be an observer and FEEL how you are the means of change today.

They're magnificently compatible! Blessings.
Cheryl

I've been exploring future lives and the more that I do it the more excited I get about it. Remember that time is not linear. The idea that time moves forward is only a fiction of our minds. I've blogged a bit about time, so I won't go deeply into it again here. I only mention it as a reminder and to preface why and how future lives can be therapeutic.

Imagine yourself watching the movement of a train from a helicopter. You can see the surroundings of where the train has been, where it is at that very moment and where it is going. Now imagine yourself looking at the journeys of your soul in the same way. Past lives represent where you have been, your current life is who you are now and your future lives are where you are going. At any time, you have the power to make changes and to vibrate at a frequency that will create your most fulfilling life now and a powerful future life. Cool, huh?

Its a little harder for the brain to accept visiting a future life because we think that it hasn't happened yet. But, it's happening now, so when you visit what is to be, you can make changes by experiencing the dimension or frequency in which that life is occurring. This is not predestination!

If you experience a future life that is disastrous, we take the time while you are progressed to go to the supreme consciousness of your soul, connect with the frequency of that life and re-write it. By resolving your issues in this fashion, you are also releasing the problems and pressures of this life that are associated with that particular matter and making peace with certain, recurring karmic issues.

Ok, admit it, you're as fascinated as I am! Right?
Cheryl

Hey Everyone!
I know that I don't blog as much as I did over the winter, but the beautiful outdoor weather tugs at me every day and I just find myself not wanting to spend as much time at the computer. Now that the weather is heating up, though, I'll find myself wanting to stay cool and stay put! With that in mind, keep an eye open for some really terrific things that will be happening at Gentle Journeys this fall.

I'm working on some classes and workshops that I am truly excited about sharing. In addition, we may have some special guest interviews on the blog and a live UStream show that you can tap into. All great stuff, but for now, I'm going to enjoy a little more cool spring weather.
Blessings!
Cheryl

Last week I was out early on a Saturday morning and found a yard sale being held in an Amish barn. This was odd because the Amish typically wouldn't have anything that they would sell at a yard sale. What was even more strange was that there were dozens of VHS tapes lined up immediately when I walked into the barn, which no Amish person would have! I must have look perplexed because the kind, Amish lady said, "We cleaned out one of our apartment houses and all of this stuff came from there."

As I rustled around the stuff I came across several boxes of books that I began sorting through. It was like finding gold! There were the coolest books there for twenty-five cents each! I picked up several Sylvia Browne books, an Egyptian Mythology book, one about auras and a book called Past Lives, Future Lives by Dr. Bruce Goldberg. He's a dentist that has been a popular hypnotist for some time and he wrote this book in the 80's.

I have done a number of past life regression sessions, but this type of work hasn't been my main focus or interest - until now. I'm really beginning to see different aspects of the therapeutic nature of the work and I'm feeling all tingly about working with people! Since I would not share a client's personal experience I've asked a number of friends and family about having sessions with me as volunteers. The reason for this is that I'd like to be able to share the experiences here on my blog.

Dr. Goldberg has some interesting twists on how he conducts his sessions that are slightly different than the way that I was trained. After reading his book, being trained by Denise Linn and also becoming more familiar with the work of Dr. Brian Weiss I'm feeling more confident of how I would like to blend their ideas to create an effective, therapeutic technique. I'll be posting more, for sure! Blessings.
Cheryl

The more that I learn, the more that I question. Of one thing I am sure, there are no definites. No one can tell you definitively the meaning of anything because everything can be interpreted thousands of ways. I say this because I encountered a purple angel the other night. He had a specific message for someone and he didn't address me directly, but rather through my angels, Alexander and Susanna.

Some of you may be familiar with Doreen Virtue and know that she is widely accepted as the foremost expert on angels.  I've read some of her books and I have given her angel card decks as gifts several times. In her writings, she describes the Archangel Raphael as a purple angel. Dr. Virtue respectably trains many people to do angel readings, and I haven't had any training by anyone, so I'm not here to say that my experience is any more definite than anyone else's. I say all of this only because there were parts of my experience with this particular angel that is different than how Dr. Virtue describes the purple angel.

The purple angel that appeared to me was clearly an angel of rank and power. I also understood that my conversation went through my angels because at my stage of acceptance and understanding, it was easier than trying to communicate directly with this powerful angel. This had nothing to do with the angel's capabilities, but rather with my own limitations. I had the feeling that there will be another time soon when I will see this angel again and will speak directly with him, but now was not the time. It often happens that the angels and other spirits give things to me in pieces that I am able to handle. A little at a time. It's like they don't want to overload me!

This angel did give me a name and it began with an H, but I can't spell it or properly pronounce it. The angel may or may not have been Raphael, who knows? I only know that angels have many names and can appear in any way that they think is most appropriate for you. I will say that the purple was stunning and I was in awe in his presence.
Cheryl

On Tuesday Oprah had Dr. Brian Weiss as a guest on her TV show and they showed a wonderful representation on how a past life regression session goes. I don't think that there is a repeat of the show any time, but you are able to read a transcript of it on her web site.

Also, on Monday evenings at 9pm EST, Oprah is now doing a web cast of some of her interviews from her Soul Series on XMRadio. Last Monday she interviewed Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and if any of you have not heard Dr. Taylor's amazing experiences, take 20 minutes and watch the interview on Oprah's web site. You won't be disappointed!
Cheryl