Question:

I am having major problems with the feeling exercise. I just can't seem to do it, or to do any exercise that has to do with feelings. When I try to focus on a feeling my mind always seems to get in the way. Someone recommended that I try some breathing exercises like connected breathing as a way to open up to feelings. Do you think this might help speed things along? Thanks.

Answer:

Breath work, and particularly connected breathing can be a helpful exercise to make you more aware of your feelings. However, you are feeling all of the time. We are all feeling beings. We access our power, abundance and joyfulness through our feelings. You have gone to great lengths to convince yourself that you can't feel. That is a device you used to hide your power. The times you believe you are not feeling are the times you can be sure you are feeling deeply. I suggest that you think of one or more situations that bring a smile to your face or make you angry. If you can't think of anything, read the newspaper for a story that makes you angry and watch a sitcom on television for a laugh. This will start you off on paying attention to all the feelings you have.

Question:

First let me say that I've never had it so good! Participation in your seminars and support groups (c. 1987 ) blessed my life right out of its old belief-system. I now have daily access to freedom and happiness that I only longed for before. Thank you, my friend. Now my question is: How can I offer something more than mere comfort to someone who has suffered grievous loss at the hands of evil? When friends, family or acquaintances suffer crime, sickness or tragedy, I find myself at a loss to communicate the real healing message, which has worked so powerfully for me. All I can offer is comforting words and practical help. But the message of principle and perfection seems cowed in the face of such pain. Religious institutions are not meeting this need; they teach consolation without liberation. And people without any mythical faith are left utterly devastated by personal loss, especially in the pain-fear-suffering milieu amplified by the mass media. How have you dealt with it effectively, especially with people who have never heard of principle?

Answer:

Although you are seemingly asking for a way to support someone who has never heard of Universal Principles, you are really asking for this support for yourself. Your question, "How can I offer something more than mere comfort to someone who has suffered grievous loss at the hands of evil?" indicates that you believe in "evil" as well as the possibility of "loss." We see the world around us through eyes clouded by our own beliefs. As long as you believe that "evil" and "loss" exist, that is what you will see. The Principle involved is: All that I see is me. I am the whole of the Universe. Nothing can be done to me or be taken from me since there is no "other." Also, since all energy in the Universe is love, love is all that is being exchanged even though we have convinced ourselves that our beliefs in anger, hatred and violence are real. When we open the energy in our beliefs and see clearly, all we see and feel is unconditional love. As for how to communicate to another, we are communicating lovingly all of the time. Each of us chooses how we wish to receive the communication. When you are clear that all is love, you will not feel the need to explain anything to anyone. You will know that each person, in the fullness of his power, is choosing to have the exact experience she came to the human to have. And, one choice is not better than another.

Excerpt:

The following is from The Journey, Chapter 19 -- Universal Principles: 12. Comfort and Discomfort Our bodies are magnificent instruments that we create to support us in having the experiences we come to the human to have. Our bodies are created and maintained in consciousness. They mirror the state of our consciousness, which includes the collective consciousness beliefs in how to look, act, age and die. Unencumbered by our beliefs, our consciousness is unlimited, as are our bodies. The natural state of our consciousness is perfect ease, as is the natural state of our bodies. The limited beliefs we have about our bodies are there to love and embrace just the way they are. This opens the energy held in the beliefs as it opens the energy in our bodies from that of dis-ease to ease.

Question:

You say to see and feel everything that comes to me as the perfect support. And when that support is uncomfortable, to locate the belief that interprets the situation in a limited way. Also, you state that until there is deep appreciation for what I've already created, the energy in the creation stays where it is. Help me move forward. I want to be beyond this point. I understand that this situation with my mother is supporting me, but how? My belief that interprets this situation in a limited way is that I feel obligated for my mother's happiness. How can I release myself from this belief? How do I let go? I can read your words, but how do I implement them? How do I effect change? Whenever my mother calls, I have a gut wrenching reaction in the pit of my stomach. Since I won't let her control me anymore, she tries even harder to manipulate me again. When I think of calling her just to make her happy, I can't. The panic and the terror wells up. I know if I call her, her manipulating will start all over again. She says that I'm her child. I informed her that I'm her daughter, but I can't be her child. I'm an adult now. So now she calls me her baby & says that I'll always be her baby. I'm the oldest of three. At 24, I finally had the courage to leave home. I now have an adult daughter. And my mother told a relative that she never forgave me for leaving her. She had my father, my brother, relatives & friends, she wasn't alone. I don't want anything to do with her. I visualize her being happy, healthy & enjoying her life. I want to live my life, I don't want to live her life.

Answer:

The feeling you call "gut wrenching" is your power . Go into the feeling without the label you have placed on it -- "gut wrenching" -- and feel the energy in the feeling as your power -- the Power of God. You hid the power under the disguise of the label so that you could have the precise experiences you have had and continue to have with your mother. These are all experiences in consciousness played out in the human based on beliefs you accepted that define your relationship with your mother. However, you are free to redefine the relationship based on the truth of who you both are -- The Power and Presence of God. I suggest you read The Journey for a more complete exposition of the process for transitioning from the human as a human experience to the human as a Soul experience.

Question:

We create our own situations either consciously or unconsciously and know that that is what we wanted when we see it and experience it, and we know our Soul Self comes to Human forms to have certain planned experiences, so ... are the Soul Self choices part of the Cause and Effect principle? When we are experiencing a circumstance, is it not from our conscious or unconscious or a Soul Self planned experience?

Answer:

The concept of cause and effect is an intellectual device we use to keep us at the intellectual level and mired down in semantics. I played that game years ago. Now I know that every circumstance is there for me to enjoy. If it appears less than enjoyable I know that I am seeing it in some limited way, and that I have intentionally vested power there to give myself the experiences I am having. I appreciate my creation, as I proceed to open the energy I have hidden in the limited belief. Then, I embrace the energy just the way it feels, free of any labels. As I feel the power come back, I feel appreciation for my willingness to reclaim my power. Life is a feeling experience. Our power is in our feelings. Reclaiming our power is the real game in town. The power is unconditional love that keeps expanding as we feel more and more appreciation.

Question:

Some thoughts and questions about the Principle of Means and Ends as it relates to 9/11. If a pit bull attacks my 2-year-old, I do what it takes to remove the immediate physical threat. I use violence to severely injure it or kill it in order to protect my child. The end I seek is a peaceful life with my family. So I realize that I have violated the principle of means and ends, but have saved my kid. Wouldn't you agree that it would be ludicrous in that situation to make a peaceful request for the doggie to please stop, or to sit cross-legged and chant something like "All is love," "I love this pit bull just the way he is," or "Ah, I see that this perceived attacker is using his free will to express his love in the manner that is perfect for all involved?" I am quite unsure as to how to respond to the 9/11 terrorists, but I believe that if our response on 9/12 was to simply reflect on the love and perfection of it all, the attackers certainly would have thought "Hah! They are the fools we believe them to be. Proceed to strike the next 3 targets and kill thousands more!" Arnold, I believe in and have experienced the results of the means and ends principle, but aren't there some who are just bent on doing what they believe is right regardless of cost of human life? And shouldn't that be met with some kind of resistance because, however illusory, we value this physical life?

Answer:

As long as we believe that there is power outside of us that is what we experience. Pit bulls and terrorists do not arise randomly. They enter those people's lives who invite them in. Each of us is The God Presence. It is through the ultimate and unlimited power of this Presence that we create our human "reality." What we consider "real" is just a figment of our imagination made to seem real because we are so powerful. If God were facing a pit bull, would you be concerned for God's safety? Well, each of us is the God Presence. We are never "unsafe." We are never "victims." We can, however, create the seeming reality of being victimized, by using the Power of our God Presence to give ourselves that experience. As for valuing our physical life, we truly value ourselves by being clear who we really are. Seeing our limitations as real is valuing illusion. Accepting and appreciating ourselves as The God Presence is placing our valuing where we benefit the most. Are you worthy of any less than that? The next question is how do you value yourself more? I suggest that you read The Journey for the answer to that question as well as a more detailed answer to your questions. You may also gain more insights by reading back through answers to other questions at this website.

Question:

My sweet little cat passed away suddenly on Sunday morning. My wife and I feel like our hearts have been torn apart. We're both staying present and feeling the feelings (which are awful). I know that in some way, this was the perfect timing for his passing, but part of me feels like we have been robbed. Our cat was only five years old. I cannot express how much we loved him and how much he loved us. We are so blessed to have had his little spirit in our life. Do you have any advice for us on how to get through this intense pain?

Answer:

One of the things your beloved cat came to help you with is to accept and appreciate that nothing dies. All is God and God doesn't die. As for seeing and feeling the sweet little cat as separate from you, this is an illusion that you created. There is no "other." All is Oneness. The sadness and pain you feel are disguises for your power, your joyfulness, your inspiration, your creativity and your abundance—all aspects of The God Presence that is free to explore every kind of situation imaginable. You do this all in consciousness, and then with your unlimited power, give a seeming reality to your imaginative creations. Sadness, pain, separation and the finality of death are some of those creations. There is a close relationship between the illusion of powerlessness, victimization, pain, separation and death, and the reality of a powerful being. In both situations, we are in the fullness of our power. We cannot create the illusion of powerlessness without using the fullness of our power. This brings us to the concept of appreciation. We deserve deep self-appreciation for our creativity, ingenuity and courage in crafting a life filled with experiences so different from our natural state. We deserve that same appreciation for our willingness to open ourselves to the magnificence of who we really are.

Question:

I have two basic questions. The first is how to do support work alone by myself. Do I have to do an invocation? And can I do an invocation in silence by myself, or do I have to whisper or speak it aloud? How is the procedure for doing the support work alone by myself? The second question is about working for people that are not present. Can I do support work in a group for people who are not actually there? I give some examples to make myself more understandable. For instance I would like to have more people involved in the bodywork Trager (I assume you know this work), since I feel lots of people would profit from it and I would like them to profit. Can I do support work asking for people absolutely unknown to me? Like for instance people living in the third world countries and by support work sending them food, shelter etc.? This way I can also do work for others instead of always being busy for myself. Can I do this in a way that people unknown to me (I have never been in a third world country) profit from the abundance in the Universe? How is a procedure for such cases? And can I also do this by myself?

Answer:

One of the great joys of being human is the opportunity to relate to other humans. And, that is what we have come into the human to do. The support you are looking for is found in that interaction. During the first phase of our journey here we experience the self-created illusion of being separate from others. This illusion results from beliefs that we are merely humans with all of the limitations attributed to being human. When we feel the inner urge to move beyond these limitations, our human interactions provide us with the information that serves as the road map to open the energy hidden in our beliefs. Mutual support is, at first, playing the supportive role in other people's dramas. Then, mutual support expands into consciously opening our hearts to each other free of judgment. We learned to be judgmental, but we are naturally unconditionally loving. In our interactions, as we heighten our awareness to who we really are, we locate the ways we resist being unconditionally loving. When we love unconditionally, who are we really loving? The answer is, we are loving ourselves, for each of us is the whole of the Universe. While these concepts are simple, they are also huge in scope. The way they become functionally real for us is through a commitment to open to them. The amount of the opening is equal to the depth of the commitment. There is no limit to the amount of joy, abundance, creativity, inspiration and fun we can allow into our lives. There is no limit to the depth of the commitment we can make to open ourselves to these gifts. Every time we consciously choose to make the commitment to open more, the Universe sends us the perfect support to guide us through the opening process. The vehicle through which the gifts of joy, abundance creativity, inspiration and fun come to us is our relationships with each other. How we see another is how we see our Self. As long as we see any separation between our Self and another, we are keeping the illusion of limitation, fear, pain and death alive. And the gifts stay hidden. Living our lives in seclusion is maintaining the biggest illusion of all. We use all of the power of our God Presence to create and maintain the illusion of separation. We are always at choice as to how we wish to use our power. One choice is not better than another. Perhaps you wish to ask yourself which choice is more fun?

Question:

Could you please talk about debts. I am so in debt and trying to get out. I have your latest book The Journey—thank you very much—and it has really given me a lot of clarity. However, no matter how hard I try I can't make enough money to get out of debt. I make peace with my debts and actually have grown to enjoy paying the bills, and I'd pay them faster—like as soon as I get them if I had the money.

Answer:

A debt is a disguise for abundance. You use the power of who you really are -- The God Presence -- to create the illusion that you are not in the midst of total abundance and power. I suggest that you reread The Journey keeping in mind the foregoing two sentences. See if you can feel the power sitting right in the disguise you call debt. Making yourself seem powerless when you are really in the fullness of your power is a remarkable accomplishment. Feel appreciation for yourself for this achievement. You have been very persistent and persevering in keeping the illusion of powerlessness alive. These same attributes are available to you in uncovering the truth. Use them to keep feeling the power in the disguise of debt until you reclaim the power.

Question:

I was wondering if you could talk about a paragraph from The Journey. You say that when you remember that the bread is already yours—you offer a gift. To whom do you offer the gift? Thanks again for The Journey, I love the book.

Answer:

The concept that all that you see is you, otherwise referred to as The Oneness, requires the willingness to open your Self really wide. There is nothing outside of each of us. Whatever seems that it is, is given the illusion of separateness by the Power of The God Presence that you are. One of the attributes of The God Presence is the freedom to explore the infinite recesses of the Universe. Having chosen the human experience, you are now exploring life on planet earth. With the concept of Oneness in mind, you can see that you are offering the gift to your Self in the guise of the person offering you the bread. There is another aspect of the gift you are giving to your Self. You are giving the gift out of the deep appreciation you feel for your Self. All parts of this extraordinary journey we call the human experience are created by us using all of the ingenuity, creativity, inspiration and power of The God Presence. We have spent the first phase of the journey hiding the truth of who we really are. In the second phase that you have chosen to enter, your role is to keep reminding yourself who you really are. You spent many years hiding your Self from you. Now is the time to not only declare the truth, but to appreciate the truth.

Question:

My brother was arrested last year and sits in prison for something he didn't do. Can you tell me how to support him? I keep seeing him perfect and sending him lots of unconditional love. He's working very hard on himself and has your book, You Can Have It All. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:

The approach you are taking is perfect. You can add to this seeing your brother in the fullness of his power choosing to give himself the experience he is now exploring. He is not in jail as a result of a mistake. Holding onto that belief undermines the truth - - that your brother, in the fullness of his power, is the creator of his experiences. By the way, your willingness to see him in the fullness of his power reinforces that truth for you. Finally, see all with whom you interact as in the fullness of their power also. No one is separate from the Oneness. And, no one is ever outside the Power of The God Presence. Your brother is giving you another wonderful opportunity, and that is the reminder that "right" and "wrong" are beliefs we have subscribed to that have no reality other than in our consciousness. And as long as these beliefs remain in our consciousness, that is what we will see reflected to us in our daily experiences. Your brother's creation of his jailhouse experience is precisely what he believes. You hold that belief also. If you open the belief in your consciousness, you will be opening it for your brother. Opening that belief means opening to the knowing, deep within, that all is love, and whenever we see something that appears unloving we know we have subscribed to a belief that has overridden the truth. Do not underestimate the opportunity you have. But, do not underestimate the commitment that opening to this truth requires. If you proceed with this opportunity, ask yourself how far you are willing to go to open the beliefs. If you have any doubts or reservations about making the commitment, open up those doubts or reservations first. You will know when you feel fully committed. That is when you will open to the knowing that all is love, and love is what you will see.

Question:

Do any books in your product range show visual examples, maybe illustrations of the key points to remind the reader of how to trigger the techniques that you are teaching?

Answer:

One of my books, The Treasure Hunt, has illustrations for the Principles covered in the text. The purpose of the illustrations is to stimulate the imagination of the reader, although they may also serve to trigger the Principles. Each of us is a unique being -- imaginatively creative, inspired, joyful and abundant. We are the Power and Presence of God, totally unlimited in all ways. The Universe is our loving, supportive Self, giving us, in every moment, the perfect opportunity to expand our awareness of our true Self. We take advantage of this opportunity by heightening our awareness to what the Universe is bringing us each moment. This is the triggering mechanism you are looking for. What you will find when you heighten your awareness to the gift being presented in the moment is either your openness to accept and appreciate the gift, or your resistance to accept and appreciate the gift. When you are committed to open up all the beliefs that you have created to give reality to the resistance, you will be led to the support to open up the beliefs that free you from your self-created resistance. I suggest that you read The Journey for a fuller explanation of what I have covered in this answer.

Question:

You have helped me tremendously with my mother. Your words are so soothing. When I read them, I feel a release in my body. And then the feeling of release keeps reverberating -- like a sound wave -- with a soothing, all knowing feeling, with expansiveness and awareness. My mother calls way too often. I told her not to call me anymore, that I'll call her. She asked when I am going to call her. I said next week. She asked what day? I told her I didn't know what day, but I would call her. Each time I call, she calls again a few days later. Sometimes she'll call twice during the week and again over the weekend. Then she told me to call her every day. Once she got mad at me, hung up on me and didn't call for 3 months. Yipppppeeeee! She leaves messages where she's crying over the phone, saying that she can't stand it anymore; that I am to call her as soon as I get home. She said that I should let her know when I go out of town. I said no. She asked for my neighbor's phone number so she can call my neighbor when I'm not home and have my neighbor check up on me to see if I'm at home or not, and to then call her back to let her know. I said no. She also leaves angry, demanding messages saying that she can't stand it anymore. That she worries about me every day, not knowing how I'm doing, if I'm sick or if something is wrong. And I always tell her that I'm fine, that I'm happy, and that everything in my life is splendid. One night when I got home after being at a friend's wedding, the phone was ringing as I walked into the house. It was my mother. I asked her what was wrong? She said nothing. I asked why she was calling so late. She said she had been calling all day; that she began to worry because I wasn't home when she called. I asked her, "Can't I live my own life? Can't I go to a friend's wedding?" I asked why she didn't wait until the next morning and then call. She said she wanted to talk to me now. One day she called 5 times. I was out of town that week. She called a total of 18 times. She doesn't call and harass my younger sister and brother -- just me. She realizes she can't manipulate me anymore, and now, she's using every method that she can think of to try to manipulate and control me again. I no longer panic when she calls. And I no longer spiral into a depression. I no longer feel terrorized by her. I'm beginning to feel emotionally detached from her. And I'm not threatened nor intimidated by her anymore. More and more, I'm beginning to feel like an observer about this situation. I no longer feel obligated to make her happy. The more you do for her, the more demanding she becomes. I don't feel guilty about living my life instead of living my life the way she wants me to. Pleasing her is no longer an option. And the release and sense of freedom is so wonderful! Thank you for always being there for me and for always helping me. You are a remarkable, sharing, caring person.

Answer:

Take a few deep breaths. Are you willing to open your heart to your Self? Open it wide. Feel deep love for your Self. The Self you are opening to includes your mother. Your perception is that you and she are separate. However, all that you see is you. When you are uncomfortable with what you see, as is the case with your mother, you are not seeing clearly. You are seeing through eyes that are covered with veils of judgments that you created. You placed the veils over your eyes intentionally. You have chosen to create the precise relationship with your mother that you are experiencing -- no mistakes, no accidents. Are you willing to accept your creation? Are you willing to appreciate your creation? Are you willing to love, unconditionally, your creation? All that you create is you! And you are the magnificent God Presence. Take your time to feel deep unconditional love for you and the mother that you created. Particularly, embrace all aspects of her that you find annoying and unacceptable. You created all these aspects. If you judge them as unacceptable, you are finding fault with your own creation. You are treating yourself as an inadequate, not too smart creator. This is not only untrue, it is demeaning and disempowering. All your creations are wonderful and purposeful. You are wonderful and purposeful in all your creations. Embrace your mother and yourself in deep unconditional love and appreciation. Feel the power you vested in keeping her separate from you as now back with you. You created your mother to give you perfect reflections of the state of your consciousness. She is a gift you have given to yourself. When you see her as manipulating and demanding, that is how you see yourself. This does not mean you are really manipulating and demanding, any more than it means your mother really is. You, the God Presence, made this up to hide your power. If you didn't hide all that power you could not remain in the human. And the brilliance of the way you hid your power is evidenced by the choice to use the very beliefs you find so distasteful and uncomfortable as hiding places. This insures that you stay away from the hiding places, thus allowing you to continue with your human journey. There comes a time when our Infinite Intelligence guides us to awaken to who we really are. We then begin the process of remembering where we hid our power and then reclaiming the power. Opening to the fullness of that power does not mean that we can no longer stay in the human experience. It means we are ready to be in the human in full awareness of how powerful we are, and enjoy experiencing and expressing that power as human beings. Are you ready to open your awareness to the powerful being you really are? If you are, I suggest that you read The Journey for a more detailed account of the process involved in that opening. The human experience is a marvelous game we concocted with the support of our Infinite Intelligence. The game is intended to be fun. When it isn't, we are not seeing clearly. When we are ready, our Infinite Intelligence guides us in expanding our awareness. That is when the game becomes fun.

Question:

I am a model. Last year, at a photo shoot for a large cosmetic manufacturer, a chemical was applied to my hair twice, which resulted in my hair being severely over-processed and my scalp chemically burned. Consequently, I lost over 80% of my hair (down to the scalp). At the time of this injury, I was at the beginning of a very promising career. Even this company was planning to use me for a national ad campaign and tour. Arnold, losing my hair, postponing my career, and the humiliation and suffering I experienced because of this experience resulted in me gaining 40 lbs in a very short period of time and severe depression that I am just now coming out of. At times I have lost hope that I will receive anything from this experience. However, my inner spirit tells me to hold on -- to fight. I know a lot of models who have experienced similar injuries under similar circumstances, but they never ask for any kind of compensation. I don't want to be like them. I want to send a message to the conglomerates of the world that you cannot abuse people and act like it never happened. I want justice for myself and others for the greater good of this entire industry. Because of the injuries, I had to stop modeling. I have since retained a lawyer in order to receive payment for the pain, suffering, and loss of wages I experienced. My intention is to receive an out-of-court settlement quickly and easily. However, the attorneys I've spoken to all say there has never been a case like this tried or settled, and they are hesitant to negotiate a settlement because there is no precedent to follow. However, I know that God is limitless and that I define my world, so my question is this: How do I pray about this situation? What should my specific prayer be to receive the payment/settlement and outcome I desire/deserve? Can you please assist me in any way? What are your thoughts on this issue? I appreciate your time and most importantly your encouragement, advice, and support.

Answer:

Our purpose in coming into the human is not to find "justice," punish those who are "bad" and reward those who are "good." Human laws are intentionally opposite to Universal Law. We create human laws and give them power only by vesting our God Power in them. They are figments of our creativity and imagination. We make them up to provide us with a game to play that is sufficiently interesting to command our full attention. After all, as the God Presence, with all the Power of the Universe, we require a very challenging game to engage us at the level of our true capacity to perform. If you were a professional athlete, would you be satisfied to spend your career playing college-level sports? The issue you are dealing with is, "Where is the power?" Is it inside of you or outside of you? If you look to blame another for anything that happens, you are saying the power is outside of you. If you accept that you have the power, no one is ever at fault, and whatever happens is your own creation -- intentionally put in motion so the game you came to play remains interesting. As you can guess, the same level of creativity, ingenuity and commitment is required to reclaim the power as is required to vest the power outside of you. For a detailed explanation, read The Journey. After you have read the book, ask any question you have. You have not come to this place in your life by accident or mistake. Your Infinite Intelligence brought you here. Are you ready to claim your real power?

Question:

Is what is required to open a belief just allowing whatever we're feeling to be felt and feeling appreciation for ourselves and the situation? There's no need to know why, how, when, etc.?

Answer:

The why, how and when are very significant. Our creation of beliefs is central to our whole experience as human beings. Without them our time here would be meaningless. We created our beliefs to hide our Power as the God Presence so that we could function as humans. The creation of our beliefs and the ways we keep them in force require incredible ingenuity and creativity. For this we feel appreciation. As for when, most beliefs are created early in our lives. Since we have lived with them for such a long period of time, they seem an integral part of us. This is why opening them up requires a deep commitment. I suggest you read The Journey. This book describes my personal experience with creating and opening beliefs, the process I used and the benefits of the process.

Question:

Years ago, when you and Selma were doing relationship workshops, you mentioned "preference." I understand that our relationships are perfect mirrors to let us know where we have judgments and so they help us to release them. My question is, how do we know the difference between moving into preference with the people we choose to play the game or are we moving into preference based on our judgment around our preferences? If I prefer to play with a particular person and walk away from a negative person in my life, am I making that choice from preference or am I making the choice based on my judgment/interpretation around preference.

Answer:

The term "preference" is a transitional term. We used it to help ease people toward accepting everything as perfect. The way you phrased your question indicates you already know the answer. The Principle we are dealing with is non-judgment. We are all naturally unconditionally loving. We create judgments to hide our enormous power, the power of our God Presence, so we can remain in the human and play the game of limitation and powerlessness. There comes a time when we are ready to awaken to who we really are and reclaim the power we have intentionally hidden. As the God Presence, we know that all that we see is the God Presence. Negativity is made up. It does not really exist except in our imagination. When you notice negativity, you know you have found a place you hid some power. Those people you call "negative" provide you with the opportunity to reclaim the power you have hidden. You are ready to unwrap the disguise you call negativity and call what you are feeling by its real name -- the power of unconditional love. We cannot become something we are not. We are all the God Presence. We cannot really be angry, hateful, mean and uncaring. But, we can use the unlimited power of the God Presence to create the illusion that we are. There comes a time when we are ready to open to the truth. Since you are asking this question, you are ready for the answer. You are being guided by your Infinite Intelligence. You can trust where that Intelligence leads you. Feel the joy of being so guided. Feel grateful for that guidance. We are all loved unconditionally by the Universe and all in It at all times. Our role is to express that unconditional love to all with whom we interact. Expressing that love is not only fulfilling, it is great fun. Enjoy!

Question:

I am reading your book You Can Have It All for the second time and on page 47 in your book you make a statement in which you say "Society creates the sadness around funerals. Since no one ever really dies, and since we can, if we choose, maintain contact with those who have left their bodies, why all the trauma?" My question is how do we do that? How do I really know that I'm communicating with deceased individuals? This statement has really intrigued me.

Answer:

In clarification of the quote, each of us is "society." As long as we accept the belief that people die, we grieve for them. When you are really clear that no one dies, your Infinite Intelligence will bring you the next perfect experience to support you in opening to who you really are. I suggest that you read The Journey. That book will give you a clearer perspective of who you really are and how to open to that. I also suggest that you read the answers to questions posted on my website. You may read through prior questions and answers. You may wish to read the message “Wireless Love” to read my personal way of communicating with those who have moved on to another dimension. The Universe is always present to support you in expanding your awareness of who you are. When you accept and appreciate the support you are receiving, you expand your readiness to receive more support.

Comments and Insights:

I just had a powerful experience. I've been in a lot of discomfort (pain) the last two weeks with leg cramps and pain. This morning, as I was doing the Feeling Exercise, I felt discomfort in my legs and feet. A light bulb went on inside my mind. I decided to experiment the Feeling Exercise with my discomfort. I felt the pain and I felt the throbbing. I removed any thought or judgment around them. I just felt the feeling. I realized in just a few moments, that the pain (discomfort) is nothing more than energy vibrating in my body. It is my God Presence vibrating in my leg and feet. When I give it an interpretation, such as pain and fear, the pain returns or increases. When I just allow it to be, I can literally feel it as a vibration in my body. It's pure and unadulterated. I am happy to report that today I've had long periods of pain free legs and feet and I actually (after a 2-week abstinence) was able to do a 30-minute aerobic workout without pain. I can't tell you how happy I am! Instead of denying any discomfort, I actually gave myself permission to feel the sensation without a thought attached to it. Years ago, when you lectured, you talked about the Feeling Exercise. I never understood it until recently. I asked myself, "How can I feel a feeling unless I know what the feeling is?" Today, I got my answer. The light bulb went on. Thank you for sharing the exercise, Arnold. It is priceless. Any comments or suggestions on my understanding of it would be appreciated.

Suggestion:

Just one suggestion: You can call the energy coursing through your body what it is -- the Power of God expressing through you, as you.