21 — Life and Death

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Chapter Twenty-One Life and Death

Life is the choice to follow the flow ofenergy within us.Death is the choice to block or go against this life energy.We are faced with this life-or-death choice every moment ofour lives.

Each time that we choose to trust and follow our intuition,our channel opens more,and more ofthe life force flows through.The cells ofour body actually receive more energy and are renewed and revitalized faster.Physically,emotionally,and mentally we feel more alive,and more ofour spiritual light can shine through.Our body stays young,healthy,and beautiful,and radiates vitality.

When we choose not to follow our intuitive promptings,we

close offour channel and our cells receive less energy.The body begins to deteriorate faster.When we aren’t following the flow of energy,life becomes a struggle.Stress and strain take their toll on the physical form and we can see the struggle in our faces and bodies.Lines ofworry form and the body begins to bend with the effort it is making.Ifwe continue to choose to close offthe energy moment after moment,day after day,year after year,eventually the body will age,deteriorate,and die.Ifwe change our pattern and begin to trust ourselves more,the body will begin to be renewed.

A part ofall ofus wants life,wants to make the commitment to live,and is willing to trust our intuition and follow it from moment to moment.There’s also a part ofus that doesn’t trust ourselves:“I can’t do this;it’s too much,too intense;I don’t want to surrender.”When we go against ourselves,we experience only effort and struggle;when we surrender to life,we feel passion, aliveness,and flow.

Any time somebody dies,they are consciously or unconsciously choosing to leave this physical body.It may appear that they’re victims ofa disaster or a deadly disease,but on a soul level,they are in charge oftheir own journey.Their spirit knows what it’s doing,although the personality may not.Some souls come in to physical form to accomplish a specific purpose and having accomplished it,they leave;or,failing to accomplish it,they may decide to move on to another realm,or perhaps come back to this one in another life.Some beings feel they’ve gotten stuck and it’s not working.They feel like they’re not learning fast enough.“This life

started with too many negative odds against me.I don’t want to deal with this anymore.I’d rather start over.”

By consciously making a choice for life,you influence the choice ofthose around you.Moment by moment,ifyou choose to trust your intuition and act on it,you’re choosing aliveness rather than death,and you’re increasing the aliveness that radiates from you.Anybody who is connected with you will feel this and it will strengthen the choice they make to live.

The more we choose to follow the life force,the healthier and more vital our bodies will become.By living as channels for the universe,it’s possible to become more energetic,alive,and beautiful as we get older,rather than less so.We will no longer leave our bodies unconsciously,through accident or illness.We will stay in the physical body as long as we desire,and will make the conscious choice to leave at whatever time we desire to do something else. Death,when we choose it,will not be a tragedy,but a conscious transition into another realm.

Meditation

Sit or lie in a comfortable position.Close your eyes.Take several deep breaths and relax your body.With each breath,let go of everything in the way ofbeing with yourself.Slowly relax into that core place within.

Recall a recent situation where you chose not to follow your energy,when you did not do what you wanted to do.Replay this scene in your mind.See yourselfgoing against what you knew to

be true for you.Then,notice how you looked and felt physically, mentally,emotionally,and spiritually.

Now,go back to that same situation and see yourselfdoing exactly what you want to do;see yourselfchoosing to follow the energy.Then,notice how your body feels,notice how you look and feel about yourself.Spend a few minutes feeling what it’s like to trust yourselfand act on what you want.

Exercise

Keep a journal ofsome ofthe decisions you made during the day.Notice when you did what you wanted and when you chose not to.Then,write how you felt about the choices you made. Notice how you felt physically and emotionally.

As you become more aware ofwhen you follow your energy, when you go against it,and the results ofeach,you’ll increasingly choose life and aliveness in each moment.