Spiritual Development Articles

Spiritual Awareness and Personal Development:
Part 1
By Dr. Mark Pitstick 

We each have the potential to enjoy a relative personal
utopia on Earth and help our world become the same. A
healthy, successful, and happy life is our birth right.
Powerful information, techniques, and resources are now
available for all people to awaken to their true natures and
vital purposes in life.

These resources will help you transform in body, mind, and
spirit so you actually experience a more vibrant and
harmonious existence. This is not just a wishful thinking
"pie in the sky" impossible dream. The steps to realizing
inner and outer excellence are practical and possible. As in
achieving any great task, however, work, persistence, and
knowledge are required. 

The good news is that we are not alone in this pursuit; we
have limitless assistance from within and all around.
Creator (God/Universe/Spirt) had this level of abundant
living in mind from the beginning. Certain blockages or
interferences are keeping you from hearing and acting upon
this truth. Making small lifestyle adjustments, strategic
changes in how you live can help remove these blocks.
That's when the pieces of the puzzle will fall together,
you'll get the big picture, and life becomes a daring
adventure every day.

In years past, humans suffered under the illusion that they
were a lowly creation, born in sin, weak, evil, and prone to
error. The age of darkness and confusion has passed; now is
the time to realize our lofty calling and great
possibilities. We are on the threshold of a golden age of
love, light, peace, and harmony among all people. 

Each of us plays a vital role in the unfolding of these new
possibilities and the transformation toward personal and
world peace. Some persons live a veritable "hell" on Earth
and suffer needlessly from self-chosen and self-induced
factors. Relatively few people experience a heaven on
Earth-like existence while most live somewhere along the
continuum between heaven and "hell". As our individual
hearts-and the collective heart of humanity-increasingly
open, we each are hearing a call, sensing a pull to assist
this new age of love and light. We each have an important
mission, vision, and dream to share. The key is to identify
that calling, act upon it, and reach your fullest potential.

At age eleven, I was sitting by myself reading the obituary
of a prominent man who had just died. As I looked up, light
refracted through our beveled glass windows and I went into
a deep reverie. A calm loving voice or thought said "You
too will die someday, Mark. What will you do with your life
in the meantime? Will you leave this world a better place
or will you just take up space?" These and other revelatory
experiences motivated me to identify and follow my Soul's
mission and become all I can.

There is an accelerating evolution of consciousness going on
right now that will lead to a virtual Heaven on Earth.
Realizing inner and world peace is a function of both grace
and works; God helps those who help themselves. With God's
help-and God and the Heavenly Host are always there to guide
and assist us-we surely can reach greater heights. More and
more people are pursuing their personal best in all areas of
life. More people are realizing that everyone on Earth is
part of one big family. Utopia can be a reality here and
now as we discover and express our highest physical, mental,
and spiritual potential. When enough of us share this
vision of world peace, it will become a reality. The plans
and mechanisms for it are already in place. 

We live in a totally lawful, orderly and perfect Universe
that is exquisitely designed for our spiritual unfoldment
and growth. From a purely physical (limited Earthly)
perspective, life can appear capricious and cruel. God
seems to be asleep at the helm at best and vengeful or
nonexistent at worst. Perceive life from a spiritual
perspective. Look at life from the standpoint of soul-
growth; then the mysteries and seeming injustices on Earth
will make perfect sense. We each remember a more beautiful,
a more just place-our eternal spiritual Home-and miss it.
Our present mission, for which we each volunteered, is to
establish that level of higher consciousness and peace on
planet Earth. 

The solutions to all the world's problems already exist; we
have everything we need to establish a relative utopia right
now. Cooperate with and love one another. Knowing your
real, eternal nature helps you be an impeccable warrior,
discern your own best path, and let your light shine. Keys
to demonstrating this truth include: 
-- open your heart and mind to the voice of God that speaks
within
-- practice transformative techniques and holistic health
habits that help unleash your fullest potential. 
-- listen for your Soul's mission and serve others as you
feel called to do so 

Cooperation, rather than competition, characterizes this new
age of enlightened humanity. Contributions of persons from
all walks of life are important. 21st century holism
recognizes the sanctity of varying viewpoints of race,
gender, culture, sexual orientation, religion, and other
valid differences. A wise Hindu parable described four
blind men encountering an elephant for the first time.
Each, depending on his orientation to the animal, was
adamant about its true nature: "It's like a broad flat wall"
said the man by its side; "No, it's like a skinny rope"
countered one by its tail; "You're both wrong" claimed the
man by its ear, "An elephant is like a thin huge leaf"; the
fourth near the beast's leg vociferously argued it was like
a huge pillar. 

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Dr. Mark Pitstick is author of "Balanced Living:
Transforming Body, Mind, and Spirit", "Toward Heaven on
Earth", and "Soul Proof". To learn more about his
workshops, books, tapes, and counseling sessions, check his
websites at www.soulproof.com

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