WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.199 --> 00:00:07.379 Well, hey there and welcome back and welcome back to lesson three of the welcome module 2 00:00:07.919 --> 00:00:09.940 for spiritual development academy. 3 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:17.715 And in this module, we're really gonna be looking at different ways that, you can better prepare for the entire course 4 00:00:18.095 --> 00:00:18.915 and different 5 00:00:19.375 --> 00:00:19.875 methodologies 6 00:00:20.415 --> 00:00:22.035 you can use to really 7 00:00:22.494 --> 00:00:26.755 enhance your learning and enhance your spiritual growth. 8 00:00:27.289 --> 00:00:29.390 We're also going to be looking at different 9 00:00:29.849 --> 00:00:32.269 methods to improve your 10 00:00:33.050 --> 00:00:33.550 spiritual 11 00:00:34.090 --> 00:00:34.590 practices. 12 00:00:35.449 --> 00:00:40.670 So let's get right into it, shall we? So one of the things I really wanted to look at was 13 00:00:41.210 --> 00:00:42.989 just how can you prepare? 14 00:00:43.425 --> 00:00:45.765 What are different ways that you can prepare? 15 00:00:46.145 --> 00:00:48.325 So let's start to look at that specifically. 16 00:00:50.145 --> 00:00:52.485 So within this lesson three, 17 00:00:52.945 --> 00:00:57.285 one of the things you're going to learn is different time management pointers, 18 00:00:57.840 --> 00:01:00.820 different ways to save time, work time, 19 00:01:01.280 --> 00:01:02.339 efficiency, really. 20 00:01:02.879 --> 00:01:10.659 You may already know how to study well, but these are just going to be some quick pointers, some quick ideas that perhaps you haven't thought of before. 21 00:01:11.875 --> 00:01:17.175 Other things to consider that we'll look at is how to work with your journal. 22 00:01:17.955 --> 00:01:19.395 You're gonna want to get a journal. 23 00:01:19.395 --> 00:01:23.255 You're gonna want to record different experiences that you're going, 24 00:01:23.715 --> 00:01:25.175 to have most likely. 25 00:01:25.630 --> 00:01:30.210 And, this journal is going to be very important for your own growth for you to 26 00:01:30.590 --> 00:01:31.090 record 27 00:01:31.550 --> 00:01:34.850 things whether they're experiences or thoughts or 28 00:01:36.110 --> 00:01:37.570 anything that you encounter. 29 00:01:37.950 --> 00:01:41.165 Because, as you look back on it, you'll start to realize 30 00:01:41.545 --> 00:01:43.725 just how much of your 31 00:01:44.185 --> 00:01:46.125 growth you've actually encountered. 32 00:01:46.665 --> 00:01:50.185 And, if you don't have a journal it's going to be difficult to have a benchmark. 33 00:01:50.185 --> 00:01:54.605 So that's going to be we'll talk about that. And, also, we'll look at you 34 00:01:55.610 --> 00:01:57.690 really stepping outside of your comfort zone. 35 00:01:57.690 --> 00:02:02.750 Because if you look at your comfort zone, what's so important about this is to really 36 00:02:03.290 --> 00:02:04.190 focus on 37 00:02:05.450 --> 00:02:07.150 doing things you haven't done before. 38 00:02:07.530 --> 00:02:08.910 What have you not done before? 39 00:02:09.895 --> 00:02:12.955 Get outside your comfort zone. That's one thing we're gonna look at. 40 00:02:13.575 --> 00:02:14.075 And 41 00:02:14.855 --> 00:02:16.715 ultimately, it's gonna be 42 00:02:17.255 --> 00:02:18.315 how do you 43 00:02:19.335 --> 00:02:19.835 trust? 44 00:02:20.375 --> 00:02:25.230 What's your trust factor? Are you trusting in spirit a 100%? So we'll take a look at that. 45 00:02:25.709 --> 00:02:27.250 So let's dive right in. 46 00:02:27.870 --> 00:02:29.970 One of the things that's, so important 47 00:02:30.349 --> 00:02:32.049 is to really think about, 48 00:02:33.390 --> 00:02:36.290 your time management. What are your different time management 49 00:02:36.750 --> 00:02:37.250 aspects? 50 00:02:38.285 --> 00:02:42.845 So number one and first off is how do you plan on using your time? 51 00:02:42.845 --> 00:02:44.944 What is it that's so important for you? 52 00:02:45.724 --> 00:02:49.745 So time management is an important thing in life, of course, 53 00:02:50.459 --> 00:02:52.480 but it's really important when 54 00:02:53.019 --> 00:02:53.920 you are 55 00:02:54.220 --> 00:02:55.760 learning something new. 56 00:02:56.860 --> 00:02:57.360 Remember, 57 00:02:57.819 --> 00:03:00.319 let's say back in high school or college 58 00:03:00.860 --> 00:03:02.640 and you were in a new 59 00:03:03.019 --> 00:03:03.519 subject 60 00:03:04.825 --> 00:03:08.765 and the teacher just threw massive amount of information at you, 61 00:03:09.305 --> 00:03:12.845 you could either decide to wait until the last minute, 62 00:03:13.945 --> 00:03:16.125 or maybe you had to just 63 00:03:16.849 --> 00:03:19.189 go through massive stacks of information, 64 00:03:19.650 --> 00:03:23.430 but that wasn't very efficient. Was it when you began to 65 00:03:23.810 --> 00:03:29.510 do little bits at a time and evenly space it out? That's when you found that you had the most 66 00:03:29.810 --> 00:03:31.670 efficient method of learning. 67 00:03:32.815 --> 00:03:33.875 And it's all about 68 00:03:34.175 --> 00:03:34.675 planning. 69 00:03:35.694 --> 00:03:37.715 Read through the details 70 00:03:38.175 --> 00:03:40.355 of the course. Go through the framework. 71 00:03:41.215 --> 00:03:46.194 Understand what the course covers. Go through the full outline, which I'll attach 72 00:03:47.060 --> 00:03:47.880 as a PDF. 73 00:03:48.740 --> 00:03:50.580 So that way you're going to learn different steps. 74 00:03:50.580 --> 00:03:53.240 You're going to learn the different things that the course covers. 75 00:03:53.860 --> 00:03:55.000 Go through the outline. 76 00:03:55.300 --> 00:03:59.240 Go through all the PDFs. Go through all the videos. 77 00:03:59.860 --> 00:04:01.160 You'll start to see 78 00:04:01.515 --> 00:04:06.415 how the framework, and remember I was talking about this being a step by step framework. 79 00:04:06.795 --> 00:04:07.775 If you learn 80 00:04:08.635 --> 00:04:13.454 what the different steps are, you'll start to see, oh, this is how we're going to progress. 81 00:04:14.550 --> 00:04:19.290 And plan to spend no more than say five, maybe seven hours a week 82 00:04:19.670 --> 00:04:20.649 on each module 83 00:04:21.190 --> 00:04:22.330 because each module 84 00:04:22.870 --> 00:04:23.370 is 85 00:04:24.230 --> 00:04:27.850 no longer than, you know, several hours. And so, 86 00:04:28.235 --> 00:04:30.335 put in that amount of time plus 87 00:04:30.715 --> 00:04:31.855 doing self development, 88 00:04:32.395 --> 00:04:33.455 doing the exercises 89 00:04:33.835 --> 00:04:38.255 in total. You're probably gonna be spending somewhere in the ballpark of maybe five hours ish, 90 00:04:39.195 --> 00:04:40.655 for each module. 91 00:04:41.435 --> 00:04:45.420 Do that once a week. But put in the work, right? And keep practicing 92 00:04:46.040 --> 00:04:47.100 until you know 93 00:04:47.560 --> 00:04:52.120 the subject well enough to say, okay, I feel confident that I can move on now. Right? 94 00:04:52.120 --> 00:04:54.940 Remember we were talking about those quizzes, those self assessments. 95 00:04:55.305 --> 00:05:00.365 If you can do those quizzes, those self assessments, and get more than an 80% on those quizzes, then 96 00:05:01.145 --> 00:05:04.205 you should feel pretty confident that you know the material. 97 00:05:05.145 --> 00:05:05.645 Also, 98 00:05:05.945 --> 00:05:10.445 I was talking about this before. Start journaling. Get a journal 99 00:05:11.330 --> 00:05:12.389 that's specifically 100 00:05:13.009 --> 00:05:14.789 for your spiritual development. 101 00:05:15.410 --> 00:05:18.229 Go out and buy a journal. 102 00:05:19.569 --> 00:05:21.270 Put a title on it. Say, 103 00:05:22.050 --> 00:05:23.110 Spiritual Development. 104 00:05:24.335 --> 00:05:29.555 My spiritual development or my spiritual growth. Whatever name you want to put to it. Right? 105 00:05:30.015 --> 00:05:32.035 Because that's going to be the place 106 00:05:32.575 --> 00:05:35.715 where you start to write down all of your experiences. 107 00:05:36.599 --> 00:05:39.740 Because journaling is great for self reflection. 108 00:05:40.680 --> 00:05:45.419 It's going to be a place where you're going to write down all of your experiences, all the things that you've 109 00:05:46.439 --> 00:05:46.939 undergone. 110 00:05:47.319 --> 00:05:48.620 Maybe you've encountered 111 00:05:49.595 --> 00:05:50.975 different spiritual experiences. 112 00:05:51.835 --> 00:05:52.895 Maybe you've encountered 113 00:05:53.275 --> 00:05:54.895 different things during meditations. 114 00:05:55.595 --> 00:06:00.975 Maybe you've learned how to meditate. Maybe you couldn't before, but now you can. Whatever it is, 115 00:06:02.074 --> 00:06:03.375 write down your experiences 116 00:06:03.979 --> 00:06:06.960 and use the journal also to start to collect 117 00:06:07.340 --> 00:06:09.040 all the different pieces of paper 118 00:06:09.500 --> 00:06:12.639 regarding spiritual activity, whether that's exercises 119 00:06:13.180 --> 00:06:17.199 or the PDFs or ideas or different handouts that are in the course. 120 00:06:17.500 --> 00:06:19.035 You might want to print them out, 121 00:06:19.515 --> 00:06:25.215 put them all in one central place, and your journal can be the central place to gather all those pieces of information. 122 00:06:26.155 --> 00:06:29.935 So use your journal to write the notes to your soul. 123 00:06:30.235 --> 00:06:32.895 We'll do an exercise on that in this lesson. 124 00:06:34.280 --> 00:06:39.340 Because in the notes to the soul where you write the notes to the soul 125 00:06:39.880 --> 00:06:41.500 you're effectively writing 126 00:06:42.200 --> 00:06:44.380 a letter to your spirit within. 127 00:06:44.680 --> 00:06:47.500 And we'll get in the detail about this 128 00:06:48.455 --> 00:06:50.875 and what that really is and what it entails. 129 00:06:51.015 --> 00:06:55.195 But that's really where you can write in your notebook, in your special journal. 130 00:06:56.375 --> 00:06:58.235 Now, when you're writing that letter 131 00:06:58.615 --> 00:07:01.435 to your soul, to your spirit within, 132 00:07:03.110 --> 00:07:05.530 know that first off you are spirit. 133 00:07:06.629 --> 00:07:07.930 And the spirit 134 00:07:09.110 --> 00:07:10.169 that you are 135 00:07:11.509 --> 00:07:13.849 is housed in a physical body 136 00:07:14.550 --> 00:07:20.655 while the physical body happens to temporarily be on physical earth. But your spirit 137 00:07:21.515 --> 00:07:22.495 lasts forever. 138 00:07:23.195 --> 00:07:23.935 It came 139 00:07:24.235 --> 00:07:25.295 from the discarnate. 140 00:07:26.795 --> 00:07:29.615 It became incarnate in your physical body, 141 00:07:30.155 --> 00:07:32.495 and it goes back to the discarnate again. 142 00:07:32.750 --> 00:07:35.970 So it's only here in the physical plane for a limited time. 143 00:07:36.590 --> 00:07:37.490 So the spirit 144 00:07:37.950 --> 00:07:38.450 you 145 00:07:39.550 --> 00:07:40.930 your conscious mind, 146 00:07:41.790 --> 00:07:44.610 the true you, the true being whom you are, 147 00:07:44.955 --> 00:07:45.935 is your spirit. 148 00:07:47.195 --> 00:07:47.695 That's 149 00:07:48.315 --> 00:07:52.255 really who you're writing a letter to. You're writing a letter to 150 00:07:53.115 --> 00:07:57.215 your spirit. You're also writing your letter to your soul, your higher self. 151 00:07:57.995 --> 00:07:59.854 And when you start to 152 00:08:00.410 --> 00:08:03.550 write letters to your soul, to your spirit, 153 00:08:04.889 --> 00:08:06.190 you'll start to receive 154 00:08:07.210 --> 00:08:09.949 different answers to questions that you write. 155 00:08:10.810 --> 00:08:11.870 And just allow 156 00:08:12.729 --> 00:08:15.995 the responses to be whatever they are. Let them 157 00:08:16.535 --> 00:08:20.795 flow. Right? Don't worry if you think, Oh gosh, that's just me. 158 00:08:22.375 --> 00:08:28.075 In the beginning, it's gonna feel like you in the beginning. It's gonna feel like inspiration 159 00:08:28.775 --> 00:08:30.635 in the beginning. It's gonna feel 160 00:08:31.310 --> 00:08:35.149 kind of phony. You're gonna think, oh gosh, this, this is really weird. 161 00:08:35.149 --> 00:08:38.770 This can't possibly be my spirit. This couldn't be my soul. 162 00:08:39.470 --> 00:08:40.110 And you're right. 163 00:08:40.110 --> 00:08:46.050 In the beginning, it's going to be mostly you and that's alright, but you'll notice there'll be a little bit 164 00:08:46.395 --> 00:08:47.855 in there that's not you. 165 00:08:49.595 --> 00:08:52.255 And notice in the beginning it's going to be 166 00:08:53.355 --> 00:08:56.235 you, but then over time that's going to start to shift. 167 00:08:56.235 --> 00:09:01.215 You're going to start to realize over time that there's going to be less and less of you 168 00:09:01.720 --> 00:09:02.620 in the responses 169 00:09:03.480 --> 00:09:05.660 and more and more of somebody else's 170 00:09:06.120 --> 00:09:06.620 spirit. 171 00:09:07.720 --> 00:09:11.020 The spirit within you, your higher self. 172 00:09:11.480 --> 00:09:13.980 Perhaps even your guides may start to 173 00:09:14.355 --> 00:09:15.095 pop in 174 00:09:15.714 --> 00:09:17.495 and you'll start to realize that 175 00:09:17.955 --> 00:09:20.295 what's being written down in your journal 176 00:09:21.154 --> 00:09:22.214 as a response 177 00:09:22.595 --> 00:09:25.154 pretty soon is less and less you. 178 00:09:25.154 --> 00:09:29.420 And arguably it'll be sometimes when you're going to read it and you're like, where did that come from? 179 00:09:29.420 --> 00:09:30.720 That is not me. 180 00:09:31.340 --> 00:09:32.480 If you've seen 181 00:09:33.020 --> 00:09:34.080 or heard 182 00:09:34.460 --> 00:09:39.040 any of my automatic writings, that was exactly the process that I underwent. 183 00:09:39.500 --> 00:09:43.360 In the beginning, I started writing letters to my soul and I started thinking to myself, 184 00:09:43.665 --> 00:09:48.545 oh my lord this is just such poppycock. This is so bizarre. This is this is all me. 185 00:09:48.545 --> 00:09:50.084 I'm making it all up, right? 186 00:09:51.185 --> 00:09:55.285 Well, in the beginning it was mostly inspired. I was like, yeah, okay, so what? 187 00:09:56.000 --> 00:09:59.140 But as I kind of allowed it to happen and I said okay. 188 00:10:00.160 --> 00:10:02.100 Somewhere along the line something will happen. 189 00:10:03.040 --> 00:10:08.020 Somewhere along the line something did happen to the point now where anytime I sit down 190 00:10:08.605 --> 00:10:13.345 and I write a letter to my soul or I write a letter to my guides, they come through. 191 00:10:13.885 --> 00:10:18.925 So now I'm able to go into trance, for example, and I just allow. That's the key word. 192 00:10:18.925 --> 00:10:20.785 We'll talk about this in detail later. 193 00:10:21.165 --> 00:10:23.105 But the concept is just allowing. 194 00:10:24.540 --> 00:10:26.480 Whatever you feel coming in, 195 00:10:27.020 --> 00:10:28.400 allow that to be 196 00:10:28.860 --> 00:10:30.800 because that's what's meant to be. 197 00:10:31.340 --> 00:10:34.400 So answers that you receive are gonna be filled with love. 198 00:10:35.100 --> 00:10:38.160 They're all gonna be filled with love. They're gonna be positive. 199 00:10:39.005 --> 00:10:40.065 They're gonna be supporting. 200 00:10:40.605 --> 00:10:42.464 They're not gonna be negative 201 00:10:43.245 --> 00:10:44.065 or demanding. 202 00:10:45.005 --> 00:10:47.505 And the guidance that you receive is gonna be invaluable. 203 00:10:48.285 --> 00:10:53.265 So pay attention to the loving supportive guidance that you get from the answers. Right? 204 00:10:53.885 --> 00:10:54.900 So think about that. 205 00:10:56.260 --> 00:10:58.920 And also explore deep within 206 00:11:00.020 --> 00:11:02.200 your soul, deep within you. 207 00:11:02.660 --> 00:11:03.560 Who are you? 208 00:11:04.100 --> 00:11:06.200 This is an exploration of self. 209 00:11:07.220 --> 00:11:09.320 What's inside the real you? 210 00:11:09.700 --> 00:11:10.200 Right? 211 00:11:11.115 --> 00:11:18.175 Be willing to go deep inside and learn to heal that inner child because that inner child that we've all got, 212 00:11:19.675 --> 00:11:22.735 that's the part that is so essential of us. 213 00:11:23.195 --> 00:11:25.055 Remember how we've got 214 00:11:25.620 --> 00:11:29.800 the five year old, six year old that believes in everything? 215 00:11:31.140 --> 00:11:35.080 Still believe in Easter Bunny. Still believe in Santa Claus. Still believe in 216 00:11:35.620 --> 00:11:37.080 fairies and unicorns. 217 00:11:38.235 --> 00:11:40.015 Because everything is possible. 218 00:11:40.875 --> 00:11:42.255 But it's the children 219 00:11:43.115 --> 00:11:47.855 that see Spirit. It's the children that speak to Spirit. Why? 220 00:11:49.035 --> 00:11:52.575 Because they haven't been told no. They haven't been said 221 00:11:52.910 --> 00:11:53.970 it's not possible. 222 00:11:54.910 --> 00:11:57.170 To them everything is possible. That's 223 00:11:57.630 --> 00:11:58.370 the true 224 00:11:58.830 --> 00:11:59.810 child within. 225 00:12:00.590 --> 00:12:02.930 So it's time to go deep inside you. 226 00:12:03.390 --> 00:12:09.135 Learn to heal that child that stills within you because it's that child that allows 227 00:12:10.395 --> 00:12:11.295 the possible 228 00:12:11.915 --> 00:12:12.654 and allows 229 00:12:13.035 --> 00:12:14.175 anything to happen. 230 00:12:14.795 --> 00:12:18.015 So, you got to rise above your own fears and insecurities 231 00:12:18.475 --> 00:12:22.175 that you developed as you became more and more of an adult, 232 00:12:22.790 --> 00:12:27.209 which we all, you know, undergo. Right? Because we're all dealing with life. 233 00:12:27.510 --> 00:12:32.970 Everybody's got them and it's totally normal. But, we've got to learn to rise beyond that. 234 00:12:34.070 --> 00:12:35.290 Learn to step outside 235 00:12:36.024 --> 00:12:42.524 of your own comfort zone because we're all in our our little areas that our ego mind has created 236 00:12:42.985 --> 00:12:50.700 that we know that if we don't go past this line or we don't go past last line or we don't think this or we don't say that, we won't get hurt. 237 00:12:51.180 --> 00:12:54.640 So we've created this little zone and we know we're comfortable in it. Right? 238 00:12:54.780 --> 00:12:55.920 But it's really confining 239 00:12:56.300 --> 00:12:59.040 and we don't want that confining space anymore. 240 00:13:00.780 --> 00:13:01.520 Know that 241 00:13:02.060 --> 00:13:05.520 growth comes from stepping beyond that comfort zone. 242 00:13:06.195 --> 00:13:06.695 All 243 00:13:07.315 --> 00:13:11.095 growth comes from expanding beyond what's familiar to you. 244 00:13:11.875 --> 00:13:14.375 The ego mind is going to scream 245 00:13:14.915 --> 00:13:18.755 and say, No, no, no. That's not safe. That's not good. You don't want to do that. 246 00:13:18.755 --> 00:13:19.815 It's very uncomfortable. 247 00:13:20.860 --> 00:13:21.360 Beware. 248 00:13:22.540 --> 00:13:24.399 That's the job of the ego. 249 00:13:24.860 --> 00:13:28.459 The job of the ego mind is to protect you. But you're not gonna grow. 250 00:13:28.459 --> 00:13:32.800 You have to go beyond the comfort zone. Be willing to try new things. 251 00:13:33.675 --> 00:13:37.375 If you're willing to try new things that's when you have all the growth. 252 00:13:38.475 --> 00:13:41.055 And, that's where we come to spiritual growth. 253 00:13:41.835 --> 00:13:44.335 Spiritual growth is about trying new things 254 00:13:45.519 --> 00:13:47.540 and connecting with your spirit simultaneously. 255 00:13:49.040 --> 00:13:51.220 Think about your own spiritual growth. 256 00:13:51.920 --> 00:13:55.220 When you approach your spiritual growth, it's kind of like 257 00:13:55.839 --> 00:13:59.540 working with a garden. Maybe you're planting seeds in that garden. 258 00:13:59.915 --> 00:14:01.455 It's a long term process. 259 00:14:01.675 --> 00:14:07.115 It's not gonna be something that you're just gonna flick on the lights and next day you're like, hey, wow. 260 00:14:07.115 --> 00:14:10.655 Look at this. This is fantastic. No. It's a long term process. 261 00:14:11.435 --> 00:14:13.215 For some it's a lifetime process. 262 00:14:14.690 --> 00:14:18.150 But, know that it's a long term caring process 263 00:14:18.770 --> 00:14:20.870 of growth and spiritual development. 264 00:14:22.210 --> 00:14:27.590 Now, when you're planting seeds, do you expect the seeds to sprout the next day? No. 265 00:14:28.295 --> 00:14:31.834 It takes a long time. You plant them, you care for them, 266 00:14:32.295 --> 00:14:38.954 you make sure there's light on them, you're watering them all the time, you're tending to them, you're caring for them. 267 00:14:39.334 --> 00:14:40.875 Right? It's the same way. 268 00:14:41.334 --> 00:14:43.515 Think of your own journey like a garden. 269 00:14:45.230 --> 00:14:49.010 And you're diligently nurturing the seeds that are in that garden. 270 00:14:50.510 --> 00:14:54.050 Think of yourself as the gardener of your own spiritual growth. 271 00:14:54.830 --> 00:14:55.890 You're patiently, 272 00:14:56.670 --> 00:14:57.890 diligently waiting 273 00:14:58.385 --> 00:15:00.805 for your seeds to sprout into these beautiful 274 00:15:01.985 --> 00:15:03.285 spiritual essence. 275 00:15:03.904 --> 00:15:06.165 You gotta allow your seeds to sprout, 276 00:15:06.625 --> 00:15:07.365 be patient, 277 00:15:07.985 --> 00:15:10.320 be determined that you're going to achieve this, right? 278 00:15:11.280 --> 00:15:15.620 So patience and determination are the key aspects of your own spiritual growth. 279 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:20.740 So that way your spiritual journey is gonna maybe long, but it's gonna be worth it. 280 00:15:21.360 --> 00:15:22.180 Have patience. 281 00:15:23.360 --> 00:15:24.575 Because anything 282 00:15:25.275 --> 00:15:30.495 that is worthwhile not only takes effort like Teddy Roosevelt said, but also takes a little while. 283 00:15:31.835 --> 00:15:37.295 Now, what's important is trust. You've always got to learn to trust in spirit. 284 00:15:38.820 --> 00:15:40.040 Spirit's always there. 285 00:15:40.420 --> 00:15:42.440 Spirit wants to help you. 286 00:15:43.380 --> 00:15:45.960 The spirit world is there for you. 287 00:15:48.020 --> 00:15:49.320 They're beside you. 288 00:15:49.700 --> 00:15:51.160 They're right next to you. 289 00:15:51.635 --> 00:15:55.495 Your guides are next to you. Your team is right there right next to 290 00:15:55.875 --> 00:15:57.815 you, and they're loving and they're caring. 291 00:15:58.515 --> 00:16:05.095 But you need to trust them. You need to be able to surrender to them. You need to be able to say, 292 00:16:05.810 --> 00:16:06.310 I 293 00:16:06.930 --> 00:16:11.750 trust you and I surrender to you and you just kind of fall back into their arms and they catch you. 294 00:16:11.970 --> 00:16:19.365 It's like one of those corporate games of trust where you close your eyes and you're you're hoping that your colleagues are gonna catch you. 295 00:16:19.505 --> 00:16:23.985 That's the trust game. Right? Now no spirits always gonna be there no matter what. 296 00:16:23.985 --> 00:16:25.765 It's the same thing only better. 297 00:16:26.465 --> 00:16:28.325 Because remember your spirit too. 298 00:16:28.705 --> 00:16:31.285 Just like they are. So if you know that your spirit 299 00:16:31.905 --> 00:16:32.965 and their spirit 300 00:16:33.880 --> 00:16:35.260 you can blend together. 301 00:16:36.360 --> 00:16:37.660 Now it's you 302 00:16:38.519 --> 00:16:40.459 who needs to show up for them. 303 00:16:41.800 --> 00:16:44.220 Not the other way around because they're always here. 304 00:16:44.680 --> 00:16:46.620 You need to show up for spirit. 305 00:16:47.845 --> 00:16:50.505 Spirit's always there. They're waiting for you. 306 00:16:51.765 --> 00:16:54.345 They're waiting for you to trust them. 307 00:16:56.485 --> 00:16:57.705 They're waiting for you 308 00:16:58.325 --> 00:16:59.625 to be with them. 309 00:17:00.085 --> 00:17:01.225 It's like this picture 310 00:17:01.605 --> 00:17:02.505 on the slide. 311 00:17:03.260 --> 00:17:04.400 They're always there. 312 00:17:05.180 --> 00:17:07.440 They're waiting for you to take their hand. 313 00:17:09.420 --> 00:17:11.280 They look at you like a little baby. 314 00:17:12.140 --> 00:17:13.680 You're growing. You're developing. 315 00:17:14.700 --> 00:17:17.040 You just gotta take their finger. Take their hand. 316 00:17:17.944 --> 00:17:20.444 They're there and waiting for you. They love you so much. 317 00:17:20.825 --> 00:17:23.244 They are always just going to be there 318 00:17:24.025 --> 00:17:26.765 and care for you. So think about that for a moment. 319 00:17:27.385 --> 00:17:28.444 It's all about trust. 320 00:17:29.545 --> 00:17:33.040 So in lesson three, these are the things that we learned. 321 00:17:33.340 --> 00:17:36.560 We learned different things about study time. Don't 322 00:17:37.580 --> 00:17:38.800 all bundle 323 00:17:39.180 --> 00:17:41.020 it up together. So you've got this, 324 00:17:41.580 --> 00:17:46.264 massive amount of stuff that you've got to catch up on. Try to, you know, spread it out over time. 325 00:17:47.284 --> 00:17:54.184 And also it's very important to work with your journal because Mary, you're going to undergo a lot of different spiritual experiences. 326 00:17:54.884 --> 00:17:59.044 The journal is great for writing your letter to spirit. 327 00:17:59.044 --> 00:18:03.649 It's also a great place to gather all the different pieces of information, maybe, 328 00:18:05.090 --> 00:18:07.970 exercises or notes or handouts. That's a great place. 329 00:18:07.970 --> 00:18:10.630 So think of your journal as kind of like a hub, right? 330 00:18:11.169 --> 00:18:12.789 And we also talked about 331 00:18:13.785 --> 00:18:14.285 your 332 00:18:14.825 --> 00:18:17.065 personal growth, your spiritual growth. 333 00:18:17.065 --> 00:18:20.765 All growth requires you to step outside of your comfort zone. 334 00:18:21.145 --> 00:18:23.805 So that was an important concept that we looked at. 335 00:18:24.345 --> 00:18:31.049 And ultimately we looked at you putting your trust in spirit and knowing the spirit's always there. 336 00:18:31.510 --> 00:18:38.090 If you know that spirit's always there and they're there for you and they love you, you know that that's certainly something 337 00:18:39.350 --> 00:18:40.409 to focus on. 338 00:18:41.190 --> 00:18:43.529 So what I want you to do right now 339 00:18:44.155 --> 00:18:48.975 is to go back and look at the course outline. There's a PDF here is attached. 340 00:18:49.195 --> 00:18:52.095 It details the, the course outline 341 00:18:52.635 --> 00:18:55.934 and what's in each module, and it'll kind of give you 342 00:18:56.235 --> 00:18:59.880 a sense of what the entire course is about and how it 343 00:19:00.300 --> 00:19:00.800 flows. 344 00:19:01.220 --> 00:19:03.000 I want you to start journaling 345 00:19:03.380 --> 00:19:07.640 all the different experiences that you have, especially spiritual experiences, 346 00:19:08.020 --> 00:19:08.520 spirits, 347 00:19:09.140 --> 00:19:09.640 experiences 348 00:19:10.260 --> 00:19:10.760 of 349 00:19:11.815 --> 00:19:13.035 growth, of 350 00:19:13.655 --> 00:19:16.135 wonder. Maybe you go outside and you're like, oh, wow. 351 00:19:16.135 --> 00:19:20.155 Today, I experienced the sun, and it felt really different. Or 352 00:19:20.455 --> 00:19:21.515 today, my 353 00:19:23.335 --> 00:19:24.955 son told me something or 354 00:19:25.570 --> 00:19:28.550 whatever it was. And especially also write down, 355 00:19:28.930 --> 00:19:33.910 in that journal the different things that when you're writing down your letter to yourself, to your spirit, 356 00:19:34.370 --> 00:19:35.510 and begin looking 357 00:19:35.890 --> 00:19:36.390 inside 358 00:19:36.770 --> 00:19:41.225 yourself. Analyze what's going on in the inside. How can you heal yourself? 359 00:19:42.405 --> 00:19:45.785 And think of your spiritual growth as a long term process. 360 00:19:46.805 --> 00:19:49.545 You're planting the seeds of a garden. You're 361 00:19:50.325 --> 00:19:53.445 nurturing them. You're watering them. You're caring for them. 362 00:19:53.445 --> 00:19:55.670 It's gonna take them a while to sprout. 363 00:19:55.970 --> 00:19:57.990 Maybe you put the little acorn 364 00:19:58.450 --> 00:19:59.670 in the dirt. Right? 365 00:20:00.290 --> 00:20:01.510 And it takes a long 366 00:20:01.890 --> 00:20:05.030 time for that acorn to turn into a beautiful oak tree. 367 00:20:05.410 --> 00:20:08.790 But once it does, it's this beautiful strong oak tree. 368 00:20:09.170 --> 00:20:11.145 So think of your spiritual growth like that. 369 00:20:13.705 --> 00:20:17.805 Now immediately this is what I want you to do. Go ahead and get that journal. 370 00:20:18.585 --> 00:20:19.085 Remember? 371 00:20:19.705 --> 00:20:22.685 Get the journal for the handouts. Write down your experiences. 372 00:20:23.680 --> 00:20:27.940 I also want you to get that accountability partner we talked about in lesson two. 373 00:20:28.320 --> 00:20:30.180 And, I also want you to join 374 00:20:31.040 --> 00:20:32.900 the, the Facebook group 375 00:20:34.000 --> 00:20:42.525 so that that way you can not only find your accountability partner, but you can also interact with your fellow classmates just like we were talking about in lesson two in the last lesson. 376 00:20:42.905 --> 00:20:46.765 Those are some very important things. So I want you to go out and do those things right now. 377 00:20:47.145 --> 00:20:48.125 That's very important. 378 00:20:49.305 --> 00:20:53.520 So in this next lesson, lesson four, these are the things that we're going to look at. 379 00:20:53.520 --> 00:20:56.965 We're gonna look at how do you navigate around this course? 380 00:20:56.965 --> 00:21:01.664 What are the different ways or different things? How do you get around the course? 381 00:21:01.664 --> 00:21:07.928 And I'm gonna learn that, you should only be taking bite sized pieces of these lessons at a time. 382 00:21:07.928 --> 00:21:12.315 Some people may finish all all the lessons in the module. Maybe they'll finish the entire module 383 00:21:12.934 --> 00:21:14.155 sitting in 384 00:21:15.095 --> 00:21:19.755 their chair or their living room and they'll finish it like a like a couple hours. 385 00:21:20.215 --> 00:21:23.355 You don't have to do it that way. In fact, I would advise against 386 00:21:23.655 --> 00:21:24.795 it. I would say 387 00:21:25.750 --> 00:21:27.850 just take bite sized pieces of it. 388 00:21:28.950 --> 00:21:32.330 Because that way you can absorb it better. You can stop, 389 00:21:32.950 --> 00:21:33.450 review, 390 00:21:34.150 --> 00:21:34.650 think, 391 00:21:35.190 --> 00:21:35.690 absorb, 392 00:21:36.790 --> 00:21:37.290 practice, 393 00:21:37.750 --> 00:21:38.570 do the exercises. 394 00:21:39.125 --> 00:21:40.265 Think about it that way. 395 00:21:41.365 --> 00:21:42.585 Do module quizzes 396 00:21:44.165 --> 00:21:47.305 before you move on to another module. That's important 397 00:21:48.005 --> 00:21:49.625 because you want to get 398 00:21:49.925 --> 00:21:52.265 more than 80%. You want to know that you 399 00:21:52.725 --> 00:21:54.025 are actually 400 00:21:54.750 --> 00:21:57.650 fully learning and really know what you're covering 401 00:21:58.510 --> 00:22:03.490 and also meet weekly with your accountability partner. I can't stress that enough. 402 00:22:04.190 --> 00:22:05.890 Get that accountability partner 403 00:22:06.350 --> 00:22:13.265 meet at least weekly with your accountability partner or plural, maybe a small pod, small group, three people maybe, 404 00:22:13.805 --> 00:22:15.025 and help each other. 405 00:22:15.405 --> 00:22:17.265 Like I've said before several times, 406 00:22:18.205 --> 00:22:21.425 if you've got a question, odds are everybody else got the same question. 407 00:22:21.485 --> 00:22:25.700 If you've got a problem, your accountability partners are gonna be there for you. 408 00:22:25.760 --> 00:22:27.860 So that's everything in lesson three. 409 00:22:28.559 --> 00:22:30.799 And I hope you really got a lot out of lesson three. 410 00:22:30.799 --> 00:22:36.900 So stay tuned for what's coming up in lesson four and I will see you there. So, until then 411 00:22:37.360 --> 00:22:38.580 goodbye for now.