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Every Positive Change - Every Jump To A Higher Level Of Energy And Awareness - Involves A Rite Of Passage. Each Time To Ascend To A Higher Rung On The Ladder Of Personal Evolution, We Must Go Through A Period Of Discomfort, Of Initiation. I Have Never Found An Exception.

While You Fear Missing A Meal, You Aren't Fully Aware Of The Meals You Do Eat.

May You Find Grace As You Surrender To Life. May You Find Happiness, As You Stop Seeking It. May You Come To Trust These Laws And Inherit The Wisdom Of The Earth. May You Reconnect With The Heart Of Nature And Feel The Blessings Of Spirit.

Unless The Desire To Change Remains Strong, Body And Mind Tend To Return To Old, Familiar Patterns. It Takes Time-from Three To Six Months-for Old Habits To Become Obsolete. By The End Of That Time, You'll Have Adapted To A New Pattern. In A Sense, You'll Have Found A New Way Of Life.

The First Step To Change,... Is Accepting Your Reality Right Now. Honoring Your Process. Compassionate Self-awareness Leads To Change; Harsh Self-criticism Only Holds The Pattern In Place, Creating A Stubborn And Defensive Basic Self. Be Gentle With Yourself As You Would With A Child. Be Gentle But Firm. Give Yourself The Space To Grow. But Remember That The Timing Is In God's Hands, Not Yours. Page~147