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NOTES                                            SPIRITUAL



                                from the                                          GRAFFITI



                                Universe                         Jeff Brown is author of Spiritual Graffiti, Ascending with Both Feet on
                                                                 the Ground,  Love It Forward, An Uncommon Bond, Apologies to the
                                                                 Divine Feminine From a Warrior in Transition and Karmageddon, an
                                                                 Visit www.Soulshaping.com and www.Soulshapinginstitute.com
            An international tax accountant turned entrepreneur turned writer   award winning documentary about spirituality and emotional healing.
            for “the Universe,” and one of the teachers for The Secret, Mike   I grew up in a broken home. But not because my parents
            Dooley runs TUT’s Adventurers Club and travels internationally,
            speaking to thousands on life, dreams, happiness. http://tut.com  divorced. It was broken long before, when the love turned
                                                                 to hate.
            Did you know, that whenever you feel love, you       When they finally divorced, there was actually more room to
            literally begin to glow? You probably did.           breathe. All the energy that went into managing the broken-
                                                                 ness, could be channeled into healing.
            But did you know that the glowing is actually made up of zil-
            lions of minute sparkles? And that these sparkles receive as   It’s time we re-framed the shaming term, “broken home.”
            much energy as they create? And that because of this energy   It is riddled with assumption and judgement. And it neglects
            exchange you completely stop aging and look younger? Abun-  the fact that many single-parents held their families together
            dance is immediately drawn to you? Healing powers fill you?   beautifully. And that many (seemingly) intact families, are
            Muscles are strengthened, pounds are shed, and your vision   deeply broken.
            improves? Lingering questions are answered? New friends are
            summoned? Old friends are poked? Problems are solved? And   Because a home is not broken when parents separate or
            maple syrup tastes more maple-y?                     divorce. A home is broken when there is an absence of love. If
                                                                 there is love, nothing’s broken.
            All when you feel love. It's true,
                                             The Universe        Growing up, I found it difficult to distinguish control from
                                                                 concern, because my parents were so controlling. It took
                                                                 me many years to realize that someone can be expressing their
                                                                 views on how I am living- not because they want to dictate
                                                                 my path- but because they care about my well-being. What
                                                                 allowed me to reach that stage was a willingness to do the
                                                                 deeper work around my early life experiences. When I resisted
                                                                 that, I actually kept myself locked inside of my reactivity,
                                                                 perpetually confusing projection with reality. I couldn't see the
                                                                 love, because love had always been associated with control.

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