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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 Transi-
tion and Karmageddon, an award winning documentary about
An international tax accountant turned entrepreneur turned writer spirituality and emotional healing. Visit www.Soulshaping.com
for “the Universe,” and one of the teachers for The Secret, Mike and www.Soulshapinginstitute.com
Dooley runs TUT’s Adventurers Club and travels internationally,
speaking to thousands on life, dreams, happiness. http://tut.com

Most people don’t know there are NO TESTS IN Empathy is an interesting word, often mistaken for
LIFE. Not knowing this, they react to unpleasant circum- something quite different- unhealthy boundaries, not
stances, which perpetuates them and attracts more of the knowing where we end and the other begins. Our em-
same, life gets harder, they feel powerless, and they call it pathic capacity can be as misdirected as any other ability. Just
“being tested." To believe in tests means you believe there are because you can feel where someone is coming from, doesn’t
some things outside of your control that are thrust upon you. mean that you have to put yourself at risk. When we allow
There are no tests, but the unexpected circumstances you’ve 'empathy' to keep us invested in that which brings us suffering,
created are “inviting” you to discover the truth about how when we confuse it with a boundaryless way of being, it be-
powerful you really are, how far you can reach, and all that comes just another word for misplaced faith and self-hatred.
you can have; to remember that you are of God, adored, and It is empathy run amok. It abuses your gift. Better to not turn
fully capable of creating fantastic transformations in every your compassionate nature against yourself. Empathize with
area of your life. The truth will set you free, humanity, but shield yourself from harm.

The Universe
A great door opens every time we walk our own
way. Not the way of the world, not the way of the
other, but the way that is encoded in the bones
of our being. It is not easy to open the great door in an
inauthentic world, but open it we must. On the other side of
the door, our real life awaits. There are many great doors to
come as we shed our cloaks of falsity and embrace our deepest
truths. Walk with your head high and your heart open. The
universe responds to authentic transformation. Nothing false
will do. Out with the old, in with the true

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