Hi. Hope everyone's ok on the group. On the eve of my 55th birthday, I just wanted to share a memory of birthdays past. I was lucky to have grown up with all four of my grandparents alive. On my birthday, my friends, sister, and the rest of my family would all wish me Happy Birthday. My grandfather, on my dad's side however, would just shake my hand and say ' Congratulations '. Year after year, just ' Congratulations ' . One year, I asked him why he didn't say to me 'Happy Birthday'. He replied. ' Because not everyone makes it to this age '. Celebrate every day, not just birthdays. Best wishes

While most of the world were watching the events in the Middle East, I chose to follow the latest moon mission which concluded yesterday. I urge everyone to look up the stunning images of Earthrise. Our beautiful home,suspended in the dark void of space. Many different nations came together to make that mission possible. That's why space exploration is so important. It gives humanity a direction, and a focus on peace and unity. There is always hope, despite what many are witnessing on the news. Best wishes

I read David Cameron Gikandi’s book, A Happy Pocket Full of Money. At first, I ignored it. As I listened to it again and again, and after three times, I was hooked. Specifically, when he said that time is an illusion, life is an image of the mind expressed. I was stunned. Using my Vipasana techniques, I realized I am stuck in the same illusion. Today, I am here because I have deep fears of success, abundance and being stuck every day about being a failure. I have achieved many things, yet I feel like nothing. There were times I wanted to give up trying, but my being/source/soul is not giving up. I hope saying these things loud will finally free me from these chains. Thanks, David, for the wonderful book.

As always, Best Wishes

Hey, my name is Kaity and I'm from the east coast of Canada. For me, unstuck means that I am no longer living out of the false beliefs my trauma stories taught me, but learning how to feel safe enough to DO as well as DREAM. :) I am excited this community exists, because... 1) ...my best bud is super into manifesting atm, and David's book gave me such a clear explanation of it! 2) ...I am a holistic wellness coach, looking for support with the mindset and business side of things! 3) ...I am interested in connecting here, because I love the way David has set the tone with his own vulnerability and his acknowledgement of the impact trauma can leave on us! He wrote about "fog" inside ourselves, which I identified with because it is also an acronym for "Fear, Obligation and Guilt," used to explain the affect domestic abuse can have on us mentally. Let's just say I've been there. The past several months, I have been thick in the throes of grief due to the end of my marriage, and then losing my dear mother to cancer So when I read Lissa Rankin's recent articles about Spiritual Bypassing, I couldn't exactly relate. I do feel my grief, and had to get in touch with it at an early age as there was a grieving process that came with healing my chronic illness, too. But maybe anger is an emotion I struggle more with feeling, especially has it has been taken out on me in ways that were abusive by others. I related SO MUCH to Lissa's shift, when she said she was learning how to be kind to HERSELF as well as showing love and forgiveness to those who have hurt her and behaved abusively. Same. I have been working very hard to listen to myself (my coach is trained in Internal Family Systems), to learn my needs, to set boundaries, to identify red flags and safe people, and yet still when I start to shift into "manifestation mode," although it feels super good to be in a "flowing" and trusting and peaceful emotional state, I can find it a bit scary if I am being honest! Like the good feelings are good, but then the good things happening as fast as I can think them feels too good to be true?