Step 3

So, I decided to go get a real journal the other day.  I've been living the last two years through digital journaling, and I love that I can take it with me wherever I go, but I needed a real, paper and binding journal.  And of course, pretty markers.

So I went to Barnes and Noble, and I found a gorgeous little journal called, The Universe Has Your Back.  It's beautiful.  And it mentioned a card pack that was available with messages from the same product.  You see, I'm going back to my old career, and this would be a perfect item to keep on my desk.  So I asked if they carried it, and they DID, so I set off to the back of the store to find it.

What I also found was a book called Judgement Detox.  This book, the journal, the card pack were all authored by Gabrielle Bernstein.  I hadn't heard of her, but I picked up the book and knew I had been personally led to it. 

You see, when I decided to go back to my old career, I knew I would need a new paradigm in order to not lose my self in the job again.  I've been working on it since Christmas.  The Universe is good.

Finally, I'm remembering what's important.

This book from Gabrielle (yes, I'm going to pretend we're friends) outlines 6 steps that you can take to minimize the power of your judgments and SIGNIFICANTLY reduce your own misery, opening the way for love to work miracles.

If you are tired of being miserable, get the book.

Anyway, here's an excerpt from Step 3.

"We all have a higher power working on our behalf to restore our thoughts back to love. In any given moment we can put love back on the altar and let it shine through any situation or grievance. Love can dissolve even the most deep-rooted judgment. Love is the antidote to judgment. I have come to believe that all issues must be brought to spirit for healing. Without a spiritual intervention, we will stay stuck in the judgment cycle. So we call on a spiritual relationship as we understand it to replace our fear-based judgmental thoughts with love. We ask to let love in. When we surrender our issues to a power greater than ourselves, divine order unfolds. It doesn’t matter whether you believe in God, spirit, or the energy of the Universe. All that matters is that you’re willing to let go and be free."

Bernstein, Gabrielle. Judgment Detox: Release the Beliefs That Hold You Back from Living A Better Life (pp. 91-92). Gallery Books. Kindle Edition.

You know me.  It was so perfect, I had to share.

Love can move mountains.  I know it.

But mountains won't move if we're caught in our own judgments, constantly resisting the things we hate.  We create our own roadblocks, then curse the lack of movement.

There's a better way.  I believe it with all my heart.

I'm going to be practicing.  Please feel free to give me feedback on my progress.  I need you guys.

Love and Peace,
Jennifer