I am in awe of how my life experiences have brought me to the Vancouver School of Theology, the Inter-Religious Studies Program and this Final Project. The mini-life review inherent in this process was gratifying. The website creation itself offered the opportunity for new experiences and challenges that brought both frustration and joy. Creating the website was a time to continue my own practices when I reached stuck places, letting go of old entanglements and allowing the new wisdom to flow through in joy. At times, I felt limited by space; it seemed there wasn’t enough room to share all the information I thought was important. I realize now how perfect a challenge that is. For, I now know, what I want to teach is less about information and more about the experience that flows from simple thoughts and suggestions. This simplicity presents far fewer places my ego mind can push or get stuck. From that, I have found my own way Home and I wish that for all creation.

I know the information and practices offered through OurJourneyIntoJoy.com work for me. My desire was to create a platform that would serve as a beacon, an invitation to others who know there is more to this life. The evaluation piece was helpful and encouraging, giving me ways to improve aspects of the site as well as reminding me that this path is not for everyone.

Creation of this website also serves to open new possibilities as I continue my journey here in Vancouver. I would like to offer my services to individuals or groups who find themselves in stuck places. The website is a perfect platform from which to reach out to others and allow those who are interested to find me. In addition to posting articles, I will make webinars and other on-line services available as I shift my web-hosting to one that offers more business-oriented possibilities.

I know now, more than ever, that all is well in all of creation. As the external world appears to be falling apart and fear seems to be emotion of choice for most people, it’s easy to go into hopelessness and despair. I understand this to be a time of accelerated evolution in which all of creation is in support of our planet awakening into Unity Consciousness. Whether my mind really understands this or not, I choose to let go of whatever comes from or engenders fear and allow the wisdom to carry me Home. The new neural pathways I am creating help me stay focused from a higher perspective. I Am Home Here, and I am so grateful.

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