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Who,What, Why, When and How ?

Most people spend 90% of their time doing what other people want them to do instead of what they want to do themselves.

Most people, perhaps you, are haunted by self-destructive feelings which may frighten and depress you, for example; the constant fear that other people are somehow better; the fear that you are now, and will always remain, a second-class citizen in life - or the crushing realization that you always feel poor no matter how much money you earn, and always feel inadequate no matter how great your accomplishments.

You may feel stripped of your dreams and consigned to a treadmill existence, distrustful, resentful, insecure - fearing to share with the world your true self.

Many wonderful friends choose to destroy their lives rather than meet the challenge of their hopelessness to overcome the horrors of life in our civilized jungle and find joy where once was despair.

You may fail to realize that the pain and desperation which propels you to self-destruction can equally propel you toward enlightenment , self-fulfillment , health and real, honest happiness.

Because of two crippling pressures - the constant attempts of other people to exploit you and your own self-destructive feelings of inferiority - you spend your life in an emotional prison instead of a palace. You allow yourself to be surrounded by enemies instead of friends.

You accomplish only a fraction of what you are really able to accomplish. You find yourself constantly driven away from the real enjoyments, the real achievements, the real meaning of your life. Learn to control your destiny.

Learn to free yourself from the crippling lies and insincere promises of those who would subvert your future simply to console and/or enrich themselves.

Disabuse yourself of the notion that something can be had for nothing. Allow yourself the exhilarating joy of receiving the blessings of true and honest exertions.

Each and every one of us is born heir to all creation. Every single tool you need to build any future you want is born right in you.

No one can take your heritage from you. Only you can let it wither and die by believing the lies and deceptions of those who would deprive you of your birthright of happiness and self realization.

And only you can act to gather to yourself all the attributes and accomplishments due the glorious creation which you are.

Only if you are unafraid of truth will you find it.

UBU

Rev. Doc Lowrey

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