My friend, Dr. La Tourrette, tells about a trucker who had

back trouble and couldn’#8217;t figure out why.

Then one day he noticed that it was because he was sitting

sideways, bending his spine at odd angles because his butt

was on his wallet that was too thick because he was carrying

around paperwork and all his credit and discount club and

frequent diner cards in his wallet. So he started carrying

his wallet in one of those fanny packs and could sit down

normally.

All of a sudden, his back didn’#8217;t hurt any more.

But he still didn’#8217;t see any relief, because then he noticed

that he had headaches from squinting all day. So he learned

how to see clearly with relaxed vision and to relax the

muscles in his head, to breathe deeply so oxygen could get

to the brain and to the muscles in his face and head.

And the headaches went away. But he still hadn’#8217;t found

total relief.

Then he noticed his feet hurt. So he got rid of the shoes

somebody else had bought for him and got new shoes that fit

his feet and didn’#8217;t tie them quite as tightly so he could

have proper circulation and relaxation all the way from head

to toe.

I also remember Doc saying that it’#8217;s real difficult to

activate the radiant energies that help you gain influence

over yourself and others if the feet are sore from the wrong

shoes.

Ever try walking in the shoes someone else handed you

instead of the ones that are right for you?

Many people are walking around in shoes someone else handed

them, and they don’#8217;t understand why they can’#8217;t make life

work for them instead of against them.

Those people are easily manipulated by others and they never

truly reach their full potential in life. They’#8217;ve been

conditioned their entire lives so that they don’#8217;t even

notice what’#8217;s wrong. They just know they hardly ever feel

the way they truly want to feel fulfilled deep down inside,

no matter how hard they try.

So the only way to truly have power over your own mind and

influence with others is to first of all become aware and to

start to take control of your own life instead of trying to

walk in the shoes that someone else picked out for you.

It’#8217;s not up to your mother or father to give you the shoes

that are right for you. It’#8217;s not up to your preacher to

tell you what shoes to walk in. And depending on those

government issue “one size fits all ” shoes will never get

you where you’#8217;re supposed to go in life, either.

I’#8217;m not saying to rebel against society or to become an

anti-social psychotic. What I am saying is that we all

chose to come to this planet to learn and to grow in ways

that are meaningful to us as individuals.

Neither your mother nor your father nor your friends nor

your preacher nor anyone else is qualified to tell you to

live some life other than one that is congruent with your

own path and your own learnings.

Having said that, it sure is nice to learn from the mistakes

and the successes of others so you don’#8217;t have to reinvent

the wheel.

But no one else is responsible for your success or lack of

success. You and only you are responsible for your life and

what you do with it.

Regardless of your religious beliefs, you and you alone

decide what you will or will not accomplish in this

lifetime. The Puritans, who were very religious, had a

saying: “Pray as if it all depends on God, and then go take

action as if it all depends on you. “

Those who grow and learn will gain more and more growth and

learnings, while those who shrink back for fear of taking

action end up losing even what they did have.

Most people have some sort of “religious ” view about what it

means to be “spiritual “. But in the parable of the talents,

Jesus said the one who buried his talent because he was

afraid and didn’#8217;t use what he had available to him was the

one who was wicked and lazy.

I hope that as we learn more neat things together we can use

to help ourselves and others get what we want in life that

you will take these abilities and use them in ways that have

meaning for you that help you to free yourself from the

limitations you previously thought you had and to instead

grow and learn on the path that is right for you.

I look forward to seeing you in future newsletters and

learning together.

Thank you, and God bless.