Diversity Rules Magazine

3 Diversity Rules Magazine February 2014 Terry's brother Rob died of AIDS in 2004 and le her his writings of which Keep Up Now is the result. To find out how to manifest happiness and abundance, check out Terry's website at: www.terryludwig.net. Terry can be reached at: keepupnow@gmail.com. I am, once again, at a crossroad. I have to make a choice. It's a scary, uncomfortable place to be. I know I'm at a crossroad because I've been experiencing a great deal of unhappiness surrounding a particular state of affairs. I kept thinking "I can fix it, change it, or transform it," but the problem just keeps repeating itself. I've done everything I know to create a life of peace and happiness, but with that, enters the desire to control. e illusion is, if I make good choices, I will create peace and happi- ness in my environment. Choosing love, over fear, does create happiness, however, change is constant. In order to have peace and happiness, my life cannot go the way I've planned. I don't know what my best interest is, because I don't know what the future holds for me. e Universe, however, is telling me it has something greater in store for me; enter, the crossroad. Once again, I'll gather the courage to face my fears and have faith all situations in my life are there to empower me. Making a choice will bring relief from the ache of enduring the problem. Are you at a crossroad in your life? If so, there's a reason. Life is, once again, presenting you with an opportunity to make a choice that will deter- mine the direction of the next chapter of your life. It's important to understand the decision you make, right now, will affect your future. Make this decision con- sciously, its effects are powerful. Crossroads can be uncomfortable. Making a choice means giving up something you've grown accustomed to. ere is great fear surrounding a choice where there is no guaranteed outcome. In fact, there is so much fear associated with change, many of us choose to stay where we are and endure the pain and discomfort surrounding the state of our existing predicament. We engage ourself in "the problem" and "it" becomes the focus of all our ener- gy. What you share, you strengthen. Sharing our energy with "the prob- lem," only strengthens it. Deliberating on it drains us and makes us feel powerless. Tribulations are not the enemy. Problems are in our life to offer us op- portunities. When you are at a crossroad, the quandary you're facing is beyond your control. Only when you are aware of the impasse, and choose to focus on what you can control, instead of focusing on the problem, can you begin to take your power back. is is where miracles begin. is is what's meant by "Life begins at the end of your com- fort zone!" We are all in this amazing journey, together. We are One; we learn from each other and we show up in each other's lives for a reason. Sometimes we are the antag- onist at the crossroad, and other times we are here to inspire and encourage each other to live the life of our dreams. Have faith, quiet your mind, and let Source be your guide. Keep up Now ~ with the stream of higher consciousness and stay connected to the Source. Keep Up Now By Terry Ludwig (c) Can Stock Photo Inc. / grsphoto "One's life's perceptions, likely adopted and having evolved within of his own life experience, serve in kind to shelter him from larger realities. To expand your experience beyond the archetype of your given life is to shed the shell that is man and embrace your hu- man soul. We were not alone in this manifest creation. Nor was it our collective intention but surely we cannot resist but to breathe. Consciously or passively, our destiny is fulfilled. These illusions we live order of our own making give structure to our grates fears . We harness that which has agreed to host and sustain us and in doing so enslaved our very souls. Replacing harmony with discord and elevating our fears. Life is but a leap of faith, itself the impact never felt, the fall from whence we once were one and now into oblivion. We have recall of what we need to make our time here worth living but sight alone is not enough. We must, in faith, put use this trust our purpose here is but to live..." -- Rob Ludwig

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