Years of silent meditation retreats with Michael Beckwith. Thousands of dollars on workshops. Every Wednesday and Sunday at church. And still, my mind was a tornado of judgment, criticism, and self-hatred.
I’d sit in those sacred spaces thinking I was the worst spiritual student who ever lived. Because while everyone else seemed to be having profound experiences, my mind was going: “Judge, judge, judge, judge, judge.”
The Darkness I Called Home
Confusion was my paradigm. Sadness, my constant companion. Anger, my protective shield. I was attracted to darkness because I thought I WAS the darkness.
A Course in Miracles describes it perfectly: “Fear and grief are your guests and they go with you and abide with you on the way.”
These weren’t just occasional visitors in my life. They lived with me. They were my roommates, my travel buddies, my dinner companions. And I thought this was just how life was supposed to be.
The Mother’s Day Miracle
Everything shifted when my mother became ill. As I watched her dying process, something cracked open in me. Suddenly, I could feel the presence of angels. Not imagine them-FEEL them.
It was as if the proximity to death thinned the veil, and I could finally perceive what had always been there: mighty companions of light, waiting to walk with me.
My Daily Practice Was Born
I became very intentional. Every morning, I would literally invite specific beings to walk with me:
- Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. for courage
- Jesus and Mother Mary for unconditional love
- St. Francis for humility and joy
- Archangels Michael and Raphael for protection and healing
Was this weird? Maybe. Did it work? Absolutely.
The Crossroads Became My Power Place
I learned to catch myself at what I call “the crossroads”-that moment when you can feel the temptation to spiral into old patterns. Instead of getting on the pain train, I would stand there and say:
“Holy Spirit, help me now. Jesus, I join with you. I am only interested in the thoughts I think with God.”
No long process. No perfect words. Just the willingness to choose Light over darkness.
The Truth About Your Companions
Here’s what I know now: We’re never alone. We’re always walking with companions. The only question is: Which ones are you choosing?
The dark companions have no power except what we give them through our attention and belief. They’re not protecting you. They’re not your friends. They’re just habits.
The mighty companions? They’re already here. The angels, the masters, the guides – and yes, even the person sitting next to you in traffic. Everyone can be a mighty companion when you’re willing to see the Light in them.
Your Invitation to the Light
This journey from darkness to light isn’t just my story – it’s the story we’re all living. In my year-long program,Masterful Living, we take this journey together, becoming mighty companions for each other.
Because here’s the miracle: The moment you decide you’re done with the dark companions, the Light comes flooding in. The beings on the other side of the bridge – their love literally pulls you across.
You don’t have to figure out how. You don’t have to be worthy first.
You just have to be willing to say: “I choose the Light. Walk with me.”
The mighty companions are already here. They’ve always been here. They’re waiting for one thing: your invitation.
What if today was the day you finally said yes?
There’s always a Light in the darkness and sometimes it’s us.
The Light has come. The Light has come. The Light has come.
And so you have already arrived – you’re here, in the Light – we’re in it together.
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