JUST WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE?
by Shari Harris
"If people really knew what they were, there'd be no wars, there'd be no poverty, there'd be none of the ills that face humanity today."
William Buhlman, Monroe Institute
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We Are Not Here by Accident
In this issue, I'm addressing an aspect of reincarnation that may seem strange to people, and many may not accept that it could be possible. The theme is found in the writings of New Age spiritual teachers who believe that we live many lives and that each life is carefully planned by our own souls before we are born.
They teach that we choose our parents, and we contract with other souls to be together in relationships such as siblings, spouses, friends, co-workers, and so on. We decide on what we want to learn and/or accomplish in the upcoming life, as well as what karmic situations and relationships we want to experience and work to resolve, while retaining our free will to respond to situations as we choose.
I believe that when we understand that our life has a purpose and that we are not victims of circumstance, we can be free to live fearlessly and confidently. I included below quotations from four of my favorite authors, Dr. Brian Weiss, Bob Olson, Louise Hay, and Dr. Wayne Dyer that elaborate on this concept. The sources of their teachings are listed for those who would like to read more.
Shari
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Just Who Do We Think We Are?
Dr. Brian Weiss Says...
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"Not accidentally or coincidentally are we born into our families. We choose our circumstances and establish a plan for our lives before we are even conceived.... Mapped out are the key people we will meet, our reunions with soulmates and soul companions, even the actual places where these events will eventually occur....
Adoptive parents are chosen as well as the biological ones. There are reasons for everything, and no coincidences exist on the path of destiny.
Although every human being has a life plan, we also have free will, as do our parents and everyone with whom we interact....
We will meet the people we had planned to meet, and we will face the opportunities and obstacles that we had planned long before our births. How we handle these meetings, however, our reactions and subsequent decisions, are the expressions of our free will."
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"...[W]ith the help of our spiritual guides, elders, and masters, our souls plan our lives before we're born into them. Our souls know what we hope to accomplish in each lifetime, and so our souls set the stage for that to take place.
Our souls choose where on the planet we'll be born, including the culture, the socioeconomic background, the time in history, and any other major choices of this sort that well best shape the experiences our souls want us to have.
With this information, our souls choose our parents and, therefore, our family, along with all the details, dysfunction, and deliciousness that comes with those choices. We are also born with the health or physical/mental conditions that will best lead us toward the physical experiences our souls wish to have during our lifetime."
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"I agree with the theory that we choose our parents. The lessons that we learn seem perfectly matched to the 'weaknesses' of the parents we have.
I believe we are all on an endless journey through eternity. We come to this planet to learn particular lessons that are necessary for our spiritual evolution. We choose our sex, our color, our country; and then we look around for the perfect set of parents who will 'mirror' our patterns.
Our visits to this planet are like going to school. If you want to become a beautician, you go to beauty school. If you want to become a mechanic, you go to mechanics school. If you want to become a lawyer, you go to law school. The parents you picked this time around are the perfect couple who are 'experts' in what you have chosen to learn.
When we grow up, we have a tendency to point our fingers accusingly at our parents and say, 'You did it to me!' But I believe we chose them."
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"You are not your country, your race, your religion, or any of the other labels that you have placed upon yourself. You are not an American. You are not black or white or brown. You are not a Christian or a Buddhist. You are that which is eternal. You are a Divine extension of God....
You are an extension of God, who just happens to be in [your] particular body, with [your] particular practices....[which] are nothing more than part of your curriculum from God.
This is the curriculum that you have signed up for, that you are here to learn from.... Whether this body is short or tall, dark or light, it comes from your curriculum.... As I've said many times, your form is not who you are; it's just a garage where you get to park your soul for a little while."
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We Chose to Be on the Earth at This Time!
I believe this is true. If only everyone knew a few things about "who we are," I think the world would not be in such chaos. I think it helps to understand that we each chose to be here. We are not victims of anything in life! We participated in the pre-planning.
Esther Hicks (
www.abraham-hicks.com
) states in her workshops that we were so excited to be able to undertake this adventure of a life on Earth! We chose our parents and planned our lives so carefully! We arranged opportunities for learning and for accomplishing the purposes we gave ourselves.
Dr. Brian Weiss (see above) wrote in
Messages From the Masters
, p. 55, "The surest way to reincarnate in a particular race or religion is to be manifestly prejudiced against that group. Hate is the express train carrying you to that group. Sometimes a soul learns to love by becoming what it most despised."
According to Carolyn Myss (
www.myss.com
) in her book
Sacred Contracts
, we contracted with our closest soul mates to be together as family members, friends, acquaintances, and even enemies in order to work out karmic debts and to experience growth and joy. The closest people in our lives have been with us in other lives before this one. But right now, this life is our golden opportunity. It is what we wanted so much!
Shari
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Life is a Practicum
by Shari Harris
I agree that the Earth is like a school. We are all here to increase our learning. While some of us are still in elementary, middle, or high school, others of us signed up for more advanced courses in the University of Life.
And just like in school, there may be some courses that we love and others that we dread. For instance, if I am lacking in Math knowledge, I will most likely sign up for a Math class to improve my skills. I will then have to complete homework assignments that I do not enjoy doing. I might wonder, "Why do I always end up having to do these hard Math problems?" In this case, it is because I signed up for the class.
I think we, as souls, chose to come to the Earth school and that we signed up for certain courses in the curriculum for our "degree." While completing our "homework," we may be tempted to feel that we are victims of the unpleasant and difficult things we may experience. However, the realization and trust that we "signed up for the class" and are learning from the experiences, will allow us to overcome feeling like a victim.
For instance, let's say we registered for a course called LEARNING FORGIVENESS 101, because it is necessary for our desired degree in COMPASSION IN ACTION. Therefore, for our Practicum in this field, we will need to have someone or something to forgive. The Universe will aid us by creating one or more situations (depending on how quickly we master our homework) in which we are hurt by someone or something. We now have a reason to blame someone for hurting us (as well as an opportunity to forgive). We can feel victimized and not realize that we arranged this in our life in order to learn forgiveness.
Other people may be experiencing different difficulties to overcome because they registered for a different "course." And I think that sometimes we are slow learners. We may need to repeat lessons again and again until we eventually learn the subject matter and pass the course.
When we do master the lesson, that particular assignment will be complete!
I suggest that when we have difficult situations in our lives, especially ones that seem to happen over and over, we must look for what we need to learn from those situations. This can be an ongoing process including meditation and spiritual study. Spiritual teachers stress that we must refrain from blaming anyone or anything,
ourselves or others,
for our circumstances. According to Louise Hay, we are never victims! I highly recommend her book,
You Can Heal Your Life
, as well as the books quoted above, as wonderful resources for understanding "who we are," learning to release resentment or guilt, turning blame into forgiveness, and creating a joyful life!
Shari Harris,
Just Who Do We Think We Are
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In the Right Place at the Right Time
by Shari Harris
This I Believe…
I matriculated into the university called Earth to work on my degree—
to progress in my education; to put my theories into action;
to test my readiness; and
to work out earthly relationships with those who chose to incarnate with me,
...as did you.
I am a great and powerful spiritual being,
...as are you.
I left a perfect home and chose to incarnate on earth
at this particular time in history,
...as did you.
I am part of the world thought.
I am a piece of the puzzle. I am the answer to the puzzle.
I am the missing piece of the puzzle,
...as are you.
I am where I am supposed to be.
And you are where you are supposed to be.
I chose to be on the earth at this time, as did you.
You and I are in the right place at the right time
doing the right thing.
Shari Harris 2003
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"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."
To personalize this, say:
When I change the way I look at things, the things I look at change.
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"When I introduce JOY to a situation, I change the vibrational frequency of what's happening around me."
From
Super Attractor Cards
by Gabrielle Bernstein
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Just Who Do We Think We Are?
Shari Says...
I believe we are eternal spiritual beings who are currently living one of our many lives on Earth and who are the creators of our experiences through our thoughts and beliefs.
Shari Harris
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Please feel free to forward this email to others
you think may be interested!
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Previous Issues of
"Just Who Do We Think We Are?"
are available on
Shari's website under the "My Two Cents Blog" tab.
#1 February 15, 2020, Dr. Brian Weiss
#2 March 1, 2020, Edgar Cayce
#3 March 26, 2020, Abraham (Esther Hicks), Part 1
#4 April 7, 2020, Abraham (Esther Hicks), Part 2
#5 April 22, 2020, Past Life Story Series: Robert Snow/Carroll Beckwith
#6 May 5, 2020, Past Life Story Series: Jenny Cockell/Mary Sutton
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