"There were plenty AHA moments"

Before I did the Life Visioning quest, I was familiar with the concepts presented by Michael. However the manner in which Michael articulates his messages and the vocabulary he uses, had me having to paying attention - all be it with a dictionary at my side for the first couple of lessons!

AHA moments there were plenty. The most profound ones for me is Michaels description of the Presence that is always present. I am not religious and usually scoff at people who say things like:' its God's Will" etc.. I no longer do that and accept that we have different ways of expressing words that embrace our connection to the Universe. My second AHA moment is that: 'our gifts and talents do not belong to us and that we are merely the vehicle through which they are expressed'. This set me free to contribute without the concern of being judged, not good enough...

After the Dark night of the Soul lesson I started feeling ill, got quite sick with a light stroke, and was not able to participate in the quest for about two months. I found getting back into Mindvalley difficult. I eventually talked myself into it, but had no recall of the contents of this quest and so started from the beginning. The AHA moment came when I reached week 5 and specifically the lesson on Integration. Up to that stage, I had an abstract way of thinking about spirituality. It was me over here and my life over there - no 'conscious realisation of my oneness with life'.

And my best AHA for last - this concept called unconditional love - which means what?! During the Vision meditation a vision of some of the departed dogs and horses that I had rescued and kept as pets, surrounded me - I felt totally overwhelmed by their love. I remembered a departed teacher always said to his pupils: "Jesus gave us dogs to teach us about unconditional love" . I now know the feeling. Thank you Michael Beckwith