My guest was 15 feet away from the bomb that exploded during the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Myself, I was almost strangled to death at the end of my second abusive relationship. Listen to my conversation with Jennifer Kauffman as we discuss these experiences and our journey of setting ourselves free, what we did, the obstacles along the way, and finding common ground with our respective Hero’s Journey.

The Impact Of Trauma And Violence On Our Self-Identities

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Shift Your Perspective isn't just another self-help podcast filled with ego-fluffing and fleeting 'feel-good' highs; it's about cultivating a mindset that creates lasting resilience, strength, and unshakable self-belief; it's a show for those who dare to leave their past behind and defy the status quo of inherited limiting beliefs; it's a show for those who desire true personal freedom not dependant on others doing right by us.

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Are you living in the present moment? If not, you are “dead;” you’re wasting your life! I am not saying your life isn’t meaningful or that you shouldn’t have dreams to work towards. I am asking you, are you wasting your life trying to “be” something that you are not, something according to other people’s perceptions of what it takes to be valuable and acceptable in life? Are you  ‘conforming to the world,’ following the crowd, hiding yourself in order not to be rejected? Or are you valuing yourself, being yourself, because YOU understand that YOUR life is meaningful? Ask yourself,  “Am I, in this present moment, living in the truth of who I am, or am I hindering my life because I’m clinging to a false version of myself, the one that stems from other people’s fear, the one I pretend to be to in order not to be rejected, Am I in the world but not of it, or am I conforming to it?” If you find yourself stuck in victim consciousness, you must exchange it to be free. You must cast off the ‘old nature and put on the new. ' You must step into the furnace and be reborn from the ashes—you are The Phoenix, after all! Letting go of victim consciousness is, symbolically, releasing Barabbas and crucifying Christ; it is surrendering your struggle and simply being ‘The Light’ and allowing IT to ‘raise you from the dead’ and to flow through you and provide for you, allowing IT to live your life and be you. Letting go isn’t giving up; it is powerful and brave, something most people fear. Remember that, trust, allow the ‘trumpets of The Last Judgement’ to blow on YOUR life and rejoice! The “Who Am I?” soundtrack/SYP Course Syllabus is available on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/shift-your-perspective/pl.u-b3b8RKgC3XobJL

The Power Of The Present Moment – Part III

Once you have freed yourself from old thought patterns and realized, "You become what you think about," you must shift your perspective toward creating a new future. Otherwise, you will continue to perpetuate the present moment, which is neither, spiritually speaking, hell nor heaven; it's a state of limbo – where there is no vision, the people perish. But once you reach this point, the present moment isn't discarded but is transformed. Even though you are free from the past and have fixed the vision of your future in your mind, your body still lives in the present moment; it is the vehicle that carries you from your current situation to the fulfillment of your vision. You must begin to live as though your prayers are already answered and look away from all that distracts you. This way of living is not easy initially, for it is not the way of the World, which requires a detailed map of all the necessary steps to take between point A and point B; it needs assurance that all will work out before moving into the unknown wilderness. The "Who Am I?" soundtrack/SYP Course Syllabus is available on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/shift-your-perspective/pl.u-b3b8RKgC3XobJL

The Power Of The Present Moment - Part II

Being in the present moment is highly misunderstood. Why? The present moment is shaped by what was. When you focus only on the present moment, you only view what is, what is wrong, and what you lack. Things that keep you stuck running around in circles and never getting anywhere. And yet, you must be in the present moment to be free from the past; it is an essential element in freeing yourself from past trauma and cycles of the past. "Wait, I'm confused. Didn't you say, 'Focusing on the present moment keeps me stuck?" Yes, it's a paradox. Let me explain. When you properly focus on the present moment, you notice and then redirect your mind away from the internal loop patterns of your thoughts, which began in your childhood; it's the way to break free from the unconscious slavery to a mindset that you've inherited that is shaping your continuously unfolding present moment; it helps you to recognize that you are experiencing moments of déjà vu because you are creating your life from events in your past that no longer exists, outside of your mind – you are shaping your World with the ghosts of the past. SYP "The WHO AM I" Soundtrack on Apple Music:   https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/shift-your-perspective/pl.u-b3b8RKgC3XobJL    

The Power Of The Present Moment - Part I

'The World' is not a reflection of you. Seriously, are YOU responsible for hatred, greed, war, poverty? What about joy, happiness, prosperity, and beauty? Yes, you may be 'experiencing' these things, but you are not responsible for what you see in 'The World,' whether good or bad. Thinking so is arrogant and self-righteous; at the core, it's victim consciousness! You see, 'The World' is nothing but a reality that grants us the ability to experience all that Source is—a Divine buffet that offers us the choice to select from the Eternal experiences of heaven or hell, blessings or curses, the light or the dark, depending on what WE put on 'the plate' of OUR minds. So, what are your current experiences 'reflecting' back to you? Your current state of mind; your beliefs about what you are worthy of receiving from life, AKA: Your Inherited Negative Self-Image Root. When it comes to 'the world,' don't worry about what others are putting on their plate; we all have the free will given to us by The Source to choose for ourselves. Instead, your focus should turn inward, determining for yourself what you are worthy of experiencing, which ensures others are not allowed to 'make up a plate' for you, especially with their use of guilt and shame, which is a tactic to control you or keep you stuck in their choices, all stemming from fear.  Shifting your perspective isn't a light undertaking; it isn't at all rainbows, butterflies, and namaste that the self-serving and hypocritical fake prophets and self-help gurus that build communities fostering an identity around dependency, helplessness, and the idea that others have any power over you and your life, while simultaneously peddling you out of your money and leaving you even more confused than before (don't even get me started). By the way, rainbows and butterflies come AFTER experiencing 'the flood' and the chrysalis. Change only occurs after you unapologetically and consciously choose from the buffet of life, AKA: Renewing your mind and permanently changing your belief in what you are worthy of. No guru can do that for you. No, walking away from the conformity of what everybody else is choosing isn't easy. However, it is required if you want the ability to experience the 'dream life' stuck in your mind due to the fear of being rejected. Which, if you are honest, they have already done, and you're simply stuck in the trauma of what has already occurred. SYP Music Playlist on Apple Music:    https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/shift-your-perspective/pl.u-b3b8RKgC3XobJL

The World Is A Reflection Of You. Or Is It?

Why do you feel guilty for what other people have done to you? Is it because you feel responsible? Or that perhaps you owe them something? Whatever the reason, you will never be free mentally, emotionally, spiritually, etc., until you learn this very important lesson.  Do you wish to know how to be free of their choices? Listen in as I share lessons learned. Apple Music Links: Miss Me Blind by Culture Club  https://music.apple.com/us/album/miss-me-blind/724214023?i=724214062 Lay It On The Line by Triumph  https://music.apple.com/us/album/lay-it-on-the-line/1287325301?i=1287325846 

The Impact Of Trauma And Violence On Our Self-Identities

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