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Contents
Awakening Coaching UK
To my father for your deep wisdom
and leading me in my spiritual awakening;
to my mother for your steadfastness and love;
to Isabel for your beauty and vision;
to Thalia for your strength and confidence;
to Sophie for your purity and spirit;
and to Emily for your indomitable
bounciness and absolute certainty.
Foreword
Richard Anderson is a fresh and distinct voice in the field of practical spirituality. Grounded in the Christian tradition with a sensitive appreciation of scripture, he combines this approach with a knowledge and experiential understanding of the unitive path with its emphasis on psychological subtlety, practical mysticism and universality.
In each of the 40 chapters that make up the book, Richard skillfully presents ways in which we can explore the key theme and mine its meaning on many levels. Using an honest, natural and conversational style of writing, yet one that is impeccable in its precision, he invites us to reason and contemplate the theme, and then experience it directly through beautiful guided meditations and affirmations.
Richard is gifted in his ability to share with clarity and compassion. I am pleased to write a foreword for this book and celebrate his achievement in bringing so much spiritual wisdom to all those seeking a spirituality that embraces and unifies; one that reminds us that love prevails and that our prime and joyous task is to be co-creators with the Divine Spirit.
Rev. Paul John Roach MA
Minister, radio show host, writer, spiritual counsellor and environmental activist
Fort Worth, Texas
Why Detox?
My intention in writing this book is for you to realise the full power, beauty, peace and purpose that is your higher good. I absolutely know that this good is already there it is inside you right now. However, it may be concealed under all of the thoughts and memories and habitual mind-programs that have accumulated in your life over the years. Your mind and your spirit occasionally need a bit of a detox!
You might have been on the spiritual path for some time, trying to overcome perceived issues of lack, or distance from God. You may even have read countless books that purport to solve your issues, or have attended conferences and seminars. The problem with many of these, however, is that they often outline a very compelling vision, a picture of how life could be, certainly how life seems to be for the writer or speaker. But what they often leave out is exactly how to get to B from A, a road map from here to there.
My will is that this book will change your life, that you will see an incredible expansion of spirit, of love, and of compassion in your daily walk; you will come to know your deepest purpose on this earth, and this purpose will be firmly rooted in the Divine breath of Spirit. Contained within the 40 practices in this book are practical ideas and exercises which will clear out the old, used-up energy, the accumulated debris of false beliefs and unhelpful thoughts that separate you from your true nature, and from universal truth. The good news is that access to this state is actually very simple, but the paradox is that even though it is hidden in full sight, most people, most of the time, either cant find it, dont know its there, or simply dont care.
Given that youve bought this book, presumably none of the latter applies to you. However, the question remains: why doesnt all of this come more naturally to us? Why isnt it easier for us to connect with our truest self, with Spirit and with our ultimate purpose in life?
Nowadays we often feel such disconnection in these vital relationships. There are so many things that build up in our lives like toxins in the body. This could be anger, frustration, stress, addiction or simply the burn-out of everyday life. Either way, if this happens in the body, we know what to do see the doctor, hit the health spa, or go on a diet. But when the build-up is deeper within, what do we do? How do we start?
The monotony of daily routine can trap us in a cyclical habit of event-reaction. Its as if our subconscious is stuck in a preprogrammed response. How then do we break this habit? How can we return to happiness? How can we connect with Spirit, with God? Is it even possible to feel like youre the best version of yourself?
Just think about it there are so many things that we do on a daily basis, such as brush our teeth, shower, eat, maybe exercise. We do this to stay healthy. We have to do so; if we dont then we neglect ourselves, and we will become moribund and sick. So why do we think for a moment that we can develop a healthy relationship with our inner self and with God if we neglect the pursuit of spiritual maintenance tasks on a daily basis?