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Authenticity isn’t about waiting for that fear to disappear. Authenticity means stepping forward into our lights despite the fear. It means choosing to be who we are, knowing that not everyone will understand, knowing that some people might walk away, but trusting that the right people—the ones who truly see us—will stay. And those who leave your life?

The journey to authenticity is about understanding who we are on a deeper level. It’s about peeling back the layers of fear, shame, and conditioning that tell us we can’t be ourselves.

When we suppress who we truly are, a tension arises within us—something that festers, builds, and grows into resentment. And resentment, over time, becomes anger. And if that anger has nowhere to go? It sinks into sadness. It takes root. It turns into depression, into anxiety, into a heaviness we carry without realizing how much of it was never ours to hold in the first place.

At first, I second-guessed everything. Was that my imagination or a real message? Was I making this up? Was I doing it right? But as I gained experience—through practice, through readings, through moments of undeniable proof—I learned something even more valuable than technique: I learned to trust myself.

And with that knowing came a certainty so deep, so absolute, that it anchored itself in my soul: I never want to lose this feeling. That feeling of connection. Of purpose. Of being part of something so much greater than myself. It was unlike anything I had ever known before. Not just because of what I had experienced, but because, for the first time in my life, I felt like me. Not a version of

I suppose that’s the whole point: We often have no idea where we are headed, but when we look back, we can see the path to where we ended up with perfect clarity.

As children, we are wide open to the energy around us. We exist in a natural state of wonder, deeply connected to our creativity and imagination—both of which are direct channels to Source, Spirit, God, whatever name resonates with you. When we are in tune with our creativity, we allow that universal life force energy to flow through us, bringing joy, healing, abundance,

My journey with Spirit has taught me something incredibly important—the foundation of every story in this book: We are more than our physical bodies. We are energy, frequencies. Just as color or sound vibrates at a specific frequency, so do our souls. That energy is limitless, transcending all we might understand about who we truly are. We

Words hold power, and so does the energy we put behind them; in fact, the energy behind them is even more potent.

My greatest wish is that you begin to notice the miracles unfolding in your own life. You don’t need to believe in a specific god or follow any particular religion to receive them. The only thing required is the belief that miracles are possible—and the willingness to think you are worthy of receiving them. If you know it, even better. But simply thinking it is a beautiful place to start.