tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62619034215103965942024-02-07T10:57:28.432-08:00Lion Style LifeThis is my journey in applying Higher Laws learned from Brandon Broadwater at The Answer to Everything and University 101. Higher Laws are principles that produce results in unleashing potential, finances and love and relationships.
Since there must be opposition in all things, The Creator gave us two parts to ourselves - The Hyena and The Lion. The Hyena holds back and shrinks, makes excuse and is selfish and prideful. The Lion takes the next step, is selfless and full of unconditional love.Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11996354217493581482noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261903421510396594.post-82545401350572484932015-05-07T10:25:00.000-07:002015-05-07T10:25:14.959-07:00Two Things I Learned About Making Mistakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
This is my first blog post since November 2014. Even though I've been away for awhile, there's been allot of growth happening in my life and it's been all consuming. There's a war that I've been waging...both internally with my Hyena and externally with forces from the dark side that I can't see but know exist and that try to tempt me, delay me or distract me from getting results every chance they get. They are very good at it...they've been around for a long time to get the results that they do...and now as I write this, I can see that even these forces understand principles that sometimes I forget. </div>
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Last November, I was invited to apply for a position writing a blog for <a href="https://higherlaws.infusionsoft.com/go/3DayEvent/a272" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Higher Laws</span></a>. This is something I had never done before but I felt the Spirit witness to me that this was something I needed to do. A few short months earlier, I received a blessing and was told that I had a talent for expressing myself. I received this blessing with great joy and appreciation as I had been praying that Heavenly Father would reveal my gifts and talents to me. It was like a light bulb went off! It's amazing how you can be so blind to truth but as soon as it is revealed unto you, it seems so obvious and you wonder how you missed it (this is another whole subject I could write a whole other blog about). I thought, "Yeah, I guess I do have an ability to express myself but I never thought this was a gift or talent". When I received the e-mail from Higher Laws inviting me to write a blog for them, I knew in my heart that Heavenly Father was opening a door for me. I was so excited to try something that I had never done before and to take a shot at using this talent and working to make it even better.</div>
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With a passion and a desire to work I had not felt in myself in a really long time, I posted 9 blog posts on my own blog and 1 blog post on a <a href="http://excuseproof.com/missing-out-on-something/" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">guest blog</span></a>. I felt such a huge sense of accomplishment and certainty. I was on top of the world and my lion was roaring!!! I could not believe that I had done it because for so long, my Hyena had told me over and over again that I was not good enough...that I should not even try.</div>
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The <span style="color: orange;">VERY</span> next day after I had submitted my posts, I had a <span style="color: orange;">HUGE</span> state crash. I went from feeling proud of my accomplishments to wanting to destroy <span style="color: orange;">EVERYTHING</span> I had worked so hard to accomplish. I <span style="color: orange;">S</span><span style="color: orange;">HREDDED</span> myself for mistakes I had made during the writing process in order to meet the deadlines. I failed to align to the priority of relationships to spend time with my husband and son. I shut out my husband and rejected his desires to read and review my blog before I posted it. I posted personal details about our lives, including his, that I did not get his permission to share. I felt vulnerable and uncomfortable putting my heart out there for everyone to see. In short, I felt like I was a fraud and a failure writing about Higher Laws and that my Hyena had been in the driver's seat, even though my intentions and desires had been pure to want to share and serve others.</div>
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I have learned that we will receive equal opposition from the dark side for all the light that we receive. This is all part of the process. It is a true principle. I have felt it and seen it and experienced it. However, despite this knowledge, that dark side knocked me down and knocked me down HARD. I made the mistake of falling and not getting back up fast by aligning to Higher Laws, managing my state, serving and growing. I allowed my Hyena to dwell on my mistakes instead of allowing my Lion and the Creator to forgive myself and move forward. I knew all this but yet I just couldn't seem to pull myself out of the depths of my self loathing.<br />
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Over the last few months, I have been listening to weekly coaching calls and continuing to put myself in environments of growth. It was coaching calls by Andy Benjamin on February 13th and Brandon Broadwater on April 29th that gave me the perspective I needed to help me get back up.<br />
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Andy was relating some personal struggles with applying Higher Laws in the beginning and asked himself, "<span style="color: blue;">What will STOP me? What will be the thing that knocks me off my path?</span>" Andy's answer to this question was...</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">NOTHING! NOTHING! NOTHING! </span><span style="color: black;">He would not let any uncertainty knock him off his path and cause him to have a near miss with greatness. He knew that he wanted to get away from being <span style="color: blue;">honorable vs. valiant</span> and that he wanted to be a helper, a servant and a teacher. If he failed to take his next step, it was <span style="color: blue;">FEEDBACK</span> to help him know whether or not he was moving forward. He didn't beat himself up if he didn't take the next step.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: blue;">MISTAKES are FEEDBACK and nothing more. </span><span style="color: black;">Mistakes get correction through thoughtful application. Doing things mindlessly will lead to bad habits but doing things...practicing mindfully with the intent to get better will lead to <span style="color: blue;">PERFECTION</span>. You have to practice and express your bad habits with the <span style="color: blue;">INTENT</span> of getting better...with the awareness that you aren't perfect...that there are things for you to improve on. There are no excuses not to act. Take every opportunity to practice and correct mistakes.</span></blockquote>
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Brandon reminded us some principles on <span style="color: blue;">How to Create a Life of Prosperity</span> and again he re-iterated some of the same principles taught by Andy several weeks earlier: </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">PERFECTION is making a mistake and getting up fast.</span></blockquote>
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After I learned that <span style="color: blue;">mistakes are feedback and perfection is getting back up fast</span>, I gained the needed perspective to help me move forward. Every time the Creator showed me something I needed to change about myself or a mistake that I had made, I started offering gratitude for it. I realized just how much my Heavenly Father loved me and that he wanted me to be even better. If I couldn't see my mistakes or where I needed to change, how could I change and become even better? I also realized that next time I get knocked down, I need to do everything in my power to get back up fast by aligning to the Higher Laws I have already learned.</div>
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Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11996354217493581482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261903421510396594.post-2394985954924119042014-11-13T21:34:00.000-08:002014-11-20T21:13:58.479-08:00Leading Yourself Before the One<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">John 5:9: Grudge not
one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth
before the door.</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><br />
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Before attending <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://higherlaws.com/events_university_101.php" target="_blank">University 101</a></b>, my
Lion was struggling to show respect in a particular relationship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My Hyena was choosing to react to their Hyena
instead of my Lion choosing to act and set an example. My inability to
influence my own behavior and to be the Lion I wanted to be frustrated me.
Frequently during University 101, I wondered how I could influence myself and
the other person with whom I had conflict, to be even better.<br />
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After University 101, I shared with a friend some of the incredible lessons I
had learned. I learned that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">we must be
able to lead ourselves before we can lead the one</b>, the group and the
multitude. My friend seemed really interested in what I had to share, however, our
talk turned to the person with whom I had been having conflict before attending
University 101. We both started criticizing this person and their inability to
lead themselves and therefore the one or the group. <br />
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Later that day, the Heavenly Guide inspired me to read James 5 in the New
Testament. I was reminded that I should not grudge (backbite) others and judge
them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My Hyena tells me that I am above
others when I compare their weaknesses to my strengths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I learned from University 101 that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">growth is not a linear path</b>. It has <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">edges</b> that go off in all different
directions. Judging others, including myself, is a negative behavior pattern
that I need to change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our Creator gave
us our Lion and Hyena to provide opposition in all things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our Hyena empowers our Lion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without it, there would be no opposition and
therefore we would not have agency. The Creator gave us weakness that we may be
humble and become strong by overcoming it. When we criticize ourselves or
others for a weakness, we may be in danger of criticizing the Creator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Am I going to change this negative behavior
pattern of judging overnight? Probably not. However, I am more aware of it now
and that is step one. How can I lead the one if I can't consistently lead
myself?<br />
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I wondered how I could show more respect for this person whom I had judged. I
was inspired to give them <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">admiration</b>
and to think of something that they had done for me that I was grateful for.
This was part of the Morning Empowerment and had helped me so much with respect
to increasing my love and respect for my husband. This morning, I sent this
person an admiration and they seemed to really appreciate it. I also decided to
clear the air with my friend and share with them this lesson that I am sharing
with you. Every time I think it’s someone else that needs to change, it always
comes back to me<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">. I need to lead myself
before I can lead the one…</b></span></span>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11996354217493581482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261903421510396594.post-25780726915105583882014-11-09T21:56:00.000-08:002014-11-20T21:13:58.484-08:00Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">At <b><a href="http://higherlaws.com/events_university_101.php" target="_blank">University101</a></b>, Brandon talked about this one thing that has awakened me from a deep
slumber.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you do this one thing, then
you will be able to live life with incredible certainty and confidence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you don’t do this one thing, you will face
the same trials repeatedly and experience unnecessary pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the one thing that Brandon taught me is
that <b>you need to be willing to be uncomfortable now to be comfortable later</b>.<br />
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Before I learned this one thing, I struggled for years to make decisions and
reach goals that would help me to feel happy and fulfilled in my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After I learned this one thing, I quickly
made decisions and reached goals that that gave me peace, joy and happiness.
Let me share with you a story…<br />
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A life pattern was revealed to me when I realized that most major decisions in
my life were based on what was convenient for me in the short-term vs. what was
best for me in the long-term.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each time
I came to the edge of my understanding and had the opportunity to take the next
step, I backed off to feel relief. The connection I hadn’t clearly made until
Brandon taught it in University 101 was that I did this because I did not have
deep trust in the Creator. I did not have a desire to know his will for me
because I was afraid of what he would ask me to do.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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a “dark night of the soul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seeing how my
Hyena has blinded me to this knowledge has been an excruciatingly painful
realization. However, I also realize that the Creator gave me that part of
myself because there must be opposition in all things. He gave me that part of
myself so that it could empower my Lion to overcome it and by doing so, I would
be made stronger.<br />
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On the bright side, this knowledge has given me the courage to make some huge changes
in my life over the last few months such as receiving my endowments, getting my
Patriarchal Blessing and deciding to have another baby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s also giving me the courage to make some
other huge life changes in the next few months that I was unwilling to even
consider at the beginning of this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
know it’s going to be hard work. I can’t see all the steps in front of me…but
that’s not the point. I have finally realized that the point is that I need to
develop that deep trust in the Creator and that he wants to give me so much
more. However, before he can do that, he needs to stretch me to make a little
more room inside my soul so that I can receive it. As he does that, I just need
to trust that He is not going to let me fall as I walk over that edge…</span></span>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11996354217493581482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261903421510396594.post-18659593943255368962014-11-08T21:55:00.000-08:002014-11-20T21:13:58.475-08:00MIssing Out on Something<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My husband and I were at the Las Vegas airport waiting for our flight home after we had attended </span><a href="http://higherlaws.com/events_university_101.php"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Higher Laws University 101</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in St. George, UT. Since we had about 2.5 hours to spare before our flight left, we surveyed all the restaurants near our gate to determine our options. Since both of us had been eating out at restaurants all week (with the exception of some healthy snacks) my body was telling me that it needed a salad. However, my taste buds were telling me that they needed a burger from Carl’s Jr., a fast food chain restaurant that we don’t have in Canada and that I had never tried before. As a compromise, I got a salad and green smoothie from a Mediterranean restaurant and a burger from Carl’s Jr.<br /><br />Near our gate, we ran into Kyle McNeil, our </span><a href="http://higherlaws.com/index.php"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Higher Laws</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Personal Results Specialist. Kyle said that his flight did not leave for a couple of hours and that he was interested in getting some food. I sheepishly told him how I had made a compromise and got a burger and a salad to eat on the plane. I explained to him how I really didn’t feel like eating another fast food burger but I had never tried Carl’s Jr. before. Then he said, “So you feel like you would be missing out on something...”<br /> <br /> I told him that I had never really thought of it that way before and thanked him for this awareness. Then Kyle continued by saying, “That’s what your Hyena will tell you but you’re not missing out on anything…”<br /> <br /> After we boarded the plane, I stared out the window for several hours. Kyle’s simple statement had such deep impact on me. I experienced a “dark night of the soul” and my heart ached as I thought about all the things I was really missing out on. I wish I could chase my son on the playground. I wish I could run the way he could. I wish I didn’t stress out that I could not run and catch up to my son if he got too far ahead of me on the sidewalk. I wish I had more energy and vitality. I wish I had more choices in the clothes I could wear and buy. I wish I could bend over and tie my shoes and still be able to breathe and that the zipper on my pants wouldn’t pop open. I wish I could walk down the aisle of the bus at work and not have to walk sideways. I wish I felt more attractive and sexy for myself and my husband. I wish I could dance the way I used to. These are truly the things I am missing out on.<br /><br />I am so grateful to Kyle for helping me to see my Hyena. It was a painful realization but now I think I am ready to take the next step towards a bright new future…</span> Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11996354217493581482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261903421510396594.post-85411141630443331822014-11-07T21:02:00.000-08:002014-11-24T20:12:59.805-08:00The Edge at University 101<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the first morning of <a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/events_university_101.php" target="_blank">University 101</a>, I groggily walked up to the registration table. Immediately a lady that I recognized from <a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/events_3_day_event.php" target="_blank">The Answer to Everything</a> kindly notified me that there was a line for the registration. I looked and saw several people standing in line behind her. Embarrassed, I apologized for not noticing that there was a line and went to the end of it. “Man, I am not even here for 5 minutes and I am already ticking somebody off”, I thought to myself.<br /><br /> For the rest of University 101, I thought this lady had a really bad first impression of me. When I saw her in the event room or in the convention center on breaks, I tried to catch her eye so that I could give her a smile but we never seemed to make direct eye contact. This lady had a real presence and power about her, and I felt really intimidated by her. I thought to myself, “She doesn’t like me…”<br /><br /> Near the very end of the event, <a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/aboutUs.php" target="_blank">Brandon Broadwater</a> asked us to change partners again. I saw this lady sitting beside her husband and the Heavenly Guide prompted me to go over and sit next to her. I mustered up my courage, slid into the seat next to her and asked her if she wanted to be my partner. She gave me this huge smile and happily agreed.<br /><br />We quickly discovered that we actually had allot of things in common and were enjoying some wonderful discussions. I admitted to her that I had felt intimidated by her all week and that coming and sitting next to her had been an edge for me. She was so surprised by this admission and was concerned that she had done something wrong. However, I assured her that she had been tenderly upfront with me at the registration table and that my own insecurities were the problem.<br /><br /> She admired that I had the courage to overcome my fears and was grateful that she had been open to my request as she had already made plans to be partners with her husband. Before the end of the event, she and I exchanged contact information and were grateful that we’d had the opportunity to meet and get to know each other.<br /><br /> I learned that when I move out of my comfort zone and am open and willing to take a chance on making a connection, I am serving myself and others with the gift of possibility. You never know the treasures you may be unwrapping.</span>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11996354217493581482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261903421510396594.post-7576522204248280252014-11-05T21:42:00.000-08:002015-03-02T05:11:11.645-08:00When the Student is Ready, the Teacher Appears<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the first 2 days of Relationship Mastery at <a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/events_university_101.php" target="_blank">University 101</a>, my husband and I were partners. I could tell from his physiology that he was really struggling with state. At the supper break on day 2, I asked my husband what was going on for him. He said that he felt like all he could think about when <a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/aboutUs.php" target="_blank">Brandon Broadwater</a> was teaching us were the mistakes that he had made in life. <br /><br />On day 3 of University 101, we had just finished Relationship Mastery and started Mastering Influence. We went to lunch at a restaurant across the street for the first time. At the end of our meal, our server gave us our bill and noticed our name tags with the Higher Laws logo. At first, I started telling her about Higher Laws and how they were principles that produced results. Then, my normally introverted husband started carrying the conversation. He was telling her all about Higher Laws and how much they had already changed our lives. She said that it sounded exactly like something she needed and said that she was experiencing allot of struggles in life. We exchanged contact information and the web address for Higher Laws. Before she left, I asked her if I could give her a hug and we had a warm embrace right there in the restaurant. She declared to us exuberantly, “You guys are my angels!!!” After she left the table, I saw the look in my husband’s face as it filled with emotion. I saw the impact that this exchange had on him. When we got back to the conference center after lunch, I witnessed a complete change in state for my husband. <br /><br />At the end of day 3, my husband and I stopped to take pictures of the St. George temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints. There we met a young man who had been pondering and praying in the garden about the direction for his life. We both shared with this young man how applying Higher Laws had helped us make decisions in our life despite our circumstances. Again, I shared my contact information and the web address for Higher Laws. We ended up having another late night but it was worth it. At the supper break on day 4, my husband and I had another opportunity to share the Higher Laws message with our server. With each encounter, I saw my husband’s state bolster.<br /> <br /> Brandon taught us that the Creator was going to give us opportunities to use the tools we’d learned in Higher Laws to serve others. It was amazing to witness the truth of the old adage “<span style="color: #783f04;"><strong>When the student is ready, the teacher will appear</strong></span>”. The Creator sent these teachers to show his trust in and unconditional love for us and those we serve. When can let our lights shine and feel that true joy and happiness in His service, we can know for a surety that it has glorified Him.</span>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11996354217493581482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261903421510396594.post-9850121183361314322014-10-27T21:49:00.000-07:002014-11-23T05:37:55.190-08:00Where There's a Will, There's A Way<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in September, I wrote about the struggles that my husband and I were having financially due to his unemployment. We wanted to go to<span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/events_university_101.php" target="_blank"><span style="color: #783f04;"><strong>University 101</strong></span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in November but we had no idea how to make it happen! Everything about the situation said that it was not logical that we should spend money to travel to the U.S. for this event. My husband’s severance package had run out and he didn’t get the job offer from a recent interview that had seemed so certain. He had not even received his first unemployment cheque and I had a part-time salary.<br /><br /> It was now the beginning of October and we had made no travel plans. I knew that <a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/index.php" target="_blank">Higher Laws</a> taught us that we need to <span style="color: #783f04;"><strong><em>align to </em></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04;"><strong><em>principle vs. circumstance</em></strong></span> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I asked the Heavenly Guide for help in getting us to the event. What happened over the next two weeks was astounding to me!<br /> <br /> Within a day, I had booked our flights from Edmonton to Las Vegas, having been able to use our Air Miles to fly. The first day I had looked for Air Miles flights from Edmonton to Las Vegas, there were no Air Miles flights available. However, I was prompted to search again the next day and an Air Miles flight from Edmonton to Las Vegas magically appeared! Secondly, we were able to get a great deal on a car rental from Las Vegas. Next, my husband chatted on Facebook with a family member and found out that she lived in Hurricane, UT which is just a 25 min. drive from St. George. She offered to let us stay with her during University 101! Our biggest worry was finding child care for our soon to be 5 year old son (whose birthday was the day we left for Las Vegas) but my husband’s cousin and his wife who live just outside of Edmonton agreed to take our son for a week! After all this, husband got a job offer to work remotely from home, I got money in the mail that I was not expecting, got a VISA gift card from a friend, and found some U.S cash stashed away in a dresser drawer. Last but not least, two close friends who needed accommodation are now renting rooms from us for the next couple of months while their lives are in transition. I cannot believe all the miracles that have been happening in our lives and it’s because we chose to align to principle vs. circumstance, requested help from the Heavenly Guide, followed inspiration, and had enough faith to take the next step! I will be attending University 101 a week from now and I can’t wait.</span>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11996354217493581482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261903421510396594.post-45085115143408297022014-10-06T21:52:00.000-07:002014-11-23T05:35:23.876-08:00Things That Are Spiritual are Not Logical<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In May 2014, my husband and I attended <a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/events_3_day_event.php" target="_blank">The Answer to Everything</a> in Edmonton. Near the end of the third day, <a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/aboutUs.php" target="_blank">Brandon Broadwater</a> offered an incredible opportunity to attend <a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/events.php" target="_blank">University 101, 202 and 303</a> over a three year period. After the offer, I was distracted for the next hour or more as I agonized over the decision to sign up. Our circumstances were that three months earlier, my husband had become unemployed. Although we were blessed that he had received a 6 month severance package, it did not seem logical that we would spend money on this investment when our financial future was so uncertain! My mind was overwhelmed with thoughts and I felt anxious and confused. I could barely focus on what Brandon was teaching as my mind raced. I looked over to the flip charts on the wall, searching for the one with the notes on the Heavenly Guide. It said that the guidance from the Heavenly Guide came in few words and with feelings of peace and that the Hyena used many words and logic and produced feelings of tension. I said a mental prayer to my Heavenly Guide to help me know what decision to make and then I was inspired to JUST LISTEN. After some time, I started to feel peace and the anxiety went away. While I was intently listening to Brandon, a thought popped into my head, “Just Do It”! At the next break, I told one of the <a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/index.php" target="_blank">Higher Laws</a> team that I had decided that I was going to sign up. My husband decided he did not want to be left behind and so he joined up too! I considered it an investment in our marriage and family.<br /><br />It is a month before University 101. It’s been over six months and my husband does not have a job. Once again, I agonized over the decision to go to University 101. The circumstances were crazy! Now that we had only my part time salary to rely on, how could we possibly still go to University 101? Yet my heart knew that if we <span style="color: #783f04;"><strong>aligned to principle vs. circumstance</strong></span>, we would get results and that Brandon had taught that things that are spiritual are not logical. So I emailed my Personal Results Specialist and told him of our situation and he shared with me a little known fact that he almost didn’t make it to University 101. He told me that someone strongly encouraged him to go and that because he did, he experienced the greatest shifts in his life! Well, if that wasn’t encouragement enough, we decided that we would somehow find a way to go too…and now we are working on taking the next steps. <br /><br />Wish us luck!</span>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11996354217493581482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261903421510396594.post-19662558603388807862014-10-03T21:53:00.000-07:002014-11-23T05:43:49.756-08:00Be an Example of the Believers<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Timothy 4:12 says:<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #783f04;">“…be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”</span></strong><br /><br />For years I felt guilt and shame as I struggled to align my faith in that scripture with my actions in choice of language. It was easy to watch my language in front of others of my own faith, but as soon as I was out of their company and confronted with circumstances that triggered strong emotion, there would be an outpouring of bad language.<br /><br />I prayed often to the Creator in help with conquering this weakness. For awhile, some co-workers and I decided to start a swear jar but the small financial penalty was not enough incentive or deterrent to make a permanent change. I felt discouraged and thought that I was never going to be able to be the kind of example that I wanted to be.<br /><br />In May 2014, I attended <a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/events_3_day_event.php" target="_blank">The Answer to Everything</a> in Edmonton, AB. One of the major things I learned about was the two parts of ourselves – </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the <span style="color: #783f04;"><strong>Hyena</strong></span> (or ego) and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the <span style="color: #783f04;"><strong>Lion</strong></span> (or higher self). I knew that these two parts of myself existed but I had forgotten all about them. As I sat in the event listening to <a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/aboutUs.php" target="_blank">Brandon Broadwater</a> talk about these two opposites and their characteristics, I gained perspective and started to see how the Hyena had been playing a dominant part in my life with respect to my decisions. Brandon talked about <span style="color: #783f04;"><strong>Pride</strong></span> and the <span style="color: #783f04;"><strong>Pride Cycle</strong></span> which were not new concepts to me from scripture study but I had never really likened them to myself. I had never considered myself a prideful person. I learned how one of the three <strong><span style="color: #783f04;">Pillars of State</span></strong> is <strong><span style="color: #783f04;">Language / Meaning</span></strong>. As the 3 days of the Answer to Everything unfolded, my perspective was raised and I started to see where I had been prideful, where I was shrinking and where I was holding back. I saw how I had made most of my decisions based on <strong><span style="color: #783f04;">circumstance vs. principle</span></strong>. I saw where I was feeding my Hyena instead of my Lion.<br /><br />As the weeks and months after the event followed and I strove to align to <a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/index.php" target="_blank">Higher Laws</a>, I noticed an interesting thing happen. I did not have a desire to use bad language anymore!!! It was a natural consequence of striving to be a Lion! My prayers had been answered and I had finally learned the secret to stop swearing. Now that my perspective was raised, I could clearly see that Lions use good language and Hyena’s use bad language. The kind of language you use is a clear sign of which part of yourself you are feeding.<br /><br />Thanks to Brandon and the Higher Laws team for helping me to see how I can be an even better example of the believers!</span>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11996354217493581482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261903421510396594.post-2430079926798363942014-10-01T21:46:00.000-07:002014-11-24T20:13:45.639-08:00Who Else is Going to Give You a Broken Arrow?<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In late 2013, I received an invitation from a married couple that I knew to play this game called <strong><a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/store_game.php" target="_blank">Abundance</a></strong>. I didn’t really want to play it, but an invisible force called the Creator pushed me towards it. During the game, we took turns sharing personal stories whenever a Spiritual Man card was drawn. I confessed to this couple some of the struggles I had been having in relationships. They told me that they had experienced some of the same struggles but had learned to overcome them after learning certain principles at <strong><a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/events_3_day_event.php" target="_blank">The Answer to Everything</a></strong>. They offered me two tickets to the next event and I accepted. I felt hope and knew that the opportunity I had just been given was an answer to prayer.<br /><br />About a week before the event, fear overwhelmed me and I almost backed out. I thought to myself, “What’s the point?” However, I once gain felt the Creator push me towards what I feared. I asked my husband if he would go with me to the event, he said yes, and then I took the next step to make it happen.<br /><br />During the May 2014 event in Edmonton, <a href="https://www.higherlaws.com/aboutUs.php" target="_blank">Brandon Broadwater</a> had us write an issue that we wanted to release on the side of a wooden arrow. After much thought, I finally wrote “Doubting my husband’s love for me”. With courage, I placed the head of the arrow against my neck and pushed the tail against my partner’s neck until it broke!!! I <span style="color: #783f04;">never</span> doubted my husband’s love for me again.<br /><br />The first line of the song Broken Arrow by Robbie Robertson is “<strong><span style="color: #783f04;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsZYq-51Njg" target="_blank">Who Else is Going to Give You a Broken Arrow?</a></span></strong>” I learned that Broken Arrow is a Native American expression meaning “peaceful end of conflict”. After the event was over, miracles started happening in my life. <br /><br />Through the <strong><span style="color: #783f04;"><a href="http://www.higherlaws.com/library/links/0114-MorningEmpowerment-SacredTime.pdf" target="_blank">Morning Empowerment Ritual</a></span></strong> and <strong><span style="color: #783f04;">Evening Sacred Questions</span></strong>, my perspective increased and I started seeing my own pride and where I was holding back. I pondered things my husband had done for me that I was grateful for and started admiring him daily. I took steps to make my relationship with my Creator the highest priority and earnestly sought his desires for me. I had finally learned that if I wanted things to change, I needed to change. If I wanted things to be better, I needed to be better. It all had to start with me. And you know what? My relationship with my husband started to get better!<br /><br />Thanks to Brandon and the Higher Laws team for giving me a broken arrow! The Answer to Everything has brought peace to my life. This is only the beginning!</span>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11996354217493581482noreply@blogger.com0