The life of a holy person ' a mystic or saint ' is a lesson in ending the control of the parasitic mind and accessing the spirit within. No matter the belief system ' Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, or any other spiritual path ' the best-known my...

Change does not happen by osmosis, or reading a book. You aren't just changing the surface, you are changing the blueprint of your life. As we've discussed, energy exists on the subatomic level, invisible, yet powerful in creating your reality. Because ou...

What is the underlying cause of all fear? It's that you can't handle whatever life puts in your path. It's that simple. If you believe you can deal with anything that comes along, fear fades to the background. The greater your trust in your ability to man...

Let's put all of this together and see how your beliefs, the parasitic mind, and your energy impact your reality. Once more, let's look at your inner theater. You now have an understanding that the problems that you see on the screen aren't you, but rathe...

Once you understand how your mind works, you must question the truth of what it has been telling you. This allows you to shift from a closed state of mind to openness. First, we will describe how your mind creates your story, and then we will give you a s...

Ultimately, you will reach a point where your inner energy can no longer remain closed and shielded. That whisper is your spirit urging you to allow the light to return. In the journey to reclaim your purpose and become your own hero, this is your call to...

Everything in our existence vibrates with energy. All of this energy contains information, if we know how to recognize what it's conveying. While science and the laws of the universe have done well to explain the external sources and uses of energy, the i...

When I was growing up, my parents took an annual two-week camping trip that took us to many places in the U.S. and Canada. They'd pack the car with all the equipment, clothes, and food for them and their brood of five kids. Eventually the family grew to s...

Chapter 12: Get Real Nobody becomes Ernest Hemingway overnight, not even Ernest Hemingway. Style is fundamental to the person doing the writing. Trying to adopt someone else's style is like wearing a toupee. It might look good in passing, but on clo...

Chapter Eleven: Inspire With Your Storytelling While finding time to write came be like having unplanned sex, the act of writing is more like making love. You cannot fake it. You must feel it. When I was writing the chapter from the book A Guide to Ge...

Chapter Nine: Give Your Mind, Body and Soul Daily Attention Staying focused requires you to take care of yourself in mind, body, and spirit. If you are working full-time, parenting full-time, or both (is that double full-time?), you are probably a mast...

Push Past Your Insecurities and Keep Moving Your Pen Writing takes courage. Talent is part of the equation, but it is a smaller part. Becoming a writer takes a willingness to let people see who you really are. Determination is the key. In January, a...

The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapter 7: Ninety-five percent of Writing is Just Showing Up If I were to ask each of you why you haven't written a book, I'm guessing the most common answer would be that there doesn't seem to be enough time...

The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapter Five: Hold On To Your Vision This might seem to be in direct conflict with letting go of expectations in Chapter Four. However, there is a distinct difference between expectation and vision. Let me ex...

The Gospel of Writing According to Marilyn, Chapter Four: Nothing turns out as you expect it to. That's the journey. That's the excitement. That's the joy of writing. The trick is to let our unconscious take us where we go while we move out of its way....