Lessons from My Inner Teacher
Intuitive Journaling as a Tool for Growth
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What if you discovered you had ready access to a rich, unlimited source of knowledge and wisdom to guide your learning and growth? What if you also found that this source of wisdom and knowledge was already within you, waiting to be discovered and used at your request?
Lessons From My Inner Teacher resulted from my consciously tapping into this inner source of wisdom, the higher Self, through use of intuitive journaling. After hearing what my inner teacher had to say, I decided to share these lessons I received from the world of spirit and to teach others how to use intuitive journaling to connect with their own inner guidance and wisdom.
Intuitive journaling is a conscious, intentional way of communicating with our higher Self, the soul, and a higher source of wisdom. Since our higher Self and the world of spirit are part of the field of universal consciousness unlimited by time or space, we all have access to its knowledge, wisdom, and guidance. I came to think of this knowledge and wisdom accessed from a higher source through my higher Self as my inner teacher.
This book is based on a series of intuitive lessons I received and transcribed from October 19, 2006 through January 25, 2007. This time frame coincided with the last few months of my professional practice as a clinical psychologist as I prepared for retirement. These lessons resulted from a consistent intention on my part to connect and communicate with my higher Self and a higher wisdom within so I could learn and grow, personally and spiritually.
It is my belief that we all have access to this source of wisdom within through our higher Self. Some of us are more aware of this inner resource than others. All of us, with regular practice, can learn to consciously develop reliable ways to tap in to and use this vast inner storehouse of knowledge and wisdom whenever we choose.
CONTENT
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Reviews
Foreward
Introduction: Intuitive Journaling
Lesson 1: Making Contact
Lesson 2: How Intuitive Journaling Works
Lesson 3: Spirit Is Universal Love
Lesson 4: The Power of Living from a Grateful Heart
Lesson 5: Gratitude Touches the Spirit of Oneness in all Life
Lesson 6: Ways to Connect with the World of Spirit
Lesson 7: Let Go of Effort and Control
Lesson 8: All Living Things Are One
Lesson 9: Lighten Up
Lesson 10: Accept and Reframe Negative Thoughts
Lesson 11: Facing What We Fear
Lesson 12: Beginning to Face our own Darkness
Lesson 13: Do Your Best and Let Go of the Outcome
Lesson 14: Oh, the Lessons to be Learned from Crankiness
Lesson 15: Inner Guidance Is always Available
Lesson 16: Savoring the Experience of Nature’s Beauty
Lesson 17: Drops in the Ocean of Love
Lesson 18: Growth Requires Practice and Patience
Lesson 19: Time to Say Goodbye
Lesson 20: The Power of Mental Visualization
Lesson 21: Adopt a Daily Attitude of Gratitude
Lesson 22: The World of Spirit
Lesson 23: Endings and Beginnings
Lesson 24: Look for Beauty in all Things
Lesson 25: Fear Weaves its Web
Lesson 26: Perseveration on Doubts and Fears
Lesson 27: Without Change There Is No Growth
Lesson 28: We Create Stress or Calm with our Thoughts
Lesson 29: Listening from an Open Heart
Lesson 30: Facing Fears Empowers Us
Lesson 31: I Am Present in all Things
Lesson 32: The Soul Speaks to us through Nature
Lesson 33: The Sun Is always Present
Lesson 34: Nothing Is too Mundane for Spirit
Lesson 35: New Ways to Work with Old Patterns
Lesson 36: Schools of Physical and Spiritual Life
Lesson 37: Practicing Stillness through Mindful Presence
Lesson 38: Fear Creates Doubt
Lesson 39: The Power of Genuine Gratitude
Lesson 40: We Are Not Our Thoughts and Feelings
Lesson 41: Where You Are Is Exactly Where You Need to Be
Lesson 42: All Change Begins within Us
Lesson 43: The Power of Observing Feelings without Judgment
Lesson 44: The Value of Cultivating Meaningful Friendships
Lesson 45: Each Is Part of and Contributes to the Whole
Lesson 46: Living from the Light Within
Lesson 47: Creating Peace
Lesson 48: Moving On
Epilogue
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Excerpt from Epilogue
Signs that you have connected with an aspect of the ego self rather than the higher Self include receiving a critical, belittling, demanding, destructive, judgmental, or angry voice. Exclusive messages that flatter you or set you apart as special or better than others also reflect the ego self.
You can recognize your own higher Self or inner teacher(s) from spirit by their qualities of kindness, compassion, non-judgment, humility, acceptance, and unconditional love. These qualities will extend to all beings and all life in an open, inclusive way with no exceptions. Respect for you, others, and all life will be evident at all times.
The information and guidance received through your higher Self will have a distinct clarity that will often seem simple yet profound at the same time.
Your higher Self will never encourage any form of harm to self or others. It will not judge, criticize, use anger or guilt or threats to control you or your choices.
Though your higher Self may offer ideas, if asked, it will not tell you what to do; it leaves all choices and decisions to you.
Your higher Self will always foster self-responsibility. Though the choices and work are ours, the higher Self encourages, supports, and empowers our healthy growth in all areas.
When the higher Self offers input in response to your asking, it will not force information on you, demand, or mandate how things will be. It will not get caught up in your emotional drama or take sides. In fact, the higher Self provides guidance congruent with the highest good for all and acknowledges a greater Divine power and help available from spirit in response to our requests. It operates within a larger, guided framework of the Divine plan.
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A guide to soul growth using intuitive journaling.
Learn to access higher wisdom through the soul’s guidance.
What if you knew you had access to the wisest source of unlimited knowledge to guide your growth? What if you discovered this source of higher wisdom was already within you, always available at your request? In Lessons from My Inner Teacher, Dr. Sharon Brunink leads you through the steps for tapping into your soul’s inner guidance through intuitive journaling.
Using her own experience with intuitive journaling during an important life transition, Brunink shares her inner world and the life lessons learned from her communication with a spiritual teacher who offered practical advice, therapeutic suggestions, input about the physical and spirit worlds, and lighthearted humor. Though unique to Brunink’s circumstances, the lessons are universally relevant and encountered by all on the spiritual path. An uplifting, hope-filled, humorous, and compassionate guide for actively participating in your own soul growth.
“Brunink’s book is not just a good read, it’s a tool, a keeper, a resource for a long time.”
- Colleen Clopton, writer
“Peppered with insight and instruction … inspiring.”
-Laura Feldman, DO
author of Heading for a Change of Light
“Free of technical jargon, full of wisdom and inspiration, this book is a gem!”
-Mariette Losasso, psychotherapist
“Reads true … practical … many insights … worthwhile and constructive book.”
-Henry Reed, PhD, director, Edgar Cayce Institute for Intuitive Studies
author of Channeling Your Higher Self and The Intuitive Heart
“A wealth of information on how to access that creative Higher Self through … intuitive journaling … provides practical tools for what your soul would have you be about.”
-Kevin Todeschi, executive director/CEO,
Edgar Cayce’s A.R.E. & Atlantic University
author of Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records and Divine Encounters
About the Author
Sharon Brunink received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Kent State University in 1976 and worked as a mental health provider in Colorado for thirty years. She has worked with adolescents, adults, and children in psychological treatment settings ranging from inpatient, residential and day treatment, and outpatient treatment in private practice. She retired from clinical practice in 2007 but continues to manage the administrative aspects of the psychology practice she shared with her colleague and husband, a rehabilitation psychologist. Since her professional retirement, she completed Reiki training, a form of healing touch, and enjoys practicing that on a volunteer basis. She also enjoys writing; traveling; a regular yoga and meditation practice; time with family and friends; cooking; bicycling, walking, and hiking; and learning new things. She lives in Colorado Springs with her husband, Tony Ricci.
She can be reached by e-mail at sabrunink@gmail.com