Your Truth

Overview 8

How It All Started 13
It Lies Within You 22
The Disconnection And Yearning 26
Your Spirit Energy And The False Self 28
Being Your Authentic Self 33
Relationships And The Gift Of Love 35
The Gift Of Empathy 39
Your Only Weakness 43
Signs And Excuses 46 Forgiveness 49
Start Dreaming Now 55
Change The World By Being You 62
Discover Your Gift 67
Teaching Children To Have Faith 70
Never Interfere with The Divine Plan 74
Be Sure About Your Identity 80
Your Self In A Child 87
Art as a spiritual medium 91
Tuning In To Confidence 96
Use Love To Create 99
Break Free From External Influences 102
Letting Go of Fear And Anxiety 105
Expectations And Feelings Of Entitlement 108
Your Inner Voice 112
Conflicts 115
Love Yourself 118
Don’t Be Hard On Yourself 121
The Answer is Closer than you Think 123
Embrace Failure 127
Giving 131
Self-Reliance 133
The Facade Syndrome 137
Measuring Progress The Right Way 140
You Shall Not Want 143
Use Your Imagination 146
Your Sins Can’t Hurt You 148
About the Author 153

OVERVIEW

Over the past couple of years, people from various ethnic backgrounds have been asking me, “Grace, how do you do it? How can you be all of these things and achieve all that much in a foreign country—all by yourself?” The only answer I know to give is this: It’s not me—at least not the part of me they can see or they think I am. It is something within me. It’s a source within me that is capable of manifesting anything it wants. So when I get questions like, “But how do you do it?” I simply answer: “I really do nothing. I just be.” And that’s the truth. I simply connect with the authentic part of me—the part of me that expresses my soul’s desires. I go wherever it leads me and do whatever it tells me, even if it might not make very much sense to me at first. I just carry on with following my inner voice and compass. I basically do whatever makes my heart sing. Of course, there are times when my brain would try to dissuade me or try to convince me about risks involved, etc., but I carry on nevertheless. This has been the way I have lived my life, and this truly is my secret. Once I had a client of African origin who after the first consultation in my office for a training program, came back again the next day just to ask me a simple question. She said: “I’ve been thinking about you since our meeting yesterday. I am so impressed and inspired by you, and I would like to know how you’ve managed to achieved this much in Germany. What’s your secret?” This caught me off guard. I wasn’t expecting a question like that, at least not in a business environment and not from a client. However, she sounded honest and serious about her question. She really wanted to know. So I simply told her it was the great divine. She frowned slightly and asked, “The great divine, as in God?” I simply nodded and answered, “Yes. It’s the power of God and his divine manifestation in my life.” I’m not sure if that was the answer she was expecting, but I could sense that she believed in a higher power and was on her own life’s journey. My words seemed to calm her, and she answered back: “I too believe in God, and your words just reassured me that I’m on the right track”. I sometimes have to jokingly tell people that I have no magical wand to give or share. But that the intentions, thoughts, feelings, and emotions I send out come back as the reality they see in my life. Though there is neither a magical wand nor a magic potion to share, I have since come to realize that I actually do have something more powerful to share: the wisdom and principles that have guided and brought me this far in life. That’s where the idea of the book came from. The messages shared in this book are for anyone struggling with societal demands, with outside influences, and with peer pressure. These individuals truly want to be independent and need to learn to live from within. They need to find their core, break free from traditions that are no longer serving them and learn to connect with their authentic selves. For the greatest form of ignorance does not come from lack of knowledge or lack of information. It comes from not truly knowing oneself. This book contains wisdom and thoughts that have empowered and guided me personally and professionally throughout my life. Hopefully, it will inspire and empower you to believe in yourself and to know that there is really nothing beyond your reach. I will be reflecting on some of my life’s experiences and on the lessons learned along the way. My goal is to help you understand that the source of all achievements lies within the authentic self and that you can set yourself free from external influences by looking inward and being the true version of yourself. One problem we have in the world today is that we rely a lot on others and on society. We worry too much about what others think about us, and we find ourselves listening to external opinions more than we listen to our inner selves. How do we listen? How do we tap into our secret power? This is the divine message my soul wants to share with the rest of the world—to share principles that I have been applying in my life for decades and that have guided me to success. My goal is one motivated by love, to empower and share a message of self-reliance. Guided by the source of all creations, I will be sharing words of wisdom and inspiration from the depths of my soul to help you understand how you can connect with the divine light within and use it to manifest your dreams into reality. This book is divided into very short chapters, each a message touching on a different topic and a different life experience but with the central message of relying on your authentic self. The principles laid out in this book are open to all, regardless of origin, faith, or religion. Sometimes I use quotations from the Bible to emphasize certain principles. However, this should not be interpreted as a restriction to the Christian faith.