Looking over my life I can see so clearly those things which have touched me and have shifted my life. All have been at the hands of another soul connecting to my own. The interesting thing is, at the moment it is hard to see how one simple choice can create a spark which in turn creates change in so many.

My life has been a string of shifts that I never saw coming, yet looking back I asked to experience them. Each of them led me closer and closer to the woman I am now proud to be. At sixteen I was married to a man of eighteen. We thought we could overcome the challenges of marrying so young. We could not. Yet, in a moment on a beach I was able to look into the soul of another and know that this was the soul which would one day share my life. At the moment of this thought it was not the man on the beach I had connected with, it was a soul filled with love. Years later through a series of events I could have never created by my own actions, that soul re-entered my life and we have now been together for over twenty-five years. Yet, at sixteen I would have never dreamed the two of us would ever see each other again, much less be such strong life guides to one another. The greatest lesson he has brought to my life is the belief that I am lovable.

Other choices I have made have appeared to create that which I did not want, yet if I allow myself to embrace the truth, I asked for those things as well. I asked that I might understand what it was like to be an alcoholic and I was given that gift. In the depths of my addiction I would not have been able to accept this as my choice. Looking back, I am able to see the moment in time where I asked God to show me what it felt like to live in that kind of hell, so that I might understand. I was given understanding, then I was able to move into recovery and help others find the way by sharing with them the path I had taken.

Many of you have read of my most recent shift. This was the shift from questioning to one of faith. I declared to the universe I would no longer move through life in fear. I asked the Goddess to bless me and guide me through this fear so that I might be a guide to others. This has been the greatest shift of my life. I stood in a room filled with people declaring I would no longer hide the magnificence of myself. Today, it is rare that I question my purpose here. I know in the depths of my soul that I am here to remind others to move through fear and create the life of their dreams. To know that when asked with passion, it is already done. The results may not appear to be that which we have asked. Yet in time we will know it is the hand of God showing us the deepest desire within our soul. All we need do is ask.

Terrie Cashimere is the Spiritual Leader and Director of the Earth2Spirit Center for Empowerment and Discovery. She leads workshops, retreats and seminars and is a .LifeSuccess consultant. Terrie is a story teller who shares her own personal journey and spiritual insights straight from the heart with a warm sense of humor and down to earth sensibilities.