Tesa Michaels On Her Discovery of Shakti Gawain And Living In The Light

Living Through Spirit with Tesa Michaels

Tesa Michaels talks about the impact the book Living in the Light by author  Shakti Gawain had on her life.  Tesa is excited to bring Shakti to the listeners at New Sky Radio on Friday January  27^th at 3 pm est. to discuss her book and how is continues to impact people lives today and how it can help you begin your journey like it did Tesa’s in “Living in the Light“.

How I began my spiritual journey “Living in The Light”….

We walk along our path the best way we know, until one day we stubble upon a better way, a more fulfilling way of doing things. Do we find these things we need along the way by chance? Oh no, I believe it is spirit putting these things on your path for a reason. Years ago spirit brought me a gift, this gift was a book “Living in the Light” by Shakti Gawain. This is a little story on how spirit brought me to this book in a time where I needed it the most. Coincidence…..I know now it was not…..

I can truly say “Living in the Light” by Shakti Gawain changed my life.

I remember it clearly, the year was 2003, a moment in my life where I found myself unhappy and stuck. The pain and confusion hit to my core of who I was at that moment in my life. I was away from home in a place that was uncomfortable, dry and desolate; literally and figuratively. Let alone with a man who was a version of Doctor Jackal and Mr. Hide, which became more apparent the more I was with him.  I was away from everyone I knew and with a person who was not good for me. I was stuck, feeling like I was either in quick sand or cement; not sure which one were worse, let alone the feeling of both. I needed and wanted out…but HOW?

I know most of you can relate to that at one time or another. So I did what most of us do. I began to seek answers to help me out of my situation. I knew deep down who I was, despite the fact that person seemed to be so covered up of who I was in that moment, so full of fear and hurt. I just needed help reconnecting to that person and getting myself out of this situation I created for myself. I had such good intentions but this relationship was taking me on a path that was not mine and who I was. I need out and quickly.

I remember walking along in a book store in the self help section, like I frequent. I have always read books of this nature and knew that section well. Yet this day was different. I remember not really looking for this particular book, and not really browsing, I just seemed to go right to it, as if I was a magnet to it. It was a small book, smaller than the rest of them; it almost seemed to get lost among the other books.

I looked at the cover and read it; Living in the Light; a guide to personal and planetary transformation by Shakti Gawain.  At that time I didn’t know who Shakti Gawain was, yet I then without any doubt knew instantly that I MUST get this book. It was if you couldn’t pry it from my hands. We bonded instantly. Yet I really didn’t even look the inside words and reading a line or two on the back cover and just knew I needed this book. Usually I skim through a book and hesitate over it and worry about spending money on a book that will not apply to me and sit on my shelf collecting dust. I knew this one was different.

So, I began reading it. This book I realized was different to me. The words were heavy and seemed to reach the core of me. I felt as if these words were the guidance and answers to what I was seeking, not only in that moment of need, but in life in general. I couldn’t stop reading, I couldn’t put it down. I also would read something and then re-read it in order for it to seek into my soul. It was if I knew this information as if it were laying dormant in me and I just discovered it for the first time, a kind of reconnection and awakening between me and the universe. I began to feel comforted by these words, as if I felt less alone in whom I was and my inner thoughts.

I then continued in the book where the words from Shakti Gawain began to really hit home, she talked about relationships and who you are as a creative channel and your inner self. I realized how far I was away from that, I realized it was then time to do whatever it took to get myself to being the true me. Where I was, was not it.

Shakti Gawain’s words began to empower me in order to pull myself out of the cement and quick sand I found myself in and get out of current situation. Continuing to read the book I realized that the whole book, every chapter captured my attention and hit to the core of my being. Those words at that time were so new to me. This ONE book was my awakening. Awakening to me, to spirit and to the universe, from then on that book changed my life.

I always then kept that book with me; it became “My Bible”. When I needed something, I looked it up in the book. When I was struggling with something in my life, the book once again came out and I read it again. I also would just get the book out and just randomly open the book where the right words would just jump out at me which pertained to my situation and gave me guidance. I can’t count how many times I have referenced this ONE book.

This book Living in the Light has been THE ONE book which has had the most impact and meaning in my life. I have read hundreds of spiritual or self help books and this one is the most ME.

My first living in the Light book is now highlighted, and re-highlighted due to the first highlights fading, it has been written in, underlined, but mostly continuously treasured. Now that I got the new 25^th anniversary version, it is great to read the new version of Shakit Gawain’s book Living in the Light, it is interesting to see how much I have grown from the first book.

The words seem so different to me. Maybe it is because I have read the book so many times, but I also think it is because from the first day 9 years ago from picking up the book, I have made those words my way of life. I have embodied them into my life and soul.

I have learned to live in the light.

Sometimes from picking up the new book after this time the words still will hit me as if I have not read them, spirits way of continuing me on my spiritual journey. A journey where I have been so eternally grateful to have Shakti Gawain’s words from Living in the Light with me then and now with me in my future.

Now then it comes at a perfect timing that at the 25th year mark of celebration of Shakti Gawain’s Living in the Light that I’m able to interview her on my radio show on CBS New Sky Radio: The Living Through Spirit Show.

Shakti Gawain will be joining me on Friday the 27^th at 3 pm est. to discuss her book and how is continues to impact people lives today and how it can help you begin your journey like it did mine in “Living in the Light”.

Where she encourages you to “Follow your inner guidance to create a new life and a new world”.

You can find more information on Shakit Gawain at: http://shaktigawain.com/

I hope you too will pick up a copy for the first time and feel what I felt and have it impact you in the profound way it has and continues to impact me and my spiritual journey.

Love and light,

Tesa Michaels

http://livingthroughspirit.net/