The opposite of feeling burdened is to be free. If I want to reinvent myself as a free person -- free of debt, free of extra weight, free of obligation, or free of certain work--I need to stop punishing myself. I need to forgive myself. Guilt is my payoff. I can tell myself that I am still okay even if I sinned, because I am punishing myself. Can I be okay if I don't punish myself? Can I face whatever sins I think I have committed and accept myself? Am I willing to hand over this burden to Spirit? Suffering is an option. The burden I have carried is my story, and I have decided that it is a story that no longer interests me. It's like a movie I have seen too many times.

As I write this article I find myself in the midst, once again, of reinventing myself. Once we are committed, things start to happen. When I commit to cocreating a new vision for myself, all of those parts of me that need healing show up. In other words, sometimes things get worse before they get better. I've got a handle on it this time. All of the things that are happening to me right now are good.

I'm experiencing some pain in my body, and I feel a great sense of joy. It is not clear to me how some financial needs will be met, yet, today I enthusiastically and joyously tithed to a wonderful source of spiritual food for me. I have big dreams for my speaking and writing, but I don't know how it is going to happen. It is all good. I am where I want to be. This is not being positive on the surface while suffering underneath. I'm just not too attached to what is happening. The physical aspects are not making me feel any particular way. I'm choosing to feel great. It is what I want.

Yes, being free of pain would feel great. Yes, knowing exactly how much money and when it comes would be nice. Yes, seeing more evidence of my big dreams would be wonderful. Reinventing yourself is not about physical manifestation. It is about how you feel. So, I'm already there. I feel joyous. I feel free. I feel prosperous and successful. I'm not worried about the manifestation, because it is coming. The Universe always delivers.

If it is time to reinvent yourself, don't get too carried away with your to do list. Start making up your "to feel" list. Clarify your "Who do I want to be?" list. The person you want to be is already within you. The feelings you want to feel are already in you. You are fully equipped for success, with the resources of Spirit ready to assist. You are an extraordinary being, and your good is coming to you in extraordinary ways.

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