1/9 BEGINNING AND END

We must begin with number 1, for it is the base for everything else.  It determines who you are, and sets the drive and motivation to reach your goal.  If you want to be of service to humanity, first you have to address your own issues; otherwise unresolved, hidden agendas will sabotage all your good intentions, and instead of bringing light to a troubled world, you will only add more confusion.

A strong and solid foundation is essential right from the start.  It's too easy to get carried away with grand, altruistic ideas to change the world, and to reach for the stars without first preparing the seed bed. With this imagery in mind, the soil must be dug, turned over and weeded.  This is heavy work; it can be uncomfortable and it certainly isn't glamorous.  It's so much easier to ignore your own issues, and stick your head above the clouds so that you can't see all the murk below.  Some people just want to close their eyes and soar upwards to find their higher self, and it's almost a cliché now to hear that we must "come from the heart".  Indeed we must, but first before anything else, you have to set a firm and weighted foundation, otherwise you'll drift off into the ether of illusion and delusion.  Humility is the key.