The Soul’S Alliance: A Guide to Self-Awareness and Change

By Bridget Canales

In a world that promotes denial of individuality, we seem to have lost ourselves among the chaos, forgetting about what lies deep within our core. Some call it the soul; others call it the spirit or the higher self. Regardless of the label, it is something we all possess and have had access to since the beginning of time.

The Souls Alliance takes you on a journey of discovery, providing insights into understanding the illusion of control and decision-making. The book offers practical exercises to guide you on the path of assessing the self, slowing down, making changes, and finding a balance between the mind, body, and spirit. Whether the change you want to make is big or small or you just feel like something is missing, The Souls Alliance will provide you with the guidance to find that missing piece and to make the change successful.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Aug 15, 2016
• ISBN: 9781504363587

Bridget Canales

Bridget Canales has been writing poems and short stories since elementary school. As she moved into adulthood, she experienced major depression, PTSD, and anxiety. Bridget became her own advocate of self-awareness and change. The success of these changes led her to write The Soul’s Alliance, which will be her first publication. Bridget lives with her boyfriend, her daughter, and her cat in New Ringgold, Pennsylvania.

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2016912081

Balboa Press rev. date: 08/16/2016

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter One: Removing the Blinders

Chapter Two: Make believe

Chapter Three: Executive decision

Chapter Four: Weak Spots

Chapter Five: All you need is love

Chapter Six: The five A’s of wisdom

Chapter Seven: Writing your personal code

Conclusion: The Message

I want to thank my children, Cecelia and Anastasia for teaching me about the true power of forgiveness. I’d like to thank my mother, Theresa and my sister, Emily for teaching me about patience and unconditional love.

I also want to thank James for never giving up on me and being a constant reminder that love has no limitations.

A special Thank you to Bob Dickens for introducing me to the phoenix so many years ago.

For

Peter

INTRODUCTION

In February of 2011 I had what is known in the psychological field as a disassociate state. I refer to it as the beginning of my awakening. During this episode I saw everything that happened but was unable to control any of my actions. It was as if I was watching while somebody else was controlling my body. I watched as I took a knife and raged a war on my skin.

I cannot tell you with complete certainty why this happened but it altered my perception about life forever. Slowly I began to see things and people with new eyes, in darkness and in the light. I struggled with everything I had ever known or believed. Which lead me to question my own existence and why I was here, the things I had done and seen and where I would go when death had finally found me.

I began to ask myself the hard questions and had many dark nights of the soul. I learned to be still and listen. Not just to others but to myself, regardless of whether I liked what I heard or not. I started to understand my suffering and how to move past it and eventually I understood that I could help others do the same.

Some believe that the level of education is what constitutes a successful person. Though education certainly plays a role in life, I believe it is life experience that educates the best. Mine began the first time I went to therapy. It continued through employment with the department of corrections. Followed by firsthand experience in psychiatric hospitals as both staff and patient.

However, it is my experience that has taught me more about human behavior than any classroom could. One thing that has always been perfectly clear and constant is that everyone is struggling with something. Relationships, finances, emotions, addiction, obesity, the list goes on and on. Nobody has a perfect life.

We seem to have lost ourselves among the chaos of this life, society and world. We have forgotten about what lays deep within our core. Some call it the soul, others the spirit or the higher self. Regardless of the label, it is something we all possess and have had access to since the beginning of time.

This great awakening is offered to us all but it is only you who can make it happen. It lies within you like a seed, waiting to grow. Once it begins to grow, you must tend to it just like a garden. Giving it the right amount of water, sun and most importantly, pulling out the weeds. I will not lie to you, it is easier to stay asleep, to remain afraid, especially the way the world is today.

Ignorance is bliss, and once you begin to wake up, it’s pretty much impossible to go back to sleep. You can’t un- see the things you’ve seen and you can’t forget the knowledge that comes with the awakening. However, I can promise you this. There will be moments that bring you such clarity and peace it will make all the bad stuff insignificant. We have all heard people say they want to change, they want the world to change but they don’t know how. You