by Mark Pitstick MA, DC and Gary E. Schwartz PhD

If you’ve not already, please read . . .

  1. ‘The Great News‘ (article #19 at SoulProof.com/Articles)
  2. ‘Eight Developments for Widespread Conscious Living Now’ (#125)
  3. Greater Reality LIVING Program: Integrating ‘The 8 Developments’ Into Your Daily Life (#72)
  4. Greater Reality HEALING Program: Journeying FROM Deeply Grieving TO Brightly Shining (#82)

The evidence-based information and holistic resources outlined in these articles will help you to:

  • realize your true nature as an eternal being of consciousness / life-force / energy 
  • receive guidance and assistance from highly evolved energies and Source / The Light
  • heal old wounds, release lower energies, and update erroneous teachings
  • create the greatest life YOU have envisioned (YOU = your higher self / soul)
  • help others by sharing your greatest gifts
  • make our world a better place

As enough people do this, widespread personal and planetary change will naturally unfold. 

 

Follow the Silver Lining Road

Amidst coronavirus related suffering and loss, the saying ‘there’s a silver lining to every cloud’ may sound naively pollyanaish. However, great news  based on university-based scientific and clinical studies give more reason to be hopeful and positive – even now.  You may even find yourself humming ‘Follow the silver-lining road’ to the tune of ‘Follow the yellow brick road’. 

For example, Dr. Lee Ryan, Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Arizona, has invited the faculty and students to ask themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic, “What’s your ‘silver lining’”?  Their responses have been inspiring and heartwarming.

Substantial research by university scientists, physicians, and psychotherapists shows that optimism is valuable no matter what changes and challenges you face.  This evidence-based conclusion in positive psychology is amplified by scientific and clinical evidence about the greater reality – the totality of life. The vast majority of all that actually exists cannot be perceived by our five senses but is nonetheless very real.  As amazing as our physical sense are, they detect much less than one percent of reality.

Because so much of life escapes our senses, you may have viewed your time on earth as though through a tiny pinhole, and then wondered why things don’t make sense.  As the saying goes, “There is more to life than meets the eye.”  Most people readily agree with this statement, but don’t realize its numerous wonderful implications – especially during difficult times.

Thanks to contemporary university-based clinical and scientific research as discussed in our book Greater Reality Living, we can now adopt a greater reality perspective that indicates you and everyone else:

  1. continue living after your human form dies.

  2. do not lose ‘deceased’ loved ones since you can reunite with them when you change worlds.

  3. can enjoy a continuing, although different, relationship with ‘departed’ loved ones now.

  4. are an integral part of One Mind / God / Source Energy right now.

  5. receive assistance and guidance – synchronistic signs for example – from sources variously described by various religious and spiritual traditions as angels, guides, master teachers, or higher energies.

  6. create how heavenly / hellish your life feels by your predominant thoughts, words and deeds.

  7. are interconnected in a sacred web of life with other people, animals, and nature.

  8. have important purposes for being on this planet at this time.

None of the above is apparent when we rely on just our five senses.  Expanding our worldview and awareness can result in a more joyful, peaceful, loving, and meaningful human experience – no matter what is going on around us.  It can help all of us become bright lights in this world that sometimes seems so dark. 

Six ways to more deeply know this great news and reflect it in every aspect of your life . . .  

  1. Meditate and use centering practices to quiet your overly analytical / anxious brain that may not know (a) – (h) abovebecause it can’t perceive the greater reality. 

  2. Pray / connect with Universe to deepen your relationship with All That Is / the Light.
  1. Serve others to upgrade negative energy emotions (fear, hopelessness, blame, anger, etc.) to peace, love, gratitude, and enthusiasm. Ask ‘How can I serve?’ then stay alert to how you feel called to brighten the corner where you are. 

  2. Optimally care for yourself: fine-tune your body and mind, do what you enjoy, relax

  3. Affix notes where you’ll be reminded to consciously look for blessings instead of downsides. That will help you incorporate those silver linings into your life and share with others. 

  4. Visit the websites listed below and use the free resources therein.

Mark Pitstick MA, DC has helped many people since 1972 in hospitals, pastoral counseling settings, mental health centers, and holistic health care centers.  He directs the SoulPhone Foundation (SoulPhone.org) and founded Greater Reality Living groups (GreaterRealityLiving.com).  He and Dr. Schwartz coauthored the book Greater Reality Living for adults, and with Katta Mapes, wrote The Big Picture of Life for young people.  For free articles and radio shows, visit SoulProof.com. 

Gary E. Schwartz, PhD, a former Harvard and tenured Yale professor, is professor of psychology, medicine, neurology, psychiatry, and surgery at the University of Arizona.  He directs The SoulPhone Project (SoulPhone.org) at the Laboratory for Advances in Consciousness and Health at the university.  Schwartz co-founded the Academy for Advances in Postmaterial Science (AAPSGlobal.com).

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Thank you for telling others about this article!  Your life, and that of others around you, will be more enriched when you:  

  1. read the article again so you really know it.
     
  2. discuss with close family and friends to more deeply internalize it.
     
  3. take action steps that seem right for you.
     
  4. share it with others via social media, discussion groups, and other ways.

Hugs, love, blessings, and let it shine!
Mark

Mark Pitstick, MA, DC
author, lecturer, counselor, and holistic chiropractic physician; spokesperson, research assistant, and strategic planner for the SoulPhone Project; founder of Greater Reality Living, Healing, Helping, and Sharing Programs

SoulProof.com    SoulPhone.org   GreaterRealityPrograms.com

Mark Pitstick, MA, DC is a master’s clinical psychologist, holistic chiropractic physician, and clinical nutritionist.  He has also helped others in pastoral counseling and suicide prevention / education settings.  His goal is to help you know and show that this earthly experience is a totally safe, meaningful, and magnificent adventure amidst eternity. 

To learn more about the Greater Reality LIVING, HEALING, HELPING, and SHARING Programs, visit ‘Greater Reality Programs’ top tab at SoulProof.com and SoulPhone.org.  Also see  articles #19, 72, 82, 119, 122, and 125 at SoulProof.com/Articles.

SoulProof.com provides many FREE resources:

  • 8 e-books Radiant Wellness, Soul Proof, The Eleven Questions, Greater Reality Living, The Big Picture of Life, The Afterlife Evidence, Ask the Soul Doctor, and Shining Light Parents Speak
  • 10 audio programs Holistic Breathing; Afterlife Contact; Ask Your Soul, Angels, and The Light; Pre-Birth Planning; Identify and Fulfill Your Purposes AND Enjoy Your Greatest Life; Your Life Review; Appreciate, Realize, and Transform; Love, Acceptance, and Forgiveness; Past Life Regression; Heal and Transform Your Suffering
  • 4 audio books (Greater Reality Living, Soul Proof, Radiant Wellness, and Shining Light Parents Speak; we don’t have control over the others)
  • 125 Articles (as of 3/1/25) answering the most commonly asked questions and providing holistic solutions for your toughest challenges
  • 25 Radio Shows: interviews with experts on consciousness, afterlife, and creating an optimal earthly experience. These include Wayne Dyer, Brian Weiss, Anita Moorjani, Raymond Moody, Michael Newton, Caroline Myss, and others. 
  • 27 Videos on different pages
  • Monthly newsletters (subscriber sign-up at bottom of each website page)

Instead of payment, he asks that you: (1) fully use and appreciate the products, (2) share them with others, and (3) help others in ways you feel called, that is, pay it forward.

The following are also available for a fee:

  • 8 printed books Radiant Wellness, Soul Proof, The Eleven Questions, Greater Reality Living, The Big Picture of Life, The Afterlife Evidence, Ask the Soul Doctor, and Shining Light Parents Speak
  • Coaching / Counseling Sessions with Dr. Pitstick by Zoom to gain answers to your biggest questions and holistic solutions to your toughest challenges.

Note: This article is intended as a reference source, not to replace professional treatment for physical, emotional, or mental problems.  The author disclaims any liability arising directly or indirectly from the voluntary use of action steps discussed in article. 

I created this article while ‘wearing the hat’ of a clinician, counselor, and educator.  My statements are based upon some scientific research; much clinical and experiential evidence; my personal experiences; and my best current understandings.  This program does not reflect my roles with the SoulPhone Project since those require solid scientific data for all statements.