by Mark Pitstick MA, DC

My e-books, ​audio books, audio programs, documentary film, radio shows, articles, and ‘Greater Reality Healing, Living & Helping Program’ are ​all FREE at SoulProof.com.  In lieu of payment, I ask that you fully use the products, share them, and help others as you feel called.

This evidence-based information and holistic resources will help you . . .

  1. Adopt a more accurate worldview based on contemporary understandings about ‘the big picture of life’ and live accordingly – whatever that means for you. (see article #19 ‘The Great News’ about the Nature of Reality at SoulProof.com)
  2. Experience shorter and lightened grieving after loved ones change worlds and other big changes that seem like losses. 
  3. Fine-tune yourself physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually so you have the vitality to handle life’s demands AND share your greatest gifts / soul’s missions. 
  4. Become more aware of, benefit from, and share life’s silver linings that always accompany opportunities masquerading as adversity.  
  5. Create the greatest life YOU have envisioned. (The term ‘YOU’ refers to your higher self / eternal consciousness / soul)
  6. Fulfill your highest purposes for being on earth and help make our world a better place. This is now practically possible as discussed in article #125 Eight Developments for Widespread Conscious Living Now. As enough people do this, widespread personal and planetary change will naturally unfold. 

To learn more about how you achieve these lofty goals, read the following articles at SoulProof.com/ArticlesAND watch videos at SoulProof.com/Greater Reality Program.  

The Appreciate, Realize, and Transform Technique 

Note: The free audio program for this technique is available at SoulProof.com/Shop.  In return for this free program, I ask that you use it fully, share with others, and help others in ways you feel called to pay it forward. 

Several weeks after my dad changed worlds, I had a dream in which it seemed I was visiting with him.  The encounter was so wonderful and seemed so vivid.  We discussed my realization that I was dreaming, but agreed it was perhaps just as real as other perceptions of reality.

After awakening from the dream, I felt sad that I couldn’t see Dad with my physical eyes, feel his big bear hugs, or hear his voice with my ears.

I didn’t wallow in the sadness, though, and reminded myself that I would see him again someday.  Soon a new understanding seemed to be emerging—almost as if a gift were being conferred.   A question arose, seemingly out of nowhere: “What is the next step after acceptance?”  The words ‘appreciate, realize, and transform’ quickly came into my mind.

After receiving this “transmission”, I wondered if the first letters of each word spelled anything meaningful. I was pleasantly surprised to find that spelled ART.  “Make your life a work of art” is one of my favorite sayings.  Tears formed in my eyes with this personal indication that Dad’s visit had been more than my sleepy imagination.

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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, MD taught that the five stages of grief are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. These usually do not arise in order and they can come and go over time.  Eventually, most people reach a state of acceptance that a loved one has passed on.

What happens after acceptance?  Are there other steps available as we evolve after enduring difficult changes?  Is it possible to reach acceptance sooner and with less pain by focusing on other higher energy emotions?

Achieving and moving beyond acceptance becomes possible when you really know that death is not an end, just a new beginning.  With that internalized knowledge, you can selectively focus on other emotions besides pain, grief, sadness, anger, guilt, loneliness, fear, etc. that can accompany any “loss.”  You may feel these emotions, but you can also choose to. . .

  1. Appreciate all the blessings and lessons that came from that relationship.  Think of the many experiences you had with your loved one who is no longer in human form.  What a rich array of events, feelings, and memories that are yours forever.
  1. Realize that you will see each again when you pass on and that your relationship can continue now in a different way.  Also realize that your “departed” loved one is enjoying a dimension characterized by peace, joy, gratitude, and enthusiasm.
  1.  Transform each aspect of your life for the better as a result of having known this person.  Enjoy a spiritually transformative experience by more deeply knowing life and love are forever.  Honor their life by shining more brightly and serving others.  Focusing on appreciation and realization naturally increases your clarity and power.

This same formula can be used for every change and challenge in your life: terminated relationships, financial loss, health issues, aging, broken dreams—even your own death and dying.  All life events, even the sad and difficult ones, contain opportunities for you to appreciate, realize, and transform.

I share these insights to encourage you to use them and share with others.  Just imagine how our world will improve as more people make their lives a work of art!

This technique can help you release your fears and look life squarely in the eye every moment, no matter what is going on around you.  The more you use your physical and spiritual senses, the more you’ll behold love and light everywhere.  It’s the only presence and power that exists.

Increasingly, you’ll be able to sail through whatever life serves up.  You’ll remember that this brief earth-experience is a totally safe, meaningful, and magnificent adventure amidst eternity.  You’ll be able to share your greatest gifts and enjoy heaven on earth: joy, peace, loving relationships, prosperity, meaningful life work, radiant wellness, and enlightenment.
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Moving past the traditional stages of grieving and into the next stages helps you remember that life and love are forever.

And that’s when the real fun begins . . .

Click here to learn more and download the free A.R.T. Technique 

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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

– a​uthor, lecturer, c​ounselor, and holistic chiropractic physician 

– spokesperson, researcher, and strategic planner for SoulPhone Project

– ​founder of ‘Greater Reality Healing, Living & Helping Program’

SoulProof.com     SoulPhone.org     ​​GreaterRealityProgram.com ​

University-based research has now scientifically proven that life continues after bodily death.  The SoulPhone Project will enable communication with postmaterial (so-called “deceased”) loved ones and luminaries who want to help us heal our world. How does this project, The Great News, and The 8 Developments affect the way you live and treat others and our planet?  (To learn more, see articles #35, 19, and 125 at SoulProof.com/Articles)

Dr. Pitstick 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 Healing, Living, and Helping Program, visit the ‘Greater Reality Programs’ top tab at SoulProof.com and SoulPhone.org.  Also see  articles #19, 72, 82, 119, and 125 at SoulProof.com/Articles.

SoulProof.com provides many FREE resources: 

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  • 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. 
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In lieu 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.

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. 

Dr. Pitstick created this article while ‘wearing the hat’ of a clinician, counselor, and educator.  His statements are based upon some scientific research; much clinical and experiential evidence; his personal experiences; and best current understandings.  This article does not reflect his role in the SoulPhone Project since that requires scientific data for all statements.