Without a map, or a plan nineteen-year-old Jake Ducey left behind a drug-fueled life and college basketball scholarship to wander the world in search of meaning. His spiritual adventure resulted in his debut book Into the Wind: My Six-Month Journey Wandering the World for Life’s Purpose (Waterside Press/ April 11, 2013). Through his fearless journey, without money and near death Jake shows that we can find our dreams by following our heart and letting our spirit be guided by the “wind.” Journeying from Guatemala, where he encounters a chance meeting with a Mayan Shaman and volunteers with Orphans, to finding himself backpacking and living in a tent in Australia, to nearly loosing his life in Indonesia and finally ending up at a fourteen day silent meditation retreat in Thailand; Jake shows that our destiny is in reach if we only look within ourselves first. He finds that everything he was seeking in the world was within him the whole time. Miracles and synchronicities abound and his life becomes a true chronicle of what is possible when we surrender to life with an open heart and humility.
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**The following is a passage from 'Conversations from God' by Neale Donald Walsch.** All the world is exchanging energy all the time. . .
I Am... the space in which all things are manifest.
To be aware of this truth is to see through all illusions. To lose sight of this truth is to journey away from home. The further I go, the deeper the sleep — the deeper the dream — the darker it gets. Ultimately, everything is an illusion. All are projections from within. When I am in tune, when I am aware of that dimension, there is nothing to worry about — nothing to suffer for. Illusions may continue to exist, yet, they can no longer phase me — I can no longer fall victim. I can continue to enjoy the game of life, but, none of it truly matters. None of it is permanent — none of it is real. All that matters — all that is permanent — all that is real is that eternal space. To be aware of it is to bide in that space — to live in that power. Remember who you are. Your thoughts have the power to form your future. Most people have dark thoughts, fearful thoughts when they look ahead. If you fear a lack in your future — a lack of money, a lack of love, a lack of health, a lack of direction — and every moment of your day is filled with that anxiety, it shapes what is to come to you and you manifest exactly what you feared. Practice instead living in the moment — focus on just the day you are in and give thanks for that day and all that you have right now.
Quick — look around, you are missing out on some wonderful experiences as you sit worrying about what is to come. Appreciate the people and gifts in your life now. Don't think beyond today — don't waste your energy by dreading tomorrow. Leave the future blank like a canvas so that the Universe, a far greater artist than you, may fill it up with amazing things that you cannot even imagine. We wish for small favors but don't realize that spirit has far better and grander things in mind for us. And don't dwell in the past either, it's over — gone. You only ever remember it from your own perspective anyway and not even all that accurately. The present moment is really all you have — don't diminish it. The things that happen today may never happen again. Make the most of this moment and don't live in fear of what may or may not come. Deal with situations if and when they actually happen, knowing you have the strength to cope and trusting the universe to support you. |
Luis Echevarria
Also known as Nova, is a multi-talented multimedia artist. Recognized for his passionate and creative work on YouTube, Nova has inspired many to live fully and continues to do so through video and many other mediums. Categories
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