Coaching with God

October 11, 2005

Hello God.

Hello Edward.

I want to talk with you today about my inability to “pull the trigger” on my product factory product. I still have not fully committed to pursuing underachievers anonymous as my product. I want to take some time today to explore with you the hesitation, and, hopefully, come to a final decision.

Sounds great. What’s in the way of your decision right now?

A few things. First, I’m feeling like I already have a bunch of things out in the world that are pretty darn good, and good be repackaged to be even better and serve the purpose I am wanting to focus on in the product factory – namely, attracting opt-in subscribers to my list. I’m concerned about adding yet another product to my offerings. I’m feeling the need to become more focused and refined, not more diffused. Second, I’m just not sure I want to be known as an expert in the field of underachievement.

Good. Let’s begin with the second concern. Why are you hesitant to become an expert in underachievement?

October 4, 2005

Hello God.

Hello Edward.

I’d like to do some coaching around my work in the product factory.

Sounds good. How can I help?

Well as you know, coming up with ideas for projects is not a problem for me. What can be problematic, however, is sticking with a product through to completion, and, even more importantly, staying focused on the evolution of the products that I do complete.

Yes. I have seen that trend in you.

Well, I find myself in the position of feeling like it would be appropriate for me to shift gears, away from a couple of the projects I’ve been working on in light of information that has come up in the Product Factory.

Tell me more.

September 21, 2005

Hello God.

Hello Edward.

I want to talk with you about this tendency I have to test myself and, at least until quite recently, wonder why You are testing me.

Sounds like an interesting topic.

Yes. I want to thank you for the conversation we had last night. It’s good for me to get clear that it’s NOT you testing me, that it is my own, inner… something, that’s creating this.

I don’t test you. I support you. I hold you. I provide you with everything you desire.

So obviously since I’m not getting what I say I desire, I must, on some level, not desire it.

True.

I think it would be helpful to talk in specific terms.

That can often lead to more clarity.

September 15, 2005

Hello God.

Hello Edward.

I’m working on the chapter for the book and feeling like I could use some input from you.

Great. How can I help?

Well, is there one point that you want me to convey with this piece?

Yes.

And what would that be.

Love the journey. Love the battles. Enjoy the path.

What about the idea that as evolutionary warriors we are evolving you?

It’s a good point, but it’s a bit big to cover in this piece.

How about this whole chaos bit that is coming up?

Again, wonderful to explore, but not in this piece.

September 06, 2005

Hello God.

Hello Edward.

Before we begin I want to thank you.

You’re welcome.

Don’t you want to know what I’m thanking you for?

It doesn’t matter.

What do you mean, it doesn’t matter?

What matters is that you are grateful. It matters not why. And I joyously accept your thanks, whatever it may be for.

Well, I’m going to tell you what it’s for, since that’s what I want to talk about, at least for the first part of this session.

Good. Tell me.

Well, you know how earlier today I told you it was time for you to “show me the money,” if you wanted me to keep moving forward with this work in the world?

August 23, 2005

Hello God.

Hello Edward.

I want to talk with you today about money.

Good. I like money.

You do?

Of course I do. I made it.

You did?

How could I have not?

I guess it’s just hard for me to imagine you making something that seems to be so “not-sacred.”

You mean “root of all evil” type of stuff?

Yeah, like that.

Everything I have made, which, by the way, is everything, is sacred. It is only in your perception and utilization that you impose this idea of evil onto them. Money is no more or less sacred than a statue of the Buddha or Christ. Nor is a likeness of a diety any more or less sacred than money. It is always, and only your perception that creates a hierarchy of sacredness. In my reality everything that is, is sacred.

August 15, 2005

Hello God.

Hello Edward.

Well it’s been more than a week since I’ve called on you for a session. And I really notice it.

How so?

I feel less connected with my sense of purpose. My sense of directed energy is lacking. I’m not getting up before Ella, and when she wakes up around 6:00 I’m feeling like I want to sleep more. I don’t have that vibrant desire to get up and begin working that I’ve had before.

And you’re attributing all of these feelings to the fact that we have not spoken in over a week?

No. I recognize there are many factors contributing to how I feel, and, when I connect with you more often I definitely feel more connected to my purpose and direction.

Well then it’s settled.

What.

We’ll just have to connect more often.

That’s actually what I want to talk about with you today.

August 07, 2005

Hello God.

Hello Edward.

I’m stuck.

Good.

Why is stuck good?

Because it gives you an opportunity to become unstuck.

Why not just stay unstuck to begin with?

Great question. What’s the answer?

Nope, I’m not going there.

Where?

Down that tangent. It sounds interesting but I’m here for a very specific reason.

And what would that be?

To get unstuck.

Good. Let’s get the WD-40 out and get to work.

August 04, 2005

Hello God.

Hello Edward.

Well I went out to the ocean yesterday. I made the commitment to open a space for the grief and I followed through.

Wonderful. And how was it?

It was an interesting experience.

In what way?

Well, the ritual itself was quite gentle There was no big cathartic emotional release. I did consciously call the grief out from deep within the cells of my body, but even that felt gentle. I called the grief from my physical body into my emotional body, but I didn’t feel it, at least not very much. It’s almost as if the grief was coming out of my body and just releasing into the ocean and the rock that I was laying on. But here’s the interesting part. Because there was no big emotional release, I sort of assumed that it was not any big deal. I was thinking that I had spent a nice morning at the ocean. But by the end of the day I was totally whacked! My body felt drained, I had a headache, I could barely stay awake long enough to get Ella to sleep. That was when I knew that something more significant had happened at the ocean. I’m wondering if you have any thought or observations on what happened.

August 01, 2005

Hello God.

Hello Edward.

I’m recording tonight. Feeling like I could use a bit of coaching around it.

Good. What specifically do you want coaching around?

How to create and maintain a positive focus, positive energy that will infuse the recording. I want to go in there tonight feeling the way I have felt off and on about the project – that sense of utter rightness. I don’t have that feeling right now. I’m caught up a bit in the questioning, the doubt. So I’d like your thoughts on how to get back to that place.

How did you get there before?

I don’t know. It just happened. I was just there. And it felt great!

And why aren’t you there now?

Again, I’m not sure. Probably because I’m thinking about it too much. I feel like I haven’t prepared adequately for the recording session. I feel like the script still needs work, that I still need to work on my delivery, etc.

Does the script need work?

Oh I’m sure I could work on the script forever! But that’s exactly what I don’t want. And one of the most important points I make in the script is about active learning, about getting out into the world and learning by doing, learning by engaging. I could work on the script until it was “perfect” but that’s not active learning. That’s hiding. That’s avoiding the world. I want to be out there. I want to share this with others.

You sound a bit frustrated.