Reflections of Life: Manifesting Our Inner Essence

Jim Koury

Jim Koury is a seeker of inspirational forces. His spiritual journey of self-discovery has revealed many secrets hidden within him related to the very essence of who he is. He embraces opportunities that enable him to learn about his higher self and the inspirational forces that prod him forward to new plateaus of enlightenment and self-revelation.

He is also the Editor/Publisher of Diversity Rules Magazine, an alternative focus publication primarily dealing with the gay community’s concerns and issues, along with issues of diversity generally. He is an activist who is not afraid to ruffle some feathers. His main objective is to get people to think and think for themselves and does not force his views on others but just puts them out there for folks to think about and discard if they wish.

A very short few years ago I began a journey of self-exploration that has literally changed my life. I have delved into myself through meditation and coming into contact with people who were integral components and pieces of my internal puzzle that have put me on a path toward knowing my true self and what destiny lies ahead.

Because of this journey and my desire to fulfill my destiny, I am much more keenly aware of why I am the way I am, and why I think the way I do. I have become more balanced mentally, spiritually, and physically. I have essentially started to become the outward manifestation of my true inner essence.

My life’s progression has induced me to reread my Akashic Reading much more comprehensively that I had done almost 2 years ago now. I didn’t really pay much attention to it when I first had it done. I read through it and said “wow, this is great stuff.” It shed much light on why I acted and thought the way I did. However, I did not dig into the nitty gritty of the reading and failed to fully comprehend the scope and depth of what the reading was telling me.

One of the more glaring overriding truths as per my Akashic Reading was that my Soul of Origin is “Androgynous.” As explained in the reading, “… We incarnate as men and women to live life lessons and experiences as both. When we have lived many many lives we become more androgynous at soul level. A unification instead of separation between the two sexes.” Because of this unification of the two sexes in my internal makeup, it was determined that in all probability I am a very old soul and one that wishes to help people better understand themselves through overt expression of what has been learned in this journey in this Earthly plane.

Due to this internal drive, I have come to a point in my life where moving forward toward my final destination in understanding my true self has outweighed the costs of procrastination and a failure to address the issues I faced and still face with creativity and vitality. Worry and fear over these issues did not move me forward but in fact set me further behind myself. The Law of Attraction brought exactly what I was thinking about that was grounded in fear, worry and pessimism. We simply receive more of what we think about – good, bad or otherwise.

In order to reverse much of our life’s situation that we are not really happy with we need to change what we think about and how we perceive what we think about. We must stop looking at and analyzing issues from the premise of anxiety and fear. Instead, we must develop solutions to the issues facing us with creativity and vitality. We have to see our issues as opportunities for advancement and moving forward to a new plateau of self revelation.

Part of manifesting our Inner Essence is the ability to recognize when the time has come to embark on a new path instead of wavering at the fork in the road trying to decide which way to go. We make excuses for not doing so because of our fear and misunderstanding of ourselves as well as an apprehension over voluntarily entering into yet more unknown areas of our lives.

The true test of an individual and their resolve in bettering themselves is their ability to overcome the apprehension and to muster the courage to shake off the dust of negativity and fear. We know in our gut that it is the point at which our yearning to be someone better begins to outweigh the costs of delaying that which we all are entitled to through universal divine knowledge if we wish to seek it out. Delaying the infusion of universal divine knowledge into our decision-making process only creates frustration and negative self-image thus fostering an environment of defeat.

Instead, we must have the perspective that defeat is never final. There are always opportunities hidden in our defeat that will help us to overcome any setback that we may experience on our life path. We must have the vision, the wisdom and the fortitude to recognize and seize the opportunities hidden in our defeat rather than allowing defeat to stop us from emerging victorious in becoming the Master of Ourselves.