Table Of ContentTable of Contents
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Dream
The Unconscious Habitual Belief System or Ego
Self-Image Transformation
Being Born Into a Dream
The Dream of Separation
Judging the Dreamer
Dream Offered for Chapter One - The Gift
The Dreamer and the Dream
Forgiving the Dreamer
Knowing Your Power
Invitation #1 - The List
Invitation #2 - Act or Pretend to be Awake
Chapter 2: The Ego-Self
The Physical Manifestation of the Ego-Self
The Ego's Advice
The Ego and Blame
The Ego and Separation
The Ego and Judgment
Invitation #3 - The Ego's Gifts
Dream Given for Chapter Two - A Child's Game
Words of Encouragement to People Experiencing a Mental
Breakdown, Depression, Crisis or Burnout
Chapter 3: The Godself
Living a Spiritually Fulfilling Life
Experiencing Your Godself in the Moment
In Search of My Godself: My First Spiritual Experience
Realizing My Mind’s Influence
Dream Given for Chapter Three - Who Am I?
Turning Up the Volume in Your Life
Real Life
My Soul Counseled Me
Honoring Different Paths to the Godself
Invitation #4 - Experiencing Peace
Chapter 4: A Fulfilling Life
Success and the Fulfilling Life
Being On or Off Your Path: OBE Given for Chapter Four
Success, Your Job and Life
Allow Others to Fulfill Their Dreams
Who is the Homeless One?
Service
Will I Ever Make a Difference?
One at a Time
Chapter 5: Work on Yourself First
Working Through the Illusion
Thought, Action, Faith and Gratitude
Thought - Align Yourself with God and Clarify the Goal
My Big Toe
Sarcasm
The “God Bless You” Kid
Action - Act with Unconditional Love
Faith - Trust that the Moment is Perfect
Gratitude - Give Thanks, Enjoy and Rejoice
Chapter 6: Trusting God
Trusting "God's Plan"
Trusting God Through "Accidents"
Accidents and Choice
Asking God for Inspiration
Remember Your Perfection
You Were Created in His Image
Why Are There So Many Religions in the World?
“Daddy Loves Me Best”
Chapter 7: Freedom Through Forgiveness
Forgiveness: The Key to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy
Ego-Self, Godself and Forgiveness
Invitation #5 - How to Forgive a Brother or Sister
OBE Given for Chapter Seven: Experiencing Only Love
Speaking with Anger vs. Speaking Your Truth
Reacting to an Immature Action
Dealing with Negative Emotions or Feelings through the Ego-Self
Dealing with Negative Emotions or Feelings through the Godself
Forgiving Parents and Other Family Members
Forgiving vs. Not Forgiving
Invitation #6 - Exchanging Pain for Peace
Chapter 8: Being in the Now
Invitation #7 - Friend vs. Stranger
Invitation #8 - How Your Thoughts Affect You in the Moment
You're Always in the Right Place at the Right Time
Being in the Now on the Road
Invitation #9 - Living in the Now: Four Steps to Choosing Peace on
the Road
How Envy Keeps Us from Living in the Moment
Chapter 9: Choosing One's Attitude
I Have Two Choices
Changing Attitudes: Expansion of Human Behavior
The Snowflake that Changed a Life
A Brother in Pain
Dream Offered for Chapter Nine: The Smile
Everything Happens for Your Own Good
Turning Blocks into Blessings
Chapter 10: Taking Responsibility for Your Destiny
When Bad Things Happen
Bad Things: Levels of Perception
Blessing Every Step of the Journey
Every Trip Helps Us Evolve
Experiencing God During Difficult Situations
Guideposts
Be Open to Changing Directions
Thank the Road for Its Bumps
Wipe the Windshields Clean: Getting Clear
There are No Limits on This Road
Other Passengers in the Car: Relationships
Buckle Your Child's Safety Belt, but Don't Leave Him in the Car
You are Now on the Road of Your Choosing
Chapter 11: Dreams, Prayer, Out-of-Body Experiences, and Meditation
Dreams
Lucid Dreaming
Sleep Paralysis
Precognitive Dreams
Prayer
My First Experience with Prayer
God Answers Prayers
Do Pets Go to Heaven ?
Invitation #10 - Reconnecting with a Loved One
Pluto
Chapter 12: At Peace with the Afterlife
So What Happens When We Die?
On Dying Young
On Preparing for the Loss of Loved Ones
Suicide
Entering the Spirit World
Invitation #11 - A Physical Experience of How “The Light” Feels
The Tunnel
My Spiritual Home
Destination - Heaven or Hell
Will I Get Bored in Heaven?
Is This Hell?
Judgment: An Eye for an Eye
Lost Souls
Making Peace with a Loved One Who has Passed On
Relationships Continue
Invitation #12 - Obtaining Peace with a Loved One Who has
Passed On
Have We Met Before?
Re-entry
To Be or Not To Be
Adoption
Are People Born Gay or Is It a Choice?
Epilogue
Bibliography
StandUp For Kids
About the Author
You Have Chosen to Remember:
A Journey from Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy
By James Blanchard Cisneros
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Acknowledgements
I would like to thank my good friend and life coach Olaf Halvorssen.
Thank you Olaf, for among many things introducing me to "A Course In
Miracles” in 1991.
I would like to thank Renee Rosen for her kindness and the endurance
that it took to read and review the first draft of this book.
I would like to thank my editors Jennifer Reinfeld (ReinfeldDesigns.com)
and Arlene Allen-Mitchell for their discipline, professionalism and patience. I
would also like to thank Jennifer for the design and management of my
website, www.ChosenToRemember.com.
I would like to thank my Godfather Oswaldo Cisneros for his support. It
is because of his work ethic that the members of our family have the freedom
to follow their personal dreams.
I would like to thank my mother Linda for her continuous love and
devotion.
Dedication
To the reader: My friend, it is my honor to share a part of this journey
with you. This book is my soul’s reflection on paper. If you choose to read
this material with an open heart and mind you may very well see your soul’s
reflection, and it will not surprise you to see and feel deep inner beauty and
knowledge being reflected back.
Introduction
"When you eventually see through the veils to how things really are,
you will keep saying again and again, this is certainly not like we
thought it was."
- Rumi
I am a simple man. I am not a so-called "expert" in any one religion or
spiritual practice. In this, I believe, lies my greatest strength. It is with the
desire for simplicity and the hope for eloquence that I share what offers me
peace of mind and joy in the present moment. Ralph Waldo Emerson once
wrote that "eloquence is the power to translate a truth into language perfectly
intelligible to the person to whom you speak." I trust this book will
eloquently touch that part in all of us that is the same.
My friend, there are many paths we may choose to take to achieve peace
of mind and joy in the present moment. The journey is as complicated as we
choose to make it, or as easy as we allow it to be. You may choose one path
now, and select another one later, or you may choose more than one path at
any given time. Do not concern yourself with what others say is the right,
trendy, truthful or acceptable way to grow. Move toward those paths that
offer you peace of mind and joy and are in alignment with your present
values. Within your heart, there lies a memory of your trueself. It is this
memory you search for, and it is this memory you will one day remember.
Once this memory is recalled, you will find a place that you have never left.
I am not looking to "teach," for teaching implies that there is something
you lack or still need to learn. Rejoice, for there is nothing you lack. There is
nothing more for you to learn because all wisdom already resides within you.
My aspiration is simply to assist you in remembering your true nature. Any
moment that we are not at peace comes about because we have forgotten our
true nature. My hope is that this book will assist you in remembering what
you may have forgotten. Yet, even in forgetting there is good news and it is
this: You must have known in order to have forgotten. In fact, once you begin
to remember you will smile, for you will suddenly recall that, "Yes, I feel as
though I have always known this; this is familiar to me. I am at peace with
