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You may have heard the following story told many different ways. This one is my favorite. A man goes to heaven and meets God at the Pearly Gates. God welcomes him and then asks, “Is there any last wish, my son, before you spend the rest of eternity in heaven?” “Yes,” the man replies. “I would like to see what hell is like so I can more thoroughly appreciate my good fortune.” God says, “Fine,” snaps his fingers, and instantly they enter hell. Before them, as far as the eye can see, is a table piled high with the most wonderful delicacies that anyone’s heart could desire, and on both sides of the table, also as far as the eye can see, are millions of unhappy people starving to death.

The man asks God, “Why are these people starving?” God replies, “Everyone must eat from the table with 11-foot long chopsticks.” “That’s terribly harsh,” the man says compassionately. God snaps his fingers again, and they’re transported to heaven.

On entering heaven, the man is surprised to see an almost identical scene—a bountiful table stretching as far as the eye can see—except that everyone is happy and well-fed. He turns and asks God, “What do the people eat with here? They must have different utensils.” “No, my son,” says God, “everyone here eats with 11-foot long chopsticks, too.” The man is confused. “I don’t understand. How is this possible?”

God replies, “In heaven, we feed each other.”

The processes explored throughout this book are taken from the Sedona Method audio programs, as well as from the Basic and Advanced Courses we teach at Sedona Training Associates. They are purposefully designed so that you can do them on your own or share them with a friend, relative, or loved one. An awesome power is unleashed when people gather together to focus on freedom. That is why Sedona Training Associates host live seminars to explore the topic, and why you can benefit from sharing this material with others. On earth, as in heaven, when we take care of each other’s needs, no one goes “unfed.”

If you choose to do the exercises throughout this book with someone else, you can ask each other the questions or lead each other through the explorations. All you need to do is be as present as you can with your partner and read from the book. Grant your partner the authority of his or her self-knowledge by allowing your partner to have his/her own experience.

When you are facilitating your partner in letting go, do your best to let go, too. This will happen naturally if you are open to it. Allow your partner to go as deeply into the process as he or she chooses. Refrain from leading, judging your partner’s responses, or giving him/her advice. It is not your job to “fix” your partner.

Refrain from discussing the explorations until you and your partner have both completed them during that sitting and you mutually agree to discuss them. Be sure to validate your partner’s point of view, even if it does not agree with your own. Your partner may say, “I’m sad,” when you believe he/she actually feels angry, for instance. Therefore, help them release on sadness. Honor your partner by accepting what he/she tells you at face value. A common disagreement between partners is whether there has or has not been a full release. You may believe your partner needs to continue releasing on a topic, even though he/she is telling you, “I feel good. I’m done.” Again, as tempting as it may be, it is inappropriate to impose your feelings and interpretations on a partner.

Please refrain from playing the role of counselor or therapist unless you’re a trained counselor or therapist and your partner has specifically asked you to play this role with him or her. Also, if your partner brings up a medical condition that would ordinarily require treatment from a trained health care professional, suggest that he/she gets whatever support is needed in this area. If you’re not sure whether or not your partner truly needs medical support, you can suggest it anyhow, just to be sure.