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About this Book

I have had many requests over the years to write an account of my life. I’ve been waiting for an event or experience that would tell me it was time to sit down and do it. I finally heard from my own Light that writing my story was another agreement that I made prior to entering this plane; I could fulfill this agreement anytime I was ready.

Why would I be writing my story? My stubborn mind wouldn’t be satisfied knowing that there was an agreement to be fulfilled; I needed another reason. I finally realized that my primary motivation in committing my life to paper was to help others understand what took me so long to understand: I’ve learned that awakening and opening to the Light is a process – filled with adventure, wonder, and pain. And after sixty-five years I am still in process…

Over the past 15 years I have written several books with the help of the Beings of Light, something that also was part of my agreements. Writing this book, however, was quite different. I was not just meditating and letting words write themselves through me with the aid of the Beings of Light. This time, I’ve had to talk about my life in my own words -- about matters that were intensely personal. Fortunately, as in all I do I’ve still enjoyed a great deal of help from the Beings of Light as well as from angels in human form – Thank You, MaryAnn -- without which I would never have been able to complete this task.

It has been quite a challenge to steal time away from my family to write what I have considered, at times, a self-indulgent exercise. Then, as I tried to tell this story, I discovered a whole new set of obstacles. As often as I have read how difficult writing an autobiography is, it really never describes what happens when you try it yourself. Just as being a parent, grandparent, spouse, or senior citizen is never fully understood until one undergoes those experiences, so it is true here.

As I remembered my life and tried to tell my story as truthfully as possible, I came to realize that portraying the truth in a manner satisfactory for everyone involved in my life would be impossible. My tears, my pain, my joys, my sorrow all came from within me. Everyone who has contributed to my journey has been there to help me learn. Your contributions have been invaluable. My apologies in advance to anyone in these pages who may feel that I have not represented their influence and presence in my life as they might have wished.

This book in not an account striving for historical accuracy. In order to write as clearly and succinctly as possible, I’ve altered some timelines. Everything that is written here is something I’ve experienced, it may just not be presented in exactly the order that it occurred. Furthermore, I’ve chosen to omit some events and experiences because they were too personal to share and would have violated the privacy of others. Omitting them did not alter the main message that I’m trying to convey. I have also chosen not to name several people because I did not think that it would be fair or wise to do so.

I’ve come to understand that before we are born we all make agreements to meet here on this plane and help each other awaken to the Light. That is why I have chosen to call my story “Agreements.” It is also a way of honoring all those who chose to be part of my life helping me with my awakening process. I hope that I’ve contributed to their lives as well.

About my Story

When I first communicated consciously with the Beings of Light I was delighted -- and then terribly disappointed. I was disappointed because I assumed that once I shared with my friends and family what had happened that remarkable night, the world around me would instantly change and everything would be wonderful. However, this simply wasn’t how the program worked. It took years before I accepted that the changes would have to happen within me before life around me would begin to be wonderful. Opening to the Light could provide me with tools to aid me in the awakening process that would then bring about the internal, and ultimately the external, changes I desired.

Now, as I write this, I can say that most days, life is wonderful. Some days it is not. Awakening and opening to the Light is a process -- and I am still in process.

Parts of my story may seem fairly sensational. Other parts may seem as if I allowed my imagination to run wild. I assure you that this is often how it felt to me, too. It took me quite awhile to reconcile my experiences with the way I was accustomed to think about “reality.” This story is about my struggle to come to terms with those “extraordinary” experiences and accept that, maybe, what I always thought was “real” might have actually been the illusion -- and what I thought of as illusory was, in truth, more real.

Following my first profound encounters with the Light and the Beings of Light, why couldn’t I have accepted all that was happening as my new reality and just live happily ever after? Well, this isn’t what happened. After many years of helping others who have gone through similar journeys, I’ve realized that my difficulties were not unique. In fact, in the Eastern traditions, my path was rather ordinary!

But awakening to one’s Light is easier now than it has been in the past. We are living in the “New Age” now. What was difficult for me need no longer be as difficult for you. I hope my story will help you see that experiencing the Light in all its wondrous possibilities can happen to you as well, and possibly with greater ease!