WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.120 From the time I was a child, I had a calling 00:00:02.120 --> 00:00:04.860 to become a doctor. Don't ask me how I knew or 00:00:04.860 --> 00:00:08.640 why. I just did. By the time I was 25 years old, 00:00:08.839 --> 00:00:11.759 I was one. Upon becoming a doctor, I immediately 00:00:11.759 --> 00:00:14.240 became driven to find the reasons people were 00:00:14.240 --> 00:00:16.600 coming to see me and fix them so that they wouldn't 00:00:16.600 --> 00:00:18.839 have to come back to see me as often, and eventually 00:00:18.839 --> 00:00:21.379 not at all for the same problems. This path, 00:00:21.379 --> 00:00:24.160 it led me to having a very successful practice 00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:26.519 in helping many people. But there had to be more 00:00:26.519 --> 00:00:29.260 I could do to help more people change more lives. 00:00:29.420 --> 00:00:31.480 I was then called to take a holistic approach, 00:00:31.800 --> 00:00:34.100 looking at all the aspects of a patient's health 00:00:34.100 --> 00:00:37.000 and offer lifestyle changes, supplements, adjustments, 00:00:37.439 --> 00:00:39.960 among other modalities to bring higher level 00:00:39.960 --> 00:00:42.000 health outcomes to the patient's lives that I 00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:44.039 touched. Incremental improvements were observed 00:00:44.039 --> 00:00:46.200 in the patients that I was working with, for 00:00:46.200 --> 00:00:49.280 sure. Yet, I was still called to go further on 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:52.060 my own journey and do more for more. I was beginning 00:00:52.060 --> 00:00:55.340 to realize that I had to be my best to do the 00:00:55.340 --> 00:00:58.119 best for others. And to be my best, I had to 00:00:58.119 --> 00:01:00.320 follow the path of higher purpose, higher order, 00:01:00.600 --> 00:01:04.189 and see where it led me. In 1996, I awoke from 00:01:04.189 --> 00:01:07.510 a dream, a vision of an old hotel that I would 00:01:07.510 --> 00:01:09.790 renovate and turn into a wellness center to offer 00:01:09.790 --> 00:01:12.730 more holistic options and create a space to house 00:01:12.730 --> 00:01:15.750 a team of holistic healers to work together to 00:01:15.750 --> 00:01:17.849 provide a more complete holistic experience. 00:01:18.189 --> 00:01:20.709 In 2003, the doors of Optimal Wellness Center, 00:01:20.930 --> 00:01:23.709 formerly the Yorktown Hotel, and located across 00:01:23.709 --> 00:01:25.930 the street from my second location at the time. 00:01:26.090 --> 00:01:29.609 opened and served all those who came until 2020. 00:01:29.750 --> 00:01:32.150 During that time, I was called to begin teaching 00:01:32.150 --> 00:01:35.269 and do healings in public to share the insights 00:01:35.269 --> 00:01:37.590 and the gift of healing with anyone who would 00:01:37.590 --> 00:01:40.640 listen. in hopes of sharing life lessons and 00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:42.680 demonstrating the power of healing that we all 00:01:42.680 --> 00:01:46.799 possess. Several CDs, DVDs, and even a TV pilot 00:01:46.799 --> 00:01:49.439 were produced and made available, and still are 00:01:49.439 --> 00:01:51.459 for anyone who feels called to them in hopes 00:01:51.459 --> 00:01:53.840 of spreading the message of healing to a greater 00:01:53.840 --> 00:01:56.480 number of people and touching more lives in a 00:01:56.480 --> 00:01:59.150 positive way. I was then called to speak in a 00:01:59.150 --> 00:02:01.730 structured format to a group of chosen souls 00:02:01.730 --> 00:02:05.310 and record what was shared. I did so for 12 weeks, 00:02:05.709 --> 00:02:08.530 and at the end of that time, I realized I had 00:02:08.530 --> 00:02:11.599 been inspired to speak a book. chapter by chapter, 00:02:11.879 --> 00:02:14.139 in a stream of consciousness. The book was to 00:02:14.139 --> 00:02:16.099 be called The Practice, and it was published 00:02:16.099 --> 00:02:19.520 in 2011. After publishing it, I was called to 00:02:19.520 --> 00:02:22.360 do a series of videos where I went through each 00:02:22.360 --> 00:02:24.840 chapter and taught it personally, adding real 00:02:24.840 --> 00:02:27.680 -life experiences and audience participation. 00:02:28.099 --> 00:02:31.219 I did as I was asked, and I put all of this material 00:02:31.219 --> 00:02:34.219 on the nonprofit site, thepracticeheals .org. 00:02:34.319 --> 00:02:37.120 so that others could always have access to these 00:02:37.120 --> 00:02:39.740 teachings for all time. These teachings are also 00:02:39.740 --> 00:02:42.280 now found on the Sovereign Soul Channel, which 00:02:42.280 --> 00:02:44.740 houses all of my life's work. All the while, 00:02:44.900 --> 00:02:47.360 in my one -on -one practice, I worked tirelessly 00:02:47.360 --> 00:02:49.719 to show what miracles of healing were possible 00:02:49.719 --> 00:02:52.479 by dedicating one's life to the practice of living 00:02:52.479 --> 00:02:55.620 and serving the order of creation and the limitless 00:02:55.620 --> 00:02:58.800 power within it. what I call God. Sensing a shift 00:02:58.800 --> 00:03:01.699 was coming in my role and purpose, I developed 00:03:01.699 --> 00:03:04.319 and scaled the Optimal Wellness Center into an 00:03:04.319 --> 00:03:06.719 online wellness platform called Heart Healthy 00:03:06.719 --> 00:03:10.599 Homes, offering product practices and plans for 00:03:10.599 --> 00:03:13.020 those interested in living a holistic wellness 00:03:13.020 --> 00:03:15.659 -based lifestyle and taking greater control over 00:03:15.659 --> 00:03:17.479 their own health and wellness. Heart Healthy 00:03:17.479 --> 00:03:19.960 Homes now serves people all over the country 00:03:19.960 --> 00:03:22.800 with products and all over the world with information 00:03:22.800 --> 00:03:25.439 and resources to accomplish these goals. Then 00:03:25.439 --> 00:03:28.840 on my 51st birthday, I walked out of the room 00:03:28.840 --> 00:03:32.340 with my last patient as a doctor. I had no idea 00:03:32.340 --> 00:03:35.120 what the next next would be, but God had made 00:03:35.120 --> 00:03:37.580 it clear to me that this chapter was over and 00:03:37.580 --> 00:03:40.180 whoever I would become and however I would serve 00:03:40.180 --> 00:03:42.840 life That would no longer be the context. It 00:03:42.840 --> 00:03:46.300 was time to leave the title, the room, and the 00:03:46.300 --> 00:03:48.620 schedule behind and become more available to 00:03:48.620 --> 00:03:51.659 serve on a larger scale in a form yet to be discovered. 00:03:51.919 --> 00:03:54.520 or revealed to me. Now, for me to leave behind 00:03:54.520 --> 00:03:57.020 who I was and not know who I would become was, 00:03:57.039 --> 00:03:59.199 dare I say, normal at this point in my life, 00:03:59.439 --> 00:04:01.639 albeit challenging. To swim away from the peer 00:04:01.639 --> 00:04:04.719 of all human accomplishments of 51 years, let 00:04:04.719 --> 00:04:07.539 alone leave behind being a prolific healer and 00:04:07.539 --> 00:04:10.599 a physician with a successful practice and flow 00:04:10.599 --> 00:04:13.080 down the river that takes one to the vast ocean 00:04:13.080 --> 00:04:16.100 of anonymity, having no idea how to connect on 00:04:16.100 --> 00:04:18.459 that level is, to say the least, interesting. 00:04:18.680 --> 00:04:21.860 But I must say, I wasn't fearful as much as I 00:04:21.860 --> 00:04:25.019 was excited and curious to challenge and develop 00:04:25.019 --> 00:04:27.680 my current abilities and discover new ones to 00:04:27.680 --> 00:04:30.339 navigate the waters of change and transformation. 00:04:30.939 --> 00:04:33.899 The unknown is always full of the known, just 00:04:33.899 --> 00:04:36.939 waiting to be discovered. As always, life does 00:04:36.939 --> 00:04:39.180 provide a roadmap to those who can read the signs, 00:04:39.540 --> 00:04:42.379 and I have given my life to see and read the 00:04:42.379 --> 00:04:45.259 signs, and most importantly, follow them. no 00:04:45.259 --> 00:04:47.379 matter where they may appear to lead. This journey 00:04:47.379 --> 00:04:49.620 would be no different, and I was excited to go 00:04:49.620 --> 00:04:52.240 on it. The four years that followed resulting 00:04:52.240 --> 00:04:54.680 in me getting what I love to call my doctorate 00:04:54.680 --> 00:04:57.459 in radical experiential transformation from Life 00:04:57.459 --> 00:05:00.000 University, going down a river of experiences 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:02.639 that were not only full of Class 6 rapids, but 00:05:02.639 --> 00:05:05.459 also full of jagged rocks and waterfalls. My 00:05:05.459 --> 00:05:08.060 goodness, it was amazing. The difficulties I 00:05:08.060 --> 00:05:10.420 endured were not meant to bring suffering or 00:05:10.420 --> 00:05:13.319 stress, but transformation and liberation from 00:05:13.319 --> 00:05:15.399 all that would not be going with me on the next 00:05:15.399 --> 00:05:18.240 leg of my journey. I arrived at a delta of change 00:05:18.240 --> 00:05:21.310 so vast and trans... that it blew me out of the 00:05:21.310 --> 00:05:24.149 water. Upon passing through this delta, I found 00:05:24.149 --> 00:05:27.350 myself in an ocean of possibility, so vast that 00:05:27.350 --> 00:05:30.670 it left me more motivated, driven, and called 00:05:30.670 --> 00:05:33.529 to serve than ever before, and at the same time, 00:05:33.829 --> 00:05:36.050 powerless to know where to begin based on the 00:05:36.050 --> 00:05:38.490 sheer scale of change that I would become a tiny 00:05:38.490 --> 00:05:41.910 part of bringing about. Now let's just take a 00:05:41.910 --> 00:05:44.560 minute. I know that... listening to all of this, 00:05:44.759 --> 00:05:46.939 any of this, and not knowing all the details 00:05:46.939 --> 00:05:49.480 of what I'm saying or even who the heck I am. 00:05:49.560 --> 00:05:52.139 You can be asking yourself, why am I still listening 00:05:52.139 --> 00:05:54.639 to this person? Why haven't I clicked away, went 00:05:54.639 --> 00:05:57.160 on to the next video or search topic? And the 00:05:57.160 --> 00:05:59.759 fact that you are asking that question or are 00:05:59.759 --> 00:06:02.199 still interested in the journey I'm sharing with 00:06:02.199 --> 00:06:05.480 you tells you everything you need to know. You 00:06:05.480 --> 00:06:09.040 are a seeker, a searcher. You are curious of 00:06:09.040 --> 00:06:11.439 the ways of life. and you are willing to take 00:06:11.439 --> 00:06:13.740 risk to learn more about the mystery of it all 00:06:13.740 --> 00:06:16.620 and what's out there, how it works. And that 00:06:16.620 --> 00:06:18.939 quality that you and I share in common is the 00:06:18.939 --> 00:06:22.199 seed of calling. It is the undeniable power source 00:06:22.199 --> 00:06:24.939 of being a true servant of life and giving your 00:06:24.939 --> 00:06:28.379 life to serve life as called and explore possibilities, 00:06:28.560 --> 00:06:31.379 even ones that appear to be impossible. I know 00:06:31.379 --> 00:06:33.699 that at first hearing this may sound like some 00:06:33.699 --> 00:06:35.759 sort of spiritual or religious statement, but 00:06:35.759 --> 00:06:38.819 I assure you it's not. It is a fundamental function 00:06:38.819 --> 00:06:41.560 that exists within all of us on some level and 00:06:41.560 --> 00:06:44.399 some of us at a higher level, more active level, 00:06:44.399 --> 00:06:47.139 and it is tied to a higher order and your higher 00:06:47.139 --> 00:06:49.860 purpose, the higher purpose of all life. It is 00:06:49.860 --> 00:06:52.759 the key that begins to unlock the doors of higher 00:06:52.759 --> 00:06:55.500 order and within that a higher consciousness 00:06:55.500 --> 00:06:58.740 and mystery and make them available to experience 00:06:58.740 --> 00:07:00.860 on so many levels that you do not even believe 00:07:00.860 --> 00:07:04.040 exist, let alone believe are possible. Well, 00:07:04.040 --> 00:07:08.160 I assure you, they do. And they are. So what 00:07:08.160 --> 00:07:10.620 motivates me to even sit here and share this 00:07:10.620 --> 00:07:13.839 with you all? Well, the answer is simple. The 00:07:13.839 --> 00:07:16.240 same thing that drove me to do all that I have 00:07:16.240 --> 00:07:19.480 mentioned so far. And the real reason why I even 00:07:19.480 --> 00:07:21.639 shared it with you. Everything that brought me 00:07:21.639 --> 00:07:24.660 to this moment is what motivates me along with 00:07:24.660 --> 00:07:27.920 everything I will experience as a result of this 00:07:27.920 --> 00:07:31.040 moment. I am driven by the higher order that 00:07:31.040 --> 00:07:34.139 creates me to be what I am at the deepest level. 00:07:34.399 --> 00:07:37.139 and I have dedicated my life to the order of 00:07:37.139 --> 00:07:41.019 life itself. I am joyful to serve any and all 00:07:41.019 --> 00:07:43.860 functions that result from that dedication. I 00:07:43.860 --> 00:07:46.220 follow many forms of guidance and awareness on 00:07:46.220 --> 00:07:49.000 this path of purpose with sovereign dedication. 00:07:49.300 --> 00:07:53.240 I do so as a sovereign soul for all eternity, 00:07:53.240 --> 00:07:56.100 and I know that without doubt and therefore fear. 00:07:56.620 --> 00:07:59.319 I am a soul that serves God through aligning 00:07:59.319 --> 00:08:02.480 with life's order and the love for creation that 00:08:02.480 --> 00:08:05.629 is within us all. I fulfill my purpose and function 00:08:05.629 --> 00:08:08.569 in being that, doing all that is asked of me 00:08:08.569 --> 00:08:11.990 in every moment. It's that simple, really. That's 00:08:11.990 --> 00:08:13.889 literally why I'm here in front of you right 00:08:13.889 --> 00:08:16.870 now. If you find what I'm saying the least bit 00:08:16.870 --> 00:08:19.370 interesting or are still listening or reading, 00:08:19.970 --> 00:08:22.850 the same is true for you. Not by your choice, 00:08:22.970 --> 00:08:25.449 but by life's order that creates the ability 00:08:25.449 --> 00:08:28.970 to do so, the canvas for every moment to exist 00:08:28.970 --> 00:08:32.549 and cease to exist. I can tell you this for sure. 00:08:32.779 --> 00:08:35.940 As a servant at scale, I will continue to do 00:08:35.940 --> 00:08:39.580 my best to dedicate what I am to serve this process 00:08:39.580 --> 00:08:41.899 by sharing all that I have come to know on this 00:08:41.899 --> 00:08:44.919 journey with all who are called to listen and 00:08:44.919 --> 00:08:47.379 follow this calling within themselves. I have 00:08:47.379 --> 00:08:50.500 no ulterior motive. I'm being completely transparent, 00:08:50.879 --> 00:08:53.679 as can be observed by anyone who is really listening 00:08:53.679 --> 00:08:56.519 to what I'm sharing. I'm not asking for followers 00:08:56.519 --> 00:08:59.970 or subscribers. Do as you are guided. It is my 00:08:59.970 --> 00:09:02.409 intention to fulfill this purpose of serving 00:09:02.409 --> 00:09:05.370 at scale, as I am guided by the order of life. 00:09:05.470 --> 00:09:08.210 As it has always been, even before I had the 00:09:08.210 --> 00:09:10.649 words to describe it, I share with you because 00:09:10.649 --> 00:09:13.570 it is my purpose and function to do so. I have 00:09:13.570 --> 00:09:16.129 no expectations of what will happen, what you 00:09:16.129 --> 00:09:18.590 will think, or how you will feel about what I'm 00:09:18.590 --> 00:09:21.309 sharing with you. All I offer is a way forward 00:09:21.309 --> 00:09:24.730 that will allow you to align with a higher order, 00:09:25.269 --> 00:09:27.779 fulfill a higher purpose, and serve a higher 00:09:27.779 --> 00:09:31.159 power. This path leads you to a greater inner 00:09:31.159 --> 00:09:34.600 peace through serving a greater order. I leave 00:09:34.600 --> 00:09:38.080 you with this inspired truth. A rose does not 00:09:38.080 --> 00:09:41.120 bloom so that it can be seen or told it is beautiful. 00:09:41.899 --> 00:09:45.139 A rose blooms because it was created to bloom. 00:09:46.879 --> 00:09:49.059 Until next time, I am Sovereign Soul.