Michael Beckwith

So it's funny, like when you go on a hike, right, Andrea, just imagine any of us going on a hike or a walk, you can only see what you can see, right? So at the bottom of the hike, you see the parking lot or you see kind of like the little shrubs I'm thinking about in California where we live. And then as you start to go along the walk, the view changes, right?

This is sort of like, I think about the awakening of the heart and the five heart stages, right? your perceptions of life radically change. So it's like you're living in a different reality. And so because you're in a different reality, because you are different, you also start to change your life. So I'll give you a more concrete example.

This is sort of like, I think about the awakening of the heart and the five heart stages, right? your perceptions of life radically change. So it's like you're living in a different reality. And so because you're in a different reality, because you are different, you also start to change your life. So I'll give you a more concrete example.

This is sort of like, I think about the awakening of the heart and the five heart stages, right? your perceptions of life radically change. So it's like you're living in a different reality. And so because you're in a different reality, because you are different, you also start to change your life. So I'll give you a more concrete example.

When I think about the periods when I was in the dark heart, I think about how hard life seemed. And the only little lift I could get would be, you know, I used to drink quite heavily and had these partying times. I also think about the relationships that I was in. Because there was so much fear, I chose really nice relationships.

When I think about the periods when I was in the dark heart, I think about how hard life seemed. And the only little lift I could get would be, you know, I used to drink quite heavily and had these partying times. I also think about the relationships that I was in. Because there was so much fear, I chose really nice relationships.

When I think about the periods when I was in the dark heart, I think about how hard life seemed. And the only little lift I could get would be, you know, I used to drink quite heavily and had these partying times. I also think about the relationships that I was in. Because there was so much fear, I chose really nice relationships.

but really safe guys that loved me a lot more than I loved them because there was a fear of abandonment from my childhood. So I didn't want to be abandoned. So the fear predominated. So that's what I was creating in my life. And it was also just, you could just see there was limitations in my work and what I was creating.

but really safe guys that loved me a lot more than I loved them because there was a fear of abandonment from my childhood. So I didn't want to be abandoned. So the fear predominated. So that's what I was creating in my life. And it was also just, you could just see there was limitations in my work and what I was creating.

but really safe guys that loved me a lot more than I loved them because there was a fear of abandonment from my childhood. So I didn't want to be abandoned. So the fear predominated. So that's what I was creating in my life. And it was also just, you could just see there was limitations in my work and what I was creating.

And then when a lot of my life, to be honest, was in the propelled heart, perfectionism, perfectionism, always needing to be number one in the class and always needing to get more and more in the planning and everything. And then it's like, there's so little peace at this stage for most of us. It's like these little ups and downs, the dopamine rush.

And then when a lot of my life, to be honest, was in the propelled heart, perfectionism, perfectionism, always needing to be number one in the class and always needing to get more and more in the planning and everything. And then it's like, there's so little peace at this stage for most of us. It's like these little ups and downs, the dopamine rush.

And then when a lot of my life, to be honest, was in the propelled heart, perfectionism, perfectionism, always needing to be number one in the class and always needing to get more and more in the planning and everything. And then it's like, there's so little peace at this stage for most of us. It's like these little ups and downs, the dopamine rush.

It's like, oh, look how many people loved this post or this thing did really well. But then there's the big downs. We let the ups in and we let the downs in. Like, oh, like this didn't do as well as I wanted. Or, you know, this person didn't ask me out on a second date on... you know, whatever Bumble or whatever dating app you're on.

It's like, oh, look how many people loved this post or this thing did really well. But then there's the big downs. We let the ups in and we let the downs in. Like, oh, like this didn't do as well as I wanted. Or, you know, this person didn't ask me out on a second date on... you know, whatever Bumble or whatever dating app you're on.

It's like, oh, look how many people loved this post or this thing did really well. But then there's the big downs. We let the ups in and we let the downs in. Like, oh, like this didn't do as well as I wanted. Or, you know, this person didn't ask me out on a second date on... you know, whatever Bumble or whatever dating app you're on.

And so the relationships I chose in that stage were fitting into the plan. Like my ex, right? We knew the same people. We went to the same event. It was like also, you know, fun and, fancy and just kind of fit in. But there wasn't that deep connection. There was this still trying to fill. There wasn't that fulfillment, right? And so we see it in our lives play out.

And so the relationships I chose in that stage were fitting into the plan. Like my ex, right? We knew the same people. We went to the same event. It was like also, you know, fun and, fancy and just kind of fit in. But there wasn't that deep connection. There was this still trying to fill. There wasn't that fulfillment, right? And so we see it in our lives play out.

And so the relationships I chose in that stage were fitting into the plan. Like my ex, right? We knew the same people. We went to the same event. It was like also, you know, fun and, fancy and just kind of fit in. But there wasn't that deep connection. There was this still trying to fill. There wasn't that fulfillment, right? And so we see it in our lives play out.

And so as we start to go into the steady heart and beyond, your life really does radically change in a way that you can't see yet from the earlier fields. Another thing I think maybe we might mention before we go into the other heart fields is the heart field. Can I show you here in the book, Andre? We still have the galley here.