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Although the word "warrior" may bring to mind images of armed conflict, becoming a Spiritual Warrior has nothing to do with violence. The positive attributes of a warrior -- dedication, commitment, discipline, and focus -- can also serve us on our personal spiritual paths.

Life is not a matter of avoiding the tough lessons, but of extracting all we can from them for the advancement of our spiritual selves. The difference between a Spiritual Warrior and a lot of other people who wander around waiting for success, or love, or abundance to happen to them is that the Spiritual Warrior acts, not reacts.

If we want to attune to our spiritual selves and, in doing so, reap the rewards of the outside world, the Soul must be taken back into God and become a co-creator. The first step in reclaiming our inner territory -- so that we may ultimately become co-creators and Spiritual Warriors -- is to confront the habitual practices, or "addictions," that stand in our way.

Spiritual Warriors are open to the world, not shut off from it. They do not ask to control it but accept it as it is and seek inner guidance in order to respond to it in ways that are aligned with their highest intentions. They know that the fears, aggravations, and confusions of life aren't accidental; instead, our Souls can take advantage of the particular opportunities they offer -- opportunities to learn, grow, and share.

The Spiritual Warrior has enthusiasm for all things. When you open to the Spirit, Its energy pours through you, and you regain the wonder and awe of life.

The Spiritual Warrior understands all things. This doesn't mean you can explain everything that is going on within you; you just have to awaken to your experience of it. Then understanding appears.

If you want to know what is going on, if you want to awaken to Spirit more and more in your life, put on the armor of the Spiritual Warrior. That armor is loving, caring, sharing, prosperity, abundance, riches, health, wealth, happiness... inside of you. When you have those qualities inside, they radiate out. Everyone benefits from them.

As a Spiritual Warrior, you must realize that there is no substance to upsetting emotions and fantasies. Instead of indulging the past, and making yourself a slave to it, through observation you will confront the upset and guilt of the past and stop it here and now. Most people think that when these thoughts occur to them, they have to do something about them: They have to explain, justify, feel guilt. But there is nothing you have to do except observe.

As a Spiritual Warrior, you must get the intention of progression very clear. I say it this way: "I am keeping my eyes on you, Lord, only on you."

The Spiritual Warrior's greatest foe is the sense of lack and separation and the resulting desire to obtain control over what cannot be controlled. Unconditional love and acceptance cannot be controlled. Each person must come to terms with them so that they love and accept every part of themselves, positive and negative. It takes great courage to see the face of God, because you must see your own face first.