{"id":110417,"date":"2021-03-12T10:08:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T18:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/?p=110417"},"modified":"2021-03-12T10:08:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T18:08:15","slug":"the-traveler-is-always-with-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/archives\/110417-the-traveler-is-always-with-me","title":{"rendered":"The Traveler Is Always With Me"},"content":{"rendered":" \u00a0 \n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <em>Theresa Hocking at MSIA's Conference in 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>My Traveler story is from 1985 and a PAT IV trip with John-Roger.<\/p>\n<p>We were in Italy, and my karma was very much with me, I was very emotional and very discouraged, wondering if I could ever solve the issue. In a way the issue was embarrassing, so I told absolutely no one!\u00a0 Not being able to express the pain or talk about my feelings with a friend was part of the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>I thought it was strange that J-R kept appearing in my path, walking in front of me, sometimes &#8220;accidentally&#8221; bumping into me in a crowd.\u00a0 One afternoon in a hotel, I saw J-R looking into a huge mirror in the hallway, sort of fixing his hair.\u00a0 I kept walking down the hall and laughing inside because the idea of J-R checking his hair in a hallway mirror was very much out of character.\u00a0 His appearance was not a primary concern for him.\u00a0 But his initiates, including me, were a primary concern.<\/p>\n<p>I kept walking and inside I understood.\u00a0 John-Roger was making it very clear to me that he was always with me, I was NOT alone. After that realization, I essentially never saw him again on the month long trip, unless he was giving a seminar and he was at the front of the room.\u00a0 This was a large group, perhaps 135 MSIA people.\u00a0 He had other physical work to do.<\/p>\n<p>That was over 30 years ago and life has only gotten better. \u00a0(And I finally did get the issue resolved!) \u00a0I know John-Roger is with me, probably all the time, but I am most aware of this when I consciously connect with him.\u00a0 Even though his body left the planet several years ago, there is no change, he is always with me &#8211; just as he said he would be.\u00a0 I am blessed.<\/p>\n<p>I love you John-Roger,<\/p>\n<p>Theresa Hocking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Traveler story is from 1985 and a PAT IV trip with John-Roger. We were in Italy, and my karma was very much with me, I was very emotional and very discouraged, wondering if I could ever solve the issue. 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