The Game of Life: Spiritual Growth & Timing

TNT SpiritWorks explores the concept of life as a game, emphasizing unfolding your natural intuition is a must for spiritual growth and personal development through greater awareness of energy. The discussion covers how to be better with  one's natural timing in spiritual journeys, the pressure of expectations, and the role of relationships in our growth. The speakers share insights on navigating life's challenges with awareness and sensitivity, and the importance of Spiritual Helpers guidance in finding fulfillment. 

• Everything we do is purposeful and connected to our Spiritual Helpers.
• Spiritual growth is a personal journey with not a competition.
• Timing is crucial in spiritual development; rushing leads to imbalance.
• Sensitivity is key to discerning the meaning of our experiences.
• Self-discovery is essential for personal growth in the game. 
• Relationships play a significant role in our spiritual journeys.
• We must honor where others are in their personal growth.
• Life is meant to be generally enjoyable and fulfilling, not a struggle.
• Awareness of our emotional responses versus our true feelings leads to better interactions.
• Spiritual guidance can help us navigate life's complexities.

Sound Bites

"Everything we're here to work on can be accomplished."
"Life is meant to be pleasant."
"We grow through experience and involvement."

Ultimately, the conversation encourages listeners to embrace their unique journeys with enthusiasm and self-ownership.

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Chapters

• 0:00 The Game of Life: An Introduction
• 3:29 Spiritual Growth and Timing
• 6:45 Clarity on Intuition and Sensitivity
• 9:30 The Pressure of Expectations
• 12:23 Self-Discovery for Personal Growth
• 15:39 Self-Discovery and Personal Growth
• 18:29 The Role of Spiritual Guidance
• 21:36 Finding Fulfillment in Everyday Life
• 24:48 Playing the Game of Life with Enthusiasm

Transcript

TNT SpiritWorks (00:00)
I don't believe that there's anything we do that's by chance. I truly believe that everything we're here to work on accomplished. We've already connected with our spiritual helpers. We've already got the game, so to speak, going and now we've got to play it out. So here I am with Tom today. Hey, Tom. Good morning. Are you ready to play game on? Good afternoon and good night. Wherever you're at. Good. Hit me all of a sudden. You never know when this podcast will be. I know, right? Are you ready? Are you ready to play the game, Tom?

It's a game. Yeah. So this subject came up in the mind recently and I, I always like to kind of interact and kind of, you know, think about what I'm going through and what other people I'm seeing go through also. And, know, I've noticed through most of my life that people have a problem and issues being in the game of life. And so for myself, I've really recognized, especially over the last few years, or I should say, actually, you know what I say a few years, but it's been 20 years almost since I started this path.

Oh my God. know. Yeah. You've been at it a lot longer than me, right? Uh, yeah. Oh, wow. I think I did a post today on Facebook that said that, you know, I came into this work in my about 38 when I went to massage therapy school. So I'm almost 57 and Tom was in his early twenties. Correct. Earlier than that earlier than that. So it was quite a few decades ago. Well, you can say I began searching, you know, early, early adulthood and it set me up for my adulthood and

that delving into spiritual truths and exploring and having this idea of being more spiritually aware took hold for me back then. And it's something that I've kind of done more of at different times and less of at other times. But for the last long time, it's been pretty full on for me. Well, I think that's a good thing to mention is that

You know, we're all we all come in at different places. We all explore different places. so recognizing that where I'm at, where you're at listener, where Tom's at, we're at where we need to be in this game of life. And some of us need clarification a little earlier. Some of us, it's a little different timing and need to get some experience first. So it's all good. There's no race, you know, there

in terms of growing spiritually, there is no competition. And I always like to say like, there's competition here on planet Earth, you know, there's no question about it. But, you know, when it comes to my spiritual awareness and spiritual growth, there's no rush. It's just the natural inclination of the soul nature, our soul of us, really, that we want to expand and grow and we get a kick out of it, you might say there's fulfillment there.

Yeah, when you're mentioning about, know, like, there's no rush in it, I what came to mind is that the part of us that rushes honestly is that intellectual part. That's right. And especially as you you feeling you pick up a feeling to do something. And it's important that you know, we work with our sensitivity to get all the facts. Now that sounds like that's kind of odd. mean, don't I use my brain to get the facts? Well, you do. I mean, you, you feel you want to do something.

And then it's like, okay, in my feelings, the what is this, the, you know, when is that? So don't leave out the when, where I want to do that and why, you know, make sure that you have all those, those four components and take enough time to get that impression. So anyways, it's hard to describe, but with a little practice and a bit of discernment, it becomes easier.

Yeah, well, and I guess also why we're bringing this subject up is because so many people put so much pressure on themselves to be so psychic or to be aware or to be this or be that when it's like, we're actually in the perfect place for what we've come to do. And in this time, I always like to say in the the moment of my timeline. and where the troubles come in is people leave out one of the facts usually. And I find that in business and, you know, the

personal social life that we have that somebody says, Hey, I want to do this and don't leave out the win, you know, or where are going to do it? And you'll notice that the more that mark my words, folks that are listening, it when troubles occur, notice how many times one of the facts was assumed, or was not made clear. And, you know, let's say that

like being a good intuitive tree. So you get a lot of, know, you have a lot of inner leadership, you're a born leader. And I, as I said to you this morning, you know, like what I noticed is you're really in charge of your own life. You know, you get up in the morning, you're, you, you get a feel for things and you, you know, discern where, where you want to go with your energy, where you want to put your energy, what, you know, you're, you're great at that. And, but when the rushing comes in, it's just not double checking the timing. You know, there's like,

Why do I leave out the win? Because for an intuitive, everything is now. And let's get going, you know, the where is a given, you know, wherever they're at. And, you know, why is sometimes clear too, but it's important to know that because the why is really the feelings. So with our facts, you know, the what is the prophetic part that inner knowing what the when is the visionary part. Visionaries have a great sense of timing when they're in balance.

the where is the intuitive nature that intuitive part of us and then the why is the feeling nature. And if you're wondering about these four gifts, we have a class coming up this coming weekend on one of our master classes, our intuition now master class, the expansion experience, which is our monthly expansion of one of the gifts and this gift on this weekend is actually around or I should say this weekend, March 22nd, 2024 in case you're

The Vistas in the future, we do them every four months. You can check out the link below to see what one we're doing the month you're listening to this. But the one coming up is around the gift of our feeling our empathic abilities. Yeah. And so, you know, like you're saying, Tom, I mean, we all get these feelings. And so it's, you know, knowing, okay, so what do I do with all those feelings? Yeah. And so let's get back to your rushy rushy energy that we really want to talk about that, you know, shows up from time to time.

So, you know, when people put pressure on situations, it's just putting pressure on the timing. And I guess, you know, there's something that you brought up earlier is that, you know, what I relate to is kind of like wanting to discern everything and pick up everything well in advance. And, you know, for the visionary, you know, my out of balance tendency is to want to do everything perfect and look good all the time, look perfect at what I'm doing, you know, and, and

That's when I'm out of balance. When I'm in balance, I'm more forgiving and we get it better as we do it and we continue to refine whatever we're doing. But I sometimes feel pressure to know what's going to happen before it happens, even though the timing isn't really right. we all have, like why I bring this up is when we talk about this rushy rushy energy,

you know, I got a rush to do this rush to do that. We have to be aware of it because it really it turns off our feeling nature turns off our sensitivity. And so, you know, it's great to pick up things in ahead of time, but make sure you know the why. On the other hand, the prophetic nature when they're out of balance, is they have a tendency to procrastinate on what they're picking up.

So they know the what they know what to do. And then they kind of leave it to the last minute and then put pressure on people. So when you start to understand and relate more to have a feeling for and relate more to and and get some of the facts on your for spiritual gifts, like in our intuition now class, is kind of an unfoldment process, you'll begin to know how you set yourself up for pressure.

And, you know, one one way we do it is by trying to rush through everything. Well, I can relate that in a big way, because for a long time, I rushed and a lot of times I couldn't accomplish anything because it was moving from one thing to another. And it was like, I've got all these ideas. And so I'm glad you mentioned that, because as we all move through our game of life, going back to what we first started with is that

You know, we all intuitively inside know what to do next, but is when we're not connected with that feeling part of us that we then like lose track of, okay, so what do we do? Like you're saying all the out of balance areas. Well, who are we talking about? Myself. yeah, I think so. Cause you know, you don't want to assume that, I don't want to assume that our listeners go through quite the same thing.

Right, of course, you know, it's I have my version. And so like I shared, you know, like I put pressure on wanting to get an impression before it's time or before things have kind of really morphed in the universe, you might say, that's my sense of it. You know, I, that's what something I kind of notice, you know, in other words, I tend to put pressure on myself to have the facts before the facts are there. That might be a way of me saying it. You might have

a different version of rushing based on your intuitive nature and also being your first gift and also, you know, you're the environment that you were in when you were raised. So it's great that we get to share with each other because when you shared about rushing, this is a good example why we need to share with each other, then it helped me tune in to, now how do I do that? But I can't assume, I don't want to assume that everybody else does it my way, you know?

Right. And I'm really glad that you made me bring it back to the first person because that is how we are trained with Tom and I. We've been working with the way she was college for well, Tom, a long time now, me several years now. And it really is about taking ownership in our own leadership and our own control of how we work through our life and the things, the choices we make and the the things we say and the actions we have and bring it back home. So I'm really glad that you

brought it back to the mice, you know, I, because that's a lot of times that we like to do in our classes too, is really say, okay, so it's not about you, we, they, it's about yourself, myself, I, how do I do it? And like you're saying, which is a big key is sharing with like-minded people or kindred souls or whatever you want to call those of us who can relate to what we're speaking about and what we're sharing about. It's a great way to then begin to put things together for yourself.

And that's a lot of what we're doing about making this practical because every single person on the on the planet is a soul and a physical body. We all have heard that many times when Oprah says it, everybody hears it. And so recognizing that as a soul and a physical body, we all have these inner gifts, inner wisdom, inner abilities and bringing forth them in the way that is supported for you by maybe hearing like a podcast like this or maybe watching something on YouTube or reading a book and something goes

being and you're like, my God, like Thomas saying, how do I do it that way? Or what's my version of that? Yeah. And because you know, we have these subconscious emotions, you might say are reactions to things. And then I know for me, my spiritual growth is based on becoming more aware of those unconscious buttons that get pushed or triggers, you know, they might say if it's real serious, but

the tendencies I have to just short circuit my fulfillment or short circuit my success. So, you know, let's getting back to rushing, you know, have you ever had a great idea, and then you put pressure on yourself or to do it before its timing or below the timing, again, that's just being out of balance within our intellect and our feelings, you know, so our intellectual nature is that part of us that wants to understand things and know how they work and

that kind of thing we needed here on planet Earth, you know, we have to it's our brain basically, you know, and our feeling nature is that part of us that's that sensitivity, that spiritual bigger picture sensitivity, when those are in balance, things fall into place in the right time. So sometimes, you know, we get impressions, especially if we're in leadership opportunities, I will get impressions, I'll put it in the eye of what's coming up. But it's important.

It's important society's training is okay, everything has to be now, you know, everything has to be, we're in a competitive world, we have to keep moving, we have to outrace the others, you know, with this great idea. And so for me, you know, it's how do I relax with that? You know, sometimes you do have to move quickly, be quicker, be dead, they say sometimes, you know, and sometimes, I mean, it all just depends. But being in leadership, you can pick up these

these ideas and solutions. And then it's a matter of how do I best work with the people around me to, you know, move the energy and in that way. Yeah, and I'm glad you mentioned that because it does go back to the people around us, right? So as we are growing, expanding and engaging in this part of us, the spiritual part of us, there may be people around you that are not because they're where they're at.

but there's clearly something that magnetized and brought you all together. Well said. Even, you know, whether it's your birth family, whether it's a family you married into later or friends or people you work with, there's a reason why you all, everyone is together at certain moments in time. And so in recognizing and honoring that each person, no matter who you're around, there's a reason why, but also

honoring just where they're at. And that's without judging or without pointing fingers or I'll be honest with you for myself. My previous, you know, family, was very wanting them to come with me like, Hey, you know, you guys need to know all this too. And they're like, what? No. And now I recognize how out of balance I was at that time for like, you know, you're saying rush and I was rushing to, my God, they all got to get on on board now because the ship is leaving soon or whatever. I mean, not literally, but

But just recognizing and honoring those around you. Have you ever noticed that Tom in the situation you've had through your life? Yeah, well what? stimulates me or what comes to mind when you share which is For me is just recognizing that everybody in my life is There because somehow I have attracted that I've magnetized that to myself so The key was spiritual growth for me is being positive about every interaction

being in that loving, true concern, you know, feeling in that almost mode of operating, you know, pivoting from there. And so that require, you know, for me, that moves into respecting where everybody's at. And as I tune into the bigger picture that we're all here learning and growing, you know, if I'm what I want to get to those, if I'm working with people in business, and I have a project that I need to accomplish in its business, I mean, it's we have to do this, you know,

then it's important for me to communicate what I need, find out where they're at. And if they don't want to get moving in that direction, well, then we just replace them. That's what a good imbalance intuitive will do. So but you know, we don't, it's important not to jump to it before I've come even communicated, you know, or found out. You know, anyway, we all have these tendencies so that it's not always going to be comfortable, you know, some of our

learning experiences are kind of hard hitting. And the reason is, that for me is that what I found is I've had a concept about how I thought things should go, you know, based on my environment or my first seven years. And sometimes these concepts, I don't even recognize that I have them, I just think them my whole life. And, and then later I go, I'm putting pressure on myself with that thought, you know, I'm blowing my timing with that thought. So

you know, this, this whole idea of self discovery is there for our convenience. It's for our fulfillment and you know, life is meant to be more pleasant. We're meant to have more ups and downs and be in our niche, but applaud, you know, every time you've done it, not so good because the next time you can do it better, you know, we, we grow through experience and involvement. So there's no judging. It's just how much time do I want to spend playing that game?

or what's in fact, like spiritually, we start putting pressure on our physical body with our state of consciousness, you know, so if somebody is constantly putting pressure on themselves, they'll be putting pressure on other people. And, you know, sometimes these concepts we've been caring for lifetimes, and a simple, sometimes a simple lesson from a lifetime is like a big deal, like, you know,

I'm so sensitive that I read something recently, I was kind of regrouping a past life where I withdrew, you know, I went into self protective mode. And my guidance was, you know, reminding me of that. And there is a little bit of a tendency there still if I'm not, now that I'm aware of it, like they reminded me, there's a little tendency for me to withdraw. And so that keeps me out of the right place at the right time.

You know, so anyway, but the more that I'm clear about who I am and what I'm picking up and really love, you know, have that loving feeling that, you know, respect myself, respect that loving feeling myself. But as I do, I respect everyone else. What a big thing of this, this about concepts and about, you know, the first seven years and also what we brought in with us, right? So

I recognize that in myself because recently as I'm at work and doing accounting and finance and you know, there's been some things that I haven't gotten correct because you know, maybe I didn't learn it the right way or I didn't connect what was really happening because in this field I'm in, which is architect landscape architecture is I, it's, it's, you know, I've never done this before. And so it's a whole new ball game. So, but what I recognized recently when I made some errors in some, in some invoicing is I,

I felt it in me and I felt like, I'm in, I'm in trouble. Like immediately I had this stimulation from when I was a little kid. And then I went, wait a minute, that's not, I I've moved beyond that. Like I recognized it pretty quick in that discernment ability to discern that, you know, that I can move. I I'm not in trouble and I, and I can move out of that feeling pretty quickly than I used to when I didn't understand about some of the concepts that I

picked up from my mom or dad or I brought in with me. And so I'm glad you mentioned that because this again is just making it practical. But of course, this is a whole other layer of re you know, of really remembering and reawakening who you are as a spiritual being and recognizing those concepts. can I offer some light on that? Yes, please do. So I have an impression when you said you felt you were in trouble. I wonder if the person that was upset about their invoice not getting out felt they were in trouble.

boy, that is really big because lately I've noticed as I'm interacting with people, why don't you just relax and check with your guidance if that's true or if that's just my opinion? No, you're spot on. And maybe what percentage of that feeling you were in trouble was yours and you were or what percentage were you picking up from someone else? I'm picking up that was 15 % was me and the rest was that person. So how does that make you feel when you have that perspective? Well, it makes me feel like

Well, that I'm very aware and how, how sensitive I am to the energy of other people that I'm working with. And for myself, it's really being aware of that because I work with so many different people in different places every single day. And so it helps me stay relaxed when I recognize and I'm able to tune in like, you know, just showed me and shared with me.

Is that ability to go, okay, like when that happens again, I can, I can cleanse my, my energy field connect, calling my guides. I can then say, okay, you know, like take a breath and how much of that is me that I'm picking up on spirit and how much is, is that person and really getting clarity. And then immediately I go, okay, I can work with this in a different way because I have that really clear ability to, to go there and discern it.

Yeah. And I know when I check those things out and I get something like, it's only 10 % me. It really helps me just sort of release that emotional turmoil that I'm going through. And, you know, the next step is to just discern with your guidance. Okay. So how do, how do I be of service here? You know, and, you know, I know you handled it and it wasn't really a big deal. So, you know, I know what is a big deal is that I feel

every single day as I'm interacting with people, I can feel what they're feeling. And so like, you know, in tuning in and recognizing, you know, what's me and what's not me and like, you know, being able to do just a real quick technique like this is one way to help me stay relaxed in my job and in my business energy and working with others where they're at. so that all we're talking about is how can I be more fulfilled in my everyday life and

All of sudden, once, you know, I found that as I've mastered certain areas, I've kind of, you know, taken a look at them and, and as opposed to getting involved in mental gymnastics, how dare he be so, you know, strict strong with me about that. I just made an honest mistake. And, know, once you know, you have that now, you know, your, energy's going off to confusion. Right. So

we're all going to have our learning experiences. We're all going to miss a little sensitivity here or there. But over time, the more that I unfold that and become more aware of, you know, that's just a concept because the truth is, is you're aligned with that, those folks you want to do be of service. You want to get it right. And, you know, all you have to do is tune into your feelings. Like, well, how can we do this better next time?

You know, how can I recheck this or how can I let them know to let me know sooner or, know, sometimes things just fall through the cracks. Who knows why that person, you know, attracted that opportunity. And there's times when you're just an innocent bystander. mean, the energy was headed that way and you just happen to be the person that does that. So, you know, it's that's why it's great to check with your guidance, you know, and then all we're talking about is how do I have more fulfillment? How can I make.

how can my flow in life be a little clearer and easier as opposed to accepting the almost religious idea that I'm here to suffer and then find ways to suffer. know, true freedom and involvement, really it comes through service and opportunity and working with each other and having a chance to provide a healing light in those situations versus

something that's going to want to do the one upmanship and the competition and the rush and boy do I recognize that because yeah, what comes about that is how years ago, probably not that many years ago, but I would have got to maybe defensive within me or felt that pressure within me and then I would have like maybe spun out a bit and so recognizing that I can move at it in a different way these days because of the fact that I'm

more aware of my energy and what I'm dealing with makes such a difference. And I think that's part of why we're really very passionate about sharing, you know, how to make spirituality practical and that, you know, playing this game of life, it's there's so many pieces to it. And we're just giving you a, you know, a snippet of the piece that's for your unseen parts, that spiritual part of you. When you realize that as a soul, you know, you can communicate

through those four spiritual gifts is what we refer to them or four types of perception and you know, then and that you have spiritual guidance or spiritual helpers angels that have mastered those lessons that can help you clarify that along the way. And you know, it's not like you give up your authority to your your spiritual helpers. You don't they in fact they won't let you.

You know, they respect you too much, they respect us too much. But they can help us unfold our sensitivity, help us recognize, get some facts like, you that was only 15 % me. Okay, well, that's good. And really, what that says is you're not going to dwell in who's right and who's wrong for very long, you know, you're going to feel it. Some of that's always going to be around, you know, because we're, that's part of our programmed environment, you know. But I noticed that when I'm

grow through something spiritually, it's like those experiences just seem to fall away. I just don't notice them as much as I used to and I start noticing other things. and I noticed with the game of life that it gets a lot more fulfilling for myself and a lot more. I feel more imbalanced as I'm moving through it. I think this is the only one who can do it is you, you know, the only one who can do it for me is me.

And like you say, let's introduce some folks to their four spiritual gifts. can show you how realistic it is, how accurate you are. And from there, you can get your own answers. Yeah. So what about one last, any last thing you want to say Tom about the game on and being spiritual? Every game you enjoy is because you understand the rules of the game and you know what you're playing. Or you have the ability to

gain insights on how to play the game. Yeah, and have the adventure of your lifetime. So thank you for listening to another episode of enthusiastically spiritual. And if you're interested in joining us for one of our upcoming intuition now classes, which we offer actually to a month. And one of them we we offer two different timeframes for the people down under and the people up here in Europe and America. Check out the link below for our link tree and you can sign up, reserve your seat and join us. There are a lot of fun and we have a we enjoy doing them.

Yeah, and you can get started there and decide where you want to go from then on. Sounds great. until next week, remember that life is too short to not be enthusiastic about your unique journey.