INNER LIGHT MINISTRIES JOURNAL VOLUME 25 NUMBER 3
DECEMBER, 2013
STAYING HOME WE’REFOR A YEAR
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by Brian Yeakey, Vice President of ILM
t’s been almost 14 years since I came on board with Jim and Inner Light Ministries. And I’ve been traveling with him constantly, several times a year, ever since. We’ve never taken a break from all of our travels, as it seems there is always a need for us to be of service. I must say that I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Since my own spiritual awakening, assisting others to also awaken on this spiritual journey has been my greatest joy, and our travels over the years have been all about that. This last year has been one of not only our travels in service, but also one of physical change. Before the end of this year, 2013, Jim and I will have sold our ILM house and moved to a different part of Austin, Texas. We are already doing the Austin monthly classes in a new location. We’ve outgrown the house and need a larger gathering space, and now we have one. We are having more and more new people show up for classes, so it is just in time. One of the joys I’ve learned in living Spirit is that Spirit is very practical. When something is needed, it is taken care of. All we have to do is respond. So, Jim and I have responded and are now moving forward into new experience. Part of that experience for Jim and me is also one of giving some time to move into the new spaces and settle in. Part of this experience is about our slowing down a little more so we can take care of ourselves. All the travel we’ve been doing has been a bit taxing on our bodies. It’s also been non-stop busy, busy for our staff, as they take care of much of the “behind-thescenes” matters while we are traveling. So, we all are in need of a “slowing down”…. To support ourselves, Jim and I are not going to take all the trips this next year of 2014. Rather, we are going to stay home and be of service locally and through bimonthly ‘Sharing and Q&A’ gatherings over the Internet with the regional ILM communities. In this way,
it will give Jim and me a much-needed rest and still be in touch with and of service to everyone. If anything, our service to the ILM communities will be on a more regular basis. By the time you read this article we will have already scheduled our Internet gatherings in all the ILM communities for the upcoming year. So, there will be plenty of opportunity to “connect.” We hope all of you who see us when we travel understand and take the opportunity to attend the audio/video Internet gatherings so that you can still be supported on your journey. And, if you really want to see us physically, in person, in 2014, we have scheduled the EXPERIENCING THE DIVINE MEDITATIVE RETREAT in Texas, March 26 -30! If you would like to personally attend, be sure to register right away. It’s already getting full, and will probably have a waiting list. We would love to see you! (*A completed registration form and deposit are required to reserve a space. This can be done online through our website at www.ilm.org.) Over the next year Jim and I will begin to make plans for our future travels. We’re not sure if we’ll be doing exactly the same schedule we have been doing during the previous years, or if we might possibly try something new. We’re giving ourselves the opportunity to discover what might work going forward. We might try something such as a different time of the year, or maybe change the way we arrange the gatherings, or do whatever comes forward in such a way that supports the process with Spirit and each ILM community. We’re looking forward to however it unfolds! This process kind of reminds me of the first year I started with ILM in 2000 where everything was a wonderful journey of discovery, and Jim and I were on an adventure with Spirit to see where and how we wanted to move forward with ILM. Even though that’s not the same case now, we are enjoying the process of something new and different, even if that “new and different” is just slowing down for a year. One thing is for sure, we’re going to keep doing the same thing we have always done – The Path of Sound and Light, the Soul’s awakening, freedom and liberation, and awakening to our Oneness and Beingness of God.