The Creator in You:

You are not Helpless

Inspiration for Challenging Times

Step out of the comfort. Move beyond the chaos.

Walk into greatness.

Erica T. G. Warren

Copyright Erica Warren, 2009

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to:

To my husband Andrae, your love empowers me to walk confidently

into every facet of who I am – for that I will love you forever. I couldn’t

have asked God for more.

To my father who creatively published my first book when I was 5 and

my mother who enrolled me in every writing and arts class possible.

You both called me into who I was from childhood. Thank you for

always believing in me.

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Acknowledgements

Thank you to everyone in my editing group whose great input

and amazing words of encouragement helped me to this point.

Special thanks to Jayne!

To my brother William, your adventurous spirit challenges me to

step out – you really can fly. To my sister Denise your heartfelt

passion reminds me to whom much is given much is required.

To my extended family, the Matthews, Johnsons and Warrens

especially Grandpa & Faye Matthews and Grandma Johnson

your love keeps me inspired. Never doubt what a family’s love

can produce.

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Table of Contents

Introduction………………………………………6 Chapter 1……………………………….………. 9 Creation Purpose

Chapter 2………………………………….……. 21 Creation Process

Chapter 3……………………………………….. 33 Creation Power

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Introduction

We are here, we exist, there is breath in our bodies. As long as

that is true we must honor that gift by living the life we alone

were

created to

live. No

more

excuses, no

more delays.

It is time to be who you were designed to be.

In such a fast-paced era, we must slow down enough to listen,

observe and understand the creation blueprint that was placed

inside of us. If we do not, we will live a life misaligned and out of

place wondering what happened and what could have been.

You are, in fact, fully in charge of every part of your life. Even

the parts you feel are beyond your reach. Regardless of the

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circumstances, you cannot let life dictate who you are and who

you will become. Greatness has been inside of you from birth.

The only question is will you use it to change the world, or will

you let the world change you to the point that you forget who you

are and your purpose for existence. You alone decide.

This book

was written to

inspire,

challenge

and motivate

you to

understand

the creation power inside of you. It is a reminder that you are

not helpless.

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Take the time to read and think through each chapter. Write

down your thoughts and unleash who you were designed to be.

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Chapter:1 Creation Purpose

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You are not helpless. You are not dependent on your job or the

check that it brings. You are dependent on the Creator within

you. Often, the expression of hopelessness seen in our eyes

and heard in our voices during challenging times is a result of

becoming so dependent on things as our source instead of our

resource.

Thus, when

things

inevitably

don’t work

out quite as

planned, we

become

paralyzed.

We don’t realize that the answer to our problem is waiting to be

realized inside of us.

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We are instinctively creators. Everything that is seen with the

physical eye can be attributed to an idea inside the mind of

someone who possessed the faith, courage and determination to

manifest that idea into the earth. We were not created to be

mindless drones, going through automated lives, completely

losing our purpose when the script is removed. The script is

within YOU. It has always been there, yet you have never read

it. Each successful person has realized this.

To move out of

paralyzing fear and

uncertainty after life

has dealt you what

feels like a crushing

blow is not as

impossible as it

seems. We often

look for external things to show us how to move forward. But

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external things can only point you to what your soul already

knows – who you are. Unless you take the time to understand

your original design, you will continue to be frustrated,

underemployed and out of place.

We were created in the image of a Creator, therefore we are

creators. Yet, we have forgotten that our purpose is to create,

so instead, we duplicate. The ability to create what you need in

your life has been hard wired into you. This is not about

principles from the “Secret” or a New Age philosophy. It’s about

the understanding that purpose driven people have. Inside of

you is everything necessary to achieve a successful life focused

on the purpose only you can fulfill. Witty ideas and strategies

abound in you, but your life is too noisy to hear them; your mind

is too unsure to follow them; and your will is too undisciplined to

stick with them. This is what separates those that are successful

from those who are unable to achieve success.

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During times of economic downturn millionaires are made. They

are able to push through the fear and obtain the fruition of their

efforts because they saw an opportunity when a challenge was

presented. What is it that you see? Challenges are real, but not

more real than your ability to use everything inside of you to

overcome them.

Consider Milton S. Hershey, who only had a fourth grade

education and at the age of 14 began an apprenticeship with a

printing press.

This was short

lived as Hershey

and the Printer

discovered this

was not Hershey’s calling. He was dismissed and then began

an apprenticeship with a candy maker. With his new found

skills, he decided to open a candy company at the age of 19.

After three failed attempts, ten years later his Lancaster Carmel

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Company had made him a millionaire. Noticing that his

chocolate-covered caramel candies were his best sellers, he

began experimenting with milk chocolate candies.

This experimentation led him to sell his Carmel Company for one

million dollars, while retaining the rights and machinery to

produce milk chocolate. Hershey found a way to take what was

previously a Swiss luxury product and produce it affordably for

the American

masses. He

learned,

experimented

and kept trying

until he created

what only he was designed to bring forth: The Hershey

Company1

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What separates successful people from the masses? The

understanding that the world is like a candy store, awaiting your

unique flavor. And nothing can stop you from creating your

flavor if you are willing and dedicated. What is it you desire?

What is it that has eluded you? What is it that you secretly

dream about? It is not whether you can obtain it; more often it is

that you don’t feel you deserve it or have what it takes to achieve

it.

America is a living example of people starting with nothing and

creating something wonderfully unique and world-changing.

However, we have forgotten that spirit and its founding principle:

that there is a creation power inside of us all. So instead, we

choose to imitate. We become replicators and go through life

traumatized when things external to us fail to provide what we

need. All along, we forget that the treasure we so desperately

desire lays untapped inside of us.

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The wonderful thing is that creation is hard wired into our souls,

so at any time, you can jumpstart it and walk the path you

desire. You are not helpless. You have everything you need

inside – discover and embrace it. If you do, you will find that

regardless of the economic times, you can create what is

needed for a world waiting for the inspiration of its arrival.

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Writing Space

We all have passions and dreams that we secretly dream about

fulfilling. If there were no barriers, no limitations, what would you

do with your life?

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What challenge or obstacle do you feel keeps you from moving

toward that dream and passion? This can be circumstantial,

physical, mental or emotional.

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