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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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