THE LIFE CHANGE EXPERIMENT
FINDING ANSWERS WHERE WE
LEAST EXPECTED
WE'D HAD ENOUGH
As Best-Selling Authors, Media Entrepreneurs & TV/Radio Personalities, it seemed happiness was always 'just around the corner.' My husband and I had spent 15 years pursuing 'meaning' and 'happiness' through Goals, Fame, Self Improvement, the High-Life & Hard Work - yet, the more we 'got,' the more we realized...... "THIS ISN'T IT!"
We had it ALL and life still felt empty, meaningless, and unfulfilling... Sound familiar?
THE RADICAL RE-BOOT
SO, WE DECIDED TO TURN LIFE UPSIDE DOWN
We put a clip on YouTube - then, 64,000 emails and 12,000,000 hits later we had given away EVERYTHING we owned for FREE to people in need. Our cars, clothing, jewelry, furniture, electronics, designer collections, 3 businesses, et all.
(NOTE:- We do not recommend this - we just felt inspired to do it at the time).
CRAZY? Perhaps. But it was our first real lesson in FAITH. NO excuses, NO retreat, NO chickening out.
So, we jumped in a van (see image below) and embarked on an 7-year, 33 country, soul-searching adventure to find out if God was a real thing. If Faith was a practical way to live or just wishful thinking, and if there was a secret to happiness we had been missing.
WISDOM HUNTING:- We immersed ourselves in the world's religions; living amongst, volunteering with, and interviewing hundreds of people from Gurus and Pagans to Preachers, Buddhists, Muslims, Indigenous Tribes, Hindus, Evangelists, Hippies, Hare Krishna's, Mystics, Witches & Warlocks, Psychologists, Psychics, Atheists, and many more wonderful people. Each one, sharing their beliefs and cultures. Sometimes we would stay a day immersed in their world-view, others a month, sometimes more. It was Scary, Uncomfortable, Humbling, Exhilarating, Shocking, Challenging and, of course, utterly life-changing.
After experiencing so many alternate ways to see the world, it gave us a perspective on life that few people have the time, luxury or willingness to experience. It was not easy, at times, having nothing and giving up everything (see why we worked for free).
Ultimately, through a winding, whirlwind-of-a-path, including getting lost for some time in the allure of the New-Age teachings , we found a Freedom and Truth we never knew existed. A fresh start, and a new perspective on life that changed everything. Our hunch was right: there was far, far more to life than we ever imagined and it came in a way we least expected. Through crazy experiences of the overwhelming love of Jesus Christ - the very last place previous atheists expected.
WHAT WE DISCOVERED WAS SO TRANSFORMATIONAL AND REAL WE COULD NOT GO BACK. Instantly, almost overnight everything changed. Now, we share our journey and insights to aid others on the path for Truth. We are especially drawn to those caught in the spiritual web of deception out there. Don't give up. The Truth is waiting for you. Let us help you find it.
We are Geoff, Bessie & BlueBelle,
Thanks for joining us on our ' Life Change Experiment.'
Not satisfied with reading books about spirituality, we set out on a 7 year experiment (as non-believers) to prove/disprove God existed.
We wanted to test, first-hand, if spiritual concepts like faith, going with the flow or 'the universe providing' were real, practical ways to live or just wishful thinking fairytales.
Did God exist? Was New-Age spirituality a real thing?
What we discovered CHANGED OUR LIVES FOREVER
TESTIMONY
Bessie Speaking at Dallas Theological Seminary
Talking about the Life Change Experiment
Giving away everything she owned and
setting out on a journey to find the meaning of life
THE Quest
7 years, 33 countries, 100's of interviews, 1000's
of experiences. A soul-searching adventure to find out:
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Is there more to life than we are led to believe?
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Is God a real thing?
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Is Faith a practical way to live?
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Is there a secret to happiness?
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Who has the answer? Or is all this spirituality stuff a fairytale?
WHY DID WE WORK FOR FREE?
As part of our own life journey, we decided we wanted to take the experiment to the next level by pitching in, easing burdens, solving problems, and doing life as willing participants where it really mattered - without thought of payment, barter, time or trade.
We discovered: working absolutely for FREE (no strings attached) was one of the most profound experiences we had.
We wanted to know we FULLY gave of ourselves with no expectation of return. The act of making a difference, our only reward. WOW!!! What an experience. We had no idea the amazing opportunities, goodwill, and lessons it would open up in our lives.
Many religions talk about helping your 'neighbor' without thought for yourself. This seems naive in a world where everything we do is measured and paid for. What we found: when we GIFTED our time and talent to others, literal miracles happened . The hardest work became a pleasure.
We did things you could not have paid us to do in our former careers, and we found ourselves, AMAZINGLY, doing them with real passion and pleasure.
I am still mystified and amazed at what unfolded when we learned to truly show others GRACE. You can read more about our adventure in the upcoming book.
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