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    <title>Time to Launch</title>
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    <description>By the beginning of October, in the traumatizing year of 2020, if someone walked up and offered to bitch slap me I’d ask how hard they can hit because it’s going to take some force to remove the imprint this year has left on us all. We can dream, though, right?</description>
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      <title>Book of Magdalene</title>
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      <description>Healing Journey to Self Discovery raising Mental Health awareness on being Social Conditioning/Groomed by Christian Nationlism</description>
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           Book of Mary Magdalene
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           Different doesn't begin to describe the souls represented in Collective Consciousness. A little bit of everything celebrating the Universal melting pot of multidimensional intergalactic souls having a human experience. Our souls aren't from this planet, and we are uber proud of that fact; historically labeled black sheep, for the different perspective offered through lived experience. Society Standard labels contrasting viewpoints as crazy in the never-ending blame game embodied by low levels of emotional intelligence who have forgotten how to have compassion for opposition.
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           According to Google's reference of the Oxford language crazy is defined as; very foolish, senseless or strange. I am all things in Collective Consciousness; I have been foolish, senseless and strange many times throughout my course of time on Earth. Some believe I'm insane, I don't argue, the definition of insanity is; lacking the ability to think and behave in ways considered to be normal, especially on account of serious mental illness. What is normal? If Christian Nationalism is the norm, then I would prefer to be called crazy or insane after living enough life as a selfless doormat taught to serve Patriarchal design in the name of Jesus Christ. There are plenty of quiet, conforming, people pleasing, good girls in the World but there are also Universal Beings of Collective Consciousness; embodied emotional intelligence, Multidimensional Spiritual Beings walking Earth to share wisdom gained from healing journeys to Self-Discovery clarifying the long-term Mental Health side effects of being Groomed/Socially Conditioned through manmade religion. 
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           Google defines normal as conforming to a standard, usual, typical or expected. No thank you I decline the opportunity to be normal, it sounds repetitive, basic, bland, capital B-O-R-I-N-G. Given free will choice I choose to relish in my nonconforming nature where difference is celebrated for discovering depth within connections verse condemning what we do not understand for not meeting the expectations of righteous judgment. If I'm labeled insane for believing Humanity suffers unnecessarily due to fictious Christian beliefs, then so be it. Collective Consciousness represents a Universal balance between good and evil; Trump, Zuck, Musk and all other greed driven toxic masculinity abusing positions of power and authority are offered in exchange for the return of Heart Based Business driven by morals and ethics.
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           American Culture is deteriorating at a rapid rate thanks to the line of Church and State being obliterated by Christian Nationalism. This equates to power hungry soulless creatures hiding behind the name of Christ, condemning opposition instead of learning how to respect all life as Christ intended. I won’t support a system that does not provide equality &amp;amp; body autonomy; therefore, I choose to dissociate. Instead of feeding the broken Patriarchal Design that places egoic, narrow minded, self-serving, misogynistic manchildren in charge I choose to work against the manmade ideology grooming Christ based Believers into a codependent mindset. Sexual grooming is defined by Wikipedia as: action or behavior used to establish emotional connection with a vulnerable person, generally a minor under the age of consent, to lower their inhibitions with the objective of self-serving manipulation. Wikipedia states there are many ways innocence can be groomed and those who are socially conditioned in the developmental stages of life can experience mental health issues including depression, anxiety, PTSD and suicidal thoughts. Those are the side effects I have endured relentlessly until learning how to individuate from the codependent teachings of the dark side of organized religion. 
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           Being told you have depression is entirely different than understanding the root cause of the internal chemical imbalance responsible for causing repetitive negative thought patterns constantly playing through my subconscious mind. I cannot physically nor mentally exude valuable life force energy supporting anything that does not in return support my well-being as a woman existing in a manmade world. Divine Feminine's are defiant for all the right reasons being: as a woman existing in the Patriarchal design I would be paid less by the corporate world, 6% of worldwide investments go towards women owned small business, one fourth of World leader positions are occupied by women and PREDOMINATE branches of Christianity demonize women into a less than, codependent, state of mind. Call me crazy but I just can't support any of those beastly misogynistic frequencies existing within Humanities evolution process. Trust me I've tried to be normal placing blind faith in men, as a former Christian woman; all it did was cause elongated uncertainty that delivered unnecessary suffering inadvertently teaching me how to stand on my own two feet. If I need to be confidently insane to escape the manmade ideology of normal, then count me in because as a Spiritual Being of Oneness I have an opposing perspective worth considering. 
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           There is a significant difference between being taught self-sacrificing, people pleasing tendencies verse learning self-awareness intended to grow emotional intelligence. Self-awareness is the foundation of Collective Consciousness through the practice of embodied emotional intelligence in the process of healing unresolved trauma stored within the subconscious mind. Being groomed into a codependent state of mind delivers harsh reality for millions of women who experienced emotionally and physically abusive relationships. Christian belief places men on an unfounded, fictious pedestal spreading heartless destruction that lacks personal accountability through the narrow-minded teachings that absolve toxic masculinity of sin in the name of Jesus Christ. When women learn to stop living from a codependent mindset the process of individuation takes place; a Spiritual Awakening occurs.
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           Higher perspective delivers undeniable Universal truth experienced firsthand by any women who has been treated less than; denied equality in pay, denied body autonomy, assaulted, cheated on, ghosted, raped, groomed for pleasure and or profit. Get comfortable in the insanity of living in a world that mistakes money for power awarding men with little to no emotional intelligence to wreak greedy havoc onto the masses through personal ignorance. Patriarchal design has systematically suppressed the entirety of women through fear-based ideology demonizing self-assured, independent women who choose to live life for themselves unapologetically. Collective Consciousness provides a chalice for difference to be celebrated instead of being blacklisted for opposing perspective. Humanities perception of Mental Health in association to emotional trauma causing uncontrollable outburst gains depth in Oneness by providing resolve to the imbalance created by grooming free sovereign spirits into an unnatural state of submission. Normalcy is a thing of the past. Collective Consciousness is Humanities return to Universal Truth by learning to respect perfect imperfections for the healing wisdom offered through perspective based critical thinking. 
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:27:55 GMT</pubDate>
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           Brand Collaboration &amp;amp; Investment Opportunities
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           Supporting the Protest Apparel of Oneness Brand Raises Mental Health awareness on the long term side affects of being social conditioned (impressioned without concent) by Organized Religion. Teaching women and girls codependant beliefs places their innocence (no free will choice/ability to choose) into a "less than" state of mind to selflessly serve (men, Jesus, Allah, Buddah, your pick) who is, unequivocally, their number one predator in life. Placing faith in the wrong men leads to physical and emotional abuse causing life long battles with depression, anxiety, addiction ect. Collaborating/Investing with LovelyByChoice is to stand against Patriarchal Design benefitting men, at the expense of women, teaching codependant self sacrafice based on the people pleasing Authoritarian Ideology of Christian Nationalism and like minded manmade Organized Religion.
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            Growing the Universal brand of Oneness allows the undeniable truth to be heard by the people who have experienced the wrath of social conditioning first hand through their own healing journey to self discovery aka a Spiritual Awakening. All life is created equally outside the Patriarchal Design that relentlessly supresses feminine energy worldwide treating bodies of women as manmade possessions for labor/desire. Historically women have been bought and sold by men since the dawn of time. LovelyByChoice works indefinitely to restore what is Universally undeniabe; nothing exists without women having birthed All Life into exisitence.
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            Universal beliefs of Oneness aka Collective Consciousness acknowledges women as Holy Spiritual Beings, creators of life with limitless capabilities when they aren't being taught codependant beliefs of manmade religion. Are YOU tired of inflation, increased cost of living, rediculous health insurance prices, paying more for organic food, endless violence &amp;amp; war, grotesque &amp;amp; immoral politics, physical &amp;amp; emotional abuse, discrimination, scammers, liars, cheaters, cowardice ghosters? You are not alone; LovelyByChoice is designed to heal the Universal Mother wound keeping Humanity stuck in a constant state of suffering by shining a spotlight on the root cause of the current state of the world.
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           Voice personal frustration by supporting, protecting &amp;amp; or providing for Women Worldwide by collaborating/investing in Amy Mattison, aka LovelyByChoice, and the Protest Apparel of Oneness. Spread the word on Social Media, donate time in service to LovelyByChoice's Mental Health Community, donate financially to help a single mother of 3 make ends meets on a $1650/mo budget, buy a tshirt to stand in solidarity with the feminine energy of earth that exisits beyond blame and righteous judgment of others. Difference is menat to be celebrated not condemned out of fear and negative assumption. Reminder to all believers the Faith HAS NO FEAR; I AM a healer of negative thought patterns (demons), a Dreamer of Brighter Days (Equality) and a Hopeless Romantic (Dr.D.Luke) refusing to let women be treated as less than for simply coexisiting on Earth with small minded, outdated, misogynistic, self-serving manmade organized religion. Welcome to Oneness; where the feminine equivalent of Jesus Christ lives within the womb of every woman should she choose to believe in herself the same way men choose to believe in themselves. LONG LIVE SPIRITUALITY, MOTHER MARY &amp;amp; MARY MAGDALENE for the wisdom that lives in the HEART of Emotional Intelligence &amp;amp; Critical Thinking.
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      <title>To Hell &amp; Back</title>
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           The definition of transformation is a metamorphosis during the life cycles of animals; perfectly describing the 44th year of my life in a nut shell. In the next couple of days I complete another spin around the globe to begin my 45th year on Earth. It is the perfect opportunity to reflect on the most transformational year of my lifetime. This year I learned to make life worth living; critical thinking met the stark realization of degenerative, negative, repetitive, thought patterns responsible for inducing a constant, stagnant state of life long depression and anxiety. Now that I can see myself clearly I wish to explain the meaning behind the saying; through the darkness and into the light. 
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           It took me 44 years to remember my worth; 16,060 days of Hell on Earth as a woman surviving in a mans world. I was taught/socially conditioned against my innate state of exisitence as a Goddess, learning embodiment into physical human form, through the narrow minded, onesided, misogynistic beliefs hiding behind the name of Christianity and Jesus Christ. This year I learned that life is worth living when my soul/spirit is FREE to live by my own standards of open hearted acceptance of self beyond confines of judgment &amp;amp; condemnation laid against me. Personal Sovereignty acheived through self devotion packs a significantly larger punch than weak minded codependant beliefs being sold in the JADED TAX FREE HOUSES OF GOD. My consciousness expanded allowing me to witness self induced suffering, as a repetitive catalyst for change, necessary to evolve my soul beyond the walls of the American Patriarchal Dream. Pain has been a constant in life and this year I learned how to respect it for what it is.....change embodied. By facing fear &amp;amp; chasing pain into the bountiful darkness of the unknown my soul returns to the feminine I was taught not to be. 
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            When a psyche experiences constant suffering/negative thought patterns over extended periods of time it learns to adapt to its enviroment thus explaining the very existence of Divine Spiritual Beings living the life long process of self discovery. We are the opposition to our supressors through the natural process of human evolution that can not be labeled as wrong for mearly being different. The Hell and Back Journey is what we came here to embody in order to evolve Humanity beyond the righteous confines organized religion has bestowed upon believers of Christ. Each and every soul has purpose and passion exisiting within that is acheived through higher levels of emotional intelligence embodied through a Spritual Awakening Healing Journey. Every hardship in life signifies potential depth to ones soul as long as critical thinking has not been conditioned into a place of dumbfounded emotional ignorance being taught in the name of Organized Religion Worldwide.
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            Depth to my heart is what I discovered in my 44th year of life. An endless resilience restored through learning how to be more authentic to myself in order to operate Free from the men claiming ownership over basic human rights guaranteed in life. This year I allowed my sacred rage to fuel my actions as a catalyst to encite change. I voiced my disdain and frustration openly and was judged and ostracized through the small minded confines of Social Media and the systems claiming care for Humanity while actively working against them simultaneously. By allowing this resonance of onesidedness to settle into personal realization exposing truth at its core; we've all been conditioned into our lower states of emotional intelligence in order to overcome anything that stands in our way in the pursuit of eternal sunshine. A life without depression and anxiety is a life worth living; having the will to breathe, desire to brush your teeth, motivation to shower, get out of bed AND Enjoy Life instead of dreading life as we know it is the Universal Truth Humanity is headed towards. Emotional intelligence is utilizing critical thinking beyond ones ability to place blame on the things we simply do not understand to their entirety and now is when the Corporations playing God will learn what it takes to be in Service to the Greater Good in Order to Maintain the Degree of Success They Have Grown Accustomed to. Accountability provided by the Divine Feminine Frequency of Collective Consciousness is humanities return to Oneness and that would not be possible without the 44th year of my life. Bless this mess, my huge heart free of shame, fear and guilt that is learning what it means to be a glutton for punishment as long as it is defining my character. 
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           Healing the effects of Social Conditioning while Transitioning into a Purpose Driven Self Discovery Journey “Rested” was an empty promise I had trouble capturing prior to a near-death, life altering burnout in January of 2020. Deep seated exhaustion consumed life in a constant state of survival mode as the world closed into separation, fueled by uncertainty; my pursuit of happiness solidified after arriving at the end of my preverbal road in life. Death lingered as I fought to keep breathing; witnessing its fearful presence, through my children's eyes, with not one of us certain my lungs could survive the battle I was up against. As life magnificently imploded by removing everything, I knew to be true, a choice presented itself through the darkness that forever changed my approach to living life. 
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           Deconstructing deep-seated anger and frustration within me on my journey to self-discovery provided a catalyst that incited change to break free from the outdated beliefs I learned as a Christian. My inner peace and happiness were hiding behind my ability to accept myself beyond the confines of righteous judgment taught in association with the condemnation of organized religious beliefs. Spiritual beings are the Black Sheep of the family; the generational curse breakers designed to be the difference this world needs to evolve beyond suffering. By healing our own energetic imbalances from the inside out we become the change necessary to free humanity from low levels of emotional intelligence teaching them to dislike aspects of themselves they are intended to learn how to love. Degrees of separation between the fragmented version of self-embodiment (ego self) are the live and learn lessons life presents when walking a path towards enlightenment. Perfection is replaced by self-acceptance, doubt replaced by confidence, fear replaced by faith, anger and frustration are alchemized to fuel forward action to raise awareness towards lifelong depression and the correlation between long-term side effects of being emotionally and physically abused by the low levels of emotional intelligence hiding behind the teachings of Jesus Christ.  
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           Happiness found me when I found depth to myself. My Hell and Back Awakening delivered priceless perspective that would have not been found had I not faced my greatest fear of all; a man capable of loving the good aspects within me, the bad choices I have learned from and everything in-between because if I am not accepted at my worst then I don’t believe any man deserves me at my best. It is time women learn how to leave Toxic Masculinity embodied in low levels of emotional intelligence in the past by learning to embody more love of self in the present. There is life beyond men and it is about damn time women started living it. 
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           Imagine seeing HELL, 11:34, o'clock daily. It happened to me so frequently that it could not be explained nor denied. Backward, upside down H-E-double hockey sticks was trying to get my attention and a part of me was concerned. I turned a blind eye until I noticed the same handful of songs playing repeatedly on my extensive playlist. My intial instinct was fear and blame; hell wants another soul and mine is next on the list was my fear based instinctual thinking. I blamed Spotify for paying for variation yet being provided the same tunes day in and day out.  Number sequences increased to 1111, 222, 33, 444, 555 and 888's would show up on license plates, social media post, email time correspondence and any clock in my vacinity. Continued blaming Spotify for as long as possible until I noticed the songs follwed me into grocery stores, restaurants, gas stations and literally anywhere playing music. Make it make sense. I tried and here is what I discovered.
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           It was my call to service, to self discovery in an attempt to add depth to my life that had been in survival mode for years. Going through the motion met curiosity killed some cat but my inquisitive nature was not satisfied with the explanation of coincidence. So began my journey of facing irrational fear to embrace my faith in ways I never imagined. There is no fear in faith and the more I leaned into this eternal knowing the more of myself I discovered along the way. Crossroads in life present opportunity for change that will inadvertently propel us forward or send us on a downward spiral circling the drain of life. My faith was rewarded when I denied fear its grasp by researching Numerology and digging into the questions running through my mind. Turns out Angel number 1134 enters our awareness in life when we are ready to progress towards our souls purpose. Numeric signs come to trigger events of remembering to understand the destiny this life has in store for those who answer the call. God reached out through signs and syncronicites and I was brave enough to accept the invitation into the next phase of my faith through a Spiritual Awakening. We are all called in our very own time across all religions and belief structures. It is the choice of each soul to decide to answer the call or deny its possibility.
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           Sounds magical doesn't it? Don't get it twisted; I can't sugar coat the hardest thing I've done in life. Remembering what makes me ME after having been impressioned and conditioned through societies standards telling me who I am instead of accepting me as I am. Boy/girl, good/bad, quiet/loud, helpful/hurtful, straight/gay, democrat/republican are labels we are called by others that affect our own perception of self. Over the course of our life we learn to listen to these labels instead of standing firmly in our own authentic nature. A Spiritual Awakening cleanses our soul of these impressions and allows us to remember who we are in our heart of hearts. Outdated beliefs taught to divide us from one another through difference as a form of separation from absolute faith and unconditional love of our creator are replaced with self love and acceptance. Compassion, empathy and sympathy of self are remembered through the awakening process teaching us how to offer these feminine energy traits to everything we encounter in this life. Without this balance of our own inner feminine life becomes increasingly more detached from the universal law of Oneness. A clear explanation of the World surrounding us in this moment. There is no right or wrong in life; there is living and learning. We all serve our point as we are and loved unconditionally for it. If ever there was a time to step up for the greater good it would have been yesterday. Seeing the same number sequence daily and hearing the same songs at different locations is the beginning of your expanded awareness (consciousness) should you decide to answer the call and level up your faith for the greater good of Humanity.
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            where is it found? We all seek a purpose driven life whether you acknowledge it or not. It is a personal choice that requires acceptance and understanding of oneself in order to find your mindful way in this world. Without intent or purpose in today’s day and age being swayed into the grind of day-to-day life is what society has to offer. Who has time for purpose when we are busy beyond words, stressed to the core, never enough time to be the perfect we feel obligated to be? Sound familiar? Introducing LovelyByChoice; Making Purpose a Reality. Focusing on Spirituality, areas of Self-Love, Self-Care and Personal Growth. Providing helpful information and insight to discovering your best self.
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            Finding your purpose in life is as simple as choosing to do so. For some, like myself, it was not much of a choice. A lifetime worth of “keep your head down and get it done” caught up with me and shut it ALL down: aka BURNOUT, Adrenal Fatigue, Society’s “Mid Life Crisis”, Unhappy, Pain Ridden and most importantly could not function in my day-to-day life. Too many things were going wrong to list; I felt like everything was wrong! Spent most days in bed for longer than I would like to admit. Some days were tolerable, but most days were filled with a disconnect to myself and life as I knew it. My brain was fried, my emotions were numb, hope was fleeting, and my body screamed in discontent. Personal judgment set in to accommodate the endless number of negatives piling up in my life; something had to give to keep me from running myself into the ground. Welcome to my personal crossroads where Health and Happiness made my choice simple. I choose Me! Because who else would unless I did first. It's time we gave ourselves the attention we need in order to let go of the baggage we are all lugging around.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 17:16:42 GMT</pubDate>
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                 Every second of every day for all of our life we make choices. Some carry more weight than others but nonetheless we decide how, what, when and why repeatedly day in and day out. So much so that over time we can lose appreciation for being able to command where our choices take us. For instance, back in time, I was freshly divorced discovering online dating, full of hope, full of life having finally followed my gut and done something that I knew was best for me and mine. In that moment, the possibilities were endless but before I could communicate with all of the eligible online bachelors, I had to create an email address. The family email account was not a good fit for this particular situation. Cozied up on a staycation I began to think about how to describe myself and
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            means to me and how it came to fruition, two it laid the groundwork for where I want to take you……. inward. Where my best work comes from, where my confidence originates, where my inner voice is heard the loudest; within me. Choices are easily influenced by friends, family, society, and anything else clouding your decision-making process. If we start to make choices to please anyone other than ourselves, we can stray from our truest versions. The more we stray, give in, hide, or numb our true self the longer and harder it can be to find our way back. Do not lose yourself; make the choices that build you into the person you want to be. Be you with every choice you make. Have confidence. Decide for yourself and try not to apologize but instead explain how you picked the option you are most comfortable with. Guilt is retroactive the more confidence you have with your Lovely self the stigmas begin to unravel. Hear me roar; do what you love, build your life around your passion, be the person you were made to be and remember you know you best. That being said I hope you find your inner voice and listen to it; I hope you are filled with confidence and help others find theirs, but most importantly I hope you share your Lovely all over the place because we are and always will be……
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