I’m Coming Out!

I’m coming out of the closet and no one is going to stop me!

My name is Diane Marie Ford and I co-counsel with Spirit.

Together we are creating controversial conversation and that is awesome!

I have been consciously communicating with the spirit realm long before the tragic death of my mother, Leah, 17 years ago. I hadn’t begun to actually make sense of it until after she left her physical form.

While I dabbled in receiving and making those connections, I continued to retreat back to the closet – thinking others might find me to be “mad” – a crazy woman who talks with the dead. For every step I took into the light, I took two steps back into the closet.

I took with me those spirits who so desperately want to connect.

Not only did I stifle myself, I arbitrarily took it upon myself to stifle them as well.

I retreated so far back that I had myself convinced I didn’t want to connect with the spirit realm; partially because it was so easy to communicate back and forth, that it ‘must not be real’ and partially because ‘others may judge me’.

And somewhere deep inside – I unknowingly believed a part of that decision was due to how damn comfortable I had become hanging out in the closets.

My spirit companions, those who desperately want to connect, found this behavior to be totally unacceptable. They continued to knock and knock upon my door until one day – not so long ago, I decided to answer. And I am so glad I did.

Yet, stepping out of the closet was another story all together.

I was lovingly coaxed and allowed myself to be counseled by the energy of amazing people who, while on the earth plane, shared their life with me. I chose love over fear and began to allow their messages to not only come through loud and clear, but to guide me.

Along with having candid conversations they suggested I begin to write their messages.

Have you ever attempted to get out of your own way?

How about surrender your will? If you have, then you know what I’m talking about.

Struggle with a capital S.

I continued to write every day – faithfully.

As I wrote, their messages and mission became crystal clear.

As I wrote, I created a bond and unknowingly, a personal Spirit Support Team.

My own council.

My go-to team of experts.

During this process while I was studying The Law of Divine Compensation with Marianne Williamson I was reminded of a simple prayer; Where would you have me go, What would you have me do, What would you have me say and to whom? How serendipitous – the answers were waiting within the prayer.

After repeatedly praying and asking to be guided, one morning as I was writing, I found myself chuckling. It was all laid out before me. Ask and ye shall receive. Clarity whooshed over me and the next thing I knew ‘we ‘co-wrote ‘The First Step’ process, which unveils on April 10th.

Through months of love-infused coaching, reassurance, awesome partnering and collaboration the decision was made for me to fully accept this gift of spirit communication, step out of the closet and into the light.

Yes, I will help them connect and share their messages of love, wonder, hope and faith. It was simply a matter of accepting, letting go and stepping out of the closet – one step at a time.