Copyright 2001, Colin C. Tipping

Assumption:
When we decided to experiment with
physical incarnation, God gave us total free will to
live this experiment in any way we chose and to
find for ourselves the way home to the All That Is.
Free will is honored at the highest level. Contrary to
what the Ego would have us believe, God was not mad
at us for playing with the idea of separation. God gives
us anything we want, whatever we choose, and makes
no judgment about it. Whenever we ask for help through
prayer and Radical Forgiveness, the call is always an-
swered.
Assumption: 
Life is not a random event. It has pur-
pose and provides for the unfoldment of a divine
plan with opportunities to make choices and de-
cisions in every moment.
Seen from the World of Humanity, it might appear that
we arrive on this planet by biological accident. Our
only significance lies in the fact that our parents made
love and started a chain of biological events called
pregnancy and birth.
It also might appear as if the only way to master the life
experience lies in learning a lot about how the world
works and in developing skills that enable us to control
as much as possible the seemingly random circum-
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stances of our lives. The more mastery we achieve
over the physical circumstances of our lives, the better
our lives appear to become.
The opposite is true when viewed from the World of
Divine Truth. From this perspective, our arrival on the
planet represents a deliberate, planned, and conscious
choice. The plan includes the selection of the people
who will serve as our parents.
Also, the seemingly haphazard events of our lives are
attributed to the unfoldment of a Divine plan, decided
upon in advance, and totally purposeful in terms of our
spiritual growth. The more we surrender to this unfold-
ment without trying to control it, the more peaceful we
become.
At first blush, this seems a fatalistic viewpoint. How-
ever, this is not just fate. In truth, the Divine plan allows
for a great deal of creativity and flexibility and contin-
ues to honor the principle of free will. We continue to
co-create with Spirit the circumstances of our lives, and
without exception, to get precisely what we want. The
extent to which we resist (judge) what we get, deter-
mines whether we experience life as painful or joyful.
Mastery of the life experience, then, relies on our en-
tering life fully and trusting that we are taken care of
totally and supported all the time no matter what. Radi-
cal Forgiveness moves us in that direction.