Pursuing the Balance
What do you do? What's your name? Those two simple questions have been the hardest for me to answer in recent years. Answering either of them forces me into a box that I'm not comfortable being in. "B.E." are the initials of the name on my birth certificate (Bradley Elliot)... what I now refer to as my corporate label. At this point, it's a name that represents a past life. It's not wrong to call me by that label... but it's not accurate either. I've since tried out a few different names for varying purposes. I've even traveled as "Jesus" for a spell. That was an interesting and often painfully-comical experience & another possible book. (Have you ever wondered how Jesus would be received at a border crossing today? Or by the Police? Stay tuned...) There is no name or label that I feel wholly satisfied and content with, but I have settled on "Be Jesus". I currently introduce myself as "Be"... it's growing on me.
I've had a unique and amazing opportunity the last few years to interact and spend time with many different types of people from so many varied backgrounds and beliefs. Despite all the differences, one of the few things that the vast majority of people agree on, is that the world is in a very troubled state. It's quite obvious that something is 'off' about our world. It's no secret... in fact, corruption is so blatantly obvious and prevalent in our leaders and 'trusted' institutions, that the average person has accepted this current level of dysfunction as normal. The size and scale of the problem can be mind-boggling and paralyzing.
If we're being honest though, we inevitably come to the conclusion that our leaders and institutions are corrupt because we, the masses, allow them to be. As individuals, our tolerance, participation and contribution empowers and enables the entire structure.
A lot of people upon waking up and realizing their part played and contributions to the problem, desire to help make a difference. I was no different and felt compelled to change and find a way to exist that would be the solution to the dysfunctional norm that I was trained and integrated into... that I unwittingly trained my own kids to be a part of, because it was the only way I knew.
I have lived two completely different lives that are diametrically opposed to each other.
Both of them amazing and very special, in their own way.
The turning point was 2017...
It was an exciting time, things were going very well for me. I was married to my high-school sweetheart. We have three kids (that are now adults) and had just celebrated our 24th year together. My contracting business of 15 years was doing very well and we were just at the point of paying off our mortgage and being completely debt free. We had an investment property we bought outright a few years earlier that was now worth more than our house.
I don't know exactly what it was that woke me up. But whatever it was, it came along when I was on top of the world and things were going exceptionally well.
November 1, 2017 will always be a significant and memorable day for me. It's the day I was touched, shown and/or realized that the world is much more than appearances would have us believe. This epiphany felt like the bottom of the world fell away as my reality and identity dissolved into something infinitely larger. It was not pleasant. It was the end, in so many ways, as if I was dying. In fact, to say I arrived or died and was reborn that day is quite accurate. In my fear and distress, I did something I had never done before... I called out to god/higher-self/source for help. The call was answered... The calming, knowing presence was powerful and unmistakable. I was now tethered and more intimately connected to something higher and more foundational.
I knew without doubt that I was somehow deeply connected to everyone and everything. It's hard to articulate and properly convey with words just how profound and instantly transforming this experience was. Although many things that day were confusing, some things became very clear.
(I’ve just completed the rough draft of a book detailing the divinely inspired journey that followed.)
“Simple Messiah Complex” is scheduled to be released in the Summer of 2025!
I am very grateful and feel that I am in a unique position to help effect some real positive change on a larger scale. This is the reason that I was first touched and sent on the journey. Helping to heal and reset the balance is my purpose and reason for being. Anything is possible, we are capable of great things beyond what we believe to be possible.
My hope now is to locate and find like-minded people that NEED a change now. People that are really wanting to live a life in harmony with the beings around us instead of at the expense of them. A way of life that gives purpose, meaning and a sense of belonging as we work together to heal and restore ourselves to our true glory.
To wake up and remember so we can create something better together... right NOW.