Have you ever watched the evening news and wondered why there is so much pain and destruction in our world? Have you ever wondered why so many bad things happen to seemingly good people, perhaps yourself?

So often, when something bad happens, it appears to be nothing more than meaningless suffering. But, what if your challenging experiences were actually loaded with hidden meaning, meaning that you yourself selected before you were even conceived? Could it be that you are the sole entity responsible for your circumstances, that no other source is to blame for your current state of affairs? We plan our life challenges before birth in a process called pre-birth planning, not for the mere principle of enduring pain, but for the personal growth that it affords our soul. Thus, human suffering has the noble purpose of teaching compassion as we each travel our own spiritual path.

Giving meaning to our suffering is vital to our growth as a whole. Understanding the adversity in our lives leads to personal acceptance, freedom and fulfillment. Feelings of fear, anger and resentment are replaced with the motivation to extract as much meaning as possible from each earthly experience. This shift removes us from the victim role and places us in the driver's seat of our own lives.

Based on her personal search for life's meaning, Judy Binda's anthropological research on spirituality led her to write this ethnography. Without God's presence in her life, she would never have been able to overcome the many challenges she faced in her dual journey to grow both as a human being and a spiritual being.

In the first part of this work, through her encounters, Judy learns that her own spiritual path was mirrored in that of her contributors. She engages her applied research in the second part of her study in integrating traditional medicine and healers into Western clinics, in order to find solutions to improve the wellness of people and encourage Native spiritualism as a way of life. These ethnographic studies-conducted with those who walk their Native spiritual journey as spiritual seekers and the traditional medicine people and healers who have the ability to heal through spiritual guidance, traditional practices, and medicines-offer richness and benefits for those seeking different paths to wellness.

These true life stories have been happening throughout each of our lives and we are honored to share our uniqueness, as an individual and as a family entity, with you. We want everyone to know that you can and do have the exact type of life experiences that we have shared, and all you need to do is open yourselves up to listening to the quietness around you. You are loved and are important to our world. Go and be aware of your surroundings?do not be afraid of what is out there waiting for you. Live in that place where you can find your own uniqueness in this incredible life we have been given to live. We all need that special place where we love, laugh, and live without enduring ridicule or others? opinions. We should realize by now that no one can hurt us except ourselves, when we listen to closed-minded people. This is your time, and our world is growing in a rapid direction with the veil opening for our souls here in our earthly experiences.

There's more to life than working forty hours a week to survive in our society. And that's what this book is all about.

"Americas Awakening" shows where humanity stands and what it must do to fulfill its potential. Join the author as he Analyzes the American lifestyle through clear eyes, to outline problems, and explain solutions. Presents earthly truths and wisdom, encouraging readers to think and awaken so they can change themselves and the world. Tells his own story of how he left his life as an average, middle-class man to pursue the truth and reshape his life. This story is for the employee tired of the status quo, the college student questioning societies norms, and the thinker searching for answers. It's for anyone who wants to find wisdom and open their eyes to a better world with Americas Awakening.