The Power of WORD

I designed www.kylesutton.com to vacate the shadows from my life. For the first half of my life, I anchored portions of my life in the shadows, living in fear, and harboring secrets. Though some secrets lingered just below the surface, others were veiled from everyone, including me. As a shadow-dweller, I walked a tenuous line between knowing, wondering, and being. I knew the fraud I had created in the world, wondered if the world could see beyond the shadows, and, through fear of discovery, became disingenuous in act and deed, ensuring a valley-mountain-valley existence. My acceptance of the fog became exceedingly less gratifying as I expanded my choices from knowing to being, excluding the wonder process. Through my transformational education, I learned to create a possibility into which I could live.

To use the vernacular of Landmark Education, The possibility I am creating for myself and my life is the possibility of being bold creativity, boundless generosity, limitless abundance, and unconditional love and acceptance.

Having surpassed the half century mark, I have experienced, either by choice or default, delights beyond belief and unfathomable depths. The delights, depths, and everything in between were subject to my daily intention, focus, or desired outcome, and totally at the whim of my mood. Though I thoroughly enjoyed the delights, and found my voice during the depths, I now choose to examine my motivation each day, actively choosing the extent to which I achieve fulfillment and success. On some days, I achieve unimaginable success, while on other days I scramble to find my intention. As I explore each possibility, bold creativity; boundless generosity; limitless abundance; and unconditional love and acceptance, I examine each facet for what is missing in my world. For example, if limitless abundance is missing in my work, personal life, or even those with whom I share my day-to-day life, then I acknowledge I am not BEING limitless abundance. I can immediately shift my being, and limitless abundance appears everywhere.

At the end of 2009, I stopped everything to review my life. I realized that my life had resembled my favorite amusement park ride…the roller coaster. I willingly get into the car, knowing that my stomach will rise to my throat, and my body will be jostled and rocked as the ride comes to its logical conclusion. In the beginning, I anticipate the climb up initial hill, a slow, steady ascension to the top, the car chugs toward the summit as the natural force of gravity generated a powerful resistance. Anticipation seems to propel the car toward the top, my arms slowly raise, and I begin to laugh as the car raced toward the earth. My body presses tightly to the back of the seat due to the speed, the hills create momentum, and the turns attempt to extricate me from my seat, forcing me to adjust my body to accept the velocity that is forcing me beyond my physical limits. I withstand the subjective highs and latent lows as the car rushes toward the sudden halt inside the deafening tunnel. After the temporary stop, the car lunges forward, appearing before the next group of frenzied fans, signaling the end of the ride. I secretly wish I could stay on the car and ride the hills and valleys again. The ride, just like life, is a journey of choice.

Moreover, as I exit the car, I turn to my companions and ask if they want to go again, acknowledging that sharing the ride with others who also await the anticipated joy generates a critical mass event through a common journey filled with tentative fear, unbridled joy, and a common experience.

My foundation and strength of self comes from my parents. Mom and Dad are two of the most amazing people I know. My father is wise, gentle, loveable, filled with laughter, and powerful in his faith and spirit. My mother is the rock, always steadfast in her unyielding love for her immediate and extended family.

Life is not fair.

My parents endured the death of my sister, Kellee Dawn Sutton Goldstein, on August 7. 2010. Her passing changed the dynamic of our family forever. Not only was she the youngest child in our family, she was the youngest cousin on my maternal side. So the affect had a far reaching impact.

Personally, my greatest accomplishment is in the role of father to two amazing sons, Josh and Jordan, and being the grandfather of Alex, Allen, and Lily. I define myself through the commitments I accept, and the integrity of my choices.

As an individual, I constantly explore the cause and effect of my life as occurs in the world. As a Landmark Education graduate, I understand that my words create the world in which I live. While visiting www.kylesutton.com, you will discover the parts I cherish, respect, and in which I seek improvement. I have learned to embrace the journey as I (1) create myself each day, (2) share my successes, struggles and passions, and (3) generate my future based on my choices.

www.kylesutton.com also offers a platform where I may present my business interests. My passion is writing. I come alive as a story creates itself. My writing style is what I call 'channeled,' meaning I allow the story to tell itself. I cannot say how many times I have been typing and am totally engrossed as the story reveals itself. I feel as if the characters tell their stories, and I am just the transcriber. As a publisher, I visualize the book covers with a certain design, and using the 'Angelica series' as an example, the books build one on another through a unique marketing technique. As the owner of Oak Island Publications, and author of God Speaks  A Dialogue, I uncovered my creative process. Through a series of positive choices, Oak Island Publications no longer exists; however, I created Mauldin Books as a showcase for my books, including God Speaks  A Dialogue. I chose Mauldin Books as the name of my publications company because it is both my middle name, and my mother's family name.

Family Tree has just been published, and is available on Mauldin Books and Amazon.com under my pseudonym, Gregory Allen. I have outlines for 61 books that will be published through Mauldin Books. I don’t know if it is an asset or deficit, but I get a new book idea about every three weeks, so the number of books will continue to grow. Visit www.MauldinBooks.com for more details on upcoming books and projected publication dates.

Writing fulfills me on a personal level. However, I have a very strong spiritual side. I have lived my life standing on the precipice of choice and commitment. Having gone through a period of constant release, I have found my true purpose. My commitment to fulfillment is fully anchored in being of service to all and making a difference. That commitment created Shepherd's Way Ministries as a developing idea that will create a world that works for everyone, share in a way that makes a difference, and generate joy and passion in life. Surrender is a process, and it is within that process that I find my level of spiritual enlightenment. My faith is based in the Christian belief, yet I know it is not the only way to achieve heightened awareness; however, it is the only way I connect with HIM in a very real and powerful way.