Meet Enlightened Journey Enterprises Founder Chuck Danes

Through that discovery and developed passion, he is continually exploring, testing and sharing what he discovers with those who cross his path looking for answers as well. His driving force is assisting others in discovering what he perceives as the deeper aspects of life which delve deeper than merely the physical aspects of day to day life, and which he refers to as "Real Truth."

The guidance and information shared throughout Abundance-and-Happiness.com is based on a cumulation of his life work combined with the many insights received and experiences encountered many of which he describes as unexplainable and "Profound."

His experiences have taken him through many of life's twists and turns ranging from the extremely joyful to the extremely painful which he refers to as "growth lessons" and which have led him to where he is now at this stage in his understanding and his life. A place of greater peace, compassion, deeper understanding, limitless hope, and a relentless passion targeted at assisting others in making their journeys more fulfilling.

The education and depth of knowledge that Chuck has acquired isn't taught in traditional colleges and universities.

He doesn’t possess a PHD in psychology, an MBA in physics, or a Masters in biology.

What he does possess is a heart of love, caring, compassion, and empathy, coupled with years of in depth study, personal experience, and a passion for assisting others in attaining a higher level of awareness, overall achievement, greater peace, deeper understanding, and a sense of purpose for their lives.

These things, combined with a spirit that says “Keep going no matter what, and continue to search until you find what you’re seeking”, is sure to have a profound and positive impact on assisting you in your journey.

I understand the challenges of the average person, because I have “Been there and done that.”

I have experienced the temporary highs of a material world. I know the temporary satisfaction of attaining social status and a high level of monetary success at a young age. I understand the external gratification of driving luxurious vehicles, I've felt the exhilaration of being able to travel to various exotic places around the world and enjoyed many of the luxuries in life that money can buy.

I also know what it feels like to watch it vanish virtually overnight and to experience what I considered at the time to be a victim of circumstance, to the life draining grip of debilitating fear, gut wrenching anxiety, temporary loss of hope, and waning faith.

I know what it feels like to have your car taken from your driveway by the dreaded repo man, the seeming helplessness of wondering how to make the next house payment, and the frustration of not being able to do what you would like for those you love.

I have experienced the feelings of separatness, desperation and aloneness in my search for wholeness.

I have also had the blessed opportunity to experience the unexplainable peace and comfort of connecting to a Higher Power, personally experiencing the indescribable touch of profound peace and Unconditional Love unlike anything that I had ever experienced prior, and gaining the wisdom and assurance that ALL I had experienced was for a very specific HIGHER PURPOSE. I came through a series of indescribable events to understand at a most profound level what is often referred to as "Oneness" and the intricately connected nature of everything in our world, both the seen and the unseen and was provided a profoundly empowering glimpse of the simplicity of creation.

I have dedicated a major portion of the past 26 years of my life researching, digging, and at times frantically grasping, in an attempt to seek out and find answers to many of life's most complex questions.

During my search, with the help of some incredibly insightful and caring teachers , life changing mentors, and a series of personal experiences far too long to list , I gradually came to the conclusion that I had been looking for those answers in all the wrong places. I had been absorbing much of the wrong advice, listening to many of the wrong people, placing my focus in the wrong areas, and ultimately found myself headed in the exact opposite direction of my intended and desired destination.

I discovered that I had been following, as so many do, what I now know to be "Traditionally established 'False' beliefs."

I had been following the conventional and mixed wisdom of the world that says, "If you'll only work enough hours, If you just acquire enough money, accumulate enough toys, and acquire enough things, then you will find happiness. If you can only attain a certain social status, then you'll discover peace. If you'll only behave in a certain way, follow a man made path of laws and doctrines, then you'll find God's love. Master these and you will find fulfillment, peace, and contentment."

While I do understand and have come to fully believe that material possessions are a necessary and extremely important aspect of living a truly fulfilled life, absent "Correct" understanding and establishing "Harmony" in other life areas, monetary things in and of themselves are only a very small part of the equation, and that without the correct focus, mindset and prioritizing of values can and will be taken from you until that understanding is established. This temporary "taking away" as I call it, as painful as it appeared at the time that I was experiencing it, came to be one of the greatest and most beneficial "Growth Lessons" that I've experienced at this point in my life.

Although many times I will refer to a "Higher Power" or "Spirituality", each individual has their own perception of what that means to them. What you perceive that to be will have no bearing on the effectiveness of the life changing principles that I share throughout Abundance-and-Happiness.com. In fact, looked at with an open mind and a willingness to dig deeper, you'll discover that what I share will only enhance your current understanding. I have come to appreciate and fully understand that each person in our world is precisely where they are suppose to be in relation to their spiritual beliefs, and that regardless of the many names attached, each of us is intricately connected in a very meaningful way.

For many years I actively pursued and participated in various denominations of structured man made religion, looking for answers and based on the teachings I received, tried my best to follow what was taught to me as "Gods Will" for my life.

I have never been a believer in any specific man made denomination, and somehow always instinctively knew, that the Source never intended for it to be that way, and that man's choices to do so created many conflicting views and promoted judgment and a sense of separateness.

Although there is much validity in many of the teachings of our churches today, and I learned and gained much throughout that period, I found in some circles, many things that I have come to know as only partial truth or totally false.

I listened to many teachings that I was merely a lowly human sinner, not worthy of God's love, who must give money out of obligation instead of joy, or face lack and limitation. Although giving is a necessary and extremely important part of life, if it is inspired out of guilt, shame, or fear of wrath, and absent the correct understanding by the giver, it can and will turn many sour to the concept of right giving.

I watched as many of these self proclaimed "spiritual leaders" instilled guilt and played on the emotions and pocketbooks of those that were truly seeking to find their answers. I witnessed many "hell fire and brimstone" sermons that created fear based beliefs which I would later discover to be not only TOTALLY false but detrimental in the lives of those who established "beliefs" with respect to their "perceived" validity. I watched as some told their followers what they could eat and what type of clothing was "appropriate" to wear. I observed the sermons that taught the less you had, the more spiritual you were. I listened as these same people instructed to never judge, and watched as many of the same who taught it, consistently laughed at and judged others of different denominations, whose beliefs didn't align with theirs or fit into their "man made" mold. I watched as good people were asked to leave a congregation because they didn't fit perfectly into that man made mold. I listened as scripture was twisted and manipulated and presented in a manner which I would later discover was inconsistent with it's initially intended purpose.

I am in no way demeaning the church, the clergy that leads them, or the many right teachings that are taught in many churches. I am merely expressing the importance of finding the "real truth" within yourself and not allowing outside influences and "false teachings" from ANYONE to lead you away from your rightful connection to the True Source through fear, shame, and guilt. True "Desire Creating Faith" cannot and does not exist where fear and guilt dwell.

After years of following this conventional wisdom, traditional teachings, attaining these "things", and unsuccessfully trying to follow these man made "laws", I knew deep within that something was still missing. I knew there had to be more.

As a result of this ever so faint "Inner Knowing" I began searching deeper. That search led me to many discoveries outside of the previously established and self limiting traditional boundaries which had been set for me prior,and I began questioning much of what I had been previously taught, or what I to that point had been led to believe to be "The right way."

These new discoveries, combined with the results of my search for real truth over the previous years, as well as previous personal experiences, began to make everything "Crystal Clear."

My perceptions, and beliefs of the world, as well as my understanding of how it operated, were being dramatically shifted and enhanced. The result initially was a gradual awakening as to how things "really work." Through this gradual awakening, specifically developing a sense of "Heightened Self Awareness" I found myself in a whole new paradigm. I discovered a whole new world that to that point I didn't even realize existed.

Further digging, a shifting of mindset combined with a sincere desire to discover "Real Truth" for myself initiated one of the most profound and eye opening experiences of my life. For lack of a better description, I connected with what I currently understand to be "The Source."

It was at that point that I made an even more amazing discovery. All those years of searching for the solutions in the outside world, looking to everyone else to guide me in my search, attempting to find peace and contentment in a material world, I found my answers in a place where I had never imagined they could be, or ever dreamed to look.

I found them "Within Myself." I had finally arrived at the place I had been seeking, achieved and experienced a sense of deep and profound "Inner Knowingness." I discovered that the "True Source" wasn't about fear, laws, being good, doing the right things based on others judgments but rather is comprised of 'Unconditional Love'. It was at that point that I discovered what I have come to understand and refer to as True Spirituality. It wasn't until then that I knew what it meant to feel and experience what it was to be truly free.

Since that amazing and life changing discovery, I've accelerated and continued my studies and found that their are exact, precise, unwavering, and immutable laws and principles that govern our entire universe, both the seen as well as the unseen. By learning to come into harmony and aligning yourself with their unwavering predictability, that you can and will change the course of your entire life in dramatic and powerful ways. These laws and principles presented by many as extremely complex, in fact aren't complex at all, but actually extremely simple and amazingly perfect and precise in their operation. We, as humans, with our limited perspectives, combined with previously established, self limiting false beliefs and overly analytical natures have "allowed" them to "appear" complex and as a result utilize them unconsciously many times bringing about "undesirable results" in our lives.

Numerous faiths, contradictory, mixed messages from varying denominations of man made religion, false promises from the cookie cutter approach, "Fix It In 24 Hour" programs, and the like can be extremely confusing for a true seeker, although in my particular case each was necessary to allow me to through a series of awakenings, enable me to arrive at my intended destination.

Which brought me to my next realization, and one that is worthy of repeating, and extremely important for you to absorb....

"While it is necessary and extremely important to seek out and gain as much information and knowledge as possible, and actually necessary to facilitate your growth and heighten your awareness of the true workings of our universe, allow your "inner self" to be the final judge as to it's validity, regardless of who or where it comes from. Do not allow false teachings, appearing to be valid, to limit and hold you back from becoming all you were created to become". Seek out and find your own answers. When you do, you will know it.

One thing I have come to know to be an immutable, unwavering and unshakable fact is this.....

If you are truly seeking, the Source, whatever you perceive that to be, will lead you to what you are looking for and you will find your answers. The fact that you are here currently viewing this site has a definite and meaningful purpose regardless if you choose to believe the principles that it shares or reject them. In fact although at the time many years ago I didn't realize it combined with the fact that I chose to ignore it, it was these very truths that I discovered within myself that were presented to me so many years before. I only allowed my then held "Traditionally established beliefs" to blind me to their truth and hold me back.

Many years later and after much of what I have come to believe to be unnecessary pain or "Growth Lessons" intended to lead me back to my desired path, I discovered the life changing power and simplicity of connecting with the "True Source" by going deeply within myself.

After more than 26 years of seeking Abundance and Happiness personally, seeking and eventually finding the many answers that I had been searching for, I have finally come to realize my Purpose For Life.

That purpose, combined with a passion to share what I have discovered is conveyed to you here through Abundance-and-Happiness.com. It is my sincere hope, that through the discovery and implementation of what has proven to me to be life changing tips, transformational tools , and self empowerment resources , visitors will develop a true understanding of simple, basic, profound, and life changing Universal Principles combined with timeless and age old spiritual truths, and discover how to work with, instead of in resistance to them, to maximize the benefits derived from life's inevitable challenges, and come to know what it means to experience a true sense of Unity and personal connection to the Source. Through this connection you will discover what it means to experience true faith, unbridled joy, profound inner peace, abundance, and happiness in each and every area of your life.

I realize to some, that the information presented will seem like "hocus pocus" stuff, because that is exactly what I at one point "believed" it to be. Many will mistake the sheer simplicity of what is shared as far too easy to be effective in transforming their "perceived" challenges and difficulties.

As you explore if you find yourself in this mindset, remember.....

My lack of understanding and limited awareness combined with pre-programmed traditionally established self limiting beliefs that I allowed myself to absorb, for many years kept me from exploring anything that didn’t fall under the category of what I had come to perceive as comfortable as well based on those teachings, and led me through many unnecessary challenges that I wouldn't have had to experience had I only recognized and implemented them sooner.

Although I had heard bits and pieces through the years, It wasn't until I had hit a place of desperation, aloneness, extreme anxiety, and debilitating fear, and had tried everything else with little to no result and found I had nowhere else to turn, that I began to study and successfully utilize these same transformational tools and techniques , that I present to you here.

It is my sincere hope for you that prior to experiencing the same "Growth Lessons" in your own life that I personally experienced in my own, that you might discover and become aware of the many traditionally established false teachings that "you" may have received and currently hold as truth, which may also be keeping you from discovering the "Inner Peace" as well as the external results available to you and which may be keeping you from experiencing your most heartfelt dreams and desires.

My life journey has led me through many twists and turns. I have experienced and endured many "Growth Lessons" during that journey that could have been avoided had I been open to and developed a different understanding. It took me many years before I started digging and seeking "my own" answers, and found that many of the very things that I was once taught, came to establish as belief, and in some cases considered "way out there" based on those teachings, contained the EXACT answers and solutions that I had been seeking, and which would lift me to a higher place than I had ever previously known or thought possible.

The principles taught within this site are what I have come to believe are truth. For me, The Real Truth. The resources recommended are EXTREMELY powerful and through implementation will enable you to become aware and experience a life uncommon to so many. The combination of the two will change your life in a powerful, dramatic, and profound way, IF you’ll only "allow" them to.

It is not my intent to question, judge or shatter any existing beliefs or doctrines that you may currently hold as truth. It is not my desire to convince you to conform to or accept what I have found to be the life changing answers for myself. My only intent is to present you with possibilities that you may not have previously been made aware, and that through them that they might enhance your current level of awareness as well as your quality of life, enabling and empowering you to enjoy a life experience that I have come to believe is your birthright.

Only you can discover truth for yourself. What I share is what I sincerely believe to be truth, but that is "My" truth. Your truth may require a different path. One thing that I have come to "Know" as certain is that ALL paths eventually merge back to One.

It is my sincere and heartfelt hope for you, that through Abundance-and-Happiness.com, I might help you bypass many of the "growth lessons" that I have experienced, and assist you in finding your "shortcut" to inner peace, happiness, contentment, and fulfillment in each and every area of your life.

My ultimate goal is, through my own personal experiences and discoveries, contributing to you in the most significant and meaningful way I currently know how in the hopes that your journey through self discovery, awareness, and attaining the quality of life that you desire and deserve will be as quick, simple, profound, and fulfilling as you'll allow and wish it to be.

Wishing You A Life Experience Filled With Love, Joy, Fulfillment, Profound Inner Peace and Limitless Prosperity.

What I Personally Choose To Refer To As Abundance And Happiness,

Prosperity Paradigm consists of an empowering and enlightening community as well as a virtual arsenal of transformational tools and resources for creating an uncommon quality of life for yourself and those you love. Discover how to assist others as well as yourself in achieving "Real and Lasting" wealth in EVERY area of life while creating a stress free and wholesome lifestyle. Come join me in the Prosperity Paradigm

1)To raise awareness and assist individuals worldwide in discovering, understanding, and developing their "TRUE Potential" as well as providing simple, easy to understand steps that each can begin implementing to attract, achieve, and experience their most cherished and sought after dreams and desires in the simplest, fastest, and least painful way possible.

2) To assist individuals in recognizing, and overcoming false, traditionally established self limiting beliefs and instill in them the realization and awareness that each has the ability to "attract" and "experience" whatever it is that each "desires" in life through "Correct Understanding and Implementation."

3) To provide those seeking a more fulfilling and harmonious quality of life with life transforming knowledge, insight and tangible wealth creation tools and resources , designed to assist all in achieving and experiencing "Real Wealth", Harmony and Fulfillment in each and every area of their lives whether physically, financially, relationally, emotionally and/or spiritually.

4) Ultimately, To have a direct and lasting impact on leaving the world a much better place than when we arrived.

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