About Us at Sciences of Spirituality
Sciences of Spirituality was
created in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 2003 with an idea, a vision
to introduce alternative ways of thinking of our day to day
living.
I realized the importance of being a non-profit
foundation but wasn't even sure where to begin this process,
thankfully Congressional District Programs received and
approved my application to become a project under their vision
of "Empowering people to help people". I had an opportunity to learn
about non-profit foundations without all the steps of becoming a
501(c)(3). The result was simplified and our status is a sponsored
project.
For four years I solicited and promoted Sciences of
Spirituality hoping to generate interest and operating capital, but
was introduced to the political world of the non-profit arena.
Thousands of like minded individuals raising their hands, jumping up
and down to a handful of philanthropists and donor advised
sponsors. All these great ideas and visions and yet who you know and
who knows you was and is the name of the game.
In the last year the direction now
is to create products and services that will generate the means
necessary to operate and sustain Sciences of Spirituality for
decades. This initiative is underway and is now
a self sustaining for-profit business by my ideas,
products and services. In a year I will re-visit
into the
non-profit sector of Sciences of Spirituality.
Sciences of Spirituality continues to grow
and evolve as I grow and evolve, with the release of this new design
and focused product line I am grateful for it's growth and continued
vision. There are so many areas to explore and I'm just getting
started after 10 years of research. For now I practice the Art of
Fulfillment and Receiving all that I Am willing and able to
receive.
Blue and White are my favorite colors, (could you
tell?). My gifts are the results of my Greek heritage and my parents
Nikolaos and Coula Barakitis. Dad a research and development
engineer for GTE Sylvania and Mom a public school music teacher and
piano teacher. If I wasn't downstairs helping dad invent a better
light bulb I was tickling the ivories on my mom's Steinway baby
grand.
I consider myself grateful for the life experiences I
shared with my family, the perceptions and opportunities to be
involved in so many events. My two sisters Demetria and Tiffany
completed the circle of being the younger brother and older brother.
Demetria was an incredible gift for me. Thalassemia is not commonly
known, but for Mediterranean, African and Asian
families who have heard of it, it means someone in the family
has it. Thalassemia is a blood disorder that effects the
hemoglobin of the red blood cells of the body, so much so that
the red blood cells are unable to sustain life and
require regular blood transfusions. Thalassemia major is what
Demetria was born with and struggled with for 13 years until her
death in 1978, I was 10 Tiffany was 9.
The impact of the death of
a sibling is by far the most emotionally intense experience I had
ever felt, it helped Tiffany and I prepare for the cascading events of
loss and grieving to follow. As with any family experiencing such
a loss the foundation for the marriage is put to the test,
in our case the foundation gave way to my father having an affair, to
moving out, to leaving the country. Dad lived in Costa Rica for
17 years with his new wife and two daughters. In 2003 he and his
family settled in the United States creating an opportunity for he
an I to reconnect as father and son. Six months later my father died
of alcoholism. During that six months I had an opportunity to
get to know my dad as an adult. 15 years of anger and judgments kept
us apart with little or no contact. Again the intensity of
losing my father all over again was held in such regard for how
precious life is, how important to say what you feel is, to forgive and embrace
every relationship as if the Sun may not rise the next day.
To give to your fullest potential and receive with grace and gratitude
all of which life has to offer you. This became my life and
my vision. My vision and my life became Sciences of Spirituality...
There
are so many authors of self discovery work that perpetuated this
realization. In 1989 I witnessed a man who changed the direction of
my life of depression and abuse to inspiration and hope, his name is
John Bradshaw. His work, his dedication and talents to create books
and videos I AM forever grateful. It is John and his works that
inspired me to believe in myself. I hold a dream, a vision of
telling him personally to look into his eyes and say thank you for
being there when all I saw was darkness and despair. His words, his
truth and his experiences illuminated my reality and echoes to this
day in my passions and dreams.
The next 10 years I was
blessed with spiritual teachers, incredible women who provided me
the awareness of the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine ideology.
What an incredible time to be aware that so
many people want to help you believe in yourself as unlimited
potential. H.U.M.A.N. beings that live, laugh, Love and are
fulfilled in every moment in every breath, how wonderful it is to
know this reality.
In August of 2007 I married Sona
Dostalova, a Czech native who inspires me, embraces me and
gracefully offers her wisdom of insight and compassion in
ways that I Am in awe and wonderment. A gift from God, a lover, a
friend, and a pillar to lean on when at times I am unable to
stand by myself. How awesome life is when we are willing to
receive.
When we embrace every moment of our lives as
opportunities for growth, desires to achieve, achievement of
those desires and gratitude for the achievements, this cycle
repeats in our lives forever...how cool is that?
Love,
Laughter and Abundance
John Nickolas Barakitis
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