You Chose This:

The Alchemy of Your Soul's Contract

 

What if your deepest wounds were not punishments, but invitations? What if the moments that broke you were actually the precise experiences your soul chose—before you were born—to forge your greatest gifts?

 

In this groundbreaking work of spiritual testimony and practical guidance, Lisa M. Lee takes you on a journey through the eleven core lessons of the soul's curriculum. Drawing from her own extraordinary life—a childhood of systematic abuse, decades of betrayals and professional assassinations, the loss of her children to a corrupt legal system, and ultimately, her triumphant emergence as a healer and guide—Lee offers a radical reframing of human suffering.

 

You Chose This is not a book of platitudes or spiritual bypassing. It is a fierce, compassionate, and unflinchingly honest exploration of the "soul contract"—the pre-incarnation agreement in which we choose the specific challenges, relationships, and experiences that will catalyze our awakening. With the wisdom of one who has walked through fire and been refined rather than consumed, Lee demonstrates that:

 

• Sovereignty is not something we achieve, but something we remember—an unshakeable inner sun that no external circumstance can diminish.

• Discernment is a spiritual compass that can be calibrated through practice, allowing us to navigate relationships and institutions with clarity.

• Shadow Integration is not about eliminating our darkness, but about embracing it—discovering that our most judged qualities carry our greatest gifts.

• The Protector archetype awakens when we recognize our sacred duty to safeguard the vulnerable and defend truth, even at great personal cost.

• Unconditional Love is not passive acceptance but a fierce, unattached radiance that flows whether or not it is received.

• Sacred Surrender is not defeat but dynamic trust—the art of releasing control while remaining fully engaged.

• Energetic Exchange reveals that abundance is not a finite resource to be hoarded but a river flowing through all things, waiting for us to become clear channels.

• Purpose is not a job title to be found but an alchemy to be lived—the transmutation of our deepest wounds into medicine for the world.

• Eternal Bonds assure us that love does not end with death, that those who have passed remain present, and that every soul in our life plays a sacred role in our awakening.

• Conscious Completion is the graduation from seeker to finder, from student to living embodiment of the curriculum.

 

Structured as an eleven-part curriculum, each chapter weaves together three essential threads: the author's raw personal narrative (the "Personal Weave"), the philosophical framework that gives context to suffering (the "Great Why"), and practical exercises, meditations, and journaling prompts (the "Reader Application") that invite you to apply these lessons to your own life.

Whether you are navigating betrayal, grief, financial ruin, or simply the quiet desperation of a life that feels meaningless, You Chose This offers a map through the darkness. It is for the seeker who has asked "Why?" and refused to settle for easy answers. It is for the wounded healer who suspects their pain has a purpose. It is for anyone ready to stop being a victim of their story and start becoming its author.