Pyschopaths Wanted to Take Over Planet

Sometimes in life - if you're lucky - you realize what you're supposed to be doing.

You figure out how you can play a meaningful role in life. You know, how you can contribute and how you can make a difference.

This did not happen to me.

I'm not lucky.

Unless you consider meeting an Alien lucky. And I'm still not sure about that.

This is Part 1 of 10. I anticipate YOU will be different well before you read Part 10. I know I'm different.

Dharma, if you're into the New Age stuff, which is actually Old Age stuff, is the idea that people can KNOW and LIVE their life according to their "soul's purpose."

Dharma means your living and doing what YOU came to Earth to do. You're in "alignment."

I never really believed in Dharma. First off, I don't like how it's spelled. I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. We don't have words that look like that.

Secondly, dharma seemed like another way for someone to TELL ME what I'm supposed to do. I was raised in a dogmatic religion with lots of rules. Dharma seems like it could be used to control people.

"Your SPIRITUAL purpose is THIS or THAT. So, you should be doing THIS or THAT. Don't argue with me ... that's your PURPOSE."

Too much power can be given away in the name of God and religion.

I still don't know what my "soul's purpose" is. Alien X says my dharma is to write this book with him and stop a bunch of psychopaths from taking over the world. I like that idea. It's grand and outrageous. I'm still a little skeptical, but what if he's right?

I had an Alien move next door to me.

Now, just to be clear. He doesn't live "next door" to me. This isn't a 1950's black & white sitcom. Alien X said he came to LA to talk to me. I don't know if he actually lives in a house, a condo, or where he parks his UFO.

Do UFOs park?

Do they hover-park in the sky? Maybe they hide in those big puffy, white, cumulus clouds. You know what I'm talking about. When the whole sky is clear and blue and there's one big cloud sitting there. Maybe?

Alien X hired me as his Coach.

He said he read my epic novel, Space Spiders on Prom Day and he wants me to help him with writing an exciting action-adventure romance that will save humanity.

As a professional life coach, I assist my clients with creating more of what they really want. Sometimes this includes writing the book they've been thinking about.

Our email exchange was warm, professional, and kind. Our Exploratory Coaching Session went well. We both decided we could work with each other.

We agreed to start right away.

"There's no time like the present," I said.

"Actually, that is the only time available to us," Alien X said.

I smiled. Working with this guy is going to be interesting. Note: We decided to work together before I knew he was an Atlantean.

Alien X looks like a human. He's one or two inches taller than me; he's about 6 ft. And he has a darker complexion than I do. I'd say he looks more Latino than Atlantean.

Please note, I do not know if he really is an Atlantean traveling to Earth with the intention to save millions of lives and stop Earth from being ruled by really bad guys. Think Hunger Games, Maze Runner, 1984, Blade Runner, The Handmaids Tale, Fahrenheit 451, etc.