I'm glad I read further--I was going to drop this comment about karma above and I'm glad I read on as you have moved on from the cause and effect, punishment and reward western/christianization of karma. In DL Nemeril’s excellent Your Soul Knows Why You’re Here ( https://medium.com/spirit-alchemy/your-soul-knows-why-youre-here-fab15a32045f), she delivers this simple, elegant, and correct explanation from whoever she channels:

"Here, we would like to add that we do not agree with karma meaning you have to ‘pay’ for what you did in another lifetime. That is a very human perception, of life being a court system meting out reward and punishment. Karma is a vibrational level that draws the experiences needed for healing and growth to a soul. Nothing more." I discuss this in my https://medium.com/channspirations/revisiting-karma-and-the-law-of-attraction-997965601b65