Sensory Groups

Love makes you fly high, fills every pore of your being, and awakens all your senses. As you seek love, it helps to understand, that there are 3 different types of sensory groups people fall under generally speaking.  They are:

1. Visual
2. Auditory
3. Feeling

Take a moment to think, where you fit best. What stimulates you the most of the three, especially in an intimate situation? Do you love to see beauty, or do words evoque strong feelings, or do you like to touch and be touched, for example.  One of these sensory groups is dominant in each of us.

Then consider your partner.  What is his or her preference? How well do your sensory preferences match? How can you be there more for each other? How can you maximize intimacy and harmony? 

This is a very simple way to become more aware of each other and understand what makes you tick. Talk with your partner and see how this knowledge could possibly add a new dimension to your life. 

The Writing of Daily Insights

It's been close to two years since my last blog.  As life would have it, I am moved to write posts again. Though they may not be daily, I feel inspired and moved to restart. 

As I originally started on the Daily Insights Journey, I wanted to give to the world, I wanted to find positivity in every day, I wanted to find the light that always shines, if we just choose to look. All this helped me overcome large obstacles I had to face in my personal life, and gave me the strength to move on, and ultimately find some peace.

What I didn't realize is how much it helped pave the way to a happy, fulfillig life, overflowing with love. In retrospect, Daily Insights helped me resonate differently in the world, thus attract the love of my life, and the life I have always dreamed of.

Writing down goals has been proven in the business world to be a very powerful way to create what you wish to create in your life. Writing down personal insights helps you focus too, to realize the changes you want to see in you, who you want to be in this world, and how you want to resonate in it, which in turn starts attracting the same vibration from the outside, mirroring your internal status. Positive will attract positive.

Taking a daily moment to reflect on who you are and jotting down your findings, can change your life in dimesions you never dared to dream of. It did for me. And it can for you!

Two Years And Good Bye

Today marks two years and 730 blog entries, of daily insights. As I set out on this journey the original goal was one year. Now, an additional year later, this journey feels complete and it is time to say good-bye.

Like all ends, there is a bitter sweet feel to it. Likewise there is the stirring of a new beginning too, the opening of a new door to other possibilities that can build on what has been done and learned.

No matter what, the daily insights are here for you to revisit anytime. You can go back to the first one and start over. Your second time through will be a new experience. Maybe one insight that didn't touch you the first time, might have a deep impact on you the second time. Or it may have really resonated with you the first time and even deeper the second time. Other insights you might have integrated so deeply that they are second nature to you.

Another way you can approach these two years of insights is to choose one insight a day randomly. Do what moves you, what feels right for you. Know you are a beautiful person with a bright light within that shines through you. Thank you for being a part of my journey. Blessings and love to you, now, and always.

Humor

"A well developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life." by William Arthur Ward

This is so true! Humor is an invaluable aid at any time in life. Make sure to integrate it as much as possible into yours!  :)

Acceptance

"Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take their love." by Wally Lamb

Accepting what is given is an art form and a reflection of your self worth. How open are you to accpeting?

Ups and Downs

Ups and downs are a part of life. The only thing that matters though is how you respond to these highs and lows. Do you follow them? Enhance them or not?

What you do matters! The ideal state is to be balanced, in your center, at peace. It is all about what YOU do, how you honor yourself, how you treat and view yourself. Ups and downs are caused by external factors. When you are ruled by internal factors, the world can turn upside down, and you are still, simply, who you are.  :)

Reflection

Today, on the last day of the year, emotions are mixed. There is gratefulness for all the blessings of the last year, sadness/happiness for days gone by, anticipation of what is to come, etc. Change is in the air. Resolutions are made (or not) and life goes on.

As you count your blessings and cheer in the New Year, whether in company or not, take a moment for yourself and be good to yourself (for example: say something nice to yourself, praise yourself). There is only one you and you are special. Happy New Year.

Moment Of Peace

Once everyone has gone to bed, the house is quiet. Peaceful. And all is well. Take a deep breath and enjoy that moment, enjoy the peace, enjoy it's wholeness.

Tomorrow is another day...

Alternatives

Persevere when one way doesn't work. There are always alternative approaches, new perspectives, and different paths to take. When you feel you are in a dead end street, look closer, turn around a bit, look up, do something different. You will find that the path does, after all, continue.  :)

Feeling Alive

Do you feel alive, truly alive? You do feel alive when you are completely in the moment, when the present moment is all that matters.

If you don't feel alive, step out of your comfort zone. That will zoom you back into the now from wherever you are.

Be You

"By being yourself, you put something beautiful into the world that wasn't there before." by Edwin Elliot

You are a beautiful, unique person. Your uniqueness makes this world a better place when you are you, when you share your gifts, when you shine your light. Be you, now and always.  :)

Simplify

Simplify your life. The more stuff you have, the more you need to take care of and think of. Consider letting go of things that are weighing you down. Take a look in the basement, garage, closets, anywhere you 'hide' things and give yourself permission to cut your emotional tie to all these objects you are holding on to. You will feel a lot lighter when it's done.

Count Your Successes

Count your successes at the end of the day. No matter what your day bore, there are always positive things you have accomplished. Many of us have the tendency to rehash issues, unresolved situations, things you could have done better. Why not focus on what you did do, did accomplish, did well?

Everything counts, even something as simple as making yourself a cup of tea (where you are taking a minute to be good to yourself, to breathe and relax!). Count your successes, pay attention to all the good you do, to all the good in your life.  :)

Thank You*

During this holiday season I am deeply thankful for family and friends, for all the special moments shared, for the laughs and the tears, the hikes and the kayaking, the hugs and the love. Thank you to all of you who have made my life complete. Because of you I am who I am today, and I am deeply grateful. Love and light to everyone who has touched my life. You are forever a part of me. :)

Friends

Having a same gender support/friend group is a true blessing in anyone's life. Knowing that someone is there to have your back when the going gets tough, as well as to simply have an easy, fun time is priceless. Cherish the time you get to spend with them, nurture your friendship(s), and know you are blessed.

Honor Your Time

There are some days when there are too many things you could do. Even if they are fun things to do, too many are too many. There is a point after which the fun is gone and you are stressed. Be mindful of that tipping point and let go of what is too much. Enjoy what you do end up doing doubly, because you honored your time and thus honored yourself. :)

Trust

"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." by Ernest Hemingway

Give the benefit of the doubt. If you let fear/caution rule you before you even begin a human interaction, there is no where to go and you become your own prisoner. So not only will you learn if the person is trustworthy, but more importantly, you are opening your world to life as a whole.

YOU

Confidence shines through you when you feel it. Believing yourself trumps everything else. When you believe yourself (not just IN yourself!), everything else will fall in line. When you are you, you are the best you can be. And there is no better place.

Knowledge

Do we come into this world with or without knowledge? If we are a spark of God/made in the likeness of God, then isn't knowledge already a part of us when we enter this world?

When you listen to your gut, aren't you listening to your divine essence? Are there times where you just know something without having learned it? Food for thought...

Don't Give Up

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to try one more time." by Thomas Edison

Isn't that the beauty of life? You CAN always try one more time. Maybe in a different way, in a different form, but there are always alternatives, new ways of doing things, innovative ways of giving it one more shot.

Instead of giving up, put your imagination to work, change your perspective, and come up with a new altered plan. And then go for it.