Today is the end of my first month blogging daily. It is time to celebrate this minor milestone! As you set your goals and visions it is very important to remember not just to celebrate at the end but to live in the moment and enjoy the now.
Celebrate the little baby steps. Give yourself a special treat or a simple out loud WAHOO!!! Stretch your arms in the air, forming a big V for Victory while doing so. Try it! See and feel how liberating it is and what joy such a simple task can give you. Feel silly? We all do the first time, but you will do it again. :)
Remember to enjoy the journey while you are reaching your goals. If you aren't having fun now then when? Make time to give yourself a pat on the back. Do it in a memorable form. It will reinforce your positivity, help you feel your progress and make you conscious of your path. All wonderful things!
So CHEERS! Here is to the first month! My WAHOO was just sent out to the universe and I have a big smile on my face. Thank you for following me on my journey. :)
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Acceptance
Sometimes when you are dealing with a big challenge/a difficult situation, no matter how hard you try or how many different tools you pull out of your box, nothing seems to work. When all else fails, here is one more thing you can try: acceptance.
Simply give in to your feeling. Acknowledge how you feel and feel into it. Sit with the feeling without judgement. This is non-reaction in action. Know that this too will pass. Give yourself permission to be sad or angry or whatever. Live it consciously and above all be gentle with yourself. You are hurting and feeling it is part of the healing.
Simply give in to your feeling. Acknowledge how you feel and feel into it. Sit with the feeling without judgement. This is non-reaction in action. Know that this too will pass. Give yourself permission to be sad or angry or whatever. Live it consciously and above all be gentle with yourself. You are hurting and feeling it is part of the healing.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Letting energy flow
After an awesome snowshoe hike, I came home debating what to work on first. I have a list that's a mile long on Things To Do and one of the top things on it is to make a list of the services I want to provide. I have had a lot of thoughts on this, but the picture hadn't quite gelled yet. Trusting the flow of energy, I haven't forced myself to tackle that task yet, though I knew that the time was drawing near.
Though the logical first step after a cold hike was to shower, I decided on an Epsom Salt bath, a great way to detox your body and energy field. Though part of me didn't feel I had the time, my gut feeling won out.
As I was warming up and letting my mind drift blankly, all of a sudden a plan started forming in this "open, blank mind space" and one by one my list of services was formed. It flowed perfectly and felt totally right. I was awestruck. Here I thought I was "wasting" time and in the grand scheme of things I saved myself a lot of painstaking thinking and time.
Lesson: You don't have to meditate to get in touch with the flow of the Universe. All you need is an open mind, a relaxed state of being, and an openness to allow the process to manifest, to allow the energy to flow. Water in particular is a great energy conductor. So any time you are in water, open yourself up.
This also works whenever you are doing a routine task that is 'automatic' to you, such as folding the laundry, vacuuming, cleaning, walking, jogging, etc. Be conscious when you are performing routine tasks and relax your mind. Open it up to receive guidance if that is what you want.
Though the logical first step after a cold hike was to shower, I decided on an Epsom Salt bath, a great way to detox your body and energy field. Though part of me didn't feel I had the time, my gut feeling won out.
As I was warming up and letting my mind drift blankly, all of a sudden a plan started forming in this "open, blank mind space" and one by one my list of services was formed. It flowed perfectly and felt totally right. I was awestruck. Here I thought I was "wasting" time and in the grand scheme of things I saved myself a lot of painstaking thinking and time.
Lesson: You don't have to meditate to get in touch with the flow of the Universe. All you need is an open mind, a relaxed state of being, and an openness to allow the process to manifest, to allow the energy to flow. Water in particular is a great energy conductor. So any time you are in water, open yourself up.
This also works whenever you are doing a routine task that is 'automatic' to you, such as folding the laundry, vacuuming, cleaning, walking, jogging, etc. Be conscious when you are performing routine tasks and relax your mind. Open it up to receive guidance if that is what you want.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Creating Affirmations
Based on my subtle energy research, I found some basic steps that help create powerful affirmations. Here are the results...
1. First go through the steps listed in yesterday's blog "Affirmations" to get clear on what you want to change.
2. Write the various facets of what you want to achieve down focusing on where you want to be once you work through and clear the challenge.
3. Look at what you wrote and pick out single focused points/ideas and make a list.
4. Then write one affirmation around one focal point. Keep your sentences single focused.
5. Keep your affirmations as simple and short as possible. It will help the integration process. Short sentences are also easier to remember and repeat to yourself throughout the day.
6. Use words that deeply resonate with you. When you read the affirmation out loud you need to feel it deep within you that this is it! Be clear that since these are states of being or consciousness that you want to achieve, you may not fully relate to it yet. What is important is put today's doubts and fears aside and to focus on where you want to be. If you got the right words and you put yourself into that frame of mind, then you will feel whether you hit the nail with your affirmation or if you need to rework it.
7. Make sure you only use positive words and positive phrasing!!!
Affirmations are a wonderful tool to raise your vibration and awareness. Daily repetition of the affirmations you come up with is also crucial for the integration process. Speaking them out loud, even in front of a mirror, is most effective. :)
1. First go through the steps listed in yesterday's blog "Affirmations" to get clear on what you want to change.
2. Write the various facets of what you want to achieve down focusing on where you want to be once you work through and clear the challenge.
3. Look at what you wrote and pick out single focused points/ideas and make a list.
4. Then write one affirmation around one focal point. Keep your sentences single focused.
5. Keep your affirmations as simple and short as possible. It will help the integration process. Short sentences are also easier to remember and repeat to yourself throughout the day.
6. Use words that deeply resonate with you. When you read the affirmation out loud you need to feel it deep within you that this is it! Be clear that since these are states of being or consciousness that you want to achieve, you may not fully relate to it yet. What is important is put today's doubts and fears aside and to focus on where you want to be. If you got the right words and you put yourself into that frame of mind, then you will feel whether you hit the nail with your affirmation or if you need to rework it.
7. Make sure you only use positive words and positive phrasing!!!
Affirmations are a wonderful tool to raise your vibration and awareness. Daily repetition of the affirmations you come up with is also crucial for the integration process. Speaking them out loud, even in front of a mirror, is most effective. :)
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Affirmations
Affirmations are an important and effective tool to shift emotional imbalances. To create good affirmations for yourself, you need to become very clear as to
1. what the root of the imbalance is
2. what role you play in this imbalance, what is your part in it
3. what are you gaining from it and if you are willing to let it go
4. which vibrational state do you want to be in ideally as relating to this imbalance.
So how do you do this? Well, there are several ways:
1. Do it yourself - this is absolutely possible. I have done it myself for decades and have been successful. The downside is that it does take decades!
2. Talk to a close friend and see what they hear. Outside perspective is a good thing. People that listen to you can be of great value if they are able to feed back to you what they hear without judgement and personal involvement (i.e. them mixing their feelings and insecurities into your situation).
2. Hire a coach. One of the requirements for my coaching certification was that I needed to be coached first before I coached others. I can admit now that I thought: 'I don't need a coach. Nobody will be as critical and analytical as I am of myself'. I was wrong. Having a coach was one of the best things that ever happened to me. It was a big, eye-opening experience in that you learn so much in such a short period of time. It is truly a great way step into high gear when it came to personal development. Coaches are great listeners and their gift to you is the creation of a loving, non-judgmental space that you can blossom in.
When you are dealing with your own challenges, it is like you are in your own forest and can't see the trees in front of you. The coach helps you find the tree you are looking for. :)
1. what the root of the imbalance is
2. what role you play in this imbalance, what is your part in it
3. what are you gaining from it and if you are willing to let it go
4. which vibrational state do you want to be in ideally as relating to this imbalance.
So how do you do this? Well, there are several ways:
1. Do it yourself - this is absolutely possible. I have done it myself for decades and have been successful. The downside is that it does take decades!
2. Talk to a close friend and see what they hear. Outside perspective is a good thing. People that listen to you can be of great value if they are able to feed back to you what they hear without judgement and personal involvement (i.e. them mixing their feelings and insecurities into your situation).
2. Hire a coach. One of the requirements for my coaching certification was that I needed to be coached first before I coached others. I can admit now that I thought: 'I don't need a coach. Nobody will be as critical and analytical as I am of myself'. I was wrong. Having a coach was one of the best things that ever happened to me. It was a big, eye-opening experience in that you learn so much in such a short period of time. It is truly a great way step into high gear when it came to personal development. Coaches are great listeners and their gift to you is the creation of a loving, non-judgmental space that you can blossom in.
When you are dealing with your own challenges, it is like you are in your own forest and can't see the trees in front of you. The coach helps you find the tree you are looking for. :)
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Gems and Crystals
Everything is energy, as assessed by quantum physics. Thus, everything has a certain vibration and frequency. That includes gems and crystals.
Ever since I can remember I have loved rocks, gems and crystals, which has even led me to get a minor in Mineralogy. I have always collected crystals/stones/gems and use them to make jewelry. I have been fascinated by their history and healing uses.
Since the beginning of recorded history, gems and crystals have been highly valued by almost every culture. They were highly respected for their remarkable, even magical powers and vibrational healing properties. Gems were used whole, placed or worn on the body, or crushed and ingested as a powder or drunk as an elixir. It was believed that stones have a direct positive influence on the body and they were also worn for health, protection, and to attract virtues.
In general, gemstones are perceived to have eternal, almost god-like qualities (e.g. healing, protection, wisdom) and are treasured and revered because of this and because of their rarity. Mother Earth grows these crystals over millions of years. They are highly structured and organized "energetic living beings".
The first time I really felt a true bond with a crystal was about 5 years ago. I was in a store and there were a LOT of crystals. I looked at these quartz crystals and started picking them up to look at them a bit closer. As I picked up this one crystal in particular I started feeling warm and comforted in my solar plexus area. Though it wasn't the prettiest crystal by far, it didn't matter how many others I picked up, this one was calling to me. To this day, when I feel distressed and pick it up, I am instantly soothed and I feel its energy running through me. So I became a true believer. :)
Since then I have learned that crystals remember energies and thus lend themselves really well to being programmed with any frequency you like. With the help of the SE5-1000 I am able to do that precisely, which has been very exciting.
What is interesting about gems too is that they are wonderful grounders. Their energy helps us anchor and physically stabilize all emotional changes/shift we make. So if you are shifting and changing you might want to explore and include the realm of gems and crystals for further help.
Ever since I can remember I have loved rocks, gems and crystals, which has even led me to get a minor in Mineralogy. I have always collected crystals/stones/gems and use them to make jewelry. I have been fascinated by their history and healing uses.
Since the beginning of recorded history, gems and crystals have been highly valued by almost every culture. They were highly respected for their remarkable, even magical powers and vibrational healing properties. Gems were used whole, placed or worn on the body, or crushed and ingested as a powder or drunk as an elixir. It was believed that stones have a direct positive influence on the body and they were also worn for health, protection, and to attract virtues.
In general, gemstones are perceived to have eternal, almost god-like qualities (e.g. healing, protection, wisdom) and are treasured and revered because of this and because of their rarity. Mother Earth grows these crystals over millions of years. They are highly structured and organized "energetic living beings".
The first time I really felt a true bond with a crystal was about 5 years ago. I was in a store and there were a LOT of crystals. I looked at these quartz crystals and started picking them up to look at them a bit closer. As I picked up this one crystal in particular I started feeling warm and comforted in my solar plexus area. Though it wasn't the prettiest crystal by far, it didn't matter how many others I picked up, this one was calling to me. To this day, when I feel distressed and pick it up, I am instantly soothed and I feel its energy running through me. So I became a true believer. :)
Since then I have learned that crystals remember energies and thus lend themselves really well to being programmed with any frequency you like. With the help of the SE5-1000 I am able to do that precisely, which has been very exciting.
What is interesting about gems too is that they are wonderful grounders. Their energy helps us anchor and physically stabilize all emotional changes/shift we make. So if you are shifting and changing you might want to explore and include the realm of gems and crystals for further help.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Expanding Awareness
While driving (and I do a lot of that...), I was listening to my Ipod that was on shuffle and a passage of Eckhart Tolle's book "A New Earth" came on. I have listened to this book many, many times and always find it very inspirational. Anyhow, this particular time he talked about three concepts:
1. Non-reaction
2. Non-judgement
3. Non-attachment
These three words stayed with me for several days and really resonated deeply. I have been pondering and pursuing many different paths to expanding awareness, as you can see in my blogs. These three words though summarize beautifully how you can tangibly expand your awareness in everyday life. If you consciously work on applying these in your daily life, true freedom and enlightened living will inevitably follow.
It is no easy feat to achieve, but keep this compass 'handy' and you will always find your way back to awareness, to your light, to your authentic center. :)
1. Non-reaction
2. Non-judgement
3. Non-attachment
These three words stayed with me for several days and really resonated deeply. I have been pondering and pursuing many different paths to expanding awareness, as you can see in my blogs. These three words though summarize beautifully how you can tangibly expand your awareness in everyday life. If you consciously work on applying these in your daily life, true freedom and enlightened living will inevitably follow.
It is no easy feat to achieve, but keep this compass 'handy' and you will always find your way back to awareness, to your light, to your authentic center. :)
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