Take a Break from Skepticism

Skepticism

We can all be skeptics from time to time.  And for some of us, most of the time. Afterall, aren’t we taught to be skeptical.  Watch out.  Someone might take advantage of us.  Be careful, someone may not be telling the truth.  Look for opportunities to punch holes in theories presented, or advice given.  Things are not what they seem.  Right?  Of course not.  Most of us use a lifetime’s worth of skepticism in just one day.

Try the opposite.  Try to release that Skepticism.  Follow your intuition.  Allow yourself to believe the good in other people, the good in other’s ideas and opinions.  Allow yourself to believe in this world and this universe around you.  It will reply in kind, treating you better in return, for it all is simply a reflection of your wants, your desires, and your belief in ultimate goodness.

Be Yourself. Love Yourself

Much is said here and in other Law of Attraction focused writings with the intention of helping people to feel better, do better, and expand their possibilities.  You may be inspired from time to time.  You may feel the desire to change.  You may feel you want to be a better you.

All well and good.  But, don’t loose sight of who you are.  For, regardless of where you find yourself today in comparison of where you want to be, you are pure beauty and light.  You are pure beauty and light at this very moment in eternity.

Appreciate and love yourself where you are right now, how you are right now.  That love for yourself is not designed to be locked away and opened up when you achieve something, then put back away when you feel you do not deserve it.  You always deserve love.  You always have a right and duty to cherish yourself in any state, any situation.

You have the beauty of the universe and all of time and creation within you.  You are unique and beautiful and you are connected, all at the same time.  You are simply you and that is good enough.  It is always so.

Gloomy Days in Chicago

Gloomy days in Chicago, this could be the weather report for the month of January.  What is a gloomy day?  Cold, grey, maybe some snow, maybe some drizzle, dark and little sunshine.  Outside, each day looks similar to the last, day after day.  I caught myself describing the weather “accurately” as gloomy.  People around me, knew what I meant.  If you’re experiencing gloomy days, you would too.

But then I ask myself, what is the weather anyway?  What is the relevance to my life that it’s dark outside?  After all, how much will I let my enviroment influence me?  How much will I influence my enviroment?  I’d like to think that I influence my enviroment lots more than it influences me.

No, I don’t mean that I’ll be changing the weather patterns today.  Though, that’s not so far off with some group intention work.  But, I’ll save group intentions for another day.  What I mean is that regardless of the weather, I will allow my dreams and my intentions to shine.  I may stumble and focus on gray skies for a few days.  Then, I’ll take that stumble as a wake up call, a reminder that it’s not always sunny and perfect outside.  Our lives may also not always shine exactly as we like.  But, we always have the power to make our own day brighter.

Try making your day brighter.  Think of one way to bring yourself closer to what you desire, or simply one way to move to a happier place.  Think for a moment.  Feel what’s in your heart for a moment.  Something brighter will come to you if you allow it in.

And, while your at it, think about one way you can brighter someone else’s day.  For when you do that, you will doubly brighten yours.  Here’s to internal, eternal sunshine to you.

Tokyo Workshop

I’ll be in Japan again this spring to continue my workshop series.  Feel free to contact me for more information.  I’ll be posting details here as they are finalized.

Pick a Passion

“I wish I had your passion.”   “If only I knew what path to follow.”   “I admire someone with a dream.”   “I wish I had one.”  ”I want to do something with my life.”

I hear these comments frequently.  Someone tells me that they would act, move forward, do something, if only they had a passion or a “calling”.

I’ve got news for you.  Many things in this universe work just fine in reverse.  Conscious recognition of your ultimate dream doesn’t have to happen before action.  What do I mean?  Well, if you are bored, lost or just looking for a path to follow, just pick one, any one.  Even if you change it later.  Because walking on a path is garunted to lead you somewhere.  Where?  I can’t tell you that.  That is the beauty that will be revealed to you.

So, are you lost?  Do you complain of not knowing how to find yourself or your calling? There are many techniques, including some on this blog to help you find that path.  But in the meantime, start walking, start moving.

Pick an interest and discover for yourself if it is a passion.  If not, the odds are good that it will lead you closer to ultimate joy regardless.

Can You Recognize the Negative and Focus on the Positive?

Can you recognize the negative and focus on the positive?

Simple question, right?  Actually, it is and I’ll bet you began to form an answer right away.  For some this can be a challenging question from the perspective of the Law of Attraction.  We are suppossed to only look at beauty, happiness, joy, goodness, and pleasure.  OK, that’s true in a way.  But it is not that sadness, darkness, or pain is so bad to see.  It is the contrast that provides expansion.  It is the opportunity to take action, to help provide joy or just to ease relief.

I’d ask you to apply this to the situation in Haiti.  Without asking “why” it happened, the earthquake, the loss of life, the pain.  Use what you know, not wallow in the past and the pain but focus your energies on what can and will happen to make the situation better.  You may be compelled to action.  At the very least, allow yourself to be compelled to thought-action, or envisioning the positive and movement to a place that will feel better for those in Haiti and those witnessing the situation.

Let your thoughts, your prayers, your intentions and your actions align in a more positive and hopeful place.

Synchronicity

Synchronicity.  It’s one of my favorite topics.  Perhaps that’s why I’m alert to noticing synchronicity so often in my own life.

Yesterday, my synchronicities seemed to be particularly related to astrology.  Mercury being in retrograde came up unexpectedly in conversations.   Celebrities who were born under the sign of Libra also kept coming up.   Noticing the pattern,  I even asked a friend to name a celebrity after I noticed this repetition of Libras. He named Toni Braxton. I looked up her birthday, and to no surprise, she’s a Libra.  Interesting.

I am not a Libra by the way.  I will let you know if I notice the specific reason for these synchronicities.  Regardless, I find any synchronicity, a welcome signpost that I’m on the right path.  I suggest  that you look at synchronicity in your own life the same way.  Another way of understanding synchronicity is to think of it as a positive coincidence.

Have a beautiful day, retrograde or not.

How Smart is Your Phone?

I love technology.  In fact, I’m on my third iphone.  I am also a fan of journaling.  The other day, I was without my journal, which I usually carry with me,  and I started to write some thoughts down on the “notes” application on the iphone.

Soon, I found myself tip-tap tiny key typing away, thoughts flowing onto the screen much the same way they might flow from pen to paper.  I felt engaged, in the flow, and was using my journaling techniques in a new way.

Now, I’ve used the phone to jot down notes before, but have never given it the chance to substitute for my journal.  Now I see that for me, the smart phone is a fine option for journaling.

I won’t be giving up my pen and paper anytime soon.  But, I am comfortable now using my phone in addition to my journal to capture thoughts, feelings and ideas.  And, off course it can all be easily downloaded and saved to my computer.

Yesterday, I used the note feature to create an intention card on my phone, so I carry it with me and can refer to it any time.

What are you using your phone for?

Affirmation, the “I am”, a simple exercise

Here is a great, fast and powerful exercise to do today.  You will need an index card and a pen.

1. Think of one thing you desire.  For this exercise, just one thing.  It can be anything from a thing to a relationship or situation.

2. Write on the index card. “I am”.

3. Now, thinking about that desire of yours.  Fill in the space after “I am” to make a sentence as if you already have that desire fulfilled.  Write the sentence with specifics in mind and always write in the positive.  For instance: “I am living in my dream home on 2357 Maple Drive.”,  ”I am in perfect health and full of energy.”, “I am enjoying a nurturing and supportive relationship with my spouse.”

4. Keep this card with you for thirty days.  Look at it and read it every change you get.  You are imprinting in your subconscious and conscious self the energy of having it.  This draws the desire closer to you.

Note: You will probably notice the more often you read your card, the more real it feels to you.  That is an indicator of your higher self and your everyday self getting into alignment and getting comfortable with the desire.

Action vs Belief

It’s a common occurence as the new year begins and we focus on resolutions or goals, to  create a list.  Make a list of action items to bring us closer to our goals.  A list of things to do.  A list to direct us towards the completion of some great or ominous task.  We take things down to their smaller components, little steps to lead to the bigger steps, the actions that lead to success.  This may all sound right on for you, especially if you are one of those “driven” types.  And lists and to-do and actions are all important.  But, how important?

What are you happy with in your life right now?  What have you accomplished without a list?  What have you accomplished or achieved without a list, simply because you had the belief that it was doable, achievable and your destiny?

As you look at the to-do list in front of you, ask yourself, what on that list resonates with you.  What on that list do you believe is yours?  If you believe it is, then it is.  And, it will come into being for you.  It is that simple.