Travel

Try going on a trip to someplace you’ve never been before.

Perceived lack of time or resources is no excuse.  Do you only have a few hours? Fine.  That will work perfectly.  Find someplace an hour or two away from you and a route you’ve never taken, and go!  Yes.  Just go.  If you have more time, more resources, that’s fine.  But don’t spend too much time planning for this exercise. Better to take a short trip now, then put one off for a long while.

Now, take this trip, away from your normal route to someplace new. Enjoy the fresh perspective and see how this little trip affects you.  You may find a new answer to a question you’ve been pondering.  You may find more clarity with something you have been desiring.  You may not feel the effects right away.  But at some point you will feel them.

while you’re on this trip, take a journal and pen with you and write down whatever comes to mind.

What Do You Need Right Now? an exercise

What do you need in your life right now? Is it a thing? An object? Is it money? Is it love? Is it something that you already have but maybe you need more of?  It could be anything.  Right?

Ask yourself what you need right now and listen to what comes to mind first and most powerfully.

You can do this in your head or you can write your answers down.

Try this. At the top of a piece of paper or in your journal, write; What I need right now is…

OK, now put your pen to paper and begin to write.  Don’t edit yourself.  This is a power journaling exercise.  Write briskly, fast, and don’t worry about what comes out.  Do this for a few minutes.

Now, look at what you’ve written.  What jumps out at you?  Circle powerful words or phrases.

Look at what’s before you.  Do have in mind a few things that you need right now? Great!

Now, make a list of just those things you circled. If another desire comes to mind now, you can write it down on your list as well. Be as specific as possible.

Once you’ve made your list, spend a little time with each item. Imagine what it feels like to have each of these.

Write down next to each item the feeling that comes to mind with each.  If you had this item you wrote down, this item you say that you need, how would you feel?  Would you feel loved, happy, healthy, beautiful, joyful, appreciative, fulfilled?  Write down what comes to mind for each.

What you have just done is gone to look at your desires from a deeper level.  That is the feeling level.  Connecting with the feeling and emotional level gets us closer to our desires than just knowing the desire itself.

Look back at all you’ve written and see where there are similarities.  Look for feelings and emotions you may already be experiencing elsewhere. Move towards those things in your life where you are already feeling emotions similar to what you desire. Alignment here helps you move to the desires on your list even more quickly.

Focus on your new desires and the feelings associated with them.  And, focus on appreciating what you already have that brings you similar positive feelings. Do these things and the positive feelings will multiply, bringing you closer to your new desires.

I am Exactly Where I Desire to Be, an exercise

How do you feel about this sentence?

“Right now, I am exactly where I desire to be.”

Now, here’s the exercise.  It is simple, yes.  But, it opens you up to reflection on where you are on your path.  It may cause an initial rush of pleasure, uncomfortableness, or a whole host of emotions depending on your response to the statement.

1. Read it a few times to yourself.  Read it outloud.  Read it slowly.  ”Right now, I am exactly where I desire to be.”

2. Look at yourself in the mirror at least once while you say these words.

3. Now allow yourself a few moments of quiet reflection on what you have just said.

4. Notice the thoughts and feelings that come to mind.

5. What are these thoughts and feelings?  How does your energy feel?  Where does this statement move you?

This is a particular good technique to start to pull you out of what feels like a bad situation.  It draws a reference point to move forward from.

And, any negative energy you may feel from this has more to do with your own judgements about your past and your present than what wonderful possibilities can be in store for you.

Love is in the Air..In great Abundance.. an exercise

Love is in the air, in abundance.  It’s Valentines’ Day weekend.  That day is fast approaching to symbolically honor those you love and cherish with flowers, a card, candy, or some other token to express your love.  You don’t have to have a romantic partner to honor love on this day, or any other day for that matter.  For the universe is full of love whether you recognize it at the moment or not.  Now is a good time to focus on who and what you love, who and what you desire that has not come into being yet.  And, to honor yourself with love.  For loving yourself only increases and expands the love in the universe and helps you and those around you.

Here’s an exercise for you to try.  Don’t stop yourself from trying because it may seem a bit unconventional.  It’s easy.  You should try it to see how it can make you feel.  Buy yourself a beautiful card.  Pick out a card that speaks to you, one you appreciate.  Once you have selected the card, write yourself a note.  Use your name.  Write it to yourself.  Write this, “I love and appreciate you because…”  Write what feels natural to you, and write something that you appreciate about yourself.  Then sign it with love.

This act itself is a symbolic gesture of loving yourself.  Keep the card and read it aloud to yourself.  it is an important Valentine.  It is the most important.  It is representing love for yourself.  Love for yourself opens you up to mutual love and appreciation for others.  Happy Valentine’s Day to you.

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.

What are you Grateful for today?

No matter how high or low energy you feel today, think of one thing that you are grateful for.  Its it something related to health, family and relationships, knowledge, spirituality, or abundance?

Now, think of another.   And then another.  Write them down if you like and keep this list with you.  Add to it when you are inspired.  Read it when you are low.  Be grateful for the diversity of experience that the universe provides.

Abundance, a thirty-second exercise

Look for abundance in your life and all around you.  It’s there.  Even if you feel lack, a simple shift of focus can demonstrate the abundance of this beautiful universe we occupy.

Here is a quick, super powerful exercise to focus on the reality that abundance exists.

1. Simply shift your focus from wherever it is at the moment.

2. Look around you.  Look in the distance.  Look near.  Notice anything that is in abundance without judging its relevance to you. Lot’s of grass over there?  Buildings everywhere you look?  Rain pouring from the sky?  Bright sunshine beaming down? A street filled with cars?  With people?  A park full of trees? A case filled with books?  You get the idea.

3. Make a mental list of these abundances until you can’t think of anymore.

4. Now, think about how this focus on the reality of abundance in any form, also holds true for your own life, including the possibilities for abundance in areas where you currently see lack.

5. Say to yourself out loud, “I now live in perfect abundance and in harmony with this abundant universe.”

Believe it to be true.  Feel it to be true, and it becomes your truth.  Try this for nine days and see the results.

It’s not the “How To” that will get you through, an exercise

Although it may seem counterintuitive, I am not much of a ‘how” thinker when it comes to getting something I desire.  Instead I focus on the feelings and the energy around my desire.  I focus intention on the specifics of what I want.  I use an unpleasant situation to clarify what a pleasant one would feel like.  I imagine being in that beautiful place that is the desire fulfilled.

The how will take care of itself when your energy is focused with intention.  I will clearly know, and easily accomplish the steps when my energy is focused on the outcome.  I broke a thick board once with my bare hand.  I was focused on my fist being on the other side of that board, not on how it was going to make it through that wood.  It was much easier than it looked.  It had nothing to do with how the wood would break from physical force.  That was secondary to the outcome I expected.

Now, with all of that being said, there is another phenomena that has to do with all of this “how” talk.  We can easily limit ourselves to certain acceptable ways of achieving those things we desire.

If you believe the only way to financial freedom is hard work, you are going to be working hard to get those dollars you desire.  If you open your mind a little more, you have more opportunity to get it faster.  Maybe you can’t quite get in a place where you relax enough to forget about the “how”.  What’s the next best thing to do?  It’s to give yourself lots of possible “hows”,ways which you will accept your desire coming into being.  Maybe you could also believe that you can gain financial freedom from a lottery ticket, a mysterious inheritance, a treasure in the attic, a novel you write, an idea for an invention.  Do you see where I am going here?  the more ways you would accept something, the more avenues the universe has to answer and still be in alignment with your beliefs.

Take out a sheet of paper.  At the top write one specific situation or thing which you desire.  Below that begin to write ways you can imagine achieving it.  Get creative.  Let your mind wander.  Write some more even after you think there is no more to write.  Add to that list as other “hows” come into your mind.  You are expanding your consciousness.  You are opening yourself up to marvelous possibilities.

Even if you are not yet at a place where you can let go of all of those “to do” and “how” steps to achieve something, this exercise will get you closer.

When are You Going To Believe It? an exercise

Here’s a quick and simple exercise. One, because I like quick and simple. And two, because sometimes you just need to get moving and not bogged down in the planning of life.

Take out some paper and a pen.  Write down a list of things you hope to accomplish someday.  Write fast and put down everything that comes to mind, big and small.  Don’t edit.  Just write.  After about 5 minutes, put the pen down and turn the paper over.  Don’t look at.

Take another 5 minute break.  Go do somethinbg for a few minutes.  The idea here is not to think about your list, but to get your concious mind focused on something else, even if it’s just getting a drink of water or taking a walk outside.  Don’t worry, your subconscious mind is always working, and doing plenty with that list you wrote, right beneath your conscious awareness.

OK, so 5 more minutes have passed.  Go back to your paper with the list.  Turn it over, and scan it.  Circle 3 items that jump to mind.  Do this quickly.  there is no right or wrong.  Follow your intuition.

Now look at those 3 items circles.  Put a star next one of them.  Just one, any one.  Now, you have it, an item that has importance to you to achieve.  Don’t criticize this item you circled.  Don’t demean it by saying I don’t really want it.  Cherish it as something that came more from your true self than your rational mind, especially if you did this exercise quickly.

Take this item and write one sentence in the present tense the you have achieved this.  Write  on something you can keep with you this week.  I like note cards for this, but anything you’re going to take with you works.  I also use my mobile phone to keep notes like this.

So what should your note look like?  Depending on what you wrote and starred, something like this:

Item starred: I want to loose weight.  Sentence: I’m at my ideal weight.

Item starred: Get a better paying job.  Sentence: I have a well paying  great job.

Hopefully, you get the idea.  Now just one more thing to make this even more powerful.

Write that you appreciate or are grateful for what you have.  Write it in a way that feels good to you.  Here’s and example with one of the sentences above: “I’m grateful to the universe that I’m at my ideal weight.”

Now, this entire process can take less than 20 minutes.  Try it.

Let me know how it works for you.

Have a few minutes, try this exercise; Five Minutes to Attract Your Desires.

Here is a quick and easy exercise.  Do it once.  Do it ten times.  Do it as often as you want, and it will draw you closer to your conscious desires. 

In preparation for this exercise, find one object that represents something that could be used in your ideal life.  This is a step that you can do anytime.  Give some thought to what object may be present in the goal you are trying to achieve.  

Here are some examples;  Want to marry the partner of your dreams, choose a ring that with eyes closed, will feel like a wedding band.  Want to be a certain size, a piece of clothing in your hands can symbolize that.  Any object will do.  In individual consultations, I can work with a client to pick the best objects to move forward quickly.  Think specific and unique objects here.

Now, Find a quiet peaceful place to sit, someplace that is relaxing and calming for you.  Hold in your hands the object you’ve chosen.  Close your eyes, and imagine you are living that life you desire, that you have that thing you want, that relationship, that career, whatever it is you have decided to focus on.  Let your mind focus on the object and how it relates to your scenario.  

Let that object become what it represents.  If you are holding a pen, you’d use in your ideal job, imagine exactly what it would look like.   How would you write with it?  What papers would you sign?  How does it feel in your hands?  The object is a jumping off point for you.  Let it become a symbol of your ideal situation.  As you use your imagination, try to stay in the present.  For these five minutes, you are there as if it’s happening now.

After about five minutes, open you eyes and  remember how it felt to be there in that moment.  

Keep the object someplace handy.  Use it to repeat the exercise often.  Change objects for the same scenario to further enhance the power of this exercise.  There are no rules about how often you can do this or where it can lead.  Play with it, until it feels just perfect.