It’s All in How You Look at It

I just had a wonderful weekend spending time with friends that I’ve known for around thirty years, give or take. A great group of women, we all get along swimmingly even though our lives come from different places. Our many conversations centered on, as always, family, work and home, and it got me thinking about the level of success that each of us has experienced over the years in our own different way. Whether we have a team of kids, only one or none at all; live in a palatial estate or a tiny dwelling; have a new car or a well-used one; or are rolling in the dough or living a more, eh hem, creative feast or famine type of existence, the one thing I noticed is that we all seem pretty happy.

Success can come in so many different forms, and this week’s message focuses on how our perception of life impacts whether we feel successful or not. Regardless of your current circumstance, celebrating your achievements and victories – no matter how small – will have you feeling like life is a blooming success and give you the foundation for greater overall happiness.

Let the celebrations begin!

With Love.

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From Over There: 11.2.14 Weekly Focus

Be mindful of your perceptions of the world around you. Your perceptions create your version of reality. If you perceive your life to be successful and full of blessings, then that will be your experience. If you perceive your life to be a failure and lacking in that which you desire, then that will be your experience. Believe in the beauty of your life and your life will be beautiful.

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This week’s question:

Q: How do we shift our perceptions to a more positive stance when we’re in the midst of hardship or have suffered some sort of traumatic loss?

A. When one experiences such painful circumstances it is beneficial to process through the emotional pain. Do not suppress it, as this will only create energetic blocks that keep you stuck in the pain. Process it so as to move through it and let it go; though we are now asking that you focus on the perceptions of your everyday life, this is what we are speaking of. To be mindful of the perceptions of one’s everyday experiences make one better equipped to process such painful emotions as they arise. If you perceive your life to be successful and are grateful for its present circumstance, then your experience will be one of success and fruitfulness. If you perceive your life to be a failure and lacking in what you desire, then no matter what you achieve or accumulate you will never be truly satisfied. To appreciate the blessings life has to offer allows for more blessings to come your way and creates the space for happiness in every moment.

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Nothing to Fear

This week in honor of upcoming Dia de los Muertos and All Hallows Eve (aka, Halloween) we’re going to focus on the dead. No, not the band the Grateful Dead, but of our dearly departed dead. I wasn’t quite sure exactly what was going to arise from the world of Spirit when I asked for a message with this focus, so I stayed open to what “they” felt was important to convey.

What came up has been brought up before, and it relates more to the importance of death and our fear of this inevitable process. I found that my own personal fear of death was drastically reduced, ironically, after having witnessed firsthand the passing of a dear friend. It wasn’t the actual moment that she left her body that affected me so, but more her energy immediately following. It felt liberated, free and completely unencumbered. It was truly beautiful. While yes it was still emotionally painful, I felt so happy for my friend. She finally had the sense of freedom that she had been searching for her entire life. What it did for me was to know that death is not something to be feared. It’s simply part of life.

No matter what, we will all leave our bodies some day. It’s just part of nature, so why not make the most out of life while we’re here? Go climb that mountain, take a painting class, change careers, or whatever it is that you’ve wanted to do, but held yourself back out of fear. As Franklin D. Roosevelt wisely stated, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Go out and live.

With Love.

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From Over There: 10.26.14 Weekly Focus Understand that those who are no longer inhabiting a body are simply in another phase of life. It is an extension of life in another form. Process of disconnection from the physical body is not to be feared, as it is through the course of nature that one shed the body in preparation for the next phase of evolution.  It is as honorable and necessary as birth, as it completes a cycle of development for the individual. Embrace this understanding. Doing so will release the fear of death and lead one to live a more fulfilling life.

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This week’s question:

Q: Can you explain how releasing the fear of death leads one to live a more fulfilling life?

A. It is when there is no fear of death that one releases the fear of risk that that may at times comes with pursuing achievement. When one remains constrained in fear it diminishes the potential of a fulfilling life and the pleasure of experience that comes with it. Fear stunts the flow of creativity and lessens the potential for one to share their unique gifts and talents with the world.  If one does not fear death, one opens more fully to the richness that life has to offer. If one does not fear death, then one does not rigidly hold attachment to the body, knowing that life is everlasting. To embrace this sense of immortality is to embrace a sense of freedom.

Q: This leads me to another question. Shouldn’t we hold at least a little fear of death in order to keep ourselves safe?

A. It is not to fear death, it is to respect life and treat yourself in accordance to this principle.

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Fill It Up With the Good Stuff

Have you ever found yourself brainlessly surfing the net or watching bad TV as a means to decompress or checkout? Yeah, me too. And it’s not that this type of brainless activity now and then is necessarily a bad thing, it’s more about the quality of the overall moments in your life that counts. So what if, by chance, instead of staring into some form mindless media void you chose something else? What if you took a nap, or a walk, or sat under a tree, tried your hand at painting, or…you get the picture.

I know that I can get better about how I let myself unwind after a busy day or what I do when I take breaks from boring tasks, so I appreciate the reminder that this week’s message gives us. I’m willing to commit to a little more conscious quality downtime, how about you?

With Love.

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From Over There: 10.19.14 Weekly Focus Fill your time with activities that are of value to you. You are worthy of pursuing moments that inspire joy and satisfaction, not activities that are simply done so as a means of avoidance and procrastination. Now is the time to be aware of how you fill your time.

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This week’s question:

Q: How do we instill a sense of joy and satisfaction when pursuing activities that are valuable, yet are mundane and not very exciting to perform?

A. To focus on the outcome and reason behind the activity. For instance, do you pursue the task of organizing to make your life flow more easily? Then focus on the feelings of comfort and ease that the outcome of the task will bring. Whatever the activity, it is in focusing on the positive aspects of the outcome that make the process less daunting. It is in also balancing the task with breaks while pursuing those activities that are of value and reward you with joy and satisfaction. Distracting oneself from mundane tasks with less valuable activities leads to frustration and further procrastination.

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Strike a Balance

Sometimes the energetic forces swirling around us can feel a bit out of whack, leaving us feeling pretty out of whack as well. This week we focus on how to create your own kind of balance, a feeling of being grounded and centered amidst all the chaos. It covers the practice of grounding your energy so you’re not left feeling as spastic as an un-tethered balloon, or as immobile as a garden slug.

In addition to the suggestions below, here is a quick visualization that will help keep you feeling centered in your body: start with taking a nice, deep breath in, and as you exhale,  imagine your energy moving down from the top of your head, down your body, and down to the soles of your feet. Now imagine the energy coming out of your feet in the form of vines that extend downward into the Earth. See these vines grow down, pushing through the rock and soil and then wrap around a rock, anchoring there. This will help keep your energy focused in your body. Once you get the hang of it you can do it instantaneously anytime, anywhere.  

May your energy scales be balanced and your week a joyous one!

With Love.

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From Over There: 10.12.14 Weekly Focus Planetary energy fluctuations are occurring that may create feelings of imbalance. One may feel energized and then fatigued, changing from moment to moment. Use this time to practice grounding your energy in order to bring balance and sustain equilibrium. Without doing so, one risks the stress of excess energy and the worry of fatigue. To balance oneself energetically also brings balance to the emotions, creating a greater sense of peace and overall happiness.

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This week’s question:

Q: Can you please elaborate on what is meant by the stress of excess energy and the worry of fatigue?

A. With excess energy- when there is no outlet for release –anxiety and stress can occur, leaving one feeling unsettled and overwhelmed. Grounding practices such as connecting with the natural world, exercising the body and pleasurable forms of physical movement, and the ingesting of protein help utilize the excess energy in a positive manner. The worry of fatigue often arises when one equates the feelings of fatigue with impending illness or mental depression. By following the aforementioned grounding practices, one reinvigorates the senses and releases blocked or stagnant energy in the mind and body. It is personal preference as to which grounding practice or practices are best suited for the individual.   

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Inhale…and Exhale…

Today marks what would have been one of my best friend’s 52^nd birthdays, though it’s been three years since she left her body and went to play on the other side. I have no doubt that she’s doing quite well over there, since she was a bit of a free-spirit while here and always had an issue conforming to whatever box society tried to shove her in. And in her honor, I’m going to make this post a quick one. Another dear friend scored tickets to a show that I’m quite excited to see, and I need to get moving soon in order to get there in time. I know Kelly would approve.

A wonderful week to you all!

With Love.

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From Over There: 10.5.14 Weekly Focus Go with the natural flow of action with inaction to create balance in moving toward your goals. Like your own body’s inhale and exhale of breath create the natural flow of oxygen, this balance is necessary in instigating the beginning of creation of the goal and in maintaining space for allowing it to come to fruition.

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This week’s question:

Q: Can you please elaborate on the concept of the inhale and exhale of breath as it relates to moving toward a goal?

A. Very simply, for breath to exhale there first must be an inhale and vice versa. If one ceases to exist, so does the other. When both cease to exist, so does the body. You may think of the body as signifying the goal. It is this continuous flow of activity with inactivity that signifies movement and receptivity. Together they create greater ease and flow in the pursuit of a goal. Without balance of the two, movement may become blocked and receptivity stagnant.

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And…Action!

Continuing on from last week’s post on procrastination, this week is all about finding the best course of action toward your goal. To move toward your desired outcome, it’s definitely important to take consistent action, but have you ever been so singularly focused (eh hem, obsessed) that you end up feeling frustrated when it doesn’t happen despite all of your efforts? Or it takes much longer than you’d like? I know I have.  

Instead of letting go of a goal if it doesn’t happen right away, you may just need to allow a little space and time for it to come in. Think about it, when you clench tightly onto something, it constricts it, and doesn’t allow any wiggle room or freedom of movement. Why should the creation of goals be any different? There needs to be space to allow.

So whatever you are trying to create, take those tangible steps to get you there, but also leave some room for the Universe to respond.

With Love.

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From Over There: 9.28.14 Weekly Focus

Taking action sets forth an energetic shift signaling that one is prepared for change to occur. Now is the time to take action. Understand that oftentimes energetic shifts occur while results may still remain unseen. Do not allow yourself to become overly attached to the end result you are associating with the action, as limiting beliefs can impede full potential of an outcome. By remaining unattached, one allows potential for a greater outcome to unfold than that which has been previously perceived.

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This week’s question:

Q: How can we stay motivated to continue working on a goal when the results aren’t unfolding the way we want, or are taking longer than we had anticipated?

A. It is important to avoid seeing the goal as a one-sighted endeavor. A balance of a variety of goals – some profound, some mundane – allows time and space for results to unfold. When all energy and effort is concentrated on a single endeavor at the cost of other endeavors, it is an attempt to control the flow of creation and can lead to frustration when the results are not quickly recognized. Yes, one must take action to create that which one desires, yet it is in the balance of action with allowing that creates space for results to occur.

Q: Ok, I have another question. Don’t we risk the potential of creating lack of focus or a scattered mind if we go after multiple goals at the same time?

A: It is not in pursuing so many goals simultaneously that one cannot maintain focus and move toward completion. It is in allowing a number of goals that meet with the individual’s ability to maintain proper focus and completion. Not all individuals have the same capacity to multi-task and each individual must decide what is appropriate for them. It is not for another to decide or another to judge at what level of achievement one can acquire. And it is not to have so many goals that one cannot complete a task. When each individual allows themselves to work within the frame of their own achievement level, and allows others to do the same, then each individual opens the path to mastering their goals.

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Clean Your Plate

Ahhh procrastination, that foggy state of mind where you feel you have limitless tomorrows to get things done, and then suddenly…d’oh! You find yourself overwhelmed or staring down a deadline in a panic. This week is all about moving through the state of procrastination and on to clearing things off your plate that may have been hanging around in the ethers a little too long. I like that this week’s message also speaks of letting go of those things that maybe we shouldn’t have committed to in the first place.

So my challenge to you this week is to examine where you might be lagging on taking action, especially if it’s something that you really want to do. If you have multiple lingering items, then prioritize and focus on the top of the list. That way you won’t overwhelm yourself and well, you know, procrastinate.

Hey ho, let’s go!

With Love.

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From Over There: 9.21.14 Weekly Focus

Focus on completion or release of projects and tasks that have been lingering in procrastination. Doing so prior to setting new intentions will bring a sense of accomplishment and create better focus and attention with future endeavors. 

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This week’s question:

Q: How can we better recognize those things that need to be released instead of completed?

A. It is to release the doing of that which no longer serves your best interests or wellbeing, or that of one who may be dependent on you. If you are finding it difficult to move a project or task toward completion – simply out of avoidance – you may ask yourself what is holding you in a state of procrastination. Many times this occurs out of fear, or complacency, or rebelliousness, or a general lack of belief in one’s abilities. It is important to recognize this so you may push through toward completion. If a task or project is being imposed upon you by another’s belief structure that is not aligned with yours, then it is not in your best interests to continue to move forward with it. You may wish to examine why you allow this individual to hold power over your actions. It is important to remember that each moment of life is a series of choices. Choices made out of a desire for greater happiness and wellbeing for yourself and society as a whole will lead to a more fulfilling life.

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