Water wisdom...

"When flowing water ... meets with obstacles on its path, a blockage in its journey, it pauses. It increases in volume and strength, filling up in front of the obstacle and eventually spilling past it.... "Do not turn and run, for there is nowhere worthwhile for you to go. Do not attempt to push ahead into the danger ... emulate the example of the water: Pause and build up your strength until the obstacle no longer represents a blockage." -- from the ‘I Ching,’presented in  ‘To Build the Life You Want, Create the  Work You Love: The Spiritual Dimension  of Entrepreneuring’ by Marsha Sinetar As we are spiritual beings, the root of all of our life challenges lies in the spiritual realm. Get in touch with your spiritual nature and get a sense of the bigger picture of your life.

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Recognizing abundance

"If your everyday life seems poor, don't blame it; blame yourself; admit to yourself that you are not enough of a poet to call forth its riches; because for the creator there is no poverty and no indifferent place."

-- Rainer Maria Rilke

Where do you now experience abundance in your life?

If you are hard-pressed to find abundance in your finances or possessions, look to spiritual qualities. Do you experience abundance in a special relationship? In a quiet moment in a park? In a good laugh with a friend? The more you acknowledge abundance in your spirit, the richer your life will become.

"Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance."

-- John Petit-Senn

Tackle your financial challenges holistically! Self-learn the basic steps to managing money, explore your beliefs around wealth, and open to the spiritual laws of abundance 

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A hot tub for the mind

"Imagine a hot tub for the mind. That is what meditation is; it can bathe your mind in relaxing thoughts."

-- Eknath Easwaran

With today’s fast pace of life, too many of us don’t have any sense of how it feels to be free of stress. It’s difficult to relax if we have physical pain or irritation, strong negative emotions or scattered, worrisome thoughts.

The practice of meditation helps us find the peace within that is so elusive in our outer world.

"Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes."

-- Etty Hillesum

Step by step, progressively learn basic meditation methods to relax, concentrate, focus, reflect, contemplate and illuminate...

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Perception defines our reality

"The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend."

-- Henri Bergson

Our entire universe is energy -- vibrating waves of pure potential. The electromagnetic vibrations of our consciousness interact with the energetic potential that exists everywhere as the life force to ‘collapse’ the waves and create matter. So the patterns of our minds create the form of our world.

By simply observing a form, we influence it. We in turn are influenced by others. This challenges us to be more aware of the quality of our being and the vibrations we transmit.

"There is no reality in the absence of observation."

-- The Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

We don’t change overnight. Personal growth requires persistence.Are you up to it...????

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Know yourself through journaling...

"The blank page gives us the right to dream." -- Baston Bachelard Journaling takes us on adventures of self-discovery that explore two different directions: - DEEPER into the realms of the subconscious where we can clean house of personal problems, pains, patterns, and reactions; and, - HIGHER into the realms of our potential, where we can connect with intuition and higher guidance and uncover our essence and purpose. "Life is a narrative that you have a hand in writing." -- Henriette Anne Klauser "I want you to get excited about who you are, what you are, what you have, and what can still be for you. I want to inspire you to see that you can go far beyond where you are right now." -- Virginia Satir Access your own inner wisdom by tapping into your subconscious and intuition. Release stress, blocks and negative emotions, and spark imagination and greater vision. Go deeper… Reach higher...

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Embrace your life.

"If there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life, as in hoping for another life, and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life." -- Albert Camus Have you taken ownership of your life? When we own our lives, we accept what we’ve inherited and the experiences we hold in our memories. We also lay claim to our right to create new conditions if we’re not happy with what’s come before. We assume responsibility for changing what does not suit us. We acknowledge our own special talents and skills, and truly comprehend our right to enjoy the journey. In short, we embrace the meaning and purpose, the mystery and the beauty of our lives. "Recognize that life is what you get when you’re born ... living is what you do with it." -- Jim Allen "It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between." -- Diane Ackerman Access your own inner wisdom by tapping into your subconscious and intuition. Release stress, blocks and negative emotions, and spark imagination and greater vision. Go deeper… Reach higher...

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Mind control...

"Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary." -- Ray Knight "Eventually, meditation will make our mind calm, clear, and as concentrated as a laser which we can focus at will. This capacity of one-pointed attention is the essence of genius. When we have this mastery over attention in everything we do, we have a genius for life itself: unshakable security, clear judgment, and deep personal relationships." -- Eknath Easwaran "The successful man is the average man, focused." -- Source Unknown Step by step, progressively learn basic meditation methods to relax, concentrate, focus, reflect, contemplate and illuminate...

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Review your choices...

"I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives doing things they detest to make money they don't want to buy things they don't need to impress people they dislike." -- Emile Henry Gauvreau Once again, we invite you to look closely at what you are choosing for yourself. Why are you doing what you are doing? Would you prefer to be or do something different? How can you bring that ‘something different’ into reality? "You make what seems a simple choice: choose a man or a job or a neighborhood -- and what you have chosen is not a man or a job or a neighborhood, but a life." -- Jessamyn West "Choice is destiny’s soul mate." -- Sarah Ban Breathnach Confused about what you want and where you're going? You need self support in getting clear so you can plan your life and live your plan!!Discover the empowerment that comes with focus in your own self!!

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Ponder the rules...

"To do exactly as your neighbors do is the only sensible rule."

-- Emily Post

Do you have strong and clear definitions for what is acceptable and what is not?

Where have these rules come from? What’s the purpose of these judgments? What do they protect?

Can we explore new territory for ourselves and others by allowing and even welcoming spontaneity, exuberance and surprises?

"The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other."

-- David Riesman

Journey through the traps of ego into a life of meaning, purpose, joy and service. Embark on your own soul journey...

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Stop the battles...

"When you fight something, you’re tied to it forever. As long as you’re fighting it, you’re giving it power." -- Anthony de Mello What are you fighting? Resistance always brings pain. Examine your struggle. What does your personality want from the situation? What does your soul want? What can you learn from this? Always strive to mend separation and achieve unity. Always choose love over fear. If you can embrace whatever you are struggling against, the struggle will disappear. "What you resist persists. And only what you look at, and own, can disappear. You make it disappear by simply changing your mind about it." -- Neale Donald Walsch Clearing blocks transforms our lives.  Discover a whole new way of working with life's challenges...

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Problems or solutions?

"If you expect the best, you will be the best. Learn to use one of the most powerful laws in this world; change your mental habits to belief instead of disbelief. Learn to expect, not to doubt. In so doing, you bring everything into the realm of possibility."

-- Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

Stop and be aware! Have you been thinking about what you want or what you don’t want?

It’s so easy to lock our minds onto problems rather than opening to receive solutions. But what we think is what we get. This is so important! If we continually focus on problems and negatives, that’s where we’ll stay.

"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit."

-- Helen Keller

Who are you, REALLY? To truly know yourself, you need to explore your subconscious mind. You need to help your own self to reveal and release the subconscious beliefs that sabotage your highest intentions...

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Procrastination

"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday."

-- Don Marquis

Most of us struggle with procrastination -- the 'I'll do it later' syndrome. If this is one of your key time wasters, take time to become more aware of your behaviour.

- Identify what you are procrastinating.

- Identify why you have not done these things. Seek out your deepest reason.

- Is there a fear underlying your reason? There is for most people.

We typically procrastinate because of unclear goals, lack of information and/or skills, fear of moving into new territory, fear of failure or success, feeling overwhelmed, lack of time due to over-commitments, poor timing, and general disorganization.

"Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they started."

-- David Allen

And, just for fun:

"The best labor saving device is doing it tomorrow."

-- Source Unknown

Never have time for what you really want in life? Take control of the time of your life by changing your mind!!!!!

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