I just couldn't believe how clear and obvious (and persistent!) the universe is in giving me the message that the answer to my financial worries is to tithe - so I had to write it in this blog. It's really cool when you see such a clear message from the divine!
I just finished band practice and turned on the TV and what was on was the 700 Club, a christian TV show and they were talking about tithing and telling stories about people who got out of financial worry by tithing. How ironic is that?! I never watch christian shows (I'm not a christian) and certainly don't watch what Dave & I like to jokingly call the "god" channels! This show was on the last network I last watched - ABC Family.
I just thought that was such a cool instance of the universe clearly answering me and giving me a message that I had to tell you.
I have started tithing by donating money - 2/3rds of the 10% of my income so far - to worthy causes. I haven't seen any results yet but Dave has already!
I convinced Dave, who is a little more conservative (and pessimistic when it comes to faith) than I am, to believe there might be something to this tithing, and he recently gave it a shot. He is making a guitar for his friend who said he loves his guitars and wishes he could have him build one, who also just lost his eye in a freak accident and doesn't have health insurance. He's not just making the guitar and giving it to him, he's using it to start a fund for his friend and posted it on his website & facebook encouraging others to donate to this fund to help his friend pay for his medical bills (and cheer him up a little). He has already had someone contact him after seeing this donation project, wanting him to build him a custom guitar! He also just happened to get a bonus at work!
I'm sure I'll have more great things we'll get from tithing that I'll tell you about in future blog posts.
I love hearing others stories too, so please post your tithing story in the comments below. :)
5/24/12
5/16/12
Tithing?
Ok, I'm going to try it! Tithing. (here's the definition if you don't know what it is... http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tithe). Dave & I have been worrying about money too much lately (and not about how much we have, although that would be a great thing to imagine, having so much money we don't know what to do with it all!).
First of all, we know full well the universal law of attraction. When it comes to money, if you worry about it, the universe will continue to give you reasons to worry about it (aka, continuing to not have it). I'm just telling you what others have told me and what I've experienced first hand in my life - my "proof" it is true. I didn't make this shit up - although it would be cool if I would have. I'd really not have a lack of money if that was the case! LOL! ;)
So, I know this worrying is not helping and I've been asking the universe/God/my spirit guides for guidance on what to do so I can afford everything I need and want to do this year. Because I pay attention to and am in tune with the spirit world (including God) and universal guidance, I have gotten a clear answer quickly and in several different places.
One is in an audiobook I felt the "urge" to listen to recently is Prosperity Plus. Urges are not coincidences btw. It is spirit guiding you. Another place I was guided to is the book Flying High by Calvin Lehew and Stowe Shockey. He talks about how we was able to become a millionaire (his goal from a young age) by the time he was 25. What I'm reading now says when you give of yourself, much will be given to you. Calvin said in order to be successful in business, or anything in life, you have to give more than is expected.
This is directly related to tithing and also the basic universal law of reciprocity - you get back what you give (usually multiplied). It just makes a lot of sense to me. I've certainly been experiencing the law of reciprocity with love. As you know, if you've been reading my blog, I have been experimenting with what happens when I put love out to everyone/the universe. Well, I've been getting a lot of love back! Unfortunately, not always in ways I want (several men - some I already know, some I just meet - have been telling me they like me or are attracted to me).
Single ladies (or men)?! Pay attention to that!
If you want to attract love, you have to first put it out there. Boy does it work!
(of course part of it is being able to love yourself, your whole self completely, but that's another chapter for another day - come to my workshop if you need help with this - it's what I talk about).
Anyway, so, I know the law of reciprocity works with giving love, so I figure why wouldn't it work the same way for money. If I give money to good causes, I should get money back (and more than I give). I think there's something to this tithing thing. I'm going to give it a try.
I'll tell you how it goes. Wish me luck (and money - I need it! ;)
P.S., I'm having a very hard time coming up with a title for my workshop about loving yourself=loving others=improving relationships=improving happiness. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
First of all, we know full well the universal law of attraction. When it comes to money, if you worry about it, the universe will continue to give you reasons to worry about it (aka, continuing to not have it). I'm just telling you what others have told me and what I've experienced first hand in my life - my "proof" it is true. I didn't make this shit up - although it would be cool if I would have. I'd really not have a lack of money if that was the case! LOL! ;)
So, I know this worrying is not helping and I've been asking the universe/God/my spirit guides for guidance on what to do so I can afford everything I need and want to do this year. Because I pay attention to and am in tune with the spirit world (including God) and universal guidance, I have gotten a clear answer quickly and in several different places.
One is in an audiobook I felt the "urge" to listen to recently is Prosperity Plus. Urges are not coincidences btw. It is spirit guiding you. Another place I was guided to is the book Flying High by Calvin Lehew and Stowe Shockey. He talks about how we was able to become a millionaire (his goal from a young age) by the time he was 25. What I'm reading now says when you give of yourself, much will be given to you. Calvin said in order to be successful in business, or anything in life, you have to give more than is expected.
This is directly related to tithing and also the basic universal law of reciprocity - you get back what you give (usually multiplied). It just makes a lot of sense to me. I've certainly been experiencing the law of reciprocity with love. As you know, if you've been reading my blog, I have been experimenting with what happens when I put love out to everyone/the universe. Well, I've been getting a lot of love back! Unfortunately, not always in ways I want (several men - some I already know, some I just meet - have been telling me they like me or are attracted to me).
Single ladies (or men)?! Pay attention to that!
If you want to attract love, you have to first put it out there. Boy does it work!
(of course part of it is being able to love yourself, your whole self completely, but that's another chapter for another day - come to my workshop if you need help with this - it's what I talk about).
Anyway, so, I know the law of reciprocity works with giving love, so I figure why wouldn't it work the same way for money. If I give money to good causes, I should get money back (and more than I give). I think there's something to this tithing thing. I'm going to give it a try.
I'll tell you how it goes. Wish me luck (and money - I need it! ;)
P.S., I'm having a very hard time coming up with a title for my workshop about loving yourself=loving others=improving relationships=improving happiness. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
4/30/12
This is SO true and is part of what I will cover in my class at Brick Factory Nashville Monday evenings, May 7, 14 & 21. Tickets are $45 -get tix soon at the Skillery.
"Be Grateful To Everybody"
If we were to make a list of the people we don't like-people we find obnoxious, threatening or worthy of contempt-we would find much about ourselves that we can't face. If we were to come up with one word about each of the troublemakers in our lives, we would find ourselves with a list of descriptions of our own rejected qualities. We project these on the outside world. The people who repel us unwittingly show us aspects of ourselves that we find unacceptable, which otherwise we can't see. Traditional lojong teachings say it another way: other people trigger the karma we haven't worked out. They mirror us and give us a chance to befriend all of that ancient stuff we carry around like a backpack full of granite boulders.
"Be grateful to everyone" is a way of saying that we can learn from any situation, especially if we practice this slogan with awareness. The people and situations in our lives can remind us to catch neurosis as neurosis-to see when we've pulled the shades, locked the door, and crawled under the covers." - Pema Chodron
4/22/12
Happy Spring!
So many great things are happening in my life, my head is spinning!
I haven't written in a while because I've been in a sinus infection funk - not sure it was an infection for the last 2 1/2 mos., but I was convinced it was and had doctors prescribe antibiotic after antibiotic. I'm feeling much better. I still get bad upper sinus pain once in a while - allergies here in Nashville are horrid! But it's not continuous and I have a CT scan scheduled in a couple weeks to see what's going on up there. I just finally got over my fear about it. Funny, that's when I really started to feel better.
Anyway, here are all the awesome things that I've been manifesting. The band has been getting quite a few opportunities to play good shows lately and we've been playing our best. We've been getting lots of press lately too. People at our shows seem to really like us and want to buy our CDs and T-shirts. And we are finally going to meet with a recording engineer this next week! Finally we can get started recording an EP! This guy has recorded some really good bands we like and has worked with this producer we really want to work with, but who is taking forever to get back to us. He offered to record a song for us for free because he knows we can't afford his usual $50,000 for recording a full-length album, but he's very busy and in high demand, so we're going to record with a very good engineer he recommended. I'm hopeful he will still be able to do some producing for us.
I can't wait for our show on Sat., May 12 at 12th & Porter! We're going to have back-up dancers! I'm going to have someone video that and put it up on youtube.
I'm finally going to teach my dream class! I've been developing it for what seems like a long time and have decided to call it: Improving Relationships: Improving Happiness. It's based on the importance of love: loving yourself, loving others, and loving life (necessarily in that order). It's going to be for 3 Monday evenings starting May 7, 14 & 21st. You can read more about it and buy tix here: www.theskillery.com I can't wait - I'm so excited! I'm imagining people who are ready and need to hear this information will come to the class.
Next week is the last week of classes for the semester! I can't believe it's over already! I'm going to teach 1, hopefully 2 classes this summer but will have a few weeks off before that starts. I can't wait for vacation! It's going to be full of recording, playing out-of-town shows (if I can get through to these booking people!), and camping. Maybe even a trip home to Chicago.
Happy Spring!
I haven't written in a while because I've been in a sinus infection funk - not sure it was an infection for the last 2 1/2 mos., but I was convinced it was and had doctors prescribe antibiotic after antibiotic. I'm feeling much better. I still get bad upper sinus pain once in a while - allergies here in Nashville are horrid! But it's not continuous and I have a CT scan scheduled in a couple weeks to see what's going on up there. I just finally got over my fear about it. Funny, that's when I really started to feel better.
Anyway, here are all the awesome things that I've been manifesting. The band has been getting quite a few opportunities to play good shows lately and we've been playing our best. We've been getting lots of press lately too. People at our shows seem to really like us and want to buy our CDs and T-shirts. And we are finally going to meet with a recording engineer this next week! Finally we can get started recording an EP! This guy has recorded some really good bands we like and has worked with this producer we really want to work with, but who is taking forever to get back to us. He offered to record a song for us for free because he knows we can't afford his usual $50,000 for recording a full-length album, but he's very busy and in high demand, so we're going to record with a very good engineer he recommended. I'm hopeful he will still be able to do some producing for us.
I can't wait for our show on Sat., May 12 at 12th & Porter! We're going to have back-up dancers! I'm going to have someone video that and put it up on youtube.
I'm finally going to teach my dream class! I've been developing it for what seems like a long time and have decided to call it: Improving Relationships: Improving Happiness. It's based on the importance of love: loving yourself, loving others, and loving life (necessarily in that order). It's going to be for 3 Monday evenings starting May 7, 14 & 21st. You can read more about it and buy tix here: www.theskillery.com I can't wait - I'm so excited! I'm imagining people who are ready and need to hear this information will come to the class.
Next week is the last week of classes for the semester! I can't believe it's over already! I'm going to teach 1, hopefully 2 classes this summer but will have a few weeks off before that starts. I can't wait for vacation! It's going to be full of recording, playing out-of-town shows (if I can get through to these booking people!), and camping. Maybe even a trip home to Chicago.
Happy Spring!
3/21/12
I'm Only Human!
I have never felt more human than I have the last couple months. I haven't written in a while because I've been battling physical and mental junk on top of juggling busy band stuff and my more-than-full load of teaching.
It's amazing that when I have physical illness (a stupid sinus infection that will NOT go away despite 3 rounds of antibiotics), I easily lose touch with my spiritual self. When you have mental side effects from medications, it's very difficult to maintain perspective on your daily life issues and it's VERY easy to let those issues spiral out of control and get the best of you.
I've never realized the importance of daily meditation practice as much as I have recently. I mean, I always knew it was a good idea and very important, but I didn't experience just how important until I started experiencing a lot of stress and anxiety and physical issues (mental and physical pain) and let that get in the way of meditating regularly - because I was too tired, or didn't have enough time (mostly too tired).
I noticed that when I have been meditating this past month, a lot is being released (emotional/spiritual junk from my past) - which I can't help but think this surfacing of old junk that needed to be released was helping cause my stress, anxiety and physical illness. Nice timing universe.
Just so you know, if you happen to experience anything like crying, physical shaking or other strange physical effects while meditating, you know you're releasing junk and that's a very good thing. Deborah King talks more about things that she went through and that happened to her and others while beginning a powerful meditation practice.
I just know despite whether or not I think each meditation session is useful or doing anything beneficial, IT IS! And if you wonder the same thing, just keep at it.
Anyone have any experiences they can share about their experience starting meditation or benefits it has given you?
Btw, my band played during the SXSW music fest in Austin, TX last week and it was awesome! I had a blast and want to go again!
It's amazing that when I have physical illness (a stupid sinus infection that will NOT go away despite 3 rounds of antibiotics), I easily lose touch with my spiritual self. When you have mental side effects from medications, it's very difficult to maintain perspective on your daily life issues and it's VERY easy to let those issues spiral out of control and get the best of you.
I've never realized the importance of daily meditation practice as much as I have recently. I mean, I always knew it was a good idea and very important, but I didn't experience just how important until I started experiencing a lot of stress and anxiety and physical issues (mental and physical pain) and let that get in the way of meditating regularly - because I was too tired, or didn't have enough time (mostly too tired).
I noticed that when I have been meditating this past month, a lot is being released (emotional/spiritual junk from my past) - which I can't help but think this surfacing of old junk that needed to be released was helping cause my stress, anxiety and physical illness. Nice timing universe.
Just so you know, if you happen to experience anything like crying, physical shaking or other strange physical effects while meditating, you know you're releasing junk and that's a very good thing. Deborah King talks more about things that she went through and that happened to her and others while beginning a powerful meditation practice.
I just know despite whether or not I think each meditation session is useful or doing anything beneficial, IT IS! And if you wonder the same thing, just keep at it.
Anyone have any experiences they can share about their experience starting meditation or benefits it has given you?
Btw, my band played during the SXSW music fest in Austin, TX last week and it was awesome! I had a blast and want to go again!
2/16/12
You Don't Need Religion to Know Jesus & God
I wish people wouldn't associate God (or whatever you want to call him/her) and Jesus with religion because you do not need religion to become closer to and get to know them and reap the benefits of their healing powers. I wish more people would realize that your spirit and the spiritual realm of the universe is not necessarily attached to religion. Religions happen to be one avenue to become closer to and get to know your spirit and the spirit of God and Jesus, but they are certainly not the only avenue - and I would argue not even the best avenue. Because many religions have become corrupt and ego-based (the opposite of spirit), religion turns a lot of people off and this association prevents these people from tapping into very powerful, healing spirit guides as well as tapping into their own spirits (because God is in all of us - he/she is a part of our spirit).
I am not dissing religion because I know that for a lot of people, it is the best avenue to know God, Jesus, and our own spirits, but I want to make people aware that it is not the only avenue and not the best avenue for everyone. We should be equipped with many tools to tap into their healing power, and religion is just one tool. It is not a one-size-fits-all tool and doesn't work for everyone in every situation. I should know - it didn't work for me, and I want to help others who are like me, benefit from their healing power.
My mind is very analytical and scientific and I best understand God and Jesus' spirits from the standpoint of energy and quantum physics. I have learned to get in touch with their spirits and energy by learning how to get in touch with my own spirit. (I've been able to do this by reading everything I can get my hands on, listening to hayhouse radio, listening to speakers like Wayne Dyer, attending workshops, and MEDITATING... see many of my previous blogs about how important meditating is).
From what I understand, Jesus was a man who lived on this earth. He was the most powerful healer ever known, and is still, to this day, the most powerful healer who lived on the face of earth. I learned this from history books and not from anything/anyone in the religion sector. Deborah King (a leader in energy medicine) says he was such a powerful healer because he was able to open his heart chakra 360 degrees. Apparently this is very difficult to do. The heart has very strong energy.
I have been trying to focus on living from the heart: meaning literally being IN my heart chakra (I can tell you how to do this if you email me) and thinking from my heart (vs. ego) as well as feeling and sending love. When you do this, your perception of everyone and every situation changes and you're able to get through rough patches that life throws at all of us and get out of funks easily. Jesus is a very powerful spirit for helping with love and I ask for his assistance daily with this.
Ever since I moved to Nashville and have been focusing on spiritual development, I have been able to recognize and get out of funks as well as make it through rough patches unscathed. Dave, my husband, notices this too and tells me "if it were 4 years ago, you would have been upset and not functional for weeks about this incident that you just got over in a day". I also notice that by living from the heart, I am able to deal with difficult people much better and have much better relationships with everyone in general. I actually don't just "deal" with difficult people, it turns into a positive experience and positive relationship. See one of my past blog posts about my experience sending love to difficult people - it actually turns them and the situation completely around and they become pleasant, sometimes even loving people - imagine that, you send love to someone and treat people with love and they respond to you better (and some even respond with love) - what a concept!
I am not dissing religion because I know that for a lot of people, it is the best avenue to know God, Jesus, and our own spirits, but I want to make people aware that it is not the only avenue and not the best avenue for everyone. We should be equipped with many tools to tap into their healing power, and religion is just one tool. It is not a one-size-fits-all tool and doesn't work for everyone in every situation. I should know - it didn't work for me, and I want to help others who are like me, benefit from their healing power.
My mind is very analytical and scientific and I best understand God and Jesus' spirits from the standpoint of energy and quantum physics. I have learned to get in touch with their spirits and energy by learning how to get in touch with my own spirit. (I've been able to do this by reading everything I can get my hands on, listening to hayhouse radio, listening to speakers like Wayne Dyer, attending workshops, and MEDITATING... see many of my previous blogs about how important meditating is).
From what I understand, Jesus was a man who lived on this earth. He was the most powerful healer ever known, and is still, to this day, the most powerful healer who lived on the face of earth. I learned this from history books and not from anything/anyone in the religion sector. Deborah King (a leader in energy medicine) says he was such a powerful healer because he was able to open his heart chakra 360 degrees. Apparently this is very difficult to do. The heart has very strong energy.
I have been trying to focus on living from the heart: meaning literally being IN my heart chakra (I can tell you how to do this if you email me) and thinking from my heart (vs. ego) as well as feeling and sending love. When you do this, your perception of everyone and every situation changes and you're able to get through rough patches that life throws at all of us and get out of funks easily. Jesus is a very powerful spirit for helping with love and I ask for his assistance daily with this.
Ever since I moved to Nashville and have been focusing on spiritual development, I have been able to recognize and get out of funks as well as make it through rough patches unscathed. Dave, my husband, notices this too and tells me "if it were 4 years ago, you would have been upset and not functional for weeks about this incident that you just got over in a day". I also notice that by living from the heart, I am able to deal with difficult people much better and have much better relationships with everyone in general. I actually don't just "deal" with difficult people, it turns into a positive experience and positive relationship. See one of my past blog posts about my experience sending love to difficult people - it actually turns them and the situation completely around and they become pleasant, sometimes even loving people - imagine that, you send love to someone and treat people with love and they respond to you better (and some even respond with love) - what a concept!
2/7/12
Do You Wish Your Body Could Talk?
Do you wish your body could talk? Well, it can.
This should be something almost everyone experienced - your body giving you signs or signals that something isn't quite right. Those people who are more in tune with their bodies can sense when something isn't quite right before it has developed into a full-blown illness or disease. I see this as the basic form of your body talking to you. I also understand that the actual cells of your body can talk to you. I first learned this reading Dr. Mona Lisa's book, Awakening Intuition and have experienced it myself. The cells of your body also have a memory. That's why you can store a bad memory from long ago and when it surfaces many years later, you feel the emotions just as if the incident just happened. (Read any psychology book to learn more about this.)
Most people think bad memories that are repressed contribute to poor mental health only. Au contraire. They greatly affect physical health. In fact, people frequently don't experience any mental health issues from repressed bad memories and emotions but instead experience physical health issues.
Negative emotions being stored (or as I like to call it repressed) in your body have been proven to cause cellular damage over time. Dr. Mona Lisa is just one of hundreds of people who study energy medicine (and many other fields are now recognizing this) and they know that diseases, like cancer, are caused by certain negative emotions being repressed for a long time in certain parts of the body (different emotions all have a different place in the body that they're stored). These stored negative emotions, over time, cause damage to the cells in which they're stored. There are story after story of examples of this happening in Dr. Lisa's book as well as Deborah King's book, Truth Heals, and I know of a handful of others that I have yet to pick up but have heard about. Deborah, herself, developed cancer in her 20s and was completely cured by energy healing (which helped her negative emotions surface and release - this is what energy medicine, including reiki does for you).
Does this make you want to pay better attention to your body? Does it make you want to resolve or recognize and release old, negative, stored emotions?
When I first learned about this it did for me. That's one of the reasons I got into reiki - to help release old baggage and heal my physical and mental self.
If anyone has a story of healing that you'd like to share, I'd love to hear it!
This should be something almost everyone experienced - your body giving you signs or signals that something isn't quite right. Those people who are more in tune with their bodies can sense when something isn't quite right before it has developed into a full-blown illness or disease. I see this as the basic form of your body talking to you. I also understand that the actual cells of your body can talk to you. I first learned this reading Dr. Mona Lisa's book, Awakening Intuition and have experienced it myself. The cells of your body also have a memory. That's why you can store a bad memory from long ago and when it surfaces many years later, you feel the emotions just as if the incident just happened. (Read any psychology book to learn more about this.)
Most people think bad memories that are repressed contribute to poor mental health only. Au contraire. They greatly affect physical health. In fact, people frequently don't experience any mental health issues from repressed bad memories and emotions but instead experience physical health issues.
Negative emotions being stored (or as I like to call it repressed) in your body have been proven to cause cellular damage over time. Dr. Mona Lisa is just one of hundreds of people who study energy medicine (and many other fields are now recognizing this) and they know that diseases, like cancer, are caused by certain negative emotions being repressed for a long time in certain parts of the body (different emotions all have a different place in the body that they're stored). These stored negative emotions, over time, cause damage to the cells in which they're stored. There are story after story of examples of this happening in Dr. Lisa's book as well as Deborah King's book, Truth Heals, and I know of a handful of others that I have yet to pick up but have heard about. Deborah, herself, developed cancer in her 20s and was completely cured by energy healing (which helped her negative emotions surface and release - this is what energy medicine, including reiki does for you).
Does this make you want to pay better attention to your body? Does it make you want to resolve or recognize and release old, negative, stored emotions?
When I first learned about this it did for me. That's one of the reasons I got into reiki - to help release old baggage and heal my physical and mental self.
If anyone has a story of healing that you'd like to share, I'd love to hear it!
1/22/12
What Do Feelings/Emotions Tell Us and Why We Shouldn't Try To Just Push Away or Mask Unpleasant Emotions
As I was reading the post I wrote in December, I realized that I had been thinking about feelings/emotions from only the viewpoint of someone who is in touch with their spirit or subconscious and can recognize when an emotion is ego-based. I realized that not everyone (in fact, I think most people) can distinguish between a feeling/emotion that is coming from the spirit vs. coming from the ego (subconscious). I realized this as I was helping a friend who shared a problem with me about an emotion they were having and didn't know what to do about it. They, like most people, wanted to know what herbs/supplements to take to get rid of the unwanted/unpleasant emotion (anxiety).
I wish our society wasn't one that encourages people to seek quick fixes to things that aren't pleasant. There are probably lots of people who are on anti-depressant medication who just need to take a step back and get in touch with their spirit and meditate to figure out WHY they're feeling depressed or have anxiety NOT to push away what their spirit might be trying to tell them. (The alternative I see many people do is self medicate by drinking or drugging away their uncomfortable emotions). We can't be afraid of unpleasant emotions and delving in to discover why we're feeling them. It's how we grow.
I said in my Dec. post that feelings are your spirit's way of telling you yes, you're on the right track, or no, that's not right for you. However, feelings are not always right. In other words, feelings do not always accurately reflect what your spirit wants or is trying to tell you. Feelings can also come from your ego (usually those based in fear).
I've heard from some credible, well-known authors & public speakers that there are 2 fundamental emotions: love & fear. All emotions can be boiled down to one of these. This makes it easy to figure out what negative emotion it is in your subconscious that's causing you to feel unpleasant.
In my friend's case, his emotion, anxiety, was coming from his ego. Without revealing the situation, basically, he wasn't feeling anxiety because he was not on the right track/path, but because he encountered a new (good) situation that his ego was fearful of. New experiences are often scary, and if you are in touch with/aware of your emotions, you can realize it's fear that you're feeling and you can work on overcoming the fear. He did not realize it was fear (still doesn't ;) at least not that he was willing to admit to me (the problem that comes with helping friends, ha). It's impossible to work on overcoming or dealing with an emotion if you don't know, can't recognize, or won't admit what it is. The problem is that we have a conscious and a sub-conscious. The only way I know of to recognize/discover what emotion is in your subconscious that's causing you to feel a certain way in your conscious is to meditate. (what ISN'T meditation good for?!)
Btw, I love that when I put it out there to the universe that I want to help people, it sends me people who can benefit from my abilities, knowledge, experience (and/or whom I can benefit from by helping). I notice this happens with my healer friends too. I am always learning and I continue to learn TO help people BY helping people. That's why I love teaching so much.
Since it can be very difficult to delve into your unpleasant subconscious, here is an inspiring quote for ya...
"Each time you try something scary or challenging and pull it off, you put another feather in your courage cap" Morgan Freeman.
I wish our society wasn't one that encourages people to seek quick fixes to things that aren't pleasant. There are probably lots of people who are on anti-depressant medication who just need to take a step back and get in touch with their spirit and meditate to figure out WHY they're feeling depressed or have anxiety NOT to push away what their spirit might be trying to tell them. (The alternative I see many people do is self medicate by drinking or drugging away their uncomfortable emotions). We can't be afraid of unpleasant emotions and delving in to discover why we're feeling them. It's how we grow.
I said in my Dec. post that feelings are your spirit's way of telling you yes, you're on the right track, or no, that's not right for you. However, feelings are not always right. In other words, feelings do not always accurately reflect what your spirit wants or is trying to tell you. Feelings can also come from your ego (usually those based in fear).
I've heard from some credible, well-known authors & public speakers that there are 2 fundamental emotions: love & fear. All emotions can be boiled down to one of these. This makes it easy to figure out what negative emotion it is in your subconscious that's causing you to feel unpleasant.
In my friend's case, his emotion, anxiety, was coming from his ego. Without revealing the situation, basically, he wasn't feeling anxiety because he was not on the right track/path, but because he encountered a new (good) situation that his ego was fearful of. New experiences are often scary, and if you are in touch with/aware of your emotions, you can realize it's fear that you're feeling and you can work on overcoming the fear. He did not realize it was fear (still doesn't ;) at least not that he was willing to admit to me (the problem that comes with helping friends, ha). It's impossible to work on overcoming or dealing with an emotion if you don't know, can't recognize, or won't admit what it is. The problem is that we have a conscious and a sub-conscious. The only way I know of to recognize/discover what emotion is in your subconscious that's causing you to feel a certain way in your conscious is to meditate. (what ISN'T meditation good for?!)
Btw, I love that when I put it out there to the universe that I want to help people, it sends me people who can benefit from my abilities, knowledge, experience (and/or whom I can benefit from by helping). I notice this happens with my healer friends too. I am always learning and I continue to learn TO help people BY helping people. That's why I love teaching so much.
Since it can be very difficult to delve into your unpleasant subconscious, here is an inspiring quote for ya...
"Each time you try something scary or challenging and pull it off, you put another feather in your courage cap" Morgan Freeman.
1/4/12
To What Extent Do We Create Our Reality?
Happy New Year! 2012 is going to be full of exciting things.
Now that the craziness of Christmas is over, I can go back to pondering how the universe works.
Lately, I've been very curious to try to understand the extent that we create our reality. Having studied social science, I know that our perceptions of ourselves and how we fit in the world affect how we behave. Our perceptions of others and their behavior also affect how we behave, and in turn affect how we see ourselves and how others see themselves. It's a giant cause/effect loop of perception and feedback. So, in this way, our perception affects much of our reality.
Also, I believe that instead of just allowing ourselves to be passive creatures who succumb to instincts such as reacting with anger when someone says or does something negative, we are evolved enough creatures to be able to make a choice about how we're going to react to create a different outcome. If we are conscious beings who can understand that certain behavior creates certain outcomes, and we choose to behave in certain ways as to create a desired outcome, aren't we creating our reality in a way?
We all know our perception of why someone behaved the way they did can be wrong. Maybe someone you met at a party was quiet because they weren't feeling well, or because they're shy, or because they're stuck up, or because they don't like you and don't want to talk to you. These are all possibilities. (Which option would you choose btw?) The reality for the person you met may be different than the reality you perceive, but regardless, your perception seems very real to you and you assume it is real unless you're told otherwise. Ever notice how people with low self-esteem have distorted perceptions that would choose the last possibility above. If you would talk to them, however, they truly believe that it's reality - that no one likes them. People tend to perceive things in a way that are consistent with and therefore confirm their prior beliefs. We're stubborn creatures. Have you ever tried to talk to a friend who has a very low self esteem and tried to convince them that they're smart, pretty, people do like them, etc...? It's almost impossible because they've told themselves this "fact" (that they're not smart, pretty, likable, etc..) so much that every opportunity they can to prove themselves right, they do - even if it means distorting "reality".
We all do this and the more conscious we are of our thoughts and perceptions, the more we can make choices to create a better reality for ourselves.
So, to what extent do we create our reality? I just watched one of my favorite shows on the science channel - Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman. It pondered something interesting: does something exist if no one sees it? Now we're getting into quantum physics (something I would love to study in another lifetime). Quantum physicists believe that if we perceive something, it validates its existence.
However, we are all different and one person might feel compelled to understand how something works in order to use it, whereas someone else might not care how it works, they just want to use it/do it. We need both of these types of people. It makes me realize though, that just because I don't quite understand how something works and just trust it does and go ahead and use and apply it, it doesn't work any less than if I were to understand exactly how it works. Knowledge of something doesn't always affect application of it. Most people I know don't understand physics but it doesn't affect how well the laws of matter and energy work in daily life. They just work. That's how I look at the law of attraction and other laws of the universe. It also nicely explains things like this: just because our science is not advanced enough to measure the spirit, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I've noticed as we have evolved, especially in recent years, more and more people are becoming better able to tap into senses that science is not yet evolved enough to measure.
Sorry, I digress (but this blog is as much for myself to look back at my thoughts and journey, so I do what I want ;). If you're still with me...
the thing I've found to not be completely true with the law of attraction and creating your own life is that I think as much as we have free will, there are forces greater than us that have either some control over us and/or strongly guide us toward a path, calling, or destiny (I have heard all of these terms used but don't know if I agree with all of them). What happens if what you currently want isn't aligned with your greater purpose, path, calling or destiny? I think this affects whether or not you will be able to use the law of attraction and manifest those desires. Also, what we think we want at one point in our lives can greatly change. What if what we think we are passionate about now changes when we later discover something totally new that we realize we are even more passionate about that? These are all possible blocks to the law of attraction and this year I intend on exploring these and more.
I've just started reading Caroline Myss' book Sacred Contracts. It makes a lot of sense so far. I'll let you know when I'm finished.
As usual, I love to hear others' comments, so feel free to let me know what you think about any of this.
Now that the craziness of Christmas is over, I can go back to pondering how the universe works.
Lately, I've been very curious to try to understand the extent that we create our reality. Having studied social science, I know that our perceptions of ourselves and how we fit in the world affect how we behave. Our perceptions of others and their behavior also affect how we behave, and in turn affect how we see ourselves and how others see themselves. It's a giant cause/effect loop of perception and feedback. So, in this way, our perception affects much of our reality.
Also, I believe that instead of just allowing ourselves to be passive creatures who succumb to instincts such as reacting with anger when someone says or does something negative, we are evolved enough creatures to be able to make a choice about how we're going to react to create a different outcome. If we are conscious beings who can understand that certain behavior creates certain outcomes, and we choose to behave in certain ways as to create a desired outcome, aren't we creating our reality in a way?
We all know our perception of why someone behaved the way they did can be wrong. Maybe someone you met at a party was quiet because they weren't feeling well, or because they're shy, or because they're stuck up, or because they don't like you and don't want to talk to you. These are all possibilities. (Which option would you choose btw?) The reality for the person you met may be different than the reality you perceive, but regardless, your perception seems very real to you and you assume it is real unless you're told otherwise. Ever notice how people with low self-esteem have distorted perceptions that would choose the last possibility above. If you would talk to them, however, they truly believe that it's reality - that no one likes them. People tend to perceive things in a way that are consistent with and therefore confirm their prior beliefs. We're stubborn creatures. Have you ever tried to talk to a friend who has a very low self esteem and tried to convince them that they're smart, pretty, people do like them, etc...? It's almost impossible because they've told themselves this "fact" (that they're not smart, pretty, likable, etc..) so much that every opportunity they can to prove themselves right, they do - even if it means distorting "reality".
We all do this and the more conscious we are of our thoughts and perceptions, the more we can make choices to create a better reality for ourselves.
So, to what extent do we create our reality? I just watched one of my favorite shows on the science channel - Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman. It pondered something interesting: does something exist if no one sees it? Now we're getting into quantum physics (something I would love to study in another lifetime). Quantum physicists believe that if we perceive something, it validates its existence.
However, we are all different and one person might feel compelled to understand how something works in order to use it, whereas someone else might not care how it works, they just want to use it/do it. We need both of these types of people. It makes me realize though, that just because I don't quite understand how something works and just trust it does and go ahead and use and apply it, it doesn't work any less than if I were to understand exactly how it works. Knowledge of something doesn't always affect application of it. Most people I know don't understand physics but it doesn't affect how well the laws of matter and energy work in daily life. They just work. That's how I look at the law of attraction and other laws of the universe. It also nicely explains things like this: just because our science is not advanced enough to measure the spirit, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I've noticed as we have evolved, especially in recent years, more and more people are becoming better able to tap into senses that science is not yet evolved enough to measure.
Sorry, I digress (but this blog is as much for myself to look back at my thoughts and journey, so I do what I want ;). If you're still with me...
the thing I've found to not be completely true with the law of attraction and creating your own life is that I think as much as we have free will, there are forces greater than us that have either some control over us and/or strongly guide us toward a path, calling, or destiny (I have heard all of these terms used but don't know if I agree with all of them). What happens if what you currently want isn't aligned with your greater purpose, path, calling or destiny? I think this affects whether or not you will be able to use the law of attraction and manifest those desires. Also, what we think we want at one point in our lives can greatly change. What if what we think we are passionate about now changes when we later discover something totally new that we realize we are even more passionate about that? These are all possible blocks to the law of attraction and this year I intend on exploring these and more.
I've just started reading Caroline Myss' book Sacred Contracts. It makes a lot of sense so far. I'll let you know when I'm finished.
As usual, I love to hear others' comments, so feel free to let me know what you think about any of this.
12/1/11
What's Wrong with Wanting to Feel Good All the Time?
I just heard a great quote from Tom Ford, the famous fashion designer: "I'm not doing anything in my life anymore that's not fun." I love that! If that's what a wise man who has lived many successes has learned, it really validates my life philosophy which is mostly just that - I'm not going to do anything that isn't fun. I don't see anything wrong with this philosophy. I don't know why so many people think there's something wrong with aspiring to feel great all the time. Obviously, things are not great & fun all the time, but that's fine. It doesn't mean you can't continue to aspire to feel good and have fun. Why do people feel guilty for wanting to do what feels good? I think it's because deep down inside, they don't feel they deserve it.
Feelings are your spirit's way of telling you yes, you're on the right track, or no, that's not right for you. So heed your feelings! If you don't have positive feelings, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT (something positive that is, not turning to a vice like alcohol or drugs). As I've said before, it's not normal and should not be acceptable to you to continuously feel blah or icky or anxiety or stress or anger, etc.... You might be lucky and know exactly what is making you feel not great (or at least have a pretty good idea). Or, you might need to do some deep introspection, some soul searching (meditation/prayer is also great) to figure out why you're feeling this way. Many times, the answer might be that you need to change what you're doing or where you're going in life. (Side note: I had this feeling and came to this conclusion when I decided I had to move to Nashville - it takes a lot of courage to trust and follow your instincts and make such a major life change but it's always worth it!!)
The more spiritually advanced (for lack of a better word) people I talk to, the more I hear the same story. They all were not on their right path and their bodies were telling them through stress, anxiety and/or other negative feelings or even through physical issues. Many of them did what many people do when they don't like feeling negative feelings all the time - they used alcohol, drugs, food, or other vices or compulsions to quiet those negative feelings. We've all seen what happens when you rely on negative vices to self-medicate. Eventually, your body will get the message (that you're not on the right track) across but it will be in a more severe way.
Some people need to hit rock bottom or for their lives to fall apart before they come to a spiritual awakening. That doesn't have to be you. Listen to your feelings (and intuition - that gut instinct).
People often ask, how do I know I'm on the right path? I think the answer is simple. Listen to your feelings. If it feels good, if it feels right, it probably is. If you used this decision-making technique, you'd make the best decisions all the time. The best decisions for you at that time, that is. Sometimes we need to make a decision that might show us the way NOT to go. We can't grow and learn if we don't make mistakes. Actually most successful businessmen (I mean highly successful, like Steve Jobs, Dale Carnege, Tom Ford, etc...) use this decision-making technique. Funny, I never read about it in the scholarly literature in grad school. People who don't realize or acknowledge the spirit's important role in business, science, politics, or anything for that matter, need to wake up.
I'd like to hear from anyone who does use this technique, or tries it. What was the outcome?
Feelings are your spirit's way of telling you yes, you're on the right track, or no, that's not right for you. So heed your feelings! If you don't have positive feelings, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT (something positive that is, not turning to a vice like alcohol or drugs). As I've said before, it's not normal and should not be acceptable to you to continuously feel blah or icky or anxiety or stress or anger, etc.... You might be lucky and know exactly what is making you feel not great (or at least have a pretty good idea). Or, you might need to do some deep introspection, some soul searching (meditation/prayer is also great) to figure out why you're feeling this way. Many times, the answer might be that you need to change what you're doing or where you're going in life. (Side note: I had this feeling and came to this conclusion when I decided I had to move to Nashville - it takes a lot of courage to trust and follow your instincts and make such a major life change but it's always worth it!!)
The more spiritually advanced (for lack of a better word) people I talk to, the more I hear the same story. They all were not on their right path and their bodies were telling them through stress, anxiety and/or other negative feelings or even through physical issues. Many of them did what many people do when they don't like feeling negative feelings all the time - they used alcohol, drugs, food, or other vices or compulsions to quiet those negative feelings. We've all seen what happens when you rely on negative vices to self-medicate. Eventually, your body will get the message (that you're not on the right track) across but it will be in a more severe way.
Some people need to hit rock bottom or for their lives to fall apart before they come to a spiritual awakening. That doesn't have to be you. Listen to your feelings (and intuition - that gut instinct).
People often ask, how do I know I'm on the right path? I think the answer is simple. Listen to your feelings. If it feels good, if it feels right, it probably is. If you used this decision-making technique, you'd make the best decisions all the time. The best decisions for you at that time, that is. Sometimes we need to make a decision that might show us the way NOT to go. We can't grow and learn if we don't make mistakes. Actually most successful businessmen (I mean highly successful, like Steve Jobs, Dale Carnege, Tom Ford, etc...) use this decision-making technique. Funny, I never read about it in the scholarly literature in grad school. People who don't realize or acknowledge the spirit's important role in business, science, politics, or anything for that matter, need to wake up.
I'd like to hear from anyone who does use this technique, or tries it. What was the outcome?
11/20/11
Does Love Really Conquer All?
I recently went to a Hay House conference. It was an amazing conference that has an unfortunate name, I Can Do It. The name reminds me of pathetic people who are clueless and who wallow in self pity and frequent the self-help section of the bookstore and never seem to actually want to help themselves, but are more content in complaining to others about their troubles and how the world and everyone is out to get them and how they're victims of this and that. Know anyone like that?
Anyway, the people who attended this conference were the opposite of that. But, I've encountered several students like that and I always say to them, I'm here to help you and I care about you but I can't help you if you don't want to help yourself. Contrary to popular belief - you are not entitled to anything. (I should clarify- you are entitled to feeling love and happiness all the time). I find in most cases though, that it really stems from the problem that the person does not love themselves enough and/or feel they deserve the best life has to offer or deserve to be happy. It's interesting how this self-belief manifests itself. I've seen it in myself too. When I fear/worry that I won't get something done in time, I procrastinate because my ego wants to prove itself right. Because when I procrastinate, what happens? I, indeed, don't get it done in time and I validate my need for worrying. This crazy cycle illustrates how changing your thoughts, really does change your life... but I won't get into that right now. That could fill up several books (if you're interested, one good one about that is Wayne Dyer's Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life)
As of late, I have realized the power of love. I think it really can conquer anything. I have recently decided to try an experiment to test this theory. Every time I've encountered someone who annoys me or irritates me or treats me rudely or with disrespect (like a couple students I have this semester), I forgive myself for initially thinking bad thoughts about them and send as much love to them as I can. And you know what happens? It really is amazing! They change! I swear, they really change! I'll give you an example. I did this to a couple students in one class, and the next class, it was like they were different people! I was wondering where the old, negative, disrespectful, rude people were who for over a month acted like that. They were different after I sent love to them! I'm sure part of it was my perception of them changed too after I was focused on sending love instead of bad, negative thoughts, but a big part of it really was that they actually changed. Another student actually noticed it and commented to me about it after class.
So, so far, my experiment has proven to be true. Love might just be the answer to everything. I can honestly say that I do not have anyone in my life who I dislike or who annoys me right now. Not that I don't think I will encounter someone who makes me feel like this occasionally in the future, but when I do I will immediately send them love, they will no longer annoy me and I will no longer dislike them.
If you think this sounds hokey or too simplistic or too good to be true, why don't you do your own experiment. After all, you can't disprove something without testing it.
I noticed how much sending love to myself has changed me over the past year or so also. After attending Debbie Ford's workshop at the I Can Do It conference, I have learned to love ALL parts of myself, even the ones I didn't like because I thought they were not honorable or good, such as being blunt sometimes, or acting like a know-it-all, or being emotional, or being silly/goofy, or being boring, etc.... I learned that we all have many facets to ourselves/our personalities that really serve us well when we use them sometimes in certain circumstances when it's called for it. Debbie led us through a guided visualization that was life changing as it helped me really, truly love all parts of myself and feel comfortable being my authentic self. I no longer worry that I might not fit in with what's "proper/normal/acceptable" for whatever circle or position I'm in.
I've read about the importance of feeling this way about your self, but there's a difference between knowing, intellectually what I should/need to do and actually being able to do it spiritually and emotionally. Everyone has unresolved issues and negative emotions that we've stored from our entire lifetime that gets repressed into our subconscious (I'd like to talk to anyone who thinks they don't...I'm serious, email me:). With these things, I think it's impossible to reason them out of you. When Debbie had us do the guided visualization exercise, I felt emotions coming out of me that were so strong and I hadn't felt like that in a long time. After that, I felt like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders and I felt more free, happier, and more loving toward myself than I'd ever felt.
I think people who try practicing the law of attraction get scared when they encounter a block that requires them to face and work through difficult, troublesome things, including things they don't like about themselves. This is challenging because the ego kicks in and gets defensive when you realize something (some behavior, belief, etc..) you don't like about yourself. But, this is not a reason to stop and give up because, in order to grow, we will undoubtedly face things that will be very difficult and unpleasant, but the reward is very worth it.
You are not growing if you're stagnant, regardless if you tell yourself that you're "content". We don't learn when everything goes our way all the time.
One last thing: in order for the whole experiment about sending love to everyone who annoys you to work, you need to be able to love yourself completely first. If you don't have love and compassion for yourself, how can you expect to give it to others? You can't give what you don't have. I'm sorry if this throws a monkey wrench in this whole thing for you. I know it means a lot of self work before you can reap the ultimate love benefits, but I promise you, it's worth it. I've been soul searching and practicing self-love and compassion for a while now, but Debbie's workshop was like the final straw for me to become truly full of it.;) Ha! I can just see my husband and family loving the opportunity to jump in and say, "she's full of it alright". Lol!
Anyway, the people who attended this conference were the opposite of that. But, I've encountered several students like that and I always say to them, I'm here to help you and I care about you but I can't help you if you don't want to help yourself. Contrary to popular belief - you are not entitled to anything. (I should clarify- you are entitled to feeling love and happiness all the time). I find in most cases though, that it really stems from the problem that the person does not love themselves enough and/or feel they deserve the best life has to offer or deserve to be happy. It's interesting how this self-belief manifests itself. I've seen it in myself too. When I fear/worry that I won't get something done in time, I procrastinate because my ego wants to prove itself right. Because when I procrastinate, what happens? I, indeed, don't get it done in time and I validate my need for worrying. This crazy cycle illustrates how changing your thoughts, really does change your life... but I won't get into that right now. That could fill up several books (if you're interested, one good one about that is Wayne Dyer's Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life)
As of late, I have realized the power of love. I think it really can conquer anything. I have recently decided to try an experiment to test this theory. Every time I've encountered someone who annoys me or irritates me or treats me rudely or with disrespect (like a couple students I have this semester), I forgive myself for initially thinking bad thoughts about them and send as much love to them as I can. And you know what happens? It really is amazing! They change! I swear, they really change! I'll give you an example. I did this to a couple students in one class, and the next class, it was like they were different people! I was wondering where the old, negative, disrespectful, rude people were who for over a month acted like that. They were different after I sent love to them! I'm sure part of it was my perception of them changed too after I was focused on sending love instead of bad, negative thoughts, but a big part of it really was that they actually changed. Another student actually noticed it and commented to me about it after class.
So, so far, my experiment has proven to be true. Love might just be the answer to everything. I can honestly say that I do not have anyone in my life who I dislike or who annoys me right now. Not that I don't think I will encounter someone who makes me feel like this occasionally in the future, but when I do I will immediately send them love, they will no longer annoy me and I will no longer dislike them.
If you think this sounds hokey or too simplistic or too good to be true, why don't you do your own experiment. After all, you can't disprove something without testing it.
I noticed how much sending love to myself has changed me over the past year or so also. After attending Debbie Ford's workshop at the I Can Do It conference, I have learned to love ALL parts of myself, even the ones I didn't like because I thought they were not honorable or good, such as being blunt sometimes, or acting like a know-it-all, or being emotional, or being silly/goofy, or being boring, etc.... I learned that we all have many facets to ourselves/our personalities that really serve us well when we use them sometimes in certain circumstances when it's called for it. Debbie led us through a guided visualization that was life changing as it helped me really, truly love all parts of myself and feel comfortable being my authentic self. I no longer worry that I might not fit in with what's "proper/normal/acceptable" for whatever circle or position I'm in.
I've read about the importance of feeling this way about your self, but there's a difference between knowing, intellectually what I should/need to do and actually being able to do it spiritually and emotionally. Everyone has unresolved issues and negative emotions that we've stored from our entire lifetime that gets repressed into our subconscious (I'd like to talk to anyone who thinks they don't...I'm serious, email me:). With these things, I think it's impossible to reason them out of you. When Debbie had us do the guided visualization exercise, I felt emotions coming out of me that were so strong and I hadn't felt like that in a long time. After that, I felt like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders and I felt more free, happier, and more loving toward myself than I'd ever felt.
I think people who try practicing the law of attraction get scared when they encounter a block that requires them to face and work through difficult, troublesome things, including things they don't like about themselves. This is challenging because the ego kicks in and gets defensive when you realize something (some behavior, belief, etc..) you don't like about yourself. But, this is not a reason to stop and give up because, in order to grow, we will undoubtedly face things that will be very difficult and unpleasant, but the reward is very worth it.
You are not growing if you're stagnant, regardless if you tell yourself that you're "content". We don't learn when everything goes our way all the time.
One last thing: in order for the whole experiment about sending love to everyone who annoys you to work, you need to be able to love yourself completely first. If you don't have love and compassion for yourself, how can you expect to give it to others? You can't give what you don't have. I'm sorry if this throws a monkey wrench in this whole thing for you. I know it means a lot of self work before you can reap the ultimate love benefits, but I promise you, it's worth it. I've been soul searching and practicing self-love and compassion for a while now, but Debbie's workshop was like the final straw for me to become truly full of it.;) Ha! I can just see my husband and family loving the opportunity to jump in and say, "she's full of it alright". Lol!
Why we need to concern ourselves with helping others
I'm glad I decided to keep this journal to see my thoughts as I grow in my spirituality and learn about how the universe works. I saw a previous post where I was trying to understand how the law of attraction worked and if it was necessary to have as part of your desire wanting to help others. Now, after immersing my self in studying and practicing this for a little while, I realize the answer to that and why. So, here it is as I understand it now...
The reason you need to worry about helping and sending love to others in addition to focusing on your own desires is because we're all connected and when you help and send love to someone else, you help and send love to yourself which helps you manifest your own desires.
That's it.
Thanks.
okay bye. ;)
It really is that simple. I'm finding that the more I seek answers to how the universe works, the answers I find are more simple than I realized.
We've all heard (and maybe even experienced ourselves if we cared enough to help ourselves become better, happier, more prosperous, etc...) that when you're feeling down, sad, depressed... you should help someone else because you will feel better yourself. It's not a new concept, this idea that what you give you get back and then some. However, I, being the kind of person who likes to know why and likes to analyze things, had to know how and why that happens. I'm happy to say that I've finally found an answer that makes the most sense to me.
This is particularly pertinent in the current state of the globe because now, more than ever, we need to stop fighting and killing one another and collaborate to figure out how to work together to help our collective selves. The earth (and humanity, and our economy, and our political system for that matter) can't sustain what we're doing to it and the way we're doing it. The ego has taken control in the (human) powers that be in these systems and that has led to corruption. You know what comes after something corrupts? It crumbles.
I have so much to talk about. This is what happens when I wait to write only once a month. I'll have to start writing more frequently. So, you'll start to see much more of me whether you like it or not! Muwahahaha. (well, if you don't like it I suppose you can just not take the time to read my blog, but I hope you will.)
The reason you need to worry about helping and sending love to others in addition to focusing on your own desires is because we're all connected and when you help and send love to someone else, you help and send love to yourself which helps you manifest your own desires.
That's it.
Thanks.
okay bye. ;)
It really is that simple. I'm finding that the more I seek answers to how the universe works, the answers I find are more simple than I realized.
We've all heard (and maybe even experienced ourselves if we cared enough to help ourselves become better, happier, more prosperous, etc...) that when you're feeling down, sad, depressed... you should help someone else because you will feel better yourself. It's not a new concept, this idea that what you give you get back and then some. However, I, being the kind of person who likes to know why and likes to analyze things, had to know how and why that happens. I'm happy to say that I've finally found an answer that makes the most sense to me.
This is particularly pertinent in the current state of the globe because now, more than ever, we need to stop fighting and killing one another and collaborate to figure out how to work together to help our collective selves. The earth (and humanity, and our economy, and our political system for that matter) can't sustain what we're doing to it and the way we're doing it. The ego has taken control in the (human) powers that be in these systems and that has led to corruption. You know what comes after something corrupts? It crumbles.
I have so much to talk about. This is what happens when I wait to write only once a month. I'll have to start writing more frequently. So, you'll start to see much more of me whether you like it or not! Muwahahaha. (well, if you don't like it I suppose you can just not take the time to read my blog, but I hope you will.)
10/26/11
Inconsistencies in the Law of Attraction?
There seems to be a paradox in the law of attraction belief that you control your life and how it unfolds because your thoughts create your reality. I think a lot of people misunderstand the law of attraction. It doesn't mean you can have everything you want. I am sad to see people/books/media, such as the movie The Secret, give false, misleading information about what the law of attraction is really about. It is not some quick, easy thing that you use to start getting everything you want. The law of attraction is a simple concept, but following it can be very difficult and take a lot of work.
Here's how it works from my understanding. Your thoughts are telling the universe & God what you want and the universe will translate those thoughts into a reality that may be slightly (or majorly) different than what you imagined. I think the universe understands our feelings about what we want and not the specific details. The details don't matter anyway, as long as we achieve that feeling we want. For example, I imagine very vividly, the feeling I would feel performing to thousands of people in an arena. The amount of love in one space like that would be amazing and as long as I can be in a situation like that in the future, the details don't matter to me. I put out my desired feeling and give it up to the universe & God and trust that it/He will give me that or something better/bigger.
People frequently don't use the law of attraction correctly because of this point I think. People tend to think about all the details of a job/place/situation they desire and analyze the steps they think they need to take to get there. This is helpful, but the key is to think about what feeling you will feel being at that job/place/situation. If you can imagine what it will feel like for you, you're going to manifest it. If you tell yourself, it's such a lofty dream, I can't put myself in those shoes now and imagine what it would really feel like - then you're not going to manifest it.
If you feel you need to control how it happens, your ego is getting too involved. The ego is about control. The spirit is not. I talked a lot about this in a previous post I believe (and it was the topic of one of my radio shows). Here are a couple links if you're interested about learning more about the ego vs. spirit... http://www.lifecoachmary.com/issue36.htm and Eckhart Tolle's book A New Earth talks about this. Here's a video when Oprah did her online interview series with him... http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Chapter-1-Oprah-and-Eckhart-Tolles-A-New-Earth-Webcast-Video
We have to give up control of the "how it's going to happen" because when we imagine how it's going to happen, we limit ourselves. Our imagination is limited. Why? It's usually influenced by our life experiences and perceptions of it and that can be limiting. We filter our perception through our own unique lens - our frame of reference which is affected by our past experience, thoughts of what we think we can achieve or what we think is possible based on what other people have achieved. The universe is way broader and expansive than we think and capable of giving us more than what we can imagine.
Maybe I don't really know or understand all of what the law of attraction teaches. There are so many people teaching about it but seemingly with their own perspective of what it means. I like to think that any limitations or inconsistencies people see in the law of attraction is just them not fully understanding it.
I'd love to hear your thoughts/comments!
Here's how it works from my understanding. Your thoughts are telling the universe & God what you want and the universe will translate those thoughts into a reality that may be slightly (or majorly) different than what you imagined. I think the universe understands our feelings about what we want and not the specific details. The details don't matter anyway, as long as we achieve that feeling we want. For example, I imagine very vividly, the feeling I would feel performing to thousands of people in an arena. The amount of love in one space like that would be amazing and as long as I can be in a situation like that in the future, the details don't matter to me. I put out my desired feeling and give it up to the universe & God and trust that it/He will give me that or something better/bigger.
People frequently don't use the law of attraction correctly because of this point I think. People tend to think about all the details of a job/place/situation they desire and analyze the steps they think they need to take to get there. This is helpful, but the key is to think about what feeling you will feel being at that job/place/situation. If you can imagine what it will feel like for you, you're going to manifest it. If you tell yourself, it's such a lofty dream, I can't put myself in those shoes now and imagine what it would really feel like - then you're not going to manifest it.
If you feel you need to control how it happens, your ego is getting too involved. The ego is about control. The spirit is not. I talked a lot about this in a previous post I believe (and it was the topic of one of my radio shows). Here are a couple links if you're interested about learning more about the ego vs. spirit... http://www.lifecoachmary.com/issue36.htm and Eckhart Tolle's book A New Earth talks about this. Here's a video when Oprah did her online interview series with him... http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Chapter-1-Oprah-and-Eckhart-Tolles-A-New-Earth-Webcast-Video
We have to give up control of the "how it's going to happen" because when we imagine how it's going to happen, we limit ourselves. Our imagination is limited. Why? It's usually influenced by our life experiences and perceptions of it and that can be limiting. We filter our perception through our own unique lens - our frame of reference which is affected by our past experience, thoughts of what we think we can achieve or what we think is possible based on what other people have achieved. The universe is way broader and expansive than we think and capable of giving us more than what we can imagine.
Maybe I don't really know or understand all of what the law of attraction teaches. There are so many people teaching about it but seemingly with their own perspective of what it means. I like to think that any limitations or inconsistencies people see in the law of attraction is just them not fully understanding it.
I'd love to hear your thoughts/comments!
10/11/11
Law of Attraction at Work
I love watching the law of attraction at work. The longer I trot along my path toward becoming a touring inspirational/motivational speaker and singer w/my band, the universe gives me the information I need at just the right time. It puts ideas into my head. This is one of the ways it works. I'm sure all of you have had a brilliant, life changing or career changing idea that popped into your head. What/who do you think put it there? I'm sure you thought you just concocted it using your brain power but most people don't realize that many (most?) of the ideas that pop into our heads is God (or the universe) giving us guidance & tips.
So, I've been thinking lately about what it is that I'm going to be speaking about as I tour the country and where I will go and the idea came to me... I think I will hit the college circuit and speak to college students. Last night as I was watching Opera, I got the idea of what I will call my talk/lecture/whatever you want to call it. Life Class. I always thought colleges should have a class that actually prepared students for the real world, for life. Well, I will bring that class to the colleges and the students. I had such a hard time after I graduated undergrad and I went into a deep depression. If I can spare even a handful of young adults in every town from having such a hard time adjusting to the real world, life and figuring out who they are and what they want out of life, I will feel SO GOOD! I know I'm on the right track and path because this week my students are giving their speeches on an assignment I gave them that requires them to do some soul searching and figure out what has influenced them (their beliefs, values, behavior, perceptions) most in life. Those who really took the time to think about it have produced amazing results. I felt so much love and pride towards those students who uncovered amazing things about themselves and I could feel the passion they had talking about it. I think it was life changing for some of them and I can't tell you how amazing I feel to have been a part of that and to have helped them with it.
I think that is the first step to taking control of your life through your thoughts. You have to first take an inventory of your thoughts via belief patterns. Once you've recognized them and figured out where they came from, you can make the conscious choice to continue following those belief patterns if they are serving you well, or to choose different belief patterns if the old ones are not serving you well.
Many people (if not most of us) have belief patterns that are subconscious and have become a habit and they don't realize what they're thinking- what their thoughts are and what they're telling themselves every day. Considering that thoughts are so powerful and are THE thing that controls how our life unfolds, I think it's imperative that we start recognizing our thoughts and start taking control of them.
Many of our beliefs and thought patterns are taught to us by our parents, our culture and our society (including the most pervasive teacher of culture - the media). They're ingrained into us and we don't even realize they're there. It's not easy (in fact, it can be very difficult), but I think everyone must take some time to analyze their thoughts, thought patterns and what their mind is telling themselves every day.
So, in the words of a recent song I wrote... DO IT. DO IT TONIGHT!
What are you waiting for. Start taking control of your thoughts and your life. Life doesn't just happen to you. You are not a passive being watching your life unfold. You are actually creating your life whether or not you're aware of it or not. Your thoughts create your life. Don't you want to know what those thoughts are and start using them to create exactly what you want in life? Become an active participant in your creation. It's much better, much more fun and much much more enjoyable! I promise!
Btw, I'm looking for your tips on how to stay content, happy, or even just sane and/or avoid boredom or burnout at a job you've been at for a long time for my radio show. Post your tips at: www.facebook.com/meganroxindieroxshow and tune in every Sunday from 6-9pm on www.wvcp.net or if you're in the Nashville area, 88.5 fm.
9/16/11
Stress & Anxiety Are Not Normal
This week the universe hit me over the head with a 2x4. Every once in a long while, when I don't listen to what the universe is trying to tell me through my intuition it lets me know. In fact, I've recently heard that the universe will tell you what you need to change in your life to follow the path you desire in increasing degrees of severity.
I recently heard a lecture from a woman, Ester Nicholson (an amazing inspirational speaker & singer who has a book out - www.esternicholson.com), who is a recovering alcoholic and drug addict and she described the different messages (and messengers) the universe sent her - ultimately ending in a near death experience. Many people aren't in tune with their spirit and are so enveloped in the power of their ego (the ego is very powerful), that they need to basically hit rock bottom before they recognize what the universe and their spirit is trying to tell them. I used to be like that but luckily, as I've become more attuned to my spirit (reiki has been the biggest help), I have learned to realize that stress, anxiety and depression are not normal and that is the way the universe and my spirit communicate with me. That is how my emotional issues manifest themselves. Emotional issues can manifest themselves in any way - including physical pain.
So, I'm was practically having an anxiety attack earlier in the week and my first reaction is still to think that it's caused by something external. I should know better by now after studying people like Wayne Dyer whose video clip I just showed my students. It's about my favorite phrase - When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. The video clip tells how nothing you feel is because of anything outside yourself - it's all internal emotions.
Even though I know better, I'm still a human that was raised under certain society "norms" that are contrary to the law of attraction and how the universe really works. So it still takes me a few days to realize that for me, stress and anxiety are the universe's way of trying to tell me something. When I did realize this, I went to a quiet place in my house where I could be alone (my bedroom) and meditate and ask the universe what is it?!
I'm so thankful that I'm at a point in my spiritual and psychic development that I can clearly hear the answers. Here are all the amazing things it had to tell me...
My anxiety is not because of anything going on externally from me but because of my fear of confidently expressing my thoughts & ideas about the law of attraction, especially in my lyrics & singing. I have an underlying fear that people won't believe me or won't like me because they don't agree with what I'm saying. I see that in order for me to enjoy being a professional motivational speaker, & to be successful at it, I need to get over this fear and the universe is bringing it to my attention.
At the same time, I'm experiencing anxiety because I'm a sensitive person and am sensing and absorbing my students' stress at being afraid of public speaking & of failing. Isn't that ironic that in figuring out how to help them, I'm learning how to help myself for the exact same thing. They tell me the main reason they're afraid of public speaking is they're afraid of what people will think of them. I also don't like the thought that not all of my students will like me. All of this teaches me 2 things: 1, that I need to learn to block others negative energy and not absorb others stress, fear or other negative emotion and 2, know that not everyone will like what I have to say or agree with me and learn to be ok with that. I need to speak my mind with confidence & conviction.
Finally, I also realized I have fear that I can't handle this big workload. I realize now that when I'm a successful public speaker & singer, I'm going to be even busier than this. So, in order for me to enjoy being a professional motivational speaker, & to be successful at it, I need to be able handle a busy schedule and getting through this semester will give me the confidence to know that I can.
I was thinking, why are all these fears surfacing all at once? It's a little much for a person to handle at once, isn't it? Then I remembered several psychic friend's telling me they see my dream taking off soon, so I guess I need to be prepared soon. A year ago I sensed it was a big undertaking I was dreaming of & venturing into and this is what happens when you tell the universe "I'm ready, I can handle it, bring it on". Be careful what you wish for. The way the universe works is it is impartial - it brings you exactly what you think about - good or bad.
Luckily, this is all good and I'm very thankful that I've been shown these fears that I need to get over and the lessons that I need to learn. It's all going to take me closer to realizing my dream and as it gets closer, I'm getting more and more excited and more in love with my life, myself, those around me and the universe! Woo hooo!!!!!!!
I recently heard a lecture from a woman, Ester Nicholson (an amazing inspirational speaker & singer who has a book out - www.esternicholson.com), who is a recovering alcoholic and drug addict and she described the different messages (and messengers) the universe sent her - ultimately ending in a near death experience. Many people aren't in tune with their spirit and are so enveloped in the power of their ego (the ego is very powerful), that they need to basically hit rock bottom before they recognize what the universe and their spirit is trying to tell them. I used to be like that but luckily, as I've become more attuned to my spirit (reiki has been the biggest help), I have learned to realize that stress, anxiety and depression are not normal and that is the way the universe and my spirit communicate with me. That is how my emotional issues manifest themselves. Emotional issues can manifest themselves in any way - including physical pain.
So, I'm was practically having an anxiety attack earlier in the week and my first reaction is still to think that it's caused by something external. I should know better by now after studying people like Wayne Dyer whose video clip I just showed my students. It's about my favorite phrase - When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. The video clip tells how nothing you feel is because of anything outside yourself - it's all internal emotions.
Even though I know better, I'm still a human that was raised under certain society "norms" that are contrary to the law of attraction and how the universe really works. So it still takes me a few days to realize that for me, stress and anxiety are the universe's way of trying to tell me something. When I did realize this, I went to a quiet place in my house where I could be alone (my bedroom) and meditate and ask the universe what is it?!
I'm so thankful that I'm at a point in my spiritual and psychic development that I can clearly hear the answers. Here are all the amazing things it had to tell me...
My anxiety is not because of anything going on externally from me but because of my fear of confidently expressing my thoughts & ideas about the law of attraction, especially in my lyrics & singing. I have an underlying fear that people won't believe me or won't like me because they don't agree with what I'm saying. I see that in order for me to enjoy being a professional motivational speaker, & to be successful at it, I need to get over this fear and the universe is bringing it to my attention.
At the same time, I'm experiencing anxiety because I'm a sensitive person and am sensing and absorbing my students' stress at being afraid of public speaking & of failing. Isn't that ironic that in figuring out how to help them, I'm learning how to help myself for the exact same thing. They tell me the main reason they're afraid of public speaking is they're afraid of what people will think of them. I also don't like the thought that not all of my students will like me. All of this teaches me 2 things: 1, that I need to learn to block others negative energy and not absorb others stress, fear or other negative emotion and 2, know that not everyone will like what I have to say or agree with me and learn to be ok with that. I need to speak my mind with confidence & conviction.
Finally, I also realized I have fear that I can't handle this big workload. I realize now that when I'm a successful public speaker & singer, I'm going to be even busier than this. So, in order for me to enjoy being a professional motivational speaker, & to be successful at it, I need to be able handle a busy schedule and getting through this semester will give me the confidence to know that I can.
I was thinking, why are all these fears surfacing all at once? It's a little much for a person to handle at once, isn't it? Then I remembered several psychic friend's telling me they see my dream taking off soon, so I guess I need to be prepared soon. A year ago I sensed it was a big undertaking I was dreaming of & venturing into and this is what happens when you tell the universe "I'm ready, I can handle it, bring it on". Be careful what you wish for. The way the universe works is it is impartial - it brings you exactly what you think about - good or bad.
Luckily, this is all good and I'm very thankful that I've been shown these fears that I need to get over and the lessons that I need to learn. It's all going to take me closer to realizing my dream and as it gets closer, I'm getting more and more excited and more in love with my life, myself, those around me and the universe! Woo hooo!!!!!!!
9/4/11
The Universe Works in Mysterious Ways
After church this morning, I had an "ah ha!"/ lightbulb moment. You know when all of a sudden it's like a lightbulb goes on above your head like in cartoons and you have such clarity about something. I realized that what I was doing for a living right now (teaching communication & public speaking as an adjunct at various area community colleges) was not something that I was just doing to pay the bills and was getting in the way of what I really wanted - it is exactly what the universe has given me in order to help me on my desired path. I didn't realize this before now because it seemed like a strange, crazy way to get what I want. No one that I know of or could imagine would ever get to where I want by route of the path that I seem to be taking.
I love when the universe shows me that it's got my back and it's working for me. I need that confidence once in a while to keep my analytical mind with remnants from the society in which I grew up that was overly practical and didn't encourage imagination and taught you need to choose a path that is logical and has stable income, etc... I've realized long ago that this kind of thinking limits people from actually getting what they want. They worry so much about the logistics of how something can be done and needing to know everything there is to know about it instead of just taking steps to start inquiring about how to get started and then actually DOING it and trusting that you'll get the guidance you need for next steps along the way. (this is a whole other topic worthy of a book-length blog for another day)
What IS it already?
So, you're probably wondering what is this crazy, unique route the universe has led me on. My desire is to travel around teaching, motivating and inspiring others to follow the law of attraction to get what they want and to achieve ultimate happiness/satisfaction in life and also incorporating my love for singing. I always knew I liked teaching and discovered almost 10 years ago that it was teaching at the college level that I really liked. This is why I went to grad school because it's required to teach at the college level. I didn't realize then that mostly the only teaching jobs that are open for someone with a masters degree in communication are teaching public speaking. This class is a common core requirement of most associates and bachelors degrees. So, when I first started teaching college for a living this past spring, I was happy to take whatever I could get. I kept thinking though that teaching public speaking was not related to what I really wanted to do and that maybe this was just giving me teaching experience. I really know nothing about public speaking. Don't tell my boss or my students! ;) (Actually most communication grads don't study public speaking in grad school but have to teach it). I took one class in it 15 years ago while in undergrad. I had to learn what to teach from reading the textbook that was given to me and the handy teachers guide.
An aside: Talk about taking a leap - agreeing to teach a class you know nothing about. I knew that this was part of my path and had faith that I would learn what I needed to learn to teach it. Just like anything in life, there were tools given to me to help me along the way. Thank God for the teachers instructional guide! ha ;)
Herein lies the irony. In order for me to be a successful public speaker, I need to learn how to be one. They always say you learn more by teaching someone else about it. Who would have thought I would learn how to be a good public speaker by teaching others how to be one! The universe is much more savvy and mysterious than I give it credit for. I may be the only public speaker to have learned my skill this way.
It is true. I am learning more and more about public speaking the more I teach it. The more I see public speakers, the more I connect the concepts, theories and applications that are in the textbook to real life. This is an important step in progressing on my path: watching people doing what I want to do. Lucky for me, I found a place where I can witness a good public speaker in action every week. Every Sunday in fact. I refuse to go to a church where the speaker - or pastor/minister/priest, whatever you call yours - does not actually inspire, touch and motivate me to better my life. However, it's also a great learning tool to watch someone doing something poorly so you can pick out what it is that's not effective about what they're doing and learn not to do that.
Interestingly, going through this learning process myself, has also taught me HOW I learn which in turn makes me a better teacher! I will apply these learning concepts in my classroom and when I'm touring around as a public speaker teaching others.
You see how the universe will give you what you desire in ways you may never imagine? Don't doubt its mysteriousness. Know that everyone's path is unique and therefore you can't compare yourself to others. Even if someone is working towards something similar to you, their path and progress will probably be completely different than yours. The way others have been successful at something doesn't mean that has to be the way you will achieve success at it. Think outside the box.
Trust the universe and the strange, unique path it sends you on as long as you keep using the law of attraction.
I love when the universe shows me that it's got my back and it's working for me. I need that confidence once in a while to keep my analytical mind with remnants from the society in which I grew up that was overly practical and didn't encourage imagination and taught you need to choose a path that is logical and has stable income, etc... I've realized long ago that this kind of thinking limits people from actually getting what they want. They worry so much about the logistics of how something can be done and needing to know everything there is to know about it instead of just taking steps to start inquiring about how to get started and then actually DOING it and trusting that you'll get the guidance you need for next steps along the way. (this is a whole other topic worthy of a book-length blog for another day)
What IS it already?
So, you're probably wondering what is this crazy, unique route the universe has led me on. My desire is to travel around teaching, motivating and inspiring others to follow the law of attraction to get what they want and to achieve ultimate happiness/satisfaction in life and also incorporating my love for singing. I always knew I liked teaching and discovered almost 10 years ago that it was teaching at the college level that I really liked. This is why I went to grad school because it's required to teach at the college level. I didn't realize then that mostly the only teaching jobs that are open for someone with a masters degree in communication are teaching public speaking. This class is a common core requirement of most associates and bachelors degrees. So, when I first started teaching college for a living this past spring, I was happy to take whatever I could get. I kept thinking though that teaching public speaking was not related to what I really wanted to do and that maybe this was just giving me teaching experience. I really know nothing about public speaking. Don't tell my boss or my students! ;) (Actually most communication grads don't study public speaking in grad school but have to teach it). I took one class in it 15 years ago while in undergrad. I had to learn what to teach from reading the textbook that was given to me and the handy teachers guide.
An aside: Talk about taking a leap - agreeing to teach a class you know nothing about. I knew that this was part of my path and had faith that I would learn what I needed to learn to teach it. Just like anything in life, there were tools given to me to help me along the way. Thank God for the teachers instructional guide! ha ;)
Herein lies the irony. In order for me to be a successful public speaker, I need to learn how to be one. They always say you learn more by teaching someone else about it. Who would have thought I would learn how to be a good public speaker by teaching others how to be one! The universe is much more savvy and mysterious than I give it credit for. I may be the only public speaker to have learned my skill this way.
It is true. I am learning more and more about public speaking the more I teach it. The more I see public speakers, the more I connect the concepts, theories and applications that are in the textbook to real life. This is an important step in progressing on my path: watching people doing what I want to do. Lucky for me, I found a place where I can witness a good public speaker in action every week. Every Sunday in fact. I refuse to go to a church where the speaker - or pastor/minister/priest, whatever you call yours - does not actually inspire, touch and motivate me to better my life. However, it's also a great learning tool to watch someone doing something poorly so you can pick out what it is that's not effective about what they're doing and learn not to do that.
Interestingly, going through this learning process myself, has also taught me HOW I learn which in turn makes me a better teacher! I will apply these learning concepts in my classroom and when I'm touring around as a public speaker teaching others.
You see how the universe will give you what you desire in ways you may never imagine? Don't doubt its mysteriousness. Know that everyone's path is unique and therefore you can't compare yourself to others. Even if someone is working towards something similar to you, their path and progress will probably be completely different than yours. The way others have been successful at something doesn't mean that has to be the way you will achieve success at it. Think outside the box.
Trust the universe and the strange, unique path it sends you on as long as you keep using the law of attraction.
8/5/11
Be Flexible, Be Humble and Be Compassionate
I had a recent experience that makes me trust that God & the universe will provide and pick you up when things get tough. Just when I felt at my lowest and completely defeated and was ready to give up, someone came along literally picked up the pieces that I could no longer juggle myself.
When you're following your dream, things will not always go smoothly, even when the law of attraction is working. I know I've said this before, but when I say it ain't easy, I mean that in all extremes. So, when times get tough and you get burned out or ready to give up, go talk to someone you know can help you and pick you back up. You won't have a hard time finding such a person if you followed my advice in one of my previous blogs about surrounding yourself with positive, supportive people.
Rome wasn't built in a day and certainly wasn't built by one person. It takes a team to move a mountain, so don't be afraid to seek help. Especially if, like me, your dream involves something as big as moving a mountain. When you follow your heart, there's no room for ego, so get over yourself and get help. If you really want something, you just need a little pick-me-up. Sometimes literally someone to pick you up and carry you for a little while - carry you back on your path. I've forgotten about it for a long time until just now but what comes to mind is that Footprints poem.
Also, easier said than done, is don't get discouraged when it's taking longer than you'd like to achieve what you want. If you're planting your "seed", your dream, out there into the universe, according to the law, it has to respond but it takes some time to grow anything from the time you plant it in the ground. I think it's helpful to plant some small things that don't take as long to grow in addition to your main, big dream. That way, you can see when the law of attraction starts to work and it keeps you going. Also, if you surround yourself with positive people and continue doing things you love you'll have fun along the way and before you know it, you will have realized your dream.
Maybe the road to success isn't bumpy for everyone. I think it's bumpier for some than others. It just depends on how well you're listening to your inner voice - that guidance from the universe. Some of us have to learn our lessons the hard way. I'll admit, I've learned a few hard lessons in my life. When you encounter a bump, it's an opportunity (I like to think of it as a sign) to take a step back and analyze what your thought patterns have been and what you're doing. I think I'll create my own equation that can predict the severity of difficulty you'll have in life. The harder your head, the harder the lessons you'll have to learn.
So, my words of wisdom for the day: don't be stubborn, be flexible, be humble and be compassionate (for yourself and others) and you won't get yourself into too much trouble.
When you're following your dream, things will not always go smoothly, even when the law of attraction is working. I know I've said this before, but when I say it ain't easy, I mean that in all extremes. So, when times get tough and you get burned out or ready to give up, go talk to someone you know can help you and pick you back up. You won't have a hard time finding such a person if you followed my advice in one of my previous blogs about surrounding yourself with positive, supportive people.
Rome wasn't built in a day and certainly wasn't built by one person. It takes a team to move a mountain, so don't be afraid to seek help. Especially if, like me, your dream involves something as big as moving a mountain. When you follow your heart, there's no room for ego, so get over yourself and get help. If you really want something, you just need a little pick-me-up. Sometimes literally someone to pick you up and carry you for a little while - carry you back on your path. I've forgotten about it for a long time until just now but what comes to mind is that Footprints poem.
Also, easier said than done, is don't get discouraged when it's taking longer than you'd like to achieve what you want. If you're planting your "seed", your dream, out there into the universe, according to the law, it has to respond but it takes some time to grow anything from the time you plant it in the ground. I think it's helpful to plant some small things that don't take as long to grow in addition to your main, big dream. That way, you can see when the law of attraction starts to work and it keeps you going. Also, if you surround yourself with positive people and continue doing things you love you'll have fun along the way and before you know it, you will have realized your dream.
Maybe the road to success isn't bumpy for everyone. I think it's bumpier for some than others. It just depends on how well you're listening to your inner voice - that guidance from the universe. Some of us have to learn our lessons the hard way. I'll admit, I've learned a few hard lessons in my life. When you encounter a bump, it's an opportunity (I like to think of it as a sign) to take a step back and analyze what your thought patterns have been and what you're doing. I think I'll create my own equation that can predict the severity of difficulty you'll have in life. The harder your head, the harder the lessons you'll have to learn.
So, my words of wisdom for the day: don't be stubborn, be flexible, be humble and be compassionate (for yourself and others) and you won't get yourself into too much trouble.
What is success?
If money ensures happiness, why do I see so many miserable millionaires? It's true, I've known a couple personally. It's strange to me that some people become so successful at something that their soul isn't happy with. It seems to contradict the law of attraction because from what I've been told and what I've experienced, you have to have your whole heart and soul into something to manifest it. Maybe we have to define what success is. I like to celebrate success at all levels.
Just something to contemplate.
Just something to contemplate.
7/8/11
I've Started a Radio Show
I started a radio show to help give local Nashville (and outside) indie musicians a chance to share their music with the world (or at least the dozen people who listen to my show ;).
My other purpose is to have another outlet to teach others about the law of attraction/law of the universe. I have one lesson/message each week in-between the music and LOVE to hear others stories of how the Law has worked for them or some other positive/inspiring story, and I would LOVE to share people's stories with the world. Imagine a radio show like Delilah, but focused on the Law and other positive/inspiring stories only (not to mention better MUSIC! ;). Who says positive, spiritual people can't ROCK?!
It's every Sunday from 6-9pm (CST) on 88.5 fm in the Nashville area or streaming live online at www.WVCP.net.
I'd love to have you send me a message if you want to share anything on air. Send me a message through my Facebook page: Megan Rox's Indie Rox Show.
My other purpose is to have another outlet to teach others about the law of attraction/law of the universe. I have one lesson/message each week in-between the music and LOVE to hear others stories of how the Law has worked for them or some other positive/inspiring story, and I would LOVE to share people's stories with the world. Imagine a radio show like Delilah, but focused on the Law and other positive/inspiring stories only (not to mention better MUSIC! ;). Who says positive, spiritual people can't ROCK?!
It's every Sunday from 6-9pm (CST) on 88.5 fm in the Nashville area or streaming live online at www.WVCP.net.
I'd love to have you send me a message if you want to share anything on air. Send me a message through my Facebook page: Megan Rox's Indie Rox Show.
Oxy Moron - Simple yet Difficult?
I have several things I want to share, so I am posting twice today. This thought I have is short & sweet yet very powerful.
I am amazed at how simple the law of the universe/law of attraction is yet how difficult it can be to utilize. Once in a while, I think about how simple it is...
I was talking to some people the other day and someone was stressing about not having enough money to make the big out-of-state move that was planned for the end of the week. They recounted how in another big move, they were stressed leading up to it but ended up getting enough money in the end in random ways to be able to move, and I thought, "isn't it interesting that things can be so hectic and stressful when you don't know what the future holds and you have doubts and question whether it will work out and start worrying about 'what if it doesn't' but when you look back, it always ends up working out in the end?"
It makes me think that we could all save ourselves a lot of headache, heartache, stress and anxiety if we just realized it will all work out in the end. If we had faith that this time would be no different than the last hundred times when things just worked themselves out in the end and stopped worrying in the interim, we'd save ourselves a lot of stress. Who would consciously choose the most difficult road to get to where you're going when you could take the easy way? Stressing and worrying just makes things more difficult on yourself (not to mention actually kills you - http://healthandsurvival.com/2008/01/30/stress-kills/).
It's interesting that it seems to be human nature (or maybe societal conditioning?) that people spend a lot of time thinking about what they would do for plan B. What they would do if their ideal situation/desire/dream didn't pan out? Why would you spend more time & energy thinking about what you would do if it didn't pan out than you would thinking about what you will do when it does pan out?
I've heard all sorts of excuses from people who think this way as to why it's the proper, realistic, mature, appropriate, blah, blah, blah, thing to do. Some say they need to mentally prepare themselves for the possible let-down, the possible failure. Doesn't that scream fear of failure or rejection? If you didn't have that fear, you wouldn't feel the need to prepare yourself for the realization of that fear? What happens to people who don't have fear? They never fail in their minds. They just figure out ways that won't work to achieve their dream. And, ultimately, isn't that how we all succeed in doing something anyway? Figuring out what not to do, so we know what TO do. That's how kids learn and you don't see them getting bent out of shape when they try something for the first time and fail. They just get back up and try it again a different way until they figure it out.
There's More Than One Way to Skin a Cat
For those whose excuse is that they need to make sure they can make a living in case their plan/dream doesn't pan out. Well, I say they need to figure out a new way to make a living that can be done at the same time as their plan/dream if it takes longer to manifest than they plan. Why do people tend to think of things in black or white; tend to have dichotomous thinking? Try thinking outside the box. Why couldn't you try a different way to make a living than you currently do? A different slant on your current job? Another possible source of income? If you think, "if I can't do it exactly the way I want or envision, then I don't want it at all", you're being closed-minded (and stubborn?). Who says you know exactly the best way to do something? There's more than one way to skin a cat (sorry cat lovers, shall I say, skin a rat instead?). If you were an expert at what you endeavor to do, you'd already be doing it and successful at it. Think of yourself as a child trying something new for the first time. You might have to go at it a different way. Many people give up when something doesn't work out the way they try it or envision it the first time. Seems pretty limiting and self-defeating, doesn't it? What would happen if children thought this way? They would never learn to walk and Hoverround would be a booming business.
Ok, so again, I think I'm going to share a short thought and I end up rambling on. I'm just so passionate about the law of the universe and about trying to get people to realize it and believe in it and try it. :)
I am amazed at how simple the law of the universe/law of attraction is yet how difficult it can be to utilize. Once in a while, I think about how simple it is...
I was talking to some people the other day and someone was stressing about not having enough money to make the big out-of-state move that was planned for the end of the week. They recounted how in another big move, they were stressed leading up to it but ended up getting enough money in the end in random ways to be able to move, and I thought, "isn't it interesting that things can be so hectic and stressful when you don't know what the future holds and you have doubts and question whether it will work out and start worrying about 'what if it doesn't' but when you look back, it always ends up working out in the end?"
It makes me think that we could all save ourselves a lot of headache, heartache, stress and anxiety if we just realized it will all work out in the end. If we had faith that this time would be no different than the last hundred times when things just worked themselves out in the end and stopped worrying in the interim, we'd save ourselves a lot of stress. Who would consciously choose the most difficult road to get to where you're going when you could take the easy way? Stressing and worrying just makes things more difficult on yourself (not to mention actually kills you - http://healthandsurvival.com/2008/01/30/stress-kills/).
It's interesting that it seems to be human nature (or maybe societal conditioning?) that people spend a lot of time thinking about what they would do for plan B. What they would do if their ideal situation/desire/dream didn't pan out? Why would you spend more time & energy thinking about what you would do if it didn't pan out than you would thinking about what you will do when it does pan out?
I've heard all sorts of excuses from people who think this way as to why it's the proper, realistic, mature, appropriate, blah, blah, blah, thing to do. Some say they need to mentally prepare themselves for the possible let-down, the possible failure. Doesn't that scream fear of failure or rejection? If you didn't have that fear, you wouldn't feel the need to prepare yourself for the realization of that fear? What happens to people who don't have fear? They never fail in their minds. They just figure out ways that won't work to achieve their dream. And, ultimately, isn't that how we all succeed in doing something anyway? Figuring out what not to do, so we know what TO do. That's how kids learn and you don't see them getting bent out of shape when they try something for the first time and fail. They just get back up and try it again a different way until they figure it out.
There's More Than One Way to Skin a Cat
For those whose excuse is that they need to make sure they can make a living in case their plan/dream doesn't pan out. Well, I say they need to figure out a new way to make a living that can be done at the same time as their plan/dream if it takes longer to manifest than they plan. Why do people tend to think of things in black or white; tend to have dichotomous thinking? Try thinking outside the box. Why couldn't you try a different way to make a living than you currently do? A different slant on your current job? Another possible source of income? If you think, "if I can't do it exactly the way I want or envision, then I don't want it at all", you're being closed-minded (and stubborn?). Who says you know exactly the best way to do something? There's more than one way to skin a cat (sorry cat lovers, shall I say, skin a rat instead?). If you were an expert at what you endeavor to do, you'd already be doing it and successful at it. Think of yourself as a child trying something new for the first time. You might have to go at it a different way. Many people give up when something doesn't work out the way they try it or envision it the first time. Seems pretty limiting and self-defeating, doesn't it? What would happen if children thought this way? They would never learn to walk and Hoverround would be a booming business.
Ok, so again, I think I'm going to share a short thought and I end up rambling on. I'm just so passionate about the law of the universe and about trying to get people to realize it and believe in it and try it. :)
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