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Here's hoping your holydays were wonderful and may 2011 be "THE" year for you and yours!!!!!
Peace, blessings, love and light.
Namaste'.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Positive Affirmations: What are they and how to write them so they work!
There are many websites and articles online, a few of which you can access from the links below, that are extremely helpful in writing and using Positive Affirmations for different areas of your life. Not wanting to reinvent the wheel, I'm giving you the "Cliff Notes" version of what they are, how to write effective ones and how to use them powerfully.
Affirmations are not murky, mysterious nor are they magic spells. They are not foreign to your mind either. You use them all the time, whether you are aware of it or not. Affirmations are the beliefs, learned thought patterns and self-talk we have used since we became aware of language. We affirm things all the time when we make statements of value, judgement or description. They include our automatic reactions to life around us. They include the dysfunctional and the ones that sabotage us.
If you want to change negative self-talk or situations in your life, use Positive Affirmations. Powerful positive affirmations are always phrased in the present tense, express a positive statement, have an emotional charge to them and are short and specific. For instance, use "I have financial abundance in my life" instead of "I don't want to be poor anymore". Or "My body is fit and healthy" instead of "I need to lose weight and get rid of ....".
Our subconscious is the creative power behind the words we use in our minds and mouths. When you use positive affirmations, two options occur for the subconscious in response to them: it wants to avoid or reappraise. If you experience a strong negative emotion or reaction to a positive affirmation, there will be a big gap between the affirmation and the perceived truth inside you. Good! That means you got your subconscious' attention! Positive affirmations help us to pay attention to what we are paying attention to.
In order to have them work powerfully and quickly, use them daily or several times a day. Write them down, say them out loud, sing or chant them. Look in the mirror at yourself when you sing, chant or say them out loud. You can also use a variety of subliminal products on the market. Whatever you do, do them, persistently, frequently and with an emotional charge behind them.
You will be surprised at how powerful a creator of your reality you are!
The following three links have very excellent articles on Powerful Positive Affirmations with examples and programs. (I am not affiliated with any of the authors of the websites in any way.):
http://www.vitalaffirmations.com/affirmations.htm
http://affirmations.gems4friends.com/articles/work.html
http://www.salemctr.com/newage/center32.html
Namaste'
Affirmations are not murky, mysterious nor are they magic spells. They are not foreign to your mind either. You use them all the time, whether you are aware of it or not. Affirmations are the beliefs, learned thought patterns and self-talk we have used since we became aware of language. We affirm things all the time when we make statements of value, judgement or description. They include our automatic reactions to life around us. They include the dysfunctional and the ones that sabotage us.
If you want to change negative self-talk or situations in your life, use Positive Affirmations. Powerful positive affirmations are always phrased in the present tense, express a positive statement, have an emotional charge to them and are short and specific. For instance, use "I have financial abundance in my life" instead of "I don't want to be poor anymore". Or "My body is fit and healthy" instead of "I need to lose weight and get rid of ....".
Our subconscious is the creative power behind the words we use in our minds and mouths. When you use positive affirmations, two options occur for the subconscious in response to them: it wants to avoid or reappraise. If you experience a strong negative emotion or reaction to a positive affirmation, there will be a big gap between the affirmation and the perceived truth inside you. Good! That means you got your subconscious' attention! Positive affirmations help us to pay attention to what we are paying attention to.
In order to have them work powerfully and quickly, use them daily or several times a day. Write them down, say them out loud, sing or chant them. Look in the mirror at yourself when you sing, chant or say them out loud. You can also use a variety of subliminal products on the market. Whatever you do, do them, persistently, frequently and with an emotional charge behind them.
You will be surprised at how powerful a creator of your reality you are!
The following three links have very excellent articles on Powerful Positive Affirmations with examples and programs. (I am not affiliated with any of the authors of the websites in any way.):
http://www.vitalaffirmations.com/affirmations.htm
http://affirmations.gems4friends.com/articles/work.html
http://www.salemctr.com/newage/center32.html
Namaste'
Thursday, November 25, 2010
An Attitude of Gratitude is not just for Thanksgiving
"One who is not content with what he has will not be content with what he wants to have." - Socrates
"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." - William A Ward
"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." - Thornton Wilder
"It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment." - Naomi Williams
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Having an attitude of gratitude is not just for today. It is the cornerstone for abundance and happiness. If your basic emotion is not appreciating what you have, how can the universe give you more? There is no "pull" from you for more. We attract that which we pay attention to. If we are constantly bemoaning what we DON'T have, that what we are paying attention to is lack, that is what we create. Once you retrain your mind and your thoughts and your actions to be in an attitude of gratitude, you open up the storehouse doors of the universe to begin showering you with more and more.
Your internal source of happiness will also start to strengthen and grow. If you take just one minute a day to list the things you ARE grateful for, you will be amazed at how quickly that seed of joy that is inside of you will burst forth in full bloom. And who doesn't want to be around happy, joyful people?
I'm not saying not to go for more or better or whatever your goals are. I'm saying be grateful for what you have in the Now, while creating and manifesting your goals. It's easier and more fun to create and manifest being satisfied and happy.
Try it. What do you have to lose? Unhappiness and lack? Is one minute a day too much to spend for the joy and abundance that is waiting for you?
May your tummies be filled with yummies, your hearts be filled with joy and your day be filled with miracles!!
Thanks for stopping by!
Namaste'
"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." - William A Ward
"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." - Thornton Wilder
"It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment." - Naomi Williams
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Having an attitude of gratitude is not just for today. It is the cornerstone for abundance and happiness. If your basic emotion is not appreciating what you have, how can the universe give you more? There is no "pull" from you for more. We attract that which we pay attention to. If we are constantly bemoaning what we DON'T have, that what we are paying attention to is lack, that is what we create. Once you retrain your mind and your thoughts and your actions to be in an attitude of gratitude, you open up the storehouse doors of the universe to begin showering you with more and more.
Your internal source of happiness will also start to strengthen and grow. If you take just one minute a day to list the things you ARE grateful for, you will be amazed at how quickly that seed of joy that is inside of you will burst forth in full bloom. And who doesn't want to be around happy, joyful people?
I'm not saying not to go for more or better or whatever your goals are. I'm saying be grateful for what you have in the Now, while creating and manifesting your goals. It's easier and more fun to create and manifest being satisfied and happy.
Try it. What do you have to lose? Unhappiness and lack? Is one minute a day too much to spend for the joy and abundance that is waiting for you?
May your tummies be filled with yummies, your hearts be filled with joy and your day be filled with miracles!!
Thanks for stopping by!
Namaste'
Friday, November 19, 2010
Living Light-er, Part 3
"Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it." Mark Twain
Forgiveness, true forgiveness, is another powerful tool for Living Light-er. It helps us go beyond the pain that fetters us to the past. It is not for the one being forgiven, but for the forgiver. Forgiveness means to stop feeling resentment towards someone, so that you can move on with your life. It doesn't mean that you condone or agree with what was done. It doesn't even mean you need to participate with the person in the future. Which means you can also forgive those who have crossed over back into Spirit., and bring yourself some inner peace.
Unforgiven actions, words and thoughts, by others and ourselves, only serve to weigh us down. To keep our vibration lower, to limit the energy we can receive. Here is a great link to the 9 Steps to Forgiving For Good: http://learningtoforgive.com/9-steps/. No one ever said it's easy, but it is simple. Follow the steps in the link, and see for yourself.
Please use them on those old hurts that keep haunting you, keeping you from being the most magnificent Luminous Being you can be. When one raises their own vibration, the vibration of the world is lifted also. I thank you in advance for your contribution to the evolution of our planet and human consciousness!
Namaste'.
"May the Peace which passes all Understanding and the Understanding that brings Peace be yours today and all the days of your life."
Forgiveness, true forgiveness, is another powerful tool for Living Light-er. It helps us go beyond the pain that fetters us to the past. It is not for the one being forgiven, but for the forgiver. Forgiveness means to stop feeling resentment towards someone, so that you can move on with your life. It doesn't mean that you condone or agree with what was done. It doesn't even mean you need to participate with the person in the future. Which means you can also forgive those who have crossed over back into Spirit., and bring yourself some inner peace.
Unforgiven actions, words and thoughts, by others and ourselves, only serve to weigh us down. To keep our vibration lower, to limit the energy we can receive. Here is a great link to the 9 Steps to Forgiving For Good: http://learningtoforgive.com/9-steps/. No one ever said it's easy, but it is simple. Follow the steps in the link, and see for yourself.
Please use them on those old hurts that keep haunting you, keeping you from being the most magnificent Luminous Being you can be. When one raises their own vibration, the vibration of the world is lifted also. I thank you in advance for your contribution to the evolution of our planet and human consciousness!
Namaste'.
"May the Peace which passes all Understanding and the Understanding that brings Peace be yours today and all the days of your life."
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Living Light-er Part 2
Living Light-er isn't about dogma or rules. We have enough of those!! It IS about looking at different ways we can clear, unblock, open up and raise our vibration so as to be able to emit the highest vibration of Divine Love and Light we can. And that can only be accomplished by receiving the highest energy without blowing our own "circuits", our body/mind/soul complex. Not sure how many of these posts there will be, but that is the subject I am drawn to talk about at the moment.
Over the years I have always had a fascination for turbans and head wraps. Following the many articles and news reports in this decade regarding Muslim women in particular who wear hijabs or burkas with curiosity and confusion (being a feminist), loving the elegant look of a head wrap in the African traditions and the serene look of the Sufi women, I decided to learn how to wrap my head about a month ago. This seemed daunting at first as I am definitely a glow-in-the-dark white woman (having had skin cancer on my face and very fair skin, I don't let my skin get exposed to the sun much). How was I going to do it so that I didn't look like I was going to a costume party or trying to be something I wasn't? I wanted to honor the traditions of others and to fully express myself at the same time.
One of my reasons for wanting to wrap my head is that I always feel different in a ritual or religious setting when I have pulled a shawl up to cover my head. I find that it gives me the sense of being cloistered in my devotions and affords me a way to more fully focus on the internal connection with Divinity. I wanted to see if wrapping my head in daily life would also have a spiritual benefit for me. There is a teaching in many cultures and religions that when you cover your hair, you can minimize the interference of chaotic energy around you, it affords one a shield of protection from negative energy as well. Our hair acts as antennae. It is just one of the ways available to use to stay centered within the core of one's being.
I researched the turbans of the Sufi, men and women, the head wraps of some of the African nations and the many ways to wear an Islamic hijab, the headscarves of the orthodox Jewish women, the caps of the Amish and Mennonite, the coverings of the Roman Catholic sisters and the Orthodox Christian clergy and customs associated with them, both secular and religious. What I have come up with is what works for me, and in no way is reflective of what I think anyone else should do. I merely offer this sharing of my journey as another possibility.
I use sarongs, scarves, shawls and simple lengths of fabric to wrap my head, whatever I have on hand or find or have gifted to me. The basic look is the same, regardless of what fabric, it's size or color. Using two pieces for the look I feel is correct for me, the first is used to wrap a turban in the simplest way that works for the choice I made for the day, and then I drape another piece, co-ordinating with my turban and clothes for the day, either in a traditional hijab style or the way the Sufi women do with their chunis. It is a lovely drape that covers my shoulders, neck, head, throat and bosom with my face fully exposed. And I wear full makeup. (Will add some photos when I can get the camera to upload to my computer properly.)
12/03/2010 Addition
For a few weeks, I wrapped at home, getting used to the feel and the look. Last Sunday I warily ventured out in public for the first time. The scarf I had been drooling over that I spoke about last post was the outer drape and a solid rayon shawl was fashioned into a co-ordinating turban underneath it. Wearing it to church I figured was the least scary place to wear it to first, as my reputation for being different and eccentric is already well known there! Being a consecrated Bishop with Apostolic Succession, I have worn a clerical collar often enough over the past 10 years that I am used to being stared at due to unconventional attire. But this is a more noticeable look. People came up to me, friend and stranger alike, saying that is looked right on me and fit me. Silly me for being concerned! So far, I have not had the opportunity to go out in public since Sunday, other than to the mail box at end of my driveway, still not driving till brace is off. Will let you know how that fares as it occurs.
There has been an interesting awareness that I have had wearing my head wrapped with the second piece covering me from top of head to my elbows, with my face showing. It has really afforded me the experience of feeling the teaching that we are NOT our bodies, that we are more than that. My focus is OFF what people think of my breasts, my age revealing neck, or my hairstyle and ON the centeredness I feel, not balancing my worldly life with my spiritual life, but including, blending, my worldly life into my spiritual life. As I said before, I am not advocating this for anyone, but merely offer it as an example of one way of bringing the worldly life into alignment with ones spiritual life.
And it doesn't hurt that I don't have to worry about bad hair days anymore!!!
Namaste'.
"May the Peace which passes all Understanding and the Understanding which brings Peace be yours today and all the days of your life."
Over the years I have always had a fascination for turbans and head wraps. Following the many articles and news reports in this decade regarding Muslim women in particular who wear hijabs or burkas with curiosity and confusion (being a feminist), loving the elegant look of a head wrap in the African traditions and the serene look of the Sufi women, I decided to learn how to wrap my head about a month ago. This seemed daunting at first as I am definitely a glow-in-the-dark white woman (having had skin cancer on my face and very fair skin, I don't let my skin get exposed to the sun much). How was I going to do it so that I didn't look like I was going to a costume party or trying to be something I wasn't? I wanted to honor the traditions of others and to fully express myself at the same time.
One of my reasons for wanting to wrap my head is that I always feel different in a ritual or religious setting when I have pulled a shawl up to cover my head. I find that it gives me the sense of being cloistered in my devotions and affords me a way to more fully focus on the internal connection with Divinity. I wanted to see if wrapping my head in daily life would also have a spiritual benefit for me. There is a teaching in many cultures and religions that when you cover your hair, you can minimize the interference of chaotic energy around you, it affords one a shield of protection from negative energy as well. Our hair acts as antennae. It is just one of the ways available to use to stay centered within the core of one's being.
I researched the turbans of the Sufi, men and women, the head wraps of some of the African nations and the many ways to wear an Islamic hijab, the headscarves of the orthodox Jewish women, the caps of the Amish and Mennonite, the coverings of the Roman Catholic sisters and the Orthodox Christian clergy and customs associated with them, both secular and religious. What I have come up with is what works for me, and in no way is reflective of what I think anyone else should do. I merely offer this sharing of my journey as another possibility.
I use sarongs, scarves, shawls and simple lengths of fabric to wrap my head, whatever I have on hand or find or have gifted to me. The basic look is the same, regardless of what fabric, it's size or color. Using two pieces for the look I feel is correct for me, the first is used to wrap a turban in the simplest way that works for the choice I made for the day, and then I drape another piece, co-ordinating with my turban and clothes for the day, either in a traditional hijab style or the way the Sufi women do with their chunis. It is a lovely drape that covers my shoulders, neck, head, throat and bosom with my face fully exposed. And I wear full makeup. (Will add some photos when I can get the camera to upload to my computer properly.)
12/03/2010 Addition
For a few weeks, I wrapped at home, getting used to the feel and the look. Last Sunday I warily ventured out in public for the first time. The scarf I had been drooling over that I spoke about last post was the outer drape and a solid rayon shawl was fashioned into a co-ordinating turban underneath it. Wearing it to church I figured was the least scary place to wear it to first, as my reputation for being different and eccentric is already well known there! Being a consecrated Bishop with Apostolic Succession, I have worn a clerical collar often enough over the past 10 years that I am used to being stared at due to unconventional attire. But this is a more noticeable look. People came up to me, friend and stranger alike, saying that is looked right on me and fit me. Silly me for being concerned! So far, I have not had the opportunity to go out in public since Sunday, other than to the mail box at end of my driveway, still not driving till brace is off. Will let you know how that fares as it occurs.
There has been an interesting awareness that I have had wearing my head wrapped with the second piece covering me from top of head to my elbows, with my face showing. It has really afforded me the experience of feeling the teaching that we are NOT our bodies, that we are more than that. My focus is OFF what people think of my breasts, my age revealing neck, or my hairstyle and ON the centeredness I feel, not balancing my worldly life with my spiritual life, but including, blending, my worldly life into my spiritual life. As I said before, I am not advocating this for anyone, but merely offer it as an example of one way of bringing the worldly life into alignment with ones spiritual life.
And it doesn't hurt that I don't have to worry about bad hair days anymore!!!
Namaste'.
"May the Peace which passes all Understanding and the Understanding which brings Peace be yours today and all the days of your life."
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Living Light-er, Part 1
So sorry it's been 10 months since my last post! Since then, I have gone through 8 months of pain meds and surgery a month ago to correct some herniated discs that were pressing on my spinal cord in my neck. Good news is surgery worked 100% and am just waiting for three vertebrae to finish fusing together so I can drive and work outside the home again, sans the "bionic neck" I have to wear now.
I like to think of the past 10 months as a forced listening to my inner Christ and the last month a conscious listening and preparation for speaking anew. On an energetic level it certainly feels as if my throat chakra has been roto-rootered as effectively as my spine! During the forced exile in my home, can't drive till brace is off, I have taken the time to meditate, consciously heal, and to clean out the chaos in my physical life. Literally. My dressers, closests, even my art room have been gone through, weeded out and been re-organized.
The feeling of my home is noticiably different. Not only do the visual images of closet interiors, dresser tops and art supplies look less cluttered, the feeling is lighter. I urge you to try this, even if you just take one corner of one room. You will see and feel a difference.
Since the last closet was cleaned, everyone I invited to my birthday party came (usually I get about 30-40% show), the specific scarf I had been drooling over was given as a present to me, and about $2k worth of clothes were gifted to me (was needing to update my professional wardrobe), a new avenue of income has been presented to me to be able to work from home, and I have been able to stay centered in the face of issues I normally would have freaked out about.
Looking forward to hearing if any of you try this and what concrete results you get.
When the energy of the Divine can flow around and through us easily and orderly, how can we not live in an abundant life??
Namaste'.
"May the Peace which passes all Understanding and the Understanding which brings Peace be yours today and all the days of your life."
I like to think of the past 10 months as a forced listening to my inner Christ and the last month a conscious listening and preparation for speaking anew. On an energetic level it certainly feels as if my throat chakra has been roto-rootered as effectively as my spine! During the forced exile in my home, can't drive till brace is off, I have taken the time to meditate, consciously heal, and to clean out the chaos in my physical life. Literally. My dressers, closests, even my art room have been gone through, weeded out and been re-organized.
The feeling of my home is noticiably different. Not only do the visual images of closet interiors, dresser tops and art supplies look less cluttered, the feeling is lighter. I urge you to try this, even if you just take one corner of one room. You will see and feel a difference.
Since the last closet was cleaned, everyone I invited to my birthday party came (usually I get about 30-40% show), the specific scarf I had been drooling over was given as a present to me, and about $2k worth of clothes were gifted to me (was needing to update my professional wardrobe), a new avenue of income has been presented to me to be able to work from home, and I have been able to stay centered in the face of issues I normally would have freaked out about.
Looking forward to hearing if any of you try this and what concrete results you get.
When the energy of the Divine can flow around and through us easily and orderly, how can we not live in an abundant life??
Namaste'.
"May the Peace which passes all Understanding and the Understanding which brings Peace be yours today and all the days of your life."
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Love isn't the answer, it's the question
LOVE
Star Elders - through Aluna Joy
All that you know, all that you feel, and believe,
and trust, it is only LOVE that gives it life.
You say LOVE is the answer, but it is not. It is the question.
Love is what you make it.
So the question is how will you use LOVE today.
Love is the Creator. LOVE is the universal juice
that makes things what they are.
LOVE does not judge. It simply becomes, over and over,
every thing you think, feel, LOVE, and hate....
Is it LOVE so how could it do anything else
but create what humanity is.
It is just LOVE, and always LOVE, and only love...
So if the question is LOVE then you are the answer!
And the answer is how you use LOVE today.
Please check out this site: www.kachina.net/~alunajoy/solarwavemedatations.html
Star Elders - through Aluna Joy
All that you know, all that you feel, and believe,
and trust, it is only LOVE that gives it life.
You say LOVE is the answer, but it is not. It is the question.
Love is what you make it.
So the question is how will you use LOVE today.
Love is the Creator. LOVE is the universal juice
that makes things what they are.
LOVE does not judge. It simply becomes, over and over,
every thing you think, feel, LOVE, and hate....
Is it LOVE so how could it do anything else
but create what humanity is.
It is just LOVE, and always LOVE, and only love...
So if the question is LOVE then you are the answer!
And the answer is how you use LOVE today.
Please check out this site: www.kachina.net/~alunajoy/solarwavemedatations.html
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