Stand tall and proud
Sink your roots into the earth
Be content with your natural beauty
Go out on a limb
Drink plenty of water
Remember your roots and
Enjoy the view ...
What's the best advice you've seen ... on a T-shirt or elsewhere?
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Seen on a T-shirt: Advice from a tree:
Stand tall and proud Sink your roots into the earth Be content with your natural beauty Go out on a limb Drink plenty of water Remember your roots and Enjoy the view ... What's the best advice you've seen ... on a T-shirt or elsewhere?
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Fears are simply feedback from our inner selves, so we need to respond to the unmet need that triggers them. By giving in to fear, we are giving away our personal power. Don’t automatically judge fears as bad, just become aware and explore what is going on. What is the fear trying to tell you? Are you in danger? If so, be thankful for its discernment and protection. Is more knowledge needed? Then get it. Fear is a choice, and totally valid if we are in danger but a hindrance if it doesn’t allow us to grow and stretch and take informed risks. Fears can isolate us if we are afraid to admit that we are afraid. Finding a trusted individual that you can talk to is valuable when you need help figuring it all out.
Is it an old tape playing in your head that someone else put there when you were a child? Then you need to learn to act rather than react, and I have found affirmations help to re-program your response to fear. In the process we don’t ask for help, but gratefully accept that we have already overcome the fear. For example, if we procrastinate out of our fear of failure, we can say: “I intuitively know what to do first, and I am guided in all subsequent steps by my higher self. I receive all the support that I need in order to complete this project.” You can further cut this down into a mantra: “My intuition guides me in all steps to completion.” Do not use negative words <like not, no, etc> because the universe doesn’t hear the “not.” Instead of “I will not procrastinate” say “I will easily finish my taxes on time.” You can also use visualization and see yourself at the end, reaping the rewards of having finished the project. Another thing you can do is to “feel the fear, but do it anyway.” A process I have used is to write down whatever comes to mind when you ask yourself “Something I am afraid of is _____”. Then use stream of consciousness writing without any filters and keep asking the question when you get stuck until you have written everything down. Remember that if you thought of it there is some issue surrounding it, whether it is a feeling, thought, person or thing. You can go back later and add more fears as they come up for you. Look at the list and see where these fears prevent you from joy, how they influence your decisions, how they affect your response to daily living. These fears are the unconscious result of your life and the people in it but they are not you. Talk to your fears and tell them you are ready to release them, then take each fear and transform it into an affirmation. Your ideal teacher is actually your own life, but sometimes you don't see the value in that at first so you look outside yourself for someone that you perceive to be at a higher level of enlightenment. Ideally, you can turn to them when you need help, support and guidance if you have a relationship of mutual trust, honor and love. Unfortunately sometimes when you resonate with someone, you have a tendency to give away your power to them or put them on a pedestal in exchange for their wisdom. Resonance implies that if you see the quality in someone else, you have the same quality within yourself <both good and bad>, so you are drawn to the person because they mirror the parts of yourself that need and want to develop.
Do allow them to share their knowledge, empower and inspire you to gain trust in your own inner teacher when you are ready. Don't expect them to spoon-feed you or take action for you. Do show appreciation and respect to your mentor. Don't be afraid to ask for clarity, but be succinct in your questions. Take notes; if you ask for their advice, don't argue with it. Let them know your results, in case your actions and thought processes need tweaking. Note of caution: Be wary if a teacher, mentor, workshop leader, coach, or healer seems to have an inflated sense of their own enlightenment and encourages dependence in their followers. Sometimes it is based on the financial and emotional needs of the teacher, in which case they are not being wise and clear in regards to you and it is time for you to move on. It also might just be time to sit in your own power and newfound trust in your intuition. Just recognize that the people and situations you deal with every day have much to teach you if you are open to receive their wisdom. Everyone is your teacher, even those who teach you by showing you what you don't want to do. Just set the intention daily to be wise enough to recognize the teachers and lessons that you encounter, and be open to receiving their wisdom. The Present Moment -- Here is a story I discovered about the present moment - I would like to share. Enjoy!
There was once a king who decided that if he knew who the most important people to be with were, and what the most important thing to do was, and when the best time to do each thing was, that he would certainly be the finest king ever to rule the land. Although he had asked his advisers, none had been able to give him a good answer to these questions. At last he decided to ask the advice of a wise hermit. The king dressed in the clothes of a commoner and set out for the forest. When he neared the hermit's hut, he ordered his knights to stay back at a distance, and he rode the last section of trail alone. The king found the hermit digging in his garden. The old man greeted him but continued digging. The king told the hermit that he had come to find answers to his three questions. The hermit listened but gave no answer and continued working. The king observed that the hermit was frail and elderly and that the work was very difficult for him. The king offered to take over the digging, and the hermit allowed it. The king dug for one hour. Then he repeated the question, but the hermit did not answer. He worked again for another hour, and then repeated his questions with the same results. This continued for a few more hours until the sun began to sink low in the sky. Finally the king got discouraged. "I came to you for answers wise man. If you have none, tell me and I will return home." Just them someone came running up the path. They turned to see a man with his hands pressed to his stomach and blood flowing from between them. He dropped to the ground at the king's feet. The king and the hermit knelt down and began tending to the man. The king washed and bandaged the man's wounds. The blood continued to flow so he had to change the bandages. The king also helped the hermit to get fresh water, and to help the man to drink. Finally the man slept and did not wake until the next morning. The king too slept upon the ground, waking often to watch over the man. In the morning the man woke up and looked at the king. "Forgive me," he said to the king. "You have nothing to forgive me for," the king answered. "Oh, but I do," he said. "You were my enemy, and I had sworn to take revenge on you for killing my brother and taking my land. I knew that you were coming here today and I decided to kill you on the trail. But when you did not return for many hours I left my hideout to find you. Your guards recognized me and wounded me. I escaped them but I would have bled to death if you had not cared for me. I meant to kill you but now you have saved my life. If I live I shall gladly serve you for the rest of my days." The king was so happy to have been reconciled with an old enemy that he immediately forgave him and promised to return his land. Then the king called for his knights to carry the man back to his castle to be cared for by his own doctor. After the wounded man had gone, the king asked the hermit once more if he would not give him the answer to his question. "Your questions have already been answered." the hermit replied. "But how?" the king answered, perplexed. "How?" repeated the hermit. "If you had not taken pity on my weakness yesterday and helped me instead of returning home, that man would have ambushed and killed you on the trail. Therefore, the most important time was when you were digging my garden beds; and I was the most important person; and the most important thing to do was to do good for me. Later, when the man came running to us, the most important thing to do was to care for him. If you had not bound up his wounds he would have died without making peace with you. Therefore the most important person was that man, and what you did was the most important thing and the right time was the time when you were doing it. " "You see, the most important time is always the present moment. It is the only time that is important because it is the only time that we have control over. The past we can only look back on and wish that we had done differently. The future we can only imagine. The most important person is always the one you are with in the present moment, and the only important deed is the deed that does what is best for others." - Author Unknown - Sometimes it's a lot easier to stay in our comfort zone even if we are miserable there. We need to realize that we don't need to analyze everything: being the observer is the ideal way to respond when things "come up" and sometimes we get lucky and things change just by being taken out of the shadows and being seen. I think that when something negative shows up in our lives it is feedback saying we are not in alignment and we are ready for change and for it to be cleared away. I always look at challenges as opportunities for growth and change.
I believe that if you want to do something, you'll find a way; if not, you'll find an excuse. Knowledge gives us the ability to perceive our reality in a different way, but first we need to accept where we are before we go somewhere else. We can't ignore the facts, but we can re-frame them in a more enlightened way. We already have everything we desire; we just need to eliminate the blocks that stop us from manifesting it. So many people resist, which is why so few ever achieve their goals. Successful people do what unsuccessful people won't do. If you feel yourself resisting, just recognize and acknowledge it. Realize that it is probably unconscious, since 96% of what we do is ruled by the subconscious. Then just feel your response, emotionally and physically. If it feels bad, it is an illusion, but you need to feel it before you can heal it. That's why I think EssenceWork and SoulPoint are so wonderful. Conscious awareness doesn't change the program that was installed at age 5 or before; by analyzing what happened you are just reinforcing it. Just clear away the blockages, re-install a new program, start with the present moment and go forward unencumbered! First: take a deep breath. Your closet is a place to hang your clothes and keep your accessories – not a place to hide things that have no other home.
Second: take everything out of your closet <you will only put back what you actually wear>. Remember the 80/20 rule: we wear 20% of our clothes 80% of the time Third: set a timer for 15 minutes and examine each item and ask yourself: Do I currently wear this? Does it flatter me? Will I ever wear it again? Fourth: make 3 piles 1. Throw away: worn out or damaged 2. Give away: still usable but you haven’t worn it in over a year, not your size, not flattering. If an item has sentimental value: take a picture of it and let it go. 3. Keep: things you actually regularly wear that make you feel good Fifth: sort what is left by item type and color. Use clear plastic boxes to group accessories together. Use hanging shoe bags or a shoe organizer. Hang scarves, belts and jewelry. Sixth: make a list of items that would complete your basic wardrobe and make an agreement with yourself that when something new comes in, something old will go out so you don’t accumulate clutter all over again. A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE a youth she's content to leave behind.... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age.... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE one friend who always makes her laugh.. and one who lets her cry... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honored... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE a feeling of control over her destiny.. EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW how to fall in love without losing herself.. EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without ruining the friendship... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW that she can't change the length of her calves, the width o f her hips, or the nature of her parents.. EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW that her childhood may not have been perfect...but it's over... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW what she would and wouldn't do for love or more... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it personally... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW where to go... be it to her best friend's kitchen table or a charming Inn in the woods.... when her soul needs soothing... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW what she can and can't accomplish in a day... a month...and a year... This helps to reenergize your body and recharge your spirit. Lay on your back, legs slightly apart, palms facing up and away from your body. Close your eyes and notice your breath's rhythm, a purple or white stream of energy swirling around you. As you breathe, picture this light entering through your heart and moving through your body from your head to your toes. This visualization energizes your whole body while increasing clarity and calmness.
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Pressure points in your skull can relax your whole body. There are two very significant acupressure points at the base of the skull on what's called the occipital ridge. If you apply consistent pressure there, you can achieve total relaxation. How do you find these points and apply pressure on those spots? There is a simple solution. Put two tennis balls in a sock and tie the end. Lie on your back on the floor and place the sock behind the upper neck, so that the two balls each touch the skull ridge that's right above the hollow spot. Stay like that for 20 minutes. If you like, you can listen to soothing music. The pressure on those acupressure points send messages down the spinal column to relax all the muscles and it is very effective.
Get a quick boost by rubbing the area above your kidneys. That's at waist level where the tissue is still soft. Rub briskly with your fists in a circular motion. This energizes the whole body. Hands & Wrists
The seed -- author unknown
A successful businessman was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together. He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you...." The young executives were shocked, but the boss continued. "I am going to give each one of you a SEED today - one very special SEED..... I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed I have given you. I will then judge the plants that you bring and the one I choose will be the next CEO." One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others received a seed. He went home and excitedly, told his wife the story. She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted the seed. Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow. Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have a plant and he felt like a failure. Six months went by-----still nothing in Jim's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Jim didn't say anything to his colleagues, however, he just kept watering and fertilizing the soil - he so wanted the seed to grow. A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company brought their plants to the CEO for inspection. Jim told his wife that he wasn't going to take an empty pot. But she asked him to be honest about what happened. Jim felt sick to his stomach. It was going to be the most embarrassing moment of his life, but he knew his wife was right. He took his empty pot to the board room. When Jim arrived he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful.....in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed, a few felt sorry for him. When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his young executives. Jim tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees and flowers you have grown," said the CEO. "Today one of you will be appointed the next CEO." All of a sudden, the CEO spotted Jim at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered the Financial Director to bring him to the front. Jim was terrified. He thought, "The CEO knows I'm a failure. Maybe he will have me fired." When Jim got to the front, the CEO asked him what had happened to his seed....Jim told him the story. The CEO asked everyone to sit down except Jim. He looked at Jim and then announced to the young executives. "Behold your next Chief Executive Officer!! His name is Jim." Jim couldn't believe it. Jim couldn't even grow his seed. "How could he be the new CEO?" the others said. Then the CEO said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone in this room a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds....they were all dead....it was not possible for them to grow. All of you, except Jim, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Jim was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief Executive Officer." *If you plant honesty, you will reap trust. *If you plant goodness, you will reap friends. *If you plant humility, you will reap greatness. *If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment. *If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective. *If you plant hard work, you will reap success. *If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation. *If you plant faith in God, you will reap a harvest. So be careful what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap later. "Whatever you give to live, life gives you back." |
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