11 Shifts To Align With the Energy of Personal Responsibility
You might find yourself vacillating between two familiar points in life…
One is feeling responsible for everything in your life, including your loved ones, your clients, your partners (ie, having the weight of the world on your shoulders) and another one is not wanting to take responsibility for anything (ie, I didn’t ask for this, nor did I create it, life happens to me!)
Most likely you find yourself ping ponging back and forth, or hanging out in-between, unsure of what you are truly responsible for as you set out to create your life.
And, here’s the scoop — if you aren’t really sure, the path to success gets a little cloudy, and more difficult. So let’s create some clarity.
So, have you ever felt that it is just a bit easier to blame someone or something “outside of your self” or things “outside of your control” for the circumstances of your life?
Surely we all have… it’s part of the creation learning curve.
But, try this on for size: “I’m responsible for my life, period. What it looks like, what I create, how I react, how I emote, how I communicate, how I think, how I behave and what I believe.”
So, just try it out, and feel yourself in that space. It’s powerful.
I am not suggesting that you go faster than you are ready to, but lean in the direction of this very empowered place.
Taking responsibility is about stepping into your own personal power, rather than –
“It’s my fault, and look at the mess I’m creating!”.
In fact – I suggest you release fault finding completely. It serves no one – and only sets you up to hold some seriously toxic energy.
Release finger pointing, and release blame. Energetically that calibrates at a very low energy, trust me 
. But you don’t need me to tell you that, just tune in.
SO, stop trying to find fault – even with yourself. This is a really an important point.
Taking personal responsibility is not about finding fault within yourself, is more about moving forward and being a match to what you desire from a place of noticing your preferences, versus shame and fault finding.
On the flip side of fault finding i s taking personal responsibility for your life…fully.
So, here we go:
11 Shifts To Align With the Energy of Personal Responsibility
1. Acknowledge that your life, all of it…is YOURS. Ok, ok…I know this is obvious. But do you operate from this point of view? Or do you just intellectually know it? Start to let this settle in your bones and set your intentions to operate from this place.
2. Remember that no one can live for you, respond for you, or feel for you. When life “ebbs” know that even with all the support in the world you are still left standing on your own two feet.
3. Get excited about the fact that, you get to take credit for what you create! This means, you can celebrate your successes, you created them! And you get to celebrate your challenges, you created them as well. You can not have light without dark. If you take responsibility for the light, and do the same for the dark — you are a fully empowered creator.
4. Realize that each happening in your life is a result of your experiences, thoughts, emotions, and attitudes to this point. Know that the law of attraction is deep at work, and always is.
5. Stop placing blame, period. Stop judging others, period. Stop thinking or saying he did it, she did it…if some one would have, should have…my parents should have etc. Know that blame and judgment hold very low vibrations – and what radiate, you create on some level. Take full responsibility for your life NOW — and you will align with the success and peace that you desire.
6. Stop judging anything about YOU as a failure. Do not stand in harsh blame of yourself. Say – ” I own this, my experience, my life, my ebbs, and my flows…..I choose personal power….from here I make my next choice…I stand in love for myself and my journey. Life is an experiment!”
7. Eliminate excuses. Looking for the excuses just keeps you from forward thinking, the solutions, the and the paving of your path. Ask yourself what excuses you’ve got that are keeping you from doing x-y-z? Rich personal growth lies here as well.
8. Ask yourself, “Is there a payoff here?” Are you looking for an excuse to be less? To sit on the sidelines of your life? Are you in fear? Is it easier to blame others? Do you get to avoid being a failure? Remember, if you are never responsible – you would never have to be wrong, or fail. Takes you full circle…stop judging yourself as failing.
9. Choose to respond vs. react. This is a practiced skill, think and get emotionally grounded before you speak. Think before you choose an emotion that doesn’t serve you. This is responding — and this is a match to the energy of personal responsibility. You are at choice, and fully responsible for how you “be”. (A nice lead in to personal responsibility by the way)
10. Know you are not responsible for others experiences “next to you”…your children, your spouse, your friends, co-workers. You are however, responsible for your experience as you observe and interact with them as they go through their experiences. You are a co-creator as well. Support the energy of the environment and of the relationships by being an example of what personal responsibility is. Make choices about how you think and feel – you will be shocked to see how you will raise the vibration around you, and change the lives of others through this alone!
Think about these 10 points and ask yourself – where could I improve? What could I let go of? What truth could I put into practice in my life? It’s one thing to know something, and another to implement it! Have fun releasing fault, and stepping into a new sense of empowered responsibility.
11. Love yourself — take full responsibility for loving you, knowing who it is you are as an essence, and becoming a match to the love you are. There is nothing more important in the realm of personal responsibility than this.
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Lori Hamann is a mentor and life coach to conscious entrepreneurs and professionals, who she helps to create more prosperity and peace of mind in their lives and businesses. She is the founder of Evolve Life Coaching and the Evolve Your Life Newsletter goes out to over 7,000 like minded subscribers. You can sign up for a f.r.e.e subscription at http://lorihamann.com
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Salads are a quick, easy way to get digestible vitamins that can boost energy.
I love eating salads in the middle of my day, which is usually around 1 p.m., to help prevent the afternoon crash. I have way too much too do — a baby to care for and a business to run — to feel worn out during the day. Salads are way better than 5 hour energy drinks, coffee, and sodas because I’m not drinking my calories and salads help give me an energy boost and achieve my long-term health goals of feeling good and being disease-free.
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About two weeks ago, I went to North Georgia for some much needed relaxation. While I was there, I visited a health food store and met the most friendliest woman. She had waist length beautiful black hair with shiny silver streaks. I complimented her on her hair and she mentioned to me that since she started eating hemp hearts, her hair has been growing so fast. She also said it did wonders for her skin and energy levels too.
I’m willing to try almost any natural product that boost skin health, so I bought a big ol’ bucket of hemp hearts. Also, I know from taking hemp oil regularly a couple of years ago that hemps have a good amount of omega 3′s, omega 6′s, and omega 9′s. So I thought this would be a great addition to my diet for me and my breastfed little 7 month old.
Along with the hemp hearts, the woman also gave me a flyer with a salad recipe on it. The salad looks delicious and I’m definitely going to try it once I get to the farmer’s market to purchase the ingredients. The hubby and I could use more energy to keep up with our curious little one.
Here are some other benefits of Hemp Hearts:
- lower blood pressure
- lower blood sugar
- less inflammation
- less joint pain
- improved hair and skin
- better mental performance
Here’s the recipe for Hemp Hearts Salad:
Ingredients
- spinach
- 5 heaping tablespoons of hemp hearts
- 1 tomato
- cucumber
- radish
- celery
- carrot
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 3TB olive oil
- 3 TB apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp of garlic
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- pinch of sea salt
Instructions
Place the spinach in a large bowl. Cut up the tomato, cucumber, radish, celery, carrots, and garlic. Throw all of these ingredients in the bowl on top of the spinach. In a separate bowl, mix olive oil, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, cayenne pepper, and sea salt. Pour this homemade salad dressing mixture over the spinach salad. Add hemp hearts
Enjoy!
The flyer says this would make an excellent breakfast. I usually don’t do salads for breakfast, but I’m willing to try it. I can see how this would give you the ultimate energy boost for your day. More energy=more power to really go for it that day and in your life.
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First, you may be asking yourself, “Why would I want to live in a high energy house?”
Well, there are several reasons to create and
live in a high energy house.
Living in a low energy house is like eating fast
food for every meal. You see, function in, and
live in this house everyday. On a very subtle, but powerful level, it is shaping how you think, how
you view the world, and how you operate in the world.
This is a fundamental concept behind Feng Shui. Your environment helps shape your beliefs and who you are. When you leave your house, you take with you the experiences of your home. So you want your home to fuel you and give you energy, and not take energy away from you.
I am a self-proclaimed messy person. But this year, I realized all of the visualizing and meditating would do nothing for me if my house was in disarray. So I began organizing like crazy and it has helped tremendously. It saves me time and frustration. Especially with a 7 month old. I need to know how to locate things quickly and efficiently because I don’t have the time to waste.
Here are three really simple things you can do to ensure the environment within your home is supporting you and fueling you rather than exhausting and stressing you out.
Organize the things you use everyday.
This sounds simple enough, but it’s amazing how many people struggle to find their shoes, keys, purse, or cell phone before heading out the door. I speak from personal experience. Once I couldn’t find my keys (again) so I timed myself to see how long it would take to find my keys. It took me 15 minutes to find them. This same morning
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I complained that I wish I had more time to eat breakfast in the morning. Well, there was my extra time right there. I was wasting it looking for things that should be organized so that I don’t even have to think about “where is it?”
I need my keys everyday when I leave the house so why not develop a system that helps me put them down in one, consistent place when I enter the house. This would help me always know where my keys are when it’s time to leave.
That evening when I came home, I drilled a key hook (purchased from target) by the front door, and now, no matter what, I put my keys there every time I come in the house.
Set up a system for everything you need to do to get ready and out the house in the morning. Tomorrow morning as you’re going through your routine, ask yourself, “Is there a better way to do this?” We have 112 waking hours a week. This should be more than enough time to enjoy our lives. Most of us don’t need “more time in the day.” We need to better organize the abundance of time that we have.
So avoid being frustrated before you leave the house by arranging your things in an orderly manner. Order brings peace. Instead of wasting time thinking about “where are my shoes?” You could be thinking about how to best serve your customers today, or thinking of that next brilliant blog post you could write, and speaking affirmations about how great your day is going to be. You could be having a better conversation with your spouse or children besides, “hurry up!” You could smile and leave your house with peace of mind instead of irritation, and allow that peace to fill the rest of your day.
See Beauty & Inspiration All Around
How is your house decorated? What adorns your walls? So many people buy furniture and decorations for their
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house based on the houses they grew up in. Look around. Does your home reflect you? Or are you just recreating your childhood home?
Our homes should be a reflection of who we are and who we want to be. If you want to accomplish something, then there should be a place in your home that inspires you toward this goal. Saying affirmations and visualizing are great tools for manifesting your desired life, but everything in your home are things you see and interact with everyday. This is where you start to build your world.
What inspires you? It should be in your home. Pictures, photos, inspirational words and quotes should adorn your walls. What speaks to you? What makes you feel alive? Do you love the color orange? Paint it on your wall. Do you like green butterflies, get a painting of pink butterflies and put it in your hallway. Your home should FEEL GOOD. Every time you’re there, it should feel like your home is giving you a great big hug.
Don’t put things in your home because you should or you’re suppose to. Put things in your home that speak to your soul, and you will become more alive at home. And guess what? This gives you the energy, courage, and tenacity to become more alive in the world. That’s what most people want. We say we want money, love, passion, or a new career, but what we really want is to feel alive. We say we want these other things because on some level, we believe these things will make us feel alive.
So take a look at your home and slowly start putting things in your home that inspire you. This seems trivial, but it will make a huge difference in your life. It will empower you in the most wonderful ways.
Never, ever keep things you don’t need or use.
This is so important. Keeping things in your home that no longer inspire you and that you no longer use always reflects itself in your thinking. If your mind is constantly rambling on and on, consider clearing up your space. Get rid of idle things that just take up space and waste your energy, and you will go a long way in clearing your mind of idle thoughts.
Have a day where the whole family goes through the closets, drawers, garage and clears the space. If you haven’t used in in a year, get rid of it. If it’s something you need and you happen to only use it in the summer time, put it away. The spaces that you see everyday should have items in them that you use everyday. The things further away from your eyesight are the things that you use less often. This is a very powerful way to organize your home.
By only keeping things in your space that you want and need, you train yourself to only have things in your life that support you. You can reach higher, better, and more amazing new heights when you learn to surround yourself with the beliefs, ideas, things, and people that support you, life you up, and inspire you.
If you’re holding on to gifts that a long time friend or family gave you, but you don’t like it, use it, or need it, get rid of it. Hold it in your hand, say a prayer of gratitude, “thank you,” feel the feelings of gratitude, total bliss, and allow this item to move on to someone who truly needs it. Release it to a better home. Stop being nice and learn to be kind to yourself and others. Let things go when they no longer serve you. The only reason something should be in your home is if it serves you. This is the only reason — no exceptions.
When you clear up your space and learn to organize it based on your needs and wants, you will gain so much more energy in the day. This is not a selfish idea, because as you surround yourself with things that better serve you, you’ll free up the energy you need to truly serve others on much deeper levels. (READ: Use, Sell It, or Give It Away)
My Last Thoughts
Don’t take your space for granting. It’s not storage. Your home is where YOU LIVE. It should be full of inspiration and life, passion and ambition, support and peace. So get to cleaning.
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5 Ways To Take Creative Control!
You know what today is?
It’s the first day of the rest of your life.
That’s right.
Now…if you are reading this article, you’ve been here before. Standing on the edge of a beautiful new beginning, (every day!) ready to take on the world.
You are excited. Refreshed. And ready for lift off. For me it feels like a beautiful hot air balloon…firing up, assessing the conditions, and lifting off… letting the winds carry me just a little bit….as I direct where I want t go.
When I was 18 years old I participated in the LifeSpring training program — and that is one of the things I walked away with.
“Today, is the first day — of the rest of your life”. Dang. That means a lot to me, since I’ve spent most of my life up to that point worrying about what others thought of me, and living the life of not enough-ness.
At that age I hadn’t heard that before, so it was pretty life altering. “This IS the first day of the rest of your life — you get that?” The trainer said.
What are you going to do with it?
You might find yourself wondering, how can I step out of this pattern, do this differently — so I can make the changes I need to create the life I really want?
Been there?
Do you think it’s time for a new strategy?
And the crux of it? It’s all about LOVE.
Today Is The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life: 5 Ways To Take Creative Control!
1. Decide. My guess is, you have a strong hunch about where you want to go. This might be born out of your challenges, or out of your passion to experience new heights of joy.
Either way… have you made the decision to become who it is you need to be ~ to be, do and have those outcomes? You don’t create a new reality by standing in the same place, observing what is, and being “undecided” about where you are going.
Don’t just decide where you want to go, and what you want to have with conviction…decide who you want to become. Stand in your essence, in your power, and plot your path from there. You are beautiful and powerful, do you know it?
2. Pay attention. Now, I don’t want to ruffle your feathers too much here, but you’ve got to pay attention to what is going on within you. All too often we get sucked into the trap of creating life by default. You think the same thoughts, emote the same emotions, and don’t pay attention to choosing your mindsets, beliefs, and powerful life creators — your emotions.
So, are you willing to pay attention? Hint: feeling negative? You’ve got a little refocusing to do. Here’s another hint: Deciding to pay attention is a form self love — and from this space life begins unfolding in new ways (yes sometimes shocking new ways).
3. Love. You know… it’s all about love. Love is the energy that creates worlds. It is the substance…the “thinking stuff” as Wallace Wattles would call that is responsible for the manifestation of your life.
Love is who you are. Who your neighbor is. Who that person you aren’t too fond of is. Love is the essence of your very being. It’s Source. It’s God. We are all ONE through the unifying energy of LOVE.
It’s the formless juice of the Universe from which all manifestations spring.
My work — is all about helping you to line up with the love you really are… and from this place creating your reality (life and business) becomes easy.
All this to say — line up with love, and respect the power that love is. Love yourself in a new way — a way you never have before. Decide. Pay attention. Now LOVE.
4. Release. Life offers you challenges and contrast. In fact, you help create those challenges, don’t you? The good news is, you don’t need to be hard on yourself for what you have created… you just need to learn to release.
Release the fear, release the pain, release the negativity. All too often you hold on to “stuff” that doesn’t serve you and certainly does not keep in alignment with the LOVE you are (see above!)
From this place of emotional clutter and misalignment… creation those sparkly new intentions becomes difficult.
So, ask yourself this question before you leap off into 2012 – what’s not serving me? What thoughts and beliefs are not in alignment with who you are? With your greatness? With the limitless spirit that you are?
Are you willing to release that which holds you back?
5. Get support. It’s scary to get support sometimes. Your ego likes to freeze up and keep you safe from change and perceived danger. Creating your best life and standing in your greatness threatens that safety just a bit doesn’t it? Sure does. It challenges your comfort zone. It ask more of you. You open yourself up to what’s possible when you look in the face of your potential, and to be honest that can be a little scary!
The questions start…
What if you fail? What if someone see’s your shortcomings? What if you feel uncomfortable? What if … what if…. what if…..
There is a new way to ask that question. Rather that say “What if…?” downer down-spiral… how about asking “What if…” in the tone of hopeful up-spiral?
What if you created exactly what you wanted to? What if you made more than you ever have? What if you realized your dream? What if you felt happier? What if you experienced true freedom in life? What if you learned to love yourself — and from this point never did it the “old w ay”…ever, ever, ever again?
So, get support!
You can be, do, and have — anything that you desire. Ready? Then GO!
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Lori Hamann is a mentor and life coach to conscious entrepreneurs and professionals, who she helps to create more prosperity and peace of mind in their lives and businesses. She is the founder of Evolve Life Coaching and the Evolve Your Life Newsletter goes out to over 7,000 like minded subscribers. You can sign up for a f.r.e.e subscription at http://lorihamann.com
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10. Cheating is TOO EASY Real adults make tough decisions all the time to
maintain a healthy lifestyle. Deciding not to cheat is a healthy choice in a relationship because it means you can deal with your choices. Someone who cheats can’t handle the relationship they choose so they cheat to appease the lack they feel for self. So don’t choose the easy route, be an adult and decide if your relationship works or not.
9. Realize YOU ARE NOT A PIMP If you are cheating please realize pimps and players do not cheat so stop thinking you are one. A cheater is constantly scared of being caught, a pimp lets their relationships know what’s going on and using them to profit, a player plays the game by being up front and still getting everything they want. So don’t go out and cheat on your partner but trying to make it cool by calling yourself a pimp. Truth is when you get caught you’ll be crying to get back in the relationship, and “PIMPS DON’T CRY!”
8. Have some respect Cheating by its very definition shows no respect for you or whomever you’re cheating on. To cheat is sneaky and is never done up front which means the cheater doesn’t care about how they seem. The cheater seems like a coward because they can’t tell their partner what they are doing to their face which is a total lack of respect. To avoid this just have some respect and say what you want to do up front so the right decision for your relationship can be made like an adult.
7. Have an open relationship Hearing Donell Jones sing about where he wants to be sucks to hear but it’s probably the most adult thing you can do if you feel you have to cheat. If your relationship is killing you to the point where you have to sneak around then you should be big enough to be open about it. Tell your partner what you want and maybe they will be open to it. If they are not open to it, then it’s time for you two to go your separate ways. If you’re honest with yourself and your partner about your needs, you may break up, but you’ll be closer to finding someone who shares your values and views of relationships. Be fair to your partner and let them have a choice about the direction of your relationship. When you cheat, you take away their ability to choose and feel empowered in your relationship and this leads to more pain. Being fair and upfront will ultimately lead you to experiencing more happiness.
6. Don’t be a cliché Cheating is a cliché (especially for men!) Most folks go out and try to live a life they see on TV and do things they think are cool just cause they think they supposed to. Try being different and actually stay in the relationship or leave the relationship. If everyone thinks people cheat then you can be the exception to the rule.
5. Stop being a punk Most cheaters are just too scared to say what they are really doing. If you are bad enough to get whomever you want or to sleep around be bad enough to be up front about it. If you are up front about it at least your partner knows and can make an informed decision about the relationship. You might actually get what you want if you stop being a punk and say what you want.
4. Fantasy doesn’t beat reality Once you realize that the truth about your fantasy doesn’t compare to the fantasy then you might think twice about acting on the fantasy. Many people cheat and lose more than they gain but they don’t see that because in their mind the fantasy is so great. In their mind everything works out and life is beautiful but if that was the case the person wouldn’t need to cheat to get their dream life. Cheating suggests there is a fear of losing something for a moment of pleasure, because if the relationship the cheater is in is that bad they would just get out the relationship.
3. Masturbate If you decide you want to cheat, try masturbating first. A lot of cheating starts just because of some sexual tension you may feel toward another person. So try skipping to the climax of the sexual tension and then think what it would be like after that climax for you and your partner. If you think the climax is worth any issues you may have with your partner then you should go ahead and cheat. If you find the issues caused by your climax aren’t worth the climax then cheating might not be a smart move. Act out your affair before getting into one and you may realize the issues caused ain’t worth the “nut” gained.
2. Communicate Before you even think of cheating try letting your partner know you don’t feel the same way about them as you do someone else. Give your partner the chance to know what’s on your mind. Try relating to them, it is a relationship after all.
1. Learn how to love Forrest Gump wasn’t a smart man but he damn sure knew what love is. Love is being there for someone like you want them to be there for you. You don’t cheat on someone you love because someone you love has everything you need even if you don’t see it at first. Learning how to love your partner will turn fights into debates, each day into a chance to learn more about them, and a life together into a constant adventure of growth.
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5 fiery ways to ignite the passion within and create the life you want!
The manifestation sweet spot… you know that place don’t you?
It’s when you feel completely in alignment — and as a result of that you can literally FEEL the energy shifting around, and as a result — LIFE shifts around you.
The sweet spot… is a beautiful place to be and experience, and that’s what most of us are seeking. Not just
because it brings us the good stuff, or the mo.ney you want to create, or the manifestations in our life…but because it just feels good.
And isn’t that wha t being a conscious creator is all about? About feeling good, loving life, and being able to ask… and it is GIVEN. Yes!
So, I want to write to you today, and talk about the role of PASSION in creating this manifestation sweet spot.
You know, sometimes the feeling of passion, desire and excitement can get squelched, or down right numbed out after years of feeling stuck being disappointed in your life.
Ask yourself this question — “When was the last time I really felt fully on fire for I’m creating, or what I want to create?”
Or…do you find yourself holding back (and that could be a lot or a little!) in fear? You see, we numb out, want less, and squelch out the fire because it’s SAFE, and keeps us from disappointment and hurt.
Is that a familiar feeling?
You see, holding back…numbing out…and wanting le ss — to protect yourself is essentially a match to SCARCITY consciousness.
Scarcity consciousness says: “I can’t have it. That’s hurts. So I’m not going to want it. I’ll keep me safe” (and many other cousins to that thought)
But guess what that energy is a match to? It’s an exact match to the “not having”, fear, and withholding.
And when you withhold from yourself, the Universe does too.
So let’s talk about igniting the passion, because passion is power, it’s energy — and the essence of passion is a key ingredient in manifesting your most beautiful reality.
So, for the purpose of aligning with your highest self and your manifestation sweet spot, let’s explore stepping up your energy, and your most authentic passion.
5 Fiery Wa ys To Ignite The Passion Within And Create The Life You Want!
1. Allow yourself to FEEL desire, and desire for what you want! This is a conscious choice to let down the your guard, and not play safe in fear of disappointment. Life is a journey and you owe it to yourself to allow yourself to experiment, play and expand your spirit and self.
If being excited is difficult — pretend. What might it feel like to be excited, be passionate and fully LOVE? What would you do differently?
2. Trust In Divine Timing. The fear of “not having” is exacerbated when you don’t trust in divine timing, and in the “done-deal-having-ness” that the Universe can deliver. Trust what’s right in front of you, trust it’s part of your path, and trust in the unfolding. Your job, is to stay in alignment with your desire, and who you are.
3. Open Yoursel f To Receive. What might it look like for YOU, if you opened yourself to receive? Walls would come down. Your intentions would have a place to expand in your life. You’d be in alignment with the love you are. What thoughts, and cousins to your thoughts — hold you in the place of non-receiving? Being open to receive is like a passion flower… giving and taking, ebbing and flowing. It’s who you are, and a match to the love you are, so OPEN UP!
4. Know It’s Already Been Given. If you knew — in your heart of heart that what you desire is already there, already given, and is behind “door number 1″ — might you be excited? Might you find yourself jumping up and down…ready to receive, ready to experience that, and ready to LIVE more of that life? Here’s the truth. When you ask, it’s given. Again, your job… get lined up and bring it into your physical experience.
5. Decide How You Want To Feel. Pay attention to how you are feeling and ask yourself — “Is this a match to the the power of passion?” Passion flows energy, expands energy, expands who you are… and literally LOVES you back.
Beautiful, power passion — is a match to feeling hopeful, excited, intuitive, open, trusting and EXPECTANT!
Ok… now take these tips and apply them to your life, starting now.
“There is no passion to be found playing small -
in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”
Nelson Mandela
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Lori Hamann is a mentor and life coach to conscious entrepreneurs and professionals, who she helps to create more prosperity and peace of mind in their lives and businesses. She is the founder of Evolve Life Coaching and the Evolve Your Life Newsletter goes out to over 7,000 like minded subscribers. You can sign up for a f.r.e.e subscription at http://lorihamann.com
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Did you know crystals and gemstones are known to have healing properties? They’re not just beautiful pieces of jewelery. They have subtle energetic effects on us.
One of my favorite stones is Rose Quart. This slightly pink colored stone enhances the love you have for yourself and attracts more love into your life.
Everyone should have a rose quartz in their life. It’s the stone that represents one of the greatest powers available to human beings. A Rose Quartz will help you remember love even in the most challenging situations. It helps you to be compassionate with yourself and others.
When worn, this quartz enhances your sense of self-worth.
What Should I do with Rose Quartz?
There are several ways to benefit from the healing properties of rose quartz. Here are a few options, but don’t limit yourself, be creative and use rose quartz however you want to.
Wear It
If you are getting over a bad breakup or healing a broken heart, rose quartz is the perfect necklace. When you wear it around your neck, it helps to heal your heart chakra and expand your ability to love. It also prevents that thick protective armor from forming; it keeps you open.
Sleep on It
Place rose quart under your pillow to enhance deep sleep and improve or attract love in the form of marriage.
Meditate with It
When meditating, rose quartz can help open your heart. If you are trying to attract the right relationship or improve any existing relationships, meditating with rose quartz will help. This stone also enhances inner peace. Once you develop a healthy sense of love for yourself, worry, fear, and anxiety have a funny way of dissolving.
Bathe in It
Fill up the bathtub with warm to hot water, and place a rose quartz in it. This is called “charging” the water. This is similar to plugging up your cell phone. It amps up the energy of the bath. This is a wonderful bath that feels like bathing in the energy of love. This quartz is also know to keep the skin looking refreshed and youthful.
Where to Buy It?
Rose quartz is pretty inexpensive and easy to find. Check your local metaphysical store. Also, I found a nice looking rose quartz necklace on Amazon.com. If you’re not in love with the way rose quartz looks, you can always wear it under your clothes.
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Finally, there’s a website that let’s you create a vision board.
Pinterest is great as it lets you create “boards,” which are categories that are full of “pins,” which are pictures of items that catch your interest. These “pins” can include pictures of items like clothes you like, food that looks appetizing, vacations you want to take, and furniture you want to buy.
Many people use pinterest to impress other people. These boards and pins are public so just like other social networking sites, your “friends” can see the items that you pin. But this is a waste of time. Everything that you pin should actually be items you intend to manifest at some point.
So you see, pinteresting is a great way to create boards and pins of things that you really want to attract and achieve in your life. In you don’t already have one, start by creating a pinterest account.
Here are a few ways you can use pinterest to attract what you want in life.
- Create boards about areas of your life you actually are interested in changing.
Do you want to travel more, eat healthier foods, wear nicer clothes? Create specific boards for your aspirations, and then find real images that support these aspirations.
- Repin pins that show images that you want to manifest. Also check out other blogs and websites on the web to find the perfect images.
- Resist the urge to pin things that just “look good” but are not a reflection of things you want to achieve. Don’t try to impress people and don’t become obsessed with a superficial idea like manifesting a wedding. Remember there’s a marriage after the wedding so select images that represent the heart and soul of what you want.
If used sincerely and authentically, pintrest can be a great tool for developing an online vision board.
Happy Pinning!
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We have all heard the myth “women are emotional and men are physical.” Well, I’m here to say MEN HAVE EMOTIONS TOO!
Men do show their emotions, but it is often in very different ways than we expect emotions to be shown. When someone says “you’re being emotional” the first think we think of is someone crying, whining, being sensitive, or just being feminine. The truth is emotions are feelings that are expressed in the physical sense.
While women are known to show emotions in a very outward way, men use a very physical manner to show their emotions.
The difference is that women usually know how they feel and express it, men have an idea of how they feel but decide to do something to deal with it.
Some of the things men do to deal with their feelings or emotions including:
- walking away from or leaving whatever is causing the intense emotion
- punching something or showing physical violence toward something
- shutting down all feelings and becoming silent and distant
Needless to say men can learn a thing or two from women on how to effectively express their emotions.
Most of the things men do to feel like a man are the very ways in which they express their emotions.
The problem is that men are traditionally taught to divide their emotions from their feelings. Women are taught to attach their feelings to their emotions so they are expressed properly.
Many times when a man expresses his emotions, it is often after they have been suppressed for extremely long periods of time. That suppression of his emotions causes him to express his emotions at different periods in his life and in many case in a destructive manner as the ones listed above.
To avoid being destructive with his emotions, men must learn how to balance feelings and emotions. Men must understand that they can be strong and emotional. In fact, learning how to express your emotions will strengthen all of your relationships, especially with the women in your life.
If you are a man who seeks to express his emotions better or a woman who wants to help a man express himself try these simple steps.
- First understand what feeling is trying to be expressed.
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- Think about an action you can take to make you feel better. But always fast forward to the effect of the result to ensure it is aligned with what you really want. For example, don’t cheat if you feel disconnected from your spouse. This will put even more distance between you. Instead, try talking to your wife about it.
- Take the time to try and verbalize any feeling so that it may be expressed in the best manner.
- Finally, create a practice of cultivating self-awareness. Having emotions is part of being human. So the more you get to know yourself, the more you’ll understand how you feel during intense periods of emotion.
The bottom-line is every manly expression such as cheering for your favorite sports team, fighting, or chasing women is an emotion being expressed. Those emotions are attached to feelings that are rarely understood. So what should be understood is that men do indeed have emotions, not just females, but they are just expressed in different ways.
As men learn to express their emotions in more productive ways, the more balance they will become as human beings.
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(not a thing, or a thought!)
Your abundance vibe can get a little foggy sometimes…it just does. That’s life.
Clouded by negative beliefs, ego-ic perspective, and well, experiences of scarcity you deem to be true.
The key word in that last sentence is “experience”. Did you know, just because you experience something it doesn’t have to be true?
It can be ONE truth, and even your truth, but not ultimate Truth.
Find the freedom in that!
Ultimate Universal Truth would say, only love is real. Only abundance is real. An d your job? To get in alignment with the truth of abundance, feel it, resonate it, attract it — and hence create new experiences of it.
I know if you are reading this you are most likely tuned into the Law of Attraction, and other personal development works — but one of the worst things you can do is tell yourself – “I know this stuff, I should know better” and beat up on yourself for not being where you think you should be.
Here’s the thing. You might “know” better, but the “knowing” doesn’t matter. Truth is…
Abundance is FEELING. You create that which you FEEL. Thoughts are thoughts, and yes they do create your world — but that’s because you’ve got feeling attached to them. The words don’t matter, the feeling does.
Consider these statements:
I love this! (passion)
I love this! (endearment)
I love this! (sarcasm)
I love this! (hatred)
So…while your words are a part of the equation – it’s the feeling place that you hold, each and every time.
I do however, want you to honor every emotion that you have, but stand in your power. You also have the option to ask three questions:
1. Is this a match to the vibration of abundance?
2. Is this serving me?
3. How and I willing to shift?
I’ll say it again. Abundance is a feeling, and from that feeling you create your reality.
What does abundance feel like? It feels good. Joyful. Appreciative. Full of life. Trusting. Secure. Creative. Loving. Connected t o the truth of infinite supply. It’s open, willing, and shift-able. Solution focused, expansion lovin’. In fact — the state of abundance is who you are.
Now the question is — Where can you, choose to feel abundant — right now?
True abundance has nothing to do with anything that I am having, and everything to do with what I am being. And that when I share my abundance of beingness abundantly with all those whose lives I touch, everything I sought to have came to me automatically, without my even trying to have them.
Neale Donald Walsch
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Lori Hamann is a mentor and life coach to conscious entrepreneurs and professionals, who she helps to create more prosperity and peace of mind in their lives and businesses. She is the founder of Evolve Life Coaching and the Evolve Your Life Newsletter goes out to over 7,000 like minded subscribers. You can sign up for a f.r.e.e subscription at http://lorihamann.com
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