begin within... creation through affirmation

roots

2012-02-05T20:18:00.000-08:00

We are living in a time of overstimulation. Over stimulation including too much media, talk, people contact and work lead to exhaustion. When we’re exhausted, anxiety and greyness can set in.

Consider unplugging from radio, TV, cell phone, internet for an hour per day.

Turn off all of it and be present to what you’re doing. No ringing phone, no dinging email messages coming in. If possible, walk outside near trees and growing things. We are part of nature. Reconnecting with nature provides us another route to being in the abounding river of life.

emotions

2012-01-31T08:00:00.000-08:00

Our emotions are our go power. When I create a positive thought, that thought will evoke positive emotion. The challenge is to allow the positive emotions to flow. The challenge is to not fall into the habit of allowing the inner critic to filter out positive responses.

Emotion is your go power. When I feel excited and passionate about something, that feeling will fuel me in creating the actions that manifest my goal.

Affirmations and visualizations enable us to generate emotion that supports the process of creative manifestation.

Here are several affirmations that you can tailor to your own specific circumstances today:

Abounding health courses through my body and energizes me in this now moment!
I am grateful my perfect mate loves and deeply appreciates me and I love and deeply appreciate him (her)!
I am now deeply grateful for perfect my perfect job for perfect pay.
A perfect bridge now appears that supports my transition from my current job to the perfect position (job, career).

clearing

2012-01-29T09:36:00.000-08:00

When I’ve got a closet full of clothes, there is no room for the new and wonderful to show up. By cleaning out my closet I make room for new things; I activate the Vacuum Law of Prosperity. I am reminded that nature abhors a vacuum. New things will rush in when the old things are released. The same goes for releasing ideas, jobs, habits and relationships! Spirit will fill the void with new things and experiences perfect for my growth now.

Affirmation:

Courageously I am letting go of things outgrown and bright new opportunities are showing up everyday!

love is always the truth

2012-01-25T19:39:00.000-08:00

When I’m feeling less than love – feeling angry, tired, run down, in a hurry, sarcastic, resentful --- this is when I want most to be love.

I am getting better at remembering that Love is at hand.

Always.

Affirmation

I am in the center of love and love is in the center of me.

safety nets

2012-01-16T18:17:00.000-08:00

Money as safety net is not a guarantee of peace and happiness. Neither is a relationship, a beautiful home or perfect health. These can surely be components in a joyous life, but do not guarantee fulfillment or joy. Through times of incredible prosperity, and moments of financial stress I practice gratitude and keep my heart open and centered in Love.

Affirmation:

I stand in the Abounding River as I let go and let Love flow in perfect rhythm and balance through my body, home, relationships, work and affairs.

saftety nets

2012-01-11T08:00:00.000-08:00

Money as safety net is not a guarantee of peace and happiness. Neither is a relationship, a beautiful home or perfect health. These can surely be components in a joyous life, but do not guarantee a great experience. Experiencing the greatness that is life requires letting go of holding on tight.

I’m working through the fear of “what if”. I’m considering the wisdom in preparing for opportunities by thoughtfully considering my financial, physical, emotional and spiritual needs. I am reminding myself that Life supports me now and always through all changes and all ways of being. Knowing this, really knowing deep in my bones, frees me to live life fully and joyously.

Affirmation:

Today and everyday I am generously supported, guided and uplifted by Spirit.

generating

2012-01-08T14:59:00.000-08:00

All of life is creative manifestation, from the macro to the micro and back again. Through increased awareness of the energy I am generating as feelings, thoughts, words and actions, I gain facility in creative manifestation. I invite you to consciously take part in the wondrous experience of creating the world from the inside out. To generate positive energy today I choose to be aware of and choose my thoughts, words and actions.

Affirmation:

Today I practice being love, kindness, understanding and patience.

prosperity workshop

2012-01-04T18:03:00.000-08:00

Prosperity Workgroup

A Four Week Short session

with Rev. Stefanie Nagorka, MSS, MFA

Two sections meet four weeks each:

Monday evenings: 7 – 8:30 PM January 23,30, February 6, 13 2012

Saturday mornings: 10:30 – Noon January 21, 28, February 4, 12 2012

I am being called to create a prosperity workgroup. I am committed to supporting you in prospering greatly!

In response to interest both locally and nationally, I am offering two groups.

The first is in person in Montclair, NJ on Monday evenings 7 – 8:30PM

The second is meeting in virtual space via the phone on Saturday Mornings 10:30 – 12 noon EST. Supplementary materials can be downloaded via GoogleDocs. Cost is the same for each group.

Please do let me know if you are interested. Friends are welcome.

The purpose of this group is to become more centered in generating the prosperity we want in our lives. Prosperity includes financial gain as well as prospering in all areas of our lives including healthy, thriving relationships and fulfilling work for right pay.

Its been said that we’ve been made in the image of God (the gods/goddesses). Creation is our birthright. This series will bring us back to creating an experience of abundance through focusing our thoughts, beliefs, speech, actions and attitudes. I invite you to join in this spiritual “work” of this transformative journey.

Prosperity Workgroup

A Four Week Short session

with Rev. Stefanie Nagorka, MSS, MFA

Two sections meet four weeks each:

Monday evenings 7 – 8:30 PM January 23,30, February 6, 13 2012

Saturday mornings 10:30 – Noon January 21, 28, February 4, 12 2012

Maximum number of participants is eight.

Cost for each series is $80.

In this class you will:

•identify what prosperity means to you.

•learn classic methods of generating prosperity and living in abundance

•develop new thought patterns that support prospering greatly

Each session will begin with theory and practical application. We end with a twenty-minute meditation/visualization.

Email or call to reserve a space.

stefanienagorka@gmail.com

resolutions

2011-12-30T08:00:00.000-08:00

For many the beginning of a new year is the time for resolutions. I’d like to propose a different way of thinking about resolutions. This year I am considering resolving and transforming patterns that no longer serve me.

I am committing to resolving the inconsistencies in my actions that have led to “less than” full easy and balanced flow in: health, relationships, money, work and play. My New Year’s offering to you is a series of affirmations that are designed to create abundant flow every day of the new year!

New Year Affirmations:

Vitality and vibrant health are coursing through me now!

I am Love in each thought, word and action and joy fills all of my relationships.

Perfect work generates lavish abundance now!

Abundance flows freely through all of the nooks and crannies of my mind and my life.

Today I let go and let laughter flow.

giving and receiving are one

2011-12-25T09:46:00.000-08:00

I am reflecting on the power in generosity. Today I awaken to the joy of giving and determine to make generosity my focus. What I give is not as important as the act of giving. I am stretching into generously giving money, things, patience, time, kindness, understanding and love. And my heart is receiving the perfect abundance of Divine Love.

Affirmation:

Today I give exuberantly and receive perfect bounty.

encyclopedia of gratitude

2011-12-21T18:49:00.000-08:00

I'm pleased as punch to have an entry accepted at the Encyclopedia of Gratitude:
click here to see the full post.

"It’s been raining here in New Jersey for over a week now. Everything feels damp and swollen. Even the dollar bills in my wallet are limp. I was getting very tired of the rain, and then it began to peter off and hope sprung up for a sunny day.

But the rain has started up again tonight with a vengeance. Heavy hard rain beating on the tops of garbage cans is announcing itself loudly. This rain is talking to me, convincing me that it is good, that I should be grateful for it. So I’m now practicing feeling grateful for the rain, embracing the rain and loving it. I’m thinking about the way the rain nourishes the earth and washes away the old. I am grateful for the rain—and soon, I might be grateful for an ark."

http://encyclopediaofgratitude.tumblr.com/post/14496542858/rain

more change

2011-12-18T10:38:00.000-08:00

Sometimes change feels like a yawning void, a not knowing what is to come. Within me is a desire to plan everything out so that I know what I’m stepping in to. Yet even when I plan to do things in a specific way Life will often create a different experience. I am embracing the balance between creating a plan and being open to surprises. For instance I plan that I will work in a particular profession and my income will be this much and come from that particular source; that I will live here in this specific place with these particular people, and so on. Perhaps an entirely different set of circumstances that hasn’t entered my mind will show up.

Affirmation

I am inspired with new points of view and open to many paths now.

oneness

2011-12-15T19:34:00.000-08:00

There is pain and there is pleasure, and joy and sadness. There is day and night, and also hunger and fullness. I am experiencing the polarities in life and deciding to be a fulcrum between the two extremes. That neutral place between extremes receives and supports all experience yet doesn’t hold on to it. I am experiencing that fulcrum as love.

Affirmation

I live the oneness of Life in its most exquisite form: Love

holding space for love

2011-12-11T17:32:00.000-08:00

Last week I spent a good bit of time thinking about a break in communication with a dear one. I struggled with holding space for love when I felt abandoned and unloved. I rehearsed feeling abandoned by talking with others about my experience. Then I woke up and realized I was strengthening my experience of abandonment by repeating it over and over. So I let it go and moved into a neutral emotional space. I needed this space to feel well again. After a few days I felt good within myself and I began practicing loving. Loving loving and more loving. Then I felt the energy around this relationship change. I was generating love, and the “other” was receiving it, even though we weren’t talking. A few days passed and then I received a phone call from this dear one. The energy had truly shifted and we were sharing love again.

Affirmation

I am committed to holding space for love in all relationships!

staying committed to the goal

2011-12-06T08:00:00.000-08:00

I’m experiencing stuff coming up and getting in the way of completing tasks. These small tasks are important! They’re steps in fulfilling my goals. Today I’m taking a stand to stay on course. Today I am following through with small yet important tasks. Today’s magic number is three. Three tasks completed and I’m free to move into the rest of the day!

Affirmation

I am focused, productive and energized! I am completion!

stepping into now

2011-12-04T08:57:00.000-08:00

So easy for my mind to wander. Being distracted by my own thoughts about everything and anything past present and future is my biggest source of leaving the moment. And I wonder: what will happen; how will this work out; when will it come to pass; why is this situation happening, etc. Gradually I awaken to discover that I’m off track. Staying on track is the goal so with a calm reminder I gently bring myself back to this present moment.

Affirmation

Thank you for this perfect now moment!

choosing anew

2011-12-01T19:08:00.000-08:00

I could continue with patterns as they are and it would be ok. I am choosing to let go of “ok” and move into dynamic change! I am choosing to live a bigger life. I am choosing to take risks. I trust the one life within which I live and move and have my being. I am inviting the universe to support me now. I am opening up my arms and welcoming the flow of good here now.

Affirmation:

The one life richly supports me now, revealing the perfect path through which my genius effortlessly flows into the world, creating good for me and everyone I touch.

the wheel

2011-11-29T20:00:00.000-08:00

Always turning, the wheel of life is ever in motion. Everything and everyone is part of cosmic motion and so in a perpetual state of change. When I lock on to something or someone I particularly like, it’s easy to forget about change. I want what I like to stay as it is so that I can enjoy it forever. And then I remember: everything changes, and nothing remains the same. So this moment I am opening my heart to change. I am trusting that new forms are good and fulfilling. The new forms appearing in my path are supporting my growth and full realization of love.

Affirmation:

With open arms I welcome change and know that change is good.

abundance

2011-11-27T10:01:00.000-08:00

Life is infinitely abundant. When I block the flow life feels limited. When I acknowledge the infinite abundance that is life, then I experience living in great abundance.

Ways I block the flow: worrying, making up stories about people before finding out what they’re up to, blaming, expecting easy answers, creating complicated answers, fearing, not using what I have, shrinking myself, separating myself from people and nature, doubting, making up a story that my needs aren’t being met and not caring for my body.

Affirmation:

I now embrace the infinite abundance that is Life!

gratitude

2011-11-23T03:49:00.000-08:00

Today I am practicing gratitude. I invite you to join me in this reflective and stream of consciousness practice.
I am grateful for every person who shows up. Maybe I don’t like every single person, and that’s okay. I am grateful for what they help me learn -- that kindness is for everyone; that love is for everyone and stretching into love is a learning I’m embracing. I am grateful for keeping my heart open and discovering that people are complex packages that can be filled with interesting surprises. I am grateful for small changes. I am grateful for remembering what’s important in the midst of challenging big changes. I am grateful for dreams. I am grateful for quiet moments. I am grateful for noise. I am grateful for hunger and I am grateful for fullness. For each and every leaf that falls from the trees I am grateful, and I am grateful for the rain beating on my roof. I am grateful for my hands that enable me to type out this message. I am grateful for every set of eyes that reads it, especially yours. I am grateful for breathing, stretching and sweating. I am grateful for the cold air, I am grateful for warmth. I am grateful for the hours, those that race by and those that stretch. I am continuing gratitude practice throughout this day.

Affirmation:

With gratitude I embrace this and every moment and peace fills me.

transformation

2011-11-19T06:04:00.000-08:00

No one is holding me back but myself. Do I believe in myself enough to give myself permission to follow my dreams? Cause no one else is going to give me permission. No one else will encourage and support me the way I can. I am befriending my inner critic, embracing him and give him a seat on the sidelines. I am laughing at my humanness. My higher vision is given the front and center seat. And I am courageously and gratefully inviting people into my life who are supporting my vision and holding me accountable for living my dreams!

Affirmation:

All of me is committed to living my dreams now!

in the river

2011-11-15T13:14:00.000-08:00

Standing in the river of life I am facing downstream, reflecting on my past. Now I turn and am looking upstream at the flow of energies to come.

Looking back, I see free flowing water and places where the water is blocked. The blocks are preventing my history from flowing freely away from me. So I consider the energy surge I will feel through releasing frustration, anger and any other stuck energy. I let it go. I give it to the Light, and give myself unconditional love.

I am looking upstream. In some places the water rushes vigorously. And in other places the oncoming waters of life flow so gently, so slowly. I embrace all of it with love and gratitude.

Affirmation:

The river of life supports me perfectly now!

community

2011-10-31T21:13:00.000-07:00

When difficulties loom, when moods turn into broods and the sun doesn’t shine, I lean into community. I remember to reconnect with friends and family for support. A powerful tool I'm ready to use again is a “prosperity buddy” – a friendship with someone who also wants to prosper. Set a time daily, or weekly, when you meet – over the phone or in person – to share your goals, and affirmations. Be available to each other when the going gets tough. One rule – no criticism or judgments allowed, only loving acceptance! Remember they are perfect just as they are. Reach out for support when you flounder. Be supportive when your buddy reaches out. Build prosperity together!

Affirmation:

I am grateful for supportive relationships and I am a supportive friend.

burnout?

2011-10-19T11:21:00.000-07:00

some clips from the book Patch Adams MD:

"Burnout is a state in which ... people are insufficiently rejuvenated. They find themselves giving too much for too long; then something snuffs out the joy and thrill of helping others." "An imbalance between work and personal time can foster burnout. Consistently overextending oneself because of perceived responsibility can devastate a person's private life. Belief in indispensability is a surefire path to burnout. Ideally a healer should practice in an interdependent group of close friends who nurture one another, take breaks when necessary and collaborate with similar practitioners." ...friendship, love, mutuality, caring and fun... are bedrocks to sustainable practice.

Affirmation:

Today I share playtime and laughter and joyous love fills me.

prosper through solving challenges

2011-10-15T12:11:00.000-07:00

Feelings often create our experience of a challenge as a problem. Turning away from a challenge, covering it over or ignoring it, all lead to increased stress and problems. Today offers the opportunity to guide yourself out of old limiting feelings. Begin by writing about the challenge. As you write it down, you make it objective. Then it is possible to see your emotional investment in or attachment to it. This awareness can reveal the truth about the problem. Recognizing your feelings, defining them, then setting them aside momentarily while working through the issue, will enable you to tap your inner genius, resulting in excellent solutions to the challenge at hand.

Affirmation:

Spirit reveals the truth about this situation, and points to a clear path of effective action and perfect results.

shadow

2011-09-22T19:12:00.000-07:00

My shadow reveals the ways in which I’ve defined and limited myself. I’m grateful for shadows as much as I’m grateful for sunshine. Shadows help define experiences, provide depth and provide contrast to and greater appreciation for the Light. But when I’m living in my shadow, I become stubborn, fixed and unreceptive. Today I’m committing to remembering to send myself a ray of clear white light the next time I’m sitting in shadows.

Affirmation:

My heart is open to pure love; my mind is open to clear Light.

sobriety

2011-09-12T14:10:00.000-07:00

New ideas carry me off to thoughts of exciting new adventures on distant shores. They lift me up, help me forget the drudgery of daily life and promise an adjustment to my inner compass. Getting over the excitement of a new idea, sobering reality eases into view. And when I come back down to earth, this place here and now, space is opened to discover adventures possible in my current time and place.

So in making a decision I ask myself do I go for the new and exciting direction? Do I stay put and continue (slog) on? Where is change needed? In my consciousness? In my physical reality? Finally I remember the outer and inner do become one and the same. There is no need to hurry. Change is happening now.

Affirmation

Change unfolds from the depths of my self and through all parts of my body and world.

welcome home

2011-09-04T08:34:00.000-07:00

It was a wonderful adventure. And now I’m home. A dear friend sent welcome home flowers. The gift astonished me and deepened my joy and appreciation for being home. I am grateful to be back with familiar things and faces.

Maybe you’re in a “permanent” (what’s permanent anyway?!) home. Or maybe you’re in transition. Are you staying with a friend, living on the beach or in a car? Consider that home is where you are right now. Create the place you’re inhabiting as home by letting your aura fill the space. Visualize your beautiful aura, filled with crystal clear light and edged with rainbows, extend into every room, every corner and closet of the space you’re in. Exhale and let your friendly and loving energy fill the space. Let your aura open up like so many windows opening to let your inner sun shine out into the space around you. Know that your energies greet you and everyone who enters with bright love.

The light radiant sun within shines bright through me.

preparation

2011-08-26T08:00:00.000-07:00

My mind can set the pattern for the day. My heart can hold space for my intentions.

Today I'm organizing my things in preparation for a long journey. I leave doubt behind, and invite adventure and opportunities for community. This particular journey happens to be a long drive across country. But it could just as well be the day (or night) that stretches ahead. A lover of adventure, I'm making a note to remember each day is an adventure filled with opportunities for connection with people, nature and myself.

Affirmation

Today I am engaged, inspired, in service, passionate and productive!

holding my seat

2011-08-22T16:14:00.000-07:00

Living can be like riding a horse; like sitting atop a moving force that sometimes seems to have a mind of its own. But its my mind that directs the beast, and the reins are in my hands. With clear commitment to my goals, and determination to see them through, I ride the force. Keeping my eye on a goal or destination keeps me moving in that direction. Wondering doesn't lead anywhere but it does dissipate energy, and facilitates loosing focus.

Affirmation:

Gently, steadily and lovingly I am guiding myself to right action now.

remember to remember

2011-08-19T08:00:00.000-07:00

When I experience a sense of lack, I remember to become mindful that all I need is here now. I look around for supply and discover that there is plenty of food, space, love, work and play present now. Looking beyond what is here leads to feeling there is not enough. Its as if I'm ignoring the food on my plate and looking past here and now and focusing on other plates, other tables. To fully open up to magnificent abundance, I am being present to what is here right now.

Affirmation:

I am living in magnificent abundance right here, right now!

use it up

2011-08-16T08:00:00.000-07:00

Waiting for tomorrow – for what will be two hours from now, next month or next year -- is tiring. So I'm giving up the waiting game. I've decided to powerfully bring myself into this present moment. I am giving myself permission to focus on what is in front of me. Whether it be talking with someone, writing, riding a bike, walking, cooking or teaching a class, I choose to fully experience this moment. No more pining away for what isn't here yet. Now I see this moment as a piece of fruit. It is luscious and sweet. But when I don't bite in, I feel a sense of loss. This moment remains a potential feast. It's nutritional value is not used up. Fully present, I experience this moment as full. Soul satisfying. And I am complete.

Affirmation:

I am fully present and leaning in to this soul satisfying moment.

in peace

2011-08-13T08:00:00.000-07:00

Instead of expecting peace to show up, today I am practicing creating peace.

The practice includes the following:

accepting what is
not reading into what people are saying
appreciating the beauty in this moment
keeping my mind on whats in front of me now
taking care of my needs
being kind to others
breathing deeply and slowly for several breaths
practicing gratitude for where I am right now

Affirmation

Peace increases as I embrace this beautiful moment.

intention

2011-08-10T09:39:00.000-07:00

Today I've set the intention to be healthy, to be in loving, supportive, dynamic relationships, to live abundantly and cause abundance in the lives of those I touch and to be a leader in the awakening of Love. Once my intention is set, my mind and heart move steadily towards the intention. When I set the intention in love, with kindness, with encouragement, I move steadily towards it's realization. However when I use will, pressure or force to fulfill my intention, my mind will back away, because, the ego doesn't like to be dominated.

So I am handling myself with kindness, and providing loving and clear reminders of my intentions. I am open to my intentions manifesting as “this or something better,” knowing that Spirit will provide the perfect form for my growth now.

Affirmation

Today I am the perfect fulfillment of my intentions.

awakening!

2011-08-02T17:48:00.000-07:00

It's a new day. I awaken with a sense of possibility. Within this moment, there is even a sense of doubt. The questions: “why, how and when” raise their heads. I choose to not grasp the questions for to follow the questions is to doubt. Doubt restricts, clogs and obstructs the flow. I'm giving it up, and replacing it with faith. With faith I enter flow. Today I choose to return to the knowingness that everything is working out exactly as it should. I have faith in my vision, and my talents, in my sense of timing and energy. Today I have faith in everyone I meet and everyone I don't meet. I have faith that life is unfolding perfectly in this moment.

Affirmation

Today I choose faith, and I feel at peace.

sleep

2011-07-21T11:17:00.000-07:00

Its been said that for everything there is a season. This week I've experienced a season of sleep. I've been drawn into longer periods of sleep. And for the first time in years gave myself the gift of a nap. Sleep is an effective tool for decompressing after an intense work period. Sleep re-calibrates the body and psyche. Sleep brings blessed healing, enabling body systems to enter healing cycles unimpeded by resistance of mind. Sleep brings dreams. Sleep is a blessing.

Affirmation:

I lovingly give my body ample sleep and healing permeates every aspect of my being.

This moment is all

2011-07-11T00:35:00.000-07:00

Appreciation makes possible a vision of what can be. When I live from a space of scarcity, my world shrinks. When I think I don't have enough (of money, love, health, friends, opportunities, etc) then my attention is on not having enough, and I manifest not enough. When I live from a consciousness of abundance, my world expands.
Appreciation opens my heart to the wonders of life and in this opening lies the key to living abundantly.

Affirmation:
My heart overflows with gratitude for all that is

clearing

2011-06-07T19:41:00.000-07:00

Clearing the way for new things, events, experiences and patterns adds up to creating a new reality. I’m ready for clearing! Clearing opens me to being present to the feelings, things and patterns in this moment. I clear my physical space by giving away and throwing out what I don’t use or need. I also clear the dust and dirt away to let the sun shine in. I clear my emotional space of heavy loads of unresolved feelings, identify and then release them. I clear with others and I clear alone. Visualization, journaling and smudging are all supports in this process. I clear my mental space by writing things down. My to do list is an important part of staying mentally clear. The less I have to hold on to mentally by committing it to paper, the more energy I have and the easier it is to navigate the day

Affirmation:

New unexpected events, wonderful people and extraordinary opportunities are now increasing in my life!

hope

2011-06-04T07:44:00.000-07:00

What is hope? Today a dear friend and counselor said hope is pushing your face up against the glass, gazing at what you don’t have. This surprisingly powerful image calls up the feeling of being on the outside looking in. It speaks of separation and disempowerment. Looking at it this way, hope isn’t so attractive! So I’m experimenting replacing hope with certainty. I am certain that this is my destiny. I embrace the fullness of life, I am in the middle of that fullness, embracing and celebrating it now.

Affirmation:

I powerfully claim and celebrate success, joy and wildly abundant fruits of creation for myself and everyone around me!

attention

2011-05-30T19:25:00.000-07:00

Whatever I give my attention to will show up abundantly in my life. If my attention is on lack – “I don’t have enough money, food, time, love, thoughtfulness, caring” – then I will have plenty of not enough.

When my attention is on feeling grateful for what is showing up: I am grateful for the supply here and now, I am grateful for love, I am grateful for this moment, I am grateful for this food, I am grateful for that smile – then more shows up.

I’m engaged in a mindfulness exercise. Every two hours I check in with myself to see what I’m thinking. I’m discovering how much of my thinking is focused on lack and fear, and how much on gratitude and abundance. When I’m thinking lack, I gently turn my mind to gratitude. I am tenderly reminding myself to keep my focus on gratitude. Gratitude opens the door to the abounding river of life.

Affirmation:

I am grateful for this moment, for tender love, for plenty of time, for living abundantly.

I love the rain

2011-05-23T20:15:00.000-07:00

A new friend wrote a wonderful blog post (http://www.cafegratitude.com/our-blog/loving-what-i-dont-like-300.html) about loving what you don’t like.

After a week of rainy weather at home, I was away in bright sunshine this weekend, at a leadership retreat in Vacaville CA with Terces and Matthew Englehart and forty other beautiful people. I was so happy to escape the week of rainy days. Just now there was a strange tapping sound and I went to the window to discover more rain, heavy rain falling now. It’s becoming a bit of a joke, all this rain. This weather is helping me embrace Karin’s blogged message: loving what I don’t like is a path to self-acceptance and self-transformation. So I am now embracing this downpour. I love the rain. I love the sound of the rain, I love that rain nourishes the earth and washes away the old. I love that at the end of the rain the sun will shine and feel so good.

increasing prosperity

2011-05-21T18:00:00.000-07:00

Use the power of ten to increase prosperity today. Repeat one or more of these affirmations in the mirror ten times as you look into your eyes: -

- I am a money magnet, naturally attracting large sums of cash to me now

- Infinite supply is now easily flowing into my hands.

- I am in this perfect place at this perfect time experiencing perfect results!

- This is my time to prosper greatly!

I am grateful for abundant supply manifesting in all areas of my life now!

getting it all done

2011-05-19T18:00:00.000-07:00

Rushing through a long list of tasks isn’t much fun. Today I had an incredibly long list of things to do and time seemed short. As I rushed through the tasks, I watched the clock and strained to get as much done as possible. I am bringing myself into the present by not worrying about outcomes and working on trusting that everything that needs to get done will.

Affirmation

I am focused and productive in this perfect moment, and excellent results manifest now.

feeling insight

2011-05-17T14:37:00.000-07:00

Feelings involve direct perception. As I feel, I’m experiencing my subconscious and superconscious natures. As I think, I’m focused in my conscious mind. Sometimes feelings come from the light within. Other times they grow out of dark thoughts. When exploring my feelings, I seek to uncover their beginnings. Am I intuiting the truth about this person or situation? Or am I dissatisfied with someone or something, because I didn’t get what I wanted out of it/them and am creating negative feelings about that?

Affirmation:

With crystal clarity my intuition now reveals the truth about this situation.

growing love

2011-05-15T19:08:00.000-07:00

Let me count the things I love: art, music, rocks, skies, wind, breath, kindness, eyes, voice, touch, sounds, flowers, cats, horses, dogs… and so much more. I am making an ongoing list of the things I love. Every day I add more to the list. And every day my heart opens and connects more deeply with life. Every day I remember, discover, and uncover more of what I love. It's possible to grow love, to build love, to unfold love and to radiate love through all circumstances.

Affirmation:

I am love through all experience. I radiate love through all relationships. I feel love in all circumstances. I am love.

being in this moment is a gift

2011-05-11T13:50:00.000-07:00

I am working on seeing the gift in this present moment. There is always something I can appreciate and be grateful for. Keeping focused on the gifts of this moment frees me from the sticky and prickly feelings that come up. Egocentric thinking is at the core of the sticky, prickly experience. Gratitude opens my eyes to the world beyond I/Me/My and leads me to embrace the larger picture: beauty and love are present here and now.

Affirmation:

I gratefully embrace this present moment and my heart lovingly embraces the world.

courage

2011-05-10T13:39:00.000-07:00

Its easy to feel positive when things are going well. But when appearances speak of darkness, then despair can well up and blot out the light of the inner sun. Remember that the Sun is always shining, even when clouds obscure it.

Affirmation:

Radiant sunshine is burning away all clouds and doubts, restoring my positive point of view.

creating and solving challenges

2011-05-01T07:52:00.000-07:00

Creating and Solving Challenges

Feelings often create our experience of a challenge as a problem! Turning away from a challenge, covering it over, ignoring it, all lead to increased stress and problems. Begin by writing about the challenge. As you write it down, you make it objective. Then it is possible to see your emotional investment in or attachment to it. This awareness can reveal the truth about the problem. Recognizing your feelings, defining them, then setting them aside momentarily while working through the issue, will enable you to tap your inner genius, resulting in excellent solutions to the challenge at hand.

Affirmation:

Spirit reveals the truth about this situation, and points to a clear path of effective action and perfect results.

seeing

2011-04-27T18:15:00.000-07:00

I don’t want to see what is really there; I want to see what I want to be there. And then, something changes. Maybe it’s that I’ve banged my head against the wall enough times. Finally I realize I’m bumping into my own projections.

With courage and an open heart, I move forward to see what’s really there. I see myself first and clearly. Then I’m able to see the truth about my situation. Things are easy to see when I drop the veil of projections and accept the truth of this moment. In this moment the truth I claim: I am alive, I am love, I am complete here and now!

Affirmation:

With crystal clarity I see the truth in this situation and the truth sets me free!

cycles redux

2011-04-25T08:01:00.000-07:00

For everything there is a time and a season. A time to be busy up to my eyeballs in tasks and a time to put it all down and take a nap; a time to rebuild my health and a time to play and not count calories; a time to step up productivity with tension and intensity and a time to let others do the work; a time to share my favorite book and a time to receive a new novel; a time to give love and a time to receive love. The give and take of life flows like the mobius strip. I feel connected with life and a sense of rightness through all cycles by identifying, accepting and working with the looping flow.

Affirmation:

I am complete in this perfect ever-changing moment.

from my mother

2011-04-23T10:45:00.000-07:00

“I think every voice and every prayer is heard. We must always maintain that positive attitude, the faith that every voice is heard.

We’re not in charge. We have to continue the faith, petition for what we want. God is on our side, the forces of good are on our side.

When God lets loose the angel of death it knows no distinctions. Life is forfeited and cleansed.”

"Get rid of all those things from Pandora’s box. Try not to be that way, send in love and positive thinking.

Don’t be so spiritually minded that you’re no earthly good.

Responsibility is what we have to do, lovingly and without greed."

love with open hands

2011-04-14T19:06:00.000-07:00

To prosper in love, be love; embody and radiate the love you wish to receive.

When I love openly and freely, without pressure or stress, the object of my affection is drawn towards me. Loving connects me with that which I love.

But when in an attempt to get love I grasp for something or someone, I will repel it.

Affirmation:

I am filled with love, radiating love, and naturally attracting my beloved.

I am love

2011-04-04T19:00:00.000-07:00

Loving comes in all forms and patterns.

Let me count the things I love: art, music, rocks, skies, wind, breath, kindness, eyes, voice, touch, sounds, flowers, cats, horses, dogs… and so much more. What if I made an ongoing list of the things I love. Every day my challenge is to add more to the list. Every day I remember, discover, and uncover more of what I love. Its possible to grow love, to build love, to unfold love and to radiate love through all circumstances.

Affirmation:

I am love through all experience, all relationships, all circumstances. I am love.

shells

2011-03-28T17:49:00.000-07:00

I’ve been encased in a shell of fixed feelings. Repeatedly reacting in the same way to various triggers and experiencing the same set of feelings is stifling. Now the shell is loosening. Disconcerting disconnecting from the familiar feelings. Uncomfortable parting with my old ways of reacting. Discomfort continues, until separation occurs. Suddenly, I’m free. I feel the thrill of discovering new territory, of experiencing a new way of being.

Affirmation

I shed my old skin and am vulnerable, soft and radiant.

break time

2011-03-27T19:54:00.000-07:00

When things get to be too much just take a break. Here are some ways to take time out:

-Lie down on your back. Inhale and exhale deeply ten times. Keep your focus on your breath, and your back. Focusing on your breath stay put for five minutes

-Laugh out loud, at nothing in particular, for one full minute.

-For three full minutes gaze at a flower. Take in every detail you can. If you have one, use a magnifying glass.

-Dance to your favorite music for ten minutes

-Take a twenty-minute walk, outside. Note how many natural sounds you hear. There is always the wind…

-Remember your favorite vacation. Visualize yourself taking a wonderful vacation that becomes your new favorite.

Affirmation

I am fully present in this glorious moment.

ripple effect

2011-03-19T08:45:00.000-07:00

This morning I was thinking about the finite quality of life. How many years I have to live on this planet, and what I can do to contribute to the good of humanity in that time. How do I want to plan my life to be an agent for love, peace and health? Thinking about wanting to do as much as possible in the time I have here, I realized that my life is extended when I touch others through good works. When they are touched, they change, then their actions change, and they contribute love, peace and health to others. The bigger my game, the more people are touched, the further my efforts will go. I touch one person, they touch two, the two touch 4, the 4 touch 16, the 16 touch 256, the 256 touch 65536 and so on. Maybe not all people touched will receive, maybe not all will share. But the potential in this rippling effect is tremendous.

Affirmation:

Boundless opportunities to be love and be of service are now manifesting

giving

2011-03-14T15:46:00.000-07:00

Sometimes giving is a great way to open the flow of prosperity.

I think of life as being in a constant state of flow. Like the water in a river, or the blood in your veins, when it’s flowing, life is abundant. When you give you are in the flow. Give freely what you have a lot of. And then stretch and give what you don’t have a lot of. The stretch helps you grow.

Giving is a powerful action that opens the door for more good to flow to you and everyone. When I give I benefit others, contribute to the good of the whole, and I keep myself in the flow.

Affirmation:

My heart is open, my mind is free; life’s rich abundance is manifesting for me.

weather

2011-03-13T20:45:00.000-07:00

Sometimes a change in weather creeps up on me. Changing moods are like the weather. Seeing weather develop requires distance. When trees obscure the clouds I can see only part of the sky. When the horizon is open, no trees, houses or telephone poles, I can see the weather rolling in. Taking a break from distractions to clear my mental landscape enables me to see myself and become aware of my emotions.

Affirmation:

The sun rises from behind clouds, illuminating my mental landscape.

time

2011-03-07T19:32:00.000-08:00

I need more time! I need time to: complete tasks; think; rest; play; produce; visit; connect; laugh; read; accomplish. It seems there is a finite amount of time: 24 hours in a day; seven days in a week, twelve months in a year. When I stay in the consciousness that time is limited, I experience time as limited. And then I feel limited and pine for more time. My experience of time does change with my emotions and moods. Sometimes I’m stuck in a loooong day of minutes and hours that tick by slowly. Other days the time flies and too quickly I meet the end of the day.

I’ve been thinking about how I can stretch time. How can I fit more in when the to do list is especially long. One practice that has been working is to ignore time and focus on the task. I focus on the task, not the amount of time it takes. I like this approach because it eliminates pressure, that sense that someone is breathing down my neck. All of my attention is freed up to focus on the task. I am less distracted and more productive.

Affirmation:

In this now moment I am fully alive, energized and productive!

it all comes together

2011-03-03T19:45:00.000-08:00

Envision the best possible outcome, and it will manifest.

The truth is that when I have envisioned the best possible outcome, and I breathe life into that vision, it does manifest. How do I breathe life into my vision? First I focus my intention, and then sustain the focus. I focus on my desire. I cultivate a deep rooted longing for my vision. Then, I give 100% attention to the vision and commit to achieving it. I open my heart and mind to the people around me and talk about my vision with clarity and courage. Doubt and fear are sacrificed on the altar of Intent. With doubt and fear left in the dust, forward movement is easy. I harness my enthusiasm. Enthusiasm from the Greek and Latin, means possessed by a god/ having a god within. Enthusiasm marks the moments that I am filled with Spirit. Focusing my attention on my goal, and knowing that it can and will be realized, increases my enthusiasm.

Affirmation:

I am filled with enthusiasm and am attracting perfect results now!

community

2011-02-28T18:31:00.000-08:00

At times when I feel alone, I remember the communities of which I am part – my family, work place, friends, neighbors, schools, and more. I affirm my place within these communities, and determine to reconnect with someone from the past. I also welcome new connections. When was the last time I made a new friend?

Affirmation:
I embrace and love each and every member of my community with the light of a radiant sun.

stirring life

2011-02-26T06:27:00.000-08:00

Walking keeps me in touch with the seasons, and the forces of life at work through nature. Today I see tree buds beginning to swell, reminding me that, even though it's still cold out, life is stirring. Witnessing life awakening inspires thoughts of new growth and possibilities. I’m reminded that regardless of appearances, life is always renewing itself.

Today and everyday Life flows freely within and around me.

putting it off

2011-02-18T20:43:00.000-08:00

Procrastination can be delicious... until the things that need to get done begin to haunt me. Suddenly what was fun and indulgent becomes uncomfortable and difficult. I am intent on getting through the procrastination and taking care of business. My resistance to getting things done is what I’m interested in today. Where is it coming from? I’m encouraging myself to consider this question as I engage in the tasks at hand. As I work, I remember that each task is a bridge to the next. I am always in motion, building this moment into the next now moment.

Here and now I am incredibly productive, and successfully complete all tasks.

re-fueling

2011-02-12T12:57:00.000-08:00

It’s hard to achieve my goals when there’s no fuel in my tank! Re-fueling with positive emotional energy is the answer.

Some days positive energy flows freely and living feels exciting and easy. Other days, that energy doesn’t show up. I have learned that I can create positive energy. I begin my creation process by identifying the specific emotions I’m feeling. I then bless the feelings I have, and put them down. To do this, I must enter into a willingness to let go of the old feeling. Success here requires that I let go of feeling righteous about what I was thinking previously! I let go of judgements, sarcasm and feeling I'm right. I turn my mind to the feeling I’d like to experience (such as enthusiasm, joy, love) and pick that feeling up. I embrace it, and bring it into myself.

Affirmation:

I embrace and cultivate positive feelings and refuel to accomplish my goals!

trust

2011-02-07T19:37:00.000-08:00

I’m learning to trust my body. My body acts as an emotional barometer giving me cues. It tells me when something needs attention. First step is to listen. Listen. Easiest to listen when it’s quiet. Harder when there’s a lot of noise. So I put myself in a quiet place. This is sometimes very hard to do because I’d rather be around noise. Noise is distracting and I like the distraction. But finally my need to get in touch with the source of my discomfort overpowers my desire to run away from it. So I start to listen. And really, once I start listening it’s a relief. Knowing what is at the root of discomfort is a relief. I can breathe deeply, and wait. No need to take immediate action. Wait, let the truth bubble up. Think. Write. Walk. All of these help me hear.

Affirmation:

I listen to my body. I hold space for myself. I forgive myself with love.

focus

2011-02-02T16:41:00.000-08:00

Here it is:

Ignite passion for living full out

Activate energy to do what I love

Engage with all that I love and care about

Love freely, openly and generously.

Affirmation (with much enthusiasm):

Today I ignite my passions, activate my energy, engage fully with life, do what I love and love fully!

fear is ok

2011-02-01T18:57:00.000-08:00

Fear is OK as long as it doesn’t stop me!

Fear offers me a reality check.

It reminds me to ask the questions:

Am I doing the right thing?

Am I making the right choice?

Is this path taking me where I want or need to go?

Being uncomfortable can signal something is wrong and trigger reflection and stretching into new understanding.

Affirmation:

Today I am stretching and opening up to new ways of being.

courage

2011-01-30T12:38:00.000-08:00

Although I’ve invested time and energy in reflecting upon and researching steps that take me to my goal, it still takes courage to follow through and give myself permission to live my dream. When I connect to the one source, the Light of Life, I feel the energy I need to stay the course, to do the work, to walk into my future and realize my dreams. The One Life within which I live and move and have my being supports me through all times of change; all statia; all ups and downs and ins and outs. My challenge is to hold steady through thought winds and emotional storms. I am the captain of my ship. I hold the wheel with a steady hand. And I remember that regardless of appearances, I am one with the One Life that is my rock, my core, my true self.

Affirmation:

Certainty fills me; I am on the right path now!

prospering now

2011-01-29T11:12:00.000-08:00

Prosperity grows with an open mind. Be open to the possibilities. Let go of limiting dead end thoughts. Dare to dream about happy solutions to problems and challenges. Let the mind linger on positive outcomes. Affirming abundance opens your mind to prosperity.

Affirmation:

Abundance is my experience: I am now perfectly prosperous!

getting back

2011-01-25T04:26:00.000-08:00

I fell off track. I went into a funk. After experiencing flow, feeling connected and knowing I am love, I fell out of love. I wondered at my experience. It took a few days. First I was disoriented. Then I was angry at myself for falling backwards. Finally I remembered to give myself a break. And with that, I was back in Love.
Affirmation:
The exquisite warmth and expansiveness of Love fills me and radiates out to everyone I think about, see and touch.

walking through the day

2011-01-20T19:26:00.000-08:00

I’m walking that fine line between accepting what is, and dreaming about what will be. Being here now, I am practicing acceptance. I do this best when I embrace and am grateful for this moment.

Affirmation:

I gratefully embrace what is, and enthusiastically welcome what is to be

the role of emotions in creating prosperity

2011-01-12T08:10:00.000-08:00

Cultivating a positive emotional life supports living abundantly. Creating positive emotions builds a bridge to greater prosperity. Feelings of anger, fear, loathing, sadness, frustration and despair are natural responses to difficult experiences. It is important to acknowledge our feelings, and provide a safe space to experience them. The challenge is not to eliminate these feelings. All feelings are useful as they help us register what is happening to us in life. The real challenge is to acknowledge our feelings, and then consider what actions we can take to improve our situation. Sometimes the only action needed is a change of perspective. Other times we need to strategize and create change in our relationships and activities.

Affirmation:

I acknowledge and bless my feelings, and then shift my perspective to see life anew!

being connected

2011-01-09T11:26:00.000-08:00

It’s the state of all creation. Everything is connected throughout all space and time. How did I come to this experience of separation, of feeling apart from people and nature? They say it’s the function of ego to create the experience of being apart and disconnected. And they say separation is an illusion.
Experience follows thought. As I think connection, I experience connection. I open my mind to connect with people, places, things and actions. I practice being connected by talking and listening. I practice feeling connection by walking outside near trees and living things.

Affirmation:

I am connected with everything and everyone always.

remember

2011-01-03T18:25:00.000-08:00

Today I’m remembering that I want to be connected. The feeling of connection is love. Lack of connection is part of the illusion of separateness. Today I choose to remember that I am always connected with everything and everyone.

Affirmation:

I open my heart and remember that I am connected with all life, and all of life is connected with me.

affirmation

2011-01-01T09:30:00.000-08:00

Consider that your life experience begins and ends in you. When I speak in the first person, I am creating what I state. During waking time thoughts and feelings are in a constant state of flow. I can choose to let my thoughts and feelings flow as they will, or I can choose to focus on and create particular thoughts and feelings. My thoughts and feelings inform my actions, attitudes, beliefs and speech.

“The whole Universe with all its parts… is regarded as being inter-locked, inter-woven, to make a single whole – one body, one organism, one power, one life, one consciousness, all cyclically evolving under one law.” --Goeffrey Hodson

When I affirm: I am love, then love is more fully anchored in my family, friends, community, state, country and the planet.

Today I choose to be love.

Affirmation:

My heart is open! I am love: I breathe love; I give love and I receive love.

being love

2010-12-25T15:16:00.000-08:00

Practicing gratitude and being love, opens me to new ways of thinking. From early on I assumed that my experiences had to conform to what I heard others say particular experiences are supposed to be. Those others are my family, my friends, my community, the media, society, old myths and more. I believe I did this to “fit in” and get approval and love. Behaviors of others were interpreted through a lens of preset value judgments and assumed outcomes.

Practicing gratitude and being love, a new door of perception opens. I discover that there are choices available which in the past I wouldn’t allow myself to consider. Clarity dawns through understanding that I am creating my experience in this now moment. Within this paradigm others are what I make of them.

Today I choose to free myself from thoughts outgrown. I declare myself free and clear of pre-judgments and criticisms. Now I choose love and embrace life fully.

Affirmation:

I choose to love unconditionally, enthusiastically, and joyfully!

When something is right it happens.

2010-12-21T04:22:00.000-08:00

The New Year is almost here and I’ve been thinking a lot about setting goals. Last week I led a Vision Board workshop, and we all set goals for the coming year. Last night was a full moon, with a full eclipse, and today is the Winter Solstice. This is an auspicious time to review past accomplishments and set goals for the coming year(s).

So I’m thinking about goals I’ve set in the past. Some goals have manifested and others have not. And I’ve left some goals behind, particularly those that were outgrown or didn’t have space to breathe in the atmosphere of my life. And this has got me thinking about timing. When it’s time for something to happen, it does, with ease and flow.

What have I been forcing? Where have I been pushing hard? Investing the energy to build an event or fulfill a goal is usually necessary. But do I need to force something to happen? No. Perhaps what is needed is not willful action, but rather ego vision adjustment. When I feel myself pushing or forcing, I gently remind myself to pull back and let the good that is inherent in the situation manifest.

Affirmation:

Perfect results are manifesting in this perfect now time!

being love

2010-12-19T18:58:00.000-08:00

I love you as you are. You are unique, you are extraordinary. You are beauty, kindness, receptivity and strength. Let your light shine, let your love flow. Be the love that is within you.

I am recognizing love as truly the binding force of Life, the common denominator that connects everyone and everything through all time and space.

Love is everywhere in everything and always. I am practicing seeing love in everything and everyone. As I recognize the love, then I connect with it, and it flourishes in me. I am nourished, supported and sustained.

Affirmation:

I am present to Love, and Love brings me into the present.

this is the moment

2010-12-16T20:36:00.000-08:00

Projecting towards future goals while at the same time living fully in the moment is a balancing act. Planning periods are essential to achieving. Once your plan is set, and you know where you will invest your energy, you can return your focus to and embrace this present moment. Live fully in the now, knowing that now is the space within which you live and love and experience Being.

Affirmation:

I joyously embrace and fully experience Being in this now moment!

where there is good

2010-12-14T03:41:00.000-08:00

There is good is this now moment. There is good in past moments. There will be good in future moments. This is not to say there is no pain, difficulty, anguish or anxiety in this moment or others of the past and future. What I do know is that as I focus my thoughts on the good in every situation/moment/event, I free myself from worry, pain and fear.

Affirmation:

I am filled with a realization of the good present in all experience and my heart is free to love!

whirlwind

2010-12-12T18:54:00.000-08:00

There is a lot of activity happening now. People are rushing here and there to prepare for holiday festivities. Emotions fly high and low. Thoughts spin as we try to figure out the best strategy to create a successful gathering, deal with loneliness, find the right gifts for friends and loved ones or just cope with the stresses of the season.

In the midst of this whirlwind, remember to take a deep breath and remind yourself of what is really important – kindness, love, connection and hope.

Affirmation:

Today I am kindness, love, connection and hope.

forgiving

2010-12-08T18:40:00.000-08:00

Forgiving frees your heart to love again. Sometimes forgiving is easy, and other times forgiving can be very difficult. Some hurts run deep and long, others are short-lived. Forgiving is an act of the mind and heart. Determining to forgive takes place in the world of thought; the act of forgiving takes place in the heart. Whom can you forgive? With whom can you practice letting go of an upset?

Affirmation:

I let go of old resentments and hurts, and my heart is free to soar into songs of love

clouds

2010-12-05T19:08:00.000-08:00

I’ve been looking at the sky a lot lately. The bright fall into winter sun is astonishingly beautiful. Sky colors range widely, as do cloud formations. I’ve been so taken by the sky that I’ve been trying to record it. For days I was snapping photos and none of them captured the feeling of awe the sky evokes in me.

So one day I stopped snapping photos and just let myself be absorbed into the beauty of the sky; to feel its expansiveness and be taken by its light. With this surrender, came a feeling of peace. I was living in the moment, enjoying the sky, not fretting over saving it. Daily the sun comes up, the sky appears, and I look up expectantly, knowing that the sky will inspire me anew.

Affirmation:

I am filled with joy and peace as I look up and behold the expansive beauty of the sky.

Create a vacuum

2010-11-30T19:54:00.000-08:00

When you are seeking something or someone, and it isn’t appearing, ask yourself: What do I need to do to make room for this in my life? When you need new clothes, and your wardrobe is overflowing, there is no room for the new. Take stock; clear out all the items that no longer fit. Give them away, pass them along, sell them. Recycle! Keep the energy moving. In this way you open a passage through which the new can appear. The same holds true for ideas. When you are creating something new, be willing to let go of your old ideas. Open your mind to the unexpected. Experiment. Allow yourself to explore new forms. The same genius which inspired your last project will drive this one as well. Trust yourself!

Affirmation:

My mind and heart are open; new life is flowing richly and abundantly through my thoughts and actions.

courage

2010-11-28T21:31:00.000-08:00

Creating new things in life often involves changing existing conditions, situations or circumstances . And change can seem daunting when current conditions are well established. Is there a stable or well-established situation you may need to change in order to create something new in your life? If so, what feelings come up around making such a change?

Everything and every experience has value. Sometimes it’s difficult to let go of things that have had value. Releasing the old to make room for the new does take great courage.

control -er -ing -ed

2010-11-21T18:55:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I make mistakes, which result in me feeling I’ve lost control of a situation. Other times I seem to do everything right.

Am I in control?

Reflecting on control, I’m reminded that personal control is an illusion. Control is always in the hands of the One Life. The best I can do is to do my part, do my best, and then let go. Let go into the Flow. Letting go includes releasing worry.

Affirmation:

I live within the One Life which is always in expression producing perfect results.

attraction

2010-11-17T17:07:00.000-08:00

I think; I vibrate.

Naturally I attract thoughts, people and things of like vibration.

Be purposeful in your thoughts. Focus your goals, and let your thoughts reflect your desires. Visualize your goals realized, and as you do, fill them with love. For love is the power of attraction manifest.

Affirmation:

I love this day, my breath and my life!

reflection

2010-11-15T15:49:00.000-08:00

I’ve been observing that the more friendly I am, the more friendly are others.

I am now practicing being what I want to attract.

Be love, love shows up.

Be kind, kindness is present.

Be understanding, and I am understood.

Affirmation:

I am centered in Love and Love is manifesting abundantly here now.

(replace Love with any quality you’d like more of today)

opening heart

2010-11-14T18:18:00.000-08:00

My heart is opening.

My heart has arms that open wide and accept and embrace all of creation, all of my reality.

And my heart is big enough that I can also embrace change, what is to come.

This feels incredibly good!

Affirmation:
My heart is open, my mind is free, life’s rich abundance is easy to see.

chatter mind

2010-11-06T17:04:00.000-07:00

Today I’m thinking about using affirmations, and why they are so effective.

My mind habitually makes things up – engages in chatter. It’s the “monkey mind” the Buddhists talk about. When I direct the chatter. I harness my mental energy. Instead of my thought energy dissipating through an unfocused stream or downward spiraling whirlpool of ideas, I get focused. At the same time I attract like energies to myself.

Affirmation:

Today I choose to focus on thoughts that embody my ideals and goals!

thought forms

2010-10-31T04:58:00.000-07:00

When you focus intently on a desire or goal, you create a thought form of that desire. Initially the thought form is like a balloon, a thin empty vessel. It is a vessel for both your energy and like energy you attract through your repeated thoughts, words, feelings and beliefs. Repeated focus on the desire, and the thought form grows in strength and intensity. The more positive your feelings and thoughts about it, the more positive the charge you build and the more positive your results.

Affirmation:

I am filled with gratitude as ____________(your desire) is now manifesting!

open the door and prosperity flows

2010-10-23T14:44:00.000-07:00

But how do I identify and then open the door?

The door of opportunity appears out of a haze of general desires when you focus your intent on a particular goal. Once focused, your desires have great magnetic pull on the world around you. People, things and opportunities will be drawn to you as the river of life flows gently and easily. Look at life from different points of view to identify opportunities!

Affirmation:

With my goals well focused, I now see many wonderful opportunities!

change

2010-09-27T19:31:00.000-07:00

Change is the way the Universe breathes.

What changes have you seen happen in your life over the last year? Have you resisted any of the change? What has the resistance felt like? Where are you experiencing change in your life now? What would it feel like to allow/accept the change?

Affirmation:
I prosper greatly through understanding change lives in me, and I live in change.

its the key!

2010-04-22T05:41:00.001-07:00

For greater prosperity and well being, practice greater love. Begin with self-love. Make room for your self, celebrate yourself, honor yourself and love yourself! Filled with love, you turn to your family, friends and not such friends, and share the love. Share through thinking loving thoughts; share through smiling, helping and giving.

Affirmation

My heart is filled with love; my mind is inspired and my body is energized.

giving

2010-04-04T09:07:00.000-07:00

Giving opens the door to receiving. Giving and receiving flow along the same channel. Giving opens the potential for more receiving. Receiving opens the possibility of more giving. Both are important in experiencing prosperity. It is a good habit to give something every day, be it time, kindness, money, a thing or a smile. However one of the least appreciated gifts is unsolicited advice!

Affirmation: Today I am inspired to give something meaningful, and thus prosperity flows abundantly to myself and others!

balance

2010-03-30T13:07:00.000-07:00

Life is a balancing act, akin to standing on a see-saw, one foot on either side of the pivot point. Your legs will be in constant motion as your weight shifts from one side to the other. There may even be moments when, in response to something around you, all of your weight shifts to one side. Then it comes slamming down onto the ground, while your other leg bounces up the air. As you rebalance your weight, you restore yourself to a state of dynamic equilibrium.

2010-03-28T13:06:00.000-07:00

Opportunity presents itself in many ways, some quite unexpected. One of the ways to grow opportunity is to provide opportunity to others. Then replace the thought “what’s in this for me?” with “what can I bring to the situation?” As you find and act on ways to bring prosperity to others, you open the door to greater prosperity for yourself.

Affirmation:

I am an open channel for increased prosperity to others and myself!

modify - adjust - change

2010-02-27T13:05:00.000-08:00

You know yourself. You bump up against your own thoughts and attitudes regularly. When you’ve had enough of it, it’s time to modify. Gradual shift rather than radical change can open the door to changing behaviors and thought patterns. Habit keeps a strong hold on the heart. Changing habits can change the heart. Breaking through old habits involves drawing a line in the sand. Taking it moment by moment can be very effective. This time I give myself permission to stay on this side of the line. The moments add up and soon a new habit is formed.

change

2010-02-15T18:10:00.000-08:00

Not acting, not moving, not changing lead to stagnation. Stagnation is not a state of statia, but rather a process of implosion, a breakdown of elements; a breakdown of order that creates its own unpleasant aura. As you begin this year, dream of what is to come. Release specifics and enter into the realm of possibilities in your thinking, in your imagination. Emerge into the realm of what can be. Be clear that what can be is joy, prosperity, fulfillment; what can be is health and peace, and stimulating creative challenges. Release the tendency to focus on specific ways in which your dreams can be realized and enter an open-ended way of thinking and your mind opens to new ideas, forms and possibilities.

change

2010-01-14T16:18:00.001-08:00

Sometimes change comes with the wind. Other times, the wind doesn’t blow and we sit in the doldrums. It is possible to generate your own winds of change. Wind is energy. To generate change, focus on new ways to generate energy in your life. Action generates energy. Engaging in non-habitual action is a powerful energy changer. Do something different today. If you’re not in the habit of calling friends, make a call. If you’re not one to initiate new contacts, make contact with one new person today. If you like to wear the some clothes, switch it up and dress in a different outfit. As you engage in different physical actions, think about the changes you want in your life. Visualize them coming to pass.
Positive action frees me from limitation and opens the door to limitless possibilities!