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How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything

I have another great workbook from Cheri Huber in my office which produces real benefits, and I have been been recommending it to clients.This workbook gives you an opportunity to see yourself a little more clearly -- what kind of person you are, how you approach life, how you choose your values and beliefs. It focuses on the "process" of you, not the particulars or the content of your life.

How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything

Letting Your Partner Off the Hook

There is some truth in what John Gray has to say!

Making a Change For Good

This week felt like Christmas! All my orders came in – books, amazing products,
and other goodies!

One of the books I ordered is  Making a Change For Good by Cheri Huber. Cheri is the author of more than a dozen books and has been a Zen teacher for more than thirty years. 

She talks about how we can break “bad habits” and start good ones. Cheri points out that we’ve all been led to believe that if we were only a little better in some way, we’d find happiness. We’re always thinking, “Life isn’t the way it should be—and it’s my fault!” But Huber explains that no amount of self-punishment will ever make us happy or bring us control over life’s problems. The happiness and peace we are looking for is ultimately found only in self-acceptance and kindness.

The book includes a guided thirty-day program of daily meditation, contemplation, and journaling.

Be the Person You Want to Find

I just ordered a few gift items and books from Cheri Huber Website and just finished listening to her audio CD "How to Stop Struggling and Start Enjoying your Life"... so inspiring. For every book I read on nutrition I read 2 spiritual books. Really, MY RATIO is 1:2
1 nutrition book to 2 spiritual or more:) Being healthy is not all about food.

Here's a great article from Cheri Huber. To order, go to Amazon.

Looking for that special someone? Wishing you could change the person you’re with? You may need to start by taking a good long look in the mirror.

Many books on relationships will tell you how to find and keep the right person, how to develop your communication skills — even how to properly “brand” yourself with the right set of attributes to attract a partner. While these resources offer plenty of helpful advice, they tend to overlook one important fact: The quest for an ideal partner invariably begins with a long look inward.

You can practice communication techniques, make endless lists of the characteristics you look for in a partner and resolve to be more understanding, but until you’re willing to give yourself the love and attention you long to get from someone else, and until you can lay claim to the very characteristics you’re seeking in another, the chances are good that you’ll remain unsatisfied in practically any relationship.

Life is as good as your relationship with yourself. That’s because no one is more qualified to give you what you really want and need. Only you know your heart’s deepest desires. Only you know exactly what you want to hear and feel and do.
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Learn to Live with Passion

 
Here are some great tips from Kathy Ryndak and Gord Riddell on how to tap into your passion. Ryndak and Gord also have a great website.

Identifying our Passions

It is important to recognize that unless we identify our passions, planning a vision or goal to work towards will be difficult to attain. To help identify our passions we must be willing to let go of our inner judgments, our list of ‘shoulds’, and our learned belief system of how life is supposed to be. We need to put aside what we think other people expect of us. This is a lot to put aside, but these are all the things that stand in the way of getting in touch with some of our passions.   

Here are some tips on how to tap into your passion:

1) In a calm state remember some of your childhood interests. What about your childhood dreams? As you remember them perhaps you have already done some of them and are living them. Some dreams may have been discouraged by others as impractical. Remember those ones as well. They were other people’s beliefs about you and may not be true in the least.

2) On a sheet of paper write down these old memories and see if they are still things that excite you. These may form the basis for some of your passions today as an adult.

3) On another page let your imagination run wild and list all the things that make you feel excited, energized, and creative. Do not edit yourself, simply let everything flow through your mind onto paper. Do this in your own handwriting rather than on a computer. It can be much more powerful to see things this way.

4) When you are finished, go over your list and see what you wrote. How do you experience this list of things that excite you? You may feel excited or you may have an inner critical voice poking at the silliness of this exercise as well your list. Ignore the critical voice!

5) What things from this list are in your life today? Perhaps you are one of the few who are living their passion. From your list, what would you like to see happen in your life? Have you tried to bring your passions into your life without success?

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Gord Riddell and Kathy Ryndak are therapists and co-founders of the Transformational Arts College. The College offers both full- and part-time professional and personal growth programs in Spiritual Psychotherapy, Holistic Health, and Coaching. “Discovering the Total Self” program begins its next rotation. For a calendar call the College at 416-484-0454 or toll free 1-800-TAC-SELF or online at www.transformationalarts.com   

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Wayne Dyer’s Feel Good Guide

Make meditation a regular practice in your life. You need to take time to get quiet, to go within, and from this silence make conscious contact with the source of intention. You're already connected to everything that you perceive as missing from your life; go with a realign.

Become conscious of the foods you eat. Foods high in alkalinity such as fruits, vegetables, nuts,  nonyeast breads and virgin olive oil are high-energy foods and will strengthen you, while highly acidic foods such as flour-based cereals, meats, dairy and sugars lower energy and will weaken you.

Retreat from low-energy substances. Alcohol, cigarettes, caffeine, sugar and virtually all artificial drugs, legal or otherwise, lower your body's energy level and weaken you.

Become aware of the energy level of the music you listen to. Some rap music—filled with profanity and messages about killing, for example—is an energy drain, while music that has a more soothing impact on the soul has been proven to be beneficial.

Become aware of the energy levels of your home environment. Make your home a nurturing, cheerful and peaceful environment.

Reduce your exposure to low-energy commercial television. Children see 12,000 simulated murders on TV before their 14th birthday! Television news puts a heavy emphasis on the bad and the ugly, leaving out the good.

Enhance your energy field with photographs. Every photograph contains energy. Carry and display photos taken in moments of happiness, love and receptivity.

Become conscious of the energy levels of your acquaintances, friends and extended family. Choose to be in close proximity to those who are empowering, who see the greatness in you, who feel connected to spirit. Read More

One Simple Approach to a Fulfilling Life

[This post is excerpted from by Oliver Guttorm's web article "One Simple Approach to a Fulfilling Life"]

I am a big believer in affirmations and know they absolutely do work, but my approach in using them comes from the belief system that through our thoughts we create our own reality, or specifically, through our thoughts, words and actions, we create our own reality.

Here are a few examples of affirmations that you can use if you wish. You can also make your own affirmations and if you choose to do so have fun creating them, and know that this may be your one simple approach to a fulfilling life.

For Abundance:                
“I celebrate an abundant life and I accept it now".

For Loving Relationships:                
“I attract into my life loving relationships and I exchange heartfelt energy with like minded people".

For Perfect Health:                
“I always maintain a healthy body and a healthy mind.”
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Trusting Your Intuition: You Already Know What to Do

Here are some steps you can take to make friends with your intuition, learn its language, and deepen your relationship with your wise inner self.

Let your intuition guide you in making faster, better decisions in your life and in your business. If you feel you've become too 'linear' and think too much before you act, try the following simple exercises to test and strengthen your intuition:

1. If you experience a gut feeling' or a hunch this week, act on it as soon as possible and notice the results.

2. If you are eating out at a restaurant, have the intention that your eyes will fall on the perfect menu choice for you at first glance without having to read the whole menu. Order that item, and notice how satisfying it is.

3. When you are faced with a decision, give your self a 10 minute time limit to make that decision. This will force you to go with your hunch rather than endlessly weighing the pros and cons. Notice how your productivity goes up when you do this.

Complete the following sentences by spontaneously listing things that you already know to do. Rapidly list the first 5 to 10 activities, which come to your mind. Keep them simple and doable, and include both internal and external activities:

"Because my wiser self wants to prepare me for expanded awareness, I already know to . . . . . .

"Because I accept that my wiser self is guiding my intuitive development I already know to . . . . .

"Because I believe my intuition is prompting me, I already know to . . . .

Review your lists, then highlight the one activity from the 1st list which appears most expansive to you, and one each from the 2nd and 3rd lists which attracts you the most right now. Choose a date, time and place to do those activities. Taking action will move your intuition from potential to power. read more

Success vs. Fulfillment ... Which Is It For You?

Last night I did my first Tele class with the group of Conquer Your Sugar Addiction in 12 days. One focus of this class is my belief that some addictions are due to lack of fulfillment in many areas of our life.

Don’t spend your time waiting for the perfect time to do something you want to do. There rarely is a perfect time to do anything, only a right time, and that time is now. There are too many people dreaming of yesterday or worrying about tomorrow, instead of living for today.

So, this morning I received Jeffery Gitomer's newsletter. Perfect timing -- it's so fun to read his stuff! He has such a great writing style...really attention-getting!

Here's what he said today and this is not a COINCIDENCE -- it was in my mailbox this morning :)

When you love what you do, it’s not just self-evident, it’s evident to others. Your enthusiasm is transferable. One of the best saleswomen I ever met talked to me about her love of sales and love of job. She said, “I do everything full force.” Me? I say it a slightly different way, “I strive to do my best at what I love to do.” How do you say it? How do you feel about it?

MAJOR CLUE: Every day your road to fulfillment starts in the bathroom. And every day, whether you realize it or not, you can take the “Bathroom Mirror Test.” All you have to do is ask and answer these 5 critical questions – every day:

1. Am I happy on the inside?
2. Am I doing what I love?
3. Am I doing my best for those I love?
4. Am I doing my best for myself?
5. Am I smiling?

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Creating the Future You Want!

It's amazing to see how many people are willing to do what it takes to create the future they want! This morning I spoke to Johanne, a client of mine. It's her day off, and she was at the Superstore buying groceries for the family and ordering some lasagna/pasta, etc. -- FUN FOOD -- for her son's graduation party. She will be the host of 20 people for this important celebration. After she's done shopping for her family and guests, she will drive to Organic Garage in Oakville to get her own Super-organic Superfood.

Johanne is very health conscious but also aware that she can't impose her beliefs on others. All she does right now is set an example of what she would like to see in other people, including her own family.

It blows my mind away when I see this kind of attitude. Johanne didn't feel stressed out about trying to accommodate everyone, including taking care of herself. I so admire seeing this kind of gesture. It requires lots of devotion and discipline.

Way to go, Johanne!

Today: how can we  let go of "What ifs".... "I should".... "why didn't I"???
and any other words that disempower you.