wk #4.TRENDS, TIPS & INFLUENCES FOR 2010

February 3rd, 2010

“Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?”

“Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!” That famous introduction for the radio show The Shadow, that starred a vigilante with psychic powers, and narrated by Orson Wells seems particularly suited to this aspect of ourselves. The shadow aspect of Creating is self deception and illusion, so you must be careful not to delude yourselves into thinking  you’re making progress and changing when you’re still stuck in old habits and ways of doing things.     We have been so conditioned by meeting everyone else’s expectations and pleasing others that many of my clients often have no response to that question when I first ask it.  Remember to just be patient with yourself and the process and understand that even if you don’t fully understand what is happening, there is something out there that does.

TIP! : Think of yourself as an integrated whole and LOVE all of your respective parts. So embrace the Shadow aspects of yourself, the ones that you typically like to disown, because they ARE part of you even if they don’t fit the image of how you present yourself to the world outside.

wk #3. TRENDS, TIPS & INFLUENCES FOR 2010

January 27th, 2010

“Please release me let me go….”

Those lyrics by Engelbert Humperdinck give us a clue as to what will best put us in a position to move forward in 2010. If nothing else, just saying his name out loud a few times is a cause for joy.

It is a time for bringing in the Hindu goddess Shiva’s energy for destroying and transforming whatever is not working or serving you in your life. OK now before you head for the hills and look for a metaphorical rock to hide under, consider that rebirth and decay are natural characteristics of all forms of creation and evolution, whether personal, biological or cultural. They really are two sides of the same coin, in which the old must be released before the new can arrive.

Continuing to live in the status quo will not be an option. If you dig in and refuse to move forward, the old dial will just be turned up a notch or two and things will begin to feel so constricting and uncomfortable that you may feel as if your skin was about to burst at the seams. On the other hand you maybe part of the crowd that just opts for sticking it out with a strategy of strapping yourself to the slowly moving downward spiral. If  that’s the case, get ready for feeling stuck accompanied by a general sense of on going malaise, while the intercom continues to announce the need to leave the premises. Some of you are only too well aware that you have outlived your present set of circumstances and that it is time for you to do something different, outside the box, that addresses what you really want in life.

It’s not as if I’m not sympathetic to what you are going through. I fully understand that while this present situation made up of old self limiting beliefs maybe a prison of your own making it is at least familiar territory. That coupled with the fact that the new life that you longing to move into and occupy hasn’t arrived yet.

I’ve been there and just want to say that before you run back into that rut that you’ve dug yourself into, that you stop and entertain the notion for a moment that your future self is in the works and on the way. Your future self that may appear from your present vantage point to be rather undefined and pretty hard to wrap your arms around is being formed within an intricately designed system in which change, and  the unknown are just a couple of the ingredients in the cosmic recipe for what happens next. Remember to just be patient with yourself and the process and understand that even if you don’t fully understand what is happening, there is something out there that does.

Question : If you saw your future self moving down an assembly line toward the shipping department, wouldn’t you want to have a say in what the final outcome is?  Of course you would, so take the time NOW to influence that outcome by making the choices  that will impact that outcome later, remembering the whole time that you are participating in a perfectly designed system.

It’s about letting go, moving out the old, restructuring, stepping into what you are really passionate about. Everything will fall out from there, because your energy is in what you are passionate about, and Prosperity is just more energy. being attracted by your passion.

Note! Check out INVICTUS. Clint Eastwood’s new movie about Nelson Mandela is a wonderful movie with an inspirational theme about change . It’s about how one man is able to inspire and unify a nation with his focus on creating a champion rugby team in 1995. Go to : TIMEONLINE http://entertainment.timeonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and _entertainment/film/artiicle6987712.ece for a behind the scenes look at the making of INVICTUS.

TIP!: Let go of your old self limiting beliefs and Create New Beliefs.  It’s what is necessary for the new you to arrive.

TIP!: Explore investing in a Psych-K process for creating those New Beliefs.

TIP!: What sometimes at first glance appears to be a loss is in reality the beginning of something new.

TIP!: Keep your thoughts positive as they are extremely powerful. Thoughts create > Emotions that create > our Reality.

wk #2. TRENDS,TIPS & INFLUENCES FOR 2010

January 23rd, 2010

“Calling all Alchemists…calling all Alchemists….”

This year you will see that CREATING will be the new alchemy for the new year, and that that chemistry can be leveraged by the acquisition of SELF KNOWLEDGE. This is the time to see Life as really a Lab in which to create a New You.

What this means, is that things are all set up and primed for this to become a highly creative year and those creations are more likely to happen when you acquire the knowledge of who you really are and what you really want. By manifesting from your new place of KNOWING, deep within,  you can reshape and remold yourself and the world around you into the vision that you have held for yourself for a long time now. In fact, ever since you first entered the planet along with your soul contract as another new incarnation…it’s time to reconnect with your reason for being here.

Creators tend not to be linear thinkers and instead operate within a elliptical venue, a cycle within a cycle, within a cycle. Not unlike those cute Russian dolls with one nested within the other, within the other, etc… So this will most likely not be a year in which you move forward in a straight line. It could feel a bit disconcerting, as you are not only stepping out into a new setting by making the necessary changes, but also as a result witnessing and feeling the changes that are occurring around you.

The acquisition of “Knowingness” is also often a good counter balance, with it’s grounded, stabilizing effect upon the energy of Creation.  Knowledge gathering  provides the basis for making informed decisions that are  underpinned by a strong foundation, and as a result you are able to run with a decision once you make it because all systems are in alignment and say GO!

Thus it’s a great time to investment in your own personal growth by reaching out for new solutions, for finding programs, processes and guides that will help you to create the solutions to your old problems that have had you stuck. So do your soul work research, and continue to invest in taking that deeper dive into knowing both yourself and the universe around you.

Note! Checkout TIMESONLINE : for what the next decade could bring. Top scientists share their future predictions. From virtual brains and matrix-like thought connections to deilsel-making bacteria.

Go to : http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/earth-environment/article6968250.ece

TIP! : Create a good foundation of Knowing deep within. It will always provide you with a Compass with it’s own “GPS” for finding your orientation and setting your direction on your way back HOME to your TRUE SELF.

Carpe diem… Welcome to 2010 !!!

January 21st, 2010

Time to Sieze the Moment my friends … it’s going to be A Big, Bold & Beautiful New Year!

I just wanted to thank you all for sharing your life with me in 2009 and to also share with you that things are definitely being put into motion to help in manifesting what we desire for 2010. This point in time presents an incredible opportunity to set our intentions for the new year. The cosmic alignment that is in place has created a particularly fertile time in which we can plant our seed for the dream of which we wish to have happen in 2010. If we consciously set about creating that vision NOW, from this point on our intentions will build up a head of steam that creates an unstoppable momentum. This will create the SHIFT that will allow for you to finally begin to see how your intentions begin to manifest in the new world in this coming year. That is why it is so important to go within and see what your True Self is urging you forward to create at this time in your life.

TRENDS, TIPS & INFLUENCES FOR 2010: “temet nosce”, aka, “Know Thyself”

We are moving away from a success/achievement ego based orientation, where bigger is always better and has been the definition of that success. That is because the prevailing societal trends of unlimited economic growth and material consumption are not sustainable. The coming together of like minded souls within communities, with a shared common vision for a new world will inspire others and eventually lead to cooperation among nations.  This cooperation and an understanding that  we are all one will begin to trump conflict as the preferred method for resolution.  Nations and cultures will come to honor one another as part of a global family, regardless of differences in race, religion, nationality and sexual identity.

As a result you will begin to see a SHIFT to new relationships, first with ourselves, then with others, and the planet. Ones that are more sustainable, in which we come to understand that we are all One and that separation is an illusion. The critical first step is the one that we are developing with our selves.  To KNOW THYSELF.  I always took note that the Latin version of this aphorism is written on the plaque above the Oracle’s door in the movie the “Matrix” film series,  where it is written in non traditional Latin ; temet nosce, ( “thine own self thou must know.”)

TIP! : As we are moving way from an older energy that has dominated this planet for almost 2000 years and into a new age of higher energy, look for your own personal guide that is already on the other side and can help to escort you from the old into a what has been described as, “ascending into a more mature SOUL based HIGHER ENERGY here on planet earth.”

Note! Be sure to check out subsequent blog postings as I’ve assembled TRENDS, TIPS  and INFLUENCES for the new year from a variety of different sources pulled from my own personal journey though out the last year. I hope that they can provide a lens through which you can view our your own decision making process and guide you as you make our choices in this new year.

I am paraphrasing most of this information that will follow and I am of course adding my own spin to it as well.   So be sure to add your own comments…so stay tuned for additional posts on this Blog in which I outline how we all might approach and most effectively interact with this new year and what we might expect from 2010.

In the meantime go to http://spiritlibrary.com/search/messages and then go to the Hot Topics heading and click on 2010 Predictions under that.

Martin Luther King day . Keeping the Dream Alive.

January 18th, 2010

I’m writing this post on the in which we observe Martin Luther King’s birthday, and thought that referencing his “I have a dream” speech would be a fitting way to honor this great man by reconnecting with Dr. King’s message. To simply see this speech as a call to freedom for people of color misses his underlying messages of Oneness. This is the concept, that at our soul levels we are all the same.  It is the illusion of separation that is the obstacle that we have erected ourselves, that keeps us from moving forward.     When we awaken to understand that the obstacle to our evolving is not a condition that can be resolved out there, but instead  instead is a block that resides within ourselves. The day that we begin to tear down the walls that separate ourselves is the day that we start the process of claiming our birth right as the creators of the New Earth.                                                                                      Check out “I Have a Dream” at : http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

Day 7

December 7th, 2009

“In the meantime, back at the ranch…” Tonto

Are you experiencing an extremely slow, painful and protracted death doing something you no longer enjoy? Or have you been pushed out of one setting and are desperately seeking to re-enter a similar setting and replicate the same scenario that had you feeling trapped and unfulfilled in the first place?

You know that something is missing, and you also know that unless you find that missing something you will continue to feel even more alienated from yourself and your inspiration. You are about to hit the proverbial wall and you are feeling desperate to find a way forward.

Is it time to shed that old skin and move forward to embrace what inspired you in the first place?

Do you need to be liberated?

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Day 6

November 30th, 2009

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip, That started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship. The mate was a mighty sailin’ man, the Skipper brave and sure. Five passengers set sail that day for a three hour tour. A three hour tour.

The weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed. If not for the courage of the fearless crew, the Minnow would be lost. The Minnow would be lost. The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle, with Gilligan, the Skipper too, the Millionaire and his wife, the movie star, the Professor and Mary Ann, here on Gilligan’s Isle.
Theme song to Gilligan’s Island

Survivors are interesting subjects and their stories come in handy during times like these. Why does one person survive while all of their compatriots don’t when confronted with the same crisis? Ben Sherwood the author of the Survivor’s Club states that three different types of people emerge when confronted by a crisis:

  • 10 % take decisive action organized around a vision and a plan.
  • 80 % are bewildered and go into a freeze or wishful thinking mode.
  • 10 % react in a fear based flight or fight mindset and make bad choices that lead to…

Interesting to note that the great majority of people, 90%, when confronted with a crisis, revert back to very primitive and basic instincts of the fight, flight or freeze options, thus sealing their fate.

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Day 5

November 23rd, 2009

“Let my people go.” Moses

Now where were we…. Better yet where are we? Is anyone else wondering how we landed in this “Not so enchanted forest” of an economy? Or better yet… How to get out? For those of you who are just tuning in, I’m talking about these most interesting of times that we are in and how we might create a new way forward… and to possibly gain our freedom. That is if you are interested in that sort of thing, because we do get pretty comfortable rationalizing our constraints and they are if nothing else, familiar to us.

I would advocate for your take a close look at exploring your own personal liberation. The old Faustian deal that we made in which we traded away our freedom for a little piece of what was described as security has come unstuck… or haven’t you noticed that this old living arrangement is starting to feel like it’s not working?

Instead, you find yourself in the midst of a major economic transition with layoffs, shrinking budgets, and clients that are not so much looking for a creative solution as a quick fix. Has the fun factor been replace by fear and loathing in what ever city you now find yourself?

Are you on the threshold of loosing your job, or have lost your job, not to mention that connection to your original passion for entering your chosen field in the first place? Maybe you just want to find a way to reignite your passion for what you are doing where you are right now and feel stuck when you try to imagine how you might feel inspired again.

We can all feel that something has shifted under our feet and that change is in the air… because it really truly has this time around.

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Day 4

November 16th, 2009

“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” Janis Joplin

I had a great conversation with one of my fellow coaches from the Adler School the other day and it reminded me of the importance of sharing ideas without attachment to the outcome. Remember Play It Forward?

Please note! That all ideas here are presented as a catalyst for additional dialogue, and are not an end in themselves. Even though my sharing does come with the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval”, I share information without attachment as to what you choose to do with it. I leave that choice entirely up to you. (Forgive me if this feels pedantic). Simply see it as a helium balloon that I offer you, and you can either hang onto it or choose to let go. It’s all the same to me as I understand and respect your role as that of a resourceful creator with lots of free will.

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Day 3

November 9th, 2009

“You don’t pay love back; you pay it forward.” Lily Hardy Hammond

Yesterday we were contemplating random acts of kindness in your life that have impacted you in some way. Now how about moving our focus for a moment from the externals of life, like the house, car, career, status etc. to an inner focus, and ask these questions: why not explore activating that unconditional love that is there within waiting for us to activate it? What are you so fearful of, and what do you think you are going to lose? You really should consider just sticking your toes in the water, because without this love you are forever poor, even if you do not know it. With this love you are able find the key to becoming all that you are meant to be in this world.

Oh, and then there is that something called the Golden Rule in which all of the major world’s religions have some variation on that theme.

Is love not the underlying principal behind the Golden Rule? “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” So simple, and yet so elusive to so many of us much of the time.

So let us take this opportunity to declare the worthiness of everyone for acceptance of our love. Not just the people that look like you, go to your church or synagogue, belong to your political party, or clubs, but each and every person. Because it is only love that has the capacity to elevate all of us equally in a way that nothing else can.

So let us choose love, choose love over living a life in fear. Choose love over seeing yourself as separate from others. Choose love over destroying yourself and the planet that you live upon.

But, when you make that choice for love remember that words alone are not enough, because love is not just an intention. Love is a Verb, a call to Action. Don’t hold back, give it a try, again, what do you really have to lose?

I hope that you don’t feel too put upon here but I’m going to ask you to try a little exercise after you finish up here, or now if you like, (some of us are just not so good with deferred gratification) as a way of test driving this unconditional love thing. Just click on Resources and go to Life Lab Experiment #1; Unconditional Love. On the other hand, this experiment is much better if you have someone to walk you through it as it requires that you close your eyes to execute it. So if you are really committed to exploring, opt-in and I’ll walk you through the experiment together.

Pay It Forward: The concept of asking that a good turn be repaid by having it done to others instead.

But remember that when you do put love into action, that it is it’s own reward. Love is not about an investment or deal making with some kind of expectation of getting a return or a pay back. Love is more about a “Pay It Forward.”

In the meantime do you still remember the Golden Rule? “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” All you need to do is hope that the recipient of your love is so inspired by your action that they do the same for some one else, and that they in return do it for someone else again… By jove I think you’ve got it…”Pay It Forward”. So go ahead and give it a try under the heading of experimenting in your own Life Lab. Just consider the potential for what a wonderful world this would be if we were all on board with that concept.

I am a witness to the power of love to transform…thanks to good old Fred.

Join me in sharing my gratitude with Freddie for all that he has taught me about what is possible when unconditional love is present. Let us all take this moment to make a choice to tap into that deep reserve of unconditional love each and every day knowing that it is it’s own best reward.

Love yourself enough to participate on a full-time basis in your experiment with love. It is time to pull the plug on the old you and move in the direction of another way of being. Enjoy your experiment… let me know how it goes and what you discover for yourself!