Every year millions of people write down, speak about, cry about, meditate on, set intentions on their "New Year's Resolutions”. It was even posh, for a minute, to say, "Oh, I don't make New Year's Resolutions," or "I resolve to make everyday like a New Year's Resolution." And, well, all of these things are great and have worked perfectly the way it's supposed to ~
and
boring!
We are entering a new decade within a new millennium!
It's about time for something different!
Something that truly expemlifies who we are ~ collectively, consciously, cohesively!
Maybe it's just me and my Universe, but everyday I see more and more people wiping the "sleepy" out of their eyes and they see something new. They feel something new; wondering and thinking something new ~ but they have no title to it, they don't have this juicy, concrete meaning of what they are yearning for and there's no label and there isn't this 'same as it ever was' process anymore.
And yet..what is this purpose of waking up? Well, Rise and Shine Love-lies ~ It's time to design and devise your 'EMPOWERMENT DECLARATION'!
What is so antethic about an 'EMPOWERMENT DECLARATION!'?
It is about presently co-creating in the art of inspiration and full gratitude living!It is about synchronizing harmonic balance in relationships, financial abundance, self fulfillment, and expansion with connection to others. Here is a movement building the foundation of community, commitment and genius.
The 'EMPOWERMENT DECLARATION!' is a symposium of your words sanctioning you in your strength, talents, goals, and defined dreams. The 'EMPOWERMENT DECLARATION!' is your melodic heartbeat stating to the Universe who YOU are.
So what are your words? What is the music streaming live from your mind and heart to the Universe?
Here's mine!
Alison's 'EMPOWERMENT DECLARATION!' for 2010:
1. I know that I have a definitive life purpose. I have the persistent and consistent nature that achieves each goal I've written down and declared.
2. I am a triumphant success and all of the challenges in front of me are the tools to refine my character, voice and tenacity.
3. My lifestyle is rich with abundance that expresses itself with an avalanche of love, inspiration, gratitude, and juicy experiences.
4. I deserve the prosperity, acknowledgment, and success that is presently in my path. I honor and am fulfilled by what I bring to this Universe and how the Universe reciprocates to me.
5. I am One with Spirit and Mother Earth and that Divine Love that embraces ALL of me!
Take action! Write now! Right now!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Asking Empowering Questions
What excites me about today?
What do I want?
How do I feel?
How can I share my gifts now?
What can I learn here?
How can I realize more meaning in my life?
What is worthy of my attention?
Who can I connect with here?
What can I contribute to this situation?
What can I give today?
...and what else?
What's funny about this?
What am I grateful for?
What brings me joy in that experience?
How did I make a difference today?
How can I leave this place more beautiful than I found it?
Can I laugh now?
What is my Truth about this issue?
What's next?
What now?
What is the question?
How can I/we be empowered?
Am I ready to receive the gifts of the Universe?
How does God/Source see this?
Who am I?
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
What is Your Gift of Gratitude in the Moment?
What is your gift of gratitude in the moment?
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Have you ever had a "magic day" when everything worked? Where you felt everything is as it should be; you accomplished everything you set out to do seemingly without any effort and you achieved exactly what you went after?
"Magic days" and a feeling of prosperity and gratitude go hand in hand. We live life, in that moment, from a center of inspiration. We experience an inner knowingness that everything we experienced, up until that moment, served us perfectly and generously.
This true sense of peace is inspiration and gratefulness.
We have all experienced a perceived sense of loss, sadness, despair, emptiness, fear, judgment, and/or depression. You are not alone there ~ the beauty of this is there is nothing new or different about this at all ~ you are One with Others on this Journey.
Our perceptions of mistakes, tragedies or "bad" events are just that ~ our perceived vision of the present moment. Nothing has value except for the value we place on "it"; therefore, those events or things in our lives that seem "bad" really are Gifts of Gratitude and Love in that moment.
We can experience an open heart of gratitude in any situation.
Your situation may seem like a jumbled mess and there is Inspirational Beauty in that "Mess".
How is that possible?
Let me give a real life example ~
At the age of 32, I was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer.
At the time, I couldn't hear the doctor tell me that there is a high probability that women are cured of this cancer. I chose not to hear my doctor.
What I chose for a period of time was death, doom, and despair. Wow ~ I really wallowed in it! I mean, who else could possibly understand or even know the depths of sadness and drama that I would have to face in "curing" my cancer? I created such a nightmare around this perceived tragic, tragic event. Believe me ~ it was such a great story! One that I was sure anyone bound to hear my story would feel so sorry for me! (Plus, I had been struggling financially as well at this time. Just more "bad luck", right?)
Ha! I really owned my story!
As the Universe would have it, something brilliant happened.
One evening, I returned home late from work. I lived in a Senior Citizens Community ~ I am still not clear how exactly that happened, and I know it was in Divine Order that God placed me there as my residence.
I drudgingly climbed the metal stairs up to my apartment floor. My elderly neighbor heard my lethargic feet dragging as she flew open her door, grabbed my shoulders ~ well... shook my shoulders and looked at me square in the eyes and said, " Young lady, there was a nice looking man at your door earlier today. Of course, as the designated neighborhood watch-woman, I saw to it, quickly, to find out why he was here. Do you know why he was here, Alison?"
"No.", I said with a very sad face.
"He took the shut-off notice from your door and paid your bill. He told us you were having a hard time and had received some bad news. So then all of us in our building pitched in and bought you this.", she grinned as she handed me a beautifully wrapped package of gold and purple.
She placed the package in my hands. I carefully unwrapped the delicately, decorated box.
I looked inside.
It was a pink book.
The book's title ~ "100 ways to Express Gratitude"
She clapped her little, wrinkly hands rapidly. "Please, please read this to me. I have been so anxious to know what it says inside!"
So we sat down on the top stair. I read the book to her, through thick tears and a quivering lip.
The greatest gift of all ~ gratitude.
At the end of the book, she placed her hand on my shoulder and looked at me with her loving, dark eyes and whispered, "Alison, always be grateful for the love that is shown to you daily. Sometimes it will feel like it's your darkest hour, but love is always there."
She got up slowly, entered her apartment and closed her door.
I decided in that moment, I was grateful.
I was and am grateful for a cancer that turned my life around. I am grateful that through alternative therapies, prayer and meditation and full expression of how cancer served me in seeing the greatest gift of all ~ Love, Gratitude and lead me to an expression of Inspiration.
Expressing Gratitude leads to Inspiration ~
Ask yourself ~ How does "this" serve me? Find the equal amount of what seems to be "negative" and what are the positives.
In this balance ~ you will find the Gift.
Remember you are Perfection ~
"Addo" ~
Alison
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Have you ever had a "magic day" when everything worked? Where you felt everything is as it should be; you accomplished everything you set out to do seemingly without any effort and you achieved exactly what you went after?
"Magic days" and a feeling of prosperity and gratitude go hand in hand. We live life, in that moment, from a center of inspiration. We experience an inner knowingness that everything we experienced, up until that moment, served us perfectly and generously.
This true sense of peace is inspiration and gratefulness.
We have all experienced a perceived sense of loss, sadness, despair, emptiness, fear, judgment, and/or depression. You are not alone there ~ the beauty of this is there is nothing new or different about this at all ~ you are One with Others on this Journey.
Our perceptions of mistakes, tragedies or "bad" events are just that ~ our perceived vision of the present moment. Nothing has value except for the value we place on "it"; therefore, those events or things in our lives that seem "bad" really are Gifts of Gratitude and Love in that moment.
We can experience an open heart of gratitude in any situation.
Your situation may seem like a jumbled mess and there is Inspirational Beauty in that "Mess".
How is that possible?
Let me give a real life example ~
At the age of 32, I was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer.
At the time, I couldn't hear the doctor tell me that there is a high probability that women are cured of this cancer. I chose not to hear my doctor.
What I chose for a period of time was death, doom, and despair. Wow ~ I really wallowed in it! I mean, who else could possibly understand or even know the depths of sadness and drama that I would have to face in "curing" my cancer? I created such a nightmare around this perceived tragic, tragic event. Believe me ~ it was such a great story! One that I was sure anyone bound to hear my story would feel so sorry for me! (Plus, I had been struggling financially as well at this time. Just more "bad luck", right?)
Ha! I really owned my story!
As the Universe would have it, something brilliant happened.
One evening, I returned home late from work. I lived in a Senior Citizens Community ~ I am still not clear how exactly that happened, and I know it was in Divine Order that God placed me there as my residence.
I drudgingly climbed the metal stairs up to my apartment floor. My elderly neighbor heard my lethargic feet dragging as she flew open her door, grabbed my shoulders ~ well... shook my shoulders and looked at me square in the eyes and said, " Young lady, there was a nice looking man at your door earlier today. Of course, as the designated neighborhood watch-woman, I saw to it, quickly, to find out why he was here. Do you know why he was here, Alison?"
"No.", I said with a very sad face.
"He took the shut-off notice from your door and paid your bill. He told us you were having a hard time and had received some bad news. So then all of us in our building pitched in and bought you this.", she grinned as she handed me a beautifully wrapped package of gold and purple.
She placed the package in my hands. I carefully unwrapped the delicately, decorated box.
I looked inside.
It was a pink book.
The book's title ~ "100 ways to Express Gratitude"
She clapped her little, wrinkly hands rapidly. "Please, please read this to me. I have been so anxious to know what it says inside!"
So we sat down on the top stair. I read the book to her, through thick tears and a quivering lip.
The greatest gift of all ~ gratitude.
At the end of the book, she placed her hand on my shoulder and looked at me with her loving, dark eyes and whispered, "Alison, always be grateful for the love that is shown to you daily. Sometimes it will feel like it's your darkest hour, but love is always there."
She got up slowly, entered her apartment and closed her door.
I decided in that moment, I was grateful.
I was and am grateful for a cancer that turned my life around. I am grateful that through alternative therapies, prayer and meditation and full expression of how cancer served me in seeing the greatest gift of all ~ Love, Gratitude and lead me to an expression of Inspiration.
Expressing Gratitude leads to Inspiration ~
Ask yourself ~ How does "this" serve me? Find the equal amount of what seems to be "negative" and what are the positives.
In this balance ~ you will find the Gift.
Remember you are Perfection ~
"Addo" ~
Alison
Friday, October 9, 2009
Your Perfect Dream Come True
Every challenge in your life is a story of Gratitude and Blessing. There is such beauty in learning to love your imperfections, owning your truth and true voice, and discovering that you are your own dream come true through these challenges. The greatest guru is whispering at you in the mirror.
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I am a perfect woman. I am perfect in my eyes. I am perfect in my creator’s heart.
As I sit in this wooden high-top chair in a small, crowded coffee-shop, I am observing the kaleidoscope of humanity before me, I see the perfection in them ~ the blue-eyed girl, with a shaved head, sweating to make the perfect cup of coffee; the grayed-hair man embracing his pen and pad of paper sitting under the umbrella’d table; the young mother, with a turned down grin, pushing her baby across the cobblestone sidewalk; and the gently sun-kissed homeless man and his box of secrets ~ such perfection in their story.
What is your perfect story?
Mine started at the age of 5. I remember being wildly attracted to yellow flowers and men with strong personalities; for my own father, in my perspective, was not. Through out my life, I manifested not only many bouquets of yellow flowers, but also many men who fit the profile: strong and abusive. (Disclaimer: not all of the men my life were abusive.)
I learned, at a young age, that seemingly my worth was based solely on how to make the man in my life happy. That man could have been a teacher, an uncle, my father, a boyfriend, a boss. I believed this so deeply as I continued to experience this type of relating a good portion of my life.
I experienced different forms of abuse, however…
the greatest abuse I experienced was the abuse I did to myself.
I did not take the time to look in the mirror and see the beauty of my soul gleaming out to the world.
I did not observe the uniquely, crooked smile that only I can give.
I did not hear the beating of my own unconditional, loving heart.
What I saw, for so long, was a woman who believed that she deserved to be hit, to be told she is worth nothing and fat, stupid and ugly.
How does a woman become empowered after many years of such an embedded belief-system?
Interesting that you should ask!
Three years ago, I met a beautiful woman who I had an instant sisterly connection with one night. She and I began to share our stories of a past we believed shaped us into this being sitting before each other.
My friend then asked me the strangest question.
“Alison, would you be open to the possibility that these stories you tell are perfect in design?”
Huh?
She then proceeded to introduce me to a man (yes, a man) who pushed me further in asking the question,
“Alison, what are you grateful for in these experiences?”
Again….HUH?
He asked me to make a list. On one side write everything that I could think of that seemed to be “negative” about my experiences with men. Write until I exhausted every thought and emotion. This task took about 3 days.
Once I finished that list, he instructed me to write on the other side an equal amount of positives from these experiences. I definitely had to have help; at the time, I just couldn’t see the benefit of these encounters. He encouraged me to look deeper ~
“Negative” – Felt alone
“Positive” – Stronger determination to manifest my own destiny
“Negative” – Sense of loosing my innocence
“Positive” – Encouraged me to mentor young kids to play and learn life skills
“Negative” – Physical Pain
“Positive” – Took a self defense class which in turn began to raise my confidence
I think you can see what began to happen.
Writing the positives took longer as I had bombarded myself with messages that did not embrace love and forgiveness.
It wasn’t easy at first. Quite frankly, sometimes it still isn’t easy. And there is such beauty in that discovery process of perfection. The men in my life ~ are perfect as they are. The challenges and beliefs I held and have ~ are perfect as they appear.
Me = Perfection.
Period.
The concept itself may sound easy. When you really begin to tackle true heart issues to find equilibrating traits (equal positives and negatives) it can feel daunting. Once you do this, beautiful soul…once you take the courage to face the equal positives and negative, you find the perfection in that event, that circumstance, that belief.
That perfection establishes the playing ground of no longer having a charge in your life.
You experience gratitude. You experience love for the perfection in you.
Today, I look in the mirror and see a beautiful, sexy, strong, loving woman worthy of all the Universe delivers to me. I know the perfection in each soul I see. I know I am the dream I have been waiting for and my voice is bold and strong!
Want to know more how to equilibrate the charges in your life?
Order The Perfection Trilogy™ at http://www.thankgodi.com/164.html
Here you will learn tools to balance your emotions so you can break long-standing patterns to experience a new found Actuality.
Please feel free to email or comment ~
“Addo”,
Alison
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I am a perfect woman. I am perfect in my eyes. I am perfect in my creator’s heart.
As I sit in this wooden high-top chair in a small, crowded coffee-shop, I am observing the kaleidoscope of humanity before me, I see the perfection in them ~ the blue-eyed girl, with a shaved head, sweating to make the perfect cup of coffee; the grayed-hair man embracing his pen and pad of paper sitting under the umbrella’d table; the young mother, with a turned down grin, pushing her baby across the cobblestone sidewalk; and the gently sun-kissed homeless man and his box of secrets ~ such perfection in their story.
What is your perfect story?
Mine started at the age of 5. I remember being wildly attracted to yellow flowers and men with strong personalities; for my own father, in my perspective, was not. Through out my life, I manifested not only many bouquets of yellow flowers, but also many men who fit the profile: strong and abusive. (Disclaimer: not all of the men my life were abusive.)
I learned, at a young age, that seemingly my worth was based solely on how to make the man in my life happy. That man could have been a teacher, an uncle, my father, a boyfriend, a boss. I believed this so deeply as I continued to experience this type of relating a good portion of my life.
I experienced different forms of abuse, however…
the greatest abuse I experienced was the abuse I did to myself.
I did not take the time to look in the mirror and see the beauty of my soul gleaming out to the world.
I did not observe the uniquely, crooked smile that only I can give.
I did not hear the beating of my own unconditional, loving heart.
What I saw, for so long, was a woman who believed that she deserved to be hit, to be told she is worth nothing and fat, stupid and ugly.
How does a woman become empowered after many years of such an embedded belief-system?
Interesting that you should ask!
Three years ago, I met a beautiful woman who I had an instant sisterly connection with one night. She and I began to share our stories of a past we believed shaped us into this being sitting before each other.
My friend then asked me the strangest question.
“Alison, would you be open to the possibility that these stories you tell are perfect in design?”
Huh?
She then proceeded to introduce me to a man (yes, a man) who pushed me further in asking the question,
“Alison, what are you grateful for in these experiences?”
Again….HUH?
He asked me to make a list. On one side write everything that I could think of that seemed to be “negative” about my experiences with men. Write until I exhausted every thought and emotion. This task took about 3 days.
Once I finished that list, he instructed me to write on the other side an equal amount of positives from these experiences. I definitely had to have help; at the time, I just couldn’t see the benefit of these encounters. He encouraged me to look deeper ~
“Negative” – Felt alone
“Positive” – Stronger determination to manifest my own destiny
“Negative” – Sense of loosing my innocence
“Positive” – Encouraged me to mentor young kids to play and learn life skills
“Negative” – Physical Pain
“Positive” – Took a self defense class which in turn began to raise my confidence
I think you can see what began to happen.
Writing the positives took longer as I had bombarded myself with messages that did not embrace love and forgiveness.
It wasn’t easy at first. Quite frankly, sometimes it still isn’t easy. And there is such beauty in that discovery process of perfection. The men in my life ~ are perfect as they are. The challenges and beliefs I held and have ~ are perfect as they appear.
Me = Perfection.
Period.
The concept itself may sound easy. When you really begin to tackle true heart issues to find equilibrating traits (equal positives and negatives) it can feel daunting. Once you do this, beautiful soul…once you take the courage to face the equal positives and negative, you find the perfection in that event, that circumstance, that belief.
That perfection establishes the playing ground of no longer having a charge in your life.
You experience gratitude. You experience love for the perfection in you.
Today, I look in the mirror and see a beautiful, sexy, strong, loving woman worthy of all the Universe delivers to me. I know the perfection in each soul I see. I know I am the dream I have been waiting for and my voice is bold and strong!
Want to know more how to equilibrate the charges in your life?
Order The Perfection Trilogy™ at http://www.thankgodi.com/164.html
Here you will learn tools to balance your emotions so you can break long-standing patterns to experience a new found Actuality.
Please feel free to email or comment ~
“Addo”,
Alison
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Your Voice and Prosperity ~ Part 2
It has purposely taken me awhile to write the second part of "Your Voice and Prosperity".
Why?
Well, this is still an area that I continue to grow by leaps and bounds. When I ask the Universe (God) for the ability to see more clearly in my growth so that I may share with others...well...the Universe delivers!
Over the course of two weeks, since writing Part 1, I have been challenged deeply by my thought processes in the area of Prosperity. The "Mind" has a unique way of 'butting-in; and convincing me that "it's hard"; that "it's beyond my control because of the economy"; that "if I prosper than my friends and family will think this or that of me"; and the infamous "Am I really worthy of this?"
Prosperity is a natural condition. What I feel is a natural process. I can change my process to understand and have thoughts of choosing to move in to the natural condition of prosperity.
Yes. I can hear some of you saying or thinking, “Alison, I've used principals of the Law of Attraction. It just doesn't work for me.” I've said the same thing too. I've even said, “I read/hear/see all of these steps and practices and yet it still does not work for me.
Perseverance = Prosperity
Prosperity = harmony in all areas of my life
Specifically, though, I have been focusing a lot of my thoughts and energy in one area – financial.
What I am seeing right now, in my bank account, is the result of my past thoughts and behaviors. It is not who I am today. The quality of my thoughts that I hold in my mind right now is attracting the quality of life I am heading towards.
The attracting of energy and the life I am choosing is expressed through my thoughts.
Feeling prosperous comes from an inner glow – a sense that all is well in the Universe, that everything is the way it should be.
So what if it feels that it isn't?
Perseverance = Prosperity
Remember that at the core of your being, you are already perfect. Feeling prosperous is enjoying fully what you already have. The secret to experiencing joy in life is loving what you have while you're working towards what you want.
There is nothing missing and everything is present. Everything you are inspired to have in your life is right there. Money, wealth, success, prosperity, love, and wisdom are all here for you, in your life, right now.
If you are presently not satisfied at the form of life which you created you must change what you focus on today. Focus on loving and honoring who you are right now. Be grateful for choosing this new life of yours. This is a daily practice ~ it can take awhile and believe once you allow your "mind" to percieve what it feels like to be prosperous ~ the Universe delivers.
This journey of prosperity is not about FINISHING. Its about growing in quantum leaps to a greater degree of love, understanding and creating the life we are inspired to live ~ financially, with relationships, and within yourself.
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Please feel free to leave your comments or email me.
“Addo”~
Alison
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Your Voice and Prosperity ~ Part 1
Your Voice and Prosperity ~ Part 1
Money, success, relationships, health, intellectual growth and spirituality are interrelated – they are our inner and outer work at one and the same time.
To many women (and men) life seems like an either/or situation. You may dedicate your life to your career and loose your sense of joy and playfulness; you may devote your energy to your family and feel like there just isn’t enough time to exercise daily; and/or you may search and search for the “right” answer for your spirituality and forget that the answer resides right in front of you.
We are ready for something more ~ we are ready to live harmoniously, in balance, with all of the areas of our lives. Attaining balance and equilibrium does not need to be at odds as they contribute to one another.
I recently had a conversation with a loved one about the “reality” of our thoughts and prayers. We were watching a particular motivational speaker, on TV; I shared that I enjoyed listening to him and asked her what she thought of him. She mentioned that she used to listen to him frequently until it dawn on her that his typical message isn’t reality.
I probed further.
She disclosed that he introduces this idea to focus, pray and think about what you want and you will get it. She expressed that this pattern of thought can only cause disappointment. I asked further what she meant. My loved one stated, “Well, if you pray and think about what you want and you don’t get it, then you will continuously be disappointed.”
I didn’t have an opportunity to finish the conversation with her as we had to leave for an event. However, I am glad I had the opportunity to really sink my teeth in to this belief system and discover where I am in my own journey of thought.
It seemed foreign to me that someone else didn’t practice or believe in our power of thought. I also forgot that I have been on my particular spiritual path for over 10 years discovering this very philosophy: I have the power to create the life I really want. Thought is energy, and energy has the power to manifest. (Manifest means to produce, to cause to happen, to bring forth the world of ideas to the physical word of reality.)
If I am of God and this Universe, and God created me from mere thought ~ I am able to do the same and have the ability to create from that world of ideas.
Seems far fetched?
Since I relocated 22 drivable-hours away from my immediate family, it has been a challenge to visit as often as I would like. 3 years ago, I missed experiencing Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas in the same year, with my family, due to percieved financial challenges. I decided, on Christmas day, that somehow I was going to change this!
I sat down and wrote out in the present tense of what I saw as my ideal in traveling to see my family (yes this comes straight from my journal!), “I am visiting my family at least once every three months. We take family vacations together and I am financially able to do so.” I left it to the Universe and prayed that God would work it out.
July 2009, I accepted a full-time position with an airline carrier and coincidently, I am able to fly for free! Last weekend, I flew to St. Louis to share a family mini-vacation with my sister and her family and had the opportunity to connect with a long-time friend.
Luck? A fluke? A strange twist of fate?
Perhaps you could say yes.
However, I was specific ~ I consistently envisioned, through my eyes, jet setting across the country to spend time with my family and actually felt how it feels to be living in the joyful moment of sharing space with family.
I also had to take action: write down my vision; regularly envision my vision; wait for the opportunity to arise; and grabbed hold of the opportunity and took the necessary steps to accomplish my goal.
Our thoughts are a reflection of our belief system ~ What you believe is what you achieve. If there is a whisper of disappointment and doubt, God and the Universe grant you just that. “Ask and it shall be given unto you, Seek and you shall find…”
You deserve the life you envision. Your Voice is your empowerment in reaching your Vision~
Say it ~
I deserve the life I envision.
I deserve the life I envision!
I DESERVE THE LIFE I ENVISION!
***Part 2 ~ “What happens then, Alison, if I don’t get what I want?” Great question ~ Answers later this week.***
Please feel free to comment and share this blog with others. (Don’t forget to vote at “Shine A Light” for us!!)
"Addo" ~
Alison
Money, success, relationships, health, intellectual growth and spirituality are interrelated – they are our inner and outer work at one and the same time.
To many women (and men) life seems like an either/or situation. You may dedicate your life to your career and loose your sense of joy and playfulness; you may devote your energy to your family and feel like there just isn’t enough time to exercise daily; and/or you may search and search for the “right” answer for your spirituality and forget that the answer resides right in front of you.
We are ready for something more ~ we are ready to live harmoniously, in balance, with all of the areas of our lives. Attaining balance and equilibrium does not need to be at odds as they contribute to one another.
I recently had a conversation with a loved one about the “reality” of our thoughts and prayers. We were watching a particular motivational speaker, on TV; I shared that I enjoyed listening to him and asked her what she thought of him. She mentioned that she used to listen to him frequently until it dawn on her that his typical message isn’t reality.
I probed further.
She disclosed that he introduces this idea to focus, pray and think about what you want and you will get it. She expressed that this pattern of thought can only cause disappointment. I asked further what she meant. My loved one stated, “Well, if you pray and think about what you want and you don’t get it, then you will continuously be disappointed.”
I didn’t have an opportunity to finish the conversation with her as we had to leave for an event. However, I am glad I had the opportunity to really sink my teeth in to this belief system and discover where I am in my own journey of thought.
It seemed foreign to me that someone else didn’t practice or believe in our power of thought. I also forgot that I have been on my particular spiritual path for over 10 years discovering this very philosophy: I have the power to create the life I really want. Thought is energy, and energy has the power to manifest. (Manifest means to produce, to cause to happen, to bring forth the world of ideas to the physical word of reality.)
If I am of God and this Universe, and God created me from mere thought ~ I am able to do the same and have the ability to create from that world of ideas.
Seems far fetched?
Since I relocated 22 drivable-hours away from my immediate family, it has been a challenge to visit as often as I would like. 3 years ago, I missed experiencing Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas in the same year, with my family, due to percieved financial challenges. I decided, on Christmas day, that somehow I was going to change this!
I sat down and wrote out in the present tense of what I saw as my ideal in traveling to see my family (yes this comes straight from my journal!), “I am visiting my family at least once every three months. We take family vacations together and I am financially able to do so.” I left it to the Universe and prayed that God would work it out.
July 2009, I accepted a full-time position with an airline carrier and coincidently, I am able to fly for free! Last weekend, I flew to St. Louis to share a family mini-vacation with my sister and her family and had the opportunity to connect with a long-time friend.
Luck? A fluke? A strange twist of fate?
Perhaps you could say yes.
However, I was specific ~ I consistently envisioned, through my eyes, jet setting across the country to spend time with my family and actually felt how it feels to be living in the joyful moment of sharing space with family.
I also had to take action: write down my vision; regularly envision my vision; wait for the opportunity to arise; and grabbed hold of the opportunity and took the necessary steps to accomplish my goal.
Our thoughts are a reflection of our belief system ~ What you believe is what you achieve. If there is a whisper of disappointment and doubt, God and the Universe grant you just that. “Ask and it shall be given unto you, Seek and you shall find…”
You deserve the life you envision. Your Voice is your empowerment in reaching your Vision~
Say it ~
I deserve the life I envision.
I deserve the life I envision!
I DESERVE THE LIFE I ENVISION!
***Part 2 ~ “What happens then, Alison, if I don’t get what I want?” Great question ~ Answers later this week.***
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"Addo" ~
Alison
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Your Voice and Prosperity
Money, success, empowerment, health, relationships, and spirituality are all interrelated ~ they are our inner and outer work at one and the same time.
**Be sure to return this evening for the rest**
Think about the answer to these questions today ~ Why do you want to prosper?What are you trying to satisfy? What motivates you? What needs are you trying to satisfy?
Friday, September 4, 2009
Awakening to Your Inner Voice ~ Silence and Breath
"Let your mind start a journey through a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before. Let your soul take you where you want to be...Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar, and will live as you've never lived before." Erich Fromm
I usually wake up around 4:00am to spend time in meditation and prayer and then time to connect with earth with a hike at one of the many desert mountains close to my home, in Phoenix. It's taken me 5 years to "discipline" myself to commit to create time for just me.
In the last 19 years of my life, I shared my life with everyone. Heck, I handed my life and energy over to anyone who asked: my partner, my foster daughter, my family, my class of students, my work, my blogs, my friends, my church, and anyone else or event that I came across that seemed like a good idea. I experienced many nights where I did not sleep, my weight climbed to it's highest and lowest within six months and many other what seemed to be tragic life events.
Yesterday, I noticed something very special that happened on my morning hike on the mountain. This mountain is located in central Phoenix, and with Phoenix being in the top 5 largest cities in the United States there is a lot of traffic and noise. In fact, at times it is challenging for me to not to hear the noise.
There is a portion of the hike where the trail leads almost straight up the side of the mountain and snakes down in to a small, cactus filled valley. As I push myself to climb what seems to be the most difficult portion of the hike, I envision the valley coming up. I hear sirens, school buses picking up children, cars honking horns and helicopters flying overhead and it seems to fill up all the spaces in my head which makes my climb even more difficult. I focus even harder in the small valley ahead.
Finally, I reach the peak of this mountain and see the valley below. I run down the path to this sanctuary. Ahh.....Breathe. In. Breathe. Out.
It was then I noticed...I hear something different. I hear nothing. I don't feel like I am in the middle of one the nation's busiest cities. I am in the middle of silence and breath. This sanctuary calls out to me, even in my dreams, to be silent...to breathe.
It is hard to "hear" our voice when there is so much noise distracting us from listening to who we are inside. Remember you have all the time there is - there is only this present time. The past is gone and the future hasn't happened. The present is now.
It only takes 5 minutes to start Awakening Your Inner Voice. You have five minutes ~ you are reading this aren't you? :O)
Right now, place both feet on the floor or find a place where you can sit comfortably. Now concentrate on expanding your breath in your belly and hold for 5 seconds. Release for 5 seconds. Do this three times. A quiet calm and your inner sanctuary will eventually come.
Remember this:
You may not know it yet but in your imperfection, you are actually perfect! That is where your “voice” comes from…in the power that comes from loving yourself…imperfections and all!
Stay connected to "Time To Find Your Voice" to discover the science of Finding Your True and Unique Voice and evoke positive change within your life and within the world.
"Addo",
Alison
I usually wake up around 4:00am to spend time in meditation and prayer and then time to connect with earth with a hike at one of the many desert mountains close to my home, in Phoenix. It's taken me 5 years to "discipline" myself to commit to create time for just me.
In the last 19 years of my life, I shared my life with everyone. Heck, I handed my life and energy over to anyone who asked: my partner, my foster daughter, my family, my class of students, my work, my blogs, my friends, my church, and anyone else or event that I came across that seemed like a good idea. I experienced many nights where I did not sleep, my weight climbed to it's highest and lowest within six months and many other what seemed to be tragic life events.
Yesterday, I noticed something very special that happened on my morning hike on the mountain. This mountain is located in central Phoenix, and with Phoenix being in the top 5 largest cities in the United States there is a lot of traffic and noise. In fact, at times it is challenging for me to not to hear the noise.
There is a portion of the hike where the trail leads almost straight up the side of the mountain and snakes down in to a small, cactus filled valley. As I push myself to climb what seems to be the most difficult portion of the hike, I envision the valley coming up. I hear sirens, school buses picking up children, cars honking horns and helicopters flying overhead and it seems to fill up all the spaces in my head which makes my climb even more difficult. I focus even harder in the small valley ahead.
Finally, I reach the peak of this mountain and see the valley below. I run down the path to this sanctuary. Ahh.....Breathe. In. Breathe. Out.
It was then I noticed...I hear something different. I hear nothing. I don't feel like I am in the middle of one the nation's busiest cities. I am in the middle of silence and breath. This sanctuary calls out to me, even in my dreams, to be silent...to breathe.
It is hard to "hear" our voice when there is so much noise distracting us from listening to who we are inside. Remember you have all the time there is - there is only this present time. The past is gone and the future hasn't happened. The present is now.
It only takes 5 minutes to start Awakening Your Inner Voice. You have five minutes ~ you are reading this aren't you? :O)
Right now, place both feet on the floor or find a place where you can sit comfortably. Now concentrate on expanding your breath in your belly and hold for 5 seconds. Release for 5 seconds. Do this three times. A quiet calm and your inner sanctuary will eventually come.
Remember this:
You may not know it yet but in your imperfection, you are actually perfect! That is where your “voice” comes from…in the power that comes from loving yourself…imperfections and all!
Stay connected to "Time To Find Your Voice" to discover the science of Finding Your True and Unique Voice and evoke positive change within your life and within the world.
"Addo",
Alison
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Finding My Unique Voice
For three months, I took a hiatus.
A vacation from saying "yes" all of the time, a vacation from doing and saying things that did not empower me and a made it a time to rest, review and reassess my life and purpose.
I had created a life that I thought I wanted and I was not finding any joy in the tasks and daily living in my life.
For three months, I allowed myself to feel all of the emotions and started to learn how to live harmoniously with those emotions. I sat with the pleasures of my life and the pains of my life and truly began to see them as completely equal.
"One's personal growth depends on the degree to which we love ourselves, release the shame and fear; accept the responsibility for our choices." Anthony J Benson
I started to accept responsibility that all I see in my life today is only a result of who I was in the past, the choices I made, and the words I spoke - it is all a projection of who I WAS and not who I AM today.
"Remember that there is perfection in everything that has happened in your path." John Castagnini
I began to see the evidence of using words such as " I choose...." instead of "I want"; "I AM..." instead of "I will be" and using the word "Inspired" to make choices of joy. I am evolving out the emotional charges in the areas of challenges in my life. The JOY was there all along - finding the center of my heart, discovering the "knowing-ness" of clarity and deeper breath ~ staying in the State of Presence (God/Spirit). I Found My Voice ~
You may not know it yet but in your imperfection, you are actually perfect! That is where your “voice” comes from…in the power that comes from loving yourself…imperfections and all!
Stay connected to "Time To Find Your Voice" to discover the science of Finding Your True and Unique Voice and evoke positive change within your life and within the world.
"Addo",
Alison
A vacation from saying "yes" all of the time, a vacation from doing and saying things that did not empower me and a made it a time to rest, review and reassess my life and purpose.
I had created a life that I thought I wanted and I was not finding any joy in the tasks and daily living in my life.
For three months, I allowed myself to feel all of the emotions and started to learn how to live harmoniously with those emotions. I sat with the pleasures of my life and the pains of my life and truly began to see them as completely equal.
"One's personal growth depends on the degree to which we love ourselves, release the shame and fear; accept the responsibility for our choices." Anthony J Benson
I started to accept responsibility that all I see in my life today is only a result of who I was in the past, the choices I made, and the words I spoke - it is all a projection of who I WAS and not who I AM today.
"Remember that there is perfection in everything that has happened in your path." John Castagnini
I began to see the evidence of using words such as " I choose...." instead of "I want"; "I AM..." instead of "I will be" and using the word "Inspired" to make choices of joy. I am evolving out the emotional charges in the areas of challenges in my life. The JOY was there all along - finding the center of my heart, discovering the "knowing-ness" of clarity and deeper breath ~ staying in the State of Presence (God/Spirit). I Found My Voice ~
You may not know it yet but in your imperfection, you are actually perfect! That is where your “voice” comes from…in the power that comes from loving yourself…imperfections and all!
Stay connected to "Time To Find Your Voice" to discover the science of Finding Your True and Unique Voice and evoke positive change within your life and within the world.
"Addo",
Alison
Friday, August 28, 2009
The Daily Struggle
Sometimes it is so hard to stay positive with everything we see around us and in the media. Especially if you are someone who has:
Are you experiencing a major life change? How has it made you feel?
- Lost your job
- Picked what appears to be the "wrong time" to start your own business
- Watched your retirement account dwindle and are having to consider re-entering the work force - perhaps, for the first time in a long time
- Had to enter the work force for the first time because you either lost your significant other or your significant other has lost their job
Are you experiencing a major life change? How has it made you feel?
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Video 1
The first video is up. The project is underway. This is only the beginning. More to come. Fast and hard. We know we are a little vague and mysterious right now but all will be revealed. Very soon. In each video that comes out (approximately every 5 - 7 days), you will learn more and more. Make sure you have subscribed at www.timetofindyourvoice.com to receive updates when we do release the new videos. And make sure you have confirmed your email. Now, leave your comments about what you think so far. Let's get the discussion going. FIND YOUR VOICE.
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