and what lies before us

are tiny matters

compared to what lies within us.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

We all do it.

Reflect on the past year’s successes as well as struggles, review how far we’ve come, and where we’d still like to be. Set new goals.

Begin the new year with the best of intentions, inspired and “on fire”d.

Ready to really do it this time: Build wealth. Improve health.
Have more quality time. Reduce stress and mess.
Lose the weight. Find the mate.

Create. Relate. Meditate.

And yet…why is it that so few of our New Year’s Resolutions really stick?

Why do 80% of dieters gain back all the pounds they lost (if any) and even more….within a year? Why do 73% of new health club/gym memberships go unused by the spring? Why do most of us slip back into old patterns, in love, in work, in life, despite our best intentions each January?

Why, oh why, does willpower become….won’t power?

Do we need to give up on the whole resolutions concept?

OR…

Is there a better way to set our intentions for the new year so we can really succeed more easily? (Yes, there IS!)

And I’m excited to share it with you!

My clients have been getting excellent results applying these mind-body-spirit principles and experiencing the deep healing that aligns them with their intention. And I’m noticing that, due to the current paradigm shift, everything is happening more quickly.

Archangel Michael calls this “the quickening.” In our work together, he and I are seeing that huge positive transformation that used to take people 6 months to 2 years is now happening in a fraction of that time! Using these methods…

Read on to discover EXACTLY how you can get – and stay – on track and really create your best life in 2012.

Right at the edge of a new day

Why Regular “Resolutions” Don’t Work

The various disciplines have explanations for this. As you read this, consider how this applies to you and how you can apply the tips to your life so you get much better results THIS new year!

Psychology will tell you, this losing steam thing is just human nature. There are several factors behind this (in bold). Solutions will be in BLUE.

People start out strong then lose momentum and interest. We get distracted and let the little things of life get in the way. We confuse what appears to be urgent (in our face) with what is really important (quality time with those we love, making a difference, creativity, Spirit).

Also, most people fail to line up enough encouraging support and either try to go it alone or share their intentions with people who actually step on their dreams or sabotage their efforts…

Life coaches, including myself, will tell you that people also often set unrealistic goals that are either too big, vague, overwhelming or generalized (therefore not implementable) or too small (not stretching enough out of the comfort zone to create true change).

Many people also tend to overcommit and overextend themselves then give up when the going gets tough due to lack of a clear plan, accountability or support.

There is also a tendency to keep thinking within our own “four walls,” when we need to get outside the box and be more innovative.

Then there is the lack of clarity.

What do you really, really, I mean REALLY want, exactly?

All of these are excellent reasons why EVERYONE needs a great life coach and a mastermind group of positive, supportive like-minded, heart-centered, kindred spirits.

Scientists will tell you that the universal principle of entropy will always cause any system to regress to greater disorder if left alone.

I clearly see this in my living room. LOL My two young boys MAY have something to do with that…. (Can we blame the dog? LOL)

There is also the principle of inertia that tends to keep things moving in the direction they’ve been moving.

And we know now, from all the latest mind-body research, that it takes 30 to 90 days of implementing the positive new choice to successfully change a habit. Consistency is crucial. Structure and accountability, mentoring and community facilitate this consistency.

These are valid points that help explain the problem, this human tendency to fall off track, no matter how much we want to improve our lives. But these explanations still miss something essential…

The two crucial secret KEYS TO SUCCESS…

(Yes, Virginia, there is hope! Read on, brave, gentle reader…)

Here’s the most important thing to know:
The most powerful part of you cannot be just told, “This is what I’m doing from now on, and that’s that. I’m DONE with that old pattern.”

In fact, this may only activate your Inner Rebel and backfire! You have an inner Obstacle Squad that will keep getting in your way…
Until you enlist these parts of you to join your Dream Team.

Turning Your Obstacle Squad into Your Dream Team

The First Key:
Mastering Your Subconscious Mind

Hypnotherapists like myself will tell you that it is our unconscious beliefs below the surface of our awareness that have the most power to govern our behavior.

Quantum physics, cellular biology and cutting edge mind-body medicine concur and conclude that everything is energy, our thoughts are also energy, everything is connected to everything else in a unified field of consciousness. In a matrix of energy and Light.

Our subconscious thoughts and beliefs are our dominant thoughts which hold the most power to change our experiences, both inner and outer.

This is why we can be saying, for example, “I am prosperous!” affirmations until we are blue in the face, yet still not have enough green in the bank!

Thus, until we really line up our positive intentions and goals on the INSIDE, the change on the OUTSIDE, in our lives, will keep slipping away as the old pattern resurfaces over and over.

As Archangel Michael tells us:
Prosperity consciousness is an inside job!

The mind is like an iceberg. If the 5% (conscious mind) that is visible is trying to move South, but the 95% (subconscious mind) below the surface of the water is moving North, which way is that iceberg moving? You got it. North.

We absolutely must enlist the subconscious parts of ourselves as allies in our new way of living our lives, or we will just keep encountering resistance and self-sabotage. How can we do this?

We Need “Re-Solutions” Instead

Albert Einstein said:

“The solution to a problem always comes at a level

outside that at which the problem was created.”

We have to go deeper than just make lists or state goals.

Many people now have a basic understanding that the outer reflects the inner, and are using Law of Attraction techniques such as affirmations, visualization, intention-setting and vision boards. This is a step in the right direction, yet, still, even doing these practices may not be enough.

Or they are not done right. All our intentional manifesting work needs to be imbued with and evoke strong emotion, energy, juice. And kNOWingness. (My students and clients learn how to take these LoA practices to a whole new level so they can go through their Golden Portal into their dream life.)

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Secondary Gain

We also have to understand the benefit we have been getting out of doing things the old way, then replace this “secondary gain” with a healthier, more sustainable and satisfying way to fulfill that hidden need.

In other words, solve an old problem a new way, by finding a new solution.

For example, if we are stuck trying to lose weight, we need to learn why the weight is there, what it is doing for us – on a subconscious level. Is it helping us feel safe or protecting us from unwanted sexual attention? Does it make us feel more powerful or visible?

Is it a way to say to the world, “I deserve to take up this space”? Is overeating a way to connect with our body and ground or experience sensory pleasure? Are we trying to fill a hole in our heart or soul with food?

If we have been single for many years, and we tell ourselves consciously that we want to find love, is there an unconscious program getting in the way of intimacy because some part believes we will lose our freedom if we are in a committed relationship?

If we have been financially struggling, or staying stuck in a Golden-Handcuffs soul-sapping j-o-b, what is getting in the way of our
REAL SUCCESS DOING WHAT WE LOVE?

The “Biggies” = B.S.

Archangel Michael has identified 8 “Biggie” negative, limiting beliefs
(he jokingly calls them B.S. = Beliefs to Shift! LOL).

With Michael’s loving guidance, my clients and students explore and reprogram these crucial subconscious beliefs that were blocking their abundance, happiness and true prosperity in my Prosperous Goddess Mastermind program and private sessions.

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In addition to this subconscious block-busting and reprogramming, we need to find positive ways to fill those needs instead such as exercise more, heal sexual and intimacy issues, take up a martial art, do art to express hidden grief or rage, stretch and breathe more, enjoy aromatherapy, do body-centered meditation, get energy and soul healing, get training in conscious relationship and prosperity magnetization.

Infinite possibilities. Which are right for YOU, right now?

Sometimes our conscious mind may not have positive alternative choices handy, or there can be so many choices, it feels overwhelming.

So it can be extremely helpful to ask the creative, deep wisdom mind part of you (your Highest Self) to provide the best new solutions. Or if you are feeling too stuck or spinning, an intuitive reading can reveal these reSOULutions, and intuitive training and coaching can assist you in being more consistently able to access your own soul’s wisdom.

In hypnotherapy and Omnidimensional HealingTM, you are supported to access your own wisdom and Highest Truth via a relaxed guided journey. The session is recorded so you hear everything that was said and can refer to it later for reinforcement, to bolster your inner motivation and keep you on track. (You do not need to be physically present. Many of the most powerful Omni Healings are done with clients across the globe.)

Another option is to ascertain some self-understanding through meditation, journaling, dreamwork or speaking with people who love us – wise advisors who can help us see ourselves correctly by holding up the mirror of honest intimate relationship.

Yet, often times, we need more support than this, particularly if the issue we have been grappling with has been a problem for many years.

Omnidimensional Healing integrates hypnotherapy with soul and energy healing, past-life healing, and intuitive channeling of your Highest Truths, so  you create positive change more quickly than you could ever do on your own.

However you create it, lasting change needs to be created from the inside out, because your “Obstacle Squad” needs to become part of your “Dream Team” so that you become totally aligned with your best vision for your life.

This way, your new choices will be installed more deeply, you are internally lined up with them on all levels: Body, Mind, Heart and Soul. No more struggling. No more willpower becoming won’t power.

You CAN get totally clear, then set your intentions, get the soul, self-love, energy and subconscious healing you need, then move into action more quickly and easily, so your success lasts and continues to grow.

Your life just keeps getting better and better, every day, the easy way.

You Don’t Just Need Resolutions,
You Need ReSOULutions!

The Second Key:
Following Your Soul’s Deepest Call, Fulfilling Your Purpose

Another reason people usually fail with their resolutions is that they are not actually aiming for a life change that truly suits them.

They are essentially moving forward (or trying to) in the wrong direction.

If you are trying to change a habit, get a promotion or change careers, buy a new home, improve a relationship, etc. because you feel this is what you SHOULD be doing at this stage in your life, but deep-down, you don’t really want this change, or you are unclear about the details, if you are not PASSIONATE and ON PURPOSE about it, it is not right for you.

Through prayer, meditation, ceremony, inspirational and spiritual reading and activities, and intuitive development, we can gain a clearer vision for our best life and truly connect with and fulfill our destiny.

We all came here to learn certain lessons, and we have unique gifts to share with the world. It amazes me over and over when I see that as soon as my clients totally “get” who they really are, everything else they want to “get” just flows toward them.

We think we will be happy when we……….(fill in the blank, have more money, find lasting love, etc.) but the truth is we need to find the inner happiness first.

Outer success follows inner happiness, not the other way around.

As the Dalai Lama has said,
“Inner peace is the ultimate source of happiness.”

By first BEing who we really are, then DOing what we came here to do, we will find it becomes easy to HAVE what we desire to have.

Do you remember who you really ARE?

Most people stumble and bumble along their entire lives without really understanding who they are and what they came here to “be when they grow up.” I specialize in helping women in midlife really align with their true purpose and create a joyous life of health, wealth, creativity, Spirit and happiness that is a reflection of their true self.

Nearly all my clients share this lament when they first come to me:
“I cannot believe that, at this age, I am still trying to figure out who I AM.
I have done many things successfully (kids, home, marriage, etc.) but I feel like now it’s time for ME. To live the life I came here to live, not just supporting others and their dreams. I want to live my own dream.
I just don’t know what it is yet or how to get there.”

Action! Applying These Truths

How can you deepen your resolutions this year into re-solutions and reSOULutions?

What do you commit to doing differently this year so you create change from the inside out?

Do you need to reprogram those limiting beliefs with healing, hypnotherapy or Omnidimensional Healing?

Get intuitive training or a reading for clarity on your purpose and mission?

Step outside your “box”?

Do some intuitive journaling with your own Highest Self, angels and guides?

Participate in a positive, empowering mastermind group with like-spirited others? (such as the Prosperous Goddess Mastermind)

Work with a supportive, wise (and occasionally, lovingly “butt-kickin’”) coach who will help you get clear and in gear?

Make a commitment to your Self, to Spirit and to Service that feels right to YOU so you go deeper, higher and truly prosper, thrive and shine this year!

I welcome your breakthroughs, comments and your own sage wisdom below…

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Happy New, True YOU!

From my heart to yours,

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and Archangel Michael Channel,
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Usually as a year winds to a close, there is such an emphasis on what the NEW year will bring. We are already feeling the excitement and are gearing up to ride these winds of change in the air.

In a healing and coaching session yesterday, my client and I were discussing this whole concept that, for most of us, most of the time, our glass is not half full and half empty. It is really 80, 90 or 95% full!

The tendency even with well-meaning New Year’s Resolutions is to focus on what is missing in your life. There is often an energy of need, impatience, judgment (Why am I taking so long to make that happen and “get there”?)…

The Real Truth is:
You are already (t)here.
THIS is it.
This is your life!

Happiness is not a destination.

It does not magically appear WHEN you have lost that 30 pounds, found your perfect mate, bought your perfect home (or made your home or mate more perfect!).

In fact, you are much more likely to successfully manifest your desires when you are already happy! Get happy FIRST.

And you already have a wonderful cake of life.
You don’t have to wait for the icing to be happy.

Being truly, heARTfully grateful (great! full!) for what already IS, what was and even for the further blessings on the way is the best way to manifest more of what we want in our lives, and also the best way to slow down, be here now (Be. Hear. Now. AAMichael is reminding us)

So what I suggest is a different way to enJOY this last day of the year, to really savor and treasure the blessings and blissings we have already experienced.

To truly view our year that is winding down in a joyous, sacred manner so we can indeed renew ourselves and set forth tomorrow from a full, satisfied, jubilant place deep within our hearts and souls. Join me?

So here are a couple of great ways to conclude this year that will fill your heart and deLIGHT your spirit!

1-  Do Gratitude Meditation & Journaling.

Take some time, whether 5 minutes or 50, to sit and reflect on all that you are thankful for about 2011. You can place your hands over your heart chakra, palms down, or in the “Namaste” prayer pose. This deepens you into your precious heartspace and helps you bridge Heaven and Earth through the gateway of the heart.

Just allow yourself to breathe consciously, mindfully, heartfully…

And notice what images, words, emotions and sensations flow to you and through you.

Good. Now write about this… You may use this template so enrich your experience. Record with a full heart all you are thankful for regarding:

* Your health and body
* Your relationships
* Your home
* Your pets
* Your business/work/prosperity
* Your travels and adventures
* Your creativity
* Your community
* Your cultural experiences
(music, theater, festivals, art, movies, dance, etc.)
* Your spirituality
* Nature, the beautiful world
* Anything else that makes your heart sing!

Another new way to do Gratitude Journaling is to give thanks for Past, Present, and Future.

Since this is a New Year exercise, let’s do it this way: You can write about all the things you are thankful for as above from this past year, write about what IS right here, right now that you are appreciating in this very moment, and then write about all the wonderful pleasures and treasures the Universe (YOUniverse!) is bringing you in this coming year!

This is an awesome Law of Attraction practice. For example, looking at my forthcoming 2012, I write and thank about our summer Yosemite trip, our favorite music festival (the Celtic Fest in Grass Valley, CA, that we go to each year), special, cozy times at home with my husband and children and dog, financial and creative success with my new blog, new Prosperous Goddess Mastermind group helping dozens of women worldwide with their life purpose, abundance and spiritual awakening, and so on…

2-Take a Visual Gratitude Romp.

Another great way to really soak in all the joys from this passing year is to review your photos and videos. You can do this with family, friends or solo. You may want to create a photo album, digitally or the old-fashioned way (remember those?).

Or just keep it simple and look at some pictures without a need to collect or categorize them, just being in the moment.

You will be surprised; you probably had a lot more fun than you remembered having until you did this!

Here are some of my Visual Gratitude Romp pix from 2011.

My 3 guys bouldering in Yosemite summer 2011

Sky catching snowflakes June 2, 2011 Yosemite Glacier Point (an unexpected snowstorm in June!)

Me and my sister, Risa, on cruise May 2011-In the Bahamas, on the largest cruise ship in the world

Me and my sweet Twin Flame hubby in Yosemite (our favorite place)

We brought our dog, Maka, in to Sky's class when he was Star Student

Our older son, Forest, getting his FIRST guitar! (For Hanukkah/Xmas) Rock on!

This is a never-before published photo of the angel that appeared in my Healing Room on August 8th at the end of a healing session with my client, Daisy! Wow!

I will be putting many more on my Facebook page this weekend so if we are Facebook friends, you can see my album there also.

Have a grateful & graceful last day of 2011!
And happy new year!

Love and Blissings,
Sage

Intuitive Abundance Coach, SAGE

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“There are only two ways to go through life. One is believe nothing is a miracle. The other, is to see that everything is.” – Albert Einstein

Are you ready to be done getting sick, injured or having so much drama and victimization in your life?

Speaking as someone who had had a very difficult life that seemed rife with mishaps and crises one right after another for decades, until I figured a few things out and shifted what reality I am creating, allow me to share some recent insights and real, tangible practices that can help you break free and get into a life of more flow, health, wealth, love and happiness.

Three weeks ago, I sustained a pretty serious ankle injury involving sprain, extreme bruising and multiple torn ligaments. Here I was, essentially lying in bed for 10 days in a row, then hobbling along in a cast, not able to drive, take hikes or my daily walks, dance, going up and down the stairs on my tush with my foot stuck out… you get the idea.

Of course part of the emotional challenge with any injury or illness that limits our mobility or ability significantly, even if it temporary, is this sense of “Wow, my world has gotten really small.” And the fear of “How long is THIS going to last?” And the self-judgment “How and why did I manifest THIS?”

So, let’s take a look and go from whys to wise, turn the wounds into wisdom.

I believe everything happens so we can learn from it, and when we get wise to our patterns and deep soul lessons, we can thereafter create something even better.

Out of trauma and emergency, we can “emerge and see.”

We can learn and grow, develop a deeper appreciation for the simple things in life, and emerge even more joyful and full of aliveness

I should probably give you a little context.

I had experienced profound, even miraculous healing of four serious disabilities prior to this one – everything from a rare allegedly “incurable” lung disease at the age of 25 which caused excruciating pain with every breath, to a back injury so severe an excellent chiropractor told me “I don’t’ think you’ll ever be able to run, dance or jump ever again. But if we’re lucky and do both of our jobs right, I’ll be able to get you to walk without a cane or a brace in a few months.”

Well, to make those long stories short and sweet, I can breathe just fine now. And, up until this ankle injury happened, I have been fully able to enjoy jumping, running, dancing, even skipping! (When is the last time you allowed yourself to skip?)

And I have almost crossed over and died more times than I can count. Everything from having a gun pointed at me on 2 separate occasions, to a written death threat, to anaphylaxis, to numerous serious illnesses.

Until one day, I finally RealEyes’ed that I had been utilizing Near Death Experiences (NDEs) and illness as a form of spiritual acceleration.

At that moment, I chose to manifest other, healthier, more joyful ways to experience the “hidden benefits” such as opening my Third Eye, feeling gratitude, having faith, experiencing miracles and learning how to run energy more masterfully.

I decided that in order to break free from that cycle of illness and victimization, to stop using illness and crisis as a spiritual path, I had to commit, instead of having NDEs – to experiencing more FAEs: Fully Alive Experiences!

One of the things I have learned from many spiritual masters, including Buddhist monk Thich Nat Hanh, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Eckhart Tolle and others, as well as my own spirit guides and divine revelations from Source, is that we can CHOOSE to be joyful no matter what.

We can REMEMBER that there is a gift in every experience, a blessing in every moment.

So, this was a chance to apply that wisdom I had learned the last time I was disabled or very ill.

After two weeks of essentially lying with my foot elevated, not going anywhere or even contributing to the rhythm and the needs of my family, I had a sudden heartburst of joy and thought (drumroll, please….)

I GET TO DO THE DISHES! Whooohoooooo!!!

Then I had another huge excitement the day I was able to DRIVE again.  My husband had been stuck with doing all the chauffeuring of the kids, all the shopping, all the shopping and cleaning and cooking, oh my!

I had this lovely thought this morning, startlingly delightful in its rarity and simplicity.
And what I thought was this:

“I can drive again! Wow. That means I get to go food shopping! Yay! It also means I get to take my kids to school. Woohoooo!”

So, as you have no doubt figured out, I generally don’t wake up and bounce out of bed with blissful exultation over mundane chores and errands but this day I actually thought and FELT:
“Yipppeee! Today I get to get in this moving vehicle that I own that is comfortable and reliable, and I get to use my body in these cool ways to MOVE this beautiful machine, with my amazing children in the car while we are CONVERSING and connecting. I get to feel part of their lives and like I am CONTRIBUTING. I get to get out of the house! Then I get to get back in this lovely car and I get to DRIVE to an actual store full of lights and choices and people and I get to consciously CHOOSE items to bring home and enjoy in so many wonderful ways!”

I literally went that deep with the gratitude. Do you see how the thinking process went from “I have to do these chores” to “I get to do all this great stuff!”?

That may seem like a subtle shift but believe me, transforming your attitude from “have to” to “get to” is HUGE!

Seeing how much more I am heartfully, gratefully appreciating these incredibly simple pleasures in life…..standing…washing the dishes….driving….taking the kids to school….tossing the ball around outside for a few minutes with my son….I am learning again that the simplest pleasures are the greatest treasures.

I don’t know why human nature  – or it more a reflection of our current culture? Not our nature at all? – seems to be that when we are physically well and hale we get so busy trying to accomplish things, we forget to BE, we forget to give thanks for our 5 senses and our wonderful hands and legs that move and create and hold one another.

We forget the preciousness of every single moment.

We have all heard stories and may even personally know people who had a huge awakening into joy and presence and grace when they came close to death or survived some kind of trauma, illness or injury.

I am one of those people, having experienced a tremendous spiritual awakening in August of 1994 in Mexico, the full story of which is the subject of at least two books by two authors….(more on that later). Suffice it to say it involved THREE Near-Death Experiences, a shamanic initiation and an angel encounter – in 18 hours!

I do not regret the incredible gifts that those NDEs gave me because ever since, I have served as an energy healer, intuitive, and I am now an angel channel as well as author, inspirational speaker, life coach and catalyst for transformation. Most people would give anything to have that experience and that degree of shift, and I give thanks for it with each breath.

AND I am also manifesting easier, more enjoyable ways to awaken!
And continue to keep awakening, over and over, with health, safety, abundance, joy and flow more the order of the day. You know what I’m talking about?

I am recommitting myself to go even deeper into the gratitude attitude, not just for those highlights of my day, the things that are easy to be thankful for, but for the harder parts, too. I am thankful for all the illnesses I have had, as well as the fact that I am now healthy and functional and able to fully participate in this wonderful classroom and playground we call life!

Will you join me?

So here are some great ways to build that Gratitude Attitude, to Be Here Now and Live the Love We Are. This naturally helps Fully Alive Experiences (FAEs) bloom and become our new, true way of living from our hearts.

What’s a GIGL?

Let’s take some time every morning and every night to treat ourselves to a Gratitude Immersion and Gift of Love. A GIGL (makes me giggle just to think of it!)

Some great ways to GIGL and enjoy more FAEs:

1 •    THANK THE EARTH
Give thanks as your feet touch the Earth when you get out of bed in the morning, Thank Mother Earth with your toes wiggling and jiggling love into her, like  a massage. Reach your fingertips and head up to Father Sky and stretch your whole being while you tickle your angels’ wings with your fingers. It feels so good!

2 •    MOMENT OF LOVE
Put a message of love wherever need a reminder that “This, too, is love. This, too, is joy.” For example, I have an index card in front of the kitchen sink that says “Moment of Love.” As Thich Nat Hanh says, whatever it is you are doing, THAT is the most important thing in the world. It is important to cultivate not only mindfulness, being aware and present, but also to enhance our heartfulness, the ability to feel joy, love and gratitude right here, right now.

3 •    GRATITUDE JOURNALING.
Morning. Night. Anytime. Write down what you are thankful for. It sounds simplistic yet the act of setting it on paper deepens our ability to FEEL the joy and appreciation for everything in life, simple, everyday blessings to rare treasures. You can keep a separate journal for this, a section in your regular journal, or just include it amongst any other journaling you do. This is one of four Sacred Journaling practices that I teach in my programs and sessions.

4 •    STOP, BREATHE, AND BE.
When you are looking at your “To do” list, instead of overwhelming yourself and thinking “Oh, my gosh, look at all this stuff I have to do today,” first of all, take time to just BE. Do some meditation and fill yourself up with the Light you truly are. (Meditation  practices will be covered in other posts.) There are thousands of ways to meditate and come home to yourself. You don’t need to go to a monastery or mountain. You don’t need to sit cross-legged or wrap your foot behind your head. You don’t need to chant or hold crystals. You can just stop, breathe and be.

Getting from Point A to Point “BE” is the whole point ( to paraphrase an Amtrak ad!). You will find that a regular, daily meditation practice will DO more for your overall happiness level, not to mention productivity, creativity, health and wellbeing, than anything else you can “do.”

One fun way to remember to Stop and Breathe is super simple: Every time you see a Stop sign from now on, imagine that it says “STOP AND BREATHE.” Take a full, conscious, heartful breath. (Don’t worry about that stressed-out driver behind you wondering what’s taking you so long. A breath takes about 5 seconds. Just breathe…And send them a blessing, too) My kids are great about reminding me, or should I say DEminding me, getting me out of the mental loop, by telling me, “Mom, remember to stop and breathe!” Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh….

5 •    FIND THE GIFT (or don’t do it!) a.k.a. From “Have to” to “Get to”
OK, now that you’ve allowed yourself to be first, look at your “to do” list again and if there is anything on there that you are not excited and delighted about doing, do one of these 3 things to reframe your beliefs and reclaim your happiness: 1) Delegate. 2) Wait. Or if those are not appropriate for your highest good, change your ATTITUDE about it by finding the gift in it. Instead of “have to,” tell yourself “Today I GET to do this.”

If you can’t find the direct, immediate gift, you can also ask yourself:

How does doing this lead to something else I do enjoy?

For example, let’s talk about something really exciting. Laundry.

Instead of “I have to wash these clothes, dry them, fold them and put them away. It’s a lot of work and drudgery.” You can train yourself to think, “Wow, I’m lucky to have these clothes. By washing these and taking care of this now, I will feel a lot more together and organized when I’m looking for something to wear. It’s like I’m giving a gift to myself (and my family, if you are washing for others also). I am lucky to have this washer and dryer that work. I don’t have to go down to the river and scrub for hours. This is actually kind of easy and it’s fun to watch the bubbles go around. It feel ssatisfying to put the clean clothes away in their place.”

With spiritual awakening, you can and will truly feel and think this way! It may seem a bit removed or “out there” for you right now. If so, that’s ok. You’ve been operating on the default disconnected-from-your joy-and-heart-mode for too long.

The more you immerse yourself in positive words, beliefs, and hang out (even “virtually” – this counts!) with positive, awakening people, the faster your shift into joy will happen.

You can actually feel love and gratitude while doing the laundry! Try it. Look for the blessing.

Now let’s look at an even harder example and I will show you a shamanic time travel technique that helps you find the gift and reframe it into a positive.

Let’s say you have to go to the dentist. (I heard that groan!)) Most of us dread that even to the point of procrastinating. Instead of thinking, “Dang, I have to go to the dentist today,” how can you see it as a positive?

Here’s what you do: By going to the dentist, you GET to save your future self a whole lot of dental bills and procedures, right? By going to the dentist, you get a sense of relief that “Whew, that is taken care of. Now I don’t have to think about it for a long time.” You mentally free yourself from the mild yet insidiously nagging psychic energetic “duck” or “alligator” nipping at the back of your neck. You know what I’m talking about. That sense that you are behind on something.

Now those examples may resonate for you or they may not. Maybe there are other “to dos” that you have been making a big mental “to do” about. Everyone has them.

COACHING TIP:
The key is to just do the things you enjoy as much as possible, and if you are not enjoying the prospect, to either delegate, wait, take it OFF your plate … or find a way to find the gift.

Here are some other great ways to feel fully alive and to GIGL through life:

6 •    EXPRESS YOUR SINCERE GRATITUDE.
Give thanks to the people in your life, to your Source-God-Creator, and to yourself. Write love notes, letters. Send a card or email or make a call, just to say “I love you. I appreciate you. Thanks for being you!” When is the last time you wrote anyone a thank-you note? What about writing one to Spirit? Or to your own precious self?

7 •    FIRST, LAST.

Imagine that whatever you are doing, it is either the first or it will be the last time you ever GET to do this. How does it feel now?

There is a Zen parable that goes like this. A man is climbing on a steep mountain when suddenly he loses his footing. He falling and tumbling quickly and know he will meet his death soon. As he falls and rolls down the cliff, he suddenly sees a ripe, luscious strawberry. He grabs it, and as he tastes that strawberry, knowing it will be his last, it is the the MOST delicious thing he has ever tasted!

Now if we could only learn to experience more of life with that degree of focus and appreciation! It takes practice, attention and intention, and you can awaken into more of these mindful, heartful, joyful, lifefull moments.

8 •    FAE AND GIGL AFFIRMATIONS.
Affirm and breathe IN, feeling the Truth and Love:

This is it. This is my life, and I love it!
I am fully alive, awake and aware.
Present moment, beautiful moment.
I am learning to see everything in my life as a sacred gift, and I give thanks.

I give thanks for this injury and for the healing, on all levels, that it brought me.

I give thanks for all the experiences in my life.

I choose to find the gift in each moment.

And I give thanks to you, dear reader, for opening to experience the energy of love through these words today.

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Blessings and blissings to you!

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Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.  ~Virgil A. Kraft

It’s spring fever.  That is what the name of it is.  And when you’ve got it, you want – oh, you don’t quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!  ~Mark Twain

If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring

and stay that way later in the fall.  ~Nadine Stair

SPRING CLEANING YOUR AURA AND PSYCHE

Ah, spring is in the air. Buds are budding, blossoms are blossoming, spring rains are washing our world clean and all feels fresh and new.

Many of us feel the urge this time of year to do some deep cleaning or our homes and perhaps even some purging, going through the garage, the closet, giving that extra elbow grease in the house cleaning and just generally releasing what no longer serves us so there is room for what we love now.

How about a haircut? Or a dietary cleanse with herbs?

We may even give our cars a seasonal oil change, and change our wardrobes to something, well, springier.

But did you know that it’s equally important to do “Inner Feng Shui” and spring clean your aura?

Think beyond just the physical plane. Important as your body and environment are, your energy field, your mind, your emotional self, these parts of you that are non-physical actually govern and guide every other aspect of your life.

All the spring cleaning in the world is not going to last if, for example, your inner challenges with time management or organization are still driving you (crazy).

You can clear out your intestines but if you don’t detoxify your relationship with your body and with food, you’ll be all clogged up before you know it again. You can get a fresh facial and new ‘do, but if you are still running unhealthy beliefs about love, that’s not going to bring you Mr. or Ms. Right or improve your relationship…

This is because THE OUTER REFLECTS THE INNER and THE PHYSICAL REFLECTS THE ENERGETIC.

To really change your life, you’ve got to change your beliefs and your energy field.

Success comes from the inside out.

Hey, I’m not saying NOT to clean your house or do Feng Shui. And if it brings you some short-term happiness, go ahead and get some fun new spring clothes (if you can afford ‘em). Maybe you do need a spring tonic for your digestion.

I’m just saying your spring cleaning is not complete until you also spring clean your mind, heart and soul.

I have dozens of ways – 57 to be exact, and my name isn’t Heinz! – to help my clients and students release what no longer serves them so they can really break free of the past and enjoy life to the fullest. Here are a few I highly recommend. Trust where you get that “divine nudge” and follow that inner yes. Enjoy some inner spring cleaning of your aura today!

1-SAGE PURIFICATION.

Whatever spiritual path(s) you honor, you can find a way to purify your space, and that includes your body as well. You may enjoy sage cleansing.

I used to call this “smudging” until one of my Native elders and teachers admonished me with, “Why do you people call this smudging? When you smudge a window, it looks dirtier. Why would you want to smudge your energy field? Call it a sage ceremony, a cleansing, a healing, a purification but not a smudging. Puuleeeeeze (sigh).”

If you do want to do a sage cleansing, it’s simple, effective, and there is no wrong way to do so. Most traditional Native Americans use a long sage bundle, light a candle or fire (safely of course), and just hold the end until it is glowing and smoking.

If you are the sort to appreciate more structure, here are some suggestions. Once it’s lit, wave the sage smoke to the Earth to thank our Mother, to the Sky to thank our Father, and to the 4 directions: East, South, West, North.

You then cleanse yourself with the sage smoke or do so with a partner, cleansing each other, by waving your hand or a feather to spread the smoke around your whole aura. Remember the back, sides and under the feet as well as the front.

You can also do this for your entire home, inside and around the house, as well as for your vehicle, or for objects you feel need cleansing. When you feel done, put the burning sage stick either in sand in an abolone shell (traditional way) or in aluminum foil, folded over so the stick has no more air to feed the flame, then on a safe, non-plastic dish or in the sink.

IMPORTANT: Remember to give thanks to the spirit of the sage plant and to Spirit.

And know that you are pure, whole and holy. Ho!

2-CHANTING AND SOUND HEALING.

There are many sacred chants in Buddhist and Hindu traditions. Chanting is more than just a pleasant sound with a linguistic meaning. In fact, chanting will be healing for you even if you don’t know the meaning of the word(s). It is an energetic readjustment of your aura through sound vibrations. The reason this works is that everything is energy.

Just as people respond differently to different colors (feeling more peaceful when seeing blue, more alert with red, etc.), and just as certain sacred symbols emanate energy from the collective intention, you will absolutely produce different states in your own being simply by chanting.

Depending on what you chant, you will experience subtly different healing. And you don’t need to worry about doing the chant in a certain pitch or having a clear voice. Chanting will actually help strengthen your voice and clear your 5^th chakra, enhancing communication and self-expression.

For example, you can chant:

Su – According to the ancient Japanese Shinto religion, this is the sound the Universe made before the Big Bang. Chanting “Su” is reputed to bring inner peace and spiritual wisdom.

Om- The sound of the 6^th and 7^th chakras. Connects you to the divine.

Om Mani Padme Hum – Chant to Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy and healing. Chant this 108 times as you move around your home for purity and blessings.

Om Nama Shivaya – Means “I bow to Shiva,” Shiva being the pure self within, as well as one of the deities who created the Universe. Brings enlightenment.

“I am pure, all around is pure.”” – I like Lisa Thiel’s version, or just make up your own tune for this.

Or just sing your own chant. Trust your own connection to Source. Intention is everything!

Other sound healing methods include drumming, ringing bells and wind chimes.

And how about that old-time fun known as singing? I know a wonderful song that will not only life your spirits, it will actually recharge your chakras – and what’s more, I’ll bet YOU know it, too. (You just didn’t know it could do all that!)

This magical, healing song? “Doe a Deer” from The Sound of Music! The reason it is a chakra tuneup is that it moves your voice through the entire musical scale: C, D, E, F, G, A, B. Each note corresponds to a chakra, from the 1^st chakra at the base of your spine up to the 7^th at the crown. So simply by singing “Doe a Deer,” you are clearing and energizing your major chakras. Cool, huh? Make Julie Andrews proud and sing! “La” a note to follow “so.” Doe Ray Mi Fa So La Ti Doe. (Try it, I guarantee it will make you smile!)

3-REPROGRAMMING AND ENERGY HEALING.

We now know, based on numerous new scientific discoveries, that our thoughts create our reality, but the important thing to understand is that it is not our conscious thoughts that have the power to shape our feelings and even our life experiences. It is our SUBCONSCIOUS BELIEFS that are running the show.

I was on a teleseminar call recently with Dr. Bruce Lipton, cellular biologist and author of The Biology of Belief. Dr. Lipton told us that if you want to find out what your beliefs are, there’s a really easy way to do that. And it doesn’t cost you a dime.

Just look at your life.

Your life is a printout of your subconscious beliefs. So if you see that your life is dominated by experiences of lack, of being overly busy and stressed, or unhealthy relationships, etc., this shows you that you have some beliefs deep down that you need to reprogram about those issues.

However, it’s not enough to just identify the limiting beliefs. It’s also not enough to just try to “think positive” thoughts or even to say affirmations and use Vision Boards. You need to change your beliefs at the subconscious level, and the best way to do this is hypnotherapy with a qualified professional who can guide you and ensure your optimal success.

I also recommend you work with an experienced hypnotherapist, with whom you feel a rapport, and preferably one who is also intuitive and an energy healer to boot….So they can integrate numerous modalities and work not just from a memorized script, but truly providing you with a 100% safe, natural, personalized and divinely guided healing experience that will transform your life instantly.

A session with such a hypnotherapist will either be “regressive” or “progressive,” meaning that you will be gently guided to your past, not to rehash it but to truly learn from it, to let go of the pain, to forgive and turn the wounds into wisdom….And/or you will be guided to view your BEST future, to strengthen your inner ability to visualize and really energize your inner vision, building your motivation and clarity so you can step forward and create the life of health, wealth, love and happiness you came here to live.

Progressive creative visualization/rehearsing for success sessions will likely include a recording of the hypnosis so you can listen to it and build momentum and inner belief for your success. This reinforcement is crucial because studies have found that it takes 30 to 40 days to create and solidify the new neural pathways for your new way of being. So it’s no more “one step forward, one back” but truly steadily moving forward into success.

Some people get great results reprogramming using self-techniques like EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique a.k.a. tapping), hypnosis audios or self-hypnosis. But do be careful that any audio you listen to is 100% positive! I teach self-hypnosis to my clients in 15 minutes and there is a 1-minute method that is effective for facilitating many positive changes. I also have a line of audios that are carefully designed to facilitate your positive transformation from the inside out, at:

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Energy healing such as clearing your chakras and aura, Reiki, et al., are also highly effective, especially if you do them consistenly (on your own) or work with a very powerful, loving healer who channels a lot of healing energy your way. This can include clearing out blocks from your chakras, healing and cutting cords to people or places, and clearing out dark energies.

Long-term, chronic issues generally require the support of a hypnotherapist and/or energy healer so if you have already tried self methods and still feel stuck, just one or two healing sessions can make a huge difference.

4-LAUGHING & CRYING.

“Laughing and crying, y’know, it’s the same release.”

– Joni Mitchell

‘Nuf said.

So let the spring rains wash your soul…..Let the spring blossoms restore your true nature: happiness….

Happy spring cleaning!  And happy spring!

Sage is a spiritual abundance coach, intuitive, Archangel Michael channel, clinical hypnotherapist, triple Reiki Master, and shamanic energy healer known as the Life Transformation Catalyst. She is also a dynamic speaker, meditation expert, and author of The Radical Self-Love Workbook and Sacred Portals hypnomeditation audios.

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