When someone says, "I love my life," what's the first thought you have? Do you feel happy for this person and think, "Yes, I love my life too." Or do you feel envious and think, "What's wrong with my life?" The feeling that comes up is a barometer to how much you love yourself and your life. Because when you truly love yourself and your life, you trust that there is enough love, success, joy and abundance to go around. So how do you love yourself and your life when right now you feel depressed, defeated or uninspired? Before you get out of bed in the morning begin your day with gratitude. If you can't think of anything, then start by … [Read more...]
Developing Deeper Levels of Intimacy
Most of us desire deeper levels of intimacy with ourselves and our loved ones. Such meaningful relationships and intimate interactions begin with feeling "safe" enough to to freely and openly share our fears and insecurities. Opening up to another person and allowing ourselves to be vulnerable helps us establish the intimate connection we desire. We can let down our guard and the barriers that surround our hearts by establishing absolute trust in ourselves and our connection with source. This creates a foundation for an intimate relationship with another. Trust fosters full self-expression uninhibited by insecurity and opens us to heart to … [Read more...]
Creating Energetic Boundaries in Our Relationships
Creating healthy energetic boundaries is key to producing a positive flow of energy in our relationships. At heart, all our relationships are energetic exchanges—opportunities to become a conduit for life force energy. When energetic boundaries are in place, the resulting flow is growth promoting, first for ourselves and then for others. Without such boundaries, however, we can easily exhaust ourselves of energy or inadvertently take on the unwanted energies of others, outcomes that impede our growth and damage our relationships. Establishing energetic boundaries with those we love is not easy, because we are especially sensitive to the … [Read more...]
Giving Ourselves Permission to Be
Giving ourselves permission to "be" requires us to let go of our preconceived notions, mindsets and beliefs of how we should live and choose to follow our heart. Remember, when we had twenty minutes for recess? The bell would ring, and for those twenty precious minutes, time stood still and the universe of possibility opened up to us. As children, we yielded to this freedom of spirit knowing that nothing else really mattered. However, as adults, many of us feel resigned, overwhelmed, and even tired from the challenging pace of endless to do lists and tasks that require our time and attention. As difficult as it is to take time to be, we must … [Read more...]