“You have everything you need; a miraculous body, a phenomenal brain, and a vast and Powerful subconscious mind. Now it’s just a matter of focusing them in the right direction.”
~Marc Allen
In wellness,
Susan
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Tag: Mindset
Energy Building vs. Energy Wasting
When we think about every thought and every action, and distill them down to the essence of what they are, they always stem from two things: Love or Fear.
In other words, energy building or energy wasting.
From the moment you wake up to the moment you fall asleep every little thing throughout the day is either energy building or energy wasting. The thoughts, the decisions, the actions, the foods, the intentions, literally everything stems from these two.
A Course in Miracles states, “Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God.”
When we look at it from this perspective we can see how we waste our energy when we act or think based on an unreal “reality”. When we act from fear or lack, we are essentially believing in something that doesn’t truly exist, and therefore leak energy trying to chase or prevent some thing out of fear.
How much more enriching, simple, and true can life be when we act from Love? It feels lighter doesn’t it, when we act from gratitude, service, joy, and abundance knowing this is our truest reality?
Suddenly when we shift our perspective everything we do becomes energy building.
It’s incredible just how this tiny shift can change our energetic capacity.
So tell me, how does life feel to you when you are in the mode of energy building? What do you feel in your body? How does life look to you? What does your voice sound like? How does food taste in this state?
Here’s to recognizing the opportunities to build more energy into our lives.
In wellness,
Susan
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Friday Focus – 3/16/18 {It’s All About Appreciation}
This week’s Friday Focus is all about appreciation.
Perhaps it’s a sign of Spring, but these past two weeks have been particularly hectic. As if a budding flower is feeling the sudden heat of the sun, I felt a surge of chaotic energy that felt both good and tiring. And as the bud becomes the flower, basking in the sun, I am now feeling that sweet release and contentment as I gear up for international travels.
Which brings me to appreciation.
Throughout the hectic moments in our lives it can be incredibly easy to forget our true nature. We can get caught up in the small stresses and obstacles that come up. We begin to stare at our to do list or our calendar and begin to wonder, “how is this all going to get done?” or “when will this ever end?”.
That’s when I turn everything around to appreciation.
I begin to appreciate every little thing in my life. From the blankets that keep me warm as I turn to bed to the transportation I am riding to get to my next destination. I begin to truly give thanks and amplify what is already in my life.
And when I do this, suddenly the task at hand doesn’t seem so big. I begin to realize everything is happening for me.
When you can appreciate everything in your life now, then you can appreciate everything that comes. The fear or anxiety that suffocates you in the moments of chaos falls away too, instead of following you to the next thing.
Appreciation is a powerful and real energetic quality we should all invite into our lives. It changes your perspective. It raises you up. It brings you to the truth, your light, your true reality.
May we invite more appreciation into our daily lives and in each and every moment, and watch how our life magically unfolds.
In wellness,
Susan
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Delusion
“When you begin to think you have a problem, so too the delusion begins.”
There is only love,
Susan
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Watch What You Feed
Watch what you feed.
Whether it’s your thoughts, emotions, your body, your relationships, your own love to yourself, everything starts from somewhere and begins to gain momentum.
How are you metaphorically “feeding” all these areas of your life? What areas need more improvement and can you watch how you are feeding each area in order to identify what needs to change?
Practice meditation, cultivate self awareness, watch what you feed. After all, it all starts somewhere…
In wellness,
Susan
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Sleep On It
We all know the importance of sleep, but do you really?
I’ve noticed for myself when I lack sleep or am on the verge of sleep but decide to push off the need to go to bed in order to work more, my decisions and thinking lack the grounded and holistic qualities I normally would have.
Since noticing this I have put an importance around nighttime rituals with a particular focus on timing. For example:
- Tea around 8:30 PM
- Shutting down electronics at 9pm
- Journaling/Automatic Writing if there are recurring thoughts the mind wants to analyze
- Meditation for 5-10 minutes
- Reading
- Essential oils
You see, when you prioritize your core needs to be your best self by allowing yourself a good night’s rest, thinking becomes clearer, you become healthier, decisions aren’t so clouded anymore.
Have you ever gone to bed and woke up the next morning with a whole new perspective? Feeling lighter and ready to take on the day? Possibly even thinking quite the opposite of how you were feeling the night before? This is the importance of sleep!
I always tell myself and others, “If you’re trying to rush a decision – SLEEP ON IT”.
After all, you might just discover your need for rest and quality sleep is skewing your very own perspective on any given situation.
So give yourself the rest you deserve. It just might change your life.
In wellness,
Susan
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Follow Your Own Inner Timing
Anodea Judith states it perfectly. We are taught from a very young age to look to the outside for approval and guidance when truly, our very own body and essence knows what’s best for us.
“Our world is full of people who tell you how to look, more, have sex, and be. This means you shape yourself by outer instruction rather than inner guidance. […] Having too many external commands takes you out of your inner temple rather than deeper within it. The ultimate point is to deeply feel your own body and breath […]. Follow your own inner timing.
~Anodea Judith
Take the time to cultivate your own personal voice, personal power, and intuition.
Listen to the small, still voice. Observe the mind. Illuminate your intuition through meditation.
We have the answer within.
In wellness,
Susan
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Friday Focus – 2/23/18 {There’s Nothing To Worry About}
“Your conflicts, all the difficult things, the problematic situations in your life, are not chance or haphazard. They’re actually yours. Their specifically yours, designed specifically for you by a part of you that loves you more than anything else.
The part of you that loves you more than anything else has created roadblocks to lead you to yourself. You’re not going to go in the right direction unless there’s something pricking you on the side telling you, “Look here! This way!”. That part of you loves you so much that it doesn’t want you to lose the chance.
It will go to extreme measures to wake you up; it will make you suffer greatly if you don’t listen. What else can it do? That’s it’s purpose.”
~A.H. Almass
Every little thing that you worry about has a purpose. Look deep inside the worry and you will realize it is all for your own growth and expansion of your very own heart.
Love is the answer.
In wellness,
Susan
How Many Times?
Have you ever counted your thoughts? Or noticed just how many times a specific thought automatically pops into your mind?
The funny part is that we do everything we can do solve “the thought” or analyze “the thought” in order to make it unimportant, not realizing there’s an equally if not more important thought that takes over. Oh the irony!
The point here is two fold:
- Meditation – the more you meditate the more easy it becomes to become aware of exactly how your mind operates. It’s like Joseph Goldstein once said, “If you want to understand your mind, sit down and observe it”. So simple, yet so true. Typically people misunderstand meditation as a practice to ignore or stop thoughts. However, the deeper, true practice is to sit back and be in awareness of the thought; to notice it, to say, “I see you”. When “seeing” the thought you’re recognizing it for what it is, a thought! The more you practice the more you’ll begin to observe in what patterns and reactive ways your mind tends to lean toward; and you’ll begin to notice just how habituated your thinking and so called “problem solving” skills truly are. It’s quite fascinating.
/// - There’s nothing but the present – we’ve heard this one before, but it’s true and it’s important. If we already know a thought will be taken over by another thought, aside from meditation, the best thing we can do for ourselves is to enjoy THIS present moment. I liken this to a bumpy car ride. You know the ride is going to be bumpy and you’re already on it; are you going to torture yourself by thinking how horrible it is and ask yourself, “will I survive this?”, OR are you going to stare out the window and see just how magical the world is, as well as get to know the people next to you on a more intimate level? If we don’t choose the latter we miss the beauty, magic, and love that is right in front of us when we become wrapped up in our heads thinking the thought is the most important thing!
Did I mention homework?
It’s this – begin to notice your thoughts.
You’ll be quite surprised at just how little a variety of thoughts you actually think in a day, and you will notice it’s about the same 3-5 things your mind wants to mull over again, and again, and did I mention, again?
Here’s to more clarity, simplicity, and peace of our minds.
In wellness,
Susan
What Is It You Desire?
So often we focus on what is going wrong in our lives or our day… but how often do we spend time thinking of what we already have or would rather have?
I see way too many people focus on what is lacking, versus the abundance that already is, or the possibility of what is to come!
Take a moment to answer this question and don’t skip ahead 😉
- What are the 3 words that pop into your mind with this word: Job
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Ok, do you have your 3 words? How easy was it to come up with the words? What were the FIRST words that popped into your head before you started analyzing for the perfect 3 words?
You see, there are categories of words that reflect your own resonance with the word “Job”. For example:
- Words that are similar to: Sucks, 9-5, Ok, Annoying, Not Fulfilling, etc. tend to reflect all the things that are going wrong.
- Words that are similar to: Love, Thankful, Creative, Friends, Mentors, etc. reflect all the things that are enabling you to feel gratitude and the things that are going well.
This exercise is a great way to see in which areas of your life you focus on the lack rather than the abundance/desire.
You can apply this exercise to any word and you might be surprised to see what words pop into your head. And of course, try not to analyze or change the words right away. The point here is to allow yourself to be honest with what comes up so you can pinpoint what’s truly going on.
Do you see how changing your focus can make you see and feel things differently? How one word can change your enter feeling state toward something much more positive and healthy?
Give it a shot today, focus on what’s working or what you’re sure is coming into your life and see just how different the world looks.
In Abundance,
Susan
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