Hello and thank you for taking the time to check out my blog. Like you, I read many emails and blogs each day and sometimes information intuitively strikes me as something I must share with others. Today this happened with an article from Finer Minds. The article is "Ten Steps to Cultivate the Now Habit" by Scott H. Young. The article opens with:
"We all need something to anchor ourselves. Something to give us certainty and happiness through the ups and downs in life. A compass point to give the day direction and prevent feeling meaningless and letting disorientation creep in.
Some people use relationships, status or religion as that anchor. I believe the best one of all is simply the now. Cultivating a habit to focus on what is, not what might be or what was, is a happy way to live. Relationships can end, status can fail and religion can delude, but the now is a constant."
Now, you might wonder why this particular article stood out to me and why I want to share it with you. My very dear friend, Triné, an amazing life facilitator, teacher of alternative mediatation and founder of The Center in Virginia Beach, VA (http://www.thecenterva.com/) has coached me to stay in the moment - in other words be in the now. Triné's advice and the tools she has given me to accomplish this have helped me tremendously when life sometimes gets in the way of staying clear and balanced. Some of the tools I personally use are: - A daily gratitude list (some days it's one thing and some days it's pages long - the point is that I focus on what I am grateful for each day and allows me to appreciate the now of each day)
- Daily Meditation (meditating puts me in the now of myself - I use both guided meditation as well as silent meditation depending on what I intuitively require in that moment of making time to meditate each day)
- Focusing on a coin (because there are two sides to a coin - an example of how I use this tool is when something like a traffic jam is frustrating me, I remind myself that it just means I have more time to sing my favorite songs in the car - I allow myself to release my frustration, remembering that there is a positive to every negative and returning to the present moment of dirving my car)
- Do one thing at a time - in other words, cut down on multi-tasking and allow yourself to actually experience what you are doing (now I realize this cannot always be the case in life - so give it a try when it is feasible)
- The rewind method - an example of this is when we begin thinking negative thoughts about someone that cut me off on my way to an appointment - when I catch myself doing something like this, I say (sometimes out loud) "wait, rewind that - what I meant to say is 'I realize you must be in more of a hurry than I am so I am more than happy to get out of your way'" (by doing this, I return to the now of driving to my appointment and I stop being caught up in negative criticism of someone I don't even know)
To see the entire article, please visit the website noted below: http://daily.finerminds.com/mind/10-steps-to-get-your-mind-into-the-present-moment/ I hope you enjoy this blog entry. I welcome your comments to let me know what you think of this and my other posts. Love, peace and joy
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New beginnings are everywhere in our lives. They are opportunities for us to redirect our course, no matter why we might be off course. And let’s face it, we are human beings and in our being human, we get off course once in awhile. It happens to the best of us. However, have you ever noticed how much we beat ourselves up for getting off course or making mistakes? It is true that we are our own worst critics!
I confess that recently I have allowed a couple of old patterns back into my life – this, after working hard over the past 10 months of working to clear myself of them. Like I said before, it happens to the best of us. And oh, how I have beaten myself up for letting them back in. That’s my human side – I accept that.
Unfortunately, when we get a new beginning as the result of making mistakes, too often we see the new beginning as a mark of failure, thus burdening the new beginning with self frustration and negativity. Beating ourselves up like that allows for stress, self frustration, and a lack of balance into our lives. I, for one, would like to help change that perspective.
Like many of you, I am keenly aware of how much power we have over our own attitudes and perspectives of things. Instead, let’s choose to look at each new beginning as a marker of success. Why? Because each failure/mistake/side trip off course that we choose to stop/change/return to course represents a lesson learned, and learning from these things is how we grow as human beings. Let’s appreciate the chance to learn and grow – and say thank you to the universe/divine/spirit/god (whatever your beliefs are).
So, I ask you – how will you choose to view your next new beginning?
Below is a response I posted to a blog posting today – it was titled “Fragmentation Leads to Stress”. I discovered this posting thanks to a Twitter friend of mine, @EFTCoachJane, who so kindly Tweeted the link this morning. Thanks Jane! To see the original blog, click the title of this posting and you will be directed to the article.
My Response:
What a fascinating blog/article. Very well written and well put. Ever since hearing the term WYSIWYG, I have always referred to myself as a WYSIWYG - because I am myself in all moments, in all places. Some people like it and some don't, but that's the way it is with life, isn't it? I realized at one point while climbing the ladder in corporate america, that I was losing this and was beginning to do the compartmentalization of life at home and life at work - and guess what? I began to feel out of sorts, not in alignment with who I am. So I decided that, even though I am an executive in corporate america, I must stay true to being myself in all moments, in all that I do and truly practicing all that I do in business through my true aligned and non-fragmented self. And what resulted was even greater success in business, in my career progression - with even faster results than ever before. Reading your post today, reminded me of that experience and I am so grateful to be able to share this experience with you and your readers. Thank you and many blessings.
Love, peace and joy
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Yesterday I Twittered an inspired thought that occurred to me. It’s not a new thought or idea – in the moment, it just felt right to post. Heck it was even liked enough to be Re-Tweeted a few times.
The Tweet said, “Everything you see in life around you (the outside) is a reflection of what is on the inside-take responsibility #LOA #hooponopono”. After I posted it on Twitter, I had another inspiration to write a blog posting about what I mean by this thought. Thus, here we are.
You must take responsibility for everything that happens in your life – everything. What does this really mean? I recently read of this concept in Joe Vitale’s book, “Zero Limits” that he wrote in conjunction with Dr. Hew Len. Now, this was not the first time I had heard this, but the many times I heard it before, I would think to myself – I’m not responsible for things that happen outside of me in the world – it’s not my fault, the world is out to get me – that’s such a huge responsibility and burden on me – what do you mean it’s my responsibility? What I know for sure is that this time there was an aha moment because this time it resonated with me at a whole new level. I felt empowered, I felt energized, I understood that what I think/believe on the inside is a reflection of what I receive/experience on the outside, I got it!
Since reading “Zero Limits” I have become a practitioner and student of both Law of Attraction and Ho’oponopono to better understand why I suddenly had a knowing that we must accept and take responsibility for ourselves, our thoughts, our patterns, our choices, our actions – all of it. What I have come to realize is that what we think and believe has such incredible power – yet, most of the time, we don’t give that the true respect and acknowledgement it deserves. It is from these thoughts and beliefs within ourselves that influence the life around us, the life that is external to our physical being.
I have also become aware that we have two levels of thoughts/beliefs – the conscious and the subconscious. Both are important, but it is typically the subconscious that trips us up in life. We may consciously believe that we want more money, a better job, a loving relationship – yet subconsciously we don’t fully believe that we deserve it or can have it. So what happens? We stay stagnant, we don’t get more money, we don’t find the love of our life, etc.
In my studies and practice of Law of Attraction and Ho’oponopono principles, I have come to learn that we must listen to and be aware of our thoughts/beliefs on both levels – this means opening to a new awareness of self. I am the first to admit, there is nothing easy about re-programming ourselves and our patterns – I mean, it has taken me over 40 years and probably more than one lifetime to learn some of the bad habits and patterns that have become the norm in my life – so I accept that I cannot simply snap my fingers and change things overnight – it takes discipline, a willingness to surrender and let go of ego, and practice, practice, practice – but it works! I am experiencing some of the most amazing events occurring in my life right now – a new job, new contracts for my husband’s company, starting my own business, multiple sources of income, and more – all this abundance despite the news of sagging economies, unemployment, etc.
I choose to acknowledge and accept responsibility, to live in gratitude and to put my trust and faith into my inspired knowing of the importance to surround myself with the positive power of my thoughts/beliefs to manifest the life I want and be the co-creator of that life, working in partnership with the Divine/Universe. Thank you.
Love, peace and joy,
~Leticia Albright, Founder and CEO - Inspiration Annex
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Please click the title of this Blog posting to check out the article and information presented by Mark Joyner of Simpleology. Mark Joyner interviews Joe Vitale (someone I admire and appreciate very much). These are lengthy interviews, however they are very worth your time as they are incredibly insightful. On a side note, Mark Joyner is launching a new training series about Law of Attraction (LOA) that he has developed with Joe Vitale. These interviews relate to the launch of this training series - I appreciate that there is also wonderful overall information contained in the interviews. Thanks to Mark Joyner and Joe Vitale for the wonderful work you do to help others awaken on their path in life. Enjoy. Love, peace and joy
~Leticia Albright, Founder and CEO - Inspiration Annex
Hello and Welcome to the Inspiration Annex Blog. Thanks very much for checking us out. We don't have our website up yet, but I promise that I am creating our site as we speak (we will keep you posted here on our Blog). My name is Leticia Albright. Inspiration Annex is a new business that I founded just for people like me and you. People who are searching for that something more in their life - call it the universe, divine, god - they recognize that energy, including personal energy is powerful - they value and appreciate change in their life and welcome it as a continual opportunity for personal and spiritual growth. That's the type of person I am too. I don't know about you, but I am constantly open to following my path to higher levels of being. Inspiration Annex promises to be your central annex for all things related to personal and spiritual growth. We represent the services and products from elite professionals in the fields of: healers; mental and spiritual facilitators; life-coaches; self-improvement professionals; and inspirational speakers around the world. We will provide you with useful and practical information and tools to support your efforts to achieve all that you want in your life. Inspiration Annex looks forward to serving your personal and spiritual growth needs. We truly appreciate your interest and belief in our services. Thank you. Love, peace and joy ~Leticia Albright, Founder and CEO - Inspiration AnnexFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/LeticiaAlbright PS: Soon you will have the opportunity to be an early registrant for our newsletters and updates - please keep watch on our Blog for updates and progress.
