The Balance of Mind and Body

Good Evening all. I'm trying to get more consistent with my blog entries so bare with me. I truly believe in "Paying It Forward", and I don't mean in the literal sense of dollar bills. I mean passing on the knowledge, or kindness, or love, or inspiration. Whatever it is that can brighten the day of another human being is what it's all about.

If you know me then you have heard me say, "Change your perception. Change your life." These are words that I live by. Life is about how you see things. It is one's ability to see the BIGGER picture. To be able to see past your current situation and stay focused on the BIGGER plan. It's being able to see the beauty in even the ugliest of moments. To smile when the only thing you have left to give are tears. It is being able to put your mind in a place of limitless FAITH.

When you are able to get the mind healthy and in a place of homeostasis, the body and all else will naturally fall into place. Because whether you truly realize and or understand it, the mind and body serve as a foundation for everything you will accomplish in this lifetime. But, you must also understand that because the two are naturally connected, one can definitely effect the other. The mind and body are meant to act in harmony, so it is very important that you pay attention to your body as it speaks to you. It is also important that you allow your mind and body to work together. Don't focus on resistance and don't focus on the resistance of others. Focus on what matters most and that is finding the centering place that will allow you to nurture and create the balance you need to be a successful human being.  I will leave you with this quote.....
                       "To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear." - Buddha

Loving Your Emotions

Nothing is more intimate than our feelings. We often guard them with our very lives. We do every thing to deny them when we should learn to embrace them. Whether we realize it or not, our emotions influence every decision that we make and don't make. The deeper your self-awareness the greater the understanding of your emotions you have. You are not your emotions. However, if you are not aware of and in control of your emotions you will soon find them and you all over the place. Emotions can work with you or against you. So with that being said, it is very important that we learn to accept and deal with our emotions.

Contrary to popular belief our emotions are not meant to stay. Emotions are meant to move. When you deny or run from your emotions they become stagnant. And you soon become stuck in that very emotion. You must face your emotions and move through  them. Emotions can make us uncomfortable and for that very reason we shy away from them. But, emotional care is a very important part of self-care. In fact they go hand in hand with one another. Our emotions are meant to support us. To keep us in a place of total intimacy with oneself. So I say that to say this, it is important that we HEAL and WORK through, TALK through, whatever it is that you need to do to be at PEACE, to be able to MOVE FORWARD, and ultimately BE HAPPY and MAKE BETTER CHOICES. Loving yourself means loving you in all of your wholeness and that includes your emotions.

A SOULFUL MANIFESTATION

It's been a while since I've checked in and tonight I had this overwhelming urge to jump on my laptop and jot down my thoughts. I hope that everyone reading this blog is in Good Spirits.

Life over the past few months have been nothing short of amazing. Now that doesn't mean that things have been perfect, because that is definitely not the case. However, I am able to see the presence of GOD and how HE has been hearing me for a long time, but I wasn't ready to receive the TRUE desires of my heart. Over the past few months going back to last year, I lost the GREATEST MAN I ever knew.... My grandfather. But, HE was one of the GREATEST gifts GOD has ever bestowed upon me besides my daughter. Spending the last few years of his life with him was a true Blessing. And although there were times when I was overwhelmed and at my wits end, I was there and I am Grateful and Honored.

The last 5 weeks I have been attending a Women's Workshop and it has been amazing and life changing all at the same time. As the new year started there had been some major shifts in my life and I said to myself that I would do some things different because I wanted different results. So, I decided to sign up for this workshop. I had reservations because it meant  that I had to make a commitment to be in attendance for 7 weeks, one day a week. But, I GOT OUT OF MY OWN WAY and It has been one of the BEST decisions I have made in 2015. The workshop is an Empowerment workshop for women including teenage women and it has been life changing. GOD has truly revealed some things to me and my soul has been renewed. For so long I had asked for things that I WANTED. The things that I thought would make me happy and GOD gave me everything I asked for and I still wasn't happy. I mean from men, to cars, to money, to whatever until finally I became tired of still not being fulfilled, still feeling empty. I finally submitted and asked GOD to MOVE ME OUT OF MY OWN WAY.. It was like HE sat me down and said ... OK MY CHILD I HAVE GIVEN YOU EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DESIRED AND YET YOU ARE STILL UNHAPPY, STILL UNFULFILLED, AND STILL NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE BLESSINGS I HAVE FOR YOU. NOW IT'S TIME  FOR ME TO GIVE YOU THE BLESSINGS I HAVE FOR YOU... THE BLESSINGS THAT I HAVE ALWAYS HAD FOR YOU, BUT YOU WEREN'T READY TO RECEIVE THEM. I NEEDED YOU TO GET KNOCKED DOWN A FEW TIMES SO THAT I COULD SHOW YOU THAT THIS IS NOT WHAT I HAVE PLANNED FOR YOU. YOU WEREN'T READY TO LISTEN TO ME. YOU HEARD ME, BUT YOU WEREN'T READY TO LISTEN AND DO THE THINGS THAT I NEEDED YOU TO DO TO GET IN ALIGNMENT. BUT YOU ARE READY NOW. YOU STILL HAVE SOME LESSONS TO LEARN, BUT YOU ARE OPEN AND READY TO RECEIVE.

As I read these lines back to myself I am blown away because of how MERCIFUL GOD is. I've questioned so many things for so long, but I understand now. I am finally starting to GET IT!! FOR WHAT IS UNDERSTOOD DOESN'T NEED TO BE EXPLAINED....

NAMASTE

GRACE

"Grace fills empty spaces, but it can only enter where there is a void to receive it, and it is Grace itself that makes this void."
                                                                 - Simone Weil

Grace is a gift. It meets us where we are, but it does not leave us where it found us. All of these statements really touch something inside of my soul because I know what it is to be BLESSED by God's Grace. It can be overwhelming and very humbling all at the same time. We must remember that Grace is ours and it is not something that we grow in to. You trust in Grace because you trust in HIM and you trust in HIM when you expand your personal and spiritual awareness.

With the expansion of awareness we understand that who we are is the greatest gift we can give to others. Your AUTHENTICITY is what enriches the lives of those around you. It is your responsibility first and foremost to be true to yourself before you can be true to others.

Grace brings a multitude of things to our lives. Grace can bring humility, gratitude, love and even devotion. Grace can bring us to a place in which we look to make changes in our lives and even the lives of those around us.

God's Grace is everlasting and is something that is given to us whether we deserve it or not. HIS Grace inspires us and provides us with a level of hope and encouragement that fulfills us more than any Human ever could.

NAMASTE

THE POWER OF BELIEVING

"A thought is a Cosmic Order waiting to happen."
                                                                                                   - Stephen Richards

As a man thinketh so shall it be... What you believe you manifest in your life. You don't believe me? Just think about it. The power of what you believe and what you speak is crucial with regard to the life you manifest. If you constantly speak of always being broke, even when you have money it will never be enough because you have spoken into existence a life that is unfulfilled financially. What  and how you think is also a key part in the Law of Attraction.

It is often said that you attract what you are. Do you believe that? Do you believe that the energy you set forth into the Universe comes back to you? Do you believe in Karma, let alone the Law Of Attraction? I am a FIRM BELIEVER in Karma. I have seen it play out in my own life. And Karma isn't always immediate, but trust me when I say that when it happens you will know. It will be like that moment when the light bulb comes on. That "AH HA" moment.

As you reflect on the previous paragraphs I want you to understand how powerful it is to BELIEVE in yourself and your DESIRES. The Energy of Attraction is most powerful when your desires are what is best for yourself and those around you.

Please know and understand that the information and wisdom that I am paying forward was provided to me through a recent 21 day Meditation I went through with Deepak Chopra. Not only did this experience broaden my awareness,  but it also reinforced many of the things I have already learned but needed to be reminded of. Life has pulled me away from some of the things that I once held has a priority in my Personal Wellness. Now that life has begun to shift courses for me, I am now in a position to re-shift and re-focus my own priorities.

Life will take us on many paths, some chosen and some not. Whatever the journey, it is important that we understand, acknowledge, accept, and respect the path. In order for us to do this we must learn to Trust The Process. We have to trust that God will handle ALL the details of manifesting our desires. With out that level of trust we will continue to get in our own way.

NAMASTE

CREATING AND LIVING IN PEACE

"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict"
                                                      - Dorothy Thompson


At some point and time in our lives we all seek PEACE. For whatever reason there comes a time and a place where the noise and chaos around us has become or is becoming too much and we just need a moment of silence. Some type of SERENITY and CALM to what can appear to be a never-ending  STORM.

I've been experiencing that storm lately and in need of that serenity and place of INNER PEACE. The solitude to appreciate the silence while in a room full of noise. In one of my previous blogs I spoke about how I had been focusing more on my ability and focus towards meditation. Deepak Chopra made a very profound statement with regard to what PEACE really is......"Peace is the space where BEING is more important than DOING"....

What that means is that BEING AT PEACE means being in a place of POWER and KNOWING. In this STATE your BEING is more important than your DOING. BEING true to your INNER SELF is coincidently the most AUTHENTIC thing that you can DO. Nothing is more humble and simple than BEING who you are.

I know this sounds easier said than done because most often we find ourselves living the lives that have been approved by those around us. That isn't AUTHENTIC LIVING. In those moments we are simply EXISTING... fulfilling a life that has been MANIFESTED through the DESIRES OF OTHERS. No where in that choice are we BEING TRUE to who we are. And because of that we will never  be FULFILLED.

It is important that WE KNOW and UNDERSTAND that WHO WE ARE is enough. We have everything we need within us to accomplish our dreams and to BE AT PEACE.

NAMASTE

BEING FLEXIBLE

Well Happy Holidays to you all. I hope that this entry reaches all those that read in good spirits. It has been quite a year and it is quickly coming to an end. I can't believe that it is already December. This evening I want to touch on FLEXIBILITY and the POWER of FLEXIBILITY.

I am really big on ENERGY and the POWER OF KARMA. I believe that WHAT YOU PUT OUT YOU GET BACK! I believe that YOUR DEEPEST DESIRES CAN BE FULFILLED if you believe that they can and if you move towards those desires. The problem that many of us face is that we have desires that we don't truly invest in nor believe. We don't have FAITH that if we work towards achieving our DESIRES the UNIVERSE (GOD) will supply us with all the things that we need to fulfill those desires. FAITH WITHOUT WORK IS DEAD!! There is POWER in that very statement. It is important that we CANNOT and DO NOT sit around and just DREAM, HOPE, and WISH. We must move with purpose and be flexible and open.
 
I know some of you may wonder what I mean when I say be FLEXIBLE and OPEN. Well let me explain. There is a saying.... "If you ever wanna hear God laugh, tell him your plans"....We always have an idea or way we want our lives to be. We have a plan or a process. We expect that if we take specific steps there will be a specific outcome. And most often when we don't get the specific response and or specific outcome we are disappointed or feel defeated. That is where the problem begins.

Although, we may have our own agenda or vision of how we may want things to be and or manifest, the UNIVERSE  (GOD) doesn't work that way. Once we speak something in existence or plant a seed, it is important that we remain open to THE RETURN. SHIT HAPPENS and not always the way we plan it. Being FLEXIBLE allows for endless possibilities. Like they say... "There is more than one way to skin a cat."

Life will come with many unexpected turns,  but our ability to adapt and adjust is what separates us. Have FAITH in yourself, INVEST in yourself, BELIEVE in the possibilities, and DO WORK!!!
   
NAMASTE