Be enthusiastic and energized.

First put all your faith and trust in God.  I believe that your religion is what connects you to God and that spirituality is the lightening bolt that awakens that experience of God that is self empowering.  When I first became initiated I realized that I had a very profound experience.  I was feeling particularly despondent at that stage in my life.  As my teacher brushed me gently with peacock feathers and placed her foot on my knee I could feel every bit of negativity released.  I felt blissful and happy.  In fact I could feel and hear an inner release of laughter resonate throughout the universe.

My experiences have been profound and unmistakably due to the Grace of a Master who has led me from a life of pain to one of hope, enthusiasm and energy.  As soon as I focus inward I feel energized.  Sitting for Meditation is essential in order to clear away all the debris that we end up owning due to our experiences.  You will be released from all those burdens and obstacles and your enthusiasm for living will be boundless.  Energy comes through taking care of yourself on a regular and structured bases.  No hits and misses here. Keep to a strict schedule.  Be aware of how much time you need to allot to different tasks, personal care, self care and exercise.  Get to bed by 9 pm if you can and be up early to shower and start your day with meditation.  Keep a woolen shawl to wrap around you and a pair of cotton sweats to wear.  Sit in the same place where your meditations will build energy that will make it easier for you to go into meditation each time. 

I promote vegetarian diets and if you haven't already done so please see the movie "Food Inc."  It gives a graphic account of factory farming which is not in alignment with spiritual life.  With spiritual awakening you develop a respectful and appreciation for the sacredness in all God's creations.  Love is the essence of spiritual work and love is not unkind or cruel and does not put money before animals or people.  Learn from nature and if you don't already have a love for animals start by looking at movies about animals in the wild, photos and by taking walks in nature.  Learn to appreciate the delicate balance of nature as she sustains all of our survival.  If there is unkindness within you speak directly to God about it and do the inner work to clear that tendency.  Your real essence is Love and as you meditate and pray your real self will shine through.

List the things that you wish to accomplish for the upcoming week and with enthusiasm see yourself achieving your goals.  Our inner talk is normally negative until you gain control over the mind, and even then the mind can be intrusive.  Remember that the heart is in control of the mind and that the mind can become still.  Just by living in your heart you will feel free and energized.  Make sure that you exercise each day.  Yoga is good for everyone and will help you to develop inner qualities that have been specifically targeted when the pose was conceived.  For instance if you feel you lack courage try the warrior pose.  I like the mountain pose that grounds your energy with the earth and leaves me feeling steady and firm.  Yoga uses many poses taken from direct experiences of watching nature and animals.  I read this week that Leonardo DiVinci invented the parachute after watching leaves fall from trees.

I have spoken about core beliefs before which all of us have to face in order to overcome our lack of self awareness. These core beliefs are usually false beliefs before you start the trans formative work of self enquiry and go deeper into meditation.  So your conversations with your self will reflect your attachment to your core beliefs.  Hence you might believe you are stupid and when you don't do something the way you wanted and thus attribute the outcome to your own stupidity.  Just like a gardener whose mission is to keep the weeds out of the flower bed you will have to uproot negative core beliefs and subsequent negative self talk.  You are a great being and nothing can destroy your experience of knowing your true self.  It takes time and effort and I recommend that you find a Master who can initiate you on the spiritual path.  Join a Church or group to support your development.  Whatever your religion you will find greater understanding and enthusiasm for the teachings and scriptures.  Read spiritual writings by the Great Saints and pray that your life will be directed by God's hands.  Put total trust in God and surrender your life to the LORD.

Have enthusiasm for doing your very best through preparing when you have responsibilities to meet.  For instance if you have a paper to write spend the necessary time doing the research and meditate first to still the mind which will help you keep focused.  Keep your home or room tidy and clean and the energy there will be cleared.  If there are things cluttering your space get rid of them if you are not using items.  The rule of thumb in feng shui is to discard things that are not useful or that you don't particularly like at least every six months.  Things have their own energy and it can affect how you feel.  My teacher used to go into peoples rooms and said that the state of their rooms reflected the state of their own inner being.  That means that if you are cluttered and disorganized on the outside you are cluttered and disorganized on the inside.

Always keep good company and remember that attitudes are contagious.  If you lack enthusiasm for your work or other areas of your life you are likely to adversely affect those around you.  Don't expect to do well on the spiritual path and continue to do the same things that have made your life miserable in the first place.  I used the word miserable because most of us are at that point when we connect with a Master who takes us on a particular spiritual path.  We know that life is just too painful for us to keep living the way we have been accustomed.  It's like the last time you want to walk into a brick wall and you get to the point where you decide to look for an alternative way of living.  There must be something better than this! Even if our lives are filled with all the goods we ever wanted but if we don't have our hearts flame lightened by a Master life is arid and filled with pain and emptiness.  Believe me I know because I have been there and fortunately found my Master who took me though many years of clearing old and opening to new ways of being.  You can do it and life will be filled with the powers of enthusiasm and energy.

One guided imagery method I taught last week was to become energize by picturing yourself as a solar panel that is layed open to the light and warm positive energy that radiates for our good from God's universe.  Soak up that flow of positive energy into your being and rest in its power.  Make the experience of that power a marker for how to uplifted your inner state.  Monitor your inner state and when you need to be energized used this technique no matter where you are (and nobody needs to know.)

Practice makes perfect.  There is an inner monitoring for blocks and obstacles.  Mind what you say to yourself silently inside or out loud.  Words are powerful.  As the Bible says "In the beginning was the word..."  The Sanskrit work is Matrika Shakti and the powerful vibrations from our words and thoughts ripple out to the environment around us and out to the universe.  Don't blame yourself if you slip because it is a habit that you have got used to that takes you back to a realm within that feels negative and common place.  The more time you spend away from this realm the better you feel and as soon as you catch yourself going back there you will immediately take yourself into the present moment.  Remember God constantly or your higher power and Grace will protect and shield your thoughts.  Always celebrate your accomplishments and acknowledge how well you have done.  There is no such thing as bragging in reality.  The fallacy of being selfish if you speak well of yourself is to suppress your emotions and hinder inner freedom.  Don't be a prisoner to old habits.  Once you recognize their hold over you do the necessary inner work.  Express issues that cause you shame openly and they too will loose their power to diminish your inner greatness.

If there are material goods that you need to manifest, read or watch the Secret and learn how to bring all the wealth you need to support you.  Never focus on what you don't have.  In fact don't even acknowledge that you don't have something, instead spend all your mental imaginings and energy on seeing yourself with what it is you desire.  For instance if you need a home and a car.  Picture yourself in the car that you desire and how the wheel feels in your hands.  Picture yourself driving along familiar roads in your car.  With your home see yourself in the home of your dreams and picture the kinds of things you would like to furnish it with.  Use glossy magazines and make collages.  Create four areas representing the four goals of life. Divide the areas for wealth, health, knowledge and liberation making one or more larger because it is there that you want the most to manifest.  If it is wealth make that half the collage and past pictures of money, lucky rainbows and money pots.  Use what resonates with your particular feel for that goal.  Keep the collage on a wall in your bedroom or living room and think of those things that you wish to come into your life as already being there. 

As a Life Coach I encourage you to develop spiritually and all will manifest from there.  Don't doubt in your ability to be enthusiastic and energized in your life and attract all the things you wish for.

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