It is when I have to face daily challenges and overcome obstacles that I learn more about myself and my capacity to see situations through different prisms. You have to be chrystal clear my teacher used to tell us about everything in your life. God likes order and when we are aligned with His will in our lives we can achieve what we set out to do. Have you noticed how much is coming out of the darkness and into the light these days? That is because there has been a shift in the public awareness about corruption and how the government operates. Remember the late Senator Stevens from Alaska who took his case to court following a trial about corruption. He was able to present evidence to a Judge that the prosecutors in his case had actually been lying and this upset the Judge who exclaimed that in all the years of service he had not been lied to like this! I believe that he was not as attuned to corruption as he is today and that is a similar trend with all of us.
The government has protection from being sued called sovereign law except in special circumstances and my bet is that the Senator found someone who made a statement about what was being done to criminalize him that was not legitimate. I admire the Senator from Alaska and his family for standing up for their lives and reputation. My teacher used to say that when a problem seems so immense that we feel overwhelmed by its power over us bring the problem into proportionate size as ourselves. Also on the spiritual path there is only room for love and there is no fear. Love to me isn't defined as a rag doll response to issues in life but a robust and confident response that reinforces your personal power and respect. Gandhi is a role model whom I admire for his tenacity and ability to rally the forces against oppression. I often like to use his quotes on http://www.Twitter.com/Langata145 You are welcome to follow. Always remain positive in your thinking and outlook because "The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible." ~ author unknown.
When you have an issue in your life that you need to pursue be chrystal clear about your intention and meditate where you will find the answers come to you inside. For example recently I have owed money to a lawyer and forwarded information to their collection person about a nursing agency that I had worked for in the summer that had not paid me. The check was sent in the mail immediately and I then took it by the law firm office and signed it over to them. Another check that was sent from my brother in law was not honored by him after my mother's death who had given it as a birthday gift. My brother has lost the sight in one eye due to my sister punching him and I have kept in touch with him on a regular basis and informed him that that check is at the lawyers office for collection. Responsibility is the ability to take action in any situation that takes your personal power back from those who would like to make you a victim. That is responsibility in a nutshell. The choice is yours.
My intention for today is to focus on correspondence and linking with key players who have been involved in a case that I have been dealing with for the past two years. I always believe in the saying where there is a will there is a way and will is something that I have been writing about lately. Stick to your guns, reload as Sarah Palin says and don't ever let anyone make you a victim. Your personal power is the same power that makes up everything in the universe and that is the Power of God! Don't diminish it by throwing away your self worth like pearls under the feet of pigs. Take responsibility for your self respect, love and power today.
My background is in mental health and I now work as a professional coach. I take clients who are committed to spiritual growth and incorporate their spiritual self into all aspects of life. Their is no duality. Please feel free to contact me at lawrencerita511@gmail.com
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Showing posts with label Self Enquiry. Show all posts
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Monday, November 1, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Will and determination
I wrote about having strong will and intention and from a Christian perspective I aroused speculation about the validity of having a strong will as part of a spiritual person. I have always had a strong will and since I have been on the spiritual path I can center inside when I need to stand firm in highly charge emotional situations. Having been brought up by a mother who was raised in a typical Victorian middle class manner in the early 1900's. My mother was a competitive athlete who in her twenties became the Thames Champion for rowing. Perhaps finding a way to mend bridges with me she described herself to me as "harsh" in the same way her mother had been. Although my mother was strong she always became frustrated with me when I was able to keep my cool when punished. Punishment could come in the form of scoldings which was an emotional abuse, to spanking and one time washing my mouth out with carbolic soap after she heard me repeat words that my brother was telling me to do, which was physical abuse. I would have become a fragmented person had I taken her intrusions into my personal space and attacks at my integrity to heart. I learned to resist and regroup emotionally and psychologically inside. The centering that I am talking about takes place from the throat clear down to the lower abdomen to describe the anatomy of our psyche or soul. No one ever taught me this directly but I had the natural instincts for survival early on in life.
Each trip to England to visit with my mother had the potential for abuse and I learned to cut short the visit and return to the US as an adult. My oldest brother was sentenced to prison for a year after he was arrested and convicted of storing a suit case full of Marijuana in the attic of our mother's home where they lived together. I returned to England to visit him in Wandsworth Prison which dates back to Dickens time and fits with the dark and miserable past rather than today. The visit started inside a small cottage outside the walls of the prison where I was able to get registered to visit then proceeded through a sequence of check points and waiting areas before we finally reached the designated communal meeting area.
After the visit my sister took my mother and I to her home in St. George's Hill where she and her husband lived in a mansion inside a gated community. It was a stark contrast to the sooty black old brick walls of Wandsworth Prison. My brother was the first of four children born to my parents who lived in a region in Uganda where my father had worked for an Italian mine after WWII. My mother lacked experience with infants and was visited by Catholic nun in their home to help her cope with the new baby. She was told by the nuns that he was "lazy." As a nurse I have heard the term used to describe an infant who lacks the necessary buccal muscle movements necessary to successfully feed from a nipple. She applied the label out of context to account for where my brother's life had taken him. I responded to her assertion by informing her about the real meaning of the term which triggered her rage toward me. She seethed anger and shouted at me before abruptly leaving, telling my sister that she didn't want to see me anymore. I recalled in that moment how I had felt as a child when I was shouted at and emotionally attacked by her. I recalled how it felt as a child, like a shattering of my psyche. Now as an adult I could immediately turn to a picture of my spiritual teacher that my sister had out in her living room and center my energy inside in one coherent and strong energetic mass. I stayed calm and didn't get pulled in by the situation and the hysteria that followed from my sister about my having caused the reaction in my mother. Even going so far as to accuse me of not being sensitive to her because as she went on to explain our mother felt that she had failed in her role with both our brothers as the younger brother had been murdered.
From a Christian perspective of will it is in context of applying God's will is in our lives. God's will is always for divine order. Even thought there is chaos in the universe and on this planet in terms of the destructive physical forces of nature there is also a reordering. No matter how much we misuse the earth's resources the earth will restore its balance. Someone said "We can be shaken off like a bunch of fleas!" It is a common experience that people have wondering what is the right thing to do in any given situation or with our purpose for life and choices we make. What you have to know is that God wants you to follow His moral commands and teachings. I read books by my own spiritual teacher and have read many throughout the years I was with my first teacher. You will learn how to develop your own good qualities and virtues. There is a quality of living from a space of love. My teacher emphasizes ethics in our lives and positive thinking and striving to become free from any negative thoughts or malintentions toward others. When you are doing the right thing in context of being within the framework of your religious and spiritual teachings added to the ethical principles that you can apply in life you will align with the will of God.
When I spoke about my own will I mean that I am strong in my will be aligning my soul with God and closely following the teachings of my particular path and inner guide.
I am a Professional Life Coach and welcome comments from readers. I am available to work with individuals who wish to change their lives through first connecting with their spiritual self and following a chosen spiritual path.
I promote vegetarianism, meditation and introspection. The following links may be helpful to you.
www.rainnutrition.com
www.SweetestVegan.com
www.sos.org
Each trip to England to visit with my mother had the potential for abuse and I learned to cut short the visit and return to the US as an adult. My oldest brother was sentenced to prison for a year after he was arrested and convicted of storing a suit case full of Marijuana in the attic of our mother's home where they lived together. I returned to England to visit him in Wandsworth Prison which dates back to Dickens time and fits with the dark and miserable past rather than today. The visit started inside a small cottage outside the walls of the prison where I was able to get registered to visit then proceeded through a sequence of check points and waiting areas before we finally reached the designated communal meeting area.
After the visit my sister took my mother and I to her home in St. George's Hill where she and her husband lived in a mansion inside a gated community. It was a stark contrast to the sooty black old brick walls of Wandsworth Prison. My brother was the first of four children born to my parents who lived in a region in Uganda where my father had worked for an Italian mine after WWII. My mother lacked experience with infants and was visited by Catholic nun in their home to help her cope with the new baby. She was told by the nuns that he was "lazy." As a nurse I have heard the term used to describe an infant who lacks the necessary buccal muscle movements necessary to successfully feed from a nipple. She applied the label out of context to account for where my brother's life had taken him. I responded to her assertion by informing her about the real meaning of the term which triggered her rage toward me. She seethed anger and shouted at me before abruptly leaving, telling my sister that she didn't want to see me anymore. I recalled in that moment how I had felt as a child when I was shouted at and emotionally attacked by her. I recalled how it felt as a child, like a shattering of my psyche. Now as an adult I could immediately turn to a picture of my spiritual teacher that my sister had out in her living room and center my energy inside in one coherent and strong energetic mass. I stayed calm and didn't get pulled in by the situation and the hysteria that followed from my sister about my having caused the reaction in my mother. Even going so far as to accuse me of not being sensitive to her because as she went on to explain our mother felt that she had failed in her role with both our brothers as the younger brother had been murdered.
From a Christian perspective of will it is in context of applying God's will is in our lives. God's will is always for divine order. Even thought there is chaos in the universe and on this planet in terms of the destructive physical forces of nature there is also a reordering. No matter how much we misuse the earth's resources the earth will restore its balance. Someone said "We can be shaken off like a bunch of fleas!" It is a common experience that people have wondering what is the right thing to do in any given situation or with our purpose for life and choices we make. What you have to know is that God wants you to follow His moral commands and teachings. I read books by my own spiritual teacher and have read many throughout the years I was with my first teacher. You will learn how to develop your own good qualities and virtues. There is a quality of living from a space of love. My teacher emphasizes ethics in our lives and positive thinking and striving to become free from any negative thoughts or malintentions toward others. When you are doing the right thing in context of being within the framework of your religious and spiritual teachings added to the ethical principles that you can apply in life you will align with the will of God.
When I spoke about my own will I mean that I am strong in my will be aligning my soul with God and closely following the teachings of my particular path and inner guide.
I am a Professional Life Coach and welcome comments from readers. I am available to work with individuals who wish to change their lives through first connecting with their spiritual self and following a chosen spiritual path.
I promote vegetarianism, meditation and introspection. The following links may be helpful to you.
www.rainnutrition.com
www.SweetestVegan.com
www.sos.org
Friday, October 29, 2010
Health
http://www.rainnutrition.com/
A favorite motivator of mine is Napoleon Hill who said that unless we have health the rest of live won't be successful. I believe that we adapt to our circumstances but also agree with his premise that health is the platform for everything we want to build in our lives.
I have included a link to a powerful antioxidant product that is fairly new to the market. Antioxidants are found in seeds of fruits that are tapped into because they increase many times the amount of power than found in the fruit itself. Antioxidants provide our body with damage control by cleaning out free radicals - those things that make us age and also can cause cancer. I always promote a vegetarian diet and it is because of two reasons. Number one - I mentor and coach people to success through the spiritual path of recognizing God within and seeing your connection with nature and others and tthrough that awareness recognize your oneness with "All." My Teacher commands "Love All," because we all have come from the same source and share in the same Power. Secondly our bodies are cleaner on a vegetarian diet and my Teacher's direct questioning of our eating habits cuts to the quick: "Why make your body into a graveyard?"
Life is stressful and challenging for most of us right now. We are excited to see things change through the upcoming election but we also know that there may be more financial troubles ahead. Keeping our bodies strong and healthy is a priority. That means being mindful of the types of foods you select and where you buy your produce. I recommend health food stores because of the selection of organic foods. The life force in food you should select vegetables and fruits should make them look strong and healthy. If they are limp and dull looking the life force has left and won't do your body any good. When you prepare food pray over it constantly. When I spent time with my Teacher in her retreat I used to do a lot of kitchen seva or volunteering that is ultimately for our good as we become free of our own obstacles through the Grace of the Master. I have found the same service with my new Teacher and love it dearly because it gives me an opportunity to pray and say the names of God as I prepare the food for others. Be aware of your own energy as your family's food. Your energy is contagious and it is passed on!
Avoiding caffeine is recommended though I say everything in moderation is the key. Hopefully you will learn to appreciate discipline in eating. One Saint recommended eating until the stomach is half full. We tend to eat till we feel stuffed and some people's brain doesn't register satiation or the feeling of being satisfied. One of the reasons we want to keep eating more and more and more is because we lack the basic nutrients that our body's crave. Rain Nutrition will be able to provide nutrients that you are missing in your diet though I still emphasize that eating a well balanced vegetarian diet along with the antioxidant is the preferred choice.
When your body feels fit you will notice a shift in how much you eat and the type of foods you eat. I have seen pictures of many people including the host of the program I attended last night who have lost weight due to taking Rain Nutrition. We all know that obesity leads to medical disorders like diabetes and even hip and joint stress. Many people have had symptoms of fibermyalgia and testified that they were reduced or eradicated since taking Rain Nutrition.
I hope you check the site and let me know if you want to try the product. I wish you and your family a healthy life ~
I am a Professional Life Coach and you can reach me at lawrencerita511@gmail.com
A favorite motivator of mine is Napoleon Hill who said that unless we have health the rest of live won't be successful. I believe that we adapt to our circumstances but also agree with his premise that health is the platform for everything we want to build in our lives.
I have included a link to a powerful antioxidant product that is fairly new to the market. Antioxidants are found in seeds of fruits that are tapped into because they increase many times the amount of power than found in the fruit itself. Antioxidants provide our body with damage control by cleaning out free radicals - those things that make us age and also can cause cancer. I always promote a vegetarian diet and it is because of two reasons. Number one - I mentor and coach people to success through the spiritual path of recognizing God within and seeing your connection with nature and others and tthrough that awareness recognize your oneness with "All." My Teacher commands "Love All," because we all have come from the same source and share in the same Power. Secondly our bodies are cleaner on a vegetarian diet and my Teacher's direct questioning of our eating habits cuts to the quick: "Why make your body into a graveyard?"
Life is stressful and challenging for most of us right now. We are excited to see things change through the upcoming election but we also know that there may be more financial troubles ahead. Keeping our bodies strong and healthy is a priority. That means being mindful of the types of foods you select and where you buy your produce. I recommend health food stores because of the selection of organic foods. The life force in food you should select vegetables and fruits should make them look strong and healthy. If they are limp and dull looking the life force has left and won't do your body any good. When you prepare food pray over it constantly. When I spent time with my Teacher in her retreat I used to do a lot of kitchen seva or volunteering that is ultimately for our good as we become free of our own obstacles through the Grace of the Master. I have found the same service with my new Teacher and love it dearly because it gives me an opportunity to pray and say the names of God as I prepare the food for others. Be aware of your own energy as your family's food. Your energy is contagious and it is passed on!
Avoiding caffeine is recommended though I say everything in moderation is the key. Hopefully you will learn to appreciate discipline in eating. One Saint recommended eating until the stomach is half full. We tend to eat till we feel stuffed and some people's brain doesn't register satiation or the feeling of being satisfied. One of the reasons we want to keep eating more and more and more is because we lack the basic nutrients that our body's crave. Rain Nutrition will be able to provide nutrients that you are missing in your diet though I still emphasize that eating a well balanced vegetarian diet along with the antioxidant is the preferred choice.
When your body feels fit you will notice a shift in how much you eat and the type of foods you eat. I have seen pictures of many people including the host of the program I attended last night who have lost weight due to taking Rain Nutrition. We all know that obesity leads to medical disorders like diabetes and even hip and joint stress. Many people have had symptoms of fibermyalgia and testified that they were reduced or eradicated since taking Rain Nutrition.
I hope you check the site and let me know if you want to try the product. I wish you and your family a healthy life ~
I am a Professional Life Coach and you can reach me at lawrencerita511@gmail.com
Monday, October 25, 2010
Fear of Rejection!
Rejection is a painful experience that we all experience from time to time. For some it becomes a barrier to relationships because the fear of abandonment and rejection are so intense that they fail to expand their consciousness. What happens when we are rejected? We fear that we are not worthy, or that we are stupid or unlovable. These are core values that I have written about before.
Fear of abandonment is an inner obstacle to being in perfect harmony within. You can live an empowered life through connecting your soul with your Higher Power. When the feeling hits it is normally felt in the chakra or energy center at about the level of the stomach. Everyone who has felt this feeling will know how draining it is. Breath into the feeling and close your eyes. Vulnerability is a very real sensation that can be overcome when you connect with your soul. I will write a short plan that will guide you in dealing with unexpected rejection so that you can practice and over time you will go into a mode of transcendence. It is a process that takes place over time when you meditate daily. The ego or small "I" identification becomes absorbed into the same power that you share with God that is your very own soul with meditation and under the guidance of a spiritual master.
Plan
Your reaction: Shock and sense of betrayal at being rejected by one whom you trusted.
What to do: Take several deep breaths and sit in a comfortable position with your eyes closed. Try to allow your heart to be still with the breath and let your mind calm down.
Your reaction: Tense body posture and racing thoughts about why that person did what they did that leaves you with a feeling of victimization. You will learn new ways of coping from every situation in your life as your build up your tools of transcendence. It takes practice and situations can become learning labs for personal development. It all depends on how you want to look at it.
What to do: I have written previously about responsibility being an attitude that takes you into an active mode thus empowering your inner state. You won't dwell in the victim mode. Your first reaction or attitude should be one of the following: anger at one end of the scale to detachment at the other. How do you get there? It is all in how you hold the energy of your thoughts. Your body will respond to the situation in the way you tell it to. We store stressful emotions like anger in our body and it causes our body pH to become acidic. Your attitude can be of allowing the other person to be the way they are. Focus your thoughts on your own good. They might in fact be doing you a favor by showing you their true colors before you shared something more sensitive with them than on their facebook wall.
Your reaction: Renuminating over the incident. It is a typical habit for our minds to keep going over some senario in our lives and we keep the tape playing over and over in our minds.
What to do: When you observe yourself doing this say to yourself literally "drop it!" This kind of behavior is learned and a way of coping that isn't going to benefit you in any way. Let this new experience be an opportunity to learn to let go and move on.
Your reaction: Feeling guilt and blame for the person's rejection of you. When guilt arises it is because you have a behavior pattern that needs to be addressed. Sometimes it goes back to how we were treated as children. Some parents believed in shaming children as part of bringing the will of the child under control. With responsibility for how we respond to situations there is no room for blame.
What to do: Again this is another opportunity for introspection and knowing yourself. Journaling is the best tool for accessing our thoughts and feelings even those that you might be more conscious of expressing through the spoken word. Let the pen roll and let your feelings go! You may find that there are people whom you want to forgive and let go of their emotional hold on you. If it involves family members you may take out photographs and write a prayer that releases their particular relationship from you. Light a candle as you say your prayer. You may have to repeat this ritual.
Your reaction: Embarrassement. It is natural to feel self conscious as part of identification with the small ego. It likes the feelings that it has been accostomed to having you emotionally debilitated by.
What to do: Transcending the smaller identification is something that you will grow to appreciate because the more you practice the more you will live in the soul that it empowered by God. As you get used to a more uplifting state you will notice when you are being pulled to the feeling level that has been more evident in your psyche. You can then shift inside through taking yourself through a series of steps like those described. Find what works for you.
David Bowen wrote a theory that was based on the level of anxiety in a family and that determines our enmeshment or detachment in relationships. Particularly as we get older we have spent more time becoming more true to who we really are. Adolescents attempt to look different on the outside as a sign of rebellion but they do not have the emotional maturity to feel comfortable in their own skins and depend on their peers for validation still. The more authentic you become, others will view you as less like them and thus you will experience their rejection. This is an inevitable outcome and the stakes are high because you can choose to stay in the comfort zone of being accepted by your family or group or of evolving into who you truly are without reservation or fear about who that is.
Fear of abandonment is an inner obstacle to being in perfect harmony within. You can live an empowered life through connecting your soul with your Higher Power. When the feeling hits it is normally felt in the chakra or energy center at about the level of the stomach. Everyone who has felt this feeling will know how draining it is. Breath into the feeling and close your eyes. Vulnerability is a very real sensation that can be overcome when you connect with your soul. I will write a short plan that will guide you in dealing with unexpected rejection so that you can practice and over time you will go into a mode of transcendence. It is a process that takes place over time when you meditate daily. The ego or small "I" identification becomes absorbed into the same power that you share with God that is your very own soul with meditation and under the guidance of a spiritual master.
Plan
Your reaction: Shock and sense of betrayal at being rejected by one whom you trusted.
What to do: Take several deep breaths and sit in a comfortable position with your eyes closed. Try to allow your heart to be still with the breath and let your mind calm down.
Your reaction: Tense body posture and racing thoughts about why that person did what they did that leaves you with a feeling of victimization. You will learn new ways of coping from every situation in your life as your build up your tools of transcendence. It takes practice and situations can become learning labs for personal development. It all depends on how you want to look at it.
What to do: I have written previously about responsibility being an attitude that takes you into an active mode thus empowering your inner state. You won't dwell in the victim mode. Your first reaction or attitude should be one of the following: anger at one end of the scale to detachment at the other. How do you get there? It is all in how you hold the energy of your thoughts. Your body will respond to the situation in the way you tell it to. We store stressful emotions like anger in our body and it causes our body pH to become acidic. Your attitude can be of allowing the other person to be the way they are. Focus your thoughts on your own good. They might in fact be doing you a favor by showing you their true colors before you shared something more sensitive with them than on their facebook wall.
Your reaction: Renuminating over the incident. It is a typical habit for our minds to keep going over some senario in our lives and we keep the tape playing over and over in our minds.
What to do: When you observe yourself doing this say to yourself literally "drop it!" This kind of behavior is learned and a way of coping that isn't going to benefit you in any way. Let this new experience be an opportunity to learn to let go and move on.
Your reaction: Feeling guilt and blame for the person's rejection of you. When guilt arises it is because you have a behavior pattern that needs to be addressed. Sometimes it goes back to how we were treated as children. Some parents believed in shaming children as part of bringing the will of the child under control. With responsibility for how we respond to situations there is no room for blame.
What to do: Again this is another opportunity for introspection and knowing yourself. Journaling is the best tool for accessing our thoughts and feelings even those that you might be more conscious of expressing through the spoken word. Let the pen roll and let your feelings go! You may find that there are people whom you want to forgive and let go of their emotional hold on you. If it involves family members you may take out photographs and write a prayer that releases their particular relationship from you. Light a candle as you say your prayer. You may have to repeat this ritual.
Your reaction: Embarrassement. It is natural to feel self conscious as part of identification with the small ego. It likes the feelings that it has been accostomed to having you emotionally debilitated by.
What to do: Transcending the smaller identification is something that you will grow to appreciate because the more you practice the more you will live in the soul that it empowered by God. As you get used to a more uplifting state you will notice when you are being pulled to the feeling level that has been more evident in your psyche. You can then shift inside through taking yourself through a series of steps like those described. Find what works for you.
David Bowen wrote a theory that was based on the level of anxiety in a family and that determines our enmeshment or detachment in relationships. Particularly as we get older we have spent more time becoming more true to who we really are. Adolescents attempt to look different on the outside as a sign of rebellion but they do not have the emotional maturity to feel comfortable in their own skins and depend on their peers for validation still. The more authentic you become, others will view you as less like them and thus you will experience their rejection. This is an inevitable outcome and the stakes are high because you can choose to stay in the comfort zone of being accepted by your family or group or of evolving into who you truly are without reservation or fear about who that is.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Live from the heart.
Having spent many years on the spiritual path I am very attuned to other's energy and their tone and choice of words which can be truly a challenge for me. I realize that it is perhaps a cultural thing that people can seem pushy and lack true empathic linking with another. My background in psychiatric nursing and my education also plays a role. I am protective of myself and normally don't engage with people until I know a bit more about them for these reasons.
I received an expected phone call related to a program that was being offered on a social network site. Because I am working as a Professional Life Coach I was interested in learning but did not know the cost involved which was a barrier for me at this time. I was the first one to put the discussion into a business context by asking what her work was. She seemed a little surprised but I knew that at that point I had taken over control. She informed me of her own success and that of her partner before asking me if I was happy with my life and lived where I wanted.
I realise that much is written about material thinking and bringing success through energetic work. It's OK and I know that our lives have to be in balance to bring the things we desire. I do believe that we are destined to go through karma that we would not know about but in order to clear it from our slate have to go through events to get ourselves cleared of the past burdens, even from previous lifetimes. As a devotee of a Spiritual Master I have absolute trust that I am in the right place in my life for what I need to learn and develop and that struggling against what is doesn't bring harmony that is needed to attract prosperity.
I have had two Spiritual Teachers and my original Teacher opened my heart and since the time that I was under her direction I have led my life from my heart. My current teacher relates to our everyday lives with an emphasis on ethics and application of right action in our lives. We are taught to be accountable for every action and thought that we have that is negative and keep a journal record to send to him if we wish. This is how we grow by going deeper into our self and having true understanding about who we are. We can skip the rudimentary basics of spirituality as "boot camp" so to speak and jump into the luxury realm of life. This is where people truly get burned and turn to other ways of coping to feel love, joy, peace etc. though alcohol and drugs. Of course it wouldn't be everyone who would handle success this way but the risk is high if you don't have the spiritual growth to ground you.
For now I have made my way through legal battles to do with my career. It has been a set back in one sense but has been a boon in another. I met my Teacher a year ago and have spent time with him in Chicago. I have been reading and writing and following political events on line. Just today I signed up to write for an online news publication under the category of children and family. I have worked most of my career with children and adolescents and love to help people find joy in their family life. It takes commitment in any relationship to feel joy even with yourself. My Teacher used to tell us that we had to "unearth the joy." We are conditioned to believe that happiness is outside ourselves and we have elevations in mood when we buy new goods or do well on exams etc. but this is temporary joy and doesn't reach the level of bliss. Your God is at home right now in your heart! Open the door and let Him in!!
Whatever work God has given you to do be completely absorbed in it and offer your total self. If it is money that motivates you it will not bring you the happiness that you will have for the love of your work alone. Always go the extra mile for people. Someone I know shared a picture of his presentation at an important meeting regarding a voting rights issues. I know that he can give his total all to this project because he was able to share his experience so openly and when you do that other's connect with you. It takes a vulnerable nature to keep going out into the world of stone hearted people and demonstrating how to care. It can be done and carrying the light is what some have been given to do. Let your light shine and light others lights on the way!
Life is such a beautiful journey with many turns and unexpected events. Learn everything you can from your religion and live the way you are taught. I have found that my love for Christ has deepened since studying with Spiritual Master's who have helped me with my own inner journey. Being vegetarian is a necessary component of spiritual transcendence and my Master asks "Why make your body into a graveyard?" I hope to become active through writing to stop factory farming which is about the most evil thing I have seen. See the video "Food.Inc."
Know that no matter how your life looks right now it's in a process and God is in control. Keep your goals written down and work toward them everyday. Say prayers. If doors are closed and not easy to open don't try to force them open. Find another way to earn a living and thank God for His protection. Seek a spiritual mentor and Life Coach who can help you find the right path for you. Someone who has gone ahead of you and knows the effort involved and courage that it takes to encounter the spiritual path. It is not for the faint hearted but God will get you to the goal of Liberation. That is the goal of mankind and our purpose for being.
Sleep well tonight and sweet dreams. Think of all those who love you before you go to sleep and know that angles surround you while you sleep.
My work is as a Professional Life Coach. Please contact me at lawrencerita511@gmail.com
I received an expected phone call related to a program that was being offered on a social network site. Because I am working as a Professional Life Coach I was interested in learning but did not know the cost involved which was a barrier for me at this time. I was the first one to put the discussion into a business context by asking what her work was. She seemed a little surprised but I knew that at that point I had taken over control. She informed me of her own success and that of her partner before asking me if I was happy with my life and lived where I wanted.
I realise that much is written about material thinking and bringing success through energetic work. It's OK and I know that our lives have to be in balance to bring the things we desire. I do believe that we are destined to go through karma that we would not know about but in order to clear it from our slate have to go through events to get ourselves cleared of the past burdens, even from previous lifetimes. As a devotee of a Spiritual Master I have absolute trust that I am in the right place in my life for what I need to learn and develop and that struggling against what is doesn't bring harmony that is needed to attract prosperity.
I have had two Spiritual Teachers and my original Teacher opened my heart and since the time that I was under her direction I have led my life from my heart. My current teacher relates to our everyday lives with an emphasis on ethics and application of right action in our lives. We are taught to be accountable for every action and thought that we have that is negative and keep a journal record to send to him if we wish. This is how we grow by going deeper into our self and having true understanding about who we are. We can skip the rudimentary basics of spirituality as "boot camp" so to speak and jump into the luxury realm of life. This is where people truly get burned and turn to other ways of coping to feel love, joy, peace etc. though alcohol and drugs. Of course it wouldn't be everyone who would handle success this way but the risk is high if you don't have the spiritual growth to ground you.
For now I have made my way through legal battles to do with my career. It has been a set back in one sense but has been a boon in another. I met my Teacher a year ago and have spent time with him in Chicago. I have been reading and writing and following political events on line. Just today I signed up to write for an online news publication under the category of children and family. I have worked most of my career with children and adolescents and love to help people find joy in their family life. It takes commitment in any relationship to feel joy even with yourself. My Teacher used to tell us that we had to "unearth the joy." We are conditioned to believe that happiness is outside ourselves and we have elevations in mood when we buy new goods or do well on exams etc. but this is temporary joy and doesn't reach the level of bliss. Your God is at home right now in your heart! Open the door and let Him in!!
Whatever work God has given you to do be completely absorbed in it and offer your total self. If it is money that motivates you it will not bring you the happiness that you will have for the love of your work alone. Always go the extra mile for people. Someone I know shared a picture of his presentation at an important meeting regarding a voting rights issues. I know that he can give his total all to this project because he was able to share his experience so openly and when you do that other's connect with you. It takes a vulnerable nature to keep going out into the world of stone hearted people and demonstrating how to care. It can be done and carrying the light is what some have been given to do. Let your light shine and light others lights on the way!
Life is such a beautiful journey with many turns and unexpected events. Learn everything you can from your religion and live the way you are taught. I have found that my love for Christ has deepened since studying with Spiritual Master's who have helped me with my own inner journey. Being vegetarian is a necessary component of spiritual transcendence and my Master asks "Why make your body into a graveyard?" I hope to become active through writing to stop factory farming which is about the most evil thing I have seen. See the video "Food.Inc."
Know that no matter how your life looks right now it's in a process and God is in control. Keep your goals written down and work toward them everyday. Say prayers. If doors are closed and not easy to open don't try to force them open. Find another way to earn a living and thank God for His protection. Seek a spiritual mentor and Life Coach who can help you find the right path for you. Someone who has gone ahead of you and knows the effort involved and courage that it takes to encounter the spiritual path. It is not for the faint hearted but God will get you to the goal of Liberation. That is the goal of mankind and our purpose for being.
Sleep well tonight and sweet dreams. Think of all those who love you before you go to sleep and know that angles surround you while you sleep.
My work is as a Professional Life Coach. Please contact me at lawrencerita511@gmail.com
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
No sorrow with the past.
Recently I have read a book about a wild life conservationist in Kenya, Joan Root whose life was dedicated to filming and documenting how the animals lived. She was a mother to several orphaned wild animals at her home on the shore of Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley. She married young and as sometimes happens in middle age her husband chose to live with someone new and left her to take care of the home, land and animals that her life had been built around.
This story was particularly near to my heart because I too am from Kenya and used to care for wild animals when they were injured or sick as a child. My sister and I took care of a gazelle or small animal that would resemble a fawn in America. We fed the little creature with a baby bottle and were highly protective or it's environment. We also took in a little monkey at the same time that we were staying on a friend of my parent's farm at Lake Rudolph near the border with Somalia.
This was the first chapter in my life and my memories are still vivid. I no longer can be around the people or events that were the norm for me yet even reading about similar stories brings me back to how my life started out in Africa. There is an African saying that where you are born is your soul's home and that understanding makes it important for African American's who are decendants of slaves to revisit the site in Madagascar where they were shipped to the New World. The ties with our soul's home are real and strong and cannot be brushed aside or put away in our psyche.
The difference now is that I am in terms of life events on my third chapter of the book. After my father died of cancer in Kenya my mother moved us to an English village where she had grown up. In my early thirties I moved to the United States and now am back in the Mid West where I started. I have a grand son and roots here now. Although I have a brother in England with whom I contact on a fairly frequent basis I will stay in the United States as long as I can. The past becomes like a dream and it doesn't bring the pain and anguish that it once did. This is the beauty of a spiritual life. You shed all the ego's heaviness and attachment to people and objects. You are completely freed from pain and that was my experience. Living in the present is a joy because whatever happens is like watching consciousness passing by or an old movie being replayed. There is no attachment to anything now but mindful effort to do things to the highest standard that I possibly can.
Sorrow is part of the ego. It is natural and a person would feel compassion for anyone who feels sorrow. My Teacher has pointed out that when we have a choise to transcend and allow whatever happens to us happen without any movement of feeling in response to the outcome. This is harmony and balance taken to a higher level. We can mindfully equate different areas of our lives and bring them into balance and harmony. Taking that a step further we learn to see all as equal and that keep the balance sustained during times of trial and tribulation. The term that my Teacher has used is Equipoise. This is the goal of yoga to be in harmony whether ourlives are looking good or not. When we get to the point that we are not saddened by the times when we don't have what we want - usually for me that has been money we keep the joy inside.
I mentioned before that I have been told to look upon people who cause difficulties in our lives as Angles. If we are not exposed to people who are able to arouse some negative response inside they are doing us a favor because we wouldn't be aware we still had those issues left inside. All the things that cause disequilibrium are attachments and you will be given opportunities under the Grace of a Master to free yourself from them. You joy is yours and that feeling of bliss is the fruit of your spiritual labor. Treasure what you have and don't give it up when someone acts in a way that is distressing to you. Keep your mind focused on the area of the heart and you will reach that same level of bliss that you will experience in meditation when you are wide awake and engaged in life.
I recommend that you meditate daily, follow a vegetarian diet and journal. You will soon make progress and when you meet your Master for spiritual initiation you will be truly ready for the journey to liberation.
I work as a Professional Life Coach and my passion is to assist people to develop spiritually and from that optimal space inside attain their goals in life. Please feel free to contact me at lawrencerita511@gmail.com
This story was particularly near to my heart because I too am from Kenya and used to care for wild animals when they were injured or sick as a child. My sister and I took care of a gazelle or small animal that would resemble a fawn in America. We fed the little creature with a baby bottle and were highly protective or it's environment. We also took in a little monkey at the same time that we were staying on a friend of my parent's farm at Lake Rudolph near the border with Somalia.
This was the first chapter in my life and my memories are still vivid. I no longer can be around the people or events that were the norm for me yet even reading about similar stories brings me back to how my life started out in Africa. There is an African saying that where you are born is your soul's home and that understanding makes it important for African American's who are decendants of slaves to revisit the site in Madagascar where they were shipped to the New World. The ties with our soul's home are real and strong and cannot be brushed aside or put away in our psyche.
The difference now is that I am in terms of life events on my third chapter of the book. After my father died of cancer in Kenya my mother moved us to an English village where she had grown up. In my early thirties I moved to the United States and now am back in the Mid West where I started. I have a grand son and roots here now. Although I have a brother in England with whom I contact on a fairly frequent basis I will stay in the United States as long as I can. The past becomes like a dream and it doesn't bring the pain and anguish that it once did. This is the beauty of a spiritual life. You shed all the ego's heaviness and attachment to people and objects. You are completely freed from pain and that was my experience. Living in the present is a joy because whatever happens is like watching consciousness passing by or an old movie being replayed. There is no attachment to anything now but mindful effort to do things to the highest standard that I possibly can.
Sorrow is part of the ego. It is natural and a person would feel compassion for anyone who feels sorrow. My Teacher has pointed out that when we have a choise to transcend and allow whatever happens to us happen without any movement of feeling in response to the outcome. This is harmony and balance taken to a higher level. We can mindfully equate different areas of our lives and bring them into balance and harmony. Taking that a step further we learn to see all as equal and that keep the balance sustained during times of trial and tribulation. The term that my Teacher has used is Equipoise. This is the goal of yoga to be in harmony whether ourlives are looking good or not. When we get to the point that we are not saddened by the times when we don't have what we want - usually for me that has been money we keep the joy inside.
I mentioned before that I have been told to look upon people who cause difficulties in our lives as Angles. If we are not exposed to people who are able to arouse some negative response inside they are doing us a favor because we wouldn't be aware we still had those issues left inside. All the things that cause disequilibrium are attachments and you will be given opportunities under the Grace of a Master to free yourself from them. You joy is yours and that feeling of bliss is the fruit of your spiritual labor. Treasure what you have and don't give it up when someone acts in a way that is distressing to you. Keep your mind focused on the area of the heart and you will reach that same level of bliss that you will experience in meditation when you are wide awake and engaged in life.
I recommend that you meditate daily, follow a vegetarian diet and journal. You will soon make progress and when you meet your Master for spiritual initiation you will be truly ready for the journey to liberation.
I work as a Professional Life Coach and my passion is to assist people to develop spiritually and from that optimal space inside attain their goals in life. Please feel free to contact me at lawrencerita511@gmail.com
Friday, October 8, 2010
We the people know best.
I have lived half my life in a socialist country and came to America to find opportunity and an environment that would support my personal growth. I chose to pursue higher learning so that I would better understand my work with people with psychiatric illness. At the same time as I was expanding my nursing knowledge I was also undergoing a spiritual transformation. I spent many years with my first Teacher in a mountain retreat in upstate New York. I reached a point where I had achieved a certain level of spiritual attainment where the truths in situations were very evident to me. I think that we all experience an inner knowing in our intuitive self that resonates with the truth and leaves us ill at ease when there are things that are wrong for us. So on the one hand I was ready to do more with my education, but on the other hand I had a deep understanding of what was right for me. I felt confident with my own assessments and diagnoses and when working with children and adolescents who were prescribed strong psycho-stimulants, I realized that I could not get a big enough pay check to make me do something that I knew was not for the children's good.
Since then I have provided therapy in private practice and owned a nursing agency. I am now working as a Professional Life Coach. In this role I assist individuals who seek to make their life better to find the changes that are necessary to make their dreams come to life. My background in mental health makes me especially suited to this kind of work. I also am in a position to help individuals explore their spiritual development and recommend meditation and vegetarian diet as two necessary components that form the platform for self growth. In my experience our lives are propelled and empowered through our spiritual self and relationship with God or our higher power. Whatever a person's religion is they should stay and deepen in relationship with their God. Religion and spirituality are separate in that spirituality is about the relationship with God and how that can be manifest and experienced through meditation, nature and a desire to become one with God. Religion on the other hand has laws and rules that have been taken from the particular teachings and restrain the individual from a deeper experience of God. Yesterday I read an article about a Southern Baptist Minister who condemned yoga as non-Christian. Stephanie Dillon who teaches yoga responded, "My objection (to Mohler's view) personally is that I feel that yoga enhances a person's spirituality...I don't like to look at religion from a law standpoint but a relationship stand point, a relationship with Jesus Christ spiritually."
Having been in the company of two Indian Spiritual Teachers for many years I have seen people from all faiths come to them for the experience that results from initiation or spiritual awakening. These enlightened beings actually vehicles for the Grace bestowing power of God that allows for our own spiritual journey to unfold. The experience is different for each of us but none the less your initiation will be remembered by your own unique inner experience. The spiritual path under the direction of a Master guarantees that you will be guided to enlightenment or oneness with God. In that state you are free from all the attachments, troubles and strife of the limited ego. Your intuition will be expanded to the point that it acts as a screen or filter for incoming data. Your senses become atuned and heightened through regular practice of meditation. Things that were part of your life that are not good for you will fall away. It won't be like giving up a painful addiction. People whom you have associated with who are negative will not want to be around you. They may perhaps attempt to sabotage your new life but will give up when they see you moving on toward the light.
Thoughts are powerful and words have power to create and destroy. It is important to monitor your thoughts. And that doesn't mean that you don't recognize danger and call a spade a spade. You are not given a power to weaken you and make you vulnerable to those who would do you harm. Instead your strength grows and you can move forward no matter how difficult the odds may appear. You will learn to use your higher cortex and be less reactive from the limbic system of the brain. Pause before you react to something. If you are reacting pay attention to what it is about the situation that makes you respond emotionally. Don't ignore what is going on around you. My Teacher cautioned us that the warning signs of abuse are there for us to see and asked why we choose not to see them? One of the things that impressed me about Geert Wilders Berlin speech was that he spoke about our attitues of denial and apathy toward the oppression that is a threat to the West from Islam is like the Berlin Wall - it needs to be recgonized and torn down.
President Obama went to Berlin and although he drew a large crowd who wanted to know about his message of hope he has very little to say about the substance of hope. It leaves people hanging with the expectation that they are going to be elevated by his policies and motivations. Life is not like that. You can have high ideals and aspirations but they have to be put into action in order to make real for everyday lives. In the same way as most of you will be familiar with the Bible pay attention to what God's word has to say. God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Steep your consciouness in God's guidance and promises. We are in the midst of change not the kind that President Obama's message of hope was about. We are in the process of having the light shined into all the nooks and crannies and what is evil will be revelied. "There is nothing hidden that will not be exposed; nothing concealed that will not be known and brought to light." (Luke 8:17) We are in for some turbulent times because people who would do our country harm have an attitude of entitlement and have used our national characteristic of openess and acceptance as a way to further their agenda to dominate. "Be on your guard; stand frim in the faith; be men of courage; be strong." (ICor 16:13)
These texts from the Bible are to awaken you to pay attention. Do not be discouraged but know that the victory over evil has already been paid for and won. Your job is to stand firm and speak out when you can. Your family is here today because you had ancestors who were strong and could overcome circumstances that threatened their lives. In the same way today we have Islam that is threatening our culture and existence as we know it today. We need to stand firm against outside threats that try to attack our way of law and government. We have 11 South American Countries trying to take Gov. Jan Brewer to court over the Arizona laws to try to bring illegal immigration under control along the unsecured border. These days there is no time to sit on the fense. Know right from wrong and vote for the people who will protect US citizens. Recently there was a woman whose nephew had been murdered by an illegal immigrant in LA. She reported that while only one Congressman who was a Republican supported her wish to speak before a committee about the 30 murders that are taking place each year by illegal immigrants she was denied the opportunity by the Democrats. They should be ashamed of themselves for having a comedian speak to them about illegal immigration. What a dog and poney show that was! Washington has reached new depths in cess pool hygiene and it stinks all the way out across the praries.
In conclusion, don't be discouraged and don't go about your life half asleep. Your liberties and freedoms can be taken from you. They are only guaranteed when you fight to protect them. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. - Supreme Court Justice said "I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving - we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor be in anchor." Sail on my friends and be the captain of your ship.
Since then I have provided therapy in private practice and owned a nursing agency. I am now working as a Professional Life Coach. In this role I assist individuals who seek to make their life better to find the changes that are necessary to make their dreams come to life. My background in mental health makes me especially suited to this kind of work. I also am in a position to help individuals explore their spiritual development and recommend meditation and vegetarian diet as two necessary components that form the platform for self growth. In my experience our lives are propelled and empowered through our spiritual self and relationship with God or our higher power. Whatever a person's religion is they should stay and deepen in relationship with their God. Religion and spirituality are separate in that spirituality is about the relationship with God and how that can be manifest and experienced through meditation, nature and a desire to become one with God. Religion on the other hand has laws and rules that have been taken from the particular teachings and restrain the individual from a deeper experience of God. Yesterday I read an article about a Southern Baptist Minister who condemned yoga as non-Christian. Stephanie Dillon who teaches yoga responded, "My objection (to Mohler's view) personally is that I feel that yoga enhances a person's spirituality...I don't like to look at religion from a law standpoint but a relationship stand point, a relationship with Jesus Christ spiritually."
Having been in the company of two Indian Spiritual Teachers for many years I have seen people from all faiths come to them for the experience that results from initiation or spiritual awakening. These enlightened beings actually vehicles for the Grace bestowing power of God that allows for our own spiritual journey to unfold. The experience is different for each of us but none the less your initiation will be remembered by your own unique inner experience. The spiritual path under the direction of a Master guarantees that you will be guided to enlightenment or oneness with God. In that state you are free from all the attachments, troubles and strife of the limited ego. Your intuition will be expanded to the point that it acts as a screen or filter for incoming data. Your senses become atuned and heightened through regular practice of meditation. Things that were part of your life that are not good for you will fall away. It won't be like giving up a painful addiction. People whom you have associated with who are negative will not want to be around you. They may perhaps attempt to sabotage your new life but will give up when they see you moving on toward the light.
Thoughts are powerful and words have power to create and destroy. It is important to monitor your thoughts. And that doesn't mean that you don't recognize danger and call a spade a spade. You are not given a power to weaken you and make you vulnerable to those who would do you harm. Instead your strength grows and you can move forward no matter how difficult the odds may appear. You will learn to use your higher cortex and be less reactive from the limbic system of the brain. Pause before you react to something. If you are reacting pay attention to what it is about the situation that makes you respond emotionally. Don't ignore what is going on around you. My Teacher cautioned us that the warning signs of abuse are there for us to see and asked why we choose not to see them? One of the things that impressed me about Geert Wilders Berlin speech was that he spoke about our attitues of denial and apathy toward the oppression that is a threat to the West from Islam is like the Berlin Wall - it needs to be recgonized and torn down.
President Obama went to Berlin and although he drew a large crowd who wanted to know about his message of hope he has very little to say about the substance of hope. It leaves people hanging with the expectation that they are going to be elevated by his policies and motivations. Life is not like that. You can have high ideals and aspirations but they have to be put into action in order to make real for everyday lives. In the same way as most of you will be familiar with the Bible pay attention to what God's word has to say. God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Steep your consciouness in God's guidance and promises. We are in the midst of change not the kind that President Obama's message of hope was about. We are in the process of having the light shined into all the nooks and crannies and what is evil will be revelied. "There is nothing hidden that will not be exposed; nothing concealed that will not be known and brought to light." (Luke 8:17) We are in for some turbulent times because people who would do our country harm have an attitude of entitlement and have used our national characteristic of openess and acceptance as a way to further their agenda to dominate. "Be on your guard; stand frim in the faith; be men of courage; be strong." (ICor 16:13)
These texts from the Bible are to awaken you to pay attention. Do not be discouraged but know that the victory over evil has already been paid for and won. Your job is to stand firm and speak out when you can. Your family is here today because you had ancestors who were strong and could overcome circumstances that threatened their lives. In the same way today we have Islam that is threatening our culture and existence as we know it today. We need to stand firm against outside threats that try to attack our way of law and government. We have 11 South American Countries trying to take Gov. Jan Brewer to court over the Arizona laws to try to bring illegal immigration under control along the unsecured border. These days there is no time to sit on the fense. Know right from wrong and vote for the people who will protect US citizens. Recently there was a woman whose nephew had been murdered by an illegal immigrant in LA. She reported that while only one Congressman who was a Republican supported her wish to speak before a committee about the 30 murders that are taking place each year by illegal immigrants she was denied the opportunity by the Democrats. They should be ashamed of themselves for having a comedian speak to them about illegal immigration. What a dog and poney show that was! Washington has reached new depths in cess pool hygiene and it stinks all the way out across the praries.
In conclusion, don't be discouraged and don't go about your life half asleep. Your liberties and freedoms can be taken from you. They are only guaranteed when you fight to protect them. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. - Supreme Court Justice said "I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving - we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor be in anchor." Sail on my friends and be the captain of your ship.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Being pulled back by the past.
Most of us have the feeling of being pulled back by the past. It may be memories that are sweet and full of the magic that made an aspect of our lives more vivid. Such as attending a beautiful ceremony, listening to an opera with a great tenor or something that captivated our soul. Most of us however, are drawn back into the past because we feel the longing to complete an aspect of our lives such as a broken relationship. Unresolved conflicts with loved ones who were cruel to us that we hang onto because that pain has found a perfect home within us and it's easier to keep a feeling that is familiar than learn how to clear the negativity from our consciousness. They don't have to exist because quite simply they don't exist any longer. It is your minds propensity to drag you down that never ending spiral of negative emotions when we start to recall the past.
It is not a blocking, denying or suppressing that I am talking about. It is an inner clearing and recognizing when negative emotions grab our inner soul and turn our inner experience into one of pain and anxiety. When you go back into a bad memory all of the emotions associated with the occurrence are rekindled and the more you allow your mind to take you back the faster the experience will recreate and the more intense the feelings. The reverse also true. Once you are able to clear inner negative junk that has accumulated from past experiences through meditation and other spiritual practices such as prayer and mantra repetition called jappa you will be able to monitor your inner state and immediately recognize and respond when negative thoughts occur or a negative feeling attaches itself to your inner state.
Set aside at least half an hour daily to meditate. Choose an area that will be undisturbed and keep it clean and prepared for meditation. As you sit there and meditate regularly the energy or power that you tap into in meditation will accumulate thus making it easier to go into meditation. Please see my Youtube.com meditation tape for instructions. Your mind will come up with all kinds of reasons why not to meditate and when you sit to meditate it will chatter and your body may ache. Let it all take its course as it will eventually go away as your heart becomes lighter and full of love. The heart rules the mind and you are in control of your mind and emotions. It takes a disciplined practice to walk the spiritual path but your choice is to stay at the level of pain due to spiritual contraction or to follow the teachings of liberated Master's who can show you the way. When I taught adolescents in a detention center how to meditate I used the analogy of what it's like to keep walking into a brick wall and then realizing that life can be approached differently. It's up to you when the time is right you will want to change.
Things that you can do to focus your mind on positive things when you wake up is to keep a picture of your higher power by your bed so that you connect visually with that Being before you have time to think of anything negative. Repeat the name of your higher power or mantras that you have been given by a Master. Breath deeply and easily and thank God for the new day. Gratitude is an uplifting spiritual practice. One practice that I have done and found beneficial is to picture my Master's feet above me in the shower. In the East the feet of the Guru are conduits for God's power or Shakti to pour out to the devotee. That is why Indian's touch the feet of the master and some worship the sandals or padukas that represent the Guru's feet. Know that you are being cleansed of all past actions as the power of the Master's feet flow down to you and all negativity's are washed away in the water from your body. Grow in silence. Learn to be quiet with God. That means not having the television or radio on even as background noise. The more you are silent and the less your senses are pulled outward the more you will connect with your heart.
If you have a particular issue with someone that is causing you inner distress try to go inside and ask yourself to identify what it is that needs to be resolved. Journal after meditation and what that you experience in meditation will come up if you need to work on particular issues. Try to resolve problems with relatives and friends and if they are not open to discussing the issue then you will have to pray and release them from your life. You cannot win every person or battle in the way you would like to end things. People can have control over many aspects of your life. They can steal your money for instance or try to do you out of an inheritance as has happened in my family but they cannot change how I respond with detachment and love. This Power that we possess likes to be in harmony and if people cause disharmony it won't be something that we can live with. Especially as we are developing on the spiritual path it is good to stay in good company with others who are also on the spiritual path. For enlightened Master's they can handle the bad karma and energy of people. Learn to be protective of your own Power.
Your diet is a key component for your spiritual development. Choose foods that are full of life and have the energy giving force in them still. I have often seen people eat vegetables that look wilted. How can that possibly charge your cells? Become mindful about all that you expose your body to. That means buying clothes and products that have not been produced by way of harming animals. In the health food stores there are many organic products that are non-animal tested. Be aware of the harm caused through dies. I am a nurse and a patient told me that his great toe and bone became infected due to wearing socks with a dye that got under his toe nail. If you can wear organic cotton socks with natural dyes. Gradually your consciousness will want to choose these things for now be mindful and decide what you can give up. If you can eat only vegetarian foods. If you buy animal produce Wal-Mart buys from farmers who allow the animals free range. Buy locally if possible from farmers markets and select the heirloom fruits and vegetables. The usual store varieties and genetically modified and there are questions about the risks to our health.
Be gentle with yourself. Learn to structure your day and keep to routines. Cook for yourself instead of eating out and enjoy the simple foods. Rest and keep to a regular sleep pattern that will support you spiritually as you meditate and connect with your heart and higher cortex of the brain. You have been used to responding to emotions that can be brought under control. Keep to the practices and you will reap the fruits of your efforts because you will have the Grace of your higher power to support you.
Please feel free to contact me at: lawrencerita511@gmail.com
It is not a blocking, denying or suppressing that I am talking about. It is an inner clearing and recognizing when negative emotions grab our inner soul and turn our inner experience into one of pain and anxiety. When you go back into a bad memory all of the emotions associated with the occurrence are rekindled and the more you allow your mind to take you back the faster the experience will recreate and the more intense the feelings. The reverse also true. Once you are able to clear inner negative junk that has accumulated from past experiences through meditation and other spiritual practices such as prayer and mantra repetition called jappa you will be able to monitor your inner state and immediately recognize and respond when negative thoughts occur or a negative feeling attaches itself to your inner state.
Set aside at least half an hour daily to meditate. Choose an area that will be undisturbed and keep it clean and prepared for meditation. As you sit there and meditate regularly the energy or power that you tap into in meditation will accumulate thus making it easier to go into meditation. Please see my Youtube.com meditation tape for instructions. Your mind will come up with all kinds of reasons why not to meditate and when you sit to meditate it will chatter and your body may ache. Let it all take its course as it will eventually go away as your heart becomes lighter and full of love. The heart rules the mind and you are in control of your mind and emotions. It takes a disciplined practice to walk the spiritual path but your choice is to stay at the level of pain due to spiritual contraction or to follow the teachings of liberated Master's who can show you the way. When I taught adolescents in a detention center how to meditate I used the analogy of what it's like to keep walking into a brick wall and then realizing that life can be approached differently. It's up to you when the time is right you will want to change.
Things that you can do to focus your mind on positive things when you wake up is to keep a picture of your higher power by your bed so that you connect visually with that Being before you have time to think of anything negative. Repeat the name of your higher power or mantras that you have been given by a Master. Breath deeply and easily and thank God for the new day. Gratitude is an uplifting spiritual practice. One practice that I have done and found beneficial is to picture my Master's feet above me in the shower. In the East the feet of the Guru are conduits for God's power or Shakti to pour out to the devotee. That is why Indian's touch the feet of the master and some worship the sandals or padukas that represent the Guru's feet. Know that you are being cleansed of all past actions as the power of the Master's feet flow down to you and all negativity's are washed away in the water from your body. Grow in silence. Learn to be quiet with God. That means not having the television or radio on even as background noise. The more you are silent and the less your senses are pulled outward the more you will connect with your heart.
If you have a particular issue with someone that is causing you inner distress try to go inside and ask yourself to identify what it is that needs to be resolved. Journal after meditation and what that you experience in meditation will come up if you need to work on particular issues. Try to resolve problems with relatives and friends and if they are not open to discussing the issue then you will have to pray and release them from your life. You cannot win every person or battle in the way you would like to end things. People can have control over many aspects of your life. They can steal your money for instance or try to do you out of an inheritance as has happened in my family but they cannot change how I respond with detachment and love. This Power that we possess likes to be in harmony and if people cause disharmony it won't be something that we can live with. Especially as we are developing on the spiritual path it is good to stay in good company with others who are also on the spiritual path. For enlightened Master's they can handle the bad karma and energy of people. Learn to be protective of your own Power.
Your diet is a key component for your spiritual development. Choose foods that are full of life and have the energy giving force in them still. I have often seen people eat vegetables that look wilted. How can that possibly charge your cells? Become mindful about all that you expose your body to. That means buying clothes and products that have not been produced by way of harming animals. In the health food stores there are many organic products that are non-animal tested. Be aware of the harm caused through dies. I am a nurse and a patient told me that his great toe and bone became infected due to wearing socks with a dye that got under his toe nail. If you can wear organic cotton socks with natural dyes. Gradually your consciousness will want to choose these things for now be mindful and decide what you can give up. If you can eat only vegetarian foods. If you buy animal produce Wal-Mart buys from farmers who allow the animals free range. Buy locally if possible from farmers markets and select the heirloom fruits and vegetables. The usual store varieties and genetically modified and there are questions about the risks to our health.
Be gentle with yourself. Learn to structure your day and keep to routines. Cook for yourself instead of eating out and enjoy the simple foods. Rest and keep to a regular sleep pattern that will support you spiritually as you meditate and connect with your heart and higher cortex of the brain. You have been used to responding to emotions that can be brought under control. Keep to the practices and you will reap the fruits of your efforts because you will have the Grace of your higher power to support you.
Please feel free to contact me at: lawrencerita511@gmail.com
Monday, October 4, 2010
Today reaffirm your belief in yourself.
When your life seems to be going slow or you have a sense of being in a holding pattern it is important to use the inner tools of enlightenment. Your mind will want to take you down the spiral of despair but there is no truth to your life not being just as it is supposed to be because it doesn't fit your definition of where you life should be. Perhaps it is in the financial realm, health, relationship or spiritual development that you feel there is a lag. A spiritual leader used to say "Don't worry be happy!" Quite a lofty ideal set in a few simple words but true non-the-less.
Use affirmations to keep your mind focused on your goals. An affirmation is a short paragraph or sentence that says in positive terms that you will achieve a particular goal. Today I affirm that I will reach out to and uplift a new group of people who will benefit from my work. Today I affirm that I have the benefit of reaping the rewards of the spiritual work done to date and will be supported by the Grace of my Master. This is how affirmations work. They provide the framework for you to build upon to empower yourself on the inside. There is no room for negativity and self doubt when you are filled with powerful words of positivity.
Write your goals down and take the necessary steps (or objectives) to reach your goals. Write three long term goals that you want to achieve by three months out from now. Then write short term goals that go with the long term goal that you will measure in 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks and at the months end. Keep track of your achievements and if something is obstructing your path, (most of us experiences a shortage of funds, time or other resources,) don't think for a minute that it means that your project will be derailed. Instead focus on the parts of your plan that will work until you can draw in the needed money or other resources.
I encourage meditation and prayer. Prayer so that you can ask God for what you need and meditation so that you can listen to what God is telling you to do. Use guided imagery to see yourself with the money you need. If your goal is to earn a set amount of money - make that amount HUGE! Why limit yourself with what the universe can supply. In today's economy it is not unusual to hear predictions about the economy getting worse and worse. This is good to know and we all should be diligent about making plans to survive a crisis and vote for the right person to represent the public good. However, don't get too hung up because ultimately God is in control and his universe is abundant and He wants to give us what we wish for as His children. This is where faith plays an important role in your life. You have to make the practical steps toward your work and caring for yourself and allow God to bring what you need to you. It is more about surrender than control. Know that where doors are closed and things or people in our lives have departed it is another opportunity to elevate your life to new realms of experience.
Letting go and surrender is a slow process for most of us because it is our natural tendency to want to hang on for dear life to what we feel is secure. In actuality nothing is secure and the only thing that is for sure is your relationship with God. Pay attention to who is being brought to you and what resources come to you and use gratitude to infuse potential into all situations. Every situation is like a seed that can grow into a flower or a huge tree like the mighty oak form a small acorn. Surrender to what is and sit back comfortably into your life as it takes the form that you wish your life to be. If your are looking for a broad following then spending time on the web is what will get you to your goal. Surrender to putting in your personal time. I have heard of people who sign up to apps that deliver messages at prescribed intervals on Twitter. In my estimation they are missing out on the real benefit of social networking and that is about relationships. Gaulding who was a Life Coach coined the term "Return on Relationship." You will have to let go of habits such as using technology to cut corners. Prioritize your time and spend as much time as you can building relationships. Surrender means that your faith in God is such that you can depend on Him and Him alone to provide the circumstance and means for you to reach your goals. Praise Him and open your heart with gratitude.
Intention is the clear will that you exert when you set goals and objectives. Intention is like a sharp arrow that is thrust toward the goal or bulls eye from the bow. There is some practice required and like the archer the more skilled he/she becomes the faster and more accurately the arrow hits the target. Having a mind that is one pointed comes through spiritual practices. The one which I insist on having people follow is Meditation. Start with fifteen or twenty minutes then build up to an hour every day. Keep a journal and write down what comes up for you. You may find that your own consciousness will direct you to make certain changes in your business to help you grow and succeed. The more you meditate the easier it is to access that part of you from which creativity springs forth in whatever form that is uniquely for you. Mine is business and teaching through writing and networking. Yours may be music, math, athletics of something else. Don't suppress your creativity because it is a power guide to direct your path that will help you be successful and earn money.
Finding balance in your life will bring the harmony that you need to draw money and success. I have found since spending time with my spiritual Teacher that a disciplined life works best for me. That means eating vegetarian foods. If you are not ready to give up meat eating I recommend you shop at Wal-Mart or another store where they buy from farmers who allow animals free range. Keep your life simple so that your energy can be directed toward your work, thus less distractions with other responsibilities. Every hour of the day should be planned with activities and spiritual practices and reading that will benefit you. Make your life your number one priority and put your needs first. Although we are taught that this is approach is selfish - it is not. My Teacher said that we can have all the zeros in the world but unless we put a one first they mean nothing.
Words are powerful and I want you to read spiritual texts that are meaningful to you. Claim Biblical passages that assure your protection and good. Empower yourself through these truths. Stay away from nonbelievers as much as possible and limit the amount of conversation. If you have to engage with someone who is not positive keep it short and simple. Always be polite but that doesn't mean that you let people tread on you. The work you are undertaking is transformative and it will rattle certain people's cage! When they see the change in you they will attempt to sabotage or bring you down to their level. This is lower human behavior and you will take the higher road. Like a stone being tumbled on the river bed you will become sooth. Let the process happen and keep yourself uplifted. Gandhi said "I will never let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet."
Keep your words pure, sweet and simple and breath easy when you feel the pressures of life come upon you. A French proverb says that a good conscience is like having a feather pillow on which to rest one's head at night. Try to do the right things and trust God and trust yourself to live the life of your dreams.
Please feel free to contact me: lawrencerita511@gmail.com
Use affirmations to keep your mind focused on your goals. An affirmation is a short paragraph or sentence that says in positive terms that you will achieve a particular goal. Today I affirm that I will reach out to and uplift a new group of people who will benefit from my work. Today I affirm that I have the benefit of reaping the rewards of the spiritual work done to date and will be supported by the Grace of my Master. This is how affirmations work. They provide the framework for you to build upon to empower yourself on the inside. There is no room for negativity and self doubt when you are filled with powerful words of positivity.
Write your goals down and take the necessary steps (or objectives) to reach your goals. Write three long term goals that you want to achieve by three months out from now. Then write short term goals that go with the long term goal that you will measure in 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks and at the months end. Keep track of your achievements and if something is obstructing your path, (most of us experiences a shortage of funds, time or other resources,) don't think for a minute that it means that your project will be derailed. Instead focus on the parts of your plan that will work until you can draw in the needed money or other resources.
I encourage meditation and prayer. Prayer so that you can ask God for what you need and meditation so that you can listen to what God is telling you to do. Use guided imagery to see yourself with the money you need. If your goal is to earn a set amount of money - make that amount HUGE! Why limit yourself with what the universe can supply. In today's economy it is not unusual to hear predictions about the economy getting worse and worse. This is good to know and we all should be diligent about making plans to survive a crisis and vote for the right person to represent the public good. However, don't get too hung up because ultimately God is in control and his universe is abundant and He wants to give us what we wish for as His children. This is where faith plays an important role in your life. You have to make the practical steps toward your work and caring for yourself and allow God to bring what you need to you. It is more about surrender than control. Know that where doors are closed and things or people in our lives have departed it is another opportunity to elevate your life to new realms of experience.
Letting go and surrender is a slow process for most of us because it is our natural tendency to want to hang on for dear life to what we feel is secure. In actuality nothing is secure and the only thing that is for sure is your relationship with God. Pay attention to who is being brought to you and what resources come to you and use gratitude to infuse potential into all situations. Every situation is like a seed that can grow into a flower or a huge tree like the mighty oak form a small acorn. Surrender to what is and sit back comfortably into your life as it takes the form that you wish your life to be. If your are looking for a broad following then spending time on the web is what will get you to your goal. Surrender to putting in your personal time. I have heard of people who sign up to apps that deliver messages at prescribed intervals on Twitter. In my estimation they are missing out on the real benefit of social networking and that is about relationships. Gaulding who was a Life Coach coined the term "Return on Relationship." You will have to let go of habits such as using technology to cut corners. Prioritize your time and spend as much time as you can building relationships. Surrender means that your faith in God is such that you can depend on Him and Him alone to provide the circumstance and means for you to reach your goals. Praise Him and open your heart with gratitude.
Intention is the clear will that you exert when you set goals and objectives. Intention is like a sharp arrow that is thrust toward the goal or bulls eye from the bow. There is some practice required and like the archer the more skilled he/she becomes the faster and more accurately the arrow hits the target. Having a mind that is one pointed comes through spiritual practices. The one which I insist on having people follow is Meditation. Start with fifteen or twenty minutes then build up to an hour every day. Keep a journal and write down what comes up for you. You may find that your own consciousness will direct you to make certain changes in your business to help you grow and succeed. The more you meditate the easier it is to access that part of you from which creativity springs forth in whatever form that is uniquely for you. Mine is business and teaching through writing and networking. Yours may be music, math, athletics of something else. Don't suppress your creativity because it is a power guide to direct your path that will help you be successful and earn money.
Finding balance in your life will bring the harmony that you need to draw money and success. I have found since spending time with my spiritual Teacher that a disciplined life works best for me. That means eating vegetarian foods. If you are not ready to give up meat eating I recommend you shop at Wal-Mart or another store where they buy from farmers who allow animals free range. Keep your life simple so that your energy can be directed toward your work, thus less distractions with other responsibilities. Every hour of the day should be planned with activities and spiritual practices and reading that will benefit you. Make your life your number one priority and put your needs first. Although we are taught that this is approach is selfish - it is not. My Teacher said that we can have all the zeros in the world but unless we put a one first they mean nothing.
Words are powerful and I want you to read spiritual texts that are meaningful to you. Claim Biblical passages that assure your protection and good. Empower yourself through these truths. Stay away from nonbelievers as much as possible and limit the amount of conversation. If you have to engage with someone who is not positive keep it short and simple. Always be polite but that doesn't mean that you let people tread on you. The work you are undertaking is transformative and it will rattle certain people's cage! When they see the change in you they will attempt to sabotage or bring you down to their level. This is lower human behavior and you will take the higher road. Like a stone being tumbled on the river bed you will become sooth. Let the process happen and keep yourself uplifted. Gandhi said "I will never let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet."
Keep your words pure, sweet and simple and breath easy when you feel the pressures of life come upon you. A French proverb says that a good conscience is like having a feather pillow on which to rest one's head at night. Try to do the right things and trust God and trust yourself to live the life of your dreams.
Please feel free to contact me: lawrencerita511@gmail.com
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Success is now!
Many people rush toward the goal of achieving success and miss what is expressed by the saying "Stop and smell the roses." Success is often eluded to as something that is a little beyond our reach and "waiting for us around the corner." Being in the present moment will draw you attention to what is at hand. It is the little things that make the big things that create the big picture - beautiful landscape r cozy house. Really make it anything that you want but don't make yourself limited by your mind's ideas. You mind may be inclined to have a room with a low ceiling that doesn't allow you to grow tall. Make that room a huge area with an open glass ceiling to see the sky above.
Always start with clearing what is inside you. Ask yourself what is creating a negative vibration that is repelling the success that you are working to materialize? It could come from sources such as resentment, anger or greed. Whatever it is you are the only one who can identify it and uproot it from your psyche. You may need to start with counseling depending on where you are. Always meditate because meditation is a means of connecting with the Universal Power that brings issues to the surface, without having to mentally examine the root causes. I would advise you not to take medication if they are offered but to stay with the feelings that arise and let them pass through you. Only if you are ever at a point of having thoughts of suicide or self harm do I advise that route. And if you take medication before you learn to clear thought the process of meditation, thus increasing your brains ability to function at a higher frequency its obviously okay because it won't be permanent as you gain more traction on the spiritual path. As you learn to associate the feeling with its root cause you will find that it will loose its grip or power over you. Pretty soon you will anticipate when you will switch back into some negative association in response to an external event and be able to escape the whole process with a smile and perhaps a laugh at what once caused you anguish and despair.
Don't spend an enormous amount focusing on the negative but keep your hope on the future that lies before you. Know that by staying in the present moment you will accomplish your objectives that will lead toward your goals. If you begin to worry that the future will somehow not provide the positive outcomes that you plan on look at why that question is coming up for you. Is it because of some tangible force or shift in circumstances outside your control. For example the stock market might not be returning profits for the type of industry that your company represents. There is no harm in pausing and gathering facts. Hire a consultant if you need to who will lend a second opinion. Always read the news and stay abreast of public policy as this affects us all and especially small businesses. Become politically active and contact your Representatives and Senators whenever you have a concern about policy that can affect your business adversely. Join organizations that have similar customers, goods or services who can help through being a resource. Learn how to use your intuition and if you gut feeling is not to do something don't do it until it feels right.
What others say about you personally and as a business owner will impact your success. Whenever you are in public always remember to be on stage and not to let your tongue get away from you. There is a term that people in the hospitality business learn - on stage and off stage behaviors. Until you are in a safe spot or with trusted friends be sure to keep your conversations in safe proximity. You want to be able to project an image that says you are trustworthy and are bound to your principles and virtues. If you say a kind word to someone that person will always think of you with compassion. Give to others as you would want them to give to you, as Jesus taught. When you want to leave an impression in the world make it a good one. It is much harder to try to salvage the damage that can be caused by a thoughtless rebuke of someone whom you considered insignificant. You never know how much unofficial power and influence a person holds. Take for instance a twitter follower. A person may contact you directly and you may be someone with power and importance and drop that follower for their direct approach. Who is the looser here? That person who might not be a political player themselves can have thousands of followers and be a useful support to your business or campaign. See things in perspective. Nobody is to small to fail in God's eyes.
Marketing is a key component to success and it takes time to develop relationships. Don't push to hard to recruit new customers. Trust that when you put out the best product or service people are going to be able to find you. Nothing is quite as fast as wild fires and word of mouth. I read a book a few years ago on the Grapevine as a marketing strategy that is used by companies who employ people to go out into the public and speak well of their products. Most of us know who important it is to get a referral when we are looking for a lawyer or dentist for instance. It puts our minds at ease if someone has a relationship with the person whom we need to obtain goods or services from. Social network sites have allowed a forum in which we can get to know people over time. Really get to know your client's well. Chat with them on line and find out about their lives. Coach, Tommy Spaulinding coined the term "Return on Relationship." Just like a farmer who plants the seeds that will grow in response to environmental conditions, you are creating your wealth seeds through relationships. Each interaction and each helpful gesture that you plant will grow. Whoever you have influenced positively will look to your company for information or results when the need arises. Make sure that you have done the ground work with your relationships and enjoy the financial rewards of providing services and goods at the best standards possible.
Your personal life plays a role in your success. You may be motivated to meet your family's developmental milestones such as buying a home, providing vacations and sendidng kids to college. Raising children is probably the heaviest financial undertaking that we take. During your years of raising a family make sure that you are spending time with them. Make your motto "I like my family better than money." I watched a television program about Donald Trump and while his blended family members could report that he was a good provider there wasn't any real meaning to their relationship beyond that. You will have to ask yourself whether you can get up earlier and attend breakfast meetings to accommodate leaving the office to see your kid play in little league. Prioritize with your family as a focal point. Spend time with your children each day. Even for the financailly well off their children are at risk of being deprived of the love and security that can only be learned through contact with parents as role models. Hire a nanny to spend time with your kids while you and your spouse spend some time together on trips. Make it a fun time for your kids by planning some local trips with their nanny in your absence. When your home life is in harmony with your business or professional life you will facilitate and magnify abundance in your life. Use the model of the four goals of life to evaluate and contemplate how harmonious the areas are: wealth, health, knowledge and liberation (or self-actualization.)
I recommend that you spend a recommended amount of time exercising daily. I promote yoga because it keeps the body subtle and doesn't put stress on joints. Whatever you choose is going to work for you because your body needs to be maintained just like the engine of a Porche. Yoga poses unite your body with the intention that the pose was created. Yoga poses often use animals and nature to illustrate our own body's needs. For instance I like the mountain pose because it helps me stand firm in my life and feel grounded. Find a yoga studio or class near you and committ to a series of physical and inner transformations. Someone whom I have taken classes from in the past when I visited my Meditation teacher is John Friend. Check his website for videos etc. to help you with this amazing practice. Be mindful of what you expose your senses to by not indulging in things that are of a lower nature and I think that you will get my jest without my having to spell it out for you. When you take in negative qualities through exposure to wrong use of body, hurts your spiritual development. Don't think that you are free from the effects of the wrong that others participate in because your are viewing it only. Not so!
Keep regular hours for sleep and wake up early to meditate. The early hours are auspicious as the earth is still and that makes it easier to go within. Learn to use the breath to guide you into meditation. Breath in deep and long and exhale completely. Oxygen is essential for life and the more we can get to our cells the better our bodies will be. Eat vegetarian foods. Today I received an email claiming that it was a plot from the left to promote vegetarian foods. I am conservative and don't have to know anything more than from my own experience of being vegetarian has made my intestines clean and body healthier. I am against factory farming and the inhumane slaughter of animals. Once you realize the sacredness in all life you will not want to harm other forms of life much less eat them. Instead join animal rescue organizations and see how these farm animals relate to humans. If you like your own dog or cat you will like how pigs and goats love you too! Don't shun what is best for your own good because of your social conditioning. Learn vegetarian recipes and enjoy eating in a way that promotes health and reverses illnesses such as coronary artery disease as Bill Clinton has recently shared.
Have gratitude for your many blessings that are showered on you throughout the day! Be at peace and mind the words you use. I will discuss more about the power of words tomorrow. Feel free to contact me at lawrencerita511@gmail.com
Always start with clearing what is inside you. Ask yourself what is creating a negative vibration that is repelling the success that you are working to materialize? It could come from sources such as resentment, anger or greed. Whatever it is you are the only one who can identify it and uproot it from your psyche. You may need to start with counseling depending on where you are. Always meditate because meditation is a means of connecting with the Universal Power that brings issues to the surface, without having to mentally examine the root causes. I would advise you not to take medication if they are offered but to stay with the feelings that arise and let them pass through you. Only if you are ever at a point of having thoughts of suicide or self harm do I advise that route. And if you take medication before you learn to clear thought the process of meditation, thus increasing your brains ability to function at a higher frequency its obviously okay because it won't be permanent as you gain more traction on the spiritual path. As you learn to associate the feeling with its root cause you will find that it will loose its grip or power over you. Pretty soon you will anticipate when you will switch back into some negative association in response to an external event and be able to escape the whole process with a smile and perhaps a laugh at what once caused you anguish and despair.
Don't spend an enormous amount focusing on the negative but keep your hope on the future that lies before you. Know that by staying in the present moment you will accomplish your objectives that will lead toward your goals. If you begin to worry that the future will somehow not provide the positive outcomes that you plan on look at why that question is coming up for you. Is it because of some tangible force or shift in circumstances outside your control. For example the stock market might not be returning profits for the type of industry that your company represents. There is no harm in pausing and gathering facts. Hire a consultant if you need to who will lend a second opinion. Always read the news and stay abreast of public policy as this affects us all and especially small businesses. Become politically active and contact your Representatives and Senators whenever you have a concern about policy that can affect your business adversely. Join organizations that have similar customers, goods or services who can help through being a resource. Learn how to use your intuition and if you gut feeling is not to do something don't do it until it feels right.
What others say about you personally and as a business owner will impact your success. Whenever you are in public always remember to be on stage and not to let your tongue get away from you. There is a term that people in the hospitality business learn - on stage and off stage behaviors. Until you are in a safe spot or with trusted friends be sure to keep your conversations in safe proximity. You want to be able to project an image that says you are trustworthy and are bound to your principles and virtues. If you say a kind word to someone that person will always think of you with compassion. Give to others as you would want them to give to you, as Jesus taught. When you want to leave an impression in the world make it a good one. It is much harder to try to salvage the damage that can be caused by a thoughtless rebuke of someone whom you considered insignificant. You never know how much unofficial power and influence a person holds. Take for instance a twitter follower. A person may contact you directly and you may be someone with power and importance and drop that follower for their direct approach. Who is the looser here? That person who might not be a political player themselves can have thousands of followers and be a useful support to your business or campaign. See things in perspective. Nobody is to small to fail in God's eyes.
Marketing is a key component to success and it takes time to develop relationships. Don't push to hard to recruit new customers. Trust that when you put out the best product or service people are going to be able to find you. Nothing is quite as fast as wild fires and word of mouth. I read a book a few years ago on the Grapevine as a marketing strategy that is used by companies who employ people to go out into the public and speak well of their products. Most of us know who important it is to get a referral when we are looking for a lawyer or dentist for instance. It puts our minds at ease if someone has a relationship with the person whom we need to obtain goods or services from. Social network sites have allowed a forum in which we can get to know people over time. Really get to know your client's well. Chat with them on line and find out about their lives. Coach, Tommy Spaulinding coined the term "Return on Relationship." Just like a farmer who plants the seeds that will grow in response to environmental conditions, you are creating your wealth seeds through relationships. Each interaction and each helpful gesture that you plant will grow. Whoever you have influenced positively will look to your company for information or results when the need arises. Make sure that you have done the ground work with your relationships and enjoy the financial rewards of providing services and goods at the best standards possible.
Your personal life plays a role in your success. You may be motivated to meet your family's developmental milestones such as buying a home, providing vacations and sendidng kids to college. Raising children is probably the heaviest financial undertaking that we take. During your years of raising a family make sure that you are spending time with them. Make your motto "I like my family better than money." I watched a television program about Donald Trump and while his blended family members could report that he was a good provider there wasn't any real meaning to their relationship beyond that. You will have to ask yourself whether you can get up earlier and attend breakfast meetings to accommodate leaving the office to see your kid play in little league. Prioritize with your family as a focal point. Spend time with your children each day. Even for the financailly well off their children are at risk of being deprived of the love and security that can only be learned through contact with parents as role models. Hire a nanny to spend time with your kids while you and your spouse spend some time together on trips. Make it a fun time for your kids by planning some local trips with their nanny in your absence. When your home life is in harmony with your business or professional life you will facilitate and magnify abundance in your life. Use the model of the four goals of life to evaluate and contemplate how harmonious the areas are: wealth, health, knowledge and liberation (or self-actualization.)
I recommend that you spend a recommended amount of time exercising daily. I promote yoga because it keeps the body subtle and doesn't put stress on joints. Whatever you choose is going to work for you because your body needs to be maintained just like the engine of a Porche. Yoga poses unite your body with the intention that the pose was created. Yoga poses often use animals and nature to illustrate our own body's needs. For instance I like the mountain pose because it helps me stand firm in my life and feel grounded. Find a yoga studio or class near you and committ to a series of physical and inner transformations. Someone whom I have taken classes from in the past when I visited my Meditation teacher is John Friend. Check his website for videos etc. to help you with this amazing practice. Be mindful of what you expose your senses to by not indulging in things that are of a lower nature and I think that you will get my jest without my having to spell it out for you. When you take in negative qualities through exposure to wrong use of body, hurts your spiritual development. Don't think that you are free from the effects of the wrong that others participate in because your are viewing it only. Not so!
Keep regular hours for sleep and wake up early to meditate. The early hours are auspicious as the earth is still and that makes it easier to go within. Learn to use the breath to guide you into meditation. Breath in deep and long and exhale completely. Oxygen is essential for life and the more we can get to our cells the better our bodies will be. Eat vegetarian foods. Today I received an email claiming that it was a plot from the left to promote vegetarian foods. I am conservative and don't have to know anything more than from my own experience of being vegetarian has made my intestines clean and body healthier. I am against factory farming and the inhumane slaughter of animals. Once you realize the sacredness in all life you will not want to harm other forms of life much less eat them. Instead join animal rescue organizations and see how these farm animals relate to humans. If you like your own dog or cat you will like how pigs and goats love you too! Don't shun what is best for your own good because of your social conditioning. Learn vegetarian recipes and enjoy eating in a way that promotes health and reverses illnesses such as coronary artery disease as Bill Clinton has recently shared.
Have gratitude for your many blessings that are showered on you throughout the day! Be at peace and mind the words you use. I will discuss more about the power of words tomorrow. Feel free to contact me at lawrencerita511@gmail.com
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Moving with the Power within.
One of the most enjoyable scenes from the Bible is that of King David as he danced his way into Jerusalem (I hope that's the correct city.) Anyway David had a penchant for getting into the groove with God. He understood God and he could resonate with God's vibrational frequency. There is a type of Meditation called Sound and Light Meditation and it's just what it says - it connects you with the sound and light vibrations within once you are initiated by the Master. Through the Grace and guidance of a Master your own frequency of light and sound becomes attuned to that of God. With liberation you remain emersed at the same vibrational frequency level of God all of the time.
The more pure your own frequency becomes, the more divine sounds you will hear. David was experiencing these divine sounds as his feet danced and his robes flapped and twirled about his body. God has the kind of power that fills our body and soul with so much joy and energy that it's only expression comes through the dance like David did on that day. He must have been a good looking guy with his long golden hair perhaps and sweat pouring off his brow. He would have been muscular and agile reminding me of a Michael Angelo statue. Servant women lined the path to cheer him on, perhaps giggling and gaping at the beauty of his movement and flashes of his loins. Later when he got to his home or palace, his wife was waiting. She was angered by his open display of his private parts to all the servant women in the city, and scolded him for his brazenness. That scene ended their relationship because his wife didn't understand him. His dance was about his love for God, and the power that flowed through him was so powerful that it moved his body and soul. He was totally in the present and it was totally about his togetherness or oneness with God.
I like total abandonment to God and it's up to others if they wish to judge - farewell my friend! I would rather be called mad for God. Yet you must be sincere with your love for God. If not, who do you think you're fooling? Don't you think that God could sense David's fervor? I hope that we all move our bodies and feel the Power of God's Love and Majesty in every movement. Taking care of our bodies and being agile and athletic as David was, is a worthy goal that God will support you in achieving. We all have our karma to deal with in life. Some of you may actually be burdened with some physical illness and I hope that you will still try to reach your potential.
Bill Clinton has a tape which I have posted on this site. He shares how he is undoing the damage that he caused his body through vegetarian diet which allows the body to unclog the arteries. I recommend vegetarian diets because I have found it to be a very clean way of keeping the intestines clean. Also you don't absorb the antibiotics and steroids that they feed to live stock. If you haven't already done so please watch "Food, Inc." (posted on this site.) We are supposed to be a civilized society and when I saw how factory farms operate and the cruelty that is done to the animals it breaks my heart. The slaughterhouses are like something out of hell. Is this what you are looking to energize your body that is a vessel for God? My Teacher asks "Why do you want to make your body into a graveyard?"
I like business and have always thought that people should be able to earn as much money as they desire. Business creates the potential for wealth and as long as you tithe and take care of your loved ones, money is a blessing. Whenever you are stingy with money it shrinks your capacity for love and contracts your experience of the power of abundance. Generosity is always the higher path and even if it's a little bit it's always a good thing to give. If you run a business be aware of what is going on with your customers and don't just take from them. If you live from the heart you will do this naturally. Let's all strive for abundance and create opportunities in our lives where we can "go for it" as the saying goes. Create an avenue for your business to serve your community. For instance Office Max sponsors "Adopt a Classroom," so that children will get the school supplies they need. Tommy Spaulding a famous Coach impacted they way people network. His philosophy was always to serve those you were wanting to be your clients and take the relationship to a higher place through getting to know your client's lives thoroughly. It takes effort and a desire to connect on a deeper level. He called his networking "netgiving" because the focus was always on the client's needs and giving them what they needed and more by going the extra mile. As the saying goes "Just do it!" Your heart may not be as open to this idea as you would like but the more you step out into the realm of generosity, more will come back to you. That is a natural law of the universe. Make your intention clear about your desire, then release it. If you hold onto the intention it will become the focus instead of the process that is about to unfold that will bring blessings to you.
Ask yourself what is your deep passion. What do you need to "go for it?" David didn't hold back and he didn't take a berating from his wife either. It is important to know yourself through self-enquiry and journaling. When you are confident about who you are you can be a pillar of strength for others who need you to help them grow. If you are in business it is your responsibility to deliver all that you say you will and do it in a loving and courteous way. If you are doing something that you don't like try to build a business up on the side and when it is more fully developed you can maybe switch. Keep your enthusiasm high by preparing and always honoring whatever you are called or asked to do. Like David don't let anyone rob you of your power. Follow the advise of one of the world's greatest power brokers, Mahatma Gandhi, "I will never let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet."
The week is ahead of you now and it's important to write your goals out. Write a long term goal for the month and split it up into measurable weekly or short term goals. Stay focused on your projects and keep working day and night to get the job done. Excellence is the key to getting referrals. When people speak highly of your work they will be bound to tell others. The process is character building for you and motivating when you get as Spaulding coined "Return on Relationships." Who gets up thinking of doing something with a negative attitude and gets it done well? No one I hope! You need to be your own hockey or football coach. Life is like a training camp but the game is for real. Be sure that your self talk is positive and that you are spurring yourself to continue on. Attitudes are contagious so make sure yours is worth catching. Believe in yourself and put your trust in God or your Higher Power. Remember to think of your God or Higher Power through out the day and speak to He/She as though she were with you in every moment. Know that God wants you to succeed and that you will have many blessings to help you accomplish fame, fortune or whatever your ultimate goal.
Please feel free to contact me: lawrencerita511@gmail.com
The more pure your own frequency becomes, the more divine sounds you will hear. David was experiencing these divine sounds as his feet danced and his robes flapped and twirled about his body. God has the kind of power that fills our body and soul with so much joy and energy that it's only expression comes through the dance like David did on that day. He must have been a good looking guy with his long golden hair perhaps and sweat pouring off his brow. He would have been muscular and agile reminding me of a Michael Angelo statue. Servant women lined the path to cheer him on, perhaps giggling and gaping at the beauty of his movement and flashes of his loins. Later when he got to his home or palace, his wife was waiting. She was angered by his open display of his private parts to all the servant women in the city, and scolded him for his brazenness. That scene ended their relationship because his wife didn't understand him. His dance was about his love for God, and the power that flowed through him was so powerful that it moved his body and soul. He was totally in the present and it was totally about his togetherness or oneness with God.
I like total abandonment to God and it's up to others if they wish to judge - farewell my friend! I would rather be called mad for God. Yet you must be sincere with your love for God. If not, who do you think you're fooling? Don't you think that God could sense David's fervor? I hope that we all move our bodies and feel the Power of God's Love and Majesty in every movement. Taking care of our bodies and being agile and athletic as David was, is a worthy goal that God will support you in achieving. We all have our karma to deal with in life. Some of you may actually be burdened with some physical illness and I hope that you will still try to reach your potential.
Bill Clinton has a tape which I have posted on this site. He shares how he is undoing the damage that he caused his body through vegetarian diet which allows the body to unclog the arteries. I recommend vegetarian diets because I have found it to be a very clean way of keeping the intestines clean. Also you don't absorb the antibiotics and steroids that they feed to live stock. If you haven't already done so please watch "Food, Inc." (posted on this site.) We are supposed to be a civilized society and when I saw how factory farms operate and the cruelty that is done to the animals it breaks my heart. The slaughterhouses are like something out of hell. Is this what you are looking to energize your body that is a vessel for God? My Teacher asks "Why do you want to make your body into a graveyard?"
I like business and have always thought that people should be able to earn as much money as they desire. Business creates the potential for wealth and as long as you tithe and take care of your loved ones, money is a blessing. Whenever you are stingy with money it shrinks your capacity for love and contracts your experience of the power of abundance. Generosity is always the higher path and even if it's a little bit it's always a good thing to give. If you run a business be aware of what is going on with your customers and don't just take from them. If you live from the heart you will do this naturally. Let's all strive for abundance and create opportunities in our lives where we can "go for it" as the saying goes. Create an avenue for your business to serve your community. For instance Office Max sponsors "Adopt a Classroom," so that children will get the school supplies they need. Tommy Spaulding a famous Coach impacted they way people network. His philosophy was always to serve those you were wanting to be your clients and take the relationship to a higher place through getting to know your client's lives thoroughly. It takes effort and a desire to connect on a deeper level. He called his networking "netgiving" because the focus was always on the client's needs and giving them what they needed and more by going the extra mile. As the saying goes "Just do it!" Your heart may not be as open to this idea as you would like but the more you step out into the realm of generosity, more will come back to you. That is a natural law of the universe. Make your intention clear about your desire, then release it. If you hold onto the intention it will become the focus instead of the process that is about to unfold that will bring blessings to you.
Ask yourself what is your deep passion. What do you need to "go for it?" David didn't hold back and he didn't take a berating from his wife either. It is important to know yourself through self-enquiry and journaling. When you are confident about who you are you can be a pillar of strength for others who need you to help them grow. If you are in business it is your responsibility to deliver all that you say you will and do it in a loving and courteous way. If you are doing something that you don't like try to build a business up on the side and when it is more fully developed you can maybe switch. Keep your enthusiasm high by preparing and always honoring whatever you are called or asked to do. Like David don't let anyone rob you of your power. Follow the advise of one of the world's greatest power brokers, Mahatma Gandhi, "I will never let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet."
The week is ahead of you now and it's important to write your goals out. Write a long term goal for the month and split it up into measurable weekly or short term goals. Stay focused on your projects and keep working day and night to get the job done. Excellence is the key to getting referrals. When people speak highly of your work they will be bound to tell others. The process is character building for you and motivating when you get as Spaulding coined "Return on Relationships." Who gets up thinking of doing something with a negative attitude and gets it done well? No one I hope! You need to be your own hockey or football coach. Life is like a training camp but the game is for real. Be sure that your self talk is positive and that you are spurring yourself to continue on. Attitudes are contagious so make sure yours is worth catching. Believe in yourself and put your trust in God or your Higher Power. Remember to think of your God or Higher Power through out the day and speak to He/She as though she were with you in every moment. Know that God wants you to succeed and that you will have many blessings to help you accomplish fame, fortune or whatever your ultimate goal.
Please feel free to contact me: lawrencerita511@gmail.com
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