From can't to I believe.

From I can't to I believe.

In the last post I talk about using our thoughts and whispers from spirit to find new thoughts and beliefs.  This change can be a baby step or a leap.  It all depends on how open you are to new ideas and how far you can stretch your imagination.  Then you take a leap of faith, which may make you feel vulnerable.  After all you are looking for something new.  That can be a bit scary.  But to face our challenges brings us bit by bit out of our comfort zone. Remember Cant does not exist anymore he is now Ibelieve.  So lets look through the eyes of Ibelieve.

Ibelieve knows where he is in his current situation.  Picture your challenge or fear that you want to change.

Now picture you in your new reality.  If it is weight loss, or a healthier lifestyle for you then picture yourself the way you want to be.  Imagine yourself feeling healthier.  Think thoughts of I believe I can be a healthier.  I believe I can add ten minutes of exercise or stretching in my day.  I believe I can eat one more fruit or vegetable than I did today.  I believe I can find a friend or someone to call and support me on this journey.

Maybe you are shy and want to communicate better and be more confident.  Picture yourself being friendly and approaching someone new and starting a conversation.  Make it easy and superficial at first.  Try to do that once each day.  Maybe after a week or so, you feel comfortable with a particular person, ask them if they would like to meet for coffee or join you in an activity you enjoy.  

The key here is not to jump to success and instant transformation.  It is about focusing of believing you can do this.  It will take practice and affirmations several times each day.  I can.  I can.  I can.  I want to.  I will.  I have support.  The goal is to get to a place where you can picture yourself being this new you.  Focus on FEELING that way.  Let that feeling grow.  If it is thin, feel thin.  If it is confident feel confident.  Smile confidently.  Tell yourself you can't help but feel confident.  It's your nature.  I am confident, or thin, or brave, or etc.  Whatever your challenge or stress is make a step or write a plan to help you reach your goal. Commit to yourself to that goal.  Forget about the past all that exists is this moment and the goal ahead of you.

When Ego B. Mind starts interrupting your new thoughts and beliefs tell him to go away.  He is no longer serving you because you won't accept anything less than success.  Ask Spirit Lead Me to come and reinforce your new beliefs and chase the old patterns away.  Spirit will always remind you anything is possible and not to give up.  Feel the determination and go back to feeling I believe again.  

Commit yourself to doing this for 1 week. Put post it notes around your house. Set an alarm on your phone and do your affirmation each time it goes off.  See how you feel.  Keep up the practice.  Smile at yourself and others.  Belief is always in you.  

I have done this and am doing it again with you now, so let's get started. It's never to late to begin!

With Infinite Love and Gratitude!

Debbie

Belief and success

In order to move forward and make success a reality, we must look at and acknowledge where we have been and are.  It is a matter of getting a broader perspective on one's situation and also of owning where you are now.  Much like someone who has fallen into a deep ravine.  You look up and note where you are and assess what the situation is so you can make a plan to move forward.   Your initial reaction may be shock, denial, rejection or loss of will or hope.  You may say there is no way, I can't, I don't know how, or I don't have what I need to get out of this situation.  The outcome totally results from your choices.

Some people will choose to make no decision seeing no way out.  I will call him Cant.  Cant becomes paralyzed with fear and inaction because he feels he has no choice becomes a victim.  The key here is what is he a victim to. Is Cant really a victim of circumstance or to the thoughts and beliefs in his mind?  Cant believes and feels he will stay in this ravine.

Another person falls into that same ravine.  We will call him Will.  He assesses the situation.  He sees no way out but opens his mind to other possibilities.  Will starts using the power of imagination .  Will refuses to accept being stuck.  "I want to get out of here.  I want to live.  I want to see my family again.  I choose life."  Will takes small steps, one at a time until success is achieved.  Will actively believes and feels himself getting out and does.

Cant has developed a pattern of giving in.  Repeated failures have left him weak and beaten down.  Cant suffers low self esteem and determination.  He has lost his strength and inner voice.  His best friend has become Ego B. Mind.  He needs a new friend,  That friend is Spirit Lead Me.

Still lost in the ravine Cant looses his friend Mind.  And meets Spirit.  Spirit begins to talk to him, first in whispers.  "Anything is possible.  Don't give up.  Believe there is a way."  Cant starts to believe.  As his belief grows he begins to feel determined.  He chooses a different outcome and learns to succeed.

Knowing that he has been given a second chance at life he changes his name to Ibelieve.
 

Weight, Depression and Freedom: A Journey of Love

Months have crept by since I last blogged and also have extra and unwanted pounds slowly crept into my tissues.  It's winter now.  It is a time to  go within, find comfort, warmth and solitude.  If I were a bear I would be well prepared for a long winter.  Winter is a time for reflection.  Sometimes, we stay in winter mode for longer than the winter months.  That has been my state.  I haven't blogged for over a year. Wow.  Where have I been?  I asked myself that question.  I don't really know. Hours turned into days, and days into a year and a half.  Busy, occupied and sometimes lost. Life happened and I withdrew and escaped into it and myself.  I have had a broken leg, been in the hospital and therapy for 3-6 months.  Still not recuperated, actually have lots of work to go.  In the process I have gained more weight and struggle to keep myself going.  I have grieved what happened and where I am.  I have been angry and resentful.  I have prayed for help, of course looking for a specific outcome.  That outcome has not happened because I have not taken action to make it come about.  Now I'm tired of grieving. tired of going downhill.  From deep inside me my soul is calling me to wake up, find and claim my own strength. I have been looking outside of myself for someone or something to help me.  And I have had help.  I have received LifeLine sessions and energy work that have revealed hurt and the loss of my own voice or inability to speak up for myself.  I have been learning very important lessons during this time. I have been writing in my journal and discovering thought patterns and false beliefs that I have been replaying in my head.  They have not been helping me.  They have kept me trapped.  I have been living in the past, which really translates to existing but not really living at all.   The help I need comes from within and has always been inside of me.  It comes from my inner-self, my heart and my soul.  I come from God, from the divine.  I am a spark which emanates from the One Divine Living Flame we call God. I have been denying that I am a child of God and that my strength comes from him.

So rather than listen to the voice in my head that says, I can't do this, or it's too hard to do that; I am choosing to listen to my heart.  My heart tells me that all things are possible.  My heart tells me to love myself and to take care of myself.  It tells me I have all that I need and to live with gratitude.  It tells me I am alive and to celebrate that life.

It is snowing heavily outside.  The first heavy snow of the winter even though it is the end of February.  The huge heavy flakes are falling like rain.  Which is rather ironic because inside me I feel like spring.  Ready to burst forth with renewed energy and full of belief in myself.  I can see myself getting better and wanting to put forth the effort to get better.  I really feel like I can do it.

I am going to share this with you.  I will be telling you what I have discovered about myself recently and what changes  are taking place.  So pull up a chair, a cup of coffee and a tall glass of good healthy water and listen while I tell a story about me and perhaps about you too.  For we are all children of God, in search of our own divine spark of life, joy and happiness from within!

A Journey shared with heartfelt Infinite Love and Gratitude,
Debbie

Stress Relief

We all have times we are overloaded with stress. We need a quick way to transmute our feelings to get through the moment. That is what I want to share with you today. The stress will still need to be faced and the root causes revealed, however when it is a 10 out of 10, you can do one of the following!

I think my favorite way is visualization.

Close your eyes and envision a bridge in front of you. On the other side of the bridge is where you want to be. The land of_____. It might be peaceful, happy, relaxed... What ever it is, it is NOT Stress. In might be in control, in charge, confident, powerful. See what you want to be on the other side of that bridge. Give it color, focus, zoom in, what do you see, what do you feel. Now step on that bridge. Keep your focus on the other side. Allow yourself to become a part of the other side. Take another step. Feel yourself changing. Feel the emotions shift. With each step, you feel more enabled and happier. As you reach the top of the bridge, look down and across the view on the other side. You can see it all now. Your awareness of it is vivid and you are feeling your excitement build as you realize you are always in control and can choose to release stress in any form and let things be as they are. You do not need to hold it, move through and allow yourself to look back on the other side of the bridge. Where you came from, it is behind you, a part of your past. You now choose what path you are going to take to be in the Land of I am____. Walk or run across the remainder of the bridge, allowing yourself to feel your feet hit the ground on the other side. Become part of the environment there. You have envisioned it. Now create it!

Another way I find very helpful is to ground yourself.

Take a deep breath in. As you breathe out, allow the stress you are holding to go down to the earth. Let it go through the topsoil, through the clay, through the rock, through the water, to the core of the earth. The earth will transform and purify it. The earth will filter and take out all stress and return to you her constant love and nurturing. Keep breathing in and out feeling calmer and more loved with each breath. All is well, all is good. Let the breath continue to flow. You can also view yourself with water pouring over you, washing away the stress and cleansing you, leaving you refreshed and revitalized. As you breath in again, allow yourself to let to of the stress, feel yourself relaxing. You have the newness of a flower opening up with the sunshine enveloping it. Keep doing this until you really feel the energy of being refreshed.

With infinite Love and Gratitude to you!

Debbie

Your energy ball

We each give out energy. Our center is energy. The core of who we are. We are created as beings of pure love energy. As we grow the energy flows through us easily with love or it can become clouded, tainted and dense if we become filled with fear and "negativity". If we do not know how to release these emotions of fear and negativity they become part of who we are. We then project that energy out to others and our world. I am reflecting my life and energy outwards. You are reflecting your life and energy outwards as well.

The question is what are we each accepting and then choosing to reflect and project out. We may not even be aware of the beliefs and energies that we have taken on. The first step is to examine and question our current state of awareness. Our choices now poses several other questions. First, is whether you are reflecting the past, present or future? If you are reflecting your past, you are reliving part of your past and keeping much of your energy bogged down with what if's, I wish, or if only's. That is usually not positive energy, because if the past was positive you would be focusing your energy on the present or future. If your energy is being focused in the future, you are probably very busy and may have a combination of energies you work in and out of. So your energy may give out conflicting signals. If you are living for the future while not liking what you are doing you are probably unhappy. I am pretty confident that if you are choosing to live in either of these states, you are in fact unhappy? Why? Because you are not living in this moment, in your own power. You believe either that you have no choice and are stuck in the past or that you have to sacrifice yourself for the future, both prevent you from living in the present. Did you realize that you have another choice, which is to live in the present? If you are focused in the present, chances are you are well balanced and are sending out loving energy, because you are present in mind, body and spirit right now. You are probably calm, peaceful and happy.

The second consideration is if you are choosing to reflect from your inner self of who you are or are you mirroring from the beliefs of your family, culture or society? If you have been successful an balancing your emotional, spiritual and physical health, you are probably very confident, secure and living from your own sense of self. You would then be connected to your inner self and not preoccupied with what others think, want or reflect.

Third, what is your life's purpose and passion. What powers YOU? Do you own your power of self understanding and self love being connected to the world and universe in a harmonious and beneficial way. Have you found your place in the world? Are you choosing to reflect from your inner self of who you are deep in your core or are you mirroring from the beliefs of your family, culture or society? We often believe that we need this or that to be happy. We have been told that this is necessary or is demanded. Deep within each of us is the common truth? What should or do we need to do to survive or be productive? We may believe that we are unworthy, not confident, unable, or unsafe to be happy. We either live from limiting ourselves and not being true to our own spirit or we allow ourselves to be driven by our spirit. From this place we allow life to flow with ease. We are each born worthy, we are each born with potential and unlimited possibilities.

There is one truth that rings true with my soul. That truth is that everything is energy. We are energy, the same energy that we are created from. Inside each of us is a spark of light, our soul a part of the divine. Our bodies are uniquely designed to flow and grow. How our energy moves and grows is based upon the perceptions and beliefs that we have accepted as truth. But these perceptions and beliefs are not really truths. We are here to grow and learn. But many of us have been or are lost. We become lost in our stories, our pasts, our cultures, our limits, our dreams or our nightmares. We become lost in thoughts instead of living from our spirit within.

I'm gonna ask you to close your eyes and imagine yourself in a peaceful and serene area. You are happy and content. There is an abundance of beauty and nature in all its glory around you. Your heart is alive and joyful. You sense harmony. Birds are singing, trees are lush, flowers and plant and animal life thrive. Expand that feeling? Pay attention to what is around you. What time is it, what year is it., who is with you? What do you picture?

Everything you need is yours. What is this utopia that you are picturing?

For me it is harmony, communion with nature, people, animals and all plant life. There are loved ones and friends. I live on the land, planting and thriving with all life. I don't need things, or to be entertained, so to speak. I live with the spark of life of the Divine communicating to and through me. It is simple. It is freeing. It is joyful. It is love. There is no fear. There just is an infinite universe of love, harmony and existence. There is community, sharing, acceptance, love, compassion and peaceful interaction.

In this vision, everything is connected. Everything is part of the same energy. Reacting and responding to everything around it. The wind blows the tree branches sway. Everything has an effect to everything else. A push/pull but everything balances out.

Our lives are the same. We reflect out and affect others and our environment. A ripple effect is created. Hate produces anger, anger produces hate. When a different perception is accepted or we refuse to accept that energy because we realize it is untrue, the hate transforms. If you own your power, refuse to accept another's anger or hate you can remain in the present moment AND you can have an effect upon them, because at the very least they will wonder why you don't care about their anger or hate. They will feel your truth and energy. If you are feeling love and not hate, they will feel that love. They will then have the choice to accept that as their truth. It may take time, but Love produces love.

What is your life, the YOU that powers you. What is your significance? What is your connection to the world? What is it that brings you peace. What is your true inner knowing.

We each are unique and individual but we are not separate from the whole. We are still connected to all others and life. We are called to step into our own shoes so to speak, for maybe your choice is to go barefoot. Are you living your life according to your true purpose? In your connection to all other life, are you acting out of love and possibilities? We are each here to connect and interact with life. This journey is important. Each choice we make and everything around us has an impact on life. Whichever you choose, your choice does have an impact on others and your environment. What is your energy ball? How are you affecting others and life on this planet and universe?

Blessings,

With Infinite Love & Gratitude,

Debbie

Firing the Judge and jury.

Who is the judge and who are the jury members?

Each of us begins as a free spirit. We feel, we hunger and thirst, we see and we want.

Then we learn. We learn from others around us. Don Miguel Ruiz calls it domestication. Most of us become very adept at it. We accept what others tell us when we are young and believe it too. At first our parents appear as the judges. We conform to their rules and beliefs and behaviors. Then we become our own judges. We have learned "right" from "wrong" and we even judge some of what we were taught as "correct" or not by our agreements.

There is a great problem here. As young children, we also are thirsty for love and attention. Our parents are our first authority. (Note: I am not talking about teenagers here. They have already begun the transition of becoming their own judges.) But before then, We believe that we have to earn it. When we are told no, or that we have done something wrong or bad, we may come to believe that it is us who are wrong or bad. We also pick up many incorrect messages and internalize them as our truth. We may start to believe we are not good enough. Our self confidence may be wounded and we weave a reality about ourselves and our lives that are a false identity. They are total lies. But they become our vision of reality. We begin to see limitations, faults, doubt in ourselves. We believe the lies of society. We are not pretty enough, smart enough, good enough. How many of us were told to shut up or go away, never you mind, it's none of your business, etc. There were very likely gentler ways to communicate what they meant. The real problem is that what we heard is: your opinion does not count, I do not want to hear or see you, you are not good enough or valued enough to be included.

The real truth is that we are good enough. We are smart enough, pretty enough, valuable, talented, worthy and lovable.

The people and environments in our lives may not have been able to communicate that to us, we may not have felt it and we certainly may not have been able to dig deep within ourselves to say or shout:

HEY YOU, I AM GOOD ENOUGH! AS A MATTER OF FACT I AM PERFECT. I AM THE ONLY ME THERE IS. I HAVE A PURPOSE, LIGHT AND TRUTH. I AM A SPIRIT OF PURE LOVE. I CAN DO ANYTHING I BELIEVE. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. I AM STRONG. CONFIDENT AND BEAUTIFUL.

The GOOD news here is that right here and now, no matter you age, you can release all that negative self talk and old beliefs that held you back. Fire that judge and jury that have kept you limited. Choose to live in love that you were born to live and release the fear and all negativity.

It is your time to shine. It is you time to begin a new journey of awakening. The journey to empowerment of yourself and living your purpose and reaching your heart's desire.

Are you ready?

In the quiet of the night, in the calm of the day remember who you are. We each write our own life path. We each have our vision and choices. Can you choose to pull your energy and truth to yourself and be true to yourself? Can you create a new life free of the opinions or judgments of others.

Can you say each and every day:

I AM GOOD ENOUGH! AS A MATTER OF FACT I AM PERFECT. I AM THE ONLY ME THERE IS. I HAVE A PURPOSE, LIGHT AND TRUTH. I AM A SPIRIT OF PURE LOVE. I CAN DO ANYTHING I BELIEVE. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. I AM STRONG. CONFIDENT AND BEAUTIFUL. I CHOOSE TO REJECT ANYTHING THAT DOES NOT REFLECT LOVE AND LIGHT IN MY LIFE.

Peace and love,

With Infinite Love and Gratitude,

Debbie

Living passionately

I accept this life on earth.

What is your first reaction to this statement?

Do you say, "yes, absolutely" or do you feel twinges or resistance, anger or resentment?

How we internalize and flow with life determines how we will respond. We CAN change our response. If our past belief has been that we have had no choice in our reaction to life, then that belief keeps us from happiness and peace. It is so easy to resist parts of our life or past that are unpleasant. The voice in our head can play like a scratched record album, "If only....., If only....., If only...., my life would be different. I would be happy."

Well, everyone has their "story". The difference is whether or not we flow with life and accept all that is or whether we choose to resist and refuse life as it is. We all know of people who have tragic life stories and never give up. They persevere and end up happy and prosperous. We also know of people who have had tragic life stories that envelope them like a steel tomb that leaves them depressed and empty. They give up hope and resist life. They see themselves as victims, martyrs not as strong invincible warriors. What is the difference between these two groups of people. Which have you been? Which one do you want to be?

Think back to a time in grade school or junior high when you were introduced to competing against others. Did you feel confident in yourself? Or did you perceive others as more confident or better than you? Did you think, they will get it, they are more popular than me? Did you think, I can do anything I want. What exactly is it that makes some people "popular"? Does that make them happy? Were you or they just trying to fit in by being what others wanted them to be? Do they also feel they are not as good and have the same fears?

Regardless of what answers you gave to the above questions, the difference is whether there was balance in their life.

If you are creative and energetic, people want to be with you. Your fire element is strong and you consume and create life. If you are grounded and believe that your needs will be met regardless of circumstances, you will not judge your view of yourself upon the circumstances in life. Your earth element is nurturing and sustaining. If you are able to discern when to be strong and when to be flexible, you can easily transform and deflect what happens in life. Then your metal element is malleable allowing you to deflect and not own what is not yours and to flow through events easily. Again perceived by others as strength and positive either way. If it is your habit to take the path of least resistance, you will flow with the river of life and will not keep the unwanted judged "dirt" of life in your mind or body. Your water element will be bubbly, alive, flowing and again, healthy. The wood element is one of the strongest elements which represent our balance. When you are strongly rooted in life believe in yourself, you stand proud and tall like an oak, redwood, willow, or any tree by getting stronger with each passing storm. You will flourish and reach out to others sharing and giving. A healthy wood element is thriving and empowering. Breathe in a deep breath of fresh clean air. The air element with you allows you breathe in the breath of life that comes from the ultimate source of unconditional love and creation. That breath enables each of us to love others. Our actions will represent a spirit of wholeness and love that comes in with each breath. This wholeness, this spark of light that is deep within us is that which keeps us alive. The more we use it the more it radiates and shines for all to see.

The good news is that no matter where you are right now you have it within you to attain that balance. No one can do it for you. Each of us stands alone, as a flickering candle, we can gain strength and resonance when we join with others. Focus on your heart and soul. See a brilliant light shining deep within you. As you breathe in and out see that light getting brighter and brighter. See yourself as accepting and loving life. See yourself as creative and passionate about life. See yourself as grounded and accepting of life on this beautiful planet. See yourself and flexible able to stand strong or bend like the branches of a tree blowing in the wind. See yourself as water flowing gently through life following the path of least resistance or powerfully strong when the need arises to maintain balance. See yourself and a mighty oak deeply rooted in life, strong and loving reaching out to the sky and all other life basking in the beauty of life. See yourself as a spirit of pure love, loving yourself and others free of judgment and divinely inspired and connected to the source of all that is.

I accept this life on earth. I love my life. I love myself.

I accept this life on earth. I love my life. I love myself.

I accept this life on earth. I love my life. I love myself.

Blessings my friends.

Shine brightly. Breathe deeply. Love unconditionally. Live passionately. Be inspiration. Live in spirit with spirit.

With infinite love and gratitude,

Debbie

Certified Lifeline Practitioner