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Embrace Your Passion

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:25:56 +0000

I embrace my passion and I imagine and feel my passion embracing me. We dance, sing and create the life we love. My passion is in partnership with my heart. Together they are powerful. Beauty springs up before us as we share what we love with the world. All aspects of myself come into harmony.

Responsibility

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:46:18 +0000

I would imagine the word responsibility invokes different images for people. We’ve all had a variety of experiences around responsibility. Most often responsibility makes me think of things I need to do or things outside of myself that I need to take care of. To act responsible.

We can use responsibility as a defense. To be overly responsible. Take on responsibility that isn’t healthy. As in trying to be responsible for other people’s reactions. Modifying your behavior so that other people won’t feel uncomfortable or angry. Your defense in response to trying to avoid someone else’s defense.

When things aren’t working out so well with all this defense going on we generally start the problem solving by pointing the finger outside ourselves. They ……, we can fill in the blanks with so many things. They just don’t get it. Ahem, ok go ahead get it out of your system. Unless you’re a saint we both know we are both going to travel down that blame path a bit. Sometimes a lot. We’ll rally our friends around us and they will conspire with us about how wonderful we are and how pathetic or awful “the other” is behaving. We are licking our wounds in hopes of healing them. In reality we are keeping them open and festered. Get the picture?

Let’s go back to responsibility. Responsibility to self. That’s right, point those fingers at yourself. This doesn’t have to be punishing. I know you wanted to punish the other. So now you might think you need to punish yourself. NO! Don’t go there. Take a deep breath and let it out. Do that several times and as you release your breath allow the tension to melt away as much as you can.

This isn’t about punishment. It isn’t about being bad. It’s about learned responses. Oh now isn’t that better. Learned responses. Kinda ties into responsibility pretty nice.

I’m not done with this topic, but right now I’m going to shift the laundry around and go out an enjoy this beautiful day a bit. I deserve it. I am responsible for my own joy. Yep, no one can take it away but me. See you soon.

If you need to talk to someone about your own responsibility issues feel free to call me for an appointment.

In Love,
Susan
717-503-0574



Joy
admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:15:01 +0000
I like feeling the joy of source flowing through me.
When are you in those times of flow?  I generally feel that flow when I am dancing, though not always.  Other activities that help me get in that flow are tai chi, yoga, meditation.  I remember times when working on art has helped me make that connection.  There are times when I get engrossed in my garden that I feel that free flow.  
How about you?  Do you know what that feels like?  Would you like to experience more?

Make an appointment with me and I will assist you in strengthening your connection to source, to your joy.
Susan 717-503-0574






Positive Intent
admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:35:53 +0000
Everything is working out well.

Everything is all right.

I like coming up with new ideas.

I like who I am.

The universe is on my side.

Everyone is on my side.

Life is supposed to go well.

I like being spoiled rotten.  (This is one of my favorites.)

I can tune into who I am.

Source is on it.







Empowered
admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:41:58 +0000
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.  Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.  It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant?  Gorgeous?  Talented?  Fabulous?  Actually, who are you not to be?  You are a child of God.  Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.  We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.  It is not just in some of us.  It is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.  As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
From A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson
To claim our power we must face our issues of authority and power.  We must learn to trust ourselves not to misuse our powers.  The stories we grow up with and the movies that we watch portray our conflict with power.  The good and bad are always battling.  The truth being that what we are observing outside ourselves is truly in the inner battle we live in some form or another.  
Do you feel you stand firmly in your power?  Do you manipulate others to get what you want?  Maybe you don’t even try to get what you want?  Have you given up?  
I believe we have all found ways to manipulate for what we desire.  What does it mean to be empowered?
 




Smile, It Does A Body Good
admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:58:04 +0000
It can be easy to get sucked into negativity some times.  Especially if you are in the habit of watching the news or reading the newspaper.  If you find yourself in a sour mood or maybe you just want to keep yourself more upbeat, SMILE.  Science has proven that smiling can help improve your health.  More good news…it doesn’t cost anything.  Woo hoo.  Now there’s another reason to smile.
Feeling down?  Plant a smile on your face and see what happens.  It may feel odd at first, but if you keep those corners turned up your mood will follow.
As a direct result of feeling better your stress levels go down.  You can trick your body into relaxing.
Smiling is contagious.  This is something you want to spread around the office and at home.  Get in the habit of smiling at people and see what happens.  Make it a genuine smile from the heart.
You will also be boosting the immune system, lowering blood pressure, releasing endorphins, natural pain killers and serotonin.  Wow!
I feel better already.
You’ve most likely heard the saying, “be the change you want to see in the world.”  It can start with something as inexpensive and as easy as a smile.  A smile can be like the gentle movement of the butterfly in flight.  Don’t underestimate the power of simplicity.
In Love,
    Susan
 
 



Invite Your Demons to Dinner
admin — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:33:37 +0000
There are times when you feel there so much inner turmoil and stress you really must be crazy.  Believe it or not the universe has planned times like this so that you can go deeper within yourself and face your demons.  Huh?  My demons?  Yes, your demons are those beliefs and images that don’t serve you.  They are beliefs from the past that you are hanging onto as the only truth.
The challenge is to step into the fire and walk out the other side.  It means staying in touch with yourself and your feelings.  It doesn’t mean you have to writhe in pain on the floor.  You may do that some.  You may feel sorrow and loss.  This is the time to see what beliefs are behind the pain.
If you lost a relationship are you holding onto the pain?  There isn’t one answer here for everyone.  You have to find your answer within yourself.  Maybe this is a time of transformation to strength the relationship.  Maybe you are making space for someone who is a better fit for you.  What you need to do now is know that you are ok, you are loved, and there is unlimited good for you.  You didn’t lose the only person you could ever love.  How can you love yourself better?
Don’t avoid this process by numbing with alcohol, food, or jumping into another relationship immediately.  The issues will just continue to re-surface.  You won’t grow beyond the current issues until you walk through this fire.  Be true to yourself.  Be committed to yourself.  Be willing to disappoint another to take care of yourself.
I have attached a video from Tom Lescher, an astrologer from Hawaii.  He explains the current atmospheric energies well.
This is a great time to receive extra support.  Contact me for an appointment.




Feeling Useless
admin — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:57:11 +0000
There is nothing useless here.  The universe has put nothing here that doesn’t serve a purpose.  It is our job to discover or allow ourselves to use our gifts and talents.  We all have a part to play.  Put aside the judgment and get curious.  Even those things we label as bad have a purpose.  All challenges and experiences play an important role, even if we don’t understand.  We get disappointed and/or angry.  OK, when you are done with that try moving on to curious.  What do you have to learn?  What is this giving you?  How does it motivate you? What can you learn today?
In Love,
Susan



Within the Cave
admin — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:21:23 +0000
I see it in your eyes.  You are asking me to save you.  I can’t. 
 
I will stand by your side and be still with you.  I will help you to find that deep dark cave within yourself.
 
The cave is filled with riches beyond your wildest imagining.  Within the cave your essence resides.  Gleaming, glowing, sparkling.  You must go deep within yourself to find it there.  It is worth more than you can ever earn.  It will set you free.
 
Take my hand.  Let me show you.  We will both dive within ourselves.  You don’t have to know the way.  Just follow within yourself.  Let me light your way.
 
Breath and sink down.  See the glow deep within the cave of yourself.  Feel it.  Breath into it.  Allow it to expand.  This is your essence.  Allow it to expand to every cell of your body and beyond. 
 
Create from here.



Transformation
admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 05:36:45 +0000
When life feels challenging remind yourself this is an opportunity for growth.  The caterpillar within the cocoon undergoes tremendous change.  Take time to be still.  Nurture yourself.  Journal.  Ground yourself in nature.  Breath.  Meditate.  Know that you will emerge from this transformed.