Inspired Journey

You Can Heal Your Body Too

2011-10-20T15:33:00.000-04:00

Yesterday I was on YouTube looking at some videos by Brad Yates. In one particular video Brad was talking about the possibility of emotional issues manifesting as physical issues. I found this idea very interesting as I had been previously searching for a reason for the sudden yet sporadic back pain I began suffering from a few days earlier.

The first odd thing about my back pain was...it started suddenly for no apparent reason and was so intense that at times I could not bend at all. The second odd thing was that the pain would last for a couple of hours and then it would completely disappear, only to reappear later, again for no apparent reason.

So after watching Brad’s video I started to wonder if it was possible that an emotional issue was causing this physical pain. My pondering this notion lead me back to a book that I have found very useful for many years. It’s by Louise Hay and its called Heal Your Body. In this book Louise offers insights into the emotional causes for hundreds of physical ailments.

After looking up “lower back pain” in Louise’s book, she suggests that the cause could be a fear of not having enough money and a lack of financial support. This really hit home for me because I had been stressing about my lack of money for a few days.

OK so now I had a cause for my back pain!

In Louise’s book she also gives affirmations to counteract the cause. However I did not feel that reciting affirmations would be the fastest way to get over my back pain.

But then I had a brain wave!

I had already had success using EFT (emotional freedom technique), so I thought why not check through Brad Yates videos to see if he had one to address fear of not having enough money. Thankfully there was such a video, so I spent 10 minutes following the tapping sequence and stating the affirmations as demonstrated by Brad Yates.

When I finished the video I felt a little better but my back still hurt a little, so I went through the process again and then went straight to bed. The next morning I woke to find my back pain completely gone. I went to work and lifted heavy items and did all of the bending that I could not do the previous day and I was completely pain free.
This is a wonderful realization; I can literally heal my body by simply looking up the cause for my physical pain and then using EFT to counteract it. This means that I never have to suffer from physical pain.

How cool is that!!!

If you would like more information on EFT please visit http://www.emofree.com, you will find everything you could possibly wish to know about EFT there. Also please visit Brad Yates channel on YouTube here http://www.youtube.com/eftwizard. And if you have not already done so, be sure to grab yourself a copy of Louise Hays Heal Your Body.

I am sure that you will have as much success as I have if you are willing to open your mind to something different and be willing to look inwards at the issues that you have been dealing with in your life.

Receiving Messages from Angels – Pro and Cons

2011-03-28T13:24:00.001-04:00

I realize that the title of this post may seem a little contradictory especially as I have recently been waxing lyrical about the joys of receiving messages from our non physical friends. But due to the experience I had on Saturday I have to say that there is one downside to being open to higher guidance.

Saturday afternoon I went to the supermarket, on my way home I decided to make one more stop at another shop. Whilst approaching a set of traffic lights close to home I suddenly and a strong thought. And that thought was to take a different route. At that particular moment I had the choice of two routes to my destination. Both routes are about the same distance and would have taken about the same length of time. So when I had the thought my first response was it would be the same distance if I go that way.

A few moments later I had the same thought again but it seemed more pressing this time. So I turned around and looked back down the road to see if I could switch lanes so that I could take the other route. However there were a lot of cars coming and just as a break in the traffic occurred the traffic lights I was at changed and drivers behind me began blowing their horns.

Obviously not wanting to block the traffic I continued on the route I had originally chosen, again thinking it would not make much difference. As I am sure you can imagine I soon regretted that decision. About six minutes later when stopped at a roundabout a car ran in the back of me and dented the back of my car.

Now, there are or course two ways you could look at the situation. You could say that it was just a coincidence or fate if you like, and a few weeks ago I would have been in two minds myself. But as I have been having some wonderful experiences of late and due to the fact that I did in fact have a very strong feeling to change my route I have to say that I am going with the conclusion that I was being guided.

This brings me to the “cons” of receiving such guidance. It is only of use if you act upon it. Much like the law of attraction; if we want to create certain situations or events in our life we have to focus on what we want and then be open to the ‘nudges’ we get from the universe. On Saturday I was given a ‘nudge’ from the angels but I ignored it and paid the price. That said I am new to this and I have a lot to understand and learn.

My first lesson was to not dismiss these messages even when they are worded in a different way to what I was used to. Until now the messages I received were worded in way that sounded like someone talking to me, i.e. “you should go in this direction” or “you do not have the right shoes”. In this particular situation the message was worded as though I was talking to myself, i.e. “I should go a different route”. So because of this I doubted the origin of the message, it sounded like my own thoughts.

I wondered what to do about this situation and I remembered something I read in Doreen Virtues book, The Angel Therapy Handbook, where she said if we are having problems clearly receiving messages from our angels we can ask them to make their messages clearer so that there will be no doubt in our minds when we receive them. So I took advantage of a nice warm morning to sit in the garden and have a chat with Archangel’s Michael, Uriel and Gabriel and asked them to send me their messages in a way that I can understand and clearly interpret.

I am happy with the conversation that I had and I am looking forward to my next encounter with these most powerful and beautiful beings, and I will of course write about these experiences here on this blog.

Many blessings
Carol xx

Meeting My Guardian Angels

2011-03-14T09:44:00.002-04:00

It has long since been my desire to meet see hear or feel my guardian angels. I have read many books on the subject but by far the most helpful have been “Messages from Your Angels” and “The Angel Therapy Handbook” by Doreen Virtue and “Ask Your Guides” by Sonia Choquette. In these books I have discovered techniques which have bought me closer to discovering who my guardian angels are and hearing them clearly.

This is how it happened…

Today Monday 14 March 2011 I was sat at my computer listening to Doreen Virtues Weekly Oracle Card Reading on YouTube and like so many other times when on YouTube I soon noticed the list of related videos in the side bar. One that caught my particular attention was the “Meet Your Guardian Angels” video. After listening to the weekly card reading I clicked on this video and listened intently. I will be honest I was not expecting to hear or feel anything in particular as I was beginning to think that I was never going to be able to consciously connect with angels.

But I relaxed (as much as is possible for me :-)) and allowed Doreen to guide me through the meditation. A point came when Doreen suggested that the first names that came into my head are those of my angels. The first name I heard was whispered rather softly, it was Sarah, but like so many other times I quickly dismissed it as my own mind chattering. Next I heard then name Uriel very loudly. It was then that Doreen mentioned that one of our guardian angels tends to be very low key, quiet and sometimes not easily heard but the other will be much louder and stronger.

That statement caught my particular attention as that was exactly how it happened. Doreen then stated a prayer asking the angels to make themselves known to us in such a way that there would be no doubt in our minds that what we hear is really coming from the angels and not our imagination. Again I felt very strongly about the prayer as that was something I have been wrestling with. After this the meditation ended and I made another silent plea to make any contact between myself and the angels loud and crystal clear.

The next thing that happened was I ‘suddenly’ had a thought to go to the “Messages from Your Angels” app on my phone. I opened the app and chose a three card spread entitled Looking Ahead. I guess by now you can probably guess what happened next. That’s right; the first card I drew was the Archangel Uriel card. However, what I felt when I drew that card was much more important. I was moved to tears; I cried and laughed at the same time, I felt such a sense of relief. It was like a burden had been lifted from me. I also got a sense that Uriel was joyous and celebrating that fact that I had finally not only heard him, but believed I had heard him. We were both celebrating, what a wonderful moment it was.

So what next you might ask, well I think I will be spending the next few days learning as much as I can about Uriel and also spending quite time learning how to sense and feel him so that I can become totally familiar with him and know without a doubt when I am in direct contact with him. By the way I use the word ‘him’ loosely, obviously angels are spirit beings but I do get a sense that Uriel’s energy feels more masculine than feminine.

I am so looking forward to the days ahead.

If you have been wishing to discover who your guardian angels are, I highly recommend Doreen Virtues books as well as her videos on YouTube and podcasts at HayHouse, and I will be sure to keep you updated on how this new and wonderful relationship is blossoming.

Namaste
Carol xx

Validation

2010-09-22T07:21:00.002-04:00

Validation is a pretty big word; and although I have heard it used often and I understand the general definition, I did not understand its significance to me personally until recently. Those of you who read this blog regularly will know that I recently went through a Traumatic Family Drama and it is out of this drama that I now truly understand the importance of validation.

I lived my whole life with the aim of attaining one thing; my families’ approval and love. Everything I did, everything I said, every decision and every action was taken with the aim of getting my family to show their love for me or praise me. Some of the negative things I did were simply to get their attention as that was sometimes a good substitute for the love I thought I was missing.

I tried to be smarter, prettier, slimmer, better than everyone else; especially my sister who I thought was getting all of the love that I should have been receiving. I felt inferior to her in every way and I believed that if I could just try harder they would love me as much as they did her. It took 40 years to pass and a major trauma to occur for me to realize a few things about myself and family life…

1. I was not the only one feeling unloved
2. Parents cannot give a child something they do not have
3. Love can be expressed in many different ways
4. Life is not like a movie or story book
5. Parents make mistakes too
6. It is never too late to learn how to love
7. And most importantly; the only validation one needs is from one’s self

The mistake I made throughout my life was to believe that if I could just get the validation I desired from my family everything would miraculously be OK. I thought all of my problems would be over and I could live my fairy tale life just like the ones I saw on TV and in books. Little did I know; I was searching for validation from the wrong people.

Through the teachings of the Law of Attraction I now understand that everything I want is an inside job. There is nothing that I need to look outside of myself to gain. Not love, not joy nor health or wealth or validation. It is amazingly freeing to know this. I am now free to be who I want to be and I do not need anyone’s permission or approval to do so. Can you imagine how this feels? Can you understand the freedom in this? Are you free or are you seeking validation and approval from others?

These are important question to ask oneself, I know that they are not easy questions and the answers may not be to your liking, but I can assure you one thing. If you can let go of the need to please others you will be opening yourself up to a level of existence that you never thought possible. I can tell you from experience that I have never felt anything better than knowing that I can make a decision about my own life and it does not matter what anyone else thinks about that decision.

It is the best feeling ever!

I know that right now as you read this you may be thinking, ‘she’s just selfish’, or ‘I cannot just start doing as I like, I have a family and they rely on me’. To this I will say two things…

1. It’s actually OK to be selfish
2. Validating yourself does not mean running wild through life

Plus; in the words of Dr Phil, how is what you’re doing now working for you?

Are you happy and fulfilled?
Not likely or you would not be so absorbed in the words on this page.

Do you live your life with the intention of making yourself happy?
Again, not likely

Most of us don’t because we are taught that to make ourselves happy or to please ourselves is selfish. We are taught (especially women) to believe that we must make everyone else happy and then we will be fulfilled, but what they did not teach us is that once we make everyone happy and they grow up or move on with their lives totally balanced and joyous, we are then left alone with nothing.

But when we learn to validate ourselves and put ourselves first, to believe in ourselves and to understand our own importance and value, everyone around us naturally become happier.

Look at it this way; if a mother is upset and fussy don’t her children behave the same way? The same applies whether you are a parent or not, when you free yourself of the need to gain the approval of others you become happier, when you become happier, that energy transfers itself to those around you and you will also attract happier people into your life.

Isn’t that a way of living worth pursuing?

Many Blessings
Carol xx

A Time for Healing

2010-09-20T06:21:00.005-04:00

It’s hard to believe that just a few short weeks ago I was totally consumed with anger, pain and resentment. My mother accused me of doing something so heinous that it is almost impossible to understand how she could even begin to think me capable of such a thing. Initially I was in total shock, this was followed by disgust and a level of anger so deep that I was terrified I would never be able to release it.

If there was such a thing as hell I would say I made the place my home for a while. I can honestly say those few weeks were by far the worst of my short life.

However; I have been a student of the law of attraction long enough to know and understand that I single handedly created that situation, and after much deliberation I now know How I Created Such Devastation in My Life.

Many people see the law of attraction as blaming oneself but that is not the purpose. Living the law of attraction means taking responsibility for your life instead of just bumbling through letting shit happen to you.

When you understand, know and believe that you are the creator of your own life, you are given a power and a freedom that makes it possible to have, be and do whatever you want. In the case of the situation with my mother, by understanding how I created it I can release it and heal myself much faster. If I did not have this knowledge I would remain living in (hell) probably for the rest of my life. There is no one to blame here, but there is much to learn.

For instance, I now understand that when one asks a question of the universe, God, the Angels, or whoever you consider your creator, one must understand that the answer may not be a pleasing one. That was the case with the question that I have been asking my whole life. I received the answer in the form of an accusation and no, it certainly was not a pleasing reply. But the fact remains that a 40 year old question was answered and I am now in a position to change my entire life because I no longer live with that question blocking me from becoming who I was meant to be and remembering who I really am and that is a magnificent creative child of God.

I have also learnt (all be it the hard way) that I do not need the validation of my parents to be somebody in the world. I spent a great deal of time trying to get their affection, attention and love. I created all manor or bad situations just so that they would notice me and for what? So that I would feel loved. How sad is that?

Thankfully, that time is over! With the help of a wonderful mentor and friend by the name of Linda Thomas over at www.racevibes101.com I am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Now is the time for healing; now is the time to pick myself up and begin creating my life the way I truly want it to be.

The process has already begun; I have attracted a wonderful, loving, affectionate man into my life. This is something that would have been virtually impossible a few months ago. I was too busy looking on the outside for what I wanted. Everything we want to manifest in our lives can be done by simply looking within. In the time since (the accusation) I have spent a lot of time looking at myself and I finally made a few important decisions. The most important of which was the decision to love myself and know that me loving myself is enough. I do not NEED the love of others to be OK in the world.

Yes it is wonderful to have this great guy in my life but I realize that it is not his responsibility to make me happy, to make me feel loved or to make me believe that I am a valuable human being. No one can do that for me, I must do it for myself and that is what I am doing. And because I made that decision this man appeared virtually out of nowhere, and I love every moment that I am with him. But if he were to disappear out of my life he would not be taking love away from me because I already love myself.

And that my friend is the ultimate achievement!

When we love ourselves we are always enough and we can rest assured that we can create more and more wonderful relationships.

Healing one’s self of anger, pain, guilt or any other negative emotion is essential for a happy life, and loving oneself is the ultimate love. Yes we can love a man/woman, love our children, love our family, friends and God, but at the end of the day if we do not love ourselves we cannot truly love any other.

Peace and Love to All
Carol xx

Discovering Love in A ‘Dysfunctional’ Life

2010-09-08T09:41:00.001-04:00

Last night I finished reading Jim Stovall’s Ultimate Life. Having already read the prequel The Ultimate Gift, I was excited to read the next installment. Like the first book I quickly finished it and found myself wondering which of the many lessons touched me the most and how I could put what I discovered into action in my own life.

I decided the ‘ultimate’ lesson for me was ‘The Gift of Love’. I found myself faced with yet another burning question that simply had to be answered if I was going to get any sleep at all. The question was how can I possibly display or feel love when I am almost totally consumed by the anguish of the recent devastation that hit my family? How can I feel and show love to a person who has hurt me on a level that no other human being has ever been capable of before?

As is always the case with me this question was a difficult one, but I needed an answer. I know enough about life to understand that it is neither wise nor healthy to take up permanent residence in a place called misery. I know that I simply cannot continue to indulge in the unhealthy practices that I am indulging in right now, forever.

If I am to move forward and live a happy productive life, at some point I am going to have to ‘get over’ the pain of what I have experienced.

So how can I or anyone else for that matter, feel and give love to someone that has hurt them beyond measure?

I have a theory; and although it may not be the best idea ever thought of and you may disagree with me (and I would love to hear about it if you do), I believe that the only positive step forward I can take is to be open to the idea of love.

I know for a fact that I simply cannot at this moment feel love for the person who has inflicted me with the burden of pain that I am currently carrying. However, I can and I am open to the idea that I can feel love for that person at some point in the future.

I believe that like happiness, love is a decision we make. If you meet a guy or a gal and you have deep feelings for them, at some point you ‘decide’ that you love them. Yes your decision may be based on how you feel but you still have to make the decision to accept and own those feelings. Therefore it is my decision that I am open to feeling love for this particular person once again.

The great thing about making this decision is that it has now been recorded in my subconscious which means it is in my thoughts, it is something that I desire and with the help of something called the law of attraction, as I focus on this thought it must come into fruition eventually. I know that if I hold the intention to look for and remember the things that in the past I have loved about this person I will eventually be able to feel that love again.

Like forgiveness, this process will take time, how much I do not know. What I can say for sure is that I will not always feel the heavy bitterness that I feel now, I will not always want to stay in bed with the curtains drawn and never see the light of day again, and I will not always want to drink or smoke my way into oblivion just so that I don’t have to feel anything.

With each passing day, with the help of a wonderful sister and the gentle therapeutic peace that writing this blog brings me, I know that soon and very soon, I will wake up one morning and not feel as though there I have a 200lb boulder on my chest. I will bounce out of bed and greet each morning with the excitement of a child and I will be able to look at all of the members on my family and say “I Love YOU!

Love and Peace
Carol

Being Positive in the Face of Adversity

2010-09-01T01:20:00.003-04:00

The teachings of the law of attraction states that like attracts like. In other words what you think about you bring about. If you focus mostly on your ill health, your debts, your relationship issues or your lack of joy in your job then that is what you will experience more of, and by the same token if you focus mostly on happiness, love, fulfillment and laughter then you will experience more of that.

Recently I have been faced with extreme adversity and for the first time since discovering the law of attraction, my belief in it and my ability to live by it have been severely tested. This trying time has led me to repeatedly ask myself one question. Is it possible to remain positive and focus on the good when faced with great pain? The short answer for me is no!

Actually it is more like no and yes! Let me explain.

When the bombshell that has hit my family was first dropped I was cast into what seemed like a bottomless pit of anger, resentment and pain. Part of me was sure that I would forever be engrossed by the bitter recriminations of the situation. However, my knowledge of the law of attraction soon kicked into gear and I began to consciously put aside the anger I was feeling and searched for the positivity and the lesson to be learned from what had happened.

I soon found myself constantly swinging back and forth between the pain of the situation and faith in a positive outcome. Trust me when I say this was a horrible place to be. The continuing shift from one aspect to the other made me feel like an alien in my own body. I hardly knew if I was coming or going. It was like having an out of body experience.

Thankfully I soon realized the error of my ways and made the decision to act differently. I began to understand that by not fully accepting and feeling the depth of my despair I was doing myself more harm than good. It was not helpful to ignore, hide of stuff down my emotions just because they were negative. We are emotional beings, we are meant to feel, and when we do not allow our feelings good or bad we are not being who we are meant to be.

I now know that by trying to be positive I was ignoring my anger and therefore holding onto it. I was burying it deep down under a layer of optimism and the downside to that is it is not possible to do this long term without experiencing some negative effect. The effect I experienced was a return of the stomach problems I used to have years ago when I was over worked and seriously stressed out. As I have not had this condition in quite a few years I knew I was doing some thing wrong and needed to make a change.

This change came in the form of taking time to feel ALL of the negative emotions that my family situation has brought about. I take the time to feel the anger, feel the disgust, and feel the disappointment and the physical pain of it all.

I allow it and in doing so I am slowly releasing it!

I do not know how long this releasing will take but I fully intend to stay with it until it is done. Then and only then will I be able to move forward positively.

So is it possible to be positive in the face of adversity? Answer, EVENTUALLY!

I believe it is to far a jump to try to move from great pain straight to great joy, but if you take the time to feel the Negative Feelings and Take Steps to Release them you will EVENTUALLY be able to begin feeling positive again. However just bear in mind that I am not suggesting you wallow in self pity for an eternity, that is not healthy either, but allow yourself the time to feel bad. If you want to shout and scream and get drunk then do that, just be sure to understand that behavior must eventually come to a close if you are going to be able to move on.

And remember, living the law of attraction does not mean that you must be a constant ray of sunshine all day every day. It just means that you understand the importance of how you feel. It means that no matter what you are experiencing you should embrace all of your emotions moment by moment and gradually release and steer yourself towards the light of peace and happiness.

How you feel is everything!

Blessings
Carol xx

Releasing Anger and Moving Forward Positively

2010-08-13T11:49:00.000-04:00

Over the last three days I have experienced a family trauma that I would never thought would happen in my family. This is the kind of thing that is normally reserved for TV shows like Jerry Springer or Ricky Lake. I was accused of doing something so despicable I cannot even write it here because it’s bad enough having it in my head but it would be worse to see those words in print.

I am a believer in and a student of the law of attraction, therefore it is necessary for me to analyze this situation to some degree in order to discover a few important things such as…

• What thoughts or actions attracted this awful situation
• How can I release the dreadful anger I feel towards my accuser
• How can I move forward positively

So let’s start with the first task…how did I attract this situation?

I have a theory!

The relationship between me and a close relation of mine has always been difficult and of late it has gotten worse. I began to feel a lot of anger towards this person for past hurts and I felt I deserved an apology or at least an explanation for the contempt that this person has always treated me with.

Well, a couple of days ago I got my answer. I wanted to know what I had done to this person and now I know what it is that they think I have done. As disgusting as it is and as painful as it was and still is to bear, I now know.

The law of attraction is interesting in that we must literally be careful what we ask for. I wanted information and I got it, but the information that I got has torn my family apart probably beyond repair. And I have to take responsibility for attracting that.

I won’t lie, it’s hard to take.

But I do not believe in living in the past so the next thing to discover is…

How can I release the dreadful anger I feel towards my accuser?

This one is a little more challenging. Thankfully since I began my journey of self discovery I have learnt how to channel some of my emotions. I do not profess to be perfect or to do the things I know I should do all of the time but I am aware of my actions and thoughts, positive or negative.

One of the ways of releasing hurt and anger that works for me is writing, hence this post. When I write what I feel it’s as though I can leave that pain on the page where it is written and I no longer have to carry it around with me. So with this post today I can put down at least 30% of my anger.

The next thing to do is to talk to a stranger; we actually let me rephrase that. Not an actual stranger but someone who is not emotionally involved in the situation. Again I am blessed with a couple of friends with whom I can discuss this and not have to worry about the whole world knowing about it.

I need to be able to speak these despicable words to someone other than my family members. I do not need to be empathized or sympathized with I just need to be heard.

The last thing I will do is go to the beach and have a conversation with God. I need to speak out my pain out loud, I need to hear the words out loud, and I need to release them to someone who can absorb them without being hurt in any way.

I need to shout, I need to curse, I need to cry and then I can begin to let go and let God.

Last and by no means least I need decide one more thing and that is…

How can I move forward positively?

My heart tells me to focus on the things and the people that I love. I am indulging in two of my favorite things right now. I am writing and I am listening to music, right now its “Family Reunion” by Jill Scott.

Aside from writing and listening to music some of my other favorite things are…
• Going to the beach
• Going to a natural spring
• Watching movies
• Hanging out with my nieces, sister and brother in law
• Hanging out with my Godsons
• Hanging out with friends
• Eating good food at good restaurants (I’m a chef)
• Helping folks online learn and use the law of attraction
• Watching tennis

These are the things I will focus on over the coming weeks as well as using positive affirmations and EFT to help me keep clearing any negative emotions that may come up. It is a trying time to say the least, but the one thing I can say for sure is that I will be OK.

I always am!

Peace and Love
Carol

An Octopus, God and Me

2010-07-27T10:06:00.000-04:00

When the student is ready the teacher will appear.

It would seem that I am now ready. After 9 months of searching and waiting for the book Conversations With God to appear of the shelves of my local book/health store, I was lead to it recently. Since then I have not been able to put it down for long. There have been so many ah ha moments for me I cannot even begin to describe them all.

However the one thing that has been solidified in my mind more than anything else is my connection to God. Not a connection as in someone I beseech in times of trouble, but a connection as in the one from whence I came. I am beginning to truly understand at a heart level that I am a part of God. “He” is not separate from me, he his not up on high looking down and frowning upon what I do, what I say and how I live.

He is not waiting for me to die so that he can judge how I have lived. He is not lounging around waiting for me finally understand what he sent me here to do and wondering if I am ever going to really “get it”.

That is not his function that is not his/our purpose!

I now understand why I am here and what I am supposed to do and how I am supposed to live and God is not concerned one way or another, nor will he stand in judgment of how I decide to live, so I can now get on with the business of living.

What am I? I am in fact an Octopus!

Well actually I am the tentacle of an octopus. God is the octopus and I am the tentacle. I am not separate from God I am a part of the whole. We coexist in this universe and our best intention is to expand what we are and experience that expansion.

I am here so that God can experience what it is like to be God, but when I live in fear and worry and doubt, I prevent God from having that experience. When I fret over money and worry about what my parents think of me and whether my boss is going to fire me I prevent God from experiencing God like powers.

I am here to create and to experience what I create, God does not mind what I create and long as I am safe and others are safe whilst I do it, and if I do get into trouble he will be right there to help me handle whatever the matter is. So with that in mind I am totally liberated to enjoy the things I want to enjoy without the guilt.

There is no need to feel guilty about having loads and loads of money
There is no need to feel guilty about having load and loads of sex (safely)
There is no need to feel guilty about only working a few hours a day
There is no need to feel guilty about only working a couple of days a week
There is no need to feel guilty about earning money online
There is no need to feel guilty about spending money on myself
There is no need to feel guilty about eating an entire packet of chocolate biscuits

I could go on and on and on but the point is there is no more guilt for me! I cannot tell you how wonderful that feels. I wish that you would try it for yourself. Try on freedom for size. How does it feel to be free, unburdened, unplugged as it were? Are you afraid? I am a little; I have never lived without boundaries before. I have never lived without conforming to the rules that were set down for me.

So there is a little trepidation, a little nervousness about what to do with my new found freedom, but I doubt it will last for long. Who would fail to find courage with the knowledge that you are protected at all times and there is no such thing as failure!

What would you do if you did not have to please anyone and you absolutely could not fail? Would you find something else to fret about or would you make the most of being unbridled?

Think about it and let me know in the comments below. As for me I’m off to the hairdresser and then out for a nice lunch overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

Peace be with you
Carol

Are You Willing to Change Your Negative Racial Vibes?

2010-07-20T14:30:00.000-04:00

This is a very poignant and thought provoking video. Often when we talk about the Law of Attraction, topics like money, weight loss, relationships and careers are given priority. Well what about race and racism? Is that a topic that the law of attraction can be applied to?

According to Linda Thomas that is definitely the case. Linda is THE "go to" person when it comes to the law of attraction and race. It is her belief that acts of violence between races and racial intolerance stems from negative limiting racial beliefs. And she has made it her purpose to bring these beliefs to the attention of the masses with the intention of cutting off racial discord at the root and allowing us to manifest what we really want which is peace and harmony amongst all races.

Enjoy the video and be sure to Tweet it, share it or embed it on your site!

EFT Techniques – Is Money Really the Issue?

2010-07-20T11:47:00.000-04:00

I am a great fan of EFT techniques and it is my dream to become a certified EFT practitioner some day. In the mean time I will stick to sharing with you some of the tapping that I have done to over come certain issues.

Many people who struggle with money issues turn to EFT to ‘clear’ the negative limiting beliefs that are blocking money from flowing to them.

It is natural to think that if you are experiencing no money then the issue is no money. But that is not always the case. The great thing about EFT is it’s not a one tap one issue modality. In other words just because you start off tapping to clear blocks to money that does not mean that you will end up tapping on blocks to money.

I learnt that lesson one time when I was feeling particularly frustrated about how money was coming to me. I was attracting money in clumps; I would be flush for a couple of months and then see no money for a couple of months and then I would attract another bulk of cash. But I could not seem to get money to flow to me consistently.

I decided to do some tapping, I was going to clear this money block once and for all. Little did I know that EFT and the universe had other plans for me!
I thought about my lack of money and rated the negative feeling a 10 so I knew I would have a fair amount of tapping to do in order to get down to a 0. I started tapping thus…

Karate chop point/side of the hand…
Even though I make money but it never seems to be enough I deeply and completely love and forgive and accept myself.
Even though I make money but it never seems to be enough I deeply and completely love and forgive and accept myself.
Even though I make money but it never seems to be enough I deeply and completely love and forgive and accept myself.

Eyebrow point – the money I make is never enough
Side of the eye – the money I make is never enough
Under the eye – the money I make is never enough
Under the nose – I make money but it’s never enough
Under the mouth – I make money but it’s never enough
Collar bone – I make money but it’s never enough
Under the arm – I make money but it’s never enough
Top of the head – I make money but I always fall short

The moment I said the last statement “I make money but I always fall short” I knew what the issue really was. It was not that I was making money but it was never enough. That was merely the symptom or the outcome. The real problem was I believed that…

“I always fell short”

I was carrying the belief that I was never enough, I was always short. This was very upsetting for me and it took a while for me to compose myself enough to start tapping again. Eventually I started again like this…

Side of the hand…
Even though I always fall short, I deeply and completely love and forgive and accept myself
Even though I always fall short, I deeply and completely love and forgive and accept myself
Even though I always fall short, I deeply and completely love and forgive and accept myself.

EB – I always fall short
SE – I always fall short
UE – I always fall short
UN – I always fall short
UM – I am never enough
CB – I am never enough
UA – I am never enough
TH – I am never enough

EB – I will never be good enough in their eyes
SE – I will never be smart enough
UE – I will never be thin enough
UN – I will never be pretty enough
UM – I will never be good enough
CB – I will never make enough money
UA – I will never work hard enough
TH – To make them happy

EB – I will never be able to impress her
SE – I never make her proud of me
UE – she will never compliment or congratulate me
UN – I will never get her approval
UM – No matter what I do
CB – it will never be enough in her eyes
UA – she is incapable of seeing any more in me
TH – than she already sees
EB – I just cannot do enough
SE – I cannot work hard enough
UE – I cannot have the right partner
UN – I cannot have the right job
UM – I cannot be successful enough
CB – to make her happy
UA – I have tried for 40 years
TH – to make her proud of me

EB – all to no avail
SE – the problem is
UE – it is not possible
UN – for her to express
UM – those kinds of sentiments to me
CB – she does not know how
UA – she was not taught how
TH – so in stead of me trying to stand on my head a million different ways

EB – I could just realize
SE – and accept the truth
UE – and that is
UN – I do not have to please anyone
UM – except myself
CB – I do not have to impress anyone
UA – accept myself
TH – I do not have to stand on my head a million different ways for any, except myself.

EB – so I am enough for me
SE – I can make enough money for me
UE – I am pretty enough for me
UN – I am successful enough for me
UM – I am happy enough for me
CB – I am thin enough for me
UA – I am smart enough for me
TH – and that’s all that counts

EB – as long as I love myself
SE – as long as I am proud of myself
UE – that’s all that matters
UN – it does not mean that I do not care about her opinion anymore
UM – it just means that her opinion is not the most important opinion
CB – there is one opinion that out weight all others
UA – and that the opinion of me
TH – what I think about myself is the most important opinion of all.

Inhale deeply – exhale slowly
Inhale deeply – exhale slowly

I then rated my initial feeling of not making enough money and to my surprise the idea of me not being able to make enough money seemed ridiculous. I then rated the idea that I was not enough, that I will always fall short and on that I rated a 2 so I went back to tapping again.

Side of the hand…
Even though I still feel that I will always fall short I deeply and completely love and forgive and accept myself
Even though I still feel that I will always fall short I deeply and completely love and forgive and accept myself
Even though I still feel that I will always fall short I deeply and completely love and forgive and accept myself.

EB – I am not enough
SE – I am not enough
UE – I am not enough
UN – I always fall short
UM – I am never good enough
CB – I never make enough money
UA – I never make my family proud of me
TH – I will never make it

EB – wait a minute I am enough
SE – I can make enough money
UE – is that really true
UN – yes it is because I have done it before
UM – I have made enough money before
CB – so if I have done it once
UA – then I can do it again
TH – I can make a lot of money again

EB – I can make a lot of money anytime I want
SE – I can start making a lot of money today
UE – I could sell 50 copies of my book today
UN – there I nothing stopping me
UM – from making all of the money I want to make
CB – I am more than capable
UA – of making money
TH – beyond belief

EB – so I am releasing the blocks to money
SE – I am releasing the belief that I am not enough
UE – I am embracing the belief that I am magnificent
UN – I am embracing the belief that I am abundant
UM – in all areas of my life
CB – I am embracing this new belief at a cellular level
UA – in body mind and spirit
TH – joyfully and gratefully accepting my new beliefs

And so it is!

Inhale deeply, exhale slowly
Inhale deeply, exhale slowly

Rating the feeling of not being enough on a scale of one to ten I found that I was at 0.

I was tapping for about 30 minutes in all; this was because of the surprise limiting beliefs that popped up. This is the great thing about EFT; negative emotion cannot hide whilst you are tapping. If there is something that needs to surface, more often than not it will do so during a tapping session.

As Brad Yates says, “tapping is like pealing the layers of an onion.” Although you may start off tapping for one thing, other deeper more damaging beliefs may be lurking under the surface and you will end up tapping on those instead.

The one thing to always remember with EFT is when other issues do come up you must tap on those as well. Even if you decide to come back to them later be sure that you do because they came up for a reason. Personally I find it better to switch your attention to what ever comes up, straight away because you are feeling the real negativity of it in that moment.

If you come back to it later you may not feel so strongly about it and may not be able to clear it completely.

I hope this tapping script will enable you to see how useful EFT is and how you can easily remove negative energies using this great tool.

Namaste

Carol King Is Entering A New Phase

2010-07-16T09:33:00.002-04:00

In February 2009 I wrote the ‘last post’ on this site. It was my intention to start a sparkling new business and all was going to be fabulous with the world. Unfortunately things did not go as swimmingly as first expected. I did start my new business and it was not successful. That may seem like a negative thing but truly it is not. I have learnt so much and grown so much during that time and I believe that I have now come full circle. It is for this reason that I am going to start posting on this site again. Here’s what I learnt this past year

The universe does not necessarily work the way we want it to work!

I had plans to be a law of attraction coach and I wanted to do my coaching online. What happened instead is that I changed my lifestyle lost almost 60lbs and was inspired to write an ebook called “I Talk to My Body – One Woman’s Journey to Make the Perfect Law of Attraction Work On Her Not So Perfect Body.”

This book describes how I lost 54lbs in 4 months using the law of attraction. It is available @ www.Lulu.com and it is selling very well.

The universe knows best!

Sometimes the best laid plans are the worst. I wanted to be financially stable I wanted to be successful and I thought the best way for me to do this would be to become a Law of Attraction coach. The universe however knew better, it always knows the quickest fastest most harmonious way to get us to the things that we desire and once we get out of its way, we can get there super fast. I now have a new website and a successful ebook and it has nothing to do with coaching.

Our calling may not be what we expect!

With the popularity of the book I am now being asked to coach people who want to lose weight in a conscious way. Obviously it was not my intention to become a weight loss coach but this is exactly where I am heading now. All of the above has been completely effortless and I have very much enjoyed watching things unfold the way they have.

So you may be wondering why I have come back to this blog; over the last year or so I have started and stopped blogging quite a few times and I have to say I have lost some good online friends due to my instability but it is my path and I needed to travel it. I believe that I have finally stopped spinning and I now have a stable foundation from which to build something of real value.

I have returned to this blog because I should never have left it. All of the starting and stopping I did over the last year was due to the fact that I was searching for something. But little did I know I already had what I was looking for. What I love about this blog is that I am authentic here. With some of the blogs I started since closing this one I lost my voice, my uniqueness and I believe it is because I left it here at this blog.

On my new law of attraction/weight loss site www.italktomybody.com I have found that voice again. However that site is dedicated to a certain area of the law of attraction where as this blog is a little mixture of all things positive and it is also a place where I can vent about what is happening in my life. I did not realize just how much I missed this blog until I sat down to write this post and it feels truly wonderful to be back here again.

I cannot promise that the posts on this site will always be pretty and polished but I can promise you that they will always be honest, real and straight from my heart.

So I welcome you to join me on the second phase of my inspired journey and perhaps together we can learn grow and create to the best of our abilities.

Namaste

Inspired Journey Is Entering A New Phase

2009-02-06T15:18:00.004-05:00

After 8 wonderful months of writing and interacting with so many wonderful people this blog is coming to a close. This is the very last time I will post on this blog. Don’t panic I haven’t given up writing, not by a long shot; I am entering a new and very exciting phase of my life and as a natural progression this blog must close.

For those of you who are not regular here let me tell you the whole story. Three months ago I received an inspired idea to begin a law of attraction coaching business, I can honestly say that I have never in my life felt so completely compelled to follow through on an idea and I did not waste anytime time setting up the business. After this was done something odd happened, somehow I was not happy with the end result and I found myself dragging my feet and showing very little interest in the business that I had just started, bizarre huh!

But it did not take me long to understand why I was not happy with my business, I had known that I wanted to start a coaching business but I did not want to do it the same way as everyone else. I wanted to do something different but I did not know what. I decided to let it go to God. I simply continued blogging here and left my mind and heart open to divine inspiration. Five weeks later I received the inspiration I was looking for and immediately set about re-designing my coaching business the way I wanted it to be and also I produced a new and unique coaching program that I will be offering on my site.

Having my mind and heart open to divine inspiration has been one of the most amazing times of my life. In just 4 weeks since I received the idea, I have moved my business to its new home, I have completely redesigned the website and added over twenty pages, I have received some wonderful testimonials, I have almost completely moved this blog to the new site which is over 60 articles, I have designed a new coaching program and I have written 3 completely new reports addressing various aspects of the law of attraction which are also available on the site.

So I have been a very very busy bee! But the most amazing thing is none of this, nothing that I have done, not for a single moment has it felt like hard work. All of the products I have produced, all of the articles I have written and all the hours I spent coding the website, all of it felt joyous and exciting and I have been so looking forward to this day when I begin this next phase of my life, it is a wonderful time for me.

Abraham Hicks often says that life should be like taking a vigorous paddle downstream on a river, it should be exhilarating, exciting and enjoyable but it should not be hard work. I remember Abraham’ words because this is exactly how I have felt about this whole process I have gone through during the last four or five weeks. Everything that I have needed has fallen into my lap; every potential roadblock I have come to has been navigated with ease and every person that I have asked for assistance has given it with love. I feel so happy and so blessed right now. I would like to thank McKay over at Living with a Chronic Illness for her constant support she has been a wonderful friend to me and I thank God for her always.

So my business is open and ready for customers and this blog is now living within the confines of my business site, so I hope that all of you who have supported me thus far will continue to support me in my new home also I would ask that those of you who are bloggers and have links to this blog, change your links to the new address (this will also help me to get indexed faster, ha ha) thanks.

Here are my new addresses
http://www.missingingredientcoaching.com
http://law-of-attraction-help.blogspot.com

So don’t be shy; come on over and check out my new site, I look forward to hearing your comments and interacting with you as always.

In love and Gratitude
Carol King (aka Coach Carol)

Allowing the Universe to Show You the Way

2009-01-13T11:45:00.003-05:00

Before I get into anything else I would like to apologize for the sporadic posting I have been doing lately, this is because on New Years Eve my computer blew up and I am at present running between Internet cafés and friends houses to get online. Fortunately I only have a few more days before I am back to normal so I hope you will bear with me until then.

In my last post I made reference to what I believe is a $32,000.00 Idea, and I promised to let you know all about it as soon as everything was in place. Happily everything is now in order and I am very excited and pleased to introduce you to my brand new service: -

The Law of Attraction Personalized Guidance Program

This service is new and completely unique; there is absolutely no one offering a service like it and that is one of the reasons why I am so excited about it. So what is the Law of Attraction Personalized Guidance Program? Well it is a program designed for anyone who is struggling with any part of the law of attraction. If for instance you have manifested some minor things in your life and you believe in the Law of Attraction but yet somehow you can’t seem to manifest a particular thing, then my Personalized Guidance Program is for you.

It could be that you can manifest better relationships with your family but you get stuck when it comes to manifesting money, or you could be a champion at manifesting money but yet you cannot seem to attract your perfect partner. Perhaps you are new to the law of attraction and you need a clear step-by-step process to follow; no matter what your needs are my personalized guidance program can help.

Does this scenario sound familiar? You find yourself struggling with a certain area of the Law of Attraction or you just don’t understand how to apply it to your life, so you go out and search your local bookstore looking for something to help you. You come across three different books and each of them makes reference to the subject that you are interested in, but none of them are really specific about your challenge, so you end up buying all three in the hope that together you will get the information that your need.

I have certainly been there and done that! I’m sure you have too.

In which case all you do is contact me so that we can discuss the challenges you are facing and then I will design your own Personalized Guidance Program to address your needs. It will only contain information specific to the challenge you are facing. In other words in stead of reading dozens of books or attending seminar after seminar in the hope of getting your questions answered, you can simply have me design a single program for you alone that will answer all of your questions and offer you guidance on how to proceed.

Then not only will you have your questions answered but you will have in your possession a written document packed full of information to help you with your challenges that you can refer to time and time again, which is much better than being at a seminar and having your questions answered but then having to scramble to make notes to try to remember exactly what was said to you. My program will be in your hands to use time and time again.

I am also in the process of writing two reports that will be given away as part of a bonus package with the Law of Attraction Personalized Guidance Program. These reports are going to be quality products on popular topics that will help anyone to become better at the creative process.

I am really excited about this program because I get to combine the two things I am most passionate about and that is writing and the law of attraction, and also because it is such a unique program and I definitely have to thank the universe for the inspired idea. Even after experiencing the law of attraction in so many different ways, I am still left speechless and completely in awe of the magnificent power that each and every one of us has at our disposal.

I received this idea whilst lying in bed early one morning, it just literally just popped into my head and after the idea settled for a moment I jumped out of bed and went for a notepad and pen so that I could write down the information I was receiving.

As soon as I got the pen and paper the ideas just kept flowing and I could hardly get them down on the paper fast enough, it was magnificent, exciting and joyous, and before I even knew it I had a complete outline for this new project. When I finished writing I felt exhilarated and the words of Dc Joe Vitale came to mind, he said “the universe likes speed, when the impulse is there, when the intuitive nudge from within is there, act; that’s your job” and that is exactly what I have done.

Try to keep your mind open to new information; it is one of the best ways to get what you want. If you decide that you want more money and then you set an intention to increase your salary at work, you are not allowing the universe to show you the way; you are closing yourself off to so many different ways that you could get more money. Do not put obstacles in your own way; remember the universe always knows the fastest easiest most harmonious way to bring you your desires. Open your heart and mind and allow the universe to do its job and you will quickly see that all you ever wanted was just a thought away.

If you are interested in my new program, visit the link below to get more information.

The Law of Attraction Personalized Guidance Program

The Most Wonderful Time of The Year

2009-01-06T14:04:00.005-05:00

Happy New Year to you all, I trust that you had as wonderful a time over the holiday season as I did. I love the New Year and I had originally planned my first post of the year to be a recap of 2008 and an update on the $32,000.00 challenge, but two things changed my mind and those two things are inspiration and blog love. Let me explain, as some of you may know I have recently started a Law of Attraction online coaching business called Missing Ingredient Coaching.
Well I recently received via divine inspiration what I consider to be a $32.000.00 business idea. It involves an idea so completely unique that I believe it is going to take the world by storm. I have not completed all the details as yet so I will not say too much more but I will post a complete description of my new product within the next couple of days.

The blog love has continued to shower its blessings on me and I have received two awards over the last week, they are the You Make My Day Award offered to those bloggers who grace others with inspiring, helpful and intelligent comments. Both of these awards have been bestowed upon me by the ever inspiring, creative and generous Lea at Ocean of Perspectives.

As with all awards I must pass these beautiful ones to some other deserving bloggers so here are my choices, please take a few moments to visit these inspiring bloggers.

This award is to let those who left comments the last few weeks know they deserve special recognition! It’s reserved for YOU who have commented in the last three weeks. Feel free to enjoy and pass the gift along to those who create in you ‘a song’.

Mckay at Living With Chronic Illness

Jessica at Live On Purpose

This most special award is presented to bloggers who display consistency in any one or a combination of these conditions:

1. The Blogger manifests exemplary attitude, respecting the nuances that pervades amongst different cultures and beliefs.
2. The Blog contents inspire; it strives to encourage and offers solutions.
3. There is a clear purpose at the Blog; one that fosters a better understanding on Social, Political, Economic, the Arts, Culture and Sciences, and Beliefs.
4. The Blog is refreshing and creative.
5. The Blogger promotes friendship and positive thinking.

The Blogger who receives this Award will need to perform the following steps:

1. Create a Post with a mention and link to the person who presented the Noblesse Oblige Award.
2. The Award Conditions must be displayed at the Post.
3. Write a short article about what the Blog has thus far achieved- preferably citing one or more older post to support.
4. The Blogger must present the Noblesse Oblige Award in concurrence with the Award Conditions.

The Blogger must display the Award at any location at the Blog.

I started this blog in June 2008, basically because my head was exploding with so many ideas and concepts and I simply felt the overwhelming need to put my thoughts down on paper (so to speak). After a month or so I realized that my main purpose had presented itself without me really noticing it and that purpose was to simply share knowledge. I read many books, articles, blogs and websites on the law of attraction and one thing that I noticed was that not many sites showed the methodology of the LOA. What I mean by this is many people talk about it and pass on good information but sometimes folks need a little bit more.

They want to read about a real person conducting real experiments and showing real results whether good or bad. The point is not many LOA writers are willing to expose themselves that way. I wanted to be different, I wanted to put my money where my mouth is and show ordinary folks like me that it is possible to change your life and create the life of your dreams. Bit by bit I am realizing my dreams and all of the wonderful folks that visit and comment on this blog have been there every step of the way to share in my joy and learn from my experiences, and that is why I continue this blog, to grow, to share, to inspire and to live my dreams.

This award I pass on to:-

Joy at Manifesting Joy

Julieanne at Be Inspired Today

Leslie at Living On Purpose

Here's My "Wealth Attraction" Mind Movie

2008-12-19T14:38:00.007-05:00

This is the Mind Movie that I made to help me stay focused on my mission to attract $32.000.00 dollars. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. Enjoy!

The 30-Day Challenge-Day 5

2008-12-19T09:34:00.002-05:00

Its day 5 of the $32.000.00 challenge and I think I speak for all those involved when I say that we are having a great time. So I thought I would give you a quick update as to what has been happening with me so far.

Day 1
Attracted a brilliant inspiring video called ‘Validation’ that I am using to help keep my vibration positive. If you have not already seen it you can view it here – You Just Gotta Smile.

Day 2
I attracted a blog award; it was the Flower Of Friendship award given to me by Lea at Ocean of Perspectives, scroll down towards the bottom of this page to see the award.

Day 3
I attracted two great free gifts that will help us on our mission greatly; the first was an audio reading and explanation of Napoleon Hills ‘Think And Grow Rich’. The second gift was an affirmation tool bar that scrolls your personal affirmations at the top of your computer screen. These gifts are a great help and much appreciated. Read more about them here - Free Tools.

Day 5
I woke up this morning with a very clear and strong image in my mind, it was a number and the number was $27.000.00. I found this interesting as I was just waking up and I thought of my challenge and then very clearly I saw this figure and it stayed with me for a few minutes and then faded away.

I do not know what it means and I do not know what will come of it, but I am exited and interested to find out. One thing I will say is that focusing on this goal has been a most enjoyable trip so far. Each day has brought something new and I wake each morning eager to find out how the universe will unfold that day.

Manifestation is great but the journey towards the manifestation is even better.

Many Blessings.

The 30-Day Challenge-Day 3

2008-12-17T11:16:00.006-05:00

Just a quick post for those of you taking part in the 30-day challenge. I hope you are feeling as happy, energetic and focused as I am. My day has gotten off to a great start, I have been given some excellent tools that I am sure will help motivate us and keep our focus on the desired outcome.

Chuck Bartok very generously gave me a free audio that discusses and explains the great Napoleon Hills “Think And Grow Rick” The audio is available to listen to online or you can download it to your computer. Click Here! My next gift came from Juliet at Life Made Great.

On Juliet’s sight you can download the Affirmation Flow application. This software allows you to create a customizable scroll bar that displays your own affirmations and can be placed at the top of your screen. Your affirmations will flow in an area that will not disrupt your work but will still provide a powerful reminder of your desire and focus.

I would like to thank Juliet and Chuck for pointing out these excellent tools, anything that keeps the vibration positive and helps the mind stay focused on the desired outcome is very much welcomed and appreciated. So whether or not you are taking part in the challenge be sure to check out these great tools.

Here’s to our success.

I Have Received Another Award. Cool!

2008-12-16T10:54:00.004-05:00

Wow another blog award, I feel much love today. The wonderful, generous and talented Lea over at Ocean Of Perspectives has graciously passed onto me the ‘Flower Of Friendship’ award. Since the beginning of Inspired Journey Lea has visited, commented on and supported this blog and I consider her to be a friend to this blog and to myself. So thank you so much Lea, I am honored that you consider me as your friend. Please visit Lea at Ocean of Perspectives to see the other blogs she has passed this loving award onto.

The rules for this award:

* Copy the badge and put it on your blog,
* Link back who pass you this tag,
* Spread this tag to at least 7 or more bloggers who you think you are friends with.

So without further adieu here are the bloggers I would like to pass this award onto.
Living With A Chronic Illness
Live On Purpose
Admissible Banter
Shades Of Black And White
Lance Soul Searching

Now go find out why I tagged these brilliant bloggers.

You Just Gotta Feel Good

2008-12-14T11:43:00.003-05:00

Today is the first day of my $32.000.00 dollar challenge and I have gotten off to an absolutely brilliant start. I was browsing MyBlogLog this morning and at the third blog I visited searching under ‘self help’ there was a video entitled ‘Validation’ and the blogger that posted it GiGi dared viewers to watch the video without smiling at least once. So with my best poker face on I attempted to watch said video without cracking a smile.

I lasted about 20 seconds by which time I was laughing all over my face and leaning back into my chair to get more comfortable in order to watch the rest of the video. If you enjoy a laugh or more importantly if your vibration could use a boost I highly recommend this video.

When you have finished watching it, see if you can Validate at least one person and yourself each day. This video will be permanent on this blog because I love it that much, you just gotta feel good after this. Enjoy!

Please Join My 30 Day Challenge

2008-12-13T17:20:00.005-05:00

I would like to invite everyone that reads this post to join me on my challenge to attract $32,000.00 within 30 days. I thought I would make this challenge public just to make things a little more exciting for myself. Those of you who read this blog regularly already know that I am prone to posting my experiments quite regularly, but this is the first time that I am challenging myself publicly. I must admit that I am very excited and I hope you will join me so that we can support, uplift and motivate each other to success.

I have decided to go about attracting this money in a rather different way than I would normally go about intentional manifestation. The reason for this is in recent months I have been studying the workings of the human mind both on a conscious and subconscious level and I have also just finished reading a fascinating book called ‘The Power of The Subconscious Mind’ by Dr Joseph Murphy, so I would like to take a different approach and see where it leads me.

If you would like to manifest some money (no matter how much or how little) feel free to join in and please let me know all about it in the comments area.

The Process
This is how I am going to begin the process of intentional manifestation.

1. Recorded 30 minutes of money affirmations on a digital voice recorder.
According to Dr Joseph Murphy affirmations need to be embedded into the subconscious mind in order to be effective, also if the affirmation is planted in your own voice it is embedded much quicker. Also I recorded the affirmations, as though they were being said to me, i.e. instead of saying ‘I attract more and more money’ I will say ‘you attract more and more money’. This is because many of the limiting beliefs we have come from things that were said to us whilst growing up, such as ‘you are stupid’ so if you then state the affirmation ‘I am smart’ resistance immediately comes up. But if you state your affirmation this way ‘you are smart’ it is easier for the subconscious to accept this over time. Try it you will be surprised how much less resistance there is when you state your affirmations this way.

I will play this recording when I get into bed at night and listen to it on a low volume as I fall asleep. I am doing this because the mind is very receptive to information when in the alpha state, which happens as you are falling asleep and just as you are waking.

I won’t list all of them as there is 30 minutes worth, but here are a few of the affirmations I am using. Feel free to use these but be sure that you feel something when you say them, if not they will not have much effect, if these affirmations are not working for you simply replace them with something that has more feeling for you.

· By day and by night you are becoming more and more abundant.
· Money comes to you in unexpected ways.
· You will receive $32.000.00 in unexpected income within 30 days.
· You have the right to be rich.
· You feel happy with your wealth.
· You feel worthy of being wealthy.
· You are open to the abundance that is flowing to you.
· I am grateful for the abundance that is flowing to me.
(I’m not sure why but the last one felt better using ‘I’ instead of ‘you’.)

2. Make a money focused mind movie.
I enjoy using mind movies so I will include one in this process. If you are not familiar with mind movies you can read about them HERE!

3. Visualization.
I think visualization is very helpful so to reinforce the mind movie I will spend 15 minutes visualizing my desire. I will imagine receiving a bank statement with $32.000.00 in the balance also I will imagine getting a statement with a paid in full stamp across it. Next I will focus on feeling the feelings of that experience, this is by far the most important step.

4. Using EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)
I will use EFT in a slightly different way. It is possible that I may not be balanced energetically with money so to counteract this I lay out each denomination of paper money and each denomination of coin. Then I take a note and hold it in one hand and do two rounds of tapping whilst saying, ‘I am balanced and at one with this money’. I will do this with each note and then each coin.

5. Chakra Clearing
I will go through a chakra balancing process as demonstrated by Magnus of Tapping.com, you can watch a demonstration of this process HERE!

6. Write Affirmations
I take my three most powerful affirmations and spend 15 minutes writing them out continuously and neatly so that I have to focus on it. This is done to help program my subconscious mind.

These 6 steps will be the ‘set up’ if you like, to the process. After this my daily routine will go as follows.

Watch the Abraham-Hicks video A New Life In 30 Days daily.
Watch money mind movie and visualize.
Write affirmations for 15 minutes.
Listen to affirmations at night.
Balance chakras as and when needed.
Do regular EFT as and when needed.
Focus my time on feeling good, only activities that make me feel good are allowed for the next 30 days, (should be fun).

This process will begin on Sunday 14th December 2008, I look forward to you joining me and reaching our goals together.

Many Blessings.

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Manifestation – Watching The Magic Unfold

2008-12-12T18:25:00.002-05:00

In a previous post on Manifestation and the creative process I spoke about how the law of attraction can be positive or negative depending on your out look and how you can easily turn a negative into a positive as soon as you change your thinking and actions. Today I want to discuss the beauty and joy of the creative process. If you follow the advice in This Article at some point you will find the Missing Ingredient to manifesting your desires and if you have already reached that point then you will definitely appreciate what I want to discuss today.

When it comes to the magic of the creative process, time and time again you come across people who say that they have proof that the Law of Attraction does not work. They will give you a long list of the things that they have tried to manifest and an even longer list of strategies that they have tried, all to no avail.

What these folks usually do not mention is all the things that they were doing that diverted their desires from reaching them, and this is usually because they do not even know that they have been impeding their own progress.

Have you made any of these mistakes?

1. Wandering how your manifestation is going to happen.
2. Doubting that it can happen.
3. Searching for ways to make it happen.
4. Deciding that it is taking way too long.
5. Worrying about when it will show up.
6. Desperately needing it to show up.
7. Asking for what you want over and over again.
8. Complaining about your life or someone else’s life.
9. Verbalizing negative thoughts.
10. Contradicting what it is you say you want.

By doing these things not only are you diverting your good from reaching you, more importantly you are creating more of these circumstances and cutting yourself off from experiencing the sheer bliss that comes with manifesting a desire.

Don’t worry if you have made these mistakes, the reason why I am able to come up with this list is because I have made all of these mistakes and more, it all part of the learning process and you must not beat yourself up about it, because the beauty of the law of attraction is, if you mess up you can wipe the slate clean and start again immediately, or as we say here in Barbados, ‘go and come again’.

During my own Inspired Journey I do not think that I have ever heard a Law of attraction specialist talk at length about how wonderful it is to create something intentionally. It is a feeling like no other; it is joy, bliss, wonderment, reverence, humility and power all mixed up into one. I think if this were talked about more often perhaps more people would be inclined to change their thinking because after all who wouldn’t want to feel like this often?

The very first time I experienced this amazing feeling, I knew in that moment that my world was altered irrevocably. I knew that I could never view things in the same way again and I became an addict. I am happy to raise my hand and say ‘I am addicted to the blissful feeling that manifestation brings about’. I would like nothing more than to have everyone experience this, I believe that this world would be transformed if that could happen.

Do not allow yourself to pass through this existence without seeing this type of magic unfold. For me it is the most wonderful and exciting part of the creative process. I am sure that like me you will be amazed at how the universe rearranges and transforms itself in order to bring about your desire. You will see things happen that you previously thought were impossible, you will do things that you would have sworn you could not do and you will understand that what ‘real’ magic is and how to create it.

I remember once manifesting a movie. Sounds weird doesn’t it? I love movies and I go to the drive-in regularly. I had wanted to see Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married. But due to work and other commitments I could not find the time to go and see it. At the drive-in all of the movies run for one week, if it is a real blockbuster that proves popular it will run for two weeks. Any way Why Did I Get Married ran for two weeks and the next attraction was due to start on the Wednesday. On the Tuesday night I remember talking to a friend and I mentioned that had missed the movie and I wished that I could have see it on the big screen because I love Tyler Perry’s movies.

On Wednesday, the day the movie changed the same friend called me and asked me to check out the drive-in listing, I wandered why but I still went and got the paper, would you believe that the management of the drive-in had a notice in the paper saying that due to popular demand Why Did I Get Married would show again for one more time on Friday night. Now that may not sound particularly amazing but understand that this particular movie was not exactly the top movie to hit the screen this year, it was big but there has been much bigger and in the 10 years that I have been going to the drive-in they have never ever changed their schedule mid-week before. Needless to say I was pretty blown away as was my friend and we went and watched the movie the Friday night.

The universe is all seeing and all knowing and it will find the fastest and easiest way to bring about your desires. The universe has the hardest task, you have the easiest task, you just have to ask and let it be, the universe then has to rearrange itself, you do not have to rearrange yourself. Every single thing that you are wanting is already in existence in the unseen. Make a commitment to the process and open yourself up to having one of the greatest experiences of your life. It is quite possible that you too will become addicted to the feeling of creating your world.

How do you describe the feeling you experience when you manifest your desires? What it your favorite manifestation and why? I look forward to your responses.

My Reiki Experience

2008-12-09T07:11:00.003-05:00

Over the last couple of months I have become interested in various types of energy healing, such as Reiki, Quantum Touch, MEL and Chakra Balancing. As with all my ‘little experiments’ I’ll be trying out these one by one. I chose to start with Reiki.

Reiki means “universal life energy” and is a spiritual or vibrational ancient Japanese healing practice that is facilitated through light non-invasive ‘laying on of hands’ to a fully clothed recipient in a comfortable lying or sitting position. Its uses include but are not limited to lowering blood pressure, relieving asthma, stress, pain and migraines, it can also help you sleep and accelerate the healing of wounds.

After doing a search on the Internet I found four Reiki Centers were I live. I surfed each of the websites and settled upon the one that provided the most information and was closest to my home. So I decided not to call but to go and ask for some information. I ended up chatting with the lady that runs the center with her husband for almost an hour and I agreed to return for my first session three days afterward.

My first session lasted almost three hours, this was due to the practitioner spending a considerable amount of time telling me about himself, his practice, how our session would go and getting to know me a little better so as to ascertain how he could help me.

The Reiki of itself lasted about an hour and a half, when we were finished I experienced something rather new for me. As odd as this is going to sound, I felt like the right and left sides of my brain had joined together, it was like my mind was whole, also I had a strange sensation all over my body and it seemed as though I could feel my own blood pumping through my veins. I have heard people say that they feel ‘light’ after energy healing sessions and for the first time I can honestly say that I understand what they meant.

I think that even if I had a million words to choose from I would still not be able to fully describe how I felt on a whole clearly. I think you really had to be there. I experienced extreme clarity but I was also very sleepy at the same time. After explaining all of this to the practitioner he assured me that all was well and what I was feeling was not uncommon, so with that I went home, it was about 9.30pm when I got there and I immediately got ready for bed and went to sleep.

The next day I woke up with a terrible headache, this was quite shocking considering how wonderful I felt the evening before and how soundly I slept. This headache persisted on and off for the entire week.

One week after my first session I went back for a second. My practitioner was not at all happy that I had spent a week with a headache and had not contacted him. To be honest I really did not think that my having a headache was his problem, but he corrected me by saying that he could have helped me if I had of contacted him and that there was absolutely no reason for me to spend a week in pain.

So after my minor scolding we had our session and the headache subsided. I did not feel as good as I did the previous week and the pain in my head had not completely gone but it was much better, the session lasted just over an hour.

The next day I hopped out of bed like a young spring chicken, I had to stop myself and take note of how I was feeling. The pain in my head was gone completely, I felt clear energetic, happy and full of vigor. I taught a class that morning and I was like the energizer bunny. I even manifested two situations that I wanted to bring forth and I can honestly say that up until the writing of this post I feel absolutely terrific.

I called my practitioner (at his request) and told him how I was feeling, he was pleased for me but not at all surprised and he told me that as long as I continue to feel the way I do there is no need for me to have any more sessions.

So how would I sum up my Reiki experience? I would say that it was extremely beneficial to me and I am happy with my practitioner and the outcome of my two sessions. I would definitely continue with this type of healing should the need arise. I am also on my practitioner’s mailing list for when he begins his Reiki levels 1, 2 & master courses early next year.

Disclaimer
The information in this article is not meant to dispense medical advice it is simply the opinion and experience of the author.

Carol King – More Than Just A Black Woman

2008-12-06T15:36:00.003-05:00

“You always lookin at white guys an callin dem sexy; you gonna end up marrying one a dem if you not careful.” A former friend who shall remain nameless.

Someone who I considered to be a good friend once said these words to me. I wrote recently about Victimization and whilst writing that post the words above came to my mind and I made a mental note to write about it in the near future.

My friend was ‘concerned’ about me because I seemed to be drifting over to the ‘other side’, she did not want to see me ‘batting for the other team’.

In other words she did not like the fact that I could or would find white men attractive. It became obvious to me that we would have to part ways or at least I needed to limit the time I spent with her because my journey was taking me way past seeing people in just their physical form.

Here in the Caribbean we are obsessed with our own color, ask any person to describe another black person and I guarantee that one of the following words will be used: - Red, fair, light, high brown skin, brown skin, dark, black, midnight and past midnight. These descriptions are used to describe the shade of a black person, ranging from Red, which is the lightest to past midnight, which is the darkest.

Let me say though, if I had been asked to describe myself a few years ago I would have said something like: - I am an intelligent, strong, career minded, conscious black woman.

Wow, how limited.

If you truly understand that you are not just this four-layer bio body suit, the way you see yourself alters dramatically. If you understand that your body is the housing for the greater part of you, it becomes impossible to define yourself as merely black, white, male, female, young or old.

Yes my physical self is black and female but that is the smallest part of me, the true larger than life me is spirit, energy. Defining myself as a black woman limits me, defining myself as a woman limits me, defining myself as black limits me, defining myself as a spiritual being makes me limitless. I was created in the image of God, the energy that is me is moving in form through form and out of form, I have always been, and I will always be, to realise this is too realise that there is nothing beyond my capabilities.

As I see myself this way I must therefore see others in the same way and if this is so how can I possibly be deterred by the color of the skin that surrounds as physical form? How can I limit myself to experiencing other beings based on the size or shape of the four layer bodysuit. That my friends is a terrible waste.

As we are all having a human experience we will all have preferences, but I encourage you to widen the margins of those preferences. We are eternal and limitless, lets start seeing ourselves and others this way.

How do you define yourself? How do you describe yourself? I look forward to reading your comments.

Law of Attraction - Show Me The Money

2008-12-03T11:13:00.003-05:00

How do you define wealth? What does it mean to you? Does it mean a million dollar home with a separate parking garage filled with exotic cars? Does it mean having a hugely successful business? Does it mean having a happy balanced family? Or does it mean having a bank balance that would rival Oprah’s?

Does wealth mean choosing from the above or can you have it all?

When the DVD movie ‘The Secret’ came out I remember discussing the movie with a friend and he said that he did not like the movie because it focused to heavily on money and it was not for him because he was on a spiritual path and therefore above that sort of thinking.

I asked him to expand on his comment and basically it was his belief that as he was on a spiritual journey he should no longer be interested in financial gains hence ‘The Secret’ to him was shallow.

I found this rather interesting and I gave my own journey some thought, I wandered if it was reasonable to put thoughts of money aside when growing personally and spiritually. My answer; Hell No! Show me the money!

Often in life people make the mistake of thinking that there is a limit to what they can have and what they can achieve. There is a tendency to think that life is about choosing what to sacrifice instead of choosing what to experience. Many people believe that they can only have some of the things that they want and that they are not allowed to have it all. I beg to differ.

Life Is Meant To Be Abundant In All Areas. James Ray

Do you believe that in order to be a good christian or to be religious/spiritual you must be financially ill. Do you think that you were put on this earth to suffer for previous sins? These thoughts do not serve you, life is not meant to be a choice of how much good we can experience. We are not here to only enjoy ‘so much’ good, we are creators and therefore meant to create and experience every single thing our imaginations can come up with.

“Anything the human mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve”. Napoleon Hill.

Do not limit yourself to a mediocre life because some one said you couldn’t have more. If you are living with the idea that you should not ask for all that you want it is likely that you are harboring some limiting beliefs handed down to you from your parents/guardians/teachers/friends/bosses/colleagues/church etc.

Perhaps when you were growing up you heard statements like “who does she think she is, it’s a sin to have that much money”. Or “he does not deserve to live in a big house like that”. Or perhaps you are like me and the “money doesn’t grow on trees” brigade raised you, and lets not forget the “money is the root of all evil” posse. These statements are meant to keep you in your place, your elders often do not want you to go places that they themselves were to afraid to go, after all “no one else in the family has…did…went…so why should you”?

Do not be upset with them, they had the same beliefs handed to them, instead be thankful that you are now in a time and place where you can make the change, stop the rot and live a different life. Break free from the pack, be the first to leave those limiting beliefs behind. Venture where no one in your family has ventured before, do be and see all that there is to do be and see, you can have it all, you deserve to have it all, the money the cars, the houses, the relationships, the health, you deserve to have it all, and it is all there just waiting for you to simply open your heart, your mind and your mouth and ask for what you want.

Think like Oliver Twist; be the first to venture up front, hold up your bowl of life and say, “Please, can I have some more”.

(What are your thoughts; do you believe that personal/spiritual enlightenment/development means forfeiting financial abundance? Were you the one to break free from the pack in your family? If so how did you do it and what was the response from your family or friends?)

I look forward to your thoughts.