Feb 28, 2011
I love Oprah’s new network,
OWN. I have admired her since I was young and grew up watching her show. I love how she has evolved into using her show to inspire and show us all how we can live our best lives.
In one of the new shows on
OWN, lucky viewers were chosen to compete for their own show. It was a great show to watch and see what each person wanted to share with the world – what they thought their strengths were – and how they chose to inspire people. It just ended a few days ago with Oprah choosing the winner and offering a great surprise! (I won’t say what that is if you haven’t seen it yet and want to watch.)
It got me thinking about my own life and if I had the opportunity to have my own show, what would it be about? It’s fun to dream about this, and it really got me to focus on what I see as my life’s purpose – what is the message that I want to share with everyone – why am I here – how can I help others – what do I see as my strengths, etc?
While I would still like to take some more time to journal about this and dream a bit more, I know that my show would be very More
Feb 26, 2011
I first learned about saying affirmations many years ago after reading
Louise Hay’s books. She is an expert on them, and they were a huge part of her recovery from cancer.
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If you haven’t said affirmations before, it might feel a bit strange at first. Especially when what you are saying doesn’t feel real yet.
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You created this affirmation because this is what you want for yourself – this is how your ideal life looks.
However, at the present moment, your life may be far from this. That’s okay. We all have to start at the beginning. Say this affirmation to yourself and out loud often throughout your day. Look at yourself in the mirror and say it. Write it onto post-it notes, and hang them all around your house. Even if it feels strange at first, keep saying it – keep believing it – and before you know it, it will sink in, and you will be living a calm, balanced life.
They really do work, but you have to keep at it and keep believing in it. When you say it to yourself, really feel what that calm balanced life feels like. Really remember why you created this affirmation to begin with. Really imagine yourself living this life each time you say the words.
Affirmations are amazing tools for visualizing and creating our authentic lives. They are wonderful for our self esteem and our well being.
Spend some time today writing down your affirmations. This is the fun part of the process – you get to dream and really think about what kind of life you want to create! When you write your own, make sure to write in the first person whenever possible.
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I created this screensaver for myself years ago, and I still use it today. I am happy to share it now with you! It comes with 12 affirmations – each paired with one of our paintings.
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Simply put “affirmations” in the subject line. We’ll then email it to you with instructions.
Have fun creating your affirmations, putting them up around your house, and saying them! You’ll be amazed at how much your life will change once they start to sink in!
Feb 19, 2011
It’s easy to have faith in life, the universe, and yourself when things are going great.
The challenge is to still believe that everything is going to work out even when things seem tough and out of sync.
When you hit a rough patch in your life, take some time to write about why you might be going through this phase.
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Trusting, surrendering, believing, and having faith in life. If we can learn to do this, our lives will flow beyond what we thought was possible.
So if you are currently in a rough spot in your life, take a moment and breathe, believe, ask, and receive.
I promise it will get better.
Feb 18, 2011
Sometimes in life we have to make tough choices if we want to grow and live the life we know we are meant to live. We may have to give up a part of ourselves that we have grown comfortable with, even if we know that it isn’t the self we want to bring on our journey.
I was watching
Peter Walsh’s decluttering show the other day on the OWN Network, and I love his approach to physical clutter. He first has you create a vision for your room. Then you only bring in the things that reflect that vision. Everything else has to go. I was thinking that this system could also be applied to mental and emotional clutter.
Let’s try this exercise together:
Think of the person you strive to be: your best self.
Now create a vision for this new self.
How do you look (e.g., peaceful, radiant, rested)
What do you think about (e.g., the present moment, happy and positive things)?
What kind of friends do you surround yourself with (e.g., supportive, nurturing)?
How do you spend your days (e.g., reflecting, laughing)
What else can you visualize about this new self?
Take some time with this and get as specific as you can.
Write it all down, and then hang it up where you will see it frequently.
Once you are clear on your vision, you can start the process of decluttering all of the emotions, thoughts, activities, friends, etc. that no longer fit into your current vision.
This can be a painful process, and change can be hard.
If you keep your vision at the forefront, though, and remind yourself that in order to grow into the person you know you can be, you will need to let go of the person you have become. (At least parts of you.)
It’s your rebirth – and it’s a beautiful thing!
Goodbye to you.
And hello to you.
