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Welcome to the August issue of Stepping Into The Magic Of You!. Thank you for all the emails you sent after the July issue, I love hearing your comments and receiving information from you. I’m delighted to pass on your ideas and information in the new Readers page. Please keep them coming. I enjoyed all the comments you emailed about mood colours too. Mixing my metaphors, I hope this newsletter finds you peachy, and managing to remain cucumber cool! Talking of keeping cool I had my factor 50 sun cream on just now as I was out picking up litter. I’ll explain why in The healing power of atonement. So what else is in this month’s newsletter? In this issue:
The healing power of atonementIt’s the little things that make the biggest difference. Making one change can have a big impact. Changes like leaving the office by 6.00 p.m., switching the mobile phone off for the evening, walking for 20 minutes three times a week, are just a few of the commitments some of my clients have made. Making just one change has had a big impact. Guess what? They’ve reported back that they also feel great! So what’s going on? I think what's happening in these instances is my clients have taken a stand. They're doing what they said they would do. They're living with integrity. Now that is a big word! Integrity is about being whole (just as An integral garage is part of the house building). We have to earn our own self respect. The primary relationship we have is with our self. Yet many of us put what we want and let’s face it, we need at times; to the bottom of the list (could be as simple as a few minutes reading or doing nothing!). The trouble is when we consistently neglect our spirit, we run out of empathy and sympathy for our fellow human beings. So how do we achieve that inner peace we crave? You’re probably familiar with the expression ‘walking your talk’. Another way of putting it is; to speak with one voice. Practising a good daily habit, that is choosing something that will support you (could be eating healthily, exercising, meditating) then doing it, is a great way to build up your trust in yourself. When we do what we say we’ll do, it boosts our self confidence and our self esteem. When I keep my agreements I know I’m on track and I like being in my own company. It’s a good idea to set agreements for a fixed time frame (could be for a week, a month or a year). For example I don’t make time to read so having a reading agreement, 15 minutes a day (Monday to Friday) which I’ve set for two months, it helps me read all the books I’ve got stacked on my shelves! Being human we all fall short of the mark sometimes. A couple of weeks ago, I was at a success workshop and decided that what I needed was to look after myself and get to bed earlier! I made a commitment to the rest of the group (and my husband) that I would be in bed by 10 p.m. for one week. Commitments support us in so many ways: they create awareness and help us to achieve our goals. They’re also a really great way of developing good habits that support us, rather than those bad habits we’ve slipped into that sabotage our best intentions. Talking about sabotage; sometimes, this may even be at a subconscious level, we get into the sabotage game. It could be we’re afraid of success, or being powerful? Or we’re lazy? Maybe we don’t make ourselves important? Whatever the reason; we break our commitment, break our word to ourselves. At this point that inner critic chimes up; ‘it doesn’t matter, it’s just this once, you were tired/too busy/you’ve worked hard/ you’re not well …and any way no-one else knows….’(that’s the sneaky voice I have!) Does this sound familiar? I know when I break an agreement, for whatever reason, the consequence is I feel less. It takes the sparkle out of life and I certainly don’t see the magic that’s all around! I broke that going to bed by 10 p.m. agreement. I forgot! Having practised keeping agreements for a few years, I now know that if I don’t get back into alignment pretty soon, I’ll slide and get back into the habit (and it is a habit) of not keeping my promises to myself. When this happens I need to get back to feeling whole, to speaking with one voice, walking my talk; whatever you want to call it. I atone. The dictionary definition of to atone is: ‘to make at one, to make reparation.’ As soon as I remembered that I hadn’t kept my agreement I went out and picked up 10 pieces of litter. I could have washed the kitchen floor or cleaned the bathroom. I choose something I don’t particularly like doing (cleaning anything seems appropriate). The act of atoning gets me back into alignment. It’s like saying sorry to myself if you will. Having picked up the litter, I wiped the slate clean, I feel in tact. My aim is to live in integrity, it’s how I get to be happy. “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” Mahatma Gandhi Magic happens when...I have a theory that magic, synchronicity, divine intervention, destiny, call it what you will, are happening all the time. Mostly we’re either too busy or stuck in a survival mindset (I’ve got to get through today) so we miss the many magic moments happening around us. My experience is that magic happens when we live by our values, and do what we say we’ll do, then we’re open to experiencing more life including the magic. Here are some thought provoking questions for you:
Inspirational QuoteBliss are my latest favourite band. They are wonderful and inspiring. The words of UKIPENDA UTAPENDWA struck me as being appropriate to getting back to oneness. From this place of wholeness we are so much more resourceful. It’s also the place of inner knowing and trust.
Imagine a happy, carnival rhythm as you read the words of this song. UKIPENDA UTAPENDWA (If you love, you will be loved)
If you love. you will be loved If you see you will be seen So quietly I come to you, we meet in soft
spaces You
don’t have to fight for it
Taken from the ‘You’ album
Written and performed by Bliss To order CD’s call +44 (0)870 3500 557 or www.blissfulrecords.com Readers pageThis is a new section to the newsletter. I’d love to hear what you think of it. Here’s a fun bit.
Hi Maria, Maria, There's also a brand new DVD called 'The Secret' - www.thesecret.tv which really shows how we are all becoming more aware of this massively powerful universal law. Hope this helps in your newsletters, which are very informative and useful to many. Regards Shall we keep it? It’ll only happen if you send me something! So please feel free to share your thoughts, feelings and ideas about anything you see in the newsletter. NewsYou may be interested in an event happening in London which I think will be inspirational and will nourish your spirit and sense of being part of something bigger. I’m planning to be there! What can you do in just-a-minute to transform your life? Join the j-a-mWembley Arena 17 September 2006 3.00 – 5.30 p.m. “Global fusion of sound from the drums of Africa to the bells of the Tibetan mountains” “Explosion of dance from jazz to folk” Insights, inspiration and wisdom of three remarkable women yogis who have the combined power of 200 years of spiritual study and meditation. Live link-up with thousands of people across the planet
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