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A.M. Meditation: Mentally Plan Your Day

Posted by Sandra on July 26th, 2010

If you are like most people, you spend the majority of your day thinking, speaking, and meditating on what you do not want to experience. But if you were to start your day with a wish for the day, and feel the peace and joy that you would like to have fill your day, it would actually do a lot to steer your day in that direction.

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So today create a great day for yourself by devoting the first 5 to 7 minutes to prayer and meditation.

Mentally play your ideal day in your mind. Picture it as vividly as you can. If there is anything that you are dreading (a meeting, an appointment, etc.), think about it going exactly the way you want it to go. See an easy commute, light traffic, courteous people, everyone at work or school in a good mood…the works.

Then do something to imprint those good thoughts on your subconscious mind. It could be something as simple as gently rubbing the palms of your hands together and saying, “I would love it if my day went just like that.” Then release it from your thoughts.

Results

Before bed, mentally review your day and notice how many things came close to the day you mentally planned for yourself. And if you like your results, do it again tomorrow.

Have a great day!

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Tags: meditation

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The Keys to Success – Step 3

Posted by Sandra on April 12th, 2008

Because step number 2 — forgiveness — is so powerful, you have had a little longer to perfect that one. Truly it is something you should do each night to clear your mind and spirit of all the hurts, frustrations and disappointments you have collected throughout your day. This allows you the freedom to move forward without a piece of you forcibly hanging onto the past.

Now that you have proclaimed your success (see Key #1) and have perfected the art of forgiveness (see Key #2), it is time to set your sights on something in the distance, something that moves you or draws you toward it. As Bob Proctor asked in the movie The Secret, “what do you really want?”

Spend some time right now and over the coming days to really think about this one. Allow your wants to surface without censoring, judging, or demeaning them. Pretend that you are a child again or allow your inner child to come out and play and remind you of what you hold near and dear to your heart.

I encourage you to make a list and continue writing until the words spring forth with a visceral reaction, it could be joy, relief, sadness or whatever is in line with your spirit. You should begin with the words: “what I really want in my life right now is…” and begin to list them in order as they spring to mind. Remember do not judge or stifle the flow, just let it happen naturally. Oh, and the operative word in this task is what. So you are only identifying the what, not the who? how? when? why? or where?…only the what.

Have a great week and remember, you are so blessed!

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Tags: success

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The Keys to Success – Step 2

Posted by Sandra on March 10th, 2008

Now that you have had more than a week of affirming “I am success,” you are ready to take a quantum leap forward with this week’s key: FORGIVENESS.

So often you go through life collecting hurts, disappointments, and resentments, putting others through constant tests and trials (unbeknownst to them) and storing their failing results in the back of your mind, only to be accessed at a later time (usually while updating their file with any new failed test results!). To add insult to injury, you soon run out of space in your mind, so your body begins to store that pain, anger, sadness, and UNFORGIVENESS in various parts of your body. Did you realize that?

If you listen to yourself, you often direct your pain to go to specific body parts: is someone a pain in your neck? Or your “lower back?” Have you ever been so angry that you couldn’t even see straight? You get the idea. And that unforgiveness sits there and gathers more pain unto itself, until eventually, your body — which was never meant to carry the cares of this world — begins to break down and deteriorate as a sign to you of its state of dis-ease.

Now enter our success key: the power of FORGIVENESS. This week and also as the perfect ending to every day, repeat (to yourself or aloud): I forgive you, I forgive you, I forgive you. Do this as often as you can, as many times as you can.

As you repeat this directive over and over, notice the tension and memories that may arise as you begin to release old hurts, anger, resentment, fears, and disappointments. Notice where you feel little “bubbles” of unforgiveness burst under the awesome power of forgiveness. You could also repeat this mantra to yourself whenever you encounter aggravating situations like traffic, long lines, delays, rude people, etc.

Some by-products of The Forgiveness Technique are:

increased mental energy,
a feeling of lightness in your mind and body,
a greater sense of peace in your life and your world,
joyfulness, and
faster manifestations as the barrier of unforgiveness begins to dissolve.

May you be amazed every day at the increased abundance of good that shows up in your life as you embrace forgiveness.

Be blessed!

Posted in Mindset

Tags: success, the forgiveness technique

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The Power of "No!"

Posted by Sandra on March 2nd, 2008

The Manipulation Detector

A sure-fire way to determine whether someone is trying to manipulate you is to say “no” to his or her request. For some odd reason manipulators seem to have developed a defect that causes some sort of disconnect between their ears and brain when it comes to understanding what you meant when you said “no. ” This causes them to act as though you not only never said the word “no,” but also were merely clearing your throat or perhaps asking them to repeat their request!

Of course, this is different from the type of requests you may receive from small children or teenagers who are trying to get their way. You see, when you say “no” to either children or teenagers, you will get an immediate reaction to let you know that they did in fact hear your “no” before they put in their counterargument (typically some sort of begging).

In contrast, manipulators will ignore the fact that you even said “no” and attempt to proceed with their agenda, which is most likely not in your best interest. In the beginning this may seem harmless but it is a rocky foundation on which to build a relationship (friendship, family, or romantic). Eventually it will lead to discord because one person is so concerned with him or herself that he or she will learn to only be content in the relationship when you, too, are only concerned about him or her…or at least 99% of the time. And knowing this, should you even be surprised when you find that when you need his or her time, attention, resources or whatever, he or she is conveniently unavailable or too busy to help with your request?

Relationships are a wonderful means of encouragement, growth and support in life and should be enjoyable for both parties. Honor your spirit and say “no” when you really mean to say “no,” and bring the manipulation to the other person’s attention if the relationship is important enough to you or limit your time and interaction with that person if it is not. Either way, your life will improve immensely when you stop warring against your spirit by trying to force yourself to focus entirely upon meeting the needs of another person to the detriment of your own needs. You are valuable. You are worthy. And you deserve the God-given right to say “no” and have it heard and respected.

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Tags: manipulation, no

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The Keys to Success – Step 1

Posted by Sandra on February 27th, 2008

What does success mean to you? What does it look like? What does it feel like? How excited are you when you close your eyes and visualize yourself basking in all the success you could ever imagine…and more?

No one ever achieved success without a plan, do you have one? The first step is to discover the true key to success and when you do, it will be relatively easy to create an action plan to move you closer to the life you deserve.

So where is success? Where does it reside? Where can it be found? Hint: It is not in a guru; it is not in a book; it is not in a seminar; and it is not anywhere external to you. You may have never heard this before, but it is very true: YOU ARE SUCCESS! It is not something to be found, attained, or striven for; it is your natural state when you relax and allow it to come to the surface.

So to help yourself accept this as truth, at least once an hour — every waking hour — for the next week, say (either aloud or to yourself): I am Success! Say it with conviction, confidence and assurance and feel the excitement, the peace, the accomplishment of these words and allow them to carry you through the best week of your life!

Be blessed

Posted in Mindset

Tags: success

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