Happy Summer Solstice. My friend and great astrologer Lorelei Robbins says (http://loreleilive.com/):
“The Summer Solstice is a powerful time to leave the old behind and create the new. Ask yourself what emotions, patterns, and behaviors no longer serve you. And what do you desire to have in your life now? This is the time to remember:
ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE
SEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND
KNOCK AND IT SHALL BE OPENED TO YOU.”
What are you creating today? What are you letting go of? This is a powerful time of the year to make a list. Meditate, contemplate, journal and spend the next few days evaluating what works and what doesn’t. Then take action and do what you love doing, working towards your goals one step at a time.
Archive for the ‘Power of creation’ Category
New Beginnings
Monday, June 21st, 2010Picture Your Best Life: Vision Board “Playshop”
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010Transform your goals and dreams into reality with this simple and powerful tool. Creating a Vision Board helps you focus on what’s most important and effortlessly attract it into your life. Many high-achieving, joyful people, like Oprah Winfrey and Jack Canfield, use Vision Boards. Now, you can too! This fun, inspiring and transformational workshop is facilitated by Intuitive Coach/Counselor Deborah Hill and Wisdom Mentor Tricia Molloy.
At this workshop, you will:
• Clearly define your goals and dreams.
• Release limiting beliefs and break through your obstacles
• Learn how to tap into the power of visualization
• Create your own Vision Board
• Experience a visualization exercise that will activate your goals and dreams
Where: The Open Mind Center, 1575 Old Alabama Road, Roswell, GA 30076 www.theopenmindcenter.com
When: Saturday, May 22, 2010 / 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Investment: $119, Early Bird Discount until 4/30/10. $139 after 4/30/10. (This includes all materials and parking.)
Refund available before 5/10/10. Invite a friend to join you. To assure personal attention in the creation of your Vision Board, this workshop is limited to 10 people, so register early! Our January and February workshops sold out.
For more information or to register: http://www.theawarenessinitiative.com/store or call 404-459-0590.
We also offer private Vision Board workshops for your business, association or social group.
Exciting Radio Show with the Kanes
Monday, April 5th, 2010Join Deborah on Unlimited Success and Fulfillment radio on Friday at 1 pm, when she interviews Ariel and Shya Kane.
Deborah’s guests today are Ariel and Shya Kane. Internationally-acclaimed seminar leaders and award-winning authors, Ariel & Shya were avid seekers for many years until they ultimately discovered, over 20 years ago, that “Working on Yourself Doesn’t Work”…this is actually the title of their best-selling book, published by McGraw-Hill. This discovery led them not only to living a satisfying, fulfilling, stress-free life with consistency, but also to teaching thousands of people across the globe how to do this, as well. Their approach is based in awareness, which they define as a non-judgmental seeing of what is; when you live your life with awareness, the unconscious restrictions that limit your life can dissolve effortlessly.
The Kanes are masters of transformation, the ability to live in the moment and dissolve problems through awareness. Since 1987, they have inspired individuals and organizations across the globe, bringing people through the swamp of the mind, into the clarity and brilliance of the moment. The Kanes’ transformational approach has a unique flavor that is designed for modern day circumstances and complexities while resonating with universal truths of the ages. You can learn more about them and their award-winning books, seminars, and Excellence Club online community at www.TransformationMadeEasy.com.
This Workshop Could Change Your Life: 2 spaces left
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Power Up & Breakthrough: Unmask your intuition and increase your awareness: http://bit.ly/ayf4Tw
In this workshop you’ll connect with your true, inner self. You’ll learn easy and powerful techniques to realign yourself with your inherent intuitive abilities, higher understanding and inner truth.
Developing your intuitive awareness will help you to overcome life’s stresses and challenges and achieve true awareness and effectiveness in your life. You will learn to remain centered and grounded, to clear your space of unwanted energy and to protect yourself from other people’s energy. Bring your true power and knowing into your life to create the life that you desire.
This is a hands-on, experiential workshop with the following take aways:
• Practical tools to increase your awareness and intuition and use it in all aspects of your life.
• Connect with your true power source – your essential Self – and act from that place.
• Communicate more effectively with others – understand others more clearly.
• Learn how to act instead of react.
• Be able to act from a place of objectivity to be more accurate and on target.
• Determine how you’re projecting to others and how you can manage it.
• Protect yourself so that you’re not manipulated and dominated by others, or dominating them.
• Learn the mechanics of life and use this information to make it work for you.
• Learn techniques to break through obstacles to unblock your barriers to achievement.
• Discover and learn to work with your core power team.
• Learn how divination tools work and how to use them.
• Learn skills and tools to be healthier, more centered on your path and empowered in your life.
Includes CD, worksheets and exercises to expand your awareness.
Friday 7-10 pm and Saturday, 10-5 pm: April 16-17. Atlanta, GA.
Call 404-459-0590 or sign up at: http://bit.ly/ayf4Tw
Secret tips on finding joy
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Suzie Price is asking people on Linkedin what brings them joy (http://www.pricelessprofessional.com/how-to-find-happiness.html).
Here’s my answer:
1.) Know who you are. In order to be happy you have to know what makes you happy.
To do that you have to increase your awareness of who you are and BE that.
2.) Do what you love and don’t settle for less, no matter what.
There are no excuses here. If you act out of obligation, fear, worry or through your limiting beliefs of what you SHOULD do you won’t be happy. If you do what you love you’ll find joy, and you’ll light up the world and those around you at the same time.
See yesterday’s blog: “Enlightening Pelican Lessons.”
Enlightening Pelican Lessons
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010It was a beautiful day on the West Coast. I stood overlooking the ocean at the Torrey Pines State Reserve, awestruck by the beauty of the view and watched the Pelicans fly. Pelicans are the most remarkably graceful birds when they fly. Their landings … not so much. When they land they look like the stars of a bird comedy show – clumsy, tripping and sputtering. But, they were flying now.
They weren’t diving for fish or even looking for them. Instead they were playing in the jet streams above the large cresting waves. Three of them flew in a line together. Like bird surfers they soared up the inside of a wave and before it crested sailed along the top – wings spread and only inches from the water. I could see their shadows reflected just below them.
Over and over they caught the waves, gracefully and powerfully swooping up the curve and gliding over the crests – doing what they do best and exulting in the power and freedom of their flight. Words can’t explain the beauty, power and grace as they expertly danced above the ocean, doing what they do best and rejoicing in it.
Pelicans don’t do much. They dive and catch fish, raise young, sleep and fly. They can’t even land well. But they showed me something profound. I saw in the Pelicans a living example of what it’s like to be who you are and do what you do best, loving it; knowing your talents and joyfully expanding upon them. I didn’t see any Pelicans working on landings over and over saying, “If I only practice maybe I can do it better. Maybe I’ll even learn to like it.” No, they did what they did best and loved it. Exulting on their strength these Pelicans enjoyed themselves, the ocean and a sunny day in California.
Envision Your Life
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Imagine that you’ve decided to travel. You’ve marked the time off on your calendar and are excited to go. What will you need to do to prepare for your trip? I assume there are people who just go to the airport or train station and buy a ticket to some destination. They have no plans or intentions for the trip. It’s an “anything goes” scenario. And, anything goes. They get whatever comes their way.
However, if you’re like me you take a different approach. You first decide where you’re going to go. How long will you be there? What will you see? How will you get there and where will you stay? You’ll check out the climate to so you know what to bring with you. By the time you leave you have a good understanding of what to expect and can imagine or visualize what you’ll do and see on your vacation. This planning and visualization helps you to create the type of trip you’ll have. Barring unforeseen circumstances your plans will be fairly accurate and you’ll have the vacation you’ve dreamed of..
You plan your vacations but do you plan your life? Have you planned your year? What do you want to do within the next year? Do you know what you want to have happen to you? Do you know where you want to go and what you want to do? Planning and visioning your life is as important – even more so – than planning your vacation. Going through the process of creating a Vision Board is an excellent means of planning and visualizing your life. Below is a summary of the steps that you’ll need to take to do so.
Why does planning and visioning work? Einstein revealed to us that everything is energy moving at different rates, including human bodies. Matter is merely energy moving slow enough to be detected by the five human senses. Our thoughts are energetic signals that pulsate through our brains, sending waves of energy through and around us. Our beliefs are repetitive, energetic thought patterns. These belief “thought patterns” significantly influence our lives.
What we think and believe is reflected in the energy inside and surrounding us. We create whatever we believe and think. You can use your thoughts to make what you want in your life happen for you. There are six steps that you can take to get what you want:
1. Really want something.
Remember when you were a kid? “Wanting” came naturally to you. Want something now. Feel it. Taste it. Don’t hold back. Let the thoughts of what you want free flow. The strength of your desire will fuel the signal that you send out into the world.
2. Define it clearly.
Next, define exactly what it is you want. Be very specific. The world around us has a lot to offer. The possibilities are endless. It helps a lot to be clear when you’re asking for something. You probably wouldn’t walk into a department store and say, “I want some new clothes.” You’d have to tell the salesperson exactly what you’re looking for. For example, “I’d like a pair of black pants sweat pant, size medium, light-weight, machine washable and less than $60.” It’s important to define all of your desires clearly.
3. Clear your resistance to having it.
Your thinking and beliefs may not support your wants and needs. If your thinking and beliefs are contrary to your desires you will cancel out the desires. You will prevent what you want from coming to you.
In order to be the magnet that attracts what you want your beliefs must support your needs, dreams and desires. For example, I had a client who asked for prosperity and abundance in her life. She was tired of being poor and struggling paycheck to paycheck. When we spoke it became clear that she believed that wealthy people are arrogant and self-indulgent. I pointed out that it would be difficult to attract wealth if she believed she was going to become that type of person. She needed to reevaluate her belief and bust it before she could allow herself to have more money.
If you aren’t getting what you want look at how you may be standing in your own way with limiting beliefs and thoughts. Clear your resistance.
4. Ask for it.
There are many ways of asking for what you want. You can pray, meditate, write it down, tell people about it, scream it from a mountaintop. However you do it, be sure that you’ve opened the path to receiving what you want by asking for it.
5. Visualize having it
Here is where a Vision Board becomes an important tool. Once you’ve defined, cleared and asked for what you want you need to see it happening for you. A Vision Board helps you do this.
Cut out photos, pictures and words that most reflect what it is you want. Don’t overdo it or it will look confusing. Narrow down your selections so they most clearly reflect and express what you want. Tape these to a medium-sized board. Mount the board somewhere where you’ll see it often. Viewing the board will lend power to your projection. You can change these words and graphics, as you need to. Your vision will be as fluid as your life.
6. Let go and have faith that it will come
The above technique is almost magical. If you believe it will work for you it will. You’ve defined your trip, planned it, visualized it – you’re packed and ready to go. Know that the energy that you project will be mirrored back to you and you’ll receive all that you desire. Let it go, let it happen and you’ll be living the life you will be shortly living the life you dreamed.
Tricia Molloy and I are co-teaching a Vision Board Workshop that will help you to take these ideas deeper and project your desires more clearly. This workshop will launch your transformational process to create your dream life. For more information or to sign up go to: http://www.TheAwarenessInitiative.com/store
We are also open to doing this workshop in other locales. Call or email us if you’d like us to come to you.
Deborah Hill • 404-459-0590
debhill@Theawarenessinitiative.com
© Deborah Hill 2010, All Rights Reserved.
The Art of Being Ridiculous
Friday, January 8th, 2010Love this article: How To Be Ridiculous (http://bit.ly/7M9OZj)
“Being appropriately ridiculous is an art. The art of accepting your own mistakes. The art of keep growing until you’re not making them anymore. The art of daring to become so differently from your older version that sometimes you won’t be recognized anymore.
The art of creating an incredibly better you.”
After decades of self improvement and personal growth seminars the most enlightening course was a comedy workshop. I was SO SERIOUS. I knew I needed help and this was the perfect solution. Our material? Our most embarrassing moments and the things we hate most about ourselves. Think about it. Amusement is the highest vibration of energy. Laughing at ourselves is the highest form of amusement. Ridiculous is funny. You do the math. Ridiculous works!
Happy 2010: 6 Steps To Make It Happen
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010Sitting by the fire with husband and dog, I’m feeling gratitude and excitement about the year ahead. The New Year gives us the opportunity to envision our lives and reframe our goals and dreams. Each year I strive to reach to a higher level of joy and fulfillment.
The joy and abundance I feel right now is a reflection of the goals that I set last year. I envisioned them, wrote them down, defined them clearly and then set out working for them – knowing that I’m supported in whatever I dream.
Last year I asked for many things, including new friends, more business success, travel and health. My husband and I spent time every free day this month with new and old friends we love. My client base has tripled. My database for my newsletter quadrupled. I developed new content and I’m excited to be launching a new workbook and journal tomorrow (available at http://www.theawarenessinitiative.com/store/). We traveled to Santa Barbara this year, Hawaii and attended a wonderful wedding in Anquilla! Best of all, I had my final surgery and feel like I’m finally recovering from the effects of cancer treatment.
Thinking back, I’m looking at the steps I took to accomplish all that I did last year that I’ll continue in 2010:
1. Determination: Decide what I want and know I can have it.
2. Awareness: Pay attention to who I am and what’s happening around me on all levels.
3. Meditation: Start each day releasing my negativity, becoming centered, focused and in a state of grace.
4. Allowing: Ask for and let others help me.
5. Faith: Know that everything will come in time and at the right time.
6. Gratitude: Appreciating what and who I have in my life – that I have life – and honoring the grace around me.
I wish you all that your heart desires and the peace that comes from knowing how much you have.
Happy New Year.
Transferring Dreams to Reality
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009I answered a question on LinkedIn which addresses the issues of how to transfer your dreams into reality. I thought my answer may be interesting to you.
The law of attraction works if you aren’t standing in your own way. Our unconscious and soul level beliefs hang us up. I wrote Unlimited Life: Limiting Beliefs and Belief Busting Power Truths because I noticed how often I and my clients did not get what we dreamed of. We can be our own road blocks. I have a free Limiting Belief Worksheet on the home page of this site (www.theawarenessinitiative.com), if you’d like to work through your limiting beliefs.
Life is a training ground. We are growing, changing and evolving. The obstacles that we encounter offer the perfect scenarios for us to become aware of the places where we’re stuck and need to grow. The object is to be in tune with our essential self, act from that place and try to stay as loving to ourselves and others as possible. It’s a continual process and is never ending until we die.
Life offers some amazing challenges and we can handle whatever is put on our path. 16 months ago I discovered that I had cancer. That was a big obstacle. I went through the heavy treatment for it last year, and am going to have to be treated and feel the effects of it for awhile. It’s horrible. No doubt about it. I don’t wish it on anyone. But, it was the biggest growth stimulant I’ve ever had. I’m a much different person than I was 16 months ago. I had to rally all of my internal forces – and am still doing that – but I’m coming out on top of it. I meditate daily, exercise, eat well… The coaching I do is healing to me as well as my clients. I am more and more in touch with what is valuable and important to me. I am focusing on those things and those people.
There will always be more to work through and more to dream. That’s the beauty of life. Sometimes we don’t see how far we’ve come because we’re dreaming of the next thing. Look at the life you are living and see if you are not living much of what you wanted in the past. If you aren’t, work through the beliefs that block you. In either case, this is the perfect season to feel gratitude for all we do have and for the opportunity to be here.
If you’d like to work through your beliefs you can sign up for my Life Transformation Vision Board Workshop on January 8 in Atlanta (only 2 spaces left) at http://bit.ly/8Kdjes.
Meanwhile, have a very joyful and blessed holiday!