Awareness

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As we cultivate awareness, the path that we’re on seems to broaden and become more expansive.  Hope and possibility become more apparent as we gain insight into our life purpose.  Awakening to our life purpose is a rewarding aspect of opening our heart and letting the universe gently guide us in the right direction through our intuition. 

Increasing our awareness or expanding our consciousness allows us to see with clarity.  We learn to become a silent witness to our thoughts and behavior.  We begin to realize that we can transcend our thoughts and behavior and become an instrument of change in our own lives. 

As we become more aware, we can become more adept at transforming negative thought and readily dismiss fear and doubt .  Moving forward on the path of enlightenment is not without obstacles.  It takes mindfulness, dedication and patience to continually nurture our spiritual path. It requires a lot of self-examination and transformation.  Letting go of past pain and negative conditioning and beliefs can take time to fully release.  However, the reward of becoming free of the emotional barriers and allowing abundance to flow freely in your life is worth the effort and perseverance.

Letting Go

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There are times when life seems to move along briskly and others times when we feel that our lives are kind of stuck in a holding pattern.  It very well may be that negative thoughts, feelings and self-defeating patterns of behavior are standing in the way of our happiness and success.  It could just be the perfect time to lighten up and let go of extra emotional baggage that could be weighing you down.

One of the most common places to start is to evaluate what pain or grudges you may be carrying around from the past. After careful thought and consideration, it’s hard to rationalize any explanation for carrying around a burden that  should no longer be on our shoulders. While there are valuable lessons to be learned and wisdom to be gained from where we’ve been; holding onto negative feelings, thoughts and emotions can only serve to be detrimental, and a stumbling block to freeing ourselves and moving forward. It’s important that we work through our life experiences with resolve and process them as efficiently as possible as we live and learn.  However, it’s just not healthy to allow it to take up space and stand in the way of our happiness and abundance.

  As every season changes we need to till our own gardens, renew our faith and establish a new perception and perspective as we heal our wounds and grow inherently wiser over time and through our experiences. The validity of what once happened and how it affected our life is important and it enhances our strength of character and can also provide conviction and momentum to make a fresh start as long as we process the emotions and let it go.

Becoming mindful, and learning to witness our thoughts and behaviors can be beneficial in identifying which of our behavior patterns are working against us. This glimpse of awareness helps us identify, with clarity, the areas in our lives where we can benefit from making a conscious effort in order to initiate change.  Changing our way of thinking and establishing a new perspective can alleviate the weight from unnecessary burdens that we may have subconsciously carried with us for way too long.  Sooner or later, it’s critical that we realize the importance of letting go, and as we let go we create space in our hearts and our lives for new experiences.

Allow yourself to blaze a new trail, and follow your heart where it takes you.  Lead yourself down a new road and little by little begin to shape your destiny to reflect the life that you want to live. Self-realization and awareness will provide you with strength of character, and power to make the right choices and rise above negative thoughts and limiting behavior patterns.

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Spring Into Action

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There’s no time that reminds us more of the cyclical nature of life than springtime.  As the natural world begins to show signs of new life, we can also experience renewal within our own life.  Spring is great time to spring into action, turn over a new leaf, strengthen our convictions, let go of fear and move forward. 

As we shed the layers of winter clothing, we should also let go of the weight of the should have’s and could have’s, and go for it.  Let go of the perfect plan, the perfect time and place and just own the moment of a new beginning.  Taking the first step is sometimes the hardest step to take but it is an important one.  Taking that first step requires finding courage, and putting aside fear in an attempt to do what’s right on your journey of growth and self-fulfillment.

We are the Master of our own destiny and captain of our own ship. We are in charge of navigating through to our desired destination.  There’s only so much that we can plan, prepare and anticipate.  At some point we need to take the leap into the unknown.  Taking a leap of faith is essentially courage and determination that is used to overcome obstacles and breakthrough to finding success through accomplishment and achievement that may ultimately reflect as joy in our lives. 

Goals and aspirations are different for everyone.  What’s important to one person may not be as important to someone else.  If we look into our hearts and give our true creative nature the chance for self-expression and the opportunity to find joy in the simple things, it will help support us in our personal quest of being true to ourselves and being the best we can be.

Commitment to Change

By now most of us have contemplated the changes we intend to make during the New Year.  Now the hard part comes as we try to implement lasting change.  Change is a process that involves commitment and perseverance.  Lasting change manifests as a result of contemplation, conviction and action.

  We often jump into change without being fully committed.  If we’re ambivalent about our need and ability to change our chances for lasting success is limited. It’s common that it takes more than one try to be successful with an attempt for permanent change.  We need to allow ourselves the opportunity to grow from failure by cultivating a nurturing environment. Setbacks and disappointment are opportunities for growth and it is often just what we need to come back with the strength and conviction we need to see lasting results and permanent change. If at first you don’t succeed simply try again.  It may take some time and patience to gain the proper perspective that is needed to be successful with achieving life changing goals.

Strength, perseverance, determination and commitment are keys for a successful strategy for change.  It’s important to keep in mind that restoring balance and cultivating peace and harmony in our lives will promote clarity and the ability to recognize our true purpose and potential.

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