I am honored to work with amazing, powerful women. My clients are shining examples every day that self doubt can be banished, confidence can be increased, dreams can be manifested.
It doesn’t happen overnight or at the wave of a magic wand. It’s a process. As we awaken to Universal Truth, we understand that we want to grow personally and spiritually. We set goals and intentions for that growth, and we move in that general direction.
Sometimes we “forget our healthy intentions” and sort of fall back asleep, or lose consciousness again, and go back to habitual patterns without even recognizing what we’re doing. Then something comes along and reminds us of Truth, and we begin moving in the general direction of our new goals once again.
So we awaken and grow toward the light, then fall asleep a bit and forget, then we awaken and grow, and the cycle repeats.
The important thing to remember is that this is a normal cycle.
If you get to the part where you awaken, and you realize that you have fallen asleep on your healthy intentions, accept that as a normal part of the process, and as quickly as you can, begin moving back toward your goals.
The piece that trips most of us up is that when we realize we fell asleep, we waste precious energy in one of two ways:
1) we beat ourselves up for being at this normal part of the cycle and judge ourselves ‘bad’ or ‘wrong’ for ‘forgetting’ our own healthy intentions.
2) we stop to wonder what went wrong, why we ALWAYS do this (old behavior) instead of sticking to the healthy intention, we feel confused by our own behavior and unsure how to move forward, since it’s “just going to happen again…”
KEY Ingredient: When we wake up, we can choose to SKIP both of those options and simply course correct our behavior back in line with our goals.
I had this conversation with two coaching clients and one massage client over the weekend, so if you recognize yourself in this scenario, you are not alone! This was something that used to trip me up ALL the time! I have always been on a path of self-improvement, and I am slowly but steadily making progress along my path. But it was only after YEARS of beating myself up for being too something or not enough something else that I finally learned that if I SKIPPED that part, I felt more confident and light hearted as I refocus on the goal, which means I instantly have more energy than if I drain myself unnecessarily.
One of the reasons I became a coach was to empower women to release the toxic shame and guilt and ‘not-enoughness’ with which our culture wants us to identify. There is no shame in being human. You are exactly where you are supposed to be in this process. Why? Because You – eternal You – chose these lessons carefully before you came into this life. To learn the lessons, we must awaken to Universal Truth. And that is a process. You are precisely where you meant to be. Why are you meant to be here? That is for you to awaken to discover. Open your eyes and look around. What gifts can you find in each moment? What personal growth can you glean from each opportunity (challenge)?
You can expect to fall asleep again from time to time.
One of my clients asked me HOW to lengthen the space of time when we are awake and consciously choosing. GREAT question!
You focus on raising your vibration. You engage in activities that excite and delight you (and your inner child!). You listen to speakers who have a powerful grasp of confidence and connecting to your own inner power. You hang out with friends that raise your vibe and your consciousness. You read books that remind you of your true value, your inherent power, your innate GREATNESS, and your unlimited potential.
You begin to absorb those vibes like a sponge until you are saturated with worthiness!
Do something every day to stay connected to that vibe of energized thriving through consciously choosing well-being, and going with the flow of abundance!
Here are a list of just a few of my favorite authors/books to empower your life and inspire your vibration!
Books:
- Feng Shui Your Mind by Jill Lebeau
- You are a BADASS Every Day by Jen Sincero
- (apparently she has a whole series of BADASS books!)
- The Path to Wealth by May McCarthy
- Anything written by Tosha Silver
- Anything written by Florence Shovel Shinn
- Thirst for Wholeness by Christina Grof
- Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd
- Ask and It is Given by Jerry & Esther Hicks
Here is a link to an older blog post with MORE suggestions on raising your vibration.
Don’t limit yourself to my choices! Find voices that speak to your soul!
Leave links to your faves in the comments here so we can all get high vibes together!