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Try something new

I tend to do things out of habit, like most I do not like to do or try anything new. It makes me uncomfortable and out of sorts. If you know me than you know how important it is for me to feel safe. New places & people tend to give me anxiety. For the most part I can hide this from others. The powers that be have decided that its time for me to grow so I have been pushed and when I say pushed, I mean pushed to do and try new things. Have I gone skydiving or bungee jumping, hell no. I have taken smaller steps like; tasting  Mexican hot candy, it about killed me. Thai & Indian food, I am a "no spice" kind of girl so, I know now not to eat them ever again, if I do it will be the coconut soup or flat bread.  Outside of food I have walked along the path behind my house (this scares the crap out of me), I am getting better about it. I know you shouldn't be afraid to walk behind your own house, I have said as much to myself on many occasion's. To help me feel better I have created a way for me to feel safe while I am walking so I can do so without panicking. Other things I have done are; drove a different way home ( not by choice, road construction caused many detours. I am counting it though), started a water zumba class and exercising at the local recreation center. By doing all these I feel I am becoming more confident in myself and knowing what I do and do not like. I encourage you to try something new. You may be surprised.

I Surrender & Trust.

Guidance for today is: Be Confident (hmmm weird), Be Brave, Maintain your Vision

What would your bumper sticker say?

I was thumbing through a magazine this morning and I say this question. I had to laugh as I thought the saying went "What would your tombstone" say. I honestly believe I like this question better as it makes you think about where you are now and what type of message you would like others to be receiving from you. Interestingly enough my co-workers and I were discussing bumper stickers last week. My all time favorite as many of you may know is "Quick look busy Jesus is coming". When I feel down or in conflict, I recall this bumper sticker and I get a good chuckle, because is it really possible for me to look busy if Jesus already knows what is I am not doing?

I digress, the article went on about how when the author sees bumper stickers that say "honk if you like _______" would the owner of the vehicle recall the bumper sticker or think any honking being done was rude rather than in support of. The article continued on about labels and how we label ourselves. I am glad the article was short, I can see how this author came up with this perception. However, as you can see I received a totally different concept of the question "What would your bumper sticker say?"  So, as I am writing this I have had several pop into my head. I am pretty sure you have had some too. Would I place any of them on my car, no. Only because life is in constant change and I wouldn't want to say something now that I would disagree with tomorrow. 

To give you a good chuckle one I though up a few minutes ago is "Don't look, your angels are behind you." (Especially while you are driving.)

I Surrender & Trust

Courting

This is a phrase that I feel has lost its true meaning. Traditionally, it has been perceived that it is the role of a male to actively "court" or "woo" a female, thus encouraging her interest in him and her receptiveness to a relationship. What I would like to know is how come this stops after they are in a relationship. If we work that hard at the possibility of a relationship, how come we stop once we have it?

I hear time and time again that the reason spouses/girlfriends/boyfriends/ significant others look outside of the relationship is because "the chase is part of the excitement." They have come to believe that the relationship they are currently in is a sure thing were as the chase is opportunity. Yet, these same individuals seem confused as to why their spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend/significant other leaves them. My comment is "I guess it wasn't as sure of a thing as you thought".

On the other side, I have individuals that have been married for 10, 15, 20 years tell me that their relationship has lost its spark and have become content and complacent with their relationship. Their excuse is "This is what happens when you have been married this long." I am here to tell you that, that is a load of crap. What is the real reason we allow our relationship to become content or complacent; We truly don't want to have to put forth the effort to "woo" or "court" our spouse. We to believe that our relationship is a "Sure thing" so why put forth the effort.

Now days we "date", this boggles my mind. It is believed that "dating" is the up to date word for "courting". For me it doesn't feel like the same word nor does it seem to have the same meaning. Say the two words and see which word resonates more with you. To me a "date" is something I have with a friend or a business associate. We do something together that doesn't require alot of interaction such as a movie, or shopping. Yes, we are spending time together, but not really putting anything of quality into it. If we do eat together it is at a fast food restaurant or a sit down place that doesn't encourage dowdling. We visit over our food and then move on. Either way how much can be exchanged in a noisy restaurant?

I honestly prefer being and doing the "courting". What does this mean? You actually plan something. Yep, I said plan. Does it have to have a specific date, nope. I am sure you have heard of random acts of kindness, my question to you is when was the last time you did this for whom ever you are in a relationship with? Here is a "courting" suggestion for you. The weather has been awesome today and it seems to be willing to hold out for the rest of the day. How about if you took time tonight as the sun is setting, grap a glass of wine(juice, soda or whatever), a blanket(lounge chairs), and your spouses hand. Go outside to sit and enjoy each others company as you watch the sunset. Yes, I encourage you to continue holding your spouses hand the whole time. To me this is "courting".

I surrender & trust

Guidance for today: Be an Activist & Commited.

Oh Behave

What does this mean? I have been told this many times and I have find myself telling my children to do so. I have client's that wish their spouses or family members would "be have". The reason for my question is due to two experiences. The first one was a young girl in my daughters dance class asking their teacher what "religion she was, if she drank caffeine and what did she do on Sunday's". The teacher handle herself very well she answered casually and moved on. This same girl was not appeased with the teachers answers and went on a litany of other question regarding her religious practices, towards the end this girl asked if "Chocolate had caffeine in it". The teacher responded with a "Yes". I believe this is the first time I have ever seen this girl stand so still and be silent. She seemed crushed by the answer, "All, chocolate?" she asked. I replied "Yes". This girl sat down in the middle of class she was so devastated.

The second experience was at the "Lady GaGa" concert I attended over the weekend. I won't say any more on that.

Both of these experiences have me asking "What does Behave mean?" Does it depended on your culture, religious, family, friends etc teachings or does it depended on the standards of society? I will be honest, the questions the girl from my daughters dance class offended me. What does it matter, if the teacher has a religious practice? Is it any business of this girl what religion the teacher is? As for the concert I loved it and felt I robbed myself of the total experience I didn't dress up. I didn't dress up as I thought I should behave. I know sounds counter productive. It was, I even had myself convinced it would have been funnier with more of my friends, as they wouldn't behave. Don't get me wrong I had a great time with my husband.

However, what caused me to behave? I am still confused on what that means. Maybe I will write about what I learn about it Thursday. Until than, Surrender & Trust.

Guidance for today: Emotions, Confidence, Activist.

Luck

What is this? According to my Oxford dictionary it means 1. Good or Bad luck. 2. Circumstances of life brought by this. If you notice neither one of these definitions states what role you may have in creating luck. I say this as I have sibling that says all the time how "If he didn't have bad luck he wouldn't have any luck at all." I on the other hand am constantly surprised at how things work out for me. Currently, I watching how luck plays out with my children. Example: My daughter wanted to buy a bag of toys for our dog. The price on it said $10 and she only had $1.50. I told her she didn't have enough, she was insistent though saying it was in the $1 box. She wouldn't listen to what I was saying, I allowed her to take it to the check out to buy it. It rang up $5.99, she informed the clerk it was in the $1 box, you know what the clerk did, yep changed it and gave it to her for the dollar. I seriously contemplated having her tell the clerk how much my groceries where. Now, I ask you was she lucky or did she create it? I say it is both. She knew it was $1 and nothing was going to change her mind. How many of us can say the same about things we want? Do we have the unwavering belief and faith that it is or do we question? I am beginning to believe that "Luck" has more to do with what we believe and our own belief on "deserving it". Cause if something good happens we question "How come". So my challenge to you this week is create your own luck. Ask for something, believing that it is yours and wait for it to appear.

I Surrender & Trust

Guidance for today is: Confidence, Speak Your Truth, Triumphant

Comfort Zone

I have come to realize that children are here to not only drive you nuts but to push your comfort zone so you will grow. I say this as I have two children that are constantly pushing me to see things from a different point of view or do things that I am not comfortable with. I also think that teachers give homework to the children not for the children to do, but to remind their parents of things they have learned and of skills they have. My daughter is currently working on two projects; one is a science and the other a county float. The county float caused her to cheerful inform me that Utah is huge. If my children were not pushing my comfort level enough I will create a friend or other family member that will ask me to do something that I am currently not feeling comfortable with. Such as performing or conducting a memorial service. (My father-in-law has asked me to do his) I feel I have awhile before actually having to face this particular event. However, I was asked to do one for a dear friend recently (I think this was a test run). I did learn a few things that if ever asked again I would do first. For this I am grateful.
 
My question to you to day is what have you become comfortable with doing? I am comfortable with performing wedding ceremonies, so guess what, my comfort level was pushed. I told this to you as a warning. If you become to comfortable with something then puff you will be pushed to do that thing at a higher or different way. So be prepared. Getting out of your comfort zone is a good thing though, it does help you grow.  Yeah.

Side note: If you don't willingly push your comfort zone, your guides will.

I Surrender & Trust

Guidance: Generosity, Believe, Be Brave

Greed

What is Greed? This is a conversation my husband and I have been having. He has been reading a book on "Greed" and from the books perspective it is an emotion we all have that tells us "You want more". If you want a better car, education, living condition, or more money you are "greedy".  I can not help but take offense to this. How is it that wanting more for myself or my family makes me "greedy"? The author says it is a disease that we "Americans" suffer from. We are never satisfied, we are in constant pursuit of the "American Dream" rising from the scums to become a millionaire and the only way to accomplish this is through "greed". Again I take offense, most individuals that I know do not want to be millionaires, however they do want to live better and provide for themselves and their families. I honestly don't feel this is being "greedy". For me this is simply a "desire". What is the difference? Desire as I have stated before is a feeling that motivates you to achieve. I will acknowledge that Greed does the same thing. However, the motivating feeling itself is completely different. Greed is dark and heavy. Have you ever meet someone who was "Greedy"? I have, and they are only out for themselves; no one else. Even if they have friends or family. The only reason they are after anything is for themselves ( they don't share). They are egotistical, snappy, and quick to condemn. For me "Greed" is the dark side of  "Desire". You may start off wanting more which can grow into a strong desire of doing and being more to achieve it. Desire feels exciting and new. It becomes "Greed" the minute you decide to sacrifice anyone and anything. You are willing to do harm, illegal, unethical and moral wrong to achieve it.

I will continue to disagree with the author and say I am not "greedy". I won't say that I haven't felt like being "greedy" on occasion, however I chose "desire" instead.

What are your thoughts, are you "greedy?"


Guidance: Manifestation, Spiritual Growth, Idea's & Inspiration

Surrender & Trust

Love

Yesterday everyone celebrated Valentine's day in some shape or form. All claiming it had to do with "Love" my question to you is What is Love? Does it have a definition or is it more of a feeling? I am asked continually what unconditional love is and what is the difference? For me the difference is more about the conditions in which I attached to that love. Love for me is the feeling of warmth, sunshine that spreads through my whole body. I feel it various ways and times from interacting with my family or clients to seeing a rainbow. Unconditional love is extremely powerful and overwhelming it feels like riding on a roller coaster that never ends, it has loops bumps, turns and drops. It also has no limits or expectations none! There is no way for you to withhold it. I feel this for my children, my husband, my mom, close friends and God. There is another type of love which I like to refer to as Divine Love. This feels like a giant ray of sunshine beaming down on me along with the feeling anticipation; something exciting is about to happen. I feel this for everyone and everything. So when I say I love you I truly do. You are a fellow human being, sharing your journey and experiences with me. OK I have rambled on about my definitions of love, I ask again what is yours?

With Love I Surrender & Trust,

Guidance for today is: Marriage, Speak your Truth & Look Deeper

Never to Late

What does age have to do with anything? I hear all the time that I am to old or not old enough. What I would like to know is who is it that determines this? I understand that the legal ages of 18 and 21 are important, and feel these are mile stones. What happens after you turn 21? Is there an age to look forward to? As children we look forward to various ages and are taught to dread other ages. I recall when a good friend of mine had a crisis about turning 30. She had been taught that reaching this age meant it was down hill from there. After she went through her major breakdown she realized what she had been taught was a load of crap. She is now 45 and happy as ever.

An individual I met at a work function was telling me how she was to old to go back to school (she is 48). I told her that, that seemed weird as there is a 75 year old gentleman going to school with my husband.
Is it true that you are ever to old to go to school?

I was asked to perform a wedding ceremony this weekend for a dear friend of mine. I was completely thrown as it was for a couple who have been together for 32 years, but had decided that now was a good time as their dear friend was on his death bed and this was one of his greatest wishes. Can you believe that they have been together longer than most married people, but because a friend had asked they did it. I must say they certainly didn't have commitment issues or they wouldn't have been together this long. Their reasoning was that they "Hadn't gotten around to it." They said their "I do's" in a hospital room with their friend. Is it true that you are ever to old to get married?

My children keep telling me that they can not wait to be 10, 13, 16, 18 or big enough to ride all the rides (despite the fact that neither one of them will ride anything that goes up & down or in a circle). Are they expecting great things to happen once they reach the age or big enough? Absolutely, however they are learning that right now is enough also.

So my question to you is, is it ever to late to begin fulfilling a dream, a wish or a desire or look forward to turning 40, 43, 47, 55, 68, 72, 88 or 90?

Nope, Never.

Surrender & Trust

Guidance: Miracle, Retreat, Pray

Grief

For many years I worked with individuals that in best case scenarios would pass on with ease. When the individual did pass on families, friends and acquaintances would  allow themselves a week maybe a month to feel the loss. However, if another family member or friend grieved longer than the allotted "week or month"  he/she would be criticize and told hurtful things like "get over it". I can not tell you how often the spouse/son/daughter would come into my office and say "It's been a year, how come I still hurt or feel so sad, I should be over this." My answer was and still is "Grief, does not have a time frame." The key to grief is to allow yourself to fell it when it appears. The more you stuff it, ignore or avoid, the stronger it will become, which will eventually turn it into anger and hate. There is absolutely nothing wrong with shedding tears. It is a necessary release, your body requires this on regular bases (this does include men). The sooner you allow yourself to feel "Grief" the sooner you will heal. I am not saying to wallow in "grief" either, I am saying to acknowledge, release, heal. Repeat process as necessary. My Mother-in-Law passed away 13 years ago February 14. The loss is still there, I miss her terribly, however it doesn't hurt as much now. I put my kitten to sleep yesterday, I am giving myself permission to feel the loss, sadness, and hurt that accompanies this. I will cry randomly for the next few weeks & I will miss him sorely. I will know I have begun healing when I can think of him, acknowledge the hurt and remember the funny things that he did which in turn will replace the hurt with love. When this happens I know my grieving is coming to an end.

As I stated before "Grief does not have a time frame." It is a process, if you do not allow yourself to go through the process it will never end. I recommend not pushing it or stuffing it. Acknowledge it, yes it hurts like hell, this is part of the healing.

Surrender & Trust

Guidance: Retreat, Signs from above & Look Deeper

Make a not-to- list

I recognize that in attempting to create your vision for 2011 many of you have hit a wall. This wall is uncertainty, fear, doubt, my personal favorite "I don't know" and avoidance. I am going to make a suggestion to you so that you can create a door way through this wall. Here it is: MAKE A NOT-TO-DO list. This list contains all the things that you don't want to happen, include people, activities, habits, clutter, unproductive thinking that you would benefit eliminating from your mind and your life so you may move forward. Once you have made this list, write next to it the emotion that put it on the list. Example: I don't want to go out with _______  emotion: Dread, he/she is negative; I don't want to get more in debt emotion: stress, fear, anxiety.
Once you have purged all  these "NOT-TO-DO'S" remind yourself of all your accomplishments, strengths and talents, include your loyal support team.  Lastly, remind yourself that "I am tuned in to my inner source of direction. I confidently rely upon this inner source to guide me perfectly."

I Surrender & Trust

Guidance: Love, Generosity, Wise Decision

Facing Your Truth

What do you do when someone impose their wishes and desires on you? Do you do what they wish or do you stand up for your own truth? In the past, I would do what other people expected me to do whether I liked it or not because I didn't want to hurt their feelings, especially when it was my family members. I remembered feeling awful or frustrated; I was torn between pleasing them or pleasing myself.  Since then, I have learned more about myself: who I really am, what is my truth, what is not truth or what is a lie, my passion, my desires, and my goals.   Thanks to my friend and co-worker Camille Crump for opening up my eyes to see the truth about myself.  It is a process, sometime it is a very painful process but it was done with love. It takes time, willingness to be open, believe in myself, trust and surrender.  I won't say that it is an easy process. I am still working on it.
Many of you might feel the same way as I did. You might feel it is hard to say no to others because you might offend them.  You are only responsible for your own feelings or your own truth, if other people get their feelings hurt; it is because of their ego, not you.  So my challenge to you is to stand up to your truth.  How do you know if it is the truth or the lies you have been telling yourself?  If anything that you believe is true causes you worry, frustration, uneasiness, or any part of it is not true, then it is a lie.  Start with  loving yourself and believing in yourself, you never know what miracles will lie before you, or what emotional freedom you will have.  Because everyday holds the possibility of a miracle.

Dr. Rudi Chamu

Namaste

Follow your Passion

"New year, New You." Yes, I will beat this one until it is February and you have gone back to your old habits. I will begin again in March reminding you of what you are capable of achieving. You have been for warned.
Okay with that said we must first find out what you are Passionate about. I am constantly amazed at how many of us do not allow ourselves to feel this emotion. We may allow ourselves to feel happy, sad, enthusiastic, thrilled and maybe a tad bit of desire(this is usually for a food such as chocolate). Not so much Passion. I must ask "What are you passionate about?", "How do you know you are Passionate?", "What does Passion feel like?"; these are not hypothetical questions I would really like to encourage you to answer these. If you are unable to answer these questions, then I will ask you "How come?" Is it because Passion is one of the highest emotional vibrations there is and you do not feel worthy enough to feel it, or is it because your perception of Passion is ascued by your belief Passion is connected to "Sexual relations?"

Passion is one of the highest emotional vibrations it is meant to be a motivator. It has you acting with precise purpose and will not stop until achieved. Once achieved you have a feeling of euphoria. I don't understand how come we don't allow ourselves to feel this more. I think it sounds incredible.

The reason for the title "Follow your Passion" is if you know what your Passion is it is rather difficult not to follow it. I encourage you to find your Passion.

Surrender & Trust

Guidance: Love, Generosity, Abundance

Be Brave

It is a new year. What goals have you set? Where do you want to be? My suggestion is don't be fooled by illusions of fear. This year may already feel overwhelming, uncertain or a tad unsafe. I would like to let you know that there is Nothing to fear. If you look through the illusion, pass the fear and see the amazing opportunity before you, you will realize that this will make you stronger, more experienced and have a higher developed self esteem.  Be Brave by staying focused, committed and patient. Pray and ask for guidance, and trust that you are being assited.

So am I writing this to help you out or for me? I believe it is for both.

Surrender & Trust

Guidance: Be Brave, Safe Travel, Learning Experience

Cancer: a deadly disease?

Last week I received the news from my facebook that my friend passed away due to cancer. He was young mid 20's, he had been fighting cancer for almost a year. He chose to do chemotherapy and died due to the complications. How many of us heard or received similar news about our friends, family members, or colleagues? My family had been through similar experience of cancer with my dad; however, my dad survived and has been cancer free for almost 15 years now. My cousin also has cancer and her family is doing everything they could to make her feels comfortable. Her doctor told them that there is nothing they can do medically to help her; they give her 3-8 months to live. It has been almost a year now, she is still alive.

How is it that people response differently to cancer. Is it the treatment that kills them, or is it the word "CANCER" that make people give up their hope of surviving and call it quits, or is it the environment that they are in?
The cause of cancer is not only physical; it also has emotional connection to it. Here are the emotional causes:"Deep hurt. Longstanding resentment. Deep secret or grief eating away at the self. Carrying hatreds. "What's the use?"" Are these sounding familiar? We all experience some of these emotions, but why are some of us allowing these emotions to control our life and dying because of it.

Isn't it time for a change and letting go of those hurts. A time to look for an alternative way of healing cancer: diets, supplements, essential oils, alternative medicine or CAM, prayer, affirmation, change of lifestyle and belief system(Meme's). The most important part of healing cancer or any dis-ease is healing from the inside or within first. Stop blaming other people and start accepting and loving yourself or own your own truth. Here is helpful affirmation: "I lovingly forgive and release all of the past. I choose to fill my world with joy. I love and approve of myself."

Let the healing begin.

Namaste

Identification

It has recently been brought to our attention that there is confusion on who is writing on the Inspired Life Sanctuary blog. We would like to take a few minutes to clarify who all is writing. There are three individuals, if you would like to learn more about each one of us please go to our website www.inspiredlifesanctuary.com. To understand our writing styles we would like to state that each of us like to write about experiences or awareness's that we have had or are experiencing. Sometimes it is sharing information on what we have learned whether it is from a class we are taking or from a client. With that said there is also a distinct difference in our tones. Now, to further assist you in identifying who is writing Camille will be adding guidance from Angels/Fairies/Guardians at the end of her writings.She will also end it with:

Surrender & Trust


Guidance: You are a leader (doubting), Peaceful, and Generosity. How did these help you today?

Dare to Dream

As children we can do anything. We believe we can fly to the moon and will create ways to do it. Even though it may appear as if we haven't even left the backyard. As we get older we are told more and more to stop "Daydreaming", to "Get our mind out of the clouds". How many of us have allow our minds to wander off into nothing when sitting at the office, a desk or sometimes in the middle of a conversation? I have.

At what point do we lose that part of us? Does it happen automatically when we turn 18 or 21? Does it happen when we reach our 30's as this is when we are "Suppose to settle down and be responsible"? I can not help but hold onto the thought that we don't really stop dreaming, it is more likely that we are being told what is "acceptable" to dream.

For me Dreams are obtainable possibilities that I aim for. The great things about dreams is they do not ever have a deadline. Dreams also have no limits. When I give myself permission to imagine reaching a dream, that child like wonder and excitement reappears. I love the way it feels so I dare myself to dream daily.

How often do you?

Crystal Skulls

I was in a local metaphysical shop earlier this week to pick up a new crystal (as you can never have to many). I used to love going into this store when it was in a different location. The feeling isn't as welcoming and it smells. Enough said on that.
As I walked around I noticed that they had a few new things one of them being, "Crystal Skulls". I immediately flashed to the more recent Indiana Jones movie and a SG-1 episode, this of course had me chuckling. I continued perusing and was accosted by a young girl walking around with her friend. They were obviously new to this type of stuff, full of questions, side comments and loud bantering. I answered the questions they were kind enough to wait for. I could tell the clerk was attempting to keep them interested. I made my selection, purchased it and was headed out when this same young girl came at me with a "Crystal Skull", "what is this for, why do they have this, what would you do with one, these are so weird." I looked at her with wonder and replied. "Would you like the real version or the Hollywood version?" I lost her because than she walked away asking "What movie where Crystal Skulls in?" I left gladly leaving the clerk with them.

The reason for me writing about this is due to the current belief's that are flying around about the "2012". Did I lose you? I won't go into the connection as it maybe to long for this letter. Needless to say, my questions are "Are you afraid the world is ending in 2012?", "If so how is this belief effecting the life you are currently living?"

Intention & Focus

It's the beginning of the year, do you know where you are going? Better yet do you know where you want to go? When I ask clients what they want they immediately reply "happy", "rich" or "lose weight" . While these see simple and reasonable, the question still remains "How do you plan on getting there?" For most the to do list begins with; if I just do this or if I did that I could do it. The next statement is "How do I motivate myself to do it?". Well first motivation comes from the excitement or value you may receive from doing something. If you are not excited it isn't going to happen, because your heart isn't into it. Now, what are you willing to give up or do to receive the benefits from achieving these? Yes, you do have to give something up.

Here is a challenge my challenge to you; have you ever planned a trip? What did you do to prepare for it? What steps did you take to make it happen? How excited where you to go?