Self-Acceptance

Before we can have what our heart's desires, we first need to accept ourselves. Ask yourself, "Who am I really?" When we see ourselves without judgement than we have self-acceptance. Remember this, we were created perfectly. God does not make mistakes!

Stand in the Truth

Are you standing in the truth? Listen to this advice from Suze Orman:

Manifest A Dream

7 steps to Manifest A Dream from Denise Linn, host of Soul Coaching:

1. Affirmations- Say Affirmations with conviction, passion and belief, Say them over & over again until it becomes reality
2. Visualization- See it, Make It Real
3. Write a letter from 1 year in the future-Write a letter like it happened
4. Act As If- Act like your dream happened, hold your body as if it happened, do actions as if
5. Collages- Put up pictures of the things you dream for; put your collage were you can see it often
6. Let Go- Sometimes we need to let go of a dream because something better is out there for us
7. Get Support-Get together with friends that support your dream; dream together

Mental Conditioning

I love to listen to Hay House Radio and one of my favorite shows is John Holland's Spirit Connections. This morning's show was called, Believing in the Impossible. John talked about how our families unknowingly mentally condition us to certain beliefs by things they say. His family's saying or mantra was, 'We never have any luck.' He told himself that if he wanted to accomplish his goals then he needed to break free of that conditioning. So he started to tell himself, "Anything is possible."

According to John the most common mental conditioning people find themselves living out is, "What will other people think of me?" Perhaps you can relate to some of these mental contionings:

• The rich get richer and the poor get poorer
• You're such a dreamer
• People are out to get you
• I'm not good enough

Sometimes our friends and family members tend to say things to us like, "Yeah right. You won't do that" when we share our goals. Let's take John's advice to "surround ourselves with people who will support and encourage us". If we want to write a book don't talk to your family members about it, instead, talk to someone who has written a book.

One way to change our old mental conditioning is to use positive affirmations and visualization techniques. For example, when John wanted to write his first book he started to visalize the bookshelves at Barnes & Noble and pictured his book on a shelf. He also started to use one of Louise Hay's affirmations and would say to himself, "Life wants me to be happy."

Now what? Take the time to think about what mantra your parent's passed on to you. Are you still living that mantra; and if so, is it time to change your saying? If you are a parent take time to think about the mantra that you are passing on to your children. Let's change our negative mantras into something positive! What will your new saying be?

Positive Affirmations

Every time you say to yourself, "I am fat" or "I am too skinny" you are creating a negative affirmation. Affirmation is just a fancy word for self-talk. Read this inspiring article about creating Positive Affirmations. I am going to use positive affirmations in several categories such as health, love, weight,etc in my life in 2011. What an awesome tool for self-growth!

Fear of Change

We all need to grow and change to become the people we were meant to be. But change can be very hard. We are sometimes held back by our fear of change. This first video talks about fear of change and why people tend to stick to the status quo.



Why do people have trouble changing?



Here is a video to inspire you to change and to take action despite our fears, because what we do matters not just to us but to others as well. Our actions take on a Butterfly Effect!

Build Up Your Sense of Worth

While listening to Dr Christiane Northrup's Flourish radio show I heard her discuss that most people focus on what they didn't do which brings your sense of worth down. To start feeling good about yourself and to feel a sense of accomplishment, she suggests that you write down an accomplishment each day on your calendar.

Don't let the word, accomplishment, scare you! Here are my accomplishments for the first two days of 2011:

1st- Got out of the house and socialized.

2nd-Put away the laundry.

I already feel better! Let's build up our sense of worth together! Feel free to share your accomplishments!

Thinking About 2011

With the new year upon us I have started thinking about my goals for 2011. Instead of resolutions I like to set goals instead. I think resolutions are too vague, are too easy to abandon, and create disappointment when you don't do what you set out to resolve. Whereas goals are more specific, are easier to work towards in small steps, and give you a sense of accomplishment as you follow through on your action plan. Here is an example of the difference between a resolution and a goal:

Resolution: Lose Weight
Action Plan: Join a gym, eat better
This is too vague! How much weight do you want to lose? What are you going to do at the gym? What are you going to do differently in your diet? What happens if you can't make it to the gym or you don't have time to eat healthy? This scenario creates too much room for disappointment when you do not see results.

Goal: Lose 20 pounds
Action Plan: Take 1-2 aerobics classes, sign up for a personal training session, take a yoga class, talk to a hynotherapist about weight loss, walk for 10 minutes during lunch break for a month, drink 8 glasses of water per day; eat salad 2 lunches per week
This is specific, and gives you concrete plans to take the weight off! You will feel good as you follow through on your action plan and should start to see results.

With all that said, I read an awesome article today, Resolution Revolution: A Better Way to Start Your Year by Christine Kane, that has me inspired to tweak my approach a bit. Kane suggests that we pick a theme word to guide us through the year... "Then, hold that word in your mind throughout the year, and let your word guide you to take action." For example, instead of setting a resolution of 'Get organized' you might choose a word such as 'Release.' Then throughout the year you remind yourself of your word and see what action that word takes in your life.

I have decided to set both goals and pick a theme word which I will write an affirmation around. I so excited to see how 2011 unfolds! What are your plans for the new year?

Abundance= Giving + Receiving

The holidays are here and Steve G Jones, Clinical Hypnotherapist, reminds us that the holidays are a time for giving and recieving. He explains that giving gives the giver joy, but as the receiver we should also be open to feeling joy. If we are open to recieve we both honor the giver and pave a way for the abundance that is meant for us in this lifetime. Abundance= Giving and Receiving! Happy Holidays!