Phil Collins expresses the idea of facing challenges in his song Against All Odds, Take a Look At Me Now
Spiritual Awakening: Against All Odds
This post was inspired by the Phil Collins song Against All Odds as I was thinking how many of us are beating the odds and making a positive impact in the world. I started to ask what odds were you given and did you accept them or did you say the heck with the odds I am going to do it anyway. When Dr. Wayne Dyer was looking for a publisher he was turned down on several occasions for his book Your Erroneous Zones, however he didn’t give up or give in he found a publisher and he began to promote and as a result has become one of the top professionals in the personal development field. The power to overcome the odds lies with in us all as we become action takers and go forward in the positive direction of our goals and dreams. Many may tell us it can’t be done because they themselves fear trying to do what we are doing. Many have baggage that they haven’t worked through or haven’t unpacked. As you unpack and release your baggage you will see that you can become an achiever and go against all odds.
Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men express an idea of going against the odds to speak to the angels that watch over you in heaven.
Michael Jackson’s Man In The Mirror shows the way to way to make a change and it reminds us that all change starts with us.
Spiritual Awakening: The Man In The Mirror
As the news of Donna Summer’s passing came across the wire I began to get very introspective and to take a look an the man in the mirror. Donna’s songs had mad a major impact on my childhood and today in my adulthood I find myself still moved by her music. As I reflected I began to post on facebook that people can visit http://main.acsevents.org/goto/jdogg8265 and honor Donna with a donation to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. I also began to think what will my legacy be? Donna Summer will forever be part of our lives as her music lives on.
Donna Summer reminds us that sometimes things are one of a kind and that we will not have the recipe again. The message I share from this song is to start from scratch and see what happens.
A few days after Donna Summer passed word came in that Robin Gibb lost his battle to cancer. Again I put out the post honor Robin Gibb and anyone touched by cancer and help create a world with less cancer and more birthdays by visiting http://main.acsevents.org/goto/jdogg8265. I then began to post songs that Robin was known for through The BEEGEES and began to take a look at myself and ask what impact am I making?
I chose this BEEGEES Song love somebody as a reminder to love yourself.
Spiritual Awakening: Loving The Man In The Mirror
In order to create a legacy and make a positive impact the first step is to love the person looking back at you. This is the most difficult step in the path as we are often told from a young age you are not good enough or you don’t have talent and through out our lives we reinforce this. Now is the time to shift your thoughts and to look at yourself as capable. In the morning when you look at the man in the mirror say:
1: I am loved and deserve to be loved
2: I am accomplished and continue to accomplish great things
3: I am good enough, qualified, and loved
4: I look good, I feel good, I will do good
5: I attract the people meant to be in my life
6: I attract joy and abundance easily and effortlessly
This will help you to create that auora of self love and thus enable you to be a shining light for others.
A question to ask is who do I see when I look in the mirror.
Do see the roaring lion inside of you? It is time to let him/her loose. Remind yourself you are strrong and gifted. Stop allowing negativity to hold back your greatness. There are those who may doubt you as they don’t see the same person you see, don’t allow them any space in your head and surround yourself with caring and encouarging people.
Spiritual Awakening: Tool To Improve The Reflection of The Man In The Mirror
1.Become an action taker. As you look at that refelection tell the man in the mirror to gof for it you are capable of achieving gteatness.
2. Play some music that you can adopt as your anthem- I like to play Janet Lee Kraft’s Album
3. Begin to write a journal and document your awakening
4. Make a wall of people you consider award winners and use them for motivation and inspiration
5. Explore your calling and take step to follow the calling and come alive
Peter Frampton asks us to show others the way. By finding your way and reflecting on the man in the mirror you will help others find their way.
Spiritual Awakening: The Man In The Mirror – Final Thoughts
As you look in the mirror remember that you become what you think abouit so thing positive and highly about yourself and be a shining light for others to see.
Neil Diamond inspires us to turn on our heartlight.
As you begin to really look at the man in the mirror you will evolve and emerge as the person you wish to become.
Okay where did your mind go with this title? I am not talking about the use of marijuanna or other substances to alter your thinking, I am talking about the use of stones and crystals to further your journey on your spiritual path. I first kearned about stones and crystals from Sonia Alexandra, who you can find more information about at www.stonehealing.com. By understanding stones ans chrystals you will be able to heal yourself and thus help to heal others.
One way to use the crystals(gemstones) is to carry them with you in a bag and each day cleanse them so as to increase their powers.
I found the following at www.old-earth.com that will help you in cleansing your stones:
Cleanse and Charge Your Gemstones and Crystals
Crystals and Gemstones Need to be Cleansed As we work with our Gemstones; either to extract electro-magnetic energies to cleanse or introduce them to build support structure; some of the residue remains. Even if someone holds the crystal to simply admire it, a trace of their field lingers. These traces are not “bad” or “evil”, just as dirt is not “bad” or “evil”. However, the energetic impulse traces will affect the stones and, therefore, an accumulation needs to be cleansed away.
As I was getting ready to write this blog I closed my eyes and inhaled the incense and asked source what I should write about and source answered with this headline. I am alsways amazed how when I burn my incense and close everything else off that answers to my questions appear. When I tell people about the practice of buring incense many of those not on a spiritual path scoff. I take a breathe and intrnally say to myself they don’t know what they are missing. I often will draw a hot bath, light some candles, put on a mediation cd, like the one I have from Sonia Alexandra, burn the incense and clear my mind to get grounded. I also like to do this ritual using a cd my mother gave me of tribual and natural sounds. I have also found that listening to instrumentals, tribal chants, sounds of nature will asssit with gaining insight thus contiuning on a spirtual path to personal growth and enlightenment.
There have been times when I will go to the big pool at The Sunrise Lakes Phase III Clubhouse and make a small quiet peaceful area for myself with the incense buring while I read books like Ernest Chu’s Soul Currency, Amy Hammond Hagberg’s How Do You Know He is Real, Guy Finley’s The Seeker, The Search, The Sacred, and others that are now in my library for spiritual growth.
The Newsboys song Miracles really sets the tone and exemplifes music as a motivator
Spiritual Awakening: Motivation Through Music
It only taes 45 seconds to change your vibrational energy. One great way to change you vibrational energy and to create a positive force around you is to use music. I have found songs like the one abpve can help to change a sate of mind and alleviate the negative frequencies. The use of music in your daily life as you live in the present moment will help you to create the life you desire. Music is very powerful and influential as it evokes all types of emotions.
Plato believed that music could help you to unleash your greatness by finding the hidden secrets that lie deep in your soul.
Even The Cookie Monster knows the power of music. Sometime by shutting off the world you find yourself receiving messages that will help you change the world.
A question I am often asked is JDOGG, How do I find my calling? I answer with by seeing what is bringing you joy in your life and bringing joy to others. In finding your calling their may be challenges like the one I had this month where I took a job at a local bowling center and after 10 days was let go and told that I wasn’t meeting the owners expectations. I took this as a sign that GOD had a better plan for me. After I clocked out and told a few people the phone rang and it was another bowling center seeking a volunteer coach. I took this as God’s way of telling me that I was not meant to be behind the counter of a bowling center handing out shoes, and ringing people up for their bowling, but that I was meant to use my gift and coach and thus create joy for myself and others. Eachtime I have left a job or been asked to leave a job I have realized it is one more brick on the path to finding my calling.
Finding your calling is an everyday path that we walk as we continue to look at how we are spending our day. One way to find your calling is to track your day and make notes about the things that you are doing and the feelings they evoke.
As I stopped into the Strabucks located close to Diamond Strike Lanes to prepare for my shift today I began to realize how important it is to implement the 3 foot rule, talking to people who are with in 3 feet of you and to begin to share. I had tickets for The June 2, 2012 Miami Fury Women’s Tackle Football Game when they will host The Tampa Bay Inferno and asked a gentleman if he liked football and he said yes and I told him about the game and he said his wife will love this so i gave him 4adult tickets and 4 youth tickets. We got to talking and he thanked me for the tickets. I use this story to illustrate how important it is to share with others as you never know the lives that you may touch.
Sharing the opportunity for people to celebrate life by participatimg in a variety of activities is a great way to spread joy through out the community.
When I was a kid I remember watching Superfriends on Saturday Morning and thinking how powerful these characters are. As I got older I began to ask the question, what is your power? Over the years of exploring I found my power to be the ability to bring people together for the benefit of others. In high school I was the one who captained our March of Dimes Walk Team, in college I was the one who organized the special events like The Homecoming Bon Fire, where we collected donations for a local children’s hospital. After college I joined The Jaycees and quickly began chairing special events. Today I do volunteer work with The American Cancer Society through Relay for Life and have found my power in fundraising. For the last 9 years I have been a STAR Supporter of The Relays that i participated in, raising a minimum of $1500 each year. Finding your power can be done by:
I am reminded that we are all put on this earth for a purpose and we have the potential to fufill that purpose. I was looking back at my middle school year book when I came upon a note written by Mr. Doyle that read to a a youg man with a lot of potential if he would only use it. I knew that I had a potential for greatness in any endeavor that I would undertake and this was reinforced by that statement in my year book. It is when we begin to look inside ourselves that we find the greatness we have. It is when we decide to share this greatness and develop this greatness that we begin to fufill our potential.
I remember a journey I set upon about 13 years ago to help people affected by cancer. I knew I had the potential to make a difference in the lives of those affected by cancer as I was very gifted with the ability to ask for asssitance. In 2000 I participated in my first Relay for Life to benefit The American Cancer Society. I used many of my contacts to secure silent auction items and I made a statement that The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Coral Springs has the potential to be a $100,000 a year Relay. I most recently participated in The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of West Boca Raton and made a statement that this Relay has The Potential to bea $100,000 a year Relay. I believe that when you see potential in something or someone that it is important to recognize that potential and to help fufill that pontential.
Now that I have your attention, let me explain what is meant by this it is not where your mind took you what I am speaking about here is taking care of yourself. From looking good, to feeling good physically and emotionally, the finding joy in what you do I am speaking about finding what pleasures you and what brings about your best.
What are you doing to live a joyful life. The following is a list of 10 things to do to pleasure yourself and the pleasur others.
Plato believed that music could help you to unleash your greatness by finding the hidden secrets that lie deep in your soul.
Even The Cookie Monster knows the power of music. Sometime by shutting off the world you find yourself receiving messages that will help you change the world. 
Spiritual Awakening: What Is Your Calling?
What are you doing to live a joyful life. The following is a list of 10 things to do to pleasure yourself and the pleasur others.