This is Destiny’s Child with a remake of The BeeGees Song Emotions in which the lyrics gives us insight into the baggage that we hold onto in many cases that hold us back.
Spiritual Awaening: Removing Emotional Baggage
Before we begin to remove emotional baggage we must first define what emotional baggage is.
Emotional baggage can be defined as ‘Painful memories, mistrust and hurt carried around from past sexual or emotional rejection’.[1]
It is an image of ‘a big sack that you carry around with you at all times…[with] every disappointment, trauma, and wrong that you’ve ever experienced….This image, the metaphor of emotional baggage, has penetrated our culture’.[2]
What emotional baggage are you carrying? Well it is now time to unpack and only keep the things in you bag that will serve you and help you become a better person personally and professionally.
It is time gto throw that suitcase away and release the emotional baggage that may be holding you back. We all have had pain for some it is physical, some mental, and for some both. The events of our life that we couldn’t control can no longer be allowed to control us. What ever the painful memory is it is time to find a way to let it go for when you let it go and release your emotional baggage you can move forward. Many times we hold onto to things emotionally and we find ourselves in a rut because we have associated all these negative emotions with the situation. It is time to become an action taker and do something to remove the emotional baggage. It can be as easy as adopting a new song to help you get over the situation and remove the emotional baggage. A song like this,
This post was inspired by a session I did with someone who kept piling on one issue after another and it became like a massive cd recording so I stated let’s use our pause button and slow down and get to the issues one at a time. As I began to use waht I call Using The Pause Button I began to realize that most of us all just need to pause from time to time and breathe and thus change how we are dealing with issues. The issues can be resolved when we pause and begin to remove the emotional charges associated with them.
When we choose to use the pause button we often find what The Big Issue is. Many times it is our own conflict of how we think things should be and how they are. The key is to pause and understand there is a big difference between these and that is when we pause and find tools that can help us overcome the issue. For example you are working for someone and after a few days they send the human resource person over to the site to let you know that in their eyes you aren’t meeting their expectations and they are letting you go. You get angry and don’t understand, however on your drive home you pause and seek guidance from source/GOD and you realize that this happened as he had bigger plans for you. You then look inside and find that there is a pattern of self sabatoge that you desire to change and you begin to take action steps to change and you soon see better outcomes.
This blog entry was inspired by my mother, Judith Miller, who suffered a heart attack on 6/28/12 and is in ICU at The Northwest Regional Medical Center in Margate, FL. The photo to the left is a sample of her art work.
Spiritual Awakening: A Mother’s Love
As I turned to leave my mother, who is in ICU after suffering a heart attack she said I Love You. I could see that it hurt her just to talk. Over the last 3 years my mom has been through a lot from being diagnosed with non-operable metastatic lung cancer and beating that to yesterday( 6/28) having a heart attack. As I left I started to recall all the time my mother has been there for me and began to let go of some of the baggage that I held about times and circumstances that no longer serve me. As I unlocked my car with tears rolling down my face I felt a cleansing happening and my tears subsided as I realized how lucky I am to have my mother still of this earth and as I focused on her loving me and being grateful for that my day began to improve and my worries subsided. This gave me the inspiration to write this blog entry and to help others to appreciate their mother’s love and to help mother’s realize that we are always your kid and we will always love you. For those whose mother may not be of this earth anymore I remind you that you carry her love in your heart and can communicate with her anytime you wish just by opening up your heart and speaking to her as she is your angel.
Today’s blog post was inspired by David Bowie’s Song Changes in which he realizes that a person can change over time but that person can not change time.
Spiritual Awakening: Here Is Your Change?
As I was making calls for a client today (6/27/12) I began to hear all the exceuses and many of the lack words that I have been avoiding and catching myself when I find myself using them. On one occassion I decided to tell the person you want change here is your change as I could tell that the thing holding them back was their thought process. I wasn’t argumentive I stated if they wer truly serious about making a change then the way they communicated needed to change. The person said thing like I am above average to which I said let’s try having you say I am great at what I do and people pay me top dollar for my services. I have found when you make this small change you and truly believe this that you begin to attract the clients and obtain the bookings that you have been seeking. It is when you change your verbage that you can truly change the outcome to the one you desired.
Brett Hart of the WWE used to have his catch phrase, I am the best there is, the best that was, and the best there ever will be. One of the first changes one can make to improve their circumstances is to adopt this philosophy for it is when you believe that you are the best at what you do and you carry yourself as such that others will do the same. The change starts to come when you start to believe and you make changes to fit this new belief.
As I was collecting for The American Cancer Society today(6/17/18) at The Tamarac Cafe Diner I began to think how are my vibes? What vibrational frequency am I giving off? I felt very positive and let my positive energy radiate through out me and onto others. It was amazing what started to occur people began to give and those that did not give were very polite in saying no. I began to observe the actions of many of the people and began to realize that many of the ailments that they suffer go hand in hand with the vibrational pattern that they are giving off. The experience led me to write this entry How Are Your Vibes?
This blog entry was inspired by a minor set back that occured this morning. I showed up to work with a client who had booked me for 3 days only to find out she wasn’t able to work with me this week. At first I was very upset, then I took a deep breath and realized everything will work out and I stayed in the positive flow. As I was writing this the phone rang and it was my client and we came to an agreement. It is amazing what can happen when we just go with the flow and let things happen. The lesson learned is to breathe and slow down and allow the good to prevail.
Opening the chakras and being open to receive will increase your flow.
Spiritual Awakening: Understanding Flow
Once we realize that everything is energy we begin to create the ability to harness the energy for good and thus increase our flow. The biggest step is to ubderstand the flow of energy and how it is affecting our state of being in making the mind, body, soul connection.
This energy pyramid shows that the greatest energy we have is our spiritual energy, our connection to source and those surrounding us. It is when we are spiritually energized that all the other aspects of energy allows for positive flow. The key is to get centered and balanced and look for the good in the energy field. Today the client cancelled, which is disappointing, howver it freed me up to do a blog entry and seek some other opportunities and follow up on a few projects.
As I read Mary Morrissey’s, The Miracle Minute, today the passage I read was about Sowing Your Good and this inspired me to write this blog entry as I have witnessed so many people that are sowing their good. It is when you begin to sow your good that you begin to open up the channels of reception and that you will begin to be rewarded. It is when you give of yourself and do things without expectation of return that the biggest gains are made. It is important to monetize yourself and your brand as the money that comes in can be used to sow your good. I often do events where I will set aside a percenatge of my emcee fee for a charitable cause as I know when you give to others and help to further their mission you will also be create a flow that will help you to further your mission.
I have seen many people sowing their good recently as they have become lifters in their community and beacons of hope to others. The list is quite extensive as evidenced by my list of friends on facebook who continue to pass their knowledge on to help others. I recently had the opportunity to connect with Rev. Cortez Mack who has a documentary film What About The Children that will inspire you to sow your good to help future generations.
Thin Lizzy’s song Dancing In The Moonlight is a great lesson to sometimes break the rules & dance in the moonlight. By being an action taker and puuting yourself on a spiritual path you are going against the norms of society to allow the moonlight to shine on you and give you the energy to being a shining light to others. Think about ways you are breaking the boundries that may have held you back in the past and how going against expectations and being your authentic self is creating a more joyous experience in all you do. When you make that decision to dance in the moonlight their will be pain as some may not understand what you are seeking or why you are doing what you do. The best you can do is leave those people behind. It is a difficult decision because your initial feeling may be I have so much invested in this friendship or relationship, howver it is when you detach yourself and make the conscience decision to move on and pursue your moonlight that you will find the greatness inside of you that the world will see.
Last night (6/3//12) I had the opportunity to witness as the emcee for this event people who decided to dance in the moonlight. The performers were amazing and inspirational. I was able to feel the positive energy in the room and be inspired by the Cancer Survivors. It was amazing to see people come together and work as one so as to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. I would like to ask everyone to take a moment and dance in the moonlight while visiting http://main.acsevents.org/goto/acbd so as to help those affected by cancer dance in the moonlight.
I was listening to The Barney (Yes The Purple Dinosaur) Song I love you, you love me……. and began to think what if I could change the lyrics and make it a song about Namaste and came up with I am Divine, Your are Divine, Namaste for Everyone, spread it everyday at work and at play, show your love like an angel or a dove and let’s praise our source from above, Namaste for Everyone. As I began to share this idea I was asked what Namste was? I found the following answer to help people new to the spiritual path to become more enlightened.
The gesture Namaste represents the belief that there is a Divine spark within each of us that is located in the heart chakra. The gesture is an acknowledgment of the soul in one by the soul in another. “Nama” means bow, “as” means I, and “te” means you. Therefore, Namaste literally means “bow me you” or “I bow to you.” The picture above shows how to deliver Namaste as to place your hands infront of your heart charka and bow to the person you are greeting or saying good by to.
Spiritual Awakening: Being in Namaste!
This article was inspired by Rick Figley and Stacy Sossner, who were recipients of A Spiritual Entrepreneurs Visionary Award for their outstanding work in helping people find their divine within. Their facebook group Being in Namaste has great uplifting stories like the one shared by Elaine Caban, who I had the pleasure of interviewing on my radio show and who is always full of love and joy. I have had the privilidge to meet so many wonderful people who truly exemplify the idea of being in Namaste. Many were recipients of The Spiritual Entrepreneurs Visionary Award in March. You can see a list of honorees by clicking on The Meet The SEVA Honorees tab.
Supertramp talks about being a dreamer. Are your the dreamer or the action taker?
Spiritual Awakening: Nothing But A Dreamer? What You Talking About Willis
This post was inspired by The Supertramp Song, Dreamer as it talks aboit being a dreamer at first it condems the dreamer and then it embraces the idea of being a dreamer. I added the What You Talking About Willis from the TV Show, Different Strokes, so as to emphasize how important it is to believe in yourself and not let doubters hold you back. In his poem Hold Fast Your Dreams, Langston Hughes says:
I have used this on several occassions during presentations to illustrate the idea of having dreams. I am reminded of the final scene of The Movie Accepted when the character Bartlebee ask the question What Did You Want To Be? One of the Board Members answered a Flute Player I wanted to play the flute. I began to think why did the man who want to play the flute give up or never pursue it? The reason he bought into the adult mode that dreams are for kids. Dreams are for everyone and you should always encourage the dreamers for it is those that take action on their dreams that succeed and inspire to do the same. Louise Hay, The Founder of Hay House Publishing(an affiliate on this site), shared the follwing in a recent interview with Ray Hemachandra:
Louise Hay Shares insight into how her dream of Ballroom Dancing became a reality.
Ray Hemachandra: I am told you have taken up ballroom dancing.
Louise Hay: Yes, and it is something I started rather late, about two years ago. For whatever reason — for many reasons — I was always frightened of it. I kept saying things like, “I’ll do it in my next lifetime.” Then one day I thought, “That’s pretty stupid!”
I walked past a dance place, and they said, “We teach you to dance one step at a time,” and I thought, “I can do that!” So, I went in. I remember I held my breath the entire first lesson. But I kept going back. The self-help teacher talks about her books, her business, retirement, and the power of thought and word.
One day my teacher said to me, “Louise, I see the fear come into your eyes. Where is it coming from?” I couldn’t answer her, but when I went home, I thought about it. “Where is this coming from?” I thought. “Why am I so frightened of this?”
I got the answer. I felt that if I did it wrong, I was going to be slapped. I thought, “Oh, my, that goes back a long way, and I am still holding on to that!” And this understanding broke it for me.
I went back, and I told her what it was. When I realized what the problem was, that made a whole difference. And then, from there on, we had a lot of fun.
This blog entry was inspired by my mother, Judith Miller, who suffered a heart attack on 6/28/12 and is in ICU at The Northwest Regional Medical Center in Margate, FL. The photo to the left is a sample of her art work.
