Dusty Springfield expresses the ideas of hoping, praying, and dreaming. This song expresses the idea of caring for another. Many times it is about being an action taker.
Spiritual Awakening:What Are You Wishing and Hoping For?
Today I celebrate my 47th year on this earth and it is my first birthday without my mother, who passed on July 5, 2012. I have been asked today what I want and I have answered very simply for people to click on LOVE DONATIONS on this page and make a small donation to honor my mother’s memory as that would be the greatest gift that anyone could give me this year as I would be able to send the donations in memory of my mother to the two designated charities and say wow we had an awesome virtual ceebration where people who wished for a world with less cancer and more birthdays took action and made a positive impact on the lives of others.
Rose Royce expresses the idea of wishing on a star. It is when you take your wish and take action steps that you begin to see it unfold in front of you and many times it will amaze you when you see where your wishes and hopes take you. In my life there have been people who have tried to squander my dreams, I have since used the next button and moved on understanding that there are those who are dreamweavers and those who are dream stealers. Who are you surrounding yourself with?
Spiderman had Peter Parker, Batman had Bruce Wayne, and Superman had Clark Kent. Each character illustrates a transformation from who they were perceived to be to who they could become. How do you use your alter ego to transform yourself and create the spiritual well being that you seek. At times we may become conflicted because of our alter ego or the duality we feel we must face as we are affected by the thoughts and beliefs of our childhood and the fear of being a bit different than what is perceived as normal. We often ask ourselves what role must I play? How must I act in this situation because of fear. many times we create an alter ego to compensate for our short comings and we begin to discover who we truly are and we do some deep introspection and discover that we are who source desires us to be. We all play a role in this and despite our duality at times we become the shining lights of hope for others.
I have stated many time that by being an action taken and fololwing your anthem that you will have an awakening and see how source strikes again. This was evidenced this week as I attended a dinner at The Victory Christian Center in Boca Raton as part of The Celebrate Recovery Program. I was invited by my friend Dale, who I had seen in a while and it was time to catch up and share as we both had just experienced the passing of someone close, for me it was my mother for her her brother. She had told me I was covered, meaning that my meal was free, however when I arrived I took $3 and put it into the donation basket. The evening ended and I didn’t even think about the $3 I donated until yesterday (7/26/12) as I was leaving a client and had just received my check for services rendered when her husband handed me $30. I started to remember the passages that speak about when you give it is returned ten fold. This is what inspired this post Source Strikes Again. I invite you to share your stories of how source is working and striking in a positive manner in your life.
Spiritual Awakening: How To Connect With Source?
Many times we are destined for a calling that source has given us all the tools to pursue and bring to fruition, however we may not be connected or open to receive at that time and as a result we put up road blocks instead of making the connection with source. Some may call it the God Connection, The Jesus Connection, The Source Connection, The Buddha Connection, or something else. The key is that you tap into this amazing power that is inside of you that the world is in desire of. The question now is How To Connect With Source? There are many ways.
Spiritual Awakening: Reaching Out and Impacting Lives
When I think of celebrities making an impact I think of Bono from U2. I then start to think we can all be like Bono in our own right be it sharing our knowledge with others or simply sharing a smile or a kind word.
Bono of U2 delivers a message of hope in the song Beautiful Day. It is when we wake up that we have a choice to make it a beautiful day despite the weather and any trials and tribulations that we may have. By making a conscious decision to reach out and positively impact the lives of others we are positively impacting our own lives. Bob Burg speakes about being a go-giver is his book The Go Giver and his book Go Givers Sell More.
These two books can be great toolsto help you make a positive impact in the lives of others while improving your personal and professional life.
M.J. Ryan’s Book, The Giving Heart has many stories that will inspire you to be a giver and to help you see the value of helping others.
I encourage you to share your stories about giving and how it has impacted your life. It is when we open up and help others that we see leaps in our personal and professional lives.
In the late 1970’s Peter Frampton wrote this song and asked the question of Do You Feel Like I Do? Many times throughout the course of the day I am asked how do you feel? I often answer sacrasically with the answer with my hands. This usually gets a quick chuckle. I then continue and say well it all depends on what the subject is? For example today I feel like we live in a crazy mixed up world as I read about the shooting in Colorado and then I read about the way people in the community of Delray Beach, FL and the surrounding areas are coming together
Spiritual Awakening: How Are You Investing in Yourself?
I am often asked how do you continue to find success? My answer is, I invest in myself be it atrending seminars and workshops, purchasing and reading books, purchasing healthier fooods, or taking time to just unwind and relax. One way you can invest in yourself is to click on the Hay Link to your right and purchase personal development and spiritual development products. Finding a good coach and putting together a strong team of supporters is another great way to invest in yourself.
Spiritual Awakening: People You Can Invest With
One person to consider for your team is Rick Figley who continues to help other people excel by offering great services. Rick is very spiritual and has invested in himself so as to help others. His dedication to helping others is to be celebrated and applauded
Another person to help you on your path to spiritual awakening is Jaqueline JLOVE Jackson who is helping others by showing them strategies to eat healthly so they can look good, feel good and do good.
JLOVE is the author of 7 Soul Seeds and can be contacted at www.7soulseeds.com. She also has a great program Bliss Yoga.
Continue on your journey of investing in yourself to help enhance your personal and professional life. Please share any recommendations here.
Spiritual Awakenings: JDOGG’S Top 10 Thnings To Invest In
10: Workshops facilitated by people who resonate with you and who you feel have a connection with you are beneficial as long as you apply what you learned.
9: Personal Development Books when read and applied can be a great investment in the enhancement of your personal and professional life
8: Promotional Items can help to maximize your message while building a brand and thus creating cash flow.
7: Websites pertaining to you so to maximize your message and show people who you are, what you do and why they should do business with you is a good investment to further your professional growth.
6: Investing in your personal health and wellness is important because when you look good and feel good you can do good.
5: Vacations are a great investment for if utilized properly they will alow you stay focused and grounded as you move positively in the directions of your dreams.
4: Giving time or money to charities is a good investment as you get a great feeling knowing you are making a positive impact on the world and thus expanding and enhancing your personal and professional life.
3: Incense, stones, and crystals are a good personal invesment as they help in the meditation process when making a mind, body, soul, connection.
2: Clothing with Spiritual Messages as it shows that I walk my talk.
1: Massages and stress relief for again if you feel good you can do good.
This will be my first Thanksgiving without my mother, Judith Miller, as she was called home by GOD on July 5, 2012. I am honoring her and giving thanks for the years she was with us by asking people to visit http://main.acsevents.org/goto/jdogglederman and to make a donation. My Thanksgiving will be spent with my dad and his significant other at The Kings Buffet.
When Thanksgiving arrives and the sunrises it means turning on the tv and tuning into the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and seeing the joy on all the families gathered to celebrate this day of magic that seems to bring everyone together for the common good. For many it is a time for family and friends while for some it is just another day. After viewing the parade it is off to watch football and share time with my Dad and his significant other, Regina. I strongky believe that the elements of Thanksgiving should be shared on a daily basis. Some ways to do this are:
1: Be grateful for the roof over your head and reach out to help those who may not have this luxury
2: Use the magic words thank you when interacting with everyone
3: Write thank you notes just to acknowledge those who are enhancing your personal and professional life
4: Tak a moment simply to call a client and thank them for their support
Thanksgiving Parade Brings Joy
Spirituality: Thanksgiving Bringing Joy
Despite rain those that attended the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade enjoyed themselves. This made me think what is it that you enjoy about the parade. For me
1: The bands and the entertainers at center stage
2: The Ballons- My Favorite is still Kermit followed by Snoopy
3: The Broadcasters and The Gentlema that does the Voice Overs
There is something magical about waking up early on Thanksgiving and watching the parade and then taking a moment to reflect of all the good that is happening. This year despite some financial challenges I am grateful for the opoortunity to spend time with my Dad and Gina. The energy of the parade and the joy it creates is is amazing as it propels many of us to assume a position of gratitude and thus reminds us that when we come from gratitude we open ourselves up to receive and give. It is in being grateful on Thanksgiving and through out the year that we can create great things.
Snoppy is one of my favorite characters and somehow I get balanced and centered when I see him in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. On this special day of Thanksgiving may you find balance, joy, abundance, peace, love, and happiness in all that you do and may your light of spirituality shine bright on others.
Dr. Wayne Dyer says when you change your thoughts you change your life. This is so true as we begin to change the way we look at things the things we look at change. Think about how you have expanded and where you are today and continue to grow. Reach down inside and reprogram your thoughts. Some steps to do this include:
1: Letting go of painful feelings by writing forgiveness letters
2: Spending quiet time exploring your inner messages and responding accordingly
3: Reading Books
4: Utilizing Affirmations
5: Doing activities that bring joy into your life, such as using oracle cards, attending spiritualy centered events.
Spiritual Awakening: Recommmended Reading To Expand Your Horizons
. Soul Currency- Ernest Chu
. You Are Enough- Rev. Dr. Dee Adio-Moses
. Start From Where You Are- Ken Esrig
. Reshape Your World- Jeanne Adrienne
. Ordinary Planet Extrordinary People- Dr. Shellie Hipsky
.Lisa McCourt – Juicy Joy
. Suzzane Kovi – Ignite Your Life
. jacqueline JLOVE Jackson – 7 Soul Seeds
These authors will help you to become an action taker and to develop an anthem to help you to expand your horizons.
The following is a video I wanted to share with you to help you with your spiritual growth. This week let the divine in you be the shining light as you continue your spiritual growth and expanding your horizons.
It is when you begin to awaken that you truly begin to expand your horizons. One way to expand your horizons is through meditation.many ask how to meditate and there is no right or wrong way. I suggest finding a quiet place and getting comfortable and then quieting the mind and just breathing and allowing the thoughts to just flow in and out.
In answering your calling you will begin to expand your horizons and start to see great things happening in your life. By studying and learning more about your own spirituality you will begin to feel the expansion of your mind, body, soul connnection. As you expand you will begin to see changes and these changes will manifest into goodness happening around you.
Spiritual Awakening: More Tools To Expand Your Horizons
1: As mentioned earlier affirmations and quotes are good tools to expand your horizons
Songs often help to expand your horizons as they change the frequency that you vibrate at:
Many times it is simply doing a random act of senseless kindness that help to expand your horizons.
Sometimes I feel myself taking a walk and just appreciating the nature and realizing that everything is in divine order and thus I expand my horizons by begining to understand universal laws more and more.
It is often that we expand our horizons just by being and allowing things to flow and not reacting just appreciating what we are experienceing.
