Archive for the ‘Shadow Work’ Category
“You must take responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons or the wind, but you can change yourself” – Jim Rohn
Taking 100% responsibility for our lives can appear to be a big task, daunting at times when we look at our lives over the years and the experiences we would rather not look at. However, if we desire to live boldly and to live the life of our dreams it is a necessary journey we all must take to give birth to our authentic selves. Here are a few practices you can adopt in order to take full responsibility:
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Class Acts teach others how to treat them with esteem. They treat others with thoughtfulness and care, dignity and respect. If you’re always sloppy, late and don’t care how you conduct yourself, you’re going to attract people who treat you in a sloppy, always late and don’t care manner. Who wants that for themselves? I hope not you…Certain people command a certain level of respect not only because of how they treat others, but more importantly, because of how they treat themselves.
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“In every society, there are “human benchmarks” – certain individuals whose behavior becomes a model for everyone else – shining examples that others admire and emulate. We call these individuals “class acts”. – Dan Sullivan
Here are some steps you can implement and practice in your own lives so that you too can be a “class act” for someone else….or maybe yourself:
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Gossip is providence of small-minded individuals. The biggest cost of gossiping is that it robs you of a clear mind. People who are impeccable see the world more clearly. They think more clearly and thus can be more effective in their decisions and actions.
When you speak ill of another to anyone else, it may temporarily bound you to that other person, but it creates a lasting impression in the other that you are the kind of person who gossips negatively about others. That other person will always be wondering – even if unconsciously – when you will turn that verbal poison against them. It will erode their sense of deep trust in you. Wars have been started over words. People have been killed because of words. Deals have been lost because of words. Marriages have been destroyed because of words.
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“Impeccability of the word can led you to personal freedom, to huge success and abundance, it can take away all fear and transform it into joy and love“ ~ Don Ruiz – The Four Agreements
For most of us our words are spoken without consciousness. We rarely stop to think about what we are saying. our thoughts, opinions, judgments and beliefs roll off our tongues without a care for the damage of the benefits they can produce. Successful people on the other hand are the master of their words. They know that if they don’t take dominion over their words, their words will take dominion over them. They’re conscious of the thoughts they think and the words they speak – both about themselves and others.
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H.I.P. Relationship Tip: Self-care isn’t just about you.
Whether you’re a teacher, coach, parent, minister, when you want to help others change it’s oh so tempting to believe that means giving your all, 110% of the time. That is means being on call no matter what – going the extra mile, being invested in the outcome and truth be told sometimes it does.
Short bursts of all out giving as a teacher, coach, minister, especially parent comes with the territory. But if you do it for extended stretches or you believe you must do it to be good or to be worth what you charge, you’re setting yourself up for a big ole train wreck of burnt out and soul sucking resentment.
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Glorious intoxication of the soul is the reward of all who seek it in the bosom of nature. ~ Gibran
March is the anteroom of April, the transitional turning point of seasons when cold, damps months of winter melt into deep sleep. Nature begins to turn up the thermostat, a prelude to the awakening of spring’s bouquets. Understandably, the change occurs over a period of time. In this shift of seasons it occurs we are always in between two phases in life. We are always shifting – let it.
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Make a commitment with yourself to be authentic in all aspects of your life, especially in how you relate to others. Get naked with your truth, offering the world your greatest gift: Your Authentic Self. I’ve learned that the world only want one thing from us, our Truth.
Throughout my life the more me I’ve become the more powerfully I express myself. This is available to you too, all of us have the capacity to release. Our message today it to be more real and honor the truth in all. Begin a practice of being yourself in conversations, on your dates, in your marriage, in the office, in your home and with your family.
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“Don’t be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.” ~ Belva Davis
Growing up my sisters and I would spend hours lying on your stomachs, searching for four-leaf clovers. We knew they were rare and like St. Patrick’ s Day shamrocks brought good luck. If one of us found one we would make a silent wish for some good thing or event in our lives. we named our heart’s desire and we expected wholeheartedly that it would be fulfilled.
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Sometimes, I have to stop in wonder and say to myself – wow how did I find the perfect woman to share this life journey of soul unfoldment? Yes, it took quite some time and work but boy was it worth it. Early on, after meeting my wife, Shakira, I knew she was the one for me. How did I know.
Let me share the ways – well 10 ways I used to informed myself, maybe they can help you…
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