Archive | December, 2009

What lifts you up?

14 Dec

The eagle brings you broader perspective and gifts you with insights to apply in your life.

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What lifts me up?

* Spending “in the moment” time with my kids with no other agenda than to play and be with them.

* Listening to music I enjoy.

* Following creative ideas and inspirations.

* And…if I’m not feeling inspired or creative myself, reading inspirational books, blogs etc by others.

* Change of scenery – getting out of the house for a walk or drive to clear my head and change my focus.

* Doing something impromptu/spontaneous and FUN!

YOUR TASK: Identify what lifts you up.

What makes you feel good when you’re not feeling inspired or you’re feeling downright bad? Make that list and post it up where you’ll actually see it when you’re not feeling so great.

You have to support yourself in this way with strategies to lift you up in spirits again, just like the eagle in flight!

30 Day Declutter Challenge: Day 1

13 Dec

I’ve committed to the authentic journey of connecting with myself and aligning my energy on a daily basis.

Every day I’m committing time to connect with myself in stillness and simple breathing, plus writing to both get thoughts out of my head and to tap into my inner wisdom. It’s the writing process that’s important rather than any spectacular insights or results though.

As well as the inner connection, I’m committing to RELEASING one thing from my life each and every day. It could be something physical like decluterring a desk or room, it could be to remove an unnecessary task or commitment from my life, or it could be a mental or emotional release.

In order to move ourselves forward, we MUST release the clutter both physically and energetically. It’s like having ropes that pin us down. Think about how many little niggling things you have come to mind that you “should” do but never get around to. Paying a certain bill, making a phone call, going through your emails and deleting or filing them, calling the plumber to fix the leaky taps…and so on.

Feel the way this drags on your energy constantly! Feel the guilt associated with not having done those things…yet again. What a waste of energy!

There’s only one way to clear this space within and around you – systematically and consistently declutter your mind and life!

So here I begin, with an area of my life that has been one of my biggest issues for years. We all have certain things that hold us back, keeping us from living to our fullest potential… What’s yours??

So in preparation for the most spectacular year ahead (can you tell I can’t wait for 2010?), I’m a commitment to my own success and most abundant, authentic self. I’m a commitment to releasing all that holds me back in ANY way.

Day 1 declutter commitment:

Give the dog his long overdue hair cut!

I’m giving myself 1 hour devoted to this, so no mucking around.

Brilliantly yours,

Donna

P.S. It’s kind of a releasing feeling already knowing that those other niggling things will be tended to in the next 30 days, so I can already release my energetic link to them today.

P.P.S. I invite you to do your own declutter challenge along with me! Share your small declutter challenges in the comments each day and check back in when they’re done to let us know how you went. Here’s to feeling lighter, wonderful and spacious, both within and without!

And the lightbulb turns on…

13 Dec

I can’t wait for 2010 because I’m launching my authentic soulful business that’s going to help women in so many ways, with the major benefit being stepping into their own authentic and powerful selves. It’s about removing all obstacles and living your dreams….but so much more than even that. Powerful stuff!

I’ve always shared my own processes with people quite openly because I know in sharing what I experience and go through, others can connect with that and learn from it too. This is also about being authentic and knowing that I help people most strongly from the place of having experienced that situation or obstacle myself – this is the coach/guide in me.

In the last couple of weeks I’ve been inspired greatly with my soulful business projects and developing them. However, I started to feel like I was going backwards again or hitting a wall. I got to the point of having my head in my hands asking “What do I do????”. I’d overwhelmed myself and lost my clarity.

‘Alas’, ’sigh’, or whatever spirit would amusingly say at watching me struggle against myself, I suddenly “got it!” this morning. “About time” I hear spirit say. But, in my usual excitement of having an “aha moment” and loving the process of life-long learning even if it means times of struggle, I have come out the other end of yet another of those internal, self-created struggles….and I LOVE it!

As I said, I’ve known that I would teach others and guide them based on my own experiences and understandings. What had I done? What was I NOT doing? I had gotten ‘busy’ with my plans and trying to do, create, and develop WITHOUT ALIGNING MY ENERGY! Oops!

This is part of being a passionate person who loves to plan and create. I get carried away sometimes and forget to check in regularly with myself – the deeper guiding self who knows the bigger picture. As an intuitive person, I could feel the types of things I would be doing in my work and I was trying to just get on with them and do them, not stopping long enough to realise that I was forgetting to align my energy by connecting with my deeper self during the process. So, I was causing myself angst when these “right” things just didn’t work (don’t ask me how many times I’ve tried to record some simple audios lately! eek!).

Lesson of the day: We must remove our sense of ‘hurry’ and desire for immediate results. If we try and bypass aligning our energy first, we just end up right back where we started, or end up going around in circles.

I have to laugh at myself. I was trying to teach without APPLYING the roadmap myself. I always knew I would “live the process” and I certainly am. I do really love it! Learning is my true love – loving the process of learning, of going through something and in a moment waking up to something you were missing. It’s delicious!

So now I’m no longer rushing to have something ‘presentable’ in regards to my soulful business. I know that it’s right now that the details and deepest insights are coming together as I commit to being in the process myself, authentically and delightfully.

Stay tuned as I share my daily processes on the Inner Wisdom & Creativity Blog. As I set myself tasks I’ll be sharing them here and I challenge you to take on the same tasks, ask the same questions, and find your own answers.

Brilliantly yours,
Donna

Angels Amongst Us

9 Dec

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Angels Amongst Us

Walking alongside you is an angel unseen
She is divine in essence and divine in light
Her form eludes you because she is many things
Whatever you need, she is there

Her words are the words of love and peace
She touches your heart and warms your soul
She is blessed, but only because you are blessed too
And she feels she’s a sister in spirit -
Not above, but alongside you

If she could hold your hand, she would
And sometimes she does

If she could kiss the tears away, she would
And sometimes she does

If she could heal the pain within, she would
And sometimes she does

Know she is there next to you
Whether you know it or not
Full of divine love and grace
She meets you in the place of the heart
Feel her there

Some say she’s spirit
Some say she’s living
Perhaps she is both things?

Thankyou angel for your guiding light
Your love
Your truth
Your devotion

© Donna Thomson