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<br />Sophie Skoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16500303675944825074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108469310789003035.post-34941968042536641322013-09-24T04:21:00.000-07:002013-09-24T07:00:13.597-07:00Ho'oponopono<br />
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How could even the best self-improvement master cure the criminally insane? It didn't make any sense. It wasn't logical, so I dismissed the story. However, I heard it again a year later. I heard that the therapist had used a Hawaiian healing process called ho'oponopono. I had never heard of it, yet I couldn't get it out of my mind. If the story was at all true, I had to know more.</div>
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I had always understood "total responsibility" to mean that I am responsible for what I think and do. Beyond that, it's out of my hands. I think that most people think of total responsibility that way. We're responsible for what we do, not what anyone else does. The Hawaiian therapist who healed those mentally ill people would teach me an advanced new perspective about total responsibility.</div>
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His name is Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len. We probably spent an hour talking on our first phone call. I asked him to tell me the complete story of his work as a therapist. He explained that he worked at Hawaii State Hospital for four years. That ward where they kept the criminally insane was dangerous. Psychologists quit on a monthly basis. The staff called in sick a lot or simply quit. People would walk through that ward with their backs against the wall, afraid of being attacked by patients. It was not a pleasant place to live, work, or visit.</div>
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Dr. Len told me that he never saw patients. He agreed to have an office and to review their files. While he looked at those files, he would work on himself. As he worked on himself, patients began to heal. "After a few months, patients that had to be shackled were being allowed to walk freely," he told me. "Others who had to be heavily medicated were getting off their medications. And those who had no chance of ever being released were being freed."</div>
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I was in awe. "Not only that," he went on, "but the staff began to enjoy coming to work. Absenteeism and turnover disappeared. We ended up with more staff than we needed because patients were being released, and all the staff was showing up to work." This is where I had to ask the million dollar question: "What were you doing within yourself that caused those people to change?"</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>"I was simply healing the part of me that created them," he said.</b></span> </div>
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I didn't understand. Dr. Len explained that total responsibility for your life means that everything in your life – simply because it is in your life – is your responsibility. In a literal sense the entire world is your creation. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Whew. This is tough to swallow. </b></span>Being responsible for what I say or do is one thing. Being responsible for what everyone in my life says or does is quite another. Yet, the truth is this: if you take complete responsibility for your life, then everything you see, hear, taste, touch, or in any way experience is your responsibility because it is in your life.</div>
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This means that terrorist activity, the president, the economy – anything you experience and don't like – is up for you to heal. They don't exist, in a manner of speaking, except as projections from inside you. The problem isn't with them, it's with you, and to change them, you have to change you. I know this is tough to grasp, let alone accept or actually live. Blame is far easier than total responsibility, but as I spoke with Dr. Len, I began to realize that healing for him and in ho'oponopono means loving yourself. If you want to improve your life, you have to heal your life. If you want to cure anyone – even a mentally ill criminal – you do it by healing you.</div>
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I asked Dr. Len how he went about healing himself. What was he doing, exactly, when he looked at those patients' files? "I just kept saying, 'I'm sorry' and 'I love you' over and over again," he explained. That's it?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>That's it. </b></span>Turns out that loving yourself is the greatest way to improve yourself, and as you improve yourself, you improve your world. Let me give you a quick example of how this works: one day, someone sent me an email that upset me. In the past I would have handled it by working on my emotional hot buttons or by trying to reason with the person who sent the nasty message. This time, I decided to try Dr. Len's method. I kept silently saying, "I'm sorry" and "I love you." I didn't say it to anyone in particular. I was simply evoking the spirit of love to heal within me what was creating the outer circumstance.</div>
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Within an hour I got an e-mail from the same person. He apologized for his previous message. Keep in mind that I didn't take any outward action to get that apology. I didn't even write him back. Yet, by saying "I love you," I somehow healed within me what was creating him.</div>
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In short, Dr. Len says there is no out there. It would take a whole book to explain this advanced technique with the depth it deserves. Suffice it to say that whenever you want to improve anything in your life, there's only one place to look: inside you.</div>
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Dr. Len's message may be quite hard to believe, yet it's amazingly simple. He states that we are all responsible for everything that we see in our world. By taking full personal responsibility and then healing the wounded places within ourselves, we can literally heal ourselves and our world. Dr. Len suggests a four-stage process for this ho'oponopono work. Whenever a place for healing presents itself in your life, open to the place where the hurt resides within you. After identifying this place, with as much feeling as you can, say the below four statements:</div>
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<i>Thanks for taking the time to read this story and may your life open to ever more healing and miracles. I love you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you.</i></div>
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<b><u>Note: </u></b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">This article on ho'oponopono is edited from the book Zero Limits by Dr. Joe Vitale and Dr. Len. You can listen to Joe talk about his experience with Dr. Len and ho'oponopono along with his involvement with the inspiring movie, The Secret, on <a href="http://www.newsforthesoul.com/">News for the Soul</a> by <a href="http://www.personalgrowthcourses.net/audio/joe_vitale_news_for_the_soul">clicking here</a>. He starts talking about Dr. Len and ho'oponopono at minute 15 in this highly engaging one-hour interview.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="color: white;">What is Life Coaching? </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Life Coaching is a modern method of self-development that
works with the conscious mind to help you map out what you want out of
life. Just like in sports, a coach can
see the whole game, while the player is making the individual moves. This dynamic allows for great forward movement
and create an action plan of changing what doesn't work and increasing what
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provides us with information and messages. When we do not listen, the
messages often turn into problems. When we do not face the problems, they
can turn into a crisis. When the crisis is left unresolved, we have chaos
all over our lives. Life Coaching is about learning to live on the level
of information and messages and our goal at LSS Harmony is to help you find
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<i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="color: white;">What is the difference between therapy
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The way I like to describe the
difference between these two self-development approaches is that therapy helps
you look back on your life and answers the question how did I get to where I am
today. While, life coaching has you look
forward and answers the question, where do I want to go. Both modalities are beneficial and have a
very important place in people’s healing journeys. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="color: white;">How do I know which approach is best for
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If you are unclear with how to
process what has happened in your past, feel out of touch with who you are, and
feel you need to understand the root of your problems, Therapy may be a great
start for you. However, if you are highly functioning, willing
and ready to work towards your goals, maybe even been through therapy and are
now asking what’s next, you may be a great candidate for coaching. The best part is that most coaches offer a complimentary
first session, so you can both get a feel for each other and discover if you
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<i>Sophie Skover is an author, holistic life coach, and inspirational
speaker, who is passionate about working with others to achieve more peace and harmony
in their lives. Although she was not always this way, thirteen years ago she was
depressed, suicidal, bulimic and seventy-five pounds overweight. Her life was so down in the dumps, she didn't even
want to live. Then, one day she discovered life coaching and began to change
her life. It was as if someone put the sparkle back into inner diamond and
made her feel alive again. She loves the work she does, and now sees it
as her purpose and passion to help you re-discover your sparkle and lust for
life! Sophie started her own company, LSS Harmony: Coaching & Consulting
five years ago and is still going strong.
She encourages us to face our inner self and turn our obstacles into
opportunities!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Clutter, where does it come from? How does it build up so quick. Just yesterday my mom was saying, "Life is a process of maintenance. We clean and it gets dirty again, we wash clothes, they get dirty, we take a shower, we get dirty." In the simplest words, life is messy, in constant flux, ever changing, and clutter can make this reality more difficult to accept.</span></div>
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I have found that in order to begin to live a less cluttered life it is important to start in your mind by 1) realizing that we may clutter our lives to try to buffer the ever changing fact that life is in constant flux, and stuff can make that reality easier to bear and 2) changing the mentality of “I might fit back into that one day”, or “I may need that one day”, “It has sentimental value”.</div>
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matter is, by the time you fit in that again it will probably be out of style
and if you need that one day, I am sure there is someone you can borrow it from
or can go and re-buy. Holding on to things is like holding on to the past
and I have realized as we let go of “things” we make more space for the things
that have meaning: like memories, meaningful moments, most of which have nothing to
do with stuff. How does a train ticket from Germany give any meaning to
that trip. The <i>memory </i>of the trip is what has the meaning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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more on what matters it makes it easier to let go of clutter and that is how we
can keep the practice going throughout the year, change your mind, change your reality. Next, simply set a strategy to go through one thing a week, whether
that is a closet or a drawer. Get rid of "things" that have no meaning. Let it go, begin to donate your old stuff to the good will, a friend, or even consign it. If we are detached it is easier to let go,
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is much easier to stay tidy with less stuff and
feeling organized and clean is energizing. The emotional
benefits from de-cluttering positively outweigh any clutter and can make you feel free and mentally clear. The
outside can be a reflection of what is on the inside, so look around and start to make the changes that will benefit you in years to come. </span></div>
Sophie Skoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16500303675944825074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108469310789003035.post-15575376292487681932013-01-07T04:46:00.000-08:002013-01-07T04:46:15.598-08:00Setting Goals for Your Life<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><em>"Make New Year's goals. Dig
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This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you're interested in
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><em>Goals give us direction. They put a
powerful force into play on a universal, conscious, and subconscious level.
Goals give our life direction. </em><span style="color: #0b175f;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Write it down. Take a piece of paper, a few moments of your time, and write it all down - as an affirmation of you, your life, and your ability to choose. Then let it go.</em></div>
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<li><em style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What would you like to do, to accomplish? </span></em></li>
<li><em style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What good would
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<li><em style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What particular areas of growth would you
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<li><em style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What blocks, or character defects, would you like
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<li><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">What would you like to attain? (Little
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<li><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Where would you like to go? </em></li>
<li><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">What would you like to have
happen in friendship and love? </em></li>
<li><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">What would you like to have happen in your
family life?</em></li>
<li><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">What problems would you like to see
solved? </em></li>
<li><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">What decisions would you like to make? </em></li>
<li><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">What would you like to happen in
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<em><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The new year stands before us, like a
chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by
setting goals."</span></em><span style="color: #0b175f; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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"When the student is ready the teacher will show up." This is a very common phrase spoken in the self-development field. Most of the time in life, we are asked to become better versions of ourselves by growing. Well, growing typically happens under difficult conditions. That is why we can call our problems, growth opportunities. When we come from this perspective we will have a different approach to the life storms and will no longer be in a state of stress, but rather a state of growth. </div>
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a certain point, if you do not know how to turn it off, it can cause
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Stay <b>detached </b>from the outcome<br />
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<li>Forgiveness unlocks your heart. Learn to take a deep breath and relax the space around your heart when you think about those you need to forgive and release. </li>
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That is it. The four steps to de-stressing: awareness, acting, adapting, and accepting If at any time you feel you cannot deal with the conditions of your life, reach out to a life coach, a therapist or a counselor to get some help. Your fears seem so much bigger on the inside that they are, help is out there, look into it, it may be more affordable than you think. </div>
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Life offers us many opportunities to grow, if we chose to look at it that way. The storms of life will always come and being prepared on how to handle yourself when these storms hit will be the difference between being stressed out, or being mindful and aware of how to respond. </div>
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My hope for you is that you are beginning to stay calm in the storm, are practicing dealing with your real feelings, and are choosing to be relaxed and balanced! Next week we will learn how to <i>accept</i>!</div>
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Sophie Skoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16500303675944825074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108469310789003035.post-88007577538813689012012-12-10T06:29:00.000-08:002012-12-10T06:29:41.881-08:00Managing Stress: Part 2<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A C T I O N </span></span></b><br />
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Events will happen in life that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. Instead of reacting, first try to become aware of your stress. This awareness will help you better choose your response instead of finding yourself in a reaction. Stress can become an opportunity to grow and develop rather than being a drain on our life force. The choice is yours. The next step in transforming this process is <i>action</i>. </div>
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<b>Begin to take action by following these tips: </b><br />
Scale down your to-do List:<br /><ul>
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<li>Turn Problem/ Challenge/ Difficulty -> into Opportunity </li>
<li>Turn Should -> into Could</li>
<li>Turn Always -> into Sometimes</li>
<li>Turn “I don’t want” -> into "I DO want" </li>
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Stay calm, relaxed and balanced, and next week we will learn how to adapt! </div>
Sophie Skoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16500303675944825074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108469310789003035.post-38086149114805928532012-12-03T03:31:00.002-08:002012-12-03T03:31:41.054-08:00Managing Stress: Part 1<br />
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Stress can become a positive opportunity to grow and develop. Sometimes, however, we let stressful situations beat us up and drain our life force energy. Instead, lets begins to energize the self by learning and practicing a new approach to everyday life. </div>
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Stress is a normal physical response to the events in life that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. Stress, however, becomes more dangerous when we don't know how to handle these events or life itself. I find that when most people claim they are "stressed" they are actually very out of touch with what it is they are truly feeling, so they just slap that word onto their emotional state. When we are in better touch emotionally and expand our emotional vocabulary, we can be empowered. </div>
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Having a stress response is your bodies way of protecting you, so in emergency situations stress can save your life and help you rise to meet challenges. The problem in our current reality is that most of our stress is not coming from being chased by a tiger, but rather deadlines and expectations. Stress turns on your <i>fight or flight</i> response. Your <i>fight or flight </i>response turns off your: immune system. Your immune system then tries to fight whatever it is that is causing discomfort. </div>
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The body does not distinguish between physical and psychological threats and stress can show up in three ways: Cognitively, Emotionally, and Behaviorally. Cognitive: memory problems, inability to concentrate, poor judgment, seeing only the negative, anxiety, and worrying. Emotional: moody, irritable, inability to relax, feeling overwhelmed, depression, and general unhappiness. Behavioral: eating (more or less) sleeping (too much or too little), procrastinating, using substances to relax, and nervous habits. </div>
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After a certain point of stress, if we do not know how to turn it off, it can cause major damage to your health, mood, productivity, relationships and quality of life. This point is different for everyone, so the first place to start is to figure out how you experience stress, deal with it appropriately and then learn how to turn it off. </div>
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Over the next four weeks we will be answering the question, "<i>how do I manage my stress</i>" and begin to share applicable techniques on how to do so. We will go over how to manage stress with the Four A’s: Awareness, Acting, Adapting, Accepting. Before we break into all this information, I would like you to start with asking yourself these questions with you feel stressed: </div>
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<br />Sophie Skoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16500303675944825074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108469310789003035.post-39454972759296149992012-09-24T09:53:00.000-07:002012-09-24T09:53:19.156-07:00Controlling Anger in the Workplace<div class="entry" style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">
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Have you ever been at work that included more yelling than calm discussion? Or seen a co-worker throw an object across the room out of frustration? Maybe you’ve to hire a <a href="http://www.fightyourcase.com/criminal-defense-tampa.aspx">criminal defense attorney</a> to fight a case against a boss who was out of line.</div>
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Anger in the workplace can be common and if you ever find your temper flaring at work, evaluate your thought processes and try the following: </div>
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1. Ask questions to discover whether your perceptions are accurate. The authors of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Resolving-Conflicts-Work-Strategies-Everyone/dp/0787980242">Resolving Conflicts at Work</a> say that, “without making judgments or fixing blame, ask questions to find out more about what happened, so you can get to the bottom of what triggered your anger.”</div>
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2. Voice your opinion, but be OK with the result. Agee believes it’s a good idea to share your frustrations about a decision or outcome, but you must also acknowledge that the end result may not change. “Be prepared to make your points about why this decision upsets or concerns you, but be sure that these points are valid and that you can defend them,” Agee said. “Then you must be willing to listen to why the decision was made. You must also be willing to accept that the decision stands, and you must be on board with it and support it.”</div>
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3. Practice forgiveness. Experts at the Mayo Clinic say that when you fail to forgive, you can be “swallowed up by your own bitterness or sense of injustice. But if you can forgive someone who angered you, you might both learn from the situation.” Learn to let go and move on.</div>
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One final tip: breathe deep, refocus your emotions, think positive, listen to your favorite music, and separate yourself from frustrating situations. Perhaps today’s popular T-shirt slogan, “Keep Calm and Carry On,” couldn’t be more appropriate when it comes to this topic! Thank you to <a href="http://integrityhr.com/about-us/meet-our-team/paula-agee/">Paula Agee</a>, SPHR, for providing her expertise on workplace conflicts. Paula is the HR Services Manager – Outsourcing for <a href="http://integrityhr.com/">Integrity HR, Inc.</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Stimulate Your Awareness, Open
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<i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Retreat yourself for 48 hours &</span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;"> grow in surprising ways!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Cushioned
deep in the tropical location of West Palm Beach, this inspiring, restorative
retreat features supportive workshops, guided meditations, and inner rejuvenation
that will invigorate your body and nourish your soul. By the end of the 48 hours you will feel
focused, </span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;">peaceful, and empowered and leave with a confident </span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;">grip on how to keep
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<span style="font-family: LittleLordFontleroy; font-size: 24.0pt;">This weekend Retreat will help you:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Learn
how to go within and meditate</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Discover
innovative exercises & unique tools</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Engage
in thoughtful group discussions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Strengthen
your spiritual self-esteem</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Breathe
freely and learn to be present</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Bring
more meaning and excitement in your life</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Understand
and forgive yourself for your past decisions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Discover
answers to your life questions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Change
mindless eating habits</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Design
the steps to help you fulfill your desires</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Rejuvenate
in a restful environment</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Visualize
the next phase of your life</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Awaken
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<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">This is a weekend full of intimate
workshops, solely focusing on helping you learn how to connect to your
spiritual self.</span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">There will be several
workshops each day with highly interactive sessions, group discussions,
visualization, mediation, experiential exercises, and lots of other creative
techniques & assignments designed to help you dig deeper into yourself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Each workshop concludes with
an assignment and is followed by free time to absorb what we've discussed and
to think about how it applies to you. During free time, feel free to take a
walk, discuss your awareness with others, sit on the lush patios of the courtyards,
or even drop into City Place for a coffee as you contemplate your assignment.
During the final workshop, you’ll have created your own tool box of techniques
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Guidance,
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Two
nights of lodging at the Courtyards of City Place (shared rooms, only 4 spots).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> A
minimum of 10 hours of small-group and individual coaching.</span></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"> The Continuous Appetite</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">, my most recent book.</span></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"> Rhythmic </span></i><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><i>Invigoration's</i>, my Meditation CD</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> AND
most importantly … clarity about the steps you need to take to become all that you desire.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Exploring Your Inner Life: 9:00 -11:00am<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Discovering Your Best Self: 9:30 - 11:30am<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Leader: </span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Sophie Skover is an author, the
founder of LSS Harmony Life Coaching, and an inspirational speaker.</span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">She became passionate about this "life
changing" path after she healed from bulimia and lost seventy-five pounds.
Sophie believes that you can heal from anything and is passionate about helping
people with: addiction, career goals, personal empowerment, relationships, socializing,
and weight loss. She encourages us to face our inner life and turn your
obstacles into opportunities! </span></div>
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Have you ever felt stuck in a bad feeling and had no idea how to get out of it? When you learn how to truly embrace your feelings, it only takes 90 seconds for the feeling to move through your entire body. So if you feel you have been with a feeling for longer than that, it's probably an indication that you're ready to learn how to better process your feelings.</div>
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One of the assignments I have my clients do is <b>The Rock Project</b>. I first start them off by filling out a worksheet of two columns, one with emotions or feelings that feel good and then the other column is for bad feelings. They go through all the emotions they feel, jot them down, and then are asked to find the opposite of that emotion. After they fill out the worksheet I have them take the "good" column as the road map to seeing what they want to feel.</div>
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The next step is to take a field trip to the beach to collect rocks. Living here is South Florida makes this part easy, but you can always go to a nearby lake or creek. The point is to go into nature and see how everything that we need is already there--in an endless supply!</div>
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They collect 30 rocks, then write one good feeling (from the worksheet) on each rock. People have gotten as creative as they desire with this part. Next, get two jars (one to put all your rocks in, and one to place each rock after you have used it). Then comes the fun part, for the next thirty days, I ask them to choose a rock and practice feeling that <i>good </i>feeling all day. For instance, if they choose self-worth, I ask them to marinate themselves in self-worth thoughts like, <i>how would my self-worth respond to this situation? Or during the day, what does self-worth feel like within me right now?</i><br />
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bad decisions because of their unconscious belief structure. Our actions
come from our thoughts, which come from our beliefs. A “good” person may make a
“bad” decision because they are not in harmony with their beliefs, thoughts and then actions. It has actually been stated that happiness is when your
thoughts, words and actions are all in harmony. With that being said, a
bad decision probably comes from a lack of inner harmony. In our culture
we are taught practical and logical skills in our traditional school system, so
when it comes to being in harmony in life, we are left with a huge gap in our self-development resource. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and internally reiterate. This will show you where your mind is.
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structure. For instance, if you think the thought “</span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">my life is ok now,
I hope it stays this way</i><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">.” That is an example that you believe that good things
don’t last. When you recognize this inner fear and belief you can then
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statement of “</span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">good things continually come into and stay in my life</i><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">” and say
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Sophie Skoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16500303675944825074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108469310789003035.post-17967769214496206672012-08-01T11:02:00.000-07:002012-08-06T08:25:11.383-07:00Why would I offer a discount?I became a life coach, because at one point my life was so down in the dumps, I didn’t see the point to living. I used to dread the day and everything I had to do, getting out of bed was depressing, I was outright bored and unimpressed by life. Then, one day I woke up and discovered life coaching! It was as if someone put the sparkle back into my diamond and I was alive again. <br />
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<br /></div>Sophie Skoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16500303675944825074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108469310789003035.post-76674775922173370412012-05-14T07:43:00.000-07:002012-05-14T07:43:27.961-07:00Do YOU need a Life Coach?<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Have you ever said to yourself...</span></b><br />
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</div>Sophie Skoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16500303675944825074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108469310789003035.post-14186408569533985102011-12-04T16:26:00.000-08:002011-12-04T16:28:19.516-08:00The 3 Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make… And How to Prevent Them<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">By Guest Blogger, Rob Jager</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Entrepreneurs are a funny creature. It’s difficult to tell them their ideas won’t work because they believe in what they are doing and, quite honestly, they might be right! So, given that, let me share with you the few mistakes I've found most entrepreneurs make and what steps can be taken to prevent those mistakes:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"> 1.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Planning Time. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Many entrepreneurs have a great idea and then start doing it. They forget that it is critical to <b>stop </b>and <b>plan </b>how they’ll get it accomplished and what factors will make it successful or not successful. Planning should include things like who should be involved? How will I price this? How will I market this? What will this cost me and can I make money doing this? Who are my competitors? What options will the potential buyer consider in comparison to my idea/concept? If you’re an entrepreneur and have a new idea, before you do anything, answer the above questions in writing and refer to it often…then get started. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> 2. <b>Funding.</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Many entrepreneurs also underestimate the costs that are involved in running a business. Consider just the basics for costs and how quickly they add up: cost of goods, printing (basics like business cards, flyers, info sheets), website, networking, payroll (if others are involved), taxes, insurance, rent (if using an office or storefront), and many others. Ok, many will say, but I won’t spend money on any of that. You may not, but the need for marketing is the most important, so budget for that. Plan on a 1-year marketing budget and then double it. Do you have enough? <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> 3. <b>Trying to Do It All.</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> It’s your idea and you want to control and own it. Agreed and there’s nothing wrong with that. The challenge to consider: Did Steve Jobs, or any other great leader with a new idea, do it by himself or herself? Absolutely not. Yet many entrepreneurs believe they must do it themselves. Here’s the challenge to you: surround yourself with able and like-minded people. They will help you get there. You may have to share in the profits, but you’ll go much further! The key point is to insist on your expectations and wants. After all, it’s your idea!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I hope these ideas helped you realize a potential pitfall on your horizon so you can deal with and prevent it before it becomes too big an issue. Those who ignore these three things in the beginning will certainly deal with them later…only potentially at a higher cost. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div>Sophie Skoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16500303675944825074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108469310789003035.post-39582784656843094682011-02-23T08:35:00.000-08:002011-02-23T08:35:34.286-08:00Modern Spin on Wisdom<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Wisdom brings up her own children and </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">cares for those who seek her.<br />
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Whoever loves her, loves life.<br />
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Those who seek her early </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">will be filled with joy.<br />
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Whoever possesses her, </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">will inherit honor and be blessed.<br />
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Those who follow her direction </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">will be on the path to peace.<br />
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Whoever pays attention to her, </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">dwells secure.<br />
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If you listen to the inner voice, </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">you will inherit her.<br />
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At first, she may seem vague, </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">bringing confusion to you, </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">but she is trying to discipline you </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">until she can trust you, </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">testing your willingness to listen.<br />
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She then comes becomes understandable </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and makes you happy,<br />
revealing her secrets to you.<br />
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If you go astray, however, </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">it will seem as though she has abandoned you,<br />
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But never fear, </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">she is always waiting for you to listen, </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">once again.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with love, LSS Harmony</div>Sophie Skoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16500303675944825074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108469310789003035.post-9984041434996806222010-12-20T06:32:00.000-08:002010-12-20T06:32:02.133-08:00Practicing Faith<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-mgk0oRko5iSp7CBJHmQUuGNu7h1u38dFP3t41HrnVW9mFg5zisYa1jRQ0gasPrpmvlZCn2_CZJonnkgcHylGcKVTblD11xrcw1AuS5UO5HYtD49KbHc8xw7GV_m2AERh8VXOq3nvKYE/s1600/quote122010.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-mgk0oRko5iSp7CBJHmQUuGNu7h1u38dFP3t41HrnVW9mFg5zisYa1jRQ0gasPrpmvlZCn2_CZJonnkgcHylGcKVTblD11xrcw1AuS5UO5HYtD49KbHc8xw7GV_m2AERh8VXOq3nvKYE/s320/quote122010.png" width="320" /></a></div><b>What does faith mean? </b></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">v<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>An act of undisturbed belief in an eternal connection to God. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">v<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>A place of knowing, being and acting upon. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">v<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Firm belief in something for which there is no proof. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">v<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Believing it, before you see it. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">v<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>The knowing of something out there that is bigger than is and taking care of the details. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 9.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: 63.0pt;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 9.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> <b>How to practice Faith:</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">v<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Start to journal about your faith and what this means to you by answering these questions: </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Wingdings;">§</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Who am I as a spiritual being?</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>What does God/ Divine Intervention/ Source Energy mean to you?</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>What is your current relationship with spirituality?</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>How do you currently practice faith? </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>What is one experience I have had where I know spirituality was present? </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">v<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Trust that there is something in here that is so great, it keeps your body alive. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 9.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 9.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p>Once you see it you do not need to believe it, so faith is the unseen components of belief. Faith creates peace and comfort and can be used as a major tool in your life. Faith is the zip code of being ok, so practice having faith today! </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 9.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Sophie Skoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16500303675944825074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108469310789003035.post-84711423928395266862010-12-13T05:55:00.000-08:002010-12-13T05:55:25.763-08:00Creating Your Reality<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gL2JJNt6kvPrR9CO8rKPJBaawKnQ-xsk2_DLXuErpSumZ702mc7OPq_fK3zpnR47wXNBzHx_yH27OY3kgSeruZ_0SL5vo2B3DH9oK058c_sPlQvCrGNAkdDB4QPd1jI8aBsTPzU6b_al/s1600/Quote121310.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gL2JJNt6kvPrR9CO8rKPJBaawKnQ-xsk2_DLXuErpSumZ702mc7OPq_fK3zpnR47wXNBzHx_yH27OY3kgSeruZ_0SL5vo2B3DH9oK058c_sPlQvCrGNAkdDB4QPd1jI8aBsTPzU6b_al/s320/Quote121310.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">We have the power to create our reality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mind, not being limited to the brain, but rather the command center, gets its instructions from thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once the thought is recognized, the conscious creating mind begins to focus in on this desire and attract to it what it needs to begin manifestation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">The desires that pop up in our consciousness are the whispers from God to help you achieve what you are on Earth for. Everything that we desire is already present in the spiritual realm, and our purpose here is to learn how to bring it into physical form.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In order to do this, we need to re-program our thinking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Follow these simple steps to get in touch with what you are currently creating and how to create what you want!</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">How to Re-program your thinking in five simple steps: </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Understand, “I become what I believe.”</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->For example; I am sick, sends poison down through the system and the instructions are clear, only notice everything that hurts and makes you feel bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the reader transforms this affirmation into; I am well, the mind unlocks everything in the command center to make this happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mind begins say, do you hear that, unlock the healing, its time!</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Speak, act, talk, walk, and dress as if it has already happened </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Think about what it is that you truly desire for your life. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Journal about what your life would look and feel like if this desire were already here.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The importance of focusing on what you want helps your conscious mind begin to notice those very things. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->This helps send a message through your system to send out the right instructions.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->For example, have you ever bought a specific car and then noticed that car all over?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, was there a new huge shipment of that car in your area?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Probably not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What changed was your perspective and what you are now noticing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the same concept for focusing in on what you want.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Use Affirmations to help your brain understand where you want to go.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Affirmations are positive statements that are said with repetition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->For example:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I live in peace in this current moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I now see my body as whole and filled with beauty. I make the conscious decision to be happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I choose to be nice to myself. I breathe out hatred and inhale love. Every decision I make guides me into my perfect body, image and life. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Believe it and then you will see it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Practice Faith, the step before reality. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Once you see it there is no need for faith.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">Allow your desires to come to the surface and then plant these desires in your mind through using faith, water it with affirmations, and believe in yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is up to you to come and get it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It already has your name on it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let your desires take root through practicing faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are bigger things in your spirit than you may know what to do with, but when you know that you are a proactive creator, these things appear in your reality!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Conceive it on the inside and receive it on the outside.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Sophie Skoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16500303675944825074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108469310789003035.post-33308366538956602942010-12-06T05:06:00.000-08:002010-12-06T05:06:42.840-08:00Visualization and How to Use It<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzpNWnY_VZH-TbRnG1TrppAbS4gaXkoJxiL4bOO2n-U-a_5CcPmaGdfT9GobVURJLCCxQIKeLCKmuHCHkUBPwAFOJBn0Z9iXnyTUaN2hkpbYba1vnT1OSL-JvaCzrJ4ATdqknrIBP0eoe/s1600/Quote120610.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzpNWnY_VZH-TbRnG1TrppAbS4gaXkoJxiL4bOO2n-U-a_5CcPmaGdfT9GobVURJLCCxQIKeLCKmuHCHkUBPwAFOJBn0Z9iXnyTUaN2hkpbYba1vnT1OSL-JvaCzrJ4ATdqknrIBP0eoe/s320/Quote120610.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 27pt;">The Law of Attraction states that we are creating, attracting and bringing to us what we are focusing on and thinking about most. Even if the dominant thought is on something undesirable, your focus and attention is directed at it, bringing that thing right into your experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thought is creation. If one begins to feel tired, how does that feeling present itself? First as a thought or feeling in the head or body, compelling one to lay down and satisfy the feeling. So the sequence goes: thought, feeling, motivation for action and then manifestation. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Visualization is the process of getting in touch with what you want, and then proactively beginning to imagine this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It can be disrobe as daydreaming with a purpose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are two types of visualization: quiet and active.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are some steps on how to use them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Quite Visualization<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Center yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>Sit Back and take a couple deep breaths to center yourself for this quiet time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Begin by imagining something you would like to manifest.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pick one goal to work with in this moment and picture this with your mind’s eye, with as many details as you can.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Creating a vivid positive mental picture.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are no limits to this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your visualization could be a healing of some sort, a situation, relationship, an object, purpose, career, your perfect home or whatever it is that is in your heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Focus on what it feels like to already have this.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What does it look like? 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What emotions come to the surface as you have this?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Imagine yourself as having being and experiencing this now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See yourself in this mental picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Be with it.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now sit with this for a couple minutes and surround it with all your positive energy and be with this picture as it is happening now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wrapping up Visualizing.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now take a couple deep breaths and gradually bring yourself back into the moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Let go and release this experience.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Imagine that clear mental picture floating away from you so that it can attract all that it needs to manifest for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This act of releasing is an important part of the process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Allow yourself to be with this experience and gradually come back.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Active Visualization<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Begin Focusing on what you Want, over what you DO NOT want.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So much of the time, people keep their attention and focus on what they do not wish to have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although this habit will bring these things closer to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turn your attention to what you wish to create and watch what happens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Save pictures of things that make you feel good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>As you go through your life start to notice all the different things that inspire a positive reaction in you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are looking through a magazine and come across a picture, word, or article; tear it out and save it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Create a Collage.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This can be called a vision board or your manifest book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The idea behind this is to put energy into creating what you want and experiencing how that feels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In this lifetime we can have whatever we want.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Forming a clear picture of what you want can truly help you manifest your hearts desires.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything you feel in your heart is the whisper of your ultimate purpose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you feel good, you are on track.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you don’t feel good, take the time to find what feels good and reconnect to your purpose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Get in touch with what you really want, believe you can have it and watch it manifest over time, be patient with the process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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