Neuroplasticity happens when connections are made across the neural network in our brain. Essentially, our brain creates super-highways that it travels quickly in response to outside stimuli. Thought patterns that are repeated often create massive highways that the thought travels on. The more the thought occurs, the more it will occur.
One of the most effective ways to reprogram the mind, to reformat the consciousness, is through using affirmative statements. I share with you examples that you may find helpful should you wish to use them to assist in reformatting the thinking mind.
I surrender in my process with trust.
I have committed to this process. My wildest dreams will soon come true.
I remain patient and hopeful.
I align with the universal heartbeat.
I listen to my own heartbeat.
I am passionate for this life.
I allow myself to feel.
My mind serves the truths of my heart.
My innermost self knows what to do and knows what is true. It does not matter if my mind agrees.
I trust my heart.
I rebel against fear.
I let my heart lead me.
My mind surrenders to my heart.
I let go of the old way of doing things.
I relax and allow trust to be reborn in me.
I embrace this moment.
Greater Love is unfolding for me now.
I no longer need to hide my true self.
I trust my intuition.
I move through this world in the most authentic way possible.
In the chaos of modern life and the constant fluctuations of our minds, it can be difficult to remember that a sublime sanctuary lies within. Yet it is always there. Beneath the ceaseless activity, there is an endless, vast spaciousness that restores and connects us to something greater – something that exists outside of time.
Universal love inspires, energizes and moves us to create – even beyond what we once thought was possible. Your love for life, the need to feel alive and express yourself, and the quest for that which is truly fulfilling … these are the sacred urges that rebel against fear and promote passion for being alive, they flow through your blood and can be felt through the beating of your heart.
There is the way of the mind – which can make mountains out of molehills even when it thinks it is turning mountains into molehills! Then there is the way of the heart. It is subterranean and moves subtly beneath possible obstacles, intelligently shifting with exquisite sensitivity, sensing the way forward, through dangerous pathways and responding to what is before it even occurs in the physical world. However, with the hearts intelligence we cannot see and know in the same way that we do when we allow the mind to direct us. We have to open to another way if we want to benefit from the innate intelligence of the heart.
The mind sees, plans, strategizes. The heart feels, responds, senses and intuits. When we walk the path of the heart, we must feel and respond rather than plan our way. It is a different way to live and create. It is closer to the earth and to the source of life itself. It is not for those who are lacking courage and trust, but you are not one of those! Trust your heart, and drop into it. The mind is important, but it cannot supplant the heart.
Deep within, you know what to do and you know what is true. It matters not whether the mind and its plans seem to agree with your inner sense. Your willingness to trust your heart and to rebel against fear will serve you well. Let your heart lead you. Be sure of your faith and trust in what you feel.
Your head and heart have been in conflict at times over the course of your life. This has brought you struggle and, sometimes, deep suffering. A truce will soon be declared and the appropriate outcome – of the mind waving the white flag in surrender – is imminent. Soon, if not already, you will finally be feeling that your heart is leading you. You will feel that your mind is learning to follow the guidance of your heart, rather than trying to be out front. What a relief to let go of this old way! Your mind can become more relaxed and trusting. There will be a period of adjustment, as you get used to living without so much foresight, but with more insight, wisdom and energy in the present moment to create.
If you are finding that you cannot plan or strategize as you once did, or you feel that you know less than you have ever known about where you are heading or how you are supposed to get there, know that these are healthy signs of a shift from the head to the heart. You are not proceeding in error. You are exactly where you are meant to be, doing exactly what you are meant to be doing. You are now in a position that is more powerful than ever, because you are allowing yourself to be guided by your heart – a heart that beats in harmony with the heart of all existence. Your affairs are in accord with love and no matter what may appear at times, all is unfolding according to that greater love.
Neuroplasticity happens when connections are made across the neural network in our brain. Essentially, our brain creates super-highways that it travels quickly in response to outside stimuli. Thought patterns that are repeated often create massive highways that the thought travels on. The more the thought occurs, the more it will occur.
One of the most effective ways to reprogram the mind, to reformat the consciousness, is through using affirmative statements. I share with you examples that you may find helpful should you wish to use them to assist in reformatting the thinking mind.
I remain centered.
I remain in compassion.
There is no need to “prove” myself.
I do not need to fight the darkness within me.
It is the light of my heart that sustains me.
I foster unconditional love in my life. In this love no fear can remain.
I break free from habitual patterns.
I invite fresh energy into my body, mind and heart.
I move beyond the familiar.
I take time to experience myself.
I am healing.
I am abundant light.
I am one with the earth and the multiverse.
Harmony and balance are entering my bodies, the whole of my energy fields.
I am beautiful in many ways.
I accept the existence of inner harmony.
My heart is open.
The earth and all living upon it are my family.
I trust that everything is going to turn out okay.
Where you are is where it’s at. Stay until you are divinely moved.
Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous – to poetry. ~ Thomas Mann
When you feel resistance, it might mean you’re not up to the task. Then again, it might mean that you are up to the task, but don’t realize your own strength. Resistance sometimes serves to preserve your energy and keep you safe. Without resistance, you might manically say yes to everything, perhaps for fear of missing out, but right where you are is holy ground.
From a quantum physics perspective, you are already everywhere, and everyone and everything is within you. When you realize this there can be no fear of missing out, because you are already where it’s at!
Honor the spirit of resistance and know it will be with you through every step of your journey. You’ve done enough inner work to know the difference between a yes and a no. It’s wise to pause and consider your choices and actions with respect to your available energy, schedule, and resources.
Mantra :: I move when moved, until then, I revel in the deliciousness of the present moment.
Artwork by Rassouli
The Hero’s Journey dream oracle, by Kelly Sullivan Walden
Neuroplasticity happens when connections are made across the neural network in our brain. Essentially, our brain creates super-highways that it travels quickly in response to outside stimuli. Thought patterns that are repeated often create massive highways that the thought travels on. The more the thought occurs, the more it will occur.
One of the most effective ways to reprogram the mind, to reformat the consciousness, is through using affirmative statements. I share with you examples that you may find helpful should you wish to use them to assist in reformatting the thinking mind.
I am grateful.
I am empowered.
I let myself be assisted. I understand that when I receive, it is opportunity for another to give. I honor this exchange.
Life happens through me.
I smile. I laugh. I share.
My spirit is more powerful than ancestral trauma.
I accept healing change.
I have the capacity to move beyond limitations.
I listen to my heart.
Beauty flows from within me.
There is nothing to fear.
I am right where I need to be. This moment is perfect.
My life moves toward harmony and balance.
I am reliable and committed.
I am open to wisdom and insights from my elders.
My growth and expansion intensify.
I do not allow hurt from the past to dictate my present experience.
I learn from my history, and I let it go.
I do not need to carry the fear of others.
I release anyone who attempts to steer me into shame or guilt.
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” ~ Melody Beattie
If you think about it, you have an unending list of things for which to be grateful. The secret to having more isn’t in strategizing on how to get the green grass on the other side of the fence. Radical gratitude is about beholding the miracle of the grass growing on your side of the fence. To rise to a higher level, you may even add your challenges and struggles to your gratitude list! With radical gratitude, you realize you are more abundant than you ever could have imagined. Gratitude is a magnet. It will bring you the best things in life, and give you even more to be grateful for.
Mantra :: I am an attractor beam, magnetic to the best thing in life!
Artwork by Rassouli
The Hero’s journey dream oracle, by Kelly Sullivan Walden
Neuroplasticity happens when connections are made across the neural network in our brain. Essentially, our brain creates super-highways that it travels quickly in response to outside stimuli. Thought patterns that are repeated often create massive highways that the thought travels on. The more the thought occurs, the more it will occur.
One of the most effective ways to reprogram the mind, to reformat the consciousness, is through using affirmative statements. I share with you examples that you may find helpful should you wish to use them to assist in reformatting the thinking mind.
I release any thoughts of deserving punishment. There is no shame in my process.
I leave behind the need to compete.
I embody the light of peace.
I do what feels truthful.
I live in wholeness to my best ability.
Everything I need for success is within me.
The next phase of my life will naturally happen.
I welcome a return to Divinity.
All guilt or shame I’ve embodied around having needs, I release now. I move beyond it.
I accept the gift of happiness.
I nurture harmony in my life.
I ask that the beauty in my life be shown to me.
I use my words in a constructive way that supports sweet relationships.
I allow my creativity to come alive.
I honor the path of my love.
I release false belief.
I take steps that will bring me closer to my dreams.
Neuroplasticity happens when connections are made across the neural network in our brain. Essentially, our brain creates super-highways that it travels quickly in response to outside stimuli. Thought patterns that are repeated often create massive highways that the thought travels on. The more the thought occurs, the more it will occur.
One of the most effective ways to reprogram the mind, to reformat the consciousness, is through using affirmative statements. I share with you examples that you may find helpful should you wish to use them to assist in reformatting the thinking mind.
I am Divine. A magnificent life experience is my birth-right!
I leave behind what has been.
I give my heart reins over my mind.
I will play.
I live life spontaneously.
I am a Sacred Warrior.
No-thing is more important than love.
I will not give fear refuge in my heart.
I meet chaos with compassion.
I respect what I feel. I call upon unconditional love morning and evening.
Friction between myself and others is transmuted into productive energy.
That which is rewarding takes time to develop. I have everything I need. I am moving into the new.
I trust in life and my own inner growth.
Harmony and comfort enter my body, my mind and my heart.
I envision beauty in many ways. I contribute to its life.
I passionately love my existence.
All that I need comes to me.
I embrace my tenderness. A new life is being birthed for me now. I give it my awareness and I participate fully.
When you were little, were you afraid of the dark? Most of us were.
And I doubt we ever thought to question this fear. We were almost naturally taught to be afraid of the dark, because the dark is full of unknown things that might hurt us.
But what usually happened when you turned the light on? You learned the unknown things were not so scary. And they were not so unknown. They were just part of the environment.
We learned to associate darkness with scary and unknown, and we learned it’s better not to speak with our dark thoughts and emotions.
Turning the light on our emotional shadow is a lot more challenging than flicking a physical light switch on. So we avoid it. Superficiality is easier. But this darkness of our soul has a life of its own which thrives, whether or not we choose to acknowledge it.
It’s there, and it’s powerful.
Understanding Darkness
This fear of our emotional complexity grew as we grew, and with time became our shadow.
It’s a hidden part in us that influences our choices more often than we are aware.
In truth, much effort goes into repressing and hiding it from ourselves and others. It’s our dark side. The parts we are ashamed and afraid to show. But through denial, we fail to see that in the obscurity of darkness also lay our strengths.
For reasons originating in the past, we have decided to negate and hide this dark side without exploring it further. And so in return it keeps us distant from truly expressing ourselves.
In many ways, hiding our shadow can be considered the highest form of betrayal.
By concealing this part of us, we are saying we don’t deserve to show our complete selves, thereby betraying ourselves. In return, secrecy, manipulation, and pretending take over large parts of our lives from fear of being ‘exposed’ and rejected for the part of ourselves we are hiding.
As mentioned, our shadow can show itself as weakness or strength. Becoming aware of our complete self allows us an opportunity for expressing strength. Ignoring these qualities, however, will always produce a damaging result.
The more we repress these dark corners of our being, the more we face disorder in our personality.
This can manifest as,
addiction
anxiety
intentionally failed relationships or jobs,
…or other behaviors that cause destruction to ourselves and others.
To become aware of our shadow is to shed light on our earliest wounds and to give ourselves a chance for healing and transformation. But as long as we choose to close our eyes to this, the wounds will continue to decay while emitting poison into our lives.
To Deepen Our Spirituality, We Must Pass Through the Shadow
Any spiritual work must entail exposure and understanding of our shadow.
Solely focusing on finding our light keeps us away from places of shame, guilt, jealousy, greed, competition, lust and aggression. But it is these very emotions that must be worked through first before coming near our lighter sides.
Even certain spiritual practices like meditation can become difficult when we try to ignore our shadow self. Its repression shows up when we shut our eyes, and we’re left with only our thoughts.
As with all strong emotions, what we don’t want to look at always keeps us contracted and in rejection. Deep down we know these qualities and feelings reside in us, and hiding them leads us to a life of in-authenticity and sometimes incomprehensible self-destructive behavior.
If our shadow is not acknowledged and embraced, the depth of our spiritual and personal growth is limited. Denying to look at the darkness is rejecting ourselves the need to be received in totality by others.
We start to over-identify with the side of ourselves acquired through our own perception of reality. This in turn shapes our personality, the superficial side of us, which the world meets.
Our roles and personality try their best to help us feel worthy and lovable. For some, it is by being intelligent, successful, and powerful while for others it is the opposite. In whichever way our personality tries to control life, it remains just another attempt to be loved for something we know we’re not.
As long as this partial picture of ourselves is kept intact, we create separation.
The message is,
“I don’t want to look and feel certain parts inside me and I prefer to judge others for showing and living what I choose to reject”,
…hence choosing separation, inside and out. It is a painful cage of continuous isolation.
Embracing The Complete ‘You’
The way to our light is through darkness.
Whether we want it or not, the dark side in us is very active even though it is concealed and not evident to the outside. But we know it’s there, continuously asking for recognition.
The shadow should be met in a safe and loving environment. Otherwise, it is too afraid that its face will cause devastation and result in further isolation. When it’s safe we can start looking, seeing, and expressing what has been hidden from our awareness.
There are many unpolished diamonds of strength, creativity, and beauty, which we’ve kept limited so that others close don’t feel small, intimidated or scared. Speaking to our shadow is an immense step towards healing and self-love.
Initially, when we embark on this exciting and necessary journey, we may not be sure who we really are. But this is only because we are so used to our masks that expressing our true self is like meeting a familiar stranger.
Soon new possibilities, choices and, perceptions appear.
Suddenly we can face the many question marks in our life from a place of strength and authenticity. We strengthen our capacity to be in this world more fully and completely.
