11:11:11 - Opportunity to Renew and Transform

Whether you believe in the 11:11 concept or not.... I encourage you, on this Veteran's Day (in the US), to take a few moments to give thanks for the freedoms we have - breathing a prayer of gratitude to those living and dead who have and are giving their lives to ensure our freedoms in our world.

Also I encourage you to take time to look at your "inner" world... and consider the questions....

• Are you really free?
• Are there areas in your life where you have given away your personal power?
• Are you being "held hostage" by negative thoughts, worry, fear?
• How do you see yourself? What's your self-image?

If your answers are not what you'd like them to be, this is a great opportunity for you to begin to transform them. Change begins with a decision. Set the intention and resolve to create a more positive inner world. Determine the steps needed to bring about those changes and follow through!

Remember - Even if the changes you want are in your "outer" world - most of those things are out of our control. The only thing we really have control of is our Self - our "inner" world, which includes our perceptions, thoughts, feelings, and beliefs.

The good news is that as we make those changes on the inside, our outer world begins to transform as well!

Here's to continuing the Journey.... giving thanks for the freedom we enjoy in our outer world.... taking time to examine our "inner" world and initiate changes that create a more positive, fulfilling life inside and out!

-Becky

If you're interested in learning more about the 11:11 concept, a good place to start is Tania Gabrielli's blog.

Don't Limit God?

Growing up in Mainstream Church, Southern USA, I learned that asking God for something specific - i.e telling God what you wanted - limited God in some way.... so that (s)he couldn't bring you what you really needed.

In some metaphysical teachings I've heard "don't ask for specifics" - just focus on generalities and leave it "open".

Then in other new thought circles I've been taught, "YES! Absolutely ask for exactly what you want and envision it in every detail."

So for years I've battled in my mind about which the hell way DO you "ask so that you can receive"? Do you set specific goals? Do you affirm, "I now make $100,000 dollars a year" (when you're making only 50% of that or less?) Or do you affirm something more "reasonable"?

A couple of days ago it hit me like a "duh" thump on the head.......

It's both... And.

You have to know what you want - exactly - otherwise you end up in a vague fog wishing and hoping for "something" better. All the while, your real focus is either on what you currently have and don't want or what you don't have that you want..... Either way, the focus is on the "don't have" - the "wanting" - the "lack of" - because that is the clearest picture in your mind.

So you get more of what is currently in your life - and in your mind's eye or focus.

You remain a "victim" of your world, waiting for something outside of you to come "save" you.

(Been there, done that. Many times!)

Knowing what you want - precisely and exactly - enables you to "see" a new picture in your mind. (A "new reality" so to speak.) And the more details - especially feelings - you can add to the picture, the clearer and sharper the picture.

But it doesn't stop there.

You must "see" this New Reality with a handful of detachment.

The feeling of what you want is the fuel. The details of how it arrives is like the "vehicle".

If you're expecting it to come to you in a yellow Ferrari, for instance, and a blue Jeep Cherokee shows up, you'll be left standing on the curb because you were too focused on a different way to get there - in this case the yellow Ferrari - and didn't even notice the Jeep Cherokee.

Adding "this or something better" to your picture leaves the door open for what you want to come to you in the best way for you.

Plus, I always add "for the highest good of all" as well. (We don't live in a vacuum. Whatever it is we want is usually going to involve other people in some way. Putting out the energy of "win-win" is good Karma as well as just good "metaphysical manners"!)

However, it doesn't stop here either.

Once the picture is in your mind, you're feeling all the wonderful emotions as if what you want is already part of your current reality, and you're open to it showing up in whatever way is best for everyone concerned....

Now you must take inspired action.

Sitting on the couch, visualizing, feeling good, and putting out good energy won't cut it. It's a third dimensional world we live in. You've got to DO something to bring it into the physical world.

So, when you get a nudge or an idea to go talk to somebody or do something or say something..... GO DO IT - SAY IT.... Follow through. Even if it's scary. (Actually, especially if it's scary!) These are promptings from Spirit / God.

You're "new reality" is on it's way. Following through on the nudges or ideas is your demonstration of Faith.

So really.... it's not putting your faith into action that limit's God.

What do you think?

Here's to continuing the Journey... getting a clear picture of what you want, feeling how awesome it is, and showing your faith by taking inspired action.

-Becky

7 Soul Messages for Spiritual Healing

Over the next several days, I will be posting a series of 7 Soul Messages for Spiritual Healing.

But first, let's look at what I mean by "spiritual healing."

"Spiritual" has to do with the intangible and non-material... those things "of, concerned with, or affecting the soul."

To "heal" means to "restore to health; to restore to spiritual wholeness."

So, when I speak of "spiritual healing" I'm talking about returning to a state of balance and harmony; reaching a sense of "unity" within ourselves.

The word "perfection" as referenced in "Journey to Perfection" refers to "lacking nothing essential to the whole; complete of its nature or kind; pure." To me, our journey - this adventure called LIFE is all about moving toward a state of wholeness, unity.... "perfection."

When we were born we were pure love and light, in harmony with God, Source, All-That-Is. As we grow up, we take in the energies of those around us and learn about life here on planet Earth through their words, actions, attitudes, and beliefs.

Unfortunately though, most of those who raised us were not fully in a state of balance and harmony themselves, so we also picked up their fears, doubts, limiting beliefs, and perceptions as well.

So as adults on a spiritual path, we spend a great deal of time working through and "healing" all the imbalances and disharmonies we learned along the way.

The "7 Soul Messages for Spiritual Healing" are meant to give you a different perspective, or a new way of looking at things, and some tips you can use to help you heal those "imbalances and disharmonies" as you move forward on your journey.

Soul Message # 1: Look for the Abundance

Do you tend to see the glass half empty or the glass half full? Whichever you look for, you will find. It's the law of attraction at work - what you focus on grows.

When you look for the abundance, you will find it. When you look for what's lacking, you'll find that too.

In the Bible it says, "seek and ye shall find." Another way of saying that is... you always get what you expect.

There is an abundance of everything - time, energy, love, money - you just have to be willing to see it. As Wayne Dyer says, "When you BELIEVE it, you'll SEE it."

Begin where you are - at home. Focus on being grateful for what you already have. Be willing to release any fear of lack or loss. Remember, they are only perceptions - And perceptions can be changed.

Align your energy - your thoughts, feelings, and actions - with your desires and what you want to manifest.

Then have fun! Pretend you are the chef of your life.... You make the cake (the substance of your life) and you get to decorate it (dress it up, dress it down, use it) any way you want.

What you focus on grows.... expect to find the surplus!

And you will.

Here's to continuing the Journey... seeking and finding... abundance in all things...

-Becky