The Garden of Life

It’s been said that life is a lot like a garden…Each encouraging word, each thoughtful gesture and every act of kindness is like a seed. When those seeds are planted, wonderful things begin to happen..Love takes root, smiles start to appear, dreams blossom. Before you know it, happiness is growing all around you.

It takes a unique individual with a truly caring way to tend the garden of life. You happen to be one of those people who have a special gift for it. Please hold on to that gift, for it is the precious few people like you that make our world a far more beautiful place.

~ Author unknown

 

Happiness

“Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves.”

~ Helen Keller

 

It is…

It is in the beauty of a sunrise, as it begins a new day

It is the nature that surrounds us and the elements that sustain us

It is the earth, air, fire, and water

It is the beginning, the end and everything in between

It is our family, our friends, our brothers and sisters of the human race

It is our children, their laugh, their smiles, and the tears we get to kiss and make go away

It is a child’s innocent wisdom

It is giving of ourselves so we may receive

It is our memories of all the cherished times

It is those moments that carry the feelings that all is well in the world

It is every season, the beautiful flowers of spring, the fun of summer, the brilliant colors of fall, the snowy wonderland of winter

It is the star filled night sky and the moon as it waxes and wanes

It is in the simple pleasures and complex situations

It is the times we treasure and the lessons we much learn

It is in every brightly wrapped present with glittering paper and ribbons

It is on the wings of prayers, intertwined with faith and spirituality

It is in everything we take for granted and everything that we gripe about

It is the glorious sunset, at the end of another day

It is the center of a life of abundance, prosperity, and peace

It is the key ingredient to fulfillment and happiness

It is in every thank you, every blessing that we recognize and every one we don’t

It is GRATITUDE

 

Raise your vibration…SING!

Have you ever pulled up to a stop light and see someone in the car next to you that has the music blaring, singing at the top of their lungs, and probably not well?

I have an confession to make…that is me! I have loved music from a very early age thanks to my father. My father liked all kinds of different music and sang to it loud and proud. I remember my dad, mother, brother and me all gathered in the living room around the record player, playing all his favorite songs off the old vinyl records. We even had an old microphone that didn’t work that we took turns singing into. At Christmas time I can remember making the trek out to my great aunt and uncle’s farm as we looked at the twinkling Christmas lights, singing our hearts out.

So, why you might ask other the nostalgic reasons that I find music so powerful? I have found over the years that music and singing is one sure fire way to raise my vibration level, if I have a hard time getting going in the morning or am in a sour mood, singing to my favorite songs can help me turn it all around. Music therapy has been used in hospitals to:

“alleviate pain in conjunction with anesthesia or pain medication: elevate patients’ mood and counteract depression; promote movement for physical rehabilitation; calm or sedate, often to induce sleep; counteract apprehension or fear; and lesson muscle tension for the purpose of relaxation, including the autonomic nervous system.” (American Music Therapy Association)

It has also been use to help children overcome emotional problems and helped children with learning disabilities. Music therapy has been beneficial in psychiartic facilities helping people:

“explore personal feelings, make positive changes in mood and emotional states, have a sense of control over life through successful experiences, practice problem solving, and resolve conflicts leading to stronger family and peer relationships.” (American Music Therapy Association)

The AMTA (American Music Therapy Association) states that music therapy has also been beneficial in reducing stress, promoting physical exercise, and has been used during childbirth.

The next time that you need a little more pep or want to raise your vibration, put on some of your favorite music and SING!

 

Our Mental Models

We all have our own Mental Models, which are the organizations of related ideas in our memory, representing a person, object, idea, groups, etc.  These mental models that we have are what makes you, you.

Our mental models are created through our own life experiences, however, there is a difference between what we actually experience and what we tell ourselves what happened.

In psychology we call what we believe to be true in an experiment an hypothesis, then the hypothesis is tested through different experiments.  Some, times it is the hypothesis is proven and it is disproven. Sometimes there are things that we come to believe about ourselves that we never test to see if they are accurate.

A big part of changing how we view ourselves is to connect with our mental models and test them.

Can you really not do what you have told yourself all these years?

Are those negative things that you believe about yourself, really true?

Here is an exercise to help you figure out what are your mental models about yourself.

On a piece of paper number it 1-20, then on each line write “I am”, after you have written I am on all 20 lines then fill in the blanks.  After you are done, review the list.

What does it tell you about how you see yourself?

What model should you test to see if it is true?

 

Change your mind set to one of Prosperity!

I have been a student of the law of attraction for years, I even teach at the University of Prosperity on the first step in the law of attraction- forming a loving relationship with yourself. What I have found is that no matter how long you have studied whether it is a week or for years, there is always new lessons to be learned. There is also times when you need a recharge, a confirmation from your inner self that you are headed in the right direction, or a chance to realize that it is time for a change.

My good friends and fellow instructors at the University of Prosperity Kim Emerson and Jenn Givler started doing monthly Prosperity Mind-Set Seminar, really bringing the “secret” of the law of attraction to people that are ready to change their lives.

I have attended the last two and am eagerly awaiting their third coming up on Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 5pm pst / 6pm mst / 7pm cst / 8pm est. This seminar will focus on how to break thought patterns that no longer serve you, how to let go, and be open to receiving – to allow the things you want to come into your life.

I have had such wonderful breakthroughs in my life and such a deeper understanding of the law of attraction, and a renewed energy that I am able to design my life the way I have always dreamed it to be, each time that I have attended!!

I hope that you all join me as I attend Jenn and Kim’s seminar on the 24th, it will really open your eyes to a new way to think, dream, and live.

Sign up today! This seminar is a vibration raising, new-life creating event that will absolutely intensify the Law of Attraction in your life and will make allowing prosperous events, business and relationships your default setting!

 

Don’t miss great ways to get more organized!

Christine Rice, professional organizeder, author of A Life Less Cluttered ~ Expert Secrets to Your Own Organizing Epiphany (which I highly recommend) and owner of Organize it Today, will be sharing her expert tips on how you can find the organization that you want in your life, Thursday October 18th on the Journey to Self show (10am pst/ 11am mnt/ 12pm cst/ 1pm est)

Listen to the show live and join the show chat.

If you can’t listen to the show live, never fear you can listen to it on archive (on this site, on Blog Talk Radio, on the Life By Design Site or via RSS Feed)

 

Cheer and Share e-Directory available NOW!

The e-Directory from the Cheer and Share event on September 22nd in honor of American Business Women’s Day are now available. Download your copy today!!

 

Journey to Self New Home

Journey to Self radio show now has a new home.

Visit Journey to Self’s Site and Journey to Self’s page at Blog Talk Radio where you can listen to the show every Thursday at 10am pst/ 11am est/ 12pm cst/ 1pm est.

 

Women Small Business Month and National Work from Home Week

October is Women’s Small Business Month and National Work from Home Week, in honor is this Teresa Morrow from Key Business Partners is running a contest with some FABULOUS prizes.

Take some time on and visit Key Business Partners’ Blog and find out how to enter!!

Good Luck everyone!!