Monday Motivating Mindset

THE HYPE

This weeks Motivating Mindset will add energy and happiness to your life as quickly as you can apply it.


THE CHALLENGE

The Mindset challenge I am proposing this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:

"What am I tolerating?"


THE PROMISE

Ask yourself this question throughout the days of this week and the promise is that you will manifest what you do want faster, attract better situations and favored opportunities will arrive more freely.


THE TIPS

If you are ready to clean and clear out old stagnant energy that is holding you back and ready to move in fresh new energy to support you then you will want to read on carefully.

Today's tip is all about identifying and becoming aware of the things in your life that steal your energy.

The only way to build your own energy up is to first learn how to reserve and grow your own energy.

If everytime you encounter a situation you automatically react rather than respond than the situation is a toleration.

Take a moment to reflect over all major aspects of your life, areas such as your career & job, personal & spiritual fulfillment, family & relationships, health and wealth.

Look over these different parts of your life and remember to ask yourself the question, "What am I tolerating?"

As you find answers to this question you will likely begin to generate either feelings, be with the feelings and write your experience down in as much detail as possible.

Try to be kind to yourself and avoid the tendency to immediately place judgement on your situation.

Looking over sometimes sensitive areas of your life can make you feel both positive and negative, mixed feelings are common.

Identifying mixed feelings will also help you uncover areas of your life that you are tolerating.

Simply put, a toleration is the big and little things you put up with in your life without realizing how much they are costing you.

An example of a toleration could be the numerous sticky notes that might be plastered on your desk, in your day-timer or on your fridge.

Everytime you look at one of those post-it notes, whether you specifically read a message or not, you have expended some mental energy.

One might not think it's a big deal, but throughout the day this subliminal sign language steals your precious energy acting like a perpetual to-do timer.

Each time you walk by it interrupts the moment you were in to signal to your subconscious, here is a "to-do", and "look-at-this", "this could be important"!

You then have a choice to either re-read the message again for the x number of time, or choose to ignore the note until it catches your attention next.

Unaddressed post it notes, unfinished projects, unwanted interactions and even unspoken words can remain hidden in background of tolerations.

Then out of no where they seem to break up the moment you were in prior by taking your time and attention to re-address something you continue to not address.

Whenever a tolerations allows you to lose the moment you also lose energy and cannot gain "momentum".

If you want to build yourself up and become the person you know you are capable of then stop the vicious cycle of energy and attention spent unnecessarily.

Honestly, openly and seriously ask yourself "What am I tolerating?" and then be prepared to do some habit renovations.


THE SECRET

Not sure how to uncover your tolerations?

Take note of all your thoughts and feelings and be sure to record any ideas that come up for you during this exercise.

When you think about how you spend your time and what your day composes of where does your energy seem to soar skyward and where does your energy sink down?

For example an area of joy in my life is my love for long baths and hot morning showers, therefore just thinking about a bath or a shower could potentially add excitement to my day.

However, I've recently noticed that my energy can also sink down when thinking about showers when I recall the details of a particular water test I viewed.

This test demonstrated how the chlorine, a chemical used to treat the water, is pumped into the water system of the city I live in and is immediately subsequently sucked up by human skin.

Of course this demonstration didn't make me feel excited about showering anymore, in fact, I sometimes shudder at the thought of how much chemicals I've absorbed.

Bombarding chemicals into my body is not a positive feeling, yet it is a choice I must consciously make everytime I draw a bath or take a shower.

So for me a major area of joy in my life has now somehow become a dangerous deal and to solve the problem I must purchase a special water filter for my shower head.

Easy right? Easy minus the fact that cleaning and clearing tolerations can only be paid with the currency of time, attention, and work.

The only problem that most people find with putting in time, attention and work is actually putting in the time, attention and work.

Hence the reason tolerations exist in the first place, because they conveniently wouldn't correct or go away themselves.

Do you get caught up in simuliar situations that desperately require your time, attention and work?

Ask yourself "What am I tolerating?" and record all your answers in a master journal.

Day-by-day and one-by-one is the way to take time to tackle your tolerations, so be patient with yourself and positive with your progress.

Most importantly, remember to celebrate as you strike each one off your list!

Are you committed to becoming even incrementally better? If so, by taking your tolerations into full consideration you will quickly become exponentially better.

Monday Motivating Mindset

THE HYPE

This weeks Motivating Mindset will help put an end to the spring cleaning fever and welcome in fun under the summer sun.

THE CHALLENGE

The Mindset challenge I am proposing this week is getting in the habit of asking yourself:

"Do I love this?" or asked differently, "Does this _____ support me right now in feeling great?"


THE PROMISE

Ask yourself this question every chance you get every day this week and the promise is that you will live more freely with less headaches and hassles, and be ripe and ready for opportunity.


THE TIPS

If you want to create a new habit, a new life or a new belief a great tool to assist that change is to first change your surroundings and environment.

You don't need to throw away everything and start over again, the idea is to use this weeks questions "Do I love this?" and "Does this ______ support me right now in feeling great?" as you check and double check for any "clutter" in your environment that can be removed.

Clutter represents items on the still-to-do list, tolerances and unconscious agreements we have made with our self.

Clutter zaps our emotional energy, our creative juices and takes up needed space.

When you clear the space for new things the universe works like a vacuum to fill it.

Clearing clutter will help make new room for new relationships with work, money and can even help you attract a dream mate if you so desire.

Be sure to check the bathroom, kitchen and your office for clutter as well.

When you look in the environments where you spend your time every day, do they reflect what is most important?

If it doesn't excite you anymore, or you don't adore it like you used to then perhaps it is time to have this move on from your life.

This could mean a new job or relationship, but I am proposing a smaller start to your de-cluttering days.

Check your closet, the number one culprit of clutter and confusion.

Provide people that would love your wardrobe a chance to get some free demos before sending them to the consignment shop, or provide a donation to your thrift store.

Clearing out the proverbial closet will make you feel good.

Making good use of your clutter will make you feel even better.

The new clothes, relationships, money that will come into your life as a result will make you feel the best!


THE SECRET

Have you de-cluttered your bedroom?

The bedroom is one of the most powerful influences on your subconscious and affects your sleep more than you probably realize.

Make sure your bedroom helps bring your mind to a peaceful, relaxing, or joyful state.

Avoid crazy colors that play on your emotions every time you experience them.

Check for symbols of what you are NOT seeking, be sure they are NOT represented anywhere.

Immediately remove any symbols of low worth, dis-organization and toleration you have around.

Surround yourself with symbols of what you most want more of.

Seeking friends? Try hanging pictures of the ones you are already thankful for.

Seeking love, surround yourself with items from your imagination that you adore.

9 Feng Shui Tips to eliminate blocked energy in your home - by Vicky White

9 Feng Shui Tips to eliminate blocked energy in your home

1. Check the plumbing: Water represents prosperity. When you have leaky pipes or taps, it's your prosperity that's going down the drain. Take a look under sinks and watch for any sign of water. Even your shower fitting dripping will be sending your prosperity away.

2. Fix anything broken: When you're tolerating things not working as they should, your energy is drained. Which means the energy you are putting out into the world is not as it should be, and you'll be attracting back less than you desire. Either fix them or get rid of them.

3. Check your stove: The ability to cook food represents abundance so your stove is a symbol of prosperity. Ensure your stove is kept clean and in good working order. A non-working burner represents a loss of money. It's also good to make use of all burners, rather than favoring one or two as this represents taking advantage of all opportunities.

4. Replace burnt out lightbulbs: These represent burnt out energy and a lack of passion. You definitely want to be as 'lit up as possible' - which doesn't mean wasting energy by turning on lots of lights. It means having light bulbs working should you choose to turn them on. And even if you never turn on a particular light - it's important the bulb does actually work.

5. Fix squeaking hinges and floor boards: Squeaky hinges represent arguments and loose floorboards usually reflect feelings of uncertainty or insecurity. They also represent your joints, so get them moving freely and you'll be more supported. Hearing squeaks is a constant drain on your energy.

6. Fix broken or cracked windows in your home: Windows are the eyes of your home and they symbolize your own clear vision. Avoid eye problems and gain clarity by fixing any broken windows. If you feel you are lacking in vision, wash and clean your windows. The same applies to your car.

7. Unstick windows and doors: Stuck windows affect career and relationships by encouraging conflict. And stuck doors stop the energy entering your home or a particular room. This will impact all areas of your life. Same happens if you have clutter behind a door stopping it opening fully. Unstick doors and windows and remove clutter and let energy into your life.

8. Mend broken or cracked steps or pathways: If you have to walk over broken or unstable steps, concrete or tiles, it will make it difficult to attract opportunity to your life. These also represent your own bone structure, which needs to be strong.

9. Clear your clutter: Remember clutter is anything unfinished, unused, unresolved, tolerated or disorganized. And it will all be bogging you down.

In Feng Shui clearing your clutter is the first thing to do. And one thing that will have a big impact on you. All the tips above are examples of clutter and give you somewhere to start. Nothing worse than your life being like a broken record, with nothing changing.

Action Step: What is one thing you can do today to ensure the energy is flowing more freely in your home and you have an environment that's supporting you?

©2007 Vicky White - All Rights Reserved

7 Feng Shui Tips to Create Space for You

7 Feng Shui Tips to Create Space for You

by Vicky White www.LifeDesignStrategies.com

1. Create physical space - the easiest way I know to declutter is to take everything out of a space, whether it's a closet or a room, and put back only what you want. Put everything in boxes or into another room or put all the clothes on your bed, clean the space and be very deliberate
about what goes back in.

This is how I attracted my present career - I had an intention to discover what was next for me, but my office had become the room where all miscellaneous things got put and I started avoiding going in there. I took everything out, painted and cleaned and only put back what I
loved. I can still feel what it was like to sit in my new office with no clutter and an empty desk.

Within 2 weeks I came upon an article about coaching, discovered Thomas Leonard was coming to Vancouver, and started my coaching training.

Are you ready to commit to decluttering a specific area of your home or workspace? When will you do it? Even if it's 20 minutes a day, you'll soon feel the results.

2. Take time every day to do nothing. Start with 15 minutes. If you really have a hard time just being, start with something mindless, perhaps walking in nature. Let your mind go free. I like sitting in my favorite spot in my home and just watching what comes into my mind. I've
learned to have pen and paper handy. It's as if those thoughts just slip in there in the gap I've created and I need to be alert to catch them.

Set the scene for inspired actions. Take some time in the morning to sit quietly and connect with your intention. Then ask yourself, what action could I take that would have the most impact in moving me towards my intention? And listen to what comes up. Sometimes it takes a bit of
practice, especially if this is new. Be alert for ideas that come to you during the day too. Inspired actions are those that raise your energy and bring the greatest results. And to be inspired needs space.

3. Change your environment. I regularly take myself and my journal to Starbucks and I don't even drink coffee. There is something about sitting in one of their comfy chairs with my journal and my thoughts that brings out my creativity. I have no idea why this works as it's not a quiet place but I've given up trying to figure that out.

Take a Cafe day to just sit and watch and be with whatever comes up. It may not be Starbucks for you, just choose a neutral environment where you can hang out with yourself. And do take something to write your inspirations on.

The other thing I do is go to a friend's cabin by the sea for a few days once a month by myself. No phone, no TV, no internet and none of the things around me I think I 'should' be doing when I'm at home. It's a retreat for me and an opportunity to check in with myself. I usually do
some reading, some writing, some walking, some taking photographs. No 'shoulds'. I always feel inspired there.

4. Enhance the Career area of your home. The Career area is about purpose and authenticity. Enhance this area to: * Find a new job or change your career * Receive a promotion
* Discover your dreams * Reveal your life purpose * Find stimulating volunteer work

Remove anything that represents work you disliked or anything that doesn't represent your career or life intentions. Enhancements for the Career area:

* Healthy plants
* Water fountain or aquarium
* Items in black and midnight blue
* Images of moving water (not crashing waves)
* Symbols of your present or desired career - such as books if you want to be published, a magazine cover you've put your name on if you would like to be interviewed by them
* A mirror behind a water fountain or plant to double its effect
* A wave machine or sound machine with sounds of water

You can place enhancements in the career area of your home and in the career area of various rooms, especially a home office. It doesn't take a lot to make a difference in Feng Shui.

To find out where the Career area is in your home see: Bagua Map
http://www.LifeDesignStrategies.com/resources/baguamap.html

5. Let go of the guilt and know that to be your best and be there for your loved ones (and yourself) you need to give yourself the gift of solitude from time to time.

6. Paint a wall, move the furniture - even a small change will create a shift in energy and support you in making changes in other parts of your life.

7. Take time in nature - take your journal and spend time listening to the sound of nature, one of our greatest teachers.

To connect with yourself, takes some disconnecting. Try it and discover how you enhance your well-being and all aspects of your life.

Action Step:

What is one thing you can do today to take some space for you?

Take some time to get clear about your intention to live your life on purpose and do what you're here to do. And remind yourself real selfishness is living a half baked life where you are not totally there for anyone, including yourself.

(c)2007 Vicky White - All Rights Reserved

Powerful lessons in your house number

Powerful lessons in your house number

There are no accidents. You subconsciously choose your specific home for a reason. Apart from the energy patterns in the shape of your home, you can also look at the numerology of your house number you discover additional energies that are supporting you, and energy that's there to provide the lessons you need. The more aware you are of the energies impacting you, the more you can intentionally use them to empower you on your journey through life.

Each vibration gives you what we need. Here you can discover the energy you were unconsciously attracted to when you chose your home, present and past. Used in conjunction with Feng Shui you have tools to use in choosing your next home.

How to calculate the numerology of your home:

Add each number and if the total is more than 9, add those numbers to get a number between 1-9. For example:

658 Knoll Street is a 1 vibration
6+5+8=19
1+9=10
1+0=1

1006 Wellington Road is a 7 vibration
1+0+0+6=7

If you have an apartment number and a street number, the apartment number will have the strongest impact, but both will influence you. For example:

#59-2520 Johnson Road. Your primary influence is a 5 vibration, and secondary is a 9 vibration
5+9=14
1+4=5

2+5+2+0=9
Below you'll discover the energy each number represents. Have fun with this. The flow of energy in your home and the energy associated with your house number are important aspects of the big picture of your life.

What your number means

These are the energies associated with each number and the challenges you could experience living in this energy. There is always a balance of yin and yang and you can use both to support you.

One Energy: independence and new beginnings, self-development, individuality, creativity

Possible Challenges: completing things, going it alone, you may feel isolated

Suggestions: intentional self-growth, ask for and receive support

Two Energy: marriage/partnerships, relationship lessons, giving to others, connection with others in the home, peace and diplomacy, empathy

Possible Challenges: oversensitivity, can appear to exclude others

Suggestions: listen to your inner voice, be involved in the outside world

Three Energy: miracles, openness, optimism, expansion, self-expression, big vision for your life, rich social life

Possible Challenges: expand too quickly, scattered energies, 'enjoy now pay later' tendency

Suggestions: time in nature to stay grounded, focus on self-care and balance, stay connected with others

Four Energy: stability, healing, wholeness, being grounded, fulfillment and security in work, service to others, productivity

Possible Challenges: healing and work can make it seem like there is no play

Suggestions: take time to have fun, focus on balance

Five Energy: change, freedom, adventure, excitement, manifesting desires, communication, travel, romance

Possible challenges: things get magnified – the good and the bad, life can seem like a whirlwind, you might feel hemmed in

Suggestions: take time to make important decisions, be intentional about your goals, make use of this powerful energy to manifest what you want

Six Energy: self-harmony, balance, social responsibility, family, creativity

Possible challenges: giving too much, becoming reclusive

Suggestions: seek balance between giving to others and self-care, get out into the world

Seven Energy: solitude, inner wisdom, contemplation, sanctuary, dreams, visions

Possible Challenges: difficult space to share with others, spiritual rather than material focus, "no one understands me"

Suggestions: use your creativity to find like minded people – they are out there

Eight Energy: wholeness, abundance in all areas, empowerment, leadership, public recognition, inner peace

Possible Challenges: mo.ney issues, being self-centered

Suggestions: express gratitude, use this energy to learn abundance lessons, consider the welfare of others

Nine Energy: completions, humanitarianism, wisdom, generosity, compassion, good fortune

Possible Challenges: in seeing the big picture you might miss seeing an aspect of yourself that needs energy

Suggestions: live your truth and be an example to others, use this energy to experience life mastery

What is the energy of your home?

Where is your challenge?

How can you use this energy to support yourself? Knowing the meaning of your house number, how can you use the gift of this energy to set a powerful intention for yourself?

©2007 Vicky White, All Rights Reserved.
Vicky White is the go-to-gal when it comes to Feng Shui and the Law of Attraction. With her expertise and gentle nature, she helps people feel empowered and clear about what they're doing in their lives - even during difficult transition periods. Get her free report, "The 5 Biggest Attraction Mistakes: and How You Can Avoid them" and see what manifests in your life! http://www.lifedesignstrategies.com/

Cruical Tips To Clearing Clutter

Cruical Tips on Clearing Clutter

We must constantly clear clutter to expand and grow by creating space for the new and moving away from things that don’t work for us. Holding onto things will most likely result in self-sabotage, because by focusing in the past it keeps us who we used to be, which in turn makes creating lasting change unlikely. Ideally everything in our environments should raise our energy and inspire us to be the person we truly are. It is our responsibility to create a vacuum internally and externally to create room to attract what we want in our life. It is then the role of the Universe to fill the void with good fortune and abundance.

Start with assessing your physical clutter. Make a plan and schedule time to start in one portion of one room, somewhere you’ll feel the biggest difference when it’s done. Set a timer, put the music on and go for it. Even 20 minutes a day will add up to something big. Clearing physical clutter will support you in clearing other kinds of clutter. Use the following points to create your action plan.

These are 6 kinds of clutter – how many of these can you relate to?

1. Everyday Clutter: unused, unloved, unnecessary, messy, extra stuff, dust. Result: emotional constipation.

Look at your belongings and ask yourself honestly: Do I love it? Do I use it? Does it make my heart sing? Does it fit into my current lifestyle as I am currently living it? Does it bring me joy and ease? Does it inspire me to live my best life?

2. Body Clutter: feeling off track with your eating and bogged down physically. Result: feeling sluggish, low energy.

Get yourself back on track with some kind of cleanse. Please check with your medical practitioner before starting as for some people and some conditions it’s not recommended. The principle is that by giving your body a break periodically from dealing with some of today’s unhealthy junk food, it has a chance to renew and repair.

3. Symbolic Clutter: unconscious negative messages, gloomy artwork, unfinished projects, things that remind you of a bad experience, broken stuff. Result: energy being pulled downwards.

Take note of your emotions around certain items in your home or workspace. What is your artwork saying to you? Does this support you? Are you really going to finish that quilt? If so, create a plan to do it and if it doesn’t happen give it another home. Are you going to fix your broken part? Can the item be delegated? Can the item be bartered? Is this action/item truly needed?

4. Invisible Cord Clutter: unresolved emotional issues, people/clients who drain your energy, something you’re not saying, someone you haven’t forgiven, incomplete relationships. Result: you remain attached to the very person you don’t want to be attached to and you give them a lot of power over you.

What is it costing you to hold onto resentment? Forgiveness is one of the most powerful things you can do for yourself. It doesn’t mean what the other person did was right. It means you are putting yourself first and moving on with your life without dragging a load of dead weight behind you. What are the stories you’re telling yourself about someone else? Are they the same stories you told yourself when you loved them or were friends with them? Holding onto resentments has a high price. Cut the cord and free yourself to get on with your life and your dreams.

5. Living in the Past Clutter: books and stuff from a past career or interest, files kept longer than necessary, wedding dress from your first marriage, things kept ‘just in case’, clothes you don’t fit into any more, old collections. Result: stops you being fully committed to the present and moving forward.

What do you really want to be committed to in your life? Holding onto things that remind us of the good old times will not support us in living the lives we dream of. And holding onto things because we might need them one day is coming from fear and lack. We need to cultivate trust – trust we’ll have everything we need when we need it.

6. It’s in your Mind Clutter: stuff to remember (to-do’s and information), stuff to forget (worries and grievances), too much TV, too much busy time, unchallenged beliefs, crowded Inbox. Result: keeps your mind foggy and stops creativity

We cannot possibly take in the entire information coming our way, or keep hold of it ‘just in case’. What would happen if we cut off the stimulation for a time? We’d get in touch with ourselves, our hearts, and make space for our own creativity and inspiration to emerge. We’d move through transition times in our lives more easily and emerge stronger. Imagine having a sabbatical with space to explore some long cherished dream or goal. Imagine having the space to get clear about your journey through life. Long before you feel stretched and out of touch with yourself, it’s time to schedule a mini sabbatical – a renewal day or half day. Turn off the computer, TV, phone too if that’s an issue for you, and arrange childcare. This is your time to do whatever you like.

Take back your minutes! Take back your day! Take back your life!

Let me know if I can help…

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