The Power of Words - The Video Link

Hello Girlfriends – Lisa Darden, a friend from my Facebook Group, “The Women of Facebook” shared this video.  I’ve watched it before but on that particular day my heart was stirred to write a post on it.

The video can be accessed by the above link- Notice the words on the simple signage that the blind man wrote…..

“I’M BLIND PLEASE HELP”

The Good Samaritan with her distinguishable shoes took time out of her day to change the blind man’s perspective and stated…….

“IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND I CAN’T SEE IT”

(the words “beautiful” and “see” stand out so vividly)…..

I have written about the power of the word before under a different subject line – I AM Statements.  The post spoke of the power of TWO words……

I AM…..

The Way we say things can be taken as negative or it can be taken as positive.  In this lovely feel good video, the blind man wrote a plea for help – for monetary assistance.  By changing his words and adding ……

“LIGHT” (SIGHT)

to his words he reaps the benefits of the beauty of the day.  He’s no longer blinded by his words but enriched by the givers of money!

HOW DO WE SPEAK?

We can say the same thing two different ways but get better results when said with a “positive” life affirming tone.  For me I want to be more aware when I speak.  When I’m talking to people, I remind myself by simple statements to myself such as, “notice what you are saying, and the tone you use when you say it.”

DO YOU COME FROM A PLACE OF LOVE?

There’s an old saying, “you catch more bees with honey.”

It’s the sweet essence of words that flow with true intention that color our world.

So in this video I see a beautiful soul that was aware of herself and made a choice to reach out to make a difference in a blind man’s world.  We truly must be aware of the world around us and the words we create with each breath we take.  Are they life affirming or are they not?

THE POWER OF THE WORD

Think of a time that you were around a negative person.  Can you remember the words that were flowing from their mouths?  Can you remember how you felt?

NOW

Think of a time that you were around a positive person.  Can you remember the words that were flowing from their mouths?  Can you remember how you felt?

I’m sure the first scenario as you thought of the situation you were in made you cringe a bit.  Didn’t bring love and light into your heart.  The second scenario probably made you smile, feel joy and certainly brought love and light into your heart.

I ask each one to a CALL TO ACTION

Let’s together hold each other accountable for the words we use in the course of the day.  Let’s be aware of what comes out of our mouths to the people we interact with.

Remember, may the possibilities of today excite you!

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Hello Girlfriends – Tony Robbins (American self-help author and motivational speaker) stated, “We limit ourselves to our true potential.  We are afraid to ask for too much in life.  We have a sense of guilt to want it all so in turn we settle.  We settle for less pay, we settle for mediocracy, we settle for the so-so relationships.

THE QUESTION HERE IS, “WHAT ARE WE ASKING, AND ARE WE SPECIFIC IN WHAT WE ARE ASKING?

DO WE ASK WITH LIMITED BELIEFS?

DO WE ASK WITH UNCERTAINTY?

DO WE ASK KNOWING THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO REALLY GET IT?

-OR-

DO WE ASK WITH CONVICTION!

DO WE ASK WITH CERTAINTY!

DO WE ASK KNOWING IT’S COMING OUR WAY!

It’s how we ask and what we believe that opens up the universe to start working in our favor.  I want to share a story of a homeless man.  I was walking home one evening and I was quickly being approached by this homeless man.  As he was approaching me, I thought, “Well what do I do?”  I don’t like to give the homeless cash for I’m not sure if they will buy much needed food with it.  The other voice inside me said, “Who am I to judge on what he’ll do with the money for in giving we receive.”  So he asked like I thought he would, “Do you have a quarter?”  Whatever can he do with simply a quarter I thought?  So I gave him exactly what he asked for – A QUARTER! 

YOU SEE LIFE WILL PAY WHATEVER PRICE YOU ASK OF IT!

So why not ask BIG and for exactly what you want?

–Think BIG and Ask BIG—

The late Jim Rohn who was mentor to Tony Robbins stated that we ask these questions to ourselves:

“WHY – WHY NOT- WHY NOT YOU – WHY NOT NOW!”

We are made in the image of GOD and our creator obviously thought BIG – He moved mountains, created oceans and made each one of us unique and different.  We so often want to stay in our boxes and think we can’t ask for too much.  We can’t ask too many questions, in fear of appearing unknowing.  We can’t laugh too much for we risk appearing the fool.  To reach out to another is to risk involvement.  To love is to risk being loved in return.  To try at all is to risk failure.  But risk we must, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. 

Use your imagination and ask away – ask with conviction and ask with belief in knowing there is power in the unspoken word.  Sit back and be in WONDER and AMAZEMENT……Enjoy the possibilities of the greatness of our DIVINE!

When GOD has a plan for you that’s BIGGER than you – no one….and I do mean NO ONE can stop you……

Stay focused and think BIG!

Remember, may the possibilities of today excite you!

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By: Kristin Kaufman

Recently, one of my clients confided that he had made a huge mistake with a member of his team. Yet, he just couldn’t muster the courage to admit his wrongdoing, apologize, and attempt to make it right. I have seen this many times in my career. False pride, embarrassment, and fear of being seen in a less than favorable light often inhibit even our purest intentions. A few thoughts on this: Not apologizing makes the offense worse.

So, we need to ‘man up’ so to speak and just do it. Think about how we feel when someone comes to us, hat in hand, and figuratively owns his mea culpa. From my experience, the person who falls on his sword and apologizes, their stock goes up in my  mind – not down. And, in particular, those individuals who admit to the ‘deep root’ mistake, are the true heroes. Consider this example: a manager forgets to include his employee in an important meeting where much of the work being presented was actually completed by the employee. (Sound familiar?) The manager was taking credit for his employee’s efforts.  The manager comes to realize his mistake after the meeting is over. The first and only way this manager can begin to re-build trust with that employee is to apologize, and not just for excluding him from the meeting; for the ‘root mistake’ as well. The ‘root mistake’ was basically taking credit for work that was not his own, and the disrespect shown to this employee. This certainly may not cure all the ills caused from this specific example; however, it will be the first step. Never try to justify the mistake.

Simply put, by trying to rationalize or explain away the mistake, we negate the apology. Take this example: “I am really sorry I didn’t get the document to you on time; but you should have reminded me about the deadline.”  It does not matter who may have had a hand in the ultimate mistake. Apologize. Then, try to make it right. That will take us so much further than trying to explain why and how the mistake happened. Be genuine.

How many of us have been the recipient of an ‘I’m sorry’ apology which was cold and insincere? It would almost have been better if they had not said anything!  So, speak from the heart.  Sending an email or a gift is not nearly as effective as a personal phone call or face to face meeting. It may feel easier at the time; yet, it will not be received as well as meeting the person face to face.

Bio:

Kristin Kaufman is founder of Alignment, Inc., formed in 2007 to help individuals, corporations, boards of directors and non-profits find alignment within themselves and their organizations. During her 25 years of corporate experience, she held executive positions at Hewlett-Packard, Vignette Corporation and United Health Group. Her first book – Is this Seat Taken? How Incidental Meetings can Change your Life – is slated to appear in bookstores fall 2011.

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Hello Girlfriends – I read the book, “The Four Agreements” when it first came out, and the book changed my perspective and the way I looked at things – It came to me at a very trying time of my life.  Since the Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz has discovered the “Fifth” Agreement.  I can tell you that I truly live by these “Five Agreements” and that living in the moment with these agreements close to my heart has brought me much comfort and peace…..

Hope by sharing these with you that you too will find comfort and peace!

1. Be Impeccable With Your Word – Speak with integrity.  Say only what you mean.  Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others.  Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

2. Don’t Take Anything Personally – Nothing others do is because of you.  What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream.  When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.

3. Don’t Make Assumptions – Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want.  Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama.  With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

4. Always Do Your Best – Your best is going to change from moment to moment.  It will be different when you are healthy as opposed to when you are sick.  Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.

5. Be Skeptical, But Learn to Listen – Don’t believe yourself or anybody else.  Use the power of doubt to question everything you hear:  Is it really the truth? Listen to the intent behind the words, and you will understand the real message.

The Fifth Agreement by Don Miguel Ruiz.

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Hello Friends -  The world is a looking glass, and gives back to everyone the reflection of our own faces.  Frown at it and it in turn will look sourly on you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly, king companion.” William Makepeace Thackeray

Creative visualization is the technique of using your imagination to create what you want in your own life.  Believe it or not, you are using it every day.  This is your natural power of imagination, the basic creative energy of the universe, which is used constantly, whether or not you are aware of it.

In the past, we have used our power of creative visualization in a relatively conscious way due to our deep-seated negative concepts about life.  We have automatically and unconsciously expected and imagined lack, limitation, difficulties, and problems to be our lot in life.  To some degree this is what we’ve created for ourselves.

Imagination is the ability to create an idea, a mental picture, or a feeling sense of something.  Albert Einstein stated, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

In creative visualization you use your imagination to create a clear image, idea, or feeling of something you “wish” to manifest.  After creating this image then you continue to focus on the idea, feeling, or picture regularly, giving it positive energy until you actually achieve what you have been imagining.

If there is dissatisfaction in your life, you could begin by imagining the improvements that you desire.  Let’s say you are dissatisfied in your current relationship, after relaxing into a deep, quiet meditative state of mind, imagine that you are in a loving and nurturing relationship.  What would that look like to you, how would you feel, how would you interact with each other.  Add any detail that is important to you in this visualization.  Now it’s important that you imagine it exactly the way you’d like it to be, as if it were already so!  Repeat this exercise in your mind several times a day.  If you desire to make a change and it’s clear, chances are good that you may find some type of shift taking place in your relationship, fairly soon.  I do want to state that this technique cannot be used to “control” the behavior of others or cause them to do something against their will.

Creative visualization is magic in the truest and highest meaning of the word!

Here is an example, if you have never seen a gorgeous flower or incredible sunset, and someone described one to you, you might consider it to be a miraculous thing (which it is truly!).  Once you saw a few for yourself, and began to learn something about the natural law involved, you would understand better how it was all formed and would seem natural to you and not mysterious.  The same is true of the process of creative visualization.  At first it may seem amazing or impossible due to the very limited type of education our rational minds have received, it then becomes perfectly understandable once we learn this technique.

Once learned, it may seem that you are working miracles in your life……you truly will be!  Physically, we are all energy and everything within and around us is made up of energy.  Energy of a certain quality or vibration tends to attract energy of a similar quality and vibration.

Thoughts and feelings have their own magnetic energy that attracts energy of a similar nature.  We see this principle at work when we “accidently” run into someone we’ve just been thinking of, or “happen” to pick up a book and you turn to a page and read exactly the exact information you need at that moment.

Thoughts manifest instantaneously!

When we create something, we always create it first in thought form.  A thought or idea always comes before manifestation.  For example, an artist first has an idea or inspiration, and then creates a painting.  The idea is like a blueprint. 

Simply having a thought or idea, holding it in your mind, is an energy that will tend to attract and create that form on a material level.  If you constantly think of illness, you may eventually become ill; if you believe yourself to be happy, you become so!

This is the principle that whatever you put into the universe will be reflected back to you.  It’s called the Law of Attraction and there are so many books written on this subject; to put it in simple terms, “as you sow, so shall you reap.”  Whatever we think of most we attract into our universe.

When we are negative and fearful, insecure or anxious, we often attract the very experiences, situations, or people that we are seeking to avoid.  So if that’s the case, if we are happy within ourselves, positive, loving and caring, we will attract more of the same.

Remember, may the possibilities of today excite us all!

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by Erin Williams

Frank Garfield, CMHT;  a wonderful and interesting man I learned  hypnotherapy from, is always saying, “holding on to un-forgiveness is like taking poison and hoping the other person dies.”  I find this SO powerful!   When you hold on to all of those toxic emotions attached to what another person has done to you, you are the only one that suffers.  They are free to go on with the rest of their lives, but you are the one left with that toxic energy.  If you are having a hard time forgiving, begin to look at the high price you pay for being a vessel for all of that anger.  No matter how valid the anger may be, you are the one paying the price by holding it in your body.  That anger actually lowers your vibration and weakens your immune system. 

                Let’s first be clear about what forgiveness is not.  Forgiveness does not mean, “I am ok with what you did to me.”  It also does not mean, “you are free to keep treating me like that.”  Forgiving someone is not about the other person or their behavior at all.  It is simply an intentional self-statement that announces to the world, “I AM NO LONGER WILLING TO HOLD ON TO THE TOXIC EMOTIONS AND ENERGY THAT THIS EVENT OR PERSON BROUGTH TO ME!”  Energy works off of intentions, so once you announce this powerful statement to yourself and the Universe, the healing process begins.  Watch the toxins lift out of your being like black smoke, only to be replaced by new levels of self-love!  

                To quote Doreen Virture, PhD,  “Let go of anger and resentment, and feel yourself healed.  You don’t need to forgive the action, just the person—so that you can be at peace.”   Forgiveness may even start with yourself.  Start with this exercise:  first, find a quiet place and place your hands over your heart.  Take a few slow deep breaths.  Connect with the feeling of love.  When was the last time you felt deep, beautiful, and intense LOVE.  Call upon that emotion now!  Now picture it as a color.  See it clearly, and begin to breathe in that color.  Surround yourself with that color, and watch as that color comes out both of your hands and begins to fill your heart with love—self-love.  It is so important to love and forgive yourself, and others.  You so deserve it!  After all, you are amazing, beautiful, and total divinity in every way!

 Light and love- Erin  

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My friend, Karina, had proclaimed to me about a year ago, “I am going global”.  So, I asked her, what are you doing to go global?  She states, “I am putting my intention out there to go global,” and because her intention is there, that is where her energy is.  A year later, she has gone global!  Thought particles travel faster than the speed of light, so the words we use in our thoughts have much to do with our life circumstance.  Abraham Hicks states, “You’re picky about the car you drive. You’re picky about what you wear. You’re picky about what you put in your mouth. We want you to be pickier about what you think.”

Why not? Because ONLY YOU CAN!

Remember, may the possibilities of today excite us all!

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Hello Girlfriends – I published this article last year in November and thought I would repost with some modifications, since many of you were not following my blogs in November; for those that have read it, hope it offers a refresher:

Mahatma Gandhi affirms:

“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it.  On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I will surely acquire the capacity to do it, even though I may not have it at the beginning.”
 
In life, when we don’t believe in ourselves, I hope you don’t rely on someone else to believe in you. Remember one of my earlier blog about balcony people versus basement people?  The balcony friends will bring you up, and the basement friends are there to drag you down.  It’s so very important to believe and love ourselves first and then surround ourselves with balcony friends.

When we look at ourselves, who do we see?

Do we see a confident, self-sufficient woman?

OR

Do we see ourselves as not worthy, victimized, and incapable? 

How we see ourselves is how we present ourselves to the world.  The word here is confidence. Be confident in yourself, and in what you do and in what you say.   Walk tall and with confidence.  

You ask how do I become confident when it’s not in me to be confident?

You start by believing in yourself – by taking care of yourself, in repeating daily affirmations and trusting yourself in your life decisions.  If you live right and do the right thing every day, then life will flow……. 

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Hello Girlfriends – Virginia Woolf stated, “Arrange whatever pieces come your way, and make it work for you.”

I was talking to one of my favorite girlfriends in California on Saturday night about emotions, feelings, life happenings. We all go through trials, challenges, joys, happiness, pain and tears in the course of our lives. We mentioned how we all are broken pieces. Our hearts get wounded not once, but over and over again. The wounds are like broken pieces. 
 
I looked at my friend as we talked about our spirits resembling broken pieces, and I came up with this analogy; the broken pieces are our life mosaic. We take all of the broken/wounded pieces, and we put them together gently, and we make a beautiful mosaic. I love the way a mosaic looks with every piece exactly where it belongs. We must not fall apart when challenges come our way, but instead we gather up our thoughts, our emotions and glue them gently back together, and in so doing, we create even a more beautiful tapestry! One that is stronger and more vibrant. 
 
By changing our attitudes - the way we think and focus on the positive instead of the negative, we are on our way to changing our perspective and taking the broken pieces and making something incredible!
 
What I find happens is that we fall victim to circumstance. We have a hard time with a situation in life, we allow depression, anxiety to set in, and like an evil monster it doesn’t leave. We so want it to leave, but we live in darkness for so long that we forget the resources that we may have, and don’t see the ray of light on the horizon. We spiral into the dark abyss and forget that there are other ways of thinking that are more functional, more positive. They actually will get you out of the dark tunnel if practiced and reminded daily. We make things so hard, but surely they don’t have to be that way. Remember what I said in the beginning of this post, we are intended to be beautiful mosaics. We must honor ourselves in such a way that we truly believe we are!

Remember, may the possibilities of today excite us all!

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Hello Girlfriends – To visualize is a powerful tool and so many believe we don’t have the power to visualize and manifest our dreams.  I am from the mindset of change our thoughts and change our minds.  Think small and you will get small – think BIG and you will get BIG!

We at times limit ourselves and what we can do.  Marianne Williamson quotes, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.  Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.  It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.”  We all have the ability to dream – a dream starts with a thought, the thought is then put into action and as a result of that action, we must see the bigger picture.  To see requires visualization. 

I like to do exercises in visualization.  I visualize myself in a better place – a positive place – somewhere that I consider my happy place, like this beautiful beach.  At times situations happen in our lives and we get stuck in those not so good places.  Next time visualize yourself in a better place, a better situation that makes you happier.  Feel the anxiety or stress release as you visualize this better place.  You want love in your life – visualize what love would look like.  Visualize a couple holding hands, maybe gazing in each other’s eyes.  Whatever way love looks like to you.  Call it into your world, you deserve it!  You want a better lifestyle, visualize it – what does it look like?  You may feel silly for visualizing something you don’t have but believe me – it does get you out of the negative and into a more positive place and if you do it enough, you may be surprised at the outcome.

Remember, may the possibilities of today excite us all!

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