What is the Difference Between a Baby Buggy and a Learjet?

Example # 48

There’s endless amounts of energy and possibility out there and when I get up to speed with it, there is so much eagerness and excitement that I forget to take time to eat. When I’m not up to speed, I want to and usually do, crawl under my blankets and pull the covers over my head, looking for relief from the storm in my mind. Life can be easy, but we are taught that we need to make it all happen.

"In the living of what we don’t want we create what we do want, we literally ask and it is. It is over there pulsing, living and breathing, waiting for you to catch up. Whatever you want, wants you even more than you want it." - Abraham-Hicks

It has never been clearer than now, that I need to keep up. The energy of our times is flowing fast. When I feel good, I’m keeping up to what I’ve already become. That's why when I feel bad; I feel it instantly in my gut, a turning and tightening. When I feel good, it feels overwhelmingly good, to the point of thankful tears.

"This fast moving energy means we all need to pay attention more than ever to how we feel in every moment. If you haven’t taken time to look within and see the relationship of your thoughts to what you are living, than you won’t know what you’re doing in this fast moving energy."-Abraham-Hicks I used to look all around and listen to everyone else’s experience and advice, feeling lost and panicked, not knowing which way to go. I’d take a personal opinion poll from everyone I knew before stepping forward into any part of my life. “Should I get married? Should I quit my job? Should I get divorced? Should I buy this house? What should I wear? Should I eat this?” The more I asked, the more confused I felt.

It is worth taking time to get still and listen to the voice that is coming from within, the Divine. As you allow yourself time and space, you may start to realize all the coincidences that happen may actually be your inner voice guiding you. Perhaps these co-incidences are your true wants and desires? What’s helpful about getting quiet is that you start to listen to t he cues around you. From a larger perspective, “God’s Perspective” the solution you seek, may be the most rational and obvious thing to do, you just need to get outside yourself to gain clarity on the situation. Feel with the perspective that everything will work out. Move from a state of knowing, trusting that you will be guided every step of the way. As my husband and I created a TV show together, we started form scratch. We had minimal equipment and training. We had no connections or background. But with each new desire to grow, we were given help from producers and agents that showed up in our lives like angels. We took it one step at a time always willing to learn, grow and seek opportunity. Taking the time to feel good about where you are at on your journey is also helpful in gaining clarity. As you relax, you stop trying to figure it all out. Meditating, conscious breathing, watching a basketball game, going for a walk, playing with children, petting your dog are all ways to become an open channel to your next step.

As I was driving to a private yoga session, appreciating the spring bloom, my nice riding car, the fact that I am on time, the joy of breathing in the moment, a thought came to me. It came in loud and clear.” Turn your book into an audio.” Recently I asked the Divine for guidance on this subject and let it go, giving it no more thought. At every workshop, I have been getting requests from people waiting for my book. They are interested and ready to support me. I love writing and the thought of doing an audio was absolutely thrilling. I could feel the energy. I could feel enthusiasm, any sense of confusion melted away. It felt right. I had been working all week on creating new audio cd’s for my next workshop and enjoyed the process thoroughly. I love audios, using my iPod as a tool to learn from all the great teachers of our time. I could tell by my excitement and eagerness and instant energy boost that this is the next logical step. As confirmation, I stopped by a friend’s to pick up a new audio. She was with a client, yet we took the time to give hugs. The first words her client she was working with asked me were, “When am I going to get to read your new book?” A coincidence? I don’t think so!

You already are all of it. This is important to remember. The Divine part of you became it when you asked; you just need to get up to speed with it. Each experience in life will keep causing you to become more, so life just keeps getting better and better. The easy way is, life will cause you to ask, and you go with the flow. When you feel that feeling of being unfulfilled, fear or frustration, it’s just you having become something and you not letting yourself keep up with it. Every negative emotion is a sign that you’ve become something, you’re being called toward it and you’re not going because you’re looking at what others are doing rather than you’re own guidance system.

The Abraham-Hicks teachings recommend...If you can’t see joy from where you stand, look for relief with any thought that feels just a little better.
I can’t get it wrong.
I am willing to open to possibilities.
I am thankful for all I do have.
I let go of having to be perfect.
I forgive myself for forgetting my magnificence.
It is better to be happy than to be right.
I let go of the past and open to new possibilities.

A huge step for me was to quit my career of twenty years to teach yoga and write full time. I had long since outgrown the career and wanted to move on. In order to move forward I had to clean house on any old limiting beliefs that were keeping me stuck. “How will I pay my bills? What will people think? What if I make a mistake and have my failures exposed? What If I’m a success?” I released each fear as they came up, letting go of those stuck beliefs and allowed myself to receive the free flowing abundance that is available to all, by seeing it as I wanted.

Using “I AM” principle to create is a powerful, swift and emotional process.
I am abundant.
I am successful.
I am healthy.
I am lovable.
I am love.
In feeling it as it has already happened, with appreciation for all the “I AM”, I could now access the Divine, trusting and expecting miracles in every day.

Do you feel like you’re going with the flow of life? I use the analogy of a baby buggy and a Learjet. For years I tried to slow my wanting down to the speed of a baby buggy, bumping along the path of life, desperately looking for relief. I searched for release by shopping more, eating more, watching more TV, drinking more and smoking more, some days all in that exact sequence! I gave away my extra belongings, kept only the clothes I wore and stuffed down any ambition in hopes of finding relief. I numbed myself for a short time, but I could not disallow the powerful energy of life to stop flowing for long. It may be safer on the ground, in my baby buggy but more exciting as I get into the smooth fast flowing energy of life, jetting past the tops of trees, flying to the bigger part of me that is waiting. I can tell in my body when I let myself believe it is safer on the ground. I feel frustration, fear and the urge to hide under my blankets. This is my signal to pick up my landing gear and get back up to where all the fun, excitement and enthusiasm for life resides. It may feel more secure on the ground, but when I fly I am free. When I feel good, I am keeping up to the larger part of me. I cannot get it wrong.


I am in deep appreciation for the teachings of Abraham-Hicks for their influence on my life and this story.

Complainers At My Door | Do Not Feed the Bears

Example # 47

What do I do when the complainers won’t go away and take up my time at work complaining?

"Our job is to clean up our energy or thoughts about that person, without that person having to change one bit. If we need the person to change that is standing in front of us complaining, now we lose our power. But if you can feel good without that person changing, you stay connected to who you really are which is joy, understanding and love. In your alignment you are then in a position to become a jumper cable to well being, having something to offer the world." Abraham-Hicks

As I stood in the grocery line, a disgruntled customer looked over from her long line at me with a look of impatience. “Can you believe they don’t have more lanes open?” She asked. I nodded, smiling and shrugged my shoulders with, “Oh well.” “When I go to the other store, I never have to wait, they have all the lines open at this hour,” she said to further make her point. I smiled replying,” It must be all this wonderful produce that we keep coming back for, isn’t it great?” She smiled now. “I only come here because it’s close to my home,” she replies. I smiled, winking, “I come here for the great reading material, as I pointed to the recent enquire!” Now she is laughing and of course my line speeds right through to the check out.

Will own, author of the Complaint Free World offers this idea..."As you find yourself listening to the complainer, smile and nod or offer words such as,” I know how that can feel. I have had that experience and this is what I’ve done.” The key is to stay connected to those good feelings as often and consistently as you can. When you aren’t feeling connected, turn off the phone, stop answering the emails, close your office door, hang a sign that says complaint free zone. It is all about wanting to feel so good that you do not allow yourself to be effected, regardless of what is going on. As I decided more and more that I wanted to feel good, I also made a choice to step back from the chaos, complaining and gossip. Instead of joining in the, “Did you hear about what happened to…?” at work, I closed the office door and put on my headphones. In the beginning of my conscious path, I needed to create a shell around myself, just until I got my footing. It’s like caring for a seedling. You give it time to grow its roots until it can bear fruit. Go inward and focus on all that is good in your life as often as you can, tending to your soul.

I love the teachings of Byron Katie which teach about using the "turn around method." You can also try to do a “turn around” on your current issue of complainers. “I shouldn’t have to listen to people complain.” I used the turn around method in my life on a subject that came up repeatedly. “My children should respect me more.” I turned it around. “I should respect myself more.” It was my work to remember that it was only a thought and thoughts can be changed. I could see from there that I didn’t believe I deserved respect. I stood and allowed people to treat me in a way that was disrespectful. I listened and took it all in as if it were truth instead of stepping back and remembering that it never has anything to do with me. I had an underlying belief that undermined my self-esteem. I took it all personally instead of seeing each moment as an opportunity to grow and aid in the expansion of the entire Universe. The people who trouble us the most can also be our very best teachers, allowing us to see that very same tendency in ourselves. This also can be true for the people whom we admire. Those wonderful qualities we appreciate exist within ourselves.

I have found great relief in using the Ho’opnopono prayer as I described in Example # 40 and #41 of my blog.

"I'm sorry
Please forgive me
I Love you
Thank you"

“I am sorry for forgetting my Divinity. Please help me to forgive myself for allowing this situation to become my only reality, forgetting my power. “
By saying "I'm sorry," you are telling the Divine that you want forgiveness inside yourself for whatever brought it to you. You're not asking the Divine to forgive you; you're asking the Divine to help you forgive yourself so you can let it go. You are opening to remembering that we are all on this journey of awakening together. You are letting go of the past, opening up to the new possibilities of the future.

From there, you say, "I love you" and "Thank you."
The "I love you" transforms the energy from stuck to flowing. It reconnects you to Source. When you follow that statement with "Thank you," you are expressing appreciation. Thankful for this opportunity to grow and awaken to what is really true, we are all one. Accepting that all is here and available to you and rejoicing in the experience of life.

Remember you’re not clearing on the person who stands before you; you’re doing this for yourself. This prayer helped me to shift my thoughts and open to all possibilities, creating a willingness to look within for clarity, change and the release of old beliefs. Mastery is seeing the problem in front of you as a gift to grow in the moment. Rather than waiting 5 years to look back to see the opportunities challenges can bring, take time to see the polarities of good and bad as only that. As we stop judging any of it as good, bad and ugly we feel lighter, thus "enlightenment."

Choose where to put your attention. You can look around and let the things that annoy you most have your attention and feel bad or you can choose to find the good. You can focus on the one person in the office that complains or you can focus on the 10 people who you love to be around. By focusing on those 10, you bring yourself into alignment with feeling good, using that good feeling to set the tone of your being. Now you have shifted you energy to attract happy, fun loving people. But if you cringe when you think of work, when you worry and complain about that one person, you hold yourself apart from the joy that would be there naturally. Every time we say, “They shouldn’t be complaining, this shouldn’t be happening, I shouldn’t have to put up with this,” we move against the flow of life and it takes its toll on us physically and mentally. It eventually shows up in the body as stress, illness, and dis-ease.

Spend less time thinking about how it currently is and more time imagining what you do want. Expect to be surrounded by happy, fun loving people who are a match to your energy. When you see the complainers walking down the hall, expect for them to be in a good mood, expect them to laugh easily, expect them to smile. Breathe and rejoice in the experience in life, trusting the Divine, living fully in today, trusting and expecting miracles.

You don’t have to be happy and joyful all day every day, just keep putting your attention on feeling better in each moment. You only need to be as fearless as this breath and this step.

Try using what the Abraham-Hicks teachings share on working your way up the "emotional scale."
There is relief when you move from anger to frustration. “I can’t get anything done with all these whiners.”
There is relief when you move from doubt into hope. “I’m going to focus on feeling good and put my headphones on.”
From hope you can find anticipation. “I love to feel good at work and I am willing to make changes in my life.”
Then the jump from anticipation to knowing that all is well is a short skip away. “ It feels good to not worry what’s next and what everyone else is doing. I know when I focus and stay connected, life is pure joy.”

As you get in the good feeling state more consistently, your energy changes. Like opposing magnets, the complainers will not be drawn to your door and if they are “do not feed the bears!”

Partner Is Not "Growing" With Me | Unconditional Love Means Minding Your Own Path

Example # 46
My partner is not on the same page as me as I feel like I am moving forward on my spiritual path, my career path and personal path. I feel like we are moving apart every step I take forward. I have goals and desires that he doesn’t understand and isn’t a match to.

The teachings of Abraham-Hicks explain, "The key is to choose a better feeling thought on this and every subject consistently,moving forward to what you want no matter what’s going on in your experience. When you look to that better feeling thought, there will always be clarity on what to do and you don’t need anyone else to be on the same page to do that."

We all want to feel happy and we want others to feel good too. But we can’t control what they do or what they think and needing to control anything in their experience so they feel better only makes you feel worse. When you care enough to stay feeling good, now you have something to offer. When you ask or believe that someone needs to change in order to feel good about what you are doing, it is called conditional love. If you say, you need to be different so I can be happy, now you are the only one stopping the dream. You are opposing your desires by looking at your partner and using them as an excuse to not go with the flow.

The Abraham-Hicks teachings share that what you want is only dependent on you keeping up energetically with your dream. If you worry, you are not keeping up. When you’re happy and eager, you’re keeping up with all you desire.

I had fallen into the trap many times believing that if others did not believe, support and get vested in my dream, then it could never happen. It is helpful to have those things, but not necessary. I now believe I have the ability to give all my thoughts and energy towards what I do want, and my success was never dependent on what anyone else is living. This is self-empowerment in its glory. If you believe that you can’t move forward and you need this person to fill in those missing pieces of your happiness, you are using them as your excuse to not move forward to your dream.

You are made in the likeness of God. You are Source in a physical body. You cannot fail. It is not possible when you move from the knowing that you are that you pray to. Life is set up for success.

I used to believe that I could not create my dreams without everyone else being up to speed with my desire. I believed that my partner needed to keep up spiritually or get left behind. Instead of seeing my partner how I would like to see him, I would look at him as he was and feel my energy split. With that thought I then believed I had more at stake to fix this person. I believed my happiness was being hindered by what he was living. The more I looked back and yelled, “Hey get up here, keep up, get moving,” the worse I would feel and then fall back myself. I would hand out my Eckhart Tolle CD’s like a Pez dispenser, saying,” Here listen to this.” I would set a stack of Wayne Dyer books out and say,” Read this.” I would stomp my feet saying,” Stop doing that, you should be nicer, you should meditate, you should clean up your act.” I would issue warnings, yelling out, “Hey your not going with the flow, how long can we continue?” Then I d get angry that now were both not flowing. When I tried to bring everyone along on my path, I only slowed down my flow, stuck in the mud instead of flowing. But in truth, no one could hold me back from going with the flow, it was all about me.

Anything your partner could "do" to help you is tiny in comparison to you getting in sync energetically with what you want.

"If you have big dreams you are aligned with and also have a partner who has no ambition, your dreams would still come true, because your dreams are not contingent on what anyone else does, only your vibration." -Abraham-Hicks

No one can keep you from your dream. Instead of asking yourself is my partner keeping up? Ask;
*Does this person make me laugh?
*Does this person make my heart sing?
*Is this person kind?
*Is this person clear minded?
*Does this person smile easy?
*Do they want to love?
*Does loving come easy to them?

As we are all made in the likeness of God, there isn’t anyone on earth who doesn’t match this when they are not fighting against the stream of wellbeing.

*Remember the ten best things of your partner and hold that as your object of attention rather than any lack.

*Bring yourself into alignment with feeling appreciation as you think of them.

*Take it a step at a time, moving from frustration of what you’ve been living, to hopeful for what can be, to expectation of all possibilities, to eagerness of an amazing supportive, fun, exciting relationship and now you are back to joy.

The more you let go and allow, the faster your energy goes towards what you want, lining up with your dream. Your partner has a choice of also letting go. If you’re gong with the flow and the other isn't, you won’t have to wonder, do I stay or go, the stream is taking care of that. You can’t get it wrong. You can hold yourself from fun, laughter and joy, but as soon as you let go again, you jump right back in. Your life never stops flowing in the direction of what you want. We say, “But look at what a mess I’ve made!” It doesn’t matter; jump in from where you are now. We say, “But look at how much trouble there is!” Doesn’t matter, jump in now. Right now, you're not feeling good about your career or your relationship, but you have a choice to let go now. You can complain, worry, be hard on yourself and use this person as your excuse for not living your dream or let go and allow life to take you towards what you want. Life will keep getting better as you consistently think good feeling thoughts and let the stream carry you.


Thank you to the teachings of Abraham-Hicks which have inspired many of the ideas in this story.

Breathing Peace Workshop in June!

How we breathe reflects who we are and the manner in which we express ourselves-physically, emotionally, and spiritually. This workshop is a wonderful resource for anyone who wishes to improve his or her health and vitality through the breath.

Breathing also affects our state of mind. It can make us excited or calm, tense or relaxed. There is a definite connection between rate of breathing and either stress or relaxation. It is very hard to be in a complete state of stress if your breathing is slow and deep. It doesn't mean you won't encounter stressful events, but you can certainly let them take less of a physical toll on you even when you are dealing with unavoidable stressful situations by not letting your breathing put you into overload.

5 Reasons to try Conscious Breathing:

* Conscious breathing teaches us the proper way to breathe. We became used to breathing from our chest, using only a fraction of the lungs, not knowing that this unhealthy and unnatural way of inhaling may lead to several complications. With yoga breathing, we increase the capacity of our lungs, bringing more oxygen supply to the body to function well. We learn how to breathe slowly and deeply - the right way.

* Conscious breathing reduces the toxins and body wastes from within our body. It prevents one from acquiring diseases.

* Conscious breathing helps in one's digestion. With the proper way of breathing, one's metabolism and health condition will start to improve.

* Conscious breathing develops our concentration and focus. It fights away stress and relaxes the body.

* Conscious breathing also results in serenity and peace of mind.

"Take time to connect with your breath, consciously breathing, allowing your breath to be a bridge into this moment."

Three Deep Breaths to Navigate Gracefully

Breathing Technique to Relax and Gain Clarity

Use your breath to navigate through the rough times easily, gracefully and masterfully. As you encounter situations throughout the day, practice taking three deep breaths before reacting. From there you can engage with reason and clarity rather than the “Why me?” and the victim mentality. Try this:

The Belly Breath

1. Put yourself in a comfortable position, and place your hands on your stomach.
2. Inhale slowly and deeply, you will feel your abdomen expand like a balloon with the navel moving away from the spine.
3. Let the abdomen fall as you release old, stale air by exhaling slowly, navel moving back towards the spine.
4. Inhale easily. Feel your abdomen expand again.
5. As you exhale, release the air out of your abdomen.

This is the natural way of breathing, like a baby’s breath. As we take time to breath we gain perspective. With perspective, we can ask “what can I learn, what is this about and what decision can I make from the drama free heart?” Breath into the part of you that knows you don’t have to take it all personally.

Unhappy "Divorce From Workplace" | Release the Past to Step Forward into Joy

Example # 44

I am still holding on to anger, grief and resentment from my last workplace, the ending was not ideal, I was wronged and I can’t seem to let it go and move on.


***When we hold on to past events that leave us believing that we are vulnerable to what we don’t want, it only keeps us in a place of not feeling good. From there we cannot more forward.

I love how the teachings of Abraham-Hicks share the pebble in the shoe concept... Lets say you have the tiniest of pebbles floating around in your shoe. At first, the pebble is only slightly irritating as you walk, but the longer you keep it in your shoe, the more irritating it gets until it finally feels more like a boulder.

Initially it doesn’t harm your skin, but the more you walk, the more uncomfortable it gets. You start to feel irritated, sore and after a while, your skin becomes blistered and breaks open. You put up with the irritation, getting used to feeling uncomfortable and now use it as your excuse to slow down, complain and justify why you don’t feel happy in this moment.

Eventually, you realize "Hey, I don't have to do this!" and you simply stop, sit down, untie the shoe and shake it out.

You take action and remove yourself from the irritation. As you stop walking and take the action of shaking out the shoe, you feel relief.

You do have a choice of whether or not to keep focusing on the bad experience. Begin to take enjoyment in feeling relief from those thoughts by focusing on the good in your life.

Practice letting in good feeling thoughts. Recently I called in on a radio show for a scheduled segment and was hung up on, cut off in mid sentence. My first reaction was to take it personally. I wanted to call him back and tell him how rude he was. I wanted to say you had no right to hang up on me, I deserve better respect. I immediately called my husband and told him about it, wanting to justify my righteousness. He offered to call him up and give him an earful. This initially sounded like a good idea. My offended ego wanted this person to know what a jerk he was. I could feel myself getting really worked up. I could feel my stomach tightening; my breath shallow and my shoulders creep up to my ears. It was in that minute that I chose to take the pebble out of my shoe. From there I took a deep breath and realized that whatever just happened, I can choose peace, or I can choose anger. I can choose to let this experience ruin my day, or I can use this as an opportunity to grow. In choosing peace I also choose to let fresh Energy flow into my experience. I choose to remember that when one door closes another door opens.

"The art of allowing is not about constantly holding my thoughts rigidly in only “happy go lucky, sunshine and apple pie” places. It is the art of Allowing--the art of letting it in. The tricky thing is that sometimes, even though the pebble is not pleasant; we forget that the key is in developing a more sensitive awareness."- Abraham-Hicks. My signal to let go was my shallow breathing, tight stomach and shoulders crawling up around my neck. I had learned to become sensitive to what does not feel good as it shows up in my body. I used to walk around in that state 24/7 not understanding why I was sick all the time.

Most of us wouldn’t walk with pebbles in our shoes until our feet break open, yet, that's the way I used to handle what I felt was wrong with my life. I would run with those pebbles in my shoes, caught up in my justifying, blaming and disallowing until that negativity showed up as illness.

No matter how bad the experience is and no matter how justified it may seem to be angry, none of it needs to have anything to do with your now. So as I set my phone down, the questions I began to ask were, “Am I letting in Well-being right now? Does this thought let it in? Does this memory let it in? Does this statement let it in? Does this discussion let it in? Am I letting it in?"

I know when I am letting it in when I feel appreciation and love. I know when I am not letting it in when I feel frustrated and angry. When I set the phone down I found some thoughts that helped me to begin to feel good, “It’s not about me. That person must be having a bad day. When one door closes three more open. This isn't worth pushing against and using this person as my excuse for not letting it in."

If you want to let feeling good in, you have the power to do that right now. Anything you've lived before has little to do with letting it in right now. Your platform for creating what you want starts in this moment.

The Abraham-Hicks teachings helped me to find better feeling thoughts such as,
It doesn't matter.
No big deal.
I didn't like that, but so what?
What happened was really unfair, but it doesn't matter now.
That doesn't have anything to do with where I am now.
I couldn’t possibly go back and figure out why people behave the way they do. Even if I could, it has nothing to do with now—only that it has helped me to be clear about what I do want in this moment.
I want to feel loved and respected.
I want to feel valued.
I want to be surrounded by loving supportive people who enjoy my work.
When I think these thoughts I feel eager, appreciated and enthusiastic.

In the exact same morning after my phone call, I was offered three more centers to teach what I love. I also used this experience to help two people who were recently “divorced form their workplace,” in remembering that it is all for a higher purpose. That now they can do what they really love, they have an opportunity to expand and grow where they couldn’t before. That life unfolds when we let go of the past, release blame and do what we love.

Create from the inside out: reach for the feeling of joy, enthusiasm and eagerness. Reach for thoughts that feel good (GOD:)

Knots in Stomach Keep Me From New Career | Be Happy Now More Important than Action

Example # 43

When I start feeling inspired to take action on creating a new career for myself, my stomach turns to knots and from there I do nothing. The frustration of how, when and where I am in my career only makes me feel worse.

"Your stomach turning to knots is an emotional indicator that you may not be ready to take action; you need to feel good about where you are in this moment before you can step forward with any ease.You may still believe action is more important than energy and that you need to make it happen, speed it up, struggle and toil. The attention you give the idea is not how you create what you want. It is in the living of what you don’t want that created the idea."-Abraham-Hicks

When I spent two years selling ads for the yoga show, I was creating the idea of getting a syndication company to do that for me. I knew what I didn’t want, and in doing so, I created what I did want. My real work and attention went to getting lined up with my idea. If I believed that it could never happen, if I kept complaining about selling ads, if I kept worrying about how I was going to sell the ads and make money, I would not have lined up with my syndication company.

Instead of worrying how and when, I focused on feeling good about all of it.
When I got lined up with my idea energetically, my impulse to make those phone calls, was so strong that wild horses couldn’t keep me. If it felt like work, if I had to prod and motivate myself to make phone calls, I stopped and went back to focusing on feeling good.

When I became so sure that it is coming, then I was in the place to call. Making the calls felt like the next logical step. I was lined up with it. Desire doesn’t need to feel like uneasiness or trepidation if you want with a pure desire. There was no down side to wanting and desiring a syndication company. It felt done before I started. I am still interested in knowing how all of this will unfold, but I know when I go to my heart and stop thinking and worrying, it is a done deal.

"When you ask, it is a done deal. We get crossways with our desires when we try to figure it all out, when we look at what is, this is the contradiction. This is when we try to justify the doneness of it. We then get pulled in the other direction."-Abraham_Hicks

I had been asking for a syndication company to sell our program world wide and now I am more excited about the unfolding than I am in the actual manifestation, the manifestation is inevitable. It is all about the fun of the journey. It’s like sitting down for a delicious meal. We don’t enjoy our meal to get to the end of it, we enjoy each and every bite, the deliciousness of the first entrée, and so on. We don’t hurry through the meal so we can get to the end where we pay our bill, instead we relish the flavor, the textures, and the aroma of it as an experience. There isn’t anything we need to do to get it done. The thrill is in the unfolding of it.

I used to play the game, I will be happy when….fill in the blank. I will be happy when I get a new job, I will be happy when I have a new house, I will be happy when I lose weight, I will be happy when my children behave…

"When being happy is contingent on getting over there, you will never get there."-Abraham-Hicks When I shifted my knowing to happiness now, I could experience life happy here. Why be happy here when you want to be over there? I know what’s over there and I am positively anticipating the travel, Happy Yoga being viewed world wide, books published, speaking around the world to inspire, yet I am happy here. I look forward to the journey from here to there. It is what we are all born for. We have come here to expand. The more we focus on what does not make us happy and if I could just have that I would be happy, we are stuck with the eternal chasing the rabbit syndrome. The lack is so strong in our energy that we can never close the space to where we are and what we want.

For two years, my attention was on the lack of advertisers. As soon as I filled an entire season with ads, I focused on the next season to fill. The space between a syndication company and me kept getting wider until I let go of my attention to lack and practiced feeling good about the unfolding.

When do I take action? Action is only the joyful expression of manifestation.-Abraham-Hicks The creation of a TV show was about perspective and ideas, not so much the action steps. The action is important in the enjoying of what’s all ready been created by the thought.

There is enjoyment from where I am to where I want to be. I do not feel bad that I am not now in this exact second traveling across the world to film new shows because in this moment I am enjoying my beautiful son as we walk on the beach,catching waves for the first time, building sandcastles, feeling the warm wind tousle my hair and his eager smile as he holds a lady bug in his tiny hand. This moment is awesome.


If I were to feel disappointed about where I am in relationship to where I want to be, I will never be able to be there.

If I feel hopeful in where I am and where I want to be, I close the gap.

If I feel eager about where I am going, if I feel passion when I think of the program, the travel, the speaking engagements and books, it is a done deal. The gap is closing.

If I go back to feeling discouraged and angry about where I want to be, it can never happen, the gap is too wide.

If I get frustrated when I look at a calendar, make a goal list I am doubtful of, look at what others are doing and achieving around me, I will be stuck with that story of frustration. There is a difference in believing that it is all there lined up for you.
I know that only thing that is important is how I feel. I love where I am and eager for more.

The fastest way to get somewhere else is to focus positively where I am. In this moment I am not traveling, but I am happy I have time with my children to play and relax. I am happy to have time to write, I am happy I have time to go to the beach and catch waves with my 1 year old. I am happy to attend all of my daughter’s activities at school. I am happy to host local workshops and classes. I am happy enjoying time with my husband as we work and play side by side. I’m happy to know that it is a done deal. Being happy is always the end result anyway, so be happy now!


Thank you to all the beautiful teachings of Abraham-Hicks shared throughout this story.

Accessing the Drama Free Heart | Navigate Gracefully Through Breath

Example #42

Transform Guilt to "Child-Like" Eagerness Through A Drama Free Heart

My tired husband sits down heavy in the grass. “We’ll need to wait,” he says pointing at the new group of people coming up the path. I hold my position, again. The park is busier than usual and we have been filming all morning with more interruptions than expected. David has worked the night shift with his main sleep reclined on the car ride here. “What’s up?” I ask. He doesn’t usually let delays in shooting get to him and if he does, he drops it as fast as it comes up. “I’m tired and every time I find a good shot, we have to stop and start while our lighting keeps changing.” A rampage of thoughts roll in, not one thought is constructive. My ego moves to the ever-handy guilt. I succumb for a moment, feeling bad for having him film the show in the first place. The ego wants to take it all personally and move directly to being a victim. I let it go and keep silent as we pack up our equipment, watching my thoughts.

In this moment, I have a choice as to how I will respond. I make the choice to see that everything in my human experience will fade away except what I learn, how I grow and what love I can carry from each experience.

The day is getting late, David is ready to leave hours ago and we still need to shoot one more show. We scout around for a while until David finds a bench, head down, shoulders slumped. "I need to rest,” he says. Again, my ego wants to say, I wish I hadn’t brought him here so tired. I wish he didn’t have to do this. I wish things were different. I feel like his bad experience is now my responsibility. My ego wants to be offended that he isn’t having any fun on this trip. I keep silent and go to rub his neck. “We can go home right now,” I say. “We can always shoot another day. If you’re tired, it’s no big deal.” I assure him. He shakes his head.” No, we’re here and we are going to finish, it's the last show of the season and we came all this way. Lets just do it.” I take a deep breath and go to my heart.

Circumstances can go either way in this moment and if I choose to respond through the ego I will recreate the struggles of my past. I choose to remember that whatever I am experiencing right now I am also being given a chance to create something new. I choose to not let my heart be defined by the events around me, but how I choose to respond to the events. Whatever is being experienced, good or bad, I choose to look for the gift.

I offer, “Why don’t you stay here and I’ll go check around for a great spot to film.” He lies in the grass and closes his eyes. I go to my heart and decide to be joyful anyway. I decide once and for all that losing my connection will be of no help. I walk down the winding paths, breathing the fresh spring air and apple blossoms. I focus on feeling good and appreciating the gorgeous landscape where I am so lucky to be doing yoga in. I smile and breathe into my belly. I find a beautiful area, where traffic will be sparse, and it's a one shot location.

To navigate through the rough times masterfully and gracefully we must activate the part of the heart that looks forward to life, the eagerness, the “child like” qualities we all possess. I think back to the day before as I watched my son chase his first waves on the beach, his delight and eagerness became contagious. He did not care that he was getting cold and wet; you could see the marvel in his eyes as he reached out for each wave, getting wetter by the moment. His laughter and joy soon had me splashing in the water with him. We were fully present and fully expecting joy.

I head back and find David resting in the grass, his shirt over his head covering the sun. “I found a spot just around the bend. It looks great, the white apple blossoms cover the entire shot.” He lies in the grass looking up at me. “We can still head home if you want,” I offer. “I’m good either way.” I let go of any need and opened my heart to any scenario.

When you come to a crossroads in life, go to the part of you that looks at life with objectivity and clarity, the part of you that knows you don’t have to take it all personally. With perspective, we can ask what can I learn and what decision can I make from the drama free heart.

He gets up and starts to pick up the camera, tripods and cords saying “Lets just do it, where is it again?” He looks miserable. I want to soothe him saying,” I’m sorry you feel so crummy,” but I do not. I know this will only make him feel worse. Instead I practice seeing him as whole. Seeing him through the eyes of God. Seeing that all of this is only temporary. I remember if I get down lifted, I cannot uplift him. I breathe and hold his gaze, sending him only love.

I know any words from my ego will only worsen my husband’s mood. I go for the laughs, learning from my son. I tease him and use our son’s favorite phrase and his cute sign language, saying “more, more more?” I get the first laugh of the day from my husband. I hold him in my heart and see him as exuberant and as excited as we were on our first yoga shoot. I see him refreshed and ready for an adventure. As we continue gathering our strewn about film equipment, I hold him in my heart and focus on the big picture. Nothing good will come of me complaining. Nothing good will come of me feeling guilty for bringing him here. I see him as whole and complete and our situation an opportunity from the Holy Spirit for me to grow.

I move on ahead of my husband with a lilt in my step. Our last shoot of the season is done smoothly and without incident. We stop a few times for passerby’s but give it no energy. We finish the day with silly high fives, a kiss and our traditional self-portrait.

Summon the wisdom, and courage, it is your choice to love in peace and clarity no matter what goes on around you. Hold your integrity and refuse to be deterred by anything. Find the inner wisdom of courage, the authentic self.

We pack up quickly, finding the highway amongst the construction. On a whim we exit the hi-way for a truck stop that reads,” Gus’s Diner” in honor of our son Gustav. Before we get that far, we pull into tiny restaurant advertising Chinese food. A dingy out side reveals a beautiful decor, the best Chinese we’ve both ever had and a waitress who was kind and speedy. Our day turns into a wonderful date when it could have easily turned into a day of griping, resentment and me falling back into old patterns of victim hood.




The breath is the answer to all of it. Practice not reacting and with practice you become skilled. When feel frustration and overwhelm build up, hold your hand on your belly and breath.

Thank you all for the awesome feedback and encouragement. Feel free to keep passing this post and others along to all you love, Namaste, Sarah

Creating Clarity | Ho'oponopono Prayer

Example # 41

Ho'oponopono Prayer

"I'm sorry
Please forgive me
I Love you
Thank you"


As promised, "Here's an easy description of the updated ho'oponopono established process to heal yourself (or anyone else) of anything you become aware of. Remember that notice in another is also in you, so all healing is self-healing. No one else has to do this practice but you. The entire world is literally in your hands.

The way Dr. Hew Len who teaches this method likes to heal is to first say "I'm sorry" and "Please forgive me." You say this to recognize that something - without you knowing what it is - has become part of your body/mind system. You have no idea how it got there. You don't need to understand how, either.

By saying "I'm sorry," you are telling the Divine that you want forgiveness inside yourself for whatever brought it to you. You're not asking the Divine to forgive you; you're asking the Divine to help you forgive yourself so you can let it go.

From there, you say "I love you" and "Thank you."

The "I love you" transforms the energy from stuck to flowing. It reconnects you to Source. When you follow that statement with "Thank you," you are expressing appreciation.
You are showing your faith that the subject will be resolved for the highest good of all concerned.

What happens next is up to Source. "Thy will be done." As you become still, open your heart and stay alert, you will be inspired in some way to take action. Let go of any judgment. Know that what ever is for the higher good of all is lining up for you. If you are still unsure, use the healing prayer on that feeling of uncertainty. As you focus on that clarity, you'll know what to do.

Can I Clear On My Insurance Company? | Go Back to the Beginning

Example # 40

Getting My Ego Out of The Way and I Become the Way

“Why don’t you fill out the application on line, the gal at the insurance company suggests impatiently. I could hardly hear her over the cries of my son who suddenly wanted all my attention. I just need a quote I say hurriedly before she cuts me off. It will be $185 for the standard liability and an extra $265 for the DVD coverage, she answers quickly and says again,” Its all on line, fill out the forms and we’ll see if you are eligible.” My son’s cries win over the call and I let go of my paddles for the moment.

Our mind is like a huge data based computer with millions of bits of information going on within and we are only aware of a fraction of our unconscious thoughts. Why do we experience things we don’t want. Most of what goes on in our mind we are not aware of. We have old limiting beliefs that keep us repeating the same outcome. Our lives are constantly changing, but with the same information processing in the background, our life continues to change to the same story of struggle, illness, lack and chaos. Once we are aware of the thoughts that hold us back, we can release them and turn our attention to what it is we do want. Better yet, you can just turn your attention to what is wanted and let go of the rest! In doing so we become 100% responsible for everything in our experience.

Once I get Gustav off to grandmas for the afternoon, I pick up the oars and start to paddle again. I call my current insurance company looking for additional coverage for my DVDs. After talking to the fourth person and still no answers, I let it go again. I decide to focus on editing and enjoy the rest of the day.

How do we become 100% responsible? We can take a look at our limiting beliefs and release the ones that do not serve you. The universe begins and ends with emptiness. As I release those limiting beliefs, I empty out the blocks that are keeping me stuck to the same experience. The process involves constantly going back to the beginning. Why clear out the old beliefs? Only when the mind is clear, creation can happen. Inspiration can happen. The mind can serve only 1 master at a time, either memory or inspiration. My work is to get clear and allow the inspiration to flow, making everything I desire available. We have been created in the likeness of the Source. When we let go of the judgment, labels, guilt, we access the Source.

I start fresh in the morning. I set my son up with a box of crayons, stickers and stacks of paper. I am immediately put on hold. This time I use the opportunity to clear out any negative beliefs I have about working with insurance companies. “They only want our money, I’ll never even use this insurance, they don’t care about me, I’m only a number,” are all beliefs that I pray over. I worked on what was brought up within me and the situation changed. I wasn’t working on the agents, I was working on me.

“God, I love you with all my heart, I’m sorry for forgetting my divinity and power, please forgive me for getting caught up in these old patterns of victim-hood and thank you for an understanding agent, one who is kind and trustworthy.

I smile and color with my son as I wait, praying the prayer, clearing and praying. In minutes I am connected to a cheerful voice that I give my story. She ends up waiving any extra fees for the yoga DVDs saying, “Usually no one ever tells us that they are selling products, especially DVDs. Thank you for being upfront and honest.” I laugh and give her the whole story including that our show will be syndicated and broadcast internationally. “Just let us know and we’ll make note when that happens,” she says excited about our new adventure. The same company yesterday, wanted to charge me an extra $265 for additional coverage, while my usual insurance provider couldn’t give me any set answer, quotes or rates.

The Ho'oponopono prayer helped me to clear out my blocks and see that I was creating all of it. Once I remembered that, I decided to create what I did want! I love you; I’m sorry, please forgive me and thank you!!!! I take a look at myself, work on myself, and come in healed and problem free. Clarity is needed before moving forward in any situation. My conscious mind takes 100% responsibility. As I pray the energy moves thru the conscious to the subconscious, releasing my resistance. Divinity inspires.

Tomorrow I will have more on the Ho'oponopono prayer to better explain the process of clearing and praying. Feel free to share this blog with all you love, Namaste, Sarah

Tired of Fixing Problems? | Get to the Source

Example # 38

You Get What You Think About, Wanted or Not

"I really need your help," my friend says as we play with our kids on the floor. Sitting among a pile of toys my friend and I open to an awakening. “Lay it on me,” I smile holding my son. “There is this huge problem with the people who bought our old house. They have the entire neighborhood in an uproar. Their kids are picking on my babysitters kids, the parents are fighting with the people next door and they are all coming to me for help. I just don’t know how to answer them and whatever I say only seems to make it worse,” she says in frustration.

Everyone has their own individual power. No one can ever take it away from you. No one can ever do anything "bad" to you. No one can jump into your experience without your invitation. Everything, without exception, comes only by your individual request to it. It is the process of creating.

I pause and take a deep breathe, smiling. My dear friend is a fixer and she is attracting more to fix. “It sounds like there is quite a bit of energy going into this,” I say. She retells her story,” Whatever I say to them to r it seems to only fan the flame. I tell them to r to let it go, but they seem to only get madder. I tell them to r to not give it any energy, that the sooner they forget it the faster it will go away, she explains. I just don’t know what to say and now they’re calling me at home at all hours! What do you think I should do?”

Whatever you are giving your attention to is included into your experience. And when you give your attention to it, if you maintain your focus there, you begin to include it into your life. When you see something you want, and you give it your attention, and you say yes to it, you are including that into your experience. When you see something you do not want, and you push against it, you are including it into your experience. We live in an inclusion based Universe, there is no exclusion, only turning your attention to what is wanted.

“Why do you feel you need to fix anything?” I ask point blank. “You aren’t going to be able to change what they are doing, maybe they like the drama. We never know why some people need to experience what they are experiencing.“

Whatever we are experiencing in your life, is a reflection of our inner landscape. As we attract drama and chaos, it is a reflection of our inner drama and chaos. It doesn’t even matter what the belief is that is creating chaos, we can let it go if we choose to.

“I think my ego likes to have others to depend on me to fix their problems,” she admits. “I usually can help people more easily than this. I tell them to r to stay in the moment, let it go and relax and that always seems to do the trick. But that advice is not working for these people. They’re all out for blood.” She says still hanging on to the story.

There is no need to worry about this world; it is not broken. There is no need to worry about others and what they are doing. We worry more about them more than they do… Don’t try to protect people from life; just let them have their experience while you focus upon your own experience.

"Why is it your business if they can’t let it go?" I ask. “Well what am I supposed to say to them to r when they call whining? She says exasperated. “Why worry about that now? No one is calling you and you don’t have to have any answers in this moment. The key is to clear your self. This is an experience that you have created and you can let go. See them all through the eyes of God. There is no one that is not whole, who is not a part of you, we are all one.”

It helps me to take time to get out into the sunlight, out where life is, with the utmost energy so that people who may annoy me, who don't agree with me, who make my life feel rough don't come into my experience, because my energy, through practice, can become so clear, so pure, so in keeping with what I want, that the world that revolves around me just feels like that. That's what we all planned.

Our children vie for our attention, my son crawling into my lap with his blankie, looking to be held. “Stop worrying about all that could happen tomorrow. We get worked up about things that haven't happened yet...and may never happen. Stay here, right here, in this moment. What is going on right now...what is happening right here...? Enjoy your warm home and beautiful children, enjoy the smiles, enjoy their energy, their exuberance for life,” I say snuggling my son. We spend the rest of our night playing and dancing, choosing this moment to hold our attention. That is all that matters. That is where our life is being lived.”

I picture this world as a free world, and I see everyone in it as trying—through his or her personal experiences—to find their way back to that calling, back to Source Energy. And even though there are many living life in a way that is different than me, there’s no right or wrong. I bless them all, and get on with the only thing I have any power about, which is opening or closing my connection to my natural state of joy.

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To Cheat or Not to Cheat? | Listen To Your Connection

Example # 37

I am given another opportunity to apply the art of allowing as my daughter finds her own connection to feeling good.

“Mom listen to me,” she yells from across the room as I read a story to her baby brother. I pause and smile calmly. “What is it you want me to do?” I say already having heard her story of forgetting her homework. “Should I cheat?” she asks me. “How are you going to do that?” I ask. “Well I could call someone for the answers.” I shrug my shoulders not putting much energy into that solution.

This is where I breathe, remembering to catch my balance, seeing the big picture. When I see her suffering about her homework, I need to step back to find a thought that feels better. “There are many bright moments in her experience. I know there are many times when she is happy. I know she can connect and I can also help her find that connection from time to time. She is getting an opportunity to discover her feelings. I will guide her gently to help her notice the connection between what she is thinking and feeling. Little by little she will understand her own connection to God. She is a smart child and I see her shine in what she loves to do. She is not a follower. She has a spirit in her that is different from most. It is not always easy on the leading edge. I know what it is like to be misunderstood and to feel judged. I am finding my own balance and she will too.”

“What else could you do?” I ask. "We could call Uncle Matt and go get the key for the school, open it up, get my spelling book and no one would know we were there,” she says. I raise my eyebrows at that solution. It is 9:00 pm on Sunday and I am already giving Gustav a bottle for bed. David has left for work and she is suggesting I pack them all up in below 0 weather and find her a key for the school. “That is not going to happen with me,” I answer. “If you want to call your uncle and figure that out, go ahead but I am not packing everyone up now, not this late.” I say over her complaints that she will lose half a point for forgetting her homework. She immediately gets angry and stomps upstairs to her room. I hear the door slam and take a deep breath. I consider her solution for another moment and cancel it. Am I a bad Mom for not doing what she wants? Is this what my mother would have done?

We were all born intending to experience finding our way. None of us came here with the goal of having it all figured out for us by our parents or anyone else. As a mother and being a bit over protective, I initially want to soothe everything and make life perfect. In doing that I take away the opportunity for her to find her own footing on her path. It is not my job to feather her nest and make it all go smoothly. It is my work to stand back and remember that all is well with her. It is my work to lovingly allow her to learn just like when she was learning how to walk. It is quite amazing that even though I am the parent and she is the child, we are learning this practice of letting go and connecting to God together. We are helping each other to understand the process as we enjoy our journey together.

I get Gustav off to sleep and visit her room. I knock before opening her door. “Are there any papers that need to be signed?” I say giving the last episode no energy. “I don’t know,” she says sitting in a pile of papers, colored pencils and crayons. “Is there anything I can help you with? I ask. “I love coloring,” I offer. “Okay, you can color the officer’s badge and patches yellow,” she says. We dive into her story- board project. I listen as she explains her project and we work together until it is completed. Not another word is said about her late night homework or her forgotten spelling book. We instead give our energy to enjoying our time together.

If I see Rachel as in the wrong, it will not matter what I tell her, my energy is what she will feel. The best thing I can do is practice feeling good about where she is at so when I do come to her, what I say is authentic. My words are a small fraction of what I am saying and my energy makes up the rest. I work to let go of any “you should have’s” before I go to her. I let go of “I told you so “before I go to her. If I say it and don’t mean it, the words are immaterial.

As I relax and breath, I remember;
I will be more aware to some of the things she is going to want to know and practice the answers so that when she does ask, I have good feeling answers that are ready and concise.
I will anticipate what she might ask and be clear with a pocket full of ready examples so when we get in those good feeling moments and she asks, I will be ready. I am not the only teacher in her life and I recognize that she is a magnet that attracts all things to her. I am only a part of the things that she is attracting and I am ecstatic that I can be part of her exciting journey.

I am thankful to be able to show her by my example.
I am thankful to have a part in her experience.
I am thankful to have a child who instead of being a follower, is on the leading edge of creating her life.
I am thankful that I can help her in lining up her energy and I am also learning to line up my own energy.
I know that she is going to have an amazing life.
I am thankful she is learning the law of attraction at age 12, instead of when she is in her early 40’s.

We all came here knowing and wanting to help others, to be uplifters, to decide focus and direct our energy, to help people connect to who they really are. These thoughts feel better as a parent than to sit back and say what will be will be. We can still care. We can still want. We can still direct energy. We can still see our children as they really are.

Instead of not feeling good about our children as they muddle through the muck, finding their way, we can see them as the amazing beings that they are. We can step back from the reality of what is happening, and hold the attention to what you want. It is not our job to control the behavior of anyone. It is our job to make our choices and line up our energy with our choices and trust that it will work out.

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What Is My Path? | Choose Your Own Adventure

Example # 36

We are eternal beings. Instead of being taught that we can flow energy, and we can call upon energy and guide it, we look at what people have done here before us. We then spend every moment looking at what is instead of paying attention to how we are feeling and flowing.

Tears roll down her cheeks as she starts to describe her days at work. “They’re all incompetent. The act like babies. Not one of them to r can make a decision without me holding their hands.” She catches her breath, wiping her tears. “I took one day off and I made the mistake of checking my email last night. The person in charge differed every question to me until I got back. I hate it there.” I listen knowing that words are not necessary right now. “I can’t leave. I’m single with two kids and a house. If I were on my own I’d just sell my house and leave.” She resigns herself to her situation. “I have no way out of that job she says defeated.” I bring her to me and hold her close. We stand in my living room surrounded by toys strewn everywhere by my one year old. The sun shines in my tall windows, casting golden highlights on my friends’ smooth shiny hair. I hold her in my arms squeezing her close, smelling her stiff leather jacket. The changes in the world are affecting her. She is getting sucked under the darkness. I whisper, “Now is not the time to get pulled into the drama at work or anywhere else.” She nods into my shoulder and sniffles. “You’re right,” she says pulling away enough to see my face. I smile and announce, “Well let’s get to it. What is it that you do want?” She shrugs her shoulders, “That's the problem, I don’t even know what I’d do and then I have the kids, bills, a home…” she makes the list. I smile as she empties out the barrel of reasons not to move forward. “Lets not focus on the buts, lets just figures out the what’s,” I kid her. “Every time you say I want this but I can’t because…. You close off all possibility.”

You would not see a painter slap painting on a canvas and say there it is done. A painter works with the paint, he flows it in the direction he wants. We allow it time to come into its shapes and forms. He does not slap it on and say there it is done and then through it out because he doesn’t like it. You could even go to a gallery and see the artist’s progress as he works with his craft. You may see some of his earlier work and recent work. The later work could not be if it weren’t for the earlier work. Everything that the artist created has come from years of flowing the desire along the way.

How is the Universe ever going to give you what you want if you keep shutting it down.”? She tries again, “I still don’t know what I want. It would be different if I were single…” her voice trails off as she catches herself this time. “There you go again. You don’t even have to figure out how, just what you want.” She stands in my living room looking lost.

We are not taught how to practice the energy and the flowing of it. We judge where we are at, and assume that where we are right now is how it will always be. It is all part of the creative process.

We forget and stand around asking, “What am I supposed to do here? “ It is our choice to choose. We forget and ask, “What is my path? Choose what?” It doesn’t matter, choose something. Choose something until you get that feeling of passion and excitement flowing through you. We ask, “What if I don’t choose right?” There are no wrong paths or choices. Every choice gives you a new outlook. Every new outlook gives the opportunity for a new choice to experience. We ask, “What’s the final goal of all this choosing? There isn’t any final objective in all of this. We will never get it all done. We say, “We never get it done? We’re tired of all this experiencing.” The reason we get exhausted on our path is because we push against instead of flowing with life force.

I start with some questions. “How about the massage work?” She shakes her head as soon as I speak it. “No I don’t want that.” I continue, “What about design or working with your art skills.” She considers. “I really want to work with healing people, just not the massage. I remember seeing authors in a Sounds True catalog that work with healing people through their art. “What if you put the two together?” I ask. “What if you shared your skills doing art therapy?” She smiles and nods, “I could do that.” We all have our own answers; there are times when we need each other to reconnect to our inner guidance, to the God within. When we do this, we are guided thought-by-thought, step-by-step.

I am grateful for the opportunity to give and to receive. We are here to experience the contrast because out of that comes the desire. Out of the desire, God comes though us, which is the joy, we feel when connected. There is nothing to fix here or fulfill a need. We are all a part of the expansion of God and we came here to have fun focusing and flowing energy for the pure joy of it.

I hug her again saying,” Just focus on what you want and let the Universe figure out the rest. At work try to “Forest Gump it” as I call being in the moment when I need to give my overactive thinking mind a rest.” She laughs at my Forest Gump analogy. “Thank you friend,” she says giving me a big hug before she leaves for work.

Live life, have fun and remember that we never get it done. We are here to use our imagination and create whatever we want. As we experience what we are living we remember that it is only a jumping off point for the next creation you are imagining.

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Choosing Thankfulness Over Worry | See Everyone as Nothing Less Than God

Example # 35
Being thankful merges you with the essence of the Source energy with whom we are thanking! In this state we grow and create more to be thankful for.

There is a difference between being a victim to a certain circumstance or experience in life as compared to having a victim consciousness. I have had many difficult experiences throughout life but I did not hold onto them and remain powerless. There is a difference. When you forget you are the creator of all of it, you believe your own stories, you believe that life is happening to you rather than by you, you are living the victim consciousness. I slide back into the victim consciousness briefly as I experience having a sick child. I want to blame the doctor. I want to blame myself for bringing him into a clinic a healthy child and coming home with a sick one. In my victim consciousness I want to scream at the doctor to fix him since he broke him. As I hold him for the fourth day straight I feel powerless.
My victim consciousness has moved me into a state of inaction. I call my friend who has a knack for putting me at ease. “He’s still sick with the high fevers,” I say. “I don’t know what to do. Should I bring him in? I don’t want to bring him back there, that's where he got sick,” I say blaming the doctor. “Why don’t you call ask a nurse,” she suggests. “Let them know what the situation is and maybe they’ll put your mind at ease. If they tell you to bring him in, then do it. This is long enough. Your entire house has been put on hold with this and its time to move on. Get him well and do whatever it takes.” I nod my head yes as I listen on the phone. My friend assures me,” I have no qualms about going to the doctor when my lung fails. In fact I am thankful to be there,” she says. I listen intently and think to my husband who would be dead if not for the skills of a doctor and his diabetes medication.


It is time to use what I teach and apply it to my life. The untrained mind can accomplish nothing. I open my mind and allow what I need to do to come through.It is time to go all the way and see everyone in my life as nothing less than God, including our doctor. There is then no one to blame, story over.

I call the nurse and tell them his symptoms. She goes over her checklist and gives me the standard recommendations. If he’s had a fever for more than 3 days, he needs to be seen. She looks over the schedule. They are double booked on the weekend but get him in anyway. The roads are clear enough from the last 6 inches of snow to slowly navigate our way into the hospital. We’re late but they usher our crying baby into a room. It doesn’t take long before he is admitted into the pediatric ward. He has phenomena.

The unconscious mind knows everything. It knows that there is only one ego appearing as many, one mind, there is no one to blame. If I stay angry at the doctor, I am only angry with myself. Everything I think about another is really about me. If I judge and blame, I am only judging myself, bringing suffering to me alone. The Buddhist say,"If I condemn another, it is like drinking poison and waiting for another to die."

I let go of any resistance and allow them to do what they need. I cry briefly as they tell me they need to do labs. The image of the last episode flashes through my mind as my husband and I struggle to hold him down as an inept nurse unsuccessfully draws blood. I swore on the ride into the hospital that I would not allow that again. The doctor assures me that it would be different and that her staff is trained to draw blood, that they are the best. I wipe my tears and pull myself together. I move into a state of trust in the Divine and keep the phrase Thy Will Be Done playing in the background of my mind replacing any complaints. I move into a state of appreciation.

I appreciate my husband as he brings him for the x-rays, giving me a moment to pull myself together. I appreciate the efficiency of the nurses as we hold our son as they find a vein large enough to insert the IV. I appreciate their speediness as they do their job and release him quickly into our arms to soothe him. I appreciate their timely efforts as they bring us a cot, and a comfortable recliner to spend the night. I appreciate the clean scrubs the nurse hands me, as I stand covered with diarrhea from the chest down. I appreciate the tray of food they serve as I hold my son spiking another fever in his sleep. I appreciate the cable channels as my husband and I stay up late into the night comforting my son. I appreciate the moment when my husband takes over so I can rest on the tiny cot for a few hours. I appreciate the morning when our son wakes without a hot body. I appreciate the moment when he makes his way off my lap to explore the halls with the IV tree chasing after him. I appreciate the kind nurse who fills our room with toys and coloring books to keep his mind off pulling on his IV tube. I appreciate the doctor when he says he can go home.

The entire time in the hospital is spent in a state of allowing and in that state my son can heal. When I stopped playing the victim I could take action and move forward. I let go of my resistance to any medical attention, getting my ego out of the way to do what was necessary. I am thankful for the opportunity to expand beyond my old beliefs and move into a state of trust. This experience has helped me to identify what it is I need to grow, release and expand beyond my ego. We are all one. We are here to experience ourselves as nothing less than God. I am not to blame and I am totally responsible for my experience. I had absorbed the beliefs of the past believing that doctors were to be avoided. I am not the ruler of the world but I do have power in my life. I could change my thoughts once I became aware of them. I experience miracles once I let go of attachment and need. Thy Will Be Done.

If you find this post helpful, please share with someone you love, Namaste (The Divinity in me, bows down to the Divinity in you), Sarah

I Feel Frustrated When I Look at "What Is" | Try Worry Free for 30 Days

Example #34
The more I try to explain how, when and why I want my dream career as an artist, the worse I feel. The more attention I put on the fact that I want it and don’t have it,the harder it is to not get frustrated and give up in complete despair. I want to feel good.

Try using the emotional scale shared by the teachings of Abraham-Hicks to improve your mood. The first step is to know that you can move from the feeling of despair to relief. As you find a thought that feels a little bit better than despair, say frustration, you feel relief. From frustration you can move to hope and from hope to anticipation. Now appreciation is not such a big leap. You can do this on every area of your life that you need to find a better feeling about.

Example, “I will never make it as an artist, despair. The art world is difficult to get into, frustration. All it takes is one contact to get a gallery representation, hope. I love what I do and am thankful for the opportunity and talent I have, anticipation. I love to share my joy with others, appreciation. Now you are training yourself to feel better and can allow what you have been asking for to flow to you.

"Stop defending, worrying and justifying why you want it. When you turn your attention to what you want and why, rather than how, where and when, you turn in the direction of what you want and close that gap."-Abraham-Hicks

When I worry and figure it out I move in the opposite direction of what I want. My mind looked to use my so-called problems and fears as an excuse not to allow the resources of the Universe to flow to me. I can’t get rid of the negative emotion, because the universe is based on inclusion only, but I can turn my attention to thoughts that feel good. I can enjoy my children’s smiles first thing in the morning, I can bask in the smell of my fresh cut lawn, I stop in wonderment as the first signs of spring bloom before me. If you can’t find a thought that feels good, imagine it or look for the parts of your life that are good.

"As you feel better, you close the space between you and what you want. The unfolding is never ending to where you want to be and your emotions are always telling you if you are moving towards it or away from it. When you feel unworthy and in despair you move away. When you feel eagerness and anticipation you move towards it. Most all of the creation is created before it shows up into your reality."-Abraham-Hicks

I have recently challenged myself to let what I am thinking and feeling be the only focus I have for an entire month. Instead of looking at “where’s my stuff” I have made a commitment to stop worrying. My focus is only on feeling good.

When I started this commitment, I asked myself, “Why not stop worrying and focus only on feeling good, what have I got to lose? The ego rumbled, you need to worry or nothing will happen, you won’t succeed. You’re being lazy; pushing is how everyone finds success. I soothe, “I can let it go for one month. If I miss enjoying this crazy wonderful ride by worrying, I’ve then missed life.”

Example: They ask,” How are they going to sell your shows?” I answer, “I am letting that up to the syndication company, that’s why we have them.” They say, when do they pay you for your work?” I answer,” These things take time to line up. I enjoy what I am doing, I love doing yoga and I love the camera. I am not worried of the end result as I have put my attention on the joyful process.” They ask, “Do you ever get tired of not knowing the outcome? It looks like you are heading no where fast.” I say, “I can see why you might say that, as you look at me now. But I know something you don’t know. I have changed what I have been thinking and feeling on that subject. Instead of worrying and wondering those thoughts, I gave it all to God. When I worry, I move in the opposite direction of what I want and don’t feel good. I know when I focus on feeling good; I am on the right track and then what I want is a sure thing. I choose to feel good. I choose to bask, I choose to feel elation, I choose to feel wonderment, and excitement for what is and what has yet to come. It is all in the journey anyway.


Thank you to the teachings of Abraham-Hicks as they have inspired many of the ideas in this story.

I Feel Guilty about Thriving | Can't Get Sick Enough to Help the Sick be Healthy

Example # 33
Become a Living-Breathing Example of Thriving

The good news of an amazing tax return helps me to uncover another old belief that keeps large amounts of money flowing in.
“Lets not say anything to anybody about our huge return,” I say to David over the phone. “Absolutely,” he says agreeing. I feel better not telling anybody of our good news. I am afraid that it would seem like bragging. Consciously I reason that I don’t want to explain every detail on how we got so much back, what are we doing? This is the conscious mind. Subconsciously I am afraid, what will they think? Won’t they feel bad? We have it so good, while others seem to be struggling. I had to go deep within and pray for clarity but not before David helps me to face the truth.

“I don’t know why you don’t want to share good news,” David says. I sigh not even knowing myself,” Its just not anybody’s business.” Confused he answers,” Why is it not anybody’s business?” Impatiently I say, “It just isn’t, that's the way it is.” I could tell by my lame answer that I was about to have to let this one go. Game over. I pray to God as I close my eyes. I love you God, I’m sorry for forgetting the joy within, please forgive me for this relapse into victim hood and thank you for the clarity that is about to surface.” I pray silently as David waits.

“I’m afraid,” I blurt out. “I’m afraid and I feel bad. It seems that everyone is struggling and we have so much. I don’t want them to feel worse.” I say. He sits back down next to me. “But we uplift them. When we share our good news, they are brighter. We shine a light. They are inspired by our success.

I see now that I cannot create abundance in someone else’s life. I can’t give them what they are not energetically in sync with, even if they want it, even if they badly need it. If they are not a energetic match, it bounces off of them
How I think, what I expect and how I approach life is the only difference, so I don’t need to wait around for everybody else to decide that it’s all right for me to be happy. When I focus on the good things in my life, I line up with my Godliness, I become a match to all that I have desired and become a living-breathing example of thriving.

Would you feel better or worse if Rachel came to you and said, I just got offered a ton of money for my video on YouTube and it is a lot. Wouldn’t you share in her happiness or would you be angry or upset?” I pause to think of how happy I was just to see her make her first video with her sister and put it on YouTube. A light goes off and I feel a shift in my heart, an opening. I feel lighter. I had not seen it this way. We could change the lives of so many more people by becoming prosperous beyond our imagination. I do not need to hide our success. I do not need to dim my light.


I was feeling sadness in my thriving because I want to see others thrive, too. I had felt guilty for thriving yet it is time to live the clarity of example. It is time to thrive and tell them how I thrived. I can explain that at first it wasn't easy for me to expect thing that I had never known, but I started to use the power of my mind, I made a conscious choice to be deliberate on what I was thinking and feeling. I started to see and the connection between what I was thinking and feeling and what was coming to me and then I was off and running.

I feel the natural excitement that I have been thriving on for the last few weeks expand. It is okay to be happy if others aren’t. It is okay to be wealthy when others are struggling. It is okay to be on the leading edge as we create and expand out into the world. The show is expanding faster than our syndication company thought was possible. They are amazed. I will continue to pray and clear as these old habits of beliefs come up.

I understand it is limitless, that I can be or do or have anything and I want same for all. I now understand that there is no shortage, there is no scarcity, there is no more using my fair share, there is only getting in sync with who life has caused me to become. When I thrive, I am the example for others.

We promised to find something to celebrate every week so we can go out for sushi. We make it a game. Last week, we celebrated our big press release for Happy Yoga. This week we expand and celebrate a great tax refund, our first DVDs uploaded to Amazon and David taking a step forward and applying for an art exhibition. We will continue to look for things to celebrate and as we focus on that, more to celebrate will come. It has to; it is the law of attraction.

You can’t get sick enough to help others be healthy. You can’t get poor enough to help poor people be wealthy. You cannot become bewildered enough to bring clarity to the world. You cannot become depressed enough to bring happiness. See the world through the eyes of God and be who you have come here to be.

I am in deep appreciation for the teachings of Abraham-Hicks and the positive influence they have had in my life and this story.

Save...The World? | Just Let Go

Example #32

Save...The World?

There is no action to take from a place of lack. The best thing I can do is to relax and let go. It is more important that I feel good. I ask an important question, “What thought am I thinking that is keeping me from being in harmony with Source? “ As I give my attention to the lack of having a publisher, I feel bad. When I focus on what is good in my life I feel good. I am a seeker of joy. I decide to go for a walk with Gustav. Rachel sees me putting on my shoes as I sit on the floor. “I’m going for a walk; do you want to come along?” I offer. “No,” she says and turns back in the same instant, “Wait, can we go play tennis?” Suddenly my walk has turned into a family outing. I keep an open mind, always appreciating when Rachel wants to do something as a family. David puts his paintbrush down to join us. “I’ll meet you there,” I say deciding I would still walk, as that is what I wanted to do. I love to walk and being in nature puts me in a good feeling place. I walk Gustav around while David and Rachel take the first match. They volley more than play any official game, which works for all our beginner tennis skills. I am enjoying the sun setting, walking Gustav around from the swings to the slides and chasing tennis balls. Completely in the moment a thought comes to me.

Why do I think I need to fix everything right now? Why am I so hell bent on getting my book published? Who do I think I am going to fix? Could it be that I wrote my first book simply to heal myself? Was it not the most fulfilling thing I have ever done? Have I not grown? Does it matter if anyone else ever reads it? Is my ego the part of me that needs to prove something? Do I believe that the world needs my help because they cannot help themselves? That thought melts all resistance. What the hell have I been trying to prove? In this great big world all that matters in this moment is that I am happy. If I want the world to be healthy, happy and at peace then it is up to me to become that person.

In the moment of the sun setting, I volley the ball with Rachel I realize I would write anyway even if I never published a book. I love to write. I am a writer. I love teaching yoga, even if it’s a class of two people. There is nothing to prove. I love to work with the Power of Now, facilitating presence. I do it because I love it. There is no one to fix. It is not urgent. All is well.

I am the creator of my experience and mine alone. The happier I become the more happy people are attracted into my life. As I emanate my radiance, my exuberance for life, my joy and the people that are a match will be drawn to me. When I see someone who is having a hard time, I don’t need to cry or feel pain, it is at that time I need to focus on my connection. If I feel their pain, I am of no value. From their experience they may want freedom and are now free to choose it. They may want to feel joy and are free to choose it. They may want love and are free to choose it. They can choose what feels good or what doesn’t feel good. As I allow, I can release any judgment on another’s life. It is not about them. It is time to focus on what makes me feel good and not what all others are doing. I can still love and care, I just don’t need to fix.

Upon returning home, I check my email and see that the publisher I have been waiting and thinking nonstop about until the last hour has contacted me to say she was ready to begin the process of getting my book together. I look at the time on the “sent mail” and it is almost to the second that I let go of my resistance and my thoughts on saving the world that she called me back after two months of “waiting.” I smile and see the absolute ease and beauty that the Universe has flowed.

I take a moment to cut out my horoscope and tape it on my refrigerator. It reads: What you started doing to earn money you are now doing for another set of reason, not the least of which is that it feels good to be so useful. Your contribution gets more valuable and soon you’ll be paid more too.

I smile and think, that's fine too. I take Gustav to play with a friendly neighbor cat outside. I laugh as the beautiful cat with a red collar and bell wraps his tail around his legs tickling him. We go for an evening walk and watch the geese fly overhead making their way south for the winter. Gustav points to the sky and laughs at the honking travelers. This is all there is and it is good.

It's Time To Get Clear | Honesty is the Best Policy

Example # 31

Being full of your self is not a bad thing. When you aren’t worrying about what other people are doing and are focused on how you are connected or not, that is “selfishness” that aligns you with God and all that is lined up for you. My mother teaches me clarity on this subject. Each time I clarify my life, I come closer to my authentic happy self. I am thankful to have this amazing teacher in my life. She is fabulous in showing me where I need to get clear.

“Would you want to come with me and your brother on the school tour?” my mother asks with a pleading look. Oblivious to her angle I shrug, “I can just go alone Mom; I’m good with that.” She tries again, “ I know you are good with Rachel going to this private school, but I want your brother’s son to go there too. If they see your enthusiasm and your excitement, maybe I can convince them that it's a good idea.” I sigh and look at her speechless. I had given Rachel the choice to make her decision of where she wanted to go to school. I knew she would do wonderful wherever she went. Finally I answer,” Sure Mom whatever you want.” As soon as I said it, I knew I wasn’t a match to my authentic self.

Seeking clarity is the only way to new beginnings. It is the only way any one of us can grow. I have an opportunity to lovingly confront my ego and bring light onto myself. I am thankful for these moments as they come one after another.

“Are you okay,” she asks looking me curiously? I sigh and lie, “Just tired today, mom.” My ego whispers, “you should do this for her, look at all she does for you, you owe her.” I am silent. She teases, poking at me further. “I need you to be my pawn, Sarah.” Those words stuck. I have long since outgrown being anyone’s pawn. She takes it one step further. “I want you to pray for him to go to school there,” she asks. “God listens to you.” I smile weakly wondering if she was serious. I answer, “He listens to all of us; we just need to get still enough to hear the answers.” She doesn’t hear me as she scurries across her kitchen.

Without clarity we are super glued to suffering. Without clarity I am out of integrity with myself and all others . Without it I cannot align with my passions, my service in the world or my natural connection with the flow of life. Without it contentment is stuck in the bottom drawer along with joy, peace and fun!

“Okay mom, I’ll pray but it will be for him to be happy. I don’t know what that will involve, but I will pray and see him smiling and happy.” She ignores that and says,” Just pray for him to go to that school. I don’t know what will happen to that boy if he doesn’t go there, He’ll get lost in the system. He needs to be at that school with Rachel.” Her fear is evident and unwarranted. I try to soothe her, “Your grandchildren will be fine wherever they go to school, they are powerful creators. If he really wants to be there he will. Haven’t you ever seen you grandchildren in action?” There is no convincing my dear mother. “Just promise you’ll pray.”

I felt guilty for not satisfying her worries. I needed to let that go in order to stay connected. I was thinking thoughts that were keeping me from feeling good. I felt guilt for not wanting to go along with her desires. I also didn’t want to hold her responsible for how I was feeling, it was up to me to stay connected and move towards clarity.

Unable to sleep, my conscious puts up a fuss. I could not go backwards enough to satisfy my mother’s request. I call her the next morning and explain my truth. “Mom, I can’t go along with this little scenario. I don’t have the energy or inclination to play these games.” I pause. I know my brother can make the right decision for his kids and it’s really not my business.” Silence fills the space. “Don’t you care about where your daughter goes to school? Don’t you even want to see the school?” she asks challenging me. I take a deep breath, knowing there was no need to defend myself. “I’ll go on the school tour as a loving family member to have fun, but not as a pawn.” She laughs, “Aw, where’s the fun in you anymore. You’re so sensitive,” she says. “What are you going to do if we ever have a nuclear holocaust? You need to build up that skin of yours,” she teases. “I guess I’ll be the first to go Mom.” I say. “Okay I’ll let you off the hook.” She says. “I knew you’d still love me.” I tease back, laughing and feeling better for living my truth.

Master Lao Tzu said, "knowing others is wisdom; knowing the Self is enlightenment. Mastering others requires force; mastering the self needs strength."

Can I Help If They Don't Ask? | Be the Conduit For Feeling Good ( GOD )

Example # 30

It’s like this friend of mine, he comes to my home again crying that he’s all alone. I invite him to come to family functions and he is insulted saying I don’t need a pity invite. I feel bad when I look at him. I try to get him involved but he refuses. When others come around, he runs away. All I hear is how lonely he is. I want to bring him to a therapist. Maybe they can help him.

***You cannot help another who will not help him-or herself. We all have to walk our own journey and we may not know the reason they are walking a particular path, they might not even know on the ordianary level of consciousness. So we do what we can, show love and understanding, but if you get hooked into their story of victim or now you are writing their story, you are then of no help.

Our job as is to stay connected. You say, “I feel bad when I look at him.” Our job is to feel good even when we are looking at him. As soon as we all give up our need to control or fix anything and move in the flow of joy, we all become joyful beings ourselves and the conduit for feeling good (GOD)

My little one teaches this well. If I am in a state of disconnection, he does not join me in my tears. He does not join me in my worries. He goes on smiling, laughing, and in his joy I cannot help be happy. When our toddler falls down. Instead of rushing to him or panicking, we say “kaboomba” in a fun playful way! We do not worry. We know he can get back up, and we know that he will fall again and that’s okay! We allow him to feel our sense of ease. Our assurance that all is well is in our vibration as he gets back up and spreads his arms, saying TaDa! It is in our connection that he is soothed.

Unconditional love means I will find a way of feeling good (GOD) and find alignment with who I am and my vision of well being for my family.
Conditional loves says, you need to straighten up so when I look at you I can feel good watching what you’re doing. We all talk a good story of unconditional love but we think it means I will fix you, help you and worry about you until you straighten your life out.

When my daughter comes home from school with a list of complaints, I used to think she wanted me to fix them. I would automatically go into over mothering mode and see where I could fix without her asking. She only wants me to listen. Now I see that and hold presence, loving her even if she forgets that all is well.

We all create our own experience. The happier you are, the happier people you will see in your life. When you see this member in your family having a tough time, instead of joining them by worrying, it is time to be “selfish” and stay connected anyway. If you take on their pain, if you cry with them, you are of no help. You can recognize their tears, and then remember that they are feeling it because they now know what they do want. It is up to them to then make a choice. They are free to choose pain or not. They are free to choose happiness or not. They can choose what feels good or what doesn’t feel good.

It is as all the great masters have done. You could be sitting in front of them dripping your disease, and they see only your Godliness. You could be writhe ring in pain and they only see your healing. In their connection, you could be healed. In their connection, they brought comfort.

As you allow you can release judgment and the need to fix all their problems when they are not asking. Focus on your connection to feeling God in and in your presence they too will feel good (GOD) as you allow, you can then release any judgment on another’s life.