To honor this being my Birthday week (yaaaaayyyy!!!), I wanted to do something special so here is my first video blog. ( You can watch the video below ).

This Saturday I am turning 34 and I was looking back at my life a little to really reflect on how much my life has changed since I started to learn how to balance and use my feminine and masculine energy in a smart way.

Both of these energies are powerful and can be utilized in many wonderful ways that can really enhance the quality of your life but just like anything else if they are out balance, it can literally be a disaster.

For a long time I was in a masculine overdrive which got my pretty exhausted, frustrated and pretty much was consistently ruining my relationships. It took a lot of awareness and work to shift my mentality and my way of being to get things back to balance but in the last 6 years I have been enjoying a great, loving relationship and many amazing opportunities to improve and enjoy my life because I decided to get my Goddess ON.

The changes I experienced (both in my personal and professional life) were so powerful,  it inspired my Goddess Coaching idea and I feel so passionate about sharing the these lessons I learned with other women ready to step into their Goddess energy.

 There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically her self, comfortable in her perfect imperfection. ~ Unknown.

Stepping fully into your feminine, Goddess energy has many benefits. Here are a few I wanted to point out.

Fully embracing your feminine energy can:

1. Create a beautiful, warm glow, an energy that is so attractive and fun to be around. This can open many doors otherwise closed and attracts experiences and miracles into your life that will allow you to enjoy every aspect of your life in a new, exciting way.

2. Be such a great foundation for building new, strong and very nurturing relationships - both in your personal and professional life.

3. Allow the men in your life to fully step into their masculine. Whether it’s your relationship, your work situation or any other area of your life where you are not feeling support and appreciated by the men in your life, the Goddess within you can inspire these men to step up their game, big time!

I hope you enjoyed my Birthday Vlog and feel inspired to set your inner Goddess free to invite some fun and magic into your life.

Do you have any insights or questions about this topic?

Are you embracing your feminine side as much as you could?

Leave me a comment below, share this video with your girlfriends and help me to start a little Goddess revolution.

Happy thoughts and let your Goddess light shine this week!

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Wherever we are all going (in our life, in our  careers etc…) we like to get there asap.

That is what living in an “instant satisfaction” era means.

Patience seams to be the thing of the past. Ad that is what seams to be the problem #1 for many people.

I call it “trying to push the river” syndrom. I suffer from it, from time to time. I am better at catching my self faster now, but it does require me to be grounded and very aware of myself and what I am being influenced by every day.

What about you? Do you try push the river from time to time?

How to make your affirmations work

When we start using affirmations, it’s like seeding a little tiny seeds (of new, healthier mentality) and it takes time till these seeds get firmly rooted and start sprouting growing bigger and bigger every day.

Those seeds need to be supported as well to grow strong and steadily. They need to be watered regularly, they need sun and lots of loving attention.

In the same way your affirmations need to be supported to take roots, to become/grow into strong positive beliefs that can start dominating the way you think.

Your affirmations need to be supported by you

So there are some responsibilities and a need to invest your time and energy. But the pay off is great.

Your affirmations:

1. Need to be practiced regularly and for a while for you to start seeing results.

The bigger the change you are trying to create/manifest the more you need to be ready to have some patience and let the new thoughts to take some roots. When your mind tends to operate in fear, doubt and other form of negative thinking, it’s like putting your seeds in a hostile environment. They will need lots of care and extra attention to survive and to sprout eventually.

2. You affirmations need to be supported by aligned emotional state.

The emotional energy is to affirmations what water is to a plant seed. It’s absolutely necessary. What does aligned means? If you are using your words/affirmations to create harmony, health, happiness than you have to offer emotions that are in that range – feeling like you are getting healthier each day, feelings of harmony with your self and others (other words acceptance) or feelings of happiness - shifting your focus on that which brings you happiness already. (Appreciation and gratitude come very handy here. wing,wing).

3. Your affirmations need to soothe your mind and soul.

If your affirmations feel overwhelming, feel really fake and unauthentic, they will likely fail.

When you are choosing the affirmations to practice every day, here is what I recommend:

Use simple words that feel natural and imitate the way you speak naturally. For example: Money flows to me like an abundant river. – really? who talkes  like that? Shakespeare? How about: Money loves me. I am excited to attract new opportunities to expand my income easily. I am open to receiving money from expected and unexpended sources more. You get my point.

Get more general. If  your affirmations are not working, you may be complicating the process more than necessary for your self. For example, let’s take  this affirmation: I am now attracting the opportunities to get promoted this month. The urgency and pressure of the time limit can feed any doubts and fears easily and those are the forces that may eventually out-weight your hopes and dreams that will not be able to manifest then.

Try:  I am now attracting the opportunities to get promoted. I am excited about this and I know it will be presented to me at the perfect time.

Simplify. Take the work,the effort out of your affirmations. I love using ONE OR TWO WORDS AFFIRMATIONS  like Abundance, New job, More clients, Beautiful apartment, Fun Vacation, Loving boyfriend… Just  repeat these simple statements and let your mind flood with any images that represent those positive words, indulge your self in that energy and the wonderful feelings/emotions they create in your being. This works like a charm and it’s super fun.

And also keep this in mind:

Ease your way into intentional manifesting by deciding to use affirmation for the purpose of just training our mind to think more positively, to pick better thoughts to play with at the beginning.

Dropp the heavy expectations for a while and just try to develop a new skill. It’s a skill like any other. If you have bad habits you need to allow your self some transition time and also expect that you may “suck ass at this” for a little while, but that doesn’t mean that you are not making progress and eventually will succeed. It’s up to you and your will and discipline how long that will take.

Happy thoughts and expect good things.

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Do you live the life you have imagined for your self?

How do you feel waking up each morning? Excited and inspired or tired and feeling dead inside?

What words come to mind if I asked you to describe your life to me?

If you feel frustrated, hopeless or unstirred this article may help you to put AN END TO IT  in two simple steps.

Rule #1: Start designing your life. Stop manifesting by default.

Sounds simple but if I asked you:

Do you design your each day?  What would you say?

My experience is that most people just don’t. It’s easy to give into the old  habits and do the same things you aways do, day after day. Next thing you know, years went by and you are stuck with the same unsatisfying job, relationship or lifestyle.

It takes a while to become a pro at manifesting intentionally but you need to start somewhere, right?

To become an intentional manifesting pro you will need to develop intentional manifesting habits.

Our lives beccome what we repeatedly do. Have you noticed?

So many women take the time to write down their goals and maybe even put together an inspirational vision board but than when it comes to living their every day, they do things that have nothing to do or are plain oposite of what their vision/dream is.

The universe will not waste the time by giving you opportunities to fulfil you desires if you are NOT serious about your intentions. Period!

Start one day at the time. Get behind the wheel and choose what your next destination is - mentally, emotionally, physically.

How do you want to feel abou your day at the end of the day?

Where do you want to INVEST your energy?

What are the 3 most important things you need to do FOR YOU (and your dream)? 

No matter how little those things are – a phone call, making the time to make a health breakfast or taking 20 minutes to sit dow with a cup of coffee and re-assess your career plans.

You need to support your intentions and the vision for your life with how you live your life every day. I know that they may seam like a huge job, but really it’s just about being clear about your core values and principles and being honest with your self when your values become “flexible” just so you don’t make someone angry or disappointed with you.

Speaking of disappointment…

Rule #2: You MUST make peace with disappointing people in your life.

What I mean by that?

It’s simple: ” You just can’t please everybody” as they say, neither should you try. It’s enormous waste of your time and energy, and most importantly a distraction from what you need to do to manifest what you want.

If you put someone else first even if it will put your own well being at stake, you basically will take on their energy (which sometimes maybe very toxic) and become apart of the force that is behind manifesting what THEY WANT.

If it’s not aligned with you values and your desires, you have just given up your power and your energy becomes week and drained.

That state does not have enough power to manifest what you want. You have just given away your precious energy to someone who was selfish enough to manage their own energy and make them selves a priority.

To manifest anything you want you need your energy to be focused and consistant/steady to feed your creation all that it needs to come to reality.

You can find the perfect partners in life (for all your goals) but you need to be able to attract them through keeping your energy strong and clean, in the right place.

Do you give your power away by saying Yes wen you want to say NO?

If the answer is yes, than I have a video for you to watch girl:

Cheryl Richardson – Let me disappoint you

I could not have said it better. Thank you Cheryl!

If you are wondering about the book that Cheryl Richardson talks about in the video, I could not recommend it enough.

The Art of Extreme Self Care is a an amazing book if you want to learn how to create heathy boundaries, new empowering habits of Self Love and Appreciation, and more balanced, enjoyable life.

It’s a self care bible in my opinion and a great, soothing read.

7 days Intentional Manifesting Challenge

For the next 7 days I challenge you to get behind the wheel and plan your every day around your self, your priorities and goals.

Here are some tips for this challenge:

• Pick one particular area of your life that you woud like to manifest a breakthrough in – whether it’s your health, career, relationship, finances….or any other part of your life that needs some attention and extra love.
• Very clearly define 3 steps you need to take to create the breakthrough you are looking for. Be very specific here and think bold, simple but impactful steps (that you can than brake into smaller steps to take each day).
• Plan your every day the night before. This can create miracles really if you will start practicing it. There is an art to it and a very specific way how you can execute this habit in the most effective way.Here is an article that I recently wrote on this manifesting tool that could really change your life. 

The other part of the challenge is to ask:

Who have I been afraid to disappoint in your life lately that you need to practice the let me disappoint you habit that you no longer can afford to put first? (instead of your own happiness and well being).

Let me know how if feels to plan every little detail of your day around your own well being. Leave me a comment below and if you like share your best self care habits with me on this blog. I know other ladies reading this article will appreciate it.

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Marie Forleo interviews Marianne Williamson about her latest book - The Law Of Divine Compensation

I have just watched one of the most powerful, beautiful and mind-opening interview I have listened to in a the last few years and I just had to blog about it.

Two of my favourite inspirational women have set down to discuss work, money and miracles. These subjects are so touchy and can be hard to dive into as we often have such a strong belief system and many fears attached to them.

But Marie and Marianne did an amazing job talking about these important topics in a way that nearly brought me to tears. Enjoy the video below and my notes on this great interview.

If you are not familiar with Marie Forleo, I highly recommend to visit her site and get on her mailing list. You will be glad you did. She as recently been interviewed by Oprah and named the thought leader for the next generation. This girl kicks ass and looks great doing it every time. Love her!

The Law Of Divine Compensation

Little bit about Marianne Williamson and the book:

Marianne Williamson is a bestselling author of Return to Love and Healing the Soul of America, a world-renowned teacher, and one of the most important inspirational thinkers of our time.

In The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money, and Miracles  Marianne provides a unique perspective on our financial condition through the lens of A Course in Miracles. She reveals a path to abundance by way of a powerful spiritual principle called the Law of Divine Compensation.

I cannot wait to get this book as I am a big fan of the course in miracles and it’s principles.

Here are my notes on the Marianne Williamson’s interview with Marie Forleo:

What is The Law Of Divine Compensation?

The law of Divine compensation is a reflection on how the universe naturally operates.

As Marianne Williamson the universe is both: self organizing and self correcting. The universe supports life in moving forward all the time, in all aspects of things.

Just as the little embryo is programmed to become the baby, you are programmed to have a have the best relationship possible, you are programmed to have the best career possible. The embryo didn’t have to figure out how to become a baby.

The difference between the nature (instinctively growing into a fully developed being) and us (humans) is that we can say NO (to this divine programming).We can think thoughts and behave in ways that make us deviate from that otherwise perfect self-organizing pattern (of the universe).

If your life was a computer, think about (this divine programming) as undeleteable file (God’s will you may say) always there organizing every thought and every action not only on your part but on everyone else’s part including this divine bio-computer of the universe that will make sure that everybody meets who they are suppose to meet and everything happens that’s suppose to happen.

This is a programming in our mind…

so every aspect of your life unfolds to divine perfection.

During the interview Marianne brings up one of my favourite Einstein’s quotes

You are supported by universal plan. Every aspect of the universe is already at work making sure every aspect of your life unfolds according to that divine perfection.

UNFORTUNATELLY….

We are trained to think thoughts that knocked us out of that universal order.

The true self (in my personal understanding the pure love we are underneath it all) is a magnet for all things good.

Marianne defines The Law Of Divine Compensation

Anytime there is a lack, there is a diminishment, a deviation from love within spiritual substance there is the ability and the intention of the universe to compensate for whatever luck or diminishment.

If there is a luck (of some sort) The universe is ON IT.

BUT. BIG BUT…

If we are in lovelessness (in fear, anger, doubt…) the universe cannot move through us to provide the compensation/abundance.

The universe is  infinite and endless opportunity machine.

Where are you experiencing lack of love in your life – that you are open to whether receive or give?

Goddess note

What is exciting about more women taking advantage of the opportunities we have in societies like ours – having the careers we have and earning the money we earn is

TO ASK:

How can I  make more contribution trough the rights I have (as a woman)?

On fear

You turn ON the love and the fear is automatically gone.

In any moment when you need help, you need a breakthrough, you need a miracle ….miracle is a shift in perception FROM FEAR TO LOVE.

Mariane suggests to ask some new questions that could facilitate this shift in perception.

Where is the fear?

Who am I not forgiving?

Where am I living in the past or the future rather than the present?

Where am I not making my self fully available to the person in front of me?

Where am I not being as excellent, as ethical as I could be?

Where am I coming from ambition rather than service?

Where am I coming from competition rather than co-operation and collaboration?

Where am I not standing in full shining possibility within my self in any given moment?

That is the miracle …giving up the lover/weaker thought for the higher/stronger thought.

On Money and Childhood Programming

We are more than our mortal self and our mortal story.

When you accept your self as a child of the Universe/God/Divine, you realize that you are not at the effect of mortal limitation.

Once you move from “I am a child of my family situation” and say but I am so much more than that. I am a child of God and I am entitled to the miracles that every child of God is entitled to.

THIS WAS REALLY BIG FOR ME WHILE LISTENING TO THIS INTERVIEW!

I always new that as Marianne said, I am child of God/the Universe (as I prefer to think) but something rang a big bell when Marianne talked about the experience of her therapist saying: Your parents are not your real parents (they are your mortal parents in this particular reality you live in). It was little uncomfortable to take that thought in because I love and respect my parents so much but I think I have been honouring my parents subconsciously in a ways that have been disempowering for me (but felt loving and respectful).

Thank you for this AHA moment Marianne!

In the presence oft the higher mind vibration, all that simply is not you will droop of it’s dead weight.

That is what enlightenment is. 

Enlightenment is a shift in self identification, from the body to the spirit.

We are at the effect of the world we identify with – abundant or full of luck…

Where we get in trouble is when we meet a limited circumstance with a limited thought.

BAM! DOESN’T THAT SOUND FAMILIAR?

WHAT IF YOU

Answer the limited condition with the recognition of the Law of Divine Compensation? So the spirit will (be able to) compensate for any limit in the material world.

The consciousness with witch you meet the circumstance… is everything.

MARIANNE ENCOURAGES US TO NOT ONLY UNDERSTAND/PONDER THIS IDEA BUT TO KNOW IT, TO STAND ON IT… WITH CONVICTION.

Miracles arise from conviction. ~Course in miracles~

If you treat these ideas as like toys or symbols or a metaphors, they will have the power of a toy,or a symbol or a metaphor BUT if you’ll treat these principles like the powers that literally rule the universe, so shall they be for you. from the Course in miracles.

Marianne ended the interview with a beautiful prayer that I wanted to write down to share on my blog. Here it s:

Dear God for all of us who are joined here, we place in your hands our burdens and our questions, and our responsibilities; we place in your hands our debts and we place in your hands our assets. We place in your hands our fears about money and work, and we place in your hands our visions, and our prayers and our hopes for money and work.

In this and in all things dear God we pray to be lifted to the highest level of divine order.

May we be what you would have us be that we may’d do what you would have us do.

May our work in the world Dear God be more than just a job, may it be a calling as each of us now surrender our selves and ask that we be used by you that whatever we do, let it be the conduit for the love that uplifts all things. 

May the brilliance and the genius that is your spirit within us move through us in collaboration with the genius moving through everyone else to create the most beautiful world. And so it is.

* Please note that this is transcription of Marianne Williamson’s interview (most of  it word for word but also paraphrased in places) with a few personal notes.

I hope this interview moves you and lifts up your spirit as it did mine.

Thank you Marie and Marianne for this beautiful, divine moment!

What insight/ a breakthrough did you experience while listening to this interview?

Please share your thoughts below as I am sure they will be helpful to other readers on this site. Thank you!

Happy thoughts and expect good things!

With love,

Erika

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You always new it, didn’t you? You knew that you’r more powerful, smarter and capable than you tend to think.

And you were right girl!

And Dr. Amen, medical director of the Amen Clinics and New York Times bestselling author, has your back on this intuitive thought. In fact, he just wrote a book about it that will change the way we as women think about our brain.

It’s time for you to fall in love with your brain. There are many great reasons to do so. Just keep on reading. 

Dr. Amen on the Power of the Female Brain

This insightful and empowering book is based in 80 000 brain scans study at Dr. Amen’s clinics, and 22 years of experience Dr. Daniel G. Amen has in the medical field.

Here is what he found out after looking at 46 000 scans and comparing male and female brain:

Female brain is radically different. It’s much more active, much busier. 

One of my favourite youtube videos is marriage expert Mark Gungor explaining the differences between the way men and women think and function in life, in the most hilarious way. And it reflex quite well on what Dr. Amen’s study of the male and female brain.  

The Amazing Female Brain

First time I’ve heard about the Unleash the power of the female brain book, I knew I had to get my hands on it. I love previous Dr. Amen books – Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger, and Impulsiveness; Change Your Brain, Change Your Body…and I know that this new book will be just as eye opening as the other ones.

In the video below Dr.Amen talks about the unique strengths and vulnerabilities of the female brain. I have learned a lot just by watching this video.

Watch this video of Dr. Amen explaining why Better brain = Better life. Below, you will find my notes on this inspiring and what could also be life-changing information that Dr. Amen shares with the world in his new book.

The facts about the power of the female brain

Why women are naturally build for leadership

The front 3rd of the brain – prefrontal cortex also called the executive part part of the brain is much bussier in women compared to the male’s brain. This executive part of the brain is the source of forethought,  judgement, impulse control/self control, organization, planning, empathy, intuition, collaboration…

As Dr. Amen explains, that’s why females go to jail much less, 14 times less to be exact, than man do.

That’s also why females naturally make great CEOs  and leaders. This now known fact has definitely been under-utilized in our society in the past but there is a strong trend that is being reported in many industries of women stepping into their power in the corporate world and creating more heart-based businesses.

I think that the business world has been in a desperate need of the female touch for a while now. We are able to bring so much heart and soft, nurturing energy to what could otherwise be very ego-driven, competitive and even cold world.

Vulnerabilities of the female brain

On the other hand, because of the higher brain activity women can have higher incidents of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, insomnia, pain…

The good news is that Dr. Amen’s book can teach women how to:

• optimize the female brain
• how to strengthen the parts of the female brain that are already strong
• how to overcome some of it the female’s brain vulnerabilities

In the video above Dr.Amen  takes about a simple, but powerful 12 minute meditation to rest your brain. I will definitely give it a try.

The book also has a whole chapter on female ADD (sounds familiar?). Studies have shown that when females try to concentrate (and push them selves to do so), their brain activity droppes dramatically.

Female ADD. Do you feel like you are victim to it?

This is why I am so interested in this book. I personally have suffered from some form of ADD myself, I am sure of  it.

Just a few years ago I was addicted to multitasking, having hard time to concentrate on one task/one thing at the time. Not multitasking would make me uncomfortable, even nervous. My body (and my life) was suffering from lots of unnecessary stress and luck of attention to what was really important. Unfinished projects and never reached goals were more present in my life than I would have liked and I felt like I had very little power to change that.

But I did. I re-trained my brain.

I had to acknowledge that I have very overactive mind/brain and I had to learn how to tame the beast. I had to learn how to slow down, breathe, feed and hydrate my brain better but the effort really paid off.

The first thing I noticed was that my migraines went away, almost completely. If you have ever suffered from a migrane, you know how huge that is.

Other benefits I started to see were: better skin (funny enough Dr. Amen studiesas shown that better brain means better, more beautiful skin ), better sleep and actually being able fall asleep much faster.

I also realized that I was able to make better decisions, overall felt more confidant and actually started to attract better people and opportunities in life. After all, our life becomes what we think about.

How healthy is your brain? Do you wonder?

Unleash the power of the female brain will allow you to asses and improve the help of your brain in 3 steps :

• Brain envy – care about your brain
• Avoid anything that hurts your brain
• Do what makes your brain healthier – like choosing a better diet, meditation, taking supplements that nurture your brain…

Dr.Amen’s book teaches women how to:

1. Straighten, optimize and heal your brain
2. Harness the unique strength of your brain
3. Explain  some confusion about hormones
4. Optimize your brain for love, sex and relationships. YES!

 You can lear learn more about this book @ UnleashTheFemaleBrain.com

Have a beautiful day and let me know what you think about this book or what are the particular challenges that are experiencing when it comes to the way your brain/mind works.

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Let me ask you this:

Do you feel beautiful?

Do you see your beauty when you look in the mirror each morning or do you see imperfections and a girl that doesn’t have what she wants in life  because she is not pretty or thin enough?

I know that for most of my life I saw a girl that had a big ass, thick legs, greek nose I inherited after my mom (yes, I did dream about having a nose job done pretty much all of my teenage years and even in early twenties) and the whole time I was praying that my boobs would finally get the memo that I was growing into a woman. That prayer has not been answered yet…but it finally doesn’t matter.

First step to a healthy body – Self Acceptance

I have finally stopped stuffing my bra and wearing 2 pounds of makeup to look like some airbrushed girl from a cover of some magazine especially after realizing just what can photoshop do to a women’s face (being someone who actually uses photoshop her self for creating marketing campaigns for  my Coaching practice…..and not to give my self a nose job I have prayed for, for 2 decades …. I am so happy to say).

Distorted perception of beauty. We need to remember this ladies!

Going from indulging in self criticism to inspired and celebrating my body

It only took me almost 30 years to fall in love and graciously accept my own body as it is. And what a relief – emotionally and financially. I used to be a shopaholic and owned makeup worth few hundred dollars as over time I needed more and more of it to cover up the damage my makeup addiction caused to my skin (and my soul), breaking out badly and hating waking up in the morning disappointed and feeling anything else but beautiful.

Surrendering to being my self and letting go of struggle

At one point, I just got really tired and thought: “what if I just give up?”. I was soooooo tired of trying to make up for all my imperfections I decided to opt in for a very different approach.

I decided to do the JLo thing and dress that ass up! (I am really giggling here thinking about that time). It took a little while to get use to the new type of attention I was getting all of the suden, but hey, it was better than feeling unsecured and chubby.

Change of mindset that allows for transformation

Every time I would do my makeup getting a close up at my nose bump, I would think about the old pictures of my mom and how beautiful I thought she was, and how I was constantly told I look just like her. And if that wasn’t kicking in I would think about Sophia Loren, one of my favourite inspirations, and her nose that she would fight for to keep (after being suggested a nose job) when her acting career was taking of.

When choosing a bra in the morning, I would think about Kate Hudson movies and how I always think that she has an amazing, sexy body.

For the longest time I also didn’t know that Madonna was 5’2″and hello, that’s is exactly the height when I stopped growing. And that girl has been working it ever-since the Holiday! And so would I. In my mind I went from being really short to adorably petite. That sounded (and felt )much better.

I threw away most of my cakey makeup and all the harsh skincare products I was using to correct the damage my little makeup addiction was causing and as soon as  I have chosen more accepting and gentle approach, my body responded. My skin started healing and my confidence was slowly coming back. I still think that it was such an intuitive (against all logic of a 20 something years old girl) thing to do. For the first time I was really honouring and truly respecting my body.

The magic of self acceptance and positive thinking

In next few months I experienced something pretty amazing. My litte experiment of changing the way I thought about my body (and my self) was like a signal for my body to start reflecting on how I always wanted to feel about my self. Pretty quickly I lost some the the “baby fat”,as my mom called it, and it’s not so much that I lost lots of weight, but it literally felt like my body’s weight was re-arranged in a more balanced, proportional way.

Loving my body again

I am sure that dressing my body in a way that was actually flattering and showed it off instead of hiding it in bagy clothes had a lot to do with it, but the effect was so noticeable. I had people asking what did I do lately?

I really couldn’t tell them much accept I changed my posture from unaware and hiding to walking with my head up and shoulders back, with pride.

I also have picked up a habit of drinking 1 -2 glasses of water every night before going to bed to help my body detox overnight. I think that this is one of the best habits I have developed ever and it is serving me well until now.

I finally was wearing clothes that was my size and fitting instead of oversized shirts always covering my what I now refer to as bubble bum. (smile).

And most of all, I changed my mind about how I felt about my body that was tortured by my effort to look like someone else but me.

I was finally really enjoying being a girl and even had my first official date, at 21.

Body revolution – time of miracles

The whole process felt like a revolution has taken place in my body and I was in love with the outcome. It felt so miraculas considering what got the ball rolling first – a new, positive, uplifting thought.

I have been doing my best  to honour my body in any way I can ever since. I am truly a health nut these days and love dressing up to express the joy of being a woman. I learned to use makeup to have more fun and to play up my assets. And I watch out for abusive self talk -not a welcomed guest in my head.

Start your own body revolution to manifest health, beauty and happiness in your body

• How do you honour your body?

• Do you feel you are doing your best? 

• How appreciative and loving is your self talk? 

• Do you have a wardrobe that celebrates who you are- body,mind and soul or do you hide behind baggy, “comfortable” clothes?

• Do you walk with pride?

• Are you due for a little body revolution of your own?

If you are, start now. Self acceptance is the first step to healthier and happier life.

Ones you choose that path, you will start experiencing all kinds od miracles – in your body and in your life. I promise you that.  

Enjoy being a girl, a woman and if you are dealing with similar insecurities I did, I recommend to dress that ass up. JLo built an empire using that attitude. Let that be a reminder   of as  Henry David Thoreau says:

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”

Remember, how BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE

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That is why I created this simple Modern Goddess Lifestyle Checklist. I hope it will help you to maintain some balance, integrity and most importantly focus that benefits your goals in life. 

Before I get to these 7 mentality shifts that can allow YOU to step into Your Inner Goddess, let’s to talk about The Modern Goddess idea a little.

Who is she? 

The Goddess I am referring to is not some mythical figure. 

She is YOU. 

The Modern Goddess I am talking about is YOU in your full power and grace as a woman.

She is the part of you that is clear on what you want from life, she trusts life and her ability  to attract all she desires.

She know she deserves the best.

She is calm and confident, full of life and radiating an energy that is irresistible to those around her.

Please, take time each day to acknowledge her and let her be the energy that manifests your life one desire at the time.

7 staples of the Modern Goddess Lifestyle

Take a Goddess test and see how you are doing when it comes to living your life as a Goddess would – intentionally, with an open heart and keeping your priorities straight.

Take a Modern Goddess Lifestyle Test

Check in with each of these 7 core principles and ask your self a few what could be very revealing questions.

1. Clarity

The Goddess within you is clear on what she wants, what kind of life and career makes her feel happy, passionate and alive. She is also aware of what she doesn’t want/like and has the right to say NO to.  She knows that this clarity is the foundation for balance in her/your life.

How clear are you on what you want in each aspect of your life – your personal life, relationships, career, health…? Do you know what you want your life to be build around?

What kind of relationships do you want to create in your life?

What makes you passionate and excited when you think about your life right now?

On the scale from 1-10 how clear are you about what you want in each of these specific aspects of your life?  - personal life, career, your health, relationships, finance, spirituality and personal development.

Do you have clear answers?

Take a few minutes and use this simple and very common Life Caching tool called Wheel of life. Find a 15 minutes to relax, get honest with your self and see where you will find your self on the scale from 1-10 in each section of this wheel.

Is yours balanced?

2. Intention

The Goddess within You lives her life intentionally. To me that means to be making conscious choices based in your core values and not being a “sheep” doing things without putting your heart, mind and soul int it. Its easier to try to fit in, not rock anybody’s boat and follow the rules. But what if those clash with your dreams and who you are deep inside?

I was googling the definition of the word intention and here is what I found:

Take 2 minutes and list 5 core values that you want to build your life, your career and your relationships around. On the sale on 1-10 how firm are  you on those values when the opportunity presents it self to exercise them?

3. Positive Expectation

Are you a “realist”or an optimist?

The Goddess within You is definitely an optimist. She knows that she is supported by al the forces of the universe in all her efforts to live in an authentic, balanced way. Other words, she knows she is one of those lucky people that have things magically working out for them and she enjoys it.

Do you consciously practice looking at the bright side of things and find it easy to act on that choice of perception?

Are you on of those people that would rather be disappointed but right than looking like a dreamer and a fool?

Do you consider your self a “lucky” girl?

On the sale on 1-10, how much do you expect things to work our for you in life?

Being positive is a skill. Start sharpening it by watching your words and actions, and if you need any help, read my article: 5 Empowering Beliefs/Affirmations to Adopt This Year. It will put you on the right track.

4. Compassion

This is such an amazing manifesting tool. It softens our energy and allows for more miracles to happen every day. Compassion can remove lots od frustration and stress – energies that repel anything good coming your way and it actually saves energy. It takes much more energy to judge or fight someone than to accept them and let it go.

The Goddess within You knows that, and she is all bout saving her precious energy and maintaing her manifesting power in the place that allows for the space from which she can attract what she wants easily and with grace.

When I say compassion, I mean compasion towards other as well as your self. Many times when we talk about compassion we think about acknowledging the hardship of other people. I think compassion is the one thing that can really heal our lives, remove frustration and prevent hurtful actions we may one day regret. We all deserve it and so do you. Be kind to your self as much as you are to others.

How hard are you on your self and others around you?

Do you experience lots of frustration in your life?

How hard is it for you to accept others and our self for who they are – the good and the bad?

On the scale from 1-10 how forgiving and compassionate are you towards others and your self?

5. Self Love

Compassion is the foundation for self love and SELF LOVE  is at the heart of the Goddess mentality. Without it your energy will always be a little bit of a mess and that makes it tricky to manifest what you really want.

The Goddess within you knows that. She is an expert at manifesting her desires with ease and grace. Self love is a way of life for her that she consciously practices every day. She knows that putting her self first, securing her own happiness and wellness first is the only way she can be the woman that has a lot to offer in life, work environment and in her relationships.

How do you express self love in your daily routines?

Do you give your self enough rest? Do you spoil your self a little every day knowing you deserve it?

What is the most loving thing that you do for your self when you want to express the appreciation for who you are?

On the scale from 1-10, where would you find your self on the scale of SELF LOVE? 

If your score is not quite a 10, take some baby steps to slowly invite more love into your life. Start with self acceptance, work your self up to self appreciation and eventually you will fall in love with your self. I know you will.

Have a Goddess ritual once a week when you consciously give your self some loving attention.

Maybe you  take a bath or cook a great healthy, yummy dinner. Maybe you turn your phone off for a few hours and ignore the demands of your life for a bit. Maybe you get your self the pair of heals you have been eyeing for a while because you feel like being sexy and a daring Goddess.

Make sure to take this time to check into the Self Love account. Do you need to make a deposit?

6. Grace

The Goddess within You is in details – the way she moves, walks, talks, in the way she does her hair and chooses her clothes each day.

Do you take time to feel pretty, to feel elegant or to feel sassy?

Is your closet a sad place to be for any Goddess or do you flaunt your feminine side in fun and empowering ways?

Do you pay attention to your walk and what kind of energy you project when you walk into a room?

On the scale from 1-10, how much do you choose to be the graceful Goddess you could be?

Here is a simple way to infuse more grace into your life:

Write down the names of 3 Goddesses that you loe and are inspired by – like Brigitte Bardot, Alicia Keys, your sassy girlfriend… and than write down 3 specific things you really find inspiring about each of these amazing women – their walk, the way they wear their hair or makeup, their voice, sense of style…and use this as an inspiration for the next 7 days.

For a week wear your most feminine, elegant clothes, try new softer colours and make sure to watch your walk. None of your inspirations this week would hunch or hide behind their clothes right?

Have fun with this and expect compliments. Indulge in that energy and start getting use to it. SMILE.

7. Ability to receive effortlessly

The Goddess whit-in You has an amazing ability to receive all good in life – loving attention abundance of all forms – opportunities to build her dream life, love and support, money…

Do things and opportunities to have what you truly desire come to you easily?

Do you have hard time asking for the things that you want and you know you deserve?

Do you feel uncomfortable or even guilty when you receive unexpected gifts?

Out of all these 7 shifts in mentality /way of being that you could practice to fully step into you power as a woman, I found this one to be the most important and the most powerful. Over the years on studying personal development, positive psychology concepts and Law of Attraction principle, I realized that many times everything else can be fully lined up – you are clear, you are living your life with intention and working hard to reach your goals, but if you are somehow blocked in your ability to receive, all your efforts will fall flat.

As women we can be so caught up in our overactive effort/habit to give attention, love and support to those around us – our family, our spouse, our children, our boss …. that it throws our ABILITY TO RECEIVE off big time.

Sometimes when we are in a “giver overdrive” mode, we shut down our ability to receive completely and nothing can get through.

This has been the most transformational discovery of my life. I grew up in a family of strong women, that would put everything and everyone else first, and doing otherwise would be considered very selfish and wrong.

It took my mom 50 years to finally have te courage to say: I want to pursue my passion and open my own business. She waited until her kinds were all grown up and she would not feel guilty to not be there for her family every day to do that.

Are you suffering from “The Nice Girl Syndrom”?

I know I did for many years.

What I am saying is that your ability to receive may be somehow compromised and you may not be fully aware of it.  One other thing I have learned is that when I feel overwhelmed (to take care of everyone else in my foolish effort to please the whole world, sounds familiar?) the gates of abundance are closed firmly. Te universe will not give me more than I can handle – good or bad, so I have to make room and let go of certain expectations and responsibilities that weren’t mine in the first place.

The universe we live in naturally strives for balance and that applies to our ability to give and to receive. If you are out of balance, the wise universe will try hard to point that out so you could tip the scales a little, or a lot if needed.

On the scale from 1-10 how much of a people pleaser/”giver in an overdrive” are you?

On the scale from 1-10 hw often do you put the happiness of other people first no matter how exhausted and overwhelmed you are while falling behind on your own dreams and goals?

On the scale from 1-10, how much are you allowing the abundance to flow into your life?

What are your numbers? Anything under 5 is an alarming sign that you out of balance and you most likely feel like you work so hard for every little thing, every little breakthrough in your personal or professional life. It’s time to exercise your willingness to receive more.

If you are not sure where to start to create more balance in your life in this area, I have a simple exercise for you to try. This quick morning routine will start inviting more opportunities to live your life in an abundant way. Here are 3 simple steps to acknowledging your abundance first thing in the morning:

5 Minutes Abundance Morning Meditation

1. After you gently wake up, sit up on your bed with your feet on the foor to ground your energy. Sit straight with your chest open and start taking slow, deep breaths. Enjoy the process. Notice your chest and stomach move, and how your body will become energized by the nice flow of oxygen being delivered to all parts of your body. Do this for about 2-3 minutes.

2. Stand up, open your arms wide, take another deep breath and say out loud: I am now open to receive my abundance in all expected or unexpected ways. I am willing to change. Repeat the process if you feel inspired to until you will feel an energizing shift in your energy.

3. Name 3 – 5 things you are open to receiving this day – a compliment, new career opportunities, loving partner, more health … have fun with this, dont over-think it or hold back. Trust the ability of the universe to deliver. It will, if you will allow your self to receive it.

How did your Modern Goddess Lifestyle test go?

• If you find your self giving your self a score in any area that is lover than 5, than it’s time to really step up your Goddess game. And you know it. You feel it every day. If you don’t know where to start, please read my other article:

  5 Easy Ways to Step into Your Goddess Power as a Woman.

• If you are anywhere from 5-7, you are well o your way and Congratulations! Where can you let your inner Goddess be in charge more? Make a specific list of 3-5 things, small changes that you could implement in your life that would pen more doors for love and abundance to flow in.

• If you can score your self anywhere from 7 -10 in each area, you have really tapped into Your Inner Goddess and you should be proud, celebrate it and most of all keep it up. This world needs more Goddesses to lead the way into the world that is more balanced, accepting, loving and fun. Be the gentle but determined leader you know you were meant to be.

Have a beautiful day and let the Goddess within you lead the way to manifest the life you love.

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The secret of visualization

We all have dreams, whether we speak about them out loud or not.

The most common reason why we wouldn’t do so is because we didn’t see our other dreams come true. It seams understandable right? Over time our dreams can become our little secrets that we don’t invest much energy and time into to prevent disappointment or to look foolish.

So how do we regain the confidence in our ability to make our dreams come true again?

Well, I think we just need to try a new approach.

We know that the a lot of top athletes out there think of visualizations as an important (if not the most important) part of their training and strategy to win.

I have always been a daydreamer. Many times it got me in a trouble but looking back at my life, I know I live the life I do now because I did not treat my daydreaming as a waste of my time.

I also researched the topic of visualization and intentional manifesting for the last 8 years to find out what is the secret of visualization.

By far the best explanation of what is often going wrong with the approach we take to visualization I have ever came across is the video below.

Bashar on the secret of visualization

Visualization – something we do versus a state of being we take on.

The woman in the video says: ” The (big) vision (of her life) has always been with me and I haven’t let go of it”.

I am sure many of you can relate to that statement.

Here  is the important message Bashar has for the woman in this video, and for anyone reading this blogpost.

“The visualization that happens in your physical mind is simply a representation, a symbol, of a state of being.” ~Bashar.

The process of visualization in 3 simple steps:

1. Understand that it’s purpose is to use is to generate a level of excitement in you that’s is representative of that state of being but the visualization may NOT necessary occur as your physical mind was capable of imagining it.

2. Ones you have’ve used the visualization in your mind to get your self in that excited state, you absolutelly let go of any need whatsoever for that particular, specific visualization to have to come to manifestation. And you hold on to the state of being itself and than you give that state of being to your higher mind which has the ability to know how something is going to happen.

3. Don’t prevent the higher mind from giving you something better by insisting that the visualization in your physical mind must be the end all, be all of how the manifestation has to occur. Because what to the physical mind seams to be the sealing, to the higher mind is just the floor. And it can go much higher than the physical mind is capable of doing, and bring you something far greater than you imagined. So don’t limit it.

Big Thank you to Bashar for this detailed explanation. If you would like to learn more about Bashar, you can find him here: bashar.org

The secret of Visualization: letting of of the need to know how things are going to happen/manifest and only using this technique to create a state of being – an energetic invitation that will allow the universe to orchestrate the hows so we could realize our dreams OR SOMETHING EVEN BETTER.

Giving up control is not easy for many of us, but it is really important that we start giving up our fears and start “training” ourselves to believe that we are supported in each moment to achieve our dreams – in a ways that are expected AND UNEXPECTED.

Have an amazing day and  dream on.

With love,

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No matter what your past or present, the circumstances of your life or how you feel in this moment,

You deserve to be in a wonderful, loving and respectful relationship. It’s your birth right to feel love and to give love in the most openhearted and free way you can.

Love should be easy and that is how you know that you are experiencing unconditional love. When you are feeling loved just because are, just like babies do when they are born, you have found “the one”.

I am a lover, meaning that I am one of those touchy, affectionate people that really enjoyes making people feel appreciated and loved any chance I get. I have also been in a relationship that makes me very happy for the past 6 years. But I also remember the times that I just wanted to be in a relationship to avoid being alone and single. I can relate to the emotionall roller coaster that Valentine’s day can cause to those who are still looking for love, or just got out of a relationship.

Take it easy this Valentine’s day, release the pressure and think loving thoughts

There is nothing wrong with not being in a relationship on this day that is build around an expectation that you should have at least a date. We all know how commercialized this celebration of love became in the last few years. The pressure that many people feel on this day has nothing to do with love and I strongly suggest that if you feel that way it’s time to let go of this social norm and just decide to have a great day – whether you are in a relationship or not.

Valentine’s day is the day to celebrate love – love you have for your self or others in your life. I am not talking about some romanticized, over the the top love. I mean that warm feeling in your heart that you feel immediately when you think about someone you care for deeply and unconditionally.

If you are not in a relationship right now, take this opportunity to express the love and appreciation you have for your self. Do something really nice for your self – take a bubble bath and have a glass of wine, buy your self some beautiful flowers or do something that lifts up your spirit and allows you to see what an amazing, deserving of LOVE person you are.

You deserve this loving attention and it is the foundation for all your other relationships in your life. 

If this is the day that you are really acknowledging your desire to be in a loving relationship, I would like to share some insights on attracting/creating a relationship that makes your heart sing. Keep in mind that we all have different definitions of what a “perfect” partner/relationship is but these are 3 common obstacles that I have identified during the process I went through to understand why I was not attracting the relationship I thought I deserved.

3 keys to inviting “The One” into your life

Removing these 3 obstacles allowed me to have the relationship I have today and have been enjoying for the past 6 years – relationship that is simple, loving and fun. I hope these simple ideas will help you to invite more love into your life as well.

 1. Key – Practice self acceptance

Everything you ever will and are attracting into your life is there as a reflection on your own energy and a state of being. In other words we don’t attract what we want, we attract who we are. If it’s hard for you to love and appreciate who you are now, the universe can only bring you someone who will reflect on that fact.

If you are torturing your self over becoming better, more worthy of someone’s love, you need to take a moment and breathe. You are working way too hard for something that can only come to you once you start practicing self love and self appreciation. That is the only way to attract the kind of love I talked about above – easy, lasting and fun.

You don’t need to be perfect to have a great relationship, but you have be perfectly happy with who you are now to attract someone who will love you just as you are. And isn’t that what you really want?

What if there was nothing else you needed to do, improve about your self or fix?

What if you could just stand still for a moment, release al the pressure and let someone to wrap their hands around you so you could rest in the energy of simple, accepting love?

2. Key – Get clear on what what you want in a relationship

This one seams to be so obvious, but as a Life Coach I found this to be the most common, the #1 obstacle for people to attract what they want, in all areas of their life. It’s hard to be fully aware you have found what you are looking for if you don’t have a clear idea about what you are searching for.

Knowing what you don’t want doesn’t count neither.

Remember, the universe reflects on the way you are focused. Thinking “I don’t want another guy that cheats, doesn’t pay attention to me or never lets me know how he feels about me” is a recipe for a disaster. The universe is not hearing your words, it’s paying attention to where your energy is. Think about it this way:  Universe doesn’t hear your don’ts.  So the statement above only has the power to attract another guy that cheats, doesn’t pay attention to you or never lets you know how he feels about you. 

So next time you are about to talk to our girlfriend about who you would like to go on a date with, breathe, take a moment to refocus and say something like this: I would like to meet a guy that I can trust fully, someone who is very attentive and loving, someone who lets me me know how much he loves me. I would like to be with someone who is affectionate, and confidant enough to tell me I love you if that is the way he feels about me. 

Now the universe is listening and doing everything it can to bring you the reflection on the way you think about your future relationship. All you have to do is to pay attention and be fully aware when the person crosses your path. And from my experience, it happens faster the you expect.

Does that make sense?

Do you need to reframe the way of thinking about the person that you want to be in a relationship with?

Here is a simple exercise to correct your habits of thinking to actually attract the relationship you prefer:

Take a few minutes to describe the person you would like to be in a relationship with. Be very careful how you formulate your thoughts. Here are some questions you can use to make this list that will help you to focus in a way that attracts what you prefer:

The partner I am now attracting into my life and I am open to be in a loving and fun relationship with:

• How does he make you feel about your self? 
• What kind of person would you be really happy spending every day with?
• How would you want to be loved?
• What are the little things he does for you that makes you feel loved and appreciated? 
• What are the little things you do for him to express your love for him? 
• How does he talk to you? 
• What are the things you love about him the most? 
• What do you have in common with your partner – core beliefs and values that makes this relationship strong and easy to enjoy?
• How does he support you in life, in your carrer, in the challenges that you may face from time to time?
• And how ready are YOU to love fully, with on open heart?

Not being in touch with what you really want or being scared to ask for too much is only going to hold you back. Go all out and get out of your comfort zone. The rewards for being bold and putting your foot down are worth it.

Little tip: Use our past relationships as a resource to make this very important list. All your past relationships were full of lessons to learn about how you want to be treated and what you prefer or not in your partner. Milk it. Use all our past experiences to clarify for your self what you are not willing to invite into your life again and what you would prefer instead.

3. Key – Let go of the stories (and the energy) of your past relationships

Are you still talking about your ex?

Do you still resent the way he treated you? 

Do you fear that you will be treated like that again in your next relationship? 

If the answers are YES that you are being held hostage to the guy that is no longer physically present in your life. You may have broken up with him but he still has the power over you to make you feel the way he did when you were with him.

It’s time to let him go.

How do you do it? By accepting him for who he is, accepting the relationship for what it was and also making peace with the fact that you have made a mistake. Stop wondering why he treated you the way he did.

The most importnat thing is to understand (in your heart) that it was wrong. Relationships are the most powerful platform for learning about your self and how YOU ALLOW people to treat you. Being angry at your self for letting him to treat you with disrespect … is not going to help. Allowing your ex to be a powerful teacher is going to allow you to claim your power back.

Let him be the reason you are now more clear about how you want to feel in your next relationship, have more self respect and be able to clearly communicate your needs to your next partner.

Most importantly, you cannot hang on the painful memories of your past relationships and be able to attract the oposite of that. It just wouldn’t work. Let go, make room for a new, loving partner that doesn’t have to try to worry about you pushing him off because you have been hurt by the guy before him. It’s not fair to him.

Allow your self to heal and move on. There is a guy out there waiting to sweep you off your feet.

I would like to dedicate this article to COURAGE - courage to really get in touch with the vision of a relationship that would take your breath away and is worth waiting for, courage to trust the universe to arrange all the beautiful coincidences so you could meet HIM, courage to love fully and openly when you find “the one”,and the courage to keep expressing your love and appreciation for your partner every day if you are in a wonderful relationship already.

Happy Valentines day!

With Love,

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When I arrived, the room was already full of people – beautiful, ready to be inspired women of all ages, mothers and daughters, and girlfriends having some wine and enjoying the good energy. Here and there I could see a man enjoying the company of all these amazing women.

It was so great to see how many women that have honoured this opportunity to re-connect with their spirit, open their minds and their hearts to new ways of being and new possibilities.

Gaby and Danielle looked glowing and ready to share their thoughts on anythings with the excited crowd.

I had a long day that day so I was really appreciating a moment to sit down, relax, just listen and take all the positive energy in the room in. It felt great.

Time of Miracles with Gabrielle Bernstein

The talk started with a guided meditation lead by Gaby and there we were off to talk about miracles. For those of you that are not familiar with Gabrielle Bernstein, here is a little info about this inspiring young lady:

About Gabrielle:

Featured on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday as one of the next generation thought leaders, Gabrielle Bernstein is making her mark. Expanding the lexicon for the next generation spiritual seekers, Gabrielle is a #1 bestselling author of the books Add More ~ing to Your Life, Spirit Junkie and May Cause Miracles Gabrielle is also the founder of the social networking site HerFuture.com for women to inspire, empower and connect.

Magical night of getting in touch with what powers me up, heals me and allows me to live the life you love.

I am a note taker. I feel that it makes more present when I am at events like these and I retain more    information as well. It is also a great way to revisit the experience any time I feel like refreshing my mind about the lessons I have learned that magical night. (smile)

I hope my notes will allow YOU to experience the energy everyone in the room felt while Gabrielle and Danielle took the stage and poured their hearts out on what matters the most in life to them and how they keep happy and on purpose.

I have to say, even though they are both quite different in a way they deliver their message, it was like a beautiful symphony of beautiful, empowering and honest thoughts that did not feel like preaching at all. They both have wicked sense of humor and that’s what made the evening as relaxing and fun as it was.

My notes from Gaby’s inspirational talk:

The notes below are just sentences/ideas I wrote down that were really resonating with me during the 3 hours I had to souk up Gaby’s and Danielle’s wisdom that was brought up by many women in the audience asking the question a lot us ask our selves every day.

How do these statements make you feel?  What bubbles up in your mind or in your energy when you read these words?

Stay present, listen and pay attention. You may getting some life saving info.

Some of these are quotes, others are paraphrases. I also wrote down some questions that may help you to explore these ideas farther. I’ll leave you to it now. Enjoy!

My notes I took during the time I listen to Gabrielle Bernstein talk:

Having a Miracle Mindset vs having a Fear Mindset. Which one do you function in during your day?

When things get uncomfortable  they are brought up to be healed. We like to push these difficult lessons away because they are many times painful and challenging to process but if we can shift our perception a little to see things differently, that is when miracles occur.

Free flowing, miraculas life. How would it feel to have that? What would it take to have a life like that?

Well intended, aligned, inspired action. This is not the kind of action we take out of fear or habit. This is the action that may not even makes full sense when we take it first. You mind maybe saying: that is a stupid thing to do, yet when you action on these moments when you feel rush of energy and excitement running through your body, the universe is saying : “Go for it girl. It will pay off. Big time “.

Where are you feeling blocked? Where could your life feel much better? Get in touch with it. If you want to change, you have to own it first. One you  ’ll do that the fear will disappear and you’ll have the energy to create a positive change.

I am willing to see things differently. Course in miracles says that miracle is a shift in perception. Take this first step and start asking your self new questions to see the lessons you maybe missing because you

I choose to see things differently. Now you got it. You are on your way to invite new, fresh energy into your life – new opportunities, new people, even miracles. (smile)

Spiritual discipline (choosing kind, positive words…) is a must if you want to have the life that you dream of. Do you have any habits in place that help you to stay in touch with your spirit, your inner guide?

The F word - Forgiveness. How are you doing in this area?

Would you rather be mad or happy? Are there experiences that you hold onto that you need to release to make room for what can actually attract what you want in life.

Clean house through Forgiveness.The most powerful tool to raise your energy and become a magnet for better things flowing into your life.

Be unapologetic about what you want from life. Are you willing to do that? It’s your life. Claim it.

Feeling supported. Do you crave more of it in your life? Do you ever ask for support, help, advise or do you keep saying: I can do this on my own. Do you expect help and support from others in your life, the universe?

Universe, show me what you got. I am open to receive. Allow the universe to have your back. It will. It’s waiting for you to give it a green light and start helping wherever and whenever possible. It’s up to you how much you can allow for.

Here is one my favourite Gabrielle Bernstein videos to give you an idea what it was like to see her talk in person with passion, clarity and such a strong believe in miracles.

What a great night! I was so excited to meet Gaby in person. She is tiny! So tiny. (smile) I am pretty petite my self but this girl is so little, its unbelievable  considering what a powerhouse she is when she is on the stage. I was lucky to share this moment with Gabrielle and my good friend Lana ( Love you Lana and thank you for letting me know about this fun event!)

My notes from Danielle’s inspirational talk:

Danielle LaPorte is the outspoken creator of the multimedia program The Desire Map, author of The Fire Starter Sessions, and co-creator of Your Big Beautiful Book Plan. An inspirational speaker, former think tank exec and business strategist, she writes weekly at DanielleLaPorte.com, where over a million visitors have gone for her straight-up advice — a site that’s been deemed “the best place on-line for kick-ass spirituality”, and was named one of the “Top 100 Websites for Women” by Forbes.

Information + Experience = Wisdom. The important part is allowing your self to take the empowering information at hand and actually act on it. Many of us fail there. Words don’t teach, we learn by experiencing, be doing, by being…Make time and make that your goal.

Goals chosen based on the way you feel. Often we work for things we think will make us feel happy  and sometimes we get to the finish line feeling exactly the same way we felt when we set our goals. Danielle was suggesting new approach - pic your goals based on how you want to feel at the end of that journey. See what you get. It maybe surprising.

Identify your Core Desire Feelings. How do you want to feel about your life? How do you want to feel about your job/work? How do YOU want to feel every day? These are very important questions. Get in touch with the answers. It’s the first step to putting your energy where it truly counts.

Sexy, Creative, Happy, Joy… Do you want to feel that?

Non-forceful action. Do you push your self around? Do you try to motivate your self to do things? Maybe it’s time to re-thing why you do the things you do and take some INSPIRED action.

It is your choice to be angry, happy, relaxed, energized… It’s ok to be any of these things. It’s your life. Balance is a myth – Danielle suggests and I agree. It could be just another reason to chase your own tale. Stop feeling guilty and frustrated because you have an OFF day. That is apart of life. You can’t be ON 24/7. That makes sense, right?

Rampage of New Age Criticism. I should be more positive, more spiritual, more proactive, more…. Leave it behind. You have been sucked into the new age “crap” overload. Everything in moderation. Watch out for this one. It’s easy to become a victim to.

Daily practice (and your life) being built around the way you want to feel. Doesn’t that sound just right? How would you make it happen. What would it look like?  Take a moment and write down all the details that bubble up. Do you have habits, routines in place that help you to feel the way you want to feel every day? If not it’s time to give it some thought.

I wanna live and create from the place where motivation is NOT required. This one is my favourite! Being able to act on your excitement all day, every day means you will have as much fun as 3 years old – at work, in your relationships, in life. It’s possible. It takes guts to do what you want to do no matter what other people think or tell you, you SHOULD do. The Should is a bad sign. Pay attention to it.

Adopted definitions of success. Are your dreams really YOUR dreams and goals? We buy into definitions of success that come from our parents, friends, teachers, the society…and sometimes we just stop asking the question: What do I really want? And if your answer is: I don’t know that you are for sure the victim to this ” Goal adoption” trend in our world.

Trust. Simplicity. Do less and be open to receive more. When we trust our selves, our energy being in the right place to attract what we want from life while knowing that the universe is having our back, we stop acting out of fear, running around because there is not enough time to make things happen for us, no one to help, no miracles…you know what I am talking about. Trust is a powerful energy to harness, that will allow you to simplify and most of all, it allows for miracles. Do you have a strong faith in you and the universe you live in?

Caring more about feeling real than feeling cool. You know what I am talking about. Ytring to fit in is tiring. Let people embrace you and if they don’t that is a clear sigh that you need to let them go. For your own sanity.

STOP DOING list. Make it, follow it … What wastes your energy and is clearly the reason you can’t focus, take time for the important things you want to do. Letting go, making room, making time is powerful.

Make every interaction in your life meaningful. The quality of our relationships and our interaction with other people in our life is what is the foundation for the quality of our life. Take to make a real connection wit the people in your life. I found that if I do that, I open new doors for opportunities, new wonderful things to come into my life. I also believe that we were always meant to exchange energy with others. It’s a great way to power up, relax, get inspired or feel supported and understood.

Metric mode VS Inspired mode. We measure our success in life by what we achieved, accumulated along the way – houses, promotions, cars, shoes, bis closet… and list goes on. What if we measured it by how we feel. There are many people out there having all the things listed earlier and they still don’t feel abundant, free or happy. What are you inspired by in your life, what do you want your life to feel like?

Weekly Desire map – 5 things or less. Danielle was sharing her way of creating a week that feels good when you look back at what you have done with your time. We live in a hyperactive world that is leaving us exhausted, still unfulfilled and frustrated. It’s time for us to stop chasing our own tale and start investing our energy and time, to be selective and slow down. What are you doing this week? What are you inviting into your life that feels right and important to you?

Breaking up with your practices. Anything that we do for too long can become a habit creating stale energy, when things don’t move. We need change to get the energy flowing, to feel alive again, to get new ideas, create new exciting experiences. Routines can be powerful but they can also be the reason for being stuck creating a bubble that is hard to burst so we can reach out for new things we desire.

Danielle LaPorte – A Credo for Making it Happen

What is your Desire Map? Are you ready to invite some Miracles in?

I hope you have enjoyed this post and my notes. I enjoyed writing it. I hope it will spark some new empowering clarity, new energy, pose new questions and offer refreshing perspective.

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