HOW TO GAIN CONFIDENCE

Are you someone who sees themselves as a confident person?

If you don't believe in yourself and your abilities, how can anyone else believe in you?

Why do we sometimes lose confidence in ourselves?  

Usually, it's because we have failed or because things didn't go as we planned and expected.

Then, doubt creeps in, and we no longer think that we can "do it"...

At these instances, we become ill... We suffer from a temporary case of amnesia. 

Why? Where's our focus?

We don't remember all those times that we did "win", and we did accomplish what we set out to do.

Next time you find that you are berating yourself, stop for a moment ...

Go back in time, and think of all your triumphs - that should give you the boost that you need!

Show some faith in yourself and others will follow.

Resolve to be the best you, you can be.

YOU CAN DO IT - I Can Help!

KARMA AND FORGIVENESS

WHAT IS KARMA, HOW CAN WE CLEAR IT AND GET UNSTUCK.

Karma - the sum of a person's actions in previous life times as well as in the current one, which determine his fate for the next.  

When we think, act, and speak with that which produces good for all, then we begin to resolve the issue of Karma. 

In some way we need to change our habits, the way in which we think, and create Karma which makes a better existence. 

Everything we do becomes "recorded" - nothing is ever forgotten ...

Forgiveness plays a big part in our individual karma - when we don't forgive and hold on to any kind of negativity it affects us to the core.

We may think we have forgotten about a certain incident, but if it doesn't get resolved it continues to affect us indefinitely. 

Say you have unfinished business from a previous life time. 

The best way to clear karma is through forgiveness - you came here to work it through.

We need to move into our heart - to forgiveness.

See the person for the soul that they really is, not just as the person who wronged me. 

Come to a place where you can heal that relationship - meaning, dissolving the partnership with love and grace - forgive them whether you know what you are forgiving them for or not, and move on. 

That completes the karma.

It's really about forgiveness and unconditional love. 

Forgive and set yourself free.

HOW TO FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOURSELF

Do you ever find yourself feeling sad, empty, or down? 

What do you think about when you're sad?

Where is your focus? 

Don't waste your time making yourself miserable when you can otherwise be happy - 

* You can always find a reason to be happy - even the fact that you are able to read these very lines...

Do not let stress build up and take control over you - 

* If you have any kind of "unfinished business", deal with it, and be done with it. 

Don't let anger rule over your relationships.

* Take the initiative, speak from the heart, be kind and gracious regardless of who's right.

We all have the ability to be mindful, stay focused, and eliminate distractions, the question is WHAT are we focused on ...

Become more aware of your thoughts - they are what determines your state of mind.

Concentrate on what you want to experience and feel - focus on what matters to you most, it will help you become calmer and much happier. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

To all my friends and family members wherever you may be,

May you have a year dipped in honey and smiles,

May we be healthy and happy, 

May we fulfill every wish and dream, and have a happy New Year with many  pleasures, 

May every day be a holiday full of happiness and celebration,

May we have a new year

filled with great excitement, hope and many successes. 

May we know to answer the questions:

"What should I do? What can I improve?"

May we have the courage to be who we are, may we concentrate in doing good, follow our heart and do what we love.

May we all have a special year of love and joy, a year of pleasure and success.

May we have a year full of surprises and exciting   experiences, 

May we begin each day  with smiles and joy

May we walk together hand in hand in friendship and love, 

May we have a wonderful year, may we keep smiling, and never stop loving !!

With all my love and very best wishes to you always ❤️

PLANT A SEED OF FAITH

Our reality can always be improved, no matter the current condition; we have the ability to make it better. 

We have the ability to move positively forward from whatever our situation may be. 

Set a goal - plant the seed of faith and expectation so it can grow and become your success.

Become enthusiastic and excited about your new prospect.

Believe that you can make it happen.

View your challenges as an opportunity to grow beyond anything that you've previously experienced. 

Once you have accomplished your goal, set another goal bigger than before.

Keep cultivating an appreciation for the great possibilities that life offers. 

Keep in mind that what doesn't grow, eventually withers away and disappears ...

Life can be difficult but it is the continued progression that makes it more meaningful and magical. 

BITTERSWEET MOMENTS IN LIFE

Keep chewing until the bitter becomes sweet. 

When things become difficult, we need to remind ourselves that there has to be a reason for that - something good must come out of it - that is where our faith is being tested.

Of course, it is much easier to give in to the moment and wallow in anger or bitterness.

However, dealing with the difficulties becomes easier,  when we recognize that out of every disturbance, from the very darkness of the unknown, the light will soon be breaking through. 

It empowers us and gives us the strength to not give up. 

We have an inner knowing that the road will be paved, in order for us to safely continue on our journey.

That is precisely where we can draw our strength from - each and every time, with the expectancy for the next moment to come.

When you're just about to give up, keep in mind that obstacles may be merely challenges in disguise, making sure that what you're after is truly what you want. 

So, ask yourself how badly you want it, and figure out how far away you're willing to go in order to get it.

BE HAPPY. BE YOURSELF.

I looked at this picture which was taken a year ago... (Not really...;).. And I become sad...

And no... Not because I had realized how much older I became.

Years ago, I wasn't very happy with who I was.

I didn't like my hair color or my eye color, so I colored my hair blonde and had purchased contact lenses.

I wanted to be someone else ...

Don't you think it's kind of disturbing? 

Why can't we just be happy with what God gave us?

Often times, the messages we receive from our environment makes us feel uncomfortable with who we are, so we feel compelled to change.

I believe that's what happens when we don't know ourselves well enough. 

We judge ourselves by what other people think or say to us, which more than often does not represent the truth.

If I could offer one piece of advice to a younger person it would be, just be yourself!

There will always be people who won't like you for any number of reasons, and that's perfectly ok!!

We can't live our lives by other people's standards!

We can't possibly make every person on the face of this earth like us!

Once I realized this undeniable fact, I took off the colored contact lenses, and returned back to my natural brunette self.

This is what it means to claim your right to be the creator of your own life!

And you know what?

I am good enough just as I am!

ADVICE FOR LIFE

Connect to your higher self, and ask for healing - connect to your subconscious and energetically change things for yourself.  

Forgive yourself and others for all past pain - be willing, be loving. 

Open the door and let go of all suffering.   

Learn to accept what is unknown to you.  

Be more of yourself and less of your baggage.  

Be willing to be who you truly are - be authentic and true to yourself. 

Be open to move forward and live your life with joy. 

Embrace and rejoice in who you are and who you will become.

Decide what success means to YOU - introspect frequently.

Know that you can always make a different choice if the current one does not serve your highest and best interest and potential. 

Be clear on what you want - live life by YOUR rules.

Be loving, kind and generous, the rest will take care of itself.

Take responsibility, be honest and genuine - people will appreciate you more. 

Ask for help, pray, and you'll be answered.

Smile MORE, life is magical!

CIRCLE OF POSITIVITY

We came to the world to experience happiness and inner fulfillment, and to illuminate the darkness in all areas of our lives. 

We have the right and obligation to work towards balancing ourselves from within.

When we are at peace, we increase the love and compassion among ourselves, among each other, and between nations. 

Every drop of love changes the picture.

Every gesture of kindness helps complete the circle of positivity in the universe.

Become an active participant in seeking peace. 

CREATING A MEANINGFUL LIFE

A meaningful life, is a life having to do with the pursuit of happiness - that is the mere reason as to why we are all here ...

I know there is no real meaning to life unless I create it.

It is living life from a place of clarity of thought; a life of true meaning and fulfillment. 

A purposeful life is when I awaken each morning to a new day, realizing I'm blessed. 

I now know that I have a new opportunity to live my life fully,  because I know what I want.

Once I have a clear goal in mind, then I need to plan how to achieve it.

I have to be honest with myself, so I can clearly see what is in my way, how I get over the barrier and what I need to do to change myself in order to get what I want. 

I must accept what is not under my control, yet bear full responsibility for what is. 

A purposeful life, must be continually fed with new content to preserve the joy - if I had a happy day, a day where I was mostly joyous, where I progressed a bit more, where I had done good for me and others - I won!

Conversely, if I spent my day feeling badly, spewing my anger on others because I am filled with negative feelings - I lose!

This is not what I came here to do!

EVERYTHING IS A BLESSING

Are you happy?

What needs to happen in order for you to be happy?

For one thing, if you keep thinking how bad you have it, or how wrong you were, this is not what will bring you happiness!

Do not think about your mistakes and failures, think about what you can do to change things.

Focus on what you can do differently, what you can do better.

Focus on what you do want, focus on what makes you feel good!

Think where you want to go, what is your goal.

Why? Because you deserve to be happy, and it's possible!

Once you shift into a positive way of thinking, you open yourself to new possibilities - you allow the Light come in and fill you up.

When we are engaged in pain and failure, it's a sign we are not connected to the light.

When the Light comes in, we forget everything ...

This is the difference between a life full of  experiences or constantly feeling like the victim.

It is not what happened to you, but whether you have connected to the Light... that's what makes the difference.

Connect to the Light and see all you've been through in life as a blessing - that's what brought you to this point!

HOW TO STOP COMPLAINING AND START CREATING

In each one of us lays the complainer, the one that always looks for, and therefore finds what's wrong with everything ...

Inveriably, we tend to blame others instead of taking responsibility. 

Look what he did to me .. Why do I deserve this?

But between you and I, how does it help us if we sit all day and complain; they did it to us, they took from us, they're cruel to us .....?

Does it change the situation for the better, in any way?

Not really ..

On the contrary, the more we complain, the worse we feel! 

Well, so what to do with all this free time, we now have on our hands?

What do we do when the urge to feel sorry for ourselves shows up again? 

 

We all know there is no shortage of opportunities for complaints and grievances of various kinds, right?

So what to do instead?

It is a matter of philosophy of life ...

If I believe that the Creator of the world, this Divine energy, created the world for the benefit of the creatures (us among others), then it is not possible that what happens to me is against me!

Maybe that was designed for me, to help me ...

Through what color lenses would I then see my world?

What will happen if I say to myself, well, this is what's happening in my life right now, and now I have the opportunity to make a part of me a little better? 

Complaints will not help me in any way - it just weakens the power of God in me.

When we adapt to the belief that everything that happens, happens for our highest and best good, we empower ourselves to act, change and make ourselves a little better at a time.

That is how the power of the Creator awakens within us  - enabling us to create something new, something that had not been there before.

That's magic!

LOVE THY NEIGHBOR

Humor me if you will, just for a moment...

I believe, that there isn't "right" or "wrong". There's only perception. I don't believe that anything that we are aware of is random.

I do believe that there are certain things and ideas which are beyond our perception, outside our understanding, and what we may perceive as being logical.

Often times we'll be experiencing some"technical difficulties" in conceptualizing certain beliefs, or judgments that are not founded on proof, or certainty...

But, if you give it a try, with an open mind, a mind that isn't searching for ways to rebuttal, but rather consider a different point of view, an alternative approach, you will see "things" a bit differently... 

Please don't allow the title to scare you away;

LOVE THY NEIGHBOR...

We are compelled to believe that there's more to us than merely the images we see reflecting back at us from the mirror. There has to be "something" greater dwelling within. The energy, the diverse emotions we feel, our racing thoughts - they're all a part of what we commonly refer to as our soul.

It is our ever expanding and eternal higher self. 

We are not composed of just our bodies. 

There's a specific purpose for each of us being here on earth. It doesn't seem logical that we only came here for the reason of simply existing. Waking up day after day, going to work, raising our children and doing countless mindless tasks.

It's really all about our souls.

Each soul chose to come forth and experience circumstances throughout its life time span, which would provide it (our soul) with the opportunities to be connected to the light as opposed to the darkness, with each choice that we make. These manifestations of circumstance didn't just happen to "show up", but rather so we can take advantage of the position we're in and make as many positive, well intentioned choices.

These choices would potentially turn each "darkened corner" appearing in our lives into a lighted one. Simply meaning, with the correct mindset, we'll feel obliged to always come from a place of love and compassion: to love the other as we do ourselves. This of course, takes maturity, awareness and a deeper understanding of how things work. 

Once we will fully comprehend that is our purpose; to constantly grow, evolve, and upgrade ourselves to better human beings, we'll allow the modification to come about more smoothly. And than, we will become different in some way. 

By modifying ourselves, we'll be able to bring about a better version of ourselves and a tremendous benefit, not only in our own lives, but also to the lives of those around us.

We need not lose our identity or essence in order to become more refined. Ultimately, we'll become just like a polished diamond, shining brightly from within, with each act of love that we'll be participating in. 

Because we are all ONE. 

Each of us represents a Godly sparkle, a tiny piece of the whole. A part of the wonderful, and wondrous world we're all sharing together as ONE.. — 

HOW TO FREE YOURSELF FROM NEGATIVITY

HOW TO TAKE THE NEGATIVE, from NEGATIVE THINKING? 

If you find yourself immersed in negativity, know that you have the power to change it - pull out the "sting" and stop the burn! 

You may think you are an innocent bystander, allowing yourself to sink deeper into desperation, but you are not!

You don't have to think those thoughts, as we said before, they are just thoughts - these thoughts hold a low vibrational frequency which causes us nothing but harm.

We don't function well when we don't feel well.

Therefore, it is our responsibility for own good, as well as for those around us, to change how we feel.

Here is a three step process you can do as soon as you catch yourself feeling any kind of negativity:

1 - change your body positioning - if you are lying down, get up and walk, jump, sit, do whatever is necessary to change your current physical state.

2 - change your internal dialogue - what are you saying to yourself?

If you are beating yourself up for failing or feeling like a victim because someone had a bad day and poured their negativity on you, change the words - "my husband had a bad day .. His words are not directed at me... It is just his way of blowing off steam..."

3 - change your focus - what are you concentrating on? Are you feeling badly about yourself? Are you focused on your problem?

What will happen if instead, you begin searching for a solution to your problem?

Use this tool to change your state of mind. After all, your number one job is to feel good, isn't that so?