Megan Monique
 
I wanted to share a few pics from the kick-ass bridal shower my wonderful Aunt Doris threw me with help from my little sis, Sara. I am so grateful for everyone in my life who is celebrating & supporting me in this journey! 
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On Tuesday's I share with you the people I come across that touch, move & inspire me & the services they have to offer to the world. I consider this my way to give back to the lovely people who so generously support me in my endeavors. 

I have this kick-ass friend, Mary. She's a writer, a wife, a mom, a great friend & much, much more. 

She rocks my socks & I wanted to share her with you. 
Here is her blog. You can follow her on Twitter here. 

Give her some love - chances are, she'll love you back. 
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Wealthy Monday 05/23/2011
 
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Ever since I started wealthy Monday posts last week, I can’t help but be constantly aware of what I am doing that leaves me feeling wealthy & abundant.

I had one experience last week that stuck with me to this day. I have a feeling the sensation it gave me isn’t leaving anytime soon & for that, I am grateful.

I had a few errands to run. The weather was gorgeous. I paid 4 bills - in full, got my oil changed (it was long over due), filled up my tank of gas for near $50 (& I didn’t sweat it).

I’m on my way home from having accomplished all these things, with the windows down, the radio up & smile on my face. I can’t remember the last time I felt that completely wealthy.

I am still living in gratitude for having the mula to take care of all those things & pass on the circle of abundance to another family in need of putting food on their table.

Side Note: sometimes I think we forget that behind the front of big corporations are millions of people that have jobs that allow them to put food on their table. Without that job- where would they be? Even with something as simple as paying $40 to get my oil changed - I am contributing to someones paycheck. For that, I can be grateful.

What makes you feel totally wealthy & abundant? 
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Lately my days have been filled with planning for our wedding that's coming up on June 11th. 

I've always believed that in every obstacle there is a lesson to be learned - otherwise it wouldn't be standing in our way in the first place. 

There have been a couple of things that have really been present for me over the past couple of weeks. 

One being that I am so blown away & grateful for all the support our friends & family have shown us. 

They have stepped up to the plate in ways I never dreamed of - it truly makes this time in my life even more special. (Thank you!)

The other is that it has shown me how to really listen for my inner voice when it shows up. 

I'm not a big believer in should's & shouldn'ts. 

So when others share their thoughts with me of how I should be doing things my first instinct is to say 'thank you for sharing' & move on with my day. 

I appreciate having the knowing I do at this time in my life. 

I believe we all must live our lives to our own standards & no one else's. 

How miserable it must be to always be trying to make everyone else happy. (& impossible!) 

I believe this also stands true for anyone who is in a relationship. Don't look at what everyone else is doing & how it works for them. Find what works best for YOU and YOUR other person - that is the key.

At the end of all of this, I will look back & know that I did the very best that I could, & it turned out amazing because it was all in alignment with what The Mister & I wanted - no one else. 
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Last night I was digging into page 111 of The Big Leap & something big struck home with me.

Up until this point nothing in the book deeply resonated with me. 

Although everything I read was relevant - I just felt like I had worked through a lot of the references.

& then I read page 111. It starts off like this...

" Make a commitment to keep an attitude of wonder and play while learning about your Upper Limit behaviors. Say this sentence in your mind as often as you like. It expresses the attitude I’d like you to embody.

I commit to discovering my Upper Limit behaviors, and to having a good time while I learn about them.

Here are some of the most common Upper Limit behaviors (I won’t list them all, but the two that jumped off the page & strangled me were):
  • Not keeping agreements
  • Not speaking significant truths to the relevant people
My mouth dropped. I lost my breath for a moment. & then I thought to myself - holy shit. 

I totally have a self-sabotaging Upper Limit Problem. 

& then the fear kicked in. 

I just had a client hire me that morning for web design, paying me a significant amount of money.

What if I screw it up?

What if my Upper Limit Problem kicks in & she wants to fire me?

What if I’m not as good as I think I am?

Blah, blah, blah. 

I even had bad dreams last night that circled around these fears of not being good enough to be wealthy.

To be completely honest, I haven’t entirely discarded these fears.

But I am present to them. 

I am waving hello to them when they show up. 

I am choosing to put my energy into this : “I commit to discovering my Upper Limit behaviors, and to having a good time while I learn about them."

Instead of that: “I’m not good enough.”

What Upper Limit Problems kick in for you when you start making real progress?

Baby Steps,
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On Sunday we had a ROOTED conference call where all the members of this round of ROOTED gathered to talk about expectation & attachment. 

I had the lovely Megan Collier as a guest on the call to share her experience of the topic & how it played a role in her life - the good & the bad. 

By the end of the conversation I realized I had my own bout of expectation & attachment to what my coaching looked like. 

At the time, I had a lot of resistance even calling myself a coach. 

I had created Life Illumination Courses where I saw progress in other people, but the set-up I had wasn't fun for me & I couldn't figure out why. 

After the call I decided to surrender my coaching practice & see the situation with fresh new eyes. 

& Viola! 

I woke up yesterday morning with Soul Sessions on my brain & in my heart & now it's available for you. 

With Soul Sessions - I can keep conversations short, sweet & to the point. I use my intuition to help you be at ease & discover things about your current life & way of being. 

They are affordable for you & fun for me! Mostly because I'm not coaching you, or telling you what to do. I am sharing my own experience with you. I am reflecting your own inner light back at you with clear energy. 

No, I'm not psychic. At least not all the time. But I do have a strong sense of intuition & things pop into my mind in colors, pictures, ideas, etc. That is what I will be sharing with you. 

I look forward to meeting you in the Soul Sessions.
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Wealthy Monday 05/16/2011
 
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this is not my pantry
Yesterday I spent a lot of time feeling good about having a spic-n-span home (I would hope so, I spent 3 hours cleaning). But the emotions I experienced actually went much deeper than that. It did more than just make me feel good.

My clean home left me feeling totally & completely WEALTHY. 

Lately I've noticed my thoughts on money haven't exactly been in a good place. I believe this conversation is part of my life long journey of evolution. I go through cycles of being great at making money, & then all of a sudden my account is dry. I'm still learning & always will be!

I decided to start spending Monday morning writing about what makes me feel wealthy over-all. Not just with the green paper, but with events, people, actions, things, etc. 

What leaves me feeling totally and completely wealthy today, is having a cabinet, pantry & fridge filled to the brim with groceries. If I am hungry, I walk in there and whip something up. I don't have to think about what I don't have & possibly make a trip to the store. Having a full pantry leaves me feeling abundant & wealthy. 

How about you? What leaves you feeling over-flowing with abundance & wealth? 
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Everything is always changing.

Relationships aren’t an exception to that fact. From my personal experience their seems to be an ebb & flow about it all, as their is with everything else we experience.
  • One week we are completely in sync - almost reading each others minds.
  • The next week there might be a slight irritation in the air for no real reason.
  • The week after that there are spots of mind reading but something still feels out of whack. 
  • & then finally on week four we find ourselves back in the flow of things unable to put a finger on what really went wrong in the first place. 
That’s just it - nothing went wrong. It’s all part of the Earth rotating, the planets moving, time moving forward, etc., etc. Trust the process. 

It’s much easier to learn to ride this wave than it is to make it wrong & resist what is so.

Here are a few tips for making this most of this cycle:
  • Express gratitude to one another when being in sync comes easily. This allows you to be more self-aware of the choices you make when you are in the flow. These choices are generally of the highest level of  your consciousness.
  • Pay attention to when resistance begins to show up. Take on the attitude “I am willing to live & love with ease.” 
  • Take criticism & judgement out of your relationship. Sometimes when we share our opinions with others we tend to portray it as if there is only one right way of thinking & that one right way is of course, our own. But that’s not true. We each have our own perceptions. When sharing your opinion with your lover make it clear that it is just that, your opinion - not fact. If it serves them, take it. If it doesn’t, give them permission to leave it. 
  • Set an intention for your relationship. What common ground do you want your partnership to be based on? Love & infinity? Trust & communication? Abundance & support? Set an intention together & always be moving towards that space. When resistance shows up - see if you have your intention in mind, or if you have kicked it to the curb.
  • Be unattached to what your relationship looks like. While focusing on your intention together, let go of what you think that has to “look like” in real life. It might be something entirely different than the vision you had in your head & chances are, it will be much better. 
  • Communicate with the spirit of each other. Sometimes we aren't willing to receive clear communication in our relationships. Communication can be filtered through a negative listening we already have for one another. For this I created a communication healing meditation where you are able to talk to the spirit of your lover without having to use conversation in the physical world. You can get this meditation for free by registering for my mailing list. I've seen incredible transformations occur from this meditation. 
Love you dearly,
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This week has been filled with one-on-one coaching calls from ROOTED participants. I love these calls because they are generally short, sweet & to the point.

It seems that a lot progress gets made in a short amount of time & one of my most favorite parts is that my intuition always shows up strong & precise (for the most part).

During one call in particular yesterday, a lovely lady shared that she had little to no real, like-minded support system in her physical world.

Her online community was filled to the brim with people who touch, move and inspire - but in her physical world - not so much.

This wasn’t the first time a client had approached me with this issue & though I approached client number one differently than my ROOTED player - the success of both outcomes were substantial & beyond satisfying.

So I thought I would share an exercise with you on how to attract your tribe in the physical world.

Supplies
  • Mason jar or any glass jar of your choice - it needs to be see through. 
  • Small objects that represent people (you can use anything. Jelly beans, paper, paper clips - whateva!)

Directions
  • Place the jar somewhere you pass & look often
  • Spend a minute or so each morning with your jar. At this moment, feel love of your new found friends coming from your finger tips & infusing the glass of the jar with your love & gratitude. 
  • Now, depending on what you chose to represent people - you are going to pick up your jelly bean, paper clip or pebble - hold it in your hands for a few moments and infuse the quality you desire to have in your new found friend into the item. If you have picked paper as your item, write the quality on the piece of paper & allow yourself to feel it. 
  • Put the object into the jar of love & gratitude (the jar represents the sacred circle in which your new tribe operates).
  • Put the lid back on & go on through out your day, knowing the magic is happening -it's all on its way. 
  • You can also decorate the lid of the jar with something spiffy. I believe it is important to see the objects accumulating inside the jar, so leave the glass alone. 
Keep your eyes & ears open for who shows up & what their requests are.  

Some of the people that show up you might of know for years, but suddenly they'll want to take a yoga class with you instead of just waving hello. 

In other cases, you might bump into a stranger on the street & the jewelry you are wearing sparks an interesting conversation. 

Do no discredit anyone or anything. Release attachment to what these people look like. Trust this process & promise your tribe will begin to show up in as little as a week.
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