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Open Circles Daily Intentions
This e-book is meant to be used with or without Open Circles’ Intention Cards. If you wish to order pack of intention cards, contact us for order information. Every morning, once a week, once a month, on your birthday or whenever you feel the need for that, shuffle the pack of cards and then let your intuition guide you to choose a card. (If you don’t have the cards, just pick an intention that fits you from the list below.) Look at the photo and the intention written on it. Let both the photo and the words sink in. Use them as your intention for the day, the week, the month or the year. Contemplate this intention often. Click on the card name below to learn how to practice this intention in your daily life. Use these cards. They work! Enjoy them.
Awareness Balance Celebration
Completion Cooperation Courage
Creativity Determination Enthusiasm
Flexibility Forgiveness Friendship
Giving Going with the Flow Gratefulness
Humor Joy Letting Go
Love Openness Patience
Playfulness Receiving Reflection
Relaxation Responsibility Sharing
Simplicity Slowing Down Spontaneity
Support Tenderness Trust
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Abundance Action Adventure
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Abundance Your Beliefs Concerning Money Find for yourself a quiet space where you can relax and be undisturbed for at least 30 minutes. On a piece of paper, write the heading, "My Beliefs Concerning Money Are As Follows" For the following 15 minutes, write freely about any aspect cmoney that enters into your mind. Include all beliefs, concepts, opinions and points of view youand teachers, not forgetting those ideas from outside sourcemembers, your friends, the church, the books you read, teleyou have seen. Realize that these influences have, in many“messages” as well as verbal. For the duration of this 15-minute period, continue writing, wthe 15 minutes are completed, revise your list, identifying thway “touch” you. Obviously, those messages that you agreenote of those that create feelings of anger or frustration. Themost likely your unconscious beliefs... Take time to review the results in your life at present, both pnotice how these results correlate with your written list of be Are you able to expose the negative beliefs concerning monlife? Do you see the price tag you pay for holding these belieactivities? Are you willing to change your belief structure in relation to tmoney? If so, then make the conscious commitment to change these
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Action Take Your Life in Your Hands (Cheryl Richardson) Write down the answers to the following questions: 1. What do I really want for my life and myself?
When you consider this question, what comes to mMore time to yourself or with your family? A new caoccurs to you.
2. What "should" I want? As you review your answer
many of the answers are based on what you're "suand write down all that occurs to you.
3. What are my "soul" priorities? These are the priorit
These are the priorities that are most often hidden be possible. Write them down regardless.
4. What are my "head" priorities? These priorities mig
the time. List them out in their entirety. 5. Are your desires really "your" desires or are they d
Review what you've written so far and notice how mothers.
6. What really matters to me at this time in my life? 7. What demands my attention? Once again, keep th 8. What am I afraid of? 9. What am I afraid of losing? 10. What am I afraid of gaining? Once you've answered the questions, complete the pr 1. What do I need to do right now with what I've learn 2. Who can I call to support me? And then JUST DO IT!! Good Luck!
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Adventure When we are truly consumed by a spirit of adventure, we are moving as though we were once again children. Full of trust, we journey forth undaunted, step-by-step, drawn by our sense of wonder into the unknown. Adventure in reality has nothing to do with plans, maps, programs and organization. It can manifest itself to us anywhere - at home or in the office, in the wilderness or in the city, in a creative project or in our relationship with others. Whenever we move into the new and unknown with the trusting spirit of a child, innocent and open and vulnerable, even life’s smallest occurrences have the potential to become the greatest adventure. Today do something new. Try traveling to your work in a different way. Take public transportation and stop anywhere and from that point, try to make your way back home. If you usually phone a handyman to do repair problems at home, try it yourself -tasks such as fixing the sink, or painting your room. Go to the library (or search on the internet) for a topic you know nothing about. Today give yourself the space to be adventurous in anything that you do. Approach everything from the point of NOT KNOWING.
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Awareness Becoming Your Authentic You Awareness (or being aware) is the ability to observe your patterns of behavior and ascertaining whether your current activities originate directly from who you are, or whether these activities are simply repetition of old patterns and conditioning. We must all continue to stretch and grow. Of course, this isn't easy. The prerequisite here is a genuine desire to explore the inner regions of both your heart and mind. It requires the courage to change what isn't working in your life. And, it requires your willingness to take the steps necessary to accomplish your goals. Here are a few practical tools to support you on your way. Ask yourself: 1. Whatever you're currently doing - are you doing what you love and enjoy or was that
choice a result of a powerful voice from the past, pressurizing your decision? 2. How many times have you made decisions affecting your life, based on revenge
against someone? Or a decision rooted in proving yourself to someone through accomplishing a difficult goal?
3. What do you really want to accomplish in your life? Whenever you start something new in your life, the voices from the past are often deafening. These are the voices of your parents, teachers, friends and colleagues. These voices are mostly judgmental. They rarely inspire, rather, they tell you all of the reasons why you can't accomplish your goals. You don't have to shut them off, as ironically, they automatically do just that, as you simply plunge deeper into the task at hand. Here are some keys to assist you in quieting the voices: 1. In order to give your complete attention to what you're doing - be enthusiastic about it.
Or, if you don't particularly like it, at least find the joy in doing your best. 2. Spend some quiet time discovering what really motivates you. What do you currently
do that is joyful and meaningful? How can you spend more time doing those things? When you're focused on what you want to accomplish you attract the people, methods and opportunities required in order to accomplish these goals.
3. Do you have the courage to change, if you discover that you're not being your authentic
self? Most of the people around you want to stop you from changing. They were comfortable with who you were until now and they might have to change themselves if you change...
Create new experiences and find new ways to express yourself. Choose every moment to become more and more yourself.
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Balance 10 Ways to Simplify Your Life The first step to create a balanced life is to simplify it as much as possible. Here are a few methods that you can employ today: 1. Determine what your priorities are for this month and post
highly visible so you can check it periodically against wha 2. What excites you? Expressing your passion is a great wa
engaged in the world - which although a simple pleasure, 3. Discover yourself, what are your personal best rhythms a
exercising and thinking. 4. It is far less complicated to be yourself and not worry, tha
think your family, friends, and strangers want you to be. 5. Telling the truth is ultimately the simplest way to handle a 6. Think about who and what you really value, and then dec
present to those people and activities. 7. Repossess your own time by setting limits on mundane a
the quality of your life in some way. 8. While planning your day, check with yourself what you rea
day. 9. When was the last time you allowed yourself to play like a
walk in the rain, play imagination games, etc...? What prenow?
10. Learn to say 'NO' guilt-free.
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Celebration The state of celebration is never dependent on outside circumstances. We need not wait for a special holiday or a formal occasion, or a sunny, cloudless day. True celebration arises from a joy that is first experienced deep within, then spilling over into an overflow of song, dance and laughter, and yes, even tears of gratitude. When you choose to celebrate, it indicates that you are becomand open to the many opportunities that are to celebrate in lifeothers to do likewise. Don’t bother about scheduling a party odown, take your shoes off, and dance. The party is happeningmoment. Today make a celebration of everything. Buy yourself flowers;You can either prepare this yourself or go to a restaurant. Givfriends over to simply celebrate the breathless wonder of your
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ing increasingly available , and in so doing “infecting”
n your calendar. Let your hair all around you every
treat yourself to a nice meal. e yourself a present, invite being alive.
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Completion Even in the ever-changing flow of life, there are moments in which we come to a point of completion. In these moments we are able to perceive the whole picture, the composite of all the small pieces that have occupied our attention for an extended period. In the finishing, we can either wallow in despair due to the approaching end, or we can be grateful and accepting of the fact that life is full of endings and new beginnings. Today, observe whatever has been absorbing your time and energy and is now coming to an end. In the completion, you will be clearing the space for something new to begin. Use this interval to celebrate both - the end of the situation at hand and the arrival of the new. Today reflect on the previous year and make a list of twenty-five things you are most proud of accomplishing over the last twelve months. This list may include ways that you’ve grown as a person, goals you’ve achieved and the positive changes that you’ve made in your life. When you’ve completed the list, share it with your partner or team. Better yet, hold a bragging party and invite several people to gather and share their lists. Start by completing the following sentences: My five most important accomplishments are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The three ways I’ve grown over the last year are: 1. 2. 3.
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Cooperation Cooperation can take various forms and varies in intensity. It may involve mutual support and advice, combining in a complementary manner individual tasks and skills to achieve a common global goal, or intensive work sharing. Whatever form these sorts of cooperative enterprises take, they all share one common denominator. A natural feature of cooperation is fairness, the embodiment of an ethical ideal - which involves more than mutual contacts or discussions, which possibly can be of a competitive nature. Cooperation is therefore defined as follows: Two parties cooperate if they work together or at least share information, yielding equal benefits to both sides. The basic requirement, therefore, is that cooperation provides benefits to society. Thus, in summary, cooperation is only meaningful when the benefits it provides for society are greater than the sum of the benefits that would have resulted from both partners working separately. Today, see how you can cooperate with people around you. Notice if there is a coworker that could use some of your time, or maybe some advice. Devise a project at home that requires the cooperation of all your household members in order to see it to completion. Question how you can make a contribution to your community.
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Courage by Cheryl Richardson
What’s the one thing you know you must do in order to improve the quality of your life right now that you’re most afraid to do? For many of us fear, is a constant companion on the path of personal change. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the action or reaction of others. Fear of pain or humiliation. Fear of loss. In order for any of us to create a great life, we must confront our fears on a regular basis, understanding that this process is just a normal part of the human experience. What you finally do with your fear, however, will direct the course of your life. If you allow fear to stagnate your growth, life becomes a demotivating experience based on empty wishing and hoping for better times to come.
Today, take an inventory of the things you’ve been avoiding out of a basis of fear and choose one item. Next, go through the steps necessary to get the support you need so you can take challenge yourself, taking action once and for all.
Remember: even small steps to overcome your fear can make a big difference. Start by finishing the following sentences:
1. The one thing I’ve been afraid to do is:
2. The friends who can support me are:
3. The facts I need to research are:
4. The action I will take today is:
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Creativity 10 Ways To Increase Your Creativity
You want to be creative? Look inside yourself. You're already creative.
Believing that you are not sufficiently creative is simply the propaganda you've bought from the media, school, and from everybody who has tricked you into thinking you're lacking unless both rich and famous.
In addition, thinking you're not creative is just your convenient excuse so you that you feel exempt from the process of learning to love what you've got and who you are.
When will the world get to see your stuff, your real gifts and talents? Stop the procrastination game and start generating some truly original and terrible ideas. Don't worry - they'll get better.
Commit yourself to making time and space to apply the following strategies to jump-start your creativity and if you won’t apply the brakes too soon, you'll find that you really have a hell of a lot to say and do in whatever area turns you on.
1. Be curious and follow your curiosity. 2. Spend 20 minutes a day in a comfortable spot where you will be undisturbed
and let your mind wander wherever it will. 3. Work to music, which inspires you. Classical music is usually recommended as
the most effective. If you're not a classical fan, stretch yourself and see if it works. If not, experiment to determine what type of music is most effective for you.
4. Think hard about your problem, then stop thinking about it, forgetting it for a while, or go to sleep after telling yourself that you will awaken with new ideas concerning your problem. Then wait for the Eureka! Einstein had many of his great solutions come to him whilst in the shower.
5. Try to mentally reframe your problem so it doesn't look like a problem. Rather, see your problem as the proverbial golden egg, unexpected wealth, just waiting for you.
6. Do something completely different - change your routine. Take a new way to or from work. Eat lunch in a new area. Listen to a new radio station. Watch a television show that's not in your native language. Love gardening? Read a magazine about boxing.
7. Think about your problem in terms of your five senses. How does the problem taste, feel, smell, look, sound? Look to your reactions as openings that trigger new insights about your problem and its possible solution.
8. Work actively with the suggestions of your intuition. For many of us our intuition represents a muscle, which is rarely tested. Just like any other muscle, if you don't use it you'll lose it!
9. Carry a notebook or a mini tape recorder everywhere and capture ALL the ideas your subconscious feeds you.
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And the most important:
10. If you want to be creative, start doing! Turn off the idiot box. Stop reading the newspaper and start doing. Forget about what the world thinks, what your mother and friends think.
Just do it NOW!
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Determination by Cheryl Richardson Sometimes the actions we take in life, not only bring success, but also serve to teach us new, important ways of being in our world. For example, having a child teaches us to be more patient. Or embarking on a new career path helps us become more cour Developing our ability to be focused on our purpose and goaprocess of determination. Today practice and in so doing, defocused and determined. Today, choose a project or goal, and devote your focused enNominate a block of time, schedule it into your agenda, and ctarget. You might decide to use this focused time for somethian article, or marketing your business. Simply shut the door, phone, post a DO NOT DISTURB sign, whatever it takes to mway focusing on what’s important. Each time you’re tempted to sway toward something else (anattention back to the present. When your mind starts to wandfocused by using a simple mantra like: “I complete all my worbuild your “focus muscle”. Once you improve at staying focustempted by distractions, you’ll also engage more joyfully in th
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d you will be), bring your er, remind yourself to stay k”. Using this mantra you ed, you’ll not only be less e process of creation.
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Enthusiasm Enthusiasm means having God/Divine/Spirit within or being at one with them. People in possession of this gift carry a special kind of energy. They bring warmth and feeling to their relationships and vigor and freshness to their activities. Enthusiasm is stimulating. It helps you get up and go. It is a good antidote for when you are feeling exhausted aoccasions when your energy appears to have dissipated. To practice enthusiasm, make others aware when you are excyourself fully into your projects. Be known for your eagerness,willingness to give it all you've got. Proclaim your passions. Hyour hearts content. Today practice the following in order to enhance your enthusia
• See how many times you can say "Wow!" today. • Select a favorite song and sing it with desire and with a
if you were half dead, or half asleep; but lift up your voican”
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ited about something. Throw your curiosity, your old nothing back. Sing to
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good courage. Don’t sing as ce and sing as loud as you
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Flexibility When you are rigid in your thinking this state manifests itself physically in your movements and your behavior. Learning to be flexible in life softens your body and allows you to flow more with life. The result of being more flexible in life is that you keep an open mind to things, and you become gentler with yourself and those in your surroundings. To contemplate gentleness, imagine that you are holding a busoftening - holding something gently. Today, explore what it's like to hold yourself gently - to hold atawareness about yourself softly. Softness offers an immediatexperience rather than fight against it. Softening is a whole-body/being experience. It involves a wayphysically relaxing that is quite profound, and the process itseinsistence that you always need to know what is going to happthey do. The next time you find yourself in a situation or state of mind twish/need to control your current surroundings, explore what to become flexible with the situation. If you relax your body/mexperience, what changes? Does your thinking shift, along wWhen you soften your thinking, what thoughts disappear and does your mood vary when you soften into what is? Becomingiving up your intentions to achieve certain outcomes. It just myourself to move with what appears on your way to the next stunderlying intentions. Are you angry or resentful toward someone close to you? Nosoften into those feelings and simply allow them to be there, wpushing them away. Flexibility doesn't mean you have to agrethe situation you don't like. It simply means that your internal benefit from this gift to you. Flexibility eases stress and distres
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tterfly in your hand. That is
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of thinking, feeling, and lf, asks you to abandon the en or why things unfold as
hat creates tension or a happens should you choose ind being into your ith your body? what thoughts emerge? How g flexible doesn't mean
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tice what happens if you ithout building on them or e with the other person or experience shifts. That's the s.
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Forgiveness Telling the Truth to Get Over Anger In order for us to forgive, we must first be honest. Honest with ourselves, and the other person involved. Honesty leads to greater intimacy. You have to have some guts to do these exercises, but the results are rewarding. Exercise One Close your eyes for a moment, picture a person you don't like, and have an imaginary dialogue with them. Reveal your judgments concerning them. Tell them what they did that you resent. Then imaging their response and respond back. Pay attention to your body as you engage in this imaginary dialogue. Take a moment to do that now. Exercise Two Call that person you just had an imaginary conversation with and make an appointment to tell them your withholds in person. Tell the person when you call, that you wish to tell them why you are angry, with the purpose of completion in mind. Ask them to meet you as a favor to you. Persist until they agree to meet with you. Exercise Three Meet this person and use the following guidelines in your conversation:
• Start your sentences as often as possible with the words,
• "I resent you for..." or "I appreciate you for..."
• Speak in present tense.
• Eventually, get specific. Don't stop with general descriptions of behavior or general judgments.
• Focus as much as you can on what did happen instead of what didn't happen.
• Stay in touch with your experience as you talk.
• Stay there with the person beyond the time it takes to exchange resentments.
• After you both fully expressed your specific resentments, state your appreciations in the same way.
And then, forgive him or her, not as a favor to them, but for your own selfish benefit.
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Friendship In order to create successful long-lasting friendships, you need to learn new skills and acquire new qualities. How to Make Your Friendship Work: 1. Responsibility: First and foremost, each one of us needs to take responsibility for our
own needs, feelings, attitudes and behaviors. EVEN when it may appear easier to blame the other person. Remind yourself, if something exists in your life, then you must have created it in
some way. Also remember, when you are aware of a problem and the other isn’t - it is always
YOUR responsibility, either to solve the problem, or at the very least to make the other aware of the problem, so you can become partners in solving it.
2. Respect, Care and Compassion: Respect means, no matter what state or place you are in and what state or place the
other is in - you respect yourself and you respect the other! To care is to see what your friend needs and being willing to give it (don't confuse
his/her needs with what he/she wants - they are not the same). Compassion is the ability to see your friend as they are without judgment, whilst
asking yourself, "why are they acting this way?" and "what can I do to support them?" 3. Exploration: We keep our relationship healthy through active exploration and mutual understanding
of each other. This means sharing adventures, taking risks together, learning from the experiences
and giving each other feedback so as to share the wisdom that both have accumulated.
4. Positivity: Simply put, it is the continual quest for solutions. We can confront any difficulty or crisis easily when we work as a team at the solution. We go nowhere, when we become opponents or competitors or when we blame or
undermine each other. 5. Confrontation: Our friendship is mature and strong when we can confront each other on important
issues.
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Through genuine confrontation we can become aware and deal with our withholds,
contracts and hidden agendas. 1. Today make a list that includes your real friends. Go over the list and, one by one, let them know it. 2. Make a list that includes all those you believe yourself to be their real friend. Are these the same people as in the first list? What can you learn about yourself from comparing the lists? 3. Make a list of your standards of a real friend. Can you abide by these standards?
Are these standards what you find acceptable? If not, change them!
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Giving The Game of Giving and Receiving It was Albert Schweitzer who once said, "The one who gives is the one that receives most". Giving should be a joyful act, comparable to a child bringing a flower to his mother. Giving for the sake of giving. Only then can the flow begin. The intention behind the act of giving is what is most importawith the creation of happiness, harmony, peace and joy, foreaspects are fundamental to life. The reward will be there, whwithout conditions or attachments.. Giving is the other side of receiving. Therefore if you wish to you first need to give it. It is that simple. If you wish for happiness, simply give happiness to the peopllove, simply give love. If you wish for friendship, joy or abundance simply give it to thyou will receive abundance in return. Today practice the following game: 1. Wherever you go today bring a small present with you. It
flower or a prayer. Commit yourself to the goal that todayeach person that you encounter. This will start the flow owell as in the lives of others.
If you like it, continue for a week, month and the rest of your 2. Commit yourself for a day to acknowledge all that life giv
from nature: sunshine, birds singing, leaves falling or theopen yourself up to receive gifts from others, be it physicas a compliment}
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nt. The gift needs to be given most in mind, as these en you give from your heart
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life.
es you. Receive presents first rain. In this way you al, material or verbally {such
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Going with the Flow A Vacation Every Day It is naturally easier to go with the flow when you are in a state of relaxation, without worries, responsibilities or commitments. A month-long retreat would probably do the trick. Chances are, however, that you haven't got that sort of time available right at this minute. Don't despair; following are five ways to indulge yourself in practical self-care that you can begin immediately. TAKE A MINI RETREAT Every day take a short spiritual break. Sit outside and listen toinside and listen to a piece of inspirational music; or close youfocusing on your breathing. Inhaling and exhaling. ENJOY YOUR PHYSICAL SENSES You don't need a membership for the local gym to do this. Whyou were a kid? I love to dance. It makes my heart soar. I alsothe woods. These are my spirit-filled times. What's fun for you PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR ENERGY Begin to focus on the things that you enjoy and bring you enein which your intuition can communicate with you. If a given siyou, find a way to shift your focus or take steps to move in a n KEEP A LONG TERM PERSPECTIVE My grandmother used to say, 'every delay is for the best'. Do happen immediately? Learn to enjoy and have fun in the process of achieving your the time is right. MAINTAIN A SENSE OF HUMOR Life can get all too serious at times. Do you get discouraged eThere's something positively uplifting and downright spiritual areading an entertaining book or sharing a fun evening with friebatteries and open you to a renewed life force. All things are pperspective! And above all... celebrate!
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the birds singing; or sit r eyes for a few minutes,
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asily? Learn to lighten up. bout seeing a funny movie, nds. It can recharge your ossible with a fresh
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Gratefulness The Acknowledgement Game Being grateful is the ability to appreciate and be thankful for all that life gives us. It is a state of being where we are able to see that all is well and that everything that happens is for the good. We are too often accustomed to looking for the negative thinorder to learn gratefulness is to start acknowledging yourself The Acknowledgement Game increases the powerful backgris your unconscious mind, by acknowledging accomplishmenGame also allows you to experience the satisfaction of your ais simple but very powerful. First, make a list of at least 10 people that you can acknowlelife right now. It can be family members, co-workers, friends, teachers, and And for the next 10 days follow the following steps: 1. Every morning create a to-do list containing 9 items. The
(e.g. making this important sales call, confronting your bogame) The next 3 should be minor items (e.g. having cofcleaning the bathroom, picking up your kids from school.items you usually not acknowledge (e.g. eating breakfasgoing to work, arriving on time at the office)
2. Whenever you accomplish one of these results YIPPEE
Get excited! 3. Every day meet or telephone at least one of the people y
their contribution to your life, and take the time to acknowanything back.
4. Every evening acknowledge yourself for your achieveme
how you feel... Enjoy it...
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Humor by Cheryl Richardson Doing something out of the ordinary routine can be a great way to add some fun to your life. When’s the last time you had fun? Indulged in a good long belly laugh or a thrilling experience that forced you to catch your breath? Remember? The sort of activity that keeps a smile on your face for at least thirty minutes? Sound vaguely familiar? Humor is a vital nutrient for an abundant life, and for most of us this nutrient is in short supply. We are too much absorbed and concerned with how to do things “The Right Way” or about “what will the others think about me…” to do anything purely for the sake of fun. Wouldn’t it be great if we could buy “humor powder” at the local health-food store, much like protein drink, and mix up a serving before heading off to work? Today - actually, RIGHT NOW, open your word processor, and create a sign (using at least 24 point font) that says: AM I HAVING FUN YET? Print this sign and hang it in your home or office. Use it to remind yourself to do something humorous at least 3 times today. (Remember the 30-minute smile test!) For those of you who forgot to have fun, don’t worry here are some ideas: 1. Play with your friends 2. Try video games (and worry if you’re not good at first) 3. Go to the toy store 4. Cuddle a kitten 5. Eat ice cream (a large size, ‘cause it lasts longer’) 6. Slide down a slide or swing on the swings 7. Go to the beach and splash around 8. Go sledding and take your mittens 9. Take an afternoon off and see a funny movie 10. Don’t take a shower
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Joy Joy is an essential spiritual practice growing out of faith, grace, gratitude, hope, and love. It is the pure and simple delight in being alive. Joy is our elated response to feelings of happiness, experiences of pleasure, and awareness of abundance. It is also the deep satisfaction we experience, when we are able to serve others and be genuinely pleased for their good fortune. Here are some ideas how you can practice joy in your life today:
• Today invite joy into your life by staging celebrations, any kind of celebrations for no apparent or logical reason, but purely the joy of living itself.
• Host festivities to mark transitions and changes in your life.
• Toast moments of happiness, you notice as you go through your day.
• Dance — jump for joy — as often as possible. Life is not meant to be endured; it is
to be enjoyed.
• Go dancing with your partner and/or friends.
• Take classes.
• Rent any Fred Astaire movie or a film about ballet, disco, flamenco, or ballroom dancing. Act out the emotions the dance elicits in you.
• Smile more – even when you’re feeling overwhelmed or at your wit’s end, you can
trick your body into a state of joy by holding a smile on your face for at least thirty seconds. Try it right now.
Practice “traffic singing”. Start singing in the traffic at the top of your lungs, ensuring you make all the “right” dancing movements that go along with your song. This way you’ll add also a little joy to those around you.
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Letting Go One of the reasons why we suffer so much is that we are so attached to ideas, feelings, people, and things. The spiritual practice of letting go challenges us to loosen our grip on things, habitual patterns of action, and rigid lists of likes and dislikes. Practicing letting go, can be as simple as paying attention to why something doesn’t fit your life-style, or your self-image, anymore. As our minds whirl through so many thoughts during the course of a day, let alone a minute, they provide an excellent place to begin in the practice of letting go. Fundamentally, letting go requires just two steps: (1) becoming aware of whatever arises within the field of your experience or consciousness, and then (2) becoming aware of how you relate to it. Today allow yourself to have at least 30-45 minutes uninterrupted time. Create for yourself a place where you can relax and not be disturbed. Then allow yourself to relax whilst focusing on your breathing. Once you feel totally relaxed, allow your attention to move inward and ask yourself the following questions:
• Which things in my physical surrounding have I no need for anymore and I am willing to let go of?
• Who are the people in my life that I know I can let go of?
• What habits do I have that I do not need anymore and am willing to let go of?
Now, try to observe whatever arises, without judgment or reaction. Investigate and examine the feeling, thought, or emotion, without bringing external or internal activity to bear on it. If the thought, feeling, or sensation requires that you act, decide how to channel your energy into action, or simply release the sensation, thought, or feeling, recognizing the passing, empty nature of all experiences.
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Love by Cheryl Richardson Love is the divine force that connects us all. Much like electricity, love is the energy that flows through each of us. We share this love energy in many ways. For example, reaching out to hold a hand or touch a shoulder passes the energy of love through your toucanother, passes the energy of love through your words. The of this force, creates this energy, and produces predictable, pyour love and are through this means healed. Is there someone in your life who needs your love? Your irritaneighbor? Perhaps the grouchy bus driver or your husband’ssending your love to the people you least want to can create Today, send messages of love. There are the very direct mesthat we might say to family members. Then there are the mosmiling at a stranger or offering a helping hand to a friend in create the space to deliberately send these messages. Imagine that you are given a pocketful of love to share with overy LARGE pocket). Your mission today is to empty this pocsimply say, “I love you” to someone close (it’s usually the peohear it the most). Or you may reach out a coworker who driveto assist that person with a project. Maybe you decide to bitean argument and instead offer a kind word or admit you weresituation, stop right now and choose that someone. Then piccommunicate with that person. Or sit quietly and imagine youto encompass them. As you empty your pocket of love, notictoo! The people who most need my love today are: The way I will share this love is by:
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Openness Let the sunshine in (Cheryl Richardson) How often have you kept your most treasured desire a secret - that one thing you fantasize about that no one else knows? The kind of desire that seems too good to be true? Is there something you long to do, be, or offer, that continues to be placed on the back burner? Maybe you wish to participate as an actor in a local theater production, start a new businestravel for your work, or write a book. What stops you from ma Sometimes it appears that the things we most want seem attrisk of rejection, disappointment, or failure. But if you play it syour desire, you risk something greater - the opportunity to efrom expressing your unique talents and gifts. And to make mthe risk, you are forever haunted by that inner voice that whis"what if ‘‘ What a loss! What if you were to decide right now to throw caution to the wdesire? What’s the worst that could happen? It might be a su Today do something about your desire - Open up! Share youor colleague and ask for their feedback and support (be surewant POSITIVE feedback). Take one action to move this drepleasantly surprised, as things appear to fall into place, onceuniverse about your dreams. My secret desire is: I will be open about it with: One practical step I can take today is:
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Patience by Cheryl Richardson Have you ever felt frustrated or discouraged whilst waiting for something you really wanted? A relationship to blossom? Your business to take off? A new baby to come into your life? Maybe you’ve been forced to wait because you’re unsure of what’s next, feeling as though your dreams have been put on permanent hold. Usually this waiting period is signaling a turning point - a period of soul growth that leads to something better. It’s during these times of transition that you need to settle more deeply into yourself, connecting to that strength of character that you did not know existed. Although waiting can sometimes feel like a form of torture, it may be exactly what you need in order to prepare better for the next stage of YOUR life. Patience is the ingredient that allows you to connect to your inner wisdom on an entirely new level thus, an opportunity to get to know yourself even better. Today embrace your time of waiting. If there is an area of your life that feels as though it’s on hold. Make the conscious decision to sit with it patiently. Don’t try to change things, push against the flow, or assume control of the circumstances. Instead, sit quietly and be open to the messages contained within. Use this time to relax and rest. When the time is right and you’re ready to move on, you’ll be glad you did.
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Playfulness We all need more childlike moments to balance our serious nature. As adults, we tend to take ourselves and life too seriously, and in so doing, we forget the kind of carefree timeless moments that children experience while having only one goal in mind – FUN and playing. How quickly we lose the simple pleasures of childhood… Life is actually one big game, but we have forgotten how to plas many activities as possible that will allow you to play. Here are some suggestions that might help you to reawaken t
• Buy yourself a giant pad of paper and some pastels anusing your fingers to smudge the colors together.
• Invite friends over for a meal and forget the silverware.their hands (serve spaghetti to really make it fun)
• Buy several cans of Play-Dough and keep them in youmonster every time you feel tensed.
• Spend an hour in the woods noticing the height of the tand the little pinecones, sticks and rocks that make for
• Close the shades, put on your favorite dance music, an
• Get dirty. Go out and weed the yard, plant a tree, or sim
• Visit a local toy store and spend some time picking outfree to wear glasses and an overcoat if you must). Keebetween your adult duties steal some time to color.
• Spend an hour sitting on the grass looking for a four-le
• Have a serious conversation with your… dog.
• Get a temporary tattoo.
• Gather together a group of friends for dinner and play m
• Grab a friend, buy a watermelon and have a contest toseeds.
• Buy yourself a teddy bear and/or sleep with a stuffed a
• Paint your partner’s toenails
• Spend fifteen minutes mimicking your cat.
Have FUN!
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Receiving Due to conditioned low self-esteem, most people experience themselves as too unworthy to receive fully. Often they will avoid their sense of unworthiness with beliefs like "life is not fair". Life is not fair - it is just abundant! At first, receiving joyously feels awkward, as the act itself gives rise to all your unconscious negative thoughts about yourself. Going beyond this awkwardness takes practice. It requires saying "yes" even when you feel not good enough, especially when your reactive brain is distorting your ability to receive council from Spirit. Today - Practice receiving – any opportunity that presents itself today, open yourself to the process of receiving. It may be a compliment, a gift or even advice from someone you did not expect. In order to benefit from it fully, complete the following sentences. Write down how have you discounted what you have received until today?
Write down how can you practice receiving? Be specific.
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Reflection by Cheryl Richardson Too often, we tend to move from one project, goal or task to the next without stopping to acknowledge what we’ve accomplished already. We all need to pause for a while taking some time out to reflect on our actions. We need to review what we have completed, in order to create some clarity for ourselves. Most important in this process, is the question we mwhat we are doing really brings us closer to where we wish to Reflection is an important part of our life if we wish to live usinToday take some time and give yourself the gift of self-reflectifollowing questions: 1. What changes (small or large) have I made in my life so f 2. How have I grown as a result of these changes? 3. What have I accomplished? 4. What am I proud of? 5. The five most valuable changes I’ve made in the last 6 m Once you’ve spent time answering these questions give yoursyou’ve made in your life. Whether a gift, write yourself a conghaving a dinner party with yourself as honored guest - it’s impSOMETHING to acknowledge and appreciate your commitme
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Relaxation 10 ways to take time for yourself What happens when you run continuously without pausing to ask, "Where am I running to" and "why am I running there?" Quite simply stated YOU BURNOUT! Whether physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, or any combination thereof. You don't need the official label of 'workaholic' to be a victim of burnout. Instead, you may be a busy full-time mother, an over stimulated pensioner, or an over worked college or university student. Only you control your destiny. You are the one, who can make it happen, let it go or simply change it. If you want something different in your life, what are you doing to achieve it? Make time to take time... Here are some ways you can use TODAY to do it: Be Creative - write, draw, paint, design, knit, sew, crochet, build, sing... Exercise - swim, jog, walk, skip, bike, hike, roller blade... Relax - lie in a hammock, take a nap, practice yoga, meditate... just BE... Read - enjoy a great novel, get lost in a page-turner... Enjoy - movies, plays, concerts... Play - be a kid again... play games, be silly, have fun. Go sailing, go horseback
riding, play golf, play tennis, sing and dance... Spend more time - with the people you care about: significant others, family and
friends; make new friends... Travel - go someplace you have never been...somewhere you have always
wanted to go. Laugh - find ways to get more humor into your life: read funny stories, go to a
comedy show, and rent a comedy movie... Sleep - catch up on your sleep; take naps...
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Responsibility Accepting more personal responsibility and choice consciously into your life will allow you to move from feeling victimized or helpless in everyday situations, toward a developing sense that, no matter what happens, you have an opportunity to choose how you’re going to meet the moment. You acknowledge that you can't control what each moment brings your way, but you can decide how to navigate those moments to the best of your ability. While you can't control what may come your way in life, and while you may not always be able to control the feelings that come up in response to an event, you can choose, to some degree, more or less at any given moment, how you will respond, in spite of your feelings. Even if you are activated by intense feelings, you can practice the art of choosing to feel, with or without acting on your emotions, depending on the particular, unique circumstance in which you find yourself today, as you encounter each challenge, or whatever experience comes your way, take a moment to notice whether or not you are choosing or simply reacting. Choosing leads to response. Reacting leads to who knows what, because in this uncontrollable state you are not in the driver's seat.
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Sharing Close Encounters (Cheryl Richardson) If you’d like to experience more soulful connections in your life, then improve your ability to connect and share. Be present for others. Slow down and make the time to get together. Stop what you’re doing, when a friend calls and actually pay attention. Take time out of your busy schedule to spend quality time with your family. When you are with loved ones, take thelevel by asking more meaningful questions and share about ywishes. This will help to move the relationship beyond boringdeeper level where true connection can be made. Today step out of your comfort zone and risk a deeper involvexisting relationship to a new level, communicate your wish tothere’s someone you’d like to get to know better, pick up the to dinner. If you long to bring new relationship into your life, lecommunity know about it. Since most of us share that very saout and share, the chances are favorable that someone will r The person(s) I’d like to connect more deeply with is (are): Two people I’d like to get to know better are: The one action I will take today is:
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Simplicity 10 Little Reminders to Living Life Real life is everything you experience. Everything you are. We tend to confuse our career/work and life itself, not being able to differentiate between the two. Life and work are not the same entity. Learn to make the distinction between the two. Work is only an aspect of your life. Your life consists of more than simply sitting at your desk, in front of your computer or commuting to and from your workplace. Your life involves more than living through your head – it is essentially about living from your heart. Life is more than your bank account - it is your essence, your source, your soul. Here are some reminders you can use today to start living real life – in the simplicity of life.
• Take nothing for granted. Everything is a wonder. Experience water flow, flowers blooming, leaves blowing, the rhythmical sound of your neighbor mowing.
• Notice the sun and the moon as they rise and set. They are remarkable for their
steady pattern of movement, not their speed.
• Talk and play with children. It will bring out the unhurried little person inside you.
• Create a place in your home, at your work, in your heart, where you can be quiet. You deserve it.
• Talk slower. Talk less. Don't talk. Communication isn't measured by words.
• When you find yourself rushing and anxious, stop! Remember, this is not the
essence of life.
• Direct your life with purposeful choices, not with speed and efficiency. The best musician is one who plays with expression and meaning, not the one who finishes first.
• Work with your hands. It frees the mind.
• Sit in the dark. It will teach you to see, hear, taste, smell and sense.
• Count your blessings one at a time and slowly.
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Slowing Down 5 Ways to Step into the Magic of Living Taking things more slowly, means beginning to live with the flow of life. Here are some ways you can practice it today: Magic moments manifest as a result of being fully present. You might be sensing the soft breeze on your face, smelling a baby's hair or eating an apple - but whatever you are doing, you are not distracted by thoughts of the past or future, but fully alive in the here-and-now. Right now, let your thoughts slow down and drift past without attempting to grab hold of them, and allow yourself to enter into this unique moment. What can you see, hear, feel or smell right now? How does your body feel? What is happening around you? Can you feel the magic? Next time you are in a crowded place – a supermarket queue, a busy shopping street, railway station or cafe - spend a few minutes looking around at the faces around you, seeing everyone present as part of you. Gaze at each person, accepting them totally as an integral part of you. See Spirit, God, Goddess, Divine, the Universe in each of them. Surround each person in white light, sending them your love. Allow yourself to merge with them all, experiencing your Oneness. Be aware (beware) of any 'better than' or 'less than' judgments that might pass through your mind, and remind yourself that in judging others, you judge yourself. Start simplifying your life. If you don't know where to start, grab pen and paper, and ask yourself: "What do I need to do to simplify my life?" Listen to your heart and be open to whatever answers may come. Be open for the possibility of making big changes – such as moving to a smaller home, leaving the city, resigning from your job or going part-time, or throwing out your entire wardrobe. Instead, you might feel moved to take small, easy steps to begin with - such as not listening to the news, shopping less often, or limiting your wardrobe to two or three basic colors, which suit you. Trust your heart - and take action! Spend time in silence in nature. Use all your senses. Smell the air, the earth and the flowers. Listen to the birds, the insects and the wind. Observe everything as if it was for the first time in your life. For 24 hours choose to have an attitude of YES. Anything that comes your way, find the YES to it. If you like it, say YES. If you don't, say YES. Even if you have a NO, say YES to your NO. Check your mood and energy at the end of the experiment and if you like it, extend the experiment for another 24 hours, another week, another month...
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Spontaneity Do you ever feel that life is one long routine day followed by another? You wake up, take a shower, brush your teeth, get dressed, head off to work... Well, if one day of the “same ol’ stuff” makes you feel cranky, it may well be time for a spontaneity break. The idea of scheduling a spontaneity break may well sound lbut when you consider how our society lives and thrives by msense. Too often, we fall into the trap of believing that life wilmeaningful, when we master the art of living and acting efficiand well-planned time can suffocate our creative spirit – that spontaneous, open-ended time. As creative beings, we all need periods of time to live spontaor distractions. By creating the space to live in the moment, wof our inner wisdom, giving ourselves a much-needed rest froliving. So, if the idea of brushing your teeth or getting dressedtask, it might be the definite signal that it is time for a spontan Today, schedule a spontaneity break. Take an afternoon or ethe gift of `down` time, free from appointments or obligationsat that moment. During this time stop, check in with your WisREALLY want to do right now?” However goofy or simple theinstinct and act upon this impulse !
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Support by Cheryl Richardson Too often, we neglect to ask for help. Conditioned to do it alone, we may fear appearing weak or in need. Ironically, for many of us, it simply doesn’t occur to us to reach out to others for support. But co-operation can have an amazing impact on the lives of all parties involved. Human beings are not meant to live in isolation. Sharing ourselves and supporting each other, deepens our connection and gives us the courage and strength to move beyond our limitations. Best of all, asking for support brings another people into your life that could also share in the celebration of your success. Today, choose a goal or project, find a partner, and ask for support. For example, you might ask a co-worker to walk with you during lunchtime, so that you can support each other as you both get in shape. Or you and a friend might each choose a project that you have procrastinated on, and challenge each other to finish it by the end of the week. Maybe it’s time for you to hire an assistant or support person to ease your work load? Perhaps it’s is simply arranging to speak with someone before and after a difficult phone call or the more challenging task of getting help with your taxes, give yourself (and someone else) the chance to experience the power of giving support and becoming partners in co-operation. The project I’d like support with is: Three potential partners are: 1. 2. 3.
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Tenderness Tenderness is the ability to see all beings with the eye of compassion. When you practice tenderness, you speak to others from understanding that all living beings are part of the Divine. By praising people who are virtuous, and feeling saddened for people who are not, you turn your enemies into friends. Those people who are your friends become closer, and thus tenderness strengthens the friendship between you. Whenever you speak kindly to another, their face brightens up and their heart is warmed. An even deeper impression is made, when hearing kind words spoken about oneself in one's absence. Tenderness can have a revolutionary impact on others. Today practice bringing in some tenderness into your life and the people around you. Here are some tips how you can do it: Respect - Think about how you show your respect for your loved one? Do you tell them you respect their opinion, ask for their opinion, or do something they want to do? How often do you do this? What else do you do? Do it more! It is easy. Thoughtfulness - There are so many ways that your loved ones are thoughtful with you. Tell them you appreciate specific things they do for you. How they understand when you have to work late, and miss time with them. Maybe they buy the juice you like at the store, or pick up your dry cleaning. Every day you can show your thoughtfulness. A little thoughtfulness goes a long way and comes right back to you. Kindness - We need so much kindness. Be aware of being a little more kindly in the way you speak and act. You love these people. Be your loving self with them more of the time. Don’t save it for special occasions. Be kind enough to apologize when you err. Even when you don’t give the daily attention they deserve. It helps.
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Trust Trust is probably the most important ingredient in the building process of any kind of relationship. Whether this relationship involves another person or whether it is with yourself At the root of every control-freak and self-righteous personality, is a fundamental lack of trust in the other partner you don’t truly believe that things will work out, if you are not panxiety that something will go amiss, or that you will fail. Thereverything. No relationship can survive if there is no foundation of trust. Ifof your issues is concerning trust, manifesting itself in a need righteous manner, the following process is a powerful methodcontrol and learning to trust your partner and yourself. For the next process you will need a blindfold and to invest 2 Drive out to a nearby place in nature, such as a forest, a parkwhere you can be assured of some privacy. Decide who will be the first person to complete the process. Tmost lacking in trust to begin first. Once you have decided who begins first, blindfold him or her The concept is to guide them through the area without touchindirections such as where to go and where to turn. It is a process about communication; therefore throughout theneed to communicate with your partner in order to make him/h You also want to allow them to experience the environment utthe normal and dominating sense of eyesight. Surprise them alet them sense and feel the leaves, the fruits of the tree, or theflower without them knowing it. Bring it close to their nose. If ystarting to trust you more, allow them do more courageous thithem through the exercise of climbing over a fallen tree or a bAllow your creativity to lead you. After 30-40 minutes change over. Before changing roles, allowyour partner. Talk about what and how he/she felt. Find out hoand how they experienced trusting you during this process.
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