Greetings to You ~
It has been a joy blogging at this site for the past year. I appreciate you reading my posts and allowing me to share thoughts that are near and dear to my heart.
I appreciate you and hope you will visit my new website at www.whispergreetings.com where I continue sharing inspiration about life purpose and personal transformation.
I wish you a life that feels authentic, meaningful and on purpose!
Peace and Joy ~
Sheila
xo
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
What a Little Bird Tought Us About Being Present
Greetings to You ~
The phrase "a little bird told me" became quite literal a few days ago.
Walking in a park with a friend, it seemed important to share some challenges we had been experiencing and how we could supporting each other with ways to overcome them.
We sat down on a bench and this not so little, not so big, stellar jay flew down to join us. It was still young by the evidence of its baby fuzz.
The bird jumped on my friend's foot and started pecking at her shoe. He flew away when people were walking by but he always returned.
The beautiful blue stellar jay hopped on the back of the bench I was sitting at and inched closer finally coming to rest on top of my shoulder.
The visit with our feathered friend lasted over ten minutes and during that time my other friend and I both became very still. It was peaceful, we didn't want to startle the little bird. We spoke gently.
We were in a state of alert awareness, being fully present and filled with peace and joy. It felt so much better than reliving the problems of yesterday or being concerned with what might happen tomorrow.
In that moment we felt wonderful and it gave us both perspective of what we choose to focus our attention on.
Wishing you time to be fully present, with alert awareness, being gentle, filled with peace and joy.
Peace and Joy ~
Sheila
xo
The phrase "a little bird told me" became quite literal a few days ago.
Walking in a park with a friend, it seemed important to share some challenges we had been experiencing and how we could supporting each other with ways to overcome them.
We sat down on a bench and this not so little, not so big, stellar jay flew down to join us. It was still young by the evidence of its baby fuzz.
The bird jumped on my friend's foot and started pecking at her shoe. He flew away when people were walking by but he always returned.
The beautiful blue stellar jay hopped on the back of the bench I was sitting at and inched closer finally coming to rest on top of my shoulder.
The visit with our feathered friend lasted over ten minutes and during that time my other friend and I both became very still. It was peaceful, we didn't want to startle the little bird. We spoke gently.
We were in a state of alert awareness, being fully present and filled with peace and joy. It felt so much better than reliving the problems of yesterday or being concerned with what might happen tomorrow.
In that moment we felt wonderful and it gave us both perspective of what we choose to focus our attention on.
Wishing you time to be fully present, with alert awareness, being gentle, filled with peace and joy.
Peace and Joy ~
Sheila
xo
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Staying in Process with Your Transformation
Greetings to You ~
Have you had days when you see wonderful possibilities? Your confidence is high and you take a bold step?
How about the next day when you're not feeling as wonderful? Old feelings of doubt surface and you're not sure about moving forward? You feel a bit anxious and start to worry about things not working out the way you wanted them to.
This can stop you in your tracks. Whether it's taking more action or releasing the need to be overworked and busy. These are just old habits.
Acknowledge feeling vulnerable. Acknowledge the feeling of being anxious. Acknowledge the worry of what may happen or not happen if you make a change.
Allow your feelings to surface without judgment. These feelings often come up after you're aware that you want to make a change.
Become unattached to the outcome. We often judge a result as good or bad. You don't want the "bad" result so you question whether or not it's a good idea to proceed.
Think of your habits as a cocoon. There is some form of safety in those habits that we protect ourselves with. A butterfly needs to come out of the cocoon on it's own. Transformation is a process.
Don't hurry your own process of changing your habits. The fact that you're aware that something needs to change is something to celebrate in itself.
If you need to stay where you are for now, doing things the way you've always done them, reacting the way you always have, simply acknowledge and observe that. Don't judge yourself.
There is no time frame in which you need to change. Be gentle with yourself and know that you are transforming simply by being aware and noticing old habits.
Stay with the process. When you're ready to change the habit, hold the intention of observing the result and your emotions with non-attachment.
Be gentle. Nurture yourself with some self-care.
You are incredibly valuable no matter what.
Peace and Joy ~
Sheila
xo
Have you had days when you see wonderful possibilities? Your confidence is high and you take a bold step?
How about the next day when you're not feeling as wonderful? Old feelings of doubt surface and you're not sure about moving forward? You feel a bit anxious and start to worry about things not working out the way you wanted them to.
This can stop you in your tracks. Whether it's taking more action or releasing the need to be overworked and busy. These are just old habits.
Acknowledge feeling vulnerable. Acknowledge the feeling of being anxious. Acknowledge the worry of what may happen or not happen if you make a change.
Allow your feelings to surface without judgment. These feelings often come up after you're aware that you want to make a change.
Become unattached to the outcome. We often judge a result as good or bad. You don't want the "bad" result so you question whether or not it's a good idea to proceed.
Think of your habits as a cocoon. There is some form of safety in those habits that we protect ourselves with. A butterfly needs to come out of the cocoon on it's own. Transformation is a process.
Don't hurry your own process of changing your habits. The fact that you're aware that something needs to change is something to celebrate in itself.
If you need to stay where you are for now, doing things the way you've always done them, reacting the way you always have, simply acknowledge and observe that. Don't judge yourself.
There is no time frame in which you need to change. Be gentle with yourself and know that you are transforming simply by being aware and noticing old habits.
Stay with the process. When you're ready to change the habit, hold the intention of observing the result and your emotions with non-attachment.
Be gentle. Nurture yourself with some self-care.
You are incredibly valuable no matter what.
Peace and Joy ~
Sheila
xo
Friday, June 11, 2010
Breathe through your protective armor
Greetings to You ~
Have you started to step out of your comfort zone? Are you feeling some resistance or fear as a result?
Be gentle with yourself as you go through the process of being a beginner at something. Our protective armor can come in the form of defensiveness and wanting to be perfect at something right away.
What are you protecting yourself from? What is your deep hurt, your deep secret that makes you feel this way? Past judgment, criticism, failures, hurts...
Let your guard down for a moment and replace the defensiveness with love for yourself for being so courageous.
When resistance and fear comes up it can trigger self-sabotaging habits to help soothe yourself (i.e. glass of wine, chocolate brownie, you know what yours is...). Before you do that try to dissolve any resistance first with this breathing exercise.
Right now, breathe, and send yourself some love. Close your eyes and breathe again. Breathe in once more with the power of three breaths.
Imagine breathing in the pure beautiful white light of love. Exhale and breathe out all of the fear. Imagine breathing out the black or gray color of fear. Deep breath in of pure white energy. Long deep breath out until your lungs feel emptied.
Keep breathing in and out until you imagine your exhale turning to medium gray, light gray and eventually you're breathing in and out beautiful fresh, white energy.
Stand up and move around a bit, shake the old lower energy off of you.
Sending you a big hug and a high five for letting down your guard. You are so courageous.
Peace and Joy ~
Sheila
xo
Have you started to step out of your comfort zone? Are you feeling some resistance or fear as a result?
Be gentle with yourself as you go through the process of being a beginner at something. Our protective armor can come in the form of defensiveness and wanting to be perfect at something right away.
What are you protecting yourself from? What is your deep hurt, your deep secret that makes you feel this way? Past judgment, criticism, failures, hurts...
Let your guard down for a moment and replace the defensiveness with love for yourself for being so courageous.
When resistance and fear comes up it can trigger self-sabotaging habits to help soothe yourself (i.e. glass of wine, chocolate brownie, you know what yours is...). Before you do that try to dissolve any resistance first with this breathing exercise.
Right now, breathe, and send yourself some love. Close your eyes and breathe again. Breathe in once more with the power of three breaths.
Imagine breathing in the pure beautiful white light of love. Exhale and breathe out all of the fear. Imagine breathing out the black or gray color of fear. Deep breath in of pure white energy. Long deep breath out until your lungs feel emptied.
Keep breathing in and out until you imagine your exhale turning to medium gray, light gray and eventually you're breathing in and out beautiful fresh, white energy.
Stand up and move around a bit, shake the old lower energy off of you.
Sending you a big hug and a high five for letting down your guard. You are so courageous.
Peace and Joy ~
Sheila
xo
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Looking Beyond Your Current Situation
Greetings to You ~
Does it feel hard to do something beyond your comfort zone?
Break free from what has you locked in the same place, which is not moving or growing. Look for the glimpse of light within that wants you to open up.
When we allow ourselves to access the part of us that holds new growth things start to shift. It can come in the most unexpected and tiniest ways. It can even surprise you.
Be in a state of curiosity of what's around the corner that will guide you. Think of it as an invitation to remember the part of us that longs to wake up and express itself.
Our physical world can seem so permanent, solid and hard but beyond that is the beautiful, soft place that is our Spirit. The true beauty is there and wants to rise up for us to see it and experience it.
Does that not seem possible for you? It's there for you and for everyone.
What captures your interest? What catches your eye? What fills you up with hope and inspiration?
If you're not sure. Look deeper. Look past what is in your day to day routine and allow it to come through. Be open to what shows up and remain curious.
Deep within us are possibilities that we just need to allow ourselves to open up to and discover.
Express yourself just because. Not to please someone else or receive any recognition. Do it only because it makes you feel good.
Express yourself in whatever form that pleases you. Photography, dancing, singing, writing, baking, flying a kite....
Just enjoy yourself.
Peace and Joy ~
Sheila
xo
Does it feel hard to do something beyond your comfort zone?
Break free from what has you locked in the same place, which is not moving or growing. Look for the glimpse of light within that wants you to open up.
When we allow ourselves to access the part of us that holds new growth things start to shift. It can come in the most unexpected and tiniest ways. It can even surprise you.
Be in a state of curiosity of what's around the corner that will guide you. Think of it as an invitation to remember the part of us that longs to wake up and express itself.
Our physical world can seem so permanent, solid and hard but beyond that is the beautiful, soft place that is our Spirit. The true beauty is there and wants to rise up for us to see it and experience it.
Does that not seem possible for you? It's there for you and for everyone.
What captures your interest? What catches your eye? What fills you up with hope and inspiration?
If you're not sure. Look deeper. Look past what is in your day to day routine and allow it to come through. Be open to what shows up and remain curious.
Deep within us are possibilities that we just need to allow ourselves to open up to and discover.
Express yourself just because. Not to please someone else or receive any recognition. Do it only because it makes you feel good.
Express yourself in whatever form that pleases you. Photography, dancing, singing, writing, baking, flying a kite....
Just enjoy yourself.
Peace and Joy ~
Sheila
xo
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Are you resisting being real?
Greetings to You ~
Have you had a good old fashioned resistance attack lately? That's when you get angry or down about not being good enough, smart enough, lovable enough, not making enough money or working hard for nothing.
You know none of this is true right?
What would the world be like if we didn't believe the old stories that others may have told us or that we have told ourselves because of past hurts.
What if we didn't resist our brilliance? What if we were brave enough to stand up and declare our heart's desire and be willing to be brave enough and authentic enough to go after our dreams.
What if we let go of the old ways of being that creep in and hold us back? It matters that we be real and speak our truth.
Who wants to hear your message? Who knows. One thing is for sure, if you haven't put it out there, nobody will hear it and you'll never find out.
Be gutsy and take a risk. Follow what's in your heart and what feels right to you. What feels right when you're gathered with your biggest supporters.
It's very beautiful when someone becomes vulnerable and you see the real them. When they let down their guard. Honour yourself and be open.
We all have insecurities so let's not pretend we don't. But let's not let those insecurities hold us back.
Remember you are good enough, worthy enough and loving enough. Send yourself some love today as well as love for others.
Whatever you do today make it real, heart-felt, genuine and authentic. Love you lots.
Peace and Joy ~
Sheila
xo
Have you had a good old fashioned resistance attack lately? That's when you get angry or down about not being good enough, smart enough, lovable enough, not making enough money or working hard for nothing.
You know none of this is true right?
What would the world be like if we didn't believe the old stories that others may have told us or that we have told ourselves because of past hurts.
What if we didn't resist our brilliance? What if we were brave enough to stand up and declare our heart's desire and be willing to be brave enough and authentic enough to go after our dreams.
What if we let go of the old ways of being that creep in and hold us back? It matters that we be real and speak our truth.
Who wants to hear your message? Who knows. One thing is for sure, if you haven't put it out there, nobody will hear it and you'll never find out.
Be gutsy and take a risk. Follow what's in your heart and what feels right to you. What feels right when you're gathered with your biggest supporters.
It's very beautiful when someone becomes vulnerable and you see the real them. When they let down their guard. Honour yourself and be open.
We all have insecurities so let's not pretend we don't. But let's not let those insecurities hold us back.
Remember you are good enough, worthy enough and loving enough. Send yourself some love today as well as love for others.
Whatever you do today make it real, heart-felt, genuine and authentic. Love you lots.
Peace and Joy ~
Sheila
xo
Saturday, May 29, 2010
What's an easy way to forgive?
Greetings to You ~
How do you know whether you need to forgive? Often when someone or something triggers a negative emotion in you or you place judgment on something that is a clue.
What neutralizes the unpleasant feeling of judgment is forgiveness.
Any time we say something unkind or even think it there is an underlying energy that needs to be released and cleared up. This is often when resistance comes up because we want to justify to ourselves why we see it as truth.
What if the person or situation showed up as a catalyst to clean up your own emotion and state of well being?
What if you removed the resistance and simply wanted to clean up the energy?
What if it cleared up your own energy and had nothing to do with the other person?
You'd still feel better right?
Ho'oponopono is a healing process from Hawaii that means to make things right and bring balance to things.
This video has an interesting story about using Ho'oponopono that brought about rehabilitation at a prison in the 1980's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSfbkG97H7Q&feature=related
What if you tried this method to clear up the energy you may hold against yourself or others? This is what is referred to as energy healing. There are many different methods of energy healing, this is just one of them.
The key is the willingness to believe that this can work. The key to anything and all things is the belief you hold. It's everything.
That's why you choose what makes sense for you. Choose what resonates for you. If you aren't open to the possibility of trying, it probably won't work.
If you feel called to experiment and try the Ho'oponopono healing process, here it is.
You are what you think about. Choose the thoughts and actions that you want to project back out into the world.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
Peace and Joy ~
Sheila
xo
How do you know whether you need to forgive? Often when someone or something triggers a negative emotion in you or you place judgment on something that is a clue.
What neutralizes the unpleasant feeling of judgment is forgiveness.
Any time we say something unkind or even think it there is an underlying energy that needs to be released and cleared up. This is often when resistance comes up because we want to justify to ourselves why we see it as truth.
What if the person or situation showed up as a catalyst to clean up your own emotion and state of well being?
What if you removed the resistance and simply wanted to clean up the energy?
What if it cleared up your own energy and had nothing to do with the other person?
You'd still feel better right?
Ho'oponopono is a healing process from Hawaii that means to make things right and bring balance to things.
This video has an interesting story about using Ho'oponopono that brought about rehabilitation at a prison in the 1980's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSfbkG97H7Q&feature=related
What if you tried this method to clear up the energy you may hold against yourself or others? This is what is referred to as energy healing. There are many different methods of energy healing, this is just one of them.
The key is the willingness to believe that this can work. The key to anything and all things is the belief you hold. It's everything.
That's why you choose what makes sense for you. Choose what resonates for you. If you aren't open to the possibility of trying, it probably won't work.
If you feel called to experiment and try the Ho'oponopono healing process, here it is.
- Think of a person or situation you have a grievance with
- Repeat the words:
- I'm sorry
- Please forgive me
- Thank you
- I love you
You are what you think about. Choose the thoughts and actions that you want to project back out into the world.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
Peace and Joy ~
Sheila
xo
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