Posts Tagged Peace

The Discovery Of Your Personal Alchemy: Avenue #3

October 13th, 2009 by Elizabeth

What does it mean to be connected with your magic? Have you ever had a day where everything just seemed to fall into place–you felt yourself flowing with life, everyone you met was happy, you got your favorite parking spot at work, your relationships flowed, and you said all of the right things? Sometimes it may feel as if those days are too far and few between. It is for that reason we have to put a bit more effort in propelling ourselves towards the discovery of those moments in order to make them virtually an everyday occasion. Skeptical? Even if you are, join me now as we take a closer look at one avenue you can take to arrive at the place of flowing with life instead of flowing against it. Just give it a try…

Take a moment now and be still. Search your memory for a day where you experienced a feeling of being in the flow; when you knew there was magic in the air. As you remember this, feel it as fully as you can. If you cannot remember one, imagine what this kind of day could be like for you. See yourself waking up happy, well-rested. Imagine that everything is easy for you, people are complimenting you, special things “just happen”. When you clearly feel and see this most perfect day, notice how your body is effected. Perhaps you will feel a smile creeping across your face, your breathing slowing down, and any tension you have leaving your body as you see it, feel it, smell it, hear it, and even taste it. You will be giving this scene, this idyllic landscape, full life. Give yourself permission to totally use your imagination. Just go for it!

As you fully feel this glorious scene, you will be raising your vibration. A raised vibration is the only way you will be able to attract and create magic in your life. Our Inner Magician is made of this high vibration so it will be stimulated by these lovely and beautiful thoughts. The more you do this, the more it will become a habit. You can even do this when you are feeling overwhelmed and stressed. It is in those situations we need to tap into our Inner Magic the most. Stress and overwhelm carry with them low vibration so it is in those times we need to raise it up. Thoughts are so very powerful. They can simply make you or break you.

When you find that you are fully immersed in the joy and lightness of your scene, you can anchor this feeling with a unique gesture like squeezing your thumb, making a fist, or pulling your earlobe. Anchoring is a neuro-linguistic programming term for the process by which a state change, activity, feeling, or event, becomes connected or anchored to a particular stimulus such as I suggested above. Do this anchoring gesture when the feeling of joy and peace is at its height. When the feeling fades, create the same or another idyllic scene and repeat the same imagination process as you did the first time. Repeat the anchor stimulus again at the most intense point. Repeat this whole process a third time. So now in the future, when you repeat the anchor, you will be taken back to your scene and its ensuing high vibration.

Now you have a built in reminder and trigger for your Inner Magic. How great is that? It works beautifully for me, especially when I am in a tense or stressed place. It is in those moments we forget that we Truly are Merlin. I”ll do whatever it takes to find and use my beautiful Magic Wand. How about you…?

The Discovery of Your Personal Alchemy: #7

September 21st, 2009 by Elizabeth

As I have been saying, discovering your inner magic is not about creating your inner Magic. On the contrary, you are loaded to the gills with Magic. It is about REDISCOVERING your inner magic. You have simply forgotten that you have this vast storehouse, this amazing bag of tricks. So here I present to you yet another key to rediscovering your Wizardly powers:

Music makes the world go around.

It also can assist you in discovering your inner magic.

The beauty of music is that it can put you in touch with your wizardry in an instant. That’s because music is Life. It stirs our inner being. It touches our hearts. With its power it can remind us to breathe, to become present, to feel our hearts beating with the breath of Life. Its simplicity can bring a tear or a smile or even remind us of all the somethings that are beyond this 3-D dimension. It reminds us of love, passion, and beauty while it fills us with joy and peace. And that is where we find our inner Merlin–nestled within that vibration of love, joy, and peace.

My suggestion to you is that you make music more and more of a conscious choice in your everyday existence. Let it take you away to those magical creative places and let your vibration soar through the roof tops. Make it a part of your daily routine–just like brushing your teeth.

When you are feeling less than wizardly, put on your favorite tune. When you are looking to feel more empowerment, melt into a wonderful symphony. Or when you are simply wanting to find some peace and strength amidst a hectic day, fall into your favorite melody.

Below I share with you some songs that assist my magic in flowing forth. I know you have your favorites too.

Eva Cassidy: an all-time-favorite from an amazing beauty:

David Lanz: Simply magical…

You are the composer of your life. The symphony is yours to conduct and arrange and set to the music of your dreams. As you hear the lilting, magical melodies of your choosing, feel and know for sure that you are Merlin and Merlin is you.

The Peacemakers

August 20th, 2009 by Elizabeth

Most of us have seen “The Miss America Beauty Pageant” and have heard the classic contestant desire “My wish is for world peace”.  Sounds pretty hokey and impossible to most, but there are many out there that are working to take baby steps in that direction. Below I share a couple of examples of those working towards this incredible goal.

The first is of an amazing peacemaker in my (new) family. His name is Tristan (Tristan is the Brad Pitt of cats). At 5 AM a couple of mornings ago I was woken from a sound sleep by my boyfriend loudly exclaiming, “Oh  my God! Tristan was sitting right next to a raccoon on the deck!” Apparently Tristan was just sitting next to a raccoon, twice Tristan’s size,  who had stealthily slid onto the enclosed cat deck and was hanging out right next to Tristan on the cats’ overstuffed chair. There was no growling, hissing, or swatting. Just sitting and being. Perhaps just chewing the fat in whatever way animals do. In that moment, Tristan chose to be a peacemaker and not fight with the intruder. Perhaps Tristan had chosen to answer the age-old cliche, “Can’t we all just get along?”

Secondly, I would like to share with you a video sent to me by a friend that brings to light an amazing day, “Peace Day”. It is celebrated with a fixed calendar day on September 21st. What role will YOU have in our inevitable progression toward peace?

Also check out the Peace One Day website.

The Glorious Melodies Of Life

January 15th, 2009 by Elizabeth

Years ago I worked as a department manager at a Target store in south central Jersey. I must admit that I just flat out hated it. And one of the things that bothered me the most was the fact that there wasn’t (and still isn’t) any piped-in music in ANY Target store.  The result of some silly survey I was told.  But without the lovely tones of some generic musak piece in the background, there was nothing to detract from that voice in my head that was yelling, “get me outta here!”  And the silence was enough to drive me crazy.  But then there was the stockroom. Oh yes! The stockroom! I was always so thrilled if a customer couldn’t find something on the shelf and I had to go see what was in stock.  Know why I was so excited?  Because they were playing music back there! Even if those crazy stock boys were playing rap or some insane heavy metal,  I would be smiling and moving to the beat! The tension would leave my body even for just a brief moment, and I would be reminded of LIFE.

Yes, that is what music is.  It is Life.  It stirs our inner being.  It touches our hearts.  It reminds us of love, passion, and beauty while it fills us with joy and peace. With its simplicity it can bring a tear or a smile or even remind us of all the somethings that are beyond this 3-D dimension. And with its power it can remind us to breathe, to become present, to feel our hearts beating with the breath of Life.

Ahhh…the power of music.

And with that I would like to share with you a glorious re-make of a song I know you all know, but when I heard it I fell in love.  In love with that moment, in love with the piercing beauty of the melody, in love with All That Is.  Yes, some of you may say that I’m a cornball, but that is how I would describe to you what was invoked within me as I heard the beauty of this amazing woman’s voice.

Open your heart as you listen to the Beauty that is Eva Cassidy.  I hope you will join me in this simple bit of rapture.