Changing Your Inner Dialogue and Need to Control

“If you want to reach a state of bliss, then go beyond your ego and the internal dialogue. Make a decision to relinquish the need to control, the need to be approved, and the need to judge. Those are the three things the ego is doing all the time. It's very important to be aware of them every time they come up.”            Deepok Chopra

In Kristen’s words:

Practicing the art of changing my inner dialogue, has literally changed my life!  Whenever a negative, self-defeating or judgmental dialogue starts to come into my random thinking, I simply- Cancel, Clear, Delete.  I discovered that if the thoughts running through my mind are not Love-based, they are unserving and I will continue to attract and manifest negative things into my life.  Some days are easier than others, but as time goes on, it is becoming a habit and I find myself more peaceful and joyful on a day to day basis.  Things that use to illicit a lasting negative emotional response in me no longer have any power.  I had no idea that I was creating my reality by my thoughts!  I invite you to try this!  It will seem very difficult at first, but like anything, if you keep it up, it will become a habit and you, too, can travel more peacefully through your days.

Releasing the need to control outcomes has also been a powerful change for me.  Last year, I was put into a situation that was not only life altering, but extremely emotionally painful.  I had been in practice (or at least very aware of the practice) of releasing the need to control.  In areas of my life that were not that big of a deal, it was easy.  But in some areas I struggled terribly.  During my Growth Year (as I like to call it instead of Hell Year J) I found myself calling upon this very thing over and over.  I found myself literally on my knees praying:  “Dear God, I give this to you…  This is bigger than me and I know you have the perfect plan.  I trust that you will deliver me (us) through this in the most perfect way.”  I would say it as often as I needed.  Sometimes I just said it to convince myself!  As the year unfolded, it all worked out perfectly…  Everything was/is in Divine Order and I truly believe that is because I left it up to the Universe to handle for me.  I allowed it all to present itself to me in right timing.  I didn’t want to mess up what was going on behind the scenes so I stayed out of it.  I sat back in faith.  I didn’t however sit on the couch eating Bon-Bons!  I paid close attention to signs and signals that would keep me moving in the forward direction.  And I can honestly say I am back on path!  A bumpy detour led me to a better direction than I could have ever imagined.

Release the need to control.  We only think we know what we are doing when in truth, only Source does.              Blessings,  KB

Time to Blossom!

‎"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

~Anais Nin

What does this mean to you?  What it means to me is that so many of us are so afraid that life may bring us pain that we stay in a tight little bud.  We hold everything in to try desperately to remain in control.  We seal every and all openings hoping and praying that we have successfully protected ourselves from pain.  The problem is this actually brings pain to us.  One, the law of attraction states: that that which we fear, we bring to us and two, missing out on life is so much more painful.  We watch the world continue to orbit around us; people living their lives fully and beautifully while we spend all of our energy holding back.

Would you be willing to view the world as a loving and safe place rather than a fearful, scary place?  Would you be willing to take the risk to blossom?  To get to know yourself well so you may make better choices in your life and with whom you associate with?  Are you ready to start living a life of love and joy?

I invite you to set a powerful intention this year:

- I am willing to open myself up and start enjoying all the wonders of life!  I am safe and protected and will only attract people of integrity into my life! 

And so it is!

Wayne Dyer Quote

"Practice being infinitely patient, never being dissatisfied with the speed or the manner in which your intentions are manifesting." - Dr. Wayne Dyer

Excerpt 2 From "Everyday Grace" by Marianne Williamson

"It can be very hard to love people who are not showing love to us.  But God's love is a person’s essential identity, regardless of how he or she acts.  The miracle worker remembers a part of someone that they themselves have forgotten.  People deserve love not because of what they do, but because of who they are.  When someone  has forgotten their love, they have fallen asleep to who they are; our mystical challenge, and our spiritual power, lies in choosing to remain awake."

And so it is...  Thank you, Marianne, for your books.  They ring true to me and help guide me through my journey...

Faith Quotes

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.  Nothing can
       be done without hope and confidence.
                                                    - Helen Keller

Without faith a man can do nothing; with it all things
        are possible.
                                                                  - Sir William Osler

All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have
     not seen.
                                                                - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Faith is daring the soul to go beyond what the eyes can see.
                                                               - William Newton Clark   

Gratitude Quote

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.

- Brian Tracy

Confucius says...

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with one single step."

Inspirational Quote

     "Be the change you want to see in the world."
       Mahatma Ghandi

The Secret- Quote by Bob Proctor

     There's something so magnificent about you.  I have been studying me for forty-four years.  I wanna kiss myself sometimes!  Because you're going to get to love yourself.  I'm not talking about conceit.  I'm talking about a healthy respect for yourself.  And as you love yourself, you'll automatically love others.