happiness – Leveraging Thought

5 Life Lessons I’ve Learned From My Daughter

True to all the clichés, becoming a mother really does change your life. Parenting is challenging and very stressful at times. Despite the 4 am wake up calls, midnight diaper changes, food spills, and the occasional public meltdown, I am blown away by the amount of absolute joy my daughter brings into my life every single day. She, like all babies, is pure, positive energy. More than just a little baby, she is an eternal soul, pure Consciousness, that’s eager and excited to take on a fresh perspective. Watching her smile, laugh, and look around this world in wonder not only makes me happy, it raises my own energy, and allows me to experience love and joy on a whole new level. And at only 9 months, she has already taught me so many important life lessons: 1. She lives in the moment. She doesn’t waste time and emotional energy thinking about what went wrong yesterday, or worrying about what could go wrong tomorrow. She lives in the present moment. I may be absentmindedly rolling a grocery cart through the store, while on my phone, annoyed at having to complete another chore. My daughter, on the other hand, will squeal with delight as we roll past all the brightly colored fruits and vegetables, and will excitedly pick up a lemon or orange to examine it carefully. She engages with the world and people around her with such focus, energy, and enthusiasm, that even strangers will take notice and come up to talk to her. By bringing a positive energy to the present moment, she uplifts everyone around her. 2. She’s authentic. Unlike adults, who have been socially conditioned to suppress negative emotion, be fake and [...]

Five reasons you’re still single

Those of you who follow my articles know that I’m a big believer in getting to the root energy cause of any issue or problem. What do I mean by that? I mean that while an issue can be addressed in any number of ways, and creating a list of action steps you can take to help solve a problem is useful, the action steps don’t always get to the heart of the problem (or clear the energy blocks that are preventing a real shift). For example, many of my coaching clients (especially women) comment to me that they are having a hard time meeting their soulmate. The advice that they get from others (including self-proclaimed “dating coaches”) are things like: “get out there and meet more people!,” “lose some weight and improve your appearance!,” or even, “don’t be so picky!” While there is absolutely nothing wrong with any of that advice, it doesn’t really get at some very fundamental questions you need to be asking yourself in order to attract the right person. Unless you dig a bit deeper and try to sort out what’s going on with your energy vibration (remember you are attracting all situations and people to you, based on the energy vibration you are putting out into the Universe). This is why some people effortlessly run into their perfect soul mate when they are not even really looking, while others can’t seem to find the right person regardless of how hard they try, how many dating websites they’re on, how great they look, or how much money they have. It’s not the action steps you’re doing; it’s a state of being. You have to shift the energy you’re putting out [...]