Health and Healing

TODAY IS THE DAY

2011-11-19T13:02:00.000-08:00

Today was the day that Bonnie and I offered our BraveWoman seminar #3 on The Freedom of Gratitude. We have spent this entire month on gratitude - giving talks, doing Bonnie's Gratitude Project (30 days of sitting in gratitude meditation for 10 min a day), and creating and re-creating our seminar.

We always start with an idea for our seminars, and then write them, and then live them, and then rewrite them, until they are organic and are in response to our own growth and in response to what we get from you all, through emails and from your energy in the Field.

There is so much research demonstrating the health benefits (both physical and emotional) of living in gratitude and that is a big part of our lives and what we teach.

We are both so grateful to you and to how you constantly change our lives by being in relationship with us.

We are so happy you are this journey with us and we love and appreciate you interaction with us through our seminars and through these blogs and through the Gratitude Yahoo Group that is growing worldwide.

This is a Movement - greater than we ever anticipated, thank you so much for being a major part of this global expansion.

Love and blessings, Katie

PS - join us on the Gratitude Yahoo Group by going to:

The link to check it out: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/freedomofgratitude/

The email to subscribe is: freedomofgratitude-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

And if you want - the mp3 of BraveWoman--The Freedom of Gratitude is available by emailing Bonnie at bonnie@inner-resources.net

I Told You I Was Sick :))

2011-11-11T13:03:00.000-08:00

I have a diagnosis - I mean that is useful. I spend a lot of time knowing I can heal myself - and sometimes that gets in my way. Because I also have a belief (left over from childhood), that I should be able to do everything myself and so I often forget to ask for help.

Turns out I am experiencing celiac disease - and there are healthy things I can do about it - like giving up wheat - or what engineered stuff that passes for wheat nowadays. Just two weeks into getting off wheat and products with wheat - I am a new person. The GI tract issues are significantly better and the exhaustion is dissipating.

So going to the doctor, working with a healer and my inner-healer - very cool outcome.

Hugs and blessings, Katie

The Freedom of Gratitude--the 30 day experiment

2011-11-03T14:58:00.000-07:00

Gratitude is a powerful tool for change and it is available to you in every moment of your life.

Last night I spoke to about 40 women at a networking group. My topic was the Attitude of Gratitude. Katie & I are teaching a teleseminar this month on the Freedom of Gratitude. It seems that the topic of Gratitude is in the air this month—and much needed at this time too.

Yesterday morning while preparing for my talk, I was guided to spend minutes sitting in gratitude. No asking for anything, no writing in a journal, no ‘doing’. Just 10 minutes of being grateful for what I already have. What an experience!

Now 90% of my life is amazing and running smoothly. That leaves 10% just not where I want to be. What I didn't realize until I sat in gratitude for 10 minutes that the past several months I was so focused on the 10% that wasn't working that I forgot about being thankful for the 90% that IS wonderful! Worry & fear wil do that to you--make you forget everything but the loss, the disappointment, the lack!

Within just a few minutes I felt such incredible warmth spread through my body & my heart opening in ways it never did before. As I became aware of my old negative thinking, it began shifting and changing—remember no ‘doing’ just ‘being’.

Suddenly I was shown every situation, time, event in my life where I had ALWAYS gotten what I needed and asked for. I mean EVERY time. I also realized that the limitations and trials that came with each opportunity were of my own making.

Even when I was receiving everything that I asked for—my negativity was limiting my experience. Everything showed up according to what I expected and what I allowed.

Wow! Talk about a total shift in consciousness and emotional healing! I view my past completely differently now. My whole life has opened up in new ways---just using the power of gratitude.

SO—I have committed to spending 10 minutes in gratitude for the next 30 days. I’m doing this because the past 2 days have opened me to so much more than I imagined existed.

The experiment is simple—10 minutes a day sitting in gratitude. Doing nothing—no journaling, no commanding—just being present to the presence of gratefulness in your life. That’s it. 10 minutes a day for 30 days. Come join me!

Every day I will share with you my experiences from my 10 minutes of gratitude. Ii'm excited to discover what lies on the other side of 30 days!

In gratitude,

Bonnie

I Don't Feel Well

2011-11-01T18:38:00.000-07:00

How many times this year have you heard yourself say those words? I know I have and I have multiple ways of feeling good - and multiple ways of not feeling bad anymore. My teaching partner Bonnie is a medical intuitive and helped me get over fibromyalgia. I am trained in biofeedback and self-healing techniques from around the world, having studied in the continental U.S. and in Hawaii, and in China, Japan and Malaysia.

And still - I go through periods of time where I just don't feel well. What I also know is that our emotional pain, our negative self-talk and our old frozen beliefs hide out in the soma. Our cells are filled with messages of pain and fear and discomfort. And so paying attention to clearing what is there can make a great difference.

If you are like me, you probably have done a lot of 'work' on yourself and made some great changes and have expanded your life multiple times. And then wham - you hit another wall. What if you changed your thinking when you hit that wall and embraced that wall as a message that it is time to take a turn on your path and find the Way that is now open to you.

Just a thought - I know when I remember to do that, I feel a whole lot better!

Blessings, Katie

A new response to stress

2011-06-17T02:52:00.000-07:00

OK. It’s been one of those weeks where everything seems to be changing fast—and in a good way. And I had an experience today—a transformational shift actually—that I want to share with you. I want to share it with you because now I know that it is possible and I know how to guide others to the opportunity to experience that same shift for themselves.

An old behavior pattern that I learned in childhood was to react to any emergency or anything new that needed to be done quickly with the old fight/flight response. You know that feeling—something happens, you get a call, you need to stop what you are doing and immediately react. When you have the strategy of using fight/flight, which is the ole’ shot of adrenaline that prepares you for reacting, then that’s what happens—adrenaline and cortisol start flowing through your blood stream preparing you to do what needs to be done.

Well that was the way I have always reacted to anything sudden—being an adrenaline junkie. And then my body would contract, I’d feel anxiety in the pit of my stomach and I’d be ready to react. Which also would trigger my desire to overeat as a way of turning off the adrenaline and slowly myself down. I’d fall into having to be up and ready and then use food to reduce the anxiety and come back to neutral. And I did this mostly unconsciously—until today that is.

My 89 year old mother-in-law is in the hospital and we were expecting her to be released today. So I called and found out that not only was she not being released, but no one had been in to see her all day. And off I went into that old adrenaline reaction. Not an angry reaction, but a ‘ready, set, fire’ reaction. As I was driving to the hospital I did a quick inventory of how my body was feeling using those 4 keys to self-healing I talked about on the Wednesday conference call yesterday—Awareness, Forgiveness, Allowing and Receiving.

I felt my muscles tight and contracted and that anxiety in the pit of my stomach just waiting to react to something, and I thought “This isn’t how I want to feel anymore!” So I took a deep breath and felt my entire being shift out of that adrenaline & cortisol fight/flight response and into the excitement & joy of just having an experience. Immediately I felt in my body a shift from adrenaline (fight/flight) driving my behavior and thoughts to neurotransmitters (joy, pleasure, excitement) flooding my body as I actually started looking forward to visiting the hospital and finding out what was happening.

It was a transformational shift from ‘moving away from pain’ to ‘moving towards pleasure’ and THAT is a huge big deal.

And it happened in an instant.

Now that I know what it feels like to approach situations in life from this new perspective—curiosity and adventure—my body can reproduce that response at will now—with just a thought.

It’s a much healthier way of dealing with life and I’m guessing that those last few stubborn pounds around my belly will begin to melt away as my body no longer produces adrenaline as a response to life. And let me tell you—neurotransmitters that flow joy, excitement, curiosity and love—so much better!

I welcome your comments and questions.

My journey to weight loss success

2011-06-08T11:12:00.000-07:00

Since July 3rd of last year I have dropped 60 lbs. and 45.5” and gone from XL/1X tops to a size medium and from size 16 pants to a size 4. My original goal was to reclaim my body and my health, not to be a size 4, and not only did I reach that goal, but surpassed it! I feel great! I have more energy, greater vitality and my aches and pains are gone. Now I am exercising on a regular basis which is energizing and motivating me even more. Instead of dreading getting up early to exercise because it’s something I should be doing for my health, I bounce out of bed, grab my new workout clothes and pop in my favorite exercise DVDs. And that energy stays with me throughout the entire day. I am accomplishing goals in other areas of my life that before seemed impossible to take on.

So what finally started me on this weight loss journey? One morning I woke up and realized that I was tired of not feeling good in clothes, being uncomfortable in my own skin and making excuses for why I could never seem to lose the weight. I was tired of the emotional trap of trying to live in the present, but fearing the past, and I was just plain bored with my story of why I couldn’t have what I wanted. Reclaiming my body and my health became my top priority and highest value. After that it was a matter of stepping forward and taking action.

It was time to walk my talk. And what a walk it’s been! Starting with asking myself two questions, I began Commanding to be ready and Commanding to find the resources to be successful. The questions I focused on were: “What makes me feel alive?” and “Who am I when not being run by my past?” Using The One Command every step of the way led me to an eating plan that worked for me and got me past the cravings and old belief patterns around food and body image.

Taking to heart what I teach clients and students, I began tuning into my body several times a day and listening to what it had to say. And it had a lot to tell me about feelings!

All any feeling really wants is to be welcomed with understanding and compassion. It wants the room to unfold, to relax and tell its story—your story. It wants you to trust it enough to pay attention and, in listening, allow it to dissolve into nothingness.

What I experienced on this journey was way beyond just dropping the weight and looking good in clothes again. It was a total transformation of body, mind and spirit. I learned that the desire to eat when not hungry reveals what you really believe about life. Once I understood that, I began questioning the truth of my beliefs and Commanding for what I wanted instead. When I felt like giving up, I Commanded for the determination to continue. When everything was going well, I Commanded for even more of what I wanted. My feet were moving and my eyes were fixed on the goal. Along the way, I even learned to enjoy the journey that we call Life, trusting in myself and my greater intelligence to lead the way.

The results of this journey are evidenced every time I look in a mirror. The reflection I see is more than a thinner body; I see myself as I truly am—body, mind and spirit--and I fall in love all over again.

I witness your good health,

Bonnie

Four Essential Keys for Self-Healing

2011-06-06T12:48:00.000-07:00

Here is a link to an article I wrote for Nightingale-Conant about the 4 essential keys you need
to know for self-healing. Please read the article and leave any comments.

http://tinyurl.com/3j6vhw2

Raise your frequency to increase your health

2011-06-02T15:00:00.000-07:00

I've been re-reading a great book called Frequency by Penney Peirce. She talks about the importance of living from your 'home frequency' which I know as my 'soul vibration.'

When I make my soul vibration the basis of everything in my life--meaning I spend at least 10-15 minutes every morning simply being aware of my vibration and allowing that vibration to flowing through me--I experience my reality as fluid, joyful and grounded in every area of my life. When I accept and live in harmony with my soul vibration as my normal way of being in the world, my life and everything in it becomes harmonious. People, situations, resources, events how up in my life in harmony with my needs and desires.

I did not attract them nor draw them to me. I simply live in, with, as, from and through my soul vibration and allow myself to experience what has always been there, but I had been too blocked to notice.

Living this way heals my physical being as well as feeds me emotionally and spiritually. My health has improved, weight has dropped off and I am inspired every day to something grander than the day before.

All because I took the time to tap into this home frequency, this soul vibration and allow myself to experience the healthy body that is already mine. Illness cannot exist in a body that is in harmony with its nature.

This blog exists to provide you with an opportunity to learn more about Health and Healing. Please feel free to ask questions and leave comments about what topics of health you would like to know more about.

In peace and good health,

Bonnie

Allowing Good Health

2011-05-22T16:18:00.000-07:00

Let’s talk about how to stop trying to be healthy and allow yourself to be.

Lao-tzu wrote “When allowing informs our thoughts and actions, we walk in harmony and peace.”

What gets in the way of that allowing and, therefore, causes a stress response in your body?

We live in a noisy world. Have you ever noticed that? Everywhere you go there is noise assaulting your nervous system. At home, driving in traffic, out shopping, the music in the malls, elevators, at work, walking the street. Even on a sunny summer day you hear the sounds of lawn mowers and blowers. Go to a spa to relax and there is music. Have you ever tried to find a quiet place without noise?

Being constantly bombarded with noise is jarring to the nervous system.
A noisy environment, especially one in which you cannot escape, affects your nervous system—keeping your innate fight/flight/freeze stuck in high gear.

Not all noise is jarring to the nervous system however. There are the soothing sounds of nature---gentle rainfall, ocean waves, birds, animals in the forest; even the trees in a forest make sounds. But these are sounds that soothe the system, instead of stressing it.

Now today’s topic is about learning to allow yourself to be healthy—or allow yourself to have whatever it is you desire to have.

There are 2 energies that we discuss today. Allowing and Trying. We are taught from an early age to ‘try’. Try, try again. We become so focused on trying that we forget to allow the time and space for what we want to arrive.

Close your eyes for a moment. Ask yourself:

-What is your definition of trying? What behaviors do you do that result from trying? When you think about trying, what come up for you?

Just notice your answers; maybe jot them down to look at later.

-What is your definition of allowing? What behaviors do you do that result from allowing? When you think about allowing, how does that feel?

Notice your answers to these questions as well. Did you find an Aha! or maybe an Oh no! or even a Whoa!

A person who always tries must keep doing, keep busy, keep ahead of the game, keep striving to achieve. Like a shark that must keep swimming to stay alive, people who are stuck in the ‘trying game’ must always be busy, and
can never truly relax and allow.

It is a myth that trying will ever get you where you want to be. Trying
creates stress, because there is no end, no brass ring. When you think
about all the things you’ve tried---the new diet, another class, a new job,
a new relationship, new clothes, new whatever…..when you think about
trying—what do you feel?

What is the belief driving your trying?

Let me define trying according to my world. Trying is taking an action over
and over again with no success. Taking action is different. To have what we want we must be willing to take action steps, make a commitment to having it, even persistence—and allowing. These create different energies and responses in our bodies.

Trying is the energy of searching but never finding. I had a student in a class years ago that said she’d been trying to find healing for 13 years and had tried every class, every healing modality that she found, but nothing ever worked. She was hoping that ‘trying’ this class would help.

It was no surprise when she didn’t come back the next day….because the search was more important to her than the finding.

Trying is the realm of the conscious mind. It contributes to stress, unhappiness, even ill health. As long as you focus your efforts on trying, you prevent yourself from having.

So what is the alternative?

Allowing. Allowing is the realm of Source mind, our greater capacity. Allowing is the energy of having, of achieving, of succeeding. It is taking the inspired action and being open to receiving. It is committing to yourself, for yourself, and about yourself to receive what you desire.

Allowing is not passive. It is actually an active state. Take some time to
sit in the energy of allowing something in your life to see that it is an active way of being in the world that allows time to relax, let go, trust, receive,

enjoy, smile, laugh.

Allowing provides tools for self-realization, self-empowerment, greater healing. It is getting out of your own way and letting your greater capacity, your Source mind to bring to you what you’ve asked for. It is a state of trust.

Sometimes you can get so wrapped up in trying to heal or be healthy, that you don’t ALLOW yourself to be healthy and healed. Allowing is consciously choosing a different way of being in the world.

So you know that you get caught up in trying. What do you do to break out of that?

When you find yourself wrapped up in the struggle of trying—cut yourself some slack. Take a break—close your eyes and breathe, go for a walk, do something you enjoy. Take a 1 minute vacation in your mind—go to your Sacred place in your mind. Allow your focus to shift.

Finding Balance in Healing

2011-05-15T08:08:00.000-07:00

When your life is out of balance, your health is out of balance as well. One flows from the other, inseparable like two sides to a coin. When people talk about wanting to be healthier, the meaning within their words is that their life is out of balance and they want to fix that. So let’s talk about finding balance in your life as well as balance in your healing.

If you want good health, you must first bring your thoughts and emotions into alignment with good health—and that is a balancing act. There are days you do really well in maintaining balance and days when you don’t. There is no judgment of one being better than the other. Tony Robbins says “There’s no such thing as failure; there’s only an outcome”

Healing always starts in the mind. Your body is a reflection of your thoughts, feelings and beliefs. It responds to the messages you unconsciously send it. So healing your body means first healing your thoughts.

For example, if I desire to be a certain weight or drop a certain amount of pounds, but then head to the refrigerator every time I feel upset, fearful or out of control, what do you think the outcome will be? What will show up in my reality—and my body—are the results of my overeating, not my desire to lose weight. That’s because my outer reality is a direct expression of my inner thoughts and beliefs. It’s impossible to believe one thing and produce a different result.

The good news is that you can easily change your subconscious beliefs that contribute to stress, overeating, making unhealthy choices and being out of balance. You see, it’s not how you fall that is important. It’s that you get back up again.

How real is Reality?

2011-05-11T14:54:00.002-07:00

I'm sure you've heard by now that you create your reality. People either love that saying or they hate it; rarely is there an in-between feeling about it. From the viewpoints of quantum science and metaphysics it is true. You do create your reality because what you experience as your 'reality' is based upon what you unconsciously believe to be true about life. If you believe that you can achieve any goal you set your mind too--then you do. That is your reality. If you, however, have experiences that prove that nothing you ever do will amount to much, then that is the reality that you experience.

It seems complicated, but actually it is really quite simple. Whatever you believe is true shows up in your life as proof that it is true. Growing up I learned through experiences that no matter what I achieved in life, someone would always take it away from me, so why even bother. And that was my reality for many years. I would achieve something or have something and, sure enough, someone came along and took it away from me. Why? Because I expected it. That belief was so ingrained in my subconscious and my identity that I unconsciously drew in people who took things from me--proving to me that my belief was accurate.

Doesn't make sense to the rational, logical mind, but then your subconscious is neither rational nor logical. It just holds the beliefs that we formed early in childhood that helped us navigate our life.

Conversely, I have 4 grown children who always achieve their goals. In fact, it has never occurred to them that maybe they couldn't have what they wanted. They learned from experiences that when they decided they wanted something, all the people, support and resources would be there to help them succeed. And now that is their reality. I watch each of them as they decide on a course in life and then go about having it. They are each my heroes.

Quantum science tells us that everything that is possible is happening around us all at once. It is what we have learned to pay attention to, based on our belief systems, that determine what we consider our reality. Every second we are bombarded by billions of bits of information, but our mind can only pay attention to a finite number and the rest is simply deleted.

Say for instance that you didn't feel very smart. That was your belief--"I'm not very smart." Because that you held that belief, you probably made choices based on being 'not very smart'. Those choices created behaviors that showed you weren't very smart, which only reinforced the belief. With me so far?

Now if I lined up 100 people and the first 99 stood in front of you and said "Wow. You're the smartest person I know." you might smile and nod your head, but internally you are deleting their comment--because it doesn't fit with your subconscious belief. Now that 100th person walks up to you and says "You aren't very smart are you?" and you will likely agree with them!

That is how the mind deletes what doesn't fit with your core beliefs and accepts what does fit. It's not a matter of good/bad or right/wrong. It is just how beliefs and the mind work.

The beauty is that a belief is a belief and beliefs can be changed in an instant.

More on that in my next article!

I witness your mastery.

Bonnie

The One Command Car

2010-09-12T04:54:00.000-07:00

Anything can happen when you Command for what you want and stay open to how it can show up for you.

I have a great success story about getting a car. My old car was getting on in years & we knew that we had, at best, another year before things started falling apart on her.

We’d set aside a bit of money to find a good used car, but I decided to do some Commanding to get a nice luxury car—like an older BMW. I wanted a much nicer car than I had ever had and I was curious what Commanding for one would bring me. Our son-in-law works for BMW, so we told him what we wanted & asked him to keep an eye out for what would fit our needs & budget.

It seemed impossible that I would even command for a luxury car with the money we had—but I did my Commands and turned my arguments into new Commands. Every morning I’d call in my new car—thinking it would be this small, older BMW. Weeks went by with nothing in our price range coming through. I just kept my focus on what I wanted, regardless of how improbable it seemed to get a luxury car for so little money.

The other day my husband asked if I’d be interested in an older Volvo & after thinking about it, I agreed. Within an hour our son-in-law contacted us & asked if we’d be interested in a 2004 Volvo SUV. I knew that, because I stayed open to the form in which my car would show up, I allowed in an even better car than I imagined possible.

We went the next morning to look at it and Wow! what a beautiful car. Logically, none of this should have fallen in place to buy a luxury car for so little money. But when we use The One Command, we are stepping into infinite possibilities. I know it was the Commanding and being open to receive my good that turned this into a great success story.

This is a car that I never dreamed I could ever own—and now I do. That’s why I call it The One Command Volvo.

Relationship Success-5 keys to strengthen every relationship

2010-08-10T05:58:00.000-07:00

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You have relationships that cause you discomfort or cause you stress. You have relationships you would like to develop or deepen. You have relationships you want to make so much more fulfilling.

Which relationships do you want to focus on? Are you happily connected with a significant other or needing to clear old issues and bring forth the joy? Are you still waiting for “The One” and would you recognize them if they showed up? Are you raising children who have their own distinct personalities and desires, are you and money truly happy together—or not getting along?

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Breaking the Bondage of Stress FREE 1 hour teleseminar

2010-06-13T14:55:00.000-07:00

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2010-04-03T14:54:00.000-07:00

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2010-03-11T09:21:00.001-08:00

Often unresolved emotions like anger, resentment, bitterness, regret, remorse & the holy trinity of negative emotions—guilt, shame & blame are left unresolved
because we have learned to bury them so deeply. My allergies this past week were a reflection of that—anger & resentment that I was not consciously aware of
and/or unwilling to be consciously aware of. What I emotionally could not do, my physical body did for me—reflected those stuck emotions as allergies bad
enough to get my attention. That is grace in action! Did not feel like it at the time, but nevertheless, grace in action.

Our bodies are amazing things! They are a perfect reflection of our inner state of being. Our physical healing mirrors our emotional health. This does not mean
that every illness is caused by beliefs. There are factors such as environment, genetics, toxins, etc that can play a part. But every belief has a corresponding
physical aspect and every physical issue has a corresponding set of beliefs. Like 2 sides to the same coin---different, yet the same.

You can become a good detective by thinking of a physical illness as a ‘clue’ to a larger mystery! What is this issue trying to tell you? My medical intuitive
training showed me that there are specific beliefs that lie beneath every illness as well as individual programs people hold. As a ‘detective’ I look at the
message the illness is trying to send to the person.

Our bodies are always whispering to us, communicating with us. If you listen to the whispers, you don’t need to hear the shouts.

So—what is your body whispering to you today?

2010-03-10T14:59:00.000-08:00

"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."

I always loved that statement----‘Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar’ meaning that sometimes things really are just what they seem. I held on to that thought for 5 days as allergies knocked me off my feet. Sometimes allergies are just allergies…unless they’re not.

I have occasional problems with hay fever, but never, ever have I been so sick with it as recently. I was puzzled by the strong allergic reactions that just kept getting worse, no matter what medication I took or what I did. I was assured by many that the pollen count was extremely high and that ‘everyone’ was having trouble.

But why me? Why now? Why so severe? Didn’t my body realize that I had meditations to record (I could barely speak), articles to write (my eyes were swollen shut) and a fresh commitment to success & being visible (I could barely sit up, let alone comb my hair)? Surely after all the commanding I’ve done, my body would be in cooperation with my dreams, not opposition. Surely a cigar was just a cigar….

I was asked…are you commanding? You bet I was….when I could have a clear thought. I commanded for every aspect of health that came to mind. My allergies seemed to get worse. And I got more frustrated and angrier. It was so bad the other night that I took a swig of Nyquil at 7:30, made a few commands about being done with it all and surrendered into my misery.

In hindsight I’d say the surrendering was the key. After 10 hours of sleep I woke up with no signs of allergies. Nothing. Not a sneeze or a sniffle. And I was filled with renewed energy and aliveness. What had happened? Why the sudden shift? Something happened during my surrender—I was tired of fighting; I was tired of struggling; I was tired of defending myself; I was tired of feeling angry and resentful.

It’s taken me a few days to realize all that was involved in those miserable 5 days of sneezing, sniffling and 3 boxes of Kleenex. Yes, a cigar is just a cigar….until it isn’t. Allergies are just allergies…unless they’re not.

Sitting in theta and commanding for clarity, I remembered my medical intuitive training: allergies are about resentment, anger and misunderstanding. Your immune system misinterprets a substance as an attack on the body & marshals its forces to protect & defend. Unresolved resentment and anger serve to lower the immune system, allowing an overreaction.

So I had to ask myself: What was the resentment and anger about? Where in my life had I felt under attack and needing to defend? As Katie & I have prepared our new teleseminar, I have been taking myself through the processes and the meditations that you who will participate will go through. Aaaah!

The teacher doesn’t get to circumvent her own learning. Old programs came up for clearing. And current events that I was unconsciously reacting to, but not willing to admit. While I had commanded for what I wanted, I had also unconsciously been unwilling to let go of some things. My body, in its divine wisdom took over and did the clearing for me! How marvelously we are made—body, mind and spirit.

I forgot that sometimes what seems like poor health is really our body & emotions coming back into divine health in the only way it knows how. And how wonderful that all this transformation took place after the surrender and during my sleep! Next time I will remember to command for that sooner! And, yes, I have commanded that my releasing & transforming be gentle and easy….with conscious awareness. I no longer need to torture myself in order to be well.

So, sometimes a cigar is really a message that is trying to get through to you. How do you know the difference? You meet yourself in the moment, command for what you want instead and go from there. Sooner or later the air clears and you can breathe again.

2010-03-05T07:29:00.000-08:00

Two Wolves, a Cherokee tale

An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.

One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

During my mediation time this morning, this tale came to mind as I was making some commands. It got me to thinking—what wolf have I been feeding lately?

Yes, I’ve been commanding for what I want and that always works. I am seeing some amazing changes, yet something felt missing. There are times when I was commanding not because I wanted something—moving toward pleasure; I was commanding because I didn’t want certain things in my life—moving away from pain.

The desire to get away from my pain was greater than my desire to have what I wanted. I had unconsciously been desiring the ‘wolf’ of joy, peace, love. But it was the ‘wolf’ of lack that I was really feeding. My unintentional & unconscious goal was not in having the pleasure, but in getting away from the pain. And yet—The One Command always produced results, and I continued to shift, change & transform.

A subtle difference, but a very powerful realization. Do I stand in my lack & struggle and command from there or do I stand in my place of trust & faith and command from there?

Both yield me some amazing outcomes, but which one yields me the highest outcome & feeds my joy? It is good to command from both places. At times when you have fearful, negative thoughts, you want to stop your negative, fearful thinking in that instant.

The One Command does that—takes you out of your fear & into that beautiful theta state of All That Is to create something different. That is what we teach you; that is what works. Amazing miracles have come from doing just that.

I’m talking about something a bit different, a new awareness. I’m talking about being in a state of awareness when you are commanding. What emotional state are you in when you decide to command your heart’s desire?

Are you only commanding when you are fearful or do you also command when you are feeling grateful and want more of that?

Is it OK to command for what you want from a state of joy & pleasure? Or must you be in ‘victim’ mode & pain before you start making the changes?

Are you unconsciously using The One Command as a way to prove to yourself that nothing will ever work for you? Or do you command for what you want and then step back into your life with faith (trust without evidence), allowing yourself to experience the changes?

When you think about commanding from a state of joy for what you want---what emotions arise for you? Do you feel guilty, like that’s just not ok? Do you run a program that says you can only command from a state of pain? I’m curious, because I have noticed that in myself at times. And I’m wondering if other people have also experienced that.

There is no right or wrong when you are commanding for what you want; there are only outcomes. If you are not receiving the outcomes you desire, you might want to look at which wolf you are feeding in the moment.

I want to hear from you! What do you notice about yourself? Which wolf do you tend to feed out of habit? What do you do that works…and can work for us too?

2010-02-24T07:36:00.001-08:00

Hold fast to that which grounds you in times of trials. You can then allow your life to transform, re-form around you.

In times of uncertainty, find one thing that is certain and make that your foundation, your rock upon which to stand, your tree that holds you steady.
Be it your faith, your family, an ideal--whatever represents stability to you.
Hold fast to that which is certain and allow the rest of your life to realign
into the new.

If you have something to hold on to in these rapidly changing times, you allow the change to happen without fear & without interference.

Stand strong in the current. Hold fast to the tree. Ride out the storm.
Allow your life to become what you desire it to become.

Be one within yourself & all else falls into place.

Be present in the moment. Great things can only happen in the now.

Cherish your existence and your newness as the universe cherishes you.

Allowing your heart's desires

2010-02-23T08:00:00.000-08:00

You spend your life trying--trying to have this, trying to be that, trying to achieve, trying to get. No wonder you have such a 'trying' life! When you fall into the trap of trying to achieve a goal, you are in the energy of 'trying' which only begets more trying. Trying is wasted effort.

Release the need to try and ALLOW yourself to be, to do, to have. There really is only allowing. You allow yourself to have something or to be something....or you don't. It really is that simple.

If you have a dream, a heart's desire, there is nothing to achieve to do it. There is only the allowing it to be present in your life. From that position of allowing, your steps are guided differently.

It is when we don't fully believe, don't fully trust that we can have what we want that we experience lack and struggle.

I know someone who is living her heart's desire. From the time she was 4 years old she knew that her greatest desire was to be a mother. She never questioned it. Her action steps throughout her life were not in trying to being a mother; her action steps were about being a mother. Because she has allowed herself to have her greatest desire, her actions are focused on living and enjoying that desire. She knows who she is;she knows what is important to her. And she allows herself to live in accordance with deepest desire. Everything in her life flows from that allowing.

Thoughts and actions to achieve are very different than thoughts and actions to live & enjoy. If you already had your heart's desire, what would be different for you? What thoughts would you have? What actions would you be taking? What would you be doing differently? How would you see yourself differently? What would you know about yourself? What would you think about yourself?

Take some time to answer those questions, then allow yourself to be your heart's desire. Watch as your life changes.

2010-02-22T18:25:00.000-08:00

Magnificent. It’s a great word isn’t it? Just rolls off the tongue so deliciously. We are magnificent beings. Our spirit is magnificent. Our body is magnificence in physical form.

We are magnificent beings. Think about that for a moment. Close your eyes and turn inward. Say “I am magnificent.” What do you feel when you have that thought? What images do you see? What do you tell yourself…or hear? Just notice.

I AM magnificent! And it has changed how I perceive my world. The same issues are still there---and I see them completely differently. Like putting on new glasses…everything came into focus. I see them as opportunities! And choices! In an instant I went from feeling small & fearful over some things happening in my life to being empowered! Who wouldn’t want to feel empowered instead of fearful?! To feel possibilities instead of disappointment?

Are those ‘opportunities’ still hanging around? Sure. But instead of looking at them with dread or anger, I look at them from my own magnificent Self and say “hmmmm…how can this get turned around quickly to what I want?’ Can you FEEL the difference in that! The power in that? I get to have fun changing those areas of my life I’m not yet happy with. There is excitement in my day…a delicious hope of things happening now. When you live from your own magnificence, there is no judgment. Just thought, action & outcome.

I am magnificent! It is always there. YOUR magnificence is ALWAYS there. You are never not magnificent…you may behave in ways or make choices that are less than your magnificent self. But you…your body, your mind, your spirit---ALWAYS magnificent. It is your birthright to live from this place. It was the experiences in early childhood that trained you to believe something different about yourself. And, since you are NO LONGER a child—it is time to reclaim who you truly are. A most magnificent being! And just think….what would this world be like if we each lived from this place…saw everyone & everything from this place? What would that be like?

Do you consider yourself magnificent? If you do—in what ways are you magnificent? Make a list and celebrate your magnificence. If you don’t consider yourself magnificent~what are the reasons?

I have shared my magnificence with you. Will you share yours with me? I want to be in relationship with other magnificent beings…to be supported by them and to support them in theirs. I desire to hear from your magnificent self.

2010-02-09T12:43:00.000-08:00

February is the month focused on heart, on loveSo what better month than to celebrate saying Yes! to your heart’s desires!

How many times a day do your thoughts contain the words ‘no, not, can’t, won’t, unable, no way?’ More often than not, I would venture to say. Take a few moments to close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and tune into your internal experience. Pay attention to your thoughts, images and feelings. How much No! is running through them?

Our fears will cause us to say no to what we want. Our beliefs about our ‘not enoughness’, our lack of self-worth, self-confidence, self-love cause us to say No to what we want. Yes, there are times when it is in our best interest to say no. And there are days and situations where it is easy to say Yes. This Challenge of saying Yes! is about honoring your true nature, your true values, and your true hopes, dreams, wishes & desires. It is about saying Yes! to yourself—to what YOU want. Not what you think is ‘right’. Not to please another. But to please yourself.

Many of us have a streak of co-dependence running through our brain, so we say yes, even when we’d rather not. This is just another way of saying No to yourself. When you say yes to something you don’t want to do or because you think it will make another happy or because you are too afraid to say no, the word yes may be coming out of your mouth, but you are, in reality, saying No to yourself. Your body responds to the ‘no’ and that feeling you get when you’ve said no against your values. So it really is a No, in yes clothing isn’t it?

This Challenge of saying Yes! to your life is about saying Yes! to all those hopes, dreams, wishes & desires that lie within your heart. It is about saying Yes! to Life as YOU want to live it. In learning to say Yes! to yourself, you are creating right within your very cells new outcomes in your life. When you say Yes! to what you value—your life transforms itself, wraps itself around this new way of being in the world.

Think of something you really want to say Yes! to. Close your eyes and allow that thought to flow through your body. Notice what it feels like to say Yes! to a dream or a desire.
Notice how your body feels alive…or does it feel fearful? Just notice….you are simply gathering information for your commands. What happens when you say Yes! to yourself?

If your body feels alive—you can command for MORE of that aliveness in your life. If your body goes into negative, fearful thinking—what do you want instead of that? You command for those new outcomes.

The greatest gift you can give to your family and to the world is to learn to follow your heart and say Yes! to your life.

What are you saying Yes! to today?

2010-01-29T15:54:00.000-08:00

Asking Yourself a Better Question

If you are feeling stuck, confused or just plain clueless about what is happening in your life, you might want to pay attention to the questions you are asking yourself. If you are not getting the answers you are looking for, the problem may be that you need to be asking different questions.

The quality of an answer is directly related to the quality of the question you ask. Your mind holds all the knowledge and wisdom that is you; all your thoughts, feelings, beliefs, patterns and experiences. When you ask a question of yourself, your mind immediately goes to work finding the answer.

If I ask questions such as “Why can’t I ever get what I want?” or “Why am I always struggling?” your mind will search through your entire databank of thoughts and beliefs to find the answer. It will pull open the file drawer marked “What’s Wrong with Me?” and present you with every past experience, person, thought, or feeling that explains why you never get what you want and why you are always struggling. We then believe that is our truth, our reality…and we stay stuck, struggling and confused.

The good news is the same process applies when you ask questions such as “Why is it that life is so easy for me?” or “How can I have more of what I want?” Your mind searches through your databank and opens the file drawer marked “Why You are Amazing” and it will present you with every past experience, person, thought, or feeling that explains why you are so amazing and your life works.

And the mind gets even more interesting! Your questions control what you focus on. What you focus on you feel. How you feel influences your thoughts and your thoughts create the world you see around you. Questions are powerful! Questions can either move you towards your heart’s desires or they can leave you stuck in an endless loop that gets you nowhere.

What would your life be like if you asked questions that enhanced your life and engaged you in the adventure that is life?

2009-12-01T07:22:00.000-08:00

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2009-11-21T03:30:00.000-08:00

Last night was our first theme The One Command Circle ~ Pajama Party! Everyone showed up in their pajamas and we had a great time. I want to especially acknowledge Brian for being such a good sport and attending his first Circle in pajamas! And I want to welcome Sandy to her first Circle as well. She jumped right in, pajamas and all.

The hot cocoa with mini marshmallows and the ice cream sandwiches were the hit treats of the night. Popcorn, cheese & crackers and for those eating healthy, we had vegetables. Several months ago we added a door prize drawing, just for fun and fun it is. Kelly Warosh, our local Mary Kay lady, donated a beautiful gift of MK products for the drawing. Jane Summers has donated in the past an hour session with her. Everyone attending the Circle is encouraged to donate a service or product as a way to letting us know what they do and how we can support them in being even more successful. And there is always a gift certificate for free attendance to a future Circle or TeleCircle.

Along with our regular Circle format, we talked about the idea of your Magnificent Self and how living from your inner magnificence transforms your life. Each person shared one quality of magnificence they held for themselves and our group enthusiastically agreed & supported them in living that quality for a day.

I will toss out the same challenge to each of you. What is 1 thing about yourself that you believe is absolutely magnificent? Embrace that quality and live it for just one day and see what happens. The next day, choose another magnificent quality about yourself & live that for a day. Play with that and let me know what happens.

We had so much fun that we decided December's theme is to come dressed as your favorite holiday! Who might show up as a turkey? Or Santa? Or even an elf? I'll be digging our my jingle bells!

Our last gathering of 2009 is December 17th from 7-9 pm. Please come and join the fun! If you haven't been for awhile, no better time than now to wish a final blessing to 2009 and command for 2010.

Come play in our world and bring a friend.

May you know & live your Magnificence today!

Bonnie

2009-11-16T15:50:00.000-08:00

Living Your Magnificent Self

Magnificent. It's a great word isn't it? Just rolls off my tongue so deliciously. "Magnificent: impressive to the mind or spirit. Exceptionally fine."

We are magnificent beings. Our spirit is magnificent. Our body is sheer magnificence in physical form. Yes, we are magnificent beings. Think about that for a moment. Close your eyes and turn inward. Say to yourself "I am magnificent!" What response do you get? What do you feel when you have that thought? What images do you see? What do you tell yourself...or hear?

I realized in meditation the other day my true magnificence. It was a bit uncomfortable at first to think of myself that way. I could easily accept that my divine self is magnificent, but my personality self? My physical form? Not so easy. I had my arguments about that notion, but I was committed to feeling magnificent, being magnificent in every way, so I commanded to realize myself in ALL my magnificence and was flooded with a sense of peace, grace & awesomeness flowing through me.

And I allowed myself the time to accept all that into every cell of my body, into my DNA as my thoughts, feelings & emotions aligned completely with that truth. I allowed the arguments, the anger, frustration, disappointment, disbelief, and judgments to dissolve and release. I wanted only what was magnificent in my life & in my DNA. I stayed in the process until I felt the alignment complete itself.

I AM magnificent! And it has changed how I perceive my world. The same issues are still there---and I see them completely differently. Like putting on new glasses, everything came into focus. They are no longer issues, problems or setbacks. I see them as opportunities! And choices! What?...... Yep—opportunities & choices.

In an instant I went from feeling small & fearful over some things happening in my life to being empowered! Who wouldn't want to feel empowered instead of fearful?! To feel possibilities instead of disappointment? Just the thought of that as a possibility; doesn't that stir something deep within you to say "I want that too!"

Are those 'opportunities' still hanging around? Sure. But instead of looking at them with dread or anger, I look at them from my own magnificent Self and say "hmmmm...how can this get turned around quickly to what I want?' Can you FEEL the difference in that! The power in that? I get to have fun changing those areas of my life I'm not yet happy with. There is excitement in my day...a delicious hope of things happening now. When you live from your own magnificence, there is no judgment. Only thought, action & outcome and magnificent feelings.

I asked for...and received....an image that I could continue to focus on in times I might be tempted to forget how absolutely magnificent I am. Then I commanded that symbol into my DNA. I am magnificent! I inhabit an absolutely magnificent body...and I expect that my body will heal & change as I hold that image of it. I am a magnificent person...and I know that my business flourishes even more, because I will see the magnificence in everyone I meet. And my family relationships grow even closer...because I relate to each person from my magnificent self to their magnificent self.

I spent a wonderful day this weekend with my daughter & 2 wonderful grandkids. To see them in their magnificence was an incredible experience. It changed my experience of that day. We had more fun than ever doing the things we normally do. They did nothing different than normal....then what was the difference? Because I was looking from my own magnificent state of being...their magnificence wasrevealed to me. I could see it because I was looking for it and EXPECTED to find it. We find what we expect to find. YOUR magnificence is ALWAYS there.

You are never not magnificent. You may behave in ways or make choices that are less than your magnificent self. But you...your body, your mind, your spirit---are ALWAYS magnificent. You are hard-wired to live from this place; it is in your DNA. It was experiences in early childhood that trained you to believe something different about yourself. And, since you are no longer a child—it is time to reclaim who you truly are. A most magnificent being! And just think....what would this world be like if we each lived from this place...saw everyone & everything from this place? What would that be like?

Do you consider yourself magnificent? If you do—in what ways are you magnificent? Make a list and celebrate your magnificence. If you don't consider yourself magnificent yet, what are the reasons? List those out....then command for what you want instead. Command for an image, symbol, sign, demonstration that is a constant reminder for you; something that you can draw on when you are feeling less than your magnificent self.

What if you could pretend for just one day that you lived from your own magnificence? What would that be like? How would you see your life & other people differently? What would you say differently to yourself? What would feel different and where do you feel it?

I have shared my magnificence with you. Will you share yours with me? I want to be in relationship with other magnificent beings...to be supported by them and to support them in theirs. I desire to hear from your Magnificent Self.

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2009-11-07T10:08:00.000-08:00

Being the Hero of Your Own Life

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. ~ Carl Gustav Jung

Our goal of human experience is to transform ourselves from beings who seek to attain power to beings who seek to be empowered. To seek to be empowered is the sign of a Hero. If you want to be different, to have different or to do different, you are a Hero seeking empowerment over your life.

What is your definition of a Hero? Webster’s Dictionary defines a hero as ‘one that shows great courage.’ When you hear the word Hero, what comes to mind? Western civilization has many models of the Hero. We have super heroes like Superman and Batman, and every country has its own war heroes. There are social heroes like Mother Theresa, Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. and sports heroes. There are heroes in literature as well as our own personal heroes.

How would you define a hero? Heroes are often thought of as men of great courage, who take great risks and sacrifice themselves for the greater good. The Hero’s Journey is considered a difficult and dangerous journey undertaken by only the strongest and bravest. My definition is very different. I define a hero as any person who hears a call to change and answers that call, regardless of what that change is. It takes great courage to look at your life and decide to make a change. Many spend their lives stuck in their own story of why their life is not working and never step outside of the story long enough to even dream that they can have or be or do something different. The Hero of my definition sees a problem or an opportunity and seeks a change, which is empowerment.

Take a moment and think. If you were a hero, which one would you be? What qualities of that hero inspire you? I have asked groups of people these questions and am amazed at the depth of their answers and the qualities they admire. I would be Wonder Woman. She is strong, intelligent and beautiful—a strong female archetype. Her idea of justice is achieved through love, kindness, compassion, strength and fairness. Empowered within herself, she seeks to empower others. She also has an invisible plane and a Lasso of Truth…just to make the journey more fun. So who would you be?

Who are the heroes in your life? Who inspires you, teaches you, and challenges you to be more? My children are my heroes. They are four different people, living very different lives, but they all have one thing in common. Each has an absolute knowing that they can achieve their dreams. Many times I have seen one of them make a decision to have something different in their life and then go about allowing it to happen. It never dawns on them that their dream will not come true; to them achieving their goals is as natural as breathing. They inspire me to be the same…to create from my desires and allow those desires to manifest in my life.

So what are the qualities that you so admire in your heroes? I invite you to take those qualities and turn them into commands. Those are the qualities that you desire to awaken and activate within you.

Tony Robbins said “The only thing that keeps you from having what you want in life is the story you tell yourself about why you cannot have it.” If you are tired of your story, you are being called to make a change, to take a journey. You are being called to the Hero’s Journey. This is not the first journey you’ve taken either. You already know how to do this. It is hard-wired into your DNA. Every time you decide to make a change in your life, you take the Hero’s Journey.

This Hero's Journey, this heroic quest is about saying ‘yes’ to yourself and, in so doing, becoming more fully alive and more effective in the world. It offers great rewards: the capacity to be successful in the world and the opportunity to share your gifts with others.

When you realize that there are no outside forces that can determine your destiny and when you stop looking outside of yourself for success or joy or happiness, you will find that Heroic Self within. You will reveal your true self, your Heroic Self, and you will find yourself back home again, knowing yourself for the first time.

A Hero lies within you….waiting……..

If you are interested in listening to the free mp3 recording of Being the Hero in Your Own Life, please contact Bonnie at bonnie@inner-resources.net

2009-10-30T16:01:00.001-07:00

I’ve been sharing with this group about my journey in creating the teleseminar series using TOC and the hero’s journey by Joseph Campbell. The growth that it has produced in me continues to unfold each day---even with the flu that I currently have I can feel changes still happening. What started out as this little idea about creating a ‘study group’ sort of thing has grown beyond my wildest imagination into a full blown 3 part series with a free introductory teleseminar and exercises that needed to be created and a ton of other things that I never foresaw would happen. I commanded for support and ‘magical helpers’ appeared…..Asara, Kathryn, Katie, Penny, this group and a host of others. My head is still spinning!

Asara & Kathryn have teased me for years about me being the ‘toe in the water’ kinda girl…overly cautious to the end.  I thought I would ‘dip my toe in the water’ of teleseminars and it appears I jumped off the high dive instead! The 1 hour free teleseminar that I thought would have, if I was lucky, 25 people is now at 102 people—and still growing. I am upgrading my maestro conference account a 2nd time so more people can join the call. And the notes I have received from some of the people who registered is humbling indeed---places they are stuck or in pain or with a deep desire to change something about their lives has touched my heart so deeply. There is definitely a power greater than myself with a hand in this and I am awed by it all.

When the Law of Attraction meets The One Command magic really does happen. (Hey! that’s my new byline!)

Be Your Own Hero

2009-10-20T18:13:00.001-07:00

Be The Hero of Your Own Life

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. ~ Carl Gustav Jung

Our goal of human experience is to transform ourselves from beings who seek to attain power to beings who seek to be empowered. To seek to be empowered is the sign of a Hero. If you want to be different, to have different or to do different, you are a Hero seeking empowerment over your life.

What is your definition of a Hero? Webster’s Dictionary defines a hero as ‘one that shows great courage.’ When you hear the word Hero, what comes to mind? Western civilization has many models of the Hero. We have super heroes like Superman and Batman, and every country has its own war heroes. There are social heroes like Mother Theresa, Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. and sports heroes. There are heroes in literature as well as our own personal heroes.

How would you define a hero? Heroes are often thought of as men of great courage, who take great risks and sacrifice themselves for the greater good. The Hero’s Journey is considered a difficult and dangerous journey undertaken by only the strongest and bravest. My definition is very different. I define a hero as any person who hears a call to change and answers that call, regardless of what that change is. It takes great courage to look at your life and decide to make a change. Many spend their lives stuck in their own story of why their life is not working and never step outside of the story long enough to even dream that they can have or be or do something different. The Hero of my definition sees a problem or an opportunity and seeks a change, which is empowerment.

Take a moment and think. If you were a hero, which one would you be? What qualities of that hero inspire you? I have asked groups of people these questions and am amazed at the depth of their answers and the qualities they admire. I would be Wonder Woman. She is strong, intelligent and beautiful—a strong female archetype. Her idea of justice is achieved through love, kindness, compassion, strength and fairness. Empowered within herself, she seeks to empower others. She also has an invisible plane and a Lasso of Truth…just to make the journey more fun. So who would you be?

Who are the heroes in your life? Who inspires you, teaches you, and challenges you to be more? My children are my heroes. They are four different people, living very different lives, but they all have one thing in common. Each has an absolute knowing that they can achieve their dreams. Many times I have seen one of them make a decision to have something different in their life and then go about allowing it to happen. It never dawns on them that their dream will not come true; to them achieving their goals is as natural as breathing. They inspire me to be the same…to create from my desires and allow those desires to manifest in my life.

So what are the qualities that you so admire in your heroes? I invite you to take those qualities and turn them into commands. Those are the qualities that you desire to awaken and activate within you.

Tony Robbins said “The only thing that keeps you from having what you want in life is the story you tell yourself about why you cannot have it.” If you are tired of your story, you are being called to make a change, to take a journey. You are being called to the Hero’s Journey. This is not the first journey you’ve taken either. You already know how to do this. It is hard-wired into your DNA. Every time you decide to make a change in your life, you take the Hero’s Journey.

This Hero's Journey, this heroic quest is about saying ‘yes’ to yourself and, in so doing, becoming more fully alive and more effective in the world. It offers great rewards: the capacity to be successful in the world and the opportunity to share your gifts with others.

When you realize that there are no outside forces that can determine your destiny and when you stop looking outside of yourself for success or joy or happiness, you will find that Heroic Self within. You will reveal your true self, your Heroic Self, and you will find yourself back home again, knowing yourself for the first time.

A Hero lies within you….waiting……..

Being Your Own Hero
Free Teleseminar ~ November 2nd ~ 4:00-5:00 pm
pre=registration required

2009-09-21T14:14:00.000-07:00

A Day of Amazing Grace
October 1, 2009

I recently had an experience with a young man named Mike in a parking lot desperately in need of gas to get to his destination and from having been out of work for months. I listened to my guidance that told me to buy him some gas instead of giving him money. It was very important I was told. It was a simple, quick exchange, and as I drove away I found myself crying from a feeling welling up inside of me that I could not name. The feeling was beyond a sense of doing the right thing or 'paying it forward' or even a 'random act of kindness.' It was a feeling of a heart connection between two souls who recognized each other for just a brief moment. Something passed between us in those moments and I knew something within me was changed forever. I did not have a word to describe it at first, but now I do. Grace. A simple act of grace.

Amazing grace. That heart connection that we make when we step outside of our own life for just a moment to honor the divinity in another. Webster's Dictionary defines grace as 'the quality or state of being considerate or thoughtful.' Dictionary.com defines it as 'favor or good will.' That is the feeling I had flowing through me, changing me in some way after my brief encounter with Mike that day. Amazing grace.

My experience has inspired me to invite you to join me and others for a 'Day of Amazing Grace.' All around the world--wherever you live. In every country--even in every city. A day for all who choose to perform one act of kindness for another. An act of amazing grace. No strings attached, no expectation of receiving back from the person, no thought except to experience that heart connection for yourself.

Carol Barbeau often reminds us that we are all one and we are all in this life together. The greatest gift you can ever give another is yourself. I invite you to participate in this Day of Amazing Grace by giving some bit of yourself to another. It does not have to cost a cent. You being You out in the world is enough. It can be as simple as making eye contact & smiling at someone on the street. Offering a cheerful greeting to the checker at your grocery store. Helping a mother with young children carry her packages to the car. Paying for coffee for the person standing behind you in Starbucks. Picking up trash off the street. Telling everyone in your family that you love them. Thanking and appreciating a friend. It can be ANY act of amazing grace that you are called to perform.

It is time to re-engage in life and in the greater community. Like Smokey the Bear used to say "Only you can prevent forest fires," I say 'Only you can perform an act of mazing grace.' Just one act; just one day—Thursday, October 1st.

I invite you all to add to this list of possible acts of amazing grace. Let us engage in life rather than retreat from it. Let us make this world a little better because we are here—and because we can. Can you commit to one act of amazing grace on Thursday, October 1st? If you could, what would you do?

There is no official organization and I am not organizing the day. I am inviting you to come join me and have your own experience of amazing grace. Do it for yourself and notice your experience. I invite you to come walk this journey together.

Please add your creative ideas of grace to the list below and then send to everyone you think might be interested in joining us.

Who's day can you change on October 1st? Come and play!!

Bonnie Strehlow
253-719-8167
bonnie@inner-resources.net

Creative Acts of Grace:
1. Smile at someone walking by.
2. Donate to a food bank--and talk to someone there.
3. Cheerful greeting to a clerk or checker.
4. Pay for the person behind you at Starbucks or another shop.
5. Wish everyone you meet a wonderful day--and mean it.
6. Wear a silly grin on your face all day.
7. Walk around with a clown nose & wave at people.
8. Make animal balloons and give them away randomly.
9. Help someone with their packages back to their car.
10. Visit a grandmother or grandfather just to say hi.
11. Tell every family member you love them while you look into their eyes.
12. Compliment someone.

2009-09-11T06:47:00.001-07:00

Reclaiming Your Sacred Self

What is a Sacred Self and how do you reclaim it? Your Sacred Self is that part of you that is always held separate, protected and away from any craziness you may have experienced growing up. We all have that part within us. Some of us are more connected to it than others. Sometimes we move in and out of connection with it. She/he is always there—waiting for us to pay attention and reclaim the power within. The more traumatic our childhood, the more disconnected we become from our Sacred Self. Our Sacred Self is eternally innocent and profoundly powerful. When we live disconnected from that part of ourselves, we are only living a partial life. When we are disconnected from our Sacred Self, we are disconnected from our greatest power to create.

I recently had an experience that showed me how disconnected from my Sacred Self I had become. Without really noticing, I was spending increasingly more time working, doing, building and less time being in connection and communion with myself. Even during my daily meditation times I was ignoring that part of me that ‘completes’ me.

There is a funny saying called “Murphy’s Law’ that says that anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and Murphy’s Law was actively at play in my life one day several weeks ago. Life around me seemed to be falling apart right before my eyes. I had been commanding for several things to show up in my life and for specific changes to take place. Now, had I taken the time to remember that I had commanded for change I might have experienced that day very differently.
But I became so caught up in what was disintegrating right in front of me that I fell back into an old pattern, which is to collapse under the anxiety, fear & pain. My life was over, my marriage would soon follow, I’d lose my home and I should just give up and get a job at minimum wage and be content. I felt lost, frustrated, overwhelmed and completely hopeless that life would ever get better. I was so caught up in the anxiety and trying to use my conscious mind to figure my way out that all I know, use and teach was buried under the anxiety.

I turned to 2 friends for help out of the quagmire I found myself in. Both are not only good friends, but incredible practitioners and teachers of TOC. With their help I was able to see that my life wasn’t falling apart---my life was changing. It was changing because of the commands I had made. I had commanded to be in closer contact with all parts of me; to be connected to and have a deeper relationship with myself. My job now was to now stop trying to piece the old back together and allow those commands to manifest fully in my life. I was reminded that when the going seems to get rough, that is the exact time to step up the commanding—to command even more. Pain, anxiety and fear are messengers. They carry powerful information for us if we but choose to pay attention.

So, I gave myself the gift of time—the time to focus in on myself and what was calling for healing in my life. I committed to walk what I talk. For several days I commanded for everything. I commanded to feel peaceful as I addressed each issue. I commanded for clarity in the next steps. I commanded to keep moving forward. I commanded for resolution, for deeper connection with the people around me, for opportunities & lucky breaks. I sometimes even commanded to remember to breathe. I allowed the shifts in consciousness to happen and I allowed myself to surrender to the process and trust that I was moving in the right direction.
From that experience I re-committed to myself. I re-chose what I wanted. I re-decided.
And I reconnected to my Sacred Self. Once I allowed all the junk to unwind and dissolve, there she was. Simply waiting—as all our Sacred Selves are. With my connection to my Sacred Self present and strong, my creativity and energy are greatly enhanced. Clarity is my companion. I am hearing, seeing and feeling in new ways. New opportunities have sprung up over night and I am playing in the world very differently than before. ALL parts of me are showing up and the world is responding to me in exciting, wonderful and refreshing ways.

If you are finding your world collapsing around you, I invite you to give yourself that gift of time. Take the time to listen to your Sacred Self and the messages it has for you. Instead of collapsing under the weight of the pain, anxiety and fear, trying surrendering it and allowing something new and wonderful to take its place. Seek help if you need it.

Re-commit, re-choose, re-decide. Re-claim your Sacred Self. Re-claim the power within you to re-create your life.

Bonnie Strehlow

2009-09-09T16:18:00.001-07:00

Commanding Wealth TeleCircle
Wednesday, September 16th
4:00-5:30 pm Pacific time
$25 ($20 for first time)
Register via www.paypal.com using bonnie.strehlow@gmail.com

Make a commitment to yourself, for yourself, about yourself and attend a TeleCircle this month...and do it in the comfort of your home!

People all over the world are now breaking through their barriers and finding success, harmony & balance in ways they didn’t think possible before. Scotland, Australia, Japan, Canada, England, Germany and all across the United State are coming together as a Global community to create new outcomes and a new way of being in the world. Come join us!

The TeleCircle provides a community to support you while you recreate your life in a whole new way. Learn to use a powerful new tool for creating infinite possibilities in your life. This group is part education, part information, part therapy and completely life transforming.

Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with the call in number and a few handy things to have with you on the call.

Contact me with any questions. 253-719-8167 or bonnie@inner-resources.net

Musing for a Saturday afternoon

2009-08-29T16:26:00.000-07:00

"It is not that you fall down that is important. It's how you get back up." That is the gift of being human. No matter how far we fall...no matter how deep the pit we are in, there is always an opportunity to change in the moment & experience a different outcome. We are human and we are divine, both. What a great place earth school can be when we get that we have the power to create & recreate.

Bonnie Strehlow

The New Sacred Space

2009-08-27T15:02:00.000-07:00

I went from being small and powerless, defining myself by the opinions and the perceived judgments of others. Now I am living in The New Sacred Space, ME! I am Me in every moment, every where I go, in everything I do, it’s all of who I am.

I participate in a Psychic Show Case on a regular basis. It is an interesting format, a panel of Psychic’s sit together at one large table. Each member of the audience receives a short reading from one of the panel members. I never know what the night will bring as the audience and the panel varies from week to week. Last night one of the Psychic’s (that I did a reading for 3 weeks ago), told me the reading I gave him was total B.S. and that people that give a reading like that are just “Making it up”. There was silence at the table and several open jaws! I looked down the table and replied to him, “It’s perfectly alright that you don’t like your reading. And it is okay with me that you don’t.”

I had a totally different reaction! My old behavior would have been to get into an argument, when that was not going my way, stomp out or to fill the evening with endless talk about my huge resentment! What was so amazing was to be a witness to my own total transformation. I was peaceful, calm and empowered. I was just ME in that moment. For the first time in my life Me was more than enough! I was now free to enjoy my evening, talking with friends and
clients. I even made arrangements for future business dates.

How did I get this miraculous transformation?? It was all due to The Command and The 6 Structures of Belief. I will never forget the relief I felt as years of pain transformed into tears and slid harmless down my face.

Can I get a Yea Haw?????

Penelope Jensen
Intuitive Animal Communicator
(253) 447-8332
http://www.penelopecommunicates.com/

The road to self-discovery only seems to be paved with broken glass,
once upon the path you can see it was just the refection of your own
magnificence lit by the sun! Gabrielle, Wise Kitty

Miracles happen when mind, thoughts & body come into alignment

2009-08-21T21:24:00.000-07:00

This is a wonderful story about healing in a moment. I was attending the One Command Leadership Certification training with Asara Lovejoy & Kathryn Perry. Sixteen of us together for 12 days of training to teach the One Command seminars. What we call a 'miracle' is the mind, our thoughts & our body coming into harmony & alignment in a instant to 'discreate' a physical challenge. Lesley's 'miracle' was inspiring to all of us who witnessed her total transformation. I hope it is inspiring for you as well.
Bonnie

"For all who do not know me, I'm from Somerset in England and received an email from Asara sometime in July. i say sometime because I'm not sure what the date is anymore. The story so far -

I received this email at about 11 p.m. on a Monday evening and thought, Oh an email from Asara she wants to tell me about a seminar in America that I won't be able to afford, I'll delete it in the morning and promptly went to bed.

Well - the next morning Tuesday (something or another) I didn't delete the email and opened it. Goodness, the Commanding Wealth Seminar was in Chicago this weekend. Something happened in that moment and I told myself I would go.

As I said I'm from England and so waited eight hours for Asara and Kathryn to wake up. In those hours I deliberated and tentatively looked for suitable flights. I rang Kathryn that afternoon at 5p.m. my time in such a state of 'I'm going' 'what if I can't?'

Kathryn confirmed I could and so a hotel. flight and the course were booked within 30 minutes. I packed a small overnight bag as I was only going for the three days, went to sleep and the following morning at 5.30a.m. was on my way to a London airport for the 11.30a.m. flight.

On the first day of the CW Seminar Asara, who had taught me Theta four years ago in England told me of the Leaders course in Widbey this August and I should attend. I don't know why but I said 'yes' straight away.

To cut a long story short I stayed in America and have been with Asara and Kathryn since Chicago. We have had such a fantastic time the past few weeks on the Leadership course and on the last day we were shown Physical healing.

WELL and this is truly amazing - I have suffered from not being able to stand upright, a sort of leaning forward all my life. My mother took me to ballet when I was about two and a half years old to sort it out. I HATED BALLET and would cry all the time I was there. The teacher would not keep me in the class and said I was disrupting the class by me crying. I went to the leading Osteopath in England, in fact the first osteopath to be recognised in the profession. He could not do anything. I've been to sports masseurs, normal masseurs, acupunture you name it I've tried it all to no avail. Until yesterday!

It took about an hour maybe an hour and a half, very emotional memories came up and as on most of the days in the past two weeks my mascara ended up somewhere near my chest. My guide on this exercise was so very intuitive and found the core belief very quickly. We went through the steps needed and I got up and walked tall. You have no idea how emotional that was and still is to me. My eyes are watering as I type.

If any of you who are not yet leaders wish to think about becoming one, Asara holds the course twice a year and I can vouch for the August course. A very very good August for me, one I will remember for the rest of my life.

I'm returning to England next week and will be taking The One Command there, in fact my first Commanding Wealth is in September. You are all so lucky to have Asara, Kathryn, Bonnie, Penny and last but not least Katie here in your country.

Well I hope you haven't fallen asleep with the length of this email, keep well and happy all of you and we'll speak soon.

Lesley
Yahoo! I'm standing tall!"

2009-08-16T23:20:00.001-07:00

Don't just change your life ~ Transform it

Do you often think that you need to improve some aspect of your life? Or to change it? You may be able to shift a few things and then for awhile your life seems better, but it doesn't last. Something or someone comes along and...there you are, back in that old pattern again.

How you language your life creates your life. The words you use create an intensity of emotions. You make decisions based upon your emotions. Your emotions drive your behaviors and your behaviors form your world. Consciously choosing powerful words creates a different perspective, so why not choose powerful words!

Close your eyes for a moment and say to yourself "I want to improve my life." Notice how that feels in your body. Do you get a sense of delight and excitement or is there little intensity? What about "I want to change my life." Maybe a bit more intensity?

Now say to yourself "I want to transform my life." How is that different in the way you feel, the images you see or the words you hear? Transform! There is power in that word beyond the meaning of the word itself. It carries a very different vibration than the other words. It is a word that says "Yes! Let's do it!"

To improve is to make something better. Improvement is good. Yet to improve is subject to fluctuation depending upon your mood, an event, a person. It is not a permanent state and one bad day can undo any 'improvement' you've made.

To change is to experience a shift in consciousness and behaviors. Change can be permanent and often is. Yet there are still limited thoughts and resources. There is the potential to regress--3 steps forward, 1 step back.

To transform is to think and act from your true nature. Your attention and intention are in alignment and harmony. You retain all that is authentic about you and have access to limitless resources. Old patterns cannot arise as they no longer exist. You can do, be and have from a different perspective permanently.

Why settle for improving or changing your life when you can transform it! I invite you to give yourself the gift of transformation and step into the Master that you already are. A whole new life awaits you!

Happy transforming,

Bonnie

The One Command Global TeleCircle

2009-07-13T22:42:00.001-07:00

July 15th
4:00 - 5:30 pm Pacific time
$25 ($20 first time)
Pre-registration required

Commanding Wealth Circle Teleseminar

2009-05-27T09:44:00.000-07:00

Always the 3rd Wednesday of each month!

Next teleseminar is June 17th

7:300-8:30 pm Eastern Time

$20 US to register

Interested in learning more about the technique that is sweeping the world off its feet? But there are no Circles happening near you or you just don't want to leave the comfort of your jammies to venture out at night? Now there is a solution that has been a long time coming!

People all over the world are breaking through their barriers & finding success-success they intentionally created. Scotland, Australia, Japan, Canada, Germany, the East Coast & the West Coast are coming together as a global community to create new outcomes and new ways of being in the world.

Month after month people attending the teleseminar are reporting amazing changes in their lives--increased income, improved relationships, new relationships, better health, feeling happy & alive.

Contact me at bonnie@commandingwealth.com or 253-719-8167 for more information.

The One Day-The One Command

2009-05-23T13:00:00.000-07:00

Saturday, June 13th
9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Seattle area
$225 pre-register
$50 Discount if you mention this blog!

The secret beyond The Secret

is secret no more!

The One Command® one-day event teaches you how to intentionally create your life and get the results you want.

Operate from the powerful state of theta-the new cutting-edge technology for creating instant change.

Based on the bestselling book

The One Command by Asara Lovejoy.

This is the Law of Attraction on speed and picks up where The Secret left off!

IN THIS 1-DAY EVENT YOU WILL LEARN:

The ONE COMMAND that stops limitation and attracts more success, health, wealth and happiness in a moment
Six-steps to the theta brain-wave state
Operate in theta – that greater capacity within you
Remove the beliefs that keep you in strife and struggle
Reverse the flow of money TOWARDS you
The scientific brain research to achieve massive self-growth, creating instant change in your life.
Change your inner world and see the results in your outer world in every way imaginable!

Stories of The One Command:

Linda’s design business went from a small income to $10,000 a month within 5 months.
Donna had no real estate clients or even prospects the first of the year –within two weeks she had 9 solid new clients and two under contract.
Angela shifted her habitual procrastination to daily action steps and found joy & peace in her life.
Sandra commanded for greater income and within 2 days had a higher paying job that she loves.
Nola’s relationship with her adult children improved dramatically and her life is better than she could have imagined.
Suzanne says “I can't even find my old thoughts, they don't even exist. The only things that exist since this life transforming technique came into my life are potential and possibilities. I can't stop smiling and laughing inside. Like I know a Secret that the rest of the world is waiting to hear.”

The Teaching is Simple–the Results Are Amazing-The Benefits Are Infinite

To register contact: Bonnie Strehlow 253.719-8167 bonnie@inner-resources.net

Better questions give better answers

2009-05-06T11:02:00.000-07:00

Wanting to dig a little deeper into how you expect to the world to show up for you? Tony Robbins says to get better answers, you need to ask better questions.

In The One Command we tell you to ask “What do I want instead?” That is probably the best question you will ever ask yourself. And if you are curious about why “what is” is not what you want—you can ask yourself more questions. Adopt an attitude of curiosity and your self-awareness will deepen & expand.

I invite you to spend some time asking yourself these questions. Be sure you take the time to receive the answer! You might just be wonderfully surprised.

You will notice that not one question asks Why? Asking why will only give you the ‘story’ about why you do or do not have what you want. Better questions do not look for the story or the reasons. They do not excuse, blame, criticize or judge. Better questions look for the answer. Once you have the answer, you already have a great tool for creating new outcomes. Use this month’s TOC Challenge!

1. Where am I yet bound by personality and habitual thoughts of lack?
2. How does holding onto (______) serve me?
What’s the benefit of keeping it?
3. What am I afraid will happen if I let it go?
4. What is standing between me and what I want?
5. How do I expect the world (people) to show up for me in ________?
6. Where do I have the ‘brakes’ on in my life?
7. What opportunity is here that I am not grasping?
8. What good is here that I’m not seeing?
9. What gift within me is seeking to emerge?

What do you choose instead?

Have FUN with this and report to the group what you have learned about yourself.

Bonnie

When 'what is' isn't what you want

2009-05-06T11:01:00.000-07:00

“Challenges reveal our blind spots, the places where we are yet bound by our personality traits and habitual thoughts of lack, limitation and so on…Being alive means welcoming the next challenge because you have discovered how this activates the evolutionary impulse to establish a higher vision for your life.” Michael Bernard Beckwith

Reading those words this morning about challenges led me to question my ‘not enoughness’ around money. Where am I yet bound by personality and habitual thoughts of lack? How do I benefit from holding onto money as a challenge? If challenges do activate the higher vision for my life & encourage me to evolve—then how is my challenge around money serving me?

Do you remember those blow up ‘boppy’ toys from childhood? They had a heavy bottom & you could punch it, it would tip over & then bop right back up. I got one for my daughter so that she could hit that instead of her brother. That image sprang to mind---THAT is how I have been unconsciously dealing with my programs around money. Overcoming, feeling better, back in my face…overcoming, feeling better, back in my face….. Another question—“How does that serve me?” The belief was that by doing that, I was safe from other ‘challenges’ that would be more scary. At least THIS challenge I knew—I understood it—I had the tools to play with it---it was a ‘known’ & felt comfortable (to my child’s mind). That is the thought process/survival strategy of a child, which I was still unconsciously running.

This is not a matter of ‘true’ or ‘not true’—this is one of those ‘what is’. I received the information with gratitude. Clarity! By asking better questions, I received better answers—answers that I could do something with. Answers that I can turn into Commands.

So I sat with ‘what is’ and asked ‘what do I want instead?’ I got a nice list of what I wanted instead of the punching the boppy toy. And with May being Choosing month, I focused my commands on Choosing:

I don’t know how I choose:
-to be friends with money
-a good relationship with money
-to be happy with money
-to have money
-to love money & to allow money to love me right back
-to be partners with money
-to play with money
-to thoroughly enjoy my life with money

Bonnie

When Intention Meets Attention--Miracles Happen

2009-03-26T11:26:00.000-07:00

It takes faith to move beyond the fears of our subconscious programming. The One Command creates the intention and faith (trust without evidence) focuses our attention. The creative power of intention aligned with the action steps that flow from attention leads to transformation from where we are to where we want to be.

I recently had the opportunity to practice what I teach. There is nothing like personal experience to more deeply understand the teachings of The One Command. In January I was working with Anne and Sandy who were organizing The One Day-The One Command seminar for me in Philadelphia. Registration was not going well. Response was slow and it was looking as if the seminar would not happen. I had signed a contract with a hotel for the conference room and was looking at losing a lot of money. We did some brainstorming around how to draw people to the class and agreed to talk later that week with more ideas. We ended the conversation with commanding for what we wanted—30 students for the seminar.

I hung up the phone and slammed right into my old childhood programming. In a panic, I heard my inner critic telling me how I would lose all that money, how I would fail as expected, yet again. The best I could do was to take the loss and stay home. My pattern of ‘attempt/overwhelm/give up’ was running amok. We have 67,000 thoughts a day running in a 90 minute cycle 24/7, and that day in January all 67,000 thoughts were focused on my failures. I was shaking and nauseous as fear flowed through my veins and “I told you so” rang in my ears.

I know that challenges in life are really gifts wanting to be opened, wanting to be brought into the Light and transformed. I talk it and now it was time to walk it. So I called Asara and asked for help in understanding and clearing the old programs keeping me stuck. As I was in the middle of my panic, she suggested that if I were going to fail I might want to fail moving forward instead of failing by giving up. Give it a try she suggested and see what happens. So I did.

Within a week of shifting out of my fears and focusing my attention on my intention, the doors in Philadelphia flew open and registrations began to pour in. Anne and Sandy were busy registering people, sharing their stories of TOC and attending to the details of putting together a seminar. They did an amazing job pulling it all together and we delighted in working together.

The truth is it was never about Philadelphia or the seminar or the people involved. There really is no out there out there. It really is just me having a relationship with different aspects of myself projected onto other people around me. I used The One Command to shift what I thought was possible. I came to the edge of my old programming of wanting to quit and made a different choice. I chose a new way of being in the world—not a perfect life without challenges, but as a master of my life.