I woke up recently with this Albert Einstein quote loud in my head:
 
“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or a hostile universe.”
 
That’s when I realized that I had been stuck in looking at the world as a hostile place, not only from a conflict in my personal reality, but all the war and conflict in the world. All the fears, all the traumas were coloring my experience.
 
But it's my reality and I can choose how to perceive and experience it. Therefore, I took my power back, and changed it to:
 
“I choose to see and experience the world as a beautiful and supportive place of magic and miracles.”
 
Now will that change the world you may ask? It’ll definitely change my personal world and as my personal world changes, that ripples outward to THE world. What you look for, you'll see. So, I’m rewiring my subconscious to see beauty, to see peace, to see support, to see miracles and magic.
 
Pollyanna thinking? No- creating my reality from a higher perspective. By my repeated focus on what I’m choosing to see, I’m shifting my reality.
 
The negative ego sees conflict everywhere, the soul sees opportunities to love.
 
Take your power back from a dark world view and make the decision to see things differently. Energy flows where attention goes. Put your attention on the beauty and light. You have the power to shift your experiences.


 
To help with this, I made a YouTube video teaching my favorite technique for taking your power back. Check it out here!

It’s time to talk about… The List!
 
Some of you are familiar with this technique as I’ve taught it to you, or you’ve heard variations from other people. This is one of my favorite tools when creating something new. Essentially, it’s a directive to the Universe, and your subconscious, for a creation you wish to manifest.
 
The most widely used topics for the list are a new relationship, a new career, or a new job, but really, you could write one for anything. 
 
The fastest I’ve ever seen the list work is a couple of weeks; a client was already going in for interviews and the list made it very clear which job was his actual desire. And my client knew what to ask for once he was specific in his needs because of his list. 
 
The longest I’ve seen is a couple years, but many pieces had to fall into place for that list to manifest. I think there’s something to be said for trusting the Divine timing which is why you create the list and then let it go.
 
Also, just because you’ve created your list, doesn’t mean you stop working on yourself, quite the opposite actually. You’ve made your list, now who do you need to be to receive your desires? You need to expand into the version of yourself that lives that list.
 
So, how do you do it? 
 
You may want to make a rough draft first, I always do. Start thinking about the qualities that you desire in your creation. Make notes for a few days. Write everything in present time, as if you already have it.
 
If you were to meet your ideal partner, what attributes do they have? Think about what’s important to you, what you value, and go from there. Maybe you write, in whatever pronoun works best for you, “She/He/They treat me beautifully and always listen. We have lots of fun together. They are evolved and conscientious. We love to travel together and do so often. They are kind.”
 
There are some things on your list that you may keep more general such as the quality of being kind, and other things might be quite specific. For example, a client added, “He’s good to my kids and treats them like his own.”  
 
If you’re super specific that your future mate must look a certain way and needs to have brown hair, that’s quite limiting. Go to the qualities versus the appearance. 
 
My husband is my exact list, it’s crazy! And I was pushed into it by my girlfriends, lol. But I imagined what my ideal husband would be like, and I wrote it all out. Six months later, voila. Although I will say I had been working on myself for years to be in the space to have the partner I dreamt of.
 
As for a new career or job, again, list the attributes such as, “I wake up excited to go to work every day.” Then you can also add specifics such as, “I set my own hours” or “I work 9 to 5” – this is where what’s important to you comes through as everyone will be different. You could also say things such as “I love my coworkers” and “I have unlimited vacation time.” It’s up to you how much structure and how much freedom. Some people like a lot of structure, and some people want none.
 
If it’s for a job, I recommend adding, “I now make X amount of money, or better.” Always add the “or better,” because why not get more?
 
Regarding a new career, one of my favorite stories is of a client who during her job search, was willing to branch out into another field. She knew the job would entail writing, but beyond that she was open, so she focused on the qualities she’d love in a new job. Not only did she find an amazing job in a new field that greatly interested her, but her job took her writing skills to advanced levels and opened up a new career path. Because of that shift, years later when it was time to move on, after she made her new list, she found a job that has skyrocketed her career success. And all because she was open almost 10 years ago.
 
I have another client who’s made her list regarding jobs multiple times, always elevating her career and manifesting her list. It’s so successful for her, that she’s told prior coworkers to do it. She also knew that leaving her last job was taking longer than planned (by a couple years), so even though she had her new list, she realized she wasn’t done with whatever lesson the current job held. She knew she needed to learn the lesson to let go and manifest her new list. And she did. 
 
As I said, do your internal work and trust the Divine timing.
 
 So, how to do it:
 
-Take a blank piece of paper and hand write your desires to infuse your energy in.
 
-At the top of the list write, “My ideal _____”
 
-Then list the qualities/attributes, whatever is most important to you, in present time. Write as much or as little as you desire.
 
“My husband really listens to me and loves to spend quality time together.”
“Our values are aligned. We see the world the same way.”
"We communicate like adults and can be completely honest with each other."
“My job expands my confidence in my field.”
“I am now Director of Marketing.”
“My boss respects my opinion and implements my ideas.”
“I can work from home.”
"While my work is challenging in an exciting way, when my workday is done, it's done, and I have plenty of time for myself."
Etc. etc.
 
-At the end, sign it, date it, and write, “This or better now manifests for me, in the highest and best way, for my highest and best good, with harm to none.”
 
-Then tuck it away into a safe place- only you are meant to see the list- and TRUST in the process. Let go of control, do the work necessary, and trust.
 
 
Happy Creating!!!
And share your success stories; I love them and will happily celebrate your wins!!
 

We all have belief boundaries; you can either be defined by them or expand beyond them, continuing to push the boundaries of what you believe is possible. 
 
It’s like I talked about last week- stretching yourself. You need to do the belief work and expansion necessary within yourself  to accommodate big dreams and goals. And this happens in increments.
 
Like a person who sets a goal to earn a million dollars. They have to do the belief work to truly believe that it’s possible for them. They need to energetically stretch beyond where they currently are to hold more income, success, and if they want to hold onto the money, then release any guilt or resistance that would make it disappear. They need to feel into and match the frequency of that much money. Once they achieve their goal and can handle and own it, they set a higher goal, expanding into more allowing, more willingness, more belief work, and more releasing resistance, as well as increased receiving, so they can now imagine themselves as a multimillionaire. 
 
An intern doesn’t become a CEO overnight. A pilot doesn’t go from training to being Captain of flying huge planes. It’s a process. 
 
One of my favorite stories is of a girlfriend who started as a Production Assistant on commercials. She did her job to the best of her ability and learned everything she could. At a certain point she knew she was ready for more, so she learned all she could about the next level of her career and then claimed to herself, “I’m a Production Coordinator now.”
 
When companies would come to hire her as a P.A., she’d say, “I’m not a Production Assistant anymore, I’m a Production Coordinator.”
 
Was that scary for her to claim to people? Absolutely! Did she lose out on work? Totally. But she kept believing it, while saying it to herself and to everyone who tried to hire her. And lo and behold, somebody did. Because they knew how good she had been as a P.A., and they wanted her on the job. 
 
She continued to do that, slowly but consistently over time, up leveling herself whenever she was ready to take those leaps, ultimately becoming an Executive Producer.
 
Was it easy at times? No! Did that stop her? No! She kept expanding the image of herself to hold more of how she saw herself in the world and the jobs she knew she could do, as well as keeping that end goal in mind of where she was headed. It wasn’t comfortable, it wasn’t easy to turn down work, but she kept doing it every time she was ready for an expansion. She would learn all she could about her next step, and she kept expanding her beliefs to believe it was possible for her.
 
If there’s any part of you that says, “well she could do it, but I can't,” that’s a lie. She wasn’t superhuman, she didn’t have an in in the industry; she did the internal work. 
 
This holds true for any goals and dreams you have from career to finances to health to relationships.
 
Every action and expansion, no matter how small, leads towards your end dream. But you have to participate by believing it’s possible and you have to keep stretching your imagination beyond your comfort zone. 
 
See yourself having the end dream and feel what that feels like. You got this; I believe in you!
 
 
 

​This topic has been coming up a lot in sessions lately, so I wanted to talk about it:
 
Time is not a straight line; it circles and does loop de loops. Our minds want to believe it’s straight, but that concept was introduced post Celtic era. Prior to that, the circular nature of time was understood. Why is this important? Because when you tap into the true nature of time, you understand that you can expand or shrink it; it’s not static.
 
Think about this: for some people, a minute can take an eternity if they’re waiting to hear the news regarding certain results or a diagnosis, whereas for another person who has a deadline, that minute may fly by and not be enough time to get something done. 
 
On the flipside, somebody who knows how to utilize time may find that in that minute, they're so involved in their creativity that they’re shocked that it was only a minute because they expanded time to be more like five minutes within one minute.
 
You can play with this while driving as well. If you’re running late, ask your unseen team to please bend time to help you arrive safely on time. The key is to breathe and trust. If you stay too amped up trying to control it, your fear and panic will over-ride the support. Surrender to the fluidity of time and see yourself pulling up to your destination calmly, with a smile on your face.
 
If you’re stressed for time, step away from what you’re doing to breathe and ground for a few minutes. I know it seems counterintuitive, but stepping away for a moment is usually exactly what you need to gain clarity and insight. It re-sets your system and expands time, thereby helping you come back centered and working with time, versus forcing it.
 
When you say you can’t afford that mini reprieve, you’re telling yourself there’s “not enough” time and what do you think happens in a “not enough” mindset? You guessed it; you fulfill that prophecy. If instead you say, “I have more than enough time to…” then you open to abundance and time expands for you. 
 
As for utilizing time to actualize your goals, you need to get firm with yourself and prioritize what’s important so that you use time effectively and efficiently. Write down your list of what you want to accomplish and as you number your list in order of importance, start at number one and do not let yourself go to number two until your number one goal is complete. Maybe you have a few goals happening simultaneously, but always devote time to your main one first, before anything else. This is where you need to silence your phone, remove distractions, and concentrate your attention.
 
If your goal is more creative time, then schedule it just like you would schedule anything else. If it’s not written down, you may find an excuse to avoid it. When that time arrives, treat it with respect and focus, just like anything else that’s scheduled.
 
Only you can create a positive relationship to time, so even if there are some things that are set, such a work hours or family time, there are other hours that you can use for your enrichment. Notice where you waste time, where time flies (if in a negative way, ground yourself), where you get stressed by it, and take your power back. Then create a new way of looking at time, using it in your favor. 
 
As Marie Forleo says, “There’s always enough time for what matters most.” 

 
 

​As it’s a magical day, 2-2-22, and yesterday was the start of Chinese New Year, let’s take a moment to dream and send those dreams out into the world.
 
3 dreams: something to manifest for yourself, something for someone you love, and something for the world.
 
If you could wave a magic wand and it would miraculously happen, what would you desire?
 
Before you begin, put yourself in a state of expansion, of happiness. Let this be fun, not serious and heavy. Think of something that makes you smile and bring that uplifted energy into your creations.
 
Think of your dreams and put them in 3 separate bubbles. See/imagine them floating in front of you. The bubbles can be iridescent, or maybe they each have a specific color. If you know the details of what each creation looks like, add those. If you don’t, then add the qualities you desire from each dream- i.e.- greater freedom, radiant health, joyful accomplishment, peace, etc. 
 
For example, let’s say you know you want radiant health, but you don’t know the specifics beyond greater vitality and energy. Into your bubble, put the image of yourself doing something physical, while having greater energy and vitality. If you can’t imagine that, then just put the energies in. Don’t worry about “how” to do that, just imagine that those energies infuse your bubble. Or see them as a color and fill the bubble with that color.
 
Now let’s say you know the specifics of a dream; it’s very detailed. Great, flow all those specifics into your bubble.
 
Make sure you also see the desired outcome and the joy and happiness at receiving it. When it comes to your dreams for another or for the world, you can see the one you love sharing great news with you, and maybe for the world, you see a news headline saying that what you wanted has come to pass.
 
When you’ve added all the above, imagine golden sparkles of celebration flowing into each bubble.
 
Then say, “These dreams or better, now manifest for me, for X, and for the world, in the highest and best way, for each of our individual highest and best good, with harm to none.”
 
Now release those bubbles and watch/imagine them floating up and into the ethers, landing right into a stream of pure Source energy, where they’ll flow to the perfect place in space/time to pop open and rain miracles down for you, for the other, and for the world. 
 
This is the perfect time for you to be the visionary and help incredible new dreams to manifest. A magnificent future awaits.
 
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This has been coming up a lot in sessions lately, so I wanted to address it here: if you have to take some sort of antibiotic or drug, instead of worrying about how it’s going to destroy your body, shift it. Transform it into something positive. Nothing is inherently bad; it’s how you perceive it.

​You have the power to do that. Make your subconscious mind your ally.
 
Let’s take chemo for example: there are those who see chemo as a horrible poison, yet I’ve had clients and relatives have miraculous success, with minimal negative impact, by visualizing the chemotherapy as the Liquid Light of God (Massive credit to Linda Foley for teaching me this; it's helped countless people). Before, and then during every treatment, this would be on repeat in their minds. They truly believed that they were being infused with Divine healing energy.
 
That’s the key, you need to believe it. You can’t just say it as words. You need to have feeling and emotion behind it. You need to truly have every part of yourself convinced that this pill or liquid is miraculous.
 
You can use this idea with any sort of drug or antibiotic, or even supplement, that you need to take. Hold it in your hand for a moment, holding your other hand above it, and infuse/imagine/tell that pill that it is pure source energy and tell your subconscious that as you take it, it’s coming in to heal you. Proclaim that your body thrives, and is compatible, with it. Tell your mind it’s bringing more light and vitality into your system. Use whatever words will get you really believing and feeling the joy of being healed.
 
Sure, you can argue it’s the placebo effect, but why do you think placebos are so powerful? Because of the belief of the person! So why not take the actual item and transform it in your mind?
 
Now, if you have to take something and you cannot get your mind around it, then either you need to do some more mental and belief work, or you need to change treatment options. Because if you think it’s going to damage or harm you, then it just might because that’s what you’re putting your energy and fear towards.
 
Don’t give your power to your fears. Work through them, release them, and then focus on the outcome and healing you desire. Believe things can be changed. The subconscious mind is phenomenally powerful, use it to transform your reality.
 

I’ve spoken of authoring your reality, and as we currently have access to very expansive energies, now is a perfect time to visualize/claim/own what you’re wanting in your reality.
 
I’ll admit, I don’t always do these types of exercises when people tell me to because there always seems to be so much pressure to do it “perfectly.” That’s why, doing it the way I’m going to describe, takes the pressure off and makes it fun and imaginative. 
 
Start simply- just daydream and imagine: “If I had a magic wand, what would I create in my reality? What would bring me joy?” Think about the things you desire for yourself.
 
If you like to write, write it out; there's power in the written word. Imagine that your pen is magical and as you write, you manifest. Write it in present time.
 
Radiant health is a wonderful thing to claim, and maybe you stop there, but how about getting even more specific with what that looks like: “I wake up joyous and filled with energy, vitality and motivation. I feel happy and at peace in my body. My whole body is radiantly healthy with minimal signs of aging. In fact, I look decades younger than I am. And I feel so fantastic physically!”

Can you feel how the specificity gets you excited and energized? Suddenly the idea of radiant health is something you can get behind because of the many details.
 
As you dream about your future, ask yourself, “What does my house look like? What do I do in the morning? What am I looking at when I have my cup of coffee/tea?” These small details begin to weave the bigger picture and bring life to your imaginings. 

Release all pressure of having to accomplish these things and them being on a to-do list, and just play with your ideas! 
 
If you get stuck, Gabby Bernstein suggests people create from the idea of, “What if…” For example, “What if I landed my dream job (describe it) and then tripled my current salary? Then with that salary, I bought a home in (fill in the blank) that was in my favorite style. And then, what if I was able to travel more and…and...” As you ask the "what ifs," again, you can feel your joy elevating you as you entertain better and better possibilities.
 
Delving into the details helps heighten your creations, bringing them life and substance so they can actually manifest versus just being ideas floating in the ether. Once you start with the pieces you desire, ask your Higher Self for help in designing a life beyond what you can imagine.
 
Let it be fun, and Happy Authoring!
 

​While you cannot control the timing of certain events in your life, you absolutely can control your preparation and the work you do on yourself, in order to augment and be ready for those events. 
 
Meaning, let’s say you really want a relationship. Are you sitting around pining for one and lamenting what’s going wrong, or are you working on your self-worth, your self-esteem, and your value? Are you clearing old stories from childhood? Who shows up when meeting a new potential partner- is it your inner child just wanting to be loved? Is it your adolescent thriving on drama? Or are you in your inner adult, ready and able to communicate, even when it gets scary? The more you can become conscious of which part of you is creating the type of person you’re attracted to and attracting, as well as bringing yourself into a place of owning your value and worth, the more you’ll actively make the situation ripe for a healthy relationship.
 
Another example: say you’ve really been wanting more money, it’s all you think about. Are you doing the work to clear the money story you grew up with, or do you still believe creating money is a struggle and/or judge those who have money? Are you actively seeking out financial experts and coaches who can help you to grow and expand your ideas about money? Or are you just complaining that it’s not there? 
 
Here’s why it’s also important to do your work: because let’s say tomorrow a financial windfall comes to you – if you haven’t done the inner work necessary, the old stories may come in around, i.e. lack of worth and guilt in regard to money, thus creating situations where you make unwise choices, having your windfall disappear quickly. However, when you work your money mentality and clear out faulty beliefs, feelings, and old stories, then you can be responsible for larger and larger amounts of money and know how to handle it wisely. The difference in those two scenarios is you having done the inner work necessary to hold that reality of being wealthy, while participating in the co-creation of money, versus just expecting it to come and miraculously solve everything, while not truly being ready to receive it.
 
That holds true for relationships as well. I did the work for years on myself to really own my value and worth in regard to love and the kind of relationship I was choosing to create when I met my husband. I did a lot of work healing my inner child and adolescent to clear old issues/beliefs. I don’t think I could’ve received this level of love had I not done that work.
 
If you wanted to be an Olympic athlete, you would train. If you wanted to be a piano virtuoso, you would train. It’s no different in your reality creation. Except the training is working internally on yourself to clear old beliefs, thoughts, attitudes, stories, and feelings, to be the most receptive and best you can be, to attract the best there is for you.

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​As we begin this new year, I want to explain to you a visual and process that came to me when talking to a client about dreams, using my personal garden as a reference. 
 
Imagine that all the dreams you’ve had for your life are part of your personal garden. Just like in a real garden, some of your plants/dreams die and if you don’t pull them out and weed them, they overcrowd the space and prevent the new seedlings/dreams from getting the sunlight that they need. 
 
Every time we begin a new relationship or a job or a project, we imagine and put forth all these visions of how it’s going to be and how it’s going to turn out, and we send those dreams into the future. Sometimes though those relationships, jobs, and projects don’t come to fruition or turn out the way we wanted. We’ve invested so much energy dreaming them, that when they die, if the energy isn’t released, it takes up space in our precious plot of land.
 
Now sometimes you’ve excavated the pain and the emotions associated with the loss of those dreams, and sometimes, you haven’t. Today we’re going to weed what hasn’t been fully released, what still may trigger you, or what you’ve completely forgotten about.
 
So, here’s a visual you can take yourself through. Read it once fully to get an idea of the steps, and then imagine and see yourself doing what I’m describing:

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Take a moment to center yourself and quiet your thoughts. You can even count from five to one if it helps. When you’re ready, close your eyes and imagine that you can go within yourself to find your garden. 
 
See yourself in a beautiful place in nature, walking to a plot of land: it could be a raised garden bed or a plot, but either way, it’s got a boundary to it. That’s the garden of your dreams.
 
There may be beautiful flowering plants or trellises filled with flowers or fruit, which is fabulous, but today we’re concerning ourselves with what’s between the flowers: dead plants.
 
Walk over to your garden and if you like, put your gardening gloves on; you’re going to start weeding. Imagine yourself right now pulling all those weeds out, all those old dried up and dead dreams. Some of the dreams you may be aware of, and some you may have no idea what you’re pulling out. There may be dreams from childhood with the fantasies you had, or from when you were a teenager and you thought you would be a famous, fill in the blank. Those need to be weeded.
 
As you pull the weeds, you may feel emotions welling up. If so, honor those and allow yourself to feel the feelings, be it sadness, rage, resentment- whatever arises. Feel the feelings as you hold that particular dead dream so the energy can be released. Then take your power back from that dream.
 
Be aware that while some of the dreams have shallow roots, some have very deep roots. At the end of the season, I’ll find my tomato plants have rooted below all the other plants, taking up space and invading my garden. It’s the same with certain dreams. Some dreams you've been so heavily invested in them manifesting, that even as they died, that root system is still there, affecting everything else. You need to dig deep down to excavate all the roots.
 
When you’ve got a dead plant in hand, imagine either a contained bonfire next to the garden or a big trash can. You need somewhere to toss those weeds. If you throw the weeds into the fire, imagine the fire is burning away the energy of the old, transforming and releasing it. If you put them in a big garbage can, at the end when it’s full, hand the garbage can to your Higher Self to be taken out of your space and again, the energy within, transformed. Either the fire or the trash can is a symbolic way to show your subconscious that you are letting them go.
 
When all the weeds are gone, see bags of soil enhancer next to the garden. The soil enhancer is love, light, joy, and happiness. Open those bags and dump the contents into the garden and mix them into the soil. See the soil becoming a deep dark brown, rich and full of nutrients. 
 
Now think about what you want to create, and plant the new seeds that you have, the new dreams. If you need time to ponder this, that’s okay, you can come back at any time. In the meantime, feed the plants that are thriving in the garden already, by putting the soil enhancer around them. They’ll now have more space to expand and grow without the dead plants taking up precious minerals. 
 
Feed the garden your love. Imagine it raining love into the soil.
 
As an add-on if it appeals to you, when you’re done with your garden, see yourself dropping the clothes you’re wearing that have been symbolic of the old you and the places you still were tied to the weeds. Throw those into the fire or hand them over to your Higher Self.
 
Then off to the side, notice a box with a big bow in your favorite color. Open the box to find it filled with brand new beautiful, sparkling clothes that when you put them on, they feel so good and soft and cozy. They feel light and expansive. They feel energized and vibrant. Wear those as you exit the garden, filled with joy and happiness.

When you're ready, open your eyes and move about your day.

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The subconscious speaks in images so this is a powerful way to give it the message of what you no longer want, and what you desire more of.
 
Get into it, the more emotion you bring the better.
 
And when you’re done, celebrate your success.
 
Happy weeding and may your garden sprout phenomenal new dreams!!
 
 

​Let’s talk about the power of belief for a moment. Some of you tell me it’s so hard to change beliefs about yourself and what you can and cannot do in the absence of “facts,” and yet there are people who believed so much in something absolutely outside of their range of awareness, that they built a rocket ship and went into space. There are others who have believed so fervently in an idea, that they created new devices to aid people/the world: washing machines, computers, recycling plants, etc.
 
So when you say that you just can’t get past the idea that somehow you’re not worthy of creating this or that, how about if you decide to be like those inventors and explorers and put all of your energy and attention into the possibility that maybe your dreams can come true. That maybe you are smart enough and talented enough.
 
A belief is nothing but a statement said over and over until it becomes your truth. So who’s truth are you living right now? Are you listening to the flawed adults from when you were little, or maybe even your own wounded inner child and misguided presumptions, or are you choosing instead to listen to the empowered adult in you?
 
Let’s go under the assumption that you’ve been lied to by your negative ego and by those flawed authority figures from when you were a child/adolescent. Today, could you decide to start shining the light into a new truth? The truth of your worth and your value and that you actually are enough?
 
Can you believe in yourself as much as those early explorers believed they’d find land? As much as Edison believed he’d be able to create a lightbulb? As much as the NASA scientists figured out how to put a man on the moon? 
 
If they could do it, surely you can take your power back from the past and focus your energy and attention into what you do want to create for yourself. 
 
And if your mind argues that nothing has been effective yet, you remind yourself that today is a brand new day and you have the power of choice. Forgive yourself for the past and choose to believe in yourself and your dreams. You’re worth it.