Every single day I'm amazed by the way energies work. And I'm even more amazed at how thoughts impact that energy and what is created by it. How quickly we can turn from a positive to a negative thought - being condemning of others, or ourselves. And sometimes how comfortable/usual, it is to be in that space.
What is more challenging is going the other direction. How do we actually take those negative thoughts and shift them to the positive, or just observe and be with them?
As the days go by, I find meditation to be perhaps the most significant tool I have in my toolchest. After 4 years of practicing (wow, can that be) I am recently aware of the moments when I can just observe and be with whatever is coming up.
The book that I still credit with starting my meditation journey is Living In the Light: A Guide to Personal and Planetary Transformation by Shakti Gawain. A beautiful book with great meditation/breathing exercises at the end of each chapter. A wonderful addition to any personal growth library. But don't leave it on the shelf!

Cloudy and grey today, and yet, the energy is flowing. I've been beginning my days with Dr. Wayne Dyer's new Book - Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling. With each sitting with that book, it is almost as though I can feel spirit flowing and I feel the inspiration, it is pretty amazing. 

And then this morning I read a short snippet by monthly action at my website.

Thought alot these last few days about environments and how they impact Inspiring Energy - both positively and negatively. For 2 days I was in a meeting room at a hotel near O'Hare working on a FISH! for Schools training - part of a wonderful team fromCharthouse Learning. The room, while decorated for fun and interaction, was on the lower level and had no natural light. I had no idea what was happening out in the world, and couldn't connect to the sun. I felt the lack of real light there.
Now, while I can spend some time connecting with the inner light, and also with the great light of the universe....day to day, moment to moment - I am acutely aware of the need to be around light (of the sunshine type.)
Additionally I have come to an awareness of the importance of a peaceful environment for my living space. There are times when I really desire a little more hubbub, but generally, I know that I resonate with neat, clean, quiet and simple design and spaces.
Which leads me to the Inspiring Energy Spring Environmental Scan and Do It Evening. This event will take place in mid April for people who have a cleaning or organizing project that they just can't seem to get done and want to be supported by a group to do. In advance, I will ask each person to submit their goal for the 3 hour session, and then share it with the group. At the top of each hour we will come together on a call to set our intentions for everyone's success, and then run off and do what we came to do for 50 minutes, come back together at the top of each hour and see how much we get accomplished within that structure of support, belief and Inspiring Energy. Interested? Contact me at [email protected] and please put "Inspiring Energy Spring Environmental Scan and Do IT!" in the heading. I'll contact you about the date and times.

More anon....

Good morning and welcome to the Inspiring Energy Blog!

This is the first installment in what I plan to have become the outlet for my thoughts about "Inspiring Energy" what it is, what it does, how we create it, how it creates us, and the implications of recognizing how powerful we are in creating this reality around us.

Stay tuned!

So here's my thought process on Inspiring Energy. We have to get in touch with it - we have to learn how to use it - we have to realize how much possibility exists for each one of us and we have to stop operating and thinking like victims.
First we can consider and list all the things that make us feel GOOD - yes, there's nothing wrong with that, we were put here to feel it all....and unfortunately many of us get stuck in the "feeling bad" space is the one where we REALLY feel. We have to ask - when did we decide that pain is the way to go for us? Yes, we can and do and can choose to feel pain and yuch (we're human) but at the same time, and even more of the time, we need to focus on the feeling good pieces of our experiences.
I knew a guy when I was around 20 - whenever you asked him - David, how are you, his response was always - I feel great, fantastic etc etc! I always thought he was full of shit. Because the world I knew was much more comfortable with pain and trauma and drama. I knew that, I understood how to communicate with people in that space, but when someone threw in the - I'm great - I instantly thought they were lying! Wow, what a change.
Notice what happens when you start noticing the good things, the blessings, the kindnesses, the joys. And notice how much of your time is spent on them, vs the stuff that is icky (yes, I'm a Minnesota girl - we say icky).
Any surprises?
More on this later.....