The Joy of Steering Your Own Life

True happiness is that which shines from within when we are taking full control and responsibility for who we are and for what happens in our lives.
The ancients KNEW that "awakening to life" - and, to having "all that is", originates from our thought process. Somewhere along the way, we became distracted, or perhaps hopeful, that the answer to a successful life resides somewhere outside ourselves. The reason for looking outside ourselves might be that thinking and introspection is hard work!
Part of the process of WAKING UP is to "re-learning how to think".
The themes I want to explore, on these next blog postings, relate to "Waking UP".
What does it mean? Is there evidence this is happening? Or, is this just another trendy or new age cliche? Perhaps you have noticed that, when one sets out in a certain direction, all kinds of things begin to appear to give support to your quest. Interestingly, after posting the blog on "Growing UP or Waking UP" - I received this daily thought from Blaine Watson - a wonderful man who is a Vedic Astrologer in Oliver, British Columbia. He uses ancient Vedic astrology to provide guidance to global investors, or everyday housewives, around the planet.

"The Vedic system of earning is to stimulate total Natural Law in our desire to have anything. Total Natural Law obeys our commandment in the Vedic system of culturing the mind. To culture your mind take your awareness to the source of thought. From that field of unmanifest nothingness, the memory of everything wakes up in your awareness. Then infinite creative intelligence supports your desires, actions, and behavior." (Global Press Conference 8.9.04) - Maharishi
Blaine Watson
P.O. Box 713 Oliver, BC
Canada V0H 1T0

Perhaps some of our modern gurus who lay claim to Secrets, have borrowed them from the ancients - or maybe they have awakened - and their memories have been jogged!

Growing UP...or Waking UP?

I had yet another inspirational chat with my friend, David VanAmburg yesterday and, as always, I was left with a gem that I got to ponder for the rest of the day. It came when I was expressing my frustration about events that are happening in the world today. Why do powerful people often not see the folly of their decisions?...and he said..."But it's because most people come to this life thinking their job is to GROW UP...and they forget to WAKE UP."

I had a visual of a rose growing ever taller and straighter in the garden, reaching to grab the most air, the most sunshine; to be taller than ALL the other roses around it - but failing to let its petals naturally unfold to expose the beauty of what a rose was truly meant to be.

What would it mean to you to being in the process of WAKING UP!

Attract Your Dream Home - I did!

Patio overlooking Lake Okanagan, Peachland, British Columbia
Attracting what you truly desire starts by bcoming clear about what you want, whether it is a home, or a life purpose. This may seem like an easy task but it does require thought - and thinking is hard work! You can download FREE worksheets on my website to help you focus on what you really want, by ruling out the things you do not want. www.soulabundant.com Yes - we do start with the negatives. The reason being is most of us are very accomplished at letting our thoughts run wild with all the things we DON'T want. When we continue in that mindset, it creates a low level of energy or consciousness. Because you are a "little radio station" , you are now tuned into radio station, "What I Don't Want"... and yet, you wonder why those things that keep appearing in your life!
Jim and I knew we wanted a place where "the sounds of nature spoke louder than garbage truck and sirens"... a place where we would have a 180 degree view of lake and mountains ... where we could step out on a little piece of grass... (but not so much that we had to cut it!) ...a place where local produce and vineyards were abundant...etc. Over the past 4 years, we traveled across Canada and Australia and attracted beautiful homes to rent, many had a number of the features we had intended. All of them "just dropped into our laps". This most recent was no exception. We answered one ad in the local paper. We did not even know about this little town of Peachland prior to our calling - and wow! - we found this lovely place! So we have taken out things out of storage - but that doesn't mean we have stopped traveling - on both our physical life journey and our spiritual life journey.... "Where are you today???" What are you intending for your life?"

eWomen Network Edmonton

It is invigorating to be around a business that has been set up with an attitude of non-duality (even if they may not have used that word to describe what they wanted to achieve!). Yesterday, I had the honor being the guest speaker at the Edmonton eWomen's network luncheon. I was immediately struck by the energy of "oneness" in the room - which for those of you who are familiar with the Body Conscious guide, this reflects all levels of consciousness at Gratitude and above. It represents a consciousness of cooperation, sharing, helping, loving, and supporting It is living the message, "When you help others get what they want - you will absolutely attract into your life, all that you could ever hope to want." This is especially refreshing to see being displayed "by women for women". Women have had a long history of socialization to be in competition with each other - for appearances, status, boyfriends etc. How wonderful today to see women learning to be their own best friends! The Edmonton group has attracted amazing women and the leadership given by Jo-Ann Vacing certainly, I believe sets the tone and the consciousness of this group. I look forward to meeting women in this organization in Red Deer on Friday the 11th, and in Calgary on the 16th. If you are not familiar with eWomen check out their website at www. ewomennetwork.com and attend a networking meeting at a chapter near you. As a member, you can participate in Chapters across North America giving you access to the most brilliant and energetic women on the continent.

Dr. Emoto - I am honored!

Dr. Emoto's passionate message, felt even through a translator, was the highlight of the Healthy Workplaces conference and moved many to tears. This humble man works on the hypothesis that water has hidden messages essential to understanding that Gratitude and Love are not only "nice" emotions to exhibit but have a profound effect on our body chemistry. These emotions are man's TRUE nature and we all seek this state! By using frozen water, he photographed the impact of loving and kind words on the formation of water crystals and compares the shape of those crystals to others exposed to violent or harsh language. He conducted the same tests using a variety of languages and the results come out the same... loving thoughts and words are somehow FELT by our bodies and actually change our chemistry. When we consider our bodies are 70% water, the implications are astounding.

John Lennon had it right :"All We Need is Love!" - Just - "Imagine"... "YOU might say that I am a dreamer - but I am not the only one" ...

Dr. Emoto has set a goal to distribute millions of his children's books worldwide for FREE so children will be influenced by this awareness and become the loving leaders for tomorrow.

"We hope some day you will join us.. and the world will live as one" (John Lennon - Imagine)

Dr. Emoto calls on all of us to join him as he spreads a message of Love and Gratitude to save life on this planet. We can do this in or personal lives, our homes, communities and organizations. We made our choice! - how about you? - if not now - when will we live in peace, love and brotherhood? Every individual making a shift creates a huge change for mankind.

Conscious Organization Profile Survey Results

The 300 delegates at the Healthy Workplaces conference were a fairly equal representation from management and consultant positions, and represent the private, government and not-for-profit sectors. Over the two and one-days days of the conference, they engaged in workshops provoking and stimulating new ways of looking at their businesses. On the second full day of the conference and prior to my session on The Conscious Organization, David VanAmurg, VanAmburg Associates Consulting and CEO Mutual Gravity, and I, set up two computers and invited participants to take our online Conscious Organization Profile survey. Our sample size is small but we think the results are reflective of what we would expect with this rather unique, homogenous group. If you wanted to introduce a successful change or solicit creative ideas, this is the type of profile you would want to see!

Click here to see the results...

http://www.enlightenedorgs.com/results.php

Overall, participants at the conference assessed the following levels of consciousness:

My Personal Consciousness at work is: EMPATHY/LOVE
I perceive my team to be: ACCEPTANCE
My management is: GRATITUDE
The overall organization is: ACCEPTANCE
My clients are: ACCEPTANCE

The results confirm that the people who register for a conference like this are open and operating at a high level of non-dualistic consciousness. As a result, they see the world in a very positive light and are most likely to attract a similar level of consciousness back into their lives. (The Law of Attraction).

To get maximum understanding of what is going on in a typical organization, you would want to ask the same questions of ALL the constituent groups - compare results - and do a gap analysis. Where are you likely to see the greatest resistance? Then also, ask the question, "What would you like the level of consciousness to be for you to be successful, fulfilled and truly innovative at work?"

With this information, you now know where to spend your time! This survey instrument is designed to be adapted to the unique needs of your workplace. It can be accessed on a one-time only basis - or an organization can choose to have access to the survey 24/7. This 24/7 access enables participants to enter their results at any time from any computer. The results are "just-in-time" online and available to anyone that management chooses to make them available to. Everyone can immediately see how consciousness may be shifting. It also provides an excellent tracking instrument to see how consciousness has unfolded over the course of your change initiatives.

See the survey: www.enlightenedorgs.com

What is the Consciousness of Your Organization?

At the Healthy Workplaces conference, we unveiled the first of many exciting, on-line supports for creating a Conscious Organization being developed by Enlightened Orgs. This first tool provides the means to assess the level of consciousness of your organization and its constituent groups. The tool is a quick, easy-to-complete, perception survey revealing intriguing results essential for implementing lasting change. It uses the Body Conscious Guide to identify ascending levels of consciousness from Hopelessness to Enlightenment. Everyone in an organization can be invited to share perceptions of their levels of consciousness compared to that of other constituent groups involved in the change management.
It is time to talk about the elephant in the room! The elephant is Individual and Group Consciousness, and it has powerful impact on your success. For the 25 years, I spent in management positions, I knew there was more to successful change management than getting people to DO something different, or to think more creatively. They also had to BE different. Their state was BEING was something that could be sensed - a knowing - a vibration - a resonance - a consciousness - that would either enhance the implementation or greatly detract from its success. My study of consciousness and the Law of Attraction, provided the means to identify what it was I was sensing . In joint venture with David VanAmburg, we designed a survey for organizations to tap into what that vibration is all about. Enlightened with this information, organizations know where they need to lend support to shift a consciousness of fear, doubt, anger - to one that supports and enables the initiative.
Contact us to find out how you can access this tool and more information on how it can greatly benefit your organization, ensuing a change process that takes hold - and brings the results you desire.