Unleash the Authentic Woman in You – Faey Szeuw

Have you ever come to a crossroad where if you continue on what you’re doing, things are just going to get worse? But if you make that one uncomfortable right turn, things will shift and life will change for the better. How many times have you hit that divided pathway in your life? And deep down you know changing would required you to move heaven and earth as you know it to something completely different and even unknown.

Whether it’s our diet, relationships, adopting a new paradigm, or a new habit that better served us in the long run; I’ve learned most of us don’t just change for the heck of changing. We change when pain or great suffering is knocking on our door. That’s the majority of us human. Some of us have to hit rock bottom to recognize we can’t sink any deeper into our own demise. The sharp bitter stings of pain and suffering now forced us to take drastic action and CHANGE.

It’s when we are lost deep down in this abyss that there’s no other way out but to crawl right back up this dark crevasse. We are FORCE against our will to challenge and question our long kept paradigms. The hope is we eventually realize, “Hey, this way of thinking and doing thing is getting me nowhere.” And we begin to find new habits and paradigms that better serve us in our current life situation.

Changes are hard, I know. I don’t think anyone actually expect you to make the drastic transformation successfully overnight. Even the individuals that succeeded in such transitions, did so because they changed by slowly replacing one old habit for a more healthy beneficial habit. They did it one by one over a period of time.

It has been reiterated by many that it takes 21 days to adopt a new habit –for it to really sink in and be part of you.

So how do we know which habits to take in? And what changes we need? That is entirely up to each individual. For our needs and desire are personal to each of us and only we can really know what we want. But one thing, I am sure of is that we basically see what others are doing that is in agreement with us, and if we like this new mindset, ideas, habits, or type of action and it’s beneficial to our well being–we then adopt them into our own life.

The questions you have to ask yourself are:

• What do I really WANT?
• Am I willing to change?
• Am I serious about it?
• Am I willing to do what it takes?

Then give it a 100%. Things can really start to happen. And if you find yourself falling off the bandwagon, just hop back on. As long as you are moving forward, you are making progress.

Watch this clip from Eckhart Tolle as he speaks about the pain body. And how it seduces you and keep you unconscious in your own drama.

What is a pain body?

Here is Eckhart’s very own definition right off from his book, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment.

As long as you are unable to access the power of Now, every emotional pain that you experience leaves behind a residue of pain that lives on in you. It merges with the pain from the past, which was already there, and becomes lodged in your mind and body. This, of course, includes the pain you suffered as a child, caused by the unconsciousness of the world into which you were born.

This accumulated pain is a negative energy field that occupies your body and mind. If you look on it as an invisible entity in its own right, you are getting quite close to the truth. It’s the emotional pain-body. It has two modes of being: dormant and active. A pain-body may be dormant 90 percent of the time; in a deeply unhappy person, though, it may be active up to 100 percent of the time. Some people live almost entirely through their pain-body, while others may experience it only in certain situations, such as intimate relationships, or situations linked with past loss or abandonment, physical or emotional hurt, and so on. Anything can trigger it, particularly if it resonates with a pain pattern from your past. When it is ready to awaken from its dormant stage, even a thought or an innocent remark made by someone close to you can activate it. (pages 29 & 30)

Found this neat interview of Eckhart Tolle with George Stroumboulopoulos. If you still haven’t heard of Eckhart and his teachings…this is the video clip to watch.

Eckhart talks about the moment of separation he experienced that rid him of his unhappy self  and his story.  How that anxiety night attack made him  realize…he’s the consciousness behind the “I”. This shift of consciousness –the awakening… allowed him to reach a deep peace within.

Listen to this spiritual teacher as he shares how your life is always ‘this moment’ and what prevents you from being in the NOW.

Eckhart Tolle – is considered one of the world’s most influential spiritual teachers – a master of inner calm and peace. In a nutshell, he teaches that you are not your mind. In fact, Eckhart says, your mind is your worst enemy. It overtakes the real you and creates thoughts that make you miserable. So if you want to achieve peace, you’ve got to disassociate yourself from your mind. The key ? Live in the present. Eckhart sums it all up in his book ‘The Power of Now.’ He wrote it in Vancouver, where he now lives. The book came out in 1997 and has sold more than five million copies, thanks, in large part, to an on-air plug from Oprah. She’s also a big fan of Eckhart’s follow-up book, ‘A New Earth.’  -George Stroumboulopoulos

My fiancé  and I had just finish watching this movie last night. I highly recommend it for those of you who are into personal and spiritual growth. This is a film of inspiration for people at a crossroads in their life.

What is the SHIFT? What is it about?

[Spoiler Alert] Dr. Wayne Dyer is great. (I didn’t even know who he is until this very movie.) So for those of you who don’t know him, he is an internationally renowned author and spiritual teacher, and speaker in the field of self-development. In this film, he stars as himself — sharing his life experiences and insights. Who knows, you might actually learn a thing or two about yourself while watching it. I certainly got a few ‘ah-ha’ moments.

The movie is beautifully shot on coastal California’s spectacular Monterey Peninsula … and every frame is gorgeous and the characters…I could pretty much relate to them in one way or another. (Except for the homeless black man, that guy — just does not feel like a real homeless man to me, it was just too fake. I think the people making this film really don’t know much about what homeless people’s vibe feels like. They ought to do their research more. Or perhaps, this is one exceptional homeless man?)

The story centers around three main characters’ modern lives in need of new direction and new meaning. For example, Shannon Sturges’s character is an artist but she abandoned her passion to take care of her husband and two boys. She was so busy worrying about others’ needs that she neglected her own true calling. For her, art is the spark that lights up her fire. Yet, she stopped listening to her heart.

Now, how many of you out there know what you love to do but feel you just can’t because for one reason or another, you feel it is not enough or it’s not the appropriate time or place to do so.

For years, even to this very moment…I still cringe a bit when it comes to sharing my artwork (photographs, paintings, drawings, poems, and even these blog writings) with others. Shannon’s character lost touch with her fire, herself, –her spirit.

If you are curious about how she lit her life back up again, then The Shift is definitely on your movie list. Or maybe, you are searching for a more purposeful, soul-directed life. Then this film is worthy of your watching for inspiration, motivation and a spiritual lift. “The Shift not only inspires, but also teaches [you] how to find the path to [your] spiritual purpose and therefore [your] greatest joy.”

Check out Dr. Wayne W. Dyer’s first feature film—“The Shift!”

What’s The Power of Now really all about? Here’s my review of Eckhart’s book and how it helped me.

Love to hear from you personally…how his teachings has help you.
Be sure to leave me a comment.

(NOTE: You can also check out some excerpts from Eckhart’s book here on the blog by typing “Eckhart Tolle” in the  Search box to your right.)

Here’s the link to his book, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Andrea Albright shows others who are struggling with weight problems to a true solution that handles the excess weight for good. She is a Weight Loss Coach with a new way to look at food and she will share with you what thin women already know about losing pounds and keeping them off. Andrea takes weight loss to a whole new level. No longer it’s a one part deal focus on the body— eating and exercising.

She revolutionized the weight loss industry and offers techniques that keep you thin and sexy for life?

She is committed to teach you what you need to do physically, mentally, and socially to put an end to the yo-yo dieting, frustration, and self-doubt. Rather than focusing on your body and hating it for not looking the way you want it, you can start feeling great about who you are and loving your body.

Andrea reveals her crucial four pillars – the foundation her life stands upon. With these pillars deep rooted in you – she says weight loss becomes easy and effortless.

Here is a brief summary taken from Alissa Kriteman’s interview with Andrea Albright as Andrea explains the four pillars that transformed her life:

Pillar 1.) The Physical Body. This is how you eat, how you exercise, and take care of your physical body. Educating yourself about health and nutrition. The more you know, the better choices you will make.

Pillar 2.) Your Emotional Self. This is your heart center and how you process your emotions.  Feeling your feelings and keeping your stress level down.

Pillar 3.) Your Mental Self. This is everything that is happening inside of your mind. By quieting your mind, you are able to reach a higher place in yourself. The mental pillar is so important because this is where you deal with your limiting beliefs and this is where you also reprogram your thoughts to think positively. That is so important when you are wanting to get healthy, to use your thoughts to guide you, to help you through that process, instead of sabotaging yourself with your thoughts and your negative dialogue all the time.

Pillar 4.) Your Spiritual Self. There is something bigger than just being in this body with the mind and the body and the feelings, there is something that we can’t quite explain or describe. But we have all touched it at some point in our life. It may be when you are lost in a flow state where you’re creating art or maybe you’re writing or you’re singing or you’re doing something where it truly stops time and you don’t feel like you’re really in your body anymore. It’s not, it’s because you’re in that spiritual state. You’re tapped into your higher self. It may also come when you’re with your loved ones. When you feel like you just love them so much that you just can’t even contain it inside of yourself. That’s also that space, that realm whatever that is. It’s difficult to explain or describe but it is the most important part of getting healthy, losing weight and transcending to a higher level so that this journey that you’re on is not about counting calories and torturing yourself and hating this body that won’t lose weight. It’s about an opening to your higher self so that it can come through so that you make those conscious choices in times that really mattered, which is everyday of your life really matters.

She advised that if these four pillars are not deep rooted and  solid like a table that stands on four strong legs, then the pillars will come tumbling down; thus, making it a challenge for you to maintain your desire physique and a healthy lifestyle.

Click below to learn more from Andrea Ablright
Andréa’s Answer: How To Lose Weight By Feeding and Nourishing Your Spirit

I’m just absolutely in love with Eckhart’s book “The Power of Now”. It’s like a whole new book each time I read it. It’s one of those books that seem to just evolve with you as you gain new perspective. Things said in the book would just pop out like it wasn’t even written there before. Definitely, a book- worthy of being added in anyone’s collection.

Wanted to post this valuable excerpt for his book. Here are more insights from Eckhart Tolle. Let Eckhart share with you how to disidentify with your mind and tame that monkey mind:

So when you listen to a thought, you are aware not only of the thought but also of yourself as the witness of the thought. A new dimension of consciousness has come in. As you listen to the thought, you feel a conscious presence – your deeper self – behind or underneath the thought, as it were. The thought then loses it power over you and quickly subsides, because you are no longer energizing the mind through identification with it. This is the beginning of the end of involuntary and compulsive thinking.

When a thought subsides, you experience a discontinuity in the mental stream – a gap of “no-mind.” At first, the gaps will be short, a few seconds perhaps, but gradually they will become longer. When these gaps occur, you feel a certain stillness and peace inside you. This is the beginning of your natural state of felt oneness with Being, which is usually obscured by the mind. With practice, the sense of stillness and peace will deepen. In fact, there is no end to its depth. You will also feel a subtle emanation of joy arising from deep within: the joy of Being.

It is not a trancelike state. Not at all. There is no loss of consciousness here. The opposite is the case. If the price of peace were a lowering of your consciousness, and the price of stillness a lack of vitality and alertness, then they would not be worth having. In this state of inner connectedness, you are much more alert, more awake than in the mind-identified state. You are fully present. It also raises the vibrational frequency of the energy field that gives life to the physical body.

As you go more deeply into this realm of no-mind, as it is sometimes called in the East, you realize the state of pure consciousness. In that state, you feel your own presence with such intensity and such joy that all thinking, all emotions, your physical body, as well as the whole external world become relatively insignificant in comparison to it. And yet this is not a selfish but a selfless state. It takes you beyond what you previously thought of as “your self”. That presence is essentially you and at the same time inconceivably greater than you.

[This excerpt was taken from "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle, page 15-16.]

Eckhart Tolle speaks about being present in relationships that have a past, relatives, spouses, ex-spouse, and parents. And how not to get caught up in the drama and get reactive in the situation but stay in your body and be aware. He speaks of bringing you to acceptance of what is and free yourself.

So the single most vital step on your journey toward enlightenment is this: learn to disidentify from your mind. Every time you create a gap in the stream of mind, the light of your consciousness grows stronger.

One day you may catch yourself smiling at the voice in your head, as you would smile at the antics of a child. This means that you no longer take the content of your mind all that seriously, as your sense of self does not depend on it.

[This excerpt was taken from "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle, page 17.]

When you are on a journey, it is certainly helpful to know where you are going or at least the general direction in which you are moving, but don’t forget: the only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That’s all there ever is.

Your life’s journey has an outer purpose and an inner purpose. The outer purpose is to arrive at your goal or destination, to accomplish what you set out to do, to achieve this or that, which, of course, implies future. But if your destination, or the steps you are going to take in the future, take up so much of your attention that they become more important to you than the step you are taking now, then you completely miss the journey’s inner purpose, which has nothing to do with where you are going or what you are doing, but everything to do with how. It has nothing to do with future but everything to do with the quality of your consciousness at this moment. The outer purpose belongs to the horizontal dimension of space and time; the inner purpose concerns a deepening of your Being in the vertical dimension of the timeless Now. Your outer journey may contain a million steps; your inner journey only has one: the step you are taking right now. As you become more deeply aware of this one step, you realize that it already contains within itself all the other steps as well as the destination. This one step then becomes transformed into an expression of perfection, an act of great beauty and quality. It will have taken you into Being, and the light of Being will shine through it. This is both the purpose and the fulfillment of your inner journey, the journey into yourself.

[This excerpt was taken from "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle, page 73.]