Inner Light

I’ve noticed a prevailing theme during all the years I’ve been talking to Lightworkers and holistic professionals. Most of you are wonderful at giving, but struggle with receiving. You give of your time, your energy, your gifts and other resources, but when these things are offered to you in kind, you have trouble accepting them. Nature doesn’t like a vacuum, so when you give away your energy, the Universe works to replenish it. If you block that by turning down gifts of love, energy, and support from others, you are keeping the Universe from restocking your own energy level. When you do not allow yourself to receive, you block the flow of energy and eventually, you will feel depleted and burnt out.

Here are some key benefits of allowing yourself to receive:

1. Free flow of energy
Energy is always in motion, always vibrating. By receiving energy from others, you are keeping the cycle moving. You will never feel depleted or like you don’t have enough to give because the flow is always there.

2. ‘Tis better to give AND receive
You already know how wonderful it feels to give to others. Why deprive someone else of the same pleasure? When you receive a gift from another person, you are honoring them as well as the gift. They feel good because you accepted their gift, so in essence, by receiving, you are giving!

3. You will never be alone
When you are in a state of receiving, you attract all sorts of amazing people and circumstances into your life. You will be surrounded by people who want to help and support you so that you can save energy by not doing everything yourself.

So, how do you open yourself up to receiving? The answer is very simple to read, yet difficult for some to put into practice.

The easiest way to receive is simply to accept what is offered and say, “Thank you.”

Divine Timing is the idea that everything happens at its exact right time. I like to think of it as the time it takes from when I receive an epiphany or inspired thought of where I should go next in my life, to when this thought is manifested into reality. In this modern age of multi-tasking and speedy wireless internet and superhighways, people have gotten used to getting whatever they want whenever they want it.

Sometimes, Spirit(or whatever you call your Higher Power) has different ideas than we do on how long it should take to create what we want. We want things to happen immediately, but the time may simply not be right. There may be some pieces to the puzzle that need to be put into place first. Perhaps there are other people involved in the situation who need to play their parts before your desire can come to fruition. There could be any number of reasons why you cannot manifest what you want right away.

Luckily, there are some things you can do to ease the flow of Divine Timing. You may not necessarily make things happen faster, but you will certainly save yourself some frustration and disappointment.

First, let go of your fears and limiting beliefs. These are all of the “What ifs” and “Yeah buts” that can pervade your thinking as you wait oh so impatiently for your desires to manifest. These negative thoughts can cause you to give up on your dream altogether. Believe that everything is happening as it should.

Second, don’t drop the ball. You have your own part to play in creating your dreams too! Nurture that vision. Feed it with your desire and how you will feel when this happens for you. Take inspired action every day and watch your vision grow into reality.

Third, have faith and trust the process. Surrender all the “Hows” to Spirit and let yourself be guided through each step of the journey. Know in your heart that you will be shown what to do next when the time is right and that the perfect people will come into your life to make your dream happen.

Do these three things and let the Universe and Divine Timing do the rest! The more you resist this process, the longer it will take to make your dreams real, if they happen at all. By giving in and letting things flow, you will enjoy the journey much more.

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I’ve been thinking about life lessons lately as I’ve been meditating on my journey and what’s next for me. Before we enter this life, our soul or spirit sits down and decides what lessons it’s going to learn during this lifetime and what karma it’s going to resolve. Your soul not only decides what it’s going to learn, but what situations will be drawn to you so that you can learn those things.

This may sound like you really have no free will at all. On the contrary, even though certain situations have been planned for our lives, how we react to those situations is totally up in the air. We can choose to learn the lesson, or choose not to. If we choose not to, we have to repeat the lesson until we learn what we need to. A perfect example of this is a person who gets into the same kind of unhealthy or abusive relationships over and over. Once they learn the lesson and break the cycle, they never have to go through that again.

When you think about it, the bigger the crisis in your life, the bigger the lesson that you get to learn. Remember, you scripted this all before you entered this life, so if you don’t like the situation you’re in, you have no one to blame but yourself. The faster you learn the lesson, the faster you can move on.

Are Negative Thoughts Taking Over?

With the economy the way it is and the media inundating us every single day with war, health scares, and disasters, it’s easy for negative thoughts to creep into your thinking. That makes it harder to be your best self and operate at your highest level.

That’s why I’ve created a new ecourse called Get Positive Now and Change Your Life for Good! I must make a confession, though. I’ve actually been using this system for a few years now. In the introduction to the ecourse, I lay it all out there….how I went from being suicidal to being a healthy, positive person by using the process outlined in the course and a lot of perseverance.

I’m looking for 5-10 people to try the ecourse for a week, then give me feedback on it. If you’re interested in giving this a try, email me at shela@innerlight-coaching.com with “Get Positive Now ecourse” in the subject line, and I’ll send it off to you.

Thank you in advance for all of your help!