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I am currently working with a good friend of mine who is a wonderful teacher in Israel.  We are going over the Mussar, which is a thousand-year-old Jewish tradition that offers an insightful perspective on life.  It is also a discipline for personal change.  As exciting as this learning is, Mussar is much more than something to learn.  It is mainly something to do.  This tradition bears a  remarkable resemblance to coaching.  Once you study Mussar and receives the insights, you must act on them.  Coaching is also based on action; we need to design our steps and start acting on them in order to move forward.

The author of one of the major work of this thousand-year-old tradition, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato, writes on the introduction of his book Path of the Just, the following: ” I have written this work not to teach people what they do not know, but rather to remind them of what they already know and clearly understand.  For within most of my words you will find general rules that most people know with certainty.  However, to the degree that these rules are well-known and their truth self-evident, they are routinely overlooked, or people forget about them altogether.”

Just like coaching, this tradition believes that we have clarity inside ourselves.  We know what our mission is and what our call is.  We know what we are supposed to be doing during this lifetime.  The main point is to get in touch with our true nature and be reminded of who we are and why we are on this earth at this time.

I am now working on the trait of Humility, which is the one that opens the gates for all the other traits that follow.  Humility teaches us to occupy our own space in the world - not more, not less.  It is about being who you are and doing what you are supposed to be doing in this world.   

As a path of spiritual self-development, Mussar involves working on yourself.  But, it is important to stress that this is not for the sake of yourself.  Just like coaching, there is a bigger picture involved in this process.  By refining and elevating your inner life, you clarify your inner light and thus become a lamp shedding light into the world.  Just like coaching, Mussar also understands that developing oneself also implies developing his/her family, community and ultimately, the world.  The main purpose of both disciplines, Coaching and Mussar, is not so that you will gratify all your desires, but so that you will become  the master of your desires, in order that you can fulfill your potential, which is spiritual above all else.

With energy,

Ana

I came across this inspiring video and want to share it with all of you.  It’s about Rosh Hashanah - The Jewish New Year.  For those of you who are not Jewish, a little explanation; this is a time of renewal, of starting over, of experiencing God’s infinite love and mercy.  A time when all things are possible and when we can Dare to Dream!  I loved the title and I am sure that you all will appreciate it and get the message.  

Shanah Tovah Umetukah to all - Happy and healthy New Year and may we all be inscribed in the book of life! 

Just click on the link below to see the video:

Dare To Dream

With energy and hope,

Ana

Recently my husband pointed out a shortcoming of mine - in the most loving way possible I might add - that I know I have and that I’ve been avoiding dealing with.  He was right and I knew I was wrong.  He had every right to be upset and I agreed with him.

I found myself in a very peaceful place when I agreed with him wholeheartedly.  I had met my nemesis and I knew I wanted out.  I had broken a promise I made to my husband and I understood at that moment that the only person I wasn’t being honest with was my own self.  That was shocking!  I ask my clients to be honest with themselves and here I am doing exactly the opposite!

Right at that moment, I commited to be true to myself and alligned with my integrity in regards to this issue I had been avoiding.  It dawned on me that, unless I made that commitment and put my integrity on the line, I wasn’t going to change.  I chose to no longer lie to myself and to face my shortcoming head on knowing that I can overcome it if I am commited to do it.

The power that came forth from this experience was extraordinary.  It was as if I was breaking this wall I had built beetween me and the Light.  All of a sudden, this wall was shattered to pieces and I was able to see the root of my behavior.  Once I knew where everything was coming from I could begin to heal and to grow.

My husband was a vehicle for the Light that wanted to come in and extinguish the destructive behavior I had.  Once I was open to hear his words I could welcome the Light inside.  I know he loves me and wants the best for me so the messanger could not have been a better one!  I am now commited to change my ways and I asked him to hold me accountable.

This week listen to what the people that loves you the most have to say to you.  Even if the message is not the most pleasant one to hear, try not to react and ask yourself how you can grow from it.  Break the walls you built to protect yourself and let the Light come inside.  After such sublime experience, you will not want to live any other way!

Light it up all over!

With Energy and Light,

Ana

Remember some of those “magic” moments when a friend said something, or maybe you read an article in the newspaper or listened to an interview that simply answered a particular question you had?  That’s what I call guidance from above.  It comes unexpectedly and it makes incredible sense to us.  If we would only listen to it… 

Sometimes we choose not to listen and dismiss the signs as something “inexplicable”, crazy coincidence, and therefore not worthy of our consideration.  After all, it’s not based on logic!  If we would only give it a try…

Think about the times when you listened to the signs and took action.  What happened?  What was the outcome?  Were you happy or sad you made such decisions?  I am willing to bet that when you felt sure about a sign and chose to listen to it you were happy you did so.  I can only speak for myself when I say that, whenever I consider the signs, I am always successful.  I am not saying I only make decisions based on signs, nevertheless, I consider myself lucky when they show up during a decision making process that I am undergoing.   

At the present moment I am in the middle of making a few big decisions in my life.  Amongst them are; shifting the focus of my coaching practice, publishing a book, and creating another business.  Ever since I decided to go ahead and make the changes I am about to make, I’ve been getting an amazing amount of signs confirming my decisions.  I am listening to them and getting more and more excited about being closer to realizing some of my dreams.  I hope the signs keep coming because I am listening!  I also hope that when the signs come your way, you also take the time to listen.

With energy,

Ana

I understand many of you are not Jewish, however the message of the coming holiday of Passover is truly universal and I know you will like to hear about it.  Passover is when we celebrate the liberation of the Jewish people from the tyranny of the pharaoh in Egypt.  Moses led us out of Egypt and into the land we know today as Israel.  While we remember this time, we experienced both slavery and freedom, a story that is ancient and modern.

The parallel I want to shed light on is the one of being a slave to things and people and forgetting about our integrity and our mission.  Sometimes, we get so caught up in achieving things, pleasing people, and becoming addicted to a destructive behavior, that, without realizing it, we become slaves of these patterns and get distracted from our true path.

Every year, we Jews remind ourselves of this journey from Egypt to the Promised Land and re-examine our lives.  It’s a powerful time filled with the energy of transformation.  We are given a window in time whereby change is within reach if we truly shed light on the things that makes us slaves. 

I want to invite ALL OF YOU (that’s the universality of it - it’s not just for the Jews!) to take this powerful energy and use it to illuminate your lives during the holiday - April 19th until April 26th.  Take time to look inside and acknowledge the things that are making you a slave.  It could be  an addiction you want to let go, a relationship without the proper boundaries, a behavior you want to change…  Anything that you feel binds you and makes you do things that are distracting you away from the path of integrity.  You have this whole week to think about it and the next to begin the changes!  The energy of transformation in within reach!  Go for it!

With energy,

Ana