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Follow the Signs

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

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

 

Energy of Transformation

Monday, April 14th, 2008

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

Exile and Return

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

sunset.jpgWe are always in a state of exile and return. When we are searching for our mission and for our purpose here on earth we are in exile. There are trials and challenges.  When we overcome them we feel a sense of victory, a sense of return.

While we are looking for ways to solve this puzzle, our individual puzzle, it’s helpful to understand our collective purpose as humans on this planet. We are here to be partners with G-d to make this world a better place. We are here to put the pieces together and to help the world to heal. That’s our collective purpose as humans.

Once we know that, it becomes a bit easier to find our own individual purpose because it has to be aligned with the collective purpose of humanity. When these two purposes are not aligned we are living in exile. We are out of integrity as humans because we are not doing our part to pick up the pieces. We are not being partners with G-d. We feel it. Our souls can tell. 

Are you making the world a better place by virtue of what you are doing? Are you still living in exile and not in tune with your purpose as a human being? If you are, there is an aspect of your totality that needs to change so that you can come out of the exile and return to your main purpose. Our main purpose as humans is to make this world a better place. Thru our actions we will make this world a better place.

What actions do you think you can take to help make this world a better place? Where do you hear your calling coming from? If you listen to this calling you are well on your way to find your own individual purpose in life. My wish is that you heed the call.  Make your actions count!

With energy,

Ana