Elaine's Musings

Rhonda Byrne wrote about it in her follow up to "The Secrect" known as "The Power". Celine Dion sang about it. Epic poems are written about it. Religions are founded on it. People search their entire lives to find it. What is this "it" we're talking about? Marci Shimoff sums it up in her latest best-seller, "Love for No Reason". Now, keep in mind that we're not just speaking of romantic or familial love - all of which is a part for sure - but what we're really talking about here is Universal love. We're talking about the energy or essence of Love.

Just what is this Power of Love? It is the energy of Source/God/Universe or whatever term you choose to use. It is living your life from your heart. It is seeing the world around you through the eyes of Love. It is embodying the highest vibration you possibly can because when you live and view your life from that pure vibration of Love, there is deep appreciation for all that is. It is living your life in alignment where you are happy with what is and excited about what is to come. Can't you feel the excitement of this energy?

This energy is available to you every day, 24/7, 365, for your entire life if you would allow it. It does not exist outside of yourself. It does not require proof of worthiness, for you are already worthy and always have been. You do not need to have it "validated" for you. All you need to do is open your heart and let if flow. Give yourself permission to embody this energy.

Your mission this week is to find some quiet time every day. Close your eyes and place your hands over your heart chakra. Focus your attention there. Visualize a column of pink light energy flowing from above, through your crown chakra and into your heart. Feel and see this pink light gathering there, filling you and allow it to radiate out into your entire being. Let it continue to extend beyond your body and out into your surroundings. Sit with this energy for as along as you like. Remember the feeling and take that energy with you into your day.

If seeing and living your life from a space of Universal Love is challenging for you, I would be honored to guide you on your journey to open up to Love. Schedule a Discovery Session today, my gift to YOU, and let's talk!

Spring represents energy of opening, awakening, and newness. There is excitement for what is about to bloom. What "has been" and "what is" can be replaced with what "can be." As Nature gives birth so can we give birth by
releasing all that no longer serves us and inviting in new beliefs, thoughts, ideas and attitudes that DO serve us. "Spring Cleaning" doesn't just refer to cleaning our homes and gardens but also ourselves! Just as our outer world needs to be weeded and the soil turned and new seeds planted, so does our inner world need that same tending.

While Winter tends to be the time of year for reflection and planning, so, too, is Spring. When we enter the New Year, we are excited about our plans, our resolutions, and we move full steam ahead to bring them into our reality. Then....the challenges and obstacles appear and our "ego mind" puts on
the brakes. You see, our "ego mind" doesn't like change because it views change as a danger and the "ego mind" wants to keep us safe. If you've stopped yourself from
moving towards a goal because it's just too difficult, now is the time to examine your beliefs, attitudes and the thoughts you think. Do they continue to serve you now or are they more a hindrance to where you want to be? It's not too late
to get yourself back into that excited energy you had at the beginning of the New Year. You can still achieve those goals you set for yourself but to do so requires that willingness to work through those challenges and obstacles and see them as the opportunities they are for shifting your beliefs and attitudes.

While this work can certainly be done on your own, it's always better and easier to have support from someone who can hold you accountable, keep you focused on your vision, and hold you in the highest light. I invite you to schedule a Discovery Session with me today! It’s my gift to you so there’s no risk on your part.

Let’s face it, change is stressful and most of us want to avoid it like the plague. We love the status quo, even if it’s uncomfortable for us. We’ve become accustomed to the “devil you know” attitude and we don’t welcome or embrace the opportunity for something new. However, we also know that change is a part of life and happens all the time. For example, your company is downsizing and you are laid off, your children leave home to start lives of their own, your marriage has ended due to divorce or death. These are just a few of the many changes we face during the course of our lives. If you’re facing a major life change, here are some ways to help you cope.

1. Evaluate Yourself Honestly. What are your strengths, weaknesses, skills? How did those influence—positively or negatively—your transition?

2. Make Self-Care a Priority. Major changes are physically and emotionally taxing. You need self-care now more than ever.

3. Engage Your Curiosity. What went wrong, or right? What could you have done better? What worked really well?

4. Focus on Your Desire. Transition is a time of great clarity. Decide what you want out of this transition and stay focused upon that desire. Keep your eye on the prize.

5. Find Support. Since your transition affects your family as well, it may be better to seek the outside support of friends or professionals.

6. Work on Your Thoughts. Shift your thoughts of fear, concern and worry to ones of hope, gratitude and happiness.

7. Reassure (or avoid) those who are threatened by, or jealous of, the change.

8. Create Your Own Rite of Passage. Ceremony and ritual help with all transitions. Create a ritual that allows you to connect with your Inner Goddess and honor the magnificent, powerful woman you are!

9. Find the Blessing. Release the concept of how things were “supposed to be” and accept “how things are.” Find appreciation for what is by finding the gift(s) in the experience.

10. Welcome Change. Change is a constant. If we don’t change and grow, we become stagnant and stale. Change is a way of keeping things fresh and new. When you view life as an exciting adventure, all experiences are viewed as opportunities for growth and expansion.

We already understand that having the desire is the first step in deliberate creation. What we tend to struggle with is allowing our desires to flow to us. We get so caught up in the "how", we don't allow ourselves to be guided and "go with the flow". Let's face it; we weren't raised with the concept of allowing. We live in a society that is action oriented and if we're not taking action, we're labeled as lazy or directionless in the eyes of society. We're taught that life is meant to be a struggle...that we have to scratch and claw our way to the life we want. Everything is a competition where winning is all that matters.

So, what does it mean to "allow"? Allowing means that we let go of the need to know the How. Allowing means that we take action when we're guided to take the action and the action we take feels good to us to take. It means that we release the need to see the entire plan laid out before us and we're willing to take things one step at a time. It also means letting go of the need to feel in control of everyone and everything in our lives. It's realizing there is beauty in chaos and contrast. It's letting life just flow and letting other people be who they are as well. It's releasing judgment.

It's not always easy to let go and allow. It's a new way of thinking and being and takes practice. Close your eyes for a moment and imagine what your life would be like if you just let go and surrendered to the process. How much peace would you feel if you knew with every fiber of your being that all is well and everything you desire is flowing towards you? How much joy and gratitude would you feel being able to let go of the struggle? How free would you feel knowing that you don't have to plan every minute detail of your life?

If all of the above feels good to you, then I invite you to schedule your free Discovery Session with me today and let's discover ways you can DANCE(tm) with life!

The question to ask yourself is "Do I view my world as abundant?" When you look around you, do you see lack? Nature is not lacking. Every year, the leaves fall from the trees, the greenery fades away. In winter, everything looks dead and yet when spring rolls around, it all comes back and then some.

We live in an abundant universe. There are no shortages. Everything we will ever need is right here, waiting to be discovered or uncovered. When you come from an abundance mindset, you are limitless. You know that because of the Law of Polarity and the Law of Abundance, you cannot have a desire without also having the means to bring that desire into fruition. But to see the way, you must be a vibrational match....you must come from that abundance mindset, knowing that there is always more than enough. Lack is a human perception and we must see our lives through our divine eyes.

If seeing your life from your Inner Goddess' perspective is a challenge, then I invite you to schedule your free Discovery Session with me today and let's discover ways you can look at your life with your "Goddess eyes"!

How you tell the story of your life seems to be a common message but it's a vital message that bears repeating and repeating often. When your health is not what you want it to be, it's so easy to allow yourself to slip into speaking of how horrible you feel but to attract the wellness you so desperately desire, you must stop speaking of how awful you feel!

As a menopausal woman (said with the most loving voice I can muster...LOL), my body has been behaving in ways that are less than pleasing to me. It's very easy to talk about what's not working right and how my body is betraying me but to do so simply perpetuates the issue. For me, it's about focusing upon the wellness that exists in my body right now and how it's increasing every day. When I focus on the wellness, I am expanding and attracting wellness to me. I know my magnificent body is doing exactly what it needs to do to increase my experience of wellness. This thought pattern pertains to all areas of your life as well....financial, spiritual, relationships, etc. You must look for the good all around you in all areas of your life to expand that good.

You cannot continue to talk about how bad everything is and expect it to change. You must look at your life through the eyes of your Inner Goddess. She sees only the good in all the experiences and conditions and people. It's from this higher vibrational perspective that you can attract the people, opportunities and experiences that will change your life. Understand that the more you can see your life through the eyes of your Inner Goddess, the more your life will become what you desire. I am choosing to see my life the way my Inner Goddess sees it...including this menopausal experience. What do YOU choose?

If seeing your life through the lens of your Inner Goddess is difficult for you, then I invite you to schedule your free Discovery Session with me today and let's discover how to view you life from an empowering perspective!

Emotions are powerful communication from Spirit but how often do we really pay attention to how we’re feeling? Sure, it’s easy to notice when we’re at either extreme on the emotional scale but what about those subtle shifts? Are you really paying attention to how you feel and do you fully comprehend the importance of doing so?

It is sometimes very hard to understand the duality of our own existence. It's easy to accept that we're physical because, of course, we can experience our physicality through our 5 senses. What's not so easy to accept is the non-physical aspect of ourselves....our Inner Goddess/Higher Self/Inner Being. It's the part of us that remains non-physical and it's our connection to Source. The Inner Goddess sees our experience the way Source sees them...from a loving perspective. When we view our experiences from that Source perspective, we feel joy, gratitude, love. When we are not seeing through the eyes of Source, we feel negative...angry, despair, rage.

Paying attention to how you feel is the key to living your life in alignment with Spirit. It really is quite simple, if you feel good, you're in alignment. If you feel bad, you're not. So my challenge to you is to pay attention to how you feel. Notice when you're feeling negative and ask yourself "How is my Inner Goddess seeing this?" If you can't reach as high as your Inner Goddess is, reach for a thought that brings you that one step closer. As you continue to reach for thoughts that feel better to you, the closer you will get to how your Inner Goddess feels.

Learning to live in this way can be challenging and will take some time as it's a new way of living and being, but it's a way that I highly recommend and would love to help you discover. Why not schedule your free Discovery Session with me today and let's discover ways you can see your life as your Inner Goddess sees it!

I know this post may be a repeat, but I believe it is a worthwhile read with the Holidays now upon us:

The Holidays are upon us and with the hustle and bustle of this time of year; it is also a time of reflection. We reflect upon what was accomplished, what wasn’t, what we want to achieve in the coming year and even some possible future envisioning of where we want to go. However, how much time is spent on appreciation? When was the last time you spent any amount of your time counting your blessings?

While this time of year is generally spent on planning and reflection, why not make some time to show appreciation? What are you grateful for? I’ll start:

I am grateful for:

The air I breathe
The sun in the sky
The stars and moon at night
The crispness in the air
The body in which I get to enjoy it all
The wonderful body that knows how to keep itself healthy
My beautiful children
My loving family
My wonderful husband who loves me for who I am
My growing circle of friends and acquaintances
The abundance all around me
My continued growth and expansion
My connection to my Inner Goddess and Source
My fantastic coach
The professional associations that I am now a member of and all the opportunities that membership will bring
The radio shows I have done
The business connections I continue to make
The opportunities that are before me

And so much more……
As you can see, there is so much to be thankful for…so much to appreciate. Nothing raises your vibration more than the feeling of gratitude. Nothing fosters your connection to Source more than gratitude. Nothing fills your heart with such love and hope and joy. So, what does your list look like?

My coaches challenge to you:

Take some time to make a list of all that you have to be grateful for. I bet that if you really take some time to sit down and think about it, the size of your list will amaze you. Not only that, you’ll feel really, really good too!

I bet you're asking "How can I focus on the solution when I don't know what the solution is? I have this problem, how the heck am I supposed to feel good?" It's not always easy to make that shift from feeling negativity to feeling more positive but you cannot see the solution while in the depths of the problem.

When you are so focused on the problem, your vibration is on the problem. The solution could be right in front of you but you CANNOT see it because you're not in vibrational harmony with it. You must shift your vibration so that the solution can come into your focus.

Learn to reach for thoughts that feel better. Work your way up the emotional scale towards those positive emotions. For example, let’s say you are feeling fear regarding a presentation you need to make. As you think about making this presentation, you start to think “Who am I to be doing this? What makes me think anyone will value what I have to say?” These are feelings of unworthiness. Unworthiness is the next step up the Emotional Scale. Your next thought could be something along the lines of “I wish I was as a dynamic speaker as Jane. She seems to always have everything together and polished.” This speaks to jealousy which is the next step up. Keep working your way up until you find yourself thinking thoughts that have you in the energy of hope…such as “I’m really not as bad a speaker as I think I am. I’ve gotten positive feedback in the past and each time I speak, I know I’m getting better and more comfortable with the process.” Once you’re in Hope, the remaining positive emotions are not far behind!

As you focus more on the positive, your vibration lifts, thereby allowing the solutions you seek to come into view. Do you know how to move yourself up the emotional scale? Do you know what the emotional scale is? If not, I invite you to schedule your free Discovery session so we can discover ways to shift your focus together!

Your only purpose in life is to be joyful! Wow, what a relief that is! How wonderful to know that all I have to worry about is being happy! Doesn't that just lift the weight of the world off your shoulders?

So, many of us struggle with what our purpose in life is supposed to be. We wonder what great task we came here to perform or what influencing persona we are meant to embody.

Perhaps our real purpose lies not in what we're supposed to do but rather in what we're supposed to be! Perhaps being the embodiment of freedom, of joy, of abundance is the purpose of our existence. I believe many of us are being called to lead by example. To be the uplifters to others not necessarily by preaching but more by the embodiment of a joyful aligned lifestyle.

We teach by living our lives in joy. We show those around us that our conscious choice to be joyful is what allows us to live a delicious life. We believe that choosing to feel good is our highest priority and in doing so, we remain in alignment with our Inner Goddess/Inner Being and the synchronicities abound.

Choosing joy in all things can sometimes be difficult. It can take an outside perspective to shift our own perceptions of what is going on around us. Having a coach to assist your shift and growth can be one of the best investments in your personal development. I invite you to schedule your free Discovery Session with me today and see how your perceptions can shift!

Emotional Healing is a very powerful concept. In getting to a place of peace with your past or present, you shift your vibration in a powerful way. You open the door for the Universe to shower you with all things wonderful and uplifting. You are no longer blocking the flow of your well-being by harboring all that negative "sludge" in your vibration. So, how do you resolve the emotional pain/baggage that you carry and turn your wounds into wisdom?

The best way to heal the emotional wounds we carry is to find the gifts in the experience. There is always a gift...always a positive to be had. It can be something you learned about yourself that you didn't know before. If nothing else, it certainly provided you with clarity about what you want because whenever you know what you don't want, you are clearer on what you do want. Once you've garnered all the gifts you gained, making peace with it becomes easier because you now see the value in what you've lived/experienced and how you've grown from it and because of it.

I challenge you to look at the issue you're trying to resolve through the lens of Spirit. Get into a meditative state and ask Spirit to help you uncover the gifts this experience has given to you. Journal your experience. And should you desire help in discovering your gifts, schedule your free Discovery Session with me today and let's discover ways you can tell your story that will empower you!

Here is an affirmation to ponder:

I am strong and courageous.

So, how does being strong and courageous show up for you in your life? For me, it shows up whenever I put myself out there, whenever I stand up for what I have to give and shout it out to the world. The very first time I did that, I was attacked and it sent me back into my shell where I was of no good to anyone. It was a difficult lesson to learn and there were beliefs that needed to be shifted but it was also a blessing. I have found my voice. I will not be silenced again. Yes, there will be those that won't resonate with what I have to say or offer, but that's fine. It just means they are not part of my tribe...they are not yet ready and will find the perfect teacher for them for where they are right now. I am strong and courageous. I am ready. Bring it on!

So, what is the story that you're telling about your life? When someone asks you "how's it going?” what do you say? It's almost an automatic reaction to discuss what's not going so well, after all, we're bombarded with negative talk all day long. It's on the radio while driving to work, it's on our computers, and it’s in the newspapers, all over the television screen. It's hard not to get caught up in the negativity that pervades our environment. Yet, if you're looking to make a positive change, you cannot allow yourself to continue to tell the same story over and over again. If you want more money in your life, you cannot continue to talk about lack of money. If you want to lose weight, you cannot continue to speak about how overweight you are. If you want to get well, you cannot keep saying how sick you are.

You don't have to jump from one extreme to the other here either. I know it's not easy to say how rich you are when you don't even have any savings. What you can say instead is that your financial picture is improving every day. You can say "I feel that my health is improving every day." You can state that whatever issue is in need of change is in fact changing for the better every single day. You are telling the story of improvement. This is so much better than continuing to tell the story of lack...whatever that lack may be.

So, the next time someone asks you "How's it going", what will your answer be? If you would like some assistance in deciphering that answer, I invite you to schedule your free Discovery Session with me today!

I so love going to a concert and listening to the orchestra. I find myself so swept away by the beauty of it all. It amazes me how all the parts come together to produce the work of art we get to experience with our own ears. When watching a play, I can achieve that same feeling. All the separate parts coming together to put forth this masterpiece right before my eyes. When I’m out in nature, it’s the same thing. Just taking in the wondrous view around me can take my breath away. These are just a few of the activities that promote blissful feelings within me. When I experience these blissful feelings, I just want to bask in them…to bathe in them…and who wouldn’t? After all, it feels good to feel good. So when we find ourselves in the midst of chaotic feelings, how do we re-capture those peaceful, blissful feelings? Use your breath to milk the bliss!

When all is flowing well for us, it's useful to anchor this blissful feeling and what better way to accomplish that anchor than with our breath. Using your breath is an easy and effortless way to milk the bliss you’re feeling in the moment and recreate those blissful feelings when you don’t feel so blissful. You begin by taking three deliberate, deep breaths while holding an intention in your mind. Your intention can be something along the lines of, “These three breaths will serve to remind me of this wonderful, blissful feeling I am experiencing in this moment." Then take three deliberate deep breaths. Then state "When I take three breaths, they will serve to inspire the blissful feelings that will promote well-being." You can feel free to use whatever verbiage will work best for you. The point of the exercise is to anchor that sense of awesomeness you're feeling in the moment with your breath so that you can access those feelings when things are not so blissful.

When you find yourself feeling troubled, use the three breaths to bring you back to your own sense of wholeness, your own inner harmony. Why not try it out for yourself? What have you got to lose?

Would you like to learn some other ways to milk your blissful feelings? I invite you to schedule your free Discovery Session with me today!

We make decisions all the time...every second of every day...day in and day out. But are we examining those decisions we make in regards to how they affect our vibration? Do we take the time to examine our beliefs when we make those decisions? The decisions we make are a reflection of our beliefs and therefore deserved to be examined.

If we don't take the time to look at our decisions and the beliefs we hold behind them, how can we ever expect to change/shift/let go of those beliefs that no longer serve the person we are becoming? When faced with a decision, it's best to ask yourself if the decision you are considering reflects the person you are becoming. In other words, am I making this decision because it is the best for me now or is that decision based on an old belief which is no longer serving me?

A good example is with decisions regarding money. Let's say you see a really cool outfit in the store window. You try it on and it fits you perfectly and you look fantastic in it. You do the math in your head and realize you can't really afford to spend the cash on it right now. You are working on developing your abundance mindset so rather than making the decision from a place of lack with the "I can't afford it" thought, you choose instead to make the decision from a place of abundance by saying to yourself, "I could buy this right now but I am choosing not to at this time." Can you feel the difference in the energy behind those statements? This is how you make the decision "right". Your immediate reaction was that you could not afford it but you chose not to stay in that negative energy behind that decision. In that moment, you weighed your decision against the old belief you held regarding lack and pivoted your decision to reflect your growing abundance mentality.

It can be daunting to attempt to monitor all our thoughts but you can make an effort to notice how you feel. If you feel negative, there is a belief that needs to be looked at. It's the same with decisions. If a decision you're making feels "icky", then stop and look at the belief behind the decision and choose one that empowers you.

I would welcome the opportunity to help you discover those disempowering beliefs. Why not schedule a free Discovery Session with
me today and let's discover ways you can make decisions from a place of power!

Focus, focus, focus! There is power in focus! How many times have we all heard that? I know I've heard that many times in my life. As a creative person, I tend to have so many ideas flowing through me at once that it is difficult to focus on just one thing at a time. Because of this, I've been referred to as being a bit "scattered". Does that sound familiar? There are many times in life where our energy can appear to be scattered....and not only "appear to be" but in fact, truly is. How many of us have obligations in various aspects of our lives? We have obligations at work, at home, in our communities and most importantly, to ourselves. Too much to do and not enough hours in the day to get it all done.

It is the same with wanting our desires to physically manifest. We have launched so many desires and we want them all to come into fruition but when we do our visualizing and affirming, it is important that our energy be focused. I know what you're thinking...."I want more money and excellent health. How can I choose one over the other as they are both important to me?" You make the choice based upon which is more pressing to you. If you're dealing with illness, then perhaps that's more important for you to focus upon right now. If your health is not perfect but not dire and more money is a more pressing issue, then that's your main focus.

Well, what happens if it’s not a situation where something is “pressing”? We all desire change/more based upon what we observe in our day to day lives. So how do we choose what to focus on if everything is equal in our minds? You make the choice by looking into your heart. You get quiet and ask your Inner Goddess/heart/Inner Being for guidance. Trust your answer and place your focus there.

Talking things over with a group of like minded, supportive people can be very beneficial in prioritizing where to place your focus. I invite you to join the Avalonian Moon Community and post in our forum. Come and share in the laughter and magic!