September, for me, feels more ‘new year’ than Jan 1. It triggers the urge for action; the ideal time to assess goals and decide what to start, stop or continue.
Is it time for a new diet and exercise regime? If so, which one? For many of my clients this is a big question. With so many choices, how do you know what’s really right for you?
I want to share how you can use the most powerful law of the universe to your benefit, because the truth is, unless your actions align with your predominant thoughts and core beliefs, you’ll just be spinning your wheels. The Law of Attraction states that like attracts like; everything is energy, and things of a similar vibration attract to each other. Everything begins as a thought which, when thought upon more, becomes a powerful creative force drawing more thoughts that match it.
If continued, this energy will expand and you’ll begin to notice conversations, circumstances and events that match it also. And while taking action is absolutely part of the law of attraction (built right into the name), to have the kind of effect you want they must be inspired actions that feel good to you.
Forcing yourself to do things you dislike won’t get you there! You must either adjust the action, or the way you feel about it. Let’s say you’ve decided to lose weight this fall. For many this means harboring critical thoughts about their body, feeling fat, daily weigh-ins, taking measurements, and chastising themselves for each perceived failure.
If this is your focus, guess what you’re attracting? More of the same. More punitive thoughts, more reasons to feel fat, more opportunities to judge yourself not good enough. No amount of exercise is going to turn that around for you, my friend. Forcing yourself to jog will not net the results you want. Consider instead the LOA-friendly method – take time to connect with yourself through quiet contemplation. Flow love to your body, listing all the things you adore about it exactly as it is now. Appreciate how great it is to be here having a physical experience, with all that entails. Delight in your senses and all they allow you to do.
Thinking of your body as your companion through life with its own consciousness, ask what it needs from you to keep it in peak condition, being open to receiving the answer in whatever form it comes.
Maybe it would like to try a different approach to eating. Perhaps it would like more exercise, but prefers yoga, walking or swimming to sweating it out at the gym. Give it what it wants, and the resulting good feeling will radiate out and return with many more positive feelings and life experiences. Everything responds to love, and deliberately loving yourself more will do more to promote health and longevity than any other action you can take! For more helpful hints or to engage my coaching services please visit http://www.AlexandriaBarker.com
If you want your life to be different, you have to break the habit of ‘telling it like it is’ and start telling a new story. What better way to that than scripting?
Scripting has got to be one of my favorite tools in my Deliberate Creator tool box. Abraham talks about Scripting as a process for transforming your life. I find it to be very effective, as well as fun. Essentially, you imagine yourself to be a playwright creating the story of your life. Lets break it down into steps. I like to keep a specific journal just for this purpose, divided into different sections for each primary area of my life such as relationships, career, health. Carve some private time in your day, and sit quietly for a few minutes thinking about what you want the outcome to look like in a particular situation or part of your life.
Let your mind go, imagine a scenario where you already have what you think you want, then write about your day as you would like it to be then. See yourself arriving to your work place, walking through the door, greeting co-workers, anything that comes to mind. I like to keep this part general enough that it doesn’t interfere with the fairies of the Universe creating something for me that I can’t yet conceive of. Try not to get bogged down in too many details, but do keep the end result juicy. Ultimately you want to feel happy and fulfilled, so focus on that. But feel free to include details that get you excited about the final outcome. I’ve personally had some amazing things happen as a result of scripting, completely turning situations around, and I always recommend it to my clients. Here’s what Abraham has to say about scripting in the book Ask and It Is Given: “Pretend you are a writer and that whatever you write will be performed exactly as you write it. Your only job is to describe, in detail, everything exactly as you want it to be.” By playing this game lightly you’re less likely to activate limiting beliefs. You accomplish the two things necessary to achieve anything; you focus on your desire, and offer no resistance. “Things you have written will begin to occur in your experience as if you’re directing a play upon a stage. You are the vibrational writers of the script of your life, and everyone else in the Universe is playing the part you have assigned to them. You can literally script any life you desire, and the Universe will deliver to you the people, places and events just as you decide them to be. For you are the creator of your experience – you have only to decide it and allow it to be.” Happy Scripting, and please share your successes here with us! 🙂 Love & Light, Alexandria www.alexandriabarker.com
Happy New Year! Don’t you just love this season? Holiday happiness lingering, strangers wishing each other a Happy New Year, friends and lovers affirming to each other that this year will be better than the last. Everything feels crisp and new – a fresh new year ahead of you, like a freshly washed chalk board, waiting for you to write your story your way and create the best year of your life. No I haven’t forgotten the snowstorms, gray days, icy roads . . . truth be told, sometimes I think I’d rather hibernate till spring! But there are a few things I rely on to help me weather winter, so I thought I’d share them with you. Take advantage of the freshness of this time of year – create a vision for your future to live into! Make this the year you create a vision board filled with examples of what you choose to experience in the coming year. Write out your version of your perfect year, and read it often to stay on track. Staying active is a must! It’s your best antidote to that sluggish feeling, and balances out those extra calories. Sign up for a new class that excites you, so you won’t mind braving the elements to get there. Why not try a new yoga class, or something more active like pilates or belly dancing. You can sample them right here on this blog! We don’t get as much sun as we’re used to, so it’s a good idea to deliberately get out in it as much as you can. A brisk walk will rejuvenate you, or you can take a tip from cats; bask in sun streaming through a window and breathe in the light. Even if you haven’t seen the sun in days, be assured its still there, and try not to let the weather dictate your mood. Maybe invest in a light box to give you a boost. If you haven’t already, winter is a great time to establish a meditation practice. It just seems to come naturally this time of year. Like flower bulbs planted in the fall, we too need time to be still and allow our seeds of thought to take root and grow strong before sprouting to the surface. The stillness of winter encourages being more mindful of our thoughts. Remember, good thoughts make good things grow! What you put out there will echo back to you, guaranteed! Are your thoughts helping or hindering you? I wanted to offer you some words of wisdom I live by, adapted from The Five Spiritual Principals of Reiki. The original reads: Just for Today: I will not worry I will not be angry I will do my work honestly I will give thanks for my many blessings I will be kind to my neighbors and all living things Here’s my version:
Today, I’ll be happy, joyful and free
Today I’ll live in the moment
Today I’ll count my many blessings with gratitude
Today I’ll earn my living honestly and with Divine purpose
Today I’ll be kind to all living things.
Today I’ll judge no one and no thing
Today I’ll trust in the wisdom of the Universe
Today I’ll strive to see the divine spark in everyone.
Thanks for reading, thanks for sharing, and go make this YOUR year!
Merry Christmas Eve! What could be a better time for you to meet the Chakra Angels?
The Chakra Angels are here, and they want to share their message with you! While I was revising my Wishful Thanking book this summer, a guide to balancing your chakras and designing your divine life through them, I began spontaneously channeling energies that identified themselves as the Chakra Angels. They informed me that in addition to our own personal Guardian Angel, we also have a Chakra Angel for each chakra. With their permission I included these channeled messages in the new Wishful Thanking; 7 Simple Steps to Abundance.
When you meet the chakra angels you’ll discover they are chameleons. You have yours and I have mine. They may appear to you as Angels, Divas, Goddesses, or Ninjas – whatever you need from her/him. I haven’t included their names because they may be different for you!
With the exception of the 7th Chakra Angel who oversees the others, mine present with fairy energy – which stands to reason, as fairies are nature angels, and our bodies are part of nature. We relate to our world through our chakras. Mine are light and playful, love to dress in ‘their’ colors and encourage me to keep my chakras balanced through play and exploration. She came through as spokes-angel for the collection, and they each also have a brief hello just for you on this day! I hope you enjoy their messages – my Christmas gift to you! Be sure to sign up to my mailing list to receive a weekly inspirational message from your Chakra Angels in 2018!
“We are dancing and singing and celebrating that you have now begun! This is an opportunity to reach many receptive ears with a strong message that comes from your soul as well as us. We are so happy you are now setting aside both space and time for this. This is the perfect time to greet you with our introductory message – our ‘letter of introduction’ as it were. What better time then now, when songs of angels fill your airwaves and images adorn greeting cards, bringing us more into your consciousness. Collectively we are happy and excited to be in your thoughts. The veil is lifting and more and more of you see us, feel us, and call upon us, especially the little ones who still remember our agreement to be here beside you, here to guide you, to give you strength and comfort whenever you desire. You need simply to ask!”
The Chakra Angels’ Christmas Message: “Be happy! Put your problems on pause. In fact, reject them! Eject them! For in truth you have none – none you can’t surmount. So now they become challenges, a chance to exercise your creative energy. We want you to begin to see yourself in a new way. Become in-lightened with the colorful lights you are. As bright and dazzling as the Christmas lights that brighten up the darkest nights. Know that we are here. We are within you and we can help you express all the facets of your being. Let this knowing stir in you. Feel the magic you have. See the string of lights; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Each has it’s own gift – together we make a rainbow.
“This is like you. Separately you as an individual each have your own gifts, but when combined with others they truly shine. Open your hearts. Open your eyes to all the colors that you are magical ones! See how you are as connected to those around you as your chakras are connected to each other, to make the splendid total that you are. See each chakra center as a glowing sun – let its color radiate.”
Root Chakra Angel – “I am here to hold the energy of your connectedness to the earth and your physicality. Move with me, dance, play! You re a child of the Universe here on your playground of choice! Savor it!”
Sacral Chakra Angel – “Explore your sensuality! Taste is such a delicious gift – let it be your focus when you take nourishment, that you may nourish your senses and experience all that food has to offer.”
Solar Chakra Angel – “I am your personal sun. Feel the power you have stored here. Make yourself ready to let it fully shine and brighten your inner and outer world!”
Heart Chakra Angel – “Feel the warmth of your heart centre. Every kind, loving thought makes me beam brighter and this is evident to all who behold you. Let your love light shine!”
Throat Chakra Angel -“Words of love are like the sweetest song ringing out into the atmosphere, a loving vibration healing all it touches. And the musician is you, Beloved.”
3rd Eye Chakra Angel – “My message is for you to awaken and finally know that your imagination is your creative power, your blank chalkboard, and your thoughts are the writing you place upon it. I am here to help you remember and, if you choose, to guide you in writing the story you truly want to live.”
Crown Chakra Angel – “You are Divine. You are loved. You are worthy and ready to receive. I am here to help you remember that. I am so honored. You honor me and all of us when you tune yourself to love.”
This article on my Six Top Tips to Boost Energy in Winter was just published, it’s full of fun easy ways to get and stay happy over the long winter months!
I hope you enjoy it!
This is the ‘giving season’ which can put a lot of pressure on people, so I wanted to remind you that the greatest gifts are free! A kind smile (with your eyes, if your face is covered) a gentle word, donations of clothing, loving thoughts are very do-able ways to keep good vibes going!
And here’s some of my personal go-to activities to start the day right. I love to start the day with my 4 minutes of ‘happy for no reason’, it’s fun and easy and sets my vibrational tone for the day!
After that I list a few items on my Gratitude list, then move on to my visualization. I have created an awesome 21-Day Visualization/Affirmation for Manifestation program I use daily, I love having so many choices and I think you will too!
These practices will help you achieve your dreams, and are so fast and easy!
Happy New Year! 
Merry Christmas Eve! What could be a better time for you to meet the Chakra Angels?