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PROCRASTINATION

2011-06-26T07:20:00.000-07:00

What am I waiting for—and why? Huge question! I am one of the first to be able to identify this trait in others, but I tend t excuse it away in myself. This morning I decided to look deeper into the cause and effect that procrastination has in my life. I found some amazing surprises. Underlying this behavior, I found the root cause to be fear. There were questions there as well:
- What if I can’t?
- Where do I begin?
- What will I do when I am done?
These are all fear-based questions that keep me from focusing on the task at hand. They act like blinders preventing me from seeing all the possibilities and stopping me from taking the first step toward my goal.

I also found that procrastination is viral. Once I allow it to stop a single project or task, it quickly spreads to the next one, and before long I am totally paralyzed, completely off track, and rapidly heading into something either unhealthy, unproductive or both. Some of the time-wasters that pop up for me in this space are Freecell, Facebook, mindless eating or just going to bed. What are your detractors?

The most profound thing I found , however, was the long-term effect of procrastination. I blocks achievement. You can’t win in the game of life if you don’t show up. Even the tiniest task avoided has a ripple effect that halts the flow of manifestation. It actually can keep you from achieving your most desired goal! Everything is connected, but I had never looked at it that way before!

Start with baby steps since everything is connected. Even completing the most minimal task, progresses you towards the attainment of your greatest creation. The more tasks you finish the easier it becomes, not only to begin the next one, but to complete it as well! Start NOW. Every little bit counts, and soon the trickle of energy you expend will become a tsunami you can surf all the way to success.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

2011-06-19T16:40:00.000-07:00

Did you ever think you would be flying over the rainbow like the bluebird in the song? It never occurred to me that it was possible except perhaps in the realm of fairy tales. I never gave credence to the pot of gold at the end of it either. Every time I searched for it, the rainbow just moved farther away, out of my reach. At some point I just quit looking. I packed up the fairy tales and childhood notions and began to live in a 3D world, one that was ripe with disillusion, disappointment and danger.

Things have changed, however. In the last few years, I have begun to move back into the idealism I had as a child. The more I moved in this direction, the more possibilities began to show up in my world. What if…I could fly? What if…I could have everything I wanted as if by magic? What if…wishing upon a star would bring me love? What if…?

The more I asked these questions and looked for the answers like a child would with eyes wide and filled with innocence the more I began to create what I wanted! And along with this, guess what? All those “what if’s” became “why not’s”!

Today I live in a land where all my dreams DO come true. If I can do this, anyone can!

Make a WISH…

Navigating This Eclipse Triad

2011-06-09T14:20:00.000-07:00

We are in a time of unprecedented cosmic activity! On June 1, we had a solar eclipse and fifteen days later we have a lunar eclipse, then fifteen more days and ANOTHER solar eclipse. In the midst of all this activity is the summer solstice on June 21. Do you feel the pressure? Many are asking “what does all this mean”, and everyone seems to have their own interpretation. For me, it feels like “put up or shut up time”. I think we are being pushed to shed our skins, just like the snake.

Many cultures look at the snake as the metaphor for transformation. We stand at the precipice of not only personal, but global transformation. Our skin doesn’t fit anymore—for many reasons, and the longer we take to shed what is uncomfortable, the more uncomfortable it becomes!

The energies around these eclipses offer is impetus to examine what doesn’t fit in our lives and shed it, all of it. The sooner we do this, the easier the process will be. The other aspect to this eclipse cycle is the energy for building a new reality. We are being supported in the creation of what we truly desire for our lives, but in order to do this we must be clear about what we really want. So take time over the next month to draw up the plans for your new foundation. Push aside everything that is holding you back. The wind is in your sails now—don’t miss a trick!

The End of the World As We Know It

2011-05-21T11:48:00.000-07:00

There was a lot of hype on the internet about the “world” coming to an end today. If you are reading this, obviously that didn’t happen. Many people went into fear about it though.

What DID happen however was that there came an end to the world as we have known it for thousands of years. For far too long, we humans have thought that we could take responsibility for the welfare and reality of others. We’ve expended energy attempting to fix folks who didn’t want to be changed as well as trying to change folks who did want it but were unwilling or unable to take responsibility for their actions and do any of the work required to make a shift in their situation.

Well, those days are gone folks! It just won’t work anymore. The rubber meets the road starting today, and if you want to create a better life for yourself, you have to participate in it! What will that mean? First and foremost, if you need help you will have to ASK for it. Amazingly, when we break out of denial and ask for assistance, it actually comes our way. It even comes from unexpected sources—a financial gift from a friend to help make the rent, a spontaneous healing from the Universe, or just a note of kindness from someone you thought had forgotten you. Second, you have to shift your focus from negative thoughts into what you actually want to manifest in your life—this means staying conscious and present. You have to stay in your body and be in the world if you want to receive from it. And finally, you must stay in a space of gratitude for everything you do have if you want to receive more.

Gratitude is truly the key to everything. If you are feeling lost or disconnected, take a minute to make a list of your blessings and give thanks for each one. You will be amazed at how quickly that small act will turn the tide and generate a new sense of connectedness. We are truly going through an unprecedented time of change, so in order to integrate this, many times we DO feel a little lost, but this won’t last long if you just follow the guidelines of the Universe.

Who Am I - REALLY?

2011-04-24T12:08:00.000-07:00

We live in a world of identity crisis. Never before in our history has there been so much identity theft. It happens so often that there are actual companies capitalizing on it with identity protection insurance. Even 15 – 20 years ago this would have been inconceivable! Part of the reason this is happening is that life is changing so rapidly now that many of aren’t sure who we are anymore, and this insecurity invites predators to take advantage of it. It’s the Law of Attraction playing out in the negative.

Each of us has a unique energetic signature. This is a frequency that is based on our individual truth, but it can become blurred if we lose sight of what truth is. This energy signature is as unique to us as the watermarked paper our currency is printed on. If we are secure with who we are it’s impossible to counterfeit. If we are not, the door opens to allow fear to become a part of our makeup.

One way to shift this and secure your energy is to do a self-inventory, and you can start this process by defining what is important to you – so important that you would defend it at all cost. These are the components that make up your core value system. Make a list of the values you hold dear—honesty, unconditional love, integrity, peace…and as you create this list, think about each one carefully. Is it truly a part of your makeup, or is it something you have been told that you should have as a part of your standard of living. If it falls into the latter category, it’s someone else’s BS (belief system) and you are lying to yourself about who you really are. Again, according to the Law of Attraction, this will create the energy that will set you up for circumstances you don’t really want to attract—other lies.

There is nothing wrong with using this exercise to grow personally. If you find a value on your list that isn’t part of your makeup, but you are willing to raise your consciousness to allow it to become so, great. You will grow as you stretch to become more than you have been in the past.

As we become more clear about who we are, it’s easier to see our path and direction. Then, when we are no longer lost, our energy signature becomes unique once more and we are protected by our truth, making it difficult, if not impossible for anyone or anything outside ourselves to take this away. As we grow in consciousness and expand our possibilities, we begin to see that we are limitless beings capable of moving past fear and creating miracles in our lives.

THE LOVELY ART OF JUST BEING

2011-04-17T15:50:00.000-07:00

Like so many of us, I have been programmed for the majority of my life that I have to be doing something in order to justify my existence. I have gotten really good at doing—been very successful in business and created quite a nice life for myself. But as time has gone on, and I have gotten older, I have discovered how satisfying it can be to just do nothing. I’ve actually become addicted to it! It is an art form, and it is the state that we were truly intended to exist within.

When I first left the corporate world, I found that I had forgotten how to BE. When I would sit on the sofa for a few minutes, I realized that it didn’t take long for all the “to-do’s” to begin to bubble up into my mind and pull me from my reverie. It actually took about six months for this pattern to wear off, so that I could relax into meditation. Additionally, I realized that I had fallen into the trap of working harder in “retirement” than I did at my corporate job! For one thing, I let my boundaries fall away. No longer was I limited by a 9 to 5 paradigm, so when clients would call during dinner or on the weekends, I would take the calls, and it wasn’t unusual for me to be on the computer writing at 10PM in the evening.

When the metaphoric light bulb came on over my head one day, I was aghast! It took some serious reprogramming, but I was able to put my life back into perspective. I don’t have to justify my existence with my work—it is NOT who I am. In fact, if I believe that is the case, then something has gone totally awry! My good friend Patricia told me, “All work and no play makes for some really wound up spiritual people!”

Meditation is a great way to clear the head and just be, releasing the urge to do. Another great place to be is in nature, and these days it’s particularly soothing and grounding to be there. The Universe gives us permission to just be, it will provide everything we require so that we can, in fact. Now, it is our responsibility to give ourselves the same permission. Enjoy it!

Flexibility

2011-03-15T09:50:00.000-07:00

The times they are a changin’ more rapidly than we have ever known in our lifetimes. How is that working for YOU? In my world, some days I am just struggling to stay upright – other days the sailing is relatively smooth. The problem for me becomes the point that I don’t know what to expect from one day to the next and I hate it when the rug gets pulled out from under my feet—it hurts to land smartly on my butt!

Many of us are learning that it is impossible to get too used to ANY decision or direction because in the blink of an eye it might not be appropriate anymore. Non-attachment is becoming so necessary, especially not being attached to any particular CHOICE we might make, so therefore you might say that the word of the moment is flexibility.

Reeds that bend in the breeze rarely break, but sticks that are rigid do, so better to bend with change than allow it to break you. This was demonstrated last week with the earthquake in Japan. The buildings there that were constructed with strong foundations and flexibility in their support structures actually swayed during the quake and were able to withstand the violent shaking that occurred. Those that lacked these things crumbled. What a metaphor for each of us. Build room for movement into every decision and choice you make going forward. The old times of duality are over. We don’t have to draw lines in the sand and choose either “this” or “that” anymore, but rather we can explore a wider range of options, and modify as we move along, crafting better solutions based on the input from the moment before.
For today—choose to be healthy, happy and WHOLE and surround yourself with peace and love. And so it IS!

CIRCLES

2011-02-28T12:00:00.000-08:00

Everything in the Universe is constantly moving, and much of the time the movement is circular in nature. In fact, even time is circular—not linear. But we as humans are conditioned to look at things in a linear fashion, past-present-future and in numerical order. Cause and Effect is circular. Scientists have always known that every action has an equal and opposite reaction, but the rest of us think that only applies to science, certainly not to everyday life! WRONG! So we move through our lives doing the things we do and saying the things we say never realizing that as soon as the action has begun, the circle has as well. Sometimes it takes months or years for it to complete the cycle and return back to us. Sometimes it takes several lifetimes…

Recently I had the occasion to experience the power of the circle. I was complaining to one of my friends about something that was happening in my life when I became aware of the words coming out of my own mouth. They were the exact same words that were said to me seven years before by someone else—words that cut me to the core. I stopped myself mid-sentence, realizing what was happening. No longer do I want to be a part of unconscious actions or words that will hurt another. I am tired of the karmic cycle and I consciously choose to step out of it.

This means that I have to be accountable for everything I do and everything I say. A daunting task!

Another of the circles is the circle of life. There’s a school of thought that says that the 24 hours before your birthday is a very powerful time for manifesting what you want for the coming year. Tomorrow is my birthday, so I set the alarm and woke up at the moment I was born, and I am living today in pure consciousness hour by hour. Each two hours represents a month in the year, and this year I intend to step wide awake into my future—one minute at a time, in love, in LIGHT, in gratitude and in total abundance!

Thank you for being a part of my reality!

REINVENTING MYSELF

2011-02-05T14:21:00.000-08:00

I'm in the process of reinventing myself! It's a nice thing to do every decade or so - like cleaning out the closet and drawers and giving away all the clothes that haven't been worn in the last five years. With all the energetic changes taking place on the planet today, it only seems appropriate.

In my last blog I wrote about integrity and finding one's truth. That's when I revisited my own core beliefs to see which ones I still resonate with and which ones have lost their meaning for me. I found that I've done a lot of shifting and needed to revise not only my core beliefs, but my mission statement as well.

What became apparent is that for the last few years I have been pushing too hard. I've been focused on building my business, but I have been operating primarily from my solar plexus. All the organs associated with that chakra have become stressed and angry, and my endocrine system has gotten overloaded. I realized that I was working all the time and had lost all definition in my boundaries. For me, the usual red flags happen in my physical self. Don't get me wrong - the hard work is paying off, but at what price?

Conscious creation works best when it is done with the heart center rather than the power center. I have decided that going forward, all my thoughts, creations and focus will come from my heart. The energy is gentler, but it can move mountains! At the same time, I also find those things I desire are being magnetized to me rather than being repelled by the force I was emitting. I'm less stressed, getting better results, and I FEEL better and find more time to play and have fun.

Through the heart we are connected to each other and to all that is. It sure makes it easier to allow it to support me!

INTEGRITY

2011-01-27T07:32:00.000-08:00

What is your truth? What values are so important to you that you would defend them to the death? If you have never taken the time to figure this out--today might be good!

As th consciousness of Planet Earth evolves into higher levels, we are being pushed to move into our individual places of integrity. This starts with gentle nudges, but if we don't respond, those nudges turn into cosmic two by fours! We get presented with people and situations that push our buttons and challenge our core beliefs, causing us to have to make some really uncomfortable choices. How many of us have been experiencing this (or is it just me)?

Here's a tip to make this time of personal and spiritual growth easier to navigate:

Make a list of your core beliefs and use them to create a Personal Mission Statement. Next make a shield or plaque that proudly displays your Mission Statement. Have fun with this project! Put it in a place where you can be reminded regularly of your mission. This will help you to stay in your integrity, and when you are there, your boundaries are strong and you are protected.

BALANCE

2011-01-14T08:16:00.000-08:00

The Universe operates in balance, and if we want to be in alignment with its energetic flow, we must be in balance as well. But how many of us feel like our lives are anything BUT balanced these days? We either find ourselves working too hard, or not having enough work; we either give too much or we don't seem to get anything in return for our "investment". Lately, the energies seem to be chaotic, and many of us are having difficulty grounding.

How can we shift ourselves back into a place of balance? Awareness is the first step. Our outer world is a reflection of our inner landscape, so if things just don't seem to be making sense, rather than going into that "victim place", take some time to look within. Go back over your thoughts for the last few weeks or months to see what might be contributing to this.

Generally the bottom line is fear. When we allow fear to grap our attention, the human reaction is to move into control to try to counteract it. This attempt to control our circumstances is what starts the skid that throws our lives out of balance, and before we know it we are "Out Of Control".

The only technique that really works to restore balance is Surrender. As counter-intuitive as it might sound, letting go allows the Universe to shift this energy and put everything back into alignment once more. How do you surrender? Letting go is the only way. Drop the rope - it takes two to play tug-of-war. Breathe. Release any thoughts that you might be carrying that tell you that you know the best way to do anything. When you step back into that place of child-like innocence, you open the door for miracles to occur!

Forgive Someone Today!

2011-01-01T09:41:00.000-08:00

As we begin the journey into the new year, it will be a much easier one if we carry less baggage. A great way to lighten the load is to release our attachment to resentment and anger against another. There is a two-fold blessing to this: we let go of something that is holding us back AND we receive forgiveness from someone as well.

It's that karma thing! What we put out into the Universe comes back to us, so by forgiving we are forgiven. If you forgive one person one grudge that you are holding, you get one of yours forgive, and if you forgive ten, you get ten forgiven. The Master Jesus said when asked how many times we should forgive our brother, "Seventy times seven" In scripture the number seven always means "as much or as long as it takes", so he wasn't literally meaning seventy-seven times. Just keep forgiving until there is no charge left on what the other person said or did.

Start today and make a list of every single person you can think of that has done or said something that has hurt you - EVER. You might need a LOT of paper! Keep writing until you just can't come up with anything more. It could take all day. Then, when you feel totally complete, pick one and forgive. Cross that one off the list. If you can, pick another and repeat the process. Keep on keeping on!

Let this be the year that nothing is left unforgiven. Additionally, let me know how this feels for you when you are done!

It's Gonna Be OUR Year!

2010-12-31T10:23:00.000-08:00

So, you ask, "What makes 2011 any different that any other year thus far?" This is the year that we move fully into the NOW, into our power to make it be exactly how we want it! OR NOT!

Until now, most of us just didn't realize it was possible, but alot has shifted in the last 12 months.

mass consciousness is risen incrementally
the hold of the Patriachy has been loosened accordingly
physical changes on the planet have cleared away some the density that held us into lower dimensions
individually, many of us have done our "homework" and let go of more baggage than you can possibly imagine - clearing the way for others to do the same
we have collectively decided we don't want to stay in "status quo" anymore.

Your next question might be, "How can I make sure I take advantage of this groundswell so that this can be MY year to succeed in every area of my life?" Here are some simple steps to take now:

Develop a "plan", but this year, list your end results, rather than how you plan to get there.
Develop your "attitude of gratitude" and give thanks that all your goals are a part of your life already
Help others - pay it forward, even if you have little to work with. Helping someone else keeps the energy flowing and staying in the flow is the best way to manifest what you desire.

Most important, though, is to maintain your confidence throughout the year, keeping in mind that life is just a game, and as long as you keep playing by the rules and honing your skills, you will WIN!

FInding The Joy In The Holiday Season

2010-12-13T06:44:00.000-08:00

Holidays can be difficult times for many. This year is no exception. Third dimensional reality displays rampant unemployment, sickness, and governmental upheaval. If we aren't careful, we can easily get pulled into the drama. In fact, many of us on our path to higher consciousness unconsciously allow the thoughts of the masses to influence our emotions. How many times to you find yourself sad or depressed for no obvious reason?

This time of year should be a time of joy and a time of renewal. Almost every spiritual tradition supports this, but where is this joy? Are you having difficulty decorating your house or buying holiday gifts this year? There seems to be a pervasive sense of lethargy hanging in the air.

Let's use our thoughts to become the change! If everyone who reads this blog participates, this could be a truly great experiment. Set aside a moment to go within to that place where love resides inside you. Look in that safe place where you store your treasures, right behind your heart. This is where you find the joy that can light up this holiday season for you, and when you flip that switch, you send your Light out into the world so that others can see it and remember the truth about why we are here. It can become a domino effect.

The real purpose behind this holiday season isn't the giving of gifts or the fancy parties. It is the remembering and rebirthing of your own personal TRUTH. You are both unique and powerful as the creator of your reality, and this season offers you the time to use your personal gifts to do just that - to create JOY. As you remember the feelings of joy, they become contagious, and you are able to share them with other. As you share joy, it grows within you. So take a moment each day to become joy.

And just in case I don't tell you enough, I am deeply grateful to each of you for the joy you ignite within my heart and in my life. Thank you!

Personal Enemy Number 1 - FEAR

2010-12-05T13:32:00.000-08:00

The last two weeks have proved to be quite "interesting" for me. Three weeks ago I began receiving a series of glyphs or pictures in my meditations, and my Guides told me that they were to be used to activate aspects of consciousness. I would see the glyph in my mind and hear its name, then it was my task to draw it. Trust me - artist is not my Day Job! But draw I did. With each glyph it became more fun - and seeing the beauty of them was both reward and validation. By last week, over 90 of them had flowed in through me.

Then things got more interesting - I began to have heart palpitations and irregular pulse. Nothing else in my life had changed, just these pictures. This continued for a week, and I continued to draw. During the day, I didn't notice the pulse problems so much, but at night when I went to bed, it became all too apparent. I got scared. I began to think the worst: am I having a heart attack, a stroke, am I going to die? The more I thought about it the more the fear would tighten its grip.

Finally, when it didn't quit, I called my holistic acupuncturist/chiropractor. I took the glyphs with me for my appointment, and when he tested me with them he said, "When you look at these your entire endocrine system reacts in a negative manner and your blood sugar spikes. You are in energetic overload!"

While I was laying on the table receiving acupuncture, I called in my Guides and said, You have to back off before you KILL me!" They replied, "No, YOU have to back off! We never asked you to bring in six of these a day, but you went into Type A overdrive and pushed yourself like there was a deadline - get it - DEAD line?" This isn't a race. Take your time."

They then proceeded to tell me that the underlying emotion that was making me sick was fear. Fear is not compatible with the higher dimensions of consciousness. Each glyph I drew was activating me in beautiful ways, but I was doing it so fast that my physical body couldn't keep up, and as my body began to push back - fear grew.

We have three choices with respect to fear:
1) We can hang on to it since we seem to be so attached to it, and we will stay stuck in third dimensional reality, with suffering, lack, sickness, war and death as our allies
2)We can try to move into higher consciousness and take our fear with us, but due to the lack of energetic compatibility between fear and the higher dimensions, this will create pain and illness for us
3) We can lay the fear down once and for all time, and move into Heaven on Earth

Once I realized what was happening, I took the 3rd option. I stopped worrying about what might happen and pulled myself into the present moment. My heart returned to normal. The glyphs are resting quietly in their little red folder and shortly I will resume channelling them - one at a time until they are complete.

Gratitude

2010-11-22T15:31:00.000-08:00

Gratitude is the glue that holds together the cycle of conscious creation. It keeps the flow of manifestation constant. This cycle of giving and receiving holds is into the present moment where we are able to create the things we desire. Without gratitude the gift is incomplete.

Acceptance is an important aspect of this cycle. When we are offered anything - whether it is an actual gift or merely a kind word, if we refuse it or deny it in anyway, the flow is interrupted. When this happens our energy is blocked. For this reason, it's important to receive everything that is offered with gratitude. No matter what, or how you feel about it, a "thank you" is always appropriate.

When we accept the things that are presented to us, and the energy flows freely, we don't store up resentments, wounds or other blocks that we will have to deal with later on. We certainly don't have to like or agree with the gift or the giver, but it's our duty to accept and acknowledge their right to their thought,belief or opinion.

Remember - it's all about energy. Keeping the energy moving allows you to receive more of what you truly want!

In this season of Thanksgiving, we have much to be grateful for.

I am grateful for each of you.

Love,
Jean Adrienne

Mirrors

2010-11-15T08:24:00.000-08:00

Everything and everyone you encounter in your reality is a mirror for reflecting back to you the appearance of your inner landscape. When you perceive the beauty or grandeur in the world around you and it causes you to gasp, filling you with awe, you have just stumbed upon an image of how beautiful you are at the soul level.

On the other hand, when someone does something you perceive to be so incredibly mean or stupid, they are actually mirroring back to you those parts of yourself that you would rather not care to examine - the parts of yourself that you have judged in some way.

Judgment is a frequency that is not compatible with Ascension. It can't exist in Heaven on Earth, therefore we must leave it behind along with the rest of our baggage and inappropriate beliefs and actions. Because we tend to judge ourselves more harshly than we judge others, even though we don't realize it, it's time to dig deeply within to find all the old beliefs we have about ourselves.

How's the best way to do this? Look around. Every time you find yourself criticizing another person check yourself. What is that person showing you about your hidden inner beliefs, your own incompetence, your own meanness, your own lack of integrity?

As you clean up your own stuff, you release everyone around you from the dirty job of being your mirror. You will be amazed at how radically everyone else changes when you do your inner work!

Remember the words of the Master, Jesus, "Clear the log from your own eye before you try to remove the speck from your brother's!"

EFFORTLESS

2010-11-07T07:14:00.000-08:00

The first hard freeze hit the north Georgia mountains this weekend, and with it the trees released their colorful fall leaves. As I sat on the deck meditating this morning, I watched them float effortlessly down to the ground. I realized that everything in nature works this way - effortlessly.

Why is it that we humans do things in the totally opposite way? Where did we create this belief system that everything has to be a struggle if it is to be worthwhile? We surely didn't discern this from nature! I don't know how you were raised, but my parents taught me that work had to be complete before I was allowed to play, study hard, work hard, and keep trying until you get what you want. Then along came Jane Fonda in the 70's with her mantra, "feel the burn" and I internalized that even having a healthy body had to be hard work.

Finally, I am waking up. There IS a better way! Back to the basics...What better way to learn than observing in the maountains. Nature is the perfect teacher. Follow her cycles, watch the moon, listen to the wind and the birds. Look for signs - they are everywhere.

This weekend marks a powerful new moon and the opportunity for new beginnings. Have you set your intention for what you want to create this cycle? Wise farmers know to plant their seeds by the dark of the moon. There is still time to plant yours before the moon moves into the crescent phase. You might be surprised at what you will grow, effortlessly when you move hand-in-hand with nature.

On November 9th, the moon will move into her next phase, so stay tuned. My next blog will be about the tools you can use to cultivate what you have planted!

Surrender

2010-11-03T07:02:00.000-07:00

Sometimes my mind is my worst enemy. I think I know what's best for me and then I get invested in being right. Occassionally I am, but more often than not, there are potentially better prospects I'm not able to see,

So why is that? Because once I think I have things figured out, I quit looking. The blinders go on and I begin forging my way on a fixed path. Most of the time the path is a steep one, complete with bumps, struggle, pain and loss. My ex-husband used to laugh and say, "Don't get in Jean's way once she's made up her mind!"

Life isn't supposed to be so difficult. When we are aware that there is a power greater than us with access to the field of pure potential, then we can allow for choices that are better than the ones we might have made left to our own devices. This "reframing" opens the door for options that are greater, easier and more harmonious.

How can we get there? Only through surrender - through completely letting go of control. That's a challenge for most of us, because we have lived with the belief systems that has made us think that the only way we could ensure survival was through controlling everything.

One day, after years of struggle and failure, I realized the insanity of trying to do everything my way. I saw that this had never really worked for me and decided to give that alternative a shot.

Surrender isn't about losing control of your life. It's about making the conscious choice to give it away. Only then can the Universal Laws work the way they were intended and bring more wonderful things to us than we coud ever have conceived on our own with the least expenditure of energy.

Hangin' On?

2010-10-27T12:12:00.001-07:00

One thing I am clear about is that we just aren't supposed to be hanging on anymore - to anything. It's like we are preparing for a global, if not cosmic, garage sale. Everything that doesn't work, that's broken or that is just out-dated has to go.

The most obvious things that most folks don't want to let go of are relationships that have served their purpose. Even ones that are painful, even abusive, seem to be difficult for us to part with. Here's my question: why would anyone settle for an abusive relatioship when being alone would perhaps be happier in the long run? The only answer I can come up with is that we don't realize that an abusive relationship is abusive! Somehow, we fall into the trap of thinking it's normal because we carry old programs that make us believe we don't deserve any better or that we have to suffer and struggle or that we just aren't lovable anyway. BS.

Reality is that as we move further down the path to Ascension, higher in consciousness, it is going to become more apparent (and probably more painful) that we are not supposed to hang on to people, places or situations that aren't supporting our happiness and our highest good. The Universe WANTS us to be happy, not miserable, but each of us must create that for ourselves.

In the end, we will probably not hang on to anything. The doorway to living in bliss, joy, peace and abundance is a very narrow one, and all the excess baggage makes for a tight squeeze!

Stop The B.S.

2010-10-22T12:14:00.001-07:00

Most of us are up to our hips in it. We don't know where it came from. We didn't realize we were gettingstuck in it until it was too late. But that is exactly what it is doing - keeping us from moving forward and manifesting all those things we really want in our lives. Bummer!

So what IS all this B.S.? Belief Systems.

Belief systems are one of the most important things we should be looking at at this point on our pathway to Ascension. They have come to us from so many places - religion, our families, the media, modern medicine, school, just to name a few. By and large, we have accepted them without ever questioning their veracity, just because we learned them from some source we considered to be an authority, and we have crafted a whole reality around them. What were we thinking?

In the last two months, almost everything I thought was true has been called into question. The very fabric of my personal reality has been shredded and I'm now in the process of building a new one for myself. But this time, I am doing things differently. I refuse to accept any belief system as true until a) I research it and b) decide for myself whether I resonate with it.

In this way, I'm taking responsibility for what's inside my head and becoming accountable for my own reality. Another part of this for me is that I will no longer try to push my beliefs onto others without making it clear that that's what they are - MY beliefs. I have no problem sharing them, but now I acknowledge that what I teach is my belief and the listener's responsibility is to make their own choices around that.

What can you do to find the B.S. that doesn't serve you anymore? Try making a list of everything you think is true and evaluating each entry within your own heart to see how it resonates. If it doesn't, let it go and replace it with something that does!

Feeling Sluggish?

2010-10-18T05:54:00.001-07:00

Many of us have been feeling a bit sluggish recently. The shifting energy (101010 perhaps?) has created this illusion that we are stuck, but that is hardly the case! So much is happening on a planetary level, just outside the realm of our consciousness - and it is all good! This is a time of adjustment, realignment and integration. It's all part of the Universal Guidelines--specifically the one about Rhythm (see yesterday's post as well). The Guideline of Rhythm suggests that there is an ebb and flow to everything. Remember the song from the Byrds from the 60's? To everything there is a season. We have periods of activity and they must be followed by periods of rest.

So it is with consciousness raising and enlightenment--we have just been through a period of INTENSE vibrational shift and now we must rest and allow it all to sort out in our bodies and fields. If we don't stay in alignment with that Guideline of Rhythm, then guess what happens? Nature will push us to slow down! That is when we find ourself getting sick. Our immune systems become weak and the ol' vibrational flu plops us in the bed!

Another piece to this puzzle is astrological actually. We are in a period of planetary influence that occurs every eight years. In the sky, the relationship between the rotation of Earth and the orbit of Venus makes it look like Venus is going backward. Astrologers call this Venus Retrograde. This is a time when we are supported in evaluating ALL our relationships to see which ones work and which ones don't, what's fair and what isn't. This backward pull is also contributing to the sluggishness. It isn't an auspicious time to begin new relationships either, because people who appear in your life now and look "too good to be true" , probably ARE! This transit will continue through mid-November, and then things will begin to move forward once more.

Nature's Rhythms

2010-10-16T08:39:00.000-07:00

It's a crisp, cool morning at my little cabin in the mountains. Fall is finally here, and as I sit on my deck meditating, I hear familiar rhythms. The woodpeckers are unusually busy today! Their rat-tat-tat reminds me that I can accomplish so much more when I do it in even, consistent steps.

It's so easy to get distracted these days. There is so much going on, isn't there? Alot of the time when I review my Daily Five list at the end of the day, I find I only got to number 3 or 4! When I move with the rhythm of nature, like the woodpecker, and keep my forward motion steady as a heartbeat, I find I get much more done and I feel better as I relax and move toward dreamtime.

What is the Daily Five, you might ask? It's a tool I learned from Robin Sharma as I was preparing to interview him this week about his new book, The Leader Who Had No Title. He suggests that we get up an hour early each day and use that time to meditate and consciously create the happenings of the day. He says to make a list of the top 5 things you want to accomplish. Previously, I might make a to-do lsit of 10 - 20 things and then beat myself up at the end of the day when I ony got 4 or 5 of them done. Now, more often than not, I can complete the list by staying focused and on task and as I lay down to sleep at night I remember that I am a WINNER!

Claim Your Power To Shift Your Own Reality

2010-10-15T07:33:00.000-07:00

In these times I often hear people complaining that they are not a) making enough money; b) in the relaionship they want; c) in a job they enjoy or even in a job. They say they are lonely, broke, sick and the list goes on.

We all have the power to change our own reality, but often we forget this because we can't see through the distractions and belief systems that obscure our view of potentials and possibilities. Where do these things come from? Some we learn after we are born, but many stem from lessons of other lifetimes or woundings that happened to an ancestor and that we inherited in our DNA. These old programs helped us to survive, but when we are still using them years or lifetimes later, they become inappropriate and actually cause us to sabotage the results we really want to create.

In order to release old programming, you have to locate and go to the source of its creation. You have to do the release work as if you were actually there in the moment--because remember, the present moment is all there is!

InnerSpeak helps you to do just that. It takes you to the point of judgment, that place where the piece of you that created the block or wound decided not to accept something that happened. InnerSpeak then allows your higher self to guide you through a series of exercises to clear the old program and replace it with a new, more appropriate one. In this way you create a new reality for yourself by letting go of these old belief systems, fears, programs and misconceptions that have held you stuck in a place where you couldn't remember how powerful you are, because in that space, you settle for less than you deserve.

No more settling! If you are ready to take the next step on your path to living your purpose, let me know! www.jeanadrienne.com

Disillusionment

2010-07-25T08:26:00.000-07:00

What happens when you put your desire out to the Universe and you don't seem to receive the demonstration of it? I, personally, get disappointed. How about you?

Today I asked the Energies of NOW why that is and what to do about it, and here is what I heard:
"You aren't going to like what we have to say about this! It's all in your head (actually stuck in your body/mind/field). This disappointment you feel when you think your request wasn't heard is actually disillusionment. Disillusionment is a dense energy. It takes up more space than many of the other emotions you feel. When you stuff this dark, thick mass away, put it in a corner and don't process it, it grows. Pretty soon you have filled all the available space in your body and field with this spongy material, and guess what? There is no room to manifest the things you asked for, because the flow is completely dammed up. We know you wanted us to say that this person or that thing was the problem...sorry, this is not the case.

It is up to you to clear this energy. Only you can let it go. Why would you want to hold on to it longer, now that you see it for what it is and what it is doing to you? We are here to help, but you must ask first. Ask us to show you where this guck is located in your body and field. We will identify it with sensations. Put your attention on the places where you feel these sensations and let them go--you know the drill: I'm sorry I created you, please forgive me, I love you, thank you. As this denseness leaves your body, you will feel it. When you are complete with the stuck energy inside then examine your field. This disillusionment will look like dark areas in your lightbody. Repeat the process until they are all gone.

Then give thanks!"

Assemblage Point

2010-03-28T06:46:00.001-07:00

One of the clearings in InnerSpeak mentions to reset the Assemblage Point. Many of you have asked what that means so here is clarification.

The Assemblage Point is the place in your awareness field where perception originates. You find it in your Inner self or your etheric field. It is actually your point of connection to Universal Light. Every time you shift it with your intention, your perception of reality shifts as well. This becomes important as you grow your consciousness, because even though you raise your vibration, without this shift, reality will still appear to be the same!

How Can InnerSpeak Help?

2010-01-30T05:32:00.001-08:00

First, let me start by saying that any area of your life which isn't going the way you want it to is a great place to begin to work with InnerSpeak. You have several avenues by which to approach this: You can contact me for a session, find a local facilitator to assist you (there is a list on my website), or use the InnerSpeak cards to clear yourself (you can purchase a deck from my website or sign up for the online subscription and use the automated web version from your computer-also available on the website).

InnerSpeak will take you to the core issue, the place where you have an old wound which is creating a block for you in the present moment. These old wounds are not limited to this lifetime, but might have happened in another lifetime or even to one of your ancestors and got stored in your DNA. I also find blocks which come from the birth, conception and gestation process as well, because the baby is fully aware, even before it is born, of everything going on in the outside world, and often internalizes what it hears or feels to be the truth, even though it isn't.

Once the core issue is identified, the InnerSpeak process will lead you through a series of clearing exercises, and when these are complete, the block is gone--once and for all!

A full InnerSpeak session takes about an hour, but the Card sessions are quick. Additionally, you can learn how to DO this powerful method for yourself and others at an InnerSpeak Empowerment seminar. The next one in the US is March 13-14 in Kennesaw GA and the next European one is May 1-2 in Maastricht NL.

InnerSpeakers Unite!

2010-01-25T13:44:00.000-08:00

Today we are launching our new blog which will serve as a sound board for InnerSpeakers around the world. The idea is to allow you to send in your questions about past life and ancestral clearing, the InnerSpeak process, spiiritual growth, metaphysics, etc. so that Randy and I can assist you in finding answers.

If you have attended an InnerSpeak class, use the InnerSpeak cards or have every had a session, you will understand most of what I'm blogging about already, but for those who are interested, or who stumble upon this blog and want to know more, I will describe the process for you.

InnerSpeak is a kinesiology based method for clearing away the blocks which hold us back from success in any or all areas of our lives - love, career, finances, health or simply just understanding why you are here and what you are supposed to be doing. We have a website - www.inner-speak.com. The protocol consists of 144 "files" of information, each on holding 36 pieces of data - sentences, phrases or words. The facilitator uses muscle testing on the client to allow their Higher Self, or Inner, to communicate what's holding the client back. So, it's like the "language of the Soul". If we knew that language, of course we would always do what our Soul asked us to do, right? And then we would have exactly what we desire in our lives...but unfortuately we DON'T know the language, so we miss the clues and many times create what we don't want, rather than what we do want!

So--let's get started! Send in your questions and comments and every day, Randy and I will do our best to answer them or find the correct subject matter experts to assist you. We are off on a new Soul Adventure!!

Also- don't forget to listen to our radio show every Tuesday on www.voiceamerica.com/7thwave at 8PM eastern time. These shows are also archived and the link to the archives is on the Radio Show page on my website.

Love, Light and Laughter!
Jean Adrienne