Would you believe it if I told you that many of our problems in life, emotional upsets, and frustrations stems from an inability and unwillingness to hear and respond to our hearts endless yearning to experience fulfillment? We come to a point in life when we know that we are on purpose, we are beginning to build the business, or have the relationship of our dreams but we still feel incomplete. Upon further investigation and reflection on your own life, I'm sure that you will soon agree that there are internal blockages and external distractions that keep you from experiencing the fulfillment your heart desires.
Ask yourself this question: Have I been deafened by society's obsessive urge for me to succeed? Have the demands of business building, technology, software, phones, SEO mastery, video and email marketing, teleconferences and making money become so intense that I've lost the ability to hear the rhythm of my natural state of Progression? It's important to note here that excellence, success, maximizing your potential, result-driven efforts and the likes are all part of the thrilling experience we call life. However, when the external forces begin to drown out and pull you away from your Internal Light, you become a helpless puppet dependent on the commands of an unstable society's insatiable thirst for more.
How's this question? Is it the chase for love and acceptance that has exhausted you to the point of Self-neglect? Has your innate desire and urge to express and experience Unconditional Love been replaced by neediness, desperation and the unattractive desire to fill the haunting voids by attaining someone else's love? More often than we'd want to admit, chasing love is actually demanding someone's love and demanding someone's love is an admission that we feel unloved and unlovable. And if we get the love we've been chasing, it'll usually end in disappoint because truly no person can fill that void. Consequently, after a number of broken and painful experiences we will begin to run and hide from love, drowning the innate desire and urge to express and experience Unconditional Love.
Whatever it is for you, you will eventually discover for yourself that the ultimate key to fulfillment is to allow the Force of Life within to express Itself through you, as your thoughts, feelings, actions, relations and creations. Thus you are born to succeed, thrive and win with ease and grace. Conversely, when you are preoccupied with the demands of life, your calling to express your Inner Force becomes an intense feeling of longing, a yearning in your hearts and discontent in your mind. It becomes a struggle to survive.
Truly, you are here to love and be loved; succeed and win; give and receive. The challenge is to do so while honoring and evolving your spiritual, physical, emotional and mental self. For within each of us lies everything that we are seeking to achieve. Here are three powerful tools to support you in answering your hearts call:
1. Build the habit of focusing your listening within-while this seems so basic it gets more challenging to achieve. We have so much grabbing our attention; it is easy to get over-stimulated and extremely busy. Like an overly zealous child we shift our focus from one event to the next, from one piece of information to another. This causes us to lose sight of the power and fulfillment that resides within.
Daily: Begin your day by tuning in. Journaling, meditation, making a list of things you really want to accomplish (whether it's possible or not), a love letter to self, prayer, some form of yoga all support you in tapping and awakening the Life in your heart. It nurtures and strengthens your true drive. This practice also brings the clarity you need. Instead of being overwhelmed by the endless attack of information, you will be guided to the tools, information and action steps that will work for you.
2. Trust Yourself: This is the foundation of our success in life. Whether it be career, relationships, or finances; our sense of trust determines how healthy and fruitful these experiences will be for us. Everything in our society draws us away from our inner voice of guidance and trust that we forget what it's like to rely on our own sense of direction. Take baby steps with this one. After listening to yourself as suggested in #1, take action on one piece of guidance that you receive throughout the day. It can be as small as avoiding a certain street or walking in a different direction. It can be as life changing as leaving a relationship that's unhealthy for you and trusting that you will be just fine. Your level of trust depends on where you are on your journey and the risks you are willing to take. Building trust in yourself can be like weight training, it takes time, degrees of progression, and support. Be gentle with yourself and practice, practice, practice.
3. Learn to "Express Yourself not Prove Yourself"- This is fun. It's fun because it takes the ego off of its post. Instead of people pleasing, trying to shine others, competing for your piece of the attention, time or business; you will learn to simply but powerfully BE who you already are. And act, behave and express from that space. It shifts the power immediately and you know that the simple act of just being who you are creates fulfillment within because you are finally accepting, loving and honoring you. And as you begin to listen to you, trust you and express you, you will eventually have a life worth living. And you will know what it is to answer the yearning in your heart. It's so comforting and it's a state of Being that can't be taken away from you.
This three step process is not a definitive guide to fulfillment, it is a start; a very important start. Just like the first few dates, you get to learn and experience what it's like to be with your partner. You build the foundation slowly because you know that once it's built the rest of the building will be smoother and your efforts will be long lasting. Your relationship with yourself is just as important.
LaTalya, is a Certified Life Coach and Credentialed Empowerment Trainer, who enjoys teaching women the SECRETS to BE the SUCCESS they want to EXPERIENCE. She Helps Women Earn What They are Worth, Get on Purpose and Start the Business of their Dreams, and be a Great Role Model for their Families. LaTalya is the Founder of the Victim to Victor Success System and Founder of Phoenix Rising Success Coaching. She is also a contributor for Infinite Field and ALIVE Magazines.
Going off to college is an exciting time, but being ready for it takes a lot of preparation. There are a lot of supplies that the college student is going to need, and finding all of those can be a challenge. One of the most daunting purchases can be finding the perfect bedding for a dorm room. The truth is that a dorm room is a very small space that requires a lot of efficiency and a unique style to make it feel like home. However, it is not the size of the dorm room that makes it difficult to outfit. Instead, it is the size of the bed that can make finding bedding a challenge.
Nearly every dorm room features twin size beds, but they are extra long twin beds. Because of the longer length of the mattress, you will have to purchase sheets that fit an extra long bed. When shopping for bedding for a dorm room, the specific items you will need are sheets, comforter, a mattress pad, and an optional feather bed. Each of these items must be twin XL size. You will notice that these items can be labeled differently, depending on where you are shopping. You will see this bedding labeled as Twin Extra Long, Extra Long Twin, Twin XL, or XL Twin. Any of these labels indicate the bedding that is needed for a dorm room bed.
What does extra long really mean? That extra long label means that your sheets have an additional five inches in length to accommodate the size of the mattress. Additionally the sheets may have less depth to them as many dorm room mattresses are thinner than traditional mattresses.
When you choose dorm room bedding, there are several factors to consider. First, you want sheets that will be easy to launder. Many college students are doing their own laundry for the first time in their lives so you want to make sure that their sheets are easy to wash. Another must see are the multiple types Blue Comforters.
You should also consider the climate of the university or college. The climate of the local area might dictate you bedding choices. For example, if you are attending the University of Alaska, you will need different sheets and comforters than you would if you were heading to Arizona State University. It might be necessary to buy several different types of sheets sets because of the changing season. In the winter months you might want a set of flannel sheets to keep you cozy and a set of cool cotton sheets for the spring months.
Style of course is important to most college age students, and you should have fun in your selection. While you may want to keep your roommates style choices in mind you can also use your bedding as a method of expressing yourself. However, try to choose something that will stay with your for your time in the dorms. This can be anywhere from one to four years. Generally after your time in the dorms you will not have a need for extra long bedding so you only want to buy it once. Steer clear of very timely patterns and styles. Instead, choose something that is both fun and timeless.
Ask yourself this question: Have I been deafened by society's obsessive urge for me to succeed? Have the demands of business building, technology, software, phones, SEO mastery, video and email marketing, teleconferences and making money become so intense that I've lost the ability to hear the rhythm of my natural state of Progression? It's important to note here that excellence, success, maximizing your potential, result-driven efforts and the likes are all part of the thrilling experience we call life. However, when the external forces begin to drown out and pull you away from your Internal Light, you become a helpless puppet dependent on the commands of an unstable society's insatiable thirst for more.
How's this question? Is it the chase for love and acceptance that has exhausted you to the point of Self-neglect? Has your innate desire and urge to express and experience Unconditional Love been replaced by neediness, desperation and the unattractive desire to fill the haunting voids by attaining someone else's love? More often than we'd want to admit, chasing love is actually demanding someone's love and demanding someone's love is an admission that we feel unloved and unlovable. And if we get the love we've been chasing, it'll usually end in disappoint because truly no person can fill that void. Consequently, after a number of broken and painful experiences we will begin to run and hide from love, drowning the innate desire and urge to express and experience Unconditional Love.
Whatever it is for you, you will eventually discover for yourself that the ultimate key to fulfillment is to allow the Force of Life within to express Itself through you, as your thoughts, feelings, actions, relations and creations. Thus you are born to succeed, thrive and win with ease and grace. Conversely, when you are preoccupied with the demands of life, your calling to express your Inner Force becomes an intense feeling of longing, a yearning in your hearts and discontent in your mind. It becomes a struggle to survive.
Truly, you are here to love and be loved; succeed and win; give and receive. The challenge is to do so while honoring and evolving your spiritual, physical, emotional and mental self. For within each of us lies everything that we are seeking to achieve. Here are three powerful tools to support you in answering your hearts call:
1. Build the habit of focusing your listening within-while this seems so basic it gets more challenging to achieve. We have so much grabbing our attention; it is easy to get over-stimulated and extremely busy. Like an overly zealous child we shift our focus from one event to the next, from one piece of information to another. This causes us to lose sight of the power and fulfillment that resides within.
Daily: Begin your day by tuning in. Journaling, meditation, making a list of things you really want to accomplish (whether it's possible or not), a love letter to self, prayer, some form of yoga all support you in tapping and awakening the Life in your heart. It nurtures and strengthens your true drive. This practice also brings the clarity you need. Instead of being overwhelmed by the endless attack of information, you will be guided to the tools, information and action steps that will work for you.
2. Trust Yourself: This is the foundation of our success in life. Whether it be career, relationships, or finances; our sense of trust determines how healthy and fruitful these experiences will be for us. Everything in our society draws us away from our inner voice of guidance and trust that we forget what it's like to rely on our own sense of direction. Take baby steps with this one. After listening to yourself as suggested in #1, take action on one piece of guidance that you receive throughout the day. It can be as small as avoiding a certain street or walking in a different direction. It can be as life changing as leaving a relationship that's unhealthy for you and trusting that you will be just fine. Your level of trust depends on where you are on your journey and the risks you are willing to take. Building trust in yourself can be like weight training, it takes time, degrees of progression, and support. Be gentle with yourself and practice, practice, practice.
3. Learn to "Express Yourself not Prove Yourself"- This is fun. It's fun because it takes the ego off of its post. Instead of people pleasing, trying to shine others, competing for your piece of the attention, time or business; you will learn to simply but powerfully BE who you already are. And act, behave and express from that space. It shifts the power immediately and you know that the simple act of just being who you are creates fulfillment within because you are finally accepting, loving and honoring you. And as you begin to listen to you, trust you and express you, you will eventually have a life worth living. And you will know what it is to answer the yearning in your heart. It's so comforting and it's a state of Being that can't be taken away from you.
LaTalya, is a Certified Life Coach and Credentialed Empowerment Trainer, who enjoys teaching women the SECRETS to BE the SUCCESS they want to EXPERIENCE. She Helps Women Earn What They are Worth, Get on Purpose and Start the Business of their Dreams, and be a Great Role Model for their Families. LaTalya is the Founder of the Victim to Victor Success System and Founder of Phoenix Rising Success Coaching. She is also a contributor for Infinite Field and ALIVE Magazines.
Going off to college is an exciting time, but being ready for it takes a lot of preparation. There are a lot of supplies that the college student is going to need, and finding all of those can be a challenge. One of the most daunting purchases can be finding the perfect bedding for a dorm room. The truth is that a dorm room is a very small space that requires a lot of efficiency and a unique style to make it feel like home. However, it is not the size of the dorm room that makes it difficult to outfit. Instead, it is the size of the bed that can make finding bedding a challenge.
Nearly every dorm room features twin size beds, but they are extra long twin beds. Because of the longer length of the mattress, you will have to purchase sheets that fit an extra long bed. When shopping for bedding for a dorm room, the specific items you will need are sheets, comforter, a mattress pad, and an optional feather bed. Each of these items must be twin XL size. You will notice that these items can be labeled differently, depending on where you are shopping. You will see this bedding labeled as Twin Extra Long, Extra Long Twin, Twin XL, or XL Twin. Any of these labels indicate the bedding that is needed for a dorm room bed.
What does extra long really mean? That extra long label means that your sheets have an additional five inches in length to accommodate the size of the mattress. Additionally the sheets may have less depth to them as many dorm room mattresses are thinner than traditional mattresses.
When you choose dorm room bedding, there are several factors to consider. First, you want sheets that will be easy to launder. Many college students are doing their own laundry for the first time in their lives so you want to make sure that their sheets are easy to wash. Another must see are the multiple types Blue Comforters.
You should also consider the climate of the university or college. The climate of the local area might dictate you bedding choices. For example, if you are attending the University of Alaska, you will need different sheets and comforters than you would if you were heading to Arizona State University. It might be necessary to buy several different types of sheets sets because of the changing season. In the winter months you might want a set of flannel sheets to keep you cozy and a set of cool cotton sheets for the spring months.
Style of course is important to most college age students, and you should have fun in your selection. While you may want to keep your roommates style choices in mind you can also use your bedding as a method of expressing yourself. However, try to choose something that will stay with your for your time in the dorms. This can be anywhere from one to four years. Generally after your time in the dorms you will not have a need for extra long bedding so you only want to buy it once. Steer clear of very timely patterns and styles. Instead, choose something that is both fun and timeless.
