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| Articles & Newsroom |
Balance Amidst Chaos
Welcome to Fall 2009! This newsletter was sent at 2:18 a.m. PST on September 22, which is the exact time of the autumnal equinox.
The equinox marks the moment when the day and night are of equal measure – a moment of balance between two forces.
These days, balance seems a cherished commodity. Many consulting and coaching clients speak of the chaos they are experiencing in
their work and lives. I hear them declare that they have no choice but to keep running to meet overwhelming demands and
priorities. As they declare this, it becomes its own self-fulfilling prophecy.
Perhaps these moments of chaos are here to teach us how to find balance, order and calm in the midst of it all. This is a significant
form of personal growth. This is a trust in the flow of life to support us no matter what. This is a statement of confidence in oneself.
This is a letting go of perceived control over other people and external circumstances.
Consider that it may indeed be our best work in this moment to learn how to stop right smack in the middle of the chaos and breathe.
Say “no more” to all the craziness whirling around you. Be kind to yourself and the others involved in this moment. Remember that
there exists a distinct possibility that you have created this moment in order to learn how to be truly free of attachment to these
material circumstances.
Most of our chaos is created by fear of repeating past errors, worry of what others will say about whatever we are doing, or anxiety
over future outcomes. Yes, our work and lives are important. However, how much of the chaos involves truly significant matters?
As you stand still amidst the chaos, allow yourself to focus on your breath moving in and out of your body. Take several deep breaths
and do your best to be fully aware of the present moment and just the present moment. In this moment, you can uncover ways to
create easy solutions to issues and identify what is truly important.
May sound simplistic. However, Truth is simple. I know that every person reading this has the capacity for great creativity and
service. As you do this simple centering exercise more and more often, you will gain confidence in your ability to meet any perceived
chaos and true challenge with clarity and courage. Yes, courage is needed to break these patterns and to create the clarity and
balance we desire in order to truly move forward.
Exciting times! --- Laura
Welcome to Fall 2009! This newsletter was sent at 2:18 a.m. PST on September 22, which is the exact time of the autumnal equinox.
The equinox marks the moment when the day and night are of equal measure – a moment of balance between two forces.
These days, balance seems a cherished commodity. Many consulting and coaching clients speak of the chaos they are experiencing in
their work and lives. I hear them declare that they have no choice but to keep running to meet overwhelming demands and
priorities. As they declare this, it becomes its own self-fulfilling prophecy.
Perhaps these moments of chaos are here to teach us how to find balance, order and calm in the midst of it all. This is a significant
form of personal growth. This is a trust in the flow of life to support us no matter what. This is a statement of confidence in oneself.
This is a letting go of perceived control over other people and external circumstances.
Consider that it may indeed be our best work in this moment to learn how to stop right smack in the middle of the chaos and breathe.
Say “no more” to all the craziness whirling around you. Be kind to yourself and the others involved in this moment. Remember that
there exists a distinct possibility that you have created this moment in order to learn how to be truly free of attachment to these
material circumstances.
Most of our chaos is created by fear of repeating past errors, worry of what others will say about whatever we are doing, or anxiety
over future outcomes. Yes, our work and lives are important. However, how much of the chaos involves truly significant matters?
As you stand still amidst the chaos, allow yourself to focus on your breath moving in and out of your body. Take several deep breaths
and do your best to be fully aware of the present moment and just the present moment. In this moment, you can uncover ways to
create easy solutions to issues and identify what is truly important.
May sound simplistic. However, Truth is simple. I know that every person reading this has the capacity for great creativity and
service. As you do this simple centering exercise more and more often, you will gain confidence in your ability to meet any perceived
chaos and true challenge with clarity and courage. Yes, courage is needed to break these patterns and to create the clarity and
balance we desire in order to truly move forward.
Exciting times! --- Laura
Let Freedom Ring!
We are fortunate and grateful as Americans to be free to contemplate what freedom means to us; to talk about it; and to make our
choices within it. However, the essence of freedom is always available.
Human beings have free will. We have the freedom to make proactive choices that are healing and loving for ourselves and others.
We are defined by our choices. Our actions show who we are and what we believe.
Even when everything has been stripped away from us and we have no control in a situation, we have freedom – the freedom to
choose how we react to what is done to us. In his book, MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING, Dr. Viktor Frankl recounts his time as a
prisoner in German concentration camps. The camps were designed to strip everything away from prisoners – family, belongings,
beliefs, faith, dignity, and respect.
Dr. Frankl recounts incidents he witnessed of prisoners choosing freely: choosing to resist and die rather than give in; choosing to
help other prisoners in spite of personal costs; choosing to suffer through degradation in order to stay alive in hopes of seeing loved
ones again; choosing to stand tall as a human being, not forgetting the beautiful essence of our spirit.
There are other expressions of freedom to be considered in our current society that are easy to lose track of:
Freedom from addiction and attachment
Addictions and attachments trap us subliminally. We find we need to consume some substance, food or drink. We need to possess
certain things. We need a certain status or position in order to feel good or comfortable.
Forces in society are working to keep us attached, because we spend lots of money to meet these needs. Awareness of how these
forces are working in your life is the first step toward releasing them and being free.
Freedom from caring what others think of us
Our goal is to become “self-referring” as opposed to “other-referring”, according to Deepak Chopra in THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL LAWS
OF SUCCESS. I love the term, “self-referring” because I understand that I must look to myself and my connection to God as I
understand It for guidance, approval, satisfaction, and a sense of peace.
Freedom comes in many shapes and sizes. It is a feeling and sense of self that carries us through the good times and the bad. It
fuels our passions and calms our fears and gives us the confidence to move forward.
Happy Independence Day!
We are fortunate and grateful as Americans to be free to contemplate what freedom means to us; to talk about it; and to make our
choices within it. However, the essence of freedom is always available.
Human beings have free will. We have the freedom to make proactive choices that are healing and loving for ourselves and others.
We are defined by our choices. Our actions show who we are and what we believe.
Even when everything has been stripped away from us and we have no control in a situation, we have freedom – the freedom to
choose how we react to what is done to us. In his book, MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING, Dr. Viktor Frankl recounts his time as a
prisoner in German concentration camps. The camps were designed to strip everything away from prisoners – family, belongings,
beliefs, faith, dignity, and respect.
Dr. Frankl recounts incidents he witnessed of prisoners choosing freely: choosing to resist and die rather than give in; choosing to
help other prisoners in spite of personal costs; choosing to suffer through degradation in order to stay alive in hopes of seeing loved
ones again; choosing to stand tall as a human being, not forgetting the beautiful essence of our spirit.
There are other expressions of freedom to be considered in our current society that are easy to lose track of:
Freedom from addiction and attachment
Addictions and attachments trap us subliminally. We find we need to consume some substance, food or drink. We need to possess
certain things. We need a certain status or position in order to feel good or comfortable.
Forces in society are working to keep us attached, because we spend lots of money to meet these needs. Awareness of how these
forces are working in your life is the first step toward releasing them and being free.
Freedom from caring what others think of us
Our goal is to become “self-referring” as opposed to “other-referring”, according to Deepak Chopra in THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL LAWS
OF SUCCESS. I love the term, “self-referring” because I understand that I must look to myself and my connection to God as I
understand It for guidance, approval, satisfaction, and a sense of peace.
Freedom comes in many shapes and sizes. It is a feeling and sense of self that carries us through the good times and the bad. It
fuels our passions and calms our fears and gives us the confidence to move forward.
Happy Independence Day!
Articles this page
- Intuition Points the Way to Power (Oct. 3, 2009)
- How to Cultivate Intuition (Oct. 3, 2009)
- Balance Amidst Chaos (Sept. 22, 2009)
- Let Freedom Ring (July 7, 2009)
| LP Consulting Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, Southern California, USA Paradigm Coaching National Professional (805) 798-2835 laura@creatingclaritynow.com |
Intuition Points the Way to Power
"It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss
up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It's my partner." ---Jonas Salk
Experts say intuition resides in the realm of instinct and acts as a kind of ueber-sense that employs the other
five senses to provide feedback about the world around us.
Intuition makes itself known to us via inner thoughts or that still, small voice we hear; through physical
sensations in our body such as goose bumps or a tightness/lightness in the chest; with feelings that make us
say "It just felt right to do it"; or even through symbols we see in our mind's eye.
The purpose of intuition is to clarify the steps to our highest good. Our job is to hear and heed what it says.
Intuition comes from our feelings and not reactive outer thoughts. Learn to differentiate between the two.
Intuition is the highest wisdom of our subconscious communicating with us.
Learning to use intuition wisely requires awareness, commitment and practice. Listening to and taking action
on intuition allows greater effectiveness in work, relationships and living. It is a tool and asset available to all
of us for free.
The following is an excerpt from a New York Times interview with Murray Schisgal, playwright and
screenwriter (Tootsie):
If your instincts and feelings, i.e., intuition, do not feel first rate at the moment, there is a list of practices to
cultivate your intuition in the following section.
This is about power. Caroline Myss, author of Sacred Contracts says that managing our power is a dictate of
our souls. She calls it an evolutionary calling and tells us to manage it or else we will turn it over to someone
else. Then, she says, we feel lost.
Step One: Call to your intuition, make it your friend, and walk with it to create a most wonderful adventure.
"It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss
up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It's my partner." ---Jonas Salk
Experts say intuition resides in the realm of instinct and acts as a kind of ueber-sense that employs the other
five senses to provide feedback about the world around us.
Intuition makes itself known to us via inner thoughts or that still, small voice we hear; through physical
sensations in our body such as goose bumps or a tightness/lightness in the chest; with feelings that make us
say "It just felt right to do it"; or even through symbols we see in our mind's eye.
The purpose of intuition is to clarify the steps to our highest good. Our job is to hear and heed what it says.
Intuition comes from our feelings and not reactive outer thoughts. Learn to differentiate between the two.
Intuition is the highest wisdom of our subconscious communicating with us.
Learning to use intuition wisely requires awareness, commitment and practice. Listening to and taking action
on intuition allows greater effectiveness in work, relationships and living. It is a tool and asset available to all
of us for free.
The following is an excerpt from a New York Times interview with Murray Schisgal, playwright and
screenwriter (Tootsie):
If Mr. Schisgal is certain of anything, it's that "You don't let people foul up your instincts. Look, the
worst thing isn't failing. The worst thing isn't losing. The worst thing is when you don't trust yourself.
When you rely on other people, you lose yourself in other people's judgment and that's sickness.
You've got to like yourself very much and you've got to feel that your instincts and feelings are first
rate." Needless to say, Mr. Schisgal doesn't even entertain the possibility that his instincts and
feelings might not always be first rate.
If your instincts and feelings, i.e., intuition, do not feel first rate at the moment, there is a list of practices to
cultivate your intuition in the following section.
This is about power. Caroline Myss, author of Sacred Contracts says that managing our power is a dictate of
our souls. She calls it an evolutionary calling and tells us to manage it or else we will turn it over to someone
else. Then, she says, we feel lost.
Step One: Call to your intuition, make it your friend, and walk with it to create a most wonderful adventure.
How to Cultivate Intuition
Summarized from article in Spring 2005 IMAGINE magazine, Kelle Walsh, Intuition-Your Inner Compass:
Meditate to quiet internal and external distractions. Sit in a meditative state for periods of time. Or focus fully on
performing simple tasks such as peeling pototoes or raking leaves. Repetitive actions allow access to the subconscious.
Go on an intuition walk. Hold the thought or question in your mind while enjoying the walk. Insights come up
organically.
Ask to receive the information in a dream before going to bed at night. Hold the question in mind or write it down.
Upon awakening, write down any thought, impression or insight.
Write free-style. Just brainstorm the question and write whatever comes to you; try out some of the ideas and see what
works for you.
Be playful. Stop stressing on the issue and have fun; let things evolve. The best answers come when you are having fun
with something other than the issue at hand.
Ask. Ask for more information. Ask for the next step. Take the next step and see how it works for you. In this way,
you will learn to trust and adjust.
Strive for clarity in your goals. Experience has shown that clarity of focus and intention is supported by intuition in
bringing forth the ideas and steps needed.
Summarized from article in Spring 2005 IMAGINE magazine, Kelle Walsh, Intuition-Your Inner Compass:
Meditate to quiet internal and external distractions. Sit in a meditative state for periods of time. Or focus fully on
performing simple tasks such as peeling pototoes or raking leaves. Repetitive actions allow access to the subconscious.
Go on an intuition walk. Hold the thought or question in your mind while enjoying the walk. Insights come up
organically.
Ask to receive the information in a dream before going to bed at night. Hold the question in mind or write it down.
Upon awakening, write down any thought, impression or insight.
Write free-style. Just brainstorm the question and write whatever comes to you; try out some of the ideas and see what
works for you.
Be playful. Stop stressing on the issue and have fun; let things evolve. The best answers come when you are having fun
with something other than the issue at hand.
Ask. Ask for more information. Ask for the next step. Take the next step and see how it works for you. In this way,
you will learn to trust and adjust.
Strive for clarity in your goals. Experience has shown that clarity of focus and intention is supported by intuition in
bringing forth the ideas and steps needed.