Tomorrow is my birthday. I have always had the practice around my birthday to write down three things I accomplished this year, and then three more things I intend to achieve. So, here goes:

This year I:
Continued with my Belief Shifting (thanks, Stephanie)
Got my weight handled.
Began to feel a connection with others.

Next year I intend to:
Do do more with my writing.
Connect more with Spirit.
Fall madly and passionately in love with life.

Lately there has been an environment encompassing concern, and lack of confidence around those I encounter. The only thing which seems to help is Meditation. This is because meditation  helps one go beyond what currently appears to be happening. When you allow yourself to focus mindfully on more positive things, there is a  shift which allows you to raise and increase your vibration. As a result, ideas seem to flow. One is in a more positive state of mind and returns more easily to their natural state – a connection to their Higher Self.

Lately I’ve been feeling especially vulnerable and lonely. Maybe it is due to my birthday next week- getting older. I am beginning to find that these feelings are reminders of my need to open up, trust and reconnect with others. The I-Ching says that an obstacle lasts only as long as necessary. Maybe I need to reexamine where I am, and remember that these experiences can show  me what I need to change.

I have been recognizing a pattern; every time I  compare myself to another person, I lessen myself. I either (1) find things about them to envy, which increase my insecurities, or (2) I allow myself to feel a (false) sense of superiority-which soon fades. Anyway, when I look for similarities we share (rather than differences), a sense of unity (with myself, as well as others) is created.

Letting go is sometimes necessary move in terms of manifesting and re creating. Sometimes it’s important to just step back and admit you don’t have all the answers. By doing this, you are more open and receptive to the new ideas and alternative ways of doing things.

I’ve been thinking lately; thoughts really create ones’ reality. Instead of viewing the negative situations and conditions in my life, I need to look at them as gifts and challenges to work through. The I Ching says that an obstruction lasts only as long as necessary. Once this situaiton has been resolved and worked through, personal growth has occured, and one becomes stronger.

Meditation is one way of doing this. Much has been written about meditation (here and elsewhere). However, it bears repeating. When one meditates they connect with their higher self and are able to ignore the daily annoyances which plague almost everyone at some time or another. Anyway, there is no specific way of meditating, it just requires quieting the mind for at least 15 minutes daily.