Howdy---I just realized that I needed to rant a bit. As a woman, I share about my life. Or maybe it is just me. So, I share what my honey does for me that is sweet. AND don't get me wrong, he is very sweet! AND I consider myself extremely lucky.
BUT what I have noticed and this is where the ranting comes in, is that men don't post this kind of stuff, generally speaking. And when women post happy things that their sweetie does, all the women comment and say how lucky the woman is and how the man is so sweet, etc!
I know this is not a contest, but the woman may do ten times more things than the man but he gets the credit for being sweet and we are the lucky one! It is just assumed that we as women must do all these things. Does she get any credit? How about telling the man how lucky he is to have such a woman!!
So, girlfriends, yes, I am the lucky one because I am in a wonderful relationship with a wonderful and sweet man. But why don't you tell me that he is lucky, too. Jim and I talk about how blessed and lucky we BOTH are but sometimes just saying it out loud can be a good thing. And maybe I am having a tough day and I need to hear it, too!!
Thanks for listening. WE all deserve to hear what amazing beings we are. Just for BEing.......
love and light to US all!!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
For you mamas out there-I love you!
Mothers: What have you done for yourself today? How about starting with 5 minutes a day........just for you!
Just meditating and thinking about how taking care of ourselves is a good example to our daughters and sons. Our daughters because we don't want them to do the exact same thing we did and our sons because we want them to be strong but self reliant and a full partner to their fab girlfriends/wives.
I had my kids unloading the dishwasher at age 2....I put the dish cupboard on the lower shelves and they loved helping! I had them both doing their own laundry by age 8-10. When they were teenagers we had a list of choices of chores. My son chose to BAKE BREAD when he was 16. He is now 30 and he and his sweetie share the cooking. Our children need to know that they are fabulous and capable and that mama is not there just to serve their sweet selves.
It is so easy to get caught up in this old paradigm. Start small, but be strong. Tiny targets!
Anyway, diatribe of the day over. Been thinking about all of you sweet, wonderful, GORGEOUS goddess girlfriends of mine. This fits for all women! We are all trained to take care of everyone but ourselves!
Remember the oxygen mask, put yours on first!
Love and light to my sweet sisters!
Just meditating and thinking about how taking care of ourselves is a good example to our daughters and sons. Our daughters because we don't want them to do the exact same thing we did and our sons because we want them to be strong but self reliant and a full partner to their fab girlfriends/wives.
I had my kids unloading the dishwasher at age 2....I put the dish cupboard on the lower shelves and they loved helping! I had them both doing their own laundry by age 8-10. When they were teenagers we had a list of choices of chores. My son chose to BAKE BREAD when he was 16. He is now 30 and he and his sweetie share the cooking. Our children need to know that they are fabulous and capable and that mama is not there just to serve their sweet selves.
It is so easy to get caught up in this old paradigm. Start small, but be strong. Tiny targets!
Anyway, diatribe of the day over. Been thinking about all of you sweet, wonderful, GORGEOUS goddess girlfriends of mine. This fits for all women! We are all trained to take care of everyone but ourselves!
Remember the oxygen mask, put yours on first!
Love and light to my sweet sisters!
Friday, November 5, 2010
Self Love Rant
I posted some photos of myself with my beloved daughter on Facebook because I realize that I needed to make a public statement. I want to honor and bless our real true selves; our essence that is not our human outward form but our delicious lovely higher real selves. Our fabulous inner real self that is sometimes hidden by something we may feel uncomfortable with or even feel shame about or even at times despise. (Do I hear extra weight, skin problems, tummy pouch, etc.?)
I have been going through a metamorphosis these last two years. I believe that I am healing from my whole life and what I have been through (I am 53, so that has been a lot). A detox, if you will. AND interestingly enough it is all coming out on my face. Oh my gosh! The agonies I have suffered because of my skin being in constant red eruption. Do you all see it on my face? Probably most of you do not. Sometimes it is ALL I can see.
Jim and I dance a lot and the etiquette is to look in your partner's eyes and we are only 1-2 feet away from each other. Wow, that has been a real test for me to just buck up and go for it because I have felt so self conscious about my skin. When I throw myself into the dancing, I forget about myself; I am just being silly and having fun! And when I dance with gusto, people are not looking at my skin, they are laughing in joy with me (except for the people who look at me like I am nuts)!
What have I learned from this two year journey? See silly photos on FB (http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/#!/album.php?aid=236754&id=547707529) to fully understand this rant. Caption reads: "You know what is fun about these silly photos of me? I know that some of them are not flattering to me, but I don't care! That is a revelation, my friends. Because I have come so far on my self-love journey, I can laugh and appreciate that I look silly but who cares if it is not flattering to me. It made Shabbie, my beloved daughter, laugh. She looks gorgeous, by the way. I love me for the real me inside me. AND I know you love me for the real me inside me, eh? My outward human form is just that, not my real essence." I think I needed to say this out loud! Thanks for listening!
I love you all but what is most exciting is that I LOVE MYSELF! Yeah yeah yeah!!!
Love and light to us all!
I have been going through a metamorphosis these last two years. I believe that I am healing from my whole life and what I have been through (I am 53, so that has been a lot). A detox, if you will. AND interestingly enough it is all coming out on my face. Oh my gosh! The agonies I have suffered because of my skin being in constant red eruption. Do you all see it on my face? Probably most of you do not. Sometimes it is ALL I can see.
Jim and I dance a lot and the etiquette is to look in your partner's eyes and we are only 1-2 feet away from each other. Wow, that has been a real test for me to just buck up and go for it because I have felt so self conscious about my skin. When I throw myself into the dancing, I forget about myself; I am just being silly and having fun! And when I dance with gusto, people are not looking at my skin, they are laughing in joy with me (except for the people who look at me like I am nuts)!
What have I learned from this two year journey? See silly photos on FB (http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/#!/album.php?aid=236754&id=547707529) to fully understand this rant. Caption reads: "You know what is fun about these silly photos of me? I know that some of them are not flattering to me, but I don't care! That is a revelation, my friends. Because I have come so far on my self-love journey, I can laugh and appreciate that I look silly but who cares if it is not flattering to me. It made Shabbie, my beloved daughter, laugh. She looks gorgeous, by the way. I love me for the real me inside me. AND I know you love me for the real me inside me, eh? My outward human form is just that, not my real essence." I think I needed to say this out loud! Thanks for listening!
I love you all but what is most exciting is that I LOVE MYSELF! Yeah yeah yeah!!!
Love and light to us all!
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Push the Pause button
Hello---yesterday I coached someone who wanted to figure out how to get his needs met. As we talked, it turns out that he really likes being helpful and pretty much never says NO to anything asked of him. I asked him questions about how he feels about this, where he feels it in his body (shoulders feel burdened), whose voice does he hear when he feels compelled to say yes(parents and others), what does he get from always helping (some folks call him Superman), what happens when he says no (he feels mean and selfish).
I asked him what he would like to get out of the session and said he would like to get some kind of list that would help him to decide if he should say yes or no. As he was telling me this all I could see in my head was a HUGE pause button. I asked him if something like this would help him. He laughed and thought it was a good idea. He will pause before he says Yes!
We also came up with a plan to have a day for himself. We talked through a script to talk to his family and gain their help. I asked him how he was feeling with this. He said that he was feeling respect for himself and some relief.
Do you take care of yourself? Are you feeling that you need to be Superhuman in your life and take care of everyone but yourself? Ponder the idea that you can push the Pause button when someone asks you to do something. Give yourself a chance to ponder what is best for you. Remember the concept that you must put the oxygen mask on yourself first before you can help others.
Love yourself first with your whole heart. Love ALL parts of you! The pouchy tummy, the flabby thighs, the acne complexion, the wispy hair, the funny toenails. Know that you are perfectly perfect perfection in the eyes of the ones who love you and in the eyes of the Universe. We all serve a purpose. We are all here for a reason.
The more you love yourself, the more you take care of yourself, the more you love all the parts of you, the more you love others and all of their perfections, the more you draw love to you, the more people love you, the more love you give, the more peace in the world.
Try it one hour at a time. Take it easy.......when you look in the mirror, say "I love you!" Keep practicing.......Go for it!
I asked him what he would like to get out of the session and said he would like to get some kind of list that would help him to decide if he should say yes or no. As he was telling me this all I could see in my head was a HUGE pause button. I asked him if something like this would help him. He laughed and thought it was a good idea. He will pause before he says Yes!
We also came up with a plan to have a day for himself. We talked through a script to talk to his family and gain their help. I asked him how he was feeling with this. He said that he was feeling respect for himself and some relief.
Do you take care of yourself? Are you feeling that you need to be Superhuman in your life and take care of everyone but yourself? Ponder the idea that you can push the Pause button when someone asks you to do something. Give yourself a chance to ponder what is best for you. Remember the concept that you must put the oxygen mask on yourself first before you can help others.
Love yourself first with your whole heart. Love ALL parts of you! The pouchy tummy, the flabby thighs, the acne complexion, the wispy hair, the funny toenails. Know that you are perfectly perfect perfection in the eyes of the ones who love you and in the eyes of the Universe. We all serve a purpose. We are all here for a reason.
The more you love yourself, the more you take care of yourself, the more you love all the parts of you, the more you love others and all of their perfections, the more you draw love to you, the more people love you, the more love you give, the more peace in the world.
Try it one hour at a time. Take it easy.......when you look in the mirror, say "I love you!" Keep practicing.......Go for it!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
It's Lifting
Hello--I see that my last post was over a month ago! WOW! I have been feeling utterly exhausted over the last month. Barely dragging myself around and doing the things I needed to do. BUT I can feel that it is lifting. yeah! So much healing and love happening this last year or so. I am in awe of it all. On the physical side, I still weigh more than I would feel is optimal for me but I really and truly just love myself NO MATTER WHAT. I am a really neat person. AND if I have a few extra pounds, that doesn't make me bad. The weight is there for a reason and it is all good. I have had skin issues for over a year now and at times I have felt despairing. We do so much dancing and when we dance we look into the partner's eyes. So, am I a bad person because I have skin problems? NO! Make that even more resounding....NO NO NO!!!
I had an amazing experience a few weeks ago around these physical issues I mentioned. I was doing some errands and walking downtown and all of a sudden I had the most beautiful feeling of peace and absolute gratitude wash over me and envelope me in a big warm blanket. I realized that I may not understand why I am going through all these physical challenges but I am so so so grateful to God-Goddess-Universe-Home Office to giving it to me. BECAUSE I LOVE MYSELF absolutely and in all shapes and forms. (And for those folks who are thinking that perhaps I should have eaten less and exercised more, it never seemed to matter what I did there.) I know that my essence is not my human form. My essence is divine, pure love and that is why I am here. FINALLY I get the love of myself and I am here to share that with others.
I truly am wallowing in love, gratitude and hope and I will share with all who seek this. Many many blessings to you/us all!
I had an amazing experience a few weeks ago around these physical issues I mentioned. I was doing some errands and walking downtown and all of a sudden I had the most beautiful feeling of peace and absolute gratitude wash over me and envelope me in a big warm blanket. I realized that I may not understand why I am going through all these physical challenges but I am so so so grateful to God-Goddess-Universe-Home Office to giving it to me. BECAUSE I LOVE MYSELF absolutely and in all shapes and forms. (And for those folks who are thinking that perhaps I should have eaten less and exercised more, it never seemed to matter what I did there.) I know that my essence is not my human form. My essence is divine, pure love and that is why I am here. FINALLY I get the love of myself and I am here to share that with others.
I truly am wallowing in love, gratitude and hope and I will share with all who seek this. Many many blessings to you/us all!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Still learning at 52 and a half
Have you ever thought that you knew something and then you realized that you only partially knew it and it was another BIG learning for your life????? This is great, right? Yes, but sometimes painful as I navigate some emotional path that I didn't really want to go down. Okay, I know that I have been into inner growth and inner work and understanding myself completely and thoroughly and that is not even getting into the passionate self love path that I am on. I chose this path for a reason. To be free to be myself totally, to share my joy with the world, to share my gifts with the world. All good and THEN one of those emotional things come up! Sheesh! So, part of this path is feeling the pain, the emotions, all of it!
I embrace and celebrate and invite into me the pain and what feels like separation from Source Energy-Universe-God-Goddess-Inner Self. I am learning that this works so so so well to embrace the pain and emotions and they can become my ally. I see myself inviting XXX over for dinner. I love to cook for people! This image really helps me. I am also lucky because my most wonderful hubby, Jim, also gets me and is so supportive of me and caring and sweet! He never ever ever backs away from my emotions! Thank you, my honey bunny.
What triggered me last night was a feeling of being rushed......It is interesting because I have been one big rushing person my whole life but I have never liked it. That is why I get up at 4 or 5 in order to have plenty of time to ease into my day. BUT because I have worked all my life out in the world, I have had to rush A LOT! I am DONE with that.
Since I have been building my inner life coaching practice, I have not had to rush. Oh.....my.....gosh......it feels so good! As I sit in meditation in the morning, I listen (and ask) for next steps and I have been consistently hearing, "let it go, it is all coming." I have heard to relax and rest more. That it is time for me to enjoy life more and that I have worked HARD my whole life and I don't have to do that anymore. Do you realize what a hard thing it is to let that sense of having to accomplish something go?
So, Jim and I are in the market to purchase a car. We went from 2 to 0 in about 2 months (another story). We are looking for a most perfect car for us. It is not about what it looks like or grooviness. It is all about gas mileage. We want at least 40 MPG. AND I want a little space. AND this cannot be rushed.....last night, however, got me into a rushing state and I stressed and even cried a little. EVEN though I know (and have heard) that our perfect car is coming to us and it is not quite ready yet. I have also set an intention and energized it towards the perfect car coming to us. I am done with rushing! Yeah!
What a great lesson that was. Isn't it funny how we learn SO WELL from pain-emotions-tough times? Thank you to the Universe, Source Energy, Inner Voice, God, Goddess for my beautiful connection and for the lovely lessons and reminders.
If anyone is interested in hearing more about setting an intention and energizing it, I am using a daily practice called C.H.I. Practice: A Daily Guidance System for Enjoying Life. I will be teaching this in the Eugene area with my mentors and the co-creators of this system, Will & Tashina Wilkinson (They are so awesome!). Our first level course is June 18-19. More information on C.H.I. Practice Facebook Event page.
Much love to all of us and may we feel the perfection in connection to our beautiful inner guidance................
I embrace and celebrate and invite into me the pain and what feels like separation from Source Energy-Universe-God-Goddess-Inner Self. I am learning that this works so so so well to embrace the pain and emotions and they can become my ally. I see myself inviting XXX over for dinner. I love to cook for people! This image really helps me. I am also lucky because my most wonderful hubby, Jim, also gets me and is so supportive of me and caring and sweet! He never ever ever backs away from my emotions! Thank you, my honey bunny.
What triggered me last night was a feeling of being rushed......It is interesting because I have been one big rushing person my whole life but I have never liked it. That is why I get up at 4 or 5 in order to have plenty of time to ease into my day. BUT because I have worked all my life out in the world, I have had to rush A LOT! I am DONE with that.
Since I have been building my inner life coaching practice, I have not had to rush. Oh.....my.....gosh......it feels so good! As I sit in meditation in the morning, I listen (and ask) for next steps and I have been consistently hearing, "let it go, it is all coming." I have heard to relax and rest more. That it is time for me to enjoy life more and that I have worked HARD my whole life and I don't have to do that anymore. Do you realize what a hard thing it is to let that sense of having to accomplish something go?
So, Jim and I are in the market to purchase a car. We went from 2 to 0 in about 2 months (another story). We are looking for a most perfect car for us. It is not about what it looks like or grooviness. It is all about gas mileage. We want at least 40 MPG. AND I want a little space. AND this cannot be rushed.....last night, however, got me into a rushing state and I stressed and even cried a little. EVEN though I know (and have heard) that our perfect car is coming to us and it is not quite ready yet. I have also set an intention and energized it towards the perfect car coming to us. I am done with rushing! Yeah!
What a great lesson that was. Isn't it funny how we learn SO WELL from pain-emotions-tough times? Thank you to the Universe, Source Energy, Inner Voice, God, Goddess for my beautiful connection and for the lovely lessons and reminders.
If anyone is interested in hearing more about setting an intention and energizing it, I am using a daily practice called C.H.I. Practice: A Daily Guidance System for Enjoying Life. I will be teaching this in the Eugene area with my mentors and the co-creators of this system, Will & Tashina Wilkinson (They are so awesome!). Our first level course is June 18-19. More information on C.H.I. Practice Facebook Event page.
Much love to all of us and may we feel the perfection in connection to our beautiful inner guidance................
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Love and Excitement
Hello everyone---I am nearing the completion of my life coach training and so excited about this career path for me! The ideas for workshops, teleconferences, healing opportunities are flying around my head fast and happy! Can you see the images with little wings on them?
One of the things that I will be embarking on is to share my chanting with the world. It is time! I have been chanting for the last almost 40 years! This is one of my passions. But, like a human, I did not realize how powerful it was until I attended a workshop and "heard" to share in a session. The group was blown away by the power and healing of the chant. I was so excited and happy that I had a gift to share with the world. Or at least I was happy that I could share in this instance. The excitement and committment and belief about sharing with the world came later.
Over the course of time in this months long workshop, I shared different chants with the group. I was starting to get that I would be doing this more globally at some point. The group really wanted me to teach a class in chanting. I knew that I would be using this chanting gift of mine for healing.
I also know that I will be using it in my inner life coaching. Every session may be a little different depending on what I hear to chant for my client. I know that I will be sharing it in my workshops, classes, teleconferences, etc. Yeah! I will have sound bites of me chanting on my up and coming website www.elizabethsadhu.com. Stay tuned for that.
If anyone wants to get a taste of my chanting, please feel free to contact me and I will tune in to what chant you need at that exact moment and let it rip.
Now is the time to share your gifts with the world. Now is not the time to hold back because you don't think you are worthy or smart or absolutely fabulous. You are! Know it, live it, be it. Remember Marianne Williamson.......
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Let your light shine, beloveds. You have greatness in you. Much love and light to you on this day and everyday,
Elizabeth
Remember---call or write and I will chant for YOU!
One of the things that I will be embarking on is to share my chanting with the world. It is time! I have been chanting for the last almost 40 years! This is one of my passions. But, like a human, I did not realize how powerful it was until I attended a workshop and "heard" to share in a session. The group was blown away by the power and healing of the chant. I was so excited and happy that I had a gift to share with the world. Or at least I was happy that I could share in this instance. The excitement and committment and belief about sharing with the world came later.
Over the course of time in this months long workshop, I shared different chants with the group. I was starting to get that I would be doing this more globally at some point. The group really wanted me to teach a class in chanting. I knew that I would be using this chanting gift of mine for healing.
I also know that I will be using it in my inner life coaching. Every session may be a little different depending on what I hear to chant for my client. I know that I will be sharing it in my workshops, classes, teleconferences, etc. Yeah! I will have sound bites of me chanting on my up and coming website www.elizabethsadhu.com. Stay tuned for that.
If anyone wants to get a taste of my chanting, please feel free to contact me and I will tune in to what chant you need at that exact moment and let it rip.
Now is the time to share your gifts with the world. Now is not the time to hold back because you don't think you are worthy or smart or absolutely fabulous. You are! Know it, live it, be it. Remember Marianne Williamson.......
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Let your light shine, beloveds. You have greatness in you. Much love and light to you on this day and everyday,
Elizabeth
Remember---call or write and I will chant for YOU!
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