Friday, December 23, 2011

Let's Imagine Peace

Let's take two minutes to visualize, feel, and imagine complete peace within ourselves. Imagine deep peace flowing from your soul into your heart and then into the mind. Visualize, feel and imagine yourself in that peace at all times and in all circumstances. How does it feel? What types of thoughts preoccupy your mind? How do you treat yourself? How do you treat others? How do you react to people, events, and situations? How would you live your life? What would you do with your time?

Now let's expand this vision of peace to include every living thing on and of the Earth. What would society look like? How would our socially constructed institutions of money, government, and health care embody peace and respect toward every person and living thing? Would the way we do business be the same? Where types of resources would we use?

In my visions every one's needs for food, clothing, electricity, water, education, health care, transportation and respect are taken care of by society. We have more time to spend with our families. People have time to get to know their children, spouses, siblings and friends in such an intimate and profound way our actions would not compromise the well being of another. Despite our differences and individuality everyone is heard and respected because we love each other so much. We would spend more time laughing and having fun and playing. We would continue to excel in sports, intelligence, and the creative arts because people would do what they loved and that joy would emanate from them creating vitality and longevity. Sounds too good to be true? Not if we can imagine it. The more we can imagine the possibilities, the more tangible they become. And we have to start somewhere.

I invite you to join me in seeing, feeling and imagining this world for at least two minutes a day. Lets start putting our faith in hope rather than in fear to create this new world for our children. Let us start with ourselves, within our own minds and hearts.

Affirmations for blessings of wealth, health, and manifesting goals

Hypnobabies training for Kai's birth helped me to appreciate the importance of giving the egoic mind something to chew on while the subconcious mind could come forth and do the work of being in the experience.  These affirmations are meant to empower you from where you are in your life within the present moment, and to help you recognize the abundance and opportunities all around you.  To help you live a life that is full of goodness and peace.


I am the dance and God is the dancer.
I am blessed.
The universe continues to bless me everyday.
I deserve to feel happy everyday.
I deserve to be taken care of financially.
I deserve to have eradicate stress from my life.
I deserve to have all of my money issues resolved.
I deserve to have my debts paid.
I deserve to live in unlimited abundance.
I openly and thankfully receive from the universe everyday.
I focus on what I have and give thanks for it everyday.
I have plenty of money to invest in myself, my family and the causes I believe in.
I openly share my abundance with others.
I deserve to live in unlimited wealth.
I deserve to do what I want when I want with love and harmony.
I deserve be anything I want.
My expansion contributes to the greatness of the universe.
I am a divine being.
I love my family and share with them unlimited love, abundance and joy.
I deserve happiness and joy.
I deserve to make my dreams come true.
I am powerful.
I enjoy empowering myself and others.
I deserve to live a life full of health, wealth and happiness.
Money comes to me easily in expected and unexpected ways.
Happiness brings wealth and abundance to me.
I love winning money.
I deserve to win money.
I do not need to work for others to earn money.
I can earn money independently.
I always know what to do at the right time.
I am always listening to my inner self.
I focus on everything going right.
I have a purpose to share with the world.
I am important in the universe.
People respect me and I respect others.
I help and give to others freely.
I respect other's attitudes, actions, and place in their life.
Other people's attitudes and actions do not affect me.
I have unlimited happiness from within.
I share my happiness with others.
I forgive easily.
I do not hold grudges.
I always see the unlimited potential in another.
I respect and see the divinity in others.
I recognize that each person has their own individual purpose.
I welcome my own expansion.
Love it my greatest motivator.
I make decisions based on love.
There is nothing to fear.
Fear is a construction in my imagination.
I let go of all fear and surrender to my higher self and universal love.
When I have faith the universe conspires to manifest my hopes and goals in all ways.
I trust that I am loved.
I trust that I am taken care of financially, physically and emotionally.
I have faith in myself.
I am powerful.

The Wisdom of Toddlers


Between the tantrums and the tears my little toddler has taught me so much. 
  • Take joy in the simple things
  • When you fall down, get up.
  • There is nothing to fear, only learning
  • There is no right or wrong way, only creativity and imagination
  • There is so much to learn, watch and discover each day
  • The most effective communication is between two hearts
  • There is no jugement of other's actions, only observation and imitation
  • Every moment is playtime (if we allow for it)

Monday, December 19, 2011

The Gift of Yourself

Lately I've been overly aware of how bombarded we are with society's messages that Christmas will be truly special if we give the right gifts or have the perfect decorations to go with perfect tree!  Seriously?!  There has to be more to the holidays than tacky decorations we'd never have out any other time of the year, expensive gadgets, and dead pine trees!  So what is the true meaning behind the Holiday Season in these modern times?  Aside from religious ideas, some people would say the holidays are a time to take a break from usual work routine to spend time with loved ones and friends.  Some would say it's about sending out a ton of holiday cards to people we haven't seen in forever to wish blessings for the upcoming year.  And others would say its about the gifts. Or maybe its all of the above. But what do all of these things have in common?  What is the underlying essence behind all of these acts?  The attempt to connect truly and deeply with another person.  What a beautiful opportunity we have.  Nationally we have a holiday where some of us are given the time off from our daily routines to reconnect with friends and family in so many ways. The acts of giving and receiving have the potential to compliment and enhance relationships through displaying our thoughtfulness and commitment to one another.  It also allows us to take the time and energy to show people how much we love and appreciate them.  However, as wonderful as gifts can be, the giving and receiving of physical objects are only scratching the surface of our capacity for deeper and more meaningful connection.  True connection are the gifts of ourselves in thoughtfulness, attention, understanding, participation, energy and love. Honor your commitments to one another. Listen with empathy.   Put yourself in another person's shoes.  Truely understand another person while offering compassion, forgiveness and love; while also being true to one's self by speaking and living one's own truth in a gentle, peaceful and loving way.   I challenge everyone (including myself) to go deeper in giving this holiday season by offering the gift of yourself in allowing for a deeper connection in whatever forms are presented to you. 

Happy Holidays!
Callie Amiday