In my 22+ years of working with clients I have worked with several women who have experienced miscarriage.  Recently I received a question regarding miscarriage in my “Ask a Life Coach” column on about.com.

The common denominator in all those women was that the soul energy of the baby remained with the mother when the circumstances or timing had not been right for the birth at that time.

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Happy 2010! 2010 is a # 3 year numerologically and that means a year of change and optimism.  Optimism is a feeling that the change we really want or desire has a good chance of success.  Three is also the number of creativity… so an awesome time to get some creative thinking involved in your changes for the year ahead.

How can you do that?  You can make a list of resolutions, but we all know that those don’t always last.  I like to make an actual plan instead, something workable and changeable that you can stick with in your overall intentions.

Plan sections for your health, career, love life, social life and family.  What would you like to create in each of these areas for the upcoming year?  Focus on your end result.  How is it you would like to feel at the end of 2010?  What steps will be required to get you to that feeling?

Thanks to a Twitter post, I came across this great article to assist me with my intentions for ‘framing’ my year ahead.  According to the author Chris Brogan, “… the object is to come up with three words that you use as compass points for your efforts over the year to come. They’re not resolutions.”

The difference between these three words and resolutions?  These words are more like guide post, lighting your general direction.  They are active and fluid intentions versus static resolutions that may die out in a matter of a few weeks.

I’m thinking about my three words.  I think they will be written at the top of my white board.  They will be visible and something I can see everyday.  That should help me follow my intentional words with the energy and actions.

What are my three words?  Act, Organize, Move

What are your three words?

Want to know more?  Read the full article: Wiring Yourself for Success

One of my favorite holiday characters is the Snow Miser.  He’s been part of the Christmas TV special “The Year without a Santa Claus” since 1974 and I’ve loved him since then.  I know it seems like an odd character for me to love since childhood, but he’s always stuck with me.  Several years ago on a trip to the Christmas Tree Shop, I found an animated snowman that plays the Snow Miser song and dances.. needless to say I had to purchase it!  Now it’s a regular part of my holiday decorating.  The children all love him!

This year, I realized that I didn’t bring him out of the closet where he is stored during the year waiting to emerge for the holiday season.  Why was he forgotten?

As I thought about it, I realized that the concept of the miser was strong in my thoughts in other ways, so maybe I wasn’t looking for another reminder.  Why is the miser a subject?  Because Christmas is a time for love and family and giving, all the things that the miser is not.  My father passed away just two weeks before Christmas when I was seven years old, and ever since then the holidays are a time of mixed emotions.  I think that’s why the miser always stuck with me, because there was such loss associated to the holiday.  The miser, as portrayed well in Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, is driven by the pain of loss, so therefore closes off his heart and withholds love, determine not to share with others.  I’ve always been the opposite, always giving freely and loving to give gifts at Christmas.  While there is a lot of joy that I have during this time it is always intermingled with the sadness.

Sharing is the key to the holidays, and those who have worked with me for some time will be reminded of the recycle symbol that I refer to when I discuss the concept of the Give – Receive – Return which is the Law of Exchange. The miser is the king of withholding.  When any withholding is happening, the cycle is blocked and energy does not flow.  Therefore, there is no giving, but also no receiving or returning of energy.

Look to yourself to see if there is any aspect of the miser at work within.  Are you feeling some Scrooge happening in any area of your life this season?  If so, it’s a result of withholding.  Keep in mind that withholding of energy is all about protecting yourself from experiencing more loss or sadness.

While I work to really give my joy lots of permission to express, think about that for yourself as well.  Joy is the flip side of the grief coin.  They exist hand in hand in the heart chakra.  Finding balance is the key.  Holding onto the sadness doesn’t serve anyone, but expressing joy serves everyone.!

Where is your joy this season?

Merry Christmas!

Jaelin

by Phillip Day – Investigative Journalist & Founder of “The Campaign For Truth In Medicine”
As Featured in Food Matters

“Chronic pains of the body which cannot easily be explained as injury or infection, should first and foremost be interpreted as signals of chronic water shortage in the area where the pain is registered. These pain signals should first be considered and excluded as primary indicators for dehydration of the body before any other complicated procedures are forced on the patient.” – Dr F Batmanghelidj

The human body is a bio-electrical water machine that requires a quart a day for every 50 lbs of body weight. The blood alone is made up of a large percentage of watery serum. The lymph fluids which transport waste and nutrients, comprising four times the volume of blood in the body, are made from the water we consume. Every cell that makes us who we are literally owes its life to an adequate supply of fresh, clean water.

When the body does not receive a constant, reliable supply of water, it has to ration what is available and cut back on certain functions to make the supply go round. Essential systems like the brain are prioritised, others are impaired or cut back until the brain has decided a reliable source of water has been garnered.

Here’s the rub. Most citizens have become chronically and dangerously dehydrated (especially the elderly), since we decided water was too bland to drink and ignored it in favour of tea, coffee, beer, wine, addictive sodas, flavoured water and other chemical-laced water alternatives. A disastrous and dangerous move for the body and society’s health in general, to be sure, compounded further since most doctors today cannot readily identify the many water-deficient diseases and associated pains. Thus the underlying dehydration process continues to wreak its havoc while the inevitable drugs given will switch off the warning signals (symptoms).

Consider the following conditions:

• Heartburn,
  
• arthritis,
  
• lupus,
  
• asthma,
  
• ‘high cholesterol’,
  
• high blood pressure,
  
• heart disease,
  
• cancer formation,
  
• hot flushes and menstrual problems,
  
• obesity,
  
• allergies,
  
• bulimia,
  
• chronic fatigue syndrome,
  
• ME,
  
• angina,
  
• lower back pain,
  
• gout,
  
• kidney stones,
  
• skin disorders,
  
• diabetes,
  
• fungal/yeast overgrowth,
  
• multiple sclerosis,
  
• migraine headaches,
  
• general aches and pains,
  
• morning sickness,
  
• depression,
  
• heavy/burdensome periods,
  
• colitis,
  
• dyspepsia and
  
• peptic ulcers…

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A medical intuitive is someone who has a special working relationship with the human body, its energies and systems with the ability to diagnose the disruptions that can invade the body, mind and spirit.

A medical intuitive views the body on the physical level, the energy level and the spiritual level. Medical intuition assists healing the mind, body and spirit when other methods are unsuccessful. Many doctors and healers are medical intuitives in their own practice.

When you have a medical intuitive consultation you will gain greater insights into the energetic imbalances contributing to depleted well-being or illness. The experience will lead to increased options for transforming these imbalances into health and wellness.  The medical intuitive consultation will provide an intuitive roadmap for your health and well being.

With these medical intuitive insights shedding light upon your current path in life, new horizons will open for you, old patterns will be released and provide a focus for your energy and healing process.

Visit Medical Intuitive, Christopher Stewart’s blog for more information.

I woke up this morning with a song in my head from when I was a kid… I had to laugh.  It’s from Schoolhouse Rock that was on TV with new Back to School Specials.  I suppose that really dates me. LOL!  Do you remember “Conjunction Junction” ? Watch the video on YouTube.  They would play this little video during commercial breaks with the Back to School “Special” movie of the week.

Nowadays, conjunctions don’t mean ‘grammar’ to me. When I think of conjunctions it’s usually astrological, as in 2 planets conjuncting with each other.  These conjuctions, or transits create energetic influences that we feel.  Think of all the intensity of the past month and the power of the 3 eclipses.  It was an emotionally and energetically charged month and those are just the eclipses, never mind the conjunctions that are taking place.

So, before I ramble off on an astrology discussion, let me get back to the “Conjunction Junction” song.  I used to love these teaching videos when I was a kid.

What about you? What do you remember when you were a kid?

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Stress happens to all of us.  It sneaks up when we least expect it, disguising itself as tense muscles, headaches, agitation and quick temperedness.  The good news however, is that there are 10 easy activities that you can do that will reduce your stress.  Make a mental note of these, or even list them on post-it notes to hang up in conspicuous places as reminders.

1. Stop. Whatever activity you are engaged in, stop and quiet your mind.
2. Breathe. Focus your attention on your breath, slowing it to a regular pattern.
3. Allow. Allow your muscles a moment to relax as you focus on your breath.  As you inhale, consciously breathe into the stress in the muscles and relaxing them as you exhale. Take deep breaths and release.
4. Listen. Quiet your mind by listening to your breath as you inhale and exhale.  Listen to your body telling you that stress is taking place.
5. Rest. Give yourself permission to rest your body and your mind.  Many times our stress is from mental fatigue, not just physical tiredness.  Take a 10 minute power nap if you have the opportunity, or simply close your eyes and repeat the phrase over and over in your mind, “I am quiet, peaceful and relaxed.  It is safe for me to rest now.”
6. Exercise.  Go for a walk, a jog or a swim.  Exercising releases endorphins in your brain which will preoccupy your mind.  This is a wonderful way to physically release built up tensions that have been held in your physical body.
7. Be present in the now moment. When you recycle the same thoughts, keep a mental ‘to do’ list, or worry about something that is already over, then your mind is elsewhere.  You are not fully present in the moment, and neither is your mind.  Being focused elsewhere or living in the past and ruminating can be extremely tiring and stressful.  Consistently recall yourself back to the present moment.
8. Call a friend.  Talking can be a great stress reliever.  The simple action of being heard by someone who cares about you can make everything feel better.  You’ve released the tension and you’ve been heard.  You’ll find that your body automatically begins to relax and release the tensions.  You may yawn often during the conversation.  Yawning is a form of releasing physical tension as well as the body’s way of taking in more oxygen to nourish the tense muscles.
9. Have a massage.  Physical touch releases tensions and stress from the physical body as well as relaxing your thoughts and emotions.  You may want to schedule ongoing massage therapy sessions as part of your regular routine.  People that receive massage on a regular basis experience less stress because they aren’t storing the tensions for long periods of time without relief.
10. Seek counseling. Asking for assistance, either through traditional or intuitive/spiritual counseling is not a signal of weakness.  In fact it’s the opposite.  It is a show of strength from within to ask for help.  It reflects your willingness to deal with your stress and manage your life in a new, healthy way.  A counselor can help you maintain a healthy balance during times of stress, extreme tension, difficulty or transition.

Above all, remember that you are doing your best to reduce the stress in your life.  You have the inherent right to be happy, healthy and thriving.  Stress does not need to be an assumed part of your lifestyle.  You can choose to ignore stress and live with it, or to take action and do something about it.  It’s up to you.  Give yourself the gift of relaxation.  You deserve it!

©  J. Reece

Ever had one of those days when you started out really good and then suddenly it felt like the Universe threw you a curve ball coated in disappointment?

We’ve all had them. Some disappointments are small, others are large, but they still have the same yucky feeling that gets triggered inside. You thought it was going to be one way, then it changed. And sometimes- change stinks!

I think disappointment makes us feel like little kids again.

Remember when you didn’t receive something from Santa that you really wanted? Or when someone didn’t do what they said they were going to do? It can certainly feel devastating at the time.

How do you handle your little kid inside feeling disappointed?

You stop, sit down, and remember that you’re OK. You are an adult and you know that change happens, sometimes unexpectedly, but you can handle it. Life is a river that keeps flowing regardless of the obstacles in its path. Even if it seems the path that you were counting on has suddenly become blocked, the river will find another outlet. Be open to receive it in another form.

Remember the old saying, “When one door closes, another will appear?”

Don’t stay trapped in the disappointment. You stopped, acknowledged it, gave it space and now it’s time to get moving. Pick yourself up and keep flowing. Open the next door when it is presented. Be open to receive, and trust that you will always be provided for.

© Jaelin K. Reece