Life Changing Event with 20 Inspirational World Leaders, July 27-August 12, 2010
Published on 20 Jul 2010 at 6:22 am.
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“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear”. -Nelson Mandela
With all the massive changes people are experiencing in their lives and in the world, many people are in a lot of struggle and fear. They are hungry for additional tools to stay positive and thriving and you can be instrumental to help your community (and yourself!) navigate through this period by participating in the biggest life-changing tele-event I’ve ever hosted, July 27-August 12!
This FREE 3-week event is called: Your Powerfull YES: Courageously Living An Inspired Life!
Imagine it’s the last day of your life.
Your life flashes before you.
What will you see?
Will the vision you see be one of a well-lived vibrant life filled with passion, love, prosperity, inspiration, excitement, peace……
Or one filled with “If only I……?”
Regrets leave a bitter taste.
The choices you make today create all of your tomorrows.
Do you know that your life is meant to be happy?
It is
Do you know that you have the POWER to change the quality of your life in any given moment no matter what is happening?
You do.
Let’s get honest
Living the life you dream about takes chops.
Courage is not the absence of fear!
To live a life that is vibrant, exciting and fun requires stepping through the fear and uncertainty and opening yourself to new possibilities
Courage is about following your heart in spite of what your mind and feelings are telling you. Courage is an act of love and faith to do what is right and true for you; to be willing to do whatever it takes because you must!
Are you ready to fall in love with your life?
If you are ready to release the excess weight, have a more meaningful job, flourish as a business owner have a bigger bank balance, or find that special someone, you need to check this out…
Join me and 19 leading edge inspirational teachers including Neale Donald Walsch, James Twyman, Maci Shimoff, Janet Attwood, Eric Pearl, Joan Borysenko…..who will share how to live a rich and full life in any economy and life circumstance. Learn how to work in concert with the Universe so that your deepest desires become actualized
Are you ready to say YES to the life you were born to?
Blessings,
Lorrraine
7 Essentials To Living An Inspired And Happy Life
Published on 19 Jul 2010 at 7:12 am.
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“Happiness is an inner state of well-being that enables you to profit from your highest thoughts, intelligence, wisdom, awareness, common sense, emotions, health, and spiritual values.” - Lionel Ketchian
How many people do you know who are unhappy with their careers, their jobs, their relationships, their …LIFE?
People stay in situations for a variety of reasons: money, prestige, family obligations, the uncertain economy, they are afraid to try something new, habit, fear, shoulds……
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a special evening at a local church that has brought in some amazing speakers for special events. When I heard the speaker was James Twyman, aka the international peace troubadour, acclaimed musician, and author of several best-selling books, I immediately said YES.
I heard James last year at a conference in LA and his presentation was electric. One of the things he spoke about was that when he was younger, he used to be a Craftmatic adjustable bed salesman. Hard to imagine James Twyman selling Craftmatic beds, right?
He said he was very good at it. He also shared that he was miserable doing that work and he came to realize that he was being called to do something else with his life.
So, with a wife and a child to support, he quit his job and said YES to follow his heart. He has touched people worldwide with his music, his messages of peace, and the materials he creates to support global transformation, healing, through love, and the creation of a one-world community by reminding us that we are all ONE. I’m sure glad he had the guts to listen to his inspiration and the voice of his soul.
The most inspirational teachers and leaders I know have all had life-defining moments and experiences that shaped who they have become. It is through our hardships and challenges that we can summon the faith, trust and courage needed to allow our own Divinity to shine through. We either dance with the Universe or walk alone.
We are living during incredible times of change on the planet today. You might be experiencing turmoil or excitement, or both with some of the changes that are happening in the world as well as within your own life.
I know I am!
We’re on the threshold on a world age coming to an end and a new one beginning. And each of us is a key player in creating a new history for ourselves, the world, and future generations to come!
How exciting is that!
So, in my own self-reflection of riding this enormous wave of change, I have been considering, “What elements are essential to living a happy, prosperous and inspired life?”
1. Passion. My friends Chris and Janet Attwood, who are internationally known for helping people to live a passionate life, say, “Passion is your love in motion. It is the connection to your heart’s truest desires. That’s why it is the path to a successful life”. My passions come alive through the spiritual coaching work I do, the wealth of quality relationships I have developed, all the beauty I see in the world that lights up my heart, and the ways I am able to serve others to live the life they were born to.
What are you passionate about and how are you allowing those passions to express through your life?
2. Love. Our essential nature is love. And you’ve probably heard that our soul purpose is to be the embodiment of love – to share and receive love. I’ve been very blessed to have incredible clients, colleagues, close friends, and my sweet cats who continually share love with me. One of the pathways to love is gratitude and appreciation for all the gifts, blessings and miracles in your life rather than focusing on what is wrong.
To be a great giver, you must also be a great receiver. At times, the biggest challenge for me is to really let the love into my heart without blocking it.
Are you letting love into your life and how loving are you with YOU?
3. Courage. I write and teach people about courage because I believe that to be fully alive and experience the richness that life has to offer, we must have the guts to say YES to who we are being called to be.
Have you ever felt conflicted by what you think you should be doing and your burning desires, passions, and calling? So often people sacrifice their lives to satisfy others or ignore their soul’s yearnings and wonder why they feel unhappy and empty.
We are all here for a purpose and to have life experiences that enhance our own soul evolution as well as the expansion of all Creation. James’ story is just one reminder that when we align with our life path, listen to our inner yearnings, and take inspired action with faith, trust, and courage, The Universe lines up with us to bring us all we want and need to have happy and prosperous lives.
What are you ready to stop resisting and begin saying YES to?
4. Spirituality. Personally, I think the most important relationship we have is our relationship with GOD/Source/The Divine. I admit I have not always prioritized time to be still and quite so I can tune into the guidance and direction that comes through me from God because I allow myself to get caught up in my self-importance of busyness and drama. What I have continually found is that as my connection to the Divine has deepened and I take inspired action, my life flows with more grace and prosperity than when I follow my self-initiated plans. Have you heard, “If you want to make God laugh, make a plan?” That’s why I have committed to doing two meditations daily as part of my daily practices.
What spiritual practices do you love to do that deepens your connection with Source?
5. Helping Others. One of the fastest ways to raise your vibration from pain, anger, fear… is to help another. And I don’t mean helping others out of guilt, a sense of obligation, or fear. I’m talking about that wonderful heart-warming feeling that comes from knowing you have positively served another by sharing your time, wisdom, love, money… whatever you freely and joyfully offered out of love.
In what ways do you love to be of support to others? Do you invite others to be of service to you? (that’s the letting the love in thing, ya know?)
6. Optimistic perspective. No matter what is happening in your life, one power you always retain is your attitude. Being able to see problems and challenges as possibilities and opportunities can dramatically change your experience. Recognizing people and situations as being in service to your healing and growth can help you shift from feeling like a victim of circumstance to the hero of your life story.
For example: A job loss can be a blessing in disguise to redirect you to a different path that is more aligned with your life purpose. A financial challenge might cause you to reassess what you really value in your life. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
What helps you to see the gifts and blessings in any situation?
7. Continually growing. To me this is one of my core values and a no-brainer to living a happy and inspired life. Part of our nature is a desire to fulfill our potential by stretching out of our comfort zones to be more than we are; to evolve into the highest and next version of who we are meant to be. We are not here to hide out and play small in the world. I know when I show up and step out in ways that align with my heart I can sense my soul smiling with joy. Love it!
Are you living a happy and inspired life?
Ready to take the next step in creating an exciting future?
Join me for the biggest online conference I have ever hosted! Say YES to the life you were born to and register for a three week life-changing tele-event, Your Powerfull YES: Courageously Living An Inspired Life, July 27- August 12, 2010 with some of the most influential and inspirational teachers of our time including: Neale Donald Walsch, James Twyman, Marci Shimoff, and Dr. Bernie Siegel, Anakha Coman to name a few. Sign up now for this FREE event and learn critical tools to thrive in any situation. You might experience healings right on the call!
Blessings,
Lorraine
Your Powerful Authentic Self - Say Yes To The Hero In You
Published on 15 Jul 2010 at 6:29 am.
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Article reprinted with permission from Sheryl Schlameuss Berger at Reiki Healthy Lifestyle
“When things seem to hit bumps or create undesirable experiences, how do you respond? Do you roll up your sleeves and focus on how to best dance with the situation to learn and grow? Or do you begin a downward spiral into your victim, feeling fear, overwhelm, a sense of defeat or depression?” — Lorraine Cohen
When life gets tough, do you get tough? Or do you slow down to a whimper and want to hide from life? How we handle challenges determines how happy we can be, how successful we are, and in general, how balanced we feel as individuals. Adaptability and “rolling with the punches” is the essence of inner strength — it is that emotional skill that gets us through those bumps and undesirable experiences.
But how does one access adaptability? Acknowledging who you are at your inner core, seeking that bright light that glows within means stretching within and without. This means stretching your heart and thoughts to have a bright and radiant vision of your dreams and plans. It means have a steadfast vision of yourself as a strong can-do, will-do person.
It means focusing and clearly defining your goals, infusing them with happy, self-empowering energy in both a practical and spiritual way. It means leaving any victim mentality behind and really adopting a hero mentality.
Sometimes we fall into the negative chaotic pockets that “chasm” into our lives. Sometimes we feel challenged. Sometimes we feel utterly trapped. And though the challenges are real and sometimes pretty scary, there is one power that we retain over everything. That is the power of our attitude. We alone are responsible for choosing our attitude.
Either we can fall into the crevice of victim, depression and negativity or we can pick ourselves up with an abundance-and-optimism cheer of YES I can overcome obstacles, YES I can find joy, YES I can emerge from the depths of darkness to be my authentic, adaptable, positive-at-the-core self.
It’s up to you to make the choice….
- I choose to write my life story in a positive and inspired way.
- I say YES to an adaptable, authentic, optimistic life path.
- It is easy for me to meet all challenges with perseverance and clarity of thinking.
Ready to say YES to your life path with your powerfull Self leading the way?
Join me for the biggest tele-event I have ever hosted! Register for, Your Powerfull YES: Courageously Living An Inspired Life, July 27- August 12, 2010 with some of the most influential and inspirational teachers on the planet including Neale Donald Walsch, James Twyman, Dr. Bernie Siegel, Marci Shimoff, Joan Borysenko, yours truly and many others. Sign up now and take the next step in becoming the hero of your own life story!
Cheers,
Lorraine
www.livinganinspiredlifenow.com
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Resistance Is Futile
Published on 12 Jul 2010 at 6:36 am.
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Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.
–Anonymous
On July 5 I had one of those days. I’d been dealing with an upsetting personal issue that was dragging on without resolution and I awoke at the crack of dawn in a rage after only five hours of sleep.
When I walked into the living room I found that my sweet cat had vomited in six different places on the carpet. So, after cleaning up the carpet, doing a short workout, and having some breakfast I walked into my office to get a little work done.
I’m in the midst of coordinating a mega tele-summit called, Your Powerfull YES: Courageously Living An Inspired Life with some of the most inspirational and influential leading edge teachers on the planet and there are a gazillion details to coordinate so everything goes smoothly.
The next several hours seemed to go downhill with some website glitches that couldn’t be handled because the support people I needed were off due to the holiday!
By midday, I was all stressed out and on the verge of tears with my inner victim clearly in control because I was feeling powerless. So, I let myself cry to release the energy of everything I was feeling and surrendered to the day.
Because resistance is futile.
The more you struggle against life situations, the more stressed out and twisted up inside you’ll get.
So, I emailed my dear friend Karen who has a fabulous perspective on struggle when I need reminders to embrace life. She wrote back saying, “You get to choose fun and ease. Remember that the universe is supporting you in all endeavors! Let it help you in allowing this to be fun and easy … and it will be so. I know, easier said than done. And I KNOW it can be so!”
And then I clicked on one of my Inspirational emails notes I saved from Neale Donald Walsch that said:
On this day of your life, I believe God wants you to know…
…that all the problems you face today are going to go
away, unless you worry them to stay.
Problems like worry. Worry is a magnet for them. If
you just “let it be,” the current worrisome condition
will not even be part of your life a short time from now.
If you worry enough about it, however, you can be sure
that it will stick around. So, just do your best around
all this…then turn it over to God. Yes?
Reminders are so wonderfull. They are these lovely gifts that come just when you need them!
I took several deep breaths and smiled. Thank you Karen and Neale!
I was also remembering that we all came here in physical form to be Creators. And it is through the contrast of life experiences that we choose what it is we really want. For example: war invites us to choose peace, hatred invites us to choose love, fear invites us to choose faith, and struggle invites us to choose ease, flow, surrender, fun, play….. We get to choose whatever we want!
The way to dance with Life is not to try to get rid of the feelings and situations you don’t want or focus on something unwelcome ending – that only creates more resistance and gives whatever you don’t want more energy to hang around. That’s what I did on Monday!
The key is let go of any resistance to whatever shows up in life and to play with the feelings and circumstances in appreciation for what you created so brilliantly. My friend Karen laughs and says “ok” to whatever shows up. She says that when she accepts whatever happens and then states what she’d like instead things often flow towards getting what she wants because she is not attached to what happens. Whatever the outcome is just fine with her.
No resistance, see?
In fact, when she returned home from a two week vacation to be attacked by fleas in her bathroom, she initially got upset and rebounded quickly into surrender. She said the day went great. Stanley Steamer and the exterminator showed up at her house within hours, they did a massive cleaning together and they made the experience a fun family day.
So, when I have those moments of upset or fear, I will reassure my scared inner child that everything will be ok, take a few deep breaths, surrender resistance to the Universe to love, guide, and support me, and show up to do my part in whatever I am being called to do.
And I love these four simple words my good friend Christine Kloser shares that make resistance so much easier:
- Breathe
- Smile
- Trust
- All is well
Read her article called, Stepping Into Faith
Resistance is futile
What you resist, persists
So, whatever person, feeling or situation shows up inyour life , good or bad – celebrate your brilliant creation with appreciation for being the powerfull creator you are. Release all reactions, judgments and resistance with full acceptance of “what it is.” Let everything in your life be ok as it shows up and then choose what you would like instead without any attachment to what happens. And trust the experience to be in service to your growth and evolution.
Yeah, I know. Easier said than done sometimes, right?
Take it one situation at a time, one step at a time.
It’s a process and part of the journey of LIFE.
What will you choose today?
PS - Click here to reserve your seat in my mega telesummit, Your Powerfull YES: Courageously Living An Inspired Life, July 27- August 12. Join me with Neale Donald Walsch, James Twyman, Janet Attwood, Marci Shimoff, Dr.s Bernie Siegel and Eric Pearl and many more. Register now and receive some great bonus gifts too!
Cheers,
Lorraine
www.isayyesnow.com
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God Has My Back
Published on 8 Jul 2010 at 5:34 am.
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By Jackie Lapin
I recently read in a magazine that Natalie Cole said: “I know that God has had my back, even when I was screwing up.”
And I thought, “How profound! What a simple, comforting thought!” GOD HAS MY BACK!
Even for people who have trouble with the concept of “trust and surrender,” God Has My Back is a very simple and elegant way to realize that they are not alone and that they have an amazing support system in place to rely upon.
It’s a great way to realize that even in the worst of circumstances, God’s hand is guiding you out of the morass, and pointing you to the light.
Just think about the times when you might have experienced this support system at work:
- When you were guided away from an ultimately dangerous or risky situation
- When money showed up when you needed it most
- When someone came to you with just the helping hand or the information you required
- When got a “feeling” or “heard a voice in your head” that moved you toward or away from some action that ultimately turned out to be for your benefit
- When you were miraculously healed or were directed to a doctor, healer or practitioner that helped you heal
- When a new client or new job just showed up at the perfect time in the perfect way
- When you met your lover or partner through the most unlikely of means
- When you were “in the right place at the right time”
- When you surely looked like you were headed for disaster and suddenly escaped
God Has My Back!
What a wonderful thought! Even when I make a grievous mistake or am unkind or do self destructive things, God still has my back. And even if I am slapped with the consequences of my bad behavior, that’s still God looking out for me, teaching me that I must be more thoughtful, conscious and compassionate.
What a relief! I am not alone and I have powerful protector! Whether you are a dynamic leader who feels like everything must fall to you and you are alone on the precipice, or someone who feels weak and battered by life– with God at Your Back, you can relax! When you relax, you become more intuitive, more confident, less pressured to make decisions that could be ill considered. Your frequency rises. You manifest more effectively. Your life is easier.
Just imagine going through life feeling that God is always there to nudge you in the right direction or pick up you up when you fall. How would that change the way you feel about your life? Would it make life easier, more comfortable, less harrowing, more encouraging, more hopeful, less strenuous, less taxing, more forgiving? What would change in your attitude if you were always aware that God Has Your Back!
Whether we know it or feel it, each of us deserves salvation in our lives—and by that I mean deliverance from unhappiness and unpleasant experience. Sometimes we can be the architect of our salvation and sometimes we just need a little help. If God Has Your Back, than you know that salvation is possible…that you can find a way–or that you will be guided to the way–out of misery and pain.
And you know what, if you know in your heart that you have this great protection, than you can call up on it. Whether that is through prayer, meditation, conscious creation or other ways that you can reach out to the divine Universal source, you can speed up your rescue by asking for assistance.
So don’t forget God Always Has Your Back! You can take that to the bank!
Copyright (C) 2010. Jackie Lapin. Jackie Lapin tours the world teaching Conscious Creation and Personal Frequency Management. She is the author of “The Art of Conscious Creation; How You Can Transform the World.” Sign up to receive Jackie Lapin’s life-changing fr*ee ebook: Beyond The Law Of Attraction: How Conscious Creation Can Help You Create The Blueprint For Your Future by going to http://www.theartofconsciouscreation.com/blueprint-ebook.html. To explore more books on Conscious Creation, go to Jackie’s online bookstore for the Conscious Creator, www.manifestbooks.com, where you can also sign up to receive a Manifesting Tip a Day
PS: Ready to take the next step in creating an exciting future?
Join me for the biggest online conference I have ever hosted! Say YES to the life you were born to and register for a three week life-changing tele-event, Your Powerfull YES: Courageously Living An Inspired Life, July 27- August 12, 2010 with some of the most influential and inspirational teachers of our time including: Neale Donald Walsch, James Twyman, Marci Shimoff, and Dr. Bernie Siegel to name a few. Sign up now for this FREE event and learn critical tools to thrive in any situation. You might experience healings right on the call!
Blessings,
Lorraine
www.livinganinspiredlifenow.com
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