Gratitude is one of the most overlooked tools that we all have access to every day. Cultivating gratitude doesn’t cost any money and it certainly doesn’t take much time, but the benefits are enormous.
Did you know that just by being grateful you can shield yourself from negativity? ? There’s a study that shows that being grateful can instantly make you at least 25% happier, it rewires your brain, eliminates stress, strengthens your relationship with yourself and others and it increases your mental strength.
Not only that, but God wants to remind you that He wants you to focus on gratitude instead of focusing on the things that don’t seem to be working right in your life. He has promised us this; “And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more.” (D&C 78:19) How amazing that God has promised us that as we focus on gratitude, He will bless us with even more than what we have now.
The more we’re able to practice gratitude the more we will invite joy into our lives. And Practicing is the part that will really change our lives. So, how can you make this a part of your daily life? You can start first thing in the morning by thanking God for a new opportunity of having a new day, for your gifts and blessings. You can also have a gratitude journal to help you notice the daily blessings. Throughout the day you can have moments to just breathe and be in that feeling of gratitude. Or you can make it a point during your family dinner to say one thing you’re each thankful for. All of these things will invite joy into your life and the life of your loved ones and it will also add the physical and spiritual benefits of being grateful.
So, If you’ve been feeling stressed and overwhelmed please take a moment to stop what you’re doing, to have a second to just close our eyes and to take a few deep breaths….Just taking a moment to be thankful for this simple ability to take in a breath is all you need to focus on. With each breath that comes into our body we can experience deeper and deeper feelings of gratitude for all that we have and for all that we’ve received from God. We can allow those breaths to strengthen us and to renew and energize our body, our mind and our spirit. Remember, focus on your blessings. You’re in charge of controlling how you feel and what to focus on. Let it be for your benefit and for your inner peace. ?
The goal for this week is to be thankful DAILY ☀️?? when you start feeling stressed take a moment to count your blessings instead. Think about the simple gift of life. The fact that you’re able to be on this earth today, that you can breathe, be here and present with everything that surrounds you. The more that you focus on those things the more you’ll enjoy your day, the more stress will disappear and you’ll be able to feel peaceful and joyful and instead focus on the abundant blessings that God has given you and will continue to give you. ???
St. John 14: 18 says I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. One of the ways in which we can feel the comfort of God is by expressing gratitude to Him and by being willing to trust in the promise that He will never leave us comfortless. Gratitude will allow us to open our eyes to see more of the blessings that God has given us and in return It will allow us to strengthen our relationship with Him. To trust Him more and to believe in His will and goodness for our lives. This will allow us to stop fearing and instead have more faith in Him and in ourselves. And once we’re able to do that we can then help Him to reach out to others in gratitude to testify of His goodness and to be a light and a blessing to those around us. ?
The benefits of gratitude not only bring health and mental strength into our lives. They also add confidence in God and in ourselves that will allow us to have a way more joyful, enjoyable and peaceful life. We will be better able to help ourselves and others on our journey, and it will remind us daily of the love of God. ??? The choice is yours, let gratitude be your blessing today. ???.
Hope that you can make it to class tonight at 6:00PM! ? Our goal is to release stress, strengthen our Body and renew our Mind and our Spirit through meditation & relaxation. If you feel like you need it. Please motivate yourself to be there and to do something good like this for yourself today. ??? It is a gift for YOU! You’ll leave feeling amazing and you won’t regret it. See you there! ?❤️
?Our spiritual goal for this week is to keep a gratitude journal or to express our gratitude daily and see how we feel.
?Our physical goal is to cut out the sugary drinks and to drink water instead?? I challenge you to do only water for one week at least.
TODAY, FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST, BE GRATEFUL AND TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME. ? You’ve got this! ????
How often are you feeling affected by the behavior of others? Is your mind constantly narrating or taking you back to a situation where you wish you could’ve responded differently? The truth is that we all encounter people and situations that can destroy our inner peace more often than we would like. Part of the test of life, is wether or not we will learn how to react to the different circumstances, people and situations that come into our lives and that threaten to steal our inner peace.
I fully believe that it is part of God’s plan to send us to this earth so that we may learn to choose GOOD for ourselves. These choices also include the things we think about, our mental focus and attention. Also the ways in which we will choose to manage our emotions, the reactions we have and finding the ways to help us manage our “triggers.” Life is definitely built as the most perfect school to train our Mind, Body and Spirit fully.
In the word of God there are so many examples of people who had to overcome different things and situations. We too, have the mental power and ability overcome and to be victorious against anything that we face. We know that we don’t have to do it alone, but that there is a God who is fully willing and ready to help us. As we pray and come to Him, He will show us the tools that we need to continue to keep that inner peace within us so that we may not be so affected by the world, the people and the situations around us.
As I’ve tried to grow closer to God, and through His guidance and inspiration I’ve been able to learn more about the important relationship of my brain, mind, body and Spirit. I’ve learned how closely related they work together and how beneficial it is for all of us to learn tools and skills to help us strengthen each of these important areas of who we are. Doing so will allow us to tap into those strong areas within us to be better able to handle the different challenges that we may face.
One of my favorite tools comes from mindfulness. Which is a technique that helps you to achieve a state of alert, focused relaxation by deliberately paying attention to thoughts and sensations without judgment. This allows the mind to refocus on the present moment and allows you the time to process, feel and release emotions and also to invite the good and the positive to come in instead. Some of these tools have allowed me to see the benefits of connecting more to my body, mind and spirit. And even though some days hit us harder than others, I know there are ways in which we can help ourselves keep our inner peace.
I’ll share some of the tools that have been the most helpful to me and that have allowed me to keep my inner peace more stable and less affected by the outside world. I hope that you can gain something from this, and if you already have tools that help you, that you may continue to PRACTICE and create new pathways and habits in your brain to help you. The more we practice the better we get at this. 😉 Also, I hope that you know that you can reach out to me and I’d love to help you in any way I can. ❤️
You can choose to do some of these activities daily or whenever you’re feeling triggered by something. Just remember that when you feel “triggered” it’s because of a thought you have, and it’s important to always question if that thought is true or helpful to you. Theres always space where you can choose how to let it affect you. Is it worth your energy?….Is it Positive or negative for you to keep? Or is it better to accept the way it is and release it. Wether your peace leaves or stays it will all be your choice. So choose what is best for YOU!! & don’t forget that you always deserve more peace, love and light over anything else???
Try these tools if possible before the day begins, so that way your inner strength and mental ability will be much higher throughout the day. That way it will be harder to deplete your energy and you’ll be able to keep your inner peace more stable. Or practice these techniques throughout the day to help you process your emotions as well.
Here are some ideas or tools to help us keep our inner peace.
?Ask for help on a soul level: Ask the creator of your soul to help you have wisdom to view whatever is going on through His eyes and to TRUST THAT ALL WILL BE OK AND ACCORDING TO HIS DIVINE PLAN.
? The power of your BREATH: Breathing physiologically calms the body. Access your breath, find your inner peace, center your attention on this very moment. Remember that as you breathe you’ll begin to feel better. Once you’re at a place of calm, you can choose what to do next.
?Change your focus: Ask yourself; “ IS THIS THOUGHT USEFUL? It’s ok to feel your emotions, and process what is, but once you process them, it’s better to think about something more positive for you. Think about what you would like to focus your energy on in the next 30 minutes. Choose to do something uplifting for yourself, something that feels good, that helps you feel happy and accomplished. You can also choose to call someone who will be a positive influence to you during this time. Or just do something that allows your energy to be used in a way more positively.
? Meditate: Slowing down your mind and disconnecting form the outside world is an awesome exercise and a muscle that we can continue to practice. Specially if we’re trying to keep that inner peace within us. Finding a quiet place or just covering your ears, closing your eyes and focusing on your connection to your physical body, your emotions and your breath. Allowing yourself to have a moment to observe your thoughts as an outsider and letting them just pass by. Or taking a moment to ask yourself questions like: Does someone on the planet have it worse than me right now? Will this matter in 5 years? These questions help you to zoom out and realize that things may not be that bad and that you can handle them. Having a moment to see the problems from a distance can help us to process and release them and instead we can focus on breathing, connecting to the divine or higher source and inviting more inner peace, calm and stillness to be with us. Meditation allows us to connect to our higher self and to God which will in return allow more wisdom to come. ?
? Positive affirmations, words and visualization; there’s extensive research on the theory that what we think about, we create. The body defaults to the pathways it already knows. So, it takes little retraining to create new thought patterns or habits. Affirmations help so much! Write yours and keep them where you can visually see them. Ex; “I am calm and serene”, “everything is in Divine order”, “I am joyful and peaceful”, “today will be an amazing day”. Also, having favorite scriptures to look at and to memorize are also amazing! Words have power! And we need to use them. ???
?Less time with screens: Whatever you listen to, watch and focus on, becomes how you speak to yourself. So, listen to uplifting music, positive messages and make a promise to yourself that your media intake will be positive. Spend less time looking at social media, or spending too much time on screens. These things short circuit our energy and leave us mentally and physically tense. Spend as much time in nature as possible. Implement a daily walk while leaving the phone at home. Or just leave your phone in a different room, it may feel weird and hard to do, but it’s an awesome test to see how attached we’ve become to it ? instead of focusing on the phone, notice your surroundings and make it a point to be more present .
? Self love: Be kind to yourself, treat yourself to something nice, exercise outdoors if possible, visualize your wellness and eat and drink all is healthy, nutritious and good for you. Don’t forgetting to also rest and get enough water and sleep. Your body has a huge effect on stress release, help yourself by choosing good for your Body as well. ???❤️
? & The last tip is to be Thankful and Present. Mindfulness teaches about the power of now. This very moment is all we have, this is the only moment we can control. The choice we make is for right now. The past is gone, we can accept it, grow from it and move on. The future is unknown, we can plan for it, but not fully focus on it since we really don’t know what exactly will happen. So, it’s important for us to be thankful to be here right now. Thankful for the blessings we have and for all that God gives us today! Being present means that we take things one at a time and that we allow ourselves to be in the moment. It means that we make it a point to see the blessings that we have right now. Trusting that God will take care of providing for us one day at a time. So, the focus is for today! All I can do is for this very moment, just today. The more that we’re able to be thankful and present, the more we will be able to enjoy true inner peace one day at a time.
I pray that you will be able to realize your inner divine power as a child of God. That inner peace is already within you, it is a part of your divine DNA. God wants you to learn to keep it, to strengthen it and protect it so that you may have more stability handling the world around you. The enemy has no power over you when you know who you are, where you come from, and the divine light that is within you. With this knowledge, You can process your emotions, you can keep that peace within you and enjoy your inner peace more and more to be able to help others around you instead.
John 16:33 Says: These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. ? He is by your side. The one who knows everything about this world and what each one of us will face. With Him you can do all things. He asks you to be of good cheer! Can you do that for yourself today? Trust Him and focus your mind, heart and soul on that divine peace that you can enjoy more and more. Focus on the blessings and all the good that you have. God is good and so are you! Keep it coming! You’ve got this! ???❤️
Hope that you can make it to class tonight at 6 PM! This outdoor class is so therapeutic! ? Not only do we get to enjoy the sunset, but we also get to release stress and strengthen our body, Mind and Spirit. Motivate yourself to get there (that’s the hardest thing) once you’re there you won’t regret the feeling afterwards. ??♀️???
Words are so powerful. They form new thoughts, they express new ideas and they create new realities.
Have you noticed that we often carry words that were spoken to us, about us and over us?
Ask yourself these questions:
? Are the words that you’re caring inside of you negative or positive?
? Do these words encourage you or make you feel worse about yourself?
? Is the goodness of God or the criticism of people creating your thoughts today?
? Is it peace or fear that is ruling your emotions?
?How are the words that you have believed affecting you today?
?Which words do you want to change for yourself?
As I sat down and asked myself these questions, I was able to write down some of the positive and negative words that I have carried for years. As I made my list I realized that I love the positive words that I’ve adopted or carried for years. They’re like affirmations that I want to continue to repeat to myself. ?
Then I looked at my list of the negative words that I have carried. I noticed that those words have been attached to some of my own insecurities and doubts. Due to something someone said at one point or a thought I created for myself. I realized that these words are not allowing me to live the way that I know God wants me to live.
So, I asked myself; are the words that I’m carrying accurate? & how can I change these negative words? Then, I read James 1:21 which says; humbly accept the word that is planted in you, which has power to save you.
I felt that the word of God is the word that is planted in me and the one that I want to continue to GROW WITHIN ME. He has power to help me and to save me. As I choose to focus on His words I know I will be able to help myself as well. ?
So, take a look at your words today and the words that you’ve been caring for years. God wants you to listen to His words and most importantly to respond to them. To not just be a hearer of the Word of God, but a DOER also. ? So, partner with Him! He wants to help you reach your highest potential. He is speaking to you, He wants your words to be positive and uplifting and He will help you to create that reality in your life. Your words will have great power to help you through the challenges you face. So, speak life and good Into your life daily and feel the difference. ?
Look for the fullness of Christ that you have been given. You have the word of God living in you and that should be superior to all other words. The word of God overrides any lesser word spoken to you, spoken about you or spoken over you.
It’s time to throw away any lesser word that you have been caring about yourself. Stop letting them replay in your mind or letting them dictate how are you feel, stop letting them create barriers in your relationships. Stop letting them tell you who you are. Instead I encourage you to believe in God. To fully allow yourself to be open to feeling His love for you. Just sit alone in nature and that will remind you of His love. Pray to Him for help and trust in your ability to choose good words and thoughts for yourself. ???☺️
So, keep your focus on His love and change your negative words. He wants you to bring light into your heart and help you heal from the words that you’ve been caring. To instead be filled with the word of God which brings POWER to save you, to encourage you and to allow you to be a light to others as well. This takes practice, but remember? we are DOERS ??? and we can do it. Our minds have the power to focus on the good and as we trust God, He will take care of the rest.
Love you all! & hope that you can be surrounded by Uplifting words to help, encourage and strengthen you today and always. Don’t forget, Your words have POWER! ??
If you need encouragement or motivation to do something good for yourself all you have to do is show up at 6:00 pm tonight. ?? You’ll enjoy the sunset, be able to release stress and feel encouraged and motivated to do something good for your Body. You’ll also be able to allow your mind to relax and re-focus your thoughts and feel your Spirit renewing and re-energized to take on the rest of your week. Hope that you can make it and feel the difference in yourself.
We all have had hurt relationships, passed wrongs or doings and unprocessed emotions that we carry with us. Sometimes it’s unknowingly, because we have buried those thoughts and emotions deep within us.
We fear the discomfort of having to sit down with our thoughts and process our emotions. But the key to moving passed them is for us to process this for ourselves and to create a mental plan on how to respond to these thoughts or situations. We must stop the cycle of hurt within us and instead turn those experiences into the growth that we need. ?
While we can’t control what memories stick with us or not, we can control our attention. Specifically, we can exert control over how much we choose to focus on and ruminate about past wrongs committed against us. Sometimes we forget that we have full control over our attention and we do not need to keep going back to relieve the past pain. We all know that the past is out of our control, we have to acknowledge that and move forward. Instead, we can focus our attention on something we can control today. Focusing on positive thoughts and actions that are worth our time and energy right now. Trying to be present is always way more helpful than relieving the past.
Creating a personal plan for ourselves to help us take care our own individual Body, Mind and Soul is so important. I love talking about the connection of these 3 areas of ourselves, because I believe that it’s in the alignment of these 3, that we’re able to create true internal peace. Which trickles down to all other areas and situations that we may encounter. Create the plan that best works for you! Take care for your Mind, Body and Soul DAILY and you’ll see that doing this for yourself will allow that internal strength and peace to help you navigate your thoughts and your life in a much healthier way. ?
If processing your emotions brings up anger or frustration remind yourself that it is ok to feel these emotions. Take a moment to briefly acknowledge the feeling validating that you have every right to feel it. But then ask yourself: Will continuing to elaborate on what happened and extending my anger or frustration do me any good in the long term? Just because your anger is justified doesn’t mean it’s helpful. You can validate your anger, but DON’T FEED IT.
Allowing your Mind to process your emotions is so important. I love the thought of minimalism for the mind. Just keeping Whats truly important in your mind is so helpful. Meditation is a huge way to sit and observe your mind and thoughts and filter out what is not useful. You can sit for a moment, breathe and just be in your body and allow yourself to feel where in your body those emotions are present. You can ask yourself what those emotions feel like etc… Then you can focus your attention and energy on gaining control on how to react and grow from the situation you’ve experienced. Remind yourself to make the healing it positive for YOU! Your mind can focus on what you want to achieve. This type of exercise is for your inner peace, It’s totally worth doing & remember that each opportunity that presents itself is a chance for you to practice.???
The Body can always help in the healing process as well. Getting enough rest, Taking in nutrient rich foods, having time to relax, and allowing yourself to exercise is so important. When you exercise, your body releases chemicals such as dopamine and endorphins in your brain that make you feel happy. Not only is your brain dumping out feel-good chemicals, but exercise also helps your brain get rid of chemicals that make you feel stressed and anxious. It’s amazing what taking care of your body can do. Not only for your Mind but also for your health and physical well-being. ???
And last but not least, The importance of taking care of your soul. Giving yourself time daily to disconnect from all of the things that call for your attention and instead to have a moment to connect to God. To allow yourself to open your heart to Him. To ask Him for forgiveness and also for guidance as you try to heal from the things of the past. God will help you feel peace, He will remind you to believe in His goodness, to count your blessings and to know that you have within yourself divine light and power as the child of God that you are. He makes you capable to forgive, to move forward and to overcome.
God’s healing is available for you TODAY! Take advantage and reach out for divine help to process your thoughts and emotions. As you believe in Him, He will help you Mentally, Physically and Spiritually. ? It’s only through divine guidance that you will be able to have true clarity of mind, to see what you’re meant to gain from your challenges. You will also gain peace and strength to move forward. So, Hold on to Him and experience true healing, true love and peace in your life…The more open you are to receiving form Him the more you gain. WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. ????
You deserve internal peace, & it is already within you. Release the uncontrollable past and instead focus your energy on nourishing the present, the good and the light within you. It’s all in your control. Remind yourself; “I am Divinely guided today to care for my mind, body and soul. & I do this for myself because I deserve and love that internal peace” ??????♀️??
Hope that you can make it to class tonight at 6 PM for an amazing outdoor sunset work out that will also help you to strengthen your body mind and soul.? Make that promise to yourself, come and feel the difference. You’ll leave feeling amazing and I promise that you won’t regret doing this for yourself. ? ??♀️???
Our lives can be either driven by our schedules or by spirit. They can be driven by the constant chatter of our minds or by a place of calm. They can be driven by impulse or by wisdom.
Precious, sacred silence is one of our most essential friends. Our silent time reminds us of who we are and it gives us access to infinite wisdom from which we are guided when making our daily decisions. So why is it so difficult to write it on today’s schedule?
Many of us now have a spiritual practice during which we pray for assistance, read the word of God, meditate, focus on gratitude or find ways to inspire our heart. But as we know, the world pulls ferociously in different directions. It begs us to pay attention, to divide our time, to distract our focus and to be busier than it’s good for the soul.
It takes a mindful effort and awareness to revisit our priorities often, and make the time to connect with spirit. It’s the most important thing we will do in the day. And when we do it first, the rest of the day is driven by moments of intuition gained from connecting mindfully with the source of all love, peace and light. ?
This is not a duty or an effort. We don’t work to be more spiritually connected; it is who we are. All we have to do is set aside time to check in and to let the noise drop away for long enough to reveal the beauty and calm that resides within us. And if we can just hover there…open… For a moment without jumping in with a thought, within that stillness, is when we’re able to activate our soul’s wisdom.
Having a time during the day to calm the mind and still the soul can be a challenging practice. But that is one of those things that will have lasting consequences in our lives. We deserve to create moments of internal peace for ourselves. Moments to gain higher intuition and guidance. The rewards of doing this for ourselves will reach across all aspects of our being. Every day is a good day to begin learning or to recharge our practice. It’s always better to have progress over perfection. ?
Our goal for this week is to create more peaceful moments, to quiet our minds, be still and listen. We can ask for inspiration, breathe and take a moment to write down what we feel. As we’re able to keep those notes throughout the week, we will see that God does speak to us. Directly to our heart ♥️ That internal peace is always available to us. Silence and peace can become our new friend. God wants to remind us that we can create moments to be still, to Still our souls and to know that He is God. Invite more of that light and wisdom into your day and you’ll feel the difference. ??
May we quiet our words, calm our thoughts, soften our hearts and still our souls daily, so that we may listen, be open and receive. And most importantly, let spirit lead. ?
Hope that you can make it to class tonight at 6 PM to give yourself the gift of strengthen your Body Mind and Spirit. Come release stress and negativity. & allow yourself to recharge and renew. You won’t regret it. ? ???♀️
A friend and I were talking recently about how as the summer approaches, women are faced with the pressures of fitting into bathing suits, dieting, and undergoing procedures to achieve the “beauty standards” created by society. Most of us already judge ourselves all year round, ??♀️ but as soon as summer begins to approach, that level of judgment rises a little more and we become less patient with ourselves. We get frustrated and our ability to be kind and loving to ourselves diminishes.
As we kept talking we also started acknowledging how the enemy tends to attack specially women with thoughts of inadequacy, not looking good enough, not being pretty enough, skinny enough blah blah blah….The thoughts of criticism, and judgment which come into our minds, deplete our energy and weaken us. When we can recognize how these types of thoughts make us feel we have to try to put a stop to that.
One of the things I want to remind you with this message is that there is a reason why you are here at this precise moment on this earth RIGHT NOW. You are not an accident you were thought about and created in the LOVE of God. ❤️ YOU were formed by the most amazing being in the universe, the Father of Love. Your identity is Love. You have the capacity to Love more, to LOVE YOURSELF a lot more, to love others more, to be more forgiving and kind and to be able to have the power to reject negativity. That Love is power in your life and always available to you.
Sometimes when I start to criticize myself I start to think about the basic things that I can feel and recognize in my body. I think about how thankful i am for a body that can move, heal, deal with the food that i put in it, i also like to turn my attention to my beating heart, I try to feel my heart which reminds me that those beats that I hear are because God continues to want me here on this earth. Each beat is a gift , and opportunity that God gives each one of us to learn, develop, grow and discover who we really are in this life.
As we’re able to turn our attention to our inner self and to God, we can start to recognize that we’re way more than our physical body. We also have a soul that adds to our beauty and our confidence. The physical body will always change, we will all age and little by little look different than when we were younger. So, basing our worth on how we physically look is damaging and it will never be satisfying enough.
God wants to teach us even with the process of changing bodies and aging that this is all part of what helps us discover our soul! When we discover our soul and begin to connect to that more, to love our spirit as well as our physical body. That connection to our soul will low is to be less affected by the way our bodies ch age through the years etc. We will find more confidence in God and the inner light that we bring i to ourselves will be seen outwardly. God sees our true beauty, He sees how AMAZING YOU ARE! ❤️He wants you to see yourself as He does. He wants you to love yourself and what he has given you, to try to achieve your goals with His help, wisdom and guidance. Because with Him you can do all things! ???❤️
So, Don’t waste these moments you’re given criticizing yourself and falling for the traps of negativity that the world and the adversary try to feed you. You have power from above to recognize your beauty, to see your light and to bring more of that into your life. You have the most amazing gift which was given to you even before you came into this earth, and which will never be taken away. That gift is the gift of having the LOVE OF GOD! ❤️
The enemy doesn’t want you discover that relationship you can have with God and he definitely doesn’t want you to love yourself at all! ??♀️ He doesn’t have a body and that frustrates him. That’s why he trues to attack our minds with thoughts of not loving ourselves. The enemy wants us to be as critical as possible of our bodies and of ourselves. He wants us all to mistreat our bodies In any way possible. Wether that is through criticism, judgement, overeating, laziness, unhappiness, ingratitude, addictions and comparison. He is hard at work to attack us starting with the thoughts that come into our minds. His tactics are many and we need to be aware, vigilant and daily increasing that connection to our power source within us. The power that our Father in Heaven has given us to reject evil and have the good out power it. It is through having the light of God that we will be able to recognize and repel the garage that tries to bring us down.
As you start to have more awareness of who you are, you begin to realize that YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD!!! That you have DIVINE POWER WITHIN YOU EVEN THE DNA OF GOD IN YOUR SOUL. So, you have the power to choose positive, loving thoughts and reject the negative, discouraging and judgmental thoughts. Take a moment to calm your mind, to take some deep breaths and give yourself an opportunity to connect to God, to express love for yourself and for what you’re blessed to have.
Allow yourself to feel that gratitude for the body you have. Even with with your perceived “imperfections” and all. Thank Him for giving you a body that works, that allows you to experience your human life and to be the temple for your spirit. Acknowledge what a gift you have to have this body and remember that every time you’re critical of it, your body hears it and your mind believes it. 🙁 So, change your words (even if you don’t believe them at first…) practice speaking to yourself in a kind and loving way. In the way that you would speak to that little girl or the little child inside you.
Be positive! Speak life, health and blessings over yourself. The light of God is already within you. Hold on to it and allow it to be way more present within you. ? God will continue to bring peace to your heart, He is the God of love and wants you to experience that love within yourself. Don’t seek it externally because it is not there. No procedure, no changes to your physical appearance will ever change the love that God has for you or the love that you can feel for yourself today. That love is available to you right now, hold on to it and let it grow and allow you to make the choices that won’t be affected by the world outside of you. The confidence, peace and love from God is better than anything else the world can offer. You’ve got it with you! Remind yourself of that daily, and choose to do all that is good to strengthen your relationship with God and with yourself. ?
1st John 4:16 Says; And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. ? So, dwell in Love this week and notice the difference.
Love you all and hope that you can give yourself more love today by joining us at 6:00pm to strengthen Body, Mind and Spirit. ??❤️ You won’t regret it and it will feel renewing, amazing and empowering. ?❤️ ?
You know how we have those days when we feel like the day completely passed by and all we thought about was either focused on the past or the future?
On days like that I feel like my energy is completely drained. I’m more impatient, I complain more, and it becomes harder to count my blessings. So, I had the opportunity to work with my thoughts the other day and I noticed that I asked myself these questions; Why do these thoughts from the past or the future keep showing up for me? What is the deeper reason behind them? Is it fears, discomfort, pain or anything else that I need to process? Is there anything that I need to be aware of or that I need to focus on releasing or lettering go of so that I may be better able to focus on the present and on the joy I could have today?
As I asked myself those questions I did notice that there were things coming up that I haven’t processed or released yet. I also acknowledged that I’m less productive and more distracted when I’m thinking about all the different thoughts. I’m also less able to make good choices when my mind is all over the place like that. I have moments when I love that feeling of diving into my thoughts to try to process them and to try to genuinely help myself to create a better thought path for me. I knew that was exactly what I needed to do.
Our thoughts have so much power. What the brain believes we align with. Our feelings and actions follow after those thoughts. That is why it’s so important for us to learn to be aware of what we’re thinking about and once we have that awareness we can take some deep breaths and redirect our thoughts toward the person we want to be or toward the results we want to achieve.
Sometimes when I noticed my mind going on all different directions past or future thoughts, I’ve been able to practice some of the mindfulness tools that I’ve learned about. One of the best ways for me to redirect my mind or to slow down my thoughts is to focus my energy on my heart. ? I’ve been slowly learning to not just be so focused on the mind or the thoughts, but instead I like to focus on the energy of my heart and on breathing into my heart and slowing things down for me. I focus my attention on my soul and I think about my ability to feel that living light within me and to connect to it. That is one of the ways that I feel like I can connect to God.
From that place or that energy I can try to listen to what God tells me about these thoughts that I’m having or I try to think about what He would want me to focus on instead. Sometimes I even place my hand on my heart and close my eyes as I try to breathe, listen to and focus my attention more on my inner self, my light, my internal peace, and my connection to God and to His Divine light and guidance for my life. It may feel a little strange at first, but it’s totally worth it to try to learn and disconnect from the external and the thoughts to just connect Internally to your inner deeper self and to God.
I then notice my mind starting to calm down and I’m able to connect once again to that peace that God can provide for those who seek it. ? As I turn my focus away from my mind and focus instead on the energy of my heart and the light of my spirit, I notice that I’m better able to react to the thoughts I was having and to guide or redirect them more into the present moment. I noticed that I can come from a place where I can Just trust in God and myself to make the best choices. I can focus on inviting that feeling of peace, which helps me to calm my thoughts and allows me to focus instead on my blessings and on being more grateful and better able to be more in this moment.
So, this week I want to invite you to try this for yourself. To practice diving deeper into your mental and spiritual strength. You can also do this by doing what I’ve taught you in class (5,4,3,2,1) bringing your attention to your senses. 5 things you see, 4 things you hear, 3 things you touch, 2 things you smell and 1 thing you can taste. Choosing to be more present is a beautiful gift that we take for granted too often. No matter what we’re going through, I want to remind you that YOU GET TO CHOOSE HOW TO REACT TO EVERY SITUATION. You can choose what to focus on, you can choose to invite more internal peace rather than negativity, you can breathe deeper and enjoy each moment as it comes. ?
I know that God wants all of us to be more open to hearing His voice and His guidance. He can calm our minds, ease our burdens and bring more light into our hearts so that we may continue forward with a positive mind and a strong spirit. The more we practice this in our lives the better able we will be to release and reject negative feelings and thoughts and instead change those thoughts into positive energy for our hearts, minds and lives. Don’t forget that you are in the hands of God. He will take care of you and your life because He loves you and He is a loving God. Trust in yourself and in your ability to have that awareness and to make your thoughts work in the most positive way for you. The choices is yours! Focus on today & actually make it a point to enjoy your day and to choose the best as each moment comes. ????
Love you all and hope that you can make it to class tonight at 6:00 to strengthen your Body, Mind and Spirit. The hardest thing is showing up but once again, that’s an opportunity to allow your inner light to guide you and to remind you why you need this class and to help you get there to do something amazing for yourself. Reject the voice of laziness and negative and focus on the voice that encourages, motivates and knows what is best for you. So, Put that mental strength to work and come feel the difference. ????
God is light. ☀️ And I’ve felt that light in my most sincere moments of prayer. I usually like to offer my morning prayers in my living room, where I can feel the sun coming in and I can just be still for a moment with God.
I recently had an experience with prayer. I was sitting on my couch waiting for an answer from God and as I felt the sun coming into that room, I also felt my heart begin to feel tingly and bright. I felt the light of God increasing in the room and at the same I felt it growing brighter in my heart. For the first time in a while I felt completely covered in the love and peace of God.
My soul felt so full and satisfied, it’s hard to describe. But for some reason just knowing that I was LOVED BY GOD WAS ENOUGH! ❤️ That knowledge filled me with peace and Joy FULLY & COMPLETELY. ? I noticed that I no longer thought about my inadequacies, my lacks, the unaccomplished goals etc.
I felt that the thoughts of pressure that we sometimes place on ourselves such as how to “be successful”, make more money, look and feel a certain way and the constant; I’m not good enough, healthy enough, pretty enough, wealthy enough” etc….ALL of those types of thoughts just completely disappeared from my mind! They we’re all gone! & It felt to freeing and amazing.
I realized that I was experiencing the pure peace and Love of God. I could feel with my whole heart that this is exactly what God wants us ALL to experience. ? This type of freedom from the temporary “pressures” of this world, to instead connect to His light and feel the lasting influence of His Eternal Love.
I fully believe that in the presence of God there is no pressure to “be something,” to compare ourselves or try to achieve the things that we desperately seek for here in the world. The only thing that matters to Him is that we’re able to experience His LOVE, to recognize that we’re already loved fully and completely and that we’re able to act accordingly to what the love of God allows us to do for ourselves, for others and for Him on this earth. ? ❤️
Looking for comfort, peace or joy from anywhere else besides God, will never allow us to fully experience the true lasting peace and love that God can offer. The type that lasts even after we leave this earth. So, just remember, that the carnal man will always want more and there will never be enough to satisfy…It can consume our thoughts and our days can pass us by, having placed our ladder toward “success” on the wrong wall all together.
So, today I want to remind you that you’re already successful! Because you’re LOVED BY THE MOST AMAZING BEING IN THE UNIVERSE!!! The same one who created your soul and gave you the gift of this body. Can you imagine the type of Love that requires? …You’re capable of experiencing full peace and love because God is love and you have His DNA ?. Therefore it’s within you and available to you ALWAYS!!! ?
You do not need to go looking for anything external to fill you. Because as you come to God, follow Him, and seek Him, your life will be filled! You’ll experience His light even brighter, His Love and peace more purely and you’ll be able to detect and let go of the lies of the adversary and instead be shielded and protected by the armor of God.
The more that time goes by and the world keeps changing, the more I’ve realized that there’s nothing more important in this life than to come to know God. To fully experience being filled by His light, love and peace. To be able to have a humble heart that is willing to ask for forgiveness and to experience the mercy and the pure love of God.
He is the light of the world and He can be the light of our lives. As we choose to come to Him, to seek for His light, to pray with a sincere heart and focus more on LOVE rather than on lack, we will be better able to feel confident in His Divine love, we will invite more peace into our souls and be filled with daily strengthening light for our lives.
I hope that this week you can allow yourself to connect more purely to the light within you. Let God speak to your heart directly and most importantly to focus on His LOVE for YOU. I promise that it will fill you completely, give you confidence and remind you of the truly important things in this life.?
Come enjoy the sunset with us tonight at 5:00 pm and do something awesome for your body, Mind and Spirit. You won’t regret it and it will allow you to let go of negativity and instead leave feeling renewed, peaceful, empowered and most importantly filled with LOVE for yourself, others and God. ?
The other day while scrolling social media I noticed that there were people praising and complementing the rich and famous. And at the same time some of these people were also expressing hate and very little love for themselves. As soon I saw that I felt so sad for how we treat ourselves sometimes and I heard those words in my head saying; “comparison really is the thief of Joy.”
This virtual world which we join multiple times a day is saturated by images, videos and so much more that is constantly calling for our attention and attacking our self esteem. It creates insecurities, self judgments, comparison, and feelings that we’re just not good enough. Not pretty enough, not fit enough, not wealthy enough etc. It also creates a desire within us to try to achieve this “Pinterest perfect life” & we easily fall in the trap of perfectionism and we criticism of ourselves.
Brené Brown said; “Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be your best. Perfectionism is the belief that if we live perfect, look perfect, and act perfect, we can minimize or avoid the pain of blame, judgement, and shame…It’s a shield.”
I know all of us have fallen in these traps, but I want to remind you that this isn’t the way God wants us to live our lives. ❤️
He wants us to first look to Him. Because the only approval we need in this life is the approval of God and of ourselves. We don’t need the world’s approval when we have Gods love and approval. That alone fills us with peace and replaces the need for us to compare ourselves, to try to please the world or to try to be perfect.
So, remember to let go of those things. God already loves you! He always has and always will. That will never change. What’s important is that YOU are able to express more love and praise for the good that you do. Don’t neglected yourself, Your goodness, kindness and the hard work that you do. You don’t need to be publicly recognized because God can see your daily efforts. He is proud of all the good that you do. He knows what’s in your heart. & He is right here ready to give you a hand to help you make it through ANYTHING because HE LOVES YOU and wants you to LOVE YOURSELF ❤️
So, take a moment to be curious with yourself and find those areas where you’re being critical of yourself. Once you’re aware and recognize them, you can write them down and take a moment to see where they’re coming from or how you can change your thoughts around them. Take some deep breaths and see yourself as a little child again. If you can connect to yourself as a child you know that you wouldn’t be critical to that little child. You would tell that child that you love her & that she can do amazing things. Be positive with yourself, be kind, be accepting of yourself, your body and all that makes you who you are and allows you to have this living experience TODAY! ?
I would like to share with you 6 amazing keys to help strengthen our self esteem. ???
? 1. Refrain from Evil= Or anything that you know is not good for your Mind, Body or Soul. (Think about your habits and the things that you bring into yourself daily. (What you watch or listen to..)Are these things are lifting you? Or bringing you down?
? 2. Humility= That comes from inner strength and peace. It’s a humility that allows you accept yourself fully, with a changing body, without the need to complain or criticize yourself. It’s the Humility that allows you to be teachable and willing to love instruction and knowledge.
? 3. Honesty= Being true to ones own self is the keystone to self esteem.
? 4. Love of work = Work toward nourishing yourself, your talents, abilities, gifts and the good things that God has given you. Work toward all of the good goals in your life.
? 5. Ability to Focus on gratitude and love= Have a grateful heart daily. Thank God for your daily blessings and remember to focus on love for yourself God and others.
? 6. Love God= When you’re connected to God your self esteem instantly improves. You remember who you are to Him. You no longer depend on the world to give you recognition. You’re better able to recognize your needs and to be better able to feel God’s strengthening peace, love and light in your life. Which then allows you to be recharged and ready to give that same love to others.
The path of self love is available the instant that we choose to disconnect a little more from the worldly expectations to instead connect to God. Pray to Him daily for wisdom, strength and the ability to keep your thoughts clean, your words positive and your heart pure. His love and peace is already available to you. Hold on to it and allow it to grow. ?
Our Goal for this week of to express more love for ourselves by inviting all that is good for our mind, body and Spirit. ???
I hope that you can invite the light, love and peace of God to be with you today. Motivate yourself to be at class at 5:00pm ??? Because you love yourself and want to take care of your Body, Mind and Spirit. ? only you can do this for yourself! & You’ve got this! ?
As we face the different challenges that come into our lives, we start to realize that we really do have a choice on what we focus on. We can either let the challenges bring us down even more or allow ourselves to grow from them, hold on, be patient, pray and wait for God’s timing.
We know that our challenges are not something new to God. He knowns what we will go through because He has known the end from the very beginning. He is fully aware of our challenges and is always ready to help us. Even when we don’t feel him near, He is working behind the scenes to provide for us daily. So, what can we do to navigate life a little bit better? & be more willing to trust God?
The best formula when a problem arises is for us to pray, trust God, cast our cares on Him and try to manage our minds or thoughts and continue to fill our spirits with positive messages. ??? As we try to take a look at our thoughts and notice which thoughts are serving us and which thoughts are weakening us, we can then align our positive, uplifting thoughts to Actions which will help us. This will allow us to feel Gods strengthening power in our lives. And allow us to continue forward focusing on one day at a time. ?
God wants us all to have a truly personal relationship with Him. The truth is that we’re not wise enough to run our own lives.. He has the divine wisdom and power to help us through it all. So why not trust Him? The one who knows it all! who can protect us and either open or close doors for our benefit. It’s better to fully depend on a loving God, who is forgiving and kind and who knows it all, than to try to do it on our own. We really do need our creator if we’re looking for internal peace and guidance in our lives. He is the ultimate guide who knows what is truly best for us in the end.
He has promised to support us, bless us and provide us with peace throughout our lives. Give your trust to Him, don’t doubt His power, be patient, and remember that you have internal peace available to you always. Now is the time to strengthen your relationship with God and allow it to grow stronger and stronger until the end. Because with Him by your side life is sooo much better!!! ???❤️
Don’t dwell or hold on to the things which you cannot control and which feel negative in your life. You can instead help yourself by releasing those things and giving them to God. He wants to show you what He can do for you and how powerful your faith can be to let go. So try it out it, practice it and don’t forget that He might need you to be patient through it…but you can do it, because the reward of letting go and trusting God is greater. faith brings miracles and promises to all who believe and trust. ???
Be aware that it’s in the waiting when the enemy attacks you the most, bringing doubts and fears into you mind and heart…But that’s when you can focus on the power of prayer and you can pick ourselves up and say to yourself; “I am a child of God. Created by the divine power of a loving Heavenly Father. His power is within me. He loves me, He supports me and provides abundantly in my life. He fills me with His peace and love daily and I continue forward knowing that God is working right now in my life and I will receive all that He has promised me. ???
God wants you to experience joy more fully. So, is there any joy that you can hold on to right now? While you wait for God to help you with something…focusing on the little things that bring you joy heals our heart and helps us to focus on the blessing. ❤️
So, this week let’s remember that there is Divine light fully available for us and already within us, because we come from the presence of God. ❤️??? Take deep breaths and invite more of that into your life. Remember, God knew about your problem before you had it. He is working on it. Let Him take it. Ask yourself if your thoughts are energy draining? Or energy producing? & Change those thoughts to be positive in your life so that your actions will be positive too. Trust God & be surrounded by peace, trust and love.
John 14:27 Says; My Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid. ❤️
