When I am clear and open I can see miracles every day…. Can we have faith in miracles?
To have faith and believe in ourselves and others is how I strive to live.  How wonderful our world would be if we could all inspire our children to have this belief in themselves.

I have witnessed many parents or leaders preaching to have a good ATTITUDE.  Yes I agree, a healthy and loving attitude about our lives saying, “It’s a great day”,
can be a positive mantra, but if we don’t really feel it, the words are empty or disconnected from the truth. Taking care of our uncomfortable emotions that are below the surface of our good attitude can create an authentic attitude and a soft inspiration of positive living. We can say that we are beautiful each day, but if we don’t really feel our self-love and worth, it is hard to be real about it. With our happy and positive outlook on life we may say that things happen for a reason, or this or that is great. But if our human emotions of fear, lack or resentment are under the surface, they will either leak out when we least expect it or have a voice of their own, creating uneasy body language and undesirable behaviours.

People say that at 52 years of age I look great and on many levels I believe it. But on some levels I am hard on myself.  I am constantly learning to love myself at every different stage of my human journey.  To remind myself that it is okay to feel the fear or judgment I have with my physical changes of the aging process.  The issue of the weight or the aging process is just another outside experience to bring me to my feelings.  It doesn’t matter how insignificant an issue may seem, try not to go straight to your head about it to try to fix it, or shove it away.  Instead, go to your emotions that need to be taken care of. Our good attitude may keep us in distraction until we are forced to face the issue.

I just spent a week with my twin sister Frannie, on the beach.  We had a magical time playing as sisters and spending quiet time.  She is such an inspiration to me, my reflection in all ways.  Frannie has always been thinner than me and at times I feel my personal judgment and comparison.  She reminded me to feel that place in me and listen to my voice crying out for love. Frannie makes disciplined choices with her diet so that she is healthy in her body.  I sometimes make choices to not listen to my voice within as I choose to eat foods that are unhealthy for me. Of course it is okay to indulge….but the price I pay is a heavier body….and that is okay if I don’t feel guilt about it.  When I judge myself I am not feeling my love and acceptance in that moment.   If we look at ourselves in the mirror and go yuk we are leaving our heart.  If I feel my voice of dislike or self doubt….I then breathe into the truth of my heart, where the love is.  Take responsibility and have faith in the voice within that reminds us daily, that we are not loving ourselves.  Making conscious decisions is where I can change my direction and find the faith in me again.

Can we remind our loved ones to listen to the voice of emotional pain and to listen to the voice of self-love. To inspire our children by taking care of our emotional struggles so that we don’t have to pretend or put a mask on or be the good boy or girl for love. 

We need to clear uncertainties and fear that create a negative barrier to our faith, so that we can live the belief in our selves and others.

The Inner Workout helps me find my way inside to see the miracles in my life. 

 THE INNER WORKOUT

In your private chamber of your heart….create a safe place within…
See, hear and feel the negativity around you as you connect the negative thoughts with your negative feelings…
Allow the negativity to have a voice…
Speak, cry…scream….feel…
Cut the negative cord attached to the vision of your darkness….
Let go….
Breathe…
Feel your heart as you forgive the person or experience that brings you to your negativity,
Forgive….
You don’t need their approval…
You don’t need their love
The love is in you…
Stand in the positive experience of love and peace within your heart. 

Colleen