When I was in Bangkok this spring, my dear friend Nui – a truly inspired and inspiring entrepreneur, mom and friend – leant me a book which, humble though it may seem, has quickly rocked my world. What to Say when you Talk to Yourself is written by Shad Helmstetter and was published back in the early ‘80s. I read the whole thing and its simple, simple message was almost like, “Duh? will you get to the meat of it, already?” But I’ll tell you what, I wrote down a bunch of his positive self-talk suggestions, added some of my own, recorded them and, after 2 DAYS of listening, I’m seeing breakthrough changes already! (For more info on the book, go here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671708821)
Those positive changes have quickly linked me with some dynamic young people (mid-20s to mid-30s) who have not, I don’t believe, had to live very long (or at all) under the yoke of the ‘old paradigm’ – a yoke many of us from earlier generations want desperately to throw off.
It is my conviction that, along with a few stellar visionaries of previous generations, it is the younger generations who will lead us to the next world. What is that ‘next world’? Nothing less than a new planetary paradigm of conscious living, connection with SOURCE, peace, joy, expansion and prosperity. Yes, I genuinely believe this is possible, more so now that I see what the next generation is up to.
We laid the foundation you see. We of the previous generations prepared the way for today and tomorrow’s spirit-infused leaders. We did it with everything from meditation to LSD, Non-Violent Communication, dream-interpretation, guru-centered religions, peace rallies, spiritual gatherings, prayer, energy work, volunteer work, AA, yoga, emotional release techniques and all the other ways we’ve attempted to bring healing, meaning, purpose and SPIRIT to our lives over the last bunch of decades.
What I am beginning to see is that, while we’ve been mucking about, trying to fix or free ourselves of a dying paradigm through the above processes, a new generation has leapt from the platform we established. And let me tell you – these “kids” are living like dynamos!
Many of us have been on a ‘self-development’ path for decades, yet we’ve often found ourselves busy wrangling – year after year – with an old paradigm that tells us to settle for mediocrity, live in fear of change, suppress our dreams and doubt our greatness. Some of us have found levels of success and happiness which our parents only dreamed of, yet still find that only part of our life feels satisfactory. For example, maybe you’ve gotten really good at appreciation, letting go of resentments and stabilizing your finances, but your health, stamina and motivation to exercise are still keeping you ‘stuck’. Or perhaps you’re health and fitness is excellent, and you’re happy with your work, but your love and sex life is disappointing. Maybe you have great job but it pays so badly that you feel stuck. Whatever the particular permutation, I’m sure most of you know what I’m talking about.
Enough, I say! The information is out there, the ‘guiding lights’, teachers, motivational speakers and processes are all out there, but it is up to US – each individually – to say “Yes,” unequivocally, to ourselves and to our lives.
What would it be like to wake each morning enthusiastic for the day ahead, eager to get to our ‘work’ as much as our ‘play’? What would it be like to explore and LIVE those ‘impossible dreams’? What would it be like to raise our vibration so high that it positively impacted every life we touched? What would it be like to grab life with everything we’ve got and say “Yes, Yes, YES!”?
Well this is what a handful of 40-somethings and a whole bunch more younger folks are now doing. I’m talking about people who are AWAKE, MOTIVATED, INSPIRED, ENTHUSIASTIC and PROSPEROUS. I’m talking about people who are raising the VIBRATION of the entire planet with their positivity for life itself.
Let’s rise up, all of us, to greet this magnificent world with the joy we were born to experience. Let’s do it, I say. Let’s DO IT!
http://www.everythingisenergy.com/
http://timetostand.com/
http://www.finerminds.com/free-gift/paul-hoffman/2010/download
http://www.wealthbeyondreason.com/intuition.html
http://www.realitysandwhich.com
http://daily.finerminds.com/gratitude/the-gratitude-dance/
youtube links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JyQsiYpwEQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4lyKfNw3RU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5EDktQz5cM
