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Seven Thoughts for Fall

Seven thoughts for fall:

• crisis creates opportunity
• discover the cause that is creating the effect
• get your energetic “house” in order
• the proof is in the pudding
• finish what you start
• find the good in everything
• anything at all is possible

“When it is darkest, men see the stars.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Crisis creates opportunity. As much as we may dislike being uncomfortable, it is when we are experiencing something displeasing that we tend to be motivated to action. If you are experiencing something in your life that is uncomfortable, consider the fact that what is being presented to you is an opportunity. An invitation to step up to the next level.

“Every effect must have its cause. The past is the cause of the present, and the present will be the cause of the future. All these are links in the endless chain stretching from the finite to the infinite.” -Abraham Lincoln

If you wake up one day and look at your garden and you don’t like what you see, then it may be time to stop cursing the garden and start planting different seeds. Each of us has moments when we have a glimpse of perspective on our lives. For some of us it comes when we are on vacation, for others it comes in the shower or just before falling asleep. Meditation is something we can do daily which will help put our life into perspective.

“Take the time to line up the Energy first, and action becomes inconsequential. If you don’t take the time to line up the Energy…not enough action in the world will make any difference.” -Abraham/Hicks

Feng Shui is an art and a science which is thousands of years old. It is a way for us to affect change in our lives by transforming our living and working environments. Some people tell me that they want to get their lives to a certain place and THEN begin to work on their environments. I don’t see feng shui as a luxury item which comes after every other part of our life is functioning at the

level we want it to be. I believe that feng shui is literally our energetic foundation, our support system from which all opportunity grows. Because feng shui isn’t separate from us, it is directly linked to our hearts desires, our intentions and our belief in something greater than ourselves.

“Effectiveness is the measure of truth” – PONO: a Hawaiian Huna Principle

As a Taurus, I am familiar with being stubborn. Each of us has things that we cling to, areas of our life which we refuse to address or look at. One of the greatest teachings my mother offered me in the weeks before she died was that if something isn’t working any longer it is time to change direction. There is no one way to do anything. So as we evaluate the things we are committed to in our lives, it is important to realize that the proof is in the pudding. Put your philosophy to the test and see how effective it is.

“Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today.” -Abraham Lincoln

Finish what you start. So many times I see projects left half completed and then abandoned for a new idea. Ideas are the fun part of the process. The work that it takes to make our vision into a reality can sometimes be a royal pain in our behind. It can test our faith. It can drive us crazy. But it can also strengthen our willpower and determination.

If we complete the tasks and projects that are outstanding in our lives, it frees up energy for something new. It also gives us faith that we can accomplish what we set out to do.

“Search for the seed of good in every adversity. Master that principle and you will own a precious shield that will guard you well through all the darkest valleys you must traverse. Stars may be seen from the bottom of a deep well, when they cannot be discerned from the mountaintop. So will you learn things in adversity that you would never have discovered without trouble. There is always a seed of good. Find it and prosper.” -Og Mandino

The practice of looking for the good in things is like a muscle. The more we practice it the easier it becomes. How easy is it to fall into criticizing the aspects of our lives which we don’t like? And misery seems to love company because we can find person after person to share our frustrations and irritations with. But it seems that as we focus on that which is positive, even in the darkest aspects of our lives seem to brighten, loosen their grasp over us and then positive aspects we focus on seem to attract like energy. Soon the momentum swings in our favor and our entire lives are flourishing!

“There are no limits”

KALA: HAWAIIAN HUNA PRINCIPLE

There are no limits in this universe except those created in our own mind. These self imposed limits are due to conditioning from society and our upbringing. The only thing stopping us from reaching our full potential, our goals and dreams is our mind.