SELF-LOVE - TOOL A DAY
In today’s fast paced world where self-hatred is epedemic, here are tools for each day to nurture and nourish love for yourself. For, it is in loving ourselves that we attract love to ourself and we are able to love others unconditionally.
Day 1 - Take 20 minutes and soak in a warm/hot bath with Epson Salts (1 cup) or Sea Salt (1/2 cup). Light a candle(s), turn off the lights, and play soft music. Put a few drops of lavender oil in bath.
Day 2– Today write down five (5) things you appreciate about yourself. (examples: I appreciate I can laugh at myself. I appreciate I have created great work. I appreciate I am physically fit. I appreciate I am a great cook. I appreciate the abundance I attract into my life.)
Day 3– Today rather than venting anger and frustration onto others I visualize:
Standing in a fire and having it burn off all the frustration, anger, sadness and non-supportive energy; then standing under a waterfall washing all the ash away; then being in a mud bath in the earth that totally rejuvenate and replenish the body’s minerals, vitamins, salts, enzymes, etc. ; then standing under the waterfall washing off the mud; and, then stepping out into a warm tropical breeze letting it blow through you and the sun fill your body with energy with each “in” breath.
Day 4– Today, even if you do not normally cook, prepare a meal for yourself and another if you wish. It can be as simple as a few steamed vegetables, porridge or a hearty homemade soup. Taking the time to self nourish ourselves and to enjoy the preparation and eating is an essential building block of self-love and good health.
Day 5 – Today go for a walk in a park, by the river, ocean, on the mountain, in the desert – whatever is available to you and enjoy the trees, sun, rain, or snow and with each step allow your body, mind and spirit relax and let thoughts pass on by. Stay in silence.
Day 6 – Today begin a list of 100 things you would like to do before you die. The list is as great as your imagination. (Examples: Take a personal growth course, learn a new skill (painting, dancing, singing), meet a new friend, meet your heroes, travel to a different country, own your own home, and on and on……
Day 7– Today give yourself a rose or bouquet of flowers, even have the florist send them to you with a card of love to yourself.
Day 8 – Today become aware of what you may criticize or judge in another for what we see in the other exists within us or the paradox (opposite) and by the awareness we can begin to accept those parts of our self needing acceptance and a shift to loving another part of our self begins. The presence of the other is a gift allowing our transformation when we choose it.
Day 9 – Today upon rising and later in the afternoon pat your body starting on left upper chest, down outside of left arm, up inside of left arm, then right upper chest down outside right arm and up inside right arm, then pat over lungs, heart, spleen/pancreas/stomach (bottom of left rib cage and then liver/gall bladder (bottom of right rib cage, then small intestine, large intestine, bladder and down outside of legs, ends of toes, up inside of legs, to kidney on back just above waist and down back of legs and ends of toes and up front of legs up to the heart loving and thanking all your organs for the great job they are doing. Putting big happy faces in all your organs will change your day - others feel those happy faces.
Day 10 – When was the last time you played? Watch children! Particularly look at young children before their conditioning has stopped the play. Totally present in the moment, children use pots and pans to create an orchestra. They dress up, put a wig on and adopt a fun role play. They create castles in a sand pile. Finger paint and get right into it. They dance and move to music with no rules. Today let go of your critic and play with total abandon. Have fun. Create your own fun without expecting someone else to do it with you. Dance, sing, paint, stretch like a cat. Just do it!.
Day 11 – It is said we have a choice of two paths – the warrior or the adventurer. The warrior uses their power to overcome conflict, challenges, struggle, obstacles – a life of war to reach the love they so desire. The Adventurer chooses love to reach their power and they laugh, have fun, see challenges as opportunities to shift their perspective, love all aspects of themselves, live and joyously create community. Today and for several days practice the adventurer path, observe, transform the old beliefs of struggle into flow, laughter and create a life of joy.
Day 12 – What we resist persists! We can choose to keep beating our self up for the past continuing to keep the past running our life or we can STOP. We can love all aspects of our past as great learning lessons. All the experiences have given us an opportunity to choose a new preference. Today we choose to accept all our experiences and others choices of experiences. With acceptance we now choose to create our preferred life. Practice, practice, practice with joy.
Day 13 – Today ask for help! In the universal field of all possibilities lies infinite help, whether from our high self, animal or plant spirits, deities, angels, God/Goddess, the Universe – just ASK for what you need. Often others are only waiting for us to ask for help, whether it is to recommend a teacher, a class that would be helpful, someone to talk to – take the risk of opening up knowing that all people cannot be all things and open up to many possibilities and many connections.
Day 14 – Today Bring No Harm! When we set the intention to bring no harm, we begin to choose our words more carefully, think kinder thoughts, treat all with loving kindness even when it is not returned. With practice miracles and magic begins to happen! When we think kind thoughts of our self and treat our self with impeccable kindness, then that is what we attract into our lives.
Day 15 – Today Listen. See the following chant and put it to a tune and sing it to yourself:
Listen, Listen, Listen to my heart’s song x 3
I will never forsake you, I will never forget you x3
Listen, Listen, Listen to my heart’s song
Listen, Listen, Listen
When we listen to the quiet voice in our heart, we tap into our true desire and the power within to manifest it.
Day 16 – When we dwell in the place of Poor Me, we continue the drama cycle of the victim/abuser, letting our addiction to the drama or addictions to numb the effects of the drama keep us locked in the cycle. When we become aware, we can choose to create a life of love, peace and joy. Today In every moment we chose to create a new life leaving the drama behind. Yes it takes practice, after all it took you a long time to adopt the coping mechanisms you are presently using. Seek help from a coach, support group, spiritual group, healer, etc. It is much easier with appropriate help.
Day 17 – Today and every day, Be your own best friend. When you treat yourself as you would your own best friend, then you attract people who want to befriend you. When you are making new choices, you may want to go to a class you love and meet other like minded people and create new friendships. Consciously monitor how you are treating yourself and continue to adjust how you are treating yourself – asking “Is this how I would treat my best friend and is this how I want others to treat me”.
Day 18 – Today become the observer! Observe your thoughts, reactions, responses, actions and how you are feeling. When we become the observer, we can see how we are acting or reacting and be less emotionally entangled. We can also create an observer of the observer and this removes us even further from the drama and makes it easier to handle any situation. Try it! Yes, it does require practice and to remember to use the new skill you are cultivating.
Day 19 – Today take one step to learning a new skill/creating a new life. Every great artist, athlete, chef, engineer, computer programmer, actor/actress, dancer, singer, speaker, sales person, etc. took one small step everyday towards their greatness.
In one of my Majestic Transformation Seminars, for the last half day, each participant performs for all the group. The greatest stretch came from a man who had come a long way to attend and no easy access to a costume or props. In everyday life he was a Sheriff. On this particular day, he had walked by a Flea Market and found a long pink gauze piece of fabric, some gold sparkles and a stick along the way that became his magic wand. For his performance he became the Fairy Godmother sprinkling all of us with “gold” dust with the blessing of our dreams coming true. Not only was it transforming for each of us, he transformed his own life. He returned home and six months later moved to a new city, found the love of his life, and a wonderful new job more closely aligned with his heart’s desire. He took a step and then another.
Day 20– Today Dare to dream! How many were told to stop day dreaming. It is from our dreams that we create our reality. Dream and dream big. Then take the small action steps to turn your dreams into reality. Dream on.
Day 21 – Today acknowledge all your attempts at bringing a dream into reality even if you did not think it was a success. When we acknowledge our determination, courage and hero within and appreciate all aspects of our self, then we are more likely to again take a step into another dream, creating another reality.
Day 22 – Today celebrate with ceremony and ritual all your efforts to create your dream or change your dream. When we acknowledge and celebrate our dreams coming into reality and sometimes not, we complete the cycle of success. When we acknowledge and celebrate we build within appreciation for ourselves that doubly makes it easier to take the next leap of faith and to dare to risk.
Day 23 – Today while we are acknowledging and celebrating, lets acknowledge and celebrate and thank each one of our organs: the lungs, heart, spleen/pancreas/stomach, liver/gallbladder, small intestine, large intestine, kidneys, bladder for it is truly amazing how all our body systems continuously operate day in and day out often with little appreciation or gratitude.
Day 24 – Many years ago a male friend suggested when I got off our phone call to stand naked in front of the mirror and touch all parts of my body telling all parts that I loved them. So began a practice I have continued until today. I have suggested to many that they adopt this practice, if we cannot tell our self we love our self, then how can we possibly expect someone else to love us. Another friend, took a year to buy the mirror, another two years to take it out of its wrapping and hang it before she could adopt the practice. Amazing how resistant we can be to change and how we expect love to come from the outside rather than embrace the fact that it is an inside job and essential to love our self. Today practice standing naked in front of the mirror and touching all parts of your body and telling yourself you love you.
Day 25 – Today treat yourself as you would treat others and as you wish to be treated. Notice what feels good and what does not feel very good. You can always change your perspective. If you do not like something, create something to replace it that would better serve you and any others that would meet everyone’s needs. When unable to change our circumstances, then when we accept "what is", our load becomes much lighter.
Day 26 - Today change your routine. There is only one constant in the world and that is change is inevitable! We are all resistant to change and any practice we can adopt to do things differently gives us practice at being able to make changes and take the risk to do so more graciously. Whether that is to take a different route driving home, change your meal time and routine when you get home from work, dress up and wear colors that are uplifting – not only does it give you a lift, it also gives those around you a lift, change your furniture around, take little stretch and breathing breaks during the day. You will be pleasantly surprised how you feel more energized.
Day 27 – You can keep beating yourself up and living in blame, shame, regret and the should haves, would haves, and could haves. Today is the day to close the door on all that could have been as it is in the past and to turn and look at the doors opening in the future that couldn’t be seen when you were only looking back. Look at the new doors opening!
Day 28 – Today do not personalize what is coming at you. Realize that the other person is often projecting their own “stuff” and do not take it personally. When we no longer are so arrogant as to think we are the cause of all the problems in the world, a new world opens up for us that is truly magnificent.
Day 29 – Today adopt some Hawaiian philosophy into your life. When you go to bed at night, tell your body it is going to awaken in the morning feeling very good, fully energized, awake, and alert. Then tell your mind it is to have only positive thoughts and to be present – both while sleeping and when you awaken. Then tell your spirit to find opportunities to enhance your life and fulfill your needs and desires. As this becomes a practice, your body does feel better, your thoughts become more positive and opportunities appear. You can then add the practice of creating your day as talked about in “What the Bleep?” and the layout for the process can be found on the “What the Bleep?” website.
Day 30 – Today evaluate your self love. Did you adopt some or all the practices into your life? Were you able to love yourself more? Will you take forward some of these practices and incorporate them into your new life? Do you feel better? What are some of the small miracles or big ones that have materialized? Did you have challenges that were much easier to handle? Today acknowledge and celebrate a month of self-love practices. Add your own practices.
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© copyright 2006 by Carol Anne Munro, Majestic Transformation Life Tools, Seminars, Private Sessions.
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Love of the Mother – Tool A Day
For thousands of years the “Mother” has been hidden in the patriarchy. As several Medicine Men and Kahunas said to me, “you women must heal – it is the only hope for Mother Earth and her inhabitants. We men have screwed up.” Lama Kalden and the Dalai Lama both told me you must love your Mother even if you have to use a surrogate to come to that place. You could not be here now having this earth experience if it not for your Mother. In Greg Braden’s “Walking Between the World’s”, he suggests that our mother/father hold the mirror for us of our perception of the mother/father god (Goddess/God). Not only are we born of the Mother, all males and females have the Mother archetype within us and each of us must heal the Mother within. The earth has evolved through the matriarchy and now the patriarchy and as the dark side of the patriarchy unfolds we move to unity of the divine father and mother where peace harmony love joy good health long life abundance and equality for all prevail. For many of us loving our Mother is a journey that not all of us wish to embark upon, yet in loving our Mother and all Mothers we love ourselves more deeply and in turn can love others more deeply. Many of us have had experiences with our Mothers that would seem unforgivable and when we transform the hatred, criticism, judgment, anxiety, fear, grief, anger into love, peace, harmony, compassion, understanding and forgiveness miracles unfold. Compassion from a Buddhist perspective is allowing the other and yourself to walk your path of life with an understanding that it just is with peace and love. I invite you to walk with me on this journey of Love of the Mother and see with new eyes all the Mothers. I dedicate this writing to my Mother, Grandmothers and all Mothers and to each of you whether your baby has been a human, pet, project or whatever you used or will use your creative force to birth your heart’s passion. Each one of us has a piece of “the Mother” and some Mothers have had and have very difficult paths, none of which can be compared, as we are all one and affected by every part of the whole. Bless each one of you as you become the change you envision for the world.
Day 1 – Write down five things you appreciate about your Mother. When we shift the focus from what she did wrong to what she did right we begin to see with new eyes. A Buddhist practice of repeating “Ohm Mani Padme Hum” 108 times, twice or more a day does assist us in moving into the vibration of compassion and loving kindness. (e.g. I am grateful my Mother worked so we had food on the table and a roof over our head. I am grateful my Mother went through the rigors of pregnancy to give me life and an opportunity to be on the Planet Earth NOW. I am grateful that in being aware of what I do not like in my Mother I can heal and transform that condition within me into a new way of being by focusing on the new way I am creating.)
Day 2 – When we hear, understand and contemplate our Mother’s and Grandmother’s secret stories, we have a choice of continuing living the legacy or transforming the legacy into loving kindness and something beautiful. My Maternal Grandmother was sold at the age of 13 to an older man in marriage so her family could eat. He physically and emotionally abused her and at 15 she ran away with a small bundle of her belongings, rode on the train to a new city, adopted a new name and began a new life. The ‘secret’ came out when my Mother went to get a passport to find that her Mother was not legally married to her Father. My Grandmother told the story so my Mother could get her passport. My Grandmother was a beautiful, kind caring woman and I admire her courage for starting anew. For today let us honour the stories of all our Mother’s and Ancestors. We stand on the shoulders of our Mothers and Ancestors and their history is our legacy – how we live it out as the victim or the hero is our minute by minute choice.
Day 3 – We may need a time out from our Mother as we begin to become aware of the many aspects of our Mother’s conditioning we have taken on as our own. We can do this in kindness rather than anger and drama. What we see in our Mother can only be seen when it resides within us as well. Our Mother holds the mirror until we heal that part of us. It doesn’t necessarily mean our Mother will heal – we can only work on our self. When we shift miracles happen all around us.
Day 4 – Remember we are all one. What happens to my Mother, Grandmother, all Mothers and all my Sisters affects each one of us as well. When we send out love and blessings to every Mother including our own (whether she is dead or alive), all begins to change. A blessing could be visualizing dropping rose petals on your Mother until she is covered in beautiful rose petals.
Day 5 – Today we honour and bless all Mothers who gave birth to a child and are too wounded themselves to be able to Mother the child. Years ago as a crisis caregiver, I received a native American 9 year old girl who had been in the children’s hospital in a diabetic coma. She was to be released to her Mother, who very recently had been given the child back, after she had been in foster care for most of the nine years. The Mother did not show up and she was brought to me in the night. She was adept at giving herself insulin and I was adept in providing a safe environment and the healing energy that her insulin levels in her body could be brought to balance. We spent the next day playing, dancing, drawing and that evening her body was balanced. I took her to my Buddhist Study Group and she watched television while we talked at a table nearby. I never fail to be amazed how spirit provides. Soon the discussion turned to how Mothers abandon their children and through their own wounding are unable to cope or take responsibility for their children for they are still children themselves. Although no one knew why she was with me, she was certainly astute enough that she did not miss overhearing any of the discussion. When we got in the car to drive back to my home in the country, I carried on the conversation with her as to the possible reasons why her Mother did not show up. She was able to express how she felt, what she most wanted, where she wanted to live, I gave her some energetic tools she could use to assist her with her diabetes, and we set an intention as to where she wanted to be in ten years. This child was wise well beyond her years and knew how to get what she wanted. For the wounded Mothers we envelop them in love, peace, harmony, joy and abundance for there walks our wounded Sister a part of us, a part of the whole. Let’s dissolve any criticism and judgment into loving kindness.
Day 6 – Today is my daughter’s birthday and I am deeply and profoundly grateful she has graced by life and given me a reason for living.. Today let us bless all our daughters as they too grow to become Mothers and through their evolution and own healing they change the world. My daughter continues to inspire me with her courage and perseverance and her willingness to change old patterns of conditioning.
Day 7 – Today we bless and send loving kindness to all Mothers who chose to have an abortion. In our culture and patriarchal religions, abortion is scorned and the Mother ends up with toxic shame, guilt, trauma, fear, grief, anger that often leads to addictions, disease and not being able to maximize her potential. In indigenous cultures that still know how to use the herbs and tribal medicines, the women know what to take to ensure she aborts or does not get pregnant. As women and men, it is time we gathered together in support and loving kindness and compassion for all women who chose an abortion – it is not our job to judge another. We are all here to learn and grow and each experience offers us that opportunity if we so choose. Time to give a hand up to all our sisters and may they transform the shame, guilt, trauma, fear, grief and anger locked in their cellular memory into love for themselves, peace and joy..
Day 8 – Today we bless and send loving kindness and compassion to all unwed Mothers who chose to have their babies and give them up for adoption. Often they were scorned, locked away, judged, declared a sinner, tortured, unsupported, terrified, to be followed by courage and sadness when they gave their baby to a family that they trusted would give it better life than she could. She blessed that family with a child and gave a soul a body to incarnate in. The closed adoption system gave her no opportunity to know if her child was thriving and well looked after nor did the child have the opportunity of knowing its birth Mother or birth Father. Times are changing. Open adoptions are happening. May all these Mothers find peace and healing within.
Day 9 – Today we bless and send loving kindness and compassion to all unwed Mothers who chose to have their babies and raise them by themselves. In the Hula School in Hawaii, two young women were having babies, choosing to keep them and raise them as single Moms. All members of the Hula School mothered the young women and their child when it was born. They say it takes a village to raise a child and seeing this in action was magnificent to be part of. Let’s all support all single Mothers in raising their children – by a kind word, a few hours babysitting to give the Mom a much needed break, a prepared meal, clothes, - whatever it would take to lighten her load. Where there is criticism, judgment, mean spirited thoughts words and deeds, may you be strong and courageous to let the criticism and judgment roll off you like water off a duck and may your own thoughts be kind and caring of yourself.
Day 10 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings to all Mothers whose children were taken from them by a spouse, by court order, etc. May they be blessed with peace, love, joy, forgiveness and infinite creativity to create a new life that when the time is perfect they will be reunited with their children in a very good way although maybe not the way that was expected. When we remain open to preferences, what transpires can be joyful although not always as expected.
Day 11 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings to all Mothers whose child or children died. Sometimes as Mothers, the loss of a child leaves us devastated to the point of paralysis and obsessed with the lost child. This can hold the spirit of the child in the lower realms rather than being released back to the light. For each we must find our reason for living and often a tragedy can be the opener to taking one small step in a (k)new direction. Reach a hand out to another, write the story of your loss, join a support group, walk in the woods, - whatever it takes to make one small step daily.
Day 12 – Today we send blessings and loving kindness to Mothers who live through their children. When I managed a Ski School and Ski Area, I observed many children who did not want to be taking ski lessons. A fellow ski instructor’s youngest son was not interested in skiing and was so miserable the father took him out of ski lessons and encouraged him in other pursuits. Several years later the child did start to ski and loved it. Although we may have certain desires that we weren’t able to pursue as children, rather than force them upon our children, no matter what our age we can always step out and try new endeavours. Yes, there is a learning curve and we can pursue that with persistence, laughter, joy, and practice. When we are a living example of lifelong learning and stepping out of our box, we inspire our family and others as well.
Day 13 – Today we send blessings and loving kindness to all Mothers whose children are/were tortured, physically and emotionally abused, sexually abused with no place to turn to or who through their own childhood abuse are unable to act to get their children to safety. As the Native Medicine people say, “Until you have walked a mile in the others moccasins, you do not know what the other is suffering.” May all children find safety.
Day 14 – Today we send blessings to all Mothers who cared for children other than their own whether it be in crisis care, fostering, adoption, school, or any other ways – we are eternally grateful and deeply appreciate your kindness and caring.
Day 15 – Today we send blessings and love to all Mothers who were/are unable to find the keys to their divine self and self love, and self-medicate through addictions, prescription drugs, alcohol, food, emotional drama and the list goes on. May they be inspired to daily take steps to replace their addictions with their divine purpose – following their path of heart. This may be joining support groups, finding ways of healing, creating a new dream life, and having the patience to keep taking one small step each day.
Day 16 – Today we send blessings and love to all Mothers who were/are physically and emotionally abused and are caught in the cycle of victim/violence. May they find the resources and courage and strength to begin anew and set a new example for theirs and all children. May they know in every cell of their body that there is a better way. May we all support those on the path of peace.
Day 17 - Today we send loving kindness and blessings to all Mothers who died young and left their children for others to raise. May all the children come to a place of forgiveness, joyful living and triumph over adversity as a tribute to their Mother who was unable to be with them on the physical plane.
Day 18 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings to all Mothers who have worked to provide for their children and given them a better life. Often they have been tired , burned out, not fully present trying to juggle so many things at one time, unavailable emotionally in their efforts to keep it all together. May we all appreciate the sacrifices (to make sacred) Mothers for all time have made to enhance life.
Day 19 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings to all Mothers who are/were full time Mothers for you are all a treasure to your children and other children. The work of the Mother is never ending and often unappreciated. May we all appreciate, no matter the circumstances and conditions, the work of the Mother for when we appreciate the blessings – all that we appreciate grows.
Day 20 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings to all Mothers who lost themselves in their marriage/relationship and had to leave in order to survive and to find themselves. In finding themselves, they have given the children the opportunity to know a better way.
Day 21 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings to all the Fathers who have Mothered the children and within whom the Mother archetype is more developed than in the Mother. Gradually we are accepting and appreciating that fathers are awesome caregivers and many stay home to raise their children. It is the unity of the divine masculine and feminine at work as we create a (k)new world that honours equanimity and equality with appreciation and gratitude for the Mother archetype that when we honour and appreciate will reflect onto how we treat Mother Earth – our home – that we will expand love, peace, gratitude, joy in place of inappropriate use of power, greed, and control.
Day 22 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings to all Mothers who have children with challenges – whether you have risen to the challenge with loving support of your child/children or through your own self-hate have projected your unhappiness upon the child. May all children know deep within them that they are beautiful from the inside out and to continue to let the inner blossom.
Day 23 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings to all Mothers who through their own fear are over-protective and controlling – often shutting down the child’s natural intuition and creativity. May each of you be filled with love – the anecdote for fear - and create another focus in your life that expands your confidence and self-esteem.
Day 24 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings to all Mothers who are frustrated, angry and sad that their life as a Mother has not unfolded quite like what they had hoped. May they be all be blessed with a change in perspective often brought about by focusing upon the small parts of our life that are marvelous so they may grow. For what we put our attention upon grows and energy flows in that direction. The choice is ours to grow the frustration, anger and sadness or to grow and appreciate the small miracles that happen every day.
Day 25 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings to all the Mother Teresas’ of the world. Those soul grandmothers, teachers, nuns, coaches, etc. who saw /see the divine within each child and each living being and gives the loving and caring that the child may thrive against all odds. Today is the birthday of the Christ child in the Christian faith – an inspiration to all to light the light within us and be the living example of what we wish to see in the world.
Day 26 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings to all the Grandmothers of the world who through circumstances are now raising their grandchildren. We thank you for your courage, strength, love, patience, wisdom for providing a better world for your grandchildren and hence all of us.
Day 27 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings to all Mothers of Peace who are in war torn countries and hold a place of peace that their children may grow to create a new world of peace. They are an inspiration to all of us to focus on the vibration and vision of peace for all humanity – for energy flows where our attention goes. We can only create peace by living peace, love and joy from within.
Day 28 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings to all Mothers of children who are challenged with addictions, alcohol, drugs, anger, sadness, food, etc. May they find a way beyond criticism, judgment that they may love their children unconditionally and by so doing leave a window open for the child to make another choice with support.
Day 29 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings of gratitude and appreciation to the Mothers of projects or causes that have provided our children with wonderful schooling, places for the homeless, water treatment in third world countries, professionals serving selflessly in third world countries and the list goes on. Keep up the great work.
Day 30 – Today we send loving kindness and blessings of gratitude and appreciation to the Mothers who have chosen to Mother the entire planet by living a life of seclusion, prayer and holding of a high vibration so all of us may grow and evolve into the new world and dimension. Thank you.
Day 31 – Today as we end this month and this year, may we take 10 minutes to breathe slowly and deeply to our belly and reflect on the many blessings of our evolving growth, for the miracles, for the learning experiences, for each soul who touched our life and may we honour our very being by taking ten minutes to breathe and reflect on and vision our great fortune and the unfolding of Mother Earth and the many blessings, she provides. May we consider slowing down and taking a few minutes to breathe each day. Taking that time and following this simple practice could well save our life and prevent disease in our body. May you all as the Mother archetype have a splendid New Year filled with peace, love, joy, wellness, abundance, prosperity and love of the mystery of life.
,
Rev. Carol Anne Munro, M.Div.
Integrated Healing Facilitator,
Consultant, Practitioner
Distance Healing,
Minister of Spiritual Peacekeeping
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Appreciation and Gratitude Tool A Day
Life presents unlimited opportunities to speak, write and declare our appreciation and gratitude daily. Lama Kalden was making his monthly trip to Calgary to lead the Buddhist Group and asked if he could stay at my home. I am forever grateful for the teachings he shared with me and particularly over those several days, the three building blocks to cultivate beginning a spiritual practice: Love of Self, Love of the Mother, Appreciation and Gratitude followed by the four foundational blocks: loving kindness, commitment, compassion, detachment. It was a magical time as I had a ten year old native boy in crisis staying in my home. He had been adopted by Caucasian parents at birth who were now experiencing great difficulties with him and had chosen to send him to social services and into foster care. Lama Kalden was dying of cancer and this was his last trip before going into retreat to prepare for his death. I had a rope swinging chair on my balcony along with another chair and the two of them spent hours talking and taking turns in the swinging chair. Then we would get into the hot tub and feel the relaxation of the bubbles. This was a time of profound grace for each of us. I do believe an angel always appears in a time of great crisis and I feel Lama Kalden was the angel for the young boy and the wonderful exchange would serve him all his life. I dedicate this to all the angels who have graced my life. Who have been your angels?
Day 1 - Today I appreciate and love the uniqueness of each of my children and all whom I am connected with exactly where they are on their journey now including myself.
Day 2 - Today I appreciate and am grateful to hear my words or thoughts of complaining and to immediately change them to words and thoughts of appreciation and gratitude for “what is” and ask for a solution being prepared to listen to my heart’s answer.
Day 3 – Today I appreciate and am grateful to hear my words or thoughts of criticism or judgment and to immediately change them to words and thoughts of kindness, acceptance, forgiveness, and a blessing of love.
Day 4 – Today I appreciate and am grateful to have a home and a roof over my head and I envision all being appropriately sheltered.
Day 5 - Today I appreciate and am grateful to have potable water and wonderful food on my table to eat. I am grateful for all the elements and the hands that brought it to me and may all be blessed with all the potable water and food they need to be healthy and happy.
Day 6 – Today I appreciate and am grateful for all the teachers and healers and may they all be blessed with abundance, love, good health, and continued great self-expression.
Day 7 – Today I appreciate and am grateful to choose inner peace rather than turmoil and conflict and to stay in that place of peace in any storm. Peace (flow) and war (resistance) co-exist – which do you choose?
Day 8 – Today I appreciate and am grateful to remain centered in peace when other’s anger, fear, grief, worry, overexcitement, guilt, hatred, depression, insecurity, impatience, frustration, rage and anxiety are projected onto me.
Day 9 – Today I appreciate and am grateful for my commitment to transform my negative non-supportive emotions into peace, love, joy, self-expression, wonderful work, and great health by focusing on all in my life I am grateful for and appreciate.
Day 10 – Today I appreciate and am grateful for all my family and relatives. May they all be blessed with wellness, peace, love, joy and abundance.
Day 11 – Today I appreciate and am grateful for all whom are connected to their divine plan for their great self-expression from within their heart and live fully in good health, love and their great work.
Day 12 - Today I appreciate and am grateful for the opportunities to hold others visions for them to support their divine work and essence.
Day 13 – Today I appreciate and am grateful creating positive visions without resistance of what I would prefer to see in the world and am committed to being the change I wish to see in the world.
Day 14 – Today I appreciate and am grateful to all who love themselves and in doing so have moved beyond criticism and judgment.
Day 15 – Today I appreciate and am grateful for the silence and stillness for therein is peace and the answers to our questions.
Day 16 – Today I appreciate and am grateful for the many benefits of the dentist, doctor, scientist, philosopher, teacher, baker, cleaner, parking attendant, bus driver and the list goes on for they all bring more grace into our lives.
Day 17 – Today I appreciate and am grateful for all the benefits of the computer, telephone, and technology for the amazing ways we now connect and create in our lives.
Day 18 – Today I appreciate and am grateful for the access to the ancient wisdom that for many years was kept secret and now benefits us all.
Day 19 – Today I appreciate and am grateful that I can choose how I will respond to everything in my life and attract and create what I truly want in my life by letting go of what is not for my highest and divine best. We each can chose the high road or the low road. Choose the high road!
Day 20 – Today I appreciate and am grateful that I can and do take the time to write a note or send an email of gratitude and appreciation. A woman told me her and a friend had been invited to a lavish party where everything was supplied in abundance. They felt they should buy the host and hostess a gift in appreciation. To receive a gift with grace means we appreciate what was given to us without attempting to pay back by giving another gift. To send a heartfelt note of appreciation and gratitude about what you enjoyed about the party, how you appreciate the hostess/host’s kindness and generosity, and what really made you feel good about the party lets the hostess/host know they are truly appreciated. It puts you in the mind set of looking in all areas for the many things and ways we can appreciate. What we appreciate, appreciates!
Day 21 – Today I appreciate and am grateful to see the divine essence in everything and not get caught up in the physical attributes of the personality expressing from conditioning of the past. I am committed to remain in the present moment.
Day 22 – Today I appreciate and am grateful to be courageous and strong to only put in my mouth that which supports my health and well being.
Day 23 – Today I appreciate and am grateful to stretch, exercise and love my body and to breathe the love of life in every breath into every cell of my body and with practice my body continues to increase in energy, joy and well-being.
Day 24 – Today I appreciate and am grateful for all who write, story tell, sing, dance, paint, heal, etc and enhance our lives with the creative arts.
Day 25 - Today I appreciate and am grateful for all who have walked before us for we stand on their shoulders of wisdom evolving and creating a new world. I appreciate they may pass through for a short time, a long time or a life time and to allow the endings and completions with grace.
Day 26 - Today I appreciate and am gratefully aware of recognizing the opportunities that cross my path each day to be tolerant of other belief systems, to forgive and bless someone who has hurt or angered me, and to reconcile my own judgments and criticisms about what should or should not be in our world to come to a place of peace within me of “what is”.
Day 27 - Today I appreciate and am grateful to recognize, feel or see symbols, messages, etc that assist me in remaining in my truth and on the high road of my journey.
Day 28 – Today I appreciate and am grateful for the power and strength of a strong mind to neutralize any prophecies of evil placed upon myself by my own thoughts or by others.
Day 29 – Today I appreciate and am grateful for all the treasures of Mother Earth – wind, rain, sun, earth, flowers, food, ocean, waterfalls, rivers, mountains, trees, rocks, gems, fragrances, and the list goes on infinitely.
Day 30 – Today I appreciate and am grateful that everything that may have appeared as a negative in my life is blessed into a resounding success.
Day 31 – Today I appreciate and am grateful for the blessings that each one of you brings to me and to the planet and may you be blessed with peace, joy, love, good health, great work, abundance, prosperity, fun and laughter.
May all your days be wonderfilled,
Rev. Carol Anne Munro, M.Div.
Integrated Healing Facilitator,
Consultant, Practitioner,
Distance Healing,
Minister of Spiritual Peacekeeping
Please feel free to forward this message in full to others ã copyright 2006 by Carol Anne Munro, Majestic Transformation Life Tools, Seminars, Private Consultations. All Rights Reserved. www.majestictransformation.com ,
Tool A Day subscription is provided as a loving service by Rev. Carol Anne Munro, M.Div., Integrated Healing Facilitator, Consultant, Practitioner, Distance Healing, Minister of Spiritual Peacekeeping. See www.majestictransformation.com for services. Please feel free to forward this message in full to others, ã copyright 2006 by Carol Anne Munro, Majestic Transformation Life Tools, Seminars, Private Sessions. All Rights Reserved.
