The Power of Choice

People either love the film The Matrix or hate it. There's a variety of theories about the film and what it's real message is. In actually The Matrix's futuristic setting is nothing more than a backdrop to explore age old concepts such as truth and choice. The main idea is that we have the choice to pursue truth and realign our thinking or we can opt to do nothing and accept a false reality.

In the film Neo (Kenau Reeves) decides to pursue the truth and immediately awakens to another world; it's a reality quite different from what he had previously been led to believe in. Ultimately seeking the truth may lead you to have to examine who you are and what you believe in. It may also irrevocably alter the course of your life and relationships. Each person has to decide for his or her self which is better: to seek the truth or to exist in an illusion.

Achieving Goals with the Law of Least Effort

Many of us are trying to "make things happen." That's great unless that the thing that you're fixating on isn't really part of your life path, isn't really a true desire of your heart. In the instances when you are pursuing goals that aren't really for you, it's inevitable that you will fail and that before you experience the final gut wrenching failure, you will have taken a journey that was difficult and frustrating.

The key principle of the law of least resistance is that you expend less energy when your energies are motivated by love. This doesn't mean that you can just sit down and meditate and poof something occurs. However it means that when you are guided by love, rather than fear, you will be in the flow. You'll thoroughly enjoy the path that you are on, the people and resources that you need will appear and problems will be resolved quickly. It means that you are following the signs and opportunities that present themselves in your life. It also means that you out in the world engaging new people, new ideas and new realities.


Deepak Chopera says in The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: When you seek power and control over people you waste energy. When you seek money or power for the sake of the ego, you spend energy chasing the illusion of happiness instead of enjoying happiness in the moment. When you seek money for personal gain only, you cut off the flow of energy to yourself, and interfere with the expression of nature's intelligence.

Think about about your life as if you are swimming in the ocean. You can choose to swim with the current and joyfully glide to your destination....experiencing a few bumps and some minor detours. You could however choose to swim against the current, fighting with every stroke to subdue the water and stay on your course. So which is it? Are you going with the flow of yor life and enjoying the ride or are you resisting, in a constant struggle to keep your head above water?
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Why We Sabotage Our Own Dreams

Oscar Wilde said: "Each man kills the thing he loves." And that's true. The mere possibility of getting what we want fills the soul of the ordinary person with guilt. We look around at all those who have failed to get what they want and feel that we don't deserve to get what we want either. We forget about all of the obstacles we overcame, all the suffering we endured, all the things we had to give up in order to get this far. I have known a lot of people who, when their personal calling was within their grasp; went on to commit a series of stupid mistakes and never reached their goal---when it was only a step away.

Excerpt from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

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The Importance of Conflict in Love Relationships

When we hide from conflict, we're avoiding a chance to deepen our relationships. I remember a beautiful sermon I heard years ago on "becoming married." It was given by the then dean of the Houston Cathedral, Pittman McGehee. He urged us to see marriage as a process and, especially, to be open to the negative side of intimacy---the hurt, the criticism, the losses that bring depth to the relationship and bring us closer to each other. He cautioned us to be wary of a relationship that has no room for anger or pain, that is lived on the surface of niceness behind smiling masks that block us from experiencing our own vulnerability and each other's reality. He pleaded with us to realize that the self-protective devices behind which we barricade ourselves are actually self-destructive.

Excerpt from the book, On Becoming Fearless by Arianna Huffington

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Becoming Fearless in Love

One of the things women find hard to do in relationships is make clear what we want. In fact, we fear that doing so might be a turn off to the man. But part of fearlessness is expressing what's important to us and knowing that we are strong enough---and willing---to walk away if the other person can't handle the mere expression of our needs.

Of course, we should also be aware of how we ask for what we want. Are we asking or demanding? Is what we're asking for what we really want or a stand-in for something else that we're actually too afraid to bring up? And if we don't always get what we want (which is inevitable), are we going to be bitter and resentful about it?

Excerpt from On Becoming Fearless by Arianna Huffington

Working Moms Mentor Quotable:

I have come to
believe...that what is
most important
to me must be spoken,
made verbal and
shared, even at the risk
of having it bruised or
misunderstood.

--Audre Lorde

Getting Rid of Limiting Beliefs

What are your beliefs about yourself, your life or your capabilities that is helping you to stay stuck? What is on the tape recording that is your mind that keeps telling yout that you can't do better or have more? Here's a wonderful process inspired by author and filmmaker Sophia Quintero to get unblocked by de-constructing your limited thinking. The original exercise requires a 30 day commitment, but I'm starting with a seven day process....you can do as many days as you feel necessary.

Make a list of 7 limiting beliefs that you have. Everyday for the next 7 days take one belief and write your answers to the following questions about it:

1. Is it true?
2. How do I know it's true?
3. How does believing this impact me?
4. Who would I be if I let go of this belief?

Take the first steps toward releasing your greatness!
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What Are Your Four Agreements?

Don Miguel Ruiz reveals the four agreements, based on ancient Toltec wisdom, that can put people on the road to personal freedom.

1. Be impeccable with your word. Don't say it unless you mean it, and if it's gossip keep a lid on it.

2. Don't take anything personally. What other people say or do isn't because if you, it's because of their own life experiences.

3. Don't make assumptions. Preconceived ideas about what other people think can get you into trouble, and rigid notions of how things "should be" lead to disappointment.

4. Always do your best, but no more. Post facto browbeating is pointless.

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