This year, instead of resolutions, make revolutions. What's the difference? Instead of talking about things you would like to change, just dig in and do them. Don't promise to do something because someone else wants you to. In the end, the only changes you will stick with are the ones you choose to do because you really want to make these changes.
It is far better to just have one or two things on your list that you really will do, three at most, rather than make a list of 5 or 10 things and then feel disappointed because you did not get them all done.
If you focus your efforts and you are successful in making even one change, you will feel proud of yourself for what you have accomplished, and then it will not be empty talk. When you actually make a change, you will have created a revolution in your life, whether your focus is to work out at least 3 times a week, build your business so that your income doubles, or whether your goal is to write something every day, only choose to do something that is so heartfelt and such a strong desire that you really will follow through.
If you want your life to change, you need to create revolutions, not make resolutions. Notice the difference and feel the joy that comes from taking action.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
A Christmas Myth
I find it fascinating that our common concept of the mythical figure of Santa Claus as a fat man in a red and white suit originated with Coca Cola ads about 100 years ago. Red and white are the company's logo colors and the lovely, romantic, cheerful paintings and drawings of him drinking a Coke after delivering presents was all about reviving sales of the beverage to kids after the government forced them to remove the cocaine from the formula and sales to adults declined.
As a character to enter popular mythology from the world of advertising, Santa Claus is in sort of a unique position.
one of the components of all mythologies is magic. Characters are always described as being able to perform feats that defy rational explanation, such as personally delivering toys and gifts to every household in the world with the assistance of flying reindeer (or at least the parts of the world that believe this myth).
The resilience of this character may be due to the fact that he is intimately linked to this time of year when warm and fuzzy feelings abound and somehow many people seem able to set aside grievances and difficulties and show compassion for others in a greater than average way.
We also see outpourings of compassion when a tragedy occurs and people rush to volunteer assistance, but the unique aspect of this season every year is that these heart warming stories and occurrences are perennial.
Somehow the joy and magic of this myth, even though it originated as an advertising campaign, endures far beyond its original scope, generating real life stories such as the Secret Santas that pop up in the news at this time of year.
This is another fascinating example of the power of myth. Enjoy it for another day or so. We can all use a little more joy and magic in our lives.
As a character to enter popular mythology from the world of advertising, Santa Claus is in sort of a unique position.
one of the components of all mythologies is magic. Characters are always described as being able to perform feats that defy rational explanation, such as personally delivering toys and gifts to every household in the world with the assistance of flying reindeer (or at least the parts of the world that believe this myth).
The resilience of this character may be due to the fact that he is intimately linked to this time of year when warm and fuzzy feelings abound and somehow many people seem able to set aside grievances and difficulties and show compassion for others in a greater than average way.
We also see outpourings of compassion when a tragedy occurs and people rush to volunteer assistance, but the unique aspect of this season every year is that these heart warming stories and occurrences are perennial.
Somehow the joy and magic of this myth, even though it originated as an advertising campaign, endures far beyond its original scope, generating real life stories such as the Secret Santas that pop up in the news at this time of year.
This is another fascinating example of the power of myth. Enjoy it for another day or so. We can all use a little more joy and magic in our lives.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Lighting Fires in the Dark
Winter Solstice was Monday night. During this midwinter day, as we light candles to part the darkness, it is a perfect time to reflect on what fears we want to let go of, so that more light can come into our life during this coming year.
Mine is that I am letting go of all fears that limit my thinking about whether I can make my tarot business full time this year.
As the darkness recedes and the light grows, my determination grows stronger and my business grows. The returning sun shines on my labors, warms my energies and lights my path.
Letting go of fear is a process that we have to keep reaffirming as we replace it with joy, love and optimism.
There may also be habits that we need to change in order to be more successful, such as better organization and sharper focus. Right after the holidays, I will begin sorting out my receipts and preparing for my taxes, which will also provide a clearer time line and goals for actions during this transitional year.
What we lose in the dark is consumed by the fire, the fire of our passion, the fire of our vision. We have to set fires to burn away what we don't want and light our way to what we do want.
As we spend these cold winter nights staying warm with extra clothing, extra blankets, light candles to signify your desires. Let them burn brightly as the sun begins to grow again in the night. Each time you light a candle, let it illuminate a thought, a vision, a dream of your future. Let the lighting of the candles signify the willful actions you will take to achieve your goals and bring more of what you want into your life.
Let these little fires continue to feed the larger fire that burns from within. Light the fires that make this year the time for transition into greater success.
Mine is that I am letting go of all fears that limit my thinking about whether I can make my tarot business full time this year.
As the darkness recedes and the light grows, my determination grows stronger and my business grows. The returning sun shines on my labors, warms my energies and lights my path.
Letting go of fear is a process that we have to keep reaffirming as we replace it with joy, love and optimism.
There may also be habits that we need to change in order to be more successful, such as better organization and sharper focus. Right after the holidays, I will begin sorting out my receipts and preparing for my taxes, which will also provide a clearer time line and goals for actions during this transitional year.
What we lose in the dark is consumed by the fire, the fire of our passion, the fire of our vision. We have to set fires to burn away what we don't want and light our way to what we do want.
As we spend these cold winter nights staying warm with extra clothing, extra blankets, light candles to signify your desires. Let them burn brightly as the sun begins to grow again in the night. Each time you light a candle, let it illuminate a thought, a vision, a dream of your future. Let the lighting of the candles signify the willful actions you will take to achieve your goals and bring more of what you want into your life.
Let these little fires continue to feed the larger fire that burns from within. Light the fires that make this year the time for transition into greater success.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Attraction
Attraction is a powerful way to work with the energies of the universe. Attraction is the best way to get what we want. It is about making things happen, using your will to create results. Just as importantly, it is about sending out signals to those people in the universe who are on a similar wavelength will recognize us so that you can combine your energies with them. You have heard that old saying "you catch more bees with honey than with vinegar." This is how it works.
You do have to do things to get the signals out there, like talk to people, send them email messages, meet people live and in person, get involved in business, community, arts or charity projects that interest you. You have to stir up energies by being in action.
Signals can also be sent out in a very subtle way by thinking about your goals, dreams and desires, and focusing on bringing them into your life.
These signals can be enhanced with the use of Attraction Oil, which combines the power of aromatherapy with the magic of the Law of Attraction.
As you apply the oil every day, you reaffirm what it is you desire to attract more of in your life, whether it is business, love, relationships. health, new friends, more connection to spirit, whatever it is that you really want or need.
Then all throughout the day, each time you take a deep breath and catch the scent, you are reminded of why you are wearing the oil, and you restate your intentions, your affirmations, sending out these desires on waves and vibrations of scent.
Of course, the scent of the oil will also literally draw people to you. They will ask what you are wearing. In this way, Attraction Oil can literally help introduce you to new people.
When I create the oil, I hold the magical intention that it will enhance the purposes of whoever uses it. Then when you add your intentions to the application, it gets a second power boost to launch your rockets of desire out there and engage the Law of Attraction on your behalf.
We have to be creative and use every advantage available to us in order to succeed. What is it you want to attract? If you are ready to make this real, if you are ready to make changes in your life now, send out a signal so that everyone will know, and those who are of like mind can be drawn to you.
You do have to do things to get the signals out there, like talk to people, send them email messages, meet people live and in person, get involved in business, community, arts or charity projects that interest you. You have to stir up energies by being in action.
Signals can also be sent out in a very subtle way by thinking about your goals, dreams and desires, and focusing on bringing them into your life.
These signals can be enhanced with the use of Attraction Oil, which combines the power of aromatherapy with the magic of the Law of Attraction.
As you apply the oil every day, you reaffirm what it is you desire to attract more of in your life, whether it is business, love, relationships. health, new friends, more connection to spirit, whatever it is that you really want or need.
Then all throughout the day, each time you take a deep breath and catch the scent, you are reminded of why you are wearing the oil, and you restate your intentions, your affirmations, sending out these desires on waves and vibrations of scent.
Of course, the scent of the oil will also literally draw people to you. They will ask what you are wearing. In this way, Attraction Oil can literally help introduce you to new people.
When I create the oil, I hold the magical intention that it will enhance the purposes of whoever uses it. Then when you add your intentions to the application, it gets a second power boost to launch your rockets of desire out there and engage the Law of Attraction on your behalf.
We have to be creative and use every advantage available to us in order to succeed. What is it you want to attract? If you are ready to make this real, if you are ready to make changes in your life now, send out a signal so that everyone will know, and those who are of like mind can be drawn to you.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Explorers
It is interesting how perspective changes over time, and we suddenly are able to see things in a new light. When we were in school, we learned that centuries ago, explorers set out from Europe to try and discover whether the earth was flat or what they would find if they kept sailing west.
However, it would be more accurate to call these franchise developments. After all, when the old European powers found land somewhere, they declared them to be colonies of theirs. The obvious fact that someone else was already living there means that these entrepreneurs did not really discover those lands. And those developments were not really about simply finding more land to build homes on. It was all about sending back things to the home country that could produce revenue. Think, for example, of the early British explorers as the ones who got the tobacco franchise (Walter Raleigh) for all of Europe. Or other bands of explorers who secured chunks of land and positions for themselves as furriers (Hudson Bay Company) for Europe. You know what all those scuba divers busy searching for sunken ships? What were they loaded with that would make people want to scrounge around the ocean floor for years? Gold. These people were not just out there to see what was out there.
Explorers come in different varieties. There are explorers whose curiosity just drives them to want to know what is down there, deep in the ocean, or out there in space how the human brain works, what makes plants grow the way they do, the nature of romance, life after death, and other mysteries.
We can open ourselves to discovery simply by considering different perspectives. One of the starter ideas I used to give my creative writing students was to write a story that toyed with the idea of how we might have developed differently as a society if we would have taken up a native way of living, rather than continuing with the European model. Our culture and our country could have gone a whole different way.
When we explore what possibilities the world has for us, particularly when we are looking for ways to make money, we have to look at different perspectives to find our way. We might find ourselves sailing into uncharted waters to see if there is anything there. What we find depends upon how observant we are.
However, it would be more accurate to call these franchise developments. After all, when the old European powers found land somewhere, they declared them to be colonies of theirs. The obvious fact that someone else was already living there means that these entrepreneurs did not really discover those lands. And those developments were not really about simply finding more land to build homes on. It was all about sending back things to the home country that could produce revenue. Think, for example, of the early British explorers as the ones who got the tobacco franchise (Walter Raleigh) for all of Europe. Or other bands of explorers who secured chunks of land and positions for themselves as furriers (Hudson Bay Company) for Europe. You know what all those scuba divers busy searching for sunken ships? What were they loaded with that would make people want to scrounge around the ocean floor for years? Gold. These people were not just out there to see what was out there.
Explorers come in different varieties. There are explorers whose curiosity just drives them to want to know what is down there, deep in the ocean, or out there in space how the human brain works, what makes plants grow the way they do, the nature of romance, life after death, and other mysteries.
We can open ourselves to discovery simply by considering different perspectives. One of the starter ideas I used to give my creative writing students was to write a story that toyed with the idea of how we might have developed differently as a society if we would have taken up a native way of living, rather than continuing with the European model. Our culture and our country could have gone a whole different way.
When we explore what possibilities the world has for us, particularly when we are looking for ways to make money, we have to look at different perspectives to find our way. We might find ourselves sailing into uncharted waters to see if there is anything there. What we find depends upon how observant we are.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Labor of Love
It feels really good when you make something and after investing your time and energy into making it, you get feedback that it really has benefitted the people who have bought it and are using it? It feels wonderful. I love being able to get the acknowledgement. Wouldn't it be wonderful if all of us could get more of this kind of result from our work? What kind of world would it be if all labors were labors of love?
Testimonials for
Magical Awakenings Comfrey Reiki Salve &
Magical Awakenings Attraction Oil
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: "I burned my finger today on the wood stove, and I just put on your salve and the pain went away instantly! Your salve is awesome. I had a deep crack on my finger and it hurt. One day later it does not hurt and is almost healed! It’s funny how I got your salve yesterday and it has already healed the cut on my finger and the burn is healing!" ---Lora
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: "Loving it as an eye cream so far! I also use it under my concealer. Smooths everything!" Mary Michael
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: "Put the salve on my rough elbow and it is feeling much softer." ---Patti Auten
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: "Hi Dan! I got the salve yesterday and I love it! I have a problem with really nasty, dark, dry patches on my hands during the winter that sometimes crack and bleed. I'm already seeing much improvement, and the stuff smells wonderful." ---Harusami
Comfrey/Reiki Salve & Attraction Oil testimonial: "I do love the salve and feel its soothing energy; use it as lip balm for now. The oil smells terrific and it lasts all day long. Interestingly, my daughter is fascinated by it and follows me around the apartment, saying hmmm. She is normally picky but loves the fragrance. I am going to start wearing it with intention starting today.” : )Lilou
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: "I had really chapped lips after the Boutique Sunday and was using some other natural organic lip balm that I really like, but my lips were so chapped it just wasn't doing the trick. I tried the salve on my lips and a few hours later my dry cracked (and painful) lips were totally back to normal. Absolutely amazing results!" ---Cory Michelle Johnson
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: I put this salve on my dog's footpads to protect them from cracking in the cold weather. Since our cats go outside, I rub salve on their footpads too. It really works to help protect them because it penetrates the skin so well that even though they lick their feet, the salve has already gone in and done its work." --- Joanne
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: "A friend who got some of your salve said that it is addressing her condition of rosacea (don't know how to spell it!). Also planning to use your Attraction Oil for setting some intentions for 2010 -- tis the season!"---Lisa
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonials: "Your salve makes a soothing balm for my nipples. Thank you!"---R
Attraction Oil testimonial: I got your prosperity oil yesterday and have been using it. I just received a call from one of the stores where I sell my soap and they want more!, In the 10 years or so that I have been making soap I have never received a call from a store, I always have to go there and ask them, this time they had asked me! I believe it is your Attraction Oil at work! Thank you! ---L
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonials: "Your salve has worked well for me as a wrinkle cream around the eyes. I also use it on my lips. And it is great protection for my hands and face in cold weather when I am not wearing makeup."---S
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonials: "I had a hairline fracture in my heel. My doctor gave me steroids, but I did not like the feeling of taking those, so I stopped taking them. As soon as I started using your salve, my heel started to feel better. when I went back to the doctor and he took another X-ray, the hairline fracture was gone."---J
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: "It is incredible that the comfrey is grown by the same person who makes it into salve. Herbal medicine is always more potent when the medicine maker has interacted with the plant. It feels warming and soothing and helped my knee feel better right away." --- Elizabeth Willis
For ordering or more info, contact:
Dan Liss, 720-468-2624
pandan49@msn.com
Testimonials for
Magical Awakenings Comfrey Reiki Salve &
Magical Awakenings Attraction Oil
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: "I burned my finger today on the wood stove, and I just put on your salve and the pain went away instantly! Your salve is awesome. I had a deep crack on my finger and it hurt. One day later it does not hurt and is almost healed! It’s funny how I got your salve yesterday and it has already healed the cut on my finger and the burn is healing!" ---Lora
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: "Loving it as an eye cream so far! I also use it under my concealer. Smooths everything!" Mary Michael
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: "Put the salve on my rough elbow and it is feeling much softer." ---Patti Auten
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: "Hi Dan! I got the salve yesterday and I love it! I have a problem with really nasty, dark, dry patches on my hands during the winter that sometimes crack and bleed. I'm already seeing much improvement, and the stuff smells wonderful." ---Harusami
Comfrey/Reiki Salve & Attraction Oil testimonial: "I do love the salve and feel its soothing energy; use it as lip balm for now. The oil smells terrific and it lasts all day long. Interestingly, my daughter is fascinated by it and follows me around the apartment, saying hmmm. She is normally picky but loves the fragrance. I am going to start wearing it with intention starting today.” : )Lilou
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: "I had really chapped lips after the Boutique Sunday and was using some other natural organic lip balm that I really like, but my lips were so chapped it just wasn't doing the trick. I tried the salve on my lips and a few hours later my dry cracked (and painful) lips were totally back to normal. Absolutely amazing results!" ---Cory Michelle Johnson
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: I put this salve on my dog's footpads to protect them from cracking in the cold weather. Since our cats go outside, I rub salve on their footpads too. It really works to help protect them because it penetrates the skin so well that even though they lick their feet, the salve has already gone in and done its work." --- Joanne
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: "A friend who got some of your salve said that it is addressing her condition of rosacea (don't know how to spell it!). Also planning to use your Attraction Oil for setting some intentions for 2010 -- tis the season!"---Lisa
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonials: "Your salve makes a soothing balm for my nipples. Thank you!"---R
Attraction Oil testimonial: I got your prosperity oil yesterday and have been using it. I just received a call from one of the stores where I sell my soap and they want more!, In the 10 years or so that I have been making soap I have never received a call from a store, I always have to go there and ask them, this time they had asked me! I believe it is your Attraction Oil at work! Thank you! ---L
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonials: "Your salve has worked well for me as a wrinkle cream around the eyes. I also use it on my lips. And it is great protection for my hands and face in cold weather when I am not wearing makeup."---S
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonials: "I had a hairline fracture in my heel. My doctor gave me steroids, but I did not like the feeling of taking those, so I stopped taking them. As soon as I started using your salve, my heel started to feel better. when I went back to the doctor and he took another X-ray, the hairline fracture was gone."---J
Comfrey/Reiki Salve testimonial: "It is incredible that the comfrey is grown by the same person who makes it into salve. Herbal medicine is always more potent when the medicine maker has interacted with the plant. It feels warming and soothing and helped my knee feel better right away." --- Elizabeth Willis
For ordering or more info, contact:
Dan Liss, 720-468-2624
pandan49@msn.com
Friday, December 18, 2009
Cards on the Table
A card reading is a simple thing, really. Profoundly simple. People have a conversation while the cards are on the table. Images and symbols contained on the cards can help trigger something deeper in the subconscious and the conversation between the reader and querant brings this up to the conscious level so that something shifts inside the querant that helps them recognize developments on the horizon and how to approach them.
The art of the reader is to be able to pick up on the energies of the person who is asking for the reading and help see more deeply into the questions that person brings to the table. This ability on the part of the reader helps them to decipher the symbols in the way that is most relevant to the person who is wanting the reading. Experience with the cards and a fluid connection with their spirit guides is key to the success of the reader who has developed their art.
Even if at the beginning cards were created strictly as a game, somewhere along the line they were given brilliantly evocative imagery by a succession of talented artists and magical adepts who knitted together esoteric knowledge and wisdom to examine the larger patterns in life.
The fact that prior to the invention of the printing press, only nobles, clergy, and some merchants knew how to read and write or had access to manuscripts and libraries, the visionaries who helped shape the evolution of cards as a medium learned to pack a lot into the pictures so that everyone could access them. Yet, even for those of us who have studied them for a long time, new insights are always revealed even when looking again a picture we have seen thousands of times before.
Each person who comes to the table prompts different energies to be awakened and new visions to be revealed. Thus, the insights gained can be subtle, profound and immense.
Seeing the cards on the table in answer to your questions, whether asked aloud or not, is akin to having a real life experience and connecting it to a dream you had. Likewise, the cards can help decipher dreams and present keys to unlock those as well.
Looking back to the gaming origin of tarot, that spirit still permeates readings. After all, if card games are a combination of both chance and strategy, so is life. When we plot a new course for ourselves, we are taking some risks, and opening up to chance. We make plans and then there are surprises, and then we adjust, because those moments of chance could be the opportunities for greater opportunities, insight and the enrichment of our life experience.
It has never ceased to fascinate me how the drawing of cards can be both random and right on the mark. Once the cards are on the table, the whole scene is open and the story unfolds.
The art of the reader is to be able to pick up on the energies of the person who is asking for the reading and help see more deeply into the questions that person brings to the table. This ability on the part of the reader helps them to decipher the symbols in the way that is most relevant to the person who is wanting the reading. Experience with the cards and a fluid connection with their spirit guides is key to the success of the reader who has developed their art.
Even if at the beginning cards were created strictly as a game, somewhere along the line they were given brilliantly evocative imagery by a succession of talented artists and magical adepts who knitted together esoteric knowledge and wisdom to examine the larger patterns in life.
The fact that prior to the invention of the printing press, only nobles, clergy, and some merchants knew how to read and write or had access to manuscripts and libraries, the visionaries who helped shape the evolution of cards as a medium learned to pack a lot into the pictures so that everyone could access them. Yet, even for those of us who have studied them for a long time, new insights are always revealed even when looking again a picture we have seen thousands of times before.
Each person who comes to the table prompts different energies to be awakened and new visions to be revealed. Thus, the insights gained can be subtle, profound and immense.
Seeing the cards on the table in answer to your questions, whether asked aloud or not, is akin to having a real life experience and connecting it to a dream you had. Likewise, the cards can help decipher dreams and present keys to unlock those as well.
Looking back to the gaming origin of tarot, that spirit still permeates readings. After all, if card games are a combination of both chance and strategy, so is life. When we plot a new course for ourselves, we are taking some risks, and opening up to chance. We make plans and then there are surprises, and then we adjust, because those moments of chance could be the opportunities for greater opportunities, insight and the enrichment of our life experience.
It has never ceased to fascinate me how the drawing of cards can be both random and right on the mark. Once the cards are on the table, the whole scene is open and the story unfolds.
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