For all you stress bunnies out there – try saying this to yourself at those crucial moments on a daily basis – it takes just 10 seconds, so any excuses about not having enough time just don’t wash…

Ten Zen Seconds by Eric Maisel

• I am completely stopping

• I expect nothing

• I am doing my work

• I trust my resources

• I feel supported

• I embrace this moment

• I am free of the past

• I make my meaning

• I am open to joy

If you’ve listened to my interview with Sada Nam Kaur, you’ll have heard her mention a powerful meditation called Kirtan Kriya. Sada Nam ‘prescribes’ this for many of her Kundalini students, as it works on many blocks and common problems. And unlike many meditations, it doesn’t even demand that you sit still and empty you thoughts – you really have no choice, because when you start you have so much to concentrate on and once you know how to do it, you get straight into the repetition and lost in the meditation anyhow… Here’s a fantastic video showing you how (I love this video!!).

Over on my art blog, michellerumney.com, I recently started a great 12 week self-coaching program called The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. It’s aimed at blocked or recovering artists, writers and creatives but as we’re all Creative, Resourceful and Whole, I think it would benefit anyone who follows it. I’m now in week 3 – Recovering a Sense of Power.

Here’s a great exercise for working out what core beliefs you carry around deep in your mind that just might be holding you back from achieving the success you know you’re capable of. So, the next 20 minute window you get, sit down and do this;

Just a reminder that next week we have the first monthly call for 2010 with Donna Heath. She’s called the group the New Moon Wish Group, as the calls help you focus on your dreams and desires and start you actually planting the seeds to get those dreams going. You can read Donna’s own description of the group by CLICKING HERE.

I’ve been lucky enough to have been joining in with Donna’s New Moon calls for the past 6 months and I’ve loved every one. They are all different – with a different mood and tone, depending on which astrological sign each New Moon is in. Each moon has its own energy, which is where Donna helps you guide and direct your own energy and bring it into alignment with the moon’s energy.

We had fun in my Writers Group this week – we each did our own Annual Review! Yes, I know ‘fun’ and ‘annual review’ aren’t usually words that go in the same sentence. But hey, Chris Guillebeau from The Art of Non-Conformity is at the heart of this one, so they do!

"Transforming The Light" oil on canvas - work in progress

Not only was it fun, but the process was surprising and really useful too. Chris does a review every year at this time – he doesn’t wait until the New Year to look forward and make plans for what’s ahead. Last night in my monthly New Moon Energy call with Donna Heath, I learnt some more reasons why this part of December is a great time to plot the year ahead.

Playing The Prosperity Game last night, (Day 60 – woo-hoo!) I came across this quote from Abraham-Hicks and thought it was so pertinent and uplifting that I’d spread the joy! Have a great week everyone!!

“You just have to be who you are. The best you can do is be certain that you are connected to your Source Energy, and let everybody else figure it out for themselves. Some of them will adore you, some of them will hate you — and none of it has anything to do with you. Choose what feels good to you and leave everybody else to choose what they want. Don’t spend any time saying, “They should choose differently and they’d feel better.” Instead say, “They’re choosing whatever they’re choosing; I’m choosing what I’m choosing, and I’m feeling good while I’m choosing it.” And let that be the end of it.”

Still recovering from my Dragon-Taming (fab) experience – will post about this soon. Meanwhile then, I first watched this a couple of days ago and what he says here is not only fun, but has had a deep impact – here I am watching it again – time to share!! Go Tony, go…

BTW, Does anyone know how you get to be a crew member for his seminars??

I interviewed Jennifer Lee, Creativity Coach, today for the Journeys series (I will post it this Friday) – another wonderful call. Well, she tweeted later and I was curious and I followed her link to Jamie Ridler’s site… What a lovely place to visit! Jamie encourages her readers to share their Wishes every week in her Wishcast Wednesday, in the spirit that “there is great power in wishing together” (like the battery power of MasterMinding!).

So, it’d be rude not to join in! Here goes, I’ll cast a wish and share it – this week’s wish from Jamie is What Do I Wish to Let Go?

“…we’re always at a new edge, there’s always that new frontier that we’re exploring and that comes with a certain level of tension, it comes with a certain level of anxiety at times and doubt at times, and that’s a good thing… celebrate the challenges rather than think they shouldn’t be there.”

It’s day 27 of the Prosperity Experiment and I just couldn’t help it spilling over into this blog . The exercise today is to let yourself free on a Rampage of Appreciation. Just let it all out – all the things you’re grateful for, all that you love, everything that gives you joy or make you feel bliss…. HAVE FUN with it!!! Enjoy. Once you get going, who knows if you’ll be able to stop… Here’s a wonderful example in motion of such a Rampage:

Today is the last day of the Virtual Zen Retreat with wonderful Mary Jaksch and her team – thank-you so much Mary.

And I can’t help but want to share this wonderful and inspiring video from Brother David Steindl-Rast that Mary shared earlier today – pass it forward… and help make a few more people a few degrees happier today!

I’m going to Aina’s next Taming Your Dragons 3-Day course in London later this month… very excited…
Also, listen to our conversation click the Listen tab…
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