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Vol. 7, No. 19 Greetings! The holidays ... a time of year that many experience as frenzied and stressful, when family dysfunction really comes alive and financial pressures spike. It doesn't have to be that way. Why? Read below for just a few of the reasons, and ways. This issue also features links to the 40-Day GET SPARKED series and other resources to help you connect with the Spirit of the season and move into the new year with a sense of positive momentum and energized focus. To schedule a mentor-coaching session or series, or a consultation, to help you weave new, inspiration-boosting practices into your current routine -- and enliven new potentials in your experience -- send us an email. We'd be delighted to speak with you! Wishing You Joyful Blessings and Good Juju, 40-DAY AND 90-DAY "GET SPARKED" Consultations - New Offering Why 40 or 90 days? How can you get sparked for new breakthroughs and momentum? Learn the answer, and get the rest of the 4-1-1 on the new GET Sparked consultations YES, give me the answer and tell me how I can light my spark... Joy & the Power of 'Reciprocal Blessing' Simple joy can be awakened by shifting our attention and giving thanks for the many blessings that grace our lives, no matter how tiny (and thus easily overlooked) or great, and setting the intention to be 'blessing embodied'. There are times, I know, that the challenges are so steep and the stress seems so ever-present that it can be difficult to see 'blessing'. Even then, though, the energy of blessing is just a few deep breaths and a few whispered blessings away (keep reading for examples). One way to summon blessing and feel less stressed, to, is to shift from hyper-consumption to graceful pleasures that are easier on the wallet and Mother Earth. We can shift our attention to gifts that cost little, are Earth-friendly, and have great impact. Some gifts cost nothing: The gift of our undivided attention, or presence, for example, can be a great gift to people who often feel unseen or unheard much of the time. (See the article on 'the gift of your presence' -- the link is just below.) What is reciprocal blessing? And the stresses of modern life can be shifted -- or alchemized -- by a practice of reciprocal blessing: speaking and sending blessings to the people in our lives, people we may not even know, animals, and the Earth, and to situations and people by whom we might feel frustrated or vexed. Reciprocal blessing is such a powerful practice for transforming energy and experience! Try it. It's as simple as saying or praying: "May all beings be blessed. May all beings be well. May all have their needs met joyfully and gracefully. May the spirit of peace awaken in all hearts. May we all be guided by the wisdom of our hearts." It can also be directed more specifically, in similar ways, in situations where we feel angry or frustrated: "May so-and-so be well. May s/he be blessed with all that makes for a healthy, joyful life." Go ahead. Just try it and see for yourself. When you breathe and speak or silently repeat these blessings, you'll feel the very energy in your bodies shift, and your thoughts along with it. As many of us know, practices of blessing and gratitude bring us back into our hearts from the busy, often critical habits of the thinking mind. It brings us into our center, where we find real security that transcends fleeting circumstances. During the holiday season, as we end one calendar year and begin a new one, play with some of these practices -- experiment -- and watch your experience and demeanor shift. And watch how it ripples out to affect those around you. VIP Highlight: Heartful Prosperity: Core Practices for Thriving "Powerful. I was on fire after reading this eBook!" ~ C.W., Canada This VIP eGuide is filled with inspiration and real-world practices for moving through challenging times and cultivating heartful prosperity. The tips in this VIP eGuide help you to stay focused and get back in touch with your own resourcefulness and positive momentum regardless of what's going on around you. The 'Heartful Prosperity: Core Practices for Thriving' eGuide is just one of many good-juju-sparking resources available to our VIP Members. Become a VIP now to benefit from this eGuide and the full VIP Collection Feature Article: Giving the gift of full presence As I was sitting in a local park several years ago, enjoying the unusual late-November sunshine in San Francisco, a 30-something fellow on an adjacent bench suddenly started speaking of his growing frustration with the stress of the holiday. His comments about the year-end holidays haved stayed with me. He told me that he really enjoyed Thanksgiving, because it was about getting together with family and friends, enjoying one another's company and conversation, and having fun preparing and sharing a meal. He told me that while he enjoyed Thanksgiving, he almost immediately started to feel stress about the demands and expectations attached to Christmas. He had more to say, but the gist was that one holiday focused on togetherness, giving and sharing; while another focused on buying, consuming, and 'never enough.' At around the same time, Pope Benedict, speaking in Rome, also decried the fervent consumerism of the season and how it has for too long overshadowed the deeper meaning of the season. One powerful gift that we can offer to others is the gift of our full presence -- being fully present with and for another. Deeply listening, looking for and receiving the very best within them, and being open-hearted and kind. Very often we're scattered, stressed and truly not present at all. Even though our body might be in the same room, our hearts and minds are elsewhere. So the gift of full presence can be an amazing gift! If someone shares a story, we listen fully, receiving that part of them, and honoring them by seeing and hearing them. It's a practice, and given the busy 'multi-tasker' norm for many of us, it's a challenging practice. And yet the gift of it is beyond measure. Full presence is a rich gift, indeed, and one that feels fantastic to give! Until next time... Need a thought-and-inspiration partner to help identify limiting stories and create a more vibrant one, or shifting your perception and momentum in more desirable directions? Send us an email at info 'at' ivysea 'dot' com, or give a call to 415 - 663 6475. We'd be delighted to co-create and thought-partner with you. Wishing you very well. Sincerely, GET SPARKED with a 40-Day Get Sparked Series and feel a new level of breakthrough, progress, and momentum in an area important to you (relationship, livelihood, a new project ...). Take a look at the new Intuitive & Energy Sessions ... it's something I've offered for many years to friends and long-time clients, and now I'm opening the way for you to experience it, too, when you feel the need, because your intuition and creative genius are too valuable to be squelched! And don't miss the SIDEBAR story ... you'll find it to the right (if you're looking at the html version) or in the online version (if you receive the text version of this newsletter). Wishing you very well! Blessings A-Plenty, ------------------------ Jamie S. Walters P.S. HANDY RESOURCES FOR HEART & PURPOSE-CENTERED ENTREPRENEURS, LEADERS & CHANGE-ARTISTS - Find out more...
INSIGHT-DIALOGUE SESSIONS & INTUITIVE - ENERGY WHISPERER SESSIONS For many years, I've done 'authentic communication & expression' consultations, and intuitive 'reads' and energy sessions for my friends and long-time clients. Because the effects have been so positive and helpful to them, and because I have so much fun doing it, I'm making my Intuitive-Energy Sessions available to you, too, to help you sail the waves in these challenging and exciting times. Now, you can schedule Intuitive - Energy Whispering (energy clearing & adjusting) Sessions to help you in your quest to tame your Fear Gremlins and raise up your Intuition and other Mojos. And you can schedule those 'authentic communication & expression' consultations and sessions, too. After all, that's how your authenticity gets expressedin the world! Take advantage of the power of intuitively guided questions and reflections to open YOUR OWN intuitive and creative Mojo. Sessions may also included guided exercises (that you can do on your own from there on in if you choose!) and energy work, as needed. Send along an email to info 'at' ivysea 'dot' com, or... THE FEMININE MOJO MYSTERY SCHOOL * with * VIP ACCESS, TOO So many of our own Authentic gifts and skills are accessible through what we call "the Right Brain" capacities. Some refer to these Right Brain gifts as "the Feminine". Learn more about the VIP Collection and Feminine Mojo V-School ON THE FEMININE MOJO SHOW (Internet-Radio on BlogTalkRadio) Lots of great conversations on the Divine Feminine, 'going Mindless', the Sophia Mysteries, the Holy Grail, Mary Magdalene, the seriously cool mojo of the ancient Greek Priestesses, and more. Feminine Mojo Show guests have included Jeannie Zandi, John Lamb Lash, Sally Bartolomeo, Dr. David Hillman, Terri Degler, Mary Pierce Brosmer, and other fabulously insightful people. More shows being brewed up now behind the scenes. Stay tuned... (Follow Twitter and/or Facebook for updates and announcements -- you'll find the options just above (see those little graphics?) or at the FeMojo Show page (follow this link). Check out The Feminine Mojo Show page and ask for a 'show reminder'...
Did you miss the recent Mojo-SeaZines on: Taming Your Fear Gremlins (& Liberating Your Mojo) Puny Vision Syndrome (or When Your Sense of What's Possible Shrinks) Transition, Transformation & The Dark Night of the Soul Following Your Bliss & The Hero's (and Heroine's) Journey A HUGE Communication Tip (Inspired by the Pickle Man) Authentic Marketing: Shining Your 'Unique' Rat-Race Fatigue (Do You Have It)?
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