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Taking Off the Masks…The Courage to Ask and Receive

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

If this posting sounds like a journal entry, I apologize.

It’s been a while since I’ve written. My life transformed, literally, with a move and lots of “busy”ness in my business. A good thing…but always a sign in my personal life that I’m avoiding things.

We all have clever ways to express resistance.

And I am certainly the queen of hiding information about myself from myself.

Ugh.

I’ve recently begun to observe Shabbat, the Sabbath. For the last month, I have committed to taking a full day off, from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday.

I had to break myself in slowly. Who would have thought that taking time off to enjoy the day and relax would be so very, very difficult?

Last Saturday I over-compensated and went for a “relaxing” 10-mile walk. As usual, I forgot to eat breakfast and my blood sugar plummeted to -500 about five miles away from home. I had ignored my inner directive to bring my wallet with me so I called a friend who lived near by and asked him to bring me some nuts.

That was nice.

And an incredible lesson.

It’s always good to ask for help.

Ugh.

I have been a Lightworker for almost my whole adult life. I was born to serve the Light. I love taking care of others and being a beacon of love. It is in the fulfillment of this destiny that I am the most satisfied and joy-filled.

When I first began to work as a Lightworker there were very few of us out here. Or rather, there were very few of us connecting together in community.

I can’t speak for others, but certainly my, “No Thank You, I’ll Do It Myself” form of spiritual service had a definite ego base to it. I had my own version of “holier than thou” going on and I was certain that I had all the answers.

It was subtle, but very much there.

It took four children, a divorce, some pretty challenging relationships, wrinkles, grey hair, varicose veins and thousands of amazing clients for me to finally get hit with the lightening bolt of Grace.

I don’t have the answers. Just some good guesses and a desire to serve.

Lately, there has been a renewed pressure within me to serve in bigger and more impactful ways. I realize that I cannot get my message out alone.

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And not everyone is attracted to MY message.

We all have our own teachers. And as teachers, we all have our own students. It feels urgent to me that I help students and teachers find each other. I am diligently working to continue to create platforms to feature leading-edge thinkers and teachers.

But I struggle. I like doing things alone.

In a way.

When I am running the show, I’m in charge. I’m not vulnerable (except to my own self-beratement…). I don’t have to risk asking for what I want and getting shamed, ridiculed or rejected. I don’t have to risk anyone letting me down.

When you do it alone, no one can abandon you.

It’s safe.

It really hit me last Shabbat, when I called my friend and asked if he could bring me some nuts, how very difficult it is for me to ask for help (in spite of the fact that I spent the entire previous weekend helping this same friend get his house and yard ready for his daughter’s graduation party.)

Much easier to give sometimes than to receive.

But giving, receiving and asking are all parts of the same ribbon of energy.

You can’t really receive what you want unless there is some form of asking. And, of course, somewhere in the asking-receiving equation is the element of giving. There is always a giver and a receiver.

The full manifestation of abundance cannot happen unless all parties play their roles.

The flow of abundance requires us to give as well as receive. If there is no asking or receiving then we are serving as martyrs.

If your every movement and breath is the manifestion in 3-D form of your G-d consciousness…your divinity in action…

And you are sacrificing yourself as the foundation for your service, you are building an energy of service that is based on lack.

All giving, especially pure giving, has a balance of receiving, even if it means that all you’re are receiving in return for service is deep joy. That is still receiving.

But if your service is sacrificial and you are feeling tired, burned-out or even resentful, then the abundance equation in your life it out of balance and I would gently suggest that you re-examine your authentic motivations for your actions.

Are you receiving what you desire for your service?

Is there a fair energetic exchange?

It is crucial that we embody, in action as well as in spirit, the full manifestation of abundance. You as the perfect, individuated piece of the whole that you are, have a responsibility to live out the highest expression of the consciousness you desire to see on the planet.

As Mahatma Ghandi said,

“We must be the change we wish to see in the world.”

If you desire to live in a world that is experienced abundantly for all people who live in it, then you must start first by being abundant yourself.

We are just differentiated pieces of a glorious Whole. The aspects of the world that come to our attention are there because we attracted it.

Yes, even the icky stuff in the newspaper.

And because it is a part of our awareness, we have the power to change our collective experience of it. We can clear whatever it is in our consciousness that has attracted this experience and, by making even the smallest of changes in our thinking, create a difference in the world.

Gregg Braden, in his book, The Isaiah Effect, says:

“We live in a world of collective consent. The conditions of war and suffering on a large scale mirror the elements that make such conditions possible on a small scale. Sometimes consciously, and sometimes not, we consent to expressions of our group in ways that we may never suspect. On levels that we may not be aware of, our thoughts, attitudes, and actions towards one another each day contribute to the collective beliefs that agree to the wars and suffering of the world.”

If we are going to live in an abundant world, we must, each and every one of us, manifest fully the vibration of abundance in our own lives.

We have to be authentic, speak from our hearts, give and receive love, support and resources. And we have to do this without guilt, shame, suspicion and (at least in my case) perceiving receiving as weakness.

We are One. We are all Brothers and Sisters, children of One Creator.

May you live out the abundance that is bestowed upon you with pure, unlimited delight.

May you receive joy and endless giggles from playing your role in the rain of abundance upon others.

May you stand in the shower of abundance that is your birthright with open arms and a grateful and humble heart.

And, (this is for me, y’all) may you remember to use EFT (and prayer) or any other tool in your personal tool box to clear any blocks that you may have that seemingly keep you from asking and joyfully receiving.

Go forth and prosper!

Love,
Karen

P.S. If this article strikes a chord of recognition in you, you might want to check out last night’s Prosperity Radio Show. My guest, Brad Yates, and I did some powerful EFT setups that might really help you. Click on the button below to listen.

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The Parenting Manifesto

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

I am thankful for each and every day I spend with my child. Being a parent is an honor and I am blessed to have loving stewardship of this child. My child is an Unlimited Child of the Universe.

I am limitlessly resourceful and always know how to support and empower my child. I only have to be quiet and I hear the Voice Of Love guiding me.

I have clear, long-term goals for my child. I make wise choices that foster the growth and evolution of my child’s mind, body and spirit.

I deeply value and love my child and remember each day to put my love into action.

I empower my child to make his own choices. I know that someday they will fly with their own wings. Giving children freedom to explore and experiment in safe non-judgemental ways teaches themn to listen to the whisperings of their own Hearts.

I hold a vision of my child as perfect, whole and complete. I know my child will rise to meet my expectations.

I recognize that, as a parent, I am an Earth Angel, and I honor and celebrate my own magnificence. My child deserves to have a parent who models high self-esteem.

I nurture myself daily and clearly ask for what I want.

I approach conflict with a win-win resolution in mind.

I co-parent with Grace and ease and value the role my co-parent plays in raising my child.

I know that Unseen Loving Forces are supporting me constantly.

I am fully supported, deeply loved and magnificently powerful. I, too, am an Unlimited Child of the Universe.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Visit http://www.familycoachnetwork.com for more parenting resources.

My Beautiful Babies!!!!

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