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My beautiful son, David Scott Pierce, was born on 11/1/10 at 3:33 pm. He weighed a healthy 8 pounds 4 ounces and measured 21 inches long. He came into this world after a conscious conception, healthy pregnancy, and 17 hour “Labor of Love.” Below I have recorded my story of David in full…

I was first aware I had a son waiting to come to me in 2007. My Father had just passed away and I was in my bedroom feeling so sad, missing him so much. In a flash of inspiration I felt I should name my first son David, in honor of my Daddy. I was about to yell out to Bryan who was in another room about my feeling and before I could he said to me, “Let’s name our son David!” We both knew we had a son, who we felt my Daddy had now become acquainted with on the other side. One great man had left my life physically and another great man was soon to enter it.

I still felt, however, I had a lot of growing to do before I took on the sacred responsibility of being a mother. Massive physical, mental, spiritual and emotional healing took place for me in the following years. I transformed my fears of motherhood into faith and I learned about a more gentle, simple, and loving way to parent than the examples I had so often seen in our society. I knew in order to bring a child into this world I had to know how to do it. I had to know I could give him a childhood that would set him up for self-confidence, spiritual connection, vibrant health, and deep joy for the rest of his life.

When Bryan and I finally felt ready to make the leap into parenthood, we decided to start by consciously conceiving our child. We desired to know the exact moment of conception. We didn’t want our child to be conceived by some random night of passion or as a surprise (although those are fun), but from a prayer and focused love. We had a handful of “tries” before physically conceiving David, each time becoming clearer on our desire and intention. On January 29, 2010, the moon was full and I was fertile. Bryan and I decided to try to create our child that evening after attending a raw food meetup/party at our friends’ home. One of my friends, Shanti, was there. I hadn’t seen her in a few months and was super excited to talk with her. In the middle of our conversation she stopped and said, “Are you two trying to have a child?” We looked at each other in surprise. We hadn’t told anyone. We sheepishly admitted we were. She said “I sense a spirit hanging out with you, ready to embody.” Bryan and I looked at each other again with joy. It was a sign for us that tonight was the night!! We arrived home late and we both felt a little sleepy. I thought about trying in the morning after a good nights sleep, but Bryan and I both received the inspiration that THE TIME IS NOW! We said a prayer, stated our intentions, and visualized our baby as we made love. Two weeks later, a pregnancy test confirmed what I already knew. It’s baby time!!!

During my pregnancy I desired to give my child both physical and spiritual nutrition. In The Secret Life of the Unborn Child, Thomas Verny explains that a fetus can see, hear, experience, and, on a primitive level, even learn. In the womb a fetus feels everything the mother experiences on a subconscious level and learns about life accordingly. Knowing this, I would imagine my child, talk to my child, say affirmations for my child, and ask God to give my baby all the divine elements of a balanced, tuned in and turned on human being, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. If I was going through some emotional issue or unconscious behavior (which I seemed to do frequently during pregnancy as it is definitely a time of “going within”), I would tell my baby to learn from me and to choose a higher way. I told him he didn’t have to carry on Bryan’s or my negative patterns. When I could I gave him alternative ways of being. This helped me to grow too.

My pregnancy was super easy physically. I had no morning sickness, no stretch marks, no leg cramps, and no swelling, although I did gain 50 pounds, including the 20 pounds I put on a couple months before I conceived as my body was preparing for pregnancy. My body easily adapted to my rapidly growing figure. I believe this ease is mostly due to the healthy eating and yoga practices I had incorporated into my life and the amount of pre-pregnancy cleansing I had done. During my pregnancy, instead of doing prenatal vitamins I did daily nettle and raspberry leaf infusions, which contain all the major vitamins and minerals needed for a growing fetus in a more bio-available form. I consumed lots of fermented foods, superfoods, juices, seaweeds, raw butter and free-range eggs. I kept up my yoga routines as much as possible. I did breath work. I took pregnancy dance classes, bradley classes, had an ecstatic birth phone consultation, did regular chiropractic and acupuncture treatments, and listened to pregnancy meditation CD’s. All this was very fun for me. I really did love being pregnant and connecting with the amazing life growing inside my tummy.

After 22 weeks I decided to find a midwife. I really desired a home birth. At the time we were living with my sister Amy. It didn’t seem right to have my baby there so I opted for the nearest birth center. My son, however, had a different plan for us. During the last trimester my nesting urge came in strong and I was obsessed with finding my own place. Through the grace of God we found an awesome rental home on 17 acres of land, closer to Bryan’s work yet further from the city! It was perfect! We quickly moved in and set up shop. This was the perfect place for a home birth so we switched to a home midwife and looked forward to the day when our baby would come.

My Labor of Love began on All Hallows Eve, a week after my due date. My “contractions,” which I choose to call “expansions,” started out regular, between 2-5 minutes apart and 30-60 seconds long. These were easy for me. All through the night I moved from my birth ball to the toilet, swirling my hips and clearing my colon as I easily rode the waves of my expansion. In between each one I basically slept sitting up or dropped into a very meditative state. I eventually told Bryan he better get some sleep while I could navigate my experience with ease. We informed our midwife, Amanda, and doula, Maria, about my status and told them to come in the morning, hoping they would be well rested too. By the time they arrived after 8 am I was ready for support.

It was a gorgeous day! As the dawn was breaking we went outside for a walk on our land, as suggested by our Doula. This was very helpful for my labor. The horses who we allow to graze on our property seemed very aware something was happening with me. They took great interest in being near me and at one point formed a circle around me. Maria said it looked as if they were standing as guardians for this sacred event. All during the day I switched from walking outside to sitting or squatting in our birth tub filled with warm purified water. I was silent for most of my labor. My main words of communication were some sort of grunting, “water please,” and “oh my goodness.” I said “oh my goodness” so many times that Maria jokingly said David’s middle name should be goodness.

Bryan and Maria were such an amazing support team! They massaged me, pampered me, encouraged me, fed me, gave me essential oils to smell, and loved me. As I was on one of my many walks outside, my body started to involuntarily push. It was the strangest feeling… sort of like dry heaving, only on the other end. I rushed back inside and got into my birth tub. After several more expansions I started to cry. I didn’t want to go on. Why couldn’t I just push the pause button on this tedious labor? I could take a nap, read a book, and return to it when I felt ready. Maria stroked my hair and reminded me of my strength. She reminded me I had a beautiful baby on the other side of this and asked me to breathe deeply into my pelvis so my baby could receive oxygen. I could do that! I could breathe and relax and continue on for my baby because love is stronger than any pain. This is why, I believe, I had a 17 hour labor. I required to reach the point where I wanted to give up but chose to go on because of love. It was my initiation into motherhood. I willingly surrendered to each expansion, giving my full attention and presence. Between each expansion I went into a deep and restful sleep, so rejuvenating in fact, that I felt as if I had a 20-30 minute nap in just 2-5 minutes.

My midwife and I agreed that she would be there just for emergency purposes. I asked her to please not do any exams or check ups during labor, and besides asking me if she could monitor baby’s heart rate and my blood pressure a few times, which I agreed to, she respected my wish. Amanda also gave me a couple homeopathic remedies, exercises, and position suggestions which helped ensure David was in the correct position for birth, which I am very grateful for. Toward the end of my labor, when my body had been involuntarily pushing for a little bit, I desired to know how dilated I was and asked her to do an exam. I got out of the birth tub and onto my bed. Right then my water broke. She checked me and baby was almost out!! I lied down on my bed and finished hugging my baby out of my womb. He was delivered in the same place he was conceived:) My midwife went on “automatic baby delivering pilot,” my doula encouraged me and cheered me on, and Bryan watched and waited in awe. This last pushing part felt really good to me. The burn and stretching and bearing down felt invigorating… like an intense yoga workout.

The moment David came out I entered an altered state of consciousness. A flood of bliss hormones engulfed me and my body felt so relaxed. Bryan caught him and placed him on my chest. WOW!! Completion! Here was the completion of my co-creation with God and Bryan! What a beautiful baby! I first saw his ears and then his little fingers. He is so perfect!! I looked up at Bryan who had tears streaming down his face. “We have a son!” he kept saying. I was so surprised! Because of an experience I had in 2008 (which I may write about later), I really thought I was having a girl. Now, looking back, I do remember having 2 dreams during my pregnancy in which I gave birth to a boy. How wonderful to be so surprised and then so delighted. I looked at Bryan with gratitude and love. I loved both of my boys so much!! When our midwife asked what his name was we already knew… it’s David!

When I gave birth I felt brand new, like a baby, so sensitive and open. I cried over everything. I cried because my baby cried and I wasn’t able to soothe him. I cried because I couldn’t go pee for several minutes after giving birth. I cried because of how beautiful and precious my baby was. I cried because I loved Bryan. Over the next few days life was both tragic and beautiful as my heart expanded into motherhood. I could feel deeply all the energies and emotions of those around me. This is why it is so important to assemble a loving and conscious birth team. We are so imprintable in that moment. In Kids Learn from the Inside Out by Shirley L. Randolph and Margot C. Heiniger it says… “At some point during pregnancy, the interconnection between mother and fetus reaches a unique stage known as fusion, when the emotional separation between them becomes nearly nonexistent. While the fetus is becoming more mature, the mother is actually regressing emotionally. At birth, then, the mother can ‘meet the baby’ emotionally, and her emotional vulnerability gives her an incredible innate ‘knowing’ of her newborn child.” This was certainly true for me. I felt as if everything was happening at once. The bliss hormones that shot through me the moment David arrived took me into a calm “eye of the storm” as a whirlwind of activity surrounded me. I wished so much that everything around me would have slowed down, especially my midwife who was eager for me to deliver my placenta and had forgotten, until I reminded her by shouting No! (hey, it’s the best I could do in that moment), that I didn’t want David to be cleaned right away. I feel this is what newborns and new mothers need most… a quiet, calm, relaxed, loving, and “unrushed” environment. This is why I am so grateful I gave birth at home. A hospital birth would have been less than ideal for me to say the least.

David cried for a long time… maybe 2 hours. He had some mucus stuck in his lungs and it was super uncomfortable for him. After about an hour of him crying and refusing to latch on to my breasts, my midwife suggested I get into a warm herbal bath and try to go pee. After about an hour and a half, Bryan decided it was time to cut the cord. We were willing to keep his cord on as long as David desired it, even if that meant doing a lotus birth (in which the cord and placenta are left in tact until it falls off on it’s own accord). My placenta had stopped pulsing, final nutrient transfer was complete, and Bryan intuitively felt David was ready to move on. Along with delayed cord cutting, we also opted out of most other after birth procedures such as vitamin K shots, eye drops, circumcision, etc. Bryan cut David’s cord with love and brought him into the bath with me. David seemed to like the warm water, maybe reminding him of the womb he just left. He stopped crying for a moment and opened his eyes. We looked into each other’s eyes and really connected for the first time. For some reason, I felt a little nervous. I really hoped he liked me. I knew compared to him I was nothing. He was so present, so raw, so connected to God, Life, and the Universe. He knew everything. He could see through the illusion and into my soul. Maria commented on how much wisdom and power his eyes possessed, which is the exact same thing my mom thought when she looked into my eyes after my birth. David started crying again. My midwife came in and patted him hard on the back. We watched as a huge glob of mucus came out of his nose and mouth. That was it! David relaxed and Bryan held him while I was being stitched up. Yes, I did tear a little. I believe this is because I was pushing really hard at the end. If I would have let my body go at it’s own pace I believe that would not have happened. Everyone I know who has relaxed and allowed their body to do the pushing has remained intact. Luckily, it was very small and clean. I only required two stitches. Anyway, while being stitched, little David was finally ready to eat and latched on to Bryan’s nipple! We still laugh about it today!!

After everything had calmed down, I held my son and he started to breastfeed. Oh how adorable he was!! I was giggling with delight. My midwife kept trying to tell me how to care for him in the following weeks but I couldn’t concentrate. I was bonding with my baby boy! We were in our own world. These are the precious moments which make life glorious! I was so grateful to be in my own home, lying on my own bed. I had nowhere to be and nothing to do. I was in the perfect place for me and David.

My doula, my wonderful doula, remembered to follow my birth plan and made me some fresh orange juice and burdock tea after birth. Bryan later mashed me up an avocado with superfood fiesta mole mix and then made me a delicious free-range egg omelet. Food never tasted so good!! All I had during my 17 hour labor were some raspberries, coconut water, coconut meat, a bite of honey with spirulina, a nettle infusion, a few raspberry tea ice cubes I had made beforehand, and water. I channeled all the energy I would have used on digestion into my labor. I only ate a small amount to keep me going.

After our doula and midwife left it was just me, Bryan and baby. What a euphoric and beautiful night we had. Here we were… A FAMILY! Here he was… OUR SON! Our son who we had known about for over 3 years! We slept so well next to our little baby and woke up refreshed and rejuvenated.

Birth can be an empowering, spiritual, and beautiful experience. It doesn’t have to be the scary scene so often portrayed on TV and in movies. During my birth I learned so much about myself and my body. Because of this, I am super excited for my next child (although I will be waiting a couple years)!! Many things I will do over again, and some things I will alter. I can tell you one thing… it’s going to be The Best Ever!

P.S I am recording my parenting journey with David using the 7 basic principles I choose to parent by. Look out for my e-book, Advanced Parenting, Activating Your Child’s Full Potential in 2012!!

“Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.” ~Job 22:28

Last week I was talking with Bryan about the oil spill happening in the Gulf of Mexico. By nature I am a “problem solver.” If I find something I don’t like, I either learn to embrace it or take steps to change it. In this case I could do neither and I started to feel a sense of frustration, helplessness and hopelessness. I asked him, “What can we do when these crazy things happen which we feel we have no control over or ability to correct?” He then reminded me of the most basic and true way to take control of our lives and heal our planet. He said, “We Can Decree!” This immediately brought my power back and inspired me to make this empowering video for you….

A decree is simply any statement, aligned with your heart and said out loud with athority, which affirms your desired state is here now. For example, if you choose to decree for the situation in the Gulf of Mexico you could say something like… “I decree purity and perfection and cleanliness in the Gulf of Mexico and all surrounding areas. I declare all life in this area is healthy and thriving. I demand all manifestations and actions which are not in the divine plan be dissolved into their native nothingness. And so it is! Amen!”

In order for a decree to work, you must have complete faith in the power of your words. “For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” (Mark 11:23) It is relatively easy to decree for and change your personal life circumstances, however, when it comes to something global, it is important to unite with as many people as possible to pray, meditate, and decree for the best outcome. Even 1% of the population can dramatically shift our world circumstances. Check out whenonepercent.org to read studies done on the power meditation can have on reducing violence and war.

Prayer is another important piece, especially if you have strong faith in a higher power, a Heavenly Father and/or Mother who loves you and guides you. Just as when you were young you would turn to your parents for support, praying to your Heavenly Parents for strength, support, and the highest good for humanity is a very wise, comforting and healing practice. It teaches us two very important virtues…. Trust and Humility.

This fun decree below is very thorough and covers many different belief systems. I encourage you to embrace what you believe in and discard the rest or translate it into your own words. A lot of times you will find people use different words to describe the same thing. My point in putting this on my blog is to help you feel the power of a strong and focused decree… I hope you enjoy!

I invoke and dream awake the ascension of planet earth in this NOW!

~From Astarius, found on his DNA Ascension album

P.S. Exciting news!! In this video I am now four months pregnant!!

Here is a video I recorded of an excellent spiritual practice I use to receive clarity and inspiration, and to increase my confidence and love for myself….

Now you definitely don’t have to keep as many different journals as I do. One main journal works really well for most people. I have been keeping a journal since I was a teenager. Well, even longer if you count the childhood journals I threw away:( This practice is a beautiful way for me to connect with my core, learn from my past, and track my daily progress. If you are wondering what you can write in your journal, I have made a list of what I believe are the most important aspects of your life to record….

1. Your Goals. Anthony Robbins, in his book Unlimited Power, records: “A study of the 1953 graduates of Yale University clearly demonstrates the power of goals. The graduates interviewed were asked if they had a clear, specific set of goals written down with a plan for achieving those goals. Only 3 percent had such written goals. Twenty years later, in 1973, the researchers went back and interviewed the surviving members of the 1953 graduating class. They discovered that the 3 percent with written specific goals were worth more in financial terms than the entire other 97 percent put together… The interviewers also discovered the less measurable or more subjective measures, such as level of happiness and joy that the graduates felt, also seemed to be superior in the 3 percent with written goals.” This clearly demonstrates the power of writing down your goals!!

2. Your Feelings. When you share your feelings with others, you paint a picture of who you are to them. Your essence is then filtered through their individual judgements and opinions which can color your own clarity. When you choose instead to write your feelings down, “good” or “bad”, you always have an unbiased listener and may feel truly “heard” for the first time in your life. In my opinion, this is one of the best therapies available.

3. Your Memories. Record all the good in your life… your travels, your brags, and the most precious moments you experience. This will turn out to be invaluable to you as the years pass.

4. Your Favorite Quotes and Inspirations. As I pointed out in my video, you retain 75-90% more when you write something down. By recording your insights and what you learn, you will create an amazing source of knowledge at your fingertips. I love to re-read my journals on my Birthday and get re-inspired by all the gems contained inside.

5. Your Gratitudes. Gratitude is a high vibrational state to be in. Recording what you are grateful for on a daily basis will keep you focused on how amazing your life is!!

6. Your Questions. How do you receive what you desire? Ask! Richard Bach wrote in Illusions, “Isn’t it strange how much we know if only we ask ourselves instead of somebody else?” By writing down your deep questions you are in effect asking your superconscious mind for the answer, and trust me, you will receive the answer. Be prepared!

Today I am going to talk about one of my favorite subjects of all time… Alchemy. The practice of alchemy has been used for thousands of years by many ancient cultures. Physically, it is the process of turning lead into monoatomic gold; spiritually, it is a metaphor for turning our leaden human experience into spiritual gold. In my opinion, our “leaden human experience” is what Eckhart Tolle calls our Pain Body. It is the part of us that suffers. It is our pain, our anger, our fear, our depression, and our grief. Our pain body is a fragmented part of who we are; it is our dark shadow which has taken on a life of its own.

E.J Gold, Author of The Human Biological Machine as a Transformational Apparatus, writes, “Originally, the meaning of virtue was that the noble aims and aspirations of the essential self had reached down through the mental apparatus and rooted itself into the deepest part of the machine and that the aims and aspirations of the deepest darkest part of the machine had in fact become the same as those of the essential self.”

Before we can reclaim the energy of our pain body and transform it back into our light and life force, we must surrender to it. We must allow ourselves to fully experience and express our pain in a very present and conscious way. We must learn to celebrate our darkness. This may seem counter intuitive, yet, the more we avoid our pain and push it away, the larger our pain becomes and the more control it has over our life. Many people who are aware of this will try to just observe their pain consciously when it comes up, thinking this will transform it. The drawback to this theory is that they are not really embracing their emotions. They may be allowing them, but are they really saying YES to how they feel?

For those who have years of built up longing, suffering, sadness and despair, I suggest another technique. I suggest you dance for your longing; dance for your pain. Give your shadow expression by moving it into being… scream, rant, rave and roll around, allowing yourself to fully express your deep despair through your physical body. Allow your feelings to flow through you with every movement you make while playing music which expresses how you feel inside. Real change doesn’t happen in your head, real change happens through love and when we are rooted in our body. Dancing encompasses both of these things and will help you experience a true pain body release.

Music and dancing help you access your right brain. According to Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor author of My Stroke of Insight, “our right mind is spontaneous, carefree, and imaginative. It allows our artistic juices to flow free without inhibition or judgement. The present moment is a time when everything and everyone are connectd together as one. To the right mind, no time exists other than the present moment, and each moment is vibrant with sensation.” By embodying, through your dance, and accepting your feelings completely in the present moment, you will naturally transform. It is at this moment you will become an alchemist. You will see the divinity and perfection in all that you experience. Once your feelings are seen, loved, expressed, and acknowledged, they will melt back into you and shine through you as your light and life force. You will feel enthusiasm for your life again and peace in your body.

“Dance is your pulse, your heartbeat, your breathing. It’s the rhythm of your life. It’s the expression in time and movement, in happiness, joy, sadness and envy.” ~Jaques D’ambroise

p.s. Click Here for a preview of a few songs I love to dance to when I am in my swamp….

p.p.s. And click here to view some songs I love to dance to when I am coming out of my swamp (which will happen if you dance long enough)

Whether we are aware of it or not, our emotional state has a huge impact on how successful we are in life. If you look at our world today, almost every decision and action a person takes is based on an emotional cause. Jim Ryerson, author of “First 100 Days of Selling” states, “Customers buy for personal and emotional reasons and then justify their decision based on facts and figures.” This is true of many other things as well. Our emotions are what really drive us, consciously, and more often than not, unconsciously. Robert Stevens, author of “Conscious Language” tells us that when our feelings can follow our attention, and we are personal, specific and outcome oriented, wonders happen easily and we attract and accomplish what we desire quickly. This is why learning the art of understanding your emotions and harnessing the power of your emotions is one of the most important educations you can receive.

First, it is important to understand that our natural state is blissful. Bill Harris, creator of Centerpointe Research, tells us that if one side of our brain is dominant over the other side of our brain we begin to experience ourselves as seperate. He goes on to explain that all disfunctional behaviors and emotions are a result of being in opposition to “the world.” The Buddha states that “it is your resistance to ‘what is’ that causes your suffering.” You may notice in your own life that when you are resisting, judging, or disapproving of the way someone or something is, you will experience stress, tension and worry both physically and mentally. You may feel a compulsion to change or correct the situation, which will only add to your tension. When we realize our true connection with everything around us, resistance naturally fades away. When we experience connection, through brain synchronization, our sense of well-being increases. This doesn’t mean we cannot change our life circumstances. In fact, when you are in a state of peace and relaxation, you can shift and transform your life with ease!

This is all great on a conceptual level you may be thinking, but what do I do when I feel intense emotions? What do I do when my emotional world (also known as our subconscious) is sabatoging my success? Below I have prepared a helpful guide for you. . .

1) Change your eating habits. A few years ago, I was really depressed. I hated myself and I hated my life. After only a couple months of switching from my fast food diet to a super healthy nutrient dense eating style, all my depression just naturally melted away. A healthy body creates a happy person. I suggest if you have a poor diet, study up on nutrition and health. This might be the only step you require to take.

2) Stay in this moment. Jesus said, “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” (Matthew 6:34) There is no possible way you can solve all the problems in your life in a single moment. You can, however, take action and deal with what is happening in this exact moment. Life is easy when you stay present and focus on enjoying every single second.

3) Be very clear that whatever is happening for you is the creation of the programming in your subconscious and unconscious mind. Thanks to the feature film “The Secret” many people are accepting this universal law. Taking responsibility is the first step.

4) Watch your creation. Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now states, “Whenever you feel negativity arising within you, whether caused by an external factor, a thought, or even nothing in particular that you are aware of, look on it as a voice, saying ‘attention Here and Now: Wake up’ Even the slightest irritation is significant and needs to be acknowledged and looked at; otherwise, there will be a cumulative build up of unobserved reactions.”

The only true way to change or transform anything in your life is through what is called a “paradigm shift.” Eve Jones, author of The Logic of Magical Thought and the Dance of the Breath writes, “Changing our behavior through deliberate acts of will usually does nothing positive. We just submerge the imprints deeper into our unconscious. Conscious or unconscious denial doesn’t keep our thoughts from being ‘broadcast’ at all: denial and repression just keep broadcasting the imprints on a frequency band that we’re not picking up on, but that the universe is responsive to.” As a rule, limiting, non-resourceful behavior can only be created unconsciously. When we consciously watch and experience a behavior or emotion which doesn’t serve us, it will naturally fall away. This is called a paradigm shift. We see things from a new perspective. Remember, “until man can experience in consciousness that which is physical, he will be bound to the physical.” In other words, what you resist persists and what you avoid becomes your prison.

5) Breathe. A major way people go unconscious and block their feelings from coming to the surface is by shutting down their breathing. When we breath deeply we feel more and move through more. Many of our strongest imprints were made as a baby, when the oxygen content in our brains and bodies were highest. Eve Jones explains deep breathing “works because it allows us to re-institute the state of having the high-oxygen titer of the blood characteristic of the newborn. When this state is re-created, we gain access to our imprints. Using our conscious mind, intelligently aware of the Here and Now, we can access and revise previously inaccessible imprints which have been creating our reality. We can let go old mistaken negative thoughts.” Remember to take deep breaths!

6) Meditate. Meditation is a technology to balance our brain. Daily meditation will strengthen your awareness, increase your brain synchronization, and bring you more clarity and peace.

7) Get help. If you have tried all of the suggestions above and are still experiencing difficulty with what is coming up for you emotionally, I recommend you find a trusted mentor or therapist. Many successful people have attributed their breakthroughs to a coach or mentor. Someone who has been there before, or who has a broader perspective might be able to pull you out of your swamp.

If you have any questions or additional thoughts or comments on how to harness the power of our emotions, I encourage you to post a comment and share. I love interacting and learning from people like you!

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Did you know that FEELING JUICY is the most important ingredient for your success? You don’t believe me? Well, read on to find out why feeling good is the corner stone of health, wealth, love, and happiness…

It’s all a simple matter of like attracts like. When we feel good, we invite positive people, places, and events to come into our life. It is very difficult, for example, for a negative complaining person to be around a happy smiley person. They just don’t vibe on the same level. Healthy people are full of life and energy and wealthy people are usually passionate about what they do. If a=b then b=a. If to be healthy, wealthy, and loved means being happy and following your bliss, then choosing to be happy and follow your bliss means you will be healthy, wealthy, and loved. This is why some of my most important breakthroughs in my career and life have been after I did something that made me feel alive, grounded, loved, and happy! When we make pleasure a daily priority we keep ourselves inspired and powerful. It works even better for me when I only take action while I am feeling turned on and tuned in. Anything I do from that space always produces AMAZING results! On the other hand, anything I do when I am feeling grumpy or forced turns out less than ideal to say the least;)

So today I recommend we all make a list of about 10 things that turn us on and make us smile. Then everyday do at least one thing on our list. I look at this as a daily vitamin, a daily dose of pleasure to keep us fine tuned and at our peak. For me, I love to get massages, take walks outside, enjoy warm baths and showers, read good books, eat delicious nutritious food, play with friends, do yoga or belly dancing, cuddle with my man, write in my journal, and live in a clean home.

Bryan and I at a superfood party, enjoying good food and fabulous friends!

When we pay attention to what delights us and excites us, we stay in touch with our passion, intuition, and strengthen our love for ourselves and our world! When we live in a state of pleasure we remain open and receptive to new and fun possibilities. Miracles tend to flow into our lives quickly and easily. And once we fill ourselves up with joy we will have more than enough to give to others. And this, my friend, is the basis of all attraction marketing! Remember, when every day is play, you will never work another day!

Please leave a comment below letting me know the top ten things that rejuvenate and inspire you. I bet you have some great ideas!! Oh, and please share today’s post with your followers on twitter and facebook to help spread the word that self-love and feeling juicy is truly the foundation to our success.

Live in Bliss,