Tune in and Listen

We all know (or most of us do in any case) that old joke about the man on the streets of New York City who asked someone, "How do I get to Carnegie Hall?" The person leaned on a street sign, laughed a little and said, "Practice. Practice is how to get to Carnegie Hall."

We may want to 'get to' a lot of things and places, but we don't

need to 'get to' God because God is already here and is who we are. However, we may need practice looking within and making that connection instead of looking at the external world and assessing and judging everything through our 3-dimensional eyes. Part of that practice is to tune in and listen to the wisdom.

We all have a built-in ability to successfully navigate the twists and turns of life and find our way home - back to center; back to the Presence within; back to our true selves. But we need to learn to be still and listen; we need to learn to be human 'be-ings' instead of human 'do-ings' in the midst of feeling lost or confused or fearful or sad or lonely. We need to tune in and listen to the wisdom of the Divine within.

Are we wise enough to trust that voice which is the voice of the Divine that is whispering to us? Are we wise enough to listen and to follow? Are we wise enough to practice and put our faith in the Infinite Source of all life? Are we wise enough to remember that we never walk alone? Are we wise enough to be true to our own soul? Tune in and listen!

When you tune in and listen, you'll hear rounds of applause, the universe jumping up and down with joy, and dancing in the streets. Yeah!

Wisdom from Ernest Holmes

As our faith grows, through definite and constant practice, it will do more than satisfy simply our needs. It will bring forth that which is Divine within ourselves. It will bring forth hidden talents which have been lying dormant. It will cause us never again to feel insecure, lonely, or separated. For such faith will make us whole.

            ~ Science of Mind Magazine

About Janet

Janet Kingsley, founder and spiritual leader of Center for Positive Living Sedona has been opening hearts and minds to infinite possibilities since 1998. Through articles, classes, and coaching she opens the heart, intrigues the mind, and feeds the spirit.

Janet is also a "Possibility Coach" who can see beyond your doubts and fears and ask the right questions so you can dive deep into your soul. She is also a master energy healer. Focusing on helping people love their body, love themselves, and love their life, she is creating a movement and changing the world...one person at a time.

Find out more at www.janetkingsley.com

Our Own Brand of Wisdom

Many of us doubt our own wisdom, especially if it is different than our tribe, so we may bury our wisdom and genius. Life is not a 'one size fits all' but we act as if it was. 

We need to start thinking for ourselves and tap into our own wisdom. I have spent so much money through the years looking for answers. I've taken astrology classes, Reiki classes, sound healing classes, soul exploration classes, hand analysis classes, EST, On Course, and more. I was looking to others and not trusting the wisdom and answers within. After all, who was I? I wasn't an author, I didn't have a PhD, I haven't been around the world speaking to a global audience of thousands, I wasn't featured on 'The Secret' so what did I know. These experts clearly know more than me (or so I thought).

We need to stop hiding behind what we've been told is virtuous and correct, especially if we act or think differently in private. We need to think for ourselves, trust the Divine Wisdom within, and have the courage and strength to act on that wisdom. We need to be willing to walk in the world with our gifts and wisdom and not back down.

It's time to bring your own brand of wisdom to the table, even if that wisdom may appear to you as if it were a flaw. It isn't. Really, it isn't. 

Wisdom from Ernest Holmes

"How to make practical use of this Divine wisdom? It is not enough for us to say that God is all there is. That statement was true before we said it. But if we wish to demonstrate the availability of this higher Power in human experience, when we say "God is all the Life there is" we must add:  "That Life is my life now." "God is Good; that Goodness is mine." "God is Substance; that Substance is now my supply." That Divine thing within us, that creative Energy and infinite Intelligence which functions through us, which is God the living Spirit Almighty, must be directed in our lives. We must link our thought with the thought of the Infinite"

                          ~Observations

      

About Janet

Janet Kingsley, founder and spiritual leader of Center for Positive Living Sedona has been opening hearts and minds to infinite possibilities since 1998. Through articles, classes, and coaching she opens the heart, intrigues the mind, and feeds the spirit.

Janet is also a "Possibility Coach" who can see beyond your doubts and fears and ask the right questions so you can dive deep into your soul. She is also a master energy healer. Focusing on helping people love their body, love themselves, and love their life, she is creating a movement and changing the world...one person at a time.

Find out more at www.janetkingsley.com

Learning the Rules

We all have many roles: husband, wife, mother, father, sister, brother, friend, boss, employee, leader, follower, church member, student, teacher, rebel, peacemaker, human being, spiritual being, business owner - and the list goes on and on. These are the various ways we identify ourselves and they generally seem to come with a set of rules so we can assess how well we are doing at any of these given roles. But, who made those rules?

Well, the rules I made up had me firmly planted in a 'good box.' I made up ideas of what a good daughter, a good mother, a good minister, or a good friend looked like. The problem is, there is little room in the 'good box' for feelings that make me uncomfortable.

So what has been the end result of me making up all of these weird rules? Just take a look at the picture. The result is a lot of emotional bypassing, pretending, and expending a lot of effort to navigate the waters of life. The result is feeling like I've never ever been completely myself. The result is that I feel like I have to hide the aspects of me that live outside the box and outside the rules. The result is that I don't trust my own wisdom.

What rules have you made up for yourself? What roles are you playing? What box have you erected? Where do you feel trapped and not living fully or expressing fully as yourself? How have you not trusted your own wisdom and your own brilliance and looked to someone else? When is it time to start thinking for yourself and trust yourself? Have you been running away from your shadow because it isn't love and light? Where are you pretending and not being authentic?

Here's the one rule: There is only God - and you are it. This is the one rule worthy of keeping on a piece of paper in your back pocket. 

Wisdom from Ernest Holmes

All conditions have a sequence of cause and effect as soon as any particular condition exists it may continue to project lesser conditions around it. These secondary causes, however, are projections and never things in themselves.  

We become caught in a sequence of these negative conditions.  We come to believe in them as positive within themselves and thus are caught in a perpetual trap.

The way to escape from this dilemma is to look through the condition to the primary or First Cause where energy, intelligence or power exists without any limiting circumstances whatsoever.  

      

            ~Lessons in Spiritual Mind Healing

About Janet

Janet Kingsley, founder and spiritual leader of Center for Positive Living Sedona has been opening hearts and minds to infinite possibilities since 1998. Through articles, classes, and coaching she opens the heart, intrigues the mind, and feeds the spirit.

 

Janet is also a "Possibility Coach" who can see beyond your doubts and fears and ask the right questions so you can dive deep into your soul. She is also a master energy healer. Focusing on helping people love their body, love themselves, and love their life, she is creating a movement and changing the world...one person at a time.

 

Find out more at www.janetkingsley.com