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AvatarEvery once and a while, a movie will appear and it is obvious the creator of the film is what I like to call "a mystic in disguise."  It appears in theatres and in people's homes at precisely the time when we all need to hear the message it has to offer.  The movie "Avatar" is one of those rare films. 

I grew up a movie-buff indirectly because my father's favorite thing to do was watch movies.  We cringed if we ever played Trivial Pursuit with him and he chose the Movie category....we knew we were done!  Watching movies is one of the few past times I have that include the television since I try at all costs to keep it off.  There are very few movies I have seen recently that have touched my heart in a way that I feel I need to share it.  Avatar was one of those films.  The parallels in the movie to what we are experiencing now in our world is anything but a coincidence.

We find ourselves in a world that is changing.  A world where many are living in fear, uncertainty and with a sense of individualism, not "seeing" the people around them.  I speak often at my events about how we do not connect with and "see" each other anymore.  We walk down the street afraid to look someone in the eye; afraid to have a face to face conversation with someone because it is so much easier to use email or texting because we then don't have to "face the music;" we cocoon ourselves in our homes, further strengthening the feeling of being isolated from the rest of the world.  For some reason, we feel that when we are in fear and confused that being alone is better than being around others.  We all need our solitude time, please don't get me wrong, but we forget that the power to solve our dilemmas lies in our connections with others.

In order to feel a sense of connection to another person, you have to first and foremost feel confident about the connection you have with yourself.  You have to know yourself, love yourself, and value yourself.  You have to "see" yourself for all that you are, including the parts you do not like.  I believe personally that one of the gravest epidemics we have in our world today is a lack of self-esteem and self-worth.  Your self-esteem is that part of you that feels and owns how much power you have.  Power is knowing what your talents and gifts are and using them to bring about change. 

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Many of the people I work with struggle to see their own gifts.  Their vision is masked by years of conditioning that told them they were not good enough, not strong enough, didn't fit in, and unworthy of recognition.  A friend of mine shares a story of how she has consciously worked on her level of self-esteem her whole life.  When she was a little girl, her mother (who probably suffered from low self-esteem as well) continually told her she was being conceited if she said anything good about herself.  As she got older, any time she had a good thought about herself she immediately dismissed it because she thought it was "bad" to think good things about herself.  This eventually lead to depression, a major lack of self-worth and a physical illness that manifested from it all that almost took her life.  Was it her mother's fault?  Of course not.  But the things we hear repeatedly, especially when we are younger, become our habits of thought, like it or not.  These habits of thought play over and over in our minds like a stuck tape recorder.  They dictate over 90% of our behaviors on a daily basis!
 

Our job is to become aware of those limiting beliefs and replace them with a more empowering thought.  Our brains do not work in a vacuum.  We cannot identify a non-empowering thought and just decide to not think it anymore.  We have to replace it with another thought.  One that makes us feel better....feel empowered.  A thought that makes us feel worthy of receiving all of the gifts life has to offer us.  This is a process that takes conscious awareness daily of how things, places and people make you feel.  You must be able to identify what you want out of life as well as know what it is you do to feel better when something has taken your power.  The one secret in this lifetime to manifesting all that you need to fulfill what you came here to do is to stay in a state of joy and gratitude as often as you possibly can.  To FEEL GOOD!!!!  When you feel good you raise your vibration to the point where you open the doors to being able to receive the gifts you so divinely have a right to receive.

A healthy level of self-esteem is needed in these times so we have the courage to look at our lives and change the things we feel need changing.  We are finding ourselves lately feeling as if we need to "clean the closet" out of our lives.  We are lovingly letting go of people in our lives at the same time finding that new ones, or ones whom we have lost contact with, are re-entering; we are changing careers and possibly moving to new locations.  Our relationship with all of the things and people around us are changing and we feel it.  This is all part of the process.  The old making its way out so the good has room to enter.  You cannot add new things to a cup that is already full. 

As we go through these changes personally, although we do need solitude time to process what is happening in our lives, we must remember we need each other now more than ever.  We need to "see" each other.  I see so many people isolating themselves, focusing only on their own needs and forgetting we have brothers and sisters out there going through the same thing.   We need to share our experiences with each other, send each other prayers and light and step into our power and gifts.  It is now the time to act.  We have been given our time to balance those things that needed to be cleared, to learn the lessons that will serve and feed our purpose and to release those energies that have held us back.  Now is the time to step into who you were born to be.  Claim your power.  Stop being afraid of it and thinking you are not worthy or not good enough.  We are waiting for you. 

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This is unlike any other time in history.  Mother Earth is changing at a speed that begs us to keep up with her.  She needs our support and light to lift her up to the place she so deserves to be.  Look around you.  See what is right in front of your eyes.  Staying in present moment awareness is the key to seeing the answers to your prayers.  Nowhere is it written that the secrets to life lie in your head....they lie in your heart.  Our heart is what connects us to those around us.  We feel each other through our hearts.  We "see" each other through our hearts.  Seeing with the physical eyes is just one dimension of seeing.  We must learn to see with the eyes of our soul so we can then see those around us for who they truly are rather than seeing their patterns and habits of thought. 

In the movie "Avatar," the main character, Jake Sully, realizes that it is all a matter of perception and awareness that move him from his real world to his dream world.  He is able to see his dream world and make it real by allowing love to enter his heart so he can truly "see" the world around him.  He falls in love with his world.  He allows his heart to connect him to the land and the people but most importantly, by "seeing" all that was around him, he allowed his own heart to heal and transform.

That which you know you are worthy of creates.  KNOW you deserve love, kindness, compassion and abundance.  Know it, breathe it. LIVE it!! 

When this happens, you see everything around you clearly for the first time.

 

Love and Light,

Chris

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Executive and Personal Coaching:

We all strive to improve ourselves personally and professionally every day. We try to find ways to tap into our hidden potential, break through barriers related to old patterns of behaving and thinking and struggle to get past the challenges of relationships at work and at home.

We have the answers we are seeking already inside but at times we just need a nudge from an outside influence to help us identify what we truly want. Coaching, in whatever form you choose, gives you the tools to help you find the answers you are seeking. The majority of the coaching at Chris Sopa International focuses on attitudes, behaviors and breaking old patterns of thoughts so we can see new and different results in our lives.

Every step of the way you have the power of choice; you have the power to change and you have the power to transform. Coaching empowers you to change your life.

CSI coaching consists of several 1 on 1 sessions focusing on the topic of your choice. Each coaching client will take an assessment which measures their subconscious patterns of thinking and decision making that will be used to structure what is needed to reframe old thought patterns and beliefs to manifest the change the client is seeking.  

If you are interested in one on one coaching with Chris Sopa, please contact:
 
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Thank you for taking the time to be inspired by us this month!
 
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Chris Sopa
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