Is it just me or did October get here quickly? By pondering this question, I have been realizing how important it is to take a step back from my busy life and just BE. I have to admit, being someone who has a lot of energy that has been a tough one for me to learn. Yet as I get older, I am finally seeing the benefits behind that state of "beingness". In this newsletter, I will be sharing with you some ways you can incorporate that into your own lives and also explain my disocvery with that subject a bit further.

Also in this month's newsletter, I will be sharing with you a new upcoming workshop I will be hosting, called "Celebrating Female Creativity" (for women only), Stevia as a sugar replacement and how to re-create during the current Mercury Retrograde.

 

If I were to mention the word "Beingness" and look to describe it, I would explain it as "slowing down enough to connect within and to hear what messages my body is sending me - BEING more in the present moment". Regarding this description and definition, there is a story that goes along with how I figured some things out for myself that brought me more into that state today.

Lately I have been so busy with finishing up school, maintaining and building my business, maintaining my current romantic relationship AND taking time for me (not to mention errands) that by the end of the day I have been tired and frustrated. One day I phoned a friend in my frustration and mentioned how I had been "asking", or rather manifesting, some things to come to me yet I wasn't seeing any results. When I was sharing this, I had a huge epiphony and realized that what I was really desiring to connect with was more of the feelings (peace, presence and beingness) - not really the "things" I was wanting to show up in my world. I also realized that as I was frantically moving/doing rather than sitting still more, those things could not connect with me! I am referencing The Law of Attraction and since this cosmic law is part of my daily practice, I was really resonating with what was going on and what my next steps were. The Law of Attraction states "that all your thoughts, all images in your mind, and all the feelings connected to your thoughts will later manifest as your reality". In other words; everything you have in your life - now - has been attracted to you through your thoughts.

As some of you may or may not know, the planet Mercury retrogrades three times a year. Mercury represents "communication" and when this period occurs it usually effects us all in the communication department. It can effect our communication skills (emotions come up, quarrels, etc), communication devices (i.e. computers, cell phones, etc) and it also represents agreements (legal, business transactions, etc). This 3 week cycle began on September 24th (my 32nd birthday!) and will be complete on October 16th.

In the past when the retrograde occurred, I usually got a lot of mind chatter that made this time of transition a "big deal" or the chatter would say "Oh man! This sucks! I'm going to have 3 weeks worth of resistance!". And when that chatter occurred and I believed it, my whole world would be very unfavorable for 3 weeks. However, since I have been realizing how powerful our words are, know how to not listen to the chatter and have fully embraced my own personal creative ability, I decided to not only embrace, but also re-create the retrograde into my favor each time it occurs.

This is how I decided to turn it around: I ask and put out the intention that anything that normally goes backwards for me go forward during this 3 week time period! For example, in the past I have asked that money come to me in a more gentle way without working a lot and it has worked! So if the retrograde is normally a time of upheaval for you in some areas - turn it around into what you want to create instead and see how powerful you really are. We are NEVER victims - remember that "the victim" is only a state of mind.

Have fun in your turn-arounds!

For more information on the Mercury Retrograde, visit this link:

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