Visit Your Future to Create Your Best Now

 Jenai, with Visionary, Tim Wood in Canada 2007
 

(orbs joined the party too)
 

Four years ago, I facilitated a Vision Retreat in the Canadian Rockies. About forty of us were hellicoptered in to a resort on top of a ten thousand foot mountain where we explored what it meant to be a Visionary. One night, we had a party, five years in the future. How did we do this? We time traveled. We decided it was 2012 and we were all living our dreams. That is to say, our highest and best life was being actualized in this moment, at the event. We were to show up at the party AS IF, we were living this life.

As you could imagine, we had to first discover who it is we wanted to be, to even know, how we would show up. So we did the work. We went deep into our Self and asked our Spirit, what it is that makes our heart sing. These qualities became who we were being when we showed up at the event in the future, 2012.

This was one of the best parties I have ever been to because everyone was happy. You can guarantee that was on the top of everyone's list. And what was amazing is that no one had to wait for 2012 to be happy because everyone was doing it in the now. This was only one of many illuminating discoveries we made that evening. There is no need to wait for something external to make us happy, we can choose it, right now.

We also realized, the importance of sharing our dreams with each other. Every person stood in front of the group and described their current lives in 2012. It was moving beyond the words that were being spoken. Everyone in that room could feel the power and presence of each person's dream. The second discovery came when we realized the power of passion: to really feel our dreams and share them with others, brought us closer to them.

The amount of gratitude in the room was palpable. Everyone was in so much appreciation of each other, who they were and what they brought to life. Learning to appreciate the moment is another gift we learned that night.

Everyone created a Vision Board of their life in 2012 and we displayed each one for everyone to see. Writing down our Vision, seeing the words and images that are a reflection of who we are and what we are creating is one of the keys to achieving our Vision.

Each of us recognized that night, it had so little to do with what we wanted to be doing in 2012 but rather who we were being. When we follow who we want to be, all the doing comes naturally from there. This is why Gandhi said, "Be the Change."

Just a couple of weeks ago I received an e-mail from a client who participated with me at this event. He had just found what he had wrote about 4 years ago, atop that Canadian mountain. He sent it to me as he was so blown away at how this mirrored completely accurately the life he is living now. And it is not even 2012 yet.

There is no need to go to a mountaintop to see who you want to be. Create your own list of who you would like to be and what you would like to experience five years from now, two years from now or even one year from now. Do not minimize the power of your imagination to create the life of your dreams.  As Walt Disney said, "If you can dream it. You can do it." Don't forget, he created the happiest place on earth. And so can you.

Self-Love, it is Everywhere You Are Going To Be
 

Let's get one thing straight: self-criticism will get you nowhere. In fact, it will ruin you. When we are critical, we do not allow ourselves to be who we came here to be, our dreams pass us by and the way we live our life does not measure up to a life well-lived. It is simple. If you want to get the most from your life, not only does self-criticism need to stop but self-love needs to become your priority. If you have one goal this year and you make it self-love, you will see your life transform. At the expense of sounding cheesy, I guarantee it.

Let me tell you about a client who within one year, literally transformed her life. Struggling with beating herself up most of her life (sound familiar?), she made a commitment for a one-year period to put her focus on stopping this destructive behavior and forming a new one that would promote self-love and appreciation. She did not take this task lightly, nor did she give up when the fruits of her labor seemed fruitless but consistently kept at it despite the lack of obvious results. Towards the end of the year, things began to change dramatically. Her marriage improved, her business flourished, her friendships blossomed, her creativity expanded, her dreams began to bear fruit and most importantly, her contribution to the world was given. You know, the contribution that only she could make. This left my client in a place of utter surprise that one simple practice, done consistently over a period of time could change her so much. What did she practice? I am going to share that with you now.

She got up every morning and took a sheet of paper and wrote every fear, complaint, negative thought about herself (or anyone else for that matter) on this sheet and burned it. She, in essence, cleared the mind of any toxic thoughts. At first there were many but over time, less and less seemed to reappear on the list. Immediately after doing this each day, she filled the mind with what she would like her thoughts to focus on, that is, what she loved and appreciated about herself. She took a medium sized journal and filled an entire page everyday with kind, compassionate, loving and, most importantly, truthful words. The more she wrote them, the more truthful they became to her. She noticed at first it was difficult to find things to appreciate about herself (no surprise there) so she would focus on what she was grateful for in general. This allowed her to raise her vibration enough to begin to even be able to see what was worth appreciating about herself. After awhile she could just dive right into what she loved about herself. This changed the way she saw herself during her day and it changed the way she made choices in each moment.

This year if you really want to give your Vision and dreams a chance to come to fruition, give this practice a try (I mean really do it consistently). It will change you - for the better. Louise Hay says it well, "You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens."

CO-CREATION
 

When we are in the process of creation, we are taught to use force to bring something to fruition. This is the old paradigm of creation whereby we engage the ego, the will, to create. It can be exhausting and can also be limited in its impact in the world. When we co-create we bring the entire universe with us in the process of creation. Now, which way do you think is more powerful? Co-creation requires a kinder, gentler approach. It requires stillness, listening to guidance and following that guidance, all in Divine timing. Let your Self co-create in this new way and watch the miracles happen.

What you most want in life and of life may be waiting on the other side.

-Mike Netzel, Client

This type of coaching is the fast track to Real Freedom!

-Tim Wood, Client

This coaching will change your life in ways you can't imagine. You will find yourself giving people and situations the benefit of the doubt. You will feel connected to Source and you will notice when that connection has weakened or been compromised. You will feel completely content. You will learn so much about who you really are. You will learn to love yourself.