It's March! As promised here's this month's 2nd chakra, orange lariat necklace. Your 2nd chakra is the container for your feelings around food; and it holds your emotional, creative and sexual energies. Like last month's red lariat necklace these necklaces can wrap around the neck 2-3 times (44 in. long) and also double as a belly chain. Buy Now
This month's necklace is handmade with orange beads, citrine teardrops and gold beads as accents. In the center is the ohm, symbol for the eternal which connects us to the earth and all that is.
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Bloom Where You're Planted  Right around January 1, 2010, some of us made New Year's resolutions that sounded like: "I'm going to make new strides in my career this year", "I'm joining that online dating service to meet my guy" or "I'm taking yoga classes and joining a gym to really lose this weight." Whatever the goals, if you haven't started taking steps to accomplish them by now, there are probably some excuses that got in the way. Usually, when we make these resolutions at the top of the year, they're fueled with our heartfelt intentions, visions of an even better life, or simply - we're fed up and we just have to change things NOW. Then as time wears on, our reasons for not getting things done creep up: "I don't have the money to join the gym or yoga class", "I'm not at my ideal weight to officially start dating on (or off) a site" or "I don't have all the tools I need to really administer my career." And my favorite...drum roll please... "I don't have the time." Here's the bad news: When we say any excuse long enough (an opinion) it can change form and become a reality in our minds (a fact), which is actually not based in reality. It's based in our fears. That being said, we're fooling ourselves as to why we can't get something done. So, let's just bloom where we're planted. Birds drop seeds in flight, and as a result, flowers sprout up anywhere, at any time. Neither the birds - nor you - need to have a perfect spot to bloom or begin a new project/career. My mother wrote her first book of poetry at age 60. She's 71 now and has yet another book published. Any time is a good time.
To substantiate this further - "have, do, be" - is the credo most people live by. I'll use the example of dating. Some think that if they have the money, then they'll do the online dating site and finally be the fabulous person they always wanted to be. This can be a short-sighted concept to live by. Be, do, have - says the opposite - you're going to be the person you always wanted to be first. Get up in the morning, walk down the street, experience your life as if everything is in its place - yes, even if its not...especially if its not. Fake it 'til you make it. Wear that fantastic outfit, style the hair like you're going to meet your sweetheart for dinner, and feel so loved. This energetic shift will propel you to make the moves towards having the relationship you desire.
Be, do, have is optimal for successful living because when we start from a vantage point of feeling that we have everything we need - the "Be" concept - we're starting from a place of alignment with the abundance of the Universe.
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Saying No and Letting Go -
on Personal Power (3nd chakra) 
David Horner Photography
As a Reiki practitioner many of the sessions I have with clients include conversations around relationships. One particular topic that comes up with women is the ability to have a strong "no". No, meaning no. Not, no means maybe tomorrow, or if you push me hard enough or manipulate me enough, I could change my mind. But "no" with a period at the end. It's okay to say no. This may seem trite to some, but I think many others have had this issue. So many of us are afraid that if we say no to others we'll cause conflict and they won't like us anymore, or worse - leave us. It's okay to not be liked. It's actually okay to be left and standing alone. It may feel uncomfortable at first, but sometimes standing alone is our strongest stance.
We are not bad or mean if we tell someone "no, I choose not to stand for this any longer" or "no" this relationship is over. We don't have to go along with something just to keep the peace. I think many of us are guilty of this but don't know how to get out of this trap. Be true to yourself and what you need in relationship. You will always be the better for it in the end. Know thyself. And if sometimes we lose someone along the way because we're not acting the way they would like us to, that's fine. They weren't on your "success train" anyway.
The challenge for most of us is after we've said no, let go and released a friend or situation, we feel empty. How do we handle the emptiness? Fill the void. Not with cookies and cocktails... although that may be a temporary substitute. We fill the void with something healthy, loving and nurturing. This is the part we usually leave out and is vital to healing. If we don't fill the void, the pain usually lasts longer, can seem insurmountable or worse yet - we can actually go back to the situation or person that hurt us to begin with because we're so unhappy. So instead of filling that empty space inside ourselves with cookies and cocktails, here are healthy, loving and nurturing options: fill it with another loving relationship, acknowledge and foster the ones you have, have a Reiki session or some other energy work to heal and recalibrate your soul, take yourself on a date into the mountains or to the beach... These are just a few options. Let the healing begin by filling your cup. You'll be back to your ol' self in no time.
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Food"Ecstasy is uncut forest and the smell of fresh baked bread."
- from Temple of my Familiar by Alice Walker
Speaking of bread, I know it's not part of most low-cal eating programs, but bread is delicious! Most cultures make at least one type of bread of their own. Some slightly buttery, some a little sweet and even a little sour. Isssallgood in my neighborhood. I like them all. I went to my favorite little Italian place the other night and had some of their bread - The Pasta Factory in Marina del Rey, CA. This great little restaurant makes small loaves for each table and replenish them as often as you want. So I know it's not on your diet, but I believe that life is richer when there's a treat in it... every once in awhile.
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