Good Morning everyone!
I just wanted to take the time to invite you to a new blog>>>Life With Laney Ray.
It can be found at: http://lifewithlaneyray.wordpress.com/
Make it a day of intention!
Nameste,
Dr. Laney Ray
I hope you are all having a spectacular day. I wanted to take the time to invite you to an upcoming live radio show. I will be interviewed on the Living By Design Show by Cathy Holloway Hill at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cathy-holloway-hill
The show takes place May 4, 2011 at 6:00 pm EST.
As I receive further details, I will post them here!
Laney
Nearly everyone at some point in their life has heard the phrase “the power of positive thinking” and the message is so true – there IS power in thinking in terms of positive versus negative. Life coaching is another arena that many are taking advantage of today in order to bring happiness, health, wealth and prosperity to all aspects of their lives. What is a life coach, and what transformations can you expect to see in your life by going this route?
Simply put, a life coach helps an individual to gain a clear, fresh perspective on those areas in their lives that represent a challenge, whether it is a career, relationship, health and even spirituality. If you have ever heard of The Law of Attraction it is a universal law that simply means you can attract those things to your life that you really desire. By giving something you truly want all of your positive energy and focus and visualizing that “something” in your life, you can actually attract it to you. In life coaching, many coaches utilize this universal law, helping clients to find a healthy balance in what is often a stressful life.
The power of positive thinking is real, and not just an idea or “wishful” thinking. By maintaining positive thoughts, you will see that you can attain much success and happiness in your personal and career life. Life coaching works much on the same principle, helping you identify your own personal foundation so that you can navigate down those paths that lead to positive choices and directions for your life.
Many people make choices for their lives that aren’t the best, and then continue making bad or mediocre choices. People tend to get stuck in a rut; it’s often easier to continue on with your life being in an average place in a career or relationship, simply because it’s easier. Those who truly desire success realize that they must figure out where they are in their life and where they want to go, but this is easier said than done. This is where life coaching comes in; someone who specializes in this area can often motivate an individual and give them the boost in confidence they need to take action and move their life in a positive direction.
If you have ever heard of The Secret, you may know that this highly popular self-help book is based on the power of positive thinking and The Law of Attraction. While most people have a general idea of what they want out of life and where they want to go in regards to success in relationships, career, health and prosperity, many are unsure of how to get to their destiny. A life coach literally helps take you from where you are right now to where you want to be, offering the motivation, advice and support necessary to get past the crossroads and on to the path that leads to your life dreams.
Until next time…Dr. Laney Ray
Of course, over time, I had changed a lot and so had she. Where I had become a happy, connected & in the flow individual she had become depressed, miserable & pessimistic.
It made me think about the course of my life and how I too was once like her but how I had overcome the dilemma & now enjoy happiness and peace just because.
It didn’t happen overnight, but I made the decision to change and I believed I could change. I was simply sick and tired of being sad, fearful, and feeling separate from the rest of the world. I wanted more and so my journey began.
After great soul searching, I realized that I always looked for something outside of myself to make me happy when the only real thing that was a constant in my life was me. That meant having to take 100% responsibility for my joy.
How I wondered did some people have that joy when others in the very same circumstances were depressed or angry?
What I found out after a great deal of research was this. Happiness is partly genetic and partly learned. That made a lot of sense to me having come from a family where depression and addiction reined. I realized I came out a loser on both counts.
Here’s the good news though. Genetics, DNA, once thought to be impossible to change, can be reprogrammed and new things can always be learned. Having always been someone that believed in life long learning I knew there was hope.
How did I go from misery to joy? How did I reprogram my mind? We think over 100,000 thoughts a day and most of those are negative. How did I go from there to filling my mind with happy thoughts & feeling joy just because?
The 1st step was the desire to do so; I call this the Power of Persistent Desire. It was my goal to be happy and at peace no matter what. I kept that desire in the forefront of my mind.
I thought about peace and happiness. I told everyone that my #1 goal was peace and happiness. The more I thought and said these things, the more excited I got, and guess what…the happier and more at peace I became. Just by thinking and saying those things I started experiencing them. That was a start.
Next, I started examining the thoughts I had. I realized that most of them had no warrant and they were not true, yet I kept thinking them over and over. I realized I needed to stop believing my own foolish thinking. But if I didn’t think those things what would I replace them with?
I began to look at everything I really did have to be grateful for. At 1st this was difficult because I realized how very much I took for granted. I became grateful to be alive, grateful that my heart beat, grateful that the sun was shining, grateful that I had children to love and enjoy, grateful that I had a table to eat dinner on, grateful that the blouse I wanted to wear was clean, grateful to sit and enjoy dinner with my family…you get the gist. Gratitude lightens your spirit and lightens your load.
Next, I started to let go of negative thoughts and as I was aware of these I replaced them with positive. Again, this was not always so easy. A good deck of meditation cards or a set of positive affirmations can help until you are capable of coming up with your own.
Many of my thoughts had to do with blaming others for my situation. I realized I had to forgive. I didn’t want to do it for them. I couldn’t do it for them, especially at 1st; I had to do it for me. I once heard someone say that anger towards others is like drinking poison and expecting them to die. It kills us from the inside out.
Another important step for me, believing in the Law of Attraction, was my vision. I needed a clear image of what I would look like if I were happy and at peace…from the clothes I would be wearing, to my stance, to the things I would be doing, to the sounds I would hear. I needed to know what happiness and peace looked like to me so I would know when I attained it.
The road to Happiness and Peace Just Because is one worthy of your time and efforts and one very possible for you to achieve. Sometimes we need help along the way, a little guidance, a little direction. I’m here if you need a question answered or are interested in obtaining someone to coach you along the way. Until next time…Laney Ray
So today I got a new pair of glasses…well…really my 1st pair of contact lenses and, of course, after inserting them with some pain and frustration along the way and over the course of a WHOLE week, I was able to see my surroundings in a new crisp way that I hadn’t been able to prior to that. You see I had lost my last pair of designer glasses. Not only did this come with a high price tag, but it also caused me a bit of pain and embarrassment. I had been stuck wearing a really old, out of date, pair that I found rather ugly to sport not to mention they didn’t work too well.
Anyway, it made me think about some of the lessons that I have learned over the years and some of the growth that I have had which also came with its own costs, frustrations, pain and embarrassments. And yet, just as the new pair of contacts, the result was the same…the ability to see a whole new world.
Many times we find ourselves using tools that really just don’t work for us anymore. They don’t fit right. Their price is too high. We are unable to clearly see what is happening in and around our lives with any clarity.
YES, sometimes it is uncomfortable to step outside our boxes. YES, sometimes it takes time to make the necessary changes…sometimes much longer than we would like. YES, sometimes it takes pain and embarrassment to move us forth on a path that works a whole lot better.
But yet, isn’t it ALWAYS worth the effort, ALWAYS worth the pain, ALWAYS worth the time to move forth and gain better control of ourselves. For me, the answer is ALWAYS an undeniable YES!!!
How about you? What are you willing to give up to gain a better life? Make no mistake, there is always a price…but I have found that the price pales in comparison to the gain…
Until next time…Laney Ray
When you are in the flow with source energy…truly in the flow…of the universe…the highest energy…love is there…
If love is not there…if love is not abounding…make no mistake…you are not in the flow…
You have removed yourself from the flow of the universe…
If that be the case…there will be difficulty in being…having…and doing those things that you would like to be…do…and have…
The key then…is to move back into source power…
All things that you desire are brought to you through source energy…
If you are not emanating the highest energy…the energy of love…
You are not emanating the energy of your passions and desires…
Passion…
Desire…
They are born of source…
They are born of love…
They are born of you…
They can be one in the same…
So shift…
Shift your paradigm…move into love move into source…
Move into the manifestation of your dreams…
Laney Ray
According to quantum physics everything in your life, the good…the bad…the ugly…it is all there because you attracted it. No matter what you have in your life…financial ruin, a wonderful relationship, cancer…the list goes on and on ad infinitum, is there because of your thought processes.
Thought (including all that is going on in the subconscious) combined with the emotion we have or attach to it brings things, people, behavior…We have to take 100% responsibility for everything, everyone…we have in our life. It is not until we do that, that there is a possibility for change.
If we want different, we have to think different and then combine that with powerful feelings of joy, happiness, and exuberance. That combined with faith…lots of faith, and no doubt.
Most of what most people create in their lives is by default…they don’t know they have a choice…they get the same thing year after year after year thinking that that is all there is. Most of what rules our actions, behaviors, and thoughts is in our subconscious, in fact, 96-98% of it. Through genetics and our environment we have been trained, just like brushing our teeth, to do many things without thought. Our physical efforts only account for 2-4% of our successes or failures. If we have not been successful and we rely on that, we are doomed! The conscious mass of our brain composes about 14% while the unconscious composes the other 86%.
The part of our brain where we design goals…dream dreams…plan businesses…it doesn’t have much to do at all with the part of our brain that achieves goals…captures dreams…or makes businesses a success.
What has been found out about the mind recently, if taken to heart, could change the world.
We are about to enter a period of enlightenment like no other this world has ever seen.
This is truly an exciting time to be alive…
Dr. Laney Ray
