Posts Tagged ‘Fear’

The Search For a Hidden Treasure!

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

As some of you may already know I am currently studying to become a teacher of meditation, a journey which has opened me up to a new and exciting world.

This week I wanted to share with you one of my learning’s on this wonderful journey. A journey which for me has only just begun.

One thing I have come to understand is that so many of us are spending too much time trying to seek happiness from all that is outside of us.  Looking to material things and others in our life to give us that feeling of fulfillment. But that feeling of happiness and fulfillment only truly comes from within, not from external sources. When you can tap into and truly appreciate the treasures that lie within you a whole new world will open up for you, and this whole new world is YOU. YOU are a world full of treasures waiting to be discovered so that you can shine. 

As Marianne Williams said: 

“We are all meant to shine, as children do.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Begin today to appreciate the treasures that are within you. Perhaps you have forgotten where you buried them; perhaps you have forgotten what they are? Rest assured when you begin to uncover them, when you begin to be who you are truly meant to be, you will shine and when you shine you will allow the world outside of you to begin to shine too.

Stop Worrying and Start Living!

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

When we worry about the challenges that are appearing in our lives right now it can often be counter productive. Worry can cause us to feel such crippling emotions as fear, panic and anxiety. These emotions keep us stuck where we are, not allowing us to move forward.

I am not suggesting you ignore the challenges you are facing in your life right now just simply proposing that you start to look at them in a different way. In essence we need to be concerned about our problems and not worried. There is a big difference between concern and worry. Concern means realizing what your problems are and calmly taking steps to over come them. Worry means going around in frustrating, energy depleting and time wasting circles. Which way would you prefer to be?

Always remember it is not the situations that you have met in your life that have thrown you; it is what you think of these situations.

Montaigne the great French philosopher came up with this wonderful quote, which really sums it up “A man is not hurt so much by what happens, as by his opinion of what happens.” And our opinion of what happens is entirely up to us.

Stay tuned for next weeks article where I will give you some more useful tips on how to banish worry from your life!

Suzanne is a Life Coach, Corporate Coach and NLP Master Practitioner. If you would like to book Suzanne as your Personal Coach, or for a Workshop, Seminar or Corporate event in your area, click here now.

Change is inevitable, growth is optional, choose wisely!

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

As I am going through a lot of change currently in my own life now, as is the world over all I think this quote sums up for me how to we might all best approach change.

It’s often so comfortable to stay where we are as its familiar, secure and easy. However, as with many things in life we might try to stay where we are but life has a funny way of forcing us to make changes.  This can be demonstrated by the current recession. A lot of people have been let go from their jobs, and now have to look at themselves to see where do I go to next? What else can I do? For most this is forced change, which when they look back in years to come will say Yes I am so glad that happened, it forced me to look at myself, and look at options which I previously had thought impossible! This is not to say at the time that this change isn’t difficult and stressful, but we need to push ourselves outside of what is normally comfortable in order for us to evolve and grow, in order for us to reach the next level.

“It’s not so much that we’re afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it’s that place in between that we fear . . . . It’s like being between trapezes. It’s Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There’s nothing to hold on to” MARILYN FERGUSON

On the other side of the fence there are those people who approach change slightly differently in that they invite change and all the learning’s and excitement it brings with it! The opportunity to meet new people, the opportunity to invest time in oneself, to grow and be the best they can be.

So what is the difference between people who welcome change, and those who don’t?

At the end of the day I believe it’s all down to your perception, and the filters and lens you view the world through. All we need to do is change the filters and open ourselves up to the endless possibilities that exist out there in the world!

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek”. BARACK OBAMA