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Here's what I want for you

12/18/2013

Happy holiday and New Year greetings to you!

I hope you have been experiencing lots of good cheer and feeling the collective expansion of love that happens this time of year.

For my family, we've shifted away from isolating the holiday as a time for celebrating, generosity, abundance, love and joy; and instead bring it into our everyday way of being. Every day is a day to celebrate for me. I even wake up each morning saying, “I am happy for this day, and I expect good things. Surprise me Universe!” (Just like X-mas!)

With a new year upon us, I know a lot of you are probably doing some reflecting and thinking about what you want for yourselves. If you don't do this regularly, then this is certainly a good time to do it. I'd like to express Mark's and my ongoing heartfelt wishes and intentions for you, and let you know that we are here to support you in achieving them. I hope you'll feel inspired to hold these for yourself, as well.

That you get to know and feel the fullness and greatness of who you are
That you get to know and experience that you have everything you need inside you. That not only are you good enough, you are perfect! And, you are worthy of all that you desire, including being fully loved
That you listen to your inner brilliance and wisdom, that is always there for you
That you experience yourself as infinite love and joy
That you let go of your fears and “I can’ts” and all the beliefs that hold you back from being your best self and living your best life
That you’re able to see all the possibilities of your life and know that you have the power to create them with ease and joy
That you can knowingly declare, “I am not my mere thoughts and emotions. I am SO MUCH MORE”
That you stop complaining and perpetuating the stories that don’t serve you, and start creating and telling new stories that serve and empower you
That you experience emotional choice, and know how to shift out of negative moods and emotions to feeling good
That you live a life of ease and feeling happy!
That you listen to the deep calling of your Soul instead of the excuses for why not

It’s our belief that your reason for being is to experience all of the harmony, happiness and success that you desire, and to do so with ease.

This is totally possible for you. We know it; because we’ve seen it happen over and over again for our private and group coaching clients.

If you've just been wishing and hoping and trying on your own with the same approaches that haven’t worked for you yet, please don’t just resign to a life less than you deserve and desire. I encourage you to check out our website to explore our private and group coaching programs, and to then e-mail me to set up a time for my complementary happiness upgrade activation call. Together, we can make this your best year ever!

Supporting you in ease and joy, with a warm heart,

Ann

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Pleasure! How it's important and how to have more

12/5/2013

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Joy-full greetings!

It's time to revisit the topic of pleasure, because I think we (especially women) tend to put it on the bottom of our priority list and discredit its importance.

Did you know that pleasure and feeling good are key components to being healthy, to having healthy relationships, to working more efficiently and effectively, even to being wealthy!

Really, I wish doctors would prescribe it as a necessity, like taking your daily dose of vitamins, or eating well or exercising, or taking a prescription medication. It's time to take your pleasure more seriously (ha ha).

Ever notice how little children follow their uncensored impulse towards pleasure? That's because it's in our inherent design. Just like we need to eat and sleep, we need pleasure. And when we're deprived of any of those, we suffer the consequences. It is a basic need that you have an intrinsic capability for; and, when you fully allow yourself to follow it, you have infinite potential.

So, you might be wondering, if it's supposedly so natural and important, what happened?

Here's a common scenario: You grew up and had responsibilities. Survival and taking care of business took over, and you used those pleasure neural pathways less and less. And, you know what? If they're not used, they atrophy! Your "pleasure muscles", so to speak, get out of shape; and it requires stronger and stronger external stimuli to feel good. Thing is, this approach over-activates your dopamine; which then makes it harder and harder to experience pleasure!

New Possibilities for YOU!

The first step is to commit to having more pleasure in your life and to make it non-negotiable. "Doctor's orders!"

The next step is to take responsibility for rebuilding those intrinsic pleasure pathways by opening yourself to pleasure from within. Set your intention to notice the pleasures in each moment. It's kind of like refining your palate to appreciate fine wines and healthy food versus processed foods that blast your taste buds with an overload of salt, fat, and sugar.

Pleasure is a moment to moment experience. Here's an example of a pleasure "workout" to rebuild your pleasure pathways. It's really just about doing what you already do, but doing it differently.

When you're home tonight, get comfortable and take a few mindful pleasure moments by just basking in the warm glow of light and the comforting feeling of home. Really feel your space and all of the positive aspects of it and all that you have to be thankful for in it.

When you eat your next meal, take in some pleasure by mindfully enjoying the smells and tastes. Eat slowly and allow your pleasure to linger and last as long as you can.

As you settle into your winding down evening activity, make it really comfortable; and notice and appreciate it. Do whatever you're doing with the intention of pleasure and being your time to relax and treat yourself, even if it's watching TV. Open up to all the pleasures available in your experience.

Possibilities for pleasure exist in every moment, in just about every experience, if you set your mind to notice it and live mindfully. When you do this, pleasure will arise from within; and even the subtleties of life will feel good.

Let me know how you're expanding your pleasureful moments, will you? And, enjoy!

Supporting you in greater ease and joy, with a warm heart,

Ann

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Here's what I want for you

Pleasure! How it's important and how to have more

Hope you enjoy my "Happy Moments" blog; because a happy life is just a series of happy moments. Feeling Good Matters!

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