Making Sense
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Manifesting, Transformation
“What you call thinking is the voice of knowledge making up stories, telling you what you know, and trying to make sense out of everything you don’t know. The problem is that the voice makes you do many things that go against yourself.”
“The solution to taming the liar in your head is to stop believing what it tells you. If you follow two rules – stop believing yourself, and stop believing anybody else – all of the lies you believe won’t survive your skeptism and will simply disappear.”
don Miguel Ruiz
The Voice of Knowledge
Tags: don miguel ruiz, knowledge, Manifesting, voice of knowledge
New Moon in Cancer – 2010
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Manifesting
Sunday July 11, 2010 at 3:20pm marks the beginning of another lunar cycle. As we move into Cancer the focus is on family, the home, the past, and how we nurture ourselves and others. This is the time to resolve family wounds! It’s a great time for reflection and nurturing ourselves.
A solar eclipse is also impacts us on this new moon. The eclipse typically accompanies identifiable life-changing events. So, plant seeds for what you wish to manifest or you’ll be manifesting what you don’t want. The eclipse also provides us with opportunities for a fresh start.
Spend time in meditation, dreaming, journaling, and tuning into what is going on inside yourself to replenish the energetic transitions we are all facing now. By allowing yourself and others this time to let go of anything that no longer serves you, you’ll provide a vessel ripe for expansion after the next full moon.
Focus on being grounded and true to yourself during these times of transition and you’ll be more present for those who need your strength!
Have a beautiful and blessed new moon!
Happy Birthday America!
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Manifesting
Wow! It’s July and our night skies will soon be filled with spectacular firework displays.
Another year older. Like any birthday celebration, we join together with family and friends to honor this great nation. It’s a time of relection on the hard work of many to provide us with freedoms, dreams, and prosperity. She has provided so much for you, what great gifts will you bring to this celebration?
Although still a young country, we are a shining example to others on this planet. The freedoms we have provide us with choices that many people will never know. We often take for granted our freedoms and may never fully understand or appreciate them! Living in this land, we all have a responsibility to show the planet what this great nation is made of; great leadership.
I am so grateful to be living in this great land. I am so grateful for our founding fathers and the premise they held high; the right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. With this foundation, America offers me the freedom to become “the best possible me.” We can all have it all.
America is a land to be honored, treasured, protected, and respected. She is a one-of-a-kind beauty!
Happy Birthday America!
Why do you love America?
Tags: 4th of July, America, celebration, leadership, liberty, life, pursuit of happiness
Changes and Challenges
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Manifesting, Transformation
Change isn’t an option, it’s necessary at this time. The crumbling old foundation is causing many to embrace fear. But the evolution in our energy is causing us to move out of a state of greed and survival and into a place of love. Our new foundation is based in the heart chakra instead of the lower three survival chakras. The push and pull you may be feeling is part of this transition helping you eliminate old survival skills and resolving emotional wounding.
Keep in mind that everyone that you’re in conflict with has contracted with you to help you grow and heal. Our Divine Intelligence gave us crutches to help us overcome our challenges in life. Unfortunately these crutches turned into addictions. It’s easy to get caught in the drama and support yourself through your addictions. Addictions come in many forms: drugs, alcohol, work, exercise, some people are even addicted to drama and create it constantly. These behaviors are rooted in survival instead of growth. They keep us tied to our stories and emotional wounding instead of healing them.
The cosmos is shaking all that up right now. The message is to “stop embracing addictions and emotional wounds, and heal yourself.” The more we resist change the more change is forced upon us. There are some simple steps you can do to manage change instead of feeling victimized by it.
1) Face drama: View drama in your life without attachment to emotions around it. Typically the first response is to emotionally lashing out, but take a step back and ask yourself “Why you are reacting this way?” As soon as you bring awareness to the situation instead of more drama to it you’ll begin to resolve and dissolve it.
2) Release Fear: When you feel the survival skills of the lower three chakras, recite affirmations to shift the energy away from fear and into love. For example, perhaps you are struggling financially. Instead of marinating in the fear and lack of your perceived financial distress say, “The Universe is my supply. I’m so grateful the Universe provides a continuous stream of prosperity and abundance (or whatever the lesson).” Find something you can be grateful related to that person or situation so you shift your vibration. Only you can choose to shift your lower vibrating emotions to higher ones.
3) Remove assumptions and expectations: By making assumptions or having expectations we actually limit possible outcomes. Making assumptions is a breakdown in communication because you assume everyone thinks the way you do. Making assumptions causes misunderstandings because the assumptions fill in the gaps of communication. Drama and sadness is based on our assumptions. Instead of making assumptions find the courage to ask questions until you feel clear about the situation. Find your voice!
An expectation is anticipation of a particular outcome. When we have expectations we may shut down or don’t see other possibilities because we are so focused on a specific result. When things don’t turn out the way we expect it creates frustration, anger, sadness, doubt, and disbelief.
4) Gratitude: Each day make a list of what you’re grateful for. The list includes both things from the past, present and intentions in progress. Expressing gratitude is a big way to shift your energy and vibration. Write out a daily list of gratitudes for a month and see how your life transitions. Make your statement in the form of an affirmation such as “IAM so grateful ….” Even if you don’t initially FEEL grateful for the lesson, situation, or person, writing down a statement of gratitude shifts your perceptions and emotions, so you resolve it.
Tags: addictions, challenges, change, emotional wounding, gratitude, injustices, Manifesting
Knowledge
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Manifesting
“The mind is fertile ground for concepts, ideas, and opinions. If someone tells us a lie and we believe it, that lie takes root in our mind and can grow big and strong, like a tree. One little lie can be very contagious, spreading its seeds from person to person when we share it with others.
Knowledge goes into our mind and reproduces a structure inside our head, which is everything that we know, what we believe; we only perceive our own knowledge. And what is it that we know? Mostly lies.”
~ Don Miguel Ruiz
“The Voice of Knowledge”
Tags: beliefs, knowledge, Lies, Manifesting, perceptions, reality, thoughts, truth
E.G.O.
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Tips, Manifesting, Transformation
Edging
God
Out
When I am vengeful or hold a grudge I Edge God Out
When I forgive I walk with GOD
When I am fearful I Edge God Out
When I have faith I walk with God
When I rationalize and justify I Edge God Out
When I meditate and pray for guidance I walk with GOD
When I lie I Edge God Out
When I live in truth I walk with GOD
When I criticize or judge I Edge God Out
When I am supportive I walk with God
When I am controlling I Edge God Out
When I go with the flow I walk with God
When I am greedy I Edge God Out
When I am giving I walk with God
When I manipulate others into my way of thinking I Edge God Out
When I allow others to find their path I walk with GOD
When I am arrogant I Edge God Out
When I am humble I walk with GOD
When I only think with my head I Edge God Out
When I feel with my heart I walk with God
When I live in doubt I Edge God Out
When I embrace uncertainty I walk with GOD
In every moment we have a choice to be caught in EGO and Edge God Out or co-create our perfect life.
Tags: ego, God, Manifesting, Transformation, transition
Wise Tip: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Tips, Manifesting, Transformation
“Humans are born in truth, but we grow up believing in lies. One of the biggest lies in the story of humanity is the lie of our imperfection. It’s just a story, but we believe it, and we use the story to judge ourselves, to punish ourselves, and to justify our mistakes.”
~ Don Miguel Ruiz
“The Voice of Knowledge”
Questions to Ponder:
What lies do you tell yourself?
If you stop believing in your story, how will your life change?
Tags: change, Lies, Transformation, truth
Full Moon – Eclipse
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Manifesting, Transformation
The intensity of the Full Moon combined with a lunar eclipse grace us today June 26, 2010 at 6:30am PST. Look for big changes, shake-ups, and news as the full moon/eclipse is impacted by its close proximaty to Pluto – the Lord of the Underworld. Pluto reveals what has been hidden and creates a space for destruction, creation, transformation, regeneration, power struggles, and upheal.
Now is the time to decide what you want in your life. Take some time today to review what is important and acknowledge what is happening without worrying too much about how it’s going to shape up. Spend time with people you love. Our focus is on “feeling secure” in the world. Ask yourself, “How can I be more present in every aspect of my life?” What seeds you plant now will manifest in all areas of your life.
Blessings!
Tags: eclipse, full moon, Manifesting, Pluto, security
Solstice!
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Tips, Manifesting, Transformation
We spent a wonderful evening by the Truckee River in celebration of the Summer Solstice. The evening was graced by the beautiful voice of Emily Tessmer who sang and led us through a series of chants. Participants infused their intentions into roses, daisies, pinecones that were laid on an altar to be purified the group’s energy. Water was collected from the Truckee River and passed around the group to bless, heal, and honor the earth’s water supply.
We finished up the evening with a group meditation and Oneness Blessing given by Alaina Reichwald and Emily Tessmer. Once the blessings were complete we removed our items from the altar and released them and the blessed water into the Truckee River. Thank you to all who joined us in making this an extraordinary night!
Experience the summer solstice in Truckee, CA next year by joining us for a 3-day Solstice Retreat filled with sacred ceremonies and information to facilitate healing the physical and emotional bodies. We invite you to join us for this life-changing event.
Tags: alaina reichwald, blessings, emily tessmer, healing, meditation, oneness blessing, solstice, Solstice retreat, truckee
World’s Best Dad!
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Manifesting
Happy Father’s Day to a man who always has a smile on his face and in his heart!
He is always there to lend a helping hand to anyone who needs it – giving me a foundation in charity, generocity, compassion and philanthropy.
He is always there to impart his wisdom on whatever he knew, and he knew it all or at least I thought he did – giving me a foundation in teaching others.
He is always talking to people, and made me believe he knew them all – giving me a belief that strangers are only people you haven’t talked with yet.
He is always working hard, even when he plays golf and tennis (your chip shot over the net is cheap!!!) – teaching me to always do me best.
His adventurous spirit taught me to take risks, when most people would play it safe.
He could build anything from the spare parts in his truck or garage – look out McGyver, although I don’t know of anything my Dad blew up, I’ll have to ask him about that one.
Sure, we have our different perspectives and philosophies on life and sometimes butt heads, but overall he’s the World’s Best Dad! He is humble, kind, loving, giving, compassionate, self-less, hard working, intelligent, funny, patient, nurturing, encouraging, athletic, wise… and simply amazing! I often hear from people who know him that “he’s one of a kind!”
The best advice he ever gave me was to keep trying different things until I find something I love. Well I did Dad, and I thank you for the lifetime of GIFTS you’ve given me! How LUCKY was I to be born to you, Dad? I Love You! Happy Father’s Day!
What memories about your Dad stand out?
What’s the best advice your Dad gave you?
Tags: Dad, father's day
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To prepare for the manifesting, write down a list of goals or intentions you want to attract or issues you want to release during the lunar cycle. After the cycle is over, review your old list crossing off goals achieved and file it, then begin a new list for the new cycle. To maintain balance in your life, look at goals on several different levels including financial, spiritual, mental, emotional, and physically.