Why we don't always get what we say we want in life....

02/15/2010

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There is always a underlying reason why we don't have what we say we want in life. In my opinion these underlying reasons are the stories we have created for ourselves or let others create for us. For example: "I'm not good enough" or "afraid of looking bad". These stories can be pretty real for us as we have been developing them for a very long time. Sometimes they are from when we were so little we don't even remember the first time we made up the story.

Nonetheless, often we can have a dream and then we get stuck with making it happen. Or we start and then stop. All of us have evidence in our lives of this. The solution is to start to identify what stories are holding us back from making our dreams a reality.

The next step is to choose a more empowering story. We have the power to choose and so we can choose to have a different story. For example: "I am okay, maybe even fabulous, just the way i am" or "I am good enough to do xyz".

As we choose and move with new stories we will then have more and more evidence of success and therefore more and more confidence in ourselves. Leaving the old stories to be replaced with new ones.

Today, I am choosing to accept who I am as a Surrendered, Authentic, Accepting and Outrageous woman.

What are you choosing?
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Vision Quest for Women - February 6th

01/26/2010

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Vision Quest for Women will be held in Phoenix on February 6th at the Franciscan Renewal Centre. It is an event that will provide an opportunity for women to come together in an empowered environment. The possibility for women to dream with clarity and from a place of possibility. 

Come join us at Vision Quest for Women and dream about all that you want to be, do and have in your life. You can reserve your seats at: www.YourDreamingPlace.com

Your Chief Dreaming Officer, 

Melissa Williams





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3 keys to making your dream a reality

01/24/2010

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1st key: Dreaming from a place of possibility
2nd key: Dreaming with clarity
3rd key: Taking action (with support)

Key #1: Dreaming from a place of possibility. 
Most of us have developed and mastered the art of approaching aspects in our lives from a place of probability. We measure what we have accomplished in our past and take this data in approaching new goals and dreams. We know what worked and didn't work then we apply this knowledge to new tasks. 

When we dream new dreams we often embark from a place of wonderment and excitement. Then our reasoning, kicks in and reminds us that we have 'tried' that before and it didn't work. Then we look to shrink our dreams into little boxes that are a little more 'realistic'. Sometimes they are even quashed. How sad. 

The first key to making your dream a reality is to dream from that place of possibility. When we tap into our subconscious and superconscious we can imagine not only magical dreams, dreams that can change the world, but also mechanisms for those dreams. We have the opportunity to call forth solutions to problems that our dreams can solve. After all, that is what all dreams are about. Finding a solution. 

Key #2: Dreaming with clarity
When we dream outside the 'reality' box, that place of probability, we are immersed in dreams that invite the imagination and the power that comes with it is divine. Spend time enough from this place of possibility, never dismissing ideas that come as 'I can't possibility' or 'the last time i tried that', and you will find clarity comes with a swift brush stroke as if you have painted a masterpiece in your mind. 

When we have clarity we can start after our dreams and set goals to make those dreams a reality. Be sure to know that the clarity came from a place inside of you that make the impossible, possible. Belief in yourself that all things are possible will support you as your 'reality' box looks to steal away your dreams. 

Key #3: Taking action (with support)
Taking the first step i guarantee you is always the hardest. Remember a time when you thought "wow, that was easier than i thought it would be'. There are many things we spend our lives giving energy to with the thinking that 'it will be too hard' or 'i can't do that'. Taking the first step is always the hardest when it means the most to us. Any dream that we have attachment to will be the hardest. We have all experienced though the freedom that comes after taking the first step. 

I encourage taking action with a support system or network. An environment which is going to support you when you find yourself stuck or fearful. There are unlimited resources available to us, it is simply a matter of identifying what it is that will support you the most. 


To your success, 


Melissa
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We are powerful beyond measure

01/05/2010

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"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. 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."

This quote is hands down my favourite quote of all time. It captures the essence of both our deepest fears and our power all at the same time. At least it does for me and mine. I have so many times backed away from stepping into my greatness, overwhelmed with the fear that I am 'powerful beyond measure'. It is my greatness, my light that I have often feared the most. 

Interestingly enough, like anything we fear, once we step out and do 'it', 'it' is often less frightening than we imagined it to be. My sweet, angelic mother was once faced with climbing a pole at a ropes course in Australia. With a dramatic fear of heights she battled with the momentous task ahead of her. Once she finally stepped out and eventually found her way to the top of that pole, she realised she was more afraid of all the things she made up about the experience than the experience itself. Mum, you are a tremendous teacher. Thank you for sharing that lesson with me. It has served me well. 

What is it that you are fearing most? What dreams are you here to accomplish? In this time in history you have something the world needs. You ARE a child of God, completely equipped with everything you need to be and do the very thing that is bubbling inside of you. 

Let your light shine in the world. You will be more free when you do. Let today be the beginning of all that you were created to be. 


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Melissa Williams 
CEO and founder of YourDreamingPlace.com
Melissa@YourDreamingPlace.com
Ph: 602-400-9902
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