today is a one ask kind of saturday. i know, i know, i’ve previously said to ask, ask, ask away, but today i need to focus in on something other than the ask. ideally, the process works like this:
ask. let go. receive.
since i am really in want of what i am about to ask for, i need to focus a good part of my energy on the letting go piece. letting go means that you trust you will get what you asked for–maybe not on the time frame you’d like, but it will still happen. i’ve realized that i’m great at asking for small things or even material items that i would like (this is how i got my dining room table and my antique coffeetable), but when it comes to things that really matter (i.e. when big emotions are involved), i sometimes have trouble seeing that what i ask for will be given to me, so i don’t usually ask.
today i change that.
today i ask for one thing: trust.
trust in love, trust in myself, trust that not all people behave the same way. and trust that what is happening here for me now is for my highest good.
and now i start figuring out how to let go. the first thing i’ll do is entertain the idea that maybe, just maybe it IS a possibility to get what i’m asking for. now i’m going to go think about how that would make me feel. and i bet that’s a whole lot better than doubting.
my saturday ask: a pain free physical body
sometimes i feel like i’m 104 years old. aches and pains that seem to never stop, no matter what i do. [truth: i could probably be doing more to help] i’m learning to use my body as a compass and realize that it’s trying to tell me something through the pain. something isn’t right. i want to view my body as a temple, not a human garbage disposal.
so i’m also going to ask for the knowledge and strength to detox my body and create a sustainable long term plan. temple > garbage disposal.
never stop asking.
saturday asks even work on sundays, thank goodness for that.
this week i’m asking for a surge in ENERGY [note capital letters].
ENERGY that will help me endure the parts of my day that i am only tolerating.
ENERGY to find the strength to act from a place of love, even when i’m feeling stubborn.
ENERGY to that will light the way for me to work on the things that fill my soul instead of feeling that i am much too tired.
*bow to the energy gods and goddesses*
February 26, 2011 by Kim ·
i love saturdays. they’re my day for asking the universe for what i want—not that this is the only day i can do it, but i find it’s easier for me to make myself ask if it’s scheduled. seems like such an easy thing to do–to ask for something i want, but the truth is, i doubt any of us do it as much as we’d like. so this space is sacred for me on saturdays. today, i hold the space for my asks, and for yours. what do you want?
**drumroll please**
1. the strength to push through the difficulty that may ensue with my soon to be new lifestyle change a la a raw diet
2. a pain-free physical body
3. to meet more of my “tribe” to connect with
how would someone with incredible strength to formulate a new way of eating with a pain-free physical body and amazing like minded people who support her act? THAT, my friends, is what i’ll ponder today. acting as if. i’ve heard that this really works in bringing what you want right to you. why reinvent the wheel, right? sometimes it’s nice to be handed the key.
February 13, 2011 by Kim ·
Awesome book alert:
One of my new favorite books is Michele Woodward’s I Am Not Superwoman: Further Essays On Happier Living. Without a doubt, Michele digs deep down and asks the important questions–the ones that help us get really clear on the stories we tell ourselves and why we make the choices we do. Her collection of essays will help you get to the core of who you really are, teach you how to get out of your own way and why that’s critical to your authentic happiness.
Her approach is supportive, non judgemental and often times humorous. She won’t scold you for how you’ve always behaved, but will invite you to entertain how you can get to a better place, tell a better story and maintain that happiness. This book helped me put my perfectionistic thinking (that has never, ever served me) under a microscope where I could break it down little by little. Talk about a freedom I’ve never known before! With Michele’s help, I’ve been able to remind myself that Superwoman truly is mythical and I look much better as what she calls, Imperfecta Girl. Superwoman might have a mean outfit, but I bet she isn’t as interesting and happy as Imperfecta Girl!
Treat yourself to this gem by clicking here. It’ll change your life.
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