Shaun's Holistic Living Notes

(archived from September 16, 2009) For most of my life, I had jobs and schedules that required me to be on time. Other people depended on me and if I was late, I would face being fired and/or my employers and clients would lose lots of money. I would lose everything I had worked for including my reputation, sustenance and material possessions.  My daily schedule with my most recent salaried position was:  6:30-7:00am Wake up & rush through meditation 7:00-7:30am Get ready to go  7:30-8:00am Leave for work  8:00am-6:45pm Sit down at my desk, update my voice mail greeting, listen to messages Return phone calls and e-mails and faxes about current business.  Call and receive calls to/from potential new customers Follow up with existing customers Mail out documents to new and existing customers Process documents and information received from or regarding customers Eat lunch and/or snacks at my desk throughout the day. (Occasionally, I would leave the ...

(archived from  November 24, 2009) It takes a lot of strength to stop taking things personally.  To realize that  every time  someone responds or engages you  in a way that makes you feel  small ,  they did so because  they  feel small,  because they are  hurting  somewhere inside.  We tend to attract people to be close to us whose insecurities feed our own.  No, we do not attract these people because we are emotional masochists  who want to see just how much abuse we can take.  We attract these people who challenge us because WE  ~ in our infinite and highest intelligence ~  know how to create opportunities for our own  growth and healing .  So...  Take a deep breath into your root chakra.  Feel your strength rise as you exhale.  In this way and others, we tap into our power.  Let's tap into our strength.  We connect to our  higher ess...