Shaun's Holistic Living Notes

This is about my decision to be limitless . I am sharing in the hope that my words and experience will inspire you to allow more possibilities for manifesting joy in Your life. Many of us subscribe to the practice of goal-setting. While I believe that goal-setting is helpful, I have found that in some instances, it can foster limitation. When I have been very specific about what I want to achieve, I have achieved just that. Exactly as ordered. Nothing more, nothing less. In several cases, I realized after manifestation that I could have imagined it a little (or a LOT) better. Has that ever happened to you? (The old quote comes to mind, "Be careful what you wish for. You just may get it.") In contrast, when I have held a more broad intention, focusing only on the JOY I would experience with manifestation of my desired situation or object, results have been phenomenal and far greater than expected. In the past 8 months, I have received a strong message to allow more...

(archived from Sunday August 23, 2009) What are you holding on to? WHO are you holding on to? Why?  Are you holding on out of a sense of obligation? guilt? fear ? I, right now, choose to  continue  to release that which no longer serves me. As you know, I set an intention to do this quite a while ago and I must say that I have found much success in the accomplishment. But as I move forward, I realize that this is not a "garage sale" type of event, but rather a quarterly trip to my local Goodwill Donation Center. Yes, this  releasing  is a  process . A cycle. Hmmm.... who knew? I have accumulated 34 years of  stuff . And at some point or another, all of it served me. If it did not, I never would have acquired it. And as my stuff contributed to my perceived joy or pain or anything in between, I have benefited from it all. But as I evolve, so do my needs. And I no longer have space for that two drawer vertical file cabinet. Or any use for that (once...

(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 7, 2010) It is never easy when someone cares enough to show us ourselves. A lot of strength, grace, trust and patience are then required to move through the rough reality into self-acceptance. Much more of the same is required to utilize what has been revealed as the catalyst to shift. But if I can do all of that, I will be farther along on the path to becoming the person that I have always wanted to be. I was reminded of so much this weekend: 1. I must always trust what I know to be true, no matter who is challenging it. 2. I am extremely fortunate to have people in my life who can see me clearly and who can so honestly and perfectly communicate to me what they see. 3. I finally have people in my life that I can be real, open and honest with. 4. If someone challenges me to judge others, rather than jumping onto the judgement bandwagon, I must be strong enough to challenge them to look inward and do the same myself. 5. If I do feel that I ...