Don’t Let Life Discourage You

                     Don’t Let Life Discourage You

“Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he has had to begin where he was.” (Richard L. Evans)

Chances are one day you decided to change some things in your life. You were where you were and somehow it just didn’t quite feel right, it didn’t fit. It may have been any one of a number of things, a notion that feels wrong now, an old piece of knowledge that you have just found out was incorrect information or, possibly you have found that a way of thinking about some issue or group now seems unworthy of you. Whatever made you wake up and realize that self-improvement was in order is to be applauded.

Changing anything requires you to start somewhere and I suggest that where ever you find yourself is the perfect place for you to begin. The simple fact that you have come to this conclusion is an awesome step for you, for everyone trying to make their lives better.

Start with baby steps, they get better results and as you see progress you will be encouraged to keep going. Self-improvement is always time invested in your most valuable asset, you. Like the instructions when you are on a plane to put the oxygen mask on yourself before helping the person next to you; if you are not in a healthy, whole, balanced place you can’t help anyone else.

Even if you can respect someone for being a mess because you’re a mess too, you don’t have to stay that way. Learn to respect yourself for the right reasons and watch your mess straighten out.

Some of your baby steps might be to think of all the things you feel are important to you; then ask yourself if they are worthy of you? Do they raise your vibrations? Do they move you to grow? Would they be precious to you if they were suddenly gone? If so then enjoy, if not then lose them because when you change how and what you think about, how and what you think about changes.

To get to the good things in life not only do you need to make changes in the way you think and perceive things, you have to let your walls down and take the chance that you might get hurt; this is better than feeling nothing and, as you grow toward your goals of wholeness and betterment, the absence of walls will allow your feelings to become those of joy that all of us want to achieve.

Remember that life, especially a conscious and aware one doesn’t just happen; it requires your participation so participate with joy, empathy and balance of body, mind and spirit. Know too as you work that you are the bridge between where you are now and where you want to be and that the only person who can get you there is you.

I wish you an awesome journey and Bright Blessings. Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

Fable of the Porcupines

                                                                  A prickle of porcupines

 

 

                        Fable of the Porcupines

It was the coldest winter ever and many animals were dying because of it. The porcupines, realizing that the situation had become dire, decided to group together to share their body heat. This way they covered and protected themselves and each other. A problem arose because the quills of each of the porcupines wounded their closest companions and even though they gave heat to each other the damage of the quills was making their decision problematic.

After a long discussion they decided that they needed to distance themselves one from the other to avoid hurting each other anymore that they had already. Because of the low temperature, the animals began to die, alone and frozen. The group then realized that another choice had to be made either they accept and adjust their quills while accepting and adjusting to the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth.

Wisely, the porcupines decided to go back to being a unified group, working together to do what they could to help each other. With their new adjusted attitude and insight, they learned to hold their quills in such a way as not to create so much damage to their fellows and to live with the little wounds that were still caused by the close relationship with their companions. By accepting and adjusting to those around them, each one was able to benefit from the heat, companionship and strength that came from the others. In this new mindset they were able to survive.

The lesson here is that the best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people in perfect situations, but the one in which each individual learns to live with the imperfections of, not only themselves, but those of others. In doing so can also admire and appreciate the other person's good qualities.

The unconditional love that we find in maturity, growth, acceptance and understanding will create a radiance that permeates everything that it touches. We also learn where to let go and where to hold on and all of this will generate healing, understanding, tolerance and love in everyone with whom it comes in contact. This spontaneous event is what raises vibrations, heals ALL things and allows us to become more consciously aware and closer to the whole balanced person that we desire to be.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved,

ADVERSITY

                                  ADVERSITY

Adversity, what is it to you? Some feel that is just bad luck, some think it is just something that needs to be lived with and so it is their way of life. To some, it’s what they feel they deserve and for others it is something unpleasant that happens to people that they neither know nor care about so is not their concern.

It is, for some, something to run from; it has been defined as problems, pain, suffering, and wounds. There are those who see it as a reason to be the victim and garner sympathy or a good reason to be miserable; some people just like to wallow in it.

Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “Trouble (adversity) creates a capacity to handle it.” This is true because adversity is actually your life lesson, your curriculum for learning to create the whole, balanced, productive, prosperous and abundant life that you deserve.

If you feel you have it bad and wait around for worse to happen, and it will if you are waiting for it, you will find that “bad” looked pretty good. This is the thought process of a good 95% of the population. By investing the time to read and think about changing your thoughts to a more positive vein, you will have moved into the 5% that have chosen to change their thought process for the better. It has been proven that when you change what you think about, what you think about changes and that process also changes the way you act. For instance, M. Kathleen Casey said that “Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.” It is all in how you think about it.

So I challenge you to turn your thoughts and feelings around so that you do indeed change the way you think, so that what you think about changes. When you accomplish this, you will find that your life will start to become exactly what you truly want and you will begin to receive the best of everything that you deserve.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE?

                   WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE?

The dictionary tells us that “choice” means;
1 : the act of choosing : SELECTION (finding)
2 : power of choosing : OPTION (you)
3 a : the best part : CREAM b : a person or thing chosen (she)
4 : a number and variety to choose among (a)
5 : care in selecting
6 : a grade of meat between prime and good— of choice : to be preferred

Synonyms; CHOICE, OPTION, ALTERNATIVE, PREFERENCE, SELECTION, ELECTION mean the act or opportunity of choosing or the thing chosen. CHOICE suggests the opportunity or privilege of choosing freely (freedom). OPTION implies a power to choose that is specifically granted or guaranteed (the).

Why is making a choice important? The importance lies in the degree of maturity and enlightenment that is reached when you realize that you have the ability to come from a conscious, aware act that exercises your privilege to take the opportunity to use your innate power to choose how to do anything you desire. The conscious awareness of this ability and the understanding of its’ importance is one of the greatest steps in the positive direction of your growth toward being whole, balanced and closer to the higher Universal vibrations that you are striving for. This is an important action toward taking you power back; of becoming the person that you truly want to be.

Choose love; Choose gratitude; Choose positivity; Choose empathy; Choose caring; Choose truth and honesty; Choose to be generous; Choose integrity; Choose perseverance; Choose actions that are worthy of you; and Choose to evolve.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts, 2010 all rights reserved

LOVE AND JUDGMENT WHAT IT MEANS TO YOUR HEALTH AND BALANCE

                      LOVE AND JUDGMENT

            WHAT IT MEANS TO YOUR HEALTH

                             AND BALANCE

What does love mean to you? How do you show it? What is its purpose? How do you acknowledge it? How do you receive it? Now, ask yourself “do I apply these standards to myself? Do I love myself? How do I show myself I love me? Why should I love myself? Why should I acknowledge it?”

Some feel that they must judge others worthy of love and that it is alright to ignore or belittle if the person is found wanting. More to the point, we are our own harshest critics. Our society teaches us that we should not give credence to our own worth, our accomplishments, and that is unworthy information. To judge is not to love; judgment is a controlling emotion/behavior. To treat ourselves (and others) in this way is damaging and dis-ease making. It is poison in your mind-stream, it is self-defeating. It lowers your frequencies to a detrimental level for you and all around you. Once this occurs, you are way out of balance in your body, mind, spirit energies.

To rise beyond judgment allows love to enter your very essence. Love of an unconditional type is the highest of frequencies. By its’ very nature it changes, balances everything that it touches; our hearts, mind-stream, our innate nature. Love of self, spirit and humanity is a healing magic of Divine proportion. It even can change our physical bodies by way of restored DNA. By embracing love in all of its forms, each individual becomes a transmitter of the most powerful electromagnetic frequency ever known, affecting everything and everyone around him.

Try truly loving yourself for one week. Look in the mirror, smile and say, with conviction, “I approve of myself, I am worthy, I am limitless!” say it 10 times twice a day. Do not listen to the little voice that may nag negatively at the back of your mind, tell it to hush because what it is saying to you is wrong (unless of course it is in agreement with your affirmation) and press on, undaunted. After a week notice all the positive changes that are happening in your life. Then keep up the good work and be exponential.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved.

IMAGINATION, YOUR FORGOTTEN ALLY

       IMAGINATION, YOUR FORGOTTEN ALLY

Did you ever play outside, in a world of your own making? Where everything you wanted was there for your enjoyment, for your satisfaction? A world that adjusted to your script as you changed your story line to fit where you wanted it to go next? A special place that was just for you and maybe a friend or two. I challenge you to go back in your mind and heart to that time and recall how you felt, the excitement, the pleasure, the joy. Now hold on to that as you continue reading.

When you have a desire you create a ripple in the Universal energies that can, if driven correctly, manifest your desire. Just having the thought, the desire is not enough; you must drive it with something. That something is emotion, emotion that is fueled by your imagination. What you can imagine and become excited and joyous about is what will manifest. CAUTION: the same is true of the energy created by the emotion of fear. Because any strong emotion will drive manifestation you should be sure that you don’t fuel your nightmares, fuel only your dreams.

You may ask how to start. I suggest that you use your forgotten ally, your imagination. Get a clear picture in your imagination of just what you want to create. Put in the details and get excited about it. Feel how you will enjoy it when it is manifest and enjoy that sensation, hold it as long as you can. Remember the feeling every time you think about your desire, your goal, your dream. In order for you to “create”, your thoughts, attitudes and emotions must be focused and directed toward a productive end so that their power is molded into the force that will bring you what it is that you desire.

Your next step is to do the next thing needed to make your desire happen, change any attitude that may interfere with your goal, talk to others, tell your friends, make plans, lists of materials or steps that you need to work through to create this desire. Decide how the list needs to be handled, prioritize first, second, next etc. and do something every day that moves you forward. All the while, keep your emotion focused on the finished project. Not necessarily the exact outcome (that can be distracting) but on the excitement and joy of creating this thing you are manifesting. The idea is to feed the emotion of your desire and keep it strong, focused and positive. If you allow doubt or despair to creep in (it will, we are human after all) let that be your signal to take a SHORT break and re-group. Take an hour (set a timer) or a weekend, just walk away and let your mind rest. Chances are that you have either missed a step or a priority is in the wrong order. Both of these can be fixed and the joy and excitement will return.

You may ask what if I have a setback. Same answer: give yourself a break and your mind a rest and the answer will appear, maybe as a new idea for a solution or a different thought process, but you will get an answer. Remember that “you don’t have to push a river, it already flows.” (© Chessie Roberts “Don’t Push A River” from ‘The Angles Sang’) If you don’t put garbage in your river that will block it, you can guide it in the direction you want it to go.

Wishing you Bright Blessings and joyous and imaginative creating.
Chessie

©2010 Chessie Roberts all rights reserved.

Press release for Evolution of Self; Journey into Body, Mind, Spirit Balance

Press release for Evolution of Self; Journey into Body, Mind, Spirit Balance

Released October 16, 2010;
New programs at The Sol Center; located in Mariner Building 12388 Warwick Blvd, Suite 310, Newport News, VA 23606 757-696-8670

Beginning Thursday October 21, 2010; 4:00-6:00 P.M. Usui Reiki Sessions I look forward to helping you with the healing touch of Reiki. This practice was discovered by Dr. Mikao Usui in Japan in the early 1900s. It is a technique for stress reduction that also promotes healing. It is a simple and very powerful healing touch administered by healers trained in its use. This ancient ‘laying on of hands’ is now being offered at the Sol Center and is available by appointment on Wednesdays from 4:00p.m. till 6p.m. in ½ hour sessions. I am also available other times and days, call the Sol Center at (757) 696-8670, for prices and schedule your appointment today!

Saturday, October 23, 2010, @ 2:00 P.M.; Spiritual Development; Awaken the Spiritual Giant Within; Due to the unprecedented response to the first class, we are offering an accelerated class to get you started off right! Go to http://www.meetup.com/thesoulcenter to register for this 4 hour workshop to enhance your spiritual life. Materials will be provided. We will have a 30 minute dinner break. Please feel free to provide your own refreshments. The total for this class is $120 at the door. Register now and save 50%!!! See you there!!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010, @ 7:00 P.M.; All Hallows Celebration; Come celebrate with us! Bring your children and as they enjoy a movie, the grown-ups can participate in an ancient hollows celebration. What is the background of Halloween? Learn the origins of traditions such as jack-o-lanterns, costumes, and trick or treating. Then, experience the ancient tradition of honoring our ancestors. Please contact the SOL center at 757-696-8670 if you have any questions.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 @ 7:00 P.M.; Discover your Chakras: An Introduction to Your Energy Anatomy; This is an introductory class that was developed to give you a general overview of your main chakras. What and where are your chakras? And what they can do for you? This class will give you a firm foundation for further studies into this fascinating energy world and how it fits into your life. For questions and pricing, please call The Sol Center at (757) 696-8670.

Saturday, November 6, 2010; @1:00 P.M.; What’s Your Frequency? Discover the Types of Energy That Work Best for You; In this class, you will learn about many different types of energy work; Personal energy, pendulum work, dowsing, Tarot, Reiki, crystal energy, and elemental energy. You will also learn about the energy within food, color, sound (tonal energy), light, and plants. You will receive an overview of these types of energy as well as personal demonstrations and interactive activities to help you harness your own energy. For questions and pricing, please call The Sol Center at (757) 696-8670.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010; @7:00 PM Communicating with Your Chakras: Balance for Betterment; Using color, sound, and tactile input, you will learn to balance and communicate with your chakras. This experience will give you a sense of clarity, focus, and balance, which will allow you to be more in touch with these energetic centers of your body. This connection will allow you to be aware of any kind of disconnect before you see symptoms, and be conscious of what's happening inside your physicality. As you continue to work with your chakras, you will be able to influence them for your physical, mental, and spiritual betterment. Instructional materials will be provided for the duration of the class. For questions and pricing, please call The Sol Center at (757) 696-8670.