Stay Positive!

Wow, my second blog in 1 week! I was thinking that I needed to write about all the crazy stuff that has happened to me over the last few months. It's bizarre, however, I'm reminded to go with the flow and to choose whether I'd like to laugh at these situations or cry about them. I choose laughter (after the crying stops of course!)

For an Intuitive Life Counsellor teaching people how thoughts and feelings affect your health and direction in life, get a load of what this counsellor has gone through in the past couple of months!

1. the end of my middle finger gets cut off from washing a hand blender with it plugged in (I'm not stupid...just multi tasking) ((healed after 8 weeks))
2. 4 weeks later I have a gall bladder attack and end up in emergency at 3am
3. my laptop and my husband's laptop both crash and burn in the same week - hence, new laptops
4. my dvd burner & player breaks
5. my vcr breaks
6. my biofeedback machine, aka Aurastar, that I use in my counselling doesn't hook up to my new laptop so now I need to have a custom made cord made so that I can use my system again - still waiting on that one
7. my ceiling fan and light in the dining room sparks and crashes
8. 5000 tickets that I printed to promote my fall seminars have been distributed with the wrong date in Sept. for the event
9. 5 people who put deposits down on my workshops had to either cancel or reschedule for strange reasons
10. there is probably a 10th crazy obstacle but you get the idea!

So this goes to show everyone that even if you have been working with the universe wholeheartedly for years, and trust in their guidance and direction S**T still happens to you and you don't always understand why. haha

Needless to say, working in my industry I have a great many friends with huge insight to help support and direct me when my life goes astray. It's always harder to get information for yourself than it is for your clients. I've been told many things from my friends and they all have valid points. I've been told it's a sign to SLOW DOWN. It's a sign that my busy mind needs to quiet down and focus inward. That I'm meant to spend the time relaxing with the family - not working. To trust that the universe has a plan and I need to move out of the way for it to start working. Also, that Neptune and Saturn are fighting right now and the energies are going to be crazy for approx. one year. MAN. Regardless of what is the right answer, I take all my friends help into consideration. These are incredible people in my life and I always appreciate their input when I'm stuck.

I'm reminded that life can get crazy and sometimes it's just a test of our strength. I feel as though the universe is saying, "How much do you trust us?" I also have the power to choose my thoughts and feelings around these events. I decided to choose to turn my finger incident into a funny story with an Austrailan accent for the beginning of my seminar which everyone loved. I decided to turn the negative into the positive. I learned how to pick up and put down a baby with one arm. I didn't have to change a diaper for approx. one month...that is a bonus in itself! I believe that I healed faster and better this way than if I sat down and became a victim of circumstance. I also thank God for Valerie Franc, my Naturopathic Doctor, who without her, my physical healing would not have been such a smooth ride.

I'm hoping that this amazing universe and the spiritual support system I have will start ironing out the wrinkles in my day to day life sooner rather than later. Until then, I remember that me, my family and friends are happy and healthy and all in all, life is really good.

Stay positive always,

Angela

Laugh every day!

My first blog! This is interesting since I didn't know what a 'blog' was a week ago. I like the idea of a blog. We can learn so much from so many people. I just need time to read what interests me!

Being my first blog I wanted to mention one of the most amazing fun nights that I had last Friday night. I helped launch the first Laughter Club with one of my fantastic girlfriends, Jacquie. Jacquie quit her full time job to teach improv full time and she's great at it. My husband and I took her 10 week course, at separate times, and found it to be life changing. I'll talk about that in another blog as I'm re-taking the course again in Oct. We had talked about a laughter club as she feels that making people laugh is her passion. Long story short, the laughter club opened and was a huge success. Held at the local theatre, we participated in improv games, my husband performed a 7 min. stand up comedy routine he wrote! My friend Peter launched his stage hypnosis act which was incredible! Six people were hypnotized for approx. 1.5 hours. He had them believing everything from them winning $50,000 to believing they were back in first grade making faces at the teacher. I laughed continuously for hours. What an amazing time.

Anytime that we can bring laughter into our lives, we forget about our day to day problems and troubles. When you live in the moment of enjoying the jokes and the laughter, how can you think about anything else? In the counselling that I do, I relate many physical, mental, emotional and spiritual problems to our energy centres called chakras. For today's purpose, I won't get into chakras. You can view all the information on my regular web site www.heavenlyideas.com My purpose in mentioning chakras however, is that they relate to colours. When I teach I use colour as a tool. The seven colours of the rainbow relates to our total body health. The colour Orange relates to joy, laughter, spontaneity, playful sex drive, releasing inhibitions and socializing. If you need more laughter in your life bring the colour orange in through different clothing, food, decorating etc. and you'll strengthen your energy centre for more joy!

So for today, have you laughed today? Did you laugh at yourself? Today, I laughed at my 16 month old girl. She's constant entertainment. I hope your days are filled with laughter. Learn to laugh more. You'll smile more often and your thoughts will stay positive. Negative thoughts can't fill your mind where smiles and laughter lives.

If you're interested in participating or just viewing the entertainment at the laughter club in Newmarket, Ont. let me know and I'll pass along the information to you. Guaranteed you'll be laughing.

Thanks for reading my first blog. This was neat!
Angela