Four Agreements Fall Workshops Schedule

Whatever the question, Love is the Answer

Barbara De Angelis reveals ten secrets that can transform your life: Everything you need to be happy is inside you. The purpose of live is for you to grow into the best human being you can be. Change is inevitable, so stop resisting and surrender to life's flow. All obstacles are lessons in disguise -- honor them and learn from them. Your mind creates your experience or reality, so make your mind your friend. Fear will steal your alivenss -- make your courage bigger than your fear. You must love yourself before you can truly give love or receive love from anyone else. All relationships are your mirrors and all people are your teachers. True freedom comes from how you respond to life and not what life does to you. Whatever the question, love is the answer.

EMPOWERED PEOPLE !

EMPOWERED PEOPLE From the book: EMPOWERISM ( A guide to Lifestyle and Environmental Ethics, By: Christopher Mark D’Sousa) 1. Protect the environment 2. Ask questions (whoever asks a question looks foolish for a brief moment, but if the question is never asked then they remain a fool forever. 3. Are not afraid to speak publicly. 4. Smile at strangers. 5. Share their empowerment. 6. Try... ... ... try again. 7. Sometimes fail like everybody else, but learn from their mistakes, do more research and try again (or simply move on to something more productive). 8. Take stock of their shortcomings, rectify them or compensate for them by emphasizing and focusing on their strengths. 9. Are Patient. 10. Plan Ahead 11. Believe in themselves. 12. Compliment others (verbally and spatially) 13. Make eye contact while conversing. 14. Are rarely heard cursing. 15. Are never rude. 16. Emphasize sincerely. 17. Are understood clearly. 18. Sympathize dearly. 19. Keep journals of reflection. 20. Can handle rejection. 21. Respect their elders. 22. Question their own motives. 23. Are cautious. 24. Respect and protect Nature.

Caring to Care

Caring to care To care is to feel Alive from the inside out. To care reveals true character and personality. To Care is to give yourself the gift of love returned to you ten fold. To care brightens the mood and creates the feeling of feeling good to be alive. To care colors everything around you with a sense of hope. Caring draws one near to the inner alignment of ones soul and gives a sense of purpose. Caring about the feelings of others returns a light of happiness into your own emotions. Caring has to do with loving unconditionally, because caring anyway is the one true response that heals the soul. Caring to pay attention to the details, rewards one with great works of art, and feelings of accomplishment. Caring lifts a bad mood into a good mood. Caring about yourself and your personal daily needs, lifts the heaviness of depression. Caring about the words we speak out loud to the world; heals it, one word, one soul at a time. Caring creates compassion, instead of anger and resentment. Caring speaks to your heart and tells you life is worth living. Caring creates memories of love based in the natural positive consequences we receive in return for caring. Caring is our gift to the world. It makes life bearable. To care anyway, even when we can't feel it, will create peace and harmony, where you least expect it. Caring always responds in kind. Caring creates the vibration of love in every second we participate in caring. Being brave is when we care even when it hurts. Caring is truly what this world needs, one to another and caring especially for the self... Let's all be aware of the benefits of caring and realize the natural effect it makes on ourselves and the world. Don't feel like caring...challenge yourself to care anyway... And then observe the results... You won't be disappointed. Thank you for caring enough to read caring to care. Love Charlene

The The Four Agreements: A Facilitated workshop with Charlene

Well here we go again... Please may I invite you to investigate my new facilitated workshop The Four Agreements: by Don Miguel Ruiz I am looking forward to the experiences that I will be enjoying as I guide and process the The Four Agreements. There are those that have attended in the past and they have asked for it again...so here we go again... Be sure and click onto the website on this blog and enjoy the new updated information regarding this particular workshop. Please call or email to confirm your spot. I looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday or Wednesdays 6:30 - 9:30. "Keep your attention on today, and stay in the present moment. This is the beginning of a new understanding, a new dream."

Facilitation of a personal insight:

A certain day became a presence for me; there is was, confronting me--a sky, air, light: a being. And before it started to descend from the height of noon, it leaned over and struck my shoulder as if with the flat of a sword, granting me honor and a task. The day's blow rang, metallic--or it was I, a bell awakened, and what I heard was my whole self saying and singing what it knew: I Can. -Denise Levertov, from Breathing the Water. (These beautiful words are displayed from O Magazine from the October 2004 issue. Live Your Best Life) the words are on a page that has trees from top to bottom in black and white; the sun shining on them from behind, blazing archs of light every which way. It feels like total essence. I hope for the words: I Can. to enter whatever your endeavors are for today. This moment is the only one that counts, because this is the only moment we are in. Right now; I am reaching out to the world in my own unique way and wishing to give to you the gift of words from another; that speak to my soul. Right here. Right now. I Can. Peace be with you today ~

releasing the need to suffer

A man who fears suffering is always suffering from what he fears ~ Michel de Montaigne

God never intended man to suffer
The Science of Mind, page 109

Suffering is the ongoing focus on a negative condition and the creation of the inner
story about that condition that leads us to feel bad. In life, suffering is
optional. It is not inherent in the nature of human beings; it is, rather, a learned
behavior that was developed at a time when there was a poor understanding of our
psychology and true potential. While it is appropriate to feel bad when you become
aware of some action or pattern of thinking that is destructive, it is never
appropriate to dwell in that negative feeling. We must rise up to a level of
self-forgiveness and acceptance combined with the decision to do better in the
future.
When we become aware that we are suffering, we have the choice to change our
thinking about the condition and to move to a greater idea of truth. This will
alleviate the suffering and restore a sense of well-being and empowerment. It is not
that we should never feel bad, but we should not dwell in the negative feelings;
rather, we should be in joy as we move forward on the spiritual path.
When we release the need to suffer, we move to a more natural way of being. We are
in touch with our true identity--a spiritually empowered realization that creates
positive experiences in our lives.

Affirmation
I release the need to suffer.When negative conditions arise in my awareness, I
respond from an empowered, loving consciousness, and the condition is transformed. I take dominion over my experience.

These words are from April 2012 Science of Mind magazine. The 7th day of April daily
guides. Page 44, written by:Jim Lockard.

There is an Emty Chair Waiting for You...

Hello to our Early Spring and to everyone that visits my blog and website. It is an exciting time for me right now. I wanted to do a check in blog for those still on the fence possibly regarding this weeks coming workshop. March 29th 7 pm. I have been reviewing my own personal answers to this first nights topic 'Stepping Outside of Thinking'. Having listened to the audio and taken in the lecture, I am looking back over the past three weeks of my life. As I see it, I sense that I have become more aligned with this experience that Eckhart is talking about. I look at trees differently; and I've given my mind permission to slow down and drink moments in.

For those already registered, please be sure and review the audio for this first topic evening. Bring your journals filled with answers and allow your self to let go and become un-interesting. If you've already listened to the audio; you will know what the word un-interesting is saying. If you haven't listened to your audio be sure and do so as soon as possible so you can understand what he Eckhart tells us about un-interesting. The earlier you start practicing, the more your participation at the workshop will erupt from you. If you have any questions regarding this material and you would like more insight into your answers, please feel free to email me and I will be in touch.

And for my not so sure I wanna do this -- just take 15 minutes out of your day. Go to Eckharts site (you can get there from my web page - Whats New ) Being courious is a good sign that you could be interested in this workshop.

Just a note " I really love what I do...these workshops are for those who are ready for a shift; you know something is happening in your thinking that wants change and your wanting to be ready to receive it. This workshop is for you. I love that it is my time to give back what I have received over the past 30 years on my journey. For those that feel ready, take that first step and decide a Mind-full Living Experience.

As I leave you with todays updates; I extend to you an affirmation for today.

This is from 'Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior by: Dan Millman.

The path of personal evolution isn't showy;
there are no glowing signs to identify an evolved being.
Awakened people often behave in quiet,
ordinary ways.

Enjoy your Day ~

NEWS FLASH! ~~ NEW WEBSITE UPDATE~~... www.mind-fullife.ca

Hello Everyone~

I have posted updates to my web site today! Thanks everyone for your patience. It has been a busy and fun journey getting to this point.

The first workshop dates of the Eckhart Tolle Uncourse ~ Stepping Outside of Thinking; are posted for this month of March! Check out the agenda for the first of eight workshops. If you have any questions regarding the workshop, feel free to call or email me. The dates are posted for the month of March. There will ongoing updates to my site for upcoming event dates for next months workshop.

I apologize for the inconvenience of you not being able to comment on my blog; this I hope will be temporary. I am working out the details regarding this matter. But, please, feel free to email me from my site any time and refer to the blog date and title to comment at this time.

An Affirmation for your week: by Dan Millman from 'Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior'

~ You can change the past

by changing

your behavior in the present,

since the present

soon becomes your past.

You also shape your future

by the actions

you take today.

Laugh Out Loud ~ lol

It is said that “Laughter is the Best Medicine”. I was having a more than usual stressed out day this past week and I searched myself mindfully for the anecdote. At first I released myself with some deep breathes in coming and out going; about five or so minutes. As I was sitting at my desk, I opened the drawer and before me, as if planned for this moment, is the magazine ‘Ode for intelligent optimists’. The entire magazine is on the topic of laughter. I thought to myself “how about that…with a chuckle coming from the inside out. The more I read about laughter the more I felt better in the moment. I became mentally unwound and I began to feel a shift in my mood and my thinking. It even offered a; start laughing out loud right now exercise for the moment! I tried it and I ended up laughing at myself pretty hard lol.

The following is a section from ‘Ode for intelligent optimists’, the article is called;

An Anatomy Of Risibility


(The article is written by: Blaine Greteman; teaches at Oklahoma State University, where he gets plenty of derisive laughs from his students).

Belly Laugh: involuntary and intoxicating paroxysm that bypasses the laughter centers of the brain to go directly to the funny bone, in the vicinity of the solar plexus.

Cackle: Especially pronounced in cartoon witches and villains, this rapid-fire vocalization builds to a crescendo of malevolent delight.

Chuckle: Brief aspirated trisyllables (“he-he-he” or “ha-ha-ha”) with connotations of assent, grandfatherly approval or, more often, total incomprehension.

Contemptuous Laugh: A specialty of the bully, the mocking “ha ha” (“harrumph” among the upper classes) communicated the worthlessness of an idea or person. May be acoustically identical to other laughs but is perceived differently by the apparent object of scorn.

Existential Laugh: Typically, a subdued laugh that occurs in moments that may seem inappropriate on the surface, such as discussions of death, taxes, general decrepitude or receding hairlines.

Giggle: Trilling, high-pitched vocalization produced by constriction of the larynx. Traditionally pathologized in males (see Herbert, George, c. 1620: “The giggler is a milkmaid”) but potentially desirable in females (see Lewis, jerry lee, c. 1958: “A wiggle in her walk and a giggle in her talk makes the world go ‘round”).

Guffaw: Explosive outburst often accompanied by extreme bodily contortion (head thrown back, body doubled over) that may end in a chortle or snort.

Nervous Laugh: Brief, staccato bursts that accompany embarrassing situations (“Was that your cat I just ran over?”) or awkward inquiries (“Do I look fat in this?”)

Revolutionary Laugh: The vocal equivalent of extending your middle finger to those in power.

Satirical Laugh: Wry, knowing, critical laugh that seems to say, “If I weren’t laughing right now, I’d be weeping.”

Social Laugh: An invitation to socialize, in females, typically son-like, in males, typically ape-like.

“The laugh and its specific acoustics can communicate a whole variety of meanings, derisive and contemptuous, modest and embarressed, and down the line” – Dacher Keitner, psychology professor, University of California, Burkeley.

So lets the words speak for themselves and lets everyone go the the last laugh…until it hurts!

…Sending big huge giggles and chuckles your way for your Day!

Charlene

Flowing Decisions ~

Coping with everyday life can sometimes catch us at a crossroads of decision making. I have to remind myself that I get to choose how I am going to react to the circumstances and people I find myself involved with. It can be difficult to stay focused on the positive, when the people around us are negative, but, we still get to choose how we will react on the inside of our own thinking.
One of the coping skills that I work on is learning to stay in the truth. Denying that it is upsetting does not make it go away. I accept that the person or the circumstance feels crappy; and then, now what? I get to choose what I am going to do with this feeling. I can turn it into negative feedback on myself and feel justified in complaining about the person or the circumstance; this still does not make it go away.
What I can do is: I accept; it is what it is. I then move my thinking to the next stage. I choose not to take it personally and I accept the truth. I can't change people or circumstances but I sure can change how I am going to absorb it. This is where true personal power shows up and gives space for universal energy to work its magic in spite of the negative. Going with flow is like a river moving down stream; just flow and release, loose and let go. As I accept, I let go; and as I let go; I feel the flow of my inner being relaxing and feeling free. My responsive thoughts have chosen to be positive and peace follows.

Life Transition Coaching...

Life transition coaching is connecting with what is going on in your now. Looking ahead with contemplation on what's next. Once what next is established, we work together on the plan to make it happen. The process works every time when the person allows for the shift of thought to move into the solution with accountability. Having a life transition coach moves the process along in a consistent momentum and shortens the timing of the outcomes. For those that I have worked with thus far; I find it very rewarding being a life transition coach.

This Saturday February 18 from 10 til 2 pm I will be at Coffee Culture on James and St Paul St., I welcome those that desire the change their really looking for to come and enjoy a beverage and a complimentary 30 minute session.

Sending ripples of positive energy to All

Charlene