Cher’s not usually allowed free rein of the house, since she has been known to do bad kitty deeds.  (She’s actually notorious for it, thanks to me.) 

But I couldn’t catch her to return her to the office.

So I opted for taking the leap of faith that she was trustworthy and would behave herself properly while unsupervised.  (Last time I did that it didn’t turn out fabulously well.)

As I walked away from the chair she was crouched behind, I found myself starting a mental tally of the damage she could do.  “Maybe I should put a blanket on that couch; it might be smart to close the bedroom door.”

And I realized these are not the thoughts nor actions of a person who is feeling trust.

Nice catch on not vibing what I thought was.  (Note to self: clean it up!)

Which made me wonder how many other times and on what other occasions I’ve done the same: saying I felt one way but really not coming anywhere close to it.

Sound familiar?

I’ve seen it a handful of times this last week in others, as well.

Like when my sweetheart said he trusted his son to follow through on filing paperwork for the insurance claim, but when it was revealed the forms weren’t sent, Russ wasn’t surprised. 

(If you really trusted someone to do something, you wouldn’t expect the opposite, right?  That was nothing but nice lip service, sweetie.)

Or when one of my clients said he was confident he would get the job offer, and he then spent the week worrying he might not. 

(Confidence doesn’t rendezvous with worry.)

Or when my computer said a really bad thing the other day (so bad I won’t repeat it), and I shut her down to let her get her head together, then hit the restart button and left the room so she could do her happy & good thing in peace (without interference from my nervous vibe). 

But when I approached the office door ten minutes later, I could feel anxiety growing as I wondered whether I would see anything on the screen or not.  (Luckily, I caught the contrary vibe flowing then, too, and detoured myself before coming back an hour later after playtime with foster kitties, completely forgetting I even had a trouble to start with.)

The point being: we can say the words, but if we’re not feeling the feeling, Universe is getting a completely different instruction from us!

And we know how this stuff works - we get what we’re vibrating (i.e. what we’re feeling.)

So, Cher, I’m gonna do a little cleaning up of the vibe right now before I make the rounds. 

Actually, a person who truly trusted her cat was on her best behavior wouldn’t be making any rounds, so scratch that!

And now I invite you to check in on where you might be saying one thing but doing another, cause I kinda got a feeling I’m not alone in this one.  ;)

Would love to hear your experiences of how you catch the contradiction and how you clean it up, as well!

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On this past solstice of June 21, 2009 a major doorway opened and supported a massive leap in consciousness to those who were prepared and aware. It is evidenced that the energy just prior to the Solstice and then fully escorted in on the 21st, is powerful, fast acting and will be staying. As a result we need to know how to play properly in it.

This energy that we are in now, ready or not, is manifesting thought into reality lickity split. Mind control is a must now. This new energy pushes us even deeper into the Mystery. Learning how to live in this new atmosphere is a top priority.

This new in-rush of energy is rapidly making a clean sweep of people, situations and ‘things’ not harmonious with this new cycle of time, while simultaneously and quickly creating magical meetings to bring people into alignment with others who they will be playing with and creating with during this next cycle of time. The serendipity is almost as staggering as the wipe-outs.

Many have shared that they feel like they are losing their memories, and indeed they are. It’s not a mind dis-ease. The memories are simply former stories written and produced by a third dimensional mind. There is no further need for them where we being moved to. They are irrelevant, thus intentionally being cast out. The trick is not trying to remember them or re-tell them. Stay in the moment. That’s where the magic happens.

And still more have shared that they sense pressure inside and around their physical bodies. It’s true. The new energy on this Planet is pushing the Soul deeper into the physical body to ordain our Divine natures. Expect more, not less of this amped up energy as you descend and ascend simultaneously.

Copyright Maureen Moss 2009.
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The lickity split part I am definitely seeing - not just in myself, but with clients as well. 

Which does indeed make it feel top priority to get a good handle on where we point these powerful minds of ours, huh?

I guess that means the good news is our payoffs come faster than ever … and the even more good news (because we’re surely not looking at it any other way) is that we have great inspiration to consistently stay on top of our manifesting game!

Your thoughts?

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With Ed McMahon’s death two days ago, Farrah Fawcett’s death this morning, and now Michael’s unexpected passing, this afternoon I wondered what in the world was going on! 

Change has been in the air with the solstice energy ushered in earlier this week, so I wondered if our good friend, Kim Falconer, could shed light on all this change that’s taking place so publicly.

Here’s Kim’s take on the events (find her on Twitter, too):

When celebrities pass away it is more than a personal death–it is a public experience. We can look at the astrological charts of the countries in which they were icons to glean more information, and also the astrology of the moment. Right now we are in the shadow of an upcoming eclipse. Dramatic events tend to gravitate (entrain) to these aspects. Tuning into how the news makes you feel will help you process.

We project bits of ourselves onto celebrities and when they die we need to reclaim, renew…self-nourish.  

We are also in the shadow of the recent Solstice–a peak time in the yearly Sun Cycle.  This is when the Sun crosses the 0 degree point of Cancer. Each solstice and equinox mark the crossing known as the AP, or Aries Point.  

My key words for this event is ‘The private emotions become public and visa versa.’ At this time, our energy, vitality and drive seek to express through society. We propel our creative desires into the collective and a famous individual can capture our attention. We may live out aspects of our life through them. If we ‘lose’ them, it feels like we’ve lost a piece of our own heart.

The Solstice AND the upcoming eclipse are like a magnifying glass for this kind of experience.

Well, that explains a lot.  Thanks for the insight, Kim!

This time can also inspire us to remember not to take anything for granted and to appreciate our abundance of blessings. 

Blessings to Michael, Farrah and Ed - and everyone else I project myself on. 

Thanks again, Kim!

Good Vibers, please feel free to share any of your thoughts here as well.  The connections with all of you mean a tremendous amount to me, so let me take this chance to say “Thank you!” for including me in your world.

(And I’ll get the Money Vibe Course announcement out tomorrow.  Thanks for your patience on that!)

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Hi Jeannette,
Our co-worker is quite lazy and inept.  How do I keep from letting this situation into my experience and, yet, make him more accountable and earn his pay?  Any suggestions?

I wrote back suggesting this reader knew more than he gave himself credit for, to which he responded:

I can choose to ignore the situation and give little thought to it, but how does that change his action/inaction…he has to have some measure of  accountability or nothing will get done.

That’s when I realized this topic was worthy of Good Vibe Community attention! 

My short response back outlined a four step formula for manifesting change:

• First we have to feel our feelings or they’ll just get stuck inside. 
• After that, our work is to make some peace with what is. 
• And after that, we start seeing what we like/appreciate about this person/situation. 
• And maybe finish it off with a little imagining what we want.

In most of my client sessions we eventually cover the subject of our influence on those around us.  Most of us aren’t conscious of the effect our energy has on others, but when we become aware of that and manage it deliberately … well, the transformations that take place can seem a little spooky!

I know many would suggest a Byron Katie take on this situation where we not stick our nose in someone else’s business.  And that’s super effective when we can implement it. 

But sometimes someone else’s business affects us in ways we aren’t successful at ignoring, right? 

(Like my neighbor who made death threats against my dogs and boyfriend and plumber, or an HOA member who threatens to sue us as board members, or when we think the boss wants to fire us - and those are just the calls I took while writing this post!  Let’s face it, we’ve all been there.)

I’m turning this one over to you for an in-depth exploration of what to do when we’re feeling challenged by someone in our immediate vicinity. 

When it doesn’t feel good (or seem possible) to walk away or ignore it, what do YOU do to best manage the situation?

Thanks for in advance for your excellent input!  Your real life examples are super helpful learning opportunities for the rest of us.

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I was wanting to work as a coach but unemployed when a job came along that seemed to have potential, so I took it.  It was immediately apparent that it was totally out of alignment. (Inconvenient hours, irregular schedule, no energy to do anything after work.)  I would tell myself that I was an amazing coach and that the perfect job was coming, but …

… it was very hard to keep the energy up in that situation. It became even more clear when I got sick and was in bed for 3 days!  So I decided I needed to remove myself from that situation to clear the energy and get back on track. I quit yesterday and already feel tremendous relief. So, here is the question: 

Is it possible to remain in a situation that is so far from what you are trying to manifest and still keep the vibe strong enough to move beyond it?  Or, it is just more energy expended that ends up showing up as resistance?  Would love to know your experience with this and I am sure others would too.

This is Jeannette again and I can sure relate to Laura’s question.  While wanting to start my coaching practice, mentor coaches advised I not give up my day job.  But while working that job, I was so unhappy that nothing good got invested in my practice.  It wasn’t until quitting that I felt the relief that allowed me to begin stepping into alignment with success as a coach.

Putting that kind of financial pressure on myself wasn’t any sort of pleasure, but would it have been possible to manage my vibration at work to make for a smoother transition into coaching?  Knowing what I know now, I may have handled things differently back then.

But I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences about situations like this!  (Thanks in advance for your insights and shared experiences.)

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Which I thought I was already pretty good at, but apparently there’s a whole new skill level for me to master.

So when I started feeling an urge to offer an “open” course on manifesting money, I paid attention. 

“Wouldn’t it be fun,” I thought, “to offer a course on money where everyone could benefit?  Especially the folks who think they have no money?!”

That DID sound like fun!  It was a clear call from inspiration, even though my “logical” brain (i.e. gremlins) said ridiculous things like:

• “You can’t do this for free, girlfriend, you do still work for a living!” and
• “People will totally take advantage - you’ll have twice the participants but make half the money” and
• “People will think you’re doing it because you can’t fill a group if it costs money” and
• “People who don’t pay much won’t get good value”

But I remembered the price I paid for ignoring intuition and not following my heart before, and it isn’t going to happen again!

So in yesterday’s ezine, I let guidance run the show and unveiled a new group Money Course starting July 8th that has a structure different than my typical offerings: YOU set the tuition, and you pay it when you’re ready.

It felt good, open, liberated and loose. 

(No coincidence that’s the vibration around Money that works really well, too!)

Then this morning I woke up remembering the tail end of a dream where I was looking for something in the corner of a room where nothing should have been. 

To my delight, what appeared before my very eyes was a cool … well, I don’t know it was.  A decorated pen or colorful mini-umbrella or something.  Whatever it was, I was delighted to find it there, and as I reached down for it several more appeared out of thin air!  Just as beautiful, just as dazzling, just as delightful.

Right where they shouldn’t have been.

I knew instantly angels were telling me I was on the right track with this offering that might seem like it would result in less income and tenuous value, that there would actually be more beautiful surprise gifts involved with it.  (Angels get through to me best in dreams.)

Cool, huh?!

And this morning, right after finishing a meeting with my mastermind group where I talked about my new approach with this Money Course, I opened an email from Paypal which revealed the biggest single lump sum deposit my account has ever seen. 

(And I’ve done corporate gigs before!) 

It was from a private client who was paying for services in advance.  It surprised me so much I tweeted this:

“Holy mother of God. Just got a HUGE paypal pmt from a client who is apparently paying in advance. For life. That - or she made a typo! lol”

But then I realized what was really happening.  Universe was giving me not just great confirmation of how well it works to follow intuition and be loose and open and trusting, but it also gave me a great opening story for the Money Course!  (hee hee)

If you’re interested in having some fun with me and Money next month, be sure you’re signed up for the ezine to get details on it next week.  (Sign up links are at the top of this blog’s sidebar and on the Good Vibe Coaching site.)

The extra cool part of this is that while vacuuming today, I got another clear hit from angels that this isn’t my course.  Apparently it’s YOURS. 

Can’t wait to see where you take us with it!

(In fact, if you’ve got ideas, please share them here.  Thank you!)

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But I don’t think that’s necessarily the case much of the time.

Because by the time our big thing is happening, we’re not usually bouncing off the walls with excitement.  We saw it coming, we got used to the idea, we came to feel the inevitability of it -  which is of course what vibrational alignment feels like.

“Of course.  I’ve been expecting you.”

So, if that’s how we feel right before it happens - that “of course” kind of expectation, it makes me wonder what would it take for us to feel that “of course”-ness about our current desire right now?  Because we know once we get there, we’re home free.

Abraham is quoted from their Caribbean cruise March of last year: “Whatever is manifesting in your experience is a perfect reflection of what you’re expecting.”  So our expectations are critical.

A fellow coach spoke with me as I was writing this post about how excited she’d be to have her group teleclass fill up.  I remember thinking I’d be excited about filling my first class too, but that’s not what it ended up feeling like. 

By the time it got there, it felt more like, “okay, that’s cool, makes sense … next up!”

When I moved into a beautiful home with a great guy, it didn’t feel like ‘YAY!!  All my romantic dreams have come true!”  It more felt like, “ahhhh.  This is it.  Nicely done.”  It felt very natural and had an “of course”-ness about it. 

(Isn’t it funny how our miracles don’t always feel so miraculous by the time they happen?)

All this leads me to ask how can we best leverage and implement the power of positive expectation?

With current manifestation projects, I ask myself if they have an “of course” feeling about it.  And the answer is … uh … well, not really.  Not yet.

What would it take to make it feel like an “of course” situation?  What would help me feel complete and confident knowing that it’s happening?

I suspect the answer to those questions provides us good material for our manifestations.  That’s where we may very well find some newly inspired action, or new aligned thoughts, or even more discernment about what’s standing in our vibrational way.

I invite you to ask yourself these questions: 

• What would it take to make your dream come true seem like an inevitable outcome? 
• What would you have to do different? 
• What would you have to feel different? 
• What would you have to believe different?

Would you need a new sense of confidence?  Some tweaking of a belief or two?  Or maybe there’s a bold action calling you.

I know this much: when we get to the place of feeling “Of course” about our desire coming to fruition, that’s where we’ll see big things happening!

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts and opinions on this subject!  See you in the comments …

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Last year in a private coaching session with arguably the world’s most loved and well known life coach, Martha Beck asked me this question:

“Are you RETARDED???!”

And with that inquiry from one of my biggest heros, the stigma of the word “retarded” fell away forever for me.

(That might not be a good thing, it turns out.  My neighbors don’t seem to find the word as liberating as I do.  But nonetheless, it is where I am.)

So when I saw a rerun where Kathy Griffin calls Ann Colter a nutbag the other night, I became an instant fan of Kathy and I laugh every time I think about her outlandish use of language in communication.

And am I paying the price for it!  lol

(Hang tight - there is a legitimate question coming up!)

For those of you who aren’t subscribed to comments, you probably didn’t see a couple dozen comments posted from a woman calling herself “victim” on this blog yesterday.  (And THANK YOU to everyone who DID see them and phoned, emailed and tweeted to make sure I was aware!  I’m feelin’ the love!)

For those who didn’t see her comment, here’s an email Kymm Brogan-Senseman in Cordova, Tennessee  would very much appreciate the entire world would read since (she says) she’s contacted the FBI, Better Business Bureau, her local DA, my local police department, Jack Canfield, my alma mater, etc.

(It’s a direct email received just this morning, which I did ask her permission to share, even though it seemed obvious that would be the case.  It’s edited for brevity, believe it or not):

You are pyscho, I have records of no phone calls and only three emails that keep asking when can we talk. I saved every email I sent telling you when we could meet and then asking for a refund, you never got back to me. And no phone calls after payment. I have already forwarded these records to your PD DEPT along with all email records of our conversations. Knowing now you are a fraud after that whooping lie I am contacting the local DA and then the school you went to, and maybe every paper in every town. Do not underestimate WILL power to turn a WRONG into a RIGHT. YOU NEVER CALLED ME FOR OUR MEETINGS. YOU ARE A FRAUD AND YOU KNOW IT. I am also contacting Jack Canfield to let him know you said you co-authored a book with him. Now I am leary of using him because of his involvement with you. Let see how he feels losing people because of your fraudulent activity. Lets see who else I can dig up. I may have forgotten to mention I was an investigator for a bank and attorneys before I was in medicine. So the normal person you SCAM may not know how or where to find other victims but I DO. I will make sure everyone knows what you did. Hummmm the fraud next door what a concept for your local paper. Make it easy REFUND me. You can tell any story you want to live but that only works when it is for good not for bad.

The obvious question here (since I did conduct a really good 83 minute session with her on May 14, 2009, and have phone records to verify additional contacts - thank you Comcast - and also have copies of emails proving her contrary to everything she claims - kudos to me for being slow to clean out sent mail! and the fact that I let her pay after our session, which isn’t unusual since I operate from a basis of trust instead of contracts) - the obvious question becomes “how did I attract this?” 

Not an unfamiliar question - you’ve heard me ask it before (when I got on - and off - the Oprah Show).

And the answer this time is similar: a long term client has a loved one who has been dealing with a “psycho ex” intent on damaging their reputation and lives in every way possible - which means it comes up a lot in our sessions together.  So it’s clear to me where my nutbag (vibe) came from.

But that’s not the question I’m asking the Good Vibe community today.

What I’m wondering about is how we can be of support to someone we love (this is every coach with their client, and also applies to our support of friends and family as well) without activating vibrations we don’t want in our own lives?

Yesterday I shared with a client Martha Beck’s technique (oh my gosh, just realized that’s another client who is dealing with a disreputable person in his life!  Sheesh, I’ve got it activated!) for cloaking or shielding your energy - so only good stuff gets in.

But if I have to cloak from clients, I’m in the wrong business.  I do have a perfect client list that I might do well to revisit since the “healthy and grounded” aspect seems missing in this particular case, but I think the key factor at work in this one was that I activated “unhealthy people attacking us” in the conversations I had with the other client.

When a fellow coach emailed me after seeing her blog comments here yesterday and asked “How do you get this woman out of your life?” I knew the answer instantly: stop focusing on her.  But this morning when I asked myself what I wanted out of today, and the words “It’s DONE” popped up in regards to this situation, my first reaction was “What?!  The fun’s OVER?”  So it’s officially revealed that I’m getting a kick out of this back and forth with crazy Kymm, but … truly, the question stands:

How can we support someone with a challenge we don’t prefer to experience?  How do we duck a loved one’s vibe?

Because I don’t want to experience every challenge my clients do.  Nor their wins!  (Hey, I don’t want to be married or pregnant or traveling the world or even apparently a guest on Oprah!)  So …

What’s a good girl who loves coaching folks on all sorts of challenges to do?  lol

I always quote Abraham’s wisdom on dealing with negative parents: “Get in, say hi, get out.”  I’m not sure that’s the best answer in this case (although maybe I do let clients entertain less of their story about what they don’t want), and I am starting to feel some other answers coming, but I’m turning this over to you all for the enlightened advice you consistently provide.

PS - can I just say how much I appreciate the love and support I get from all of you?  You show it so many ways: the comments you place here, the emails you send me privately, the votes you cast for Best Coaching Blog!, the referrals you send, the reiki you sent!, the trust you place in me to help you with your manifesting, the calls you make late at night to make sure I delete nutbags from the blog (ha!) … I’m in love with you all.   Thank you.

Even you, Kymm, for doing your part to make me more famous than I already was, for giving me fabulous opportunity to explore the ins and outs of real life manifesting with this amazing community, and to discover even more about myself and my energy.  This is what I love most!

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(Is that alliteration?)

Whether it’s clever, silly, or just an excuse for a blog post, I thought I’d share the latest one - because if we can keep it simple, it’s easier to employ, right?   Right!

So here goes.  Last week I told a client that deliberate creation was this simple:

First, you Recognize a thought that’s not serving you;

Second, you Release that thought, and  

Third, you Redirect toward a new thought that serves you better.

Simple process, and works like magic.

In fact, I’ve probably done it a dozen times already today.  Once when I recognized I was thinking about how mad Russ would be if he knew Verrall was leaving special kitty food on our front porch in early morning hours; later when I thought I’m going to be tired all day because I woke up at five and couldn’t get back to sleep; and  just a few minutes ago when I wondered whether the little female kitty was also fighting off distemper virus. 

(Her brother just got released from the hospital this morning after being diagnosed with distemper Saturday afternoon. That’s the quickest recovery we’ve seen/manifested for our foster kitties- YAY!  Thanks, Pray Rain Bloggers for joining me in it!)   

Anyway, in each instance I recognized I was holding a thought that would take me to a place I didn’t want to go; I let it go in order to clear the slate for a new thought; then dialed up a new thought that was more aligned to what I wanted.

• With “I’m going to be tired all day now” … I recognized that’s not cool.  A quick mental release of “Mm, not that” cleared the way for “Excited to start a new week; the energy flows great.”
• With the sabotager thought, “Russ will be ticked if he finds out Verrall stopped by,” I released it with, “No, not that” and moved on to, “He doesn’t even know he was here.”  (That was easier to embrace than “He appreciates the help Verrall provides.”  Going with what feels best!) 
• With “I wonder if this kitty is fighting a distemper bug,” I skipped the releasing/clearing part and jumped right to, “Give up the drama, Jeannette!  She is FINE!”

And, of course, Russ didn’t know Verrall stopped by this morning (maybe because Verrall didn’t); my energy’s been great all day; and sister kitty is sleeping peacefully in my lap right now.  I’m 100% positive all is well with her!

So next time you’re thinking this manifesting stuff is too complicated, just remember the three Rs: Recognize, Release, Redirect and put them to practice in your life to create yourself a miracle or two. 

BIG PS - if you love me, let me know!  If you haven’t already voted for Best Coaching Blog, it takes just two clicks (one to get there, one to click Good Vibe Blog’s “up” arrow).  If you’ve already voted - mwah!  I love you too!!

(Good Vibe Blog is #5 so far and looking to tie Tia for first.)

Thanks again for your support (whether it’s for Good Vibe Blog or for another of the fabulous bloggers in the running)!

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Last night with a new DVD player connected we finished watching

(Spoiler Alert: skip this post if you don’t want to hear how it ends!)

… we finished watching Randy the Ram self-destruct.  For some reason, that wasn’t one of the endings I’d anticipated!

Earlier that same day I listened to Abraham say they think we enjoy the drama of our lives - of building the tension in order to more thoroughly enjoy the release of resistance.  (”Wheeeeeeeeee” is how we squeal with delight once we let go of our overstretched rubber band.)

I thought of a couple friends who have these habits, whether it’s reaching the brink of financial ruin before pulling off a save, or sabotaging relationship after relationship, or continually manifesting illness in their body. 

Thinking of their drama, I was grateful that I don’t have a habit of resistance in my own life.

And then this morning I did something that got my attention: I put the new retainer in (that the dentist was excited to give me three weeks ago) - I put it back in after breakfast. 

Which was unusual, because even though that’s what I’m supposed to do after every meal, I haven’t done it once yet.  Wearing it during the daytime is a  hassle.  It makes me talk funny, and I’m not one for following the rules anyway.

So when I put it back in for the day, without really purposely intending to, I wondered why.  Then I realized I put it back in because I’ve become accustomed to the tension it provides. 

Accustomed to the tension.

It made me wonder what other tension I might be choosing unconsciously, just because I’ve become so accustomed to it?

Here’s the thing, guys: I don’t think I’m the only one doing this.

Remember the scene from What The Bleep where Candace Pert talks about how we become addicted to our emotions?  Because our emotions have a chemical component that our body cells not only adapt to, but become so used to that the body will actually crave it when it goes without?

Yeah, like addicted to drama.  Or self-destruction.  Or adrenalin.  Or tension.

In looking through other areas of life besides the dental retainer, I realized I’m also used to tension between my ex and my sweetie.  I take it for granted.  I don’t even bother manifesting something different! 

I’m also used to tension when it’s time for foster dogs and cats to go up for adoption.  (Why wouldn’t I let go of THAT?!)  I’m used to tension when I travel.  Sheeh, and that’s just what I found in the first couple seconds of looking!

Imagine if Randy the Ram or his sweetie Cassidy had been able to end old patterns of self destruction and disappointment and were able to instead choose relief and happiness? 

Surely they could have, had they just been more aware of their situation and their power to change it.  And surely we can to.

When we become aware - which we do simply by observing - we can make new choices in support of what we want, rather than what we’re used to.

Here it is almost noon and my retainer’s still in!  Makes me wonder if perhaps I’m ready to give up the tension of being a rule-breaker?  ha! 

Not likely. 

I’m curious to hear whether any of this hits home for you.  Do you see any habits of creating tension in your life?  Are there scenes you find yourself repeating, even though you might choose differently if you were paying better attention?  Are there any life tensions you take for granted? 

Or maybe you have a story of how you DID release old habits of tension to allow more relief into your life?  We’d love to hear from you!

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