Mercury Retrograde Is Cranking Up Again…

By all I have read, this one might be a doozy, so back your computers up today! Why, you ask? Mercury is retrograding in Gemini, the sign of communication and transportation, and Mercury is the planet that rules both of those. Top that, the planet Mars (anger, the male aspect) is opposing all of this. In the past I have talked at length about how to navigate the territory of retrograde Mercury, but I will review that for you a little – this is the time to do things that start with RE: review, read, revise, re-try, rest. It’s not a time to start new things, buy cars or computers, or sign contracts. Just double check all your detail and you should be fine.
When Mercury goes direct in mid-June, I will be announcing a brand new class. It will be exciting, something I have never offered before, and it will be web-based, so you can attend no matter where you live. If you are interested and want to know more now, just pop me an email (jean@JeanAdrienne.com), and I will be happy to share what I have planned so far)!

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Eating The Elephant

Many of us have difficulty realizing our dreams because of the unseen obstacles that get between us and them. These blocks are are elephants allowing us to only see pieces and parts of what we desire—the front part or the tail end—but not the big picture.

What is this elephant comprised of? Unprocessed emotions, such as fear and loneliness, for sure, but it also is filled with a lot of ‘what if’s’. For example, what if the object of my desire doesn’t exist? Or, what if I get what I have been wanting but I lose it or it doesn’t want me? What are some of the ‘what it’s’ that are keeping you from pursuing your dream?

All to often, we allow that elephant to keep us waiting—waiting for it to move out of our way. There is the thought that if we wait a bit longer, something will change and we will be more ready, or be better, or be thinner, or be wealthier. That ol’ elephant just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

Today, it’s time to get rid of the elephant once and for all. We’ve been told that the best way to approach a problem is to pick it apart, to “eat the elephant one bite at a time.” Not today! Right now, imagine YOUR elephant, what ever is holding you back, see it as an elephant. Let’s make this guy more friendly. Paint it pink! See, you are smiling already!  Now allow all the what if’s that   fill your elephant up to make themselves visible to you so that you can see them clearly for what they are—stuff…

OK, shrink your elephant down to the size of a postage stamp or even better, to a gummy bear. Pop it into your mouth, chew it up and swallow it. From now on, it’s just poop. Nothing more.

Now you are free to pursue your dreams. With the obstacles gone, you can see clearly that they are right in front of you. Join the fun. Go for the grand prize because you deserve it!

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Tips For Moving Through Precious Times

My intended title for this blog was Tips For Moving Through Precarious Times, but as I began typing, the title corrected itself. We are in precious times—the ones we have been waiting for, for lifetimes probably.

Today I want to share my thoughts on how to maximize the positive impact of the current energetic flow. The full moon eclipse this Friday marks a major new beginning for all of us. We can choose to step into a higher vibration (or not). The potential in this new energy is for abundance, faster manifesting of your desires, and full realization of your power and contribution to the good of all.

Here are my suggestions:

• Consciously locate all the ways you are attached to the old way of doing things. Find a new, higher vibrational way to approach everything in your life.

• Give yourself permission to let go of any repetitive pattern that hasn’t served you up to this point, and replace it with a healthy choice

• Examine your FAITH. Look for anything you are afraid of losing, because there is no loss in Divine Plan, and loss in out of alignment with the new energies and your true self. If you are afraid of losing something or someone—GIVE it away rather than allowing it to hold you back on your path

• Do something every day to express love to yourself. Find ways to have fun and commit to doing them often.

You can come up with even more creative ways too. I would love to hear your suggestions, so please send them! I will post them in my Blog on my website and give you credit!

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Questions That Can Change Your Life

Did you ever consider that your life can be influenced by the quality of the questions you ask? Depending on what you ask and how you language the question can make a difference between a positive answer and a negative one.

For example, if you ask “why is everything going wrong?” rather than “what if everything is changing for the better?” you place yourself in a negative energetic place rather than a positive one. Where your attention goes, your energy flows, so if you are focused on the negative, that is what you will create in your reality!

Why not make your questions open-ended? This is a tool I was taught in my early days of sales training. We were told that the most important thing we can do is to listen to the customer, and ask open-ended questions. If you ask a yes or no question, you get a one word answer—very little information flows back to you. But if you ask a leading question, you open the conversation to allow the other person to tell you everything you need, and sometimes things you didn’t eve know you needed!

Here is how you can apply this tip to enrich and change your life for the better—begin every question with ‘What if…?” This opens the door for the Universe to bring you answers that potentially will exceed your expectations.

An example is “what if I could do ___?” Ask this question and listen for the answer. You just created space for being able to do whatever you were asking about without limiting yourself in any way!

Another way to use this tool might be to ask “what might be the result of____?” or “how could I benefit from doing____?” All of these questions allow you to ponder possibilities.

I suggest that you set aside time every day to work with questions. Use your journal.Get into a quiet space where you have about ten minutes and won’t be disturbed. Write one of these questions (or something that is appropriate to where you are in your life at that moment). Then sit quietly with that until you get an answer. The response might come in the form of a ‘bright idea’, or a fleeting thought, but you might look up and see a sign on the side of a passing truck that gives you the inspiration you were looking for. Don’t limit yourself or the Universe—be open to all possibilities. Give yourself permission to expand!

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LOVE NOTES!

It’s LOVE month, and the bug question is: how we can each have more love in our lives—not just in February, but all the time. First, we must fully understand that love has to happen within before it can manifest in the outer world. Second, love is simply energy, so the Law of Attraction is in operation around love just like any other form of energy.

Here are a few tips for creating more love:

1.Go back through your personal timeline, and think about every love you have ever had. Start with your mother/father, then your kindergarten crush, high school romance, every love you can think of regardless of how significant. Expand this search out to encompass all significant relationships. With each one say, “I’m sorry. Please forgive me. I forgive you. I love you. Thank you.” Even if you don’t think there is anything that you can remember that requires forgiveness on either part, do it anyway. We never know how we affect another person.

2.Take fifteen minutes every day to tell yourself how much you love YOU-every part of you.

3.Write a note to three people who have meaning in your life and mail it (yes—stamp and post office kind of mail—we just don’t do enough of this anymore, and it always makes us feel good to get a hand-written note in our mailbox, doesn’t it!)

Now, let’s expand on each of these exercises. In our timeline, every relationship that we can remember has significance because it shaped a part of us in some way. Odds are the ones you will remember are the ones that had a negative impact, although some of them may just be pleasant memories. As I was doing this exercise, I actually remembered a boyfriend when I was 18 years old, who dumped me for another girl. Until I did this exercise I had forgotten him, and when I did the forgiveness piece, all those old memories came flooding back—my wounded heart, the negative effect on my self-esteem and much more, plus I was able to see the larger picture of how I had allowed this to stand between me an love for the rest of life!

Since love must begin inside ourselves, the second exercise will assist you in believing that you really do love yourself. In the beginning, it will bring up for you all the pieces of you that you don’t love so that you can heal. It’s a process.

Finally, by giving love to others, you open a place in your heart where the Universe can supply you with what you are giving away. The love notes will open your heart in a way that may surprise you!

Jean Adrienne is the developer of the InnerSpeak Breakthrough Coaching Method. She’s an author, teacher and talk radio host.

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FALLING IN LOVE WITH SLEEP

Consider yourself blessed if you are able to fall asleep easily and get a good night’s rest! For the majority of people, however, this is just a pipe dream, and sleep (or the lack thereof) has become their worst nightmare.

Why is the lack of sleep such an issue? First, the body requires rest in order to heal and process the energy of the day. Lack of sleep has now been scientifically proven to be connected to heart disease, post traumatic stress syndrome, obesity, ADHD and autism, among other health issues. At a minimum, your body needs seven hours of sleep every night.

What are some things that disrupt your sleep cycle? A full bladder is one of the major complaints that wake people up at night and disturb their rest. But did you know that light can do this too? Especially the light emitted by the LEDs on digital clocks. In fact, these lights also put out frequencies that can impact your circadian rhythm, and not in a good way. While not scientifically proven, it is also thought that electric devices that have an A/C adapter can also emit EMF that disrupts your sleep.

What can you do to improve your rest and support your body? First, remove anything in the bedroom that can potentially alter your circadian rhythm - your smart phone, television sets, PC, digital clocks are all good examples. Your bedroom should be a temple for sleep, not a place to work, watch TV or be distracted. Next, allow your evening to be a path to sleep. You can do this by reducing stimulation after the dinner hour. Be discriminating with what you watch on TV and eliminate shows that evoke strong response in your nervous system. Cut out caffeine after lunch. Some of us need to cut it out after our morning coffee actually! Don’t forget—chocolate is LOADED with caffeine. Empty your bladder before bed.

This one may sound counter-intuitive, but before you go to bed, drink a glass of room temperature (or even warm) water. If your kidneys are working properly, this shouldn’t cause your bladder to be over stimulated. On the other side, cut back on heavy intake of liquids in the evening—moderation is the key here.

The nutritional supplement melatonin has been proven to be a God-send for those with sleep issues. It’s a hormone produced by the pineal gland. As we age our pineal glands produce less of it, and some chemicals such as fluoride had been shown to slow the production of it even in children. It regulates the sleep cycle, and it doesn’t take much. It’s an inexpensive, natural solution. The recommended dosage is 1 - 3 mg taken an hour before bedtime. Melatonin has other positive effects including potential anti-aging abilities.

If, after all these are tried and you still have trouble either falling asleep or getting back to sleep in the night, be sure not to lay in bed and fret. Get up, go to another room and read or work on a project (not watch TV) until sleep comes naturally for you. Best not to allow sleep issues to become associated with your bed!

Finally, fall in love with sleep. What we resist persists, so when you fight sleep, you just prolong the problem. Sweet Dreams!

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JOURNALING - ! A GREAT TOOL FOR CONSCIOUS GROWTH AND CREATION!

One of the most powerful tools we can use for personal growth and conscious creation is absolutely free—it only requires a pen and a notebook! Journaling is a great way to clear your mind, focus your thoughts and manifest what you desire. Here are some pointers to get you started, or if you are already journaling, to hone your skills and improve your technique.!

First, let’s examine the how’s and why’s of journaling. I suggest that you will achieve your best and most satisfying results if you do it longhand (hence the reference to pen and notebook), although many use the computer or free blog sites. Writing your  thoughts in a notebook with a pen or pencil engages both hemispheres of your brain in a more complete way than typing on a computer. I find it easier to journal in the morning, when my mind is fresh. Try making a commitment to yourself to do it every day. Julia Cameron, in her book The Artist’s Way, says to write three pages every day.That’s a great initial commitment.

When I first began journaling, I bought the smallest notebook I could find, because I was sure I wouldn’t be able to come up with enough words to even fill a page. Within a week I graduated to a college-ruled version so that I would have more room to chronicle my thoughts!

Why is journaling an effective tool? Where we put our attention is where our energy flows, and where our energy flows is what we create on the physical plane. Journaling focuses your thoughts and gives you a channel for your energy. One important note here is to make sure that you don’t allow your writing to become a ‘bitch session’ however. Why? For the exact reason that journaling is such a great tool for manifesting! If you focus on what you DON’T like about your reality, you will just create more of that. Keep if positive. Even in the suggested topics that follow, you can explore seemingly negative areas of your reality in healthy ways allowing for inner healing.!

Here are some suggestions for topics you can use to get you started:!

1. Who Am I Really?!
2. What Are My Core Negative or Limiting Beliefs?!
3. If I Had 5 Imaginary Lives to Lead Now - What Would They Be?!
4. Who Are My Poisonous Playmates? (Friends who squander your time and energy) and why have I allowed them to stay in my life?!
5. Who Are The Crazymakers In My Life? (People who a.) control you; b.) break deals & destroy schedules, c.) discount your reality; d.) create blame and drama; e.) hate schedules and order except their own) and why haven’t I fired them?!
6. List 20 Things I Enjoy Doing. Next to each one put a date that reflects the last time you did each one.!
7. What Am I Angry About?
8. What Am I Ashamed Of?

Finally, close each day’s entry with something I call Attitude of Gratitude. List at least five things you are grateful for at the moment. This is probably the most important thing you will do. Focusing on your blessings creates even more of them!

Jean Adrienne is and intuitive coach and inspirational speaker, and the developer of InnerSpeak, a process to assist in easily releasing the blocks which keep you from manifesting the reality you desire and deserve.

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