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PLEASE CHECK OUT MY BLOG AT HTTP://CARILMURPHY.WORDPRESS.COM Cari LaGrange Murphy is a Best-Selling Inspirational and Spiritual Author, International Broadcaster, Radio Host, and Founder and CEO of Empowerment Coaching Solutions, and an Empowerment Mentor Worldwide. Cari is dedicated to spiritual improvement and purposeful living through her consistently inspirational messages of individual empowerment. She encourages personal responsibility for our choices. This involves not only acknowledging and embracing the power of our thoughts and feelings, but also living courageously by making wise decisions that reflect our truest spiritual desires and dreams. Cari inspires her readers and clients to expand the horizons of their imaginations, unleash their greatest potential, and create pathways to unlimited abundance! |
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Here is a sampling of the numerous articles written by Cari LaGrange Murphy Relationships are Mirrors! We are all social creatures that thrive on connecting with others. Our prime relationship is with ourselves, and the attitude that we have towards ourselves serves as a pair of colored glasses through which we view everyone and everything around us! Our relationships are mirrors. They mirror the way we really feel about ourselves deep inside. This is why some people continually attract indifferent, uncaring, inconsiderate, or even abusive partners. They don’t believe they deserve anything more than that. Sadly, they don’t feel worthy of love that doesn’t hurt. If we choose to expect the best for ourselves, we will attract a partner that will give us the best. Yes, it sounds simple, but it can be the most challenging thing in the world for so many of us. At the most basic and primal level, a relationship is about connecting with someone where a mutual fulfilling of needs exists. We want to be valued, recognized, heard, and safe. The real truth is that if we want a relationship to succeed, we have to take responsibility for what we’re “putting out there!.” Others serve as a mirror reflecting back to us the way that we are. If we don’t like what we’re attracting, we have to consider what it is that we’re emitting! The thoughts and feelings that we have about others says far more about US than it does about them! It reveals what’s inside of us, not what’s inside of them. For example, if someone thinks that everyone lies and manipulates, it’s likely because they don’t expect anything more than that. It can also reveal that they themselves are liars or manipulators. We tend to project our internal conflicts onto others. If and when we become aware of ourselves doing this, we have made the first step towards change! Awareness is the first step! It may be challenging to accept, but this is when we learn to take responsibility exactly where it lies- within ourselves. Reflect upon your overall attitude towards others today. Do you genuinely express an interest in those you meet? Do you like them? Do they like you? Do you feel life is unfair? Do you feel tend to blame others when things go “wrong?” Do you respect others? Do they respect you? These are tough questions, I realize that! Yet, they promote tremendous personal growth if and when you are ready for it! Who and what is acting as your mirror today? Do you like what you’re seeing? ______________________________________________________________________________________ Giving the Gift of Ourselves: No Cost and Rewards are Priceless! The interesting thing that I have found about service and giving to others is that it automatically puts us in perfect receiving mode. When we do something for others, not only do we feel a sense of satisfaction, but we also contribute the natural flow of prosperity and abundance. When we give, we also receive. Any confusion with this concept stems from an expectation that we create regarding what we “should” receive in return for our “giving.” The key is to remain open! Giving freely without conditions warms the heart and soul like nothing else. It is highly unlikely that one would feel anything less than happy and prosperous when giving of themselves, their gifts, and their time, love and attention to others. When we extend a hand in friendship, show consideration and respect for others, share a smile, a kind word or moments of our time with others, we are in a pure state of giving. We are offering the gift of ourselves! Giving isn’t just an action, it is also an attitude. If we give through gritted teeth, or because we expect something in return, it’s unlikely that we’ll feel very good! This is because the giving isn’t coming from our heart. When this happens, it likely backfires because others usually sense an ulterior motive behind the generosity and kindness. True fulfillment is known when we help others freely, openly and lovingly. Our spirits soar and our hearts beam when this happens. When we include the welfare of others in our plans for success, our chances of being successful are much greater than when we do things for ourselves alone. Thinking selfishly and solely about our own well being, without regard to others, can spell disaster! What are some of the ways that you feel you contribute positively to the well being of others? Remember, giving can be something as simple as offering a smile, a compliment, a helping hand, or a warm hug. When we bring a little joy into the lives of others, it generates a ripple effect. Feeling good about the way you’ve treated them, they turn around and share a little love and kindness to the individuals they encounter, and so on, and so on! So, let’s all go out there and make a commitment to share the gift of ourselves with those we encounter today! It doesn’t cost a thing, and the rewards are priceless! _________________________________________________________________________________________ AWAKEN YOUR IMAGINATION: EMPOWER YOURSELF TODAY! As you begin your day, I encourage you to awaken and empower yourself through the active use of your imagination! Do you have any idea how powerful you really are? Have you ever heard of a process called “creative imagery?” It simply involves using your imagination! Try this. Imagine your ideal life. What does it look like? What does it feel like? What does it sound like? Clearly imagine the way you wish you live, the individuals you wish to surround yourself with, your lifestyle, your home, your hobbies, interests, successes, and so on. Now, create this vision in your mind and feel the emotions that are attached to the vision from the depths of your heart. Using creative imagery as a means to propel you directly forward and into the future of your dreams can be extremely powerful and effective! It’s effective because it has an immediate impact on your subconscious mind. When the imagery is repeated in your mind, the subconscious mind becomes programmed with precisely that which you imagined. The material you feed your subconscious mind is primarily responsible for your behavior patterns because this is where all of your programming and conditionally is contained. The key is recognizing that you have absolutely control over what you feed and program into your subconscious! When you feed it positive material that reflects your truest goals, aspirations and dreams, you are laying the groundwork for your future in a hugely beneficial way! Using creative imagery on a daily basis can transform your reality! It can help eliminate bad habits, change limiting beliefs, and create new habits because it bypasses your conditioned conscious mind and communicates directly with your subconscious mind. *You can easily influence the way that your tomorrows are played out by feeding the subconscious with images, symbols, and feelings of all that you desire.* The impact will be powerful and lasting if this is done daily. Your dreams get closer the more you connect with them and focus on them! Your subconscious mind takes the material you give it, and it uses it as a simple instruction to make it happen for you! If you wish to play a role in creating change in your life, I encourage you to make a commitment to make the time every day (preferably twice a day) to apply this process of creative imagery into your routine. Simply relax and allow the selected images to materialize in your minds eye. Allow your imagination to come alive! The best time to do this is in the morning when you first wake up, and in the evening just before you go to sleep. Your last thoughts, feelings, and mental images have a profound impact on your subconscious mind, and they can even influence your dreams. Choose something you wish for yourself, and practice using this technique on a daily basis. Start small if you wish. Then, review your progress after a month. Has anything in your life changed? Are you closer to achieving your goals? How do you feel? Are you ready to do more? Make this a fun exercise for yourself! If you sincerely commit to to trying this on a daily basis, you will begin to understand the immense power of your mind! You will likely feel more empowered than ever before! Are you ready to try it? Are you ready for change? ____________________________________________________________________ Love is ABUNDANT and always available: Are you open to receiving it? We all have a yearning to connect! So many of my readers and clients are wondering "How can I find my soul mate? When will I experience true love? Why does my relationship feel so empty?" This basic yearning and hunger to participate in the experience of love seems to be increasing on deeper levels than ever before. The sincerity of this yearning and the desire for a complete union cannot be denied! It is real. It is felt from the very core of who we are, because it’s why we’re here! We are alive to give, receive and experience gratitude for the love in our lives. We seem to have moved beyond the time when joining together at the level of personality alone was enough. People are yearning for a connection that touches and awakens their soul! So, how does one begin to attract a relationship like that? From my experience and having observed and coached many others going through this very process, it seems that we can only attract a partner or a mate that is energetically aligned with us! In other words, if we don’t feel deserving of love, we can’t possibly attract a partner that will offer love without strong conditions or attachments. When we really begin to awaken on a soul level, we feel love and compassion for ourselves. We learn to love ourselves exactly as we are, and with the powerful, positive intention of who we wish to be! Authentic relationships are revealed only when we begin to find peace and acceptance within our own hearts. Only then can we can truly feel, offer, and receive love in a healthy way that nourishes us from the inside-out. Are you searching for the fast track to relationship fulfillment? The secret is that it all begins within us. It all begins with loving ourselves purely, positively, and unconditionally. When we feel deserving of love, we move into a beautiful receiving mode. That state of openness allows new doors to open and endless possibilities to surface. There truly is an abundance of love to share and receive. We simply have to be open enough if we wish to experience this truth for ourselves! Are you allowing yourself the opportunity to experience love in a full, complete way? Are you creating a space in your heart for love enter into? If not, begin to pay attention to the walls that you consciously or unconsciously create that prevent love from entering into your life. You deserve to feel, share and receive love! You control the opening and closing of the path to your heart and soul. Wouldn’t it feel amazing to allow someone to feel and know you from the inside-out? It can happen. All that is required of you is the commitment to making day to day decisions that nurture the love you have for yourself. It can happen! Once the love for yourself becomes natural, so will your ability to attract love into your life. ___________________________________________________________________ Self Awakening and Conscious Connections The key to changing our planet lies WITHIN each of us. We each have a spiritual mission and responsibility to awaken to our purpose and embrace it with full awareness, commitment and love. When we change ourselves, we can change the world- one heart at a time! It is through the effort and dedication of our hearts and souls that we bring a greater opportunity for advancement within ourselves and for our planet. Empower yourself! Bravely step forward on your spiritual path and wear your badge of courage with honor and grace. You are truly a grand expression of spirit, and your soul brothers, sisters and family here and beyond are all so very proud of you. As you empower yourself, you awaken and empower others. As we empower ourselves, part of that empowerment involves developing "conscious" connections. As we encourage and allow ourselves to feel a greater connection to spirit- we must also encourage, allow and facilitate the activation and acceptance of highly conscious relationships. As the earth continues to shift dimensions, personal shifts are also occurring. As this is naturally allowed to unfold, each of us will be called upon to assess our present situation and ask if it still serves our higher purpose. Although this process is very natural and most healthy, it can also bring pain to many as they have spent so much time and energy holding a vision of what they previously felt was "normal." Yes, as one advances along his or her spiritual path, this assessing process becomes unavoidable. With new information, new perspectives, and new visions- the allowance of these new perspectives to manifest fully and gracefully can become one’s greatest challenge. Viewing our relationships without judgment is key- although it can be difficult for many because of an attachment to outcomes which has been so desperately clung to for years and years. Two words that will serve us well now and in the coming times- are "release" and "allow." For as we choose these processes in our interactions, relationships and challenges- we find peace. Remember that there is only one true relationship, and that is the relationship you have with yourself. All else stems from the beauty or the chaos that embodies your daily self chosen soul presence. As you come to fully love and accept yourself as the beautiful,multi-dimensional, eternal, perfect being that you are- you will cease finding yourself involved in "conditional" love relationships. As the vibrational rate of the planet is rising- we all have the opportunity for raising our own vibration along with it. It is a choice. It is an awakening- an acceptance. If we choose to remain stuck and not accept the invitation to advance along our journeys- then we will most certainly continue to experience the chaotic love relationships that lack "conscious" awareness, spiritual purpose/intention and spiritual alignment. The new possibilities available to us all can and will support the new energy of love that is without conditions. Incorporating unconditional love into our relationships will make it easier and more natural for us to move into the higher vibrational levels. With effort and conscious ‘choice-making’ we can move into the kind of love energy where everyone moves and acts together- in unison and in harmony- with complete love and support for the whole. Once you choose to open your spiritual eyes, new relationships will emerge that will offer you the opportunity to test out this new energy of love. New souls will enter and serve as your mirror- they will reflect back to you what it is that you see in yourself. Embrace the beauty in who you are- and you will attract others that remind you of that beauty. _______________________________________________________________________________________ What is Mastery of The Self? Mastery of the self is the permanent decision to rely solely on internal guidance despite the seeming contradictions of all external realities. As we break free of discord, new opportunities become possible as we anchor our en-light-need potential into form. This mastery requires that we resist old, limiting ways of being and existing in exchange for surrendering to our full potential; that of our divine nature and blueprint. It involves personal empowerment through the releasing of ingrained societal expectations, doubts, and shame that have prevented our divine gifts from flowing freely and openly. Mastery of the Self involves releasing any remaining attachments we have to a warrior mentality. This is the part of us that wishes to fight and battle with others. As we remain true to our inner voice, there is no need for fighting of any kind. This is true freedom from the suppression of our light. Releasing the burden and the weight of collective thinking that temporarily extinguishes our light is the most fulfilling discovery for the spirit. No longer are we a dim flickering candle in the wind, for we now shine fully, brightly and perfectly with the full force of our spiritual light. Once we uncloak the truth of our divine, eternal essence there is no turning back. The strength and power of the light we emit will be impossible to contain once we’ve unleashed our limitless, multi-dimensional selves. Our light will follow us, surround us and shine forth before us so that our radiance emits outward in all directions. There will no longer be shadows because our light source comes from within- and it is not being relied upon by anyone or anything outside of us. Our foundation will be strong and our footing secure. As we begin to embody the full essence of our truth, we will naturally begin to share this essence with anyone and everyone we encounter. We will feel greatly empowered with our divine roles as emissaries and lightworkers, and we will feel at peace with the expression of our magnificent nature. Outward and eternal appearances, environments and situations may still seem grim, yet self realization, self sustainability and true self recognition keeps us strong and balanced in the face of any darkness we encounter. This is all a conscious choice that we make again and again to maintain the fullness and vibrancy of our spiritual presence and light. As we- as human beings- begin to honor our divine nature, the combined brilliance and illumination that shines forth from within us will naturally seep into the collective consciousness of the earth. This is the true elixir for change and spiritual transformation. As lightworkers and way-showers we can consciously reflect our own light outward and extend our radiance outward while simultaneously honoring the soul choices of each individual we encounter. This includes those who share our path and those who do not. We need not convince anyone of our path, for each individual has free will and is working through their own soul expansion. We are only responsible for the expansion and illumination of our own body, mind and spirit. The gift of balance is naturally and beautifully bestowed upon each human being that chooses to embrace their inner radiance, the truth of their divinity and the wholeness of self. As we consciously choose to accept this gift of balance, we neutralize and align with the energy necessary for planetary transformation and higher consciousness. We are the sole creators of our realities, and based on our choices, we are the only ones responsible for our creations. We can choose to become Masters of Self. The rewards are eternal and priceless. _______________________________________________________________________________________ ARE YOU IN THE PROCESS OF AWAKENING? Many of us are "waking up" and "remembering" deeper aspects of our own spiritual nature and knowledge of deeper realities. We have a stronger desire to heal ourselves and our beautiful planet. By remembering and living the truth of who we really are, we can transition from confusion and a lack fulfillment into peace, understanding, and harmony. We do not have to experience or become immersed in any chaos around us. Through the process of creating Unity we can do anything! Working as one, we can share our experiences, our passion and our wisdom. We can open to each other in ways that bring connection, truth and healing in our lives so that ultimately the whole world can come into harmony and balance. It is your individual responsibility to embark upon this transition by opening your heart and mind to the opportunities for growth that are available to you. You must be the change that you wish to see in the world. Care enough to embrace and then reveal the truth of who you really are. The key is to consciously remain in your heart as often as possible-and not your mind. Your heart holds all the knowledge and wisdom necessary to guide you on your journey. Extend your human potential by moving away from complete materialism and into the brilliant light of spiritual harmony and overall balance. Allow yourself to become enlightened in a whole new way. Embrace seemingly insignificant moments of synchronicity and allow the adventure of your spirit to embark on a full and complete path of awakening, understanding and finally- service to others. _____________________________________________________________________________ Do You Want to Create an Extraordinary Future? Today -and every day- you have an opportunity to focus on your supreme value as an individual and embrace your ability to pave the way for a extraordinary future. Only you can do this- noone can do it for you. You must decide and consistently choose to make the effort and expend the energy necessary to pave the way for your dreams. First of all, your *number one priority* will be to eliminate your doubts by making a simple shift in focus. Begin to focus ONLY on what you want your future to look like instead of what you fear it may turn out to be! Don’t allow your fears to drain you of your optimism. You must choose optimism and you must choose- very clearly- what it is that you want for yourself and your life. Once you become crystal clear- then focus- visualize-dream- as often as possible about the career, relationships, finances, home, car, level of personal fitness and level of success you desire. The more attention you give to what you want- on a consistent basis- the more likely you will see it manifest in your life! How do you put yourself on the path to abundance?? Well, you have to clear the way (eliminate doubts) and then pave it with clear, precise, focused thoughts, feelings and actions that support the vision you have for yourself. You deserve a constant, secure supply of everything you want and need to have a fulfilling life. Believe that— truly believe that– and then begin to notice life looking a little more beautiful each day.. |
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