Simple Keys to Success (By Liah Howard)

Ever just get tired of doing the same old thing but don't have the incentive or courage to change it? Fear and apathy are very insidious obstacles to overcome on our spiritual path of awakening. When we get stuck in a rut because we are afraid of the consequences of change, or we get so numbed out to what we truly feel and desire, that we don't take risks, then we never get to really shine and embody our potential.

As a psychic, I often have clients come to me who are unhappy or dissatisfied in their lives. My council of guides imparts messages of hope and inspiration for those that are ready to listen. However, if the person hears the message but doesn't motivate themself to step outside their comfort zone, and try new ventures, then they will continue to question why their life isn't changing. We probably all have a friend, neighbor or relative who constantly complains about their unhappy marriage, unfulfilling job, poor health or unfair state of the world. Yet, they stay stuck in that miserable reality year after year, feeling that life is unjust and they are unfortunate. Where is their will to live, and their desire to be fully alive and not just to exist? What happened to their ability to dream?

On the other hand, there are some people who aspire to overcome all obstacles on their path, and embody their soul's mission no matter what. I recently watched a Netflix movie about a young strapping fellow who had a motocross accident and was paralyzed from the neck down. He was in the prime of his life and on the fast track to success. He did not accept his hopeless diagnosis of being paralyzed for life and challenged the doctors who said he would never improve. He embarked on an arduous journey of healing and recovery. At the end of the movie he walked across Death Valley, one step at a time, carefully balancing his weight and focusing his attention on the terrain. The trek took 6 days. He now has a thriving business helping others to recover and rehabilitate from severe physical limitations.

When thinking about the disparity between people who surmount life's challenges, and people who stay stuck, I see a few essential differences. The person who can dream after their dream gets shattered, usually has a belief in a higher divine source, which is intrinsically guiding their life. In addition, this person has made the significant decision to move out of isolation and connect with humanity in some way, so that they are not alone. The external support of friends and family can make a significant contribution for inspiring someone to love themselves enough to improve their life circumstances. Positive change can also happen when one moves beyond self-pity, apathy and fear and taps into an awareness of their innate life force and connection to their infinite source within.

Now is the time to wake up and embody your potential! Now is the time to move beyond the status quo and experience the freedom that comes when one faces their fears and slays them with courageous acts of faith. I invite you to consider what your challenges to success are and to let yourself dream again.

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The Curse of Complacency (and the Gift of Desperation)

One of the times where we can get stuck on our spiritual path is when everything seems to be going well. We have enough to get by, just not enough to achieve our desires.

We're not in complete survival, but we're not completely happy or satisfied. But we're so better off than (where we were, where others are, where we could be)...

It can actually be a pretty horrible place to exist. And people can stay here for years.

Complacency is like a big, goosedown duvet covering you and your life - on a warm, summer's day.

Sometimes we're stuck in complacency as a result of trauma. We're not really complacent, we're numb. We're afraid to move. We're terrified of risking our status quo.

A clue to being in this state is - how clear are your dreams and desires? When we're in fear, our vision for the future is a winning lotto ticket, prince charming, someone or something to instantly get you out of this situation.

When we're complacent, we may not even have dreams and desires, we're so disconnected from our essence. Everything looks just fine. What have we to complain about?

Sometimes, as Consciousness, we create an opportunity to break out of this state. Something disastrous happens. A betrayal, a layoff, an accident, a national disaster... it wakes us up.

Sometimes the opportunity creeps up on you, you develop an illness that forces you to tune into your body, a loved one's addiction is revealed, shattering your denial.

Desperation can be a gift, it gets us moving. It gives you the energy to start making positive changes. You can feel more alive in an emergency, because you're more fully present and alert.

And yet some people get addicted to the adrenalin rush of chaos and drama, and instead of breaking out of their rut they dig themselves in even deeper.

Complacency mustn't be confused with the neutrality of Consciousness. At the highest level of Consciousness, there is no good or bad, you're completely detached from pain of what is happening in the physical world. It's like viewing the planet from the International Space Station, you're just in awe of the beauty and wonder of the world.

As Consciousness, we provide opportunities to wake up, and no opinion if we choose to stay asleep. As Consciousness there's no time, so no judgement of how long it's taking.

However, our core purpose for being here is to experience life in the physical, and express ourselves as Consciousness. If we're numb with complacency or spinning our wheels in continual crisis we're not fully experiencing or expressing from Consciousness.

Now, when we're in our bodies as Consciousness, it feels good. We're enjoying ourselves. We inherently know it's a benevolent Universe. We're amused, we're curious, we're creative.

Our desires look different when we're creating our life as Consciousness. We don't need to be rich and famous. We are rich in relationship, we have prosperous lives.

Our own egos/personalities will hold us back, fearing that if Consciousness is in control, they will die. In truth, an aspect that we may have identified with will dissipate, but we will feel freer and more expansive afterwards.

When we operate as Consciousness, we achieve outcomes greater than old personalities could have imagined.

So if you're in complacency and reading this, know that you have an opportunity to wake up without waiting for a breakdown. You can have a 'high bottom'.

If you're in desperation, use this information to propel you forward to new choices and actions.

You don't have to know how to solve your problems or fix your situation, just take the first step towards the light. Intuitively step towards whatever feels lighter, brighter, clearer, more open. The light is You.

When you connect as Consciousness, you'll find that the answers and solutions have been in You all the time.

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What Makes an Energy Healer Powerful?

The quality of her consciousness.

A healer is powerful when he or she:

• Is a clear open channel for healing energies.
• Has clearly focused intention.
• Is grounded.
• Is open to infinite possibilities.
• Is heart-centered.
• Is filled with integrity.

Let's explore these qualities together.

A powerful healer is a clear open channel for healing energies.

To be a "clear open channel" requires that a healer continually works on herself to raise her consciousness and maintain her openness to receive and work with the highest frequencies possible.

This means that the person is committed to her own spiritual path and to their service as a healer. Working on oneself includes, but is not limited to these activities.

1. Eliminates limited thinking and beliefs that can interfere with bringing through healing energies.
2. Knows how to manage her own emotions so that they don't get "dumped" onto the one receiving the healing.
3. Clears one's own channels daily so that more energy and a wider variety of frequencies can be channeled for purposes of healing.
4. Begins each session with a prayer asking to be a "clear channel" and ends each session by clearing herself, the healing space, and everyone in that space.

A powerful healer has clearly focused intention.

For a healer, a clear, focused intention requires three things:

• Knowing what your own intentions are as a healer.
• Asking the one receiving the healing to tell you their intentions
• Making sure that your intentions and your client's intentions are aligned.

Aligning your intention as a healer with the intention of your client is very important because:

1. Putting your own intentions over those of the one receiving the healing violates higher law and creates karma for the healer.
2. Setting intentions that do not align with the life path and higher purpose of the one receiving the healing can cause problems for that being down the road.
3. Muddled intention leads to muddled results.

A powerful healer is grounded.

To heal, you must be grounded, meaning that your consciousness must be present in all parts of your own physical body and connected to the Earth!

1. A healer cannot heal issues in the lower parts of their own body unless she is willing to be fully present with therein.
2. To fully experience your life path, you have to be fully in all your energy bodies.
3. A powerful healer is grounded so she can assist her clients to also become grounded.
4. A powerful healer is Open to Infinite Possibilities.

Being open to infinite possibilities opens the door for miracles.

By setting that intention, the healer gets him/herself out of the way so that healing can happen.

A powerful healer is heart centered.

Being consciously heart centered means you are more likely to offer Divine Love and Compassion to your clients, and that is the basis for powerful healing.

A powerful healer is filled with integrity.

"Integrity" means having coherence within yourself because all your "parts" are fully integrated.

"Integrity" means that you say what you mean, mean what you say, and follow through with your commitments.

"Integrity" means telling yourself the truth about yourself. "To thine own self be true." Only when you do that, can you be honest with others.

"Integrity" is necessary for trust. If you have integrity, all parts of you trust yourself, and others can trust you, too. To be a powerful healer, you must be trustworthy.

How to decide if a healer is the best match for you.

When seeking an energy healer, you can determine to what degree someone meets these criteria by asking your body to help you sense or feel whether the person is a good match for you, your animal, or another family member.

• You can use muscle testing, a pendulum, or just tune into your own body.
• Think of the healer you are considering contacting.
• Go through the list of characteristics and ask, in each case, to what degree you feel this person meets the criteria.

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