Day 12: Abundance

 40 Days Transformation and Change of Heart

Day 12: Abundance 

Do you live in an Abundance mind or a Scarcity mind?

When you awake do you think, "I don't have enough energy, I'm tired? 

Do you find yourself saying, I don't have enough money for that. 

Or how about, I don't have enough time to do that.

These are all scarcity mind states- 
where there's never enough; only enough excuses.

If we shift our mind to Abundance thinking- When in all honesty there is an endless flow of energy for the day. Thinking this we will find the nutrition, sleep and physical movement to get the blood a pumping.  There is also an endless amount of time- isn't forever enough for you? Time is measured only unto men. It's never to late to start a new. When you shift to an abundance thinking you find you manage your days better, those things of greatest importance you have time for, those things that are distractions and a waste of your day will fall away. And money, well its an object just like a brick, I can use to throw through a window or use to build a home. I testify that when we live with open hands and heart when it comes to money- there is always enough of what is necessary for your needs and others. 

Our Heavenly Father is the Great Creator of worlds and resources without end. And You are His child, He loves and desires to bless us with the beautiful things of the earth, all He asks that we be faithful stewards over those blessings, and love Him and one another.

"For it is expedient that I, the Lord, should make every man accountable, as a steward over earthly blessings, which I have made and prepared for my creatures. I, the Lord, stretched out the heavens, and built the earth, my very handiwork; and all things therein are mine. And it is my purpose to provide for my saints, for all things are mine. But it must needs be done in mine own way; and behold this is the way that I, the Lord, have decreed to provide for my saints, that the poor shall be exalted, in that the rich are made low. For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared all things, and have given unto the children of men to be agents unto themselves. Therefore, if any man shall take of the abundance which I have made, and impart not his portion, according to the law of my gospel, unto the poor and the needy, he shall, with the wicked, lift up his eyes in hell, being in torment."  Doctrine & Covenants 104:17

Day 11: Faith Necessary

40 Days of Transformation and Change of Heart

Day 11: Faith Necessary

"I have the Faith Necessary to Help Make Good Things Happen in my Life, or the Lives of Others."

-Preach My Gospel. Attribute Activity pg. 126

Faith doesn't have to be perfect, 

and neither do we in order to make good things happen in our life.

 Just enough- whats necessary. 

But what about those times we are on a ledge and no faith seems enough for our situation?

The faith the size of a mustard seed is what the Savior taught. 

I've wondered about this when I see people with incredible faith not get the miracle they pray for while on the ledge. I've come to think that mustard size faith gets is power when we have enough faith to not have the miracle but instead accept God's plan, which might mean we fall off that ledge.

That is the greatest courage. 

"And Jesus said... for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you."                                                                        Matthew 17:20

"For if there be no faith among the children of men God can do no miracle among them; wherefore, he showed not himself until after their faith."   Ether 12:12

What ledges are you on? 

Do you have the Faith necessary to have to make good things happen in your life or the lives or others?

Yoga Today

Tree Pose

Balancing Poses take breath and focus. 

I like to focus on my belly button

I tell my students to hush the chatter in the brain.

place foot on ankle, shin or inner thigh- stay away from using the knee as a perch because it's too stressful on the knee.

The goal is to find Calm in the pose.

Remember- it's not perfect faith- neither is it perfect poses.

  Just whats necessary

for the seed to grow into the tree.

Day 10: Possibilites

                         

40 Days Transformation and Change of Heart

    Day10: Possibilities

"Don't always believe what you think."

Our thoughts of what "we can do" and "who we are" can be limiting if we believe the negative self talk we tell ourselves or what others tell us.
Our Ego is so concerned about what others think of us transformation can be really challenging. We have to unlearn our pride, our anger, our fears, our conditioning, and our resistance and come back to our "spiritual & innocent" thinking. Think of it when we are children we are free and innocent not concerned with Ego and full of possibilities. I remember thinking I could be a Broadway musical performer after seeing "Seven brides for seven brothers" it didn't matter that I'd never taken a dance, acting or vocal lessons. I'd perform on my fireplace hearth dancing and singing my heart out. So how do we peel away years of ego, emotional debris and toxic thinking and remember that childlike thinking?

The root word for Education is educere, which means "to draw forth from within" Find a way to connect with our spirituality sometimes called our center and come back to listening to our inner teacher, find child like joy and gratitude for what is and then we will break free of limiting thinking and find our possibility.

In 1992, a shipping container fell overboard on its way from China to United States, losing 29,000 rubber ducks in the Pacific Ocean. Ten months later, the first of these rubber ducks was washed ashore on the Alaskan Coast. Since then, these ducks have been found in Hawaii, South America, Australia, and travelling slowly inside the Arctic Ice. But 2,000 of the ducks were caught up in the North Pacific Gyre. A vortex of currents moving between Japan, Alaska, the Pacific Northwest. Items that get caught in the gyre usually stay in the gyre. Doomed to travel the same path, forever circling in the same waters, but not always. Their paths can be altered by a change in the weather, a storm at sea, a chance encounter with a pod of whales, Twenty years after the rubber ducks were lost at sea, they are still arriving on beaches around the world. And the number of ducks in the gyre has decreased, which means it's possible to break free, even after years of circling the same waters. It's possible to find a way to shore.

Day 9: Express Love

40 Days of Transformation and a Change of Heart

Day 9: Express Love

Saying goodbye to the earthy remains of a loved one is always a strange and sacred moment.
When you've loved with no regrets that moment can be a "beautiful heartbreak" knowing you've always treated that person with love, respect and served with acts of kindness. I realize that there's no perfect relationship even the best have ugly moments. I'm talking about making the most of our "today's" while we have them.
Those moments of saying goodbye after death when you never said the,"I'm sorry's" or the "I love you's" is a "bitter heartbreak" and wish you could call back those yesterdays lost to pettiness or anger.
Today I witnessed both with the saying farewell to Seth.
How grateful I was that there was no regrets. I know he loved me and I know I always treated him with love and kindness and enjoyed the today's we had.
I witnessed what it means when they say, "Chariy Never Faileth" 1 Corinthians 13:8

Moroni 7:45-46
And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail-

Yoga Today
Warrior Pose
Warrior 1 is a dynamic pose. It creates a powerful integration of leg strength and flexibility of the hips. Alignment is where the power comes from. You should be able to balance an orange on the top of your front thigh in this pose, if not  dip down lower to get your front thigh parallel to the floor. 

Remember breath is strength- stay in alignment

Enjoy Today- it's my favorite day!

Day 8: GRACE

40 days Transformation and Change of Heart

Day 8:Grace

Yesterday on my Mother's 87th birthday her best friend and husband; Seth Larsen passed away at their home. He was a gentle soul so full of love, generous and so good to my mother. She said, "He treated me like a precious jewel" He was like a dad to us girls and would even say he considered us his daughters. He will be greatly missed!  We knew this day would come but it always seemed so far away because Seth had defied death many times and just kept on going- getting up early and walking to McDonalds for his coffee with his buddies. So, today I'm relying upon His Grace to sustain us all. This is part of the great plan and purpose of life but that doesn't make it any easier. 

When you love greatly you morn greatly.

I love you Seth- happy trails to you dear soul.

GRACE

The word grace, as used in the scriptures, refers primarily to the divine help and strength we receive through the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Receiving Grace throughout Your Life

In addition to needing grace for your ultimate salvation, you need this enabling power every day of your life. As you draw near to your Heavenly Father in diligence, humility, and meekness, He will uplift and strengthen you through His grace (see Proverbs 3:34; 1 Peter 5:5; D&C 88:78; 106:7–8). Reliance upon His grace enables you to progress and grow in righteousness. Jesus Himself “received not of the fulness at first, but continued from grace to grace, until he received a fulness” (D&C 93:13). Grace enables you to help build God’s kingdom, a service you cannot give through your strength or means alone (see John 15:5; Philippians 4:13; Hebrews 12:28; Jacob 4:6–7).

If you ever become discouraged or feel too weak to continue living the gospel, remember the strength you can receive through the enabling power of grace. You can find comfort and assurance in these words of the Lord: “My grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them” (Ether 12:27).

PLEASE VIEW AND ENJOY- FROM MY HEART TO YOURS! NAMASTE

                      Jesus Christ A Savior Is Born Let us remember our reason to rejoice.       

Day 7: Surrender

40 days of Transformation and Change of Heart

Day 7:Surrender

My Lesson from a Power Struggle with a Dog. 

I walk a beautiful field or the mountains each morning with the dogs; Jack my old friend a little Maltese poodle and my daughters dog Cedar who is a BIG 1 yr. old unruly Golden-Doodle. 

This is my time to enjoy the quiet solitude, time to meditate and memorize scripture, pray and ponder- a time of peace.

This morning Cedar decided to chase horses, and bark at fences at other dogs, he was completely deaf and defying to my calls and commands. I finally had to take him by the collar- and then the wrestle and struggle with a very strong big 85-100 pound dog began. The harder I pulled and yelled the stronger and more determined Cedar became. My fingers soon became so twisted and wrapped tight in his collar a voice came into my head- you are going to loose your fingers if you don't do something now! I surrendered my grip and nothing- Cedar pulled away even harder. I had to as hard as I could kick him for him to surrender the struggle also. My Temper and Anger where now a storm- as was Cedars- we continued on the way back home with this struggle. Then some advice came to mind, "Dogs hate to be ignored." So I surrendered again, walked home without another word to Cedar and hoped he would surrender too and follow. He did. I am not a dog whisper that's for sure! But what this power struggle taught me; Anger, resistance and struggle get you no where- in fact they can be damaging and hurtful. Surrender & calm equanimity calm the storms.

"For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another." 3 Nephi 11;29

"And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm."  Mark 4:39

Yoga Today

Surrender with Childs pose or Pigeon pose

Remember, if you are not relaxing, you are reacting. 

Can you relax with what is, even if it is hard?

Can you meet the stress of a challenging pose 

(or a disobedient dog)

with Grace rather than Resistance and Struggle?

Day 6: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

40 DAYS OF TRANSFORMATION AND CHANGE OF HEART

Day 6: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

The question for us on this journey is not 

"Will I survive if I step out of my comfort zone?" 

The real question is "Will I survive my Comfort Zone?" 

I tell my yoga classes the Comfort Zone is Death.

Growth is outside the Comfort Zone- 

Life is never static- we either grow or die.

Buddha taught his students to walk towards their fears with an open heart rather than away form them, to face them head-on so that we can dissolve their hold over us.

Jesus Christ ask his disciples how long were they going to be fisherman? Day in and day out just catching fish? To them He said, "Come follow me, I will teach you how to be fishers of men" capturing hearts, the beauty of humanity and Eternal Truths rather than just catching fish. 

YOGA TODAY

Sun Salutation A

a continuous string of poses repeated linked with breath to warm up your Yoga Practice.

Begins with Samasthiti which means "standing at attention" 

• Mountain Pose- reach your fingertips to the sky and root your feet down into the earth, creating length in your entire body.
• Standing Forward Bend- folding at hip crease, swan dive down bend knees lightly focus on drawing the crown of your head toward the mat.
• Halfway Lift- inhale as you lift your torso halfway up to a flat back.
• High Push Up- hands on floor step feet back and just like it sounds hands under shoulder ready to begin a push up- also called plank.
• Low push-up or Chaturanga- begin a tricep push up with elbows 90-degree angle touch down knees tip chin scoop up chest.
• Cobra- hands under shoulders waist and legs resting on ground open heart.
• Downward Facing Dog- push back to an inverted V adjust your hands and feet for proper alignment. 
• Step forward to the top of your mat and repeat the Sun Salutaion again.

Your Breath is key for maintaing your fluidity. It is like the lubrication motor oil for the engine of a car. 

•  REMEMBER STEP OUT OF THE COMFORT ZONE!