Positive Thoughts

I just wanted to share with you how quickly postive thoughts/law of attraction can happen.  On Valentine's day, I was in my car driving and listening to my favorite radio station when the DJ annoucned about an upcoming event.  I thought to myself, that event sounds fun, I would like to attend that.  Right after I thought that to myself, the DJ announced that they were giving away two tickets right now to caller five.  I visualized myself being caller five, picked up the phone, dialed and it started ringing.  The next words I heard were you are the winner.  :)  Just like that.


Here is the event:

http://cd1025.com/event/reelin-rockin-the-gateway-2

More Goals

I'm going to this, I'm going to this, Yay, Yay!!  This is another goal I have set.  I am going to sign up for this right way.  Attending is a little outside of  my comfort zone, but I have a feeling I will be really glad I did it. 

Are you ready to work miracles? Best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein believes that simple, consistent shifts in thinking and actions can lead to the miraculous in all aspects of daily life, including your relationships, finances, body, and self-image.
In this inspiring workshop, Gabrielle offers an exciting plan for releasing fear and allowing gratitude, forgiveness, and love to flow through you without fail—all of which ultimately leads to a breathtaking life of abundance, acceptance, appreciation, and happiness.
Awaken a miracle mindset in a weekend from which you can expect incredible transformation—simply by incorporating subtle shifts that create miraculous change. Gabrielle combines Kundalini Yoga, the principles of A Course in Miracles, and meditation for a fun program with practical applications and useful take-home tools. June 28–30, 2013 Friday–Sunday 2 nights

Here is the link:  http://kripalu.org/program/view/RRSL-131/may_cause_miracles

Happy Valentine's Day

Today I will be attempting to bake a dessert (I will post pics later), going to dinner, and watching a movie.  I hope you have something awesome planned for today!! 

Until Next Time,

Leigh-Ann

Goals

I am a big Goal setter.  I think I like to plan the goals more than I like accomplishing the goals, but none the less, part of my "goal" when creating this blog was to push myself to do things I normally would only think about doing.  I have many goals I am going to talk about on here becuase I feel once I put them out there, I have even more of push to complete them.  I stated in my introduction that I ran a half marathon (this past October) and I was so proud of myself for sticking with it.  Guess what?! I am now going to sign up for the Chicago half marathon in September!!  This absolutely puts me outside of my comfort zone, but that is what this blog is all about.  Setting goals and sticking with it, no matter how much is pains me.  :)  Anyone want to join me?

http://www.chicagohalfmarathon.com/

I Believe

Let me tell you the first time I read the book "The Secret", I thought the book was a little crazy.  However, I read it again and again, decided to think outside of my comfort zone, and eventually it started to make sense to me.  I truly believe in the power of visualization and positive thinking.  I sometimes struggle to choose to think in a positive way and sometimes my mind goes on a negative rampage for awhile before I even realize I have been thinking negative thoughts.  One think I like to do is use as many resources as I can, read as many books as I can, and look for anything that motivates me to stay positive.  A community I joined a while back is a website called Co-Creating Our Reality.  You are surrounded by a community of other individuals that are all manifesting positive vibrations in their life.  It is a great website, please check it out if you  are interested.  www.cocreatingourreality.comb



I also started a group on this website called "I Believe".  Here is what I had to share

I believe that there is good in everyone, sometimes you just have to look for it
I believe that if you want to change the way you see a situation, change the way you look at it
I believe you can accomplish ANYTHING if you put your mind to it
I believe that the moment you let go and allow it to happen, it does
I believe that the power of the mind is very real and strong
I belive that this is a great community that we are involved in and it will only get better
I believe the universe is friendly

Since I posted this, many other people added their beliefs and positve thoughts.  Please share the positive thoughts you believe in below! 



Until Next Time,

Leigh-Ann

Creating Miracles

Creating Miracles!  I am currently reading a book by Gabrielle Bernstein called "May Cause Miracles".  This book is all about being outside of your comfort zone and teaches you how to be aware of your innger guide.  This thought process is a little out there to some and makes perfect sense to others.  To me, it makes perfect sense.  I am currently on day 21 and am becoming aware of how mean I am to myself, how much I truly do worry, how the negative way I speak to myself creates negative energy, and most importantly,  I am learning what I need to do to change all of this and think in a loving, positive way.  I strongly suggest reading this book.  If you are someone who lives inside your comfort zone, do yourself a favor and try reading "May Cause Miracles".  It may motivate you to change your way of thinking and change your life.  At the very least, I encourage you to pay attention to the way you talk to yourself.  This was very eye opening to me.  I noticed on a daily basis the majority of my thoughts towards myself were harsh and negative.  Very seldomly did I think something nice about myself.  Just take one day and notice how you treat and talk to yourself.  Write about the experience at the end of the day. You might be motivated to change your thoughts! 

Until Next Time,

Leigh-Ann

Go For It

One year ago last January I quit my job at a hospital in a high level position to work as a cashier in a grocery store. I came back from my yoga retreat in Italy (I mentioned this in the Introduction) and realized that I was not living my life, I was simply going through the motions.  My job at the hospital was starting to affect my health.  I was put on medicine for high blood pressure, started having floaters in my eye, and did not sleep at night.  I do not mean that I tossed and  turned all night, I mean I physiclly did not fall asleep.  I would walk into work in a trance because I had spent the entire night before worrying about the stress, blame and negativity I was going to receive when I walked in the door to work.  I had a very severe micromanaging boss that wanted to control my every move.  She was the type that would send you an e-mail and then run to your office to make sure you received the e-mail.  She made me nervous and I did not do the job I knew I was capable of because of this. 


So I went away on the yoga retreat and decided I was coming back and quitting my job.  When I first told everyone they thought I was crazy, especially my boyfriend, but I eventually convinced everyone that this was actually good for me.  I put in my 3 months notice and applied for a job at Whole Foods, that's right, the grocery store.  I felt that this was a much happier place than the environment I just came from, so I went for it.  I still currently work there, as a cashier, and I love it.  I sleep at night and also ran a half marathon with the help of the store (they helped me raise the money for the Team in Training Program)  There are days when I am scheduled to be the person that gets the carts out of the parking lot.  That is always a good challenge for my comfort zone.  I sometimes think that people look at me when I am in the parking lot feeling sorry for this 34 year woman who is getting grocery carts.  Little do they know, I chose to be there!  My advice to you, if you are in a job that you absolutely feel is not right for you, GO FOR IT.  Find a different job  and do something that makes you happy.  I am very into eating healthy and what foods can do for your body so Whole Foods was a good fit for me.

One of the perks of working at Whole Foods, visiting a local produce auction and touring Amish Country. 

Until Next Time,

Leigh-Ann