by Angela Blaha | Aug 15, 2013 | Positive Psychology
What is it that you are attracting into your life? When you wake up in the morning, what do you say to yourself? Do you say, “good morning you beautiful, loving, caring you.” Or do you say, ” good grief it’s cloudy again, going to be another crappy day.”
When I arise in the morning, before I put my feet on the floor, I give thanks to spirit for a great night and a glorious day to come. Then I say a few prayers, meditate a little, and then I roll over and get out of bed. I am then ready to start the day in a positive manner, because I want to attract positive things into my day.
Some days when I am feeling out of sorts it is more difficult to stick to my positive routine and I notice that my day is not what I thought it would be. So as often as possible I begin with the positive routine I stated above.
When we want to have positive things enter into our lives, we need to think positively, act positively, and then the world will give us what we want. Life reacts to our every move, every thought, every feeling. So if I find myself criticizing something I do, or think, the world reacts to it. Life does not happen to me, I create my life. I am fully responsible for every action, thought, and feeling. No one else is responsible. I am the only one that can put myself in a bad mood and I do it with my own will, my own thinking, and the way I allow myself to feel.
Earlier this week I came down with a sore throat and headache. I could easily just give into the sick feeling and become withdrawn, blaming everyone for getting me sick, feeling achy and feel sorry for myself for having this illness. However, I choose to continue my practices of giving thanks, being positive, asking spirit how may I serve others today, sending love and light to everything and everyone I come in contact with. It really does not serve me or anyone else to complain about my illness, nor does it serve me to think and feel in a less positive way. My vibration would lower and I have worked way to hard to raise it, to allow a simple sore throat and headache ruin everything that I have worked for. So I continue with my practices and try to stay positive and continuously give thanks, meditate and pray through out the day knowing that I should be able to maintain my vibration, which will allow love, joy, peace and tranquility into my life.
So give yourself permission to feel good all the time and see how life responds back to you.
“And still, after all this time, the Sun has never said to the Earth,
“You owe me.”
Look what happens with love like that.
It lights up the sky.”
― Rumi
by Angela Blaha | Aug 5, 2013 | Reiki
Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a form of energy, which is spiritually guided. Reiki is a Japanese technique used for stress reduction, relaxation and promotes healing. It was discovered by Mikao Usui in March 1922 and is administered by the “laying on hands” unto the body.
Reiki is one of the many kinds of healing energy. This specific healing energy has Ki or life energy in which Reiki practitioners use to heal the body. Reiki practitioners, who are attuned to the life energy, are able to channel the Ki to whomever their clients either in person or via distance Reiki.
During an attunement, the Reiki Master transfers Reiki energy to the student where the energy or spiritual consciousness makes adjustments in the student’s chakras and energy pathway to allow for the channeling of the Reiki energy. It is then linked to the Reiki source. Each person has a different experience with the attunement and is a very spiritual experience. My first attunement was and still is indescribable. The energy was very powerful and the feeling of total bliss remains in my body and mind today. The most important part of the attunement is the fact that you are able to channel Reiki energy once it is completed.
Reiki energy heals by the use of Ki or life energy that continuously flows through us. Ki is responsive to thoughts and feelings, so when we have positive thoughts our Ki flow increases. When we have negative thoughts and feelings it can create unhealthy Ki, which can create energy blocks. When a person receives Reiki, the spiritual conscious part of Reiki sends healing energy to the part of the body that is blocked. The Reiki energy replaces the negative thoughts and feeling with positive thoughts and feeling releasing healthy Ki.
A Reiki treatment is simple. The recipient remains clothed and lies on a table or sits in a chair. The practitioner gently places their hands on or near the body in a series of non-intrusive positions. Sessions can take from 30 minutes to an hour depending on what the person needs. Reiki practitioners do not diagnosis, nor do they predict outcomes for treatment. It is spiritual in nature and provides love and compassion to the client from both the energy and the practitioner. Reiki is both powerful and gentle; my clients always remark how wonderful they feel after a Reiki session.
If you are interested in learning Reiki I would encourage you to seek a Reiki Master to become attuned. I will be having a Reiki I and II class later this year.
You can also check out the Center for Reiki Training at www.reiki.org.
by Angela Blaha | Jul 24, 2013 | Coaching
Surrender is a scary word. It’s a very powerful word for me, even the thought of the word sends chills down my arms. For me, surrender means to give up control, all control. It raises all sorts of emotions for me, like panic, fear, loss, peace, and even joy. Although it is pretty scary to think about giving in, at the same time there’s a sense of peace of not having to be in charge. To just let go. There’s a real sense of freedom to letting go.
To surrender, to give in, to loose all control, I’m pretty sure I have never really don’t that, ever! How does one completely surrender?
I know that is what I need to do and it’s why I’m laying here on my back with stitches, no lifting, bending or twisting for 3 months. So how do I begin to surrender – what is the first step? And what am I surrendering to?
I begin my journey to surrender by becoming aware – the word surrender is not a common word I use, nor do I hear it used very often. However, one morning during meditation it popped into my head and has remained there for some time now. I work with it for a while, leave it and then return. It seems to be such a huge concept that I cannot deal with it all at once, so I simply leave it and return when the time is right.
Awareness is always the first step in anything I do. I am aware that I need to surrender, but to what am I surrendering? To God, myself, my soul, my life, what? All of the above, probably.
Next, I meditate. I have been meditating on the word. Asking all kinds of questions around the concept. Today I finally received a message. To focus on what I really want…really that’s it, that’s all I have to do to surrender? Most likely not, but for today it is what I have to do. So I put my goals, desires and wishes down on paper. Now I wait!
Until further information is received, that’s all I can do. Wait! It’s almost a big a word as surrender. I’m not very patient, so this is hard. But what do I wait for? I wait for the opportunities to reveal themselves. And when the opportunities reveal themselves, then I allow them to take shape. I allow them to present themselves and to actually act on them. When opportunities present themselves, we question whether it’s the right thing to do, or if this is just my ego telling me I should do it. Take the risk, what is there to loose? I can hear many of you saying OMG or cringing at the thought of taking the risk. But really what do you have to loose? Instead think about all that you will gain by surrendering and taking a new risk.
In retrospect, surrender really isn’t that scary of a word. When we put everything into a positive perspective and break it down into workable format, everything can be simplified to fit who we are. Just surrender, hand things over to spirit and take the risk.
by Angela Blaha | Jul 18, 2013 | Soul
I’m not sure about you, but this Mercury retrograde has been all about learning for me. Actually since my back surgery it has been all about learning and healing.
My process has included many books, many gatherings of like minded people and meditation, journaling and writing.
It has been trying at times and so rewarding at other times.
My recent learning experience has been with a book called, “How to read the Akashic Records,” by Linda Howe. I was introduced to Akashic Records about 4 years ago and have always been interested in how to access the records. Well come to find out it is pretty easy. The Akashic Records are the amazing records of your soul which are kept in safe keeping by nonphysical Light Beings called the Lords of the Records.
I have visited my records several times now and it is amazing how clear the information is. I have noticed that the questions you ask need to be questions of knowledge or wisdom. No yes or no questions, they seem highly irritated with you when you ask simple questions.
If you are interested in the Akashic Records and the process please let me know and I will forward information to you. You can e-mail me at angelablaha005@gmail.com.
by Angela Blaha | Jul 10, 2013 | Positive Psychology
Like many other words is the western world, emptiness is defined by my perception, a way of looking at an experience.
How does the word emptiness influence your present thinking? Does your past experiences or teachings create an image in your mind? Do you have feelings or emotions attached to the word? Do these images and stories create suffering around emptiness?
According to Merriam-Webster dictionary the definition of Empty is:
1 a: containing nothing
b: not occupied or inhabited
2 a: lacking reality, substance, meaning or value
b: destitute of effect or force
c: devoid of sense
If we empty our old stories, emotions and feelings from the word itself, does the word create a different meaning? The word becomes void of these attached emotions or feelings like loneliness, depression or sadness. There is something, but that something takes on another form. If I take away the negative connotations from the word there becomes a different meaning altogether. I’m not sure I can explain it but it becomes attached to more neutral words like vastness or spaciousness and even connectedness. It becomes larger and seems to encompass the world. It’s like a word that reaches and touches everyone and everything.
The Dalai Lama refers to Emptiness (Sunyata) as “ the knowledge of the ultimate reality of all objects, material and phenomena.” This is the basic concepts in Buddhism and is explained as everything is interrelated, interdependent and is without substance.
My understanding of this teaching is that everything is temporary because everything is forever changing and therefore empty. Everything around us, ourselves included are compounded, the result of something else. I am no longer the baby in my baby picture, I am now a result of many years of growing and learning and maturing. Therefore I have changed and I am empty of the baby. It doesn’t mean I am no longer that person it simply means I am no longer the image of that baby, in fact I am no longer the person I was a few seconds ago writing this article. We are continuously changing, continuously in flux, as is everything around us.
The reason for teaching about emptiness is to release our selves from attachment. Attachments to views, opinions, stories, emotions, etc. leaving ourselves empty of greed, anger, resentment and delusion. If we leave ourselves unattached we are empty of suffering, stress, depression and frustration.
With this new found perception of emptiness there seems to be an overwhelming sense of peace and freedom.
