This one is not new, but is still a smile cracker.
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:+) All the best!
Rena Reese
www.MySoulSalon.com
www.SoulSalonInternational.com
Thursday, July 24, 2008
84 year old bride
This one is not new, but is still a smile cracker.
(Click on image to get a larger more readable picture.)
:+) All the best!
Rena Reese
www.MySoulSalon.com
www.SoulSalonInternational.com
Monday, July 21, 2008
Your Personal Energy
Your life force is stored in you much like a gas tank contains fuel for a car. During any given day you may be draining or filling this metaphorical tank. Your spirit and your personal energy will thrive when you partake in high vibration activities. These involve doing the things you love to do, being with people you genuinely enjoy, and going to places that feel good to you.
Notice when someone leaves you feeling as though your life force was sucked out of you. This energetic assault is not okay and is not likely something you imagined. Without judgment, decide to advocate for yourself in your future contacts with this person. If it is a situation or relationship, reframe any future connection on your terms. No one should be siphoning from your energetic account since we each have our own supply to draw from.
Honor your spirit. Refuel your energy reserves with nurturing activities, good food, rest and high vibration people. All that you create relies on these things being in place so you can have a healthy body, productive life and incredible happiness!
All the best!
Rena Reese
The Soul Salon Founder
www.MySoulSalon.com
www.SoulSalonInternational.com
Notice when someone leaves you feeling as though your life force was sucked out of you. This energetic assault is not okay and is not likely something you imagined. Without judgment, decide to advocate for yourself in your future contacts with this person. If it is a situation or relationship, reframe any future connection on your terms. No one should be siphoning from your energetic account since we each have our own supply to draw from.
Honor your spirit. Refuel your energy reserves with nurturing activities, good food, rest and high vibration people. All that you create relies on these things being in place so you can have a healthy body, productive life and incredible happiness!
All the best!
Rena Reese
The Soul Salon Founder
www.MySoulSalon.com
www.SoulSalonInternational.com
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Who Packed Your Parachute?
Today, I would to share an excerpt from Aim for the Heart... It is something that can have an implication for everyone from parent to CEO. Read and consider who you can express gratitude to today.
All the Best!Rena Reese
The Soul Salon Founder
www.MySoulSalon.com
Who Packed Your Parachute
An excerpt from Aim For The Heart by Tom Mathews
As a leader, do you honor and appreciate the power of WE? Do you stop to thank and recognize the members of your team? Do you consistently show an attitude of gratitude?
I recently read a great story about Captain Charles Plumb, a graduate from the Naval Academy, whose plane, after 74 successful combat missions over North Vietnam, was shot down. He parachuted to safety, but was captured, tortured and spent 2,103 days in a small box-like cell.
After surviving the ordeal, Captain Plumb received the Silver Star, Bronze Star, the Legion of Merit and two Purple Hearts, and returned to America and spoke to many groups about his experience and how it compared to the challenges of every day life.
Shortly after coming home, Charlie and his wife were sitting in a restaurant. A man rose from a nearby table, walked over and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!"
Surprised that he was recognized, Charlie responded, "How in the world did you know that?" The man replied, "I packed your parachute." Charlie looked up with surprise. The man pumped his hand, gave a thumbs-up, and said, "I guess it worked!"
Charlie stood to shake the man's hand, and assured him, "It most certainly did work. If it had not worked, I would not be here today."
Charlie could not sleep that night, thinking about the man. He wondered if he might have seen him and not even said, "Good morning, how are you?" He thought of the many hours the sailor had spent bending over a long wooden table in the bottom of the ship, carefully folding the silks and weaving the shrouds of each chute, each time holding in his hands the fate of someone he didn't know.
Plumb then began to realize that along with the physical parachute, he needed mental, emotional and spiritual parachutes. He had called on all these supports during his long and painful ordeal.
As a leader, how many times a day, a week, a month, do we pass up the opportunity to thank those people in our organization who are "packing our parachutes?"
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
What is Intuition, really?
Intuition...We have heard it before...especially in regard to women. It is thought that women have extra skill at hearing or feeling intuitive nudges. Surely women's intuition isn't something we are genetically able to do better than men. I suppose it is a learned trait since I know some highly intuitive men as well as women.
There is a chance you get hits from your intuition often and just don't know what to call them.
Here are some examples of your intuition at work.
1. Your dreams. If you have a vivid dream or a repeating dream, pay attention. Your subconscious mind or higher self has a divine connection that you have to trust. Dreams are often taken metaphorically to gain meaning.
2. The famous gut reaction. This is an actual physical response tht you truly feel in your gut. This can be a confirmation that you made a choice you will regret or one so wildly important to your progress in life that you might chicken out b/c it is scary.
3. Coincidence. No such thing as coincidence. Pay attention to the meetings, events, people, synchronicity that pops up in your life. What is God pointing you to, or away from?
4. The Little Voice. We all have the little voice. And when we ignore it, it may turn into a louder voice. It is the one filtering info to us so we can make good choices, live our purpose, stop settling and achieve some fabulous goals!
5. Emotional Responses. If you are brought to tears during a conversation or find yourself thinking you don't trust someone's word or something feels "off" that is a hint you should honor. Many a con artist was thwarted b/c a person trusted their assessment of the connection.
6. Knowing. This is something that you cannot explain the "why" of it, you just know something with such certainty.
7. Symbolic sight. This can come coupled with a knowing. it is a visual picture you may get in your mind's eye of what is possible, what to avoid, what you need and so on.
However you receive your intuitive nudges, it is for sure that honoring them will find you better off than you were before...on a road to health, achieving goals, supporting others and a great deal of happiness.
All the best!
Rena Reese
Founder of The Soul Salon
www.MySoulSalon.com and
SoulSalonInternational.com
There is a chance you get hits from your intuition often and just don't know what to call them.
Here are some examples of your intuition at work.
1. Your dreams. If you have a vivid dream or a repeating dream, pay attention. Your subconscious mind or higher self has a divine connection that you have to trust. Dreams are often taken metaphorically to gain meaning.
2. The famous gut reaction. This is an actual physical response tht you truly feel in your gut. This can be a confirmation that you made a choice you will regret or one so wildly important to your progress in life that you might chicken out b/c it is scary.
3. Coincidence. No such thing as coincidence. Pay attention to the meetings, events, people, synchronicity that pops up in your life. What is God pointing you to, or away from?
4. The Little Voice. We all have the little voice. And when we ignore it, it may turn into a louder voice. It is the one filtering info to us so we can make good choices, live our purpose, stop settling and achieve some fabulous goals!
5. Emotional Responses. If you are brought to tears during a conversation or find yourself thinking you don't trust someone's word or something feels "off" that is a hint you should honor. Many a con artist was thwarted b/c a person trusted their assessment of the connection.
6. Knowing. This is something that you cannot explain the "why" of it, you just know something with such certainty.
7. Symbolic sight. This can come coupled with a knowing. it is a visual picture you may get in your mind's eye of what is possible, what to avoid, what you need and so on.
However you receive your intuitive nudges, it is for sure that honoring them will find you better off than you were before...on a road to health, achieving goals, supporting others and a great deal of happiness.
All the best!
Rena Reese
Founder of The Soul Salon
www.MySoulSalon.com and
SoulSalonInternational.com
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Heaven's gatekeeping Questions
In the movie The Bucket List with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, these two men get to the business of doing the things on their "list of things to do" before they "kick the bucket." As they sit looking at the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Morgan Freeman's character explains what the Egyptians believed would be asked of all people after death. In order to gain entrance into the heavenly afterlife, each of us, according to ancient Egyptian thought, would be asked these two questions.
1. Have you had joy in your life?
2. Have you brought joy to others?
I loved the profound simplicity of these two questions. Regardless of your belief as to what happens when you die, this is certainly a wonderful way to assess and live your life.
All the best!
Rena Reese
The Soul Salon Founder
www.MySoulSalon.com
1. Have you had joy in your life?
2. Have you brought joy to others?
I loved the profound simplicity of these two questions. Regardless of your belief as to what happens when you die, this is certainly a wonderful way to assess and live your life.
All the best!
Rena Reese
The Soul Salon Founder
www.MySoulSalon.com
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
How to create CHANGE
Change is a beautiful thing.
Effective, successful changes require more than thought, planning and goals. You have to BELIEVE you really want the change, or all the thinking, planning and goal setting in the world won't get you to your desired outcome. It is like the difference between reading a how-to book and then actually implementing it.
When we try to make changes in our life, even things that are really good for us, we may find resistance rears up. It may seem that sometimes, things get worse before they get better. If you are trying to stop smoking, you may feel you are placed in situations when everyone around you is smoking. Or a crisis may arise that taxes your nerves and has you craving your nicotine fix more than a usual day. If you are trying to get fit, heal from an illness, get your financial world in order, whatever it is; if it gets worse before it gets better, that is great. This is a good sign simply because this blip is evidence of a shift. If there is an energy shift, an attitude shift-- even as small as the flutter of a butterfly wing, you are stepping toward change and the universe is responding, first with what appears to be resistance, but it is really part of the re-org.
Please don't be afraid to commit to a change until you feel you are fully prepared, you know all the answers and have choreographed it to the point that you are sure you cannot fail. Sometimes, change takes FAITH and a first step. Then FAITH and a second step.
You do not kneed to know all of the answers. Just simply know that you want freedom from the past way of doing, being, or believing and be willing to recreate things. Your faith and your willingness to act are two ingredients the universe uses to guide you through the How-To's of the change you seek.
What can you control? Well, actually a lot. You can control your thoughts and what you choose in this moment. This moment is all any of us has, really. Once you are clear on the change you seek, you can ask yourself as moments arise, "Will this choice bring me closer to or further from my goal?" Moment to moment, choice by choice we will find we have arrived at the very place, or even a better place than we dreamed of.
All the best!
Rena Reese
The Soul Salon Founder
www.MySoulSalon.com
Effective, successful changes require more than thought, planning and goals. You have to BELIEVE you really want the change, or all the thinking, planning and goal setting in the world won't get you to your desired outcome. It is like the difference between reading a how-to book and then actually implementing it.
When we try to make changes in our life, even things that are really good for us, we may find resistance rears up. It may seem that sometimes, things get worse before they get better. If you are trying to stop smoking, you may feel you are placed in situations when everyone around you is smoking. Or a crisis may arise that taxes your nerves and has you craving your nicotine fix more than a usual day. If you are trying to get fit, heal from an illness, get your financial world in order, whatever it is; if it gets worse before it gets better, that is great. This is a good sign simply because this blip is evidence of a shift. If there is an energy shift, an attitude shift-- even as small as the flutter of a butterfly wing, you are stepping toward change and the universe is responding, first with what appears to be resistance, but it is really part of the re-org.
Please don't be afraid to commit to a change until you feel you are fully prepared, you know all the answers and have choreographed it to the point that you are sure you cannot fail. Sometimes, change takes FAITH and a first step. Then FAITH and a second step.
You do not kneed to know all of the answers. Just simply know that you want freedom from the past way of doing, being, or believing and be willing to recreate things. Your faith and your willingness to act are two ingredients the universe uses to guide you through the How-To's of the change you seek.
What can you control? Well, actually a lot. You can control your thoughts and what you choose in this moment. This moment is all any of us has, really. Once you are clear on the change you seek, you can ask yourself as moments arise, "Will this choice bring me closer to or further from my goal?" Moment to moment, choice by choice we will find we have arrived at the very place, or even a better place than we dreamed of.
All the best!
Rena Reese
The Soul Salon Founder
www.MySoulSalon.com
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Attracting Love
Love is not on our timetable. Real love, that is...
It may come when we absolutely don't expect it and when we were not poised looking for it. If you are on a "love-mission," looking for love because you think it is time to....get married, get re-married, have kids and so on you are not setting the stage to attract the right partner for you.
It may be that the person meant to be yours is not ready for you yet... but rather setting the stage to be the authentic, balanced, loving person you desire. Perhaps you are not developed enough to reel in that big love yet. Since we have a tendency to attract what we put out, you may want to reflect on the qualities in yourself you'd like to resolve before attracting a partner with the same issues.
And never settle. Don't compromise your your personal standards. In addition, decide what your personal standard are, so that you are less likely to compromise on the must-haves. Hair and eye color are negotiable and not deal breakers, but a person's character could be.
Do you deserve a loving partner and relationship? Or should I ask in saying IF you YOU think you deserve love. I ask this because your thoughts on the matter, do matter. It may be your real feelings about this that are repelling the love you want to attract. It would not be the first time that fear of intimacy, feelings of unworthiness or other false beliefs about the self, have created an obstacle to a happier life.
So be open to love and have an open heart so you are ready to receive love when it comes. If you are loving toward yourself you are setting a powerful intention. Be the thing you seek to attract.
All the best!
Rena Reese
The Soul Salon Founder
www.MySoulSalon.com
It may come when we absolutely don't expect it and when we were not poised looking for it. If you are on a "love-mission," looking for love because you think it is time to....get married, get re-married, have kids and so on you are not setting the stage to attract the right partner for you.
It may be that the person meant to be yours is not ready for you yet... but rather setting the stage to be the authentic, balanced, loving person you desire. Perhaps you are not developed enough to reel in that big love yet. Since we have a tendency to attract what we put out, you may want to reflect on the qualities in yourself you'd like to resolve before attracting a partner with the same issues.
And never settle. Don't compromise your your personal standards. In addition, decide what your personal standard are, so that you are less likely to compromise on the must-haves. Hair and eye color are negotiable and not deal breakers, but a person's character could be.
Do you deserve a loving partner and relationship? Or should I ask in saying IF you YOU think you deserve love. I ask this because your thoughts on the matter, do matter. It may be your real feelings about this that are repelling the love you want to attract. It would not be the first time that fear of intimacy, feelings of unworthiness or other false beliefs about the self, have created an obstacle to a happier life.
So be open to love and have an open heart so you are ready to receive love when it comes. If you are loving toward yourself you are setting a powerful intention. Be the thing you seek to attract.
All the best!
Rena Reese
The Soul Salon Founder
www.MySoulSalon.com
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