The way of the heart
I'm sitting outside watching birds, trees, clouds and rocks just be. They have no preconceived ideas about how they "should" be. Each is unique and beautiful. Each adds to the landscape of Mother Earth and each contributes to the beauty of my life.
Beauty comes in all shapes, sizes, forms, and media. The sparrow is no more beautiful than the hawk. The pine tree is no more beautiful than the spruce. Man is not more beautiful than woman. A flower isn't more beautiful than a painting. They are all beautiful because they are all God's creations. Beauty is universal truth that never changes. It just is. Judgment and preferences that are from our human mind "color" what we see but don't take away from the essence of beauty.
All God's creations are beautiful since they were formed from love and maintain that divine spark within. As a "joyologist" and spiritual coach, my role is to help people find their divine spark and honor their uniqueness just as others have done for me.
Others have chosen their own paths which suits them and provides the environment that gives them the life lessons they've chosen to learn or to teach. We don't know what agreements others have with God. For that reason, I try not to judge the criminal or idolize the saint. In the eyes of God, they are all His/Her children and contain a spark of divinity. They are all loved, cherished, honored and adored. Like the sparrow, rock, cloud or flower, they are just being. God resides in the heart of everything.
To contribute my uniqueness to the world, I have to be fully present in every moment and in every situation. I have to express my feelings, emotions, tears and fears in a way that doesn't intentionally hurt another human being. I have to take responsibility for changing myself first, from the inside out, if I want things around me to improve. I am empowered and act accordingly! I have to be the best ME I can be.
This starts by my valuing myself and my willingness to be an awakened heart. It involves looking for that spark of divinity with the hearts of all others and connecting with the good that's within everyone. It means not limiting that feeling of connection to people who look pretty on the outside, have an appearance of abundance or who agree with all my spiritual, political or psychological views (since these are always subject to change). Those things are illusions.
On my path to more love and joy, I've made the conscious choice to make a heart connection with those who are physically challenged, poor, sick, alone, etc. I see them as truly being master teachers who have chosen their circumstances to teach others the true meaning of love. I've chosen to make a heart connection with rude drivers, mean clerks, late repair people and anybody else that I encounter since I don't know what happened before my interaction with them. Was there an accident? Did a bigger emergency than my plumbing job come up? Did they just learn a loved one is terminally ill?
I encourage my clients not to judge the homely, mean, over weight or the physically or mentally challenged. Just like us, each of them has his or her unique gifts and is part of a much larger, divine, plan. I suggest my clients just see a beam of golden-white light linking their hearts and set the intention that it's through heart connections that love will grow, joy and happiness will increase and Mother Earth will once again experience peace.
This is sometimes out of a person's comfort zone so I encourage them to begin by just being willing to consider opening and sharing from their hearts, even if it doesn't seem to be reciprocated or "deserved." Giving from your heart is actually a gift to yourself rather than to the recipient. It feels better to be full of love rather than full of fear. Just a willingness to follow the way of the heart starts the person an the pathway to more joy and less stress.
I encourage my clients to put the Law of Attraction into action. What they focus on, they get more of in their life. So, if they want more love, they might consider being more loving. If they want more abundance, they might consider being more generous. If they want to be more appreciated, they might consider being more grateful. If they want more help, they might consider volunteering to help others. As the saying goes, "give what you want to get."
If each of us uses our unique gifts and follows the way of our heart, we all have something to gain — joy.
Beauty comes in all shapes, sizes, forms, and media. The sparrow is no more beautiful than the hawk. The pine tree is no more beautiful than the spruce. Man is not more beautiful than woman. A flower isn't more beautiful than a painting. They are all beautiful because they are all God's creations. Beauty is universal truth that never changes. It just is. Judgment and preferences that are from our human mind "color" what we see but don't take away from the essence of beauty.
All God's creations are beautiful since they were formed from love and maintain that divine spark within. As a "joyologist" and spiritual coach, my role is to help people find their divine spark and honor their uniqueness just as others have done for me.
Others have chosen their own paths which suits them and provides the environment that gives them the life lessons they've chosen to learn or to teach. We don't know what agreements others have with God. For that reason, I try not to judge the criminal or idolize the saint. In the eyes of God, they are all His/Her children and contain a spark of divinity. They are all loved, cherished, honored and adored. Like the sparrow, rock, cloud or flower, they are just being. God resides in the heart of everything.
To contribute my uniqueness to the world, I have to be fully present in every moment and in every situation. I have to express my feelings, emotions, tears and fears in a way that doesn't intentionally hurt another human being. I have to take responsibility for changing myself first, from the inside out, if I want things around me to improve. I am empowered and act accordingly! I have to be the best ME I can be.
This starts by my valuing myself and my willingness to be an awakened heart. It involves looking for that spark of divinity with the hearts of all others and connecting with the good that's within everyone. It means not limiting that feeling of connection to people who look pretty on the outside, have an appearance of abundance or who agree with all my spiritual, political or psychological views (since these are always subject to change). Those things are illusions.
On my path to more love and joy, I've made the conscious choice to make a heart connection with those who are physically challenged, poor, sick, alone, etc. I see them as truly being master teachers who have chosen their circumstances to teach others the true meaning of love. I've chosen to make a heart connection with rude drivers, mean clerks, late repair people and anybody else that I encounter since I don't know what happened before my interaction with them. Was there an accident? Did a bigger emergency than my plumbing job come up? Did they just learn a loved one is terminally ill?
I encourage my clients not to judge the homely, mean, over weight or the physically or mentally challenged. Just like us, each of them has his or her unique gifts and is part of a much larger, divine, plan. I suggest my clients just see a beam of golden-white light linking their hearts and set the intention that it's through heart connections that love will grow, joy and happiness will increase and Mother Earth will once again experience peace.
This is sometimes out of a person's comfort zone so I encourage them to begin by just being willing to consider opening and sharing from their hearts, even if it doesn't seem to be reciprocated or "deserved." Giving from your heart is actually a gift to yourself rather than to the recipient. It feels better to be full of love rather than full of fear. Just a willingness to follow the way of the heart starts the person an the pathway to more joy and less stress.
I encourage my clients to put the Law of Attraction into action. What they focus on, they get more of in their life. So, if they want more love, they might consider being more loving. If they want more abundance, they might consider being more generous. If they want to be more appreciated, they might consider being more grateful. If they want more help, they might consider volunteering to help others. As the saying goes, "give what you want to get."
If each of us uses our unique gifts and follows the way of our heart, we all have something to gain — joy.
©2011, Joanne P Stein, www.bestcoach4u.com. Joanne.the.Joyologist@bestcoach4u.com All rights reserved.
Posted by Joanne P. Stein at 6/4/2011 4:40 PM 
Categories: success, joy, relationships, happiness, LAW OF ATTRACTION, Coaching
Tags: awareness coaching joy Law of Attraction life coaching selfconfidence
Categories: success, joy, relationships, happiness, LAW OF ATTRACTION, Coaching
Tags: awareness coaching joy Law of Attraction life coaching selfconfidence
This is brilliant, Joanne! I'm keeping your article in my "inspiration" file and look forward to sharing it with others. Much gratitude and many blessings,
Nan
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