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Carol
Adrienne's work and teachings have been a great
inspiration to me! In August of 1998, about four months after my
father passed away, I read about one of Carol's
workshops in a Learning Annex catalog and
synchronistically found her book on a bookshelf at the
bookstore. The themes of her teachings were
familiar and comforting, as they confirmed the thoughts
and ideas my father had shared with me shortly before
his passing. Her books and workshops ignited my
spiritual curiosity, setting me on my soulful life path,
which led to the very creation of
SoulfulLiving.com! Carol's participation has been
an integral part of SoulfulLiving.com, at its soul
level! Thank you, Carol, with all my heart!
~Valerie, Founder and Soul, SoulfulLiving.com |
Get Set, Go
Getting clear about what you really want is the
first step to paving the road you want to travel.
During March I taught workshops at Esalen Institute in Big
Sur, California, at the Learning Annex in Toronto, a writer’s
retreat in Florida, and a private gathering in Nashville,
Tennessee. Hello and congratulations to all of you who made
those events so much fun and productive! Reports from many of
you are coming in by email--stories of big life changes that
have happened as a result of fine-tuning goals and intentions
and following up on synchronistic opportunities.
Just Do It
At Esalen, Mariella Krause, an advertising copywriter, told
the group that she has been deeply wanting to teach
improvisational comedy. Funny by nature, she cracked us all up
with her quick insights as we explored what we wanted and how
we could go about creating those dreams. Her comedy teacher
had told her, "Just find a space, put together a group of
people and do a class." As it turned out, our workshop
room was empty in the afternoons, so Mariella remembered her
teacher’s advice, invited a few of our workshop people to
play with her, and lo, she created her first class. Not only
was this effortless unfolding fun, but it boosted positive
feelings and gave her experiential knowledge that showed her
"I can really do this!"
Following Up on An Intuition
Last week, Mariella wrote, "Wow, wow, wow. I've got
news already! You know how Carol said to declare your
intentions and the universe will start making things happen? I
believe that, but have only ever experienced it in really
small ways. That said, I didn't ever think the universe would
be dropping a great big Christmas present into my lap. So....
guess who's going to be teaching improv at the San Francisco
Comedy College? Yep....me! And it just fell into my lap in a
lovely, universe/synchronicity way.
"Last summer I took a standup comedy class at SFCC,
and I'm still in their e-group and get all their emails. Last
week I got an email from them saying that there wouldn't be
improv classes this session. I wrote the owner and said, ‘Hmmm,
are you lacking enough students to make it happen or are you
lacking a teacher?’ He called me back and said, yes, they
were lacking a teacher. We talked and he said, "This was
clearly meant to be. Come up with a curriculum. You're our new
improv teacher."!
"I knew that intention was part of manifesting, but I
was frankly skeptical about it, thinking it can't be THAT
easy! But it was literally about eight hours after I put it in
writing that I got the offer! Also, getting hired to be an
improv teacher is really rare. I thought the path I would be
taking would be to come home, find a space, pick dates,
advertise, hope I could find students, et cetera. Having
someone hand me a class was way more than I could ever have
hoped for, because that just doesn't really happen! It's not
like you see lots of ads in the employment section saying,
Wanted: Improv Instructor. So, everyone else--declare those
intentions!!"
Daily Practice
Linda from southern California shares three commitments:
"I intend to… follow my bliss. I’m getting
ready to paint a 6' x 7' canvas...a big screen version of an
oil pastel that I did titled ‘Meadow Explosiva.’
"I am going to...draw and write every day and
dance twenty minutes every day. Well, I am writing most
mornings and/or doing art most days; dancing in a 7' x 9'
kitchen is a challenge, but I boogey a little if not every
day...also, behind the wheel in rush hour traffic—does that
count?
"I am eliminating...dwelling on negativity.
This is a practice. I have been reading Thich Nhat Hanh's
book, Anger, and highly recommend it. It’s a very
good book for the practice of embracing any strong negative
emotion and working through it. Also, reading Pema Chodron's When
Things Fall Apart. And, just to add to the mix, Susie
Bright's Full Exposure..Opening Up To Your Sexual
Creativity and Erotic Expression! I’m learning
something from each one, and opening the heart chakra!
Unfolding and Allowing
Julie, from Seattle, is a single gay woman on sabbatical
from teaching. She writes: "My purpose is: I am
loving and lovable. I am (going to)… open to intimacy
with myself and others. I am eliminating… snap
judgments and hyper-criticalness.
"I am clear that I want to find a partner. I plan on
getting out more socially and am seriously seeking
opportunities to meet other uncoupled women. As ‘hard’ as
my work in your workshop was, following up is difficult too. I
am glad you suggested "check-ups/check-ins" with
fellow travelers from the group. Good idea!"
The Five Commitments That Get You Moving
We can more quickly attract new opportunities if we give
life strong "assignments" to create events in line
with what we want. If you don’t know the details of what you
want, that’s okay, but at least specify how you want to
feel if life were really good—if you felt you were
fulfilling a meaningful purpose. As people in the
workshops got more and more clear about what changes they’d
like to make now (for the moment leaving alone the big
question about What Is My Life Purpose?), we came up with five
commitments that set the stage for the unfolding of the path.
It helps to do the preliminary work of self-analysis (if you
can’t get to a class, you might enjoy doing the exercises on
your own in my book, Find Your Purpose, Change Your Life).
But, don’t wait. Go ahead and answer the following
statements right now and see if something changes in the next
few days.
- My purpose is to
…(Make a statement about how
you can have more fulfillment now. For example, you might say,
My purpose is to be in the flow of my life’s work. My
purpose is to find a partner and start a family. My purpose is
to create more freedom and simplicity.)
- I want
….. (Be as specific as you can while still
believing in the possibility of this thing happening. For
example, if you say I want a million dollars by the end of
the week, but your inner voice is saying, Yeah, right.
That’s a crock of baloney. It will never happen. Then
make a more general statement that you can believe has
a chance of happening, such as, I often receive unexpected
money.)
- I intend to…(Set an intention to change
your thinking, take some new actions, change a behavior, or
learn something new. Your intention needs to have a strong
emotional charge behind it.)
- I am going to…(Okay, this is where you put
your new commitments on paper, in your calendar, and actually
do them!)
- I am eliminating….(Identify what you have
outgrown, and what is not helping you move in the right
direction. Become aware of the limiting thoughts and language
that keep you in the same old rut. Be ruthless with people and
activities that waste your time. Eliminate clutter
everywhere.)
Speaking of clutter, I also visited my friend Nancy
Rosanoff on this trip (she’s the author of several books on
intuition, including her newest one coming out next month, Knowing
When It’s Right.) Her husband, John, has started
collecting some important pieces of ancient Middle Eastern art—stone
Buddhas and carved stone vessels. As we sat together in her
living room filled to the brim with various paintings,
assorted vases, family mementos, CD racks, and souvenirs from
their many travels, we realized that the new art was
catalyzing a need to simplify and organize the space. The next
morning, John, gave us his blessing on the reorganization and
left for the day!
We decided to take down everything and box up the
"good stuff" so that she could make a final decision
on it at a later time. This allowed us to work quickly without
having to agonize over every item. The stuff that was
obviously not worth keeping went into a Goodwill pile. We had
a great time working together. Soon the living and dining
rooms were stripped bare.
I talked to Nancy this morning. "I can’t tell you
how much this purge has changed my life," she said.
"I have literally pushed myself into the void so that I
can see what I really want in here. By not having to decide on
every item when we moved it, I didn’t get hung up on the
process. I feel such a release from attachment to any of my
stuff. It’s freeing me from old identities so that I can get
in touch with the new present me. John and I can see our space
for what it really is--not masked by all that stuff that didn’t
fit together. I can even do Tai Chi and yoga in here while it’s
cleared out. I’ve got painters coming next week. I want
richer, more vibrant colors now.
"So much has started happening with my cable access TV
show since we cleared the space here. I’m working on a World
Peace project and will be meeting Bill Clinton when he comes
to town for a fund-raiser, as well as several other
celebrities, whom I am hoping to interview on the show. It’s
moving me to a whole other level!"
As I’ve always said: Ask for what you want. Start
anywhere. Listen to your intuition. Take action. Watch for
feedback. Get set, go.
If any of you readers have similar success and
synchronicity stories to share, please email me at cadrienne@spiralpath.com.
More to be revealed next month!
Carol Adrienne, Ph.D., is an
internationally-known workshop facilitator and author whose
books have been translated into over fifteen languages. Her
books include The Purpose of Your Life: Finding Your Place
in the World Using Synchronicity, Intuition, and Uncommon
Sense; Find Your Purpose, Change Your Life, and The
Numerology Kit. She also co-authored with James Redfield, The
Celestine Prophecy: An Experiential Guide and The Tenth
Insight: Holding the Vision--An Experiential Guide.
Author Carol Adrienne has
been an intuitive counselor since 1976. Visit her website at www.spiralpath.com
or call (510) 527-2213 for
- Personal consultations
- Coaching
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